# Talk:Rukia Kuchiki

As some of you may know, Rukia is apparently the main character in the upcoming 3rd movie. I trust someone who knows japanese better than I do (practically none) is adding info about it as it comes available? --Petrim (talk) 18:51, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

It's very clear that she is talking about herself in the academy. It's a segment about her struggles before entering the G13. Please do not add faulty information on wiki.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.236.208.61 (talk • contribs) 07:12, 14 July 2007

Taking your comments into account, I have made changes to the page in accordance with what the manga page actually says/implies. Please don't change this without further discussion. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 20:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Just curious, do we know the rank of Rukia? It's actually likely that she was a high-ranking officer, since she went on trips alone with the captain and Kaien (where he got killed), and also she knows 'high-level' shinigami spells, as well as being adopted into a noble family (this probably increases rank or at least prestiege). But on the other hand, she is sent into the human world to do average missions. But, do we have any concrete leads as to her rank? -- Ynhockey 01:48, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

I don't think she is very high-ranked.  However, since she does come from a noble family, she does get access to certain privileges that she would not normally receive.  It happens all the time in the real military, and with teacher's pets.  I suspect that (and bear in mind I'm using a modern-day equivalent), if her squad has a captain, a lieutenant, and a few sergeant majors to run the individual teams, she's probably (at best) a corporal...who happens to be related to a Senator.  Hope that makes sense.--Mitsukai 02:55, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
As far as we know, she is a completely unseated Shinigami. Any rank she may previously have held was probably stripped from her due to her arrest anyway.--Tjstrf 05:59, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
Yes, as tjstrf said, she is unranked as far as we know. And Mitsukai, your analogy is a bit off. Real life armies have generals, colonels, majors, etc. Soul Society is run by 13 captains, drawing an army analogy would skew the system by a lot. Your thinking on the noble/priviliges thing is correct though. - Hobbeslover 03:10, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
Wait are you talking about the shadow part?Because if you can see after Rukia climbs that tree you can see those lines when she's laughing.
In view of the latest manga chapter, 202, I have reason to believe that Rukia has in fact the abilities to gain a seat, only Byakuya seemed to have connived with the other captains to not give her any to protect her. There was also this portion where she started to say what she was in the 13th Division, but she kind of stopped herself and settled for telling the Arrankar the name of her sword.Jute 08:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, it's already been added to the article. -- Ynhockey || Talk 08:24, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
can someone change the top picture please. its not the best picture of her. i reccomend going to anime galleries dot net.
[[user:angel_0707 3:15 july 14, 2007—Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.122.138 (talk) 16:16, 14 July 2007 (UCT)
Okay this is just my knowledge but Byakuya has pulled some strings to keep rukia from being ranked because she would get more dangerous missions if she was—Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.230.56.115 (talk) 23:30, 22 October 2009 (UCT)

OK, this article is a mess. I just realized that. It has a promotion-like synopsis at the start (which I've put into 'introduction', before it was in 'character outline'), and the articy is just messy overall. What parts do we need to have, and what parts do we not need? I think it should be organized like the other character articles - outline, synopsis, soul cutter. In Rukia's case, there would also be 'Rukia's powers', and a section about her interaction with the human world (residence, school, etc.), which I think should be called... 'Human world'. Any other ideas? -- Ynhockey || Talk 08:11, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
someone needs to change her picture. it looks terrible! i hardly recognized her! i reccomend a picture of her in her school uniform. PLEASE AND THAN YOU!!!!! user:angel_0707 4:32, july 31,2007 (UTC)
Yeah, Rukia is pretty low on the food chain, however, if you look at one of the episodes between 55 and 60, Byakuya states that she is powerful enough to be a commanding officer, but he pulled strings to give her a low rank because he didn't want her getting hurt (alot of good that did) -CaptinAsagi--CaptinAsagi (talk) 01:34, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Uh, I think I put this in the wrong section, it was supposed to be about her rank, oh well
I don't know where to put this.  Didn't Byakuya tell Rukia the reason she was adopted into the Kuchiki family? In the History, it says "Unknown to Rukia, Byakuya had adopted her in order to fulfill the dying wish of Rukia's sister, Hisana, whom Byakuya had taken as his wife", and I believe she was told--CaptinAsagi (talk) 01:34, 25 March 2008 (UTC).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.176.131.232 (talk) 21:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC) 
Yes he does, in episode 63, after the big battle Byakuya tells her everything -CaptinAsagi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptinAsagi (talk • contribs) 18:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC) 

Someone should put her statistics like height/weight, measurements, etc. IIRC, she's around 4'8 and 75lbs.

They are already there, look at the infobox on the right. -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 21:31, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
then how much does she weigh?

How does 33 kg convert to anywhere near 85 lbs? And, although Rukia appears to be lacking a nose in the current picture, your suggestions aren't much better. ~SnapperTo 23:03, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Absolutly! I also think that someone should find out (or asume) weather or not she was born premature, another possible reason that she died, like, her and Hisana were  outside in the snow traveling and she died and so Hisana died right after (not likely but still) and anyway, if she's THAT little than it would be extremly likely to say that she was, I mean, my mom was born at seven months and she's 5'6, wow, now that I see the measurements, she really is petit! -CaptinAsagi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptinAsagi (talk • contribs) 18:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC) 

Can we stick a synopsis section into this article? About Rukia's actions in the Human World, her actions after being sent back to Soul Society, and her actions during the arrancar arc? For a main character of Bleach, her article is greatly lacking... Ynhockey, this might be your area of expertise...--GhostStalker 04:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Done up to Soul Society--Gdo01 23:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
It says the Hougyoku was put in Rukia when Urahara gave her that gigai. But this is wrong.
Aizen implied that Urahara put the Hougyoku in Rukia before he was exiled from Soul Society. If you say it was put in with the gigai then that just raises a whole bunch of unnecessary questions and just doesn't make sense when looking at what Aizen said.
Aizen: "He attempted to destroy the Hougyoku. But in the end, he couldn't find a way to destroy which he, himself, had created. So he was forced to choose another method. That was to place a protective barrier around the Hougyoku, itself, and hide it buried deep within a soul. You understand now, don't you? The hiding place he chose then...was you, Kuchiki Rukia."
Then when Aizen is about to awake Wonderwice.
Aizen: "It's likely even Urahara Kisuke doesn't know given that he sealed it immediately after it's creation, and never released it even once."
If this doesn't convince then here's even more evidence.
Aizen: "But when I found that out, it was after you had already gone missing in the living world."
Aizen: "Do you understand? He didn't lend you his assistance...he was trying to completely conceal the location of the Hougyoku by turning you into a human."
Aizen pretty much found out it was in Rukia through Urahara's files/records. How would Aizen know this if Urahara decided to only do this once he saw Rukia lying in the streets of the real world? And Aizen even said he had a hunch that Urahara was using that special gigai and that he was trying to completely conceal the location of the Hougyoku by turning you into a human. He doesn't say that Urahara tried to put the Hougyoku in Rukia through the special gigai. So the conclusion is that the Hougyoku was put it her before Urahara was exiled.
Also time line wise makes sense. Urahara was banned a hundred years ago or so. Rukia is at least 150 years old. So she would be alive before Urahara was exiled. It all comes together. Aizen101 04:18, 18 September 2007 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aizen101 (talk • contribs) 04:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC) 

Er no, thats all speculation. What really happen was that Urahara made the orb, sealed it, got exiled, Aizen found out about it in the records of Central 46. Rukia got injured while saving Ichigo, Ichigo got her powers, Rukia left with no powers, Urahara comes along and gives her a gigai which has the Orb inside. Aizen finds out Rukia's shinigami powers aren't returning, so therefore she has the orb within her. Then all of the events happened, Aizen had to find another way incase Ichigo foiled the execution. So basically it doesn't come together. Rukia was missing in the real world for 2 months (it was said). Aizen had that much time to kill Central 46 and do research. --Hanaichi 09:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Problem with your theory is that if it was in the gigai, then it would've stayed in the real world when she was retrieved.  So, your theory doesn't make sense either.  Bottom line is we don't know when it was put inside Rukia, but I think its a safe bet that it was before she showed up in Ichigo's room that first time... Famartin 10:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
I have a feeling the orb was attached to Rukias soul and hid within it without her realising it. I think its obvious that Urahara gave Rukia a gigai with the orb inside which could fuse with the soul. Anyway this is all speculation anyway, I think one of the episodes, 62 or 61 actually explained what Urahara did.--Hanaichi 10:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Ah, 'you have a feeling'.  Just as bad as the previous person's "speculation".  Bottom line anyway is that we don't know exactly when it was put in... we just know that it was.  Therefore, no time reference should be listed.Famartin 14:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
My theory doesn't have a problem because I never said it was in the gigai. That's your argument. I'm saying he put it in her while she was a child and then hid it with the gigai. Then of course when she was found the gigai was taken away and she was sent to prison with the Hougyoku still in her. I see no problem with my theory. And how can you say that this is what really happened when you yourself admit what you are saying is speculation. I think my theory makes more sense. And until we come to a conclusion maybe we should just leave out how the Hougyoku got in Rukia. Because we don't want to give out false information. Aizen101 21:06, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Wait a minute! I'm going to play this word for word, Aizan said, "The hiding place he choe THEN was you, Rukia Kuchki,but after I found that out was wen you had already gone missing in the living world, .... Because he created a faux body that was impossible to track, he was exiled from Soul Society... do you understand? He didn't lend you his assistence, he was trying to completely conceal the location of the Hogyoku by turning you into a human," I skipped some stuff in between the dots, but as you can see, he's saying that Urahara implanted the Hogyoku in her before she went to the world of the living, and probably before she became a Soul Reaper, although, there isn't a reason why he chose Rukia, so heres why I think he chose Rukia, the first time my mom watch Rukia's exicution, she said, "Is it not gonna work because Rukia is pure?" and I said, "No, Ichigo is going to be right on the dot," but that got me thinking, "Pure ay?" so I'm thinkin' could Urahara have sensed her purity and chosen her? -CaptinAsagi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptinAsagi (talk • contribs) 18:49, 22 March 2008 (UTC) 

Ok, it has now been 100% proven without a doubt Urahara put the Hougyoku in Rukia before she met Ichigo.It's stated in the Bleach Official Character Book SOULs.
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[QUOTE]MelodyMix: TOPICS: Hougyoku – bottom bit of the page
(The first part only explains what a Hougyoku is @_@). The Hougyoku was already hid inside Rukia’s body when she came to the human world.[/QUOTE]
後に登場する、死神とホロウの境界を瞬時に無くし死神やホロウの限界を崩す危険な部室。地上へ とやってきた[B]ルキアの体内には、このときすでに宝玉が隠されていたのだった[/B]
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すべては彼の掌の上に
死神の限界を破らんとする努力。その唯一の方法とされるのが“死神のホロウ化”だ。愛染を含め多くの物が実 験を重ねたが、成功に至った者は唯一、浦原喜介のみ。浦原は死神とホロウの境界を消す“宝玉”を作りだすが 、[B]その危険性を悟り存在自体を隠蔽した。選ばれし隠し場所は朽木ルキアの魂魄。歳月が経ち、任務だ現世は降りたルキアは、一護に死神の力を奪われる。[/B]これを機に浦原は、特性義骸に霊力 拡散作用だルキア快復を阻害。時と共に霊力を奪われてルキアが人間ぬなってしまえば宝玉は完全に隠されるは ずだった。
[QUOTE]MelodyMix: But what it basically says is, because the Hougyoku was a dangerous substance Kisuke decided to hide it somewhere, and that somewhere was in Rukia’s soul. And after a few years when Rukia came to the human world and gave Ichigo her power Kisuke took that opportunity to destroy the Hougyoku for good by giving Rukia a “special gigai” and turning her into a human. Because the Hougyoku was hid inside Rukia’s soul, as her Shinigami powers disappeared at the same time the Hougyoku will disappear as well, turning her into a human.
Nothing written about when Kisuke hid the Hougyoku inside Rukia or why he chose her. But VIBEs just proved the Hougyoku was inside Rukia before she met Ichigo and gave her power to him.[/QUOTE]
Now the age old question is finally settled. Aizen101 21:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

How old is Rukia?She said she ten times older than Ichigo,and does that mean she's 25?Also,I noticed in episode 32 the Rukia when she was little had these bruises things on her neck.Is that a sign to how she died? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Narutofan134 (talk • contribs) 00:31, September 30, 2006

If what she said was true, then she'd be 150, not 25, because Ichigo is 15.  On the other hand, given her tone during that conversation (iirc, using "kisama" or "temae" for "you" in every instance), she was very likely exaggerating.  If I had to guess, I'd say around 100, but that isn't verifiable.  I have no clue about the bruises, that sounds like speculation at best. --Anaraug 00:37, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
She has said she is ten times older than Ichigo meaning shes 150 not 25. As for your other question, I don't think the back of her neck has ever been shown in any episode due to her hair covering it. If you have a certain time index in that episode, it would help. Gdo01 00:38, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
JINX!--Anaraug 00:40, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
It was after Renji gave Rukia the Confeti.When I paused the video showing Rukia's face,I say saw a black marking on the front of her neck.

You mean this screenshot [1]. That would be the shadow formed by her chin plus it looks nothing like a bruise. Anyway, I highly doubt any of the souls keep their injuries when they go to Soul Society since after all they are souls. Since when do souls keep the injuries of the body they were in. Gdo01 01:01, 30 September 2006
Yeah you're right about that.But when I went further after she went outside and climbed that tree you can see those lines on the fron of her neck as she's laughing at Reji.

Looks more like an adam's apple, that's how they are drawn in manga. Look at any of the older male characters with one, you'll see similar 'lines' occasionally. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 08:41, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
There's a problem with those estimates, though.  Did Rukia mean ten times Ichigo's current lifespan (fifteen at the time), or did she mean in the sense of the average human lifespan (40-70+ depending on time period and part of world)?  OR, is the fact that she said it very flippantly more than enough to suggest that she wasn't really thinking about technical details and just used a convenient round generalization?  The latter seems the most probable case, I don't think her remark there should be taken litterally or very seriously.  --ACDragonMaster 06:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

It's more than likely an exaggeration -- Kubo tells us that it was only sixty years ago that Rukia met up with Renji and she looked much younger there. Even taking Soul Society's haphazard aging into account, it's still unlikely she spent half of her unlife like a six year old. Even Hitsugaya's grown somewhat in the last fifty years. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Norainu (talk • contribs) 04:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC).
She is most likely 150. She's probably lived many decades in the Rukongai. Then we know that she knew Kaien for at least 50 years. And she has probably lived more decades after until current time. So I'd say 150 is a believable age. I think Kubo wanted to make it look like an exaggeration even though what she was saying was true. Aizen101 04:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aizen101 (talk • contribs) 04:08, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
In episode 63, byakuya said that the story of rukia's sister abandoning her was a 15 year old story. rukia looked like she was a few months old. wouldn't this mean that rukia is about 15?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.211.13.21 (talk) 01:50, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
Byakuya sid it was a 50 year old not 15 and even then he said 1 year later that he found Rukia at the academy so she has to older then 50 - User:Black Raven King  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Black Raven King (talk • contribs) 23:39, 16 April 2008 (UTC) 
About her death, at first Ithought the marks on her neck were just shadows, but the other day my mom and I were talking about it (she watches Bleach too) and she said, "Yeah, it probably is how she died, I noticed it early on but didn't mention it," so, I'm not sure wich one it is now, -CaptinAsagi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptinAsagi (talk • contribs) 17:04, 1 March 2008 (UTC) 
I just want to point out, that Rukia is very, very pitit, especally for a Soul Reaper, so, do you think she was born premature? My mom was, but I think Rukia is even smaller than her, wich points to being born at 6 months or less because my mom was born at seven months, so, anyway, just thought I'd point it out, -CaptinAsagi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptinAsagi (talk • contribs) 17:27, 4 March 2008 (UTC) 

After reading the latest manga chapters I'm going to say she's a little over 110 years old. Aizen101 21:06, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Rukia is more than likely about 50 years old because in the "turn back the pendualem" chapters which was about 100 years ago when Byakuya was still a child, and I asume it took him a long time to look like he is in his twenties, get married, and find Rukia not long after his wife died.Oh and I think that she was born in Seireitei or she and her sister were murdered when she was a baby.--Amp99 (talk) 17:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
I agree that Hisanna must have been murdered, Rukia though, hm, I'm still leaning towards the thought that she died at birth, her not being able to take a hit very well may also point to that, --CaptinAsagi (talk) 02:04, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

ice elemental zanpakuto? I don't think calling it ice elemental is right. shooting ice is one of its abilities, but doesn't classify it as ice elemental. remember hitsugaya's zanpakuto is ice elemental because it only has ice abilities. however, rukia isn't limited to ice magic. does it say somewhere in the manga that it is an ice elemental, if not then I think it should be removed. also the powers section has story elements in it that should be left in the synopsis, like her adventures in the bount arc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Noman953 (talk • contribs) .

I don't think the manga has ever made a distinction between ice magic and ice elemental. At this point, we can only assume that it is an ice elemental like Hitsugaya since there is no other reference point. On your other point, I think the info about the Bount arc present in the powers section is valid. It specifically talks about the current state of Rukia's shinigami powers in the anime and how they might have been hindered due to Mabashi so it is relevant to the section. Gdo01 07:44, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
I think we can pretty much confirm that is an ice elemental seeing as its third ability is also an ice ability —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ReshenKusaga (talk • contribs) March 24, 2007.
Somebody keeps editing "Mae" and turning it to "Mai" -- this is incorrect (and is fairly obvious from the Japanese shown on the page), so I changed it back. Norainu 04:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Could one of the other Japanese speakers please confirm this? Sorry, but we get so many people butchering the translations on a daily basis that I went and reverted you pending confirmation. --tjstrf talk 04:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
A quick look at a hiragana chart will prove that. The "え" character is 'e'. Norainu 04:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Actually:
舞え = mae = whirl (as in dancing),
舞 = mai = dance.
In her releasing command, she orders the spirit of her zanpakuto to whirl; with her next commands (first dance / next dance) she orders Sode no Shirayuki to dance. Lord Air 06:20, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
That is not exactly correct. All (or most) zanpakutō commands are a verb in its 'command' form (I believe this is officially called the imperative form). This form always has the ending e (while verbs always end in u). Therefore, the command is "dance!" (mae). The verb infinitive, to dance, would be mau. Nouns derived from verbs however, end in i. Therefore, mai is the noun of the verb "to dance", which is, a dance. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 18:32, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I just read 265 of the manga chapter, and according to Arroniro, Rukia developed her techniques with him(Kaien or whoever). That disturbs me a little, because wouldn't that mean she could use her Shikai from the very begining? She couldn't have used her shikai on the Fish face from the start? Or is Arroniro bluffing? Or did she not have absolute control over her Zanpakto? I also want to note that I read a dubbed version, so it might be a translation error. I want to get this out of the way as soon as posible, even if it means next week. (Hopefully, I didn't do the wrong thing by putting it under this tab, but it relates to her powers.)(68.92.119.122 07:13, 3 March 2007 (UTC))

You are correct in what you read, Rukia has had her shikai, in theory at least, since day 1. In other words, it's a plot motivated powerup-by-retcon explained as her just having a really bad day that night and losing to a generic hollow. --tjstrf talk 00:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
She was injured by that generic hollow because Ichigo was being an idiot and caused her to intervene. She could have easily defeated it on her own if he hadn't kept getting in the way.
Isn't Hitsguya's zanpakto is considered and Ice AND water type zanpakto. I think it was mentioned when it was released during his fight with Ichimaru... 01:30, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Exactly. Hyourinmaru is ice and water type, Sode no Shirayuki is pure ice. Nejibana is on the other side of the spectrum, as pure water. As for the OP's original question, Sode no Shirayuki is said to be the "most beautiful ice-type zanpakuto in Soul Society. End of discussion. StardustDragon 15:28, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Ideas on Rukia having a fourth dance in her Shikai form? It should be the most deadly since "shi" means death in Japanese and was traditionally used for the number 4.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.73.220.118 (talk) 11:59, 2 October 2015 (UTC) 

can someone PLEASE change the top rukia's picture at the top. user:angel_0707 3:14 july 14, 2007
There I cahnged it, i tried to find a picture of her in Shinigami uniform (hard to come by) :)Ultimaterasengan 18:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Couldn't you just take a screenshot? Anyway, I think there should be a 250px-wide image with better quality, although the resolution can't be big because of the fair use policy. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 21:29, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
well it's kinda most of the pictures on the internet are wallpapers of her.Ultimaterasengan 23:27, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

You're not supposed to take pictures from the internet. Some can be fan-modified without it being immediately obvious, and therefore there will be a copyright problem. The standard practice is to take a screenshot from one of the episodes (this isn't difficult), crop and scale it down and upload to Wikipedia. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 01:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
I'll see what I can do to find a better image, one which she is in a shinigami uniform.--Hanaichi 03:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
It's already up. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 08:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
If it's so easy then why don't you tell me how to do that..!Ultimaterasengan 12:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Just in case you want to know how to do this in the future, here's how:
First you need either a video player that supports screen capture (e.g. BSPlayer) or a screen capture program (like SnagIt, although I'm not sure it can take screenshots from video players - some programs can and I don't know for sure so it's better to just get a player which supports capture).
After you take the screenshot (in BSPlayer, it's the shortcut P), you can go into the directory where it was saved (e.g. BSPlayer directory) and open the screenshot in an image editing program. Something simple where you can crop and resize will do (I think the new ACDSee versions and IrfanView can do this, but I use Corel PhotoPaint or Photoshop, much more complex applications). Crop the picture and resize to about half of the original size.
Then upload it to Wikipedia.
-- Ynhockey (Talk) 21:08, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Why are only anime pictures used for the Bleach characters including Rukia?   Are originally colored manga pictures (for instance, Rukia on the special cover for vol. 15 is a nice one) bad for some reason? 206.255.137.124 (talk) 17:02, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Anime screenshots are just easier. You can get several poses instead of being limited to a few.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 18:29, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, basically same to-do list as the recent Naruto GAs (Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake). I've added a reception section and I'll start working on a "appearances in other media" section, but the character outline and plot sections need to be condensed, structured per the same sections at the aforementioned GAs, and have all the relevant items properly sourced using {{cite book}}. The only particular item of difficulty is the lack of conception information. Is anyone aware of any source of conception information that exists? If not, then it doesn't exist, which can be noted to a GA reviewer, but it should be included if it does. Cheers, Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 00:53, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

It is well written. In this respect:

(a) the prose is clear and the spelling and grammar are correct; and
While there is always room for improvement, I find this article to be of sufficient quality in this regard.
(b) it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, jargon, words to avoid, fiction, and list incorporation.
As above, there could be some improvement in regards to the dealing of fictional topics and so forth, however the article is in this area acceptable.
It is factually accurate and verifiable. In this respect, it:

(a) provides references to all sources of information, and at minimum contains a section dedicated to the attribution of those sources in accordance with the guide to layout;
The article is quite well sourced.
(b) at minimum, provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons; and
The article easily pases here
(c) contains no original research.
Looks good to me.
It is broad in its coverage. In this respect, it:

(a) addresses the major aspects of the topic; and
The article does a good job of summarising the plot, background, etc of the character, however, conspiculously lacking from this article was a conception and creation section.  I think to meet the precedent set by similar articles, this article really needs such a section.
(b) stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary details (see summary style).
For what is presented, the article does a good job of this
It is neutral; that is, it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias.

Seems good to me here.
It is stable; that is, it is not the subject of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Vandalism reversion, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing) and changes based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of constructive editing should be placed on hold.

Peeking into the talk pages and etc, I find a history of collaboration and an honest will to improve the article.  While there is always an element of dispute in any article, this one certainly meets the criterion for stability.
It is illustrated, where possible and appropriate, by images. In this respect:

(a) images used are tagged with their copyright status, and fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
All good here.
(b) the images are appropriate to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Also fine.
In summary, I'm putting the article on hold until it gains a creation and conception section that meets the standard set by the rest of the article.  On the whole, it looks good; excellent job, guys! --Liempt (talk) 20:24, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought this would inevitably come up. In any case, per discussion above and elsewhere, the editors here are practically bereft of any conception information altogether. The author, Kubo Tite, has not to our knowledge released any significant pieces of conception concerning the characters. Indeed, any additional material he gives is more often than not omake that serves as nothing more than comedy. As such, the information simply does not exist or it would be present. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 23:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
After extensive searching and no luck, I'm quite convinced that such information truly doesn't exist.  As a result, I find this article to meet the criterion and the precedent set by other GAs for all areas with existing information, and pass it as a good article.  Congrats! --Liempt (talk) 20:58, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Um..I think there actually was some conception information. This was from chapter 307.  Just go to Bleach Asylum.com for proof.

Is it true that Rukia’s design was decided before Ichigo’s design?
“Before the story was decided a Shingami uniform popped up into my mind. Unlike the design we have now it was like a uniform from Catholic school where they wore a black jacket over a white blouse with a black bowtie… and they carried a huge scissors. I thought that was what Shinigami was like. After that, to match Rukia’s design I changed Ichigo’s character design. Like Rukia had black hair so it’s best if Ichigo didn’t have black hair.”
About the character. 1 Until Ichigo and Rukia were made
Okay, let’s ask about this months topic “Characters”. First of all, let’s start with our main characters Ichigo and Rukia
“The first Ichigo I drew wore glasses. He wore glasses and had black hair * laugh *
He also had kind eyes… and it looks like a different person from the Ichigo we have now”
ReadyStartGo! (talk) 03:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Why is there no source for the "Reception" section when it says she was the "second most popular character in the first two polls" i.e. what is the manga chapter for those first two polls?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bill114 (talk • contribs) 01:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC) 

I'm not sure, but those kinds of things it can't hurt to research out yourself. -starts looking- User:IceUnshattered (talk) 22:41, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Before Hitsugaya was introduced, I'm pretty sure Rukia-chan was first... StardustDragon 04:07, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
I think you're right, but that needs a cite :) IceUnshattered (talk) 18:15, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I just revisited this from an hour or so ago, and found that the image had been changed to Image:Rukiaep49 . Is there anyone out for the old one?
Oh, and is my browser just doing really, really awkward things? IceUnshattered (talk) 00:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I've reverted the image replacement and added it to my watchlist. May have to hard refresh to get it to appear right again.-- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 01:08, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Okay, thanks. I believe it's been changed, again, though, to a more full-body picture of her shinigami form against black background? I'll try and revert the replacement this time. (Later I note: Oh, crap. I don't know how to do this. -headdesk-) IceUnshattered (talk) 21:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Oh, and reverted again. Thank you to "The Rogue Penguin". IceUnshattered (talk) 22:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

"Numerous anime and manga publications have praised and criticized Rukia's character..." The paragraph, citing people's opinions on Rukia and the merchandise she appeared in, is said twice.  Once in the opening entry, and second in the last section, and it is clear that one of these paragraphs has been copied and pasted onto the other place in the article!  One of these should be deleted.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.227.159.15 (talk) 02:51, 16 June 2008 (UTC) 

That's intentional. The lead is meant to summarize the rest of the article, which in this case means duplicating a paragraph. ~SnapperTo 04:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Worded differently now it is. Happy you are now, yes? — Trust not the Penguin (T | C) 04:43, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

In a recent interview in American Shonen Jump, the meaning of Rukia's name was basically revealed.  Should this be incorporated into the article? 
SJ: What does Rukia's name mean, and why is it written in katakana?
Kubo-sensei: When I'm working, I jot down names in the margins of my notebook as they come to me. Once on TV, I saw the original type of cosmos in South America.
SJ: You mean, the flower?
Kubo-sensei: Yes. The show mentioned the name of the flower in Latin or something-like "rukia." It sounded like "Kuchiki Rukia" to me, and I wrote this down. When I created the character, I thought Kuchiki really fit as a Soul Reaper (Shinigami) name and called her Kuchiki Rukia. She had her full name from the very beginning. Later on, I learned that the word "rukia" means "light." She's like a ray of light for Ichigo, which makes the name really suit her.
Sheryl Nome (talk) 02:11, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

That's interesting information, and should be included. Do you have a link to the actual interview, or details about where it was published? Because this article has Good Article status, we can't insert anything major without properly sourcing it. -- Ynhockey (Talk) 10:32, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

The part about "several fans wanting to see the image" would better fit into reception section. Why not move it there instead of placing it in "Creation and conception". I think Christmas variant of Rukia has nothing to do with her creation. -- deerstop. 22:14, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
I also thought about it, but I found it was better to relate with how Kubo likes drawing Rukia.Tintor2 (talk) 22:15, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I see. Then maybe it'd be better to leave just one phrase about "he liked Rukia more in the illustrations in which her face expresses pain". Because in current state the sentence focuses readers' attention on "He had drawn a picture, fans wanted to see it". -- deerstop. 22:51, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

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