He hailed from Japan, on Planet Earth. Kurogane has medium-brown hair in a mullet, beady eyes and lips that occasionally resemble a duck's. He most often wears a brown bomber-like jacket, a blue turtleneck, and grey-brown slacks. Upon returning from a space voyage, he, along with Akira Kogane and the rest of the crew, witnessed the aftermath of a nuclear world war and was captured by a Galran ship. After their escape from Galra, they landed on Altea and met Princess Fala and Raible. Kurogane became part of the Golion team, and was assigned Red Lion.