Kimi Nishino

Kimi Nishino (西野 貴未, Nishino Kimi) is an assistant for Akihiro Kanou, aiding in his ghoulification experiments. Previously, she was Nishiki Nishio's human lover, and a medical student at Kamii University. Though aware of his ghoul nature, she remained loyal to him and kept his secret. After the Owl Suppression Operation, he left her in order to keep her safe.

Appearance
A short hime-cut hair girl, she is a normal casual college student who attends the same university as Nishiki, Kaneki and Hide. She wears two matching bangles that Nishiki also wears as a couple.

Personality
She has become devoted to Nishiki after he unknowingly helped comfort her after losing her family in an accident. She is also discreet on keeping a secret for her affiliations with Nishiki and Kaneki, since helping ghouls (who are enemies of humanity) is a more severe offense than helping out human criminals.

Past
Kimi lost her parents and her younger brother in an accident. Around that time, Nishiki approached her and they started going out.

Doves' Emergence
Kimi found Nishiki in his apartment after he had been heavily wounded by Ken Kaneki. At that moment, she found that Nishiki was a ghoul. Nishiki attacked her, but he had to realize that the wounds had made him weaker than a human. Kimi allowed him to eat a bit of flesh from around her left shoulder, leaving a scar.

Afterwards, Kimi delivered the materials of last year's school festival to Hideyoshi Nagachika.

Gourmet Arc
After Kaneki had saved Nishiki from ghouls in the 14th ward and had brought him to Nishiki's apartment, Kimi attacked Kaneki because she mistook Kaneki for the "narcissistic man". Since Tsukiyama came to Kamii University, Kimi thought Tsukiyama was targeting Nishiki. She asked Kaneki to keep quiet about Nishiki, and in exchange, she would keep quiet about him.

Later, Kimi approached Kaneki for help at Anteiku because Nishiki's wounds were not healing. Kaneki promised he would find a way to help her and Nishiki. On the way back, she was attacked and caught by Tsukiyama.

When Kaneki and Nishiki went to a chapel where Tsukiyama held Kimi prisoner, they found her tied to a table. After Tsukiyama explained his intention of eating Kaneki while Kaneki eats Kimi, Kimi remained idle until Touka joined the fight and defeated Tsukiyama. After being untied by her rescuers, she noted Touka's kagune was very beautiful, surprising Touka.

Owl Suppression Operation
During the Anteiku Raid, she was briefly mentioned by Nishiki who wanted to see her again before leaving.

Root A (Anime)
While Kaneki and Hide were talking about how good life was back then, a flashback showed with all of the people they cared about, and at a table, Kimi and Nishiki were wearing matching bracelets.

Rushima Landing Operation
In the aftermath of the Rushima Landing Operation, Dr. Kanou gathered with his assistants and Okahira. He asked Kimi whether she had brought the research materials with her, which she confirmed.

Trivia

 * Kimi likes eating out, archery (her club activities during high school) and loves Nishiki.
 * Kimi likes eating fried soba and purchased melon bread.
 * Her name, Kimi (貴未), is composed of the first character of her parents' names -- Takashi (貴志) and Mie (未恵).
 * In Chapter 43, her family is said to have been killed in a plane crash. However, her story in the third light novel, the death of her family was the result of a traffic accident.
 * in Tokyo Ghoul Trump, she's featured as the "Six of Hearts."

Quotes

 * To Kaneki (about accepting Nishiki as a ghoul): "It’s true I was shocked... So in the beginning I was really puzzled on what I should do… But now... I think... I want to be by his side."
 * To Touka (after seeing her kagune): "How pretty... "
 * To Nishiki (after he attacked her): "Nishiki... You're a ghoul...?"
 * To Nishiki (as he bites her shoulder): "Nishiki-kun... When I first met you, Nishiki-kun, around the time when you called out to me, my father, mother and my brother two years younger than me had all just died in a plane crash. I was the only one in Tokyo... When I thought of being all alone and unable to see my family again I became really sad. It was bad but I started to think I would be happier if I'd died too... But, Nishiki-kun, you came to my side and saved me... So, it's fine. Continue living."

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