Kanonji, Misaomaru

観音寺ミサオ丸

Don Kanonji is a well-known spirit medium who hosts a television program titled Ghost Bust (English: "Spirit Hunter"), which is viewed by 25% of Japan's population. His catchphrases are "Smells like bad spirits!" and "Spirits are always with you." His show involves exorcising ghosts and sending their spirits to heaven. Kanonji's original method forcibly turns souls into hollows, although he never realizes this. Ichigo Kurosaki informs him of his error, earning the title of "#1 Disciple" for his assistance. Since then, Kanonji has appeared almost exclusively in omake chapters, where he is shown to have formed a hollow-fighting group called the Karakura Superheroes, consisting of the Kurosaki sisters and the children at the Urahara Shop, to boost the show's declining ratings. With their help and his "Golden Kanonball" (a tiny ball of golden light that moves slowly and explodes with surprising power), they have succeeded in keeping the hollow presence in Karakura Town to a minimum. He appears once more in the "Fake Karakura Town" arc when Aizen corners Tatsuki and her friends. Aside from amusing Aizen, he is of course useless, except for helping Tatsuki and her friends run away from Aizen, and that only happens after Rangiku screams at him and all but physically forces him to do so.
Theme song: "L'Arlesienne Suite #2" by George Bizet