Ichigo Kurosaki

Ichigo Kurosaki is the eldest child of Isshin Kurosaki and Luna Ordeis/Masaki Kurosaki and the main protagonist of the Bleach series.

## Appearance

Ichigo's most distinguishing feature is his spiky orange hair, a trait he has been ridiculed about for years on end.

He is a fairly tall, lean-built young man with peach skin and brown eyes.

He likes to wear slim fitting clothes.

He has a tendency to wear shirts patterned with the number 15 because his name is a homonym for the number.

Since becoming a Shinigami, he has become noticeably more muscular, as noted by his sister Karin.

When in his spiritual form, Ichigo wears the standard Shinigami attire, with the addition of a strap across his chest.

Initially, it was a thick brown belt to hold his Zanpakutō sheath, but it later became a red rosary-like strap after awakening his own Shinigami powers.

It is shaped like a kite with a flat top and bottom.

## Personality

Ichigo is stubborn, short-tempered, strong-willed, and impulsive.

Despite claiming not to care about what other people think about him, he attempts to maintain a detached and "cool" image.

He generally keeps his face set in a near-permanent scowl, with his eyebrows drawn together.

His outspoken, hot-headed demeanor is a trait Ichigo himself has acknowledged, and if somebody picks a fight with him, he cannot help fighting back.

He coldly refers to his teachers as "instructors".

He is genuinely compassionate and empathetic towards others, promising to bring a Plus flowers and a toy plane, or soothing others when they become upset.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Physically, Ichigo's Human body is in top form. Ichigo has been trained in martial arts since he was a small child, both professionally and by his father. He has repeatedly shown great agility and coordination in his attacks. In addition to having powerful kicks and punches, Ichigo is proficient in counterattacks, takedowns, and body locks. He has repeatedly caught an opponent's weapon strikes with a single hand. He effortlessly defeats multiple bullies and gangsters on a regular basis.
* **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.
* **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.
* **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.
* **Advanced Growth Rate**: According to both Aizen and Urahara, Ichigo's most astounding ability is his growth rate; he grasps the basic control of advanced techniques in days where it would take several years for even the most gifted Shinigami. Shortly after gaining Shinigami powers and with no previous training, he began learning advanced spiritual energy sensing techniques by sheer instinct. While it takes most Shinigami at least 10 years to achieve Bankai, he did so in two-and-a-half days (albeit with the assistance of a special device invented by Urahara which was originally intended for *three* days).
* **Keen Intellect**: Despite his somewhat punkish attitude, Ichigo is analytical, perceptive, and deductive. In his high school, Ichigo's grades are almost always near the top, despite his work as a Substitute Shinigami. Aside from that, Ichigo can determine the pattern of his opponent's battle methods and form a proper counter-strategy to defeat his opponent's attacks.
* **Immeasurable Spiritual Power**: Ichigo has been noted on several occasions to have tremendously vast levels of spiritual energy, well beyond most other Shinigami. His spiritual power is noted to be heavy, which surprised Renji Abarai.

## Family

* Isshin Kurosaki (Father)
* Luna Ordeis/Masaki Kurosaki (Mother)
* Adam Ordeis (Brother)
* Karin Kurosaki (Sister)
* Yuzu Kurosaki (Sister)

## Voice Actor

* Johnny Yong Bosch
* Mona Marshall (Child)