Kazuto Kirigaya

"I will survive this world!"- Kazuto Kirigaya, Sword Art Online

Kazuto Kirigaya, born Kazuto Narusaka and also known by his avatar name Kirito, is the main protagonist of the Sword Art Online light novel, anime and Manga franchise. His avatar name, Kirito, was taken from his real name Kazuto Kirigaya; "Kiri--" from Kirigaya and "to" from Kazuto. He was one of the 1,000 beta testers for the Closed Beta of Sword Art Online, the first ever VRMMORPG for the NerveGear Head Gear system.