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General Information

Birthday: July 11.

Height: 6'3" (192 cm).

Weight: 87 Kg.

Eyes: Gray.

Hair: Brown.

Shunsui Kyoraku is the Captain of the 8th Division of the Gotei 13. He is one of the strongest captains from the 13 squad captains. He is close friends with Jūshirō Ukitake. Jūshirō Ukitake and Shunsui Kyōraku are the oldest captains excepts for Squad 1 captain General Yamamoto. Even though he is very strong, he always tries to talk his way out of fighting. Only because he is a man of peace though. He's the second son of the Kyōraku family, which is one of the honorable 4 noble families in all of Soul Society. General Yamamoto said that Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake are the strongest out of all the captains.


Shunsui is a tall man with brown hair and gray eyes. He has long hair which is usually tied up in a ponytail. He wears a straw hat and a pink kimono over his captain's haori. He has thin facial hair around his mouth and cheeks. He also has chest hair, which is visible due to the way he wears his uniform.


Shunsui is has a very laid back and nonchalant personality. He is seen almost always with a smile on his face. He is usually found drinking saki or taking a nap. He is a known womanizer and often chases after women. He is a peace-loving man and he dislikes violence. He particularly dislike taking the life of an innocent. He usually tries to talk his way out of a fight, but can become very serious and engage in battle when the situation is dire. Shunsui maintains a level of humbleness, even though he comes from one of the noble families and is one of the oldest and strongest captains in Soul Society. He is polite and tends to use familiar speech with most of the other characters.

Soul Society Arc

Shunsui appears before Sado from above like some kind of angel. He tries to get Sado to withdraw or either sit and share a drink. Sado refuses and wants to get by him. Shunsui reveals disliking combat despite being one of most powerful shinigami. Sado requests that the captain remove himself from his path. Shunsui cant as it would be against his orders not to let anyone pass. Sado attacks but Shunsui easily blocks all advances. Shunsui repeatedly tries a peaceful solution to the matter. Sado refuses to back down and forces the captain to strike. Sado survives and continues his attack. Shunsui decides to use both his swords and Sado doesn't get back up. Nanao comes down wanting to kill Sado. Shunsui points out wanting the human alive for questioning later on. He tells his reluctant assistant to get Sado to the 4th squad headquarters for healing. Shunsui proceeds to the execution grounds. Nanao questions what Shunsui was going to do. Shunsui reveals it was something was going to get him in trouble very soon. He meets Yamamoto, Soifon, and their subordinates to begin the execution. Ichigo Kurosaki arrives to interfer by saving Rukia at last. Shunsui stands idle as Ichigo takes out minor characters. He reveals planning to destroy the Sokyoku with the help of Ukitake . They use the Shihoin Shield to destroy the Sokyoku. Shunsui ends up pit against Yamamoto with Ukitake. They decide to flee knowing Yamamoto would pursue.Nanao follows them to a remote grounds. Shunsui is forced to remove Nanao as she cant withstand the vast spiritual pressure released from Yamamoto. They all prepare to duel when a message is sent across all of Soul Society revealing that Aizen was a traitor.

Karakura Town Invasion

Shunsui battles Starrk

Once Aizen and his Army of Espanda invanded the fake Karakura Town. Yamamoto decides to face Aizen, Gin, and Tosen ot of the fight so the Espada could be dealt with first. Shunsui yells for Ukitake to get down, when he realizes Yamamoto is about to release his Shikai. During the battle against the Arrancar, Shunsui matches himself with the #1 Espada Starrk. Though Kyōraku agrees with Stark's attitude and tells him that he would have preferred "fake" fighting, but he says that avoiding the fight is not an option this time. Releasing his shikai, he was eventually able to defeat Starrk. He then went on to fight Aizen Sosuke, but was unable to defeat him.

Powers and Abilities

Shunsui is one of the oldest captains in Soul Society and also one of the most powerful. His list of powers and abilities include:

  • Master Swordsmanship.
  • Immense Spiritual Power.
  • Kido Master.
  • Shunpo Master
  • Enhanced Strength.
  • Enhanced Durability.
  • Master Strategist and Tactician: Despite his laid back attitude, Shunsui has repeatedly shown himself to be a perceptive and insightful man. In battle, Shunsui has proven to be very adept at noticing and understanding details in an opponent's skills or attack patterns.


Shunsui releases his Shikai



In it's shikai state, the two swords become a pair of huge, heavily-curved, black Chinese scimitars with silver edges. In it's shikai form, Katen Kyōkotsu is to "make children's games real". The Zanpakutō makes the rules and anyone who steps within the boundaries of its spiritual pressure is forced to play by those rules, including Shunsui himself.

Bankai: Unknown.

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