Haya Kankitsurui

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### Relatives

Izuru Kira (brother figure), Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi (husband), Mai Ōtoribashi (daughter), Takafumi Ōtoribashi (son), Akiharu Ōtoribashi (son), Riri Ōtoribashi (daughter))

### Education

Shin'ō Academy,Bankai training sessions with Dordoni

## Debut & VA

### English Voice Actor

Anna Kendrick

Haya Kankitsurui (柑橘類 速, *Kankitsurui Haya*) is the 3rd seat of the Third Division of the Gotei 13. Her closest friends are Momo Hinamori, Nadeshiko Aoki, Nanami Tomori, Tesla Lindocruz.

## Personality

"Energetic and optimistic" is the shortest way to describe Haya's outward behavior. She's always in awe at the wonders of the world around her, no matter how mundane or small they can appear to others. It often results in her shouting excitedly about things like clouds, flowers or butterflies, as she can't help but want to draw her friends' attention to the source of her joy. She tends to wear her heart on her sleeve and likes to experience new things.

The same positive attitude applies to people - Haya finds something to appreciate in everyone, even enemies (provided they're not hurting her loved ones). She's very supportive of the talents of others, be it battle techniques, cooking skills or other hobbies, especially those that require grace, as she isn't too graceful herself. Both the direct subordinates and the higher-ups evoke in her particularly intense feelings of admiration, and she has a strong sense of loyalty towards them. This is especially true for her captain, as most of the time she agrees with him on anything. However, that compliance stops when it comes to the area where following the orders matters the most: on the battlefield.

Namely, Haya is overprotective of her friends to the point of recklesness. If a strong foe is threatening any of them, she won't hesitate to use her unstable bankai, even though she has been forbidden to do it unless unavoidable. In general, the possibility of harm coming to those she cares about makes her get tunnel vision and dismiss not only her own well-being, but also the opinions of people she protects. This often leaves her hospitalized and puts a strain on her close bonds, as she seems unwilling to change that behavior. That is because she sees prioritizing her own life as selfish, and selfishness is the vice she desperately wants to avoid.

Due to past trauma, Haya also wishes for her friends to not care about her *too* deeply. She hopes they won't be affected much if she were to die, and is extremely troubled when confronted with the fact that the opposite is true. In her ideal world, she would get to make others happy without them getting attached to her, so that the happiness she helped create could continue unharmed after she is gone. And yet, she is unable to find a way to always be there for others without causing them to care back. This struggle is internal and well-hidden, as are all of her negative thoughts.

For the same reasons, her mind is quick to deny signs of romantic attachement from anyone, making her oblivious to both others' and her own feelings.

Additionally, Haya has some memory troubles - most notably, it's very hard for her to remember people's names. She's also bad at memorizing longer items such as telephone numbers or poems. Because of that, she more or less improvises the lyrics each time she sings something, including her own songs. Even so, she became quite good at kido spells, as she felt they're necessary and put maximum effort (+plenty of time) to learn them.

## History

Haya grew up in a very far away and poor district of Rukongai. She entered the Academy right after the end of the Quincy War.

## Trivia

* Her favorite activities are singing, admiring nature, listening to her captain's music and exploring the world(s).
* She collects enamel pins depicting animals & some plants, and always wears one or two on her uniform. Her favorite one is a blue octopus.
* Citrus fruits are the best snacks to her, as well as the epitome of luxury. In general, due to growing up in Rukongai, she sees any food that isn't just rice/bread as super fancy.
* Her sleeves and pantlegs are very short for optimal mobility. The bandages on her thighs are both for practical reasons (in case of wounds, as healing spells are Haya's weakest kido) and modesty-related (she doesn't mind showing skin, but not excessively so).
* The person she respects the most is Kisuke Urahara, as he selflessly threw away the life he built to save many people, including her captain, after their Hollowfication. On top of that, she really admires him having taken care of kids who don't seem to be his own (Jinta and Ururu).
* Haya shares birthday with her Japanese voice actress, Hiyori Kouno (accidental).