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Kuririn is a fictional character in the manga Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z, and the anime for Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. His name is more widely spelled "Krillin" to English audiences, as it is his name that appears in the FUNImation Dub of the anime. In the early Harmony Gold English Dragon Ball dub from the 1980s, he is known as Bongo. His seiyū is Mayumi Tanaka. In the English dub he is voiced by Sonny Strait and Terry Klassen (as an adult) and by Laurie Steele (as a kid).

Kuririn is introduced in Dragon Ball, and appears similar to a typical shaolin monk, with a bald head and incense burns on his forehead (but he has 6 burns on his head, as opposed to the 9 burns associated with Shaolin). Later in the Dragon Ball Z series, he grows his hair out as he settles down and becomes family oriented. Kuririn is the only human in the series who doesn't have a visible nose, even though in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai, he is seen to exhibit behaviors that are associated with the nose. In the beginning of the series, Kuririn is seen to have a love for women, however, this soon fades as the series continues. At his introduction, Kuririn was seen to be a rival student of Son Goku's, however, he quickly became his best friend while training under Muten-Rôshi. Later in the series, he can also be seen to have a close relationship with Goku's son, Gohan. Kuririn eventually settles down and marries a cyborg named Android 18, having a daughter named Marron.