Kouji Yusa :: Character Guides

Name:Gin Ichimaru
Sex:Male
Location:Soul Society,Hueco Mundo
Height: 185 CM (6' 1")
Weight:69 KG
Birthdate:September 10
Blood Type:Unknown
Current Job:Commanding officer in Sōsuke Aizen's army
Past Jobs:Former shinigami captain of the 3rd Division
Hobbies and Interests:Rangiku Matsumoto,sarcasm, smiling
History:Not much is known about Gin's prior history, except that he once saved 10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto from starvation when they were kids. They have been friends since then. Rangiku Matsumoto is one of the few people Gin seems to truly care about. It is also known that Gin served as the lieutenant of 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen before becoming captain of the 3rd Division and that he became captain at the same time as Byakuya Kuchiki. During his time as captain he would often talk with Rukia Kuchiki, Byakuya's adopted sister, and that Rukia developed a fear of him.
Theme song:None
Zanpakuto:Gin Ichimaru's zanpakutō is Shinsō (神鎗, lit. Divine Spear, Viz: Sacred Spear). It looks like a wakizashi (Japanese short sword) normally and the guard is shaped like an 'S'. Shinsō's shikai is triggered by the phrase "shoot to kill" (射殺せ, ikorose?); in the anime, this was slightly changed to ikorosu ("shoot to death"). In the English dub of the series, the phrase is inconsistent between uses, but mostly uses terms describing stabbing (slay, impale, pierce). Its first rendering in the Viz translation was "skewer that punk", a decidedly liberal translation. In Bleach: Shattered Blade, the phrase is "shoot him dead", the closest literal translation in the English version.

In its shikai, Shinsō's blade glows white and extends at high speed to impale Gin's opponents from a distance. The blade also carries tremendous force when extending without knocking Gin himself back, as seen when Gin pushes both Ichigo Kurosaki and the giant Jidanbō out from under the Seireitei gate, despite the latter being firmly braced under it. In addition, Gin can maintain the extension and swing the activated Shinsō in wide arcs, attacking multiple targets quickly and simultaneously.

Notable fights:Toshiro Hitsugaya