Kyoya Hibari

Kyoya Hibari
Reborn! character
Kyoya Hibari as depicted in the manga
First appearanceManga chapter 16
Anime episode 1
Created byAkira Amano
Voiced byTakashi Kondo[1]
AffiliationDisciplinary Committee
The Foundation
Vongola Family

Kyoya Hibari (雲雀 恭弥, Hibari Kyōya) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Reborn! created by Akira Amano. For the most part of the series, Hibari is portrayed as an supporting character, taking little to no interest in the events that surround the protagonist, Tsuna Sawada. He is introduced as the leader of the Disciplinary Committee at Tsuna's school, Namimori Middle. Despite his status, he is a delinquent who uses violence to create his own form of order in school, as well as enforcing it throughout certain parts of the town of Namimori. Apart from the manga and anime, Hibari has also appeared in other media from the Reborn! franchise including video games and novels.

Hibari's character has been well received by readers since his introduction. He has ranked as one of the most popular characters in every official Shonen Jump poll of the series, taking the top spot twice. In an annual survey conducted by Japanese music distributor Recochoku, Hibari has been named the number one anime character that people would like to marry for two consecutive years. Also, his and Mukuro Rokudo's character CD entitled "Sakura addiction" became the most successful Reborn! character CD, peaking at seventh place on the Oricon charts.[2] Their performance earned each of their voice actors a Seiyu Awards' nomination for "Best Musical Performance".[3] Merchandise based on his appearance has also been released including key chains and action figures.

  1. ^ "近藤隆 Takashi Kondo". vi-vo. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sakura was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nominate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).