Kurosaki, Ichigo
黒崎 一護
In his youth, Ichigo regarded his mother as the center of his world. He always smiled when he was with Masaki and was regularly by her side, holding her hand.
As a teenager, Ichigo's personality is far more complex. Stubborn, short-tempered, occasionally confrontational, determined, outspoken, strong-willed, and impulsive, he attempts to maintain a detached and "cool" image, despite claiming not to care about others' opinions of him. He generally keeps his face set in a permanent scowl with his eyebrows drawn together. Ichigo bears the burden of both the real world and the spirit world (Soul Society), a task that is quite difficult, especially for a teenager like him who has his own worries and problems. Additionally, Ichigo is quite smart; he was ranked 23rd in his high school. He achieves this partly to prove to his teachers and classmates that, despite being unique or somewhat punkish, he can still succeed.
When Ichigo first becomes a Shinigami, his Zanpakutō is a standard-looking katana, but oversized, with an equally oversized brown sheath hung by a strap over his right shoulder. It features a rectangular bronze hand guard with gently inward-curved edges, a stylized flame pattern on the long sides, and a simple decorative slit on the short ones. The handle is red with two light blue tassels at the end. The large size is due to the unfocused but immense amount of Ichigo's spiritual power, which he did not know how to control. As a result, the sword itself was rather weak, since very little spiritual power was used to create it. Nevertheless, it was powerful enough to subdue a Gillian-class Menos and lesser Hollows, completely blocking a Cero from the former. It was even able to upturn the ground with a single strike. Because of its weak spiritual energy nature, Byakuya Kuchiki was able to easily cut off most of the blade during his first encounter with Ichigo, and Kisuke Urahara subsequently slices it down to the hilt during their training, forcing Ichigo to learn the name of his Zanpakutō in order to release its true form. This sword is found to be a result of Rukia's deprived spiritual energy and not a result of his own power.
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Ichigo is an extremely rare case. Despite being a Shinigami, he is still a living Human being and resides in the Human World, rather than in Soul Society. Ichigo's hollow powers were passed down by his mother, who was attacked by the artificial Hollow White. Due to his Hollow powers, Ichigo is technically classified as a Visored, but he still thinks and refers to himself as a Shinigami. For all purposes, Ichigo is a Human in physical body and Visored in spiritual body, thus making his situation even rarer. After losing his Shinigami powers, Ichigo returns to being a human, this time with no spiritual power or spiritual awareness at all. After receiving Fullbringer training and having his powers restored with the help of Rukia and the rest of Gotei 13, he can transition into his spiritual form using his Substitute Shinigami Badge without leaving an empty, lifeless body behind. His enormous spiritual power capacity and Shinigami powers were from being Kurosaki Isshin's offspring, letting him see ghosts and hollows from a very young age. It was revealed that he has access to Quincy powers, due to his mother.
Details:
- First name:
Ichigo - Last name:
Kurosaki - Other names:
Ichi-nii Shinigami Daiko (Substitute Soul Reaper) Itsygo Ryoka Boy
- Age:
15 (beginning); 17 (currently) - Birthday:
July 15 (Cancer) - Height:
174->181 cm - Weight:
61->66 kg - Species:
Human Quincy, Hollow
Photo gallery
(19)Productions featuring this character
(17)
TV
Main
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Kashin-tan
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity
TV
Main
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
PV
Main
Bleach 20th PV
Bleach 20th Anime Anniversary
TV Special
Main
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan Recap
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation Recap
TV
Main
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
TV
Main
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Movie
Main
Bleach Movie 4: Jigoku-hen
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Movie
Main
Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo Yobu
Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
OVA
Main
Bleach KaraBuri!: Gotei Juusan Yatai Daisakusen!
Bleach: Karaburi! - Gotei 13, Food Stall Devotion!
Movie
Main
Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru
Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Movie
Main
Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
Special
Special
Main
Bleach: Shuku! Rukia Dakkan! Kagayaku! Shinigami Juuban Shoubu! Mitai Shinigami Doon to Misemasu Special
Bleach: Gathering! Rukia's Rescue! Shining! The Ultimate Shinigami Showdown! Special Showing of the Shinigami Teams!
Special
Main
Bleach: Gotei 13 Omake
Bleach: 13 Court Guard Squads Omake
TV
Main
Bleach
Bleach
Special
Music
Supporting
Voice actors for this character
(18)
Masakazu MoritaVoices: Japanese
Johnny Yong BoschVoices: English
Fábio LucindoVoices: Portuguese (BR)
Federico ViolaVoices: Italian
Vincent de BoüardVoices: French
Eduardo GarzaVoices: Spanish
Felix MayerVoices: German
Mona MarshallVoices: English
Szalay CsongorVoices: Hungarian, Japanese
Ruggero AndreozziVoices: Italian
Konrad BösherzVoices: German
Yuki MatsuokaVoices: Japanese
Danny HoVoices: Mandarin
Sergio ZamoraVoices: Spanish
Yong-woo ShinVoices: Korean
Matheus FerreiraVoices: Portuguese (BR)
Elisabet BargallóVoices: Spanish
Isabel MartiñónVoices: Spanish
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