Spotlight: Kuchiki Rukia
Monday, June 4th, 2007
Hi all, Rukia here. I thought that you guys might like to know more about the characters in BLEACH. So here’s an overview of everything you’d ever want to know about me!
Name: Kuchiki Rukia
Date of Birth: January 14
Group: Shinigami
Division: 13th Squad
Height: 144 cm (4′9″)
Weight: 33 kg (72.6 lb)
Likes: high places, drawing, and rabbits
Favorite Food: Eggs and Cucumbers
Zanpakuto: Sode no Shirayuki (???? or ???, lit. Sleeve of White Snow)
Seiyuu: Orikasa Fumiko
After my life on earth as a normal human, I was reborn in the lower classes of Soul Society, particularly the 78th District of Rukongai. My sister, Hisana, abandoned me when I was still a baby because she could no longer care for me and thought I could survive better on my own. I did well for a while in the slums, without ever knowing I had a sister.
Even while I was young, I possessed high levels of reiatsu. In search of a better life, I entered the Shinigami Academy with my childhood friend, Abarai Renji. Renji was able to enter the top class while I was only admitted in the 2nd ranked classes (that show off!).
It was during this time that I was asked to join the Noble Kuchiki Family. I did not posses any special abilities to be taken in by a Noble Family, aside from my Zanpakuto, Sode no Shirayuki that is said to be the most beautiful Zanpakuto in Soul Society because of it’s pure white appearance. It was explained to me later on that I ressembled the eldest son’s, Kuchiki Byakuya’s late wife, which was why Byakuya wanted to adopt me.
I finally had a family of my own, but it was happiness and sadness at the same time. Both Renji and I did not like the idea because both of us knew they would grow further apart once she accepted. Ironically, neither of us expressed our disagreement, so I accepted, and we parted ways.
It was much later during the betrayal of Sosuke Aizen that I found out my (now) older brother, Kuchiki Byakuya, was the husband of my sister, and it was her dying sister’s wish that Byakuya would find me and take me in.
I have a tendency of drawing illustrations for Kurosaki Ichigo when I explain to him the complex information I get from Soul Society regarding our missions. I don’t understand why he’s so upset over my drawings, probably because he can’t draw as well as I can. Jealousy and Envy can make people do the strangest things.
Well, that’s it for now! I hope you found this informative. Maybe I’ll write more about the other characters… Hm…

