Yoruichi Shihouin (四楓院 夜)
Yoruichi plays a dark-skinned ex-commander of covert ops in the popular anime Bleach. She can transform into a black cat. She has close relations with Soi Fong and Kisuke Urahara. Often considered the most interesting female character in Bleach, she surprises Ichigo with her body when transforming back from a cat. What follows is a set of screen captures from Bleach, fanart, and photo galleries of this character!
Yoruichi prepares for battle.
Here she has just transformed from being a cat, scaring Ichigo. It’s strange for a manga girl to lack clothes, but it certainly never crosses the line.
Yoruichi gazes at the blue sky.
When Yoruichi takes a bath, it’s too bad there’s a lot of mist.
A picture of Yoruichi with a grin on her face.
Yoruichi can use magic attacks to channel energy at her enemies.
This is the end of the photo album, hope you enjoyed!
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i think that sort of stinks a lot because it is stupid ok so change it
cooooooool,thanks.
I loveYoruichi sooo much, well not in that kinda way, but I think she’s really cool, you just need to add more pictures… no offence, but its just asshame, but the good thing is ….you still have pictures so..yeah
i really really really like yoruichi, thanks for the pic
Yoruichi is da bomb!!!!! lol j/k she’s da best tho
actually, she is not dark skinned but in fact black. see episode 116, as yammy refers to her as the “black women”
nope shes dark skinned even says on wiki and she even is dark skinned do u need glasses jus cos sum arrancar says shes blak dusnt make her blak
Wiki says that she is dark skinned so there wouldn’ t be any to do with racism. But the character was made to be black.
i think dat yoruichi is one of the best characters in bleach and she’s the best lookin girl too…………
yoruichi is a black woman..epsiode 116 confirms it…wikipedia is not even a valid source..anyone can write something on wikipedia all they have to do is press the edit tag on the screen..professors in college will tell you wikipedia is one of the worst sources for info available.
Well regarding Yourichi and race, it really doesn’t matter, but I do love how they draw her without the stereotypes of the “black” race. I wish Japan anime could do this MORE often with both men and women who are dark-skinned. Japan anime should be more diverse instead of having mainly “white-like” Japanese characters…They should add more color to it..
Yourichi is like a prime example of a very good-looking dark-skinned woman. Why not draw a “black” guy in the same way? Use the same face, just simply use perhaps curly, straight, or wavy hair and color the eyes like brown, green, etc?
I love Yoruichi. She’s soo hot. She’s the best looking girl besides Rukia.
yourchi is the best morons
I find it so sad that people make such a big deal about yoruichi’s race. She is black and wikipedia can not be used to make a point because wiki can be edited by ANYONE. Racism sucks
I dont care wut yoruichi is,just cuz some1 has dark skin dont mean there black,Ive seen people from india that have black-like skin(meaning very dark skin) but of course does that make them black? and anyways black is a color it should be”african” or “african american” and i dont think thats wut yoruichi is,how many so called “black people” have greenish yellowish eyes and purple hair? any yes she is the best looking on bleach,like i said i dont know wut race she is,could be anything besides the obvious. mabe shes just a dark skinned asian,since its anime and takes place in japan,idk,maybe even hispanic? who knows anyways bottom line bleach rules
are you retared she black and black people can also have staight hair its, like white people do not want to see a black person in anime, why is that plus i dated a black girl with hazal yollowish eyes,plus yoruichi turns into a “black” cat, and if she was indian she would of had a dot on her forehead, let me ask u why cant she be african american she could be half japanese half african american like Krystal Kay but you dont like hearing that because i think you hate the fact that there african american / blacks in anime lol too bad for you many hot african american girls cosplay as yoruichi more then anybody esle
It is interesting that some posts seem to have a problem with considering Yoruichi attractive and considering her to be Black (but being anything else with dark skin is OK).
I think she’s Black only by comparing her to other characters in Bleach who are more obviously Black: Captain Tozen (his hair is braided or dreadlocked) is Black and he has the same hair color and skin color as Yoruichi. Don Kanoji also appears to be black having pretty much the same skin color as Yoruichi and Tozen, but different facial features (bigger lips for one).
So I guess if Tozen and Kanoji aren’t Black then Yoruichi isn’t either. But, if you think that these two are Black then it makes sense that she is too.
yoruichi is awesome, and i’ll consider her as filipino haha =P
hahhaha filipino??? thats so random
Look ok its anime u can do what u want with it make it creative. Why do people always want to make a big fuss when they see something different? Shes f#ing awsome
Heh, see seems Black to me (mot that t matters because she is so dang hot) and info Wiki is not something you can use to make a fact. The Japanese made manga/anime would not usually contain Black people in it (geez, I thought people got over that), so it’s not really a matter to be mad about. As for me: I really don’t care about skin color. It means nothing in my eyes due to the fact that we are all apart of the human race. Skin color of a human is not a race. Just like some animals have different looks, it’s the same with us. As long as we are human, that’s the only race we all are and forever be. ;]
Yes, Yoruichi is dark skinned but is considered black comparing to her asian counterparts in the anime. Does it really matter if shes black or not? As long as shes hot and kicks butt? Thats all I really have to say. But from my own view, yes just like everyone else has their own. I believe shes a black woman hands down. Yammi already stated she was a black woman hence probably this was the writers trying to indicate she was a black woman to the confused masses. Who knows? Not me! But I have my own opinion and I stick to it!~
If you follow the anime series, she is refered to as the “Black Woman.” Secondly, this is an ANIME you weeaboos. No one, not even Asian nor White people hava natural Purple hair or Cat Yellow eyes. Christ, so to even bring up the argument that because she has Purple hair and Yellow eyes cancels out the fact that she is not black is retardation. Now, reguarding Wikia – anyone can edit that damn site, and dark-skinned is another form of saying “Black” instead of calling someone a “Black Chick.” or “African-American.” – wake the hell up and stop being ignorant.
Beast, I agree .She’s a Black Anime Character, one of few; take Caska from Berserk for example. Japanese artist are starting to expand and open up culturally. Before, dark-skinned characters were depicted as ****** or characteristically featured with afros, large lips and virtually played no major role in Anime’s. I can speak from experience, I’m a Black-Japanese: Japanese Father and Black Mother and I’ve spent a lot of time in Japan to know first hand the culture turn-a-round in the last couple of years. Though, a lot of the Older Japanese are more close-minded, the newer generation are more open to other cultures. Personally, I think, I’d make an awesome Yoruichi. xD Lulz.
TheBeast & Chimera: You guys have put up some really good and very smart points.
i actually find little to no black/african features about Yoruichi other than she’s got dark skin. if you look at what the japanese consider dark skin it’s actually a lot lighter than most people would normally think. just like how for SOME reason black people have brown skin, brown people have tan skin, and yellow people… well we know they’re not yellow xD
like if you wanna get technical about her race then it’s probably safer to say that she’s mixed with southwest (like SOUTH) and east asian.
cuz think about it. if you’re japanese and you live in japan and MOST of what you see are japanese people, your perception of what’s ‘dark’ is waaaay different than someone else that’s lived in a multi cultural environment where a mexican family, an african family, and an asian family all live on the same block ^^
yoruichi just looks like a cat when you get down to it :3
yoruichi’s not black. she’s just a tanned asian person
what????black/african features???? go google Yoruichi cosplay there are many blacks thats looks just like Yoruichi plus asian can’t get that tanned ,u racist *** hole, have you ever seen Tira banks she or holly Berry would be the best Yoruichi
and also dark skinned doesn’t mean that you’re solely of african ^^
i’m dark skinned and my friend’s dark skinned too.
i’m indian and she’s thai so yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah…
but yeah who cares what yoruichi is. she kicks *** xD
okay so she has brown skin…why are you people trying to figure out if she’s black or not? So what if she is? She’s awesome and she kickass. Skin color shouldn’t mean ****.
black people don’t have straight hair, i live in an area filled with asians in canada and they consider anyone who has a darker skin tone than them as black!
She is Black, to color, meaning, exactly the frick’n same as dark skinned.
I don’t think race has anything to do with the anime or manga, since Ichigo could very well be polish as he could be japanese, geez.
You guys suck.
The only people that make a big deal of Yoruichi being black are Americans who don’t think that anything black can possibly equal beautiful.
For the record, YES, Yoruichi is actually black. She is not an tanned Asian. (Setsuna from Sailor Moon or Urd From Ah, My Goddess are tanned Asians), she is straight-up black. Tanned Asians are not that dark. Also, consider Anthy Himemiya from Utena, who, BTW, had a Bindi on the top of her head. She was Indian.
With that said, a lot of you need to brush up on your information about black people. While the majority of black people have much stronger features and coarser hair, it doesn’t mean that they all do. There are people who are black that have smaller features and straighter hair, and are not necessarily bi-racial either.
Don’t make blanket statements when you have no clue what you’re talking about.
Also, a lot of you fail to consider Blasians. (Black and Asian Mix)
Blasians have fine features, generally straight hair and tend to be anywhere from light-skinned to roughly Yoruichi’s complexion. Examples of this are singers Crystal Kay and Amerie and clothing Designer Kimora Lee Simmons.
Why do they even put that she’s dark skinned? You can see that she’s dark skinned, I can see that’s she’s dark skinned so why even put it in there?
Dark skinned or not Yoruichi is an awesome character.
First of all, we can all agree that Yorouichi is : 1. Fine and exotic, and probably the most mature character (exhibitionist). 2. dark-skinned. 3. has a Japanese name, but so does Capt. Tousen.
4. not have the stereotypical image of a black woman.
5. Ain’t it so cool to have Yoruichi so popular that people are trying to claim her like Elian Gonzalez?
6. Why don’t we e-mail Tite Kubo (the creator) and/or his animator counterparts? Nit-picking without going trying to go to the source only leaves it to subjective arguments on each person’s judgement.
Let’s rule out facial features. Anime tricks the eyes in how expressive the character emotions are compared to Western 2d animation.
Let’s consider her this, not pure Japanese in any case; she could very well be Black, true Indian (of the Eurasian continent), Southeast Asian, Hawaiin, or Hispanic. Actresses who could represent her: Tiffany Good, Mallika Sherawat, Vannessa Minnillo the list goes on.
racist ***** ” stereotypical image of a black woman” are you kidding me what is that mean have you seen Crystal Kay and Amerie???
WHAT THE HELL IS THE TYPICAL BLACK WOMAN LOOK!!! i just would like to know!!!
it pisses me off that people would say something like that.
yoruichi is beautiful, so she couldn’t be black?
aaliyah, beyonce, nia long, sanaa lathan, lauren london, myself EVEN, could be yoruichi!! so what are you talking about?
i am sick to death with these typical black features **** because there are none! ya ********
DOES IT MATTER! It would be nice having a black anime character lol we wouldnt stick out that much at anime conventions if there were a nice amount to choose from lol. But I consider her black..you can consider her whatever you want but I consider her black and anyone can consider her anything they would like. That is probably why the person put “dark-skinned” They didnt want to put a particular race. But it wouldnt hurt for you guys to watch epiosde 116 :/
What’s up with A. complaining about people making “blanket statements when you have no clue what you’re talking about” but making generalizations like “Tanned Asians are not that dark”?
South and Southeast Asians that are as dark or darker than Yoruichi are pretty common. I’ve known Filipinos as dark as Yoruichi as well as many Thais and Indians who are the same shade or darker.
Bleach isn’t exactly striving for realism with racial traits. Ichigo and Orihime with orange hair? Yuzu with light brown hair? Soul Reapers/Shinigami aren’t even human, but if they’re supposed to look like it, no human has naturally pink or purple hair. I hadn’t really thought of Yoruichi as being any particular race, but I went and watched ep 116. The phrase in Japanese is “kuroi onna,” literally “black woman,” but I only know a little basic Japanese so I can’t tell whether the intended meaning is “black woman” or “dark woman.” I’ve seen the English loan word “burakku” (”black”) used to describe people of African descent before. I have no idea if “kuroi” is often used similarly or if either word also applies to anyone with dark skin.
On usage of “kuro(i)”:
I do know of the word “ganguro” (face-black) (-guro = kuro “black”) that describes a rebellious Japanese fashion style with very tan skin and bleached blonde or brown hair (and sometimes blue contacts, flower leis, etc) that reportedly variously emulates tanned California bleached blondes, or blacks and hip hop culture, or the tanned Okinawan singer Amuro Namie.
So…I still can’t tell what Yoruichi is supposed to be. But I guess I don’t really care.
I think both Yourichi and Mila Rose who shows up in Bleach a little later(espada) are hot chicks. I’m working on a fan art now with both of them in it. When I finish I’m gonna post it but they are really **** black women. I find it thrilling to see minorities represented in Anime no matter what they are. I can’t wait to cos play as one. You know my husband thinks I’m an absolute nerd for even watching “cartoons” as he calls them at my age. Anime is awesome and I’m glad they are trying to pull in all audiences. I’ve gone from being the only black woman at work watching anime to one of 5 who have begun to love it.
I’m actually referring to in Anime, kuro. I should have specified.
Tanned Asian Anime characters (such as Setsuna from Sailormoon), are generally not as dark as Yoruichi is. It is rare to find an anime character that is merely tanned, that is as dark as Yoruichi is.
Yoruichi also has the same skintone as Kaname Tousen, and it has been actually been stated that Tousen IS black.
I STRONGLY agree with TheBeast, Chimera, and “A”. It seems alot of people are fighting even the possibility that she is of african descent (Black) And from a Bi-racial (I’m black and cuban and a few other things way back…lol) it is hurtful for someone to straightout attack the concept of her being black (Think with empathy people). listening to the statements about why she can’t be black is very nearly insulting at times. I agree that there are other possibilities, however from my own perspective she is just as black as Tousen (Who also has a Japanese name)…there is also relatively high likelihood she is mixed, but listening to the way these people describe how she can’t be black cause of her hair, her eyes, her facial characteristics (Which are common among the anime style…here’s an idea …watch the Boondocks by Aaron Mcgrudder! Look at his style…He’s black too) I don’t wanna resort to the “One-drop” rule… lol…I digress but this type of thing gets to me. I fiercely love and enjoy a lot of anime and it’s character and the japanese culture itself. It’s a shame so many people out there are so set in their ways to believe she is black when it’s even mentioned in the show. I guess you can’t make people see what they don’t want to believe. Also for people who don’t care or think I’m being too racial about this, I only wish I could convey to you what this kind of thing means and sounds like from a “Black” perspective, and If you don’t care, then why are you commenting? So yea, I just had to get that off my chest…I ‘ve been doing my research and I have a general Idea how few black people (and people of any other races) live in Japan. But look at Chad and Tousen and tell me that it’s impossible she’s “Black”. I know how silly it may sound from an outside perspective, but I mean and stand by what I say. And if by some turn of fate I end up being wrong I appologize…but someone needs to say this regardless! Thank you for your time and consideration. I’ll refrain from any further long posts or rants here on out.
If Yourichi or Tousen were black they would have African-American or African names. He didn’t draw them with an ethnicity in mind. They’re not black or African, they’re asian. Nobody draws character to look a specific race…white people are the only anime fans who think anime are drawn to look like whites. If they were white or some sort of foreigner, they usually emphasize that. You white people are full of nonsense and ignorance. If you want to play it that way then I’m gonna go ahead and say Clark Kent is asian because he has black eyes and black hair in the cartoon. You guys are ******* dumb as rocks.
you dumb retared in bread **** anime are not for red necks, so tell me this what would u call naruto??
A lot of you guys are just lying to yourself Yammy even said she was black!
Watch ep 116 5:28 and hear it from the horse’s mouth! Some of you guys are willing to believe in flying pigs before accepting that for once a black person was showcased in good light in anime.
“If Yourichi or Tousen were black they would have African-American or African names. “…… this comment was kind of illogical. When last have you ever seen an anime where the characters have anything other than japanese names? It may exsist but its rare. Obviously race is represented in anime! For example Naruto UZUMAKI (
(whose name is japanese) has blonde hair and blue eyes. The truth is that up until recent years, anime only portrayed Caucasians and Asians. But times change. Yoruichi is black guys. Just accept it
You tell ‘em Punisher!
What Are you talking about Punisher… Never in episode 116 does She talk Let alone APPEAR. did you mean 115? because she was actually in that episode.
Tai, I loved/agreed with everything you had to say, so post as much as you want. I am afro-american and also found myself baffled and almost hurt as to why people would flat out refuse to even consider that Yoruichi could possibly be of African descent.
“If Yourichi or Tousen were black they would have African-American or African names.”
Care to give us some examples of african american names? My cousin’s name is Sara Pierce, and she is as black as… well, me. As for myself, my name is of Dutch origin!
SnoDawg, if you refer to episode 116 and you will see what the punisher is talking about. I think he was referring to Yammy’s lines.
why u ask? because this people on here hate blacks and hates seeing blacks in anime, they all suck ****
SnoDawg i mean how yammy called her a black woman in episode 116. The editors put that in there to clear up the drama on what yoruichi is
all u people that say that youroichi isnt black r just mad that theres FINALLY a good loking *** kicking black women in an anime i agree with punisher/ebs/tai/a/cicely and all the rest that have some damned common sense dark skinned = black in anime c it any where u guys r saying some **** thats down right racist”black people dont have straight hair” i can garantee a black person didnt say that so u dont know what the hell your talking about
She’s from the “outer region”
=D
And to that guy that said “its not black is African American”: in that case you’d best call me European American because white is a color as well is not not?
gg@you
anyhow. yoruichi is a black woman.
you’re pretty retarded if you think otherwise.
shes attractive, and bad-*******-***.
get over it
Omg Yoruichi is like my idol shes smart **** funny and she KICKS MAJOR ***!!! I love the fact that shes so confident and comfertable in
her own skin. She is my favorite character out of Bleach. Im glad that theres an anime out there that has a strong smart **** black women
and thats a main character. And to all the people out there that say
shes not black, your blind and close minded. If there were more different types
of races in anime insted of all the white looking Japanese characters
anime would be ten times better 4 everyone.
Yoruichi Fan 4ever,
Elaine
Punisher Was Right! im Sorrie Homie… Alright everyone Check This Out… On Bleach Episode 116 Yammy, One of the Menos Was consoled About his failure With his Fight with Ichigo… and he Said: “Werent you watching? we were ambushed By that guy in the sandals and That Black Woman” AHA!! He said it! and Thats How i will accept it.. And Based With what BJS said… When there is Finally an Awesome Black Anime Girl For some reason No one wants her to be black… Why not? Something wrong? i mean i cant believe i doubted her… she is CLEARLY black… i mean there is no other explaination for her pigment to be so damn dark i mean she is darker than Kaolla Su! Anyway… for any of you who have doubt… just Go here… this should clear it up… he says it at 5:28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Sljbo36S4 Da Names SnoDawg… and ill be Back.
what is wrong with her being black?
you people are just being racist. Can’t
consider anything black beautiful? I know
tons of hot black girls AND guys irl. so you
should all stfu. except for some of you that
actually MADE sense, like A, and Tai etc.
You know why can’t we just quite this debate on Yoruichi’s ethinicity and keep it to ourselves our opinion of whatever her race is.
I want to contradict both the opposition
For those who claim she is dark-skinned from wikipedia, it’s true that wiki isn’t trustworthy. therefore we cannot assume she is dark-skinned.
For those who rely on that Arrancar’s description, you also can’t assume he really meant black women as literally Black
Everybody’s entitled to thier own opinnions but It’s getting ridiculous, leave comments that praise Yoruichi and stop the racial debates.
Remember; Never assume, it makes an *** out of U and ME
oh and if your so desperate to know her ethinicity then stop bickering and debating and contact Tite Kubo
Yoruichi is the best female on Bleach she rocks! I think she’s Black, but why is there so much debate about this I mean the real debate should be on what Ichigo and the rest are, b/c I’m confused some say they are Asian and some say they are white, they do look white soooooooooooo….
BTW What TruthSerum Said is offensive. Not every African person you meet wont have a African, African-American Name. Though point taken, My name Is VERY African, but I actually know a black guy named Patrick, Eric, Peter, And Even James. So for you to say “If She Was Black She Would Have a African or African-American Name.” is Bigotry. (Opinion)
SnoDawg.
she is HOT! episode 41 is the best
She is HOT! I love episode 41
She is HOT! I love episode 41!
whoops srry about the multiple comments. i only meant to post once
I really don’t see the problem with her being black. I guess to some people being black means your ugly? Please there are tons of gorgeous people of the black race. I mean many people today are in fact racist and don’t want her to be black even though she probably is. In fact on youtube I got 2 negative rating on my comment because I mentioned that Yoruichi is black. Really sad how ignorant some people can be.
Anyways I really want to see her swords power.
This Debate Really Slowed, Almost to a Halt. Im Just Glad that there are more to agree with me than against. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Sljbo36S4 Yes i Placed it on this page again just to make sure anyone has any questions about her ethnicity. Well im out. ill be back.
SnoDawg.
Oops Hold on.
i love yoruichi, she is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE AND WANT 2 **** YORUICHI-SAMA
she is hot
i want to **** her soooooo hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mmmmmmmmm black chick
so ****
I actually have natural straight hair, and I’m black.
Why are you guys arguing that Yoruichi isn’t black? Is it a crime to be black? She is obviously black! Don’t you have eyes? SHE IS BLACK! Grow up!
THANK YOU!!!!
And as for the person that said that rubbish about her having purple hair and green eyes so she can’t possibly be black it’s an anime it does not portray real life plus ever watched lucky star? That anato what ever shes called has blue hair and the twins have purple hair also that clever one has pink hair but how many real japanese people do you see with natural hair that colour?
P.s NOT ALL BLACK PEOPLE ARE FROM AFRICA. EVER HEARD OF THE CARRIBEAN????? -_-
I think everyone’s getting juust a little too personal and emotional here. Factually speaking, every non American race that i know of, calls darker people “black”. This rules out the theory that she is definite 100% African. While someone like Captain Tousen can be identified as having somewhat African descent, with Yoruichi it would be very hard to say that (just being honest). So while its not about African people not being good looking (who in the world said that ever)..Yoruichi in my honest opinion is most likely South Asian (Indian etc) becasue the skin tone and features are quite different (mainly darker) than Dark asians. Thanks.
why ive seen alot black girl that looks just like her , not lndians, and what do you mean by ” does NOT seem so” what are you tring to say, racist people like u hate that fact, why do u hate african black being in anime so much, i remeber some white person was saying that afro samurai and Bobobo wasnt african american,what is up with u guys man it doesnt make any sence, she not indian she doesnt have a dot plus indian are not that dark japanese people are more likely to put a white or a black person in anime because they view blacks and whites as americans so i heard of a black ninja but an indian ninja??? dude i think your full of it
Or better yet..she doesnt HAVE to be a race anyway..its just definitely not mentioned anywhere that she’s african..and jsut looking at her it does NOT seem so.
She’s black.
i thought dark skin make her look fitter…
you people are insulting and funny at the same time.