Orihime explains that Uryu is a very kind person even if he does get somewhat rude.Īfter Uryu challenges Ichigo to a Hollow destroying contest Orihime is at the school waiting for Tatsuki to get done with karate practice when they are attacked by another Hollow. Orihime leads Ichigo through the school and to the Sewing Crafts Club. When Ichigo is at school the day after he met Uryu Ishida trying to remember Uryu's name Orihime over hears his muttering and helps him find Uryu. When Orihime is seen in this story arc she is first being complimented for her high seat in the school academic standings, and then being teased for her lack of common sense. Sora apologizes to his little sister and punctures his own head with Ichigo's Zanpaktou so that he can be cleansed and pass onto the Soul Society to wait for Orihime to join him. Orihime reveals that she was only trying to keep Sora involved with her life after he had died and therefore talked about her friends with him so he would now that she was happy. As her brother turns to attack again Orihime opens her arms and allows her brother to bite her while she hugs him and apologizes for having made him feel lonely. Orihime also tells her brother that the only day she choose not to wear the hair pins that Sora bought her was the same day they had argued and he was killed. It is here that Sora reveals that he became a Hollow after Orihime began to spend less time praying for and talking to her brother, but instead began to talk about her new friends. Once she is out of her body and only connected by her Chain of Fate Orihime can make out the battle that is happening between Ichigo and Acidwire.Īfter a missed attack from Ichigo, Acidwire's mask is partially removed and she sees the face of her attacker, she is shocked to see that Acidwire is actually her older brother Sora Inoue. Orihime tries to help Tatsuki, but can't see the Hollow that has attacked them, and ends up having her soul shoved out of her. Finally, Ichigo reveals that her brother died one morning when he was hit by a car and despite Orihime's efforts to drag him to Ichigo's family's clinic. It turns out that Orihime's brother took her and ran from their parents house when she was a young child so that they couldn't abuse her anymore. Ichigo explains that Orihime had a brother that was quite a bit older than her when she was you. At the same time Ichigo is making his way across time to help save his friends and reveals to Rukia that he recognized the Hollow that was attacking Orihime. Later that night Orihime and Tatsuki are at the house her house discussing Ichigo and his past when Acidwire attacks again, this time attempting to kill Tatsuki first. Since Orihime had no Spiritual Powers at the time she didn't know that they attacks where from an outside force and chalked it up to her clumsiness. After Ichigo accepts the role of Soul Reaper, Inoue begins to be attacked by the Hollow known as Acidwire.
The first time Inoue is seen is in the series she is talking to some of her school mates about why Ichigo is late for school. She is particularly empathic towards Ichigo and is very good at reading his mood by his nonverbal gestures. She has an extremely active imagination, resulting in many of her friends not taking her outlandish claims seriously, even when they ultimately turn out to be true.ĭespite being somewhat scatterbrained around her friends, Inoue has shown to possess an innate ability to sense how others are feeling and is very good at reading others' behavior to determine their mental and emotional states. She isn't a good chef but will often attempt to cook for herself or her friends on a regular basis. Inoue harbors a perpetual crush on Ichigo Kurosaki, which she cannot bring herself to confront him about later in the series, she admits to herself that she has outright fallen in love with him. She is an excellent student, but has little common sense. Orihime Inoue is one of the main female characters in the manga series Bleach.