Ichigo is the leading character in both the manga and anime series Bleach. Ichigo is a 15-year-old highschooler who has the uncanny ability to see ghosts. He lives with his father and two younger sisters in Karakura town where his father has a clinic. Then his entire life changes when a girl waltzes into his life and he discovers the world of Shinigami (death Gods) and Hollows (evil spirits). When Rukia becomes wounded she decides to transfer her powers to the boy she just met so that Ichigo could save his family. Ichigo soon becomes a Shinigami and along with his new identity and huge sword (zanpaktou) he fulfills his Shinigami duties by eliminating hollows and sending Pluses (pure souls) into the afterlife.
The term ‘tough’ would be a rather accurate word to describe Ichigo’s appearance and behavior. Ichigo tries to be promote a kind of detached image that he shows to those around him. He has spent a great deal of effort maintaining this image, of which his furrowed eyebrows and the scowl he always keeps on his mouth are the main characteristics. But as the story develops, we also get too see inside of Ichigo and beyond his defenses and find out that Ichigo is actually a very caring person who would go to the greatest lengths for those he holds dear. He is also very short tempered, impatient, easily embarrassed when it comes to naked or scantly clad women, is sometimes rude and loves to argue with Rukia. But he can also become serious, is overprotective over his family and holds himself responsible for the wellbeing of his friends and teammates. Ichigo has also a strong sense of moral that makes him strive in fulfilling his duties as a Shinigami.
In appearance, perhaps the most noticeable thing is his hair, which is orange and spiky (and he has probably inherited it from his mother who also has orange hair). This fact has brought Ichigo many troubles, as it seems to upset many off his upperclassman who enjoy picking fights. Ichigo on the other hand claims that he could not care less what other think about him (his hair or other subjects) and seems to enjoy fighting against the bullies.
In school (Karakura High School) Ichigo has a few friends from his class with whom he hangs out with. Even though it seems that he isn’t interested in school, Ichigo manages to get good grades, a result of studying at home. This fact seems to upset some of his friends who are not so fond of learning.
Ichigo’s family consists of his father, Isshin:Kurosaki and his two younger sisters: Yuzu and Karin. His father, a doctor, has a small medical clinic in their house and all of the members of the Kurosaki household help from time to time. Ichigo’s mother: Masaki died when Ichigo was small so his younger sister Yuzu has taken over the role of ‘housewife’ cleaning and cooking and summoning Ichigo for meals. Ichigo has a rather competitive bond with his father, and the two of them can be constantly seen engaged in some hilarious one on one combat which is always light-hearted.
Like Ichigo, some members of his family have also the ability to see or communicate with ghosts to some extent. But out of them all, Ichigo seems to be the most gifted and sees them wherever he goes.
After Ichigo becomes a Shinigami and his spiritual power is released, this begins to effect some of the other characters, mainly people from his class. Because Ichigo, unlike most Shinigami (there are of course exceptions), constantly produces high amounts of spiritual energy (reiatsu) his body cannot sustain it and it constantly leaks out making others also spiritually aware, but also making him a target for the hollows which are attracted to reiatsu.
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