Anime

Commander captain 2nd(Soifon)

2009-05-21T19:02:00.000-07:00

Soifon

Suìfēng砕蜂

Birthdate

February 11^[1]

Height

150 cm (4'11")^[1]

Weight

38 kg (83 lbs)^[1]

Gender

Female

Species

Partner

Previous partner(s)

Affiliation

Team

2nd Division, Onmitsukidō

Occupation

Captain of the 2nd Division,
Commander of the Onmitsukidō
9th Head of the Fon Family

Previous occupation(s)

Bodyguard of Yoruichi Shihōin

Family
Soifon (Grandmother, deceased) (5 brothers, all deceased)

Zanpakutō
Shikai: Suzumebachi Bankai: Unknown

Seiyū (Japanese)

Tomoko Kawakami,
Hōko Kuwashima (teenager)

Voice actor(s) (English)

Karen Strassman

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Adriana Nuñez

Debut (Manga)

Volume 10, Chapter 81

Debut (Anime)

Episode 24

Appears in

Anime, Manga, Movies, and Video Games

"Turn around and only an afterimage remains withal." - Tite Kubo^[1]

Soifon (砕蜂, Suìfēng in the Pinyin transliteration of Mandarin Chinese, often incorrectly romanized as Soi Fong) is the Commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukidō and the captain of the 2nd Division in the Gotei 13. Her lieutenant in the latter unit is Marechiyo Ōmaeda.

Appearance

A relatively short and petite woman with tanned-skin and black hair. Underneath her standard Shinigami captain's uniform, Soifon wears the uniform of the Commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukidō, which has no sleeves or covering for the back. Her hair is worn short with two long braids covered in cloth. Prior to Yoruichi's defection, Soifon's hair was shoulder-length and had a softer look to it (perhaps relating to her change in personality). Instead of wearing the standard Shinigami sandals with tabi, she wears traditional Chinese shoes with ordinary white socks.

Personality

Soifon is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in her beliefs. She is a hard worker and takes a strong moral stand — she particularly believes in following orders. She is generally reserved and truly not arrogant in any manner like her lieutenant. She will not hesitate in the slightest to strike down even her subordinates if they stand in her way. She chooses to ignore all her subordinates, including her lieutenant Omaeda, believing that personal struggle builds character. Soifon, like most female Shinigami, is a member of the Shinigami Women's Association, and appears to be the only one of captain rank within the organization (assuming Retsu Unohana is not a member).

Soifon likes fish, but dislikes meat.^[1] She often spends her free time dreaming about the days when she and Yoruichi fought together and practiced Shunpō.^[1] In a Valentine's Day omake, she even tried to give her a heart shaped box of chocolates with little success and she seems to love anything that resembles a black cat, which is Yoruichi's alternate form, and she has a large collection of black cat shaped merchandise. It is also known that since Yoruichi's reappearance, she began to collect cat accessories and had the 2nd Division quarters installed with floor-heating (the expenses were covered by her lieutenant).^[1] Soifon once seems to be affectionately admiring pictures of Yoruichi^[2]. Later, as part of the photo collecting project of the Shinigami Woman's Association she attempts to take nude photos of Yoruichi while she is distracted but fails miserably.^[3] During a meeting of the Shinigami Women's Association she requested to have a cellphone in the shape of a black cat's head with a bee body (the cat representing Yoruichi and the bee representing herself) that would allow her to talk to Yoruichi as much as she wants,^[4] and in another meeting when discussing ideas for a Shinigami video game Soifon requested a game with her and Yoruichi as the protagonists, both requests were denied however. Soifon's name means broken (or rather, to break) bee; it is noted that the name of her Zanpakutō, Suzumebachi, means hornet.

History

Soifon as Yoruichi's bodyguard 100 years ago.

Soifon was born Shaolin Fon (蜂梢綾, Fon Shaolin in the Pinyin transliteration of Mandarin Chinese) into the Fon house, one of the lower noble houses affiliated with the Shihōin noble house. The Fon house traditionally serves the Shihōin house by joining the Onmitsukidō. Any member who does not pass the test to get into the Onmitsukidō is immediately exiled from the family. Because of this, Shaolin has felt a lot of pressure to succeed since her youth. Though Shaolin and her five older brothers all got into the Onmitsukidō, her first two brothers died on their first missions, her next two brothers died on their second missions, and her last brother died on his sixth mission. Upon her joining the Onmitsukidō, she adopted her grandmother's codename: Soifon. In the anime, she did not adopt the name voluntarily — a family member gave her the name.

Soifon worked hard and was eventually promoted to become the head of the guard for the leader of the Onmitsukidō at the time, Yoruichi Shihōin. Yoruichi took the young Soifon under her wing as her protégé, and they developed a close relationship. 110 years ago, Soifon, in her capacity as a head of the guard, was highly protective of Yoruichi and her honor. She had a short temper when it came to Kisuke Urahara, she saw his carefree attitude as him being lazy and bad at his job. She is proven wrong when she finds that his carefree style attributed to the way he did his job in his position as head of the detention unit.

When Yoruichi eventually left Soul Society to help her exiled friend Kisuke Urahara, she abandoned all of her titles. Soifon felt betrayed by Yoruichi's abandonment and the circumstances surrounding them. As a result, she trained herself in order to surpass Yoruichi and take the titles she abandoned. She ultimately unified the Onmitsukidō as well as the Punishment Force after Yoruichi disappeared.^[5]

Synopsis

Soul Society Arc

Soifon meets her former teacher

During the Soul Society Arc, she was presented with that chance, battling Yoruichi intensly as combat at the execution grounds began. There, she proved to be Yoruichi's equal in unarmed combat, and used her Shikai in order to tip the scales in her favor. As this plan did not work out, due to her opponent's strong survival skills allowing her to avoid the instant death, Soifon declared that she would win with the new technique she had created, known as Shunko. Much to her dismay, she discovered that Yoruichi had discovered this ability before her, and that even she had yet to master it, but was able to defeat her with a single attack from it.

The pair reconciled their differences, placing Soifon back where she belonged; at the side of her ex-commander. There, the two women briefly captured Sōsuke Aizen, being the first shinigamis to arrive at the scene, with Yoruichi blocking his zanpakutō while Soifon herself holds her zanpakutō to his neck threatening to kill him if he moves. However before they are able to detain Aizen, Yoruichi suddenly calls for Soifon to move as Aizen, Gin and Tōsen is rescued by an army of Gillian.

Bount Arc

She would appear again assisting Yoruichi during the time of the Bount Feud, making first contact with them, and reporting it back to Soul Society while Shihōin relayed it to Urahara and Ichigo.^[6] When the Bounts infiltrate Soul Society she encounters Mabashi and when she tries to apprehend him is attacked by one of her own men. Mabashi would use his doll's powers to control her subordinates, poisoning her.^[7] Soifon is nearly beaten by Mabashi and when he closes in to finish her she is able to land a second hit from her Suzumebachi thus killing the later and freeing her men from his control.^[8]

The New Captain Shusūke Amagai arc

Soifon is only briefly seen at the beginning of the arc during Shūsuke Amagai's introduction.^[9] When Ichigo travels to Soul Society to rescue Rurichiyo Kasumiōji she is charged of making sure that nothing interrupts the wedding.^[10] When Ichigo arrives to stop the wedding, she crosses swords with Rukia Kuchiki. After disposing of the latter she takes on Ichigo and easily dominates the battle due to Ichigo's recent injury from Rurichiyo's impersonator.^[11] When her and Amagai's divisions are tasked with finding Ichigo and Rukia, she leaves lieutenant Ōmaeda in charge and joins Yoruichi in her mission when she reveals the truth about the Bakkōtō.^[12] When the Shinigami leveled the Kasumiōji Compound towards the end of the arc, she is seen taking care of the Bakkōtō factory.

Fake Karakura arc

Soifon fighting Ggio Vega

Soifon along with her lieutenant and the rest of the of the Gotei 13 Captains not currently in Hueco Mundo are seen waiting for Aizen's arrival. When Omaeda states that he thought Yumichika Ayasegawa, Ikkaku Madarame, Izuru Kira and Shūhei Hisagi where not going to be there (they are charged with protecting the four pillars), she states that she had told him, although later thinks to herself that she might have forgotten.

After the pillars that keep the real Karakura Town in Soul Society are successfully defended and four of Barragan Luisenbarn's Fracción are killed, she begins battle with one of Barragan's remaining Fracción, Ggio Vega. Binding the Arrancar down with a Kidō, she releases Suzumebachi confident in victory. The fracción manages to escape and releases his zanpakutō, and seemingly defeats her when her lieutenant, Marechiyo Ōmaeda, attempted to intervene. When Ōmaeda grabs him to give his captain a shot, Ggio prepares to kill him with a Cero. Soifon easily repels Vega before he can harm her lieutenant, claiming that she wanted to test the Arrancar's abilities. She then finishes him off by using Suzumebachi on him. Although it appears as if she struck two different areas (the front and back), in reality she used Suzumebachi's ability on his right lung, and killed him. Strangely enough, Soifon didn't seem too happy about killing Vega.

After the fight with Ggio is finished, his master Barragan finally rises from his throne, ready to engage Soifon and Omaeda in battle. As her battle with Barragan continues, she is seen having a difficulty in fighting him, and yet she is fighting with her full strength, with Barragan saying "This is ridiculous... You can't even budge me.".^[13]Disappointed after knowing that the enemies he's fighting were at full strength, Barragan draws out his zanpakutō from his throne to end the battle.

Despite Soifon's proficiency at Flash Step and hand-to-hand combat, Barragan's power as the Second Espada to momentarily age targets dulls her might enough for Barragan to brush off her attacks. Soifon then learns from Barragan the aspects of death that each Espada represent, Barragan himself representing Old Age, or Time, which explains his power of slowing/accelerating time itself. He then uses Sonido to appear by her side and lays his hand on her shoulder, provoking her to leap away only to realize he's aged the bones of her arm so much they have broken. Eventually, Barragan decides to unleash his true form.

Soifon's severed rotten arm.

Soifon discovers just how terrifying Barragan's power really is as the building he stood on aged and rusted into nothingness. The Espada then unleashes his horrifying Death Breath, which inflicts her even as she is running away, her arm quickly rotting away to the bone. In a panic of dying, she demands Omaeda to cut her arm off to stop the affliction from spreading further. She is then taunted by Barragan who finds it comical that a Shingami is afraid of death.

Powers & Abilities

Soifon's Battle Data. Top: Offense, Top Right: Defense, Bottom right: Agility, Bottom: Kidō, Bottom Left: Intelligence, Top Left: Physical Strength Total:460 ^[14]

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: As the leader of the Onmitsukidō she is required to be highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, which she had been training in ever since she first join the Onmitsukidō. She is most likely the most proficient in all Soul Society being second only to her mentor Yoruichi Shihōin. She can sufficiently block and attack others and is hard to actively lay a hand on unless she allows it.

Flash Steps Master: As the leader of the Onmitsukidō she is also required to be highly proficient in Flash Steps. She has been shown to almost keep up with her mentor Yoruichi Shihōin, being able to hit her once with the Nigeki Kessatsu, but not getting a chance to do so again as Yoruichi was faster.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Soifon is masterful in swordsmanship, commonly only employing her Zanpakutō when she faces a opponent with a drawn weapon. She is unique in that her fighting style is entirely different then traditional styles. Soifon holds the blade horizontally with the blade alongside the arm in a reverse grip, using the blade like a large dagger with the blade pointed backwards towards the bottom of her gripping hand. All strikes are made by sweeping the arm forward as though throwing a punch while whipping the blade forward away from the arm quickly in a broad arc. She is quite adept at blocking with the blade in this manner as well.

Master Assassin: As the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō Soifon is is one of the foremost masters of the art of assassination. She is known to be masterful skill art of staying hidden and unseen. When necessary she can effectively exploit having a advantage against an opponent or hiding her presence. Using Flash Steps she has disabled opponents the without them being able to see her, as she did while catching the arrows of one of the Dark Old Ones in battle. She also used the ability to sneak up on Aizen and capture him before he escaped to Hueco Mundo.

Master Strategist & Tactician: As commander of the Secret Mobile Corps, Soifon has shown herself to be a capable leader. Repeatedly through the series, Soifon has shown to be insightful and crafty, quickly capable of understanding any situation that presents itself and adjust to it effectively. Soifon has shown an innate skill to determine what actions should be taken in battle. The tactics she employs are based on subterfuge and confusion. She has shown to be adept in putting her opponents into a false sense of security and allowing them to underestimate her abilities.

Great Spiritual Power: As the Captain of the Second Division, she boasts a great amount of spiritual energy.

Kidō Expert: As Captain of the 2nd Division and the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō Soifon is well versed in art of Kidō. Though she commonly employs Shunpo and hand-to-hand fighting techniques. She is experienced enough that she is able to mix it with other hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Enhanced Strength: Soifon is strong enough to take on bigger opponents despite her smaller stature. Easily overcoming those four times her size.

Soifon's incomplete Shunkō

Shunkō (瞬閧, Flash Cry): An advanced technique that combines hand-to-hand combat and Kidō. She fights by surrounding her back and arms with pressurized Kidō. The keisen uniform has no back or sleeves because they will rip apart when the technique is activated. What is known of it so far is that it can allow her to instantly neutralize an opponent's movement. Soifon's version of the technique is new to her and incomplete, its use of compressed Kidō is not visibly seen.^[15]

Zanpakutō

Suzumebachi (雀蜂, Hornet): In its sealed form, it resembles a wakizashi with a yellow hilt reminiscent of a Chinese dao. It is kept sheathed horizontally behind Soifon's lower back hanging by a rope.

Soifon with Suzumebachi released

Shikai: triggered by the command "Sting all Enemies to Death!" (尽敵螫殺, Jinteki Shakusetsu; Viz: "Spider enemy's killing strike")^[16]. In its Shikai, Suzumebachi changes drastically in appearance and ability. When transformed, Suzumbachi takes the form of a glove that fits to Soifon’s right hand, with a chain attaching the “stinger” to the top of the glove. With a cone-like shape, the “stinger” sits on Soifon’s middle finger, extending at a length about twice as far as the normal extension of the finger, allowing Soifon’s striking distance to increase slightly. Ornately decorated in gold and black, the Zanpakutō is fitting of the name, as the pattern and shapes resemble that of a hornet.^[17]

Soifon explaining the mechanics behind Ggio Vega's death.

Shikai Special Ability: Totally integrated into her natural abilities with Flash Steps, Suzumbachi’s abilities indeed prove deadly.

Death in Two Steps (Nigeki Kessatsu)As its first step, Soifon stabs her enemy with Suzumbachi’s blade. Not only leaving a rather deep wound, the attack leaves a stamp on the user’s body. Spreading from the center of wound, known as Hornet's Crest (蜂紋華, hōmonka), this stamp becomes the target of Soifon’s second attack. If struck in this same spot that was hit the first time, the person will inevitably die and thus illustrate "Death in Two Steps." The crests are maintained by Soifon's will and are impossible to remove unless she wills it; when Yoruichi was still running the Onmitsukidō, Soifon could only maintain the crests for half an hour.

Soifon explains in a filler that Suzumebachi's ability is caused by a type of venom it secretes, which acts as a handy counter-poison as well but this has not been confirmed in the manga. The effect of the poisons reaction time takes slightly longer for those who have enhanced power. It has been shown that the mechanics behind the ability is not based on being hit on the same spot on the skin, but rather when Suzumebachi pierces the exact same spot internally from any side of the body. This shows that Suzumebachi's ability takes effect not through point of entry but rather point of actual surface contact.^[18]

Bankai: Not Yet Revealed.

Trivia

The Bount arc also marks the first time she is seen killing someone with Suzumebachi. The Bount Mabashi manages to survive for slightly longer than two minutes when stabbed the second time, which can be attributed to Mabashi's enhanced power due to the large number of spirit particles in Soul Society. In contrast, Suzumebachi's second hit is instantly fatal to Benin, in the movie Bleach: Memories of Nobody, where said Dark One seemingly vaporizes into thin air. She uses this ability for the first time in the manga on Ggio Vega, one of the Fracción of Barragan Luisenbarn. Ggio was killed not by being hit on the same spot on his skin, but rather when Suzumebachi pierced the exact same spot on his right lung from both sides of his body (through his chest and back). She claims that this is her "best move" since it appears as though she hits two completely different areas on the targets body; even her Lieutenant is confused as to why Ggio died from the attack.
Soifon is the first Captain to lose an arm whereas Yammy was the first Espada to lose an arm, albeit it being re-attached. Even so, if Soifon lives through her battle and meets Orihime, her arm can be restored.

Quotes

"Jinteki Shakusetsu, Suzumebachi."

"Flash Master Yoruichi... That's not a real title. But since you claim it, you leave me no choice... but to rip it from you with my own bare hands!"

"Think back some more now. Try to remember... and don't hold back. Compare us. Between you and me, which of us shines... as the greater warrior?!"

"Showing your back to the enemy and running away isn't much of a strategy, is it? I suppose you're running to buy yourself time, but it's useless! Wanna know why? Before it was perfected, my Homonka used to disappear after a while, but now it lasts forever!"

Comander captain 3rd (Retsu Unohana)

2009-05-21T19:00:00.000-07:00

Retsu Unohana

卯ノ花烈Unohana Retsu

Birthdate

April 21^[1]

Height

159 cm (5'2½")^[1]

Weight

45 kg (99 lbs)^[1]

Gender

Female

Species

Partner

Previous partner(s)

Affiliation

Team

Occupation

Captain of the 4th Division

Zanpakutō
Shikai: Minazuki Bankai: unknown

Debut (Manga)

Volume 10, Chapter 81

Debut (Anime)

Episode 24

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

Aya Hisakawa

Voice actor(s) (English)

Kate Higgins

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Irina Indigo (Latin America)

"Genuine elegance." - Tite Kubo^[1]

Retsu Unohana (卯ノ花烈, Unohana Retsu) is the Captain of the Fourth Division in the Gotei 13. She is one of the oldest and most experienced captains, and is noted to be a very skilled healer.

Appearance

Retsu Unohana

Captain Unohana is considered to be one of, if not the most beautiful female in Soul Society, having a large amount of male admirers. She wears the standard shinigami captain uniform apart from using an obi instead of the normal sash. Her hair is long and is always worn as a large braid in front. Over 100 years ago, she didn't have the large braid.

Personality

Unohana has a gentle and warm personality that augments her appearance. Unohana is a soft-spoken, polite, and caring woman who uses honorifics when addressing everyone, including her subordinates and the enemy. She rarely shows any signs of panic or distress, and has a great sense of duty, shown in the times that she orders Hanatarō Yamada’s imprisonment and Isane Kotetsu’s chasing of Renji Abarai when he runs away with Rukia Kuchiki. With her grace and kind manners, she lets others know quietly that while she may be soft, she is not to be taken lightly. Despite her gentle nature, several members of the Eleventh Division and even her fellow Captains fear her.

Also according to the former captains of the 5th and 7th Division, respectively, she can be very frightening as the look on their faces implied they would never want to get on her bad side (they noted that being destroyed by Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai's Bankai would be a preferable fate).

No one has ever disputed this fact, for she is an indispensable part of Soul Society and the Gotei 13 Squads.

Unohana likes strong flavored food, preferring it to bland tasting dishes. In her free time, she climbs mountains throughout Rukongai, during these excursions, she collects medicinal herbs. Once a month, she holds an ikebana class for the members of her division. Unohana is also the representative or even President of the Flower Arranging Society.

History

Although not much is revealed about her past, it is said that she has been a captain for at least 200 years; along with fellow captains Ukitake and Kyoraku. This makes her one of the oldest captains among the Gotei 13, despite her rather youthful appearance. At least 110 years ago, her lieutenant was Seinosuke Yamada, possibly a relative of the current 7th seat Hanatarō Yamada. It is vaguely hinted by Ukitake that she may be the second eldest captain, since he refers to her as Senpai (which translates to either "senior" or "elder").

Synopsis

Soul Society Arc

Retsu Unohana first appears during the captain's emergency meeting called by General Yamamoto. However she says nothing at this time, and remains silent throughout the constant bickering between her fellow officers. She is next seen after Sōsuke Aizen's apparent death, in which she confirms to Sajin Komamura and Kaname Tosen that he is truly dead, and appears shortly afterwards when Hanatarō Yamada is "caught" by Jūshirō Ukitake and brought before Unohana for judgment. Despite the reasons put forth by Ukitake, she determines that Hanatarō must be imprisoned on account of the fact that he is a seated officer in her division and may have incidentally aided in the harm that the Ryoka had supposedly done within the Seireitei.

As head of the medical relief division, Retsu Unohana’s healing prowess is legendary. This is first shown when she manages to heal Renji Abarai after his defeat at the hands of Byakuya Kuchiki. She manages to save Renji from certain death, while also delaying her arrival at the Sōkyoku Stand for Rukia Kuchiki’s execution. While attending the execution, Isane Kotetsu expresses open regret that Yamamoto lied to Rukia regarding the release of the Ryoka, but Unohana explain to her lieutenant that despite the harshness of such a lie, it also allows Rukia to die peacefully with the idea that her friends' lives would be spared.

After Ichigo Kurosaki arrives on the scene, destroying of the Sōkyoku stand and starting his battle with Byakuya Kuchiki, the respective captains then head off to their own battles amidst the chaos. Unohana releases Minazuki, even though the actual process is not shown, and saves all those hurt during the initial battle. She keeps Isane with her on top of Minazuki while her Zanpakutō heals the rest of her patients inside of its stomach. Arriving at the Relief Station, Unohana asks Minazuki to release everyone, and seals it back while calling for her surbordinates to tend to the injured personnel for the time being. She then asks Isane to follow her to the Central 46 Chambers.

They arrive at the scene in time to see Aizen defeat Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Captain Unohana announces her presence to the traitors while citing her own suspicions surrounding Aizen's staged death. She also goes on to claim that the Offices of Central 46 Chambers was the only place he could hide and mentions the use of an elaborate corpse doll on his part. Aizen then points out the mistakes in her analysis, while also commending her for seeing through his deception. The first was that he was not here to hide, and the second was immediately shown as he releases his Zanpakutō in front of Unohana and explains Kyōka Suigetsu's Complete Hypnosis. He then proceeds to tell Unohana about the third member of his group, Kaname Tosen. He and Gin Ichimaru then teleport to Soukyoku Hill, leaving them behind. Unohana immediately requests Isane to find out his exact location, while informing everyone of Aizen’s betrayal, including the ryoka. She then takes steps to save Hitsugaya and Momo Hinamori, both of whom were fatally injured by Aizen before her arrival.

After ensuring that both would escape death for the moment, she leaves them in the care of Isane and travels via Minazuki to the Soukyoku stand, where she tells Yasochika Iemura, the 3rd Seat of her division, that the Ryoka do not require help. She then settles down beside Byakuya Kuchiki and gently scolds him, saying that he has pushed himself too hard. She then calls Rukia over upon Byakuya’s request, during which he reveals his reason for allowing her execution.

A week after Aizen's insurgency, Unohana stops two Squad 11 members from creating a ruckus at the 4th Division’s Relief Station, and unsuccessfully tries to convince Hitsugaya to speak to an unconscious Momo, who is still recovering from her injuries.

Hueco Mundo Arc

Unohana and Isane appeared alongside captains Kenpachi Zaraki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and Byakuya Kuchiki in Las Noches after the titanic battle between Ichigo and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez. Her initial appearance effectively stops the approaching Exequias from doing further harm to Yasutora Sado, in which the leader of the group calmly orders a retreat. She then stops Isane from pursuing them, claiming that they are only there to heal the injured. She proceeds to heal Yasutora Sado and Gantenbainne Mosqueda.

Powers & Abilities

Unohana's Battle Data. Top: Offense, Top Right: Defense, Bottom right: Agility, Bottom: Kidō, Bottom Left: Intelligence, Top Left: Physical Strength Total:540

Master Healer: Unohana is by far the most knowledgeable on health related matters in all of Soul Society. She is known to be highly proficient in conventional healing techniques as well as herbal healing. Her knowledge of anatomy is high enough that upon examination of Aizen's "dead body", she concluded it was not Aizen or even real. She also seems to be able to heal more than just Shinigami, evident when she heals Yasutora Sado, a human, and Gantenbainne Mosqueda, an Arrancar.

Kidō Master: As the head of the Fourth Division, Unohana is known for her skills in the healing branch of Kidō.

Immense Spiritual Power: As one of the oldest Captains in the Gotei 13, it is safe to assume that Unohana has tremendous spiritual power.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Although she has never been seen in battle, it is known that her personal specialty is sword fighting, including her particular mastery in the kendō style of fighting.^[1]

Flash Steps Expert: Unohana is proficient enough in this skill to be of the average level of speed possessed by a Captain.

Keen Intellect: Along with her general skill of healing. She is able to detect the smallest details, this helps her in her mastery of healing. Being able to detect anomalies and problems lesser healers wouldn't. She can tell by a simple look what type of medical attention if any is needed. She was able to deduce that Aizen's elaborate illusion of a corpse doll wasn't real, but even more so that Aizen was perpetuating a much larger scheme.

Zanpakutō

Minazuki (肉雫唼; "Purify the Flesh"): In sealed form, Minazuki is slightly longer than an ordinary katana, and resembles a nodachi The guard has an oval shape and the handle is red. Instead of tying it to her obi, Unohana carries her Zanpakutō over her shoulder by a rope strap or lets Isane carry it for her.

Retsu Unohana and her lieutenant Isane Kotetsu riding Minazuki in its Shikai state

Shikai: Its release command is unknown. When released in shikai form, Minazuki will start to morph, turning into a green like gas substance before taking a solid shape of a giant, green, one eyed Manta Ray like creature with the capability to fly. Minazuki can act as transportation and will change back into the green gas substance before returning to it's Sword form when it's duty has been forfilled.

Shikai Special Ability: It is large enough to transport many people on its back (at least a dozen, based on its size when compared to those riding it). It seems to act on verbal orders and when landing it has the abillity to somehow create a pair of bird like legs. Minazuki's main strong aspect is it's ability to heal. When the wounded are placed within Minazuki's mouth, they are swallowed and stored inside it's stomach. Minazuki's stomach acids are strong healing medicines and ointments which gradually soak over the wounded, curing their injuries. Currently it has shown to be able to carry at least five people within it's stomach. When Retsu gives the word, Minazuki will vomit the people back out it's mouth.

Bankai: Not Yet Revealed

Trivia

Many fans assume that she is the weakest captain, but this is likely false as she has yet to be shown in battle, revealing her true power. She is also one of the oldest captains in the Gotei 13, which would further suggest this assumption to be wrong. Plus, according to the official Character Book, Unohana totalize the third highest "stat points" (540/600), just behind Sōsuke Aizen and Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai (560/600 each) .

It seems that Captain Unohana like candies, since in one of the Omake chapters Unohana asks Hanatarō Yamada (who had gone to the real world) if he had brought large quantities of candies, putting aside her quiet and serene appearance. Her lieutenant Isane Kotetsu show a face of disapproval.
Her Zanpakutō, Minazuki, is one of the only Zanpakutō's with a healing ability, along with Hanatarō's Hisagomaru.

Commander Captain 1st(Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai)

2009-05-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai

山本元柳斎重國Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni

Birthdate

January 21^[1]

Age

2000+

Height

168 cm. (5' 6")^[1]

Weight

52 kg (116 lbs)^[1]

Gender

Male

Species

Partner

Affiliation

Team

Occupation

Captain of the 1st Division, General of the Gotei 13

[hide] Zanpakutō
Shikai: Ryūjin Jakka Bankai: unknown

Debut (Manga)

Volume 10, Chapter 81

Debut (Anime)

Episode 24

Appears in

Anime, Manga, Movies, and Video Games

Seiyū (Japanese)

Masaaki Tsukada

Voice actor(s) (English)

Bob Johnson

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Francisco Alborch (Spain)
Roberto Spriu (Latin America)

"Imperturbable and like an unmovable pivot." - Tite Kubo^[1]

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai (山本元柳斎重國, Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni) is the captain of the 1st Division in the Gotei 13 and also the Commander-General (Head-Captain in the English Dub) of the whole Gotei 13. His lieutenant is Chōjirō Sasakibe.

Appearance

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai

Considered to be the strongest captain in the Gotei 13, Yamamoto is depicted as an old man with a very long beard, and long eyebrows. There are many scars on his torso and head, the most seen is a star-shaped one above his right eye, suggesting numerous battles in his past. He wears the standard Shinigami uniform, but its size is greatly exaggerated. He also drapes his haori over his back instead of actually wearing it.

Despite his old age and frail appearance, he has a very muscular body, something he only reveals when he takes a curtain battle stance, something Shunsui claims is not seen so often.

Personality

As the general of Gotei 13, Yamamoto is highly respected by most of the Shinigami, most notably Sajin Komamura, who views Yamamoto as a benefactor who saved his life. The embodiment of conviction, Yamamoto follows the laws and regulations of Soul Society to the letter, and expects the same of others. He is not a man to tolerate insubordination, and is vocal with those who attempt to be such a way. He is quick to anger in the face of possible betrayal, and appears rather ruthless in combat. When in a state of peace, he carries himself with an air of frailty, even to the point where he has fallen asleep standing while awaiting Shunsui Kyōraku's arrival for a meeting. He considers Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake like his sons. Kyōraku calls him Yamamoto "-jii-san" or "Yama-jii" (Old-Man Yama in the English Dub), while Ukitake calls him "Genryuusai-sensei". In the Shūsuke Amagai arc, it has been shown that Ichigo calls him "Gramps". Yamamoto appreciates Eastern cultures and is a master at tea ceremony, but subsequently dislikes "Western" traditions as preferred by his lieutenant Chōjirō Sasakibe.^[1]He could be in the Royal Guard but no one would be able to replace him.

Yamamoto holds a tea session every month in the 1st Division quarters for every member of the division. It is known that he plaits his own beard and arranges its ends once a month. He also likes to be rubbed down with a dry towel while exposed to the sun on his balcony.^[1]

History

General Yamamoto founded the Shinigami Academy about 2000 years before the main Bleach storyline. Yamamoto was himself a teacher at this academy, and personally instructed Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake. He admits to being rather proud of the two. When they became captains, he boasted about them as though they were his own sons.

Synopsis

Soul Society arc

Yamamoto is first seen during a meeting between captains over their fellow captain Gin Ichimaru's failure to kill Ichigo Kurosaki, and dismisses the meeting after Kenpachi Zaraki leaves. After Renji Abarai's defeat to Ichigo, Yamamoto has the chamber of the Central 46 locked up for their own protection. After Kyōraku and Ukitake stop Rukia Kuchiki's execution, Yamamoto follows the two and has a short battle with them and comes out unscratched. After three of the captains are revealed to be traitors, Yamamoto denounces their positions and orders preparations for a war against them to be commenced. The battle suddenly is forced to stop with the announcement of Isane Kotetsu on the true intentions of Sōsuke Aizen leading to all of the chaos in Soul Society.

When Aizen's true colors are revealed and the Menos Grande come to his, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen's rescue, Yamamoto warns the other captains about the Negación attack the Menos Grande perform to rescue their fellow Hollows.

Bount arc

Yamamoto plays very little role during the Bount invasion. Yamamoto begins to think that Mayuri Kurotsuchi is betraying the Soul Society and has Byakuya get all information he can about the Bounts. He later holds a meeting with the remaining captains and tells them about the Bounts invading the Rukongai and the Bount's origins.

Arrancar arc

Yamamoto has a small video conversation with Tōshirō Hitsugaya over the Arrancar invasion of Ichigo's hometown, and allows Momo Hinamori to speak with Hitsugaya. Once the conversation begins to revolve around Aizen, Hinamori begs Hitsugaya to rescue Aizen, believing that Gin Ichimaru is manipulating him. Yamamoto cuts their conversation short by knocking Hinamori unconscious with a Kidō, noting it is too soon to speak as such.

Later, when Orihime Inoue is kidnapped, Yamamoto orders Hitsugaya's task force to retreat back to Soul Society in preparation for the war against Aizen, and firmly disapproves the idea of Ichigo and the others going to her rescue, seeing it as a suicide mission, and believing that Orihime willingly betrayed them.

Shūsuke Amagai Arc

Yamamoto presides over Shūsuke Amagai being appointed captain of Squad 3. However, Amagai uses his position to attempt to exact revenge against Yamamoto, believing that he killed his father, Shin'etsu Kisaragi. In reality, Shin'etsu had been given a mission to investigate the Kasumioji clan, but was captured by Gyōkaku Kumoi and used as a test subject for the Bakkōtō. As Shin'etsu was possessed by the Bakkōtō, Yamamoto killed him to end his suffering.

Amagai, after killing Kumoi, attacks Yamamoto, using his Bakkōtō to prevent Yamamoto from using his Zanpakutō. While Yamamoto is defenseless, Ichigo arrives and fights Amagai, but despite Amagai being outmatched and near death, he stabs Yamamoto. After Yoruichi Shihōin and Yamamoto reveal the truth, Amagai kills himself to atone for his crimes.

Fake Karakura Town arc

After Kenpachi kills Nnoitra Jiruga, it is explained that Yamamoto ordered the creation of a replacement Karakura Town so that the captains can fight at full strength without damaging the city. He is then seen with several other captains and lieutenants waiting as Aizen and his forces arrive in Karakura Town. He then unleashes his Shikai to trap the three opposing ex-captains, Aizen, Gin and Tōsen, so as to concentrate on the Espada and their Fracción.

Yamamoto vs. Allon.

It is revealed that Yamamoto has set up four pillars around the fake town that if destroyed will lure the real Karakura town out of Soul Society. Barragan Luisenbarn quickly realises this and sends out his Fracción to obliterate the towers. This plan however, is quickly haulted by Yamamoto's four soldiers, Izuru Kira, Yumichika Ayasegawa, Ikkaku Madarame and Shūhei Hisagi, who have been placed at the pillars to protect them. After the pillars are successfully defended and four of Barragans Fracción are killed, the Espada and remaining Fracción pair up against a Shinigami and begin to battle. Yamamoto announces that the real fights have begun.

Yamamoto taking down Halibel's Fracciòn.

When several of the lieutenants are critically injured against the "pet" of Halibel's Fraccion, Allon, Yamamoto steps in and causes a large hole to appear on the left side of Allon's chest with his cane. Allon then swells to gigantic proportions only to be cut in half by Yamamoto's "Nadegiri", and when Allon's left half returns, he effortlessly incinerates him with his Shikai. Even after Yamamoto kills off Allon, he tells Izuru not to let down the barrier. Just then, Apache, Mila-Rose and Sun-Sun launch a desperate attack from behind even though they are each left with just one arm. However, Yamamoto tajes them down without much difficulty. He later notices that Halibel has set her sights on him to avenge her fallen subordinates. But before they can engage each other, Toshiro Hitsugaya intervenes.

Powers & Abilities

Yamamoto's Battle data. Top: Offense, Top Right: Defense, Bottom right: Agility, Bottom: Kidō, Bottom Left: Intelligence, Top Left: Physical Strength, Total:560

In addition to being regarded as the most powerful of all Shinigami in history, as a former teacher at the academy, he has expert knowledge in all areas of Shinigami combat.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: As the founder of the Shingami academy along with over a millennium's worth of combat experience, Yamamoto is arguably the most powerful combatant in all of Soul Society. Few have any realistic chance of defeating this man even when outnumbering him. Even fewer would hope to come out alive from that fight. He is capable of fighting two captain-level Shinigami with ease. His skill in swordsmanship has been shown to generally powerful enough to take down his opponent with a single precise strike.

Flash Steps Master: He is also seen to be experienced in the art of Shunpo, being able to outstrip Shunsui and Ukitake in terms of speed during a chase across Seireitei. He is able to easily overtake both captains and arriving at their destination first without even being noticed by the other two captains.

Master Strategist & Tactician: With his years of experience as a teacher and warrior, along with being the commander of the entire Gotei 13, Yamamoto is a very intelligent man. He is capable of quickly adjusting to new developments and making quick decisions accordingly . He has great tactical acumen , as shown from his preparations for the battle in Karakura Town. In the anime, he is shown to be also a very perceptive man, demonstrated from how easily he could tell Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi was hiding knowledge on the Bounts. He did not show any visible surprise from Aizen's betrayal, suggesting he had already seen through Aizen's deceptions. His skill at battle tactics is undeniable, as general he commonly sends the captains and divisions out to engage in battle for over a number of centuries, be it to relatively small or large number of threats. Also, he give commands to his subordinates that may seem harsh or excessive, but often yield fruitful results, because of the rebellious acts that ensue, which he most likely had already calculated.

Immense Spiritual Power: Yamamoto's spiritual power has the same effect as his Zanpakutō, as it is elemental representative of fire. He tends to glow with an fiery aura which has the potential to burn and set his surroundings on fire without the use of his Zanpakutō. Yamamoto possesses an exceedingly powerful Reiatsu, capable of of making other captain level Shinigami of Kyōraku and Ukitake's caliber sweat in fear and paralyze Lieutenant Nanao Ise with a simple look. This later caused her to faint, and she had to be taken a safe distance away, by Kyōraku, from the Captain General simply to regain her ability to breathe.

Enhanced Strength: In addition to his surprising physique for his age, Yamamoto has shown tremendous physical strength as shown from how easily he put a hole into the chest of Allon without much effort at all with his cane and just as easily with a single hand stop one of its punches after enlarging its arm.

Enhanced Endurance: Despite his old age, Yamamoto is capable of fighting for long periods of time even when outnumbered with no visible signs of exhaustion.

Enhanced Durability: During his fight with two of the most powerful captains, Shunsui Kyoraku and Jūshirō Ukitake, he emerged without any sign of injury. He has also shown able to take directed attacks from others without being fazed. He has been seen to even take being impaled on a sword without so much as flinching from the perceived damage.

Kidō Master: Yamamoto's vast knowledge of Kidō is so great that he can perform them without calling out a name, while retaining its great potential power, whereas most users require a name to do so, if not a full incantation.

Master Hand-to-Hand Combat: As a master combatant, Yamamoto has had over a millennium's worth of experience. As with his skill in swordsmanship, he also has skill in hand-to-hand combat, as evident from his ability to effortlessly catch a strike from the deceptively fast Allon. While it is uncertain how much his skill has declined from his advanced age, but he is still a dangerous and highly skilled combatant.

Zanpakutō

Yamamoto's Zanpakutō unveiled

Ryūjin Jakka (流刃若火; "Flowing Flame Blade" or "Flowing Sword, Young Fire"): His Zanpakutō is the most ancient one in Soul Society, as well as being the most powerful fire type, and has greater attack power than all other Zanpakutō in Soul Society. In its sealed form, Ryūjin Jakka usually takes the appearance of a harmless walking staff. At anytime, Yamamoto can instantly remove that disguise, by pealing off the wood, to reveal its true form of a standard katana with a dark purple handle and a circular handguard. Its power is so great that even the strongest of Shinigami are afraid of it even in its sealed form.

Ryūjin Jakka released.

Shikai: Its Shikai command is "Reduce All Creation to Ash" (万象一切灰燼と為せ, banshō issai kaijin to nase; "All things in the universe turn to ashes" in the English Dub). The release of his Zanpakutō comes with an extreme release of spiritual pressure affecting all in the area.

Shikai Special Ability: When released, Ryūjin Jakka's blade is engulfed into fire.^[3] The aura of this weapon can disintegrate anything that Yamamoto waves the sword at, changing it into nothing more than ash and engulfing the surrounding landscape in flames. Only powerful fighters such as Kyōraku and Ukitake can resist it, but even then only indirectly. Even in its Shikai, Ryūjin Jakka's power is enough to fight against two other captains' Shikai simultaneously. Unlike other Zanpakutō shown so far, resealing Ryūjin Jakka does not deactivate any ability already used against an opponent, as seen in Yamamoto's fight against Aizen.

Ryūjin Jakka's Jōkaku Enjō.

Jōkaku Enjō (城郭炎上, "Fortress Blaze"): this ability of Ryūjin Jakka creates a wall of flame that surrounds a target and then forms a huge contained sphere of flame in which to imprison enemies, it is also shown to be immensely powerful as it was capable of imprisoning Aizen, Tosen and Ichimaru for, according to Yamamoto a while.

Number One: Nadegiri (撫で斬り, "Clean Sweep" or "Killing Several with One Sword Sweep): this ability of Ryūjin Jakka creates a large turmoiling flame that possesses the characteristics of a physical blade cutting through solid objects and beings with ease.

Bankai: Not Yet Revealed

Quotes

"Bansho Issai Kaijin to Nase, Ryujin Jakka!"

(To Shunsui Kyōraku): "My quarry never escapes. Come, you rascals. But you won't get off without a thrashing this time..."

(To Nanao Ise):"Listen well! Begone from here! I don't have time nor the patience to teach a mere infant like you how to breathe."

Trivia

In the anime, during the Amagai arc, Yamamoto saw Ichigo use his Vizard powers; yet he is still considered to be an ally of the Soul Society. It is unknown if he knows about his vizard powers in the manga, or what his opinion would be if he ever did find out about his vizard powers. However, because this was during a filler arc, it has no affect on the main plot. However, as the Vizard dilemma 100 years ago were judged by the Central 46, possibly manipulated by Aizen, it is possible that Yamamoto knows about the treachery (since he still communicates with Urahara) and possibly holds no ill feelings toward Vizards. With Central 46 dead, he no longer has to enforce their ruling and it is possible he does not consider the group exiled from Soul Society a century ago as enemies.
Ichigo calls Yamamoto "Gramps", as seen in the Amagai arc, while some of the other captains (Kyōraku, Komamura, Ukitake) use the honorifics.
Yamamoto has a habit of refering to those he faces in battle as "youngster", he also refers to a battle as a "beating" or "punishment." This more than likely has to do with the fact that he is older than most other characters and he has been in many battles.

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Isshin Kurosaki

黒崎一心Kurosaki Isshin

Birthdate

December 10

Height

186 cm (6'1")

Weight

80 kg (176 lbs)

Gender

Male

Species

Shinigami

Blood type

Affiliation

Kurosaki Clinic

Previous affiliation(s)

Soul Society

Occupation

Doctor (surgeon)

Previous occupation(s)

Shinigami

Family
Masaki Kurosaki (Wife, deceased) Ichigo Kurosaki (Son) Karin Kurosaki (Daughter) Yuzu Kurosaki (Daughter)

Zanpakutō
Shikai: unknown Bankai: unknown

Debut (Manga)

Volume 1, Chapter 1

Debut (Anime)

Episode 1

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Voice actor(s) (English)

Patrick Seitz

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Juan Carlos Gustems (Spain)
Roberto Mendiola (Latin America)

Isshin Kurosaki (黒崎一心, Kurosaki Isshin) is the biological father of Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu and as such, head of the Kurosaki family. He runs their private clinic, the Kurosaki Clinic. A skilled doctor, Isshin can perform almost any medical procedure except major surgery. Initially, Tite Kubo wanted to portray Isshin as a mortician, rather than a doctor, because Kubo thought Isshin looked better in a black suit.

Character outline

In the beginning of the series, Isshin is portrayed as a silly, fight-loving father who is "extremely over-energetic" and takes a keen interest in what his children are doing, but does it either offensively or with an all-too-happy tone, which elicits comical reactions from his kids, usually in the form of a kick. Because his kids choose to keep to themselves, he doesn't know what they are doing. Mainly Ichigo, but since he's a boy, Ichigo doesn't need to be watched over as much as his twin daughters. Isshin also seems to enjoy making fun of Ichigo and has a tendency to talk to the large memorial poster of his late wife Masaki, which he has pinned up in their kitchen, whenever he feels particularly emotional. Isshin is a big fan of Don Kanonji's TV show.

Despite his outrageous guise, however, Isshin can be serious and grim at times. On the date of Masaki's death, Isshin smokes a single cigarette in front of her grave, since she thought it made him look cool (she said it when they were dating). He reflects that it was the first and maybe the last time she ever complimented his appearance. He also told Ichigo that he shouldn't blame himself for his mother's death because she gave her life to protect him. In addition, during his confrontation with the Arrancar Grand Fisher and the subsequent chat with Kisuke Urahara, he remains completely serious (aside from a short argument between him and Kon about his parenting, and another, albeit short, between him and Urahara after the latter likens him to his son).

Isshin appears to be an associate of Kisuke Urahara and possesses knowledge of Sōsuke Aizen's alliance with the Menos. He mentions in his conversation with Urahara that he encountered Arrancar about ten years before the main storyline, though they were nowhere near as complete as Grand Fisher was. He also reveals to Kon that he has been aware of Ichigo's shinigami activities and Kon's substitutions since Grand Fisher's first attack. He also notes that he has never called Kon "Ichigo" while Kon is in Ichigo's body and that the traveling charm he gave to Ichigo before he went to rescue Rukia was actually for Kon (it's a protection talisman). This shows the sensitivity and propriety that he possesses of his role as Ichigo's father, which is rarely portrayed in the series.

Isshin also shares a relationship with Ryūken Ishida not unlike that of their sons. When Ryūken discovers his son is missing, Isshin pays him a visit and the two chat about their respective styles of parenting. It is then revealed that Ryūken was aware of Isshin's status, and he comments on Isshin's powers. The Bleach Official Animation Book VIBEs states that the two have some prior history together, and that they have been acquaintances for quite some time. It can also be noted they are both doctors: Isshin runs a clinic while Ryūken runs a hospital. It was hinted in volume 1 that the two cooperate on a professional level. After a major car accident, Isshin is overheard on the phone arguing with a hospital employee who is refusing to transfer the overload of patients. He says that the employee should tell his boss that Kurosaki needs a favor and then beds will open right up, then slams the phone down.

History

Little is known about Isshin's history, except that he was once a captain-level shinigami, though his division is currently unknown. Twenty years before the main storyline, he ceased being a shinigami, although it is unclear whether he officially quit his duties at that time or on an earlier date. His current shinigami uniform retains a captain's robe, but it has no visible division insignia and is worn like a sash over his left shoulder. After leaving the shinigami, Isshin lost most of his powers, and has only recently regained them. It is implied that he was more powerful and is still recovering. However, he was still powerful enough at this point to slay Grand Fisher, in his released Arrancar form, with a single strike of his sealed zanpakutō.

He married Masaki Kurosaki and they had three children: Ichigo, Karin and Yuzu. Masaki later died at the hands of Grand Fisher, who was a simple Hollow at the time, six years before the main storyline. Isshin was unable to prevent Masaki's death and blamed himself for it; later in the series however, he eventually kills Grand Fisher, both protecting Kon (inhabiting Ichigo's body) from attack and finally avenging his wife's death.

Synopsis

Agent of the Shinigami arc

Isshin plays the role character since early in the story, often attacking Ichigo or annoying his daughters. In the first episode it appears that he has no clue whats going on in Ichigo's life since he didn't know that more and more souls had been talking to Ichigo, something that Ichigo had told his sisters. Secretly, however, he has had complete knowledge of Ichigo's shinigami activities. He also knows about Kon, who takes Ichigo's place when he's gone, and never once has called Kon "Ichigo" while he's in his son's body.

Arrancar arc

Isshin as a shinigami

Isshin gives Ichigo a talisman, claiming it's a good luck charm originally given to him by Masaki, when really it was to protect Ichigo's body while Kon is in it. Isshin also has a brief fight with Grand Fisher, where he kills the Arrancar with a single cut from his sword, thereby avenging his wife's death. When Grand Fisher says that the size of a sword shows the amount of power someone may have, Isshin states that while it's true, captain-level shinigami know to compress it, otherwise all captains of the Soul Society would be swinging around swords the size of skyscrapers. Urahara then appears, and begins talking about Isshin's powers returning and how it is like to be a shinigami again after twenty years. He then proceeds to asks, in a more serious tone, if Isshin has had his revenge, to which Isshin replied that he never really held a grudge against Grand Fisher, but still held a regret that he was not there on that night so many years ago. They then talk about the Vizards' by Urahara questioning if he had noticed that they have contatcted him. The conversation goes on to be about the Arrancar and how the Grand Fisher was by far the most perfect they had seen at the moment and Sōsuke Aizen and his alliances questioning wheter or not the Vizards would take his side or not.

Later when the shinigami Rukia Kuchiki, a friend of Ichigo, needs a place to stay, she lies to Isshin, telling him a sad story about how she has lost everything and needs a place to stay, something both Isshin (seemingly) and Yuzu buys, crying, and resulting in Isshin screaming to the big poster of Masaki that they now have a third daughter.^[1]

Hueco Mundo arc

When Ichigo leaves for Hueco Mundo, Isshin visits Ryūken at the hospital, commenting on what a horrible father Ryūken is and also accepting the fact that he himself is a horrible father. He was able to get into the underground training spot even though Ryūken mostly hid it. His old friend is genuinely surprised that Isshin has regained his powers, while Isshin notices that Ryūken still smokes despite being in a hospital.^[2]

Powers & Abilities

When Isshin first appears in his shinigami uniform, he implies that he has abilities are at least on-par or greater to that of a Captain-level shinigami. This is further implied by the fact that he has a haori strapped to his left shoulder as a type of strap. It is unknown what the extent of Isshin's shinigami powers are (Zanjutsu, Kidō, Hakuda, and Hohō). However, while he hasn't yet regained his full power, he was powerful enough to bifurcate the imperfect-arrancar Grand Fisher before he realized it. Furthermore, the fact that Kisuke Urahara, a fellow former Shinigami captain, looked to Isshin as his superior implies that Isshin at full strength is a very powerful combatant.

Keen Intellect: While normally appearing goofy and oblivious in his daily life, Isshin has proven to be a highly intelligent man. He has repeatedly shown able to see the truth in any situation placed before him as he immediately realized Kon while in Ichigo's body was not Ichigo and was immediately aware of Ririn, Kurodo, Noba (in the anime), and Kisuke's presence. Isshin has also shown to be a very knowledgable as he already knew about the situation with Aizen and the Arrancar. He is also quite crafty as after discovering his son new status as a Shinigami, Isshin began making preparations to aid his son which including regaining his own Shinigami powers and protecting Ichigo's body with a kido spell.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: As shown from his repeated comedic attacks on his son, Isshin is a very skilled fighter even when barehanded, further emphasized by how he personally played a part in training Ichigo. Although it would appear that Ichigo has long sinced surpassed Isshin from how Ichigo usually ends up beating his father. Though since its now known that he is at least a captain level shinigami he could be holding back, considering Ichigo initaly wasnt strong enough to fight shinigami captains.

Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Only seen fighting once and for a few seconds, Isshin's skill in swordsmanship despite being rusty allowed him to effortlessly slice through Grand Fisher's giant zanpakutō without losing any visible momentum and still cut down Grand Fisher in the process with only his sealed zanpakutō.

Vast Spiritual Energy: As a former Shinigami captain, Isshin possesses a considerable amount of spiritual energy. His spiritual energy is so great that even when not at full power, Ichigo and Shinji were able to sense its strong presence from miles away. As Isshin stated to Grand Fisher, every captain-level shinigami, including himself, must compress their spiritual energy through of their zanpakutō, otherwise, they would be swinging around swords the size of skyscrapers.

Kidō Expert: While it is unknown how well-versed he is in the art, Isshin has demonstrated capable skill in binding spells as shown from enchanting his lucky charm to protect Kon while in Ichigo's body with a barrier powerful enough to prevent a imperfect Arrancar with greater power than an average Gillian from attacking him.

Enhanced Endurance: Even without his Shinigami powers, Isshin appears to have the ability to take severe physical punishment, mostly done through fighting with Ichigo, getting kicked by Karin, and a close range shotgun blast caused by Renji when he was masquerading as a Police Officer.

Zanpakutō

The name of Isshin's zanpakutō has not yet been revealed. It has a red handle and hexagonal handguard. It is also hung from a string wrapped around his belt in an iaidō style, and worn with the edge down like a tachi instead of the edge up like a katana. The end of the hilt has a tassel similar to Ichigo's sealed form zanpakutō.

Shikai: Not Yet Revealed

Bankai: Not Yet Revealed

Masaki Kurosaki

黒崎真咲Kurosaki Masaki

Birthdate

June 9

Gender

Female

Species

Former Human

Previous partner(s)

Isshin Kurosaki

Previous affiliation(s)

Kurosaki Family

[hide] Family
Isshin Kurosaki (Husband) Ichigo Kurosaki (Son) Karin Kurosaki (Daughter) Yuzu Kurosaki (Daughter)

Debut (Manga)

Volume 1, Chapter 1

Debut (Anime)

Episode 1

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

Sayaka Ohara

Voice actor(s) (English)

Ellyn Stern

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Alicia Laorden (Spain)
Irina Indigo (Latin America)

Masaki Kurosaki (黒崎真咲, Kurosaki Masaki) was the mother of Ichigo Kurosaki who was killed trying to protect her son from Grand Fisher. She was a very loving mother and wife.

History

The Grand Fisher used the forms of humans whom he had devoured (mostly women) to attract other humans with high spiritual energy, and Ichigo, who at the time could not distinguish between ghosts and humans, saw Grand Fisher's lure and ran after it. Masaki, realizing this went after Ichigo and protected him from the Grand Fisher at the cost of her own life. According to Ichigo, Masaki was the center of the family and everything that went on with the family revolved around her. Due to this fact, Ichigo's family was greatly devastated by her loss.

Masaki caring for Ichigo when he was just a toddler.

They visit her grave every year, and that is the only day in the year Isshin smokes. The reason he smokes in front of her grave was because when they had first started dating, Masaki complimented him about how cool he looked while smoking. He also added that was the first and last time she complimented him about his appearance. Isshin hung up a large poster of her in his home, displaying the phrase "Mazaki forever".

According to Tatsuki Arisawa, Ichigo stopped crying every time he saw his mother. She claimed Ichigo had the most beautiful mother ever, and took it upon himself for her death. Isshin also thought it was his fault his wife died. He says this the reason being he couldn't get there in time to protect her from the Grand Fisher. When Ichigo asked him why nobody ever blamed him for his mother's death, Isshin explained to him that "he was the man the woman I fell in love with gave her life to save." He also added that when they meet each other again, if he had ever blamed Ichigo, Masaki wouldn't be able to forgive him.

Synopsis

Agent of the Shinigami Arc

When the Kurosaki family visited Masaki's grave, Grand Fisher returned as he could sense their high spiritual power. During the fight, when Ichigo began to lose, her memory upon being killed was released from Grand Fisher's lure, telling Ichigo her last thoughts before she died. All she could think about was how much fun they all had together, and for Ichigo to never stop smiling. Her spirit gave Ichigo the strength to nearly kill the hollow, forcing him to escape.

New Captain Amagai Arc

Masaki Kurosaki reappears in the The Kasumiōji filler Crisis when Ichigo Kurosaki faces off Hanza Nukui. Hanza Nukei uses his Bakkōtō, Saiga to look into Ichigo's memories, and then tortures him with the memories of the death of his mother. Hanza makes it so she tries to choke Ichigo, making it so Ichigo can't harm her or fight back. Before Ichigo chokes to death, the pleasant memories with his mother comes up from deep within him. A twister of reiastu surrounds them. Ichigo then tells his mother how much everybody misses her, and he manages even without. Before she vanishes, she smiles as telling Ichigo that everything is alright.

Karin Kurosaki

黒崎夏梨Kurosaki Karin

Birthdate

May 6

Age

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Team

Karakura Superheroes

Occupation

Student

[hide] Family
Isshin Kurosaki (Father) Masaki Kurosaki (Mother, deceased) Ichigo Kurosaki (Older brother) Yuzu Kurosaki (Twin sister)

Debut (Manga)

Volume 1, Chapter 1

Debut (Anime)

Episode 1

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

Rie Kugimiya

Voice actor(s) (English)

Kate Higgins

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Noemi Bayarri (Spain)
Christine Byrd (Latin America)

Karin Kurosaki (黒崎夏梨, Kurosaki Karin) is the cynical and sarcastic daughter of Isshin Kurosaki. Compared to her soft-spoken twin-sister, Yuzu, Karin is the more authoritative of the two. She is an excellent soccer player with a kick powerful enough to hurt weak Hollow's. Karin's tough exterior results from her mother's death; because she could not be useful around the house like Yuzu, she resolved never to cry so that she would not burden her family with her personal troubles.

Karin is a sensible person and will not hesitate to kick her father in the head when she thinks he's acting unreasonable. She initially claims that she believes spirits do not exist, but she can see them just as well as her brother Ichigo can. She can also sense them from great distances, which usually manifests as a headache. In spite of her attitude about spirits, Karin is willing to use her abilities to earn a little cash, such as her position as Karakura Red of Don Kanonji's Karakura Superheroes.

In the beginning she got sick when connecting with Chad's bird, which had the soul of a young boy inside it. She was the first to realize that the bird was a boy who was dead and was being used by a Hollow to help it murder people. Ichigo says that it was the first time he had seen her cry since their mother had died.

Karin actually knows that Ichigo is a Shinigami and, of concern, wants to know why he's suffering. In the anime she also met Tōshirō Hitsugaya when he helped her at a soccer match and revealed himself as a shinigami. Karin is a homonym for Japanese quince, a name of a fruit, which matches Ichigo's name being a homonym for strawberry and Yuzu's name being a homonym for citron.

Powers and abilities

Strength:

Spiritual Power: Not much is known about Karin, but she is able to at least see spirits like her brother Ichigo can (prior to him obtaining shinigami powers).

Strong Kick: As demonstrated in the anime, her kicks were strong enough to hurt weak hollows. Karin is also talented at soccer which would strengthen her physical power.

Yuzu Kurosaki

黒崎遊子Kurosaki Yuzu

Birthdate

May 6

Age

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Team

Karakura Superheroes

Occupation

Student

[hide] Family
Isshin Kurosaki (Father) Masaki Kurosaki (Mother, deceased) Ichigo Kurosaki (Older brother) Karin Kurosaki (Twin sister)

Debut (Manga)

Volume 1, Chapter 1

Debut (Anime)

Episode 1

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Seiyū (Japanese)

Tomoe Sakuragawa

Voice actor(s) (English)

Janice Kawaye

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Carmen Ambrós (Spain)
Georgina Sánchez (Latin America)

Yuzu Kurosaki (黒崎遊子, Kurosaki Yuzu) is Karin's fraternal twin (both were born on May 6 of the same year), and more soft-spoken in comparison to her authoritative sibling. She is also the more empathetic of the two girls. She takes care of the housework, such as cooking meals and tidying up the living space, on a daily basis. She also regularly cuts Ichigo's hair.^[2] She likes to play with Kon, calling him "Bostov", unaware of the fact that he is alive, which most often involves her dressing him in feminine clothes and gluing on unwanted accessories, much to his chagrin. Unlike her siblings, Yuzu is only able to see faint outlines of spirits. Both girls help out in the family's clinic. She is Karakura Yellow in Don Kanonji's Karakura Superheroes. She tends to get very upset whenever Ichigo disappears for any period longer than a day due to her brother complex for Ichigo. In episode 33 of the anime series, Yuzu finally sees a spirit clearly, which turns out to be a cat she named Raku that died and had formed an attachment to her thus becoming an obsessed spirit. For the short time they are together the cat protects Yuzu from hollows by creating a "force field" and later turning into a large burning lion which then defeats the hollows and then returns to its original form. A little while after the attack the cat disappears, its obsession being fulfilled. Yuzu is also the name of a citron.

Kon

Konコン,

Birthdate

December 30

Height

27 cm (11 in)

Weight

182 grams (6.41 oz)

Gender

Male

Species

Modified Soul

Affiliation

Ichigo Kurosaki, Karakura Superheroes

Family
Other Artificial souls

Debut (Manga)

Volume 2, Chapter 13

Debut (Anime)

Episode 6

Appears in

Anime, Manga, Movies and Video Games

Seiyū (Japanese)

Mitsuaki Madono
Tite Kubo (Memories in the Rain OVA)

Voice actor(s) (English)

Quinton Flynn

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Aleix Estadella (Spain)
Luis Alfonso Mendoza (Latin America)

Kon (コン, Kon) Ichigo's personal mod soul at the start of the series.. His name is short for Kaizō Konpaku (改造魂魄, modified soul). Kon originally wanted the name "Kai" ("Mod" in the official English dub) because it sounded cooler, but Ichigo Kurosaki decided his name was going to be Kon for that very reason. Kon is an artificial soul (modsoul) designed to inhabit Ichigo's body when Ichigo is in his Shinigami form; when not serving that purpose, Kon usually inhabits a lion plushie, which he calls his "sexy body".

Character Outline

Kon primarily serves as a comedic foil in the series; when not inhabiting Ichigo's body, his normal plushie body is treated with little respect and much disdain. His plushie body is the fake copy of the main character of the popular TV show, "Carnivore Kingdom" named "Ponkichi". It was a prize from the shooting game in the Karakura Town Festival. He is constantly stepped on and torn, at which point Ichigo will have Uryū Ishida repair the plushie. Uryū usually adds something unwanted or unnecessary when doing so, such as dressing Kon up like a designer doll. Uryū also sewed a Quincy cross on the back of Kon's head as revenge after Kon attacked Uryū for turning him into a doll. He is quite perverted and often takes advantage of his form to get girls to hug him to their chests. He likes Rukia a great deal, and calls her 'nee-san', or older sister. He also appears at the end of every episode during the Soul Society Arc, giving a short course on individual members of the Shinigami.

Kon is a notable pervert as seen in three episodes: the first of which is when he falls in love with Orihime Inoue simply due to her huge breasts; the second is when he is stepped on by Rukia and comments on the advantages of being a teddy bear because one eye could see under Rukia's skirt (Note: he has also done that to Rangiku Matsumoto); and when he wished to be appreciated he called Orihime's breasts the "land of the goddesses" ("valley of soft pillows" in the English Dub). He nearly loses his temper and attacks some students after hearing them talking about deleting a character on a video game and replacing it with a new one, something quite similar to his current situation, granted that Yuzu Kurosaki tends to dress him up in feminine clothing and calls him 'Bostov', he seems to genuinely care for her well being as seen when Yuzu was crying in her sleep due to Ichigo's disappearance (In actuality he was training with the Vizards) he had expressed his disgust due to Ichigo's apparent lack of care for his family.

Personality

Kon has a deep disgust for people who have absolutely no regard for what they create, living or otherwise. This is shown in the episode he first appears in, when he attacks three kids who disregard the deaths of their characters in a Gameboy game. He behaves like this because of his own death sentence from Soul Society. Kon claims that he is incapable of killing anything, so much so that he went out of his way to kick an already defeated hollow's falling corpse in another direction so it would not land on an ant hill, which would obviously crush/kill the ants. This kind act was the sole reason Ichigo decided to view Kon as a friend and requested Kisuke Urahara not to destroy him. Kon is also very perverted, as he is seen using Ichigo's body to please himself in chapter 182, and in many other chapters, is seen imagining/dreaming girls/women like Orihime and Rangiku fully naked, and sometimes together.

History

On the day of his birth, Kon was sentenced to death by the Soul Society as all the other mod souls. He was lucky to get with other products by mistake. After the fight with the Hollow, Kon tells Ichigo that he doesn't want to hurt anyone and that he considers himself equal with all humans.

Synopsis

Early story

Kon's first appearance is shortly after Rukia Kuchiki and Ichigo obtain a like item known as gikongan (Soul Candy) from the Urahara Shop, which are candy-like orbs stored in dispensers similar to those Pez come in. The Soul Candy, when ingested, forces Ichigo's soul out of his body and replaces it with an artificial, pre-programmed soul, allowing Ichigo to transform if Rukia is not around.

Unbeknownst to everyone (including the Urahara Shop's employees), the particular Soul Candy dispenser Urahara gives Rukia had been declared defective by Soul Society, as it was made from a batch meant to be turned in for destruction. These pills contained mod souls, artificially created souls designed to combat Hollows. Additionally, these souls have personalities, unlike the common artificial souls. Each modified soul was designed to have their own special strengths; in Kon's case, his legs. Upon first testing the item, Ichigo and Rukia leave it to its own devices while they go to fight a Hollow.

The mod soul, now free and having no desire to return to its pill form, goes on a mischievous and damaging (to Ichigo's reputation) rampage, diverting Ichigo from the pursuit of a particularly dangerous Hollow. The pair clash a few times during the course of the mod soul's spree, and would have continued had not the Hollow chosen to appear and attack a group of children nearby. The mod soul acts on its instincts, attacking the Hollow and giving Ichigo the time to defeat it.

Afterwards, Ichigo has a talk with the mod soul, who explains that he just wants to be free and experience life, similar to that of a real soul. Taking pity on him, Rukia and Ichigo ignore the standing directive to destroy all mod souls; they instead stick the mod soul into a lion plushie, giving it life. Ichigo gives the mod soul the name of Kon shortly thereafter, despite Kon's protests.

After this point, Ichigo uses Kon in the same manner as regular Soul Candy. When Uryū Ishida challenges Ichigo to a duel, the winner being decided by who could kill the most Hollows, Kon is given charge of Ichigo's body. He joins in the fight around Karakura to defeat Hollows, saving an ambushed Rukia. He later watches as Ichigo and Uryū team up to defeat a Menos Grande.

Soul Society arc

When Rukia decides to leave Karakura in order to protect Ichigo, Kon tries to stop her, but she ties him to the Kurosaki's toilet and gags him. When Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, and Uryū decide to go after Rukia, Kon tries to join them in Ichigo's body, but Ichigo makes him stay behind.

In the meantime, Kon is recruited by Don Kanonji as Karakura King in his Karakura Superheroes team. He serves as a soccer ball for Karin's special attack, the Karin Impact Kick.

Bount arc

After the beginning of the Bount Arc in the anime, Kon meets his fellow modified souls, Ririn, Kurōdo and Noba. He does not get along well with his new companions. Ririn views him as a fool and they often fight, and Kon is jealous of Kurōdo's assignment to guard Orihime. They do work together, however, most notably in episode 80, where they collaborate in the construction of several elaborate, yet useless, anti-doll traps.

When the Bounts infiltrate Soul Society, Kon joins Ichigo and the others to find them (partly due to fear of falling victim to Don Kanonji if he stayed behind in the real world again). Kon gets separated from the group in Rukongai and settles temporarily with a woman who owns a coffee shop. In contrast to Kon's usual lack of luck with women, this woman takes a shine to him. He eventually leaves to help fight the Bount, but continually arrives after the battles. After meeting up with everyone again (which is depicted during the non-sequitor previews for the next episodes), Kon brags about his stay with the woman, only to find out from Jūshirō Ukitake that it was actually a cross-dressing man.

Arrancar arc

With the Arrancar invasion beginning, Kon takes over Ichigo's body to have a little fun on the town, only to run into Grand Fisher. He is saved by the timely re-emergence of Isshin Kurosaki, Ichigo's father, as a Shinigami. Isshin quickly dispatches Grand Fisher with ease and Kon is forced to keep Isshin's true identity secret. Isshin reveals that he knew about Kon ever since meeting him during Grand Fisher's first attack at the graveyard.

Hueco Mundo arc

While Ichigo is off fighting in Hueco Mundo, Urahara makes Kon an offer to make him into a super hero to fight the Hollows in Karakura Town. Kon initially refuses, but jumps at the chance when Kisuke mentions he could become a 'babe magnet'. After the destruction of the Hollows fortress, Kon soon falls asleep as Urahara's plans are completed for the final showdown in Karakura Town.

Powers & Abilities

During the few times that Kon is in combat, he has proven to be able to hold his own — in addition to possessing all the combat abilities of Ichigo's well-trained body, he was designed to have exceptionally powerful leg strength. He was able to fend Ichigo off in combat by using just kick-attacks and leg-blocks, and is able to kick aside massive Hollows. He can run 100 meters in 3.8 seconds while in his plushie form. When in Ichigo's body, he is capable of jumping over 13 meters and 56 cm from standing position.

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Tatsuki Arisawa

Tatsuki Arisawa

有沢竜貴Arisawa Tatsukiたつき
Birthdate	July 17
Age	15
Height	155 cm (5'1")
Weight	41 kg (90 lbs)
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Blood type	A
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, Chapter 2
Debut (Anime)	Episode 2
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Seiyū (Japanese)	Junko Noda
Voice actor(s) (English)	Wendee Lee
Voice actor(s) (Spanish)	Isabel Valls (Spain) Maggie Vera (Latin America)

Tatsuki Arisawa (有沢竜貴, Arisawa Tatsuki) is a student at the Karakura High School, in the same classroom as Ichigo Kurosaki, her childhood friend and karate partner. When they were children, Tatsuki regularly saved Ichigo when he was getting beaten up, as well as cheering him up when he was upset. A tomboyish karate practitioner with dreams of becoming a vale tudo champion, and already ranking Japan's second strongest in her age group, Tatsuki seems to possess no stereotypically feminine qualities as is typical of female manga characters. Her only obvious feminine trait is how she writes her name: using hiragana: (たつき), though this is because she thinks it looks feminine while she considers the kanji of her name un-cute.

Personality

Personality-wise, Tatsuki is protective and level headed most times, unless someone has done something to her. She uses her great strength to beat up anyone that bugs her. Strangely, she has a lot of insight on Ichigo's personality.

Tatsuki is best friends with Orihime Inoue and is constantly protecting her from men looking for a date, as well as Chizuru Honshō, the school lesbian, who often approaches and grabs Orihime's breasts. Tatsuki has done this since middle school, when she beat up some bullies that were trying to cut Orihime's hair, and had already done so once before her brother died. After that, Tatsuki promised to protect her from anyone who dared to make her cry, and she and Orihime became best friends.

Like many of Ichigo's friends, Tatsuki is spiritually aware to the point that she can clearly see ghosts, hollows, shinigami, and other such supernatural phenomena, though she lacks any unique spiritual powers of her own. She is strong enough to survive spiritual attacks most humans are incapable of dealing with, though this may be due to her karate training. She also has the ability to sense Orihime from almost anywhere, even across dimensions; she is able to sense Orihime when she travels to Soul Society, but remarks that she can't sense her presence after Orihime is taken to Hueco Mundo.

She has shown a very estranged side of her though at some points, mainly showing it to Orihime when their disscussing her affections toward Ichigo. One part, that was cut from the anime, Tatsuki actually was disappointed in Orihime that she didn't take advantage of Ichigo when he thought she was hurt. She then went on to teach Orihime on how to take advantage of Ichigo.

Synopsis

Tatsuki as seen in a flashback

In the earlier parts of the series, Tatsuki mainly hangs out with Orihime, and also protects her from the hollow Numb Chandelier, but gets injured. When Orihime's powers awaken, Tatsuki in turn gets protected by Orihime. Soon after that, Tatsuki begins to see hollows clearly, but never mentions it to Orihime. Tatsuki made Orihime promise that she will come back alive before Orihime goes to Soul Society. Later on, during the first invasion of the Arrancar, Tatsuki nearly dies at the hand of Yammy, who uses his special technique called Gonzui to suck up human souls. A timely rescue by Orihime and Chad saves her. Tatsuki also witnesses the battles between Ichigo, Tōshirō Hitsugaya's team and the arrancar. When Orihime gets taken away to Hueco Mundo, Tatsuki is noticeably upset at her sudden disappearance, punching Ichigo's head through a window and shouting at him for not telling her what he knows. She is later accompanied by Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima to Kisuke Urahara's Shop and sees Ichigo leaving for Hueco Mundo.

Power & Abilities

Tatsuki is considered the second strongest girl in Japan in her age group. She managed to place second in a tournament while she had a broken arm. She seems to have some spiritual power, but so far, she is only capable of seeing spirits (including Shinigami, Hollows, and Arrancar).

Spiritual Power: Her spiritual power is enough to resist from Yammy's Gonzui. In the Karakuriser filler arc it is revealed that her spiritual power manifests itself in flame like blasts which she can shoot out of her fists or incorporate it in her fighting style easily defeating an average hollow, however since this was shown in a filler arc it cannot be considered canon.

Hand-to-Hand Combatant: As a karate practitioner, she has a level of hand-to-hand skills, enough to defend herself from bad guys.

Supposedly in one of the video games, such as Bleach: Dark Souls, she's supposed to have a few superhuman abilities, such as Shunpo.

Mizuiro Kojima

Mizuiro Kojima

小島水色Kojima Mizuiro
Birthdate	May 23rd
Age	15
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Occupation	Student
Seiyū (Japanese)	Jun Fukuyama
Voice actor(s) (English)	Tom Fahn
Voice actor(s) (Spanish)	Alex de Porrata (Spain) Javier Olguín (Latin America)
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, Chapter 2
Debut (Anime)	Episode 2
Appears in	Anime and Manga

Mizuiro Kojima (小島水色, Kojima Mizuiro) is a student in Karakura High School and is in the same class as Ichigo Kurosaki. Though he has a boyish face and gentle manner of speaking, Mizuiro has a marked fondness for older women. Ichigo once warned Rukia about his infatuation with older women, which confused Mizuiro as he doesn't know that Rukia is actually older than she looks. He is apparently very successful with these women and often excuses himself from Keigo's activities because of a date with one or more women, being more likely he's with more women. In an extra chapter in the twelfth volume of Bleach, it is revealed that Mizuiro had very few friends until junior high. He is very distant towards his mother, who is seldom home. Despite not being shown as such, he's recently been revealed to have been fully endowed with spiritual awareness like Tatsuki and Keigo, and together with them, he watched Ichigo, Chad, and Uryū go into Hueco Mundo.

Keigo Asano

Asano Keigo浅野啓吾

Birthdate

April 1

Age

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Occupation

Student

Family
Mizuho Asano (Sister)

Seiyū (Japanese)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Voice actor(s) (English)

Yuri Lowenthal

Voice actor(s) (Spanish)

Albert Trifol Segarra (Spain)
Benjamín Rivera (Latin America)

Debut (Manga)

Volume 1, Chapter 7

Debut (Anime)

Episode 2

Appears in

Anime and Manga

Keigo Asano (浅野啓吾, Asano Keigo) is a student at the Karakura High School, in the same classroom as Ichigo Kurosaki.

Character outline

Keigo is typically a goofy and an extremely hyper-active character, often using overly-dramatic movements and words to act out his feelings. In other respects, he is the stereotypical Japanese teenager: he enjoys watching fireworks, playing role-playing-games, going to beach parties, and so forth. Originally little more than a source of comic relief, Keigo becomes a more prominent character later in the series. The Asano family consists of Keigo's mother, father, his sister Mizuho, and Keigo himself. Like Tatsuki Arisawa, he is unusual in that he lives with both of his parents, unlike many other recurring characters in the series.

A good-natured teenager, Keigo is used mainly for comical effect, usually in situations involving failed attempts to woo girls and interacting with Ichigo. He is good friends with fellow student Mizuiro Kojima, whose calm, innocent demeanor, and success with women acts as a foil to Keigo's impulsive, wannabe personality. Strangely enough, a classmate of Ichigo's sisters, Midoriko, has a crush on him. Apparently, she likes how "he always has a little smile, even when he's alone." Keigo appears to be a shallow character at first glance, with a passion for slacking off. Indeed, he takes great pride in not making it to the honors roster (higher than the 50th ranking) and labels those who do so "traitors" (including Ichigo and Chad, who made the 23rd and 11th ranks respectively). However, Mizuiro states that Keigo is much smarter than his bad grades show.^.Keigo is also a quick learner; he successfully blocks Rangiku Matsumoto's kick after being attacked by her just once, but brags about it and leaves an opening leading to him getting kicked in the face.

Keigo, like many of Ichigo's friends, is spiritually aware as a result of constant contact with Ichigo. While he can see spirits and other such supernatural phenomenon, he has not manifested any unique abilities, much like Tatsuki. He only becomes aware of the fact after seeing Ikkaku Madarame in battle, having dismissed his previous sightings as shootings for a TV show.

Synopsis

Agent of the Shinigami Arc

Keigo acts as a recurring character throughout much of the early story, and he doesn't receive any significant attention during the individual stories that take place during it. He mainly serves as comic relief because of his personality and apparent stupidity.

Bount arc

In the anime's Bount arc, Keigo tries to make friends with a random Shinigami with an afro who is assigned to Karakura Town in Rukia Kuchiki's place, which he nicknames "Old Man Afro" (Afro-oji-san). The shinigami merely insists that Keigo ignore him, confused by the fact that so many people in the town are able to see him. Keigo is later attacked by the bitto, which sucked out much of his soul and leaves him in a near-death state, and rescued by Ichigo in his shinigami form. Keigo can see Ichigo clearly, which confuses Ichigo, but the Bount Gō Koga surmises that Keigo can only see Ichigo because most of his soul has left him. With the assistance of Izuru Kira, Ichigo brings Keigo to Kisuke Urahara and is saved by Hanatarō Yamada, who uses some of Ichigo's spiritual power to replenish Keigo's soul and wipes his memory after doing so.

Arrancar arc

Preceding the arrival of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and his group of Arrancar, Keigo spots a hollow flying around the immediate area.^[4] He then bumps into Zennosuke Kurumadani, the random shinigami he talks with earlier in the anime whom he now calls (Af-san) for short, and witnesses Ikkaku Madarame's fight with Edrad Liones. Keigo later becomes an unwilling host to Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa after striking a deal to provide accommodation for them in exchange for his own safety. His sister Mizuho happily welcomes the new lodgers.

Hueco Mundo arc

Keigo, along with Tatsuki and Mizuiro, later watches as Ichigo, Chad, and Uryū Ishida depart to Hueco Mundo in an attempt to rescue Orihime Inoue.^[5] They are then greeted by Kisuke Urahara, who says that while Ichigo leaves to do his part, it is time for them to do their own. In the anime, this leads to his joining the Karakura-Raizer team

Michiru Ogawa

Michiru Ogawa (小川みちる, Ogawa Michiru) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue. She has short brown hairs. She's very shy, and is afraid of Ichigo and Uryū Ishida because they never smile, though she did bring Uryu one of her torn dolls so he could fix it during one moment. Like Orihime, Michiru is also a victim of Chizuru Honshō's advances. She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society

Michiru Ogawa

小川みちるOgawa Michiru
Birthdate	March 3rd
Age	15
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Occupation	Student
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, Chapter 6
Debut (Anime)	Episode 3
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Seiyū (Japanese)	Asami Sanada
Voice actor(s) (English)	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Voice actor(s) (Spanish)	Elisabet Bargalló (Spain) Diana Pérez (Latin America)

Chizuru Honshō

Chizuru Honshō (本匠千鶴, Honshō Chizuru) is a student at Karakura High School, in the same class as Ichigo Kurosaki. She is an open and proud lesbian, who seems happy almost all the time. In chapter 35 of the manga, her name is listed as the 31st student in academic achievements. She appears to be attracted to Orihime Inoue who she calls "Hime" meaning princess, or this could just be a shortening of her name. She hugs Orihime every chance she gets, and usually compliments her and fondles her chest. Chizuru also makes advances toward Michiru Ogawa. She is usually stopped by Tatsuki who always hits her to get her off Orihime, but if anyone else interferes or says anything negative about Orihime, she goes into a rage. She is seen often in the first arc, but rarely seen afterwards. Usually appears for comic relief, though she shows a somewhat more serious side during Orihime's fight with Numb Chandelier and during Tatsuki's fight with a female arrancar. In the anime's second filler arc when she meets Rurichiyo Kasumiōji her first question to her are her three measurements. When Ichigo is in Hueco Mundo, Chizuru joins the Karakura-Raizer Team and helps Tatsuki defeat an arrancar. She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura Town in the Soul Society.

Chizuru Honshō

本匠千鶴Honshō Chizuru
Birthdate	April 13th
Age	15
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Occupation	Student
Seiyū (Japanese)	Saki Nakajima
Voice actor(s) (English)	Jessica Straus
Voice actor(s) (Spanish)	Noemi Bayarri (Spain) Rocío Prado (Latin America)
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, Chapter 6
Debut (Anime)	Episode 3
Appears in	Anime and Manga

Ryō Kunieda

Ryō Kunieda (国枝鈴, Kunieda Ryō) is one of Ichigo Kurosaki's classmates and a first year track & field star. As Kon learned the hard way, she can run 100 meters in 12 seconds.^[1] Ryō also loves to read and is very bright. She envies Orihime Inoue and works hard in order to surpass her. Ryō ranks second in her grade on the school exams at Karakura High School, which is after Uryu Ishida who is 1st and before Orihime who is ranked 3rd. In volume 5, chapter 35 of the manga, Chizuru Honshō mentions that Ryo excels in both literal and martial arts that she was the representative for the freshman class, which is why she's never lectured by Karakura High's falculty. This was shown earlier in volume 2, chapter 15, as when a teacher saw the mess that Kon made in 1-3's class during his first appearence, while he refused to believe Michiru Ogawa, he believed Ryo and went to inform the falculty (Rukia erased all of the memories from everyone of that incident before any action could be taken). She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society.

Ryō Kunieda

国枝鈴Kunieda Ryō
Birthdate	May 18
Age	15
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Affiliation	Karakura Town
Occupation	High School Student
Debut (Manga)	Volume 01, Chapter 06
Debut (Anime)	Episode 3
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Seiyū (Japanese)	Hitomi Nabatame
Voice actor(s) (English)	Stephanie Sheh

Mahana Natsui

Mahana Natsui

夏井真花Natsui Mahana
Birthdate	August 7
Age	15
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Occupation	High School Student
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, chapter 06
Debut (Anime)	Episode 3
Seiyū (Japanese)	Kayo Noumi
Voice actor(s) (English)	Michelle Ruff

Mahana Natsui (夏井真花, Natsui Mahana) is a friend of Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki Arisawa. She has curly brown hair, and she often doesn't know what she's talking about, which sometimes causes embarrassment to her friends. She has a tendency to be curious, which is shown when all the girls are having lunch. She asked Rukia Kuchiki if she had any romantic feelings for Ichigo Kurosaki, a statement Rukia denies. She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society.

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Misato Ochi

Misato Ochi

越智美諭Ochi Misato
Birthdate	September 13th
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Occupation	High-School Teacher
Debut (Manga)	Volume 2, Chapter 8
Appears in	Anime and Manga

Misato Ochi (越智美諭, Ochi Misato) is a teacher at Karakura High School. She wears glasses and isn't bothered by Ichigo Kurosaki's absence in school, saying she know he'll eventually return to school. She seems to think very poorly of her other students when they are absent, even going so far as to call them punks.

Personality

Misato Ochi is a very kind and enigmatic teacher, especially towards Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends. After a three month absence on Ichigo's part, she punished him with a simple tap on the head with her book, and told him to take a seat. She never shows any anger or suspicion as to why they take long leaves of absence, but feels they have good reasons.She is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society

Relationships

Misato has very trustworthy relationships with the following students she teaches:

Kagine

Kagine

鍵根Kagine
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Occupation	High-School Physical Education Teacher
Debut (Manga)	Volume 4, Chapter 33
Debut (Anime)	Episode 11
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Seiyū (Japanese)	Kazuhiro Nakata
Voice actor(s) (English)	Richard Epcar

Kagine-sensei (鍵根) is a high school physical education teacher at Karakura High School. He's muscular, severe and very strict. He was very angry when Ichigo runned to Don Kanonji on TV transmission. He was angry too, because Rukia, Orihime, Tatsuki, Keigo, Mizuiro and Yasutora Sado didn't stop Ichigo Kurosaki. When Rukia Kuchiki started crying, he was touched - this enably all to escape the room - this pissed of Kagine. He is currently asleep with the rest of Karakura town in the Soul Society

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Kenichirō Nanbu

Kenichirō Nanbu
Nanbu Kenichirō
Species	Human
Occupation	Student
Debut (Manga)	Chapter 35 (name only)
Debut (Anime)	Episode 11 (name only)
Appears in	Anime and Manga (name only on ranking board)

Kenichirō Nanbu (南部研一郎, Nanbu Kenichirō) is a Student in Karakura High School. He is ranked 4th student in school in terms of academic achievements, after Orihime Inoue, who is ranked 3rd. Though he has never been seen as of yet, it's highly likely that he is now asleep in Karakura Town in the Soul Society.

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Reiichi Ōshima

Reiichi Ōshima

大島麗一Ōshima Reiichi
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Occupation	Student
Debut (Manga)	Volume 1, Chapter 7
Appears in	Manga only

Reiichi Ōshima (大島麗一, Ōshima Reiichi) is a bully at Karakura High School who tried to force Ichigo Kurosaki to change his hair color. When Ichigo refused, he decided to teach him a lesson by beat him up. But he was defeated by Chad. Reiichi also makes a brief appearence watching Don Kanonji's TV show, wittnessing Ichigo rush out on camera. He never appeared in the anime, however, a very similar looking gangster appeared in a flashback of Ichigo's when he is telling Rukia about the day when he first met Chad in episode 4.

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Kogoro Mouri

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Kogoro Mouri

Kogoro Mouri (毛利小五郎 Mōri Kogorō) adalah adalah karakter fiksi dalam anime dan manga Detektif Conan

Biografi fiktif

Kogoro Mouri adalah detektif swasta yang tidak mahir memecahkan kasus. Ia ayah dari Ran Mouri dan suami dari pengacara Eri, namun ia sudah lama pisah rumah dengan istrinya. Dalam berbagai episode, Mouri diceritakan sebagai pria yang suka pada wanita cantik. Ia juga suka berjudi dalam pacuan kuda dan minum minuman keras. Walaupun begitu, Mouri sangat sayang pada anaknya, Ran dan bersedia melakukan apapun demi anaknya.

Saat Shinichi Kudo dalam wujud Conan, ia memanfaatkan Mouri untuk memecahkan kasus, karena dalam wujud anak kecil sehingga tidak akan ada yang percaya. Conan menembakkan jarum bius yang membuat Mouri tidak sadar. Sehingga Mouri menjadi orang yang terkenal dan dijuluki "Kogoro Tidur".

Ran Mouri

Ran Mouri
Ran Mouri pada film Detective Conan : Countdown to Heaven
Nama Inggris	Rachel Moore
Penampilan pertama	Roller Coaster Murder Case
Pengisi suara (Inggris)	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Pengisi suara (Jepang)	Wakana Yamazaki
Informasi lain
Panggilan	'Angel'
Usia	17
Keluarga	Kogoro Mouri (ayah) Eri Kisaki (ibu)

Ran Mōri (毛利蘭 ,Mōri Ran^?), adalah tokoh utama kedua dalam serial anime dan manga Detektif Conan, yang dikenal di Amerika Serikat sebagai Case Closed. Nama Jepangnya berasal dari nama Edogawa Ranpo dan Maurice Leblanc (Dari Mourisu Ruburan, berdasarkan Aoyama).

KAITO KID

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KAITO KID (怪盗キッド Kaitō Kiddo) adalah salah satu tokoh fiksi dalam serial manga Detektif Conan dan Magic Kaito.

Secara Umum

Kid adalah seorang pencuri dan pesulap yang ahli dalam penyamaran dan sering mengincar barang-barang berharga, tetapi tujuan sebenarnya adalah mencari sebuah batu (batu Pandora/batu keabadian) (diceritakan dalam manga Magic Kaito).

Berbeda dengan Baron Night, Kaitou Kid Selalu mengenakan setelan jas berwarna putih dari sutera, kacamata tunggal di sebelah mata kanannya, dan sering terbang menggunakan gantole layang dibalik jubah putihnya.

Kemampuannya menirukan wajah, suara, dan tingkah laku membuat penyamarannya selalu berhasil, namun ada beberapa orang misalnya Saguru Hakuba, Shinichi Kudou dan seorang teman wanita sekelasnya, Akako Koizumi, yang berprofesi ganda seperti kid (namun dalam kasus ini apabila Kid adalah pencuri, maka Akako Koizumi adalah seorang penyihir) kadang bisa merasakan keberadaannya. Kaitou Kid sering digambarkan sesekali beradu kepintaran dengan Shinichi Kudou (atau Conan Edogawa). Tapi, sebenarnya dia sering membantu Conan dalam menyelesaikan kasus tertentu

Wajahnya yang mirip dengan Shinici Kudou membuat kita bertanya-tanya "Apa sebenarnya hubungn mereka berdua?". Yang baru diketahui sekarang adalah dahulu Kaito Kid seorang siswa SMU yng sangat tenar di sekolahnya. Berbeda dengan Shinici Kudou yang terkenal sebagai detektif hebat, kid terkenal sebagai pesulap ilusi yang sangt hebat.Lalu entah kenapa, tiba-tiba ia menghilang. Apa mungkin ada hubungannya dengan organisasi berjubah hitam? Hingga sekarang belum diketahui.Kemiripannya dengan Kudou adalah sama-sama memiliki suatu kelebihan yng membuat orang lain takjub.

Perjalanan Kaito Kid the Phantom Thief

Di dalam kisah "Magic Kaito"

Magic Kaito adalah buku tankubuon yang yang menceritakan khusus kisah Kaitou Kid sebagai tokoh utama, sejauh ini hanya ada 4 volume dan masih belum tamat

Dalam cerita ini, diceritakan Kaitou Kid adalah maling yang selalu mencolong benda berharga, namum akhirnya difokuskan kepada pencarian batu batu berharga, karenanya dia selalu dikejar-kejar polisi Jepang (kemungkinan besar daerah Tokyo) namun selalu lolos.

Pada volume seri 1, penggambaran guratan tokoh kid masih memiliki ciri khas dalam komik Yaiba, namun pada volume seri ke 4 terlihat sangat berbeda, sudah memiliki goretan seperti dalam Detektif Conan

Tokoh-tokoh dalam "Magic Kaito"

Kaito Kuroba (Kaitou Kid) - Tokoh utama

Dalam aksi awalnya Kaitou Kid selalu mengirimkan surat tantangan kepada polisi, dan dalam kasus ini ditangani oleh inspektur Nakamori. Walaupun begitu Kaito Kid sebenarnya berteman dengan Aoko Nakamori

Toichi Kuroba

Sebagai pendukungnya dalam Identitas Kaitou Kid, Kaito Koruba yang punya kejeniusan dalam sulap dan ilmu menyamar, semua itu ia dapat dari ayahnya yang seorang pesulap terkenal (Toichi Kuroba) yang akhirnya diketahui terbunuh oleh organisasi Jubah Hitam (kemungkinan organisasi yang sama dalam cerita Detektif Conan.

Aoko Nakamori - Pacar Kaito

Anak perempuan dari Inspektur Nakamori, Aoko yang merupakan teman sejak kecil dari Kaito Kuroba. Tampaknya tidak mengetahui kalau Kaitou Kid dan Kaito Kuroba adalah orang yang sama

Ginzou Nakamouri - Ayah dari Aoko Nakamori

sehingga kemunculannya selalu mengundang kehebohan dan bercita-cita sangat ingin menangkapnya.

Saguru Hakuba

Detektif remaja yang didatangkan dari Inggris, bisa dianggap sebagai rival Kaito, tapi walaupun begitu, ia juga merupakan teman sekelas Kaito Kuroba

Akako Koizumi

Siswi, teman sekelas kaito, penyihir, sepertinya suka sama Kaito walaupun kadang-kadang sering bersikap sebaliknya (Tsundere)

Di dalam kisah "Detektif Conan"

Dia sering menjadi cameo (bintang tamu) dalam kasus-kasus tertentu di Detective Conan.

Kaitou KID muncul di volumes 16, 20, 30, 44, 46, 53 & 61. Selain di komik juga muncul di movies yang ke 3, 8 dan 10. KID juga muncul di OVA yang ke 1, 4, & 6.

SHINICHI KUDO

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Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一 Kudo Shin'ichi^?) adalah tokoh utama dalam serial anime dan manga Detektif Conan, yang dikenal di Amerika Serikat sebagai Case Closed. Viz me-romanisasi nama aslinya menjadi Shin'ichi Kudo sedangkan website Shogakukan me-romanisasinya sebagai Shinichi Kudoh.

Kehidupan awal sebagai Shinichi Kudo

Shinichi adalah anak dari pasangan Yusaku Kudo, seorang novelis misteri terkenal dan Yukiko Kudo, mantan bintang film terkenal. Dia lahir pada 4 Mei, namun berulang-ulang ia melupakan hari ulang tahunnya setiap tahun. Dia adalah seorang yang jenius, dan dari usia muda telah sangat intuitif. Ayahnya sering membuatkan puzzle dan permainan untuk mengasah kemampuan berpikirnya.

Akibat pengaruh ayahnya, dia telah lama menjadi penggemar berat buku, terutama novel misteri-- dia telah membaca seluruh koleksi novel misteri yang ada di perpustakaan sekolah dasarnya pada saat ia duduk di bangku sekolah dasar. Yusaku juga sering membawa Shinichi ke tempat kejadian kriminal sampai ketika ia berada pada kelad 6 sekolah dasar. Ini membuat Shinichi gemar menginvestigasi kasus kriminal dan karena itu, temannya seperti Ran dan Sonoko menjulukinya penggila misteri secara sepintas.

Hidupnya antara usia 6 hingga 16 kurang jelas terdokumentai. Selama ia di sekolah menenegah, ia merupakan pemain tengah utama di tim sepak bola sekolahnya. Kepala tim sepak bolanya jatuh cinta padanya, namun ia menolaknya, karena pada kenyataannya, ia secara rahasia mencitai Ran.

Orang tuanya pindah ke Amerika Serikat ketika ia berusia 14 tahun, saat dirinya tidak berada di Tokyo.

Shinichi menolong polisi menyelesaikan kasus, sebelum ia berubah menjadi anak-anak

Pada seri pertama, Shinichi adalah seorang pelajar SMU Teitan berusia 17 tahun. Dia telah menjadi detektif terkenal dan telah banyak menyelesaikan kasus yang sulit, dan dikenal sebagai the saviour of the police force. Pada tahun yang sama, dia meninggalkan tim sepak bola walaupun kemampuannya setara dengan tingkat nasional. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia menyukai sepak bola karena untuk melatih refleksnya-- seperti idolanya, Sherlock Holmes yang berlatih memanah-- untuk mengasah kemampuan detektifnya; dia bercita-cita menjadi the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era.

Shinichi dikenal memiliki ketidakmampuan untuk bernyanyi; tetapi karena ia masih dapat mengerti berbagai not musik, dia tidak dapat dikatakan buta nada.

Dia dapat berbahasa Inggris, terlihat saat ia bercakap dan menterjemahkan untuk seorang diplomat Amerika Serikat.

Sebagai Conan Edogawa

Pada awal dari seri, Shincihi membawa teman baiknya, Ran, ke sebuah taman hiburan yang bernama "Tropical Land," untuk merayakan kemenangan Ran pada Kejuaraan Karate Metropolitan. Dia kemudian menyelesaikan sebuah kasus pembunuhan dengan pemenggalan yang terjadi pada kereta "Mystery Coaster" yang mereka tumpangi.Setelah mereka meninggalkan taman hiburan, Shinichi melihat transaksi mencurigakan antara seorang tak dikenal dengan seorang yang berpakaian hitam di daerah tersembunyi dekat taman hiburan.Dia meninggalkan Ran, yang disuruhnya pulang, dan diam-diam mendekati tempat transaksi itu. Saat ia berusaha mendengar percakapan antar 2 orang itu-- sebuah pemerasan yang bernilai 100 juta yen-- dia tidak melihat ada seseorang menyelinap di belakangnya. Seseorang itu, orang lain yang berbaju hitam, menyerang kepalanya dengan pipa besi,dan kemudian memaksanya untuk menelan obat yang masih dalam tahap percobaan. Mereka kemudian meninggalkannya dengan anggapan bahwa dia telah mati. Obat ini, dikenal sebagai APTX 4869, sangat ampuh dan dirancang untuk membunuh orang tanpa meninggalkan bekas keberadaan korban setelah mati. Namun, Shinichi tidak mati, yang terjadi adalah efek samping dari obat itu. Perlahan-lahan dan dengan rasa sakit tubuhnya mengecil, mengembalikan tubuhnya seperti saat ia berusia 6 atau 7 tahun.Dengan putus asa dan bingung, Shinichi pulang ke rumahnya dan berlari ke rumah tetangganya, sekaligus teman dekat keluarganya profesor Agasa. Profesor Agasa orang yang baik, tetapi ia adalah seorang ilmuwan yang aneh, dan walaupun ia telah pensiun, dia tetap sering menciptakan alat baru yang nantinya akan membantu Shinichi menyesuaikan diri hidup sebagai anak-anak kembali ketika menyelesaikan kasus.

Shinichi mencoba memberitahunya apa yang terjadi dan meyakinkan bahwa dia diberikan obat yang membuat dirinya mengecil oleh orang berjubah hitam. Profesor Agasa memberitahu Shinichi agar merahasiakan identitias aslinya, karena jika orang berjubah hitam itu, yang kemudian disebut Organisasi Hitam, tahu bahwa dirinya masih hidup, mereka akan datang kembali dan membunuhnya, juga orang-orang yang dekat dengannya-- termasuk teman-temannya dan keluarganya. Profesor Agasa dan Shinichi juga khawatir karena tidak ada mayat ditemukan. Conan setuju bahwa sampai ia mempelajari banyak tentang mereka, lebih baik jika tetap membiarkan orang-orang beranggapan bahwa Shinichi telah mati. Dia juga tidak ingin Ran ikut terlibat.

Conan menggunakan jam tangannya membius Kogoro

Ran kemudian pergi ke rumah Shinichi (di mana Agasa dan Shinichi berada) mencarinya karena ia khawatir, dan melihat Shinichi kecil. Dia berpikir bahwa ia lucu dan bertanya namanya. Shinichi dengan cepat mencari dan kemudian mendapatkan nama samaran, Conan Edogawa (江戸川コナン ,Edogawa Conan^?) , dari nama Arthur Conan Doyle dan Edogawa Rampo. Profesor Agasa memberitahu Ran bahwa dia adalah saudara jauh yang orang tuanya terkena kecelakaan di luar negeri dan lebih baik jika dia tinggal bersama Ran, karena Agasa tidak tahu banyak caranya mengurus anak."Conan" kemudian tinggal bersama Ran dan Ayahnya, Kogoro Mouri, seorang detektif pribadi, dengan harapan tinggal bersama detektif, dia dapat mengikuti kasus-kasus dan mendapatkan petunjuk mengenai "Organisasi Hitam". Sayanganya, Detektif Mouri tidak kompeten sehingga akhirnya Shinichi yang biasanya menyelesaikan kasus untuknya. Shinichi terkadang membius Kogoro dengan sebuah jam tangan yang dapat menembakkan peluru bius dan menggunakan dasi kupu-kupu pengubah suara unutk berbicara dengan suara Kogoro. Karena itu, Kogoro menjadi terkenal karena analisanya yang menakjubkan. Kasus perlahan-lahan menjadi banyak dan terkadang memberikan petunjuk terhadap Organisasi Hitam.

Untuk menjaga rahasia Conan, Profesor Agasa memasukkan Conan ke Sekolah Dasar Teitan, di mana Conan berteman dengan 3 teman sekelasnya, Yoshida Ayumi, Kojima Genta, dan Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko. Kemudian mereka bersama-sama membentuk Junior Detective League (少年探偵団 ,Shōnen Tantei-dan^?). Conan menyadari walaupun anak-anak ini benar-benar anak-anak, mereka cerdik dan sering membantunya memecahkan kasus sulit.

Conan juga berteman dengan 灰原哀 (Ai Haibara ^?), yang dibesarkan dalam Organisasi Hitam dan merupakan mantan anggota dari organisasi itu bersama kakak perempuannya.Nama aslinya adalah Shiho Miyano, seorang ilmuwan biologi dan merupakan pencipta APTX 4869. Dia meminum obat tersebut untuk bunuh diri setelah kakaknya dibunuh oleh orang yang sama dengan orang yang menyerang dan mengecilkan Shinichi, saat dia sedang merancanakan untuk keluar dari organisasi bersama dengan Shiho. Obat itu juga berefek sama padanya, dan juga kembali menjadi anak-anak. Dengan penampilannya yang seperti anak-anak, dia meninggalkan organisasi, dan kemudian Profesor Agasa menemukan dan membawanya untuk tinggal bersamanya. Dia menjadi rekan Conan yang berharga. Dia melanjutkan penelitian penawar dari APTX 4869.

Conan kembali ke tubuh normal beberapa kali. Pertama kali saat episode 48-49 di mana ia berubah kebentuk normal unutk beberapa saat setelah meminum alkohol ketika ia demam. Dia kembali menjadi Conan setelah menyelesaikan kasus. Berikutnya pada episode 191- 193 (Bab 3-7 volume 26), di mana ia kembali ke bentuk normal dalam 2 hari setelah meminum prototipe penawar APTX 4896. Dia menyelesaikan 2 kasus, dan menikmati kencan yang tidak selesai dengan Ran di restoran di mana ayahnya melamar ibunya. Pada seri ke 647 to 654, Conan kembali ke bentuk normal pada saat membantu memecahkan kasus. Dia secara tidak sengaja meminum prototipe penawar APTX 4896, karena menggangap itu obat demam dan kembali menjadi Shinichi. Setelah kasus terpecahkan, waktunya telah habis dan ia bersembunyi di toilet dari teman-temannya. Ai memberikan penawar kedua, dan memberikan waktu 24 jam lagi menjadi Shinichi. Ai memperingatkan bahwa karena sistem imunitas, obat itu tidak akan bertahan 24 jam seperti sebelumnya. Pada akhirnya, Shinichi kembali menjadi Conan setelah 4 jam.

Orang-orang yang mengetahui bahwa Conan adalah Shinichi

Sampai pada tahun 2008, total 10 orang telah mengetahui identitas asli dari Conan.

Hiroshi Agasa, seperti yang ada pada bab 2 volume 1. Shinichi yang menyusut meyakinkan Agasa bahwa dirinya adalah benar-benar Shinichi.
Yusaku Kudo dan Yukiko Kudo, mendengar dari Agasa pada volume 6, setelah mendapatkan bahwa rumahnya kosong.
Heiji Hattori mengetahuinya pada volume 13, karena ia mengetahui Conan berbicara dengan suaranya setelah dirinya sadar kembali, sebelumnya ia di bius dengan peluru bius milik Conan.
Ai Haibara menyimpulkan bahwa Conan adalah Shinichi pada volume 18 setelah mengetahui tubuh Shinichi tak pernah ditemukan dan APTX 4869 telah menyusutkan marmot dalam eksperimen.
Eisuke Hondou mengetahuinya pada volume 61, setelah berhasil menjebak Conan untuk mengatakan yang sebenarnya.
Kaito Kid mengetahuinya pada Detective Conan: The Last Magician of the Century; bagaimana ia mengetahui tidak pernah diketahui.
Vermouth, bagaimana ia mengetahui juga tidak pernah diketahui.

Telah meninggal

Akemi Miyano, kakak perempuan Ai Haibara. Conan memberitahunya saat ia kritis.
Hiroki Sawada pada Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street; Ia mengetahui hal ini karena ia menggunakan proyek yang berhasil menelusuri keterkaitan gen dalam proyek Bahtera Nuh. Ia menemukan kesamaan gen antara Yusaku Kudo yang terlibat dalam proyek ini. Tentu saja keterkaitan gen ini membuktikan bahwa Conan adalah anak dari Yusaku yang tak lain adalah Shinichi Kudo.

Detektif Konan

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DETEKTIF KONAN

Detektif Conan (bahasa Jepang: 名探偵コナン Meitantei Konan) adalah sebuah manga dan anime detektif karangan Gosho Aoyama. Detektif Conan diterbitkan dalam majalah Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Selain dalam format manga dan anime, Detektif Conan juga telah dibuat dalam bentuk film dan drama TV.

Detektif Conan menceritakan tentang Shinichi Kudo, seorang detektif SMA, yang tubuhnya mengecil akibat obat yang diberikan oleh sebuah organisasi misterius tanpa diketahui organisasi tersebut. Supaya identitas aslinya tidak diketahui organisasi tersebut, Shinichi menyamar sebagai Conan Edogawa, dan tinggal di kantor Detektif Kogoro Mouri. Conan Edogawa telah banyak membantu Kogoro memecahkan kasus, sehingga Kogoro menjadi detektif terkenal.

SINOPSIS

Shinichi Kudo, detektif SMA yang memiliki kemampuan luar biasa dalam menganalisa kasus-kasus kriminal terkena suatu masalah besar ketika tiba-tiba dirinya menjadi mengecil setelah diberi minum obat misterius, yang kemudian diketahui adalah racun berkode APTX 4869, oleh 2 anggota Organisasi Hitam yaitu Gin dan Vodka. Saat kejadian itu Shinichi dan Ran Mouri sedang berkencan di sebuah taman tema (theme park) yang bernama "Tropical Land". Kemudian, Shinichi bertemu dengan dua orang yang mencurigakan, dan Shinichi pun membuntuti mereka. Karena keasyikan mengintip transaksi gelap yang dilakukan Vodka dengan seorang usahawan, tanpa sadar Shinichi dipukul oleh Gin, dan dicekoki obat misterius yang dimaksud untuk membunuh Shinichi.

Namun ternyata obat tersebut tidak membunuh Shinichi, melainkan terjadi efek samping dari obat tersebut yang mengakibatkan tubuhnya mengecil seperti bocah berusia tujuh tahun.

Kemudian atas saran dari Profesor Agasa, Shinichi mengganti namanya menjadi Conan Edogawa. Nama "Conan" berasal dari nama pengarang buku detektif terkenal Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, sedangkan nama "Edogawa" berasal dari nama Edogawa Ranpo. Conan lalu mulai mencari tahu seluk beluk organisasi misterius tersebut, sambil tinggal di rumah teman sejak kecilnya, Ran Mouri, yang tidak mengetahui identitas asli Conan.

Karena mengecilnya tubuh Shinichi, pada mulanya analisis Conan sama sekali tidak dipercaya karena dianggap sebagai anak kecil. Jadi, Conan terpaksa membuat ayah Ran, Kogoro Mouri, yang merupakan seorang detektif payah, untuk memecahkan berbagai kasus kejahatan, dengan harapan dapat melacak jejak organisasi tersebut. Kemudian kisah selanjutnya menjadi semakin rumit dan melibatkan berbagai individu.

Anggota Organisasi Hitam yang telah diketahui adalah Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Pisco, Tequilla, Calvados, Chianti, Keel, Coroon, Sherry serta big boss yang selalu ditampilkan secara blur/kabur.

Quincy

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Quincy

1. Uryuu Ishida

Bount

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TOKOH BLEACH

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TOKOH-TOKOH DALAM ANIME BLEACH

1.ICHIGO KUROSAKI

Karakter utama serial Bleach. Murid SMA kelas satu berambut oranye ini dipaksa untuk menjadi pengganti shinigami (dewa kematian) setelah dengan tidak sengaja menyerap seluruh kekuatan Rukia Kuchiki. Perangainya yang sinis pada awalnya membuatnya ogah-ogahan menjalani pekerjaan barunya ini, tapi seiring berjalannya waktu, ia rela menerima jabatannya ini. Ia juga menyadari bahwa walaupun ia tidak mampu menyelamatkan semua orang, tetapi paling tidak ia dapat menggunakan kemampuannya untuk melindungi orang-orang yang dekat di hatinya. Kemudian dalam cerita, setelah ia kehilangan kekuatannya sebagai pengganti dewa kematian, ia memilih untuk mengambil resiko maut demi menjadi shinigami sepenuhnya.

Profil
Ichigo adalah seorang remaja berusia 15 tahun yang senantiasa mencoba untuk menjadi berbeda dan anti-sosial. Itulah alasan mengapa ia selalu tampak bersungut-sungut. Akan tetapi, seiring berjalannya cerita, dibalik penampilan dan sikapnya yang kasar, ia menjadi semakin baik hati dan pandai. Rambut oranye Ichigo adalah warna alami, dan hal ini menyebabkan ia selalu diganggu dan diajak bertengkar oleh para kakak kelasnya di sekolah. Ichigo menyatakan bahwa ia tidak peduli akan apa yang orang lain pikirkan (tentang warna rambut ataupun hal lainnya) dan tampaknya menyukai bertengkar dengan para penggencetnya.
Ichigo juga adalah seorang pelajar yang berbakat, ia menempati peringkat ke-23 dari 322 pelajar di sekolahnya. Ichigo selalu belajar dengan teratur dan tidak pernah mengabaikan tugas-tugas sekolahnya, hanya karena ia tidak memiliki pekerjaan lainnya yang lebih menyenangkan di rumah. Lambat laun, terungkap dalam cerita bahwa Ichigo bekerja keras hanya karena ia ingin membuat para guru-gurunya yang selalu mengasosiasikan dirinya yang berambut oranye dan sering bertengkar sadar bahwa sebenarnya ia adalahelajar yang baik.
Ichigo memiliki kemampuan aneh untuk melihat arwah, yang disebabkan oleh kekuatan spiritual yang selalu ia miliki. Setelah bertemu dengan Rukia Kuchiki, kekuatan spiritual Ichigo yang tadinya terkunci menjadi terbuka, dan ia mengeluarkan kekuatan spiritual yang amat besar, yang bahkan dirinyapun tidak dapat mengendalikannya. Oleh karena kekuatan spiritual yang amat besar inilah, teman-teman Ichigo yang tadinya normal, tiba-tiba jadi memiliki kekuatan spiritual juga, dikarenakan kedekatan mereka dengan Ichigo. Teman-teman Ichigo yang selalu ter-ekspos energi spiritual Ichigo menjadi sadar secara spiritual, bahkan masing-masing jadi memiliki kekuatan unik sendiri-sendiri.
Ichigo tinggal bersama ayahnya, Isshin Kurosaki dan dua adik perempuannya, Yuzu dan Karin. Ayahnya memiliki sebuah klinik kecil di rumah mereka, dan seluruh anggota keluarga Kurosaki bekerja disana. Ayah Ichigo digambarkan sebagai seorang ayah yang lucu dan komikal, walaupun seringkali menantang Ichigo dengan serangan-serangan fisik dan mengomelinya apabila terlambat saat makan malam. Sedangkan kedua adik perempuan Ichigo memiliki kemampuan melihat arwah, walaupun kemampuan mereka tidak setingkat Ichigo. Mereka juga lebih 'normal' dibanding ayah mereka.
Ichigo menyukai cokelat dan makanan pedas. Selebritis favoritnya adalah Al Pacino dan Mike Ness, dan orang yang paling ia kagumi adalah William Shakespeare. Ia juga merasa resah dan tidak nyaman apabila berada di dekat wanita yang telanjang atau berpenampilan terbuka.
Nama Ichigo, dalam bahasa Jepang memiliki 2 pengertian. Pertama, Nama Ichigo, apabila dipisah menjadi ichi dan go dan ditulis menggunakan huruf kanji, ichi dan go, memiliki arti 1 dan 5 atau dengan kata lain, 15. Angka-angka tersebut merupakan angka-angka yang sering muncul dalam manga Bleach. Kedua, apabila nama Ichigo ditulis menggunakan huruf katakana , memiliki arti "buah arbei". Nama Ichigo sebenarnya merupakan nama anak perempuan di Jepang, dan waktu penjaga gerbang Jidanbō mencibir Ichigo tentang hal ini, Ichigo dengan bangganya menyatakan bahwa namanya ditulis dengan menggunakan huruf kanji ichi yang berarti "satu" dan go dari kata "pelindung". Ayah Ichigo pernah mengatakan bahwa nama Ichigo berarti "ia yang melindungi".
Ibu Ichigo, Masaki Kurosaki, mulai membawa Ichigo pergi ke sebuah dojo untuk belajar karate sejak Ichigo berusia 4 tahun. Disana, Ichigo bertemu dan bertarung dengan Tatsuki Arisawa, dimana pertama-tamanya, Ichigo kalah bertarung dengannya. Setiap kali ia kalah, Ichigo selalu mulai menangis, tetapi begitu ibunya datang dan menghiburnya, ia langsung berhenti menangis. Hal ini dikarenakan kedekatan Ichigo dengan ibunya yang amat mendalam. Menurut Tatsuki, Ichigo adalah anak bertubuh kurus yang kelihatan ceria, dan selalu tersenyum ketika bersama ibunya. Sewaktu Ichigo berusia 9 tahun, hollow bernama Grand Fisher membunuh Masaki. Namun Ichigo tidak mengetahui sebab kematian ibunya ini sampai bagian tengah dari awal jalan cerita Bleach (sekitar volume ke-4 manga). Setelah kematian ibunya, Ichigo menjadi uring-uringan, dan terus-menerus berdiri di tepi sungai dimana ibunya terbunuh selama berhari-hari. Kematian Masaki merubah segalanya dalam keluarga Kurosaki - Karin menjadi keras hati dan tidak cengeng, dan Yuzu mengambil-alih tugas rumah tangga. Sebelum mengetahui soal Grand Fisher, Ichigo selalu merasa bertanggungjawab atas kematian ibunya, dan menyalahkan dirinya karena berjalan terlalu dekat dengan tepi sungai sehingga ibunya harus menyelamatkan Ichigo dan pada akhirnya, mengorbankan dirinya. Bahkan setelah insiden inipun, kematian Masaki terus menyebabkan Ichigo merasa bersalah jikalau ia tidak mampu melindungi orang-orang yang dekat dengannya. Karena perasaan bersalah ini, Ichigo berjanji untuk mendapatkan kekuatan sehingga ia bisa melindungi orang-orang yang dicintainya.
Tiga tahun sebelum jalan cerita utama, Sora, kakak laki-laki dari Orihime Inoue meninggal di klinik Kurosaki karena luka-luka yang disebabkan dari kecelakaan mobil. Ichigo melihat Orihime menangis untuk kakaknya, walaupun ia belum mengetahui bahwa gadis kecil yang dilihatnya itu adalah Orihime sampai beberapa waktu sebelum jalan cerita utama.
Sewaktu di bangku SMP, Ichigo bertemu dengan Yasutora Sado, yang pada waktu itu bersekolah di SMP Mashiba. Yasutora menolong Ichigo pada saat ia terjebak dalam perkelahian. Ichigo memanggil Yasutora "Chad" karena pada kalung nama yang ia kenakan, tulisan yang tertera disana dapat dibaca "Sado" atau "Chado". Walaupun Yasutora mengoreksinya berulang kali, Ichigo tetap memanggilnya "Chad". Chad adalah seseorang yang sangat kuat secara fisik, namun ia pernah berjanji pada kakeknya sewaktu kecil bahwa demi kebaikannya, ia tidak akan berkelahi. Namun, karena selalu menolak ajakan berkelahi, ia malah jadi sering dipukuli. Setelah mengetahui hal ini, Ichigo bersepakat dengan Chad untuk bertarung dan berkorban untuk satu sama lain. Ichigo berjanji untuk bertarung demi orang-orang yang dicintai Chado, dan begitu pula sebaliknya, Chado berjanji untuk bertarung dan berkorban demi melindungi orang-orang yang dekat di hati Ichigo.

2.RUKIA KUCHIKI

Rukia Kuchiki adalah seorang shinigami yang dikirim untuk membasmi hollow di daerah perumahan Ichigo Kurosaki. Walaupun dari luar ia kelihatan seperti remaja perempuan, sebenarnya ia berusia lebih dari 100 tahun. Rukia terpaksa harus memindahkan kekuatannya kepada Ichigo dan untuk sementara menjadi manusia biasa. Ia mendaftarkan diri ke SMA dimana Ichigo bersekolah, dan tinggal di lemari Ichigo sementara ia mengajari Ichigo bagaimana menjadi pengganti shinigami.

Kuchiki Rukia adalah anggota Shinigami divisi ke-13 di bawah pimpinan Juushirou Ukitake. Dia bertemu dengan Ichigo Kurosaki, seorang anak SMA, dan karena suatu alasan, Ichigo memperoleh kekuatan Rukia, mendorong Rukia untuk bertempat tinggal di rumah Ichigo, dan Ichigo mengambil posisi Rukia sebagai Shinigami. Meskipun Toushirou Hitsugaya belakangan ini merebut posisinya, tetapi Rukia telah tetap menjadi karakter terpopuler kedua di manga Bleach di jajak pendapat majalah Shonen Jump.

Pada mulanya, Kuchiki Rukia dilahirkan dalam keluarga kelas bawahan. Walaupun telah menjadi adik angkat kepada ketua salah sebuah keluarga bangsawan iaitu Kuchiki Byakuya, dia masih merendah diri serta gemar bergaul dengan orang biasa. Walaupun dia memberitahu Ichigo bahawa usianya 10 kali lebih tua daripada Ichigo, Rukia langsung tidak mengetahui apa-apa tentang gaya kehidupan zaman kini memandangkan Soul Society berupakan zaman Edo Jepun. Dia tidak tahu minum jus dari kotak minuman dan belajar cara bertutur Jepun moden melalui komik yang dibaca. Berdasarkan kata-kata Kubo, apabila keputusan peperiksaan akhir tahun diisytiharkan, Rukia menduduki tempat 302 daripada 322. Dia gagal dalam semua mata pelajaran kecuali Bahasa Jepun.

Rukia pandai berlakon dan melalui bakat ini, dia dapat meloloskan diri daripada situasi-situasi yang melekit. Hanya Ichigo yang boleh melihat menerusi kepura-puraan Rukia dan menuduhnya berbohong. Dia juga suka melukis (tetapi lukisannya agak teruk); lukisannya yang melambangkan manusia dan hollow selalunya digambarkan dengan arnab dan patung beruang. Ketidakbolehan Rukia melukis (Rukia mudah berasa marah apabila diberitahu tentang kenyataan ini) membekalkan elemen lucu dalam siri ini. Rukia akan melukis gambar semasa menerangkan sesuatu kepada Ichigo, Ichigo akan mengetawakan kualiti lukisannya dan Rukia akan memukul Ichigo dengan kuat. Rukia amat meminati Si Arnab Chappy (dan semua item yang bertemakan arnab) sehinggakan berasa kecewa apabila gagal memperoleh Chappy Soul Candy kerana popularitinya di Soul Society (dia berjaya mendapatkannya dalam babak Arrancar). Dia juga suka memanjat ke tempat yang tinggi. Makanan kegemarannya ialah telur dan timun.

Sikapnya terhadap Ichigo berubah-ubah sepanjang siri. Pada sesetengah waktu, dia akan selalu bertelingkah dengan Ichigo dan pada masa yang lain, dia bimbang akan Ichigo dan menasihatinya seperti petapa tua yang bijak. Dia kelihatan sangat rapat dengan Ichigo walaupun baru berjumpa. Kebanyakan babak yang memaparkan mereka berdua melibatkan pergaduhan dan perang mulut. Tetapi, mereka berdua amat memahami sesama sendiri dan dapat berbual dari hati ke hati.

Rukia turut memiliki bahagian yang serius seperti yang ditunjukkan pada kala dia dibawa balik ke Soul Society kerana memindahkan kuasanya kepada Ichigo. Di sana, dia kelihatan seolah-olah telah menerima takdir hidupnya atau sedang berfikir tentang sesuatu dengan dalam. Dia dan Ichigo juga pernah merasai kehilangan dan kekesalan. Ichigo menyalahkan dirinya kerana menyebabkan kematian ibunya. Rukia pula menyalahkan dirnya kerana membunuh pegawai atasan pasukannya, Shiba Kaien dan mengakibatkan kematian pasti Ichigo.

Tempat Tinggal

Pada permulaan cerita, Rukia tinggal di dalam almari Ichigo dengan Kon; dia menggunakan tingkap bilik tidurnya sebagai pintu keluar masuk. Dia juga memperoleh pakaian biasa dan seragam sekolah daripada Urahara secara kredit (sesetengahnya dicuri daripada adik perempuan Ichigo, Yuzu).

Beberapa bulan selepas peristiwa di Soul Society, Rukia pulang ke dunia nyata dengan lima orang shinigami lain bagi menangani ancaman arrancar. Dia berjaya meyakinkan keluarga Kurosaki untuk membenarkannya menumpang buat sementara waktu dengan menceritakan sebuah kisah sedih. Rukia akhirnya berkongsi bilik dengan Karin dan Yuzu.

Sejarah

Rukia dan kakaknya, Hisana bertemu semula di Daerah ke-78 Rukongai selepas mereka meninggal dunia di dunia sebenar. Hisana meninggalkan Rukia ketika dia masih bayi lagi kerana Hisana tidak mampu menyara dirinya dan Rukia. Rukia membesar sendirian sehinggalah dia bertemu dengan Abarai Renji dan kanak-kanak lain yang sebaya dengannya. Mereka bekerjasama mencuri makanan untuk meneruskan hidup dan lama-kelamaan, membentuk sebuah keluarga. Walaupun pada asalnya Rukia dan Renji tidak ingin menjadi shinigami, kematian kesemua sahabat mereka mendorong mereka berdua untuk memasuki akademi bagi memperbaik taraf kehidupan.

Di akademi shinigami, Renji dapat memasuki kelas teratas manakala Rukia memasuki kelas bawah. Hubungan mereka berdua semakin renggang apabila Renji bergerak ke hadapan dalam latihannya dan mencapai status elit dan berterusan apabila Rukia dijemput untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada keluarga bangsawan Kuchiki. Renji meluahkan perasaan gembiranya setelah mendengar khabar ini walaupun masing-masing tidak mengakui kesedihan yang dirasai kerana kemungkinan besar mereka tidak boleh lagi bersua muka. Rukia menganggotai keluarga tersebut dan dengan serta-merta ditawarkan kedudukan dalam Bahagian ke-13 tanpa perlu menamatkan pengajian atau mengambil ujian kelulusan. Rukia tidak tahu bahawa Byakuya mengambilnya sebagai adik angkat bagi memenuhi permintaan terakhir Hisana yang juga merupakan seorang Kuchiki setelah mengahwini Byakuya.

Di Bahagian ke-13, Rukia tidak diberikan jawatan khas. Hal ini kemudiannya didedahkan sebagai angkara Byakuya kerana dia tidak mahu Rukia dihantar ke misi-misi berbahaya. Rukia kemudiannya bersahabat dengan leftenan bahagian tersebut, Shiba Kaien dan amat menyanjungi isterinya, Tempat Ketiga Shiba Miyako. Apabila Miyako dibunuh oleh hollow, Rukia, Kaien dan kaptan Bahagian ke-13, Ukitake Jūshirō memburu hollow tersebut. Kaien berhadapan dengan hollow tersebut dan menyebabkan zanpakutōnya patah. Rukia ingin membantu Kaien tetapi dihalang oleh Ukitake. Dia memberitahu Rukia bahawa pertarungan Kaien kali ini adalah demi maruahnya, bukan nyawanya. Jika Rukia membantu, Kaien akan terselamat tetapi maruahnya akan tercalar selama-lamanya. Sementara itu, hollow tersebut merasuki Kaien. Ukitake cuba menentang hollow tersebut tetapi apabila penyakitnya menyerang, hollow tersebut mengambil kesempatan untuk menyerang Rukia. Kaien berupaya menguasai hollow tersebut buat seketika dan menikam dirinya dengan zanpakutō Rukia. Dia berterima kasih kepada Rukia dan Ukitake kerana membiarkannya bertarung demi maruahnya dan meninggal dalam dakapan Rukia. Rukia membawa pulang mayat Kaien ke keluarga Shiba tetapi tidak memohon maaf kerana berasa bersalah atas kematian leftenannya.

3.URYUU ISHIDA (THE LAST QUENCY)

Sekilas, Uryu Ishida nampak hanya seperti murid jenius yang suka menyendiri. Namun, Uryu adalah seorang Quincy, yaitu keturunan dari kaum imam pemanah pembasmi hollow. Ia menaruh dendam terhadap semua shinigami, termasuk Ichigo Kurosaki, namun seiring berjalannya cerita, pandangannya terhadap Ichigo berubah, dan bukannya menjadi musuh, ia menjadi kawan sekaligus saingan Ichigo.Watak dan Perwatakan

Ishida Uryū berambut hitam, memakai kaca mata (lalu digelar si empat mata oleh beberapa rakan sekelas) dan merupakan remaja dengan ketinggian biasa. Di sekolah, Ishida memakai seragam sekolah bersama-sama tali leher sementara di luar pula dia mengenakan pakaian putih Quincy dengan jaluran biru untuk melambangkan "Quincy cross".

Secara amnya, Ishida adalah seorang yang pemalu dan pendiam tetapi sentiasa berusaha untuk tampak hebat apabila berada dalam kalangan orang ramai. Sebagai contoh, ketika di Soul Society, dia memakai mantel yang tidak menyumbang kepada apa-apa kebaikan (malah mengehadkan pergerakannya) kerana artikel itu membolehkan Ishida kelihatan bergaya. Dia juga membawa mantel simpanan ke sana. Selain itu, dia cenderung untuk bercakap dengan dramatik.

Ishida menjalankan tugas berdasarkan etika moral yang dikenali sebagai "Maruah sebagai Quincy" dan berpegang teguh kepada keadilan. Dia juga sentiasa mempertahankan pihak wanita yang diancam oleh mana-mana lelaki. Sikap ini telah diperlihatkan beberapa kali dalam siri ini; dia cuba mempertahankan Kuchiki Rukia daripada Abarai Renji ketika dia dan Kuchiki Byakuya ke dunia manusia untuk memberkas Rukia. Dia juga sentiasa melindungi Inoue Orihime daripada ancaman dalam babak Soul Society.

Ishida tidak menghormati ayahnya, Ryūken. Dia memanggil ayahnya dengan nama dan tindakan ini dianggap amat biadab dalam komuniti Jepun. Tetapi, Ishida makan hati apabila Rukia mengatakan bahawa hospital Ishida (ayahnya merupakan pengarah terkini) sudah usang dan Renji berkata bahawa hospital tersebut hanya untuk diperagakan sahaja.

Ishida mempunyai tekanan darah rendah dan tidak suka berlengah-lengah. Perkara lain yang dibencinya juga agak pelik: butang (walaupun amat berkemahiran dalam kerja-kerja menjahit) dan perkataan "kacau-bilau". Makanan kegemarannya ialah stew miso makeral yang dimasak di rumah. Rancangan TV kegemarannya ialah "Bura-Rei" oleh Don Kanonji. Bayang-bayang yang melompat keluar dari sekumpulan penonton semasa Kanonji mula-mula diperkenalkan ialah Ishida.

Sekolah

Di sekolah, Ishida menduduki tempat pertama dalam akademik. Bersesuaian dengan sikap Ichigo yang selalu salah membaca nama orang lain, dia membaca nama Uryū sebagai Ametatsu dan membuat andaian bahawa Ishida adalah seorang gadis.

Ishida juga menganggotai Kelab Kraftangan memandangkan dia amat berkemahiran dalam kerja-kerja menjahit. Dia juga nampaknya ialah ahli yang berskil tertinggi kerana ahli-ahli lain sering meminta bantuannya untuk membaiki barangan mereka. Ishidalah yang selalu membaiki Kon semula apabila tubuhnya koyak-rabak walaupun dia suka menambahkan aksesori tambahan yang tidak disukai Kon. Selepas dipukul oleh Kon, Ishida menjahitkan "Quincy cross" di belakang kepalanya sebagai balasan.

Ishida sentiasa dipulaukan di sekolah dan hampir tidak pernah berinteraksi dengan sesiapa. Dia menolak jemputan Ichigo untuk makan bersama-samanya tetapi bersetuju apabila orang lain akan membayar bilnya. Seperti watak-watak lain (Orihime dan Sado Yasutora, Ishida tinggal seorang diri.

Sejarah

Sebagai remaja berumur 15 tahun, Ishida tidak mempunyai sejarah yang kaya dengan kisah-kisah menarik seperti watak-watak lain, terutamanya shinigami yang mempunyai jangka hayat panjang.

Sebagai kanak-kanak, Ishida banyak berinteraksi dan berlatih dengan datuknya, Ishida Sōken. Ayahnya, Ishida Ryūken tidak berapa berminat untuk menjadi seorang Quincy kerana berpendapat bahawa kerjaya itu tidak menguntungkan. Oleh itu, hubungan antara Ishida dengan ayahnya agak renggang. Sōken memahami pandangan Ryūken kerana seorang Quincy lebih mementingkan keadilan daripada ganjaran material dan Ryūken bertanggungjawab menyara keluarganya. Sōken memberitahu Ishida bahawa suatu masa nanti, dia akan memahami motif ayahnya tetapi sehingga kini, Ishida masih berlaku dingin terhadap ayahnya.

Pada usia yang muda, datuk Ishida dibunuh oleh hollow di hadapannya. Ishida yang menyaksikan peristiwa hitam itu tidak mampu berbuat apa-apa untuk melindungi datuknya. Hal ini menjadi salah satu sebab kepada kebenciannya terhadap shinigami yang tidak menyelamatkan Sōken. Kemudiannya, Kaptan Bahagian ke-12 yang terkini menjelaskan bahawa dia mahu mengutip roh Sōken untuk dikaji, maka sengaja melengahkan shinigami lain untuk tiba di tempat kejadian.

Kisah awal

Ishida diperkenalkan sebagai rakan sekelas Ichigo yang belum diketahui namanya. Beberapa hari selepas Ichigo menjadi shinigami, telefon bimbit Rukia mulai berdering untuk memberi amaran bahawa terdapat hollow di sekitar. Tetapi, apabila dia tiba di lokasi tersebut, tiada hollow dapat dikesan. Sebenarnya, Ishida telah menghapuskan hollow tersebut sebelum Ichigo sempat berkejar ke sana. Dia kemudiannya memperkenalkan dirinya kepada Ichigo secara formal selepas tiga atau empat deringan telefon bimbit yang "palsu" dan memaklumkan mereka tentang kebenciannya terhadap semua shinigami.

Ichigo mengekori Ishida keesokan harinya dan Ishida mencabarnya untuk melihat sama ada seorang Quincy atau shinigami mampu membunuh hollow dengan lebih banyak. Dengan menggunakan umpan hollow, beberapa hollow muncul di Bandar Karakura. Umpan tersebut berfungsi dengan lebih baik dan hollow muncul di alam nyata dalam angka yang lebih besar. Pertambahan bilangan hollow memaksa mereka berdua untuk bekerjasama. Satu Menos Grande turut muncul. Jelas sekali, Ichigo dan Ishida tidak berkemampuan untuk menewaskannya. Ishida kemudiannya mencuba satu kaedah pelik untuk meningkatkan kuasa busurnya: dengan mengikat pedang Ichigo di atas kepalanya, dia dapat menyerap kuasa semangat Ichigo. Ichigo menolak idea ini dan menyerang Menos tersebut sendirian. Dia berjaya menghalau Menos tersebut ke Hueco Mundo semula dengan membebaskan tenaga semangat dalam kuantiti yang besar. Tetapi, tubuhnya tidak dapat bertahan selepas kuasa semangat dilepaskan secara mendadak. Ishida menembak tenaga semangat Ichigo yang berlebihan dan bersumpah untuk menyelamatkan Ichigo supaya dia dapat menewaskannya suatu hari nanti. Dengan ini, Ishida memecahkan janjinya untuk membenci shinigami apabila dia menyelamatkan Ichigo.

4.RENJI ABARAI

Renji Abarai adalah seorang shinigami kelas atas yang memiliki jabatan sebagai wakil kapten divisi ke-6. Ini berarti ia adalah orang berpangkat tertinggi kedua dalam divisi pasukan shinigami tersebut. Pada awalnya, ia diperkenalkan sebagai musuh yang mematikan, dan memiliki konflik batin diantara kesetiaannya terhadap jabatannya dan persahabatannya dengan Rukia, teman sepermainannya sejak kecil. Ia adalah seseorang yang lancang dan bersemangat, dan sangat menghormati sekaligus membenci atasannya, kapten divisi ke-6 Byakuya Kuchiki.

Watak dan Perwatakan

Renji merupakan salah satu daripada beberapa watak dalam Bleach yang tampak unik dan berbeza dari segi luaran. Dia mempunyai rambut panjang berwarna merah yang selalunya diikat di belakang dan bahagian tubuh atasannya dipenuhi dengan tatu. Asal usul tatu tersebut tidak diketahui tetapi nampaknya, dengan setiap peningkatan kemahiran pertarungan yang diperoleh Renji, semakin banyak tatu yang menghiasi badannya. Perkara ini mungkin bermula sejak Renji mula-mula menjadi calon shinigami hinggalah dia dipenjarakan oleh Kuchiki Byakuya (tatunya telah memenuhi keseluruhan bahagian belakangnya pada masa ini). Dia mengenakan pakaian shinigami rasmi walaupun kadang kala dia akan memakai aksesori kepala yang bergaya (selalunya sepasang kaca mata yang mahal). Koleksi cermin mata hitam Renji dibeli dari "Kedai Kaca Mata Pepatung Perak" di Seireitei yang berharga separuh daripada gaji tahunannya. Malangnya, setiap kali dia memakai kaca matanya, alatan tersebut akan pecah atau rosak (biasanya kerana berlawan dengan Ichigo). Dia menggemari taiyaki (sejenis lempeng berbentuk ikan berinti kacang merah) dan tidak suka akan makanan pedas.

Personaliti Renji tidak jauh berbeza dengan shinigami lain. Dia boleh menjadi angkuh dan besar kepala atau pun panas baran dan muram selepas ditewaskan dalam pertarungan besar. Tetapi, dia telah ditunjukkan beberapa kali sebagai seorang lawan yang serius dan berkeyakinan semasa berhadapan dengan cabaran sebenar. Renji amat menyayangi Rukia. Hal ini dibuktikan selepas Ichigo menewaskannya dengan berkata, "Aku mahu menandingi Kuchiki Byakuya dan merampas Rukia daripadanya." Dia rela berlawan, membunuh dan mati demi sesiapa yang dipercayainya. Renji juga merupakan seorang pihak lawan yang berbahaya dan kuat. Dia mencerminkan Kurosaki Ichigo dalam kebanyakan aspek. Malah, mereka berdua pernah disalah anggap sebagai adik-beradik dalam babak Bount. Ichigo mendakwa bahawa mereka berdua merupakan sepupu untuk mendiamkan rakan sekelasnya.

Sejarah

Abarai Renji pada mulanya berasal dari daerah ke-78 Rukongai dan membesar sebagai seorang anak yatim bersama beberapa kanak-kanak lain termasuklah Kuchiki Rukia. Kumpulan budak-budak ini menyara hidup dengan mencuri atau memburu makanan. Walaupun Renji dan Rukia menyedari bahawa mereka memiliki kuasa semangat dari mula lagi, mereka bercadang untuk tinggal bersama-sama dengan sahabat mereka sehinggalah mereka meninggal dunia. Selepas itu, mereka menjadi shinigami demi mencapai taraf kehidupan yang lebih baik.

Di akademi shinigami, Renji dimasukkan ke kelas atasan kerana berkemahiran bermain pedang (walaupun agak lemah dalam kidō. Bekas gurunya ialah Hisagi Shūhei. Di akademi, Renji bersahabat dengan Kira Izuru dan Hinamori Momo. Mereka bertiga kemudiannya dinaikkan pangkat kepada leftenan. Hubungan persahabatan antara Renji dengan Rukia kian renggang selepas Rukia menjadi adik angkat kepada Byakuya (lantas menjadi sebahagian daripada keluarga bangsawan Kuchiki). Renji meluahkan rasa gembiranya kerana kini Rukia adalah seorang bangsawan. Walaupun sedih, dia tidak mahu menjadi batu penghalang kepada kebahagiaan Rukia. Hakikatnya, masing-masing tidak bersetuju dengan tawaran Byakuya kerana sedar bahawa mereka mungkin tidak akan dapat berjumpa lagi.

Renji, Kira dan Hinamori bertugas di bawah Aizen Sōsuke dan Ichimaru Gin dalam Bahagian ke-5. Tetapi, selepas Ichimaru menjadi kaptan, Kira dan Hinamori (pengikut yang setia) masing-masing diletakkan di bawah pimpinan Gin dan Aizen dalam Bahagian ke-3 dan Bahagian ke-5. Renji yang lebih mudah memberontak dipindahkan ke Bahagian ke-11 dan selepas itu ke Bahagian ke-6. Semasa di Bahagian ke-11, Madarame Ikkaku mengajar Renji untuk bertarung. Ketika Rukia ditugaskan ke dunia manusia, Renji dinaikkan pangkat kepada leftenan Bahagian ke-6. Selepas bertemu dengan kaptannya, Kuchiki Byakuya, Renji bercita-cita untuk mengatasi kekuatan Byakuya.

Babak Soul Society

Renji muncul buat pertama kali dalam kisah ini bersama-sama Byakuya ketika mereka tiba ke dunia manusia untuk memberkas Rukia. Tugas mereka diganggu oleh Ishida Uryū yang kemudiannya ditewaskan oleh Renji dengan mudahnya. Ichigo tiba tepat pada masanya untuk menghalang Renji dan Byakuya. Ichigo mampu berlawan dengan Renji (pada tahap yang lebih baik daripada Ishida) selepas membebaskan kuasa semangat yang terpendam. Byakuya masuk campur dalam pertarungan untuk menyelamatkan Renji dan berjaya memotong pedang Ichigo ke hulu serta mencederakannya dengan parah.

Selepas Renji pulang ke Soul Society dan kumpulan Ichigo menceroboh masuk ke Seireitei, Renji menyalahkan Ichigo kerana menimbulkan banyak masalah kepada Rukia dan bersedia untuk bertarung dengannya. Walaupun pada mulanya Renji mampu menguasai perlawanan, pada saat-saat akhir Ichigo berjaya menumpaskannya. Setelah menyaksikan keupayaan Ichigo, Renji merayu kepadanya agar menyelamatkan Rukia.

Setelah dirawat dan dipenjarakan (Byakuya mendakwa bahawa Renji tidak mempunyai sebab untuk tewas kerana berkeputusan untuk bertarung sendirian tanpa berfikir masak-masak), roh zanpakutōnya, Zabimaru muncul di katilnya. Zabimaru mengkehendaki satu lagi perlawanan dengan Ichigo tetapi Renji mengatakan bahawa mereka bukan lagi musuh. Dia kemudiannya memecah keluar dari bilik tahanan untuk menjejaki Ichigo yang sedang berusaha untuk mencapai pembebasan tahap terakhir zanpakutōnya di sebuah kawasan bawah tanah dengan bantuan Shihouin Yoruichi. Renji hampir-hampir menguasai tahap terakhirnya dan bergerak ke kawasan yang lain untuk menyelesaikan latihannya.

Sementara Ichigo meneruskan latihannya, Renji cuba menyelamatkan Rukia sendirian tetapi dihalang oleh Byakuya. Renji menggunakan tahap terakhir Zabimaru untuk menewaskan Byakuya tetapi kekurangan pengalaman kombat dan jurang kekuatan antara mereka berdua menyebabkan Renji tewas di tangan kaptannya. Byakuya mengatakan bahawa Renji tidak akan dapat memaksanya berlutut tetapi leftenannya berjaya berbuat demikian. Byakuya kemudiannya mengatakan bahawa dia tahu selama ini Renji sentiasa bercita-cita untuk mengatasinya dan sebab kepada kegagalan Renji adalah perbezaan perwatakan. Byakuya menganalogikan perjuangan Renji sebagai seekor beruk yang sentiasa berusaha untuk mencapai bulan di langit tetapi tidak kira betapa kerasnya dia bekerja, dia tetap tidak akan berjaya. Renji cuba sekali lagi untuk menyerang Byakuya tetapi zanpakutōnya musnah dalam proses ini. Byakuya meninggalkan selendangnya dengan Renji yang kini tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan dan mengakui bahawa "taring" Renji akhirnya dapat samapi kepadanya.

Selepas dirawat semula, Renji berusaha menyelamatkan Rukia sekali lagi dan kali ini, dia menjumpai Ichigo yang sedang memikul Rukia di tempat hukuman. Di sana, dari menara yang tinggi, Ichigo membaling Rukia kepada Renji dan menyuruhnya mempertahankan Rukia dengan nyawa sendiri. Mereka berdua telah tiba di kaki bukit tetapi ditranslasikan semula ke tempat permulaan. Aizen Sōsuke yang turut hadir ke tempat kejadian meminta Renji meninggalkan Rukia. Renji berganding bahu dengan Ichigo untuk menyerang Aizen tetapi tidak berjaya. Selepas Aizen meloloskan diri daripada para shinigami, Renji menunggu di hospital bersama-sama Byakuya yang tercedera semasa menyelamatkan Rukia daripada Aizen. Apabila Byakuya bertanya sebab Renji berada di wadnya, Renji hanya menjawab bahawa Byakuya ialah kaptannya. Perbualan mereka diganggu oleh Ichigo yang sedang mencari Rukia di seluruh Soul Society.

Zabimaru
Zanpakutō milik Abarai Renji bernama Zabimaru. Arahan pembebasan tahap pertama Zabimaru ialah "ngaum".

Renji merupakan salah satu daripada dua orang shinigami yang roh zanpakutōnya menjadi nyata (shinigami yang satu lagi ialah Ichigo). Zabi bermaksud "ekor ular" manakala maru ialah imbuhan bagi nama lelaki. Roh Zabimaru suka akan pertarungan dan angkuh seperti tuannya, Renji. Ia berkeras mahu bertarung dengan Ichigo sekali lagi dan yakin bahawa ia akan menang dalam pertarungan kali kedua. Kedua-dua ular dan beruk mampu bertutur tetapi beruk tersebut lebih mendominasi. Perwatakn ekor ularnya pula lebih buas dan agresif.

Dalam tahap pertama, Zabimaru bertransformasi kepada bilah pedang yang terdiri daripada beberapa segmen dan mempunyai bentuk seolah-olah tukul di hujung bilah. Segmen-segmen ini dihubungkan dengan benang yang boleh diregangkan menyebabkan Zabimaru berfungsi seperti laso dan pedang. Sementara Zabimaru mampu meregang dengan agak panjang dalam bentuk laso, Renji hanya boleh menyerang sebanyak tiga kali berturut-turut sebelum memulangkan Zabimaru kepada keadaan asal. Renji juga boleh menggunakan tenaga semangatnya untuk mengasingkan segmen-segmen tersebut dan mengelilingi pihak lawan sebelum menikamnya dari semua arah. Serangan ini dipanggil higa zekkō ( Taring Beruk Patah) tetapi teknik ini merosakkan Zabimaru dan meninggalkan Renji terdedah kepada serangan luar.

Pembebasan tahap terakhir Zabimaru ialah Hihiō Zabimaru ( Raja Beruk Zabimaru) untuk menukarkan Zabimaru kepada versi tahap pertama yang lebih besar dan kelihatan seperti kerangka ular. Zabimaru memperoleh lebih banyak segmen dan kesemuanya lebih besar daripada versi tahap pertamanya. Zabimaru juga mempunyai kepala ular yang bersaiz seperti sebuah kereta kecil. Pakaian Renji turut berubah; dia mempunyai selendang bulu pada bahunya dan seutas rantai yang nampaknya diperbuat daripada taring berwarna merah. Segmen-segmen Zabimaru dikekalkan kedudukannya oleh tenaga semangat Renji. Hal ini menyebabkan Renji berupaya mengasingkan atau menyambungkan bahagian-bahagian tersebut mengikut kehendak diri. Oleh sebab segmen-segmen kukuh buatannya, adalah sukar untuk menghancurkan tubuh Zabimaru. Jika salah satu daripada segmen tersebut rosak, Renji hanya perlu mengasingkannya dan membentuk semula Zabimaru. Ia juga berupaya menggunakan teknik baharu yang dikenali sebagai Meriam Tulang Beruk (狒骨大砲, hikō taihō) selepas Renji benar-benar menguasai pembebasan tahap terakhir ini. Teknik ini menembak tenaga semangat yang tepu dari mulut Zabimaru. Dia juga boleh menggunakan higa zekkō yang lebih berkuasa; kesemua segmen akan berasingan dan diasah menjadi lebih tajam oleh tenaga semangat.

5.Yasutora "Chad" Sado

Yasutora Sado, atau lebih dikenal sebagai "Chad", adalah salah satu dari segelintir teman-teman Ichigo di sekolah. Ia adalah pelajar Jepang berdarah Meksiko yang bertubuh sangat tinggi dibanding teman-teman sekelasnya. Walaupun secara fisik ia terlihat mengintimidasikan, ia sangat lembut dan penurut, dan menolak untuk berkelahi kecuali demi membela seseorang. Pada awalnya, ia tidak mampu melihat atau merasakan kehadiran arwah, namun sewaktu ia melihat sekelompok anak-anak diserang sebuah hollow, ia mendapatkan kekuatan unik dimana berkat kekuatan itu, tangan kanannya menjadi kuat dan terselubungi baja. Dengan demikian, ia mampu mengalahkan para hollow.

Watak dan Perwatakan

Chad ialah remaja berketurunan Jepun dan Mexico. Dia juga sangat tinggi dan kelihatan jauh lebih dewasa daripada umur sebenarnya. Chad mempunyai tatu pada bahu kirinya yang bertulis "Amore e Morte" (cinta dan kematian dalam Bahasa Itali) dan terdiri daripada seekor ular dan satu malaikat bersayap yang berada di sekitar bentuk hati. Dalam siri, dia selalu dilihat memakai pakaian seragamnya atau kemeja T. Pernah juga dia dilihat mengenakan baju gelap berlengan panjang bercorakkan bunga mawar di lengan kirinya. Bunga mawar itu mungkin dipakai sebagai tanda penghormatan kepada arwah datuknya kerana nama datuknya ialah Oscar Joaquin de la Rosa dan "de la Rosa" membawa makna "Mawar" dalam bahasa Spanish.

Chad pendiam orangnya dan kadang kala dibuli dan diketawakan kerana dia tidak pernah melawan semula kecuali dengan hollow dan shinigami apabila perlu. Tetapi, dia dilayan dengan baik oleh rakan-rakannya di Bandar Karakura (Ichigo, Keigo dan Mizuiro). Chad juga suka akan barangan yang comel seperti mainan kecil dan Kon. Malah, Chad merupakan antara watak yang melayan Kon dengan rasa hormat tetapi pada kebanyakan masanya, dia juga tidak mengendahkan Kon. Chad juga memiliki kekuatan fizikal yang luar biasa. Sebelum dia membangunkan kuasa semangatnya, dia mampu menahan impak yang diakibatkan oleh palang besi yang jatuh dari tapak pembinaan, mendapat kecederaan kecil apabila berlanggar degan motosikal, mencabut tiang telefon untuk dihayunkan sebagai senjata dan melontar manusia yang berbadan kecil seperti Rukia ke langit.

Chad suka akan musik tetapi jarang menonton televisyen. Dia hanya suka menonton rancangan "Carnivore Kingdom" yang disiarkan pada pukul 8 pagi setiap hari Ahad. Dia juga telah membeli DVD bagi rancangan tersebut. Oleh sebab Kon ialah patung mainan bagi watak utama "Carnivore Kingdom", tidak hairanlah jika Chad mendapati Kon comel. Chad mempunyai sebuah gitar yang disimpan di dalam biliknya (ditunjukkan dalam episod 69 dan klip penamat kelapan). Gitar itu juga ditunjukkan dalam episod 9 selepas satu "latihan kumpulan" dan sebelum kemunculan satu arrancar yang belum sempurna. Makanan kegemaran Chad ialah tomato.

Sejarah

Chad dilahirkan di Okinawa, jepun tetapi dibawa ke Mexico oleh ibu bapanya pada usia yang muda. Selepas kematian mereka, Chad dibesarkan oleh Oscar Joaquin de la Rosa yang dipercayai merupakan datuk Chad kerana dia memanggilnya "Abuelo" ("datuk" dalam bahasa Spanish). Pada usia mudanya, Chad amat buas dan menggunakan saiz badannya untuk menakutkan dan memukul mana-mana budak kecil yang membangkitkan kemarahannya. Abuelo cuba mendidik Chad untuk menjadi seorang yang penyayang tetapi tidak berjaya. Pada suatu hari, ayah kepada kanak-kanak yang dibulinya mencari Chad untuk menghukumnya. Mereka kemudiannya menyerang Chad. Abuelo berdiri di antara mereka dan menerima setiap pukulan tanpa berlawan. Selepas peristiwa itu, Chad berazam untuk menjadi seorang yang baik. Abuelo kemudiannya menghadiahkan sekeping syiling Mexico kepada Chad. Beberapa tahun kemudian, apabila Abuelo meninggal dunia, Chad berjanji tidak akan berlawan kecuali untuk mempertahankan seseorang walaupun nyawanya terancam. Syiling yang diterima itu menjadi lambang kepada janji yang dibuat dan mengikut kata-kata Chad, syiling itu lebih berharga daripada nyawanya. Beberapa lama kemudian, beberapa kaki buli mengugut untuk membuang syiling kepunyaan Chad. Ichigo menyelamatkan Chad daripada mereka dan membuat pakatan dengan Chad bahawa Ichigo akan berlawan demi Chad dan sebaliknya kerana Chad tidak akan berlawan untuk melindungi dirinya.

Setelah Abuelo meninggal dunia, Chad berkeputusan untuk pulang ke Jepun. Dia menghadiri Sekolah Tinggi Junior Mabashi. Oleh sebab dia sentiasa terlibat dengan gangster, dia turut dianggap sebagai seorang budak jalanan. Orang lain juga takut akan Chad apabila dia bersekolah di Sekolah Tinggi Karakura tetapi hal ini tidak kekal lama. Dia berjumpa dengan Ichigo sebelum sesi persekolahan bermula dan menyelamatkan Ichigo daripada beberapa orang kaki buli. Dia dan Ichigo tamat pengajian di Mabashi dan menyambung pelajaran di Sekolah Tinggi Karakura.

Kisah awal

Chad diperkenalkan sebagai rakan sekelas Ichigo yang agak baik prestasinya dalam akademik (menduduki tempat ke-11). Beberapa hari selepas Ichigo menjadi shinigami, Chad memelihara seekor burung kakak tua yang disumpah (kesemua tuan terdahulu bagi burung ini telah mati dengan dahsyat). Sebaik sahaja dia membela burung ini, Chad dihempap oleh sebatang palang besi di tapak pembinaan, dilanggar oleh motorsikal dan terlibat dalam satu kemalangan jalan raya (semuanya berlaku pada hari yang sama). Dia dirawat di Klinik Kurosaki. Di sana, Kuchiki Rukia serta Ichigo mendapati kesan tapak tangan hollow pada belakangnya. Hollow tersebut berhadapan dengan Rukia dan Chad. Mereka mencari jalan penyelesaian yang agak inovatif memandangkan Chad tidak boleh melihat hollow tersebut dan Rukia telah kehilangan kuasa shinigaminya. Burung peliharaan Chad memberitahu mereka bahawa ia bernama Shibata Yūichi, seorang budak lelaki yang telah membunuh pembunuh ibunya dengan tidak sengaja. Sebagai hollow, pembunuh bersiri itu ingin membalas dendam dan mengurung rohnya di dalam badan seekor burung kakak tua. Hollow itu kemudiannya mendakwa bahawa ia boleh menghidupkan kembali ibu Shibata. Ichigo menewaskan hollow tersebut yang kemudiannya dihantar ke Neraka kerana dosa yang telah dilakukan. Ichigo menjalankan upacara pengebumian roh untuk Shibata dan berharap agar dia boleh bertemu dengan ibunya di Soul Society. Chad berjanji bahawa jika dia dapat berjumpa dengan Shibata lagi, dia akan mendukungnya seperti mana yang dibuat oleh Chad terhadap Shibata si burung kakak tua beberapa hari sebelumnya.

Apabila Ishida Uryū menggunakan umpan hollow untuk membawa masuk sekumpulan hollow ke Bandar Karakura, Chad sengaja membawa hollow yang mengekorinya ke sebidang tanah lapang jauh dari pekan supaya hollow itu tidak dapat mencederakan orang awam. Di sana, dia menemui Kurosaki Karin dan kawan-kawannya. Karin yang boleh melihat hollow tersebut dengan jelas membantu Chad menentang hollow. Tetapi, hollow itu berjaya melontar Chad ke tepi. Semasa pertarungan ini, kuasa semangat Chad berevolusi dan dia boleh melihat hollow dengan lebih jelas. Dia menyedari bahawa kekuatan yang dimilikinya harus digunakan untuk melindungi orang lain dan menumbuk tangan hollow tersebut. Tangan Chad kini diselubungi perisai dan dia menggunakannya untuk menghapuskan hollow. Chad rebah kerana keletihan dan dibawa pulang ke kedai Urahara oleh Urahara Kisuke. Di sana, dia menjumpai Orihime yang juga telah dibawa ke sana setelah menewaskan hollow. Mereka dibawa ke sebatang jambatan untuk menyaksikan pertarungan antara Ichigo dengan Menos Grande dan seterusnya membuat keputusan untuk menggunakan kuasa baharu mereka bagi membantu perjuangan Ichigo.

Babak Soul Society

Selepas Rukia dibawa pulang ke Soul Society, Chad dan Inoue Orihime dilatih oleh Shihouin Yoruichi supaya dapat menggunakan kuasa mereka pada bila-bila masa. Selepas seminggu, Chad bertolak ke Soul Society bersama-sama dengan Orihime, Ishida, Yoruichi dan Ichigo. Di Rukongai, dia bertemu semula dengan Shibata yang belum lagi berjumpa dengan ibunya tetapi sedang tinggal bersama-sama dengan sebuah "keluarga" yang tidak mempunyai sebarang pertalian darah dengannya.

Apabila kumpulan ini berpisah selepas mencerobohi Seireitei, Chad terpaksa bergerak sendirian. Dia hampir-hampir dapat berjumpa dengan Ichigo apabila Chad memusnahkan dinding dengan tangan kanannya. Namun demikian, tindakan ini membuka peluang kepada Ichigo untuk melarikan diri daripada shinigami Bahagian ke-11. Chad menewaskan mereka dengan satu serangan sahaja. Dia kemudiannya tiba di ibu pejabat Bahagian ke-8 dan mengalahkan Tempat Ketiga Enjōji Tatsufusa dengan satu pukulan. Dia meneruskan perjalanannya tetapi dihalang oleh Kyōraku Shunsui, kaptan Bahagian ke-8 dalam Gotei 13. Mereka berdua saling menasihati agar tidak masuk campur dalam urusan masing-masing. Chad akhirnya menembak beberapa siri tenaga semangat tetapi kesemuanya berjaya dielak atau dihadang oleh Shunsui. Chad yang berpegang teguh kepada janjinya kepada Ichigo iaitu dia akan berjuang demi sahabatnya mengumpulkan segala kuasa semangatnya ke dalam satu serangan dan ditujukan kepada Shunsui. Tetapi, Shunsui dengan mudahnya dapat mengelak serangan itu dan menikam Chad.

Chad dirawat oleh Bahagian ke-4 dan diletakkan di dalam sebuah bilik tahanan. Di sana, dia berjumpa dengan Shiba Ganju dan Ishida. Mereka dibebaskan oleh Zaraki Kenpachi dan bertemu dengan Orihime. Leftenan Kenpachi, Kusajishi Yachiru memimpin kumpulan itu ke Sōkyoku dan menyaksikan pertarungan antara Ichigo dengan Kuchiki Byakuya. Selepas Byakuya ditewaskan, mereka merawat kecederaan Ichigo. Mereka kemudiannya mempelajari bahawa segala kejadian yang berlaku di Soul Society sebenarnya telah dirancang oleh Aizen Sōsuke dan cuba menghalangnya tetapi gagal (Aizen sempat diselamatkan oleh hollow dan dibawa ke Hueco Mundo). Selepas itu, Ishida, Chad, Ichigo dan Orihime bertolak pulang ke dunia manusia.

5.ORIHIME INOUE

Orihime Inoue adalah teman sekelas Ichigo, yang karena ia juga berteman dengan Tatsuki Arisawa yang dekat dengan Ichigo, iapun menjadi dekat dengan Ichigo. Secara teknis, Orihime adalah seorang yatim-piatu, karena ia bersama kakak laki-lakinya, Sora, kabur dari rumah mereka karena orang tua mereka yang kejam. Beberapa waktu setelah itu, kakaknya pun meninggal dunia. Pada awalnya, Orihime tidak memiliki kekuatan spiritual apapun, namun lama kelamaan ia jadi memiliki salah satu kekuatan penyembuhan terkuat di dunia Bleach. Ia mampu menyembuhkan tubuh yang terluka kembali kepada keadaan semula, walaupun terluka sangat parah sekalipun.

Watak dan Perwatakan

Orihime mempunyai rambut panjang yang berwarna jingga keperangan. Dia sentiasa mengenakan pin rambut dan rambut bahagian hadapan disisirkan ke belakang telinganya. Dia tidak pernah menanggalkan pin rambutnya kerana pin tersebut merupakan pemberian arwah abangnya. Dia menyimpan rambut panjang sebagai tanda penghormatan kepada Arisawa Tatsuki yang berjanji untuk melindungi Orihime. Dia juga mempunyai kepala yang agak keras dan pernah mencederakan Ishida, Chad dan Ichigo. Mata Orihime berwarna perang dalam manga berwarna tetapi berwarna biru-kelabu dalam siri anime. Payudaranya juga agak besar pula sentiasa menjadi sasaran kenakalan Kon (selalunya tidak berjaya).

Orihime adalah seorang yang mesra, sensitif dan murah hati. Dia dipaparkan sebagai seorang yang naif dan lembab walhal markah peperiksaannya di sekolah sentiasa tinggi. Yang pasti, dia tidak tahu apa-apa tentang teknologi. Salah seorang daripada ahli Kelab Kraftangan mengatakan bahawa Orihime tidak cukup bijak untuk menggunakan telefon bimbit. Maka, dia tidak mempunyai sebuah telefon bimbit. Dia juga sering belajar seni mempertahankan diri daripada Tatsuki. Oleh itu, Orihime boleh berlawan secara fizikal seperti pemegang tali pinggang hitam tahap pertama dalam karate.

Orihime suka memasak dan makan makanan yang pelik di rumah walaupun dia juga menggemari makanan normal. Hanya Matsumoto Rangiku dan kemungkinan juga Tsukabishi Tessai yang berkongsi selera makan yang sama dengan Orihime. Makanan kegemarannya ialah keju dan mentega dan dia suka melepa keledek dengan mentega. Dia terpaksa berpindah rumah di pertengahan manga kerana sesuatu sebab yang tidak diketahui dan menetap di sebuah hotel.

Orihime cenderung untuk masuk campur dalam sesuatu situasi tanpa berfikir dahulu dan kadang kala tindakan ini mengaibkan diri sendiri. Seorang rakan perempuan pernah bertanya kepada Rukia jika dia menyukai Ichigo secara diam-diam. Orihime berasa kecewa apabila Rukia tidak mempunyai apa-apa perasaan terhadap Ichigo (tidak seperti dirinya) kerana jika Rukia benar-benar mencintai Ichigo, maka dua orang gadis akan merebutkan seorang lelaki (dan jelas sekali, pemikiran sedemikian langsung tidak masuk akal). Dia juga kuat berimaginasi dan suka memikirkan senario yang luar biasa (dia pernah membayangkan dirinya sebagai robot pemusnah yang hebat apabila diminta untuk menghantar lukisan yang bertemakan "Diri Saya Di masa Hadapan").

Orihime mudah mendalami jiwa seseorang terutamanya Ichigo. Dia sebenarnya mencintai Ichigo dan dalam manga serta anime, perasaan ini kian kukuh apabila masa berlalu. Dia telah meluahkan perasaan ini kepada Matsumoto Rangiku dan Ichigo sendiri ketika dia sedang tidur. Orihime juga berupaya mengesan lokasi Ichigo dengan menjejaki bau dan kuasa semangatnya walaupun kedua-dua perkara ini telah diselindung oleh vizard.

Peranannya semakin berkembang dalam manga. Watak Orihime juga menjadi lebih rumit. Pada permulaan cerita, dia dipaparkan sebagai seorang yang ceria dan riang. Dalam babak manga terkini, jiwanya bergelora dengan konflik dalaman dan anggapan bahawa dirinya hanyalah satu beban.

Sekolah

Orihime mendapat tempat ketiga dalam peperiksaan selepas Ishida Uryū dan Kunieda Ryō. Walaupun cerdik, Orihime nampaknya tidak berapa bijak dalam menangani urusan dan kehidupan harian. Dia menganggotai Kelab Kraftangan bersama-sama dengan Ishida dan suka mencipta permainan yang ganjil dengan Tatsuki (seperti "baseccer"; gabungan bola lisut (baseball) dengan bola sepak (soccer) - mereka menggunakan pemukul bola lisut untuk memukul bola sepak). Seperti Chad dan Ishida, dia berada dalam kelas yang sama dengan Ichigo. Dia sentiasa menemani sahabat baik dan kawan sepermainan Ichigo, Tatsuki.

Sejarah

Orihime tinggal sendirian di Bandar Karakura dan disara oleh saudara mara yang menetap di tempat lain. Sebelum itu, dia tinggal bersama-sama dengan arwah abangnya, Sora yang berumur 15 tahun lebih tua daripadanya. Sora dan Orihime dibesarkan oleh ayah yang pemabuk dan ibu yang berlaku curang. Kedua-dua ibu bapa mereka sentiasa bergaduh dan memukul anak-anak mereka untuk melepaskan geram. Adalah tidak diketahui jika mereka masih hidup.

Apabila Sora mencecah usia 18 tahun, dia melarikan diri dari rumah dengan Orihime dan berusaha untuk membesarkan adik perempuannya. Selama enam tahun, mereka hidup dengan harmoni walaupun Orihime sering dibuli di sekolah kerana rambut panjangnya. Pada suatu hari, Sora menghadiahi Orihime sepasang pin rambut. Tetapi, Orihime tidak mahu menggunakan aksesori tersebut kerana kelihatan keanak-anakan. Pada hari yang sama, Sora terbunuh dalam satu kemalangan jalan raya dan meninggal di Klinik Kurosaki. Sejak peristiwa itu, Orihime sentiasa memakai pin rambut tersebut. Setahun selepas kematian Sora, Orihime bertemu dengan Tatsuki yang mempertahankannya daripada kaki buli. Mereka berdua menjadi sahabat baik selepas peristiwa itu.

Kisah awal

Orihime diperkenalkan sebagai kawan sekelas Ichigo yang menyukai Ichigo secara diam-diam walaupun dibantah oleh sahabat karibnya, Tatsuki. Pendedahan pertamanya kepada dunia paranormal berlaku apabila arwah abangnya, Inoue Sora menjadi hollow Acidwire. Berang, dia menyerang Orihime dan Tatsuki (yang diajak ke rumahnya untuk makan malam) dan memukul roh Orihime keluar daripada badannya. Dalam bentuk roh, dia menyaksikan pertarungan antara Ichigo dengan Sora. Ichigo mampu memenangi pertarungan itu tetapi perlawanan tersebut hanya berakhir apabila Orihime masuk campur. Sora menikam dirinya dengan zanpakutō Ichigo sekaligus membersihkan jiwanya, Orihime berpeluang mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada Sora memandangkan dia tidak dapat berbuat demikian pada hari kematian abangnya.

Ingatan Tatsuki dan Orihime diubah oleh Kuchiki Rukia tetapi peristiwa tersebut telah membangkitkan kuasa semangat mereka berdua. Mereka sekali lagi dipengaruhi oleh kuasa semangat Ichigo apabila Ichigo membantu Don Kanonji menewaskan hollow dalam satu rancangan TV. Dia juga bersemuka dengan hollow apabila Ishida sengaja mengumpan hollow ke Bandar Karakura untuk bertarung dengan Ichigo. Hollow Numb Chandeliar menggunakan keupayaannya untuk mengawal beberapa pelajar lain dan memaksa mereka menyerang Orihime. Apabila Tatsuki cuba menghalangnya dan melindungi Orihime, dia berjaya dikawal oleh hollow tersebut pula. Apabila melihat mata Tatsuki bergenang, Orihime berkeputusan bahawa sudah tiba masanya untuknya melindungi Tatsuki. Hajat ini menukarkan pin rambutnya kepada enam roh berupa dewa dan dewi. Keenam-enam roh ini menggelar diri mereka sebagai "Shun Shun Rikka". Mereka menerangkan kuasa masing-masing kepada Orihime dan menggunakan kuasa tersebut untuk menewaskan hollow.

Selepas itu, Urahara Kisuke tiba di tempat kejadian dan membawanya serta Chad ke kedainya. Di sana, dia menerangkan kuasa baharu yang dipunyai mereka dan mengajak mereka menyaksikan pertarungan antara Ichigo dan Ishida dengan Menos Grande. Pada masa ini, Orihime mendedahkan bahawa walaupun Rukia telah mengubah memorinya semasa insiden kepulangan Sora sebagai hollow, dia tidak pernah melupakan peristiwa tersebut. Dia cuma tidak mahu mengingatinya kerana tidak sampai hati melihat Ichigo dan abangnya bertarung demi dirinya.

Babak Soul Society

Selepas Rukia dibawa pulang ke Soul Society, Orihime berkeputusan untuk mengikuti Ichigo, Chad, Ishida dan Shihouin Yoruichi untuk menyelamatkan Rukia. Pada kebanyakan masa misi ini berlangsung, Orihime ditemani oleh Ishida. Mereka berdua lebih berhati-hati dan tidak banyak menarik perhatian daripada shinigami lain berbanding dengan yang lain yang terpaksa bertarung di hampir setiap jalan yang dilalui.

Sebaik sahaja menjejakkan kaki ke Soul Society, mereka bertarung dengan Ikkanzaka Jirōbō dari Bahagian ke-7 yang menjadikan Orihime sebagai sasaran kerana Ishida lebih handal dalam kombat. Namun, Ishida dapat menewaskannya dengan mudah. Orihime mendapat idea untuk mencuri sepasang pakaian seragam shinigami supaya tidak mudah dijumpai. Apabila dua orang shinigami dari Bahagian ke-12 muncul, Ishida masih teragak-agak untuk menyerang mereka. Jadi, dia hanya menyaksikan Orihime membelasah dan memengsankan mereka berdua seorang diri. Orihime kemudiannya menjelaskan bahawa Tatsuki banyak melatihnya seni mempertahankan diri. Jadi, dia dapat berlawan seperti pemegang tali pinggang hitam dalam karate. Tetapi, apabila mereka bersemuka dengan Kaptan Bahagian ke-12, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Ishida memaksa shinigami Aramaki Makizō dari Bahagian ke-11 untuk membawa Orihime keluar dari medan pertarungan.

Selepas itu, dengan bantuan daripada Kaptan Bahagian ke-11, Zaraki Kenpachi dan leftenannya Kusajishi Yachiru, Orihime dapat berjumpa semula dengan Chad, Ishida dan Shiba Ganju. Mereka berjaya menyelamatkan Rukia tetapi gagal menghalang Aizen Sōsuke, dalang bagi segala kejadian yang berlaku di Soul Society daripada bertolak ke Hueco Mundo.

7.KISUKE URAHARA

Pria misterius dan periang pemilik Toko Urahara, sebuah toko permen yang juga menjual barang-barang supernatural untuk kebutuhan shinigami. Walaupun memiliki sifat ceria dan optimis, ia adalah salah satu tokoh terpenting dalam dunia Bleach karena pengetahuannya yang amat luas tentang dunia spiritual, pengetahuan yang ia gunakan untuk mengatur rencana para tokoh-tokoh utama dalam cerita ini. Belakangan diketahui bahwa Urahara adalah mantan shinigami dari Soul Society.

Watak dan Perwatakan

Urahara Kisuke sentiasa memakai cepu kayu Jepun tradisional dan topi berbentuk baldi lantas menyebabkan dia digelar "cepu-topi" ( geta-bōshi). Dia adalah seorang yang riang dan ceria tetapi amat serius dalam situasi tertentu. Walaupun bersikap demikian, pertuturannya sentiasa sopan dan beradab. Yoruichi juga mengatakan bahawa Urahara boleh bersikap keterlaluan jika terlibat dalam sesuatu subjek yang dia minati. Dia pernah menggelar dirinya sebagai "usahawan yang jujur, tampan dan miang". Dalam babak Bount (anime sahaja), apabila Shiba Ganju memanggil Urahara "orang tua", Kisuke menjawab bahawa dia seusia dengan kakaknya, Shiba Kūkaku.

Urahara boleh didapati berada berhampiran dengan lokasi berlakunya peristiwa yang penting tetapi tidak pernah masuk campur dan suka mengawal keadaan di sebalik tirai. Selepas insiden itu tamat (misalnya pertarungan antara Kurosaki Ichigo dengan Abarai Renji), dia akan muncul dan membantu mana-mana pihak yang sesuai. Setakat ini, dia banyak berpihak kepada watak protagonis. Dia juga nampaknya lebih banyak mengetahui tentang sesuatu perkara walaupun tidak mendedahkan hakikat ini dan telah menjalin hubungan dengan kebanyakan watak dalam siri ini. Peranannya banyak menjana kesinambungan kisah ini tetapi Urahara selalunya bertindak sebagai mangkin dan membenarkan orang lain menjalankan tanggungjawab tertentu bagi pihaknya. Dia merupakan seorang pemain pedang yang handal dan berkemampuan menggunakan serangan hebat. Dia juga dapat berlawan pada tahap yang sama dengan arrancar kelas Espada. Dia suka membina tanah lapang yang luas di tempat-tempat tersembunyi untuk menjalani latihan. Lokasi sedemikian dibina buat pertama kali di Soul Society supaya dapat berlatih dengan Yoruichi dan kawasan yang kedua dibina di bawah kedainya (di alam nyata) untuk tujuan yang sama.

Sejarah

Urahara Kisuke merupakan bekas kaptan Bahagian ke-12 dalam Gotei 13. Dialah yang mengasaskan dan menjadi presiden pertama bagi Institusi Penyelidikan Shinigami (kedua-dua jawatan kini diambil alih oleh Kurotsuchi Mayuri. Lebih kurang 100 tahun sebelum kisah sebenar Bleach bermula, Urahara telah dibuang dari Soul Society kerana mencipta Sfera Pembiasan dan gigai yang bukan sahaja tidak dapat dijejaki, malah menyebabkan kuasa semangat shinigami yang menggunakannya untuk berkurangan. Shihouin Yoruichi turut melarikan diri dari Soul Society bersama-sama dengan Urahara . Namun, sebab kepada tindakan Yoruichi belum lagi diketahui. Dia juga nampaknya berkenalan dengan Kurosaki Isshin, ayah Ichigo.

Ciptaan

Sebagai pengasas kepada Institusi Penyelidikan Shinigami di Soul Society, Urahara telah mencipta beberapa item. Antaranya ialah:
Gikongan - Lebih dikenali sebagai "Soul Candy". Item ini berbentuk pil bulat berwarna hijau yang mengandungi roh tiruan. Apabila dimakan, roh tiruan ini akan beroperasi dalam tubuh pengguna mengikut program yang telah ditentukan. Namanya ditukarkan kepada Soul Candy kerana Organisasi Wanita Shinigami mengadu bahawa nama gikongan tidak comel.
Tenshintai ( Penukaran Tubuh Shinigami) - Item ini berbentuk seakan-akan manusia dan bersaiz seperti manusia biasa. Tenshintai digunakan untuk memaksa roh zanpakutō mengambil bentuk yang nyata apabila ditikam oleh zanpakutō. Dengan ini, penggunanya boleh berkomunikasi dengan roh dan mencapai pembebasan tahap terakhir zanpakutō. Proses ini cuma bertahan selama sehari dan selepas itu, roh akan berubah bentuk kepada tenshintai yang asal. Tanpa ciptaan ini, seseorang terpaksa meluangkan masa sebanyak 10 tahun dan beratus-ratus tahun untuk bertarung bagi mencapai pembebasan tahap terakhir. Kaedah ini amat bahaya kerana roh zanpakutō dipaksa untuk mengambil bentuk nyata. Jika digunakan lebih daripada tiga kali berturut-turut, penggunanya mungkin akan mati.
Hōgyoku (Sfera Pembiasan) - Item ini berbentuk sfera kecil yang mencairkan penghadang di antara shinigami dengan hollow. Sfera ini membolehkan shinigami menggunakan kuasa hollow dan sebaliknya. Seperti yang dikatakan oleh Aizen kepada Orihime, penggunaan Sfera Pembiasan secara berterusan akan melemahkannya.
Beberapa versi gigai - Urahara telah banyak menjalankan kajian tentang gigai. Sehingga ini, dia telah mencipta sekurang-kurangnya dua jenis gigai. Jenis pertama ialah gigai yang tidak dapat dikesan yang akan menyerap kuasa semangat penggunanya, bukan memulihkannya dan lama kelamaan, shinigami itu akan menjadi manusia biasa. Jenis kedua ialah gigai yang boleh dikembangkan untuk digunakan dalam pertarungan sebagai samaran.

Sebagai tambahan, Urahara telah mencipta beberapa teknik sepanjang kerjayanya sebagai Kaptan Bahagian ke-12. Salah satunya adalah teknik menanam dan kemudiannya mengambil semula apa-apa sahaja dari roh seseorang tanpa mencederakannya. Kaedah ini digunakan oleh Aizen untuk mengambil Sfera Pembiasan daripada Rukia.

Benihime

Zanpakutō Urahara Kisuke ialah Benihime (Puteri Merah). Ia merupakan salah satu daripada zanpakutō wanita yang terdapat dalam siri ini. Pada kebiasaannya, Benihime disembunyikan di dalam tongkat Urahara. Hulunya dapat menolak roh daripada tubuhnya seperti sarung tangan Kuchiki Rukia. Arahan untuk membebaskan Benihime pada tahap pertama ialah "sedar" (okiro).

Pada tahap pertama, bilah Benihime menjadi lebih luas dan hulunya melengkung serta dihiasi dengan reben merah dan hiasan lain. Benihime mempunyai dua kebolehan khas; satu untuk menyerang manakala satu lagi untuk tujuan pertahanan. Kedua-dua teknik ini digunakan dengan memberi arahan "tangis" ( nake). Keupayaan pertahanan Benihime membentuk penghadang lonjong berwarna merah darah di hadapan Urahara. Penghadang ini agak berkuasa kerana mampu menghalang serangan getsuga tenshō Ichigo. Keupayaannya untuk menyerang pula mirip kebolehan Zangetsu Ichigo iaitu menembak tenaga semangat yang kuat ke arah pihak lawan. Tembakan ini seakan-akan tembakan cero. Dalam anime, tembakan ini bergerak selari dengan tanah. Urahara juga mampu menangkis tembakan cero daripada arrancar Yammy dengan serangan Benihime.

Pembebasan tahap terakhir Benihime belum lagi didedahkan. Urahara memberitahu Abarai Renji bahawa pembebasan tahap terakhir zanpakutōnya tidak dapat melatih orang lain atau meminjamkan kuasa kepada mereka. Tetapi, hal ini mungkin alasan semata-mata supaya Urahara tidak perlu menggunakan tahap terakhir Benihime.

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13 Commander captains

2009-04-08T22:46:00.000-07:00

13 Commander captains

AWAL MULA

Dalam taman jiwa tenang didunia roh terdapat pagar batu yang didalamnya terdapat sebuah labyrin dan ditengah-tengah labirin itu terdapat tiang pengadilan yang sangat tinggi.Bagian penjaga taman jiwa tenang dikenal sebagai Ryukga yang bertugas menjaga ketenanggan didunia roh dan mereka adalah 13 Gotei yang tergabung dalam perkumpulan Shingami dan mereka sangatlah kuat.

THE FIRST COMMENDER CAPTAIN (Yamamoto genryuusai shigekuni)

Tidak banyak yang diketahui dari kapten ini karena ia adalah kapten yang paling tua dari kapten-kapten yang lainnya.Ditaman jiwa tenang ia dihormati sebagai tokoh yang baik dan ia dikenal sebagai orang yang patuh akan segala peraturan.meskipun tua tapi ia sangatlah kuat sebagai buktinya ia berkuasa atas ke-8 wakil kapten dan ia adalah guru dari kapten

dari batalion 8 dan 13,mereka adalah

Kyouraku shunsui dan Ukitake

juushiro.

THE 2nd COMMANDER CAPTAIN (SOIFON)

Soi fong adalah seorang kapten perempuan.ia menjadi kapten batalion ke-2 setelah bekas kapten ke-2 Shihouin Yourichi menghilang tanpa diketahui oleh semua orang yang ada ditaman jiwa tenang.Keluarga Soi Fong adalah orang mempunyai tugas untuk melayani Shihouin Yuroichi.Meskipun ia seorang perempuan dan suka marah tetapi didalam akademi ia adalah orang yang pekerja keras.ia memiliki Bankai yang sangat menakutkan,kemampuan Bankainya dapat membunuh musuhnya dengan mudah yaitu dengan cara menyentuhkan tangannya ketubuh musuhnya secara berulang-ulang.

THE 3rd COMMANDER CAPTAIN (GIN ICHIMARU)

Ichimaru Gin tak pernah terlihat tanpa senyum dan ia adalah orang yang sangat misterius.Ichimaru Gin adalah orang yang ditakuti diseluruh taman jiwa tenang,misalnya ketika kesatria putih penjaga gerbang(Jidanbou) melihat Ichimaru Gin,seluruh tubuh mereka gemetar dan rasa takut pun datang.Didalam tubuh Ichimaru Gin me terdapat 2 bagian jiwa yang bernama ”SHISOU” yang dapat memberikan kekuatan yang sangat menajubkan dan kakuatan itu dapat mempercepat gerakan Ichimaru Gin.Tujuan Ichimaru Gin adalah memunculkan kekuatan itu untuk digunakan menghancurkan taman jiwa tenang dan kekuatan itu dapat dimunculkan dengan cara membuka kekuatan yang ada didalam tubuh Rukia.

THE 4th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (RESTU UNOHANA)

Kapten Unohana adalah orang yang lembut dan ia begitu sopan.Unohana tak pernah kelihatan panik atau kesusahan diwaktu keadaan bahaya.ia ditugaskan untuk menenangkan taman jiwa tenang dan mengobati setiap orang yang terkena serangan.Korban yang terluka dibawa oleh Unohana dengan Bankainya yang berupa pedang yang bisa berubah menjadi holow(monster) yang mirip dengan ikan pari tapi holow(monster) itu bisa terbang.ia kelihatannya kapten yang sangat kuat buktinya prajurit dari batalion 11 hormat dan kagum kepadanya.

THE 5th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (Aizen Sousuke)

Kapten Aizen kelihatannya orang yang

pintar,bicaranya lembut dan baik hati.ia berbuat

selalu berlandasan moral.Aizen memiliki

kekuatan yang sangat menakutkan yaitu bisa

menggerakkan seluruh badan musuh yang

sedang dihadapinya.ia adalah orang yang sangat

kuat,ia memiliki 4 bentuk Bankai yaitu

menggontrol pedang,tangan,langkah

kaki,dan

kekuatan sihir.

THE 6th COMMANDER CAPTAIN(BYAKUYA KUCHIKI)

lahir:31 januari

tinggi:180 cm

berat:64 kg

golongandarah:O
shikai:Senbonzakura 190px-senbonzakura

bankai:Senbonzakura Kageyoshi

ia mempunyai 3 bentuk bankai :Senkei,Gokei,Shukei

Kuchiki byakuya adalah orang yang pendiam dan ia kapten yang sangat hebat.Ia adalah keluarga bangsawan yang ada ditaman jiwa tenang,keluarga Kuchiki merupakan satu darim empat bangsawan yang ada ditaman jiwa tenang.Keluarga Byakuya adalah keluarga yang sangat hebat.Ia merupakan kapten yang mempunyai ciri khas yaitu ikatan rambut yang berwarna putih yang disebut dengan”KENSEIKAN”(lambang dari keluarga Byakuya) dan ia selalu memakai syal putih.Ia cenderung berwibawa dan sonbong dalam bersikap.Ia memiliki Bankai yang sangat menggerikan,bankainya adalah ”1000 sakura” bankainya bisa digunakan dengan cara menancapkan pedangnya ketanah kemudian pedang itu berubah menjadi ribuan bunga sakura yang tajam seperti pisau dan ia juga mempunyai ”ZENKEI”.

THE 7th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (Komamura Sajin)

Komamura memiliki bentuk tubuh yang besar dari kapten yang lainnya dan ia selalu menutupi wajahnya.Ia berteman baik dengan kapten dari batalion 9 yaitu Tousen karena Tousen memiliki tujuan hidup yang sama dengan komamura menegakkan kebenaran.Ia sangat marah ketika melihat temannya bertarung dengan kapten Zaraki kenpachi dari batalion 11.Ketika Zaraki akan membunuh Tousen,komamura menolongnya dan akhirnya serangan Zaraki mengenai penutup kepalanya.Penutup kepala komamurapun hancur dan wajah yang ia sembunyikan selama inipun terlihat,ternyata wajah komamura yang sesungguhnya adalah serigala dan ia memiliki bankai yang menakutkan yaitu holow(monster) ksatria yang sangat besar.

THE 8th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (SHUNSUI KYORAKU)

Kyouraku dikenal sebagai kapten yang tidak kasar dan ia selalu ramah.Didalam pertarungan ia tidak suka dengan musuh yang hanya banyak omong.ia adalah kapten yang sangat kuat dan ia memiliki banyak kemampuan.Ia senang mengoda wanita dan ia juga pernah bercumbu dengan wakil kaptennya yaitu Nanao.Ia suka sekali minum sake dan ia memiliki teman baik yaitu kapten batalion 13 ”Jushiro Ukitake.

THE 9th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (Tousen Kaname)

Tousen adalah kapten yang tidak suka perkelahian dan kekerasan,tetapi sifatnya berbeda ketika ia bertemu dengan Aizen dan Zaraki karena ia merasakan hawa jahat yang sangat kuat.Ia berteman baik dewngan kapten dari batalion 7 yaitu Komamura.Ia mempunyai bankai yang sangat menakutkan ,kemampuan bankainya yaitu menggurung musuh kedalam ruangan gelap yang telah dilapisi oleh kekuatan roh yang sangat kuat dan tekanan roh yang ada pada musuhnya menghilan secara perlahan-lahan karena dihisap oleh bankai yang dimiliki oleh Tousen.Didalam bankai yang dimiliki Tousen musuh tidak dapat melihat apa-apa,tetapi tousen bisa melihat musuhnya karena ia tidak menggunakan mata tapi ia melihat dengan suara detak jantung yang dimiliki oleh musuhnya.

THE 10th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (TUSHIROU HITSUGAYA)

Hitsugaya adalah kapten yang memiliki

tubuh paling kecil dibandingkan dengan kapten-kapten yang

lainnya.Di taman jiwa tenang ia dikenal sebagai orang yang

pintar dalam berbagai bidang.Hitsugaya pada umumnya terlihat

dewasa dan serius dalam memilih wakil kapten baginya.Orang yang beruntung telah menjadi wakil kapten baginya adalah Rangiku Matsumoto.Hitsugaya adalah orang yang tertutup dan ia mudah tersinggung ketika ia dipanggil dengan nama sebutannya.Teman lamanya adalah Hinamori ia memanggil dengan sebutan adik Hitsugaya dan kapten ukitake mempunyai

nama panggilan tersendiri untuk Hitsugaya yaitu ”Whitey-chan”(karena rambut putihnya).pada waktu bertemu dengan Ichimaru Gin,Ichimaru berkata bahwa Hitsugaya adalah kapten yang paling lemah dari kapten lainnya.

THE 11th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (ZARAKI KENPACHI)

Zaraki adalah kapten yang sangat kuat tetapi ia tidak memiliki bankai.

Pedang yang dimiliki olehnya memiliki kemampuan unik yaitu bisa menyerang musuh tanpa

disuruh oleh Zaraki dan

pedangnya seperti memiliki

pikiran sendiri.Ia memiliki

wakil kapten yang sangat

Kecil yaitu Kusajishi Yachiru.

THE 12th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (Kurotsuchi Mayuri)

lahir:30 maret

tinggi:174 cm (5,8 1/2)

berat badan:54 kg

partner:nemu kurotsuchi

wujud asli kurotsuchi: 200px-mayuri_without_a_mask_by_painaholic1

shikai:Ashisogi Jizō

bankai: Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō

Kurotsuchi adalah kapten yang paling kuat dari kapten lainnya.Ia adalah tipe orang yang bersungguh-sungguh dalam menjalankan tugasnya.Ia sekarang menjadi ketua birokrasi dan pemimpin dari institut teknologi.Ia pernah mencoba membunuh Inoue dan Ishida.pada waktu itu Ishida melindunggi Inoue dan Ishidapun kalah.Akhirnya Ishida menggeluarkan kekuatan yang sesungguhnya dari sarung tangan yang dipakainnya.Kekuatan itu adalah kekuatan yang dilarang oleh kakek Ishida karena kekuatan itu dapat membunuh Ishida.Kekuatan Ishida dapat menghisap benda material yang ada disekitarnya.Kurotsuchipun tidak mau kalah ,ia menggeluarkan kekuatan bankainya dan bankainya adalah dapat memanggil holow yang seperti cacing,tetapi Ishida lebih unggul dan Kurotsuchipun mati ditangan Ishida.

THE 13th COMMANDER CAPTAIN (Ukitake Juushiro)

Ukitake adalah kapten yang kuat.Ia bertugas menggobati orang yang terluka dalam pertarunggan.Ia bertugas setiap hari tanpa kenal lelah dan ia pernah menolong Shiba Kaien,ketika Shiba terluka.Ia mengingat dan menghormati orang yang pernah menolongnya ,seperti mantan kapten batalion 2 Shihouin Yoruichi,Kuchiki,Rukia,Hanataro,dan Shiba Ganju.Ukitake dikenal sebagai orang yang tak pernah menyerah dalam menjalankan tugasnya.Ia berteman dekat dengan kapten batalion 8 Kyouraku sejak mudah dan pada saat berada diakademi yang dipimpin oleh Yamato dan mereka berdua adalah murid dari kapten batalion 1 Shigekuni Yamato.