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Kaien Shiba (志波 海燕, Shiba Kaien) was a former lieutenant of Squad Thirteen, which his wife Miyako Shiba also belonged to. He is the brother of Ganju and Kūkaku Shiba . Kaien's physical appearance closely resembles that of Ichigo, a fact noted by Byakuya early on in the series.
One night, however, a hollow merged with Kaien and attempted to kill Rukia. Kaien regained control of his body, and impaled himself on Rukia's zanpakutō. Rukia, believing that she is a coward who killed Kaien, is convinced that she should be executed.
He adopted the surname of his wife, Kurosaki, but was originally a member of the Shiba clan, making him relatives of Ganju, Kūkaku and Kaien Shiba. The goofy, energetic, and fun-loving demeanor he typically presents belies his discerning eye and wisdom, which his eldest son, Ichigo, has been able to rely on at points in the series.
Meanwhile, Rukia encounters who she believed was Kaien Shiba, who explains the hollow that fused into his being allowed him to survive and he ended serving Aizen. Though willing to let him kill her for atonement while asking to save Orihime first, Rukia learns "Kaien" is an impostor when he asks her to slaughter her friends.
3 "Rukia and Kaien, the Sorrowful Reunion" Transliteration: "Rukia to Kaien, Kanashimi no Saikai" (Japanese: ルキアと海燕、哀しみの再会) Hitoyuki Matsui: Yasuo Iwamoto: Rika Nakase: December 26, 2007 () October 4, 2009: 155: 4 "Rukia Retaliates! Release the Desperate Kidō" Transliteration: "Rukia Hangeki!
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 was thankfully announced after the extra-long finale special and we now know the show is set to arrive on Crunchyroll in October 2024.
In the Japanese version of the anime, Toshihiko Seki voices Aaroniero's guise as Kaien Shiba while Ryūzaburō Ōtomo voices the top skull and Mayumi Yamaguchi voices the bottom skull. In the English dub, Keith Silverstein voices the top skull and Wendee Lee voices the bottom skull while Dave Mallow voices Aaroniero's guise as Kaien Shiba.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (BLEACH 千年血戦篇, Burīchi: Sennen Kessen-hen), also known as Bleach: The Blood Warfare, is a Japanese anime television series based on the Bleach manga series by Tite Kubo and a direct sequel to the Bleach anime series that ran from 2004 until 2012.