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Jirōbō Ikkanzaka

Character

Once the Fourth Seat of the Seventh Division and the younger brother of the gatekeeper Jidanbō, Jirōbō Ikkanzaka brags about his command of flying blades under the nickname Kamaitachi. His swaggering pride crumbles the moment Uryū Ishida turns his own projectiles back on him.

Zanpakuto: Tsunzakigarasu
English Voice: Peter Lurie
Japanese Voice: Kazuhiro Nakata
Height: 231 cm
Birthday: November 9
Race: Soul
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 89: Masterly! And Farewell!
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 28: Orihime Targeted
Squad & Affiliations: Gotei 13, Soul Society
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Appearance

Jirōbō is a tall, heavyset man with a broad nose, large lips, and small round eyes of pale blue, framed by short black hair with curled sideburns. Over the standard Shinigami uniform he wears beaded bronze bracelets on each wrist and a large-beaded bronze necklace with a red tassel, and he lashes his sword's scabbard to his waist with a wide white sash tied in a bow at the front.

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Personality

Fixated on making enemies rue crossing him, Jirōbō even counts to ten before a fight so his targets can properly regret the encounter. He is enormously proud of his skill and his blade's ranged power, boasting without end and mocking opponents for their errors. Beneath the bluster, though, he is a dishonorable coward: as Uryū lays bare, he singled out Orihime Inoue as the weaker fighter, striking at her back and moving to take her hostage the moment he realized Uryū far outclassed him. When his Shikai is destroyed and his hand pierced, his composure dissolves into shrieking terror.

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Abilities

Before Uryū undid him, Jirōbō carried the elevated Reiryoku of a seated officer, could steal up on Orihime unseen despite his bulk, and swung with enough force to crater the ground and cleave through a roof. His Zanpakutō, Tsunzakigarasu, releases at the command to flap away, its blade splitting into dozens of hole-centered flying blades that he steers by thought, said to have killed everyone who ever glimpsed them until Uryū. Should those blades be broken, he can conjure fresh ones by sheathing and drawing the sword again, but they are brittle enough for Heilig Pfeil to shatter, and once Uryū destroyed the hilt and then his Saketsu and Hakusui, Jirōbō lost that recreation trick and his Shinigami powers altogether.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jirobo Ikkanzaka in Bleach?

Jirobo Ikkanzaka is the former Fourth Seat of the Seventh Division in the Gotei 13 and the younger brother of the gatekeeper Jidanbo. He is nicknamed Kamaitachi for his command of flying blades, though his confidence collapses when Uryu Ishida turns his own attack against him.

What is Jirobo's Zanpakuto and what does it do?

Jirobo's Zanpakuto is called Tsunzakigarasu. When released, its blade splits into dozens of hole-centered flying blades that he steers by thought, a technique said to have killed everyone who saw them before Uryu Ishida survived it.

Why is Jirobo nicknamed Kamaitachi?

Jirobo earns the nickname Kamaitachi, meaning Sickle Weasel, because of his mastery over the flying blades produced by his Zanpakuto, Tsunzakigarasu, which he boasts about extensively before his fights.

How does Uryu Ishida defeat Jirobo?

Uryu Ishida defeats Jirobo by turning his own flying blades back on him with Heilig Pfeil, shattering the brittle projectiles, destroying the hilt of his Zanpakuto, and then piercing his Saketsu and Hakusui to strip him of his Shinigami powers.

What is Jirobo's personality like?

Despite his boastful pride in his combat skill, Jirobo proves to be a dishonorable coward who targets the weaker Orihime Inoue and tries to take her hostage once he realizes Uryu Ishida outmatches him, and he dissolves into terror once his Shikai is destroyed.

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