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Kagine

Character

Kagine is a strict physical education teacher at Karakura High School, the campus Ichigo Kurosaki attends. Protective of the school's good name, he is best remembered for a fit of temper over the trouble Ichigo stirs up during a televised exorcism stunt.

English Voice: Richard Epcar
Japanese Voice: Kazuhiro Nakata
Race: Human
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 33: ROCKIN' FUTURE 7
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 11: The Legendary Quincy
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Appearance

Kagine cuts an imposing figure, a tall and heavily built man whose black hair is cropped short and whose upper lip carries a mustache.

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Personality

Rigid and swift to anger, he proves just as swift to tears, a soft spot Rukia exploits by feigning sobs to blunt his fury. He guards the reputation of Karakura High fiercely, bristling at anything that might disgrace it and going so far as to demand that the students behind such embarrassment be disciplined.

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History

In the wake of the uproar surrounding Don Kanonji, Kagine hauls Ichigo and his classmates into the principal's office and berates them for shaming the school, incensed that Ichigo ran wild during the filming of Kanonji's program and that Rukia, Orihime, Tatsuki Arisawa, Keigo Asano, Mizuiro Kojima, and Yasutora Sado all stood by. Tatsuki cuts in that she and Orihime were never present and walks out with her. Rukia then shoulders the blame and dissolves into tears, and while the flustered Kagine tries to comfort her, the others slip away through the window and she soon follows. Rounding on Ichigo's homeroom teacher Misato Ochi for failing to stop them, he gets only bafflement, since the principal cares more about getting the broadcast footage to show his grandchildren. Kagine finally snaps and smashes a door, which the principal orders docked from his salary. An anime-only turn during the Bount episodes shows him losing his class again as several students bolt from gym on flimsy excuses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kagine in Bleach?

Kagine is a strict physical education teacher at Karakura High School, the school Ichigo Kurosaki attends, remembered mainly for a furious outburst over the trouble Ichigo causes during a televised exorcism stunt.

What is Kagine's personality like?

Kagine is rigid and quick to anger but just as quick to tears, a soft spot Rukia Kuchiki exploits by feigning sobs to defuse his fury, and he fiercely guards the reputation of Karakura High School.

Why does Kagine get angry at Ichigo and his classmates?

Kagine hauls Ichigo Kurosaki and his classmates into the principal's office and berates them after Ichigo runs wild during the filming of Don Kanonji's television program, believing the incident shamed the school.

How does Rukia get Kagine to calm down?

Rukia Kuchiki shoulders the blame for the incident and bursts into tears, and while a flustered Kagine tries to comfort her, the other students slip away through the window before she follows them.

What does Kagine look like?

Kagine is a tall, heavily built man with short-cropped black hair and a mustache above his upper lip.

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