Orihime Inoue is a human living in Karakura Town and a former student of Karakura High School. She possesses a unique ability called Shun Shun Rikka, which manifests as six fairy-like spirits residing in her hairpins. This power allows her to reject phenomena, enabling her to heal injuries, create shields, and even attack. Orihime is Ichigo Kurosaki's close friend, and she develops romantic feelings for him throughout the series.

Despite her gentle nature, Orihime becomes an integral part of Ichigo's group, participating in various battles and adventures across different realms, including Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. Her kind heart and powerful abilities make her both a target for enemies and a valuable ally to her friends.

Personality & Appearance

Credits: Studio Pierrot

Orihime is known for her bubbly, kind-hearted personality and somewhat naive outlook on life. She is incredibly loyal to her friends and often puts others' needs before her own. Her overactive imagination frequently leads her to daydream or come up with outlandish scenarios. Despite her airheaded tendencies, Orihime is actually quite intelligent, consistently scoring high marks in school.

Physically, Orihime is an average-sized teenager with a curvaceous figure. She has waist-length, burnt orange hair, which she often wears with bangs tucked behind her ears and is held in place by her signature hairpins. Her large, expressive eyes are brown in the manga and silver or gray in the anime. Orihime's most distinctive feature is her long hair, which she keeps long in memory of her brother Sora.

Powers & Abilities

Credits: Studio Pierrot 

Orihime's powers revolve around her Shun Shun Rikka, six fairy-like spirits that reside in her hairpins. These spirits grant her unique abilities that reject phenomena, allowing her to heal, defend, and attack.

• Spiritual Awareness: Orihime can sense and see spiritual beings, including Hollows and Shinigami.
• High Spiritual Power: She possesses a significant amount of spiritual energy, allowing her to withstand the presence of powerful beings.
• Shun Shun Rikka: Her main ability, which manifests as six spirits that can be combined for various techniques: 
  • Santen Kesshun: A defensive technique that creates a triangular shield.
  • Sōten Kisshun: A healing technique that rejects events within a limited area, restoring targets to a previous state.
  • Koten Zanshun: An offensive technique that splits targets in two.
  • Shiten Kōshun: A combination technique that reflects attacks back at the attacker.
• Durability: Orihime has shown the ability to withstand attacks from various enemies.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: While not her primary form of fighting, Orihime has some skill in martial arts due to training with her friend Tatsuki.

Trivia

• According to her character profile by Tite Kubo, Orihime's theme song is "T'en va pas" by Elsa.
• She ranked 8th in the fourth Bleach popularity poll and 6th in the tenth poll.
• Orihime owns a pink teddy called Enraku, which was ranked #53 during the first popularity poll run by Weekly Shōnen Jump.
• Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka came 33rd, tying with 2 others in the Zanpakutō popularity poll.
• The color of Orihime's eyes varies between the manga (brown) and the anime (silver or gray).
• While the spirit Shun'ō of Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka is male in the manga, the anime presents Shun'ō as female.