Kitano-sempai is a college senior and member of the theater group traveling to a rural shrine village with Nanachi Takeo. The group journeys on an academic trip, researching local traditions and folklore for an upcoming theater production. Kitano-sempai maintains a scholarly focus during this research expedition, consistently taking notes to document observations about the village's customs and rituals.

This character interacts with fellow college group members during their stay at the Fuzuchi household. Kitano-sempai participates in significant events, including the rare purification festival held every 49 years and related supernatural occurrences involving the shrine's shamanic practices. The narrative positions Kitano-sempai within the group dynamic amidst these unfolding mystical events. Kitano-sempai appears exclusively within the original OVA narrative.