Kihara Family

The Kihara Family (Kihara Ichizoku (木原一族)) is one of the largest gatherings of scientists that work for Academy City's dark side and the forerunners of the most twisted human experiments. As a result many if not most of them are highly influential scientists with high-ranking posts over multiple organizations under Academy City. The Kihara Family serve as a recurring antagonistic force in the series.

The Kihara Principles
The one trait that all Kiharas have in common is completely ignoring all moral and ethics of science and humanity for sake of experimenting. Due to the fact that all family members are highly intelligent combined with no sense of morality; the results of their experiments have yielded tremendous success at the costs of traumitizing or killing many people.

If Academy City, the bastion of science, were to be destroyed, Kiharas would simply spread throughout the world. They reside in Academy City because it is the capital of science and nothing else bounds them to it.

Genealogy
There is actually a single bloodline that does possess the family name "Kihara," while it is said that the family number over 5000. A person becomes a Kihara member whenever a scientist desires to explore the areas of science without any care at the costs of obtaining it. Even if they are bound by a single bloodline, it is not a necessity as others can take up the name if it was to be wiped out.
 * Kihara Gensei, creator of the Crystallized Esper Essence.
 * Therestina Kihara Lifeline, a captain of MAR.
 * Kihara Amata, the leader of the Hound Dog and former trainer of Accelerator.
 * Kihara Byouri
 * Kihara Ransuu
 * Kihara Enshuu
 * Kihara Yuiitsu
 * Kihara Konshou
 * Kihara Sokuryou
 * Kihara Kaihou
 * Kihara Jouryuu
 * Kihara Chokuryuu
 * Kihara Doutai
 * Kihara Bunri
 * Kihara Sousai
 * Kihara Kenbi
 * Kihara Bunshi
 * Kihara Kouten

There have been only two members who show concern for others or regret committing such actions.


 * Kihara Nayuta, affiliated with Judgment.
 * Kihara Kagun

Trivia

 * Kihara is written with the kanji of tree "木" and field "原"