Character Profile: Matsumoto Rangiku

Rangiku Matsumoto is a blonde woman renowned for her large breasts. She makes no efforts to hide them, wearing loose-fitting robes that expose much of her cleavage, using them to try to win over other male characters, and using them as a topic in casual conversation. She is very carefree and lazy, usually avoiding the jobs of a lieutenant so that she can sleep or go drinking. Despite her avoiding her responsibilities, Matsumoto can be serious when need be, and often gives important and useful advice. She tends to many equal- or lower-ranking individuals in the familiar, referring to Ichigo, Orihime, and several fellow lieutenants by first name. Matsumoto has known ToushirouIchimaru Gin since they were children, and spent much of their childhood living together and looking out for each other. They remain close after joining the Soul Society, though she is surprised when he later betrays Soul Society. She recruited her captain, Hitsugaya, into the Soul Society and has grown quite close to him. She has an unwavering loyalty for him and frequently tries to get him to lighten up and have some fun. Matsumoto’s zanpakutou is Haineko. Its guard is in the shape of a cat’s head. When released with the command “growl”, it dissolves into ash, which Matsumoto can then control to cut through objects as easily as a sword would. Because Haineko is just as lazy as herself, Matsumoto has had difficulty achieving bankai.