Blood type: B
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Weight: 45 kg
Birthday: September 3
Zodiac: Virgo
Theme Song: "T'en va pas" by Elsa
Orihime Inoue is best known for her long orange-brown hair, which she keeps pulled back with hairpins tucked behind her ears. She never takes them off except to sleep—they're a memorial to her brother Sora, who died when she was young. Her hair length itself honors a promise Tatsuki made to always protect her. She's got distinctive yellow-orange eyes in the manga, though the anime depicts them as gray. The series has made running jokes about her figure, and she's earned a reputation for having an oddly durable skull that's actually hurt several characters who've tangled with her, though even that got cracked once when Yachiru rode on Kenpachi's shoulders.
Personality-wise, Orihime comes across as friendly, goofy, and kind, though she can seem clueless—which contrasts weirdly with her excellent grades. She's hopeless with technology, apparently too scattered to even manage a cell phone. But she's surprisingly perceptive when it comes to Ichigo Kurosaki, the series protagonist. She's openly in love with him, and while he was asleep when she first admitted it, her feelings are pretty obvious to everyone watching. She can even detect him by scent and sense his spiritual pressure, even when it's hidden.
Away from school, Orihime has the fighting skills of a black belt, though she tends to rush into situations without thinking first. She's got an overactive imagination that gets her into trouble—like when a career assignment turned into a detailed fantasy about being a destructive robot. Her taste in food is. unique. She's into things like buttered sweet potatoes and red bean paste; basically, Rangiku Matsumoto is one of the few people who shares her culinary interests.
Orihime lives alone in Karakura Town, supported by relatives elsewhere. Her childhood was rough. She grew up with an abusive drunk father and an unfaithful mother who fought constantly. When Sora turned eighteen, he took three-year-old Orihime and raised her himself. For six years they got by okay, though kids at school bullied her because of her long hair. Then one day Sora gave her a pair of hairpins—which she initially refused because she thought they were babyish. That same day, he was hit by a car and died at the Kurosaki clinic. She's worn the pins ever since. A year later, Tatsuki showed up and defended her from bullies, and the two became inseparable.
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