Captain of the 8th Division
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 87 kg
Race: Shinigami
Birthday: July 11th
Zodiac: Cancer
Zanpakuto: Katen Kyoukotsu
Theme Song: Carlos Gardel's "Por una Cabeza"
Shunsui Kyoraku is a relaxed and flamboyant man, evident in his style of dress and general attitude. He wears a straw hat and a pink flowered haori over his captain's uniform. Despite his inexpensive haori and obi sash, his pinwheel hairpin is very costly. In his free time, he enjoys drinking sake and napping. Additionally, he has a penchant for chasing after women, as noted by Yasochika Iemura of the 4th Squad in his diary. He often flirts with his lieutenant, Nanao Ise, whom he affectionately calls 'my Nanao-chan.' In one of the omake segments, he asked Rangiku Matsumoto to buy Nanao Ise a sexy outfit while in the human world. Matsumoto brought back a skimpy two-piece bathing suit, which Nanao refused to try on. Shunsui shares a close friendship with Jushiro Ukitake, another captain from the 13th Division, with whom he graduated from the Shinigami Academy.
Kyoraku uses a more casual speech style than most other characters in Bleach. He generally addresses fellow captains and Shinigami by their first names followed by honorifics, and he is the only character who does not use honorifics when speaking to General Yamamoto, calling him "Old Yama" instead. Even Ukitake, who was also trained by Yamamoto, does not do this.
Kyoraku is a peace-loving individual who prefers resolving conflicts through dialogue rather than combat. However, he understands the importance of fighting to respect his opponents' strength, as he explained to Chad. Given his rank as a captain, it is implied that he must be a formidable fighter, although the full extent of his abilities has not been fully revealed in the series. General Yamamoto once stated that Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake possess "greater powers on the battlefield than any younger generation or old," suggesting they are among the most powerful captains, second only to Yamamoto himself.
The somewhat eccentric Kyoraku enjoys making an impression on his opponents. During the Soul Society arc, when confronting Chad, who had invaded the 8th division area, he had Nanao Ise scatter rose petals over him for a dramatic entrance. Initially effective, the effect was ruined when Nanao continued dropping petals excessively, leading to an embarrassing moment where she dumped the entire basket on him, burying him and ruining his dramatic entrance.
After Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryuusai died, Shunsui Kyoraku became the captain of the 1st Division.
Bankai: Katen Kyoukotsu: Kuromatsu Shinjuu
(Source: Wikipedia, Bleach Official Character Book Souls page 136)
