Orihime InoueBleach character
Orihime Inoue by Tite Kubo
First appearance
Bleach manga chapter 2
Bleach anime episode 2
Created by
Tite Kubo
Voiced by
Japanese
Yuki Matsuoka[1]
English
Stephanie Sheh[2]
ProfileAliases
Hime
Weapon
Shun Shun Rikka
A funny, big boobed girl.
Orihime Inoue (井上 織姫 Inoue Orihime?) is a fictional character in the anime andmanga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. She is a classmate and friend of Ichigo Kurosaki, the main character of the series. Like many other friends of Ichigo, she quickly develops spiritual powers of her own after Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper. Through the series, Orihime learns about Ichigo's duties as a Soul Reaper and decides to accompany him when he goes to Soul Society to save Rukia Kuchiki.
Besides the manga and anime series, Orihime has also appeared in other media fromBleach including video games and animated films. Orihime's character has been highly popular between readers of the manga since her introduction, having ranked high in all of the characters popularity polls of the series. Additionally, various pieces of merchandising have been developed based on her appearance such as figurines and key chains. Publications from manga, anime and other media have also commented on her character with most praising her traits and development in Bleach.
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Personality
Orihime is busty, friendly, humorous, sensitive, and kind. She comes off as naïve and rather clueless, which is at odds with her exceptionally high marks in school.[7][8] Her cooking style can be described as very bad, disgusting, or, more often strange to the point that aside from Rangiku Matsumoto, no one would think it delectable, and is one of the running jokes in the series.[9][10] Orihime has a tendency to rush into situations without thinking, sometimes leading to embarrassing or even dangerous consequences. She also tends to have an overactive imagination and gets carried away thinking of implausible scenarios, such as initially fantasizing a date with Ichigo, later ending into her becoming a boxing champion prior to being shot.[11] Her hair is worn long in honor of the promise Tatsuki Arisawa once made to protect her.[12]
Orihime has feelings for protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki.[11][13] This leads her to be jealous of the relationship Ichigo and Rukia Kuchikishare despite her friendship and admiration of both of them.[14] Through her expanding role in the manga, Orihime was more happy and goofy at the start of the series, but later arcs deal with her feelings of inadequacy and inner turmoils.[14] Orihime lives by herself in Karakura Town, where the story takes place, and is supported by her distance relative aunt provided that she continuously obtain good marks in school, which she does. She and her brother Sora were raised by parents who treated them poorly. When Sora turned eighteen, he ran away with Orihime, who was three years old, and raised her since. For nine years, Orihime and Sora lived in harmony until one day, Sora was wounded in a car accident and died.[15]
[edit]Abilities
The Shun Shun Rikka
Orihime's power manifests itself as the Shun Shun Rikka (盾舜六花?, literally "six flowers of the shielded hibiscus", translated in the English anime as "six princess-shielding flowers"), six fairy-like creatures that reside in her hair-clips (shaped like six-petaled flowers, each fairy is two points on a given clip) when inactive.[16] Orihime's abilities are shown to be similar to Hachigen's (a Vizard) abilities. For example, when Orihime is looking for Ichigo, she passes through Hachi's barrier as opposed to breaking it. Hachi reveals that he invented the technique after becoming a Vizard, so it would be impossible for anyone to do what Orihime did. Orihime's techniques involve incantations manipulating the Shun Shun Rikka into four different groups.[16]
Santen Kesshun (三天結盾?, literally "triple heavenly linking shield") is Orihime's defensive technique. The incantation arranges Baigon(梅厳?), Hinagiku (火無菊?), and Lily (リリィ Ririi?) into a triangle, forming a barrier capable of repelling anything seen so far. As shown in Chapter 491, she is now able to bend Santen Kesshun into a large dome shape barrier, although it is unknown whether this shield has any other special properties besides being able to shield from all sides since Kirge Opie absorbed it before it's defensive power was seen.[17]
Koten Zanshun (孤天斬盾?, literally "solitary heavenly cutting shield") is Orihime's offensive technique. The incantation summons Tsubaki (椿鬼?), who forms a thin barrier on either side of himself that cuts through enemies like a sword.[16] However, when Tsubaki is destroyed by an arrancar, Orihime is unable to use this technique until Tsubaki is revived by the Vizard known as Hachigen.[18]
Sōten Kisshun (双天帰盾?, literally "twin heavenly returning shield") is Orihime's healing technique. The technique allows Orihime to reject anything inside the barrier by manipulating time and space. The incantation summons Shun'ō (舜桜?) and Ayame (あやめ?), who form a half-oval barrier which can be resized into any length Orihime wants and around whatever or whomever she wishes.[16] Aizen states that her ability is "the rejection of events", which is to pick a target and negate any event that has happened to it, restoring the target to a former state.[19] Orihime can even use the technique to resurrect the dead.[20]
Shiten Kōshun (四天抗盾?, literally "four heavenly resisting shield") is a technique Orihime develops after Ichigo loses his powers as a shinigami.[21] The technique creates what at first looks like a triangular shield much like her Santen Keshuun technique, however placing Tsubaki in the back to form a pyramid. When the shield is struck, it returns the attack as a concentrated explosion that is automatically returned along the attack's opposing trajectory. Because the shield will return the force of the attack, and not the attack itself it can be used to return short-range melee attacks.
Overall, Shun Shun Rikka's effectiveness is solely base on Orihime's strong determination and will to make it more real and to cause real damage without regard, since her feelings, perceptiveness, manner, confidence, or anything that involves her heart plays a major role in her abilities. With strong will and absolute persistence in her action, the Shun Shun Rikka is able to reject anything, no matter how extensive or strong the assault. When Orihime lacks confidence in herself and because it is in her nature to protect and to heal rather than to kill, her abilities decline. However, since Ichigo Kurosaki lost his Soul Reaper's power, she has undergone a rigid training to increase her power. As a result, in manga Chapter 449, she shows her remarkable progress and is able to defend and attack with lack of remorse or doubt, showing her maturity and full competency in using her Shun Shun Rikka to the fullest extent. Even Ginjou perceived her new-found power as sadistic in contrast with her usual bubbly, sensitive and kind-hearted personality.
