Kirijo

Kirijo is a fictional surname and the name of a prominent corporate faction in Atlus's Megami Tensei Persona series. The Kirijo Group, named after the aristocratic Kirijo family, is depicted as a multinational conglomerate with vast resources and a secretive research arm focused on occult phenomena and supernatural entities.

In Persona 3, the Kirijo Group is central to the plot. The company wields considerable political and economic influence and funds research into Shadows and the Dark Hour. Through its facilities and personnel, the Kirijo Group provides support to the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), the group of students who fight Shadows during the Dark Hour. Mitsuru Kirijo, a top student and heir to the Kirijo Group, plays a leading role and serves as SEES's leader.

Character and themes: The Kirijo Group is portrayed as morally ambiguous: its pursuit of knowledge and power leads to dangerous consequences for ordinary people, and it often operates in secrecy, sometimes clashing with other organizations or with the needs of the public.

Legacy: The Kirijo Group's actions and research underpin much of Persona 3's storyline and its exploration of power, responsibility, and the ethics of scientific experimentation. The Kirijo family and their corporation are used in the series to explore the tension between corporate interests and human welfare.

Outside of Persona 3, Kirijo appears as part of the broader Megami Tensei universe as a fictional corporation and surname used in related media, though details vary between installments.