Shiba, Kuukaku

志波空鶴

Kūkaku (born October 1) is a bad-tempered fireworks expert, particularly known for her absurdly themed houses. During the Bount arc of the anime, she states that she is the same age as Kisuke Urahara. In the anime, she wears a prosthetic right arm, which contradicts her scenes in the manga, where she is depicted with just a stump. She assists Ichigo and company by launching them via her special Kakaku Cannon so they can enter Seireitei. Kūkaku belongs to the former noble clan Shiba. Prior to the storyline, a hollow fused with her older brother Kaien, which forced Rukia Kuchiki to kill him. She does not seem to be a shinigami, but she knows high-level kidō, and she carries a short-bladed sword on her back.