Tatsuki Arisawa is a supporting character in Bleach. She is Ichigo Kurosaki's childhood friend and Orihime Inoue's best friend and protector. Tatsuki is a high school student and a skilled martial artist known for her tomboyish nature and strong personality. Her role in the series often revolves around her friendship with Orihime and her gradual awareness of the spiritual world.

Despite not being a central character in the supernatural conflicts of the series, Tatsuki plays a significant role in the human world aspects of the story. Her spiritual awareness grows throughout the series, allowing her to perceive and interact with spiritual beings to some extent. This development adds depth to her character and connects her more closely to the main storyline, even as she remains primarily grounded in the normal human world.

Personality and Appearance

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Tatsuki is a teenager with short black hair and brown eyes. She has a lean, athletic build reflecting her dedication to martial arts. As a tomboy, she often appears less feminine than her friend Orihime.

She is bold, outgoing, and protective of her friends, especially Orihime. Tatsuki is quick to use her strength against those who trouble her or her friends. Despite her tough exterior, she is perceptive and shows deep care for those close to her. She has known Ichigo since childhood and understands his personality well.

Powers and Abilities

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While Tatsuki doesn't possess supernatural powers like many characters in Bleach, she has several notable abilities.

• Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Tatsuki is highly skilled in karate, ranking as the second strongest girl in Japan for her age group.
• High Endurance: She has shown the ability to continue fighting even with injuries, such as competing in a tournament with a broken arm.
• Spiritual Awareness: Tatsuki can see spiritual beings like Hollows and Shinigami.
• Spiritual Power: She has enough spiritual power to resist certain spiritual attacks, such as Yammy Llargo's Gonzui.
• Reiatsu Resistance: Tatsuki has shown the ability to withstand the presence of powerful spiritual beings to some degree.

Trivia

• Tatsuki's name is written in hiragana (たつき) because she thinks it looks more feminine.
• She was the first person to make Ichigo cry at their dojo when they were children.
• Tatsuki has been protecting Orihime since middle school.
• Her theme song, chosen by Tite Kubo, is "Mou Aoi Tori wa Tobanai" by Hal.
• In the manga, Tatsuki claims her bra size is a C cup.
• Tite Kubo once drew Tatsuki as a Shinigami in the artbook "All Colour But The Black".
• She appears in several Bleach video games as a playable character.
• Tatsuki has a fear of ghosts despite being able to see spiritual beings.