is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. He is the biological father of Ichigo Kurosaki (with whom he shares a comical relationship) and as such, head of the Kurosaki family. He runs their private clinic, the Kurosaki Clinic. A skilled doctor, Isshin can perform almost any medical procedure except major surgery. Initially, Kubo wanted to portray Isshin as a mortician, rather than a doctor, because Kubo t...
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is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. He is the biological father of Ichigo Kurosaki (with whom he shares a comical relationship) and as such, head of the Kurosaki family. He runs their private clinic, the Kurosaki Clinic. A skilled doctor, Isshin can perform almost any medical procedure except major surgery. Initially, Kubo wanted to portray Isshin as a mortician, rather than a doctor, because Kubo thought Isshin looked better in a black suit. He ranked 29th in the most recent Shonen Jump poll.
In the beginning of the series, Isshin is portrayed as a silly, fight-loving father who is "extremely over-energetic" and takes a keen interest in what his children are doing, but does it either offensively or with an all-too-happy tone, which elicits comical reactions from his kids, usually in the form of a kick. Isshin also seems to enjoy making fun of Ichigo and has a tendency to talk to the large memorial poster of his late wife Masaki, which...
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