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Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Shinigami - Vice Captain of 13

Rukia Kuchiki (Ðàľ ¥ë¥­¥¢, Kuchiki Rukia) is the lieutenant of the 13th Division under Captain J¨±shir¨­ Ukitake. Rukia is the younger sister of Hisana Kuchiki, the adoptive sister of Byakuya Kuchiki and a friend of Ichigo Kurosaki. Short and petite, Rukia has pale skin, violet-colored eyes and black hair, with one strand of hair always hanging between her eyes. Byakuya has said to Rukia that she strongly resembles Hisana Kuchiki.[2] As a Shinigami of the Gotei 13, Rukia wears a standard Shihakush¨­. As a lieutenant, Rukia has her hair cropped into a bob that hangs about her face. Her uniform's short arm-sleeves wears fingerless white tekkou that are similar to Byakuya's but extend