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しとど 黒巫鳥くろじ
Kuroji Shitodo
ɕito̞do̞ kɯᵝɺ̠o̞d͡ʑi
Kuroji Shitodo
Character Titles
Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist
Information
Species Scholar of Prehistory (Human)
Abilities Reversing front and back
Birthday 6 September
Occupation Youkai exterminator, Scholar of Prehistory
Location Shitodo House
Music Themes
Appearances

Kuroji Shitodo (鵐 黒巫鳥, Shitodo Kuroji) is a serious and taciturn person who dabbles in many fields of study, including prehistory. They are a recurring character in the Len'en Project, first appearing as the fifth stage boss of Evanescent Existence and later appearing as a playable character. Kuroji is the second-oldest of the Shitodo siblings who lives in Mugenri together with Hooaka Shitodo and Aoji Shitodo.

General Information[edit | edit source]

Kuroji and their siblings once lived in the Outside World. Unlike Hooaka and Aoji, Kuroji initially had no special abilities and was just a normal scholar.[1] They have also been a military strategist in the past, but they're known to detest war.[2] They seem to have known Yabusame and Tsubakura for a long time. Kuroji considers themself inferior to Tsubakura, believing that Tsubakura is always ahead of them.

Kuroji is very smart and knowledgeable in many areas. They're a jack-of-all-trades of sorts, but their forte is primarily prehistory.[3] They had modest results as an archaeologist, related to subjects such as animism in ancient Japan and mythology.[4]

Personality[edit | edit source]

Kuroji is ambitious and greedy and is referred to everyone as a lowly scoundrel. They are obsessed with easy ways to get money and are quick to come up with amoral plots to maximize profit. They have no qualms in stealing money from youkai or fellow humans and are more than willing to resort to violence and blackmail to get what they want.

Around their own circle of friends, Kuroji can be dominant, overconfident and has difficulty expressing sympathy. Their victims and even their younger siblings consider them to be amoral, self-centered and unable to care for others. However, their "immoral scoundrel" personality is, at least to some extent, an act - Ooama no Ake no Mitori says that Kuroji is not as egotistical as they claim to be[5], while Tsubakura states that they often fuss over others and are actually a good, considerate person.[6] Kuroji shows this on occasions. For instance, while annoyed at their siblings' lack of participation upon moving to Mugenri, they still care for them and want to raise a schoolhouse in Mugenri so that they could work on it together. According to their first character profile, Kuroji isn't actually self-centered, but their way of thinking makes others dislike them.[7] When it comes to themself, Kuroji appears to have a dismal outlook on their own life, with Shion commenting that they have "given up on both living and dying" after smelling their soul.[8]

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Reversing front and back

They're able to reverse the front and back of things, to an extent, as shown in their spell cards. Because they only acquired that power upon arriving to Mugenri, they aren't very good at it. It's sometimes mentioned that this ability is useful for flipping hamburgers,[9][10] even having a recipe called "Reverse Hamburger" in Book of the Cafe.

Using technology

Although not as good as Tsubakura Enraku, Kuroji also has some technological weapons of their own. For example, their shooting type in-game are little robotic birds that shoot lasers and a bomb composed by a virus, the RNA "Retrovirus".

Background Information[edit | edit source]

Name[edit | edit source]

Their full name is Kuroji Shitodo (鵐 黒巫鳥). Their given name Kuroji (黒巫鳥) is pronounced the same way as the Japanese word for the grey bunting (黒鵐), a kind of bird. In its kanji, 黒 (kuro) is a Japanese word for black, while 巫鳥 is an archaic way to refer to meadow buntings in general. The two characters are also more often written as one, 鵐 (shitodo), which is also how their family name is written and read.

Design[edit | edit source]

Despite being one of the oldest outsider humans, Kuroji is quite short in height (said to be one size smaller than the already shorter-than-average Tsubakura Enraku in the prologue of Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle). They also wear shoes with heel inserts to make themself look taller.[2] They have short wavy black hair and black eyes. In all the games, they wear the characteristic Shitodo outfit: a black sleeveless shirt and puffy shorts with a long, hooded, purple jacket. They also wear a black and white mob cap on the front of which is a hitaikakushi with a black kanji written on it. Each game so far has featured a different kanji on the hat (考, 思, 想, 意); the kanji featured is always a synonym for "thought" or "thinking". The kanji on Kuroji's hat in the 2017 Christmas illustration is 聖, meaning "holy" or "saint".

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Games[edit | edit source]

Evanescent Existence
Kuroji in EE

Like everyone else, Kuroji and their siblings are spirited away to Mugenri. They were placed into a specific spaces within the Dimensional Cave by Tsurubami Senri.[11] Kuroji realizes that they now have the ability to reverse things and is trying out their new powers.

Along the way, Kuroji meets their rival Tsubakura Enraku, impersonated by Tsurubami Senri. Noticing that "Tsubakura" might know something about a way to escape Mugenri, the two fight, but Kuroji is defeated. The scholar realizes that there is something wrong and Tsubakura is behaving differently, not realizing that this is an impostor. Later, they run into Yabusame Houlen who asks for Tsubakura's location. Being disagreeable as always, Kuroji refuses to say anything and the two fight, but they are defeated again. After being defeated, Kuroji tells Yabusame to go to find answers in "a sun that casts a shadow", that turns out to be a portal to the Senri Shrine. Kuroji reunites with their siblings and settles in Mugenri afterwards.

Earthen Miraculous Sword
Kuroji in EMS

Kuroji and their siblings have settled up in Mugenri but have trouble adjusting to it. They built a shabby cabin for their siblings to live, but it's slowly falling apart and their siblings are too dependent on them, much to Kuroji's chagrin. In order to have some funds, Kuroji decides to install a schoolhouse, but first they need the money for it. So they decide to resolve the incident.

After dealing with a few youkai (and stealing Hibaru Kokutenshi's money), Kuroji finds themselves in a ritual site, where Adagumo no Yaorochi and their partner Sukune Katano are. The two were gathering the spiritual energy of the weather to restore a replica of the Tasouken sword, but Kuroji stops them before they complete it. However, after Yaorochi is defeated, the sword attacks Kuroji on its own. Fortunately, the clay vessel was too much for the Tasouken and it stopped. After everything was cleared, Sukune reveals that the clay replica is actually a sword-shaped bottle opener, much to Yaorochi's chagrin. In the end, Kuroji makes fun of the orochi because of their poor communication and asks Sukune to treat them for sake.

Days later, the clouds return to Mugenri. Annoyed at the drunk people in the shrine, Kuroji goes to investigate. After dealing with an empowered Lumen Celeritas, Kuroji encounters the orochi Adagumo no Saragimaru, Yaorochi's younger sibling. They want revenge for having defeated their sibling and ruining their happiness, so they lured them into a trap. Kuroji tries to reason with Saragimaru, but in the end, they agree to fight. They have a battle and Saragimaru is defeated. Since Kuroji is sober, they invite the orochi to have a drink.

Reactivate Majestical Imperial
Kuroji in RMI

Kuroji, while advertising in the Capital City, finds a signboard directed to Fujiwara no Iyozane, in which they offer souls in exchange for money. On the way, they bump into Adagumo no Saragimaru and forces them into cooperation, blackmailing them about telling Yaorochi about Saragimaru's stalking. It's revealed that Kuroji didn't accomplish anything by defeating Yaorochi in the previous story and has retorted to stealing youkai's money to gain money.

After dealing with youkai in the way as they recollect spirits, they meet the person who the signboard was directed to, Fujiwara no Iyozane. When they finally find Iyozane, the boatman reveals that they're working to resurrect someone important and there wasn't a payment to begin with. Angry for wasting their time, Kuroji and Saragimaru go to ruin said ritual. They find Taira no Fumikado, who was trying to collect spirits for their resurrection ceremony, since they want to resuscitate the vengeful spirit Taira no Masakado and store him in their homunculus body. After defeating them, they find out that all the spirits are attracted to a certain location. Finally, they end up in the Withered Grove, where they find the chimera soul Shion, who is the avatar of the soul-eater flower Harujion and was absorbing spirits, causing a long winter. Kuroji decides to steal the flower in order to sell it and Shion fights them in order to protect the Harujion.

In the end, Kuroji and Saragimaru arrive at the Senri Shrine, bringing Shion with them. Shion is interested in Tsubakura's soul and stays at the shrine. Kuroji wants to sell the remaining spirits to collect money while Saragimaru is worried about the amoral things Kuroji does to get profit and decides to keep an eye on them.

Days later, Jinbei tells the group that the spirits came to Mugenri because of a hole in the Mugenri Barrier that separates the land from the Outside World. The hole was caused by Lumen, during the Clouds Incident and Tenkai Zuifeng was tasked to repair the hole, but is taking too long. Out of greed, Kuroji asks Tenkai to stop the reparations of the barrier in order to capture more spirits. On the way back home, they are ambushed by Sese Kitsugai, a youkai they had defeated at the beginning of the story. Sese absorbs the spirits the heroes had been recollecting, much to Kuroji's chagrin, who wanted to sell them. After Sese is defeated, the spirits leave Sese's body and Kuroji orders Saragimaru to retrieve them.

Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle
Kuroji in BPoHC as a boss

Suzumi Kuzu barges into the Shitodo House and attacks the Shitodo siblings, resulting in Hooaka's arm being severed. With their ability to rewrite memories, the Shitodo siblings forget about the encounter, but for some reason they remember the words "The mirror of Heaven shall split". The siblings go to the Senri Shrine to treat Hooaka's injury and inform Yabusame and Tsubakura about the words. Kuroji doesn't care about the upcoming war but decides to take advantage of it gaining more money (even though they already have the amount they wanted for the schoolhouse). Since Saragimaru ran away from the Shitodo House to assist Yaorochi, Kuroji goes with Aoji and Hooaka.

It's revealed that after failing to sell the spirits gathered during Reactivate Majestical Imperial, Kuroji has resorted to stealing money from either humans or youkai and has stolen Fumikado's financial support off-screen. Kuroji is now infamous around Mugenri, but Kuroji doesn't care about that and is actually happy that they're known.

In all routes, Kuroji and their siblings deal with a few youkai and some of their human acquaintances, trying to steal valuable things in the process (such as the Harujion or Yaorochi's Tasouken). At the end of the Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle routes, Kuroji and their siblings find out about the war sides and the motives of the Imperial Military and the Dragonfly Army, but Kuroji decides to stay out of it, stating that they only care about their own well-being and doesn't care about what happens to Mugenri. Also, Kuroji is worried and has the feeling that they may have forgotten about something terrible. In the end, they meet Suzumi again, forcing the Shitodo siblings to remember they were attacked by Suzumi earlier that day. Suzumi reveals their intention to make Tsubakura's life a living hell and after a hard fight, Suzumi erases their memories again (with Aoji being the only one who vaguely remembers).

Relationships[edit | edit source]

Hooaka, Aoji and Hoojiro Shitodo

Kuroji cares about their younger siblings and provides shelter, food and money for them. However, sometimes Kuroji gets annoyed at their lack of ambition and easygoing attitude. On their side, Aoji and Hooaka mostly support Kuroji's schemes, though they have slightly more inhibitions than them (shown, for example, when Kuroji tried to extort money from Iyozane in the Neutral route of Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle).

Kuroji's and Hoojiro's relationship hasn't been shown on-screen, but Hoojiro believes that Hooaka and Aoji are in good hands with them around, indicating that she places trust in them.

Tsubakura Enraku

On the surface, Kuroji and Tsubakura seem to dislike each other, with their interactions consisting of polite insults and sarcastic remarks. Kuroji considers Tsubakura to be better than them in every area, believing the latter is always one step ahead.[12] Despite their dismissive attitude towards the gap between them, Kuroji's feelings of inadequacy do weigh on their pride - while they appear to have resigned themself to being inferior, they often make self-depreciating remarks upon losing against Tsubakura as if they never had a chance at victory,[6] and the Scoundrel Team's Haze route ending shows them wondering if they could finally stand on their own against Tsubakura.[13]

However, their relationship isn't entirely antagonistic - Kuroji's been shown to worry about Tsubakura at times to the surprise of their siblings[14], with Tsubakura themself saying Kuroji tends to meddle in their affairs out of worry to the point of being annoying.[6] Kuroji's feelings of inferiority appear to stem from genuine admiration for Tsubakura's talent as well, as they've been shown to praise the young prodigy on occasions.[15][16] They also trusted Tsubakura enough to let them treat Hooaka's injury in the prologue of Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle. In addition, Tsubakura occasionally visits Kuroji and the other Shitodos at their house, albeit unwelcomed by Kuroji.[17]

Kuroji took inspiration from Tsubakura for one of their spell cards.[18]

Yabusame Houlen

Although Yabusame is Tsubakura's best friend, Kuroji actually seems to get along with them and calls them "Yabusame-kun". Yabusame doesn't mind the animosity between Kuroji and Tsubakura and is on friendly terms with them. On the other hand, Yabusame does consider Kuroji to be vicious and self-centered, like everyone else.

Adagumo no Saragimaru

Kuroji likes Saragimaru because of their strength and straightforward, down-to-earth personality. However, Kuroji is willing to blackmail the orochi into cooperation or sell their identity. Since Reactivate Majestical Imperial, Saragimaru works as Kuroji's unwilling servant, something the they are not happy about.

Saragimaru considers Kuroji a contradictory and vicious scoundrel who gets away with everything. Kuroji doesn't mind Saragimaru's low opinion of them, but when angered enough, they will not hesitate to remind Saragimaru of their position.

In Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle, Saragimaru has run away from Kuroji in order to watch over Yaorochi. Kuroji seems to have mostly forgotten about them, but upon running into them, they have no qualms about taking Saragimaru back and punishing them. Kuroji also attempts to sell Saragimaru off to Garaiya.

Additional Information[edit | edit source]

  • Kuroji is one of the only two humans to be spirited away without having any powers prior to arriving in Mugenri, the other being Clause. They're also the only boss in Evanescent Existence to use self-made weaponry.[7]
  • Their sudden disappearance to Mugenri along with the rest of the Evanescent Existence cast is known to have made a huge news story in the Outside World.[19]
  • Due to story reasons, JynX elected to have Kuroji be the stage 5 boss of Evanescent Existence despite being more powerful than Clause.[20]
  • Hooaka Shitodo's nickname for Kuroji in Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle, Kuro-jii (黒じぃ/クロじぃ), is a portmanteau of the words black (黒/クロ, kuro) from their name, and old man (, Jii), making fun of Kuroji's age.
  • Kuroji can apparently not hold their alcohol, getting drunk rather easily.[21]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Spell Cards[edit | edit source]

Spell Cards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 23
像現「反転フィルム」 Development Film "Reversed Film"[a] EE
BPoHC
St. 5: E/N
St. 5: E/N
「ネガポジ」 "Positive & Negative" Flash bomb EE
EMS
RMI
BPoHC
BPoHC
St. 5: H/U
Use
Use
St. 5: H/U
Use
表裏「裏切り三者」 Front and Back "Three Traitors" EE
BPoHC
BotC
St. 5: E/N
St. 5: E/N
Use
裏切「表裏者と断罪者」 Backstab "The Two-Faced and the Judge" EE
BPoHC
St. 5: H/U
St. 5: H/U
遺伝「逆転写メッセンジャー」 Heredity "Reverse Transcription Messenger"[b] EE
BPoHC
St. 5: E/N
St. 5: E/N
RNA「レトロウイルス」 RNA "Retrovirus"[c] Bomb (EMS, RMI & BPoHC) EE
EMS
RMI
BPoHC
BPoHC
St. 5: H/U
Use
Use
St. 5: H/U
Use
乱舞「直角反転乱吹」 Chaotic Dance "Blizzard Revolving at a Right Angle" EE St. 5: E/N
過流「五月雨メイストーム」 Overflow "Samidare May Storm" EE St. 5: H/U
反牌「把握と怪我」 Reverse Card "Understanding and Injury" EE
BPoHC
BotC
St. 5: E
St. 5: E
Use
反牌「理解と死」 Reverse Card "Comprehension and Death" EE
RMI
BPoHC
St. 5: N
St. 4: E/N
St. 5: N
刺殺「アンチリッパー」 Assassination "Anti-Ripper" EE
BPoHC
St. 5: H
St. 5: H
惨牌「エンドイズエンド」 Disaster Card "End is End" EE
RMI
BPoHC
St. 5: U
St. 4: H/U
St. 5: U
「インパートアーチ」 "Invert Arch" EE St. 5: E/N
「栄光の余映」 "Lingering Light of Glory" EE St. 5: H/U
我流「黒い翼【鵐】」 Original Style "Black Wings [Shitodo]" The Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle upgrade is simply titled Black Wings [Shitodo] (黒い翼【鵐】). EE
BPoHC
St. 6: E/N/H/U
Upgrade
『強要』 "Coercion" RMI Standby Skill
「ネガポジ【天地】」 "Positive & Negative [Heaven & Earth]"[d] RMI St. 4: E/N
「ネガポジ【裃】」 "Positive & Negative [Kamishimo]"[d] [e] RMI St. 4: H/U
逆刃「逆燕返し」 Inverse Blade "Inverted Swallow Reversal"[f] Co-owner with Saragimaru RMI St. 4: E/N
反斬「鵐の爪」 Reverse Slash "Bunting's Claws"[g] RMI St. 4: H/U
リバースリンキング Reverse Linking BPoHC Upgrade
倹約令 Thrift Ordinance BPoHC Upgrade
先史学者 Scholar of Prehistory BotC Inherent Trait

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. The spell's title has the kanji for "film development" (現像) reversed to give 像現, reflected in the English translation as "development film" instead of "film development".
  2. Reverse transcription is a process that retroviruses use to change the RNA of a cell back into DNA, rewriting the pre-existing DNA, and effectively hijacking that cell and using it for their own needs.
  3. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a family of molecules that convey genetic information. A retrovirus is a kind of virus that reverts a cell's RNA back into DNA in order to change the genetic information and hijack the cell.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A variation on Kuroji's stage 5 midboss spell card in Evanescent Existence.
  5. A kamishimo () is an outfit that was worn by samurai in the Edo period. The kanji for "kamishimo" is composed of the kanji for "clothing" (), "top" () and "bottom" ().
  6. The "Swallow Reversal" (燕返し) is a sword technique famously used by samurai Kojirō Sasaki.
  7. The kanji mu (, "bunting") is part of Kuroji's name.

Official Profiles[edit | edit source]

Official profiles
 ◯5面ボス  曖昧で紙一重な考古学者

  鵐 黒巫鳥(しとど くろじ)
  Shitodo Kuroji

  種族:先史学者
  能力:表裏を逆転させる的な能力

  他の二人より先に産まれてきたヒト。
  ある程度なら物事の表裏を逆転させられる。
  先史学が専門らしいが、その他にも様々な学問を齧っている。
  燕楽玄鳥などとはよく議論を上下する仲らしいが、
  いつもこれといった決着はつかない。
  他の連中と違い、玄鳥に対抗して自作の弾幕兵器を使用している、
  一応世間的には天才の部類。
  自分勝手というわけではないのだが、
  発想が独断的なところが他人から嫌われがち。

◯ Stage 5 Boss — Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist

Kuroji Shitodo

Species: Scholar of Prehistory
Ability: Something like reversing front and back

A human older than their two siblings.
They're able to reverse the front and back of things, to an extent.
It seems that prehistory is their forte, but besides that, they dabble in other fields of study as well.
It seems they often have arguments with Tsubakura Enraku and the others,
but they never reach a clear settlement.
Unlike the others, they oppose Tsubakura by using a self-made danmaku weapon instead.
They're publicly considered to be a genius of sorts.
It's not like they're self-centered,
but they tend to be disliked by others because of their arbitrary way of thinking.

 ◯曖昧で紙一重な考古学者

  鵐 黒巫鳥(しとど くろじ)
  Shitodo Kuroji

  種族:先史学者
  能力:表裏を逆転させる的な能力

  とばっちりでこの世界に連れてこられた鵐ファミリーの一人。
  初めはその日食う飯にも困っていたが、
  最近になってようやく安定して生きられるようになり、
  ボロいけど家も自力で建てたらしい。
  今回は学び舎を開設するための売名行為目的で妖怪退治に勤しんでいる。
  妖怪にとっちゃ迷惑な話だ。

  曇り空より星空が好き。

◯ Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist

Kuroji Shitodo

Species: Scholar of Prehistory
Ability: Something like reversing front and back

A member of the Shitodo family, which was pulled into this world with a splash.
At first they had a hard time making a living,
but recently things have finally stabilized and the family can live comfortably.
They even made a house by themself, although it's practically falling apart.
They're exterminating youkai in an attempt to advertise themself and ultimately make enough money to build a schoolhouse.
Of course, that's pretty bad news for the youkai being exterminated.

They like starry nights better than cloudy weather.

 ◯曖昧で紙一重な考古学者

  鵐 黒巫鳥(しとど くろじ)
  Shitodo Kuroji

  種族:先史学者
  能力:表裏を逆転させる的な能力

  なんとなく学者な守銭奴。
  他の鵐と一緒に学び舎を開設するためにお金を貯めてる。
  妖怪どもから金を巻き上げて生活をしている、
  妖怪専門の死神みたいなもん。
  ただし、退治するのは賞金の掛かってる妖怪だけ。

  ナベではペェンロー鍋がスキ。

◯ Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist

Kuroji Shitodo

Species: Scholar of Prehistory
Ability: Something like reversing front and back

A somewhat scholarly miser.
They're saving money with their other siblings to open a schoolhouse.
Since they makes a living taking money away from youkai,
they almost seems like a youkai-targeting shinigami.
However, they only exterminate youkai with a bounty.

As for nabe, they like the pianlu one.

曖昧で紙一重な考古学者

鵐 黒巫鳥
Shitodo Kuroji
●種族
先史学者
●能力
表裏を逆転させる
    的な能力

鵐ファミリーのクロい人。

色々知ってて狡猾な学者もどきで、
无現里の住民から金を搾取している。

学び舎建設のために資金を溜め込んでいるが、
すでに必要以上の金を得ているので、
目的は他にもあるのかもしれない。

今回の戦乱にてなにか思うことがあるらしいが、
その心の内は、
他のアカいのにもアオいのにも分からなかった。

Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist

Kuroji Shitodo
●Species:
Scholar of Prehistory
●Abilities:
Something like reversing front and back

The black person of the Shitodo family.

A cunning scholar-imitator that knows all kinds of things
and frequently extorts money out of Mugenri's residents.

They are gathering funds to build a schoolhouse,
but since they already have more than they need,
they might have some other goals as well.

They seem to have some thoughts about the war going on,
but not even their red and blue associates know what's
going on in their heart.

  曖昧で紙一重な考古学者

  鵐 黒巫鳥

  種族:先史学者
  能力:表裏を逆転させる的な能力
  趣味:旅行 クロスワードパズル
  好きなもの:考古学 宝物 現金
  嫌いなもの:歴史 宗教 戦争
  推定誕生日:09/06

Ambiguously Paper-thin Archaeologist

Kuroji Shitodo

Species: Scholar of Prehistory
Ability: Something like reversing front and back
Hobbies: Traveling, crossword puzzles.
Likes: Archaeology, treasure, cash.
Dislikes: History, religion, war.
Estimated date of birth: September, 6.

Official Sources[edit | edit source]

Official sources

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Interview with JynX (2015): Question 18
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Scoundrel Team's Neutral Scenario - Lumen Celeritas
  3. Interview with JynX (2021): Kuroji Shitodo, Question 176
  4. Book of the Cafe: EE Back Issue - Yabusame's Route, Stage 5-4
  5. Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Scoundrel Team's Brilliant Ending
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Shrine Team's Neutral Scenario - Kuroji Shitodo
  7. 7.0 7.1 Evanescent Existence: Official Profiles - Kuroji Shitodo
  8. Reactivate Majestical Imperial: Slaver Team's Scenario - Stage 6
  9. Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Scoundrel Team's Haze Scenario - Stage 4
  10. Interview with JynX (2017): Miscellaneous, Question 139
  11. Interview with JynX (2015): Question 16
  12. Evanescent Existence: Tsubakura's Scenario - Stage 5
  13. Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Scoundrel Team's Haze Ending
  14. Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Scoundrel Team's Neutral Scenario - Tsubakura Enraku
  15. Reactivate Majestical Imperial: Slaver Team's Scenario - Stage 4
  16. Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle: Skills - Monochrome Ray -Flash-
  17. Interview with JynX (2021): Kuroji Shitodo, Question 175
  18. Interview with JynX (2021): Kuroji Shitodo, Question 178
  19. Interview with JynX (2017): Len'en Miscellaneous, Question 77
  20. JynX's Twitter: "By the way, I intentionally made the stage 5 boss stronger than the stage 6 boss in EE. Kuroji is actually the more capable one, after all. Though I didn’t want to make them the stage 6 boss, for story reasons."
  21. Earthen Miraculous Sword: Extra Story