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Rukia Kuchiki (Japanese: 朽木 ルキア, Hepburn: Kuchiki Rukia) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo.In the series, she is a Soul Reaper, (死神, Shinigami, literally 'Death God'), in charge of slaying and eradicating corrupted souls whose unfortunate fate lies destined for ruthless killing and feeding of living beings.
The teardrop white-eye (Rukia ruki), also known as the Faichuk white-eye, Truk white-eye, or great Truk white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. Some advocate that it is the only true member of the genus Rukia , or the "great white-eyes".
Rukia was the first female character of the series created by Kubo, her design being the one he decided to use for all the other Soul Reapers. [5] Rukia is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in the Japanese version of the anime and by Michelle Ruff in the English dub. [9] [10]
Rukia is a small genus of birds in the white-eye family. Its two members are found in the Federated States of Micronesia on the island of Pohnpei and the Faichuk group of the Chuuk islands. They are: Long-billed white-eye, Rukia longirostra; Teardrop white-eye or Faichuk white-eye, Rukia ruki
The long-billed white-eye seems quite distinct in both plumage, structure, and habits from the teardrop white-eye Rukia ruki – the type species of genus Rukia – and may deserve a change of genus, possibly to Zosterops like the olive-colored white-eye (Z.oleagineus, formerly Rukia oleaginea).
The baby only has one eye because his eye sockets did not form correctly in the womb. Doctors believe that the birth defect could be resultant of a combination of medicines that the mother took.
During Rukia's entrance as a new member of the squad, Kaien and Miyako are the only ones to treat her as a normal Soul Reaper and thus their equal, rather than as a noble of the Kuchiki family. Kaien becomes Rukia's mentor and helps her achieve her shikai, teaching her many things that
After greeting the team, Ichigo is taken by Rukia to fight a hollow. While Ichigo fights the hollow, Rukia berates his inability to defend his friends, and encourages him to fight his inner hollow. Inspired, Ichigo easily defeats the hollow, and Rukia takes him to Orihime to apologize for not protecting her against the arrancar.