Mayuri Kurotsuchi

About Kurotsuchi, Mayuri

Zodiac sign: Aries Occupation: 12th Division Captain, Vice-President of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute Mayuri Kurotsuchi took over as Captain of the 12th Division and president of the Shinigami Research Institute after Kisuke Urahara was exiled from Soul Society. His lieutenant is Nemu Kurotsuchi, an artificial being he created. He's instantly recognizable—skeletal build, skull-like face, blue fingernails (with one long one on his right middle finger), and an elaborate makeup routine he repaints every morning. Underneath his mask are blue hair and yellow eyes. He favors a white pointed hat and oversized purple scarf. His body is essentially a walking toolkit. His left arm extends like a grappling hook, he can pull a scythe-weapon from his ear, and he's covered himself with camouflage technology that flakes away when exposed. Mayuri embodies the mad scientist archetype. During the early conflicts, he proved to be genuinely sadistic—willing to turn his own soldiers into bombs or withhold crucial intelligence if it meant securing test subjects. He views everything and everyone as research material, nothing more. His favorite food is pike fish, and he actively reads the Seiretei Communication journal, where he publishes a surprisingly popular column on pharmaceutical preparation called "Effective Medication for the Brain." In combat, he's methodical and cruel—he drags fights out, studying opponents carefully before striking. He always has contingency plans and doesn't engage unless he's already calculated an advantage. Skills & Abilities: A genuine master scientist and inventor, Mayuri has no ethical boundaries. He modifies his own body extensively—replacing organs with artificial versions, creating serums that regrow limbs, and developing perception-altering drugs potent enough to make one second feel like a century. His chemistry work is sophisticated enough to enhance reaction times or paralyze targets depending on dosage. He can also blend seamlessly into his surroundings using topical camouflage. Unless Yamamoto personally requests his involvement, he ignores most Soul Society business to focus on research. Zanpakutō: Ashisogi Jizō (Leg-Cutting Jizō) A weapon shaped like a giant baby's head—a reference to Jizō, the bodhisattva protecting children and the underworld. The hilt is wrapped in cloth with spiky leaf-like protrusions below the blade. Unlike standard Shinigami, Mayuri wears the sheath hanging directly in front of him rather than at his side. Shikai Special Ability: [Information incomplete] Bankai: Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō Bankai Special Ability: [Information incomplete]

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Birthday

March 30

Height

174 cm (5'8½")

Weight

54kg (119 lbs)

Anime Appearances8

Mayuri Kurotsuchi

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Bleach

Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody

Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru

Bleach KaraBuri!: Gotei Juusan Yatai Daisakusen!

Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo Yobu

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan

Bleach

Tsurezure Nichijou Ekotoba Colourful Bleach

Bleach 4-koma: Komaburi

Bleach: Spirits Are Forever with You

Bleach: The Death Save the Strawberry

Bleach: Beginning of the Revive of Tomorrow

Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World

Bleach: Gokui Meimei-hen

Nakao, Ryusei

Stone, Terrence

Carralero, Juan Alfonso

Fenton, Luis

Moreno, Héctor

Kim, Seung jun

Mayuri Kurotsuchi

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Bleach

Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody

Bleach Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru

Bleach KaraBuri!: Gotei Juusan Yatai Daisakusen!

Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo Yobu

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan

Bleach

Tsurezure Nichijou Ekotoba Colourful Bleach

Bleach 4-koma: Komaburi

Bleach: Spirits Are Forever with You

Bleach: The Death Save the Strawberry

Bleach: Beginning of the Revive of Tomorrow

Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World

Bleach: Gokui Meimei-hen

Nakao, Ryusei

Stone, Terrence

Carralero, Juan Alfonso

Fenton, Luis

Moreno, Héctor

Kim, Seung jun