Seijirou Kikuoka - Popular Character Encyclopedia

Quotes

The project must succeed.
Calmly analyze the situation and take the best course of action.

Trivia

Voiced by veteran seiyuu Rikiya Koyama.
Depicted as a calm and composed bureaucrat in the story.

Alternate names

Kikuoka Seijiro 菊岡誠二郎

Profile

Species: Human
Gender: Male

Appearance

Overall appearance: Middle-aged man with a calm expression, short hair, and black-rimmed glasses. Often seen in a suit.
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Distinguishing features: Black-rimmed glasses

Neatly trimmed short hair

Calm expression
Iconic items: Black-rimmed glasses

Suit

Personality and abilities

Core personality: Calm
Detailed personality: Rational and composed, with a bureaucratic demeanor that handles work-related troubles cautiously. Possesses a strong sense of responsibility and duty, dedicating efforts to the success of the project.
Keywords: Calm

Cautious

Sense of responsibility

Rational

Trustworthy

Enigmatic
Talents: High political and administrative abilities

Information analysis skills

Crisis management abilities
Skills: Organization management

Negotiation skills

Project management
Motivation: To successfully complete Project Alicization and safely deploy the technology to society.
Favorite foods: Unknown
Favorite places: Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Disliked situations: Chaos, Project delays

History

Backstory: A bureaucrat belonging to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, appointed as the leader of the VR technology R&D project 'Alicization'. In the story, he devotes himself to managing and supervising the project from his political and administrative position.
Debut date: July 8, 2018
Work title: Sword Art Online: Alicization
Media type: Anime
Episode or chapter: Episode 1

Appointment as leader of Project Alicization

Significant event: Appointment as leader of Project Alicization
Description: Becomes the leader of a large-scale project using VR technology and plays an important role in the story.

Intervention in the Black Swordsman arc

Significant event: Intervention in the Black Swordsman arc
Description: Takes action from his position as a bureaucrat to resolve the protagonists' incident.

Relationships

Asuna Yuuki

Ally

Has a cooperative relationship as a stakeholder in the project.

Kirito

Ally

Understands the situation and supports the protagonist.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: leader

Project Alicization

Project Alicization: leader

Media appearances

Sword Art Online: Alicization

Anime / Supporting

2018 TV series

Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld