| Bleach: Tatsuki Arisawa CHARACTER PROFILE: A tomboyish karate practitioner with dreams of becoming a vale tudo champion, Tatsuki seems to possess no stereotypically feminine qualities as is typical of female manga characters. Her only obvious feminine trait is how she writes her name: using hiragana (たつき). This is because she thinks it looks feminine while she considers the kanji of her name un-cute. According to herself, Tatsuki has a wonderful singing voice. According to a Radio Kon interview, she also claims to have C-cup breasts. Her favorite food is apple pie. Tatsuki is best friends with Orihime Inoue and constantly protective of her because men looking for a date, to say nothing of Chizuru Honshō, the school lesbian, often approach Orihime. She is an expert martial artist that places high in Japan's national karate competitions, coming in second in her age group even though she had a broken arm at the time. In addition, she has also tutored Orihime in karate. Tatsuki is also a member of the Student Disciplinary Committee. Tatsuki lives with both her parents, which is unusual for recurring characters in Bleach. Orihime Inoue, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado all live alone, while Ichigo Kurosaki lives with just his father and sisters. Like many of Ichigo's friends, Tatsuki is spiritually aware to the point that she can clearly see ghosts, hollows, shinigami, and other such supernatural phenomenon. She is also strong enough to survive attacks most humans are incapable of dealing with, though his may be attributable to her karate training. She has not exhibited any unique spiritual abilities as of yet. Tags: tatsuki arisawa bleach orihime chad kon |