Arata Kirishima

Arata Kirishima (霧嶋 新, Kirishima Arata) is the father of Touka Kirishima and Ayato Kirishima. The ghoul investigators named him the Corpse Collector (骸拾い, Mukuro Hiroi).

Yukinori Shinohara and Kureo Mado exposed Arata's identity. The investigators were able to catch Arata.

Appearance
A thin tall man with short black hair. He looks and dresses like any other average man. When scavenging, he wears a long overcoat that ghouls normally wear.

Personality
Virtuous and gentle, Arata is another pacifist ghoul who is content to live peacefully with humans and wants the same for his children. Being a scholar and a reader, Arata embraces the human life by cooking human food and consuming them; even if he and his kids can't digest it. The human qualities to blend into both human and ghoul worlds are traits he believes Ayato and Touka should learn in order to live happily. He shows to be somewhat a renaissance man; knowing how to craft, cook and socially interact well with human acquaintances. During their confrontation Ayato angrily exclaims that one reason why he hates Kaneki is because he resembles Arata.

Past
At one point, Arata met his wife Hikari and had two children with her. When Hikari was killed, Arata made a promise to his children that they will never be alone.

Arata moved into a neighborhood in a unknown ward, hoping to start a new life with his family so they can live peacefully. He taught his children that living as both a human and ghoul world meant they must endure through hardships in order to protect their way of life.

One night, when Arata went out to scavenge bodies he was being watched by investigators Kureo Mado and Yukinori Shinohara. His fate is unknown. However, his kagune is currently being used as CCG's new exoskeleton armor.

Power and Abilities
Arata gathered the bodies of dead humans and ghouls for food. Thus, he also cannibalized other ghouls and became a kakuja.

The Special Investigators Yukinori Shinohara and Iwao Kuroiwa used Arata Proto, a quinque manufactured from Arata's kagune. The quinque takes on the appearance of an armor suit and heightens the user's physical and defensive abilities. The quinque's trump card is to "eat" the user. In exchange the user will attain even greater physical capabilities that are on par with ghouls. However this places a great strain on the body if used for too long and the armor could consume the user from within. The usage of the quinque by Special Class Investigators is proof of Arata's strength.

Trivia

 * Arata was ranked 18th in the character popularity poll.
 * Arata likes cooking, being with others and studying.
 * Arata loves his wife, Touka and Ayato.
 * His alias "Corpse Collector" implies that he scavenges corpses instead of hunting humans for food.