List of Bleach characters

This is a list of characters in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. In the anime, the characters are adapted by Masashi Kudō.

Bounts

Main article: List of Bounts in Bleach

The Bounts are a clan of humans with supernatural powers that serve as the main antagonists during the anime's Bount arc. Bounts consume spirits in place of food, which allows them to live longer; theoretically, a Bount could live forever given steady access to spirits. According to Kisuke Urahara, the Bounts are called vampires in certain parts of the world. Bounts can seal their power in dolls with various special abilities. The dolls have active personalities and can operate independently, turning on the owners when they are near death or otherwise weakened.

Hollows

Main article: List of hollows in Bleach

Hollows are the class of spirit that most enemies in Bleach are a part of. They are formerly human spirits that were not sent to Soul Society in due time after death. This led to their corruption, robbing them of their sense of being and giving them a craving for human souls. Their main characteristic is a white mask completely covering their face. Each hollow's mask has a design unique to that individual. Arrancar, a stronger form of hollow that have acquired humanoid form and some of the powers of Soul Reapers, become the primary antagonists later in the series. Besides having a human body, their masks are partially broken to reveal part of their face.

Humans

The humans featured in Bleach are residents of a modern Japan. Most are unable to interact with spirits in any way. In rare cases a human is born with the ability to speak and interact with spirits, with the degree of interaction growing with time. Many of the humans introduced in the series have only become spiritually aware through their interaction with series protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki and, by extension, his friends.

Don Kanonji

• Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese); Michael Sorich (English)

Don Kanonji (ドン・観音寺, Don Kan'onji) is a popular spirit medium who has a television show called Ghost Bust (English: "Spirit Hunter") that is watched by 25% of Japan's population. His catch phrases are "Smells like bad spirits!" and "Spirits are always with you" His show consists of getting rid of ghosts and sending their spirits to heaven. Kanonji's initial method of doing so forcefully turns souls into hollows, though he never realizes this. Ichigo Kurosaki informs him of his mistake, earning the title of "#1 Disciple" for his help. Since then Kanonji has appeared almost exclusively in omake chapters, where he is shown to have formed a hollow-fighting group called the Karakura Superheroes, which consists of the Kurosaki sisters and the children at the Urahara Shop, to get the show's declining ratings up. With their help and his "Golden Cannonball" (a tiny ball of golden light that moves slowly and explodes with surprising power), they have succeeded in keeping the hollow presence in Karakura Town to a minimum.

Keigo Asano

• Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)

Keigo Asano (浅野 啓吾, Asano Keigo) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki. He is an extremely hyperactive character and often uses overly-dramatic movements and words to act out his feelings. As such, he is primarily comic relief, acting as an antithesis to his usually calm friend Mizuiro Kōjima. Keigo appears to be a shallow character at first glance, with a passion for slacking off. Indeed, he takes great pride in not making it to the honors roster (higher than the 50th ranking) in his class and labels those who do so "traitors" (including Ichigo and Chad). Like many of Ichigo's friends, Keigo is spiritually aware, though he dismisses many of the peculiar things he sees as shootings for a TV show. He has yet to display any unique abilities, save blocking one of Rangiku Matsumoto's attacks. His parents are never seen, however he does have an older sister, Mizuho.

Mizuiro Kojima

• Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Tom Fahn (English)

Mizuiro Kojima (小島 水色, Kojima Mizuiro) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki. He has a boyish face and gentle manner of speaking, with a marked fondness for older women. He is apparently very successful with these women, once going on a vacation to Hawaii with ten girls. In an omake chapter of Bleach, Mizuiro is revealed to have had very few friends prior to entering junior high school. He then has a change of fortunes and has since found a niche of people to hang out with, most commonly Keigo Asano. He is very distant towards his mother, who is seldom home. Like many of Ichigo's friends, Mizuiro is spiritually aware, though he has yet to display any unique abilities.

Orihime Inoue

Orihime Inoue (井上 織姫, Inoue Orihime) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki and best friend of Tatsuki Arisawa. She is one of the first of Ichigo's friends to gain spiritual powers, hers coming in the form of six spirits that inhabit her hairpins.

Tatsuki Arisawa

• Voiced by: Junko Noda (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)

Tatsuki Arisawa (有沢 竜貴, Arisawa Tatsuki) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki and the best friend of Orihime Inoue. She has known both since she was young, sparring with Ichigo in their karate classes and defending Orihime whenever people picked on or bothered her. Tatsuki is very tomboyish, displaying few feminine traits and even ranking as the second strongest student in her age group in all of Japan. In her friendship with Orihime, Tatsuki can sense Orihime from almost anywhere, even across dimensions; she is able to sense Orihime when she travels to Soul Society, but remarks that she can't sense her presence after Orihime is taken to Hueco Mundo. Throughout the series she slowly develops a spiritual awareness, and has recently revealed this awareness and, particularly, her ability to sense Orihime, to Ichigo.

Yasutora Sado

Yasutora "Chad" Sado (茶渡 泰虎, Sado Yasutora) is a classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki. He is one of the first of Ichigo's friends to gain spiritual powers, his being the ability to transform his arm into more powerful forms.

Kurosaki family

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Yuzu, Ichigo, and Karin

The Kurosakis are the family of series protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki. They are composed of former Soul Reaper, Isshin, his human wife, Masaki, and their three children. As the child of a Soul Reaper, Ichigo is a "true blood" (真血, Shinketsu).

Ichigo Kurosaki

Ichigo Kurosaki (黒崎 一護, Kurosaki Ichigo) is the main protagonist of Bleach and the only male child of the Kurosaki family. He has been spiritually aware since his childhood, and gains the powers of a Soul Reaper after meeting Rukia Kuchiki.

Isshin Kurosaki

• Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English)

Isshin Kurosaki (黒崎 一心, Kurosaki Isshin) is the father of the Kurosaki family. He is initially portrayed as a silly, fight-loving father who takes a keen interest in what his children are doing. He shows them affection either offensively or with an all-too-happy tone, which elicits comical reactions from his kids, usually in the form of a kick. Later in the series he reveals himself as a former Soul Reaper, regaining his powers after twenty years so that he can avenge his wife's death by killing Grand Fisher. While in the form of a Soul Reaper, Isshin is generally more serious than usual, only breaking character to defend his eccentric parenting methods. It is unclear what he did while he was a Soul Reaper or why he left, it only being implied that he was captain-level by the piece of captain's robe worn over his shoulder. He seems to be aware of the goings on in the spiritual community through Kisuke Urahara, knowing of Sōsuke Aizen's actions, knowing when Kon is inhabiting Ichigo's body, and having known for some time that Ichigo has become a Soul Reaper.

Karin Kurosaki

• Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese); Kate Higgins (English)

Karin Kurosaki (黒崎 夏梨, Kurosaki Karin) is the fraternal twin of Yuzu. She is typically cynical and sarcastic, and is significantly more assertive and aggressive than Yuzu. Karin is a sensible person and will not hesitate to kick her father in the head when she thinks he is acting unreasonable. Karin's tough exterior results from her mother's death; because she could not be useful around the house like Yuzu, she resolved never to cry so that she would not burden her family with her personal troubles. Like Ichigo, Karin is spiritually aware, though she initially chooses to ignore the spirits she sees. Once Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper and starts combating hollows on a regular basis, she takes a greater interest in the spiritual world out of concern for him. When dealing with hollows herself (typically in omake chapters) she uses her prodigious soccer talents to deliver powerful blows to weak hollows. She is aware of Ichigo's Soul Reaper powers, and tells him of this, but Ichigo decides to act as if he doesn't know what she is talking about.

Masaki Kurosaki

• Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Ellyn Stern (English)

Masaki Kurosaki (黒崎 真咲, Kurosaki Masaki) was Isshin Kurosaki's wife and the mother of their three children. She had the innate ability to make her family happy by just being around them; if ever Ichigo was crying he would instantly cheer up the moment he saw her. She was killed by Grand Fisher when he tried to eat Ichigo. As such, Ichigo grows up feeling responsible for her death, though is absolved of his guilt once learning of Grand Fisher's role in her death. Isshin also takes responsibility, believing he could have saved her had he still been a Soul Reaper. In general, her family becomes generally more pessimistic after her death in an effort to fill the void her absence created.

Yuzu Kurosaki

• Voiced by: Tomoe Sakuragawa (Japanese); Janice Kawaye (English)

Yuzu Kurosaki (黒崎 遊子, Kurosaki Yuzu) is the fraternal twin of Karin. She is more soft-spoken, empathetic, and emotional in comparison to her sister. She takes care of the housework, such as cooking meals and tidying up the living space, on a daily basis. She has a deep affection for Kon, calling him "Bostov". She is unaware of the fact that he is alive, and much to his chagrin frequently dresses him in feminine clothes and glues unwanted accessories onto his body. Yuzu has a weak level of spiritual awareness, only being able to see faint outlines of spirits. As such she tends to get upset when her Soul Reaper brother, Ichigo, disappears, being unaware of where he is going or what he is doing. She seems to get along better with Isshin than either of her siblings, possibly due to her more Masaki-like personality.

Modified souls

Noba, Kurōdo, and Lirin with Kisuke Urahara

Modified souls (改造魂魄, kaizō konpaku) are artificial souls created by Soul Society researchers some time before the start of Bleach's storyline. They were created to reanimate the dead bodies of humans to act as a formidable fighting force, but this was found unethical and they were ordered to be destroyed. Four modified souls have been introduced in the series thus far, each having been saved from destruction. All have enhanced speed and strength when compared to normal humans, and often special abilities which set them apart from each other. Each typically inhabits a plushie with all of their abilities intact (albeit scaled down to fit their size). The three introduced in the anime's Bount arc also possess a personal gigai (義骸), a synthetic human body, that they can use to avoid attention and otherwise regain complete use of their abilities.

Kon

• Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese); Quinton Flynn (English)

Kon (コン) is the first modsoul to appear in Bleach. He primarily serves as a comedic foil in the series, receiving little respect and much disdain from other characters. He is not completely undeserving of this treatment as he is highly perverted in nature; he is drawn to girls with big breasts (and displays attraction towards Rukia despite her lack thereof) and, when inhabiting another's body, spends his time trying to look up skirts since "it will not be [his] reputation that gets sullied". Kon's area of expertise are his legs, and thus he can run faster and jump higher than any human. He typically inhabits a lion plushie that he is very fond of, referring to it as his "sexy body". Kon also inhabits Ichigo Kurosaki's body whenever he is away, playing the part of Ichigo so that his family doesn't miss him. Although Kon makes only sporadic appearances in the Bleach storyline, he frequently hosts and/or stars in omake specials for the series.

Kurōdo

• Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)

Kurōdo (蔵人) is a somewhat cowardly modsoul. His longwindedness and actions often provide comic relief. He has the ability to shapeshift, and can replicate the abilities of others when he does so (although he can't replicate the potency of said abilities). His plushie body is a rabbit-esque purse. Kurōdo's gigai is of a bespectacled man with a mustache and two-tone hair color (black to the right, blond to the left). He wears a gray top hat, multi-colored suit and tie, as well as dark brown boots. He is often told he talks too much.

Noba

• Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Roger Craig Smith (English)

Noba (之芭) is very quiet, rarely speaking more than a few words. He is fairly shy, hiding his head when he wishes to show emotion. Despite this, he is somewhat analytical and adept at strategic combat. Noba has the power to teleport himself and others to almost any location he's been to. He can also create wormholes to redirect ranged attacks, both physical and energy based, back at the enemy. Noba's plushie body is an anthropomorphic turtle in gray dress trousers and a white ruffled shirt with a red bow tie. His gigai is of a young man in a fur coat with a shield on his back and a zippered mask, with a slim build, red hair, and aqua eyes.

Lirin

• Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu (Japanese); Julie Ann Taylor (English)

Lirin (りりん, Ririn) acts as the leader of the modsouls introduced in the Bount arc. At times she is petty and arrogant, resulting in her initial dislike of Ichigo Kurosaki. Other times she shows real concern for others, eventually developing a fondness for Ichigo where in she will put herself in harm's way to protect him. She often looks down on Kon as inferior, which causes frequent arguments between the two. Her special ability is the creation of illusions. Lirin's plushie body is an anthropomorphic bird that wears a blue coat and boots. She doesn't like the plushie at all, and claims that she cannot change to another. Lirin's gigai is a small girl with short blonde hair wearing a pink, fur-trimmed coat, a purple bird-shaped cape, and red boots.

Quincy

Quincy (クインシー, Kuinshī) are a clan of humans who, over many centuries, became spiritually aware. In doing so they devised their own brand of spiritual powers; they can absorb spiritual energy and then manipulate for offensive purposes. They most commonly reshape spiritual particles into various types of bow and arrows, but can also concentrate spiritual energy into the form of swords or explosives. At their height, Quincies used their powers to combat the hollows, protecting the inhabitants of the human world with a success rate greater than that of the Soul Reapers. Unlike the Soul Reapers, who purify the souls of hollows, Quincy destroyed the hollow, soul and all. This created an imbalance between the worlds of the living and the dead, threatening to destroy the universe. To prevent this, the Soul Reapers almost exterminated the Quincy, leaving only two Quincy to survive into the current Bleach storyline and creating a great animosity between the two groups.

Uryū Ishida

Uryū Ishida (石田 雨竜, Ishida Uryū) is the most recurring Quincy character in Bleach. Despite the Quincy's strained history with Soul Reapers, Uryū has a working relationship with deputy Soul Reaper and series protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki. He and his father are the last remaining Quincy.

Ryūken Ishida

• Voiced by: Ken Narita (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)

Ryūken Ishida (石田 竜弦, Ishida Ryūken) is the father of Uryū Ishida. He is initially portrayed as a bitter and cold Quincy who detests his own people, believing his father, Sōken, and Uryū to be wasting their time training their Quincy abilities. Ryuken dedicates most of his time to the Karakura Hospital. Ryūken is a very skilled Quincy, capable of defeating two incomplete arrancar with only three arrows fired from his one-handed bow. His outfit is usually covered in blue crosses and Ryuken has inherited his father's Quincy Cross (滅却十字, mekkyaku jūji). To this end, he calls himself "the last Quincy", believing Uryū to be too talentless to deserve the title. Though he disapproves the Quincy lifestyle, since it's impossible to make a living if one kills hollows all day, Ryūken restores Uryū's lost Quincy powers, under the condition that his son is to never associate with Soul Reapers, although this command is immediately disobeyed on the rationale that Ichigo is only a substitute Soul Reaper and that he is acting independently of Soul Society's orders.

Sōken Ishida

• Voiced by: Eiji Maruyama (Japanese); David Lodge (English)

Sōken Ishida (石田 宗弦, Ishida Sōken) is the father of Ryūken and the grandfather of Uryū. He trained Uryū in Quincy abilities throughout his childhood, becoming his mentor in the process. Sōken tried to make amends with Soul Reapers by advocating a new system of response to hollow attacks: Quincy would be the first-response squad, protecting humans from hollows until Soul Reapers arrived to help. His proposal was never accepted, and he was eventually killed in a hollow attack. Mayuri Kurotsuchi reveals to Uryū that this was his doing; he delayed the Soul Reapers meant to protect Sōken so that he could study Sōken's soul for his research. According to a reflection of a photograph seen in Uryu's glasses, all that was left of him in the end was his head.

Soul Reapers

Main article: List of Soul Reapers in Bleach

Soul Reapers are the protectors of souls, granting them access to Soul Society and keeping them safe from hollows. Many of the protagonists introduced in the series are Soul Reapers, either in profession, origin, or abilities. Each Soul Reaper possesses a zanpakutō, a sword that doubles as both a weapon and a physical manifestation of the owner's soul. Each zanpakutō has its own personality, which is at times at odds with its owner's.

Soul Society dwellers

Though Soul Reapers make up the bulk of the characters from Soul Society that have been introduced in the series, a far greater number of souls occupy its outskirts. While many are simply departed humans' souls, a few have abilities resembling those of Soul Reapers.

Kūkaku Shiba

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Kūkaku and Ganju

• Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)

Kūkaku Shiba (志波 空鶴, Shiba Kūkaku) is an ill-tempered fireworks expert and the somewhat authoritative older sister of Ganju. She lives with her family in ridiculously-themed houses (which she changes in design and location regularly) on the outskirts of Soul Society. She is missing her right arm, which in the anime is replaced with a prosthetic. Kūkaku is the head of the Shiba family, which fell from the status of nobility after her brother, Kaien, died. Because they knew only that Kaien was killed by a Soul Reaper, both Kūkaku and Ganju are distrustful of Soul Reapers when first introduced. After Kaien's killer, Rukia Kuchiki, explains how he died and apologizes, the Shiba make amends. Kūkaku seems to have some kind of relationship with the Urahara Shop, knowing Yoruichi Shihōin and claiming to have worked with Kisuke Urahara in the past. She can perform high level kidō spells, and she carries a short-bladed sword on her back.

Ganju Shiba

• Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese); Kyle Hebert (English)

Ganju Shiba (志波 岩鷲, Shiba Ganju) wears a vest, scarf, bandana, and pair of goggles. He is often found with his gang, who all ride large boars. Ganju possesses a hot temper and a strong ego, though has shown a softer side, easily being cowed by his older sister, Kūkaku. He and his sister initially hate Soul Reapers due to the death of their brother, Kaien, though after his interactions with Ichigo Kurosaki he overcomes this. Ganju is not particularly attractive, something that has become a running joke in the series. He does not deny this fact and instead tries to talk around the subject. He has a dagger which resembles a meat cleaver or a Chinese Dadao, though his skills are limited and he instead relies on his arsenal of fireworks and his earth magic. Ganju's earth magic doesn't seem to operate on the same principals as standard Soul Reaper kidō spells; the one technique he uses, Stone Wave (石波, seppa), doesn't need an incantation to work and is unnumbered. The spell can reduce whatever it is aimed at to sand or quicksand, useful when making holes in walls to escape pursuers.

Hisana Kuchiki

Hisana Kuchiki (朽木 緋真, Kuchiki Hisana) was Byakuya Kuchiki's wife who died fifty years before the start of the series. She first arrived in Soul Society with her almost identical baby sister, Rukia, though had to abandon her to ensure her own survival. After marrying Byakuya she searched endlessly for Rukia to repent for abandoning her own family. She passed on this task to her husband upon dying, though requested that Rukia never know they were related, too ashamed to be called her sister, and asked that Rukia be able to see Byakuya as an older brother.

Rurichiyo Kasumiōji

• Voiced by: Reiko Takagi

Rurichiyo Kasumiōji (霞大路 瑠璃千代, Kasumiōji Rurichiyo), introduced during The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc, is the princess of the Kasumiōji noble family. Her family, according to Yoruichi Shihouin, is just below the four great noble families in status, commenting that their circumstances are a bit "special". She appears to be a small child and has an attitude typical of a princess, expecting her demands to be met quickly and throwing tantrums when ignored. Despite often being self-centered, she can be sensitive to the status of others, regretting that many people got in trouble for when she went off on her own. She also has a peculiar habit of referring to herself with the royal we. Her mother died giving birth to her, while her father recently passed away due to illness. She takes up residence next door to Ichigo and begins attending his school with her two bodyguards, Kenryū and Enryū. Kenryū and Enryū have refrained from telling her that she is being targeted for assassination by one of her clan leaders, Gyōkaku Kumoi, due to fear of her worrying. While traveling, she is made to wear a veil-like hat that suppresses her spiritual pressure (even though it falls off quite frequently), to prevent others from sensing her presence. After several attempts on her life in the real world, Rurichiyo decided to return to her own household alone in order to stop Kumoi from taking over her family seat. However, when she returned, she was captured by Makoto Kibune and was locked up in the abandoned stadium near the 3rd Division's Head Quarters while Kumoi created a copy to confuse the rest of Soul Society. Ichigo and Rukia manage to reach her, but Amagai abducts her and teleports to Yamamoto for unknown reasons.

Gyōkaku Kumoi

• Voiced by: Masaharu Satou

Gyōkaku Kumoi (雲井 尭覚, Kumoi Gyōkaku), introduced during The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc, is one of the clan leaders serving the Kasumiōji noble family and the main antagonist of the arc, who is planning to take control of all of Soul Society's nobility. He is also the steward who handles most of the family affairs. However, when Rurichiyo's father passed away due to illness, he has planned to usurp the head family seat, gathering supporters and creating an assassination squad for his own purposes. He often adopts a smiling and benevolent expression in front of public appearances, which belies his evil and cunning nature. He has his assassins kill off the clan leaders in the noble family who disagree with his views or discover his plans. His main goal is to kill Rurichiyo, the last true descendant of the Kasumiōji family, which he has failed to on several occasions back in Seireitei. He has his assassins pursue her and her bodyguards to the real world, but Ichigo and his friends defeat them. He panics as his plan falls apart, and tries to use Rurichiyo as a hostage as Ichigo and Rukia corner him, but Amagai kills him.

Hanza Nukui

• Voiced by: Yoshikazu Nagano

Hanza Nukui (貫井 半左, Nukui Hanza), also introduced during The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc, is the leader of the assassination squad under Gyōkaku Kumoi's orders. He was formerly part of a clan that served the Kasumiōji clan, but agreed to assassinate Rurichiyo because he believes that she is not strong enough to lead the clan. He does not seem to possess a zanpakutō; he and his assassins instead wield interchangeable organic weapons that bond to their arms, known as bakkōtō, developed by the Kasumioji clan for his and his fellow assassins' use. After seeing Ichigo successfully defeat his assassins several times, he becomes impressed with his strength, and decides to fight him himself. He is forced to withdraw due to Yoruichi's intervention the first time, and later tries again with his subordinates. Despite using his bakkutou to imprison Ichigo within an illusion, Ichigo breaks free, and he dies from being devoured by his bakkutou.

Hanza primarily wields the bakkōtō Saiga, a longsword that attaches to Hanza's hand. It has the ability to momentarily paralyze opponents by reflecting moonlight into their eyes and can create an alternate dimension in which the opponent is left conscious but unable to move. If he channels more reiatsu into the weapon, he can create illusions based on the targets' memories, trapping them until their souls are crushed. At full power, it is able to shoot energy bolts similar to getsuga tenshō blasts.

Shuu Kannogi

Introduced during The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc, he is the fiancé of Rurichiyo Kasumioji. Kumoi made him family chief because he can then control the clan, becoming clan retainer. Shuu is not as adventurous as Rurichiyo, whom he calls "Ruri-chan", and has never set foot out of the manor except in his ported chair. When he discovers that the Rurichiyo at the wedding was a fake, he decided to help Rukia and Ichigo out by pretending being their hostage. He then mainly traveled on Ichigo's back. When he saw Ichigo fighting with the captain Amagai, he intervened by placing himself between them to stop them and beg Amagai to listen, which he accepted and ultimatly helped them. He loves Rurichiyo and tries his best to protect and save her. He seems to to feel safe by Ichigo and Rukia's side as he trusts them.

Urahara Shop

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Left to right, Ururu, Tessai and Jinta

The Urahara Shop (浦原商店, Urahara Shōten) is a convenience store that predominately deals in snacks and small household goods. It also caters to a more select crowd of spiritually-aware beings, providing them with merchandise it has acquired from Soul Society. Three of its regulars (owner Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi) are former high-ranking Soul Reapers that are now fugitives of Soul Society.

Kisuke Urahara

Kisuke Urahara (浦原 喜助, Urahara Kisuke) is the owner of the Urahara Shop. He has a number of peculiar business practices, such as leaving the store unattended so that he can train other spiritually aware beings in his cave-like basement.

Yoruichi Shihōin

Yoruichi Shihōin (四楓院 夜一, Shihōin Yoruichi) does not work at the Urahara Shop in any official capacity, instead using it as a place of residence when she is not abroad.

Tessai Tsukabishi

• Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese); Michael Sorich (English)

Tessai Tsukabishi (握菱 テッサイ, Tsukabishi Tessai) is Urahara's personal assistant in both business and other matters. He is a large, muscular man with a thick mustache who always wears an apron. He is shown to have great physical strength, made apparent by his ability to smash a hollow's head to pieces with a single, open-palmed thrust. During the Turn Back the Pendulum miniseries, it is revealed that he was the captain of the Kidō Corps in Soul Society. As a result, Tessai is extremely skilled in kidō, demonstrated by his ability to use a level 99 binding spell while skipping its incantation. He has not been shown to carry a zanpakutō, but he did carry a shakujo during his time in Soul Society. For aiding Kisuke Urahara in his attempts to help the visoreds, Tessai was sentenced to imprisonment by the Central 46 and was forced to flee to the human world.

Jinta Hanakari

• Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese); Jeannie Elias (English)

Jinta Hanakari (花刈 ジン太, Hanakari Jinta) is a small, red-haired boy who is supposed to do manual labor for the shop, such as cleaning. Instead he usually slacks off and forces Ururu to do all the work. Though he frequently bullies her, he does care for Ururu as he recovers her body after she is injured by an arrancar. Though he is more knowledgeable than one might expect given his young appearance, he is still childish, calling Renji Abarai a "moocher" (居候, isōrō),and he enjoyed teasing,spitting and drooling on Ichigo when his Chain of Fate was severed and Ichigo was becoming a hollow in a incapacitated state. Jinta seems to have a crush on Yuzu Kurosaki, calling her "The Goddess" and regarding anything she gives to him as sacred. His primary weapon is an oversized iron rod, similar to a Tetsubo, which he can use to beat others to a bloody pulp.

Ururu Tsumugiya

• Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)

Ururu Tsumugiya (紬屋 雨, Tsumugiya Ururu) is a meek, black-haired girl who mostly does manual labor for the shop. She uses a multi-barreled shoulder cannon as her weapon, which can turn into a rocket launcher to deal with powerful opponents. Ururu's meek attitude is somewhat at odds with her fighting ability, which is undefined, but quite high (Urahara vaguely mentions that her fighting ability is at an "anti-Soul Reaper" level). Her punches and kicks have a lethal amount of force and far surpass what is capable of most characters. She seems to respond robotically when injured or when hollows are nearby. During such times, Ururu seems to take on a rather simplistic view of right and wrong; she considers those that cause harm (relative to her) as enemies, and believes that enemies must be eliminated.

Visoreds

Main article: Visoreds

The Visoreds are Soul Reapers who have gained hollow powers. The eight Vizards that have been introduced in the series (excluding Ichigo Kurosaki) are former captains and lieutenants of the Gotei 13. They have no particular allegiance to Soul Society or to hollow-kind, stating on one occasion their dislike of both.