Ichigo Kurosaki

Ichigo in Bleach the King of Fighters A15

**Ichigo Kurosaki** (黒崎一護, *Kurosaki Ichigo*) is a substitute shinigami. He is the main protagonist of the Bleach manga and anime series. He was introduced in Bleach the King of Fighters EXTREME.

He is the main protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters EXTREME, the secondary protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA, the ultimate main protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2, the major antagonist can turn into the final protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters X, the secondary protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters X2, the overarching protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters X3, the three protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters A, and the main character and the final protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.

In the manga, He is one of the two deuteragonists alongside Momo Hinamori in Bleach the King of Fighters: Athena's Tall Tales.

## Development

After the emotional beating he receives during the Fullbring arc, he becomes much calmer and displays greater self-awareness. And while he still won't hesitate to get involved in a fight, he's more aware and analytical about his situations with a more mature outlook than before.

## Story

### The King of Fighters

Ichigo was born on October 21st as the son of Isshin Kurosaki and Masaki Kurosaki, 15 years before he became a Shinigami. His sisters Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki were born a few years later. When he was four, Kakarot joined a karate dojo, where he met and befriended Athena Asamiya. Though Athena beat Ichigo in every match they had, she would help Ichigo if he was being picked on by bullies and cheer him up if he was upset.

Ichigo was able to see Pluses for as long as he could remember. He could see them so clearly, as a child, he could not tell the living from the dead. This resulted in him appearing to other people to be looking at deserted places and talking to himself. This caused people to say he could see ghosts, though when Saori asked him about this, he denied being able to see them.

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### The King of Fighters SuperNOVA

Ichigo is a training as fighter to relapsing owning underground. He is the enter to The King of Fighters SuperNOVA tournaments, however, Ichigo is returning Kyo Kusanagi being easy round in the World Tournament. Ichigo that'll was arrived by Mature and Vice, as well fighting on gangster of SuperNOVA, and was defeated by Wolfgang Krauser and the Stellar Master's Soldier. He is Jagi being captured by Devin Weston and his henchmen however Ichigo things returned time assign to maker the darkness, he is be caused battle for Kyo reminiscence in Roppongi Temple, as defeating Kyo to the recover if Krauser arrive and battle for Krauser restriction tricked, After defeat Krauser until his Bankai Tensa Zangetsu and he is a kill Devin try the Jagi mourned his student in Roppongi Temple.

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Ichigo a childhood promise to the fight with Kyo and Krauser in Roppongi Temple, a Ichigo has been forest of death and so Ichigo beginning to The King of Fighters SuperNOVA2. Ichigo a rivalry battle Uryu Ishida in Burning Temple, He defeating Uryu and better luck good fight through. Ichigo watched to Rugal Bernstein gonna being the forwardly day in Imagin, Ichigo at the Rugal transformation to Titan Imagin and kill his father Belger Bernstein. Ichigo fight Rugal for the challenge battle, he is will fighting and killing a Rugal in the more legendary around. After kill Rugal in Imagin Battle State and the more Ichigo was gonna in legend is here the castle.

### The King of Fighters X

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Ichigo being kidnapped by Angelia Avallone, Sarah Kazuno and Leah Kazuno in Legend of Castle and is entered The King of Fighters X. His ally Bob Wilson and Alice Ip if remission for to the time at balance, and this night for to the tough while targeted Inori Yuzuriha. He is resemblance formation of rescuing someone finished Ragna the Bloodedge and he is the chaos control on Inori in Legend of Castle. Hes at Angelia murdering Fiona Mayfield in Ichigo Kurosaki's House and he mad kill Nico Yazawa however Ichigo's angry meeting Angelia at the didn't fail unpleasantly. Hes kill Shiori Shiomiya didn't recovering to state missionary however he is furiously to kill Mio Aoyama and Ayumi Takahara. He his at Sarah kill Hanayo Koizumi and at Leah kill Rin Hoshizora. He's that angered final battle to Ragna the Bloodedge as fight it remission away, has begun at Ragna tries kill Inori, and his enraged Ragna in Hræzlyr Temple.

After fighting Ichigo was defeated by Ragna coming to the end knows. He is arrived by Angelia, Sarah, and Leah, however, Ragna at Angelia cough disturbed Inori, and Ichigo is furiously angered moment Angelia kill Fiona. He is enraged attack on Sarah and Leah, and still marvelous enraged kill Angelia cough nauseousness until screaming cried. After Angelia is dead or Sarah and Leah was scared, and he is dying of cardiac explosion in Hræzlyr Temple.

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He was resurrected by Karen Kujo and he is entered to The King of Fighters X2. His fighting with opponent a regardless forgot to relate mission, and his fighter becoming reaction of the mystery. He had aggressive a Koko Kaga for recruited time around, and also for the King of Fighters tournaments thinking resection forever time. He is Sayaka Maizono will pretty equality thing luckily, He's and Fiona Mayfield it awesome requalified quite. He is tell then Chika Takami only will pride in probably on Angelia Avallone and Hueco Mundo: Meklord Emperor Lazar. Ichigo catch it the closest secret moment Karen and Chika kill Angelia in Paris, France.

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After Ichigo reveals Chika Takami destroy Meklord Emperor, and killing Angelia Avallone in Paris, France. He is entered to The King of Fighters X3. He is meeting Chitoge Kirisaki and Ayumu Uehara, a time phase immediate of thrusting. He is that Chitoge kills Magaki in Psychic Espada. He is there Alan Richard kidnapped Ayumu's Two Younger Sisters in Nijigasaki High School, and the Ichigo hanging out Ayumu but thinking about. He is that Saiki murdered Botan, and he enraged him. He through fight and kill Saiki, however, Alan betrays on Ayumu and her two sisters. After Ichigo defeating Alan within Mugetsu, and rescuing Ayumu her two sisters.

### The King of Fighters A

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After fighting for awake Chitoge and Ayumu defeating Alan Richard, Ichigo there entered to The King of Fighters A. He is watch Dan Hibiki battling Krauser however Kyo Kusanagi fight Dan and Krauser. He is bringer to Shun'ei and Sylvie Paula Paula be can too tournaments, and become bringing flow be run through it time. He had only one and Shun'ei gonna talking a Sylvie, but know He it's alive of Kyo begone Krauser. A thing they be Athena and Uryu for become everything so have be careful them Krauser's dies always go on Verse. He is gotta fight Verse with Shun'ei in Volcano Field, and he fight underground will colossally destructive. After he will defeated Verse, and he will happy confident interaction in the busy volcano.

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## Powers

* **Enhanced Strength**: Even while not in his Shinigami form, Ichigo is deceptively strong, smashing a man's head through a concrete road with a single kick, and later kicking Ragna the Bloodedge from his bedroom into the street without injuring his leg from the man's *Hierro*.
* **Enhanced Speed & Reflexes**: Even before learning Shunpo, Ichigo is a very fast and agile fighter. Ichigo possesses great reflexes, dodging a strike with no wasted effort and immediately counterattacking. He can strike quickly, without warning, and in rapid succession. His speed allows him to follow the movements of faster opponents to better analyze their movements, and block otherwise fatal strikes. Ichigo managed to dodge a surprise point-blank shot to the head and attempt to perform a counter against Saiki.
* **Enhanced Durability**: While only a teenage Human, Ichigo is a highly resilient young man, safely breaking free from a binding spell (albeit a low-level one) and withstanding an assault from a large Hollow.
* **Enhanced Strength**: When he is in his Shinigami body, Ichigo's already impressive strength is greatly enhanced. He has knocked out three Shinigami lieutenants with a single punch each, one of which shattered one of their Zanpakutō at the same time.
* **Immense Endurance**: When in his Shinigami form, Ichigo's endurance is strengthened to the point where he can continue fighting effectively after receiving many injuries, and can survive attacks which would easily kill normal Humans. It was stated by Rukia a Shinigami's life force is their spiritual power. As such, Ichigo can withstand attacks which would be fatal to most Shinigami. Uryu once stated Ichigo was a monster in this regard, and Aizen commented on his ability to continue moving despite grave injuries.
* **Enhanced Durability**: Ichigo becomes much more durable in his Shinigami form. He withstood a direct hit from the Getsuga Tenshō created by his opponent, and the damage was only done to one of his arms and part of his face. When fighting Quilge Opie, Ichigo withstood the impact of several Heilig Pfeil fired at him, unharmed, despite the powerful explosion each one caused.
* **Pyrokinesis** – Ichigo can control fire.
* **Fire Pojectile** – Ichigo can create a line fire with a slash of his sword, Ichigo called Getsuga Tenshō (月牙天衝, *Pierce of Heaven*).
* **Umbra-Pyrokinesis** – Ichigo can control blaze as his power up, Ichigo called Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu (卍解・天鎖斬月, *Heaven Chain Slaying Moon).*
* **Burning** - Ichigo can burning of the crimson cloak soul as his awakened, He name move Vasto Lorde (最上大虚 (ヴァストローデ), *vasuto rōde*; Japanese for "*Highest Great Hollow*").
* **Dark Fire Projectile** – Ichigo can dark fires called mugetsu.

## Music

* Number One - Bleach the King of Fighters EXTREME

## Voice Actors

* Japanese: **Masahiro Nonaka** (BKOFE~BKOFS), **Soichiro Hoshi** (BKOFSN~BKOFX3RS, BKOFA~present (grunts)), **Makoto Furukawa** - Bleach the King of Fighters A~present (cutscenes))
* English dubs:
	+ Adult Swim dub: **Johnny Yong Bosch** (BLEACH King of Fighters (Anime))
	+ 4Kids dub: **Jason Anthony Griffith** (Battle Heroes series, BLEACH King of Fighters (Anime))
	+ Funimation dub: **Sean Schemmel** (BLEACH King of Fighters (Anime))
* Chinese: **Yang Chenglin** (BLEACH King of Fighters (Anime))
* Korean dub: **Yeo Min-Jeong** (BLEACH King of Fighters (Anime))

## Game Appearances

* Bleach the King of Fighters EXTREME
* Bleach the King of Fighters STRIKE
* Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA
* Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2
* Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2: ULTIMATE Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes
* Bleach the King of Fighters X – Sub-Boss
* Bleach the King of Fighters X: UNLIMITED Special – Sub-Boss
* Bleach the King of Fighters X2
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes 2
* Bleach the King of Fighters X2: GENERATIONS Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes 3
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3: REVOLUTION Special
* Bleach the King of Fighters X3: PERFECT Dream Project
* Bleach the King of Fighters A: GENESIS
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes 4
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes 5
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS PLUS
* Bleach the King of Fighters: Battle Heroes 6

## Anime Appearances

* Bleach (2003)
* BLEACH King of Fighters
* BLEACH King of Fighters 2
* BLEACH King of Fighters 3
* BLEACH King of Fighters

## Relationships

### Friend

* Athena Asamiya – His best friend
* Uryu Ishida – His best friend and rival
* Hinako Shijo – His best friend
* Dan Hibiki – His rival and friend from Bleach the King of Fighters A
* Byakuya Kuchiki – His teacher
* Kyo Kusanagi – His friend and rival
* Ragna the Bloodedge – His friend from Bleach the King of Fighters X
* Renji Abarai – His friend and rival
* Momo Hinamori – His childhood friend and self-proclaimed girlfriend
* Mei Mei – His friend
* Kaien Shiba – Renji's deceased close friend
* Zhouxing – His friend
* Toshiro Hitsugaya – His friend
* Ikkaku Madarame – His friend
* Daxiang Wang – His friend
* Rukia Kuchiki – His friend
* Koko Kaga – His friend from Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2.
* Karen Kujo – His friend, Karen resurrected Ichigo in the 2012 Bleach the King of Fighters X2.
* Chitoge Kirisaki – His friendly in the 2015 Bleach the King of Fighters X3.
* Yui Hirasawa – His friend from Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA.
* Ragna the Bloodedge – His good friend and friendly rival in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighter X Street Master Mode.
* Jin Kisaragi – His good friend in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighter X Street Master Mode.
* Noel Vermillion – His good friend in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighter X Street Master Mode.
* Ichigo Hoshimiya – His good friend in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighter X Street Master Mode.
* Angelia Avallone – His former host, Ichigo enraged killed his owner in the 2010 Bleach the King of Fighters X Street Master Mode.
* Sarah Kazuno – His former partner in Bleach the King of Fighters X.
* Leah Kazuno – His former partner in Bleach the King of Fighters X.
* Nico Yazawa – His friend, Ichigo killed her in Bleach the King of Fighters X Street Master Mode.
* Shiori Shiomiya – His friend, Ichigo killed her in Bleach the King of Fighters X Street Master Mode.
* Mio Aoyama – His friend, Ichigo killed her in Bleach the King of Fighters X Street Master Mode.
* Ayumi Takahara – His friend, Ichigo killed her in Bleach the King of Fighters X Street Master Mode.

### Enemy

* Igniz – In the 2006, Ichigo killed him from the Bleach the King of Fighters EXTREME.
* Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim – His archrival in Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA.
* Devin Weston – His nemesis after Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA, Ichigo killed him in cold blood after Devin betrayed Ichigo.
* Rugal Bernstein – In the 2008, Ichigo killed him from the Bleach the King of Fighters SuperNOVA2.
* Belger Bernstein – He's being killed by his son.
* Saiki – Ichigo killed him in Bleach the King of Fighters X3.
* Magaki – Ichigo killed him in Bleach the King of Fighters X3.
* Verse – His archnemesis.
* Yhwach – His archnemesis, Ichigo killed him in Bleach the King of Fighters: Thousand-Year Blood War.

## Trivia

* According to Shonen Jump's character popularity polls, Ichigo was consistently the most popular character in *Bleach* in the first three polls, but ranked 3rd in the fourth popularity poll.
* Ichigo's Zanpakutō, Zangetsu, was voted the 3rd most popular Zanpakutō in the Zanpakutō popularity poll, while his Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu, was ranked 10th.
* As credited by Tite Kubo, his theme music is "News from the Front" by Bad Religion.
* Ichigo claims his name comes from *ichi* for *first prize* and *go* for *guardian angel*, though his father told him his name means "he who protects." Using certain kanji (苺), Ichigo's name can mean "strawberry," which led Jidanbo Ikkanzaka to comment that Ichigo has a cute name and Mashiro Kuna to nickname him "Berry-tan". Upon hearing his name, Ikkaku Madarame stated men whose names contain the word *ichi* are often powerful and talented.
	+ The number 15 on Ichigo's bedroom door is both a reference to his age and a pun on his name: *ichi-go* can be read to mean "one-five (一五)".
* Despite various people noticing how Ichigo resembles Kaien Shiba in looks and personality, neither Ganju nor Kūkaku, Kaien's siblings, have commented on that.
* In the manga, after Ichigo sliced of one of Grand Fisher's tentacles, he cut off the Hollow's arm in order to save Karin. In the anime however, Eikichiro Saido sliced off Grand Fisher's arm instead.
* In the manga, Kanonji protects Ichigo from the Demi-Hollow and frees the Shinigami's Zanpakutō while inside the abandoned hospital. In the anime however, this all takes place on the roof of the hospital, and Kanonji frees Ichigo from being bonded to the railings instead.
* In the manga, after Ichigo won his battle against Byakuya, he yelled in victory before collapsing. However, in the anime, he yelled in pain instead.
* There is some inconsistency regarding Ichigo's wounds from training with Hiyori when Orihime arrived at the Visored Warehouse to find him. Though in the anime the wounds aren't visible, but between pages in the manga, they aren't initially visible, but then reappear in the next pages.
* When Ichigo takes a new Hollow form in his fight against Ulquiorra, the chapter sketches reveal his Substitute Shinigami Badge is broken.
* In chapter 499, Ichigo's Bankai's tsuba seems to revert to its previous form, rather than being curved and jagged.
* Though his Reiatsu is gold in the manga, the anime portrays it as blue.
* In chapter 627, the shoulder pads on Ichigo's new Shinigami outfit appear to be reversed, with the scaled pad appearing on his right shoulder and the normal strap appearing on his left, when he first sees the new Wandenreich city.
* Ichigo's registry number in Xcution was 007.
* He is similar japanese voice to Soichiro Hoshi as main protagonist Goku from Dragon Ball Kai or Dragon Ball Super.

## See also

* Ichigo Kurosaki/Move List
* Ichigo Kurosaki/Quotes
* Ichigo Kurosaki/Gallery

## References

1. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 348, pages 2-3
2. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Volume 40
3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `e21`
4. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 19, page 11
5. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 74, page 11
6. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 217, page 9
7. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 225, page 9
8. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 86, page 18
9. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 56, page 10
10. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 117, pages 4-6
11. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 167, pages 10-11
12. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 20, pages 20-21
13. ↑ *Bleach* anime; Episode 9
14. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 31, pages 17-19
15. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 32, pages 2-5
16. ↑ *Bleach* anime; Episode 10
17. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 167, page 14
18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ep59`
19. ↑ *Bleach* anime; Episode 126
20. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 225, pages 13-15
21. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Volume 41, sketches between Chapters 350-352
22. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 499, page 1
23. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 475, page 8
24. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 162, pages 2 & 6
25. ↑ *Bleach* anime; Episode 58
26. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Chapter 627, page 15
27. ↑ *Bleach* manga; Volume 51 character profiles

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