Kūkaku Shiba is the deuteragonist of the anime/manga series Bleach. She's the leader of the Shiba clan. She is the sister of Ganju and the late Kaien Shiba, as well as a personal friend of Yoruichi Shihōin.
She is voiced by Akiko Hiramatsu in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Cindy Robinson in the English version of the anime.
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Appearance
Kūkaku is a youthful-looking woman of average height. She has green eyes and wears bandages over her long messy black hair that parts down in half at the small of her back. She wears a white skirt and provocative red robe exposing her ample bosom. She is missing her right arm and has a tattoo on her left arm. She wears bandages around her right shoulder and both ankles. She also has wooden sandals and a cloak.
Personality
Kūkaku is violent, temperamental, and very aggressive, often scolding and beating those who annoy her. Kūkaku has been known to change the location and design of her house without warning. While the actual design changes, the theme is consistent and the houses are recognizable from a single glance. Yoruichi notes that she prefers to live away from built up areas, where it is quieter.
Kūkaku smokes using a pipe. Additionally, she is respectful of her deceased brother's memory.
Trivia
- In the anime, the three guardians Aizen has summoned to Sōkyoku hill weren't shown. Instead, Kūkaku Shiba arrived with Jidanbō Ikkanzaka, and used Raikohō to attack Aizen, before he was subdued by Yoruichi and Suì Feng.
