Kiyoko Inoue

Kiyoko Inoue is a character created by Ryan Nurse for the anime Vanishing Point, and the show's main protagonist.

Early life
Nothing is known about Kiyoko's life prior to the start of the series.

Appearance
Kiyoko is 5'1" tall (156cm), and is of average build. She has long blonde hair and sky-blue eyes. She wears a blue blouse and black pants.

Personality
Kiyoko is very shy and withdrawn, especially at the start of the series as she is alarmed by the events unfolding around her. She is also more of a pacifist than the other characters: in "Infiltration", for example, she shows extreme hesitance to shoot the lock on Satoru's office door. However, she is a good person, and recognizes the need to stop Shinsuke; to this end, she gives up the chance to be reunited with her parents to help Kamui, Cobra and Hanako. Kiyoko experiences character development over the course of the series, becoming a stronger, more independent young woman.

Unlike Cobra and Rei, Kiyoko does not seem particularly bothered about recovering her memories. However, unlike Cobra and Rei, she has the means to do so: her parents, whose location is known to Kamui. Seeing them is almost certain to trigger total recall in her.

Abilities
Kiyoko's ability is to turn invisible. Though she soon learns to control it, it also tends to activate whenever she is agitated or frightened, for example during the gun battle in "Fade In". Anything Kiyoko is holding or wearing when she turns invisible will also turn invisible, but objects she picks up while invisible will remain visible, and if she lets go of something while invisible, that object will turn visible again.

Appearances in other media
Kiyoko will appear as a playable character in the crossover fighting game When Worlds Collide. She will have the ability to turn invisible during battle, but will gradually turn visible again as she takes damage.

Trivia

 * Kiyoko's name was originally Nami Itoh but this was changed during development.
 * "Kiyoko" sounds similar to kioku, the Japanese word for "memory". This was unintentional.