Renji Abarai

Renji Abarai is a Soul Reaper and one of the main characters of the Bleach franchise. He is the lieutenant of Byakuya Kuchiki, and the childhood friend (later husband) of Rukia Kuchiki. In the final chapter, it's revealed that Renji and Rukia have a daughter named Ichika Abarai.
He is voiced by Kentarō Itō (who also voiced Yue Jin, Guido Mista, and Chōji Akimichi) in the Japanese version of the anime and by Wally Wingert in the English version, and he was portrayed by Taichi Saotome in the 2018 live-action film.
==Biography==
===Backstory===
After dying in unknown circumstances, Renji lived together with several other children that were separated from their parents upon entering the spiritual world in the 78th District of Rukongai (Inuzuri).
One day when they were being chased by an man for stealing water, Rukia appears and causes the chaser to trip so the other children can escape. Rukia would then join the group of friends. They soon found out that Rukia had spiritual power similar to Renji, which made Renji jealous as she seemed to be more gifted than he was, although this didn't stop him to start to admire her as he thought of her as a very unusual little girl.
Ten years later, all the children of the group, except for Rukia and Renji, were dead because of the hardships of living in the 78th District.
Determined to change their lives for the better, Rukia and Renji decide to apply to become Shinigamis. Because they were both gifted with spiritual powers, they manage to enter the Shin'ō Academy easily. Then, they struggled to show their worth to the other students since most of them came from noble families. While training in the academy Renji met and befriended Izuru Kira and Momo Hinamori during a mission in the Human World where they had to work together and defend each other after the group was attacked by a Huge Hollow.
==Personality==
Renji was a jerk in his first appearance, which saw him ordered by Soul Society to capture the AWOL Rukia. He was determined to kill Ichigo for "stealing" Rukia's powers. However, he was in a difficult position given that the law and his feelings for Rukia were at odds with each other. He eventually concludes that his feelings matter more than the law but discovers he doesn't have the strength required to rescue Rukia. He is grateful to Ichigo for having the strength he lacks and softens considerably after the Soul Society arc has ended.
Renji loathes fighting women, and will not pick a fight with one. If a woman forces a fight with him, he won't refuse but he will hold back as much as possible and try to defeat her using the minimum amount of force possible to achieve victory.
==Trivia==
*According to Tite Kubo, the reason why Renji trades the glasses on his forehead for a kerchief after the Soul Society arc is because the glasses would always break in battle and Renji would spend a lot of his money buying a new one.
*Renji and Rukia named their daughter Ichika Abarai after Ichigo Kurosaki since he is an important friend in both of their lives.
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