noun, The Kirishima Effect is an effect one feels when they feel a strong attraction to any fictional character, more often anime, solely on the fact that they wish to have them as a friend in real life or someone like them as a friend in real life.
"Man, you know Mako Mankanshoku from Kill la Kill?" "Yeah?" "She really invokes the Kirishima Effect on me."
by IanNBF November 1, 2019