Toushirou Hitsugaya

Toushirou Hitsugaya, also known as Shiro-chan, is a character from the Bleach series.
== Charactah Account ==
Hitsugaya comes from Junrinan, District 1 of Rukongai. There, he lived with an old woman (said to be his grandmother), Momo Hinamori, and possibly other people. Little else is known about his past, but it is known that he became a Shinigami shortly after Hinamori. He is also a friend of Jidanbou, the West Gate Keeper, and was the one who taught him the "city rules."
As a child, Hitsugaya was a bit of a brat who liked to eat watermelons and poke fun at Hinamori. She would call him "Shiro-chan" and he would counter by calling her "Bed-wetter Momo." The two were close friends and Hitsugaya, despite being younger and much shorter than his friend, always felt that he needed to protect her. His favorite foods are watermelon and sweet nattou. He also hates hot weather.
With Hitsugaya's natural talent, he quickly entered the Shinigami institute shortly after Hinamori, despite his age. She continued to call him "Shiro-chan" out of habit and felt she needed to protect him. Because of a promise she had made, she only began to call him "Hitsugaya-kun" after he had achieved his Zanpakutō's initial release and was recognized as a Shinigami. Highly capable and knowledgeable, he quickly became the youngest of the Captains within the Gotei 13 (Thirteen Court Guard Squads).
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Bleach
* Bleach Jump Festa Anime Tour 2008
* Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody
* Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion
* Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black
* Bleach Movie 4: Hell Verse
* Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy
* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
* Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
=== Light Novels ===
* Bleach: Spirits Are Forever with You
* Bleach: The Death Save the Strawberry
* Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody
=== Manga ===
* Bleach
* Bleach 4-koma: Komaburi
=== Video Games ===
* Bleach Advance: Kurenai ni Somaru Soul Society
* Bleach GC: Death Gods Meeting in the Twilight
* Bleach Soul Resurrección
* Bleach: Blade Battlers
* Bleach: Blade Battlers 2nd
* Bleach: Brave Souls
* Bleach: Dark Souls
* Bleach: Flame Bringer
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 2
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 3
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 4
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 5
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 6
* Bleach: Heat the Soul 7
* Bleach: Immortal Soul
* Bleach: Paradise Lost
* Bleach: Released Emergent Ambition
* Bleach: Selected Soul
* Bleach: Shattered Blade
* Bleach: Soul Carnival
* Bleach: Soul Carnival 2
* Bleach: The 3rd Phantom
* Bleach: The Blade of Fate
* Divine Gate
* Jump Force
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
* Seven Knights
* Valkyrie Connect
== Trivia ==
* Hitsugaya's name is sometimes romanized as Toushiro Hitsugaya.
* Toushirou's theme song, as chosen by Tite Kubo, is "Girl's Not Grey" by A.F.I.
* Hitsugaya was voted the most popular character in Bleach in the fourth character popularity poll after ranking 6th in the second and 2nd in the third; however, in the next character poll, he was pushed back to 2nd place once again. In the tenth poll, he ranked 8th.
* His Zanpakutou Hyourinmaru, was voted the most popular Zanpakutō in the first Zanpakutou poll, while his Bankai, Daiguuren Hyourinmaru, ranked 16th. However, in the second Zanpakutou poll, Hyourinmaru was pushed back to 3rd place.
* In the first best bout poll, Hitsugaya's fight with Gin Ichimaru ranked 5th. In the second, it was pushed back to 10th place while his fight with Tier Harribel ranked 13th, his fight with Mayuri Kurotsuchi while zombified ranked 26th, his fight with Cang Du ranked 27th place, his fight with Yukio Hans Vorarlberna ranked 30th, his fight with Bazz-B ranked 31st, his fight with Momo Hinamori ranked 36th, his fight with Sōsuke Aizen ranked 41st, his fight with Luppi Antenor ranked 47th, and his fight with Shawlong Koufang ranked 53rd.
* Hitsugaya wrote a hugely popular serial titled Beautiful Crystal for the Seireitei Communication in which he featured items such as carvings and chairs sculpted from ice. However, the column is currently in hiatus, but is scheduled to resume in due course.
* The Shinigami Women's Association published a Photo Collection showcasing Hitsugaya called Winter Lion which was sold out and is now being reprinted.
* At the request of Captain Juushirou Ukitake, Akon and his staff produced a life-sized figure of Hitsugaya as a birthday gift.
* Hitsugaya and Gin's battle was extended in the anime: before Hitsugaya released Hyourinmaru, he and Gin engaged in a sword fight that resulted in the latter losing a part of his sleeve. This extension featured an error where the chain of Hyourinmaru appeared and was used to restrain Gin's sword before Hitsugaya actually released his Shikai.
* In Bleach: Blade of Fate, Hitsugaya's Bankai did not have any wings properly shown until Dark Souls, despite the cutscene showing the initial version of the Bankai in full.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tōshirō Hitsugaya at Bleach Wiki
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