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Sakiri
February 19, 2026 at 03:04 PM
Comprehensive featured article with Kiroumaru companion mechanics, gravity manipulation, lore, personality, and Eibon affiliation
Sakiri is an S-rank playable character in Neverness to Everness. Her element is Incantation, one of the six attributes in the Esper Cycle, and her weapon is the Kiroumaru, classified as an Anomaly Hammer or Staff. She holds the title of "Gluttonous Gourmet." Her birthday is November 7. Sakiri is affiliated with the Eibon Antique Shop.
Sakiri appears as a child with horns, giving her a distinctive look among the game's roster. Her most notable feature is her companion Kiroumaru, a monstrous slime creature that serves as both her weapon and her partner. Kiroumaru can devour enemies whole and manipulate gravity, making Sakiri one of the most mechanically unusual characters in the game.
Sakiri has the appearance of a young child, making her one of the smallest characters in the roster. She has prominent horns on her head that hint at a non-human or supernatural origin. Her clothing is casual and slightly oversized, adding to her childlike presentation. Kiroumaru, her companion, appears as a large amorphous slime creature that shifts between cute and monstrous depending on whether it is idle or in combat. The contrast between Sakiri's small stature and Kiroumaru's intimidating size when expanded is a deliberate visual element of her character design.
True to her "Gluttonous Gourmet" title, Sakiri is obsessed with food. Her appetite is enormous and seemingly endless, and she approaches eating with the same intensity that other characters bring to combat. She evaluates new experiences primarily through the lens of food: whether something is interesting depends largely on whether it leads to a good meal.
Despite her childlike appearance and food-centric worldview, Sakiri is not naive. She possesses a sharp instinct for danger and can switch from carefree to serious in an instant when threats appear. Her bond with Kiroumaru is deeply personal; she treats the creature as family rather than a tool, and Kiroumaru responds with fierce protectiveness toward her. She can be stubborn when hungry and difficult to motivate with anything other than the promise of food, which her colleagues at Eibon have learned to use strategically.
Sakiri's combat revolves entirely around her companion Kiroumaru. Rather than wielding a conventional weapon, Sakiri directs Kiroumaru in battle. The creature functions as a living weapon that can change shape, devour enemies, and manipulate gravity. This makes Sakiri a highly unconventional combatant within the combat system.
Sakiri commands Kiroumaru to strike enemies with slamming attacks using its amorphous body. The creature shapes itself into a hammer-like form for overhead smashes. Despite looking slow due to Kiroumaru's size, the attacks have deceptive speed and wide hitboxes.
Kiroumaru expands its body and devours enemies in range, pulling them into its mass. Targets caught inside take continuous Incantation damage. Smaller Oddities can be consumed entirely, while larger enemies and bosses take sustained damage and are briefly immobilized. This ability also serves a crowd-control function, removing threats from the battlefield temporarily.
Sakiri commands Kiroumaru to manipulate gravity in a targeted area. The creature generates a localized gravity well that pulls all enemies toward its center, dealing heavy Incantation damage and leaving them grouped for follow-up attacks. The gravity manipulation effect is visually spectacular, with debris, enemies, and environmental objects being pulled inward. This ultimate synergizes well with AoE abilities from teammates who can capitalize on the clustered enemies.
During character swap sequences, Sakiri's QTE has Kiroumaru slam down from above in its hammer form, dealing area Incantation damage to all enemies in the impact zone.
Kiroumaru is not merely a weapon but a monstrous slime creature with its own personality and behaviors. It is classified as an Anomaly that Sakiri has formed a symbiotic bond with, which is unusual since most Anomalies are hostile. Kiroumaru can independently shift between forms: a compact, cute blob when idle, and a massive, toothy monstrosity when threatened. It responds to Sakiri's commands but also acts on its own protective instincts if she is in danger.
The creature's ability to devour matter and manipulate gravity suggests it possesses powers beyond what typical Anomalies display. Researchers at the Bureau have expressed interest in studying Kiroumaru, but Sakiri refuses to allow any experiments on her companion. The nature of their bond and how Sakiri first encountered and tamed Kiroumaru remain subjects of speculation.
As an Incantation element character, Sakiri creates reactions with adjacent elements on the Esper Cycle wheel. Her crowd-control focus through Kiroumaru's devour and gravity abilities makes her an excellent setup character. By grouping enemies together and immobilizing them, she creates ideal conditions for teammates with high burst damage to trigger powerful duo reactions against the clustered targets.
Sakiri is affiliated with the Eibon Antique Shop, where she is a regular presence. Her exact role at Eibon is loosely defined; she seems to come and go as she pleases, drawn more by the availability of food and the company of other characters than by any formal assignment. Hotori, the shop's proprietress, tolerates Sakiri's appetite and appears to have a protective relationship with her.
Sakiri's horned appearance and her bond with Kiroumaru raise questions about her origins. She may not be entirely human, or she may have been altered by prolonged exposure to Anomaly energy. She does not discuss her past in detail, and attempts to probe the topic are deflected by her changing the subject to food. The other members of Eibon seem to accept her as she is without pressing for answers.
Eibon Antique Shop — Sakiri's primary affiliation and the place she calls home.
Kiroumaru — Her Anomaly companion and living weapon.
Rarity: S-rank
Element: Incantation
Weapon: Kiroumaru (Anomaly Hammer/Staff)
Birthday: November 7
Title: "Gluttonous Gourmet"
Sakiri's weapon classification as an "Anomaly Hammer" is unique in the roster, as Kiroumaru is a living creature rather than a manufactured weapon.
Her title "Gluttonous Gourmet" directly references her insatiable appetite.
Kiroumaru's name may be derived from Japanese literary or historical references.
She is one of the few characters whose companion has a distinct personality of its own.
Esper Cycle — How Incantation interacts with other elements.
Eibon Antique Shop — The establishment Sakiri calls home.
Hotori — The proprietress of Eibon.
Anomalies — The supernatural phenomena, including creatures like Kiroumaru.
Gacha System — How to obtain S-rank characters.
