Bleach/Characters/Anime

Characters that appeared in Tite Kubo's Bleach. There are so many that they occupy eight pages. This page deals with characters who appear only in the Bleach anime and films, not the manga.


 * For the main characters, go to Bleach/Characters.
 * For Gotei 13 characters, go to Bleach/Characters/Two.
 * For Aizen and his Co-Dragons, go to Bleach/Characters/Two Point One.
 * For Non-Gotei 13 Soul Reapers, Visoreds, and Fullbringers, go to Bleach/Characters/Two Point Two.
 * For the Arrancars, go to Bleach/Characters/Three.
 * For the denizens of Karakura Town and the Soul Society, go to Bleach/Characters/Four.
 * For the Vandenreich, go to Bleach/Characters/Five.

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To avoid confusion to English-language readers, who may be more familiar with the English anime than the manga, all names are in Western order.

Modsouls



 * Lirin

A modified soul created by Urahara along with Kurodo and Noba. She is the de facto leader of the three. She and her "siblings" initially appeared giving Ichigo's team a surprisingly brutal Training from Hell, but quickly became good friends (especially with Ichigo) with them and were instrumental in the war against the Bount. Her stuffed animal form is a hooded chicken, and she has illusion powers.

Tropes associated with Lirin:
 * Annoying Laugh: Oh hell yes!
 * Bratty Half-Pint: Mainly during the Training from Hell, but she still has elements of this later.
 * Brother Chuck: After making cameo appearances in all of the preceding filler arcs, Lirin, Noba and Kurodo vanished entirely during the Gotei 13 Invading Army arc. Rather strange, since Modsouls play a key role in the story. Furthermore, all of the Modsouls are absent from the Lost Agent arc, including Kon, without explanation.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dynamic Entry: Is fond of doing this to Kon.
 * Julie Ann Taylor: Her English actress.
 * Master of Illusion
 * Precocious Crush: On Ichigo.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Ririn or Lilin? The official English name is Lirin.
 * Training from Hell
 * Unknown Rival: To Haineko.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kon




 * Kurodo

Another modified soul created by Urahara. He can copy the appearances and abilities of others, and his stuffed animal self is a bizarre looking bunny. He is close friends with Orihime.

Tropes associated with Kurodo:
 * Butt Monkey
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's usually the most klutzy and dizty of the Mod Souls, but he's shown that he can hold his own in a fight...just usually not very well.
 * Doppleganger Spin
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Nice Hat: A very stylish tophat.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: To designer John Galliano.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Kurodo or Claude?
 * Kurodo is the official translation, but the characters used in writing his name aren't usually read that way. Some fansubs even rendered it Cloud.
 * Training from Hell




 * Noba

The last of the three modified souls created by Urahara, and a close friend of Chad. He has power over space, and his stuffed animal form is a mouthless turtle.

Tropes associated with Noba:
 * Barrier Warrior
 * Bishonen
 * Cool Mask
 * Covert Pervert (Briefly in the Zanpaktou filler arc)
 * Embarrassed At Being Touched: Only with women, though. He doesn't mind sitting on Chad's shoulder, yet he hides his face when Rukia or Rangiku touch him and he changes into his plushie form when he has to touch Rangiku's arm to combine his powers with hers.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Ninja
 * Reality Warper
 * Roger Craig Smith
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Nova or Noba?
 * The Stoic Quiet One: Only ever speaks a word or short sentence at a time. Says less than even Chad, if that's even possible.
 * This is lampshaded when Kurodo asks Orihime what she thinks they talk about because he can't imagine either of them saying much.
 * Tomokazu Sugita
 * Training from Hell

The Bount
The Bount are a group of humans that gain immortality by feasting on human souls. They have weapons known as "dolls", a similar equivalent to Zanpakuto.


 * Jin Kariya

The leader of the Bounts, and Big Bad of the Bount arc. While at first it seems like his goal is to create a portal to Hueco Mundo and join Aizen, his real objective is to create a portal to Soul Society in order to take revenge for the mass slaughter of Bounts centuries ago. His Doll is Messer.

Tropes associated with Jin:
 * Affably Evil
 * Badass Longcoat Vampire
 * Big Bad (of the Bount arc)
 * Blow You Away (He uses wind to attack)
 * The Coats Are Off: During his final battle with Ichigo, though mainly because Ichigo's attacks shredded it.
 * Evil Albino: He looks like one, but he wasn't born with his white hair and red eyes; their color changed when he first merged with Messer.
 * Expy: It's easy to view Kariya as an Aizen clone; both are manipulative, have no qualms about offing their underlings when the situation calls for it (although Kariya actually has displayed genuine care for their well-beings), can devise plenty of well-thought-out schemes (more so on Aizens' part), and are fond of smirking rather smugly most of the time. His similarities to Aizen were so much so, that it was originally speculated by the protagonists that Kariya's goal was to join Aizen, or that the latter contacted Kariya to deal with the Soul Society while he prepares his army of hollows. The main differences are that Kariya is implied to have been a  and that Kariya actually takes part in fights much more often than Aizen ever did.
 * More arguably, Kariya can be seen as an expy of Sensui.  along with the gamebreaker tendencies and ability to warp his minions to his own ends? Not to mention the entire Bount arc is Pierrot's Shout-Out to the Sensui/Door to Demon World arc of YYH... All Kariya would need to be Sensui would be boomerang bigotry, a confirmed sexuality change, and six other people inside of his head.
 * Filler Villain: Along with the rest of the Bounts.
 * Finger-Poke of Doom
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars
 * Interim Villain: Filler Villain or no, the anime actually tied him into the Arrancar storyline by having him return as a vision to Ichigo, indirectly assisting in getting Ichigo himself to defeat his Inner Hollow.
 * Manipulative Bastard: If you're not a Bount, you're either an enemy or just a pawn to him. And even the other Bounts, whom he does display some signs of genuinely caring for, tend to get sacrificed with alarming regularity.
 * Meaningful Name: His Doll's, Messer means "knife", and is probably one of the few Doll names which makes a little sense.
 * Pet the Dog: Despite his cruelty, he genuinely cares for his fellow Bounts, as evidenced by his mourning over a Bounts' grave.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: His ultimate goal.
 * Shock and Awe: Messer's true form utilizes lightning.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid:
 * Laser Blade: Messer's true form.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Shock and Awe: Messer's true form utilizes lightning.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid:
 * Laser Blade: Messer's true form.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy


 * Gou Koga

Jin's right hand man. Besides Yoshino, he's the most sympathetic of the Bounts. His Doll is Dalk.

Tropes associated with Gou:
 * Affably Evil Anti-Villain Vampire
 * An Axe to Grind: Dalk's "core form".
 * Badass Beard Of Evil
 * The Dragon
 * Giant Spider: Dalk resembles a spider-woman hybrid.
 * Non-Mammal Mammaries: Dalk is a metal doll weapon, and yet she's got breasts.
 * Sympathetic POV: You have to feel sorry for him when you learn about his past.
 * The Vamp: Dalk, so much.
 * Worthy Opponent: To Hitsugaya.
 * Sympathetic POV: You have to feel sorry for him when you learn about his past.
 * The Vamp: Dalk, so much.
 * Worthy Opponent: To Hitsugaya.


 * Yoshino Soma

Jin's former lover. She despises how Jin has changed the Bounts to fuel his ambitions, and wants nothing less than to destroy him. Her Doll is Goethe.

Tropes associated with Yoshino:
 * Aloof Ally Vampire
 * Death-Activated Superpower: How the above is achieved.
 * Defector From Decadence
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: According to Kariya, and it gives her power. Unfortunately,
 * Masako Katsuki
 * Playing with Fire
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: According to Kariya, and it gives her power. Unfortunately,
 * Masako Katsuki
 * Playing with Fire
 * Playing with Fire


 * Mabashi

One of the Bounts. Like Yoshino, he initially hated how Bount society has changed under Jin's rule. However, after getting a taste of the power Jin offers, he quickly changes his mind. His Doll is Ritz.

Tropes associated with Mabashi:
 * Ax Crazy Evil Blond Guy Vampire
 * Drunk on the Dark Side: Initially, he was opposed to the Bounts absorbing living souls to increase their power... until he had some shoved down his throat and found out that the power gained felt very nice.
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * People Puppets: His Doll's ability.
 * People Puppets: His Doll's ability.


 * Yoshi

One of the Bounts. She is easily the most violent and unhinged of the tribe. Has no relation to a certain green dinosaur. Her Doll is Nieder.

Tropes associated with Yoshi:


 * Ax Crazy Dark Action Girl Vampire
 * Blood Knight: More than the other Bounts, she really enjoys a good fight.
 * Dual-Wielding: A jian and a Tessen connected with a chain.
 * For the Evulz: She admits during her fight with Ishida that she's only going along with Jin's plan for the fun of it.
 * Non-Indicative Name: Nieder roughly means "down", but then again, most of the Doll's names are this.
 * Swiss Army Weapon: Nieder doubles as a sword and a razor edged fan.
 * Yoko Soumi
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair


 * Ryo Utagawa

The first truly villainous Bount introduced. He is smug, arrogant and a general snob. His Doll is Friida.

Tropes associated with Utagawa:


 * Catch Phrase: "No Comment."
 * Smug Snake: Fitting, considering his Doll's ability is to create snakes.
 * Whip It Good
 * Whip It Good
 * Whip It Good


 * Sawatari

The oldest of the Bounts, at least judging by his appearance. It's implied by Mabashi that he looks so old due to having consumed too many living souls. His Doll is Baura.

Tropes associated with Sawatari:


 * Affably Evil Cool Badass Grandpa
 * Big Eater: Baura can swallow and spit back anything.
 * Elderly Immortal
 * Nightmare Face: Busts out a pretty impressive one during his first fight.
 * Reality Warper
 * Right Hand Attack Fish: His Doll, Baura, looks like a giant whale-like fish made of stone.


 * Ugaki

A Bount who helped Jin perfect the Bitto. He is smug, but prefers to stay back and let his Doll and allies do the fighting. His Doll is Gesell.

Tropes associated with Ugaki:


 * Evil Genius
 * Death Dealer: Uses a deck of cards to control Gesell's body parts.
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul
 * Katsumi Suzuki
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Living Shadow: Gesell
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: As seen in his pic.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: As seen in his pic.


 * Ho and Ban

Two twin Bounts who look like children or young teenagers. They share the control of their Dolls, Guhl and Günther.

Tropes associated with Ho and Ban:
 * Creepy Children
 * Creepy Twins
 * Making a Splash
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old

Zanpakuto Spirits
These are the manifested spirits inside the Shinigami's Zanpakuto. Most of these debuted in the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales Filler Arc, while only a few appeared in the actual canon manga.


 * Zabimaru

The spirit(s) of Renji's sword. At first they take the form of a baboon with a snake for a tail, but in the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales filler arc they take the form of a furry woman ("Chimpette") and a snake-like boy ("Snakey") chained together.


 * Absolute Cleavage - Chimpette has a pretty nice size chest... but isn't quite on the same level as Rangiku.
 * Achilles in His Tent - Snakey runs off in one of the post-arc fillers, and they have to reunite to deal with a Toju. Not that it detracts from her rugged attractiveness in any way.
 * Bag of Sharing: Chimpette and Snakey only have one sword between them, and they can both summon it whenever they want.
 * Chained by Fashion/Chained Heat + Variable-Length Chain: Their human forms are chained together, which surprisingly is more of an advantage in battle than a disadvantage, probably because of how long it is. They also constantly bicker, but work together surprisingly well.
 * Continuity Nod: Their new forms in the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales filler arc are the result of Renji letting Mayuri modify them after he broke his sword (though Renji doesn't seem to remember this at all). And this actually happened in the supposedly humorous, non-canonical omake chapters.
 * Technically, he kinda does, as hinted in an episode trailer, just not the full scope of the hows and why.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: Chimpette in Japanese. And how. In fact, it's very easy to mistake Chimpette being voiced by a dude due to the seiyuu's convincingly manly voice.
 * Fiery Pinkheads: Well, where do you think they got it from?
 * Gender Bender/Humanity Ensues: As stated above, they used to be a baboon with a snake for a tail.
 * Mary Elizabeth McGlynn: Yeah, the Major is the English actress for Chimpette. Fans are pleased.
 * Michelle Ruff: English actress for Snake. Fans were pleased again.
 * Mitsuki Saiga (Chimpette. May explains her near-manly voice.)
 * Tohru Furusawa (original snake form); Asami Sanada (Snakey)
 * Vocal Dissonance: Chimpette's voice is far too deep for a female, but her seiyu is female. Probably it has something to do with her former gender. Completely thrown out of the window in English, though.
 * Whip Sword: Zabimaru's shikai form, which they can use in combat like all zanpakuto spirits.
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair: Lavender-pink, in Chimpette's case.
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair: Lavender-pink, in Chimpette's case.


 * Hyorinmaru

The spirit of Hitsugaya's sword. At first he takes the form of a large ice dragon, but in the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales filler arc he is a human, the reason why being left to the viewers' imaginations. He is the third (and so far last) spirit seen in the Bleach canon.


 * An Ice Person: Of course.
 * Bishonen: He's basically Hitsugaya as an adult.
 * Chick Magnet: Haineko, Tobiume and Suzumebachi certainly like having him around, though Chimpette and Sode no Shirayuki seem indifferent.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars
 * Identity Amnesia: Doesn't remember what he was before Muramasa came along.
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: Then again, since the other two zanpakuto spirits in the canon are a middle-aged man and a baboon, it probably isn't too out of place.
 * Kenji Hamada: Could be Playing Against Type, considering what kind of roles he's known for previously (Dee Jay, Patrick Colasawar...). Though to be fair, he'd be more across the line for his upcoming role as Susanoo.
 * Quest for Identity: Couldn't care less about Muramasa, he just wants to know who he belongs to.
 * The Quiet One
 * You Gotta Have Turquoise Hair
 * You Gotta Have Turquoise Hair


 * Muramasa

The spirit of an unknown shinigami's sword. He takes the form of a flamboyantly dressed man with long fingernails. His special power is to "free" other zanpakuto spirits from their owners and make them follow their "inner instincts", which is usually to kill their wielders. Killed his own wielder, of course.


 * Alas, Poor Villain: Ichigo feels that way about him.
 * Arc Villain: He personally orchestrated the Zanpakuto Rebellion, but it was to get his master unsealed, so that essentially put him along the lines of a Dragon-in-Chief. Once Kouga gets unsealed, he betrays Muramasa and fights Byakuya, but dies after five episodes, leaving Muramasa as the Final Boss for the Zanpakuto arc.
 * Badass Longcoat (A bit flamboyant version, but still pretty badass, considering he took down the Soul Society in ONE night for crying out loud!).
 * Diabolus Ex Machina: Arguably can be said this happened when he had Sode No Shirayuki retreat before Rukia had a chance to try to turn her back to the good guys side which eventually leads to
 * Mr. Fanservice: Trust us, he has dedicated fangirls.
 * Evil Plan: Overthrow Shinigami rule of the Soul Society
 * Expy: A pale, melancholic character identified with tear streaks of an abnormal color, with a form described as "true despair", who manages to gain the sympathy of Orihime despite performing monstrous acts? Doesn't ring any bells, at all.
 * Filler Villain: He's the Final Boss of the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales arc, having orchestrated the Zanpakuto Rebellion and indirectly causing the emergence of the Toju in the Beast Swords mini-arc. Although, the Rebellion appropriately starts and ends with Muramasa.
 * Grand Theft Me: It's implied this is how he manages to keep himself going despite his wielder being dead when he.
 * Kansas City Shuffle:
 * Light Is Not Good: He dressed in pure white
 * : He remained.
 * Meaningful Name: See for yourself.
 * People Puppets: One of his powers is apparently invisible strings with which he can control or restrain people.
 * Self-Made Orphan: No longer has a wielder of his own due to killing them himself.
 * Tears of Blood: Plenty of them, possibly as a side effect of his Grand Theft Me.
 * Jamieson Prince: His English actor.
 * Turned Against Their Masters: Killed his master and encouraged the other zanpakutos to rebel.
 * Yuuichi Nakamura: The second Street Fighter IV seiyuu in this filler arc (Fei-Long)
 * Turned Against Their Masters: Killed his master and encouraged the other zanpakutos to rebel.
 * Yuuichi Nakamura: The second Street Fighter IV seiyuu in this filler arc (Fei-Long)


 * Senbonzakura

The spirit of Byakuya's sword. He takes the form of a masked samurai. Dislikes the fact that.


 * Badass Long Hair: Moreso than Byakuya, even!
 * Bishonen Samurai: First fully-armored Samurai introduced in the series, looks a bit like Byakuya, based on what little we can see behind the mask.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: He has no problems wearing his mask while taking a shower in the mens' bath, nor showing it all of on display for the girls that were trying to sneak a peak on him, among other things.
 * Cherry Blossoms: What his power looks like (and hence his name).
 * Cool Mask
 * Daisuke Hirakawa: No need to send him Nice Boats, folks.
 * Death of a Thousand Cuts: Quite literally.
 * The Dragon: To Muramasa.
 * Mr. Fanservice: He's like a more emotional Byakuya, his figure is above average and his face is rather bishie. It's without a wonder that Haineko and Tobiume spied on him at the men's bathroom.... which prompted this reaction after they noticed how he still kept the damn mask on.
 * Genre Savvy: Thinks he is this, but is Wrong Genre Savvy.
 * Hidden Depths: See above, then remember that zanpakuto represents a shinigami's hidden side.
 * Hypocritical Humor: He scolds Zabimaru for breaking into Shinigami Research and Development Institute through a window when trying to deliver a broken sword. Turns out he did the exactly same by leaving a huge gap through the door.
 * If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten: Does this to, telling him to kill and hand the broken sword to . Backfires horribly.
 * Multicolored Hair: His bangs are white.
 * Ship Tease (With Sode no Shirayuki).
 * The Faceless: His mask cracks at a few points, but his face is never completely shown.
 * Vic Mignogna: Sorta sounds like a calmer, more professional-sounding Edward Elric.
 * The Faceless: His mask cracks at a few points, but his face is never completely shown.
 * Vic Mignogna: Sorta sounds like a calmer, more professional-sounding Edward Elric.


 * Sode no Shirayuki

The spirit of Rukia's sword. She takes the form of a white-skinned, white-haired yuki-onna, a Japanase ghost. Holds the title of "Most Beautiful Zanpakuto", which Rukia takes great pride in.


 * White Haired Action Girl: Kickass in her own right, but lost two of the (at least) four fights she's been in.
 * An Ice Person: Her standard powers. She uses them to much greater effect than Rukia ever did, even without Bankai, as in addition to the three dances, she can also shoot shards of ice.
 * Hidden Depths: Hisana was a Yamato Nadeshiko, Rukia is not. Miyako was a Yamato Nadeshiko, Rukia is not. Side no Shirayuki, another Yamato Nadeshiko, is the Zanpakuto of Rukia. Hmmm....
 * Japanese Honorifics: After her Heel Face Turn, she uses "-dono" on fellow Zanpakutos, and calls Rukia "-sama."
 * Meaningful Name: Just like other zanpakuto - "Shirayuki" means "White Snow", which correctly describes... pretty much everything about her.
 * Mie Sonozaki: Her Japanese actress, who switches from a cold to a motherly tone. The third Street Fighter IV seiyuu in this filler (being Viper).
 * Ship Tease (With Rukia and Senbonzakura).
 * Tall Pale And Bishoujo Woman in White: They weren't kidding when they called her "the most beautiful zanpakuto".
 * Tara Platt: Her English actress, who also played Lisa. Same tone, too. Regarded as one of the best voices for a Bleach character.
 * The Worf Effect:
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Cold and apathetic, but polite at most points. Later showed a kinder, friendlier and somewhat mischievous side to Senbonzakura and Rukia.
 * Youkai: Is pretty obviously a yuki-onna, or "snow woman".
 * Youkai: Is pretty obviously a yuki-onna, or "snow woman".


 * Kazeshini

The spirit of Hisagi's sword. Takes the form of an entirely black being with white facial features that doesn't seem to be entirely within this plane of existence. Compared to Hisagi, he's pretty damn Ax Crazy.


 * Ax Crazy: Has this in spades.
 * Badass and Child Duo: While he was still trying to kill Hisagi in the Beast Swords mini-arc, Kazeshini is forced to look after a child whose father was killed in an attack. The experience leads him to surrender to Hisagi.
 * By the Lights of Their Eyes: Seems covered in an unnatural darkness at all times, but his eyes and mouth just seem to glow.
 * Character Development: He mellows out a bit once he meets a random baby, finally understanding that he doesn't have to fight for fightings' sake, but he's still a temperamental, bloodthirsty bastard.
 * Comedic Sociopathy: In one Omake, he apologies to Hisagi and promise to be a nice zanpakuto. However, as they hug each other Kazeshini asks how could he possibly buy that and stab Hisagi's shoulder while laughing at him.
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Inverted; he gets defeated with little effort by Ichigo.
 * Establishing Character Moment: The first thing we hear from the guy was his Evil Laugh, basically saying that he's eager for a fight.
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: Can turn himself into a veritable whirlwind of blades, in addition to his standard spinning of his scthyes when he throws them.
 * Expy: Not as obvious as Muramasa, but Kazeshini is highly comparable to Hollow Ichigo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and Nnoitra Gilga. He's an Ax Crazy Blood Knight (all three) sporting a long hair mane (Pantera-Grimmjow) and a Slasher Smile (all three), who acts as an immoral partner of sorts to his "boss" (Hollow Ichigo), with weird shoes (Nnoitra) and cheating-prone battle tactics (all three).
 * Freudian Excuse: Apparently represents Hisagi's negative emotions. Hisagi apparently needs counseling. Good luck with that.
 * Heroic Sociopath: Is having a foul-mouthed, sadistic, fight-loving, bloodthirsty devil with a penchant for mass slaughter, erratic fighting style, underhanded tactics and unpredictable behavior on your side supposed to be a blessing or curse?
 * Hidden Depths: Shuhei always feared battle, and as a result, dislikes his zanpakuto (Kazeshini) for being something that looks as though it's meant to take life. With Kazeshini appearing as a fight-craving, battle-loving psychopath, one could say that Kazeshini is the personification of Hisagi's personality he denies, or according to himself, fears. In other words, Kazeshini is Hisagi's Shadow.
 * Kissho Taniyama: His seiyuu.
 * Licked by the Dog: His interactions with the baby, in a way.
 * Odd Couple: As with several other Shinigami/Zanpakuto relationships; Kazeshini is bloodthirsty and psychotic, while Hisagi is much more rational and pacifistic by comparison.
 * Taken well over the line by fans pairing him up with Haineko. Crack as it may be, that's a pretty interesting pair - a flirtatious catgirl with a nack for teasing and a bloodthirsty devil with a sadistic streak. Hell, if the two had interacted more often in the anime, they'd rival Hitsugaya and Matsumoto for the title of "Bleach's finest-oddest pair". As a bonus, there's a slight Relationship Voice Actor between him and Haineko as well (both Kissho Taniyama and Chiaki Takahashi played as eventual lovers in Rumbling Hearts)
 * Mr. Fanservice: There's something eerily appealing about his slender, black-red six-pack, psychotic devil or no.
 * Pointy Ears: Possibly to make him more demonic.
 * Psycho for Hire: By default, for everyone that employs him.
 * Real Zanpaktou Love Kids
 * Rule of Sexy: Body-swap his clothes with Hisagi, just for fun.
 * Sinister Scythe: Four of them, two in each hand.
 * Slasher Smile: Also has this in spades.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene


 * Haineko

The spirit of Rangiku's sword. Being the 'ash cat', she is a Catgirl covered with pink furs. Like Rangiku noted, she is lazy. She considers Rangiku to be an old hag, and is usually partnered with Tobiume, despite how much they bicker.

Tropes associated with Haineko: "Tobiume: "You jump on every guy you meet!" Haineko (smirking): "Yep. Too bad.""
 * Action Girl - As with most female zanpakuto, she's a fast and agile fighter, but lost most of her fights, or got interrupted.
 * All Women Are Lustful: Haineko's interested in getting Hyorinmaru's attention, spied on Senbonzakura when he was in the mens' bathroom, and flirted with Ichigo twice, when they first met, and when she showed pictures of herself to him. In fact, check out this little exchange between her and Tobiume:


 * Ambiguously Bi: She certainly finds Hyorinmaru, Senbonzakura and Narunosuke attractive - we're not placing any doubt on that. What caught our eyebrows was how that didn't stop her from leaning her face closer to Rangiku's, puckering her lips and humming flirtatiously, before shoving her away. There was also the time where she groped Tobiume to tease her about her fast chest, or when she smirked coyly and hummed flirtatiously after Yoruichi said that she'd "stop holding back" during their fight. What clinched it was how Haineko appeared particularly pleased at slashing off the cloth that covered Rangiku's cleavage; she even licked the corner of her lips and said "I was trying to make you sexier."
 * Bare Your Midriff: Complete with some Sexy Back shots in episode 262.
 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: She doesn't seem to have much of an opinion on her bust.
 * Catgirl: Definitely, though she goes through stuff that you normally wouldn't expect of a Catgirl to do.
 * Character Development: While she retains her snarky demeanor following the end of the Zanpakuto Rebellion, it's far more playful by comparison to her Muramasa-controlled incarnation. In fact, after Muramasa himself was killed, Haineko seemed much friendlier and more outgoing in the following mini-arc, from partying with other Shinigami and Zanpakuto in her spare time, to hanging out with Rangiku and Orihime back at the real world. She even seems to warm up to Tobiume (less arguments; defended her when Kirikaze threw her away) and Rangiku (hung out more; playful teasing instead of outright antagonism) in her own way.
 * Chiaki Takahashi: Her Japanese actress, who uses the same voice for Litchi Faye-Ling, but with a more flirty tone.
 * Establishing Character Moment: After kicking her legs a bit, Haineko dropped to her feet, yawned and asked when the Zanpakuto would do something by then. Her second appearance has her leaning her face towards to Rangiku, close enough to make it look like she was just about to kiss her (she was even humming flirtatiously), before shoving Rangiku out of the way, looking back at her and giggling playfully.
 * Fiery Redhead: She's pretty short-tempered, easily provoked into an argument if you jab at her enough.
 * Fun Personified: The Beast Swords mini-arc demonstrates that she can be quite the party girl when she wants.
 * Gainaxing: Naturally, but it only happens once.
 * Genre Savvy: She took pictures of her posing with the equally-attractive Rangiku, and showed them to the predominately-male Urahara Shop (including the Modsouls and Ichigo).
 * Hidden Depths: Haineko is younger, sassier and even more flirtatious than her Shinigami, who's snarky enough to insult Rangiku by calling her an old hag, and saying that she met her expiration date (meaning she's not hot anymore). Does that mean Rangiku herself thinks that she's becoming an old hag?
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: To an extent, though the "jerk" part was mostly shown during her time with Muramasa, and she loses much of that antagonism once Muramasa himself is defeated.
 * Julie Ann Taylor: Her English actress, who played Tsubaki Yayoi (also from BlazBlue); she makes Haineko sound more of a snarky teen than a flirty tease.
 * Lazy Bum: When she gets bored, she lays down on the floor or leans on a table, often addressing her boredom to whoever else is in the room with her at the time. While she's pretty calm in this state, prolonged boredom will make her fall asleep against her will, if her drowsy yawning is any implication.
 * Lovable Sex Maniac: She's rather brazen about her interest in playfully flirting and teasing members of either gender for kicks.
 * Ms. Fanservice: She's a catgirl, complete with fangs, ears, pink fur coat and a tail; with a busty chest, curvy figure, wide hips, lovely skin tone, exposed back, front, right leg and shoulders, with a thigh-length sock-like stocking for her left leg, and a playful demeanor, prone to teasing and flirting with both guys and girls.
 * Not So Different: Played for Laughs, when she got the same clothes in the same store as Rangiku, despite Haineko preferring to look sexier and Rangiku herself wanting to look cuter.
 * Pet the Dog: When an injured Kazeshini fell face-first to the ground in exhaustion, Haineko and Tobiume were the first to run towards him out of concern.
 * Toplessness From the Back: Gets several of these shots every now and then, especially in episode 262.
 * Sprouting Ears: Inverted; instead of popping out at random, they're clearly seen at all times she's on-screen, almost like it's part of her, but they tend not to twitch at most points. When they do twitch (sometimes even move), it's at random and could indicate anything, from mischief and affection, to surprise and irritation.
 * Super-Deformed: Only once, Played for Laughs.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: While completely opposite in personality, whenever she's relatively calmer, she looks very pretty on a couple a shots.
 * The Tease: A defining trait of hers, to the point where she could compete with Yoruichi and Rangiku for the biggest tease in the series. Among other acts, she almost kissed Rangiku, groped Tobiume's chest (which prompted an appropriate response), and flirted with Kazeshini, Hyorinmaru, Rangiku and Ichigo (twice!).
 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Tobiume.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Subversion; a thigh-length stocking that doubles as a shoe on her right leg, but on her left leg, she has a fury legwarmer, revealing pretty much everything sans her foot.


 * Tobiume

The spirit of Hinamori's sword, and according to Hinamori herself, she helped her getting over her trauma towards Aizen. The real Tobiume, however, is a snarky, nasty-mouthed little girl. Like much of the fanbase, she is sick of Hinamori's obsession over Aizen. Partnered a lot with Haineko, who really irritates her, at least until later on.

Tropes associated with Tobiume: "Tobiume: She isn't a hag! If you insult a wonderful lady like her again, I'll never forgive you!"
 * Action Girl (Good at fighting, bad at winning)
 * Ayumi Fujimura (Her seiyuu, and the fourth seiyuu in this filler to be in Street Fighter IV (Ibuki))
 * Berserk Button/Petite Pride: She's not flat! She's slim.
 * Covert Pervert: You might not know it first-glance, but she actually tried to sneak a peak on Senbonzakura while he was in the mens' bathroom to see what he looked like without the mask. Although she voiced her reservations beforehand, the blush on her face was enough proof to show that she definitely enjoyed the view.
 * Hair Decorations (She's got several hairpins on her hair)
 * Hidden Depths: She represents part of Momo's soul that really wants to move past her Aizen stage.
 * First-Name Basis: Calls her master "Momo-san", and is the only one to use Hinamori's first name.
 * Hime Cut
 * Little Miss Snarker
 * Michelle Ruff: Her English actress.
 * Pet the Dog: She comforted Momo over her emotional turmoil regarding Aizen, according to Momo herself.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Haineko.
 * Playing with Fire: Those temple balls become engulfed in flames, used whenever she's in combat.
 * Tsundere: One Shinigami cup had her fantasizing and praising Hinamori right after their battle,.


 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Despite their Volleying Insults, Tobiume and Haineko are nearly always seen together, which gives off the impression that they may actually enjoy arguing.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: She's not shy about telling Momo what she (and the fandom) thinks of her thoughts on Aizen.
 * More exactly, she hates how Momo is immediately willing to see the best on everyone to the point of stupidity.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko (despite being a Tsundere, she actually refers to herself as a YN and takes pride on it)


 * Katen Kyokotsu

The twin spirits of Shunsui Kyoraku's sword. They take the form of a quiet ninja girl and a mature woman with an Eyepatch of Power and a rather obvious Pirate Girl motif.

Tropes associated with Katen Kyokotsu:
 * Absolute Cleavage: Pirate Girl half.
 * Ascended Meme: They take the form of a ninja and female Japanese takeoff of a Pirate Girl, in what seems to be an obvious nod to the ninjas and pirates meme.
 * Also, the Kyoraku "King of Games" nickname is given a nod by the fact Katen Kyokotsu's older half seems to be a bit of game nut, notably card like games.
 * Ayumi Fujimura: Also played Tobiume.
 * Bob Haircut: Ninja half.
 * Character Development: The ninja half gets some thanks to Nanao.
 * Cool Versus Awesome: We have pirates and ninjas, ladies and gentlemen.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Pirate Girl half.
 * Eyepatch of Power: Pirate Girl half.
 * Hidden Depths: Touched on about the ninja half, who despite coming off as quietly borderline sociopathic, is revealed to be quite shy and has a very hard time expressing herself.
 * In fact, both of Shunsui's Zanpakuto tell us a lot about their owner. Even though it is filler, it's telling that the "shy, sensitive, hard to express how they feel, hidden in her shell" half of his materialized zanpaktou is who he details Nanao to watching over, and if his forlorn dialogue (to his zanpaktou's other half) is any indication, he seems to be saying that he has a hidden sensitive side that cares (for her) very deeply, he's just totally ineffectual at showing how he really feels except in the Chivalrous Pervert manner he usually is portrayed as, and since Zanpaktou are a reflection of their owners hidden qualities, as his zanpaktou show a surprisingly mature and shy side of his character, which he lampshades.
 * High-Class Call Girl: Intriguingly, the Pirate Girl half has an appearance that is a mixture of pirate and tayuu (she even uses the Figure 8 Step walk real life tayuu and oiran used to use when walking).
 * Lazy Bum: Katen Kyokotsu's older half. Self admitted even.
 * Peek-a-Bangs: Ninja girl half.
 * Screw Yourself - Averted. One half of his materialized Zanpaktou takes the form of a beautiful woman with an Eyepatch of Power, and at a party, Matsumoto wonders if leaving her with her often-lecherous master is a good idea. The Screw Yourself part comes from the fact Zanpakto are part of a Shinigami's soul, but as she says this, the scene cuts right back to the parties in question, and it's quite clear that Matsumoto is dead wrong. And even earlier Shunsui himself hammers a nail through that theory by implying that he views his Zanpakuto family, at the very least considering the ninja half as something of a daughter to him, if his little monologue when carrying her bridal-style after giving a One-Hit Kill on a Toju that tried to kill her is anything to indicate.
 * Sinister Scimitar: They both wields one.
 * The Quiet One: The ninja half. Aside from a few muffled noises, she never says a word.


 * Sogyo no Kotowari

The twin spirits of Jushiro Ukitake's sword. Take the form of two young identical boys with white hair, green eyes and wearing light blue robes and big triangular hats. They also join hands a lot, reminiscent of how their shikai form is connected by a red rope. Their name translates to "Law of the Twin Fish".

Tropes associated with Sogyo no Kotowari:
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: They look directly at the screen at one point in episode 257.
 * Dropped a Bridge on Him: When they were killed by Ryujin Jakka under Muramasa's control, but they got better thanks to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's research.
 * Keets (Very energetic and playful.)
 * White Haired Cute Little Boys
 * This may or may not say something about who they're supposed to be a reflection of
 * Shock and Awe (They can shoot lightning from their fans.)


 * Suzumebachi

The spirit of Soifon's sword. She takes the form of a small, glowing fairy with light pink eyes, light-brown hair in pigtails and a stinger that takes up her entire right arm.


 * Blade Below the Shoulder: Her whole right arm is a large stinger, almost as tall as she is.
 * Completely Missing the Point: Tells Soifon she should get a boyfriend. Nothing we have ever seen of Soifon indicates she'd ever have use for one.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Hidden Depths: Remember, Zanpakuto are extensions of their wielders' soul, both in power and personality, so by that logic, Suzumebachi's cheerful demeanor, disdain for her owners' affection for Yoruichi and overall 'girlier' disposition says a lot about Soifon. Case in point, for starters, looks like there really is some part of Soifon that wants to get over her obsession with Yoruichi, small as it is.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Kinda. Part of the reason she defected was
 * Stephanie Sheh: Her English actress.
 * Playing Against Type: It's unusual for Sheh to portray confident or haughty characters.
 * Stripperific: That armor of hers doesn't seem to protect her chest that much.


 * Ashisogi Jizo

The spirit of Mayuri's sword. Takes the form of a yellow-faced baby boy with wide eyes. Upon going Bankai, the kid grows to huge levels and his body looks a LOT like a caterpillar... that exhales poison.


 * Butterfly of Death and Rebirth (Has butterfly-like wings)
 * Creepy Child
 * Cute Mute: Can barely babble around and say "Bankai!"
 * Killer Rabbit: Cute, makes warbling speaking sounds, somewhat curious, poisons people, stabs people with blades that come out of its chest? And then Bankai happens...
 * Poisoned Weapons
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair


 * Minazuki

The spirit of Retsu Unohana's sword. So mysterious that we still don't know if they're a boy or a girl.


 * The Faceless: Wears this weird robe-like thing that obscures everything about Minazuki's body (if it even has one).
 * Flat Character: It really doesn't have anything going for it - no dialogue, no personality, barely appeared on-screen, no known motivation to speak of, and no known gender.
 * Super Speed: Performs some pretty fast Flash Step maneuvers when leading Ichigo to Kazeshini.
 * The Voiceless: Not even any grunts or moans are heard from Minazuki.


 * Hozukimaru

The spirit of Ikkaku Madarame's sword. Appears as a near-naked ogre-resembling brute, sharing his wielders' fight-loving disposition, but is apparently as lazy as Ikkaku described him as. Unlike his owner, Hozukimaru is much more willing to use bankai and even calls Ikkaku out on not using it when he should have.


 * The Big Guy: Fills the bill as one for the Zanpakuto.
 * Blade on a Stick: His shikai form.
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead: Brown-skinned with messy, light-red hair.
 * Lazy Bum: When the Zanpakuto were all first introduced, he was the only one shown sleeping.
 * Oni (Looks like one.)
 * Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh (He willingly takes blows to gather energy and powers.)
 * Talking to Himself (His English VA is... Vic Mignogna, same like his master Ikkaku!)
 * Those Two Guys Generation Xerox: As with Ikkaku and Yumichika, Hozukimaru and Ruri'ro Kujaku are near-always seen together.
 * Trust Password: Ikkaku confirmed his identity with the "Lucky Dance".
 * Walking Shirtless Scene (Only wears a white loincloth.)


 * Ruri'iro Kujaku

The spirit of Yumichika Ayasegawa's sword. Takes the form of a human with green peacock-like feathers all over his body, aside from his head and part of chest. A very vain and condescending man, Ruri'ro Kujaku is even more of a narcissist than Yumichika himself, to the point of acting even girlier, but unlike his owner, Ruri'ro Kujaku is actually willing to use his full power from the get-go, whereas Yumichika fears the reception he'll get from Kenpachi and especially Ikkaku should they ever find out.


 * Ambiguously Gay / Camp Straight: Same issue as his master. His obsession with Yumichika's appearance (and also with accessorising Ikkaku in an after-episode segment) can be seen as either gay or mainstream fashion victim depending on which cultural lens he's viewed through.
 * Berserk Button: Takes issue with being called Fuji Kujaku (Wisteria peacock), instead of Ruri'ro Kujaku (azure peacock).
 * Disproportionate Retribution (You hate Yumichika because he doesn't call you by your preferred name? Despite knowing that he's got his reasons to do so? Uh...)
 * Might indicate that Yumichika has some self loathing issues from hiding his real powers.
 * Energy Absorption: His abilities, and the source of his frustration with Yumichika, who utterly refuses to use them in battle.
 * The Fighting Narcissist: (Like owner, like zanpakuto)
 * Nice Hat: He wears a turban that's modified to reflect a bird's crest and therefore provide a callback to his true nature (a peacock) without losing those all-important style points.
 * Those Two Guys Generation Xerox: Hozukimaru and Ruri'ro Kujaku tend to appear with each other a lot of the time, as does their owners - Ikkaku and Yumichika.
 * Vampiric Draining: His abilities drain an enemy's life-force and heal him and his wielder (although not his wielder during this arc thanks to his Berserk Button being constantly pressed).
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: His nicely-toned chest is the only other place where that green, peacock-like feather-down doesn't cover, apart from his head.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: See the character picture.


 * Tenken

The spirit of Sajin Komamura's sword. Takes the form of a giant fire-breathing Buddhist deity with red skin.


 * Attack of the 50 Foot Samurai: In bankai.
 * Badass
 * BFS: His sword when he is in bankai.
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Effortlessly beats his master very shortly after appearing.
 * Dual Boss: Tends to fight alongside Gonryoumaru.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Playing with Fire: Shown to have fire manipulation abilities, despite Komamura never having shown this.
 * Breath Weapon
 * Flaming Sword
 * Power Echoes: The only time he speaks to activate his bankai.
 * The Big Guy/The Brute
 * The Quiet One: He speaks once in the entire arc.
 * The Stoic


 * Hisagomaru

The spirit of Hanataro Yamada's sword. Takes the form of a small metal robot with a gauge for one eye. Every bit as shy, nervous and insecure as Hanataro, he is the only zanpakuto with no complaints against his master.


 * Butt Monkey: He is Hanataro's sword, so this should be expected.
 * Healing Shiv
 * Killer Rabbit: Looks worthless, but he eventually one-shots a Touju with his Shikai.
 * Small Robot Big Gun: His shikai special ability.
 * Tin Can Robot


 * Gonryomaru

The spirit of Chojiro Sasakibe's sword. Appears as a grim looking Ronin with a strange backpack-like structure on his back and a long, double bladed pike.


 * Blade on a Stick/Double Weapon: Oddly, since the Gonryomaru sword itself is a Royal Rapier
 * Butt Monkey: Noone know who he is or who he belongs to, and he even ends up trapping himself in a pit in order to make an ambush.
 * Odd Couple: His master Chojiro likes Western culture and despise the Japanese one. Yet, his spirit looks like a wandering samurai.
 * Ronin
 * Shock and Awe: Can electrify his spear and call forth storms. This ability hasn't been displayed by Chojiro yet.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: Hangs around with Tenken.


 * Gegetsuburi

The spirit of Marechiyo Omaeda's sword. Takes the form of a huge, ugly man similar to a toad.


 * Acrofatic: Despite his massive bulk, he's deceptively fast.
 * Butt Monkey: Like owner, like sword.
 * Epic Flail: His Shikai.
 * Fat Bastard
 * Gonk


 * Wabisuke

The spirit of Izuru Kira's sword. Takes the form of a man carrying an impressive amount of weight on his back.

"Haineko: You're really not one to talk."
 * Chained by Fashion: Wears a lot of chains and also a huge stone tablet and an iron ball.
 * Dropped a Bridge on Him: Is quickly taken down when Kenpachi enters the scene, and never to appear again until the whole Zanpakutou troops got a Heel Face Turn.
 * Gravity Master: Can double the weight of anything he hits.
 * Hypocritical Humor: Calls the baby that Kazeshini ends up taking care of "gloomy."


 * Lightning Bruiser: Despite all those heavy items on his back, he can move pretty fast.
 * Peek-a-Bangs/Blinding Bangs
 * The Quiet One: Rarely speaks, and usually comunicates by shaking his chains. The other Zanpakuto spirits seems to understand him anyway.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene


 * Narunosuke

A blue-haired, masterless Zanpakuto that meets Haineko.


 * Bandage Babe: After Haineko heals him, that is.
 * Bishonen: The whole reason Haineko fell in love with him, at first.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Walking Shirtless Scene
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Other Anime-only Characters
These are the other characters who appear only in the anime, but don't fit in the other categories.


 * Patros

A rebellious Arrancar who plans to take over the Hueco Mundo by stealing the Hogyoku, but is stopped by Renji. His Resurrecion is Gerifalte.


 * Arm Cannon: In his true form he can shoot powerful energy blasts from his arms/wings.
 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Seriously, he even attacked a (fake) Ulquiorra!!!
 * Bad Boss: He doesn't give a shit about his subordinates.
 * Non-Indicative Name: "Gerifalte" is the spanish for Gyrifalcon, a kind of araldic bird. His true form barely looks like one.
 * The Starscream: Want to steal the Hogyoku from Aizen and become the ruler of Hueco Mundo.
 * Villainous Fashion Sense: Seriously, what's up with his outfit?
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair


 * Menis

One of Patros' henchmen, follows him in the Real World but gets offed by Hitsugaya and Matsumoto. His Resurrecion is Erizo.


 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy
 * Co-Dragons; He and Aldegor.
 * Combat Tentacles: His true form gives him three, long spike-like tentacles.
 * Evil Redhead
 * Too Dumb to Live: Taking on a Captain and a Officer at the same time!? You asked for it....


 * Aldegor

Another low-level Arrancar working for Patros. His Resurrecion is Jabalì.


 * The Brute
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: His Resurrecion gives him six tentacle-like appendages.
 * Non-Indicative Name: Jabalì supposedly means "boar". He's anything but boar-like.
 * Sphere of Destruction: He can turn himself in one while transformed, but it's not that impressive.


 * Maki Ichinose

A traitor Shinigami that serves as Jin's bodyguard. He was orginally part of Squad 11, under the captain before Kenpachi. When Kenpachi killed the old captain and took up the mantle, Ichinose was unable to accept him as a replacement for his (much) nobler captain, and left Soul Society in despair. Soon afterwards, he is saved from a Hollow by Jin, who offers him employment. Feeling he had regained a purpose, he joined Jin and quickly became his most fanatical servant. His Zanpakuto is Nijigasumi.

Tropes associated with Ichinose:


 * Curb Stomp Battle:
 * Despair Event Horizon: Seeing his Captain killed and replaced by Kenpachi brought him to the edge.
 * Everything's Better with Rainbows: His zanpakuto, Nijigasumi.
 * Face Heel Turn: He used to serve under Kiganjo's tenure, and he was outraged that Zaraki killed him off.
 * Freudian Excuse: The reason he joined Kariya was because he was saved by the guy from a Hollow.
 * Laser Blade: His Shikai.
 * Light'Em Up
 * Light Is Not Good: His Zanpakuto utilizes light as a weapon.
 * Leeroy Jenkins
 * Psycho Supporter
 * Sam Riegel
 * Spanner in the Works: The remnants of his sword protect Ichigo from an otherwise fatal attack.
 * The Stoic: Until...
 * Not So Stoic: He completely loses his shit during his fight against Kenpachi.
 * Susumu Chiba
 * That Man Is Dead: "I am no longer a Shinigami."
 * That Man Is Dead: "I am no longer a Shinigami."


 * Ran Tao

A beautiful and mysterious woman who hides a secret about the Bounts.

Tropes associated with Ran Tao:


 * Anime Chinese Girl: Actually averted.
 * The Gunslinger: Her Weapon of Choice is a kido gun
 * Hidden Weapons: Her hairpin conceals a small knife.
 * Hot Scientist
 * Masako Katsuki
 * Older Than She Looks: She looks MUCH younger than she truly is, but has to rest up more than the average Shinigami to keep her looks and her health..
 * Meganekko
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Woman in Black
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Woman in Black



Shusuke Amagai
The new captain of Squad 3 in the New Captain arc, who hopes to increase cooperation between the squads and reduce reliance on the captains and lieutenants. His Zanpakuto is Raika.

Tropes associated with Amagai:
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: With Ichigo in the second version of the Season 8 opening..
 * BFS/BFG: His Bankai is part giant hook-sword and part flame cannon.
 * Can't Hold His Liquor: Even alcohol-flavored pickles can get him drunk.
 * Drunken Master: He once pulls a Big Damn Heroes to save his squad. And then he collapses, still drunk off his ass.
 * Flaming Sword: Raiga is a hooksword that is capable of manipulating flames. His bankai takes that to a BFS with an afterburner for a hilt.
 * From Nobody to Nightmare: Amagai started out in one of the more unassuming positions in soul society, being a plainclothesman tasked with surveying rebel forces. The very nature of his position would make any sort of merit or positive reputation difficult to build up. Nevertheless, he learns Bankai, impresses superiors, their superiors, and all the captains, and makes it up all the way to Physical Godhood as a Captain.
 * Green Lantern Ring: His Bankai has a multitude of techniques with which to shape fire. Lots of fire.
 * Hotblooded Sideburns
 * Kenyuu Horiuchi
 * The Mole: Before being made Captain his job was to go undercover and keep track of rebel elements, thought it's implied that he was discovered and had to fight his way out on at least one occasion.
 * Mix-and-Match Weapon: Up to Eleven, since we're talking a Hook-bladed BFS+ a afterburner BFG with massive amounts of fire as ammunition. There's even a massive Conch-shell hand-guard that acts as a very good shield.
 * Nice Guy: He's sincere and compassionate about wanting to unify the various factions in the Soul Society military hierarchy, and he's an approachable and even-handed captain, hanging out with his men to get to know them better.
 * Won't Work On Me:
 * Playing with Fire: His Zanpakuto.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: especially since he's willing to believe Ichigo and let himself be branded a criminal in order to help him find the truth.
 * Shaggy Dog Story:
 * The Mole: Before being made Captain his job was to go undercover and keep track of rebel elements, thought it's implied that he was discovered and had to fight his way out on at least one occasion.
 * Mix-and-Match Weapon: Up to Eleven, since we're talking a Hook-bladed BFS+ a afterburner BFG with massive amounts of fire as ammunition. There's even a massive Conch-shell hand-guard that acts as a very good shield.
 * Nice Guy: He's sincere and compassionate about wanting to unify the various factions in the Soul Society military hierarchy, and he's an approachable and even-handed captain, hanging out with his men to get to know them better.
 * Won't Work On Me:
 * Playing with Fire: His Zanpakuto.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: especially since he's willing to believe Ichigo and let himself be branded a criminal in order to help him find the truth.
 * Shaggy Dog Story:
 * Shaggy Dog Story:
 * Shaggy Dog Story:



Makoto Kibune
The third seat of the third division, who cares little for those he deems too weak.


 * Big Fancy Sword: His Zanpakuto, Reppu, takes the form of a huge, oddly shaped glaive with three main blades.
 * Nerd Glasses
 * Precision-Guided Boomerang: His zanpakuto, Reppu can be thrown and controlled in mid-flight.
 * You Look Familiar: Looks a lot like a Shinigami version of Szyael Aporro.
 * Precision-Guided Boomerang: His zanpakuto, Reppu can be thrown and controlled in mid-flight.
 * You Look Familiar: Looks a lot like a Shinigami version of Szyael Aporro.
 * You Look Familiar: Looks a lot like a Shinigami version of Szyael Aporro.



Gyokaku Kumoi
The steward of the Kasumioji clan, who wants to kill Rurichiyo and take control of the clan with a variety of plans. He has a force of assassins armed with the special weapons known as the bakkoto,.


 * Arc Villain
 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * Big Bad Wannabe: He's certainly good at covering his tracks, and he's got plenty of resources, Bakkoto and assassins at his disposal, but he's little more than a flea compared to Amagai, who was The Mole under his wing.
 * Disc One Final Boss: He kickstarted the conflict, but Amagai finished him off three episodes before the ending of the New Captain arc.
 * Evil Old Folks
 * Villainous Breakdown: As things start going wrong with his plans, he begins to panic.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Declares this on one of his own asssasins, whom he has execute.



Hanza Nukui
An assassin hired by Kumoi and Ichigo's main rival for most of the early Amagai arc. His bakkoto, Saiga, can create illusions and fire energy blasts.


 * Blade Below the Shoulder
 * Disc One Final Boss: A non-Big Bad example. He served as Kumoi's main lieutenant for the first half of the arc, until he was killed by Ichigo. Kibune took over as The Dragon for Kumoi following Hanza's defeat.
 * The Dragon
 * Hoist by His Own Petard: Devoured by his bakkoto.
 * Lotus Eater Machine: His bakkoto's ultimate ability.
 * Ninja
 * Sword Beam: His bakkoto's primary ability, similar to Getsuga Tenshou.
 * Quirky Miniboss Squad: Is the leader of one with several other assassins.



Jinnai Doko
One of Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Rukia.


 * Gonk: He looks really monstrous.
 * Hoist by His Own Petard: Devoured by his bakkoto
 * One-Winged Angel: Transforms into a monster by eating his bakkoto, Retsurai.
 * Reverse Shrapnel: Can shoot blades with his bakkoto
 * Sinister Scythe
 * Spikes of Villainy: His skin is all jagged.



Genga
One Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Chad.


 * Blade on a Stick: His bakkoto
 * BFS: Is also one BIG ass glaive.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: His bakkoto can create walls.
 * Only One Name
 * Warrior Monk: Looks a little like one, and he has even a Blade on a Stick!



Ryu Kuzu
One of Hanza's subordinates, who attacks Uryu.


 * Improbable Weapon User: His bakkoto looks a bit like a segmented, eyeless fish-thing.
 * Master of Illusion: His bakkoto surrounds himself with mist and enables him to create illusionary shadows of himself to deceive his opponent.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Manages to escape from Uryu, but is killed by.



Koga
The owner of the zanpakuto Muramasa.


 * Arc Villain
 * Badass: Held his own against Byakuya without using a zanpakuto, instead fighting with the very spears used to seal him. If he actually got along with his sword, he'd be as broken as Aizen.
 * Blessed with Suck/CursedWithAwesome: Being able to control other people's swords isn't so great when your job description doesn't include fighting people with swords.
 * Death by Irony: As he dies, Kouga calls out for his Zanpakuto, just after betraying him and casting him aside like a tool. Frustrated with Muramasa's unresponsive predicament, Koga calls out to him again, before losing his balance and drowning into a river.
 * Even more ironic, as the tired Byakuya was falling in the exact same way... and was caught by his Zanpakuto.
 * Generation Xerox: The way Koga seeks Ginrei's approval is exactly the same as . The scene of   is even made uncannily similar to a flashback of Rukia reporting to Byakuya during the Soul Society arc.
 * I Just Want to Be Special: Continuously felt this way regarding
 * Important Haircut: Subverteed.
 * Isshin Chiba: His seiyuu. Unfortunately, he didn't drop steamrollers or scream atop of his lungs "WRRRRYYYYY!!!!!"
 * The Man Behind the Man: He was sealed throughout the majority of the Zanpakuto Rebellion; Muramasa's primary goal was the release his Shinigami wielder from captivity. Once he was released, two flashback episodes showed his Start of Darkness, then he betrayed Muramasa, fought Byakuya... and died just after that, leaving Muramasa as the Final Boss for the Zanpakuto arc.
 * : This is Koga's own personal ability, he doesn't need Muramasa to use it.
 * : Koga pretty much slammed the door on this trope, as he didn't even give them a chance to prove him innocent or guilty, he took revenge on the accusing captains, and then when informed that this had pretty much annihilated any chance he would have been found innocent, he went nuts, which lead to his eventual sealing.
 * : Both Koga and Muramasa have this ability.
 * Sealed Evil in a Can
 * Superpower Lottery: See the Blessed/Cursed entry, and that's just the beginning.
 * Turned Against Their Masters: Why a lot of people feared Muramasa's powers, and thus Koga.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: He seriously thought he could treat his Empathic Weapon like garbage and everything would remain all sugar and rainbows?
 * Superpower Lottery: See the Blessed/Cursed entry, and that's just the beginning.
 * Turned Against Their Masters: Why a lot of people feared Muramasa's powers, and thus Koga.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: He seriously thought he could treat his Empathic Weapon like garbage and everything would remain all sugar and rainbows?



Ashido Kano
A mysterious, lone shinigami who lives in the Forest of Menos. He's the only survivor of his original team.


 * Badass: He was the lone survivor of an extermination team. He fought and continues to fight against Menos-class Hollows for centuries.
 * Bolivian Army Ending: was last seen holding off a group of Gillians and Adjuchas. Since he fought them many times before, odds are he's still alive and kicking.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Mask Power
 * What Could Have Been: He was meant to be introduced in the manga, but time constraints forced Kubo to cut out the Forest of Menos arc.



Rurichiyo Kasumiouji
A young girl from a very noble Soul Society family, caught in many power struggles once her father dies.


 * Arranged Marriage (with Shu Kannogi)
 * Damsel in Distress: A lot of the time.
 * Nice Hat - Which is also a Power Limiter of sorts
 * The Ojou - Type 2
 * Parental Abandonment - Her mother succumbed to Death by Childbirth. Her father's death kickstarts the conflict she gets caught in.
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Reiko Takagi
 * Talking To Herself: In the dub, Brianne Siddall voices both her and Shu, her fiancee.
 * Tsundere



Shu Kannogi
Rurichiyo's fiancé.


 * Dude in Distress
 * The White Prince
 * The White Prince



Ryusei Kenzaki
A shinigami and Rurichiyo's bodyguard. His Zanpakuto is Benishidare.


 * Green Thumb: His Zanpakuto is so far the only Plant-type ever shown.
 * In-Series Nickname: Kenryuu (Dragon Dog), contrasting Rusaburo
 * Petal Power: His lame power consist in covering his opponents in flowers, paralyzing them.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Bordering on black.



Rusaburo Engokawa
A shinigami and Rurichiyo's bodyguard. His Zanpakuto is Daichimaru.


 * Barrier Warrior: His Zanpakuto is the only "Defense type" known.
 * Cool Shades
 * Dishing Out Dirt: Daichimaru means "The Earth" and can make hand-shaped walls of stone from the ground.
 * Epic Flail/Power Fist: His shikai.
 * In-Series Nickname: Enryuu (Dragon Monkey), contrasting Ryusei.
 * Vocal Dissonance: There's a reason why he usually acts mute.

Unnamed Female Arrancar
Exactly What It Says on the Tin. A nameless arrancar woman who attacked Karakura town with a giant flying fortress made of Hollows, but was defeated by Chizuru Honsho in a .... comedic way. She appeared in another filler episode where she sends her minion Michel in Karakura Town.


 * Blade on a Stick: Her sealed Zanpakuto takes the form of a sort of bladed staff.
 * Butt Monkey: When your downfall is caused by Chizuru you know you're a Butt Monkey.
 * Expy: Bears a slight resemblance (more in her role rather than her appearance) to Witch Bandora, better known in the west as Rita Repulsa, which makes sense considering the Sentai parody of the episodes she appears in.
 * Filler Villain
 * Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
 * Ms. Fanservice: She's quite a beautiful woman, but sadly this worked against her.
 * Ominous Floating Castle: Her fortress, which is composed by thousands of Hollows.
 * Black Comedy Rape: She suffers an embarassing and humiliating defeat at the hands of Chizuru's "Razier Doggy Style" attack, though offscreen.
 * Small Name, Big Ego: She appears stating that lord Aizen himself gifted her with amazing powers. Then....
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Light violet, leading to a case of Curtains Match the Window.

Michel
A charming and well dressed boy who appeared in Karakura Town and befriended anyone much to Kon's dismay, but later revealed to be a energy-sucking arrancar sent here to drain the reiatsu from the people of Karakura.


 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Seems nice, kind and adorable but is actually a dangerous bastard.
 * Blond Guys Are Evil: Yup.
 * The Charmer: Everyone loves him or finds him cool and nice, bordering on the Marty Stu territory.
 * The Dragon: To the unnamed female Arrancar.
 * More Than Mind Control: You know he's doing that when his friendship turns Chizuru hetero.
 * Nice Hat
 * One-Winged Angel: His true form resembles a massive, furry demon with an energy trident, as seen here.
 * Our Vampires Are Different: The capes he gives to his "friends" actually suck their Reiatsu. He's also very charming.
 * Prongs of Poseidon: Can create a trident made of energy.
 * Something About a Rose: One of his powers summons a wave of red roses.
 * Superheroes Wear Capes: And gives them to his friends too. But they're actually reiatsu-draining devices.



Nozomi Kujo
A Shinigami that was found in the Dangai, fleeing from the Soul Society with a rag to cover her figure. She is wanted by Inaba for an unknown reason.


 * Action Girl: Actually justified. Why is Nozomi so powerful? Well,.
 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Compare her looks to Inaba. No surprise that he's the villain, and she's the heroine for the Invading Army arc.
 * Custom Uniform of Sexy: She wears a really short shihakusho with over-knee boots as her Shinigami uniform, which looks very similiar to Lisa's in Turn Back the Pendulum.
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Wears one as part of her uniform, and she's evidently the most powerful female fighter in the series.
 * Expy: Of Senna, they're both mcguffin girls and are semi-soul reapers.
 * Flat Character: Although it was clear from the outset she was going to be a unique, special character, a large part of the fandom views her as very poorly characterised.
 * Fusion Dance:
 * Healing Hands: How she healed Ichigo.
 * MacGuffin Girl: Inaba wants her for some reason.
 * Magic Knight: Can use Kido  quite well, and
 * She's Got Legs: Dayum!
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Officially became the most important female character in the current filler arc, completely throwing Rukia and Orihime out of the loop.
 * Stay in the Kitchen: Despite her powers, whenever she tries to interfere in a battle against the Reigai in episode 332, she's told to stay away. Considering her status, it could be seen as a Take That, but she managed to make a comeback... that failed to impress Yamamoto. Once she tried to make another comeback against Inaba, she failed again, and she's.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Defensive and cold towards Kon, but less so around Ichigo.
 * Her initial cold shoulder was explained indirectly by her.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Type B in her school uniform. Also carries over to her Shinigami uniform.
 * She's Got Legs: Dayum!
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Officially became the most important female character in the current filler arc, completely throwing Rukia and Orihime out of the loop.
 * Stay in the Kitchen: Despite her powers, whenever she tries to interfere in a battle against the Reigai in episode 332, she's told to stay away. Considering her status, it could be seen as a Take That, but she managed to make a comeback... that failed to impress Yamamoto. Once she tried to make another comeback against Inaba, she failed again, and she's.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Defensive and cold towards Kon, but less so around Ichigo.
 * Her initial cold shoulder was explained indirectly by her.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Type B in her school uniform. Also carries over to her Shinigami uniform.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Type B in her school uniform. Also carries over to her Shinigami uniform.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Type B in her school uniform. Also carries over to her Shinigami uniform.



Kageroza Inaba
A Shinigami from the Department of Research and Development studying the Precipice World, and creator of the Reigai. His zanpakuto is Raiku.


 * Abusive Parents: Has a similar relationship with Nozomi.
 * Back from the Dead: Sorta.
 * Badass Bookworm: Was able to beat an (admittedly weakened) Ichigo in a straight fight, even lampshading the fact that he's not relying on any cheap tricks (unlike a certain other Mad Scientist Shinigami).
 * Which begs the question: how is he so powerful?.
 * Bad Boss: Seeing how he's an Aizen Expy, this one was almost a given.
 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Inverted..
 * Berserk Button: He hates when someone underestimates him.
 * Doubles as Fridge Brilliance;
 * Big Bad: For the Invading Army arc.
 * Blade on a Stick/Double Weapon: His Zanpakuto, Raiku.
 * Blood Knight: The Reigais are noticeably more aggressive than their originals.
 * Brother Chuck:
 * Depraved Bisexual: He was a little close to Kon for comfort, and his interest in Nozomi brings up quite a few eyebrows.
 * Evil Counterpart: Could argue he fills a similar niche to Szayel for Mayuri, but
 * Evil Laugh
 * Evil Plan:
 * Evil Sounds Deep: Pretty much obligatory for villains in Bleach.
 * Exotic Eye Designs: reigai change their iris color into bluish purple. It's the best way to determine if you're talking to the real Shinigami or not.
 * Expy: Once again, of Aizen. Traitorous Shinigami (bonus points for glasses)? Check. Overpowered sword? Check. Singlehandedly created army of captain-level warriors? Check. Master of his own realm? Check. Gets unnervingly close towards his enemies? Check. An expert scientist? Check. Curb-stomped The Hero in their first encounter? Check. Is after a much younger Woobie of a girl? Check. Uses the Central 46 into allowing him to continue his work from behind the scenes? Check. Has a zanpakuto ability which he can use to create a decoy of himself? Check.
 * Filler Villain
 * Fusion Dance:
 * Hidden Agenda Villain: His goals were revealed fairly early on (created the Modsouls; created Reigai as payback for getting his Modsoul research shafted; and wanted to fuse with Nozomi to get her power), but his motivation was kept a secret until the last few episodes. In particular,
 * Interim Villain: The anime actually manages to tie him into the storyline by addressing the Janitor-less issues regarding the Dangai, but it's inverted - Inaba makes his debut after Aizen's defeated, though the time fluctuations in the Dangai (caused by Aizen destroying the Janitor) were fixed following Inaba facing his own demise.
 * Ironic Echo: During his fight with Ichigo he states that he's not using "cheap tricks".
 * Mad Scientist: Somewhat more overt about it than Aizen, though.
 * Meaningful Name: "Kage" means "shadow", which fits really well when you consider he is
 * Mirror Match: Partly averted sometimes by his Reigais, as
 * Furthermore,
 * Multicolored Hair: Green and blonde.
 * Oh Crap: When  backstabs him.
 * Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Seemingly averted in that he's specifically said to specialize in the Precipice World, but he also has quite a talent in creating Reigais.
 * Pet the Dog:
 * Power Limiter:
 * Psycho Rangers: The Reigai are copies of their Shinigami originals, with the same memories and abilities, but their personality differences are subtle, yet easy to spot out.
 * Red Right Hand: The Reigai all have a bracelet with a black diamond on their wrist.
 * Sorting Algorithm of Evil: You wouldn't believe it at first glance, but he gives Aizen a run for his money.
 * Story-Breaker Power: The Reigai are rather overpowered, more so than their originals, and he's able to control time  itself. Plus, It Gets Worse
 * The Starscream:
 * The Stoic: Under normal circumstances, at least, but it's clear that he isn't all there to begin with.
 * Not So Stoic: only while fighting. Fridge Brilliance when you realize that his Zanpakuto command is "Go Mad".
 * Smug Snake: Has a rather petty motive (see Hidden Agenda Villain), values himself (far) over his subordinates, treats poor Nozomi (who's essentially his sister) like shit, and would have lost his fight with Mayuri (pretty badly) were it not for a contingency plan that . He's a serious threat, alright, but it certainly doesn't justify his God complex.
 * The idea of his arrogance was actually explained with The Reveal
 * Sword Cane: Similar to the Zanpakto wielded by Yamamoto and Urahara, his takes the form of a silver cane while sealed.
 * Time Stands Still: Appears to be his sword's ability.
 * Up to Eleven:
 * Would Hit a Girl: Poor Nozomi.
 * Smug Snake: Has a rather petty motive (see Hidden Agenda Villain), values himself (far) over his subordinates, treats poor Nozomi (who's essentially his sister) like shit, and would have lost his fight with Mayuri (pretty badly) were it not for a contingency plan that . He's a serious threat, alright, but it certainly doesn't justify his God complex.
 * The idea of his arrogance was actually explained with The Reveal
 * Sword Cane: Similar to the Zanpakto wielded by Yamamoto and Urahara, his takes the form of a silver cane while sealed.
 * Time Stands Still: Appears to be his sword's ability.
 * Up to Eleven:
 * Would Hit a Girl: Poor Nozomi.
 * Would Hit a Girl: Poor Nozomi.

Ouko Yushima
Ex-member of the 12th divison


 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Subverted; he's no better than Inaba, or even Nozomi when she first met Kon.
 * Bishonen
 * Mad Scientist
 * Out-Gambitted:
 * Shaping Your Attacks: His most powerful techniques takes this Up to Eleven, forming a giant palace made of energy.
 * Story-Breaker Power:
 * Too Many Belts:
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair
 * Story-Breaker Power:
 * Too Many Belts:
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Characters From The Movies

 * Senna

"Voiced by: Chiwa Saitou (JP), Gina K. Bowes (EN)"

A character from the first film, Memories of Nobody, Senna is a mysterious girl with Shinigami powers whom Ichigo and Rukia encounter in the world of the living. Her zanpakuto is Mirokumaru. .

Tropes associated with Senna:
 * Blow You Away: Her zanpakuto's ability,.
 * Chiwa Saitou
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Seems to have little sense about how the real world works, possibly the result of.
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Wears one in her school uniform, and moped the floor with those Blanks early in the movie, but she never fights in it.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Inverted. Years after appearing in The Movie, she's seen sitting behind Ichigo in a restaraunt during a filler episode, but with her ribbon colored yellow (just as it was in her debut) instead of her trademark red.
 * Eyes of Gold: Which hint at her magical, non-natural origins.
 * Genki Girl: Very spunky, upbeat, fun-loving and carefree; a good counter to the normally scowling, Hot-Blooded Ichigo.
 * Girl Of The Movie: She's the main female protagonist for the first film, Memories of Nobody.
 * I Have the High Ground: Likes high places, especially Ferris Wheels.
 * MacGuffin Girl: as.
 * Magic Skirt: She goes to high places and swirls her skirt around a lot, yet avoids having a Panty Shot.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Averted; Ichigo's more of a scowling pseudo-delinquent than a brooding sulker, the romance aspect is far more subtle, and Senna herself is less of an airhead and more along the lines of a carefree fun-lover.
 * Multiple Choice Past: She goes through several flashbacks to completely conflicting childhoods.
 * Odd Couple/Ship Tease: With Ichigo, throughout most of the first film.
 * Paradox Person: Rukia even addresses it.
 * Simple Staff: Her Zanpakuto release.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Especially when she has her hair down.
 * Only in the looks department though; her personality is the exact opposite of what one might've expected for a Tall, Dark and Bishoujo girl.
 * Tomato in the Mirror
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair
 * Tomato in the Mirror
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair


 * Ganryu Ryodoji

"Voiced by Masashi Ebara (JP), Troy Baker (EN),"

The main antagonist in Memories of Nobody, Ganryu is the leader of the Dark Ones, a group of Shinigami exiled to the Valley of the Screams.

Tropes associated with Ganryu:
 * Big Bad of the first movie, Memories of Nobody.
 * Expy: Okay... White-Haired Pretty Boy with a scar? Leader of a group that felt disenfranchised by the Soul Society? Gathers a group of similar people to gain revenge? Voiced by Troy Baker? It's pretty much Kariya from the Bount arc all over again.
 * And due to Jin's already noted similarities to Aizen, Ganryu is arguably a double expy.
 * Five-Bad Band: Comprised of Riyan, Jai, Bau, Benin and Mue, with himself as the Evil Genius.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Big scar at his forehead, traced diagonally down his left eye to the corner of his jaw.
 * Masashi Ebara
 * Troy Baker
 * Revenge: Wants revenge on the Soul Society for exiling his people.
 * Shaped Like Itself: "We are the clan of darkness, the Dark Ones." Justified because "Dark Ones" is in English while the rest of the sentence is in Japanese, but it sounds funny when you translate it all into English.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy


 * The Dark Ones

The other members following Ganryu's orders. They're named Jai, Benin, Mue, Bao, Riyan.


 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Almost all of them.
 * BFS: Mue, which actually owns a Bifurcated Weapon: he can draw a thinner sword from it, then use it like an exploding Whip Sword.
 * Dark Action Girl: Benin.
 * Designated Girl Fight: Benin ends up fighting Sui Feng.
 * Evil Counterpart: Benin is basically an evil Matsumoto with a crossbow.
 * Paper Fan of Doom: Riyan's fan, which is used to repeal Hitsugaya's ice.
 * Oh Crap: Mue, after finding out that his opponent was Kenpachi Zaraki.
 * Macross Missile Massacre: Riyan.
 * My Breasts Are Down Here: Everyone wear the typical Dark One armor composed by two metal plates covering their torsoes. In Benin case, they just cover her large breasts.
 * Scary Black Man: Jai
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Purple in Benin's case.


 * Sojiro Kusaka

"Voiced by: Akira Ishida (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)."

The main antagonist in the second film, The Diamond Dust Rebellion, Sojiro is an old friend and rival of Hitsugaya's, who attended the academy with him. It turned out that both of them had the zanpakuto Hyorinmaru, so in accordance with Soul Society laws, the two fought and Hitsugaya won. Kusaka, bitter about this, sought to destroy Soul Society with the Royal Seal.

Tropes associated with Sojiro:
 * An Ice Person: Like Hitsugaya
 * Big Bad of the second film, The DiamondDust Rebellion.
 * Bishonen: He is voiced by Akira Ishida after all.
 * Evil Counterpart: Of Hitsugaya, they even have  and similar-sounding given names.
 * Fire, Ice, Lightning: He has the Ice.
 * Forgotten Fallen Childhood Friend: Of Hitsuguya. He never thinks of him outside this film, partly a consequence of Remember the New Guy?.
 * Mask Power
 * Power Incontinence: Knows Bankai but couldn't control it well.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: he is the main villain of the film and looks the part, too.
 * Revenge
 * Rival Turned Evil (Hitsugaya's)


 * Ying and Yang

"Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (Ying) Yukana (Yang) (JP), Kate Higgins (Ying) Tara Platt (Yang) (EN)"

Two young, teenaged, twin-like Arrancar girls that serve as Kusaka's joint-lieutenants during his bid to wipe out the Seireitei. Ying's the one with blue hair, Yan has red hair.

Tropes associated with Ying and Yang:
 * Clothing Damage: Never shown receiving it on-screen, but last they show up as humans, pieces of their clothes are ripped and torn, revealing a generous amount of skin and bruises to the camera.
 * Co-Dragons: To Kusaka, who himself becomes a giant ice dragon at the climax of the film.
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Both have one, modeled in a schoolgirl-like fashion, and apart from their One-Winged Angel forms, they always fight in 'em.
 * Detached Sleeves: Their sleeveless white jackets show off their shoulders rather nicely.
 * Elemental Powers: Yang has Playing with Fire, Ying has Shock and Awe; Yang can turn into a fireball, Ying can turn into a blue disk-like projectile. They even use their attacks in combination against Ichigo late into the second film, without much success.
 * Evil Is Stylish: As with most Arrancar, Yang and Ying have pretty cool outfits; for starters, this is Yang's outfit. Picture that, but with blue instead of red, including the hair, with blue pigtails and a whip, and you've got Ying's outfit.
 * Facial Markings: Similar to Apacci, Yang has two red circles over her red eyes, and Ying has two blue circles over her blue eyes.
 * Fire, Ice, Lightning: Yang (fire) and Ying (lightning) to Kosaka's Ice.
 * Girlish Pigtails: Unlike Loly, Ying has her pigtails descending downwards, instead of up.
 * Hot Chick with a Sword: Yang has a sword that is constantly engulfed in flames.
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse: They're even shorter than Rukia, and can still pack a punch.
 * Show Some Leg: If you look at the picture-link to Yan's outfit from above, you can see that the inner-side portion of her legs are exposed, as well as the upper half of her thighs; same applies for her sister.
 * Theme Naming:...GUESS.
 * Whip It Good: Ying's got a whip that jolts out electricity. Owch, yet yummy.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Ying has blue hair, Yang has red hair.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness / You Have Failed Me...: After Kusaka fused with the Ouin and became a giant ice dragon, a battered, beaten Yang and Ying return to him, kneeling before him in slight embarrassment, before Kusaka nonchalantly froze them both.
 * Subverted, however, once we see two identical female-looking Hollows with the same abilities as Yang (fire) and Ying (electricity); by freezing them with the same ice that made up his dragon form, Kusaka essentially fused Yang and Ying together with him, allowing the energy from the Ouin to fully transform them into their Hollow forms and take on the Shinigami at the last act of the second film.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Very short schoolgirl-like skirts (red for Yang, blue for Ying), backed up by thigh-high sock-like stockings (red for Yang, blue for Ying), knee-high boots (black-colored with white outlines), arm-warmers (red for Yang, blue for Ying) and pigtails (for Ying).


 * Shizuku

"Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (JP), Richard Cansino (EN)"

He is Rukia's younger brother and one of the two main antagonists in the third movie. He erases people's memories of Rukia, as well as many of her own, in order to stay together with her forever, although he appears to be more emotionally stable than his sister.

Tropes associated with Shizuku:
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Shares it with Homura, being the one that personally erased almost everyones' memories of Rukia.
 * Creepy Child
 * The Dragon: While he shares the role of main antagonist with his older sister, he has relatively less screen-time and lines than his sister, whom he seems to be fairly loyal and obedient to most of the time.
 * Mr. Fanservice: Okay, deathly white skin notwithstanding, he's still rather nice-looking.
 * Forgotten Childhood Friend: To Rukia.
 * Fusion Dance:
 * Hiroshi Kamiya
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia: Can erase people's memories with his weapon of choice.
 * Looks Like Cesare: Just look at him.
 * Meaningful Name: His name put together with Homura's means "a strong shine".
 * Sinister Scythe: Which can erase memories.
 * Theme Twin Naming: In addition to the already-noted Meaningful Name, "Shizuku" means "drop" while "Homura" means "flame".
 * Sinister Scythe: Which can erase memories.
 * Theme Twin Naming: In addition to the already-noted Meaningful Name, "Shizuku" means "drop" while "Homura" means "flame".


 * Homura

"Voiced by: Aya Hirano (JP), Laura Bailey (EN)"

She is Rukia's younger sister and her brother's older sister and one of the main antagonists in the third movie. She's highly possessive of Rukia, and wants to kill anyone who might come between the two of them.

Tropes associated with Homura:
 * Affably Evil: In spite of her issues, she's actually a nice, sweet young girl... but only to Rukia.
 * Alas, Poor Villain: Rukia certainly felt this way about her and Shizuku, as did Ichigo, Renji, Urahara and Byakuya.
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Shares the role of joint-antagonist with her younger brother, but usually doesn't participate in a fight, instead acting as backseat support in that regard. To compensate, she has the most screen time and dialogue out of the two siblings, mainly because of her interactions with Rukia throughout the movie. She caused quite a finale . Bonus points for her being the very first female Big Bad in the series.
 * Blondes Are Evil: Okay, not evil, but she still has problems.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: Not nearly as psychotic or extreme as Loly, but she had potential there, and a good excuse for it.
 * Creepy Child: Her hair and unnatural skin tone are pretty creepy.
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Always wore one, but never fight in it, though her Mass Teleportation is used to help Shizuku fight instead.
 * Forgotten Childhood Friend: To Rukia.
 * Fusion Dance:
 * The Glomp: Fond of doing this with Rukia.
 * Jerkass Woobie: There's no denying that she was a stubborn, jealous, possessive and irrational teenage girl, that can get quite unstable, paranoid, and outright ruthless, with an almost-unhealthy obsession towards Rukia to boot, but for all her faults, she was a genuinely affectionate and cheerful girl, whose only wish was to . In fact, she wasn't even evil to begin with, just selfish, obsessive, naive and misguided, with a justifiable excuse for her implied hatred (and fear) of the Shinigami. Considering her past, her interactions with Rukia are all the more heartwarming; as an orphan, she was forced to survive on her own in a lawless slum district,.
 * Laura Bailey: Her English actress. Fans were pleased.
 * Magic Skirt: Really short skirt, but avoids any sort of Panty Shot from the camera.
 * Male Gaze: We get a nice shot of her well-rounded ass in her first appearance.
 * Mass Teleportation: Can not only teleport herself and other people, but can even teleport buildings.
 * Meaningful Name: Her name put together with Shizuku's means "a strong shine".
 * Ms. Fanservice: Milder compared to some of the other girls, but she's still pre~tty attractive.
 * Psycho Lesbian/Yandere :Very possibly, since she wants to kill all the Shinigami to keep them from coming between her and Rukia.
 * She's Got Legs: Dayum. And they're the focus of more than one shot.
 * Theme Twin Naming: In addition to the already-noted Meaningful Name, "Homura" means "flame" while "Shizuku" means "drop".
 * She's Got Legs: Dayum. And they're the focus of more than one shot.
 * Theme Twin Naming: In addition to the already-noted Meaningful Name, "Homura" means "flame" while "Shizuku" means "drop".


 * Kokuto

"Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (JP), Travis Willingham (EN)"

A Togabito of Hell, damned due to commiting henous crimes for the sake of his dying sister that allies himself with Ichigo and his gang.

Tropes associated with Kokuto:
 * Actor Allusion: An expert swordsman voiced by Kazuya Nakai? Sounds familiar...
 * Badass: In a departure for Bleach characters in general, he almost completely lacks powers, magic, gimmicks, or power ups of any kind. He has only two tricks: He can whip around the Nigh Invulnerable chains connecting him to hell to defend from attacks, and he also has a generic sword beam that he rarely uses and never does anything significant with. Despite this, he's able to simultaneously take out three villains who gave Ichigo and co. a hard time and  using nothing but strength, skill, and quick thinking.
 * Big No: "KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
 * Doubles as Precision F-Strike.
 * Bishounen: A nice-looking dude in his own right,.
 * Chewing the Scenery: How Kazuya Nakai didn't need lung surgery after all the screaming he did in this film is anyone's guess.
 * But Aizen wanted to kill his friend and hang their bodies for Ichigo to see, even if he didn't in the end. It's the thoughts that counts.
 * Cool Sword: Wields a black katana-like sword.
 * Dead Little Sister: His reason for helping Ichigo's gang rescue Yuzu from Shuren is because he once had a little sister who died because he failed to save her.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: His voice actor is the same for Zoro's, whose biggest rival has a sword named Kokuto Yoru. Eye-candy for the Yaoi Fangirl, likely foreshadowing Zoro's attainment of "best swordsman in the world", and a Shout-Out to.
 * His sword also resembles Date Masamune's Dragon Fangs weapon from Sengoku Basara 3. Masamune is also voiced by Kazuya Nakai.
 * Expy:
 * : Japanese Version.
 * : English Version.
 * Implacable Man: Crosses over to Nigh Invulnerability.
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: Played Bleach Soul Resurrección? Then you already know everything about him before the movie's even out, pretty much ruining The Reveal that  .
 * Kokuto Debuted in Bleach Soul Resurrección
 * : According to himself, he's on a permanent one of these.
 * Sixth Ranger: Exclusively for the fourth film; he ends up joining Ichigo's gang against the Togabito for the duration of the movie.
 * Trailers Always Spoil:
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Opens his shirt towards the end of the film, Played straight towards the end where his shirt is destoyed.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: ...
 * : Japanese Version.
 * : English Version.
 * Implacable Man: Crosses over to Nigh Invulnerability.
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: Played Bleach Soul Resurrección? Then you already know everything about him before the movie's even out, pretty much ruining The Reveal that  .
 * Kokuto Debuted in Bleach Soul Resurrección
 * : According to himself, he's on a permanent one of these.
 * Sixth Ranger: Exclusively for the fourth film; he ends up joining Ichigo's gang against the Togabito for the duration of the movie.
 * Trailers Always Spoil:
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Opens his shirt towards the end of the film, Played straight towards the end where his shirt is destoyed.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: ...
 * Implacable Man: Crosses over to Nigh Invulnerability.
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: Played Bleach Soul Resurrección? Then you already know everything about him before the movie's even out, pretty much ruining The Reveal that  .
 * Kokuto Debuted in Bleach Soul Resurrección
 * : According to himself, he's on a permanent one of these.
 * Sixth Ranger: Exclusively for the fourth film; he ends up joining Ichigo's gang against the Togabito for the duration of the movie.
 * Trailers Always Spoil:
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Opens his shirt towards the end of the film, Played straight towards the end where his shirt is destoyed.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: ...
 * : According to himself, he's on a permanent one of these.
 * Sixth Ranger: Exclusively for the fourth film; he ends up joining Ichigo's gang against the Togabito for the duration of the movie.
 * Trailers Always Spoil:
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Opens his shirt towards the end of the film, Played straight towards the end where his shirt is destoyed.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: ...
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: ...


 * Shuren

"Voiced by: Tohru Furuya (JP)"

The ringleader of a Togabito (Denizens of Hell) band that wants to break their chains keeping them inside Hell. He himself is the most normal-looking one of the bunch.


 * Adaptation Dye Job: Variation. The shackle around his neck is grey in the anime but red in the manga and the actual movie.
 * Bishounen: By far the most attractive Togabito amongst his team.
 * And with, I think it's safe to call him the most attractive Togabito of all.
 * Canon Immigrant: Shuren and his Togabito are the only movie characters to appear in both the manga and the anime (albiet in a Spin-off chapter/filler episode).
 * Did Not Do the Research: In-universe example;
 * Evil Redhead
 * Large Ham: Not as much as Kokuto but he has his moments.
 * Missing Trailer Scene: Nearly every trailer for the movie had him say "Welcome to Hell". It's actually Kokuto who says this.
 * The Nameless: Variation. He doesn't reveal his name until about 50 minutes into the movie, . Subverted if you read/watched the prologue (a special one-off chapter titled "Bleach imaginary 01 and Episode 299 of the anime).
 * The Faceless: Again, save for one moment where we see his eye and a lock of hair, we don't see his face until 50 minutes into the movie; again subverted if you read/watched the prologue.
 * No Kill Like Overkill:.
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Playing with Fire: Seems to be able to control fire.
 * Flaming Sword: Or rather flaming staff.
 * The Worf Barrage: The largest amount of damage his fire based attacks cause is ripping Ichigo's shirt. Then again, Shuren himself said that he wouldn't kill Ichigo with those fire blasts; it's subverted since it was his own decision not to make them as powerful.
 * Hoist by His Own Petard: Had he actually gone all-out from the start in that instance, he would've killed Ichigo. Since Shuren chose to dick around, Ichigo managed to outmaneuver him by their last bout.
 * Smug Snake: Boasts for the most part of the movie,.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Recent pieces merchandise in Japan (Trading Cards, Posters, etc) have spelled his name as Syuren.
 * Tohru Furuya
 * Unwitting Pawn:.
 * Smug Snake: Boasts for the most part of the movie,.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Recent pieces merchandise in Japan (Trading Cards, Posters, etc) have spelled his name as Syuren.
 * Tohru Furuya
 * Unwitting Pawn:.


 * Gonjo

A Togabito with long tentacle-like arms and blue-ish bandages wrapped around his face, similar to a mummy.


 * Combat Tentacles
 * The Dragon: Seems to function as Shuren's lieutenant.
 * Eye Scream: Apparently he had his eyes gouged out.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars
 * Kill It with Fire:.
 * Kill It with Fire:.


 * Garogai

A giant, extremely muscular Togabito with brown skin and a detachable arm.


 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Braids of Barbarism
 * The Brute: The largest, most muscular and physically strongest Togabito in Shuren's group.
 * : Courtesy of Renji's Bankai.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Green, actually.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Green, actually.


 * Taikon

A short, fat Togabito with banana-like hair.


 * Actor Allusion: Has the same voice actor as Majin Buu. That explains so much...
 * Ambiguously Gay: His mannerisms can raise a few eyebrows.
 * Body Horror/Brain Bleach: According to the other Wiki, his hell-chains are connected to his nipples.
 * Camp Gay: His fight with Uryu displays some of this.
 * Dark Chick
 * Energy Absorption
 * Fat Bastard
 * Gonk: Sweet jesus, yes.
 * Ki Attacks: And strong enough to push back.
 * Kill It with Fire:
 * Non-Standard Character Design: He has the same smile as Nnoitra.
 * Perpetual Smiler
 * Shaping Your Attacks: He absorbs incoming energy blasts with lips-shaped things. Then he can send the blasts back with a kiss-shaped attack that leaves a heart mark.
 * Underwear of Power: Unfortunately.
 * Underwear of Power: Unfortunately.


 * Murakumo

A Togabito with a giant black sword that assists in fighting Ichigo for the first part of the film, before losing his mask and getting forced back into Hell.


 * Blade on a Stick and BFS: Fights Ichigo with a massive halbeard with a rectangular blade.
 * Gonk: Despite being quite human-looking under the mask (unlike his colleagues), he's no looker.
 * Mask Power:
 * Sixth Ranger: A villainous example.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye
 * We Hardly Knew Ye

Video Game Characters

 * Arturo Plateado

Species: Arrancar Zanpakutou: Fenice

Villain of the Wii fighting game Bleach: Shattered Blade. Sealed away within his sword due to his power, the shards of the titular shattered blade are inevitably collected over the course of the main story, and he must be defeated to end the chaos. In the DS strategy RPG Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, the battle in which he is sealed is shown in full, and it's revealed that the Kudo twins and Suzunami siblings played vital roles in his defeat. "Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (JP), JB Blanc (US)"


 * The Bad Guy Wins: Only in his own story, playable after beating everyone else's.
 * Big Bad
 * Power Gives You Wings


 * Bansui Amatsuki

Species: Arrancar Zanpakutou: Segador Severo

Villain of the Japanese-only game Bleach Hanatareshi Yabou, used to work for the Shinigami as a researcher before turning into an Arrancar. Rumored to be Urahara's mentor. His Resurrecion is "Segador Severo" (Grim Reaper).


 * Big Bad
 * Cloning Blues: Can make copies of himself and others from any material.
 * Horned Humanoid: His One-Winged Angel form.
 * Evil Genius
 * Evil Old Folks
 * Extra Eyes: On his cane and also when turned.
 * Pointy Ears
 * Simple Staff: Despite the name his Zanpakuto is a skull-tipped cane rather than a scythe.
 * Skunk Stripe


 * Seigen Suzunami

Species: Shinigami Affiliation: Soul Society (formerly) Zanpakutou: Shiden

A Soul Reaper from the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. Captain of the 5th division before Urahara was kicked out of Soul Society, Seigen is convinced by his sister to adopt twin souls after he, Urahara, and Aizen save them from Hollows. However, after he and the Kudo twins try to stop Arturo from invading soul society, they mysteriously disappear and are not seen again for hundreds of years.


 * BFS: His sword.
 * Informed Ability: Despite being a Captain (former), we still don't get to see his Bankai.
 * Serrated Blade of Pain: His Zanpakuto Shiden is also this.
 * Shock and Awe: Has lightning powers.
 * Informed Ability: Despite being a Captain (former), we still don't get to see his Bankai.
 * Serrated Blade of Pain: His Zanpakuto Shiden is also this.
 * Shock and Awe: Has lightning powers.
 * Shock and Awe: Has lightning powers.


 * Matsuri Kudo

Species: Shinigami Affiliation: Soul Society Zanpakutou: Kotomaru

The main female protagonist of the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. After she and her twin brother were targeted by a gang of Hollows due to the rarity of twin souls, the kids were adopted by Seigen. Taking Urahara's advice, the twins decided to repay Seigen's kindness by becoming Soul Reapers and joining his unit. However, after trying to defeat Arturo, the Kudo twins and Seigen are sent into the future.

If Matsuri is the main character, she awakens in Karakura town just in time to help Ichigo save Shiyo's life. Afterwards, she takes Shiyo to Soul Society, and soon discovers that Seigen and Fujimaru have also awoken. Unfortunately,.


 * Blade on a Stick: The main form of Kotomaru.
 * Shapeshifter Weapon: In its basic form, Kotomaru looks like some sort of chinese halbeard. It can also take the form of a chakram and the one of a giant falchion, depending on your choice.
 * Tiger Versus Dragon: Her zanpakuto has a tiger related name while her brother has the dragon motif, so is a friendlier example.
 * Tsundere
 * Tiger Versus Dragon: Her zanpakuto has a tiger related name while her brother has the dragon motif, so is a friendlier example.
 * Tsundere


 * Fujimaru Kudo

Species: Shinigami Affiliation: Soul Society Zanpakutou: Ryujomaru

The main male protagonist of the DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. If he's chosen as the star instead of his sister, he'll be the one that sides with Ichigo and the rest of Soul Society against Aizen.


 * Blade Below the Shoulder: His Zanpakuto takes the form of a blue metal gauntlet with a katana blade and two axe-like blades on the arm.
 * Jack of All Stats: He's well versed in swordmastery, hand-to-hand combat and kido.
 * Shapeshifter Weapon: Like his sister, he can have a different Zanpakuto depending on your choice. The other two forms include a Sinister Scimitar and an Epic Flail.
 * Tiger Versus Dragon: He's the dragon.
 * Shapeshifter Weapon: Like his sister, he can have a different Zanpakuto depending on your choice. The other two forms include a Sinister Scimitar and an Epic Flail.
 * Tiger Versus Dragon: He's the dragon.


 * Konoka Suzunami

Species: Shinigami

Seigen Suzunami's sister, who has mysterious healing abilities. After convincing Seigen to adopt the Kudo twins, she acts like a mother towards them. Unfortunately, she is also the only person in Soul Society capable of using an artifact that weakens Arturo's power, and it puts her life in grave danger.


 * Anti-Magic: The Shisui Mirror can suck spiritual energy, including the one of Arturo.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Died when the Shisui Mirror absorbed her soul along with Arturo's powers.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko


 * Shiyo

A spirit from Bleach: The 3rd Phantom. After Ichigo, Don Kanonji, and one of the Kudo twins save her from Hollows, it's revealed that she has amnesia. Additionally, unlike other spirits, she cannot be affected by Kanso, and must be escorted to Soul Society.


 * Cordon Bleaugh Chef: Her taste in food is similar to Orihime's...
 * The Ditz: Almost choked Bonnie-chan to death with boar food when asked to feed her.