Kurosaki, Masaki

黒崎真咲

Masaki Kurosaki is Ichigo Kurosaki's mother, who died while trying to shield her son from the Grand Fisher. She was a deeply loving mother and wife.
The Grand Fisher assumed the appearances of humans he had consumed (primarily women) to lure others with high spiritual energy. Ichigo, unable at the time to distinguish between ghosts and humans, saw the Grand Fisher's decoy and chased after it. Realizing this, Masaki pursued Ichigo and protected him from the Grand Fisher, sacrificing her own life. According to Ichigo, Masaki was the center of the family, and all family matters revolved around her. Consequently, Ichigo's family was profoundly devastated by her death.
They visit her grave annually, and it is the only day of the year Isshin smokes. He smokes at her grave because, when they first began dating, Masaki complimented him on how cool he looked while smoking. He also noted that it was the first and last time she complimented his appearance. Isshin displays a large poster of her in his home, bearing the phrase "Mazaki forever."
According to Tatsuki Arisawa, Ichigo ceased crying whenever he saw his mother. She stated that Ichigo had the most beautiful mother ever and that he blamed himself for her death. Isshin also believed his wife's death was his fault, citing his inability to arrive in time to protect her from the Grand Fisher. When Ichigo asked why no one ever blamed him for his mother's death, Isshin explained that "he was the man the woman I fell in love with gave her life to save." He added that if he had ever blamed Ichigo, Masaki would not have been able to forgive him.

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