Kamui Shirō

Kamui Shirō
X character
Kamui as illustrated by Clamp
First appearance	X volume 1.
Created by	Clamp
Voiced by	Japanese Tomokazu Seki (film) Kenichi Suzumura (TV series) Mamoru Miyano (Tokyo Revelations) English Alan D. Marriott (film) Steve Cannon (TV series) Micah Solusod (Tokyo Revelations)
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Relatives	Tōru Shirō (mother) Tokiko Magami (aunt)

Kamui Shirō (司狼 神威^?, Shirō Kamui) is a fictional character created by Clamp introduced as the protagonist of the manga series X. In X, Kamui is a young esper who returns to Tokyo after a six-year absence to face his destiny. Kamui's fate is to decide whether the world should be destroyed so it may be reborn without humanity or save the world so humanity can continue to live in its current state. For this he has to join to either Dragons of Heaven or Dragons of Earth and battle to grant his wish. Kamui has also appeared in the animated adaptations of X where he follows a different course of action as well as in the manga Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle as an alternate persona from a post apocalyptic Tokyo.

Clamp's headwriter Nanase Ohkawa originally created Kamui during high school as part of a story involving warriors fighting for "justice." His incorporation to X also included themes Ohkawa thought since she was a student such a possibility of an evil alter ego and whether mankind was more important than the Earth. For the animated versions of X there was a focus in portraying Kamui as neither as a strong or weak character.

Publications for manga, anime and other media have given mixed response to Kamui. While writers often criticize him for his brooding personality, his development across the series made them appreciate more his role in the story. Kamui has also been popular within Clamp's fanbase.

Kamui is introduced in X as a teenager who returns to Tokyo after a six-year absence following his mother's death. Contrary to how kindhearted his childhood friends Fūma and Kotori Monou remember him, Kamui appears as a distanced and cold teenager who avoids interacting with them. Following his arrival to Tokyo, Kamui is observed by two groups known as the Dragons of Heaven and Dragons of Earth who are interested in how is it that Kamui can change the world's fate.Princess Hinoto contacts Kamui and warning him that if he does not become the Dragons of Heaven's leader, Kotori will be murdered. Still confused by what he should do, Kamui meets his aunt Tokiko Magami who sacrifices herself to "give birth" to a Sacred Sword which Kamui needs to wield to do change Earth's fate. Her sister Tōru Shirō, was the one meant to sacrifice herself but she instead used her life to delay the awakening of the Sacred Sword.