Shirai (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese karateka, teaching in Italy *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese manga artist and writer *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese keyboardist *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese plant pathologist * Noriyasu Shirai, survivor of China Airlines Flight 140 *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese voice actor

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*, a character in the manga ''

Great Teacher Onizuka ''Great Teacher Onizuka'', officially abbreviated as ''GTO'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from January ...

'' *, the protagonist in the video game '' Blue Reflection'' *, a character in the manga ''

Love Hina is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into 14 volumes by Kodansha. The series tells ...

'' *, a character in the manga ''Urusei Yatsura'' *, a character in ''

Kamen Rider Blade is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toe ...

'' *, a side character in '' Toaru Majutsu no Index'', and a supporting character in ''

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, which began serialization in the April 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' '' Dengeki Daioh'' magazine. The manga is a spin-off of Kamachi's ''A Cer ...

'' *, a character in Wandering Son *, a character in the manga ''Kodomo no Jikan''

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