Yumichika Ayasegawa
Yumichika Ayasegawa is a male anime ad manga character who features in Bleach.
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Biography
Yumichika Ayasegawa (Japanese: 綾瀬川 弓親, Hepburn: Ayasegawa Yumichika)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Yumichika is a complete narcissist who thinks of himself as the embodiment of beauty and judges everyone and everything based on his perception of their beauty, or lack thereof. He even chose his seat position based on its perceived beauty: he thinks that the number four (四) doesn't look beautiful, preferring the number three (三). Since the third seat was taken by his friend Ikkaku Madarame, Yumichika instead opted for seat number five (五), which he thinks resembles three.[1] He has colorful feathers on his eyelashes and eyebrow. In the manga, especially the early chapters, Yumichika is drawn with rather shiny skin and hair (as much as black and white can reproduce the effect) and somewhat womanly in appearance, although this is not seen to the same extent in the anime. Yumichika is also incredibly vain; when a run-in with Ganju Shiba (whom Yumichika can never remember because "it is not in [his] nature to remember ugly faces") and his arsenal of firework leaves him with an afro, Yumichika dons a wig until his hair is back to normal. Yumichika sometimes tries to do Kenpachi Zaraki's hair for him in the morning because it can take him a long time, but Kenpachi always refuses, thinking the idea is gross.
Though shallow and annoyingly arrogant at first glance, Yumichika is a reliable and strong opponent in battle. He deeply respects his close friend Ikkaku as well as his captain, Kenpachi, although his mannerisms sometimes disturb or annoy them. Despite his vanity, he loves to fight, as do all members of the 11th Division. He does make a point of changing his clothes after a battle, though. Despite being only a 5th seat officer, he is capable of fighting at a level at or beyond most lieutenants[2] thanks to his zanpakutō's ability to drain other's spirit energy, which leaves them unable to fight. He only uses this ability when no one else is around, however, because such zanpakutō types are considered taboo amongst the brawl-happy 11th Division. This leaves his captain rather confused, since Yumichika always returns from battle not only completely unharmed, but usually in better condition than when he left.
Powers and abilities
Yumichika's zanpakutō is Fuji Kujaku (藤孔雀, lit. Wisteria Peacock). The shikai command for Fuji Kujaku is "bloom" (咲け, sake, "bloom for me" in the English adaptations).
In its shikai, Fuji Kujaku takes the form of a sickle-shaped blade, or falx, distinguished from the khopesh by the cutting edge being located on the inside. A hinge at the hilt allows Fuji Kujaku to split into four identical blades. Although Yumichika doesn't admit it to his 11th Division comrades for fear of being hated, since 11th Division zanpakutō are generally used for direct attack, he has a kidō-type sword. By using the command sakikurue (裂き狂え, lit. tearing deviate), Fuji Kujaku flares up and takes the appearance of many peacock feathers, after which it drains the opponent's spiritual power. Yumichika uses this technique during his duel with Hisagi, and apparently wins with little effort. The limit of this power-leeching ability is unclear.
It is assumed Yumichika is attempting to learn his bankai, given his recent attempts at "conversation" with his sword; however, Fuji Kujaku is as narcissistic as Yumichika himself. In a very comical moment, Yumichika yells at his sword while trying to break it against a boulder. His "training" is interrupted when he, along with Rangiku, Ikkaku, and Hitsugaya, are visited by a group of Espada.
He served as the 5th seat of the 11th Division in Gotei 13.
Notes
- Yumichika Ayasegawa was created by Tite Kubo where he featured in the setting of the Bleach universe.
In other media
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Appearances
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