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Senna is a movie original Shinigami first seen in Bleach: Memories of Nobody. A bright, restless girl plagued by scraps of a forgotten past, she is later revealed as the Shinenju, a living vessel formed from the merged memories of the Blanks, and she becomes an unlikely partner to Ichigo and Rukia.

Bankai: None
Shikai: Mirokumaru
English Voice: Gina K. Bowes
Japanese Voice: Chiwa Saito
Race: Soul
Status: Deceased
First Appearance (Anime): Bleach: Memories of Nobody
First Appearance (Game): Bleach: Heat the Soul 5
Squad & Affiliations: Ichigo Kurosaki
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Appearance

Large amber eyes and a spiky purple ponytail define Senna at a glance, the tail bound by a ribbon she trades from yellow to red partway through her story. Off duty she favors a light brown shirt over a brown skirt with a maroon tie. When she shifts into her Shinigami self she wears the plain uniform of an unseated officer, cinched at the waist by a wide red ribbon.

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Personality

Drawn to the color red and to any high vantage point, Senna is endlessly curious and rarely stays still, flitting from one distraction to the next. Stray fragments of a life she cannot place surface without warning, yet her default mood stays light and untroubled. Ichigo pegs her as headstrong, stubborn, and quick to speak her mind. Beneath the playfulness she is fiercely devoted to the people she cares about, ready to gamble her own safety to help Ichigo.

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History

Senna first crosses paths with Ichigo and Rukia while cutting down a swarm of pale beings called Blanks in Karakura Town, unleashing her Shikai, Mirokumaru, to sweep them away with a tornado. She spends the following days dodging Ichigo's questions, unable to name her division or explain her patchy recollections. She is eventually exposed as the Shinenju, the memory core of the Blanks, sought by Ganryu and his Dark Ones, an exiled clan who mean to feed her into the Valley of Screams and slam the Human World and Soul Society together. Ganryu captures her, but Ichigo pursues, kills him, and pulls her free. To halt the two worlds from colliding, Senna returns the gathered memories to the Blanks, spending her own existence in the process and fading away after asking Ichigo to confirm that her name really is carved on a grave in Karakura.

Her Zanpakuto, Mirokumaru, rests as an ordinary red hilted katana and had been lost in the Dangai a century earlier when its owner was drawn into the Valley of Screams. Released with the phrase Call forth the Twilight, it takes the shape of a pointed staff whose ringed head conjures and steers whirlwinds. Senna also carries high spiritual power and fights like a gymnast, blending swift precise cuts with constant shifts of stance, uses Shunpo, and can slip out of her Gigai at will, the empty shell scattering into autumn leaves. As the Shinenju she commands the Blanks themselves.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Senna canon in Bleach?

Senna is a movie original character, introduced in Bleach: Memories of Nobody rather than the original manga, which makes her non canon to the main manga storyline.

What happened to Senna in Bleach?

Senna dies at the end of Bleach: Memories of Nobody. To stop the Human World and Soul Society from colliding, she returns the gathered memories to the Blanks, spending her own existence and fading away.

What is Senna's Zanpakuto called?

Senna's Zanpakuto is Mirokumaru, released with the command Call forth the Twilight. It takes the form of a pointed staff whose ringed head conjures and steers whirlwinds.

What is the Shinenju that Senna becomes?

Senna is eventually revealed to be the Shinenju, a living vessel formed from the merged memories of ghost like beings called Blanks, sought by the exiled Ganryu and his Dark Ones.

What is Senna's personality like?

Senna is endlessly curious, restless, and drawn to the color red and high places. Ichigo describes her as headstrong and stubborn, but beneath her playful surface she is fiercely devoted to the people she cares about.

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