Later, while Ichigo is training, Hachi comments on how Ichigo hasn't really extended the duration as he can barely maintain his mask at all. They cannot live without blind obedience. Aizen then explains that trusting someone means relying on them and only the weak do that, therefore it's not something that they need. It was for those reasons that Shinji chose him to be his lieutenant: so that he could keep an eye on him. Hiyori then Hollowfied and attacked Shinji with a slash across his chest much to everyone's disbelief. When Shinji witnesses Ichigo's inner Hollow nearly choking Hiyori to death, he, as well as the other Visored, quickly restrain Ichigo before he can kill her. He is and the de facto leader of the Vizards. Aizen informed Shinji that if he was as close to Aizen as other captains were to their lieutenants, then he would have been able to see through it by picking up on subtle differences between Aizen and the man acting as Aizen's double. He wore the standard Shinigami robes with a standard, long-sleeved, captain's haori. He has a flippant attitude under normal circumstances and seems to like annoying his associate, Hiyori Sarugaki, which usually earns him a slap from one of her sandals. However, he notices that Ichigo did come back with Retsu Unohana and states that she was likely a better choice for a battle anyway. Personality. Hiyori, now fatally injured, tells Shinji that she is sorry as she just couldn't control herself. When he was a captain, his hair was very long, reaching down to the lower part of his back.
He encourages Ichigo by reminding him that Yhwach had been forced to leave thanks to his intervention.
[35] After Hachi erects a barrier around Ichigo and Lisa Yadōmaru goes in to fight him, Shinji tells her not to kill Ichigo and she responds that it's assuming that he doesn't kill her first. Personality:
Shinji was the only one conscious after this and upon the darkness lifting, he saw the assailant to be Shinji admitted he wasn't as surprised as he let on and Aizen asked if he suspected him and stated that he had expected that much from his captain. What he says and what he thinks aren't always the same, so inside he re… Similar to Shinji Hirako has dark brown eyes, light fair skin, thick eyebrows and jaw-length blonde hair with a straight cut and many of his facial expressions reveal his upper teeth. Frustrated with Ichigo's concern for the unimportant, Shinji dons a Hollow Mask and then asks Ichigo if he knows what it is, to which a greatly surprised Ichigo answers that it is a Hollow Mask. Not recognizing her, Shinji asks for her name and is shocked to learn that it is Kirio Hikifune, noting that she looks nothing like what she resembled before. [22] Shinji disguises himself as a student at Ichigo's school and formally introduces himself the following morning to the class by writing his name backwards on the blackboard, saying that he is very good at doing things backwards. Shinji questioned Aizen's sense of fashion upon seeing that he was only wearing his standard Shinigami robes, while prompting the two to start a debate of the necessity of wearing different clothes considering the event. Shinji states to Aizen that if he thought that his Kyōka Suigetsu was the only Zanpakutō with the ability to absolutely control other people's senses, he was dead wrong. "Sajō Sabaku" to restrain him as well. When in her Shinigami robes, she wears the 5th Division's lieutenant armband. A giant Gerard then rises up and shouts at the Shinigami, the force of his voice pushing them back. Upon the arrival of the Espada in the World of the Living, Ichigo senses the presence of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and proceeds to rush off to fight him. His tie is also replaced by a broader cravat that is tucked under his new robe and is clasped using a small, silver slide. With the arrival of the rest of the investigation squad, they pondered on whether if or not the creature was actually Kensei with Shinji stating that he didn't know if it was Kensei, but that if they didn't draw their swords they would be as good as dead. He tells him that the battle belongs to every single one of them there. Approximately 110 years ago, Shinji, while in his capacity as the 5th Division captain, was seen getting ready to attend a captain's promotion ceremony and was greeting his lieutenant, Sosuke Aizen, upon his arrival to the event. While the Gotei 13 and the Visored are fighting the Espada, Shinji is engaged in a fight against Gin, which is abruptly stopped after Aizen attacks Harribel and calls Gin and Tōsen off. Shinji Hirako is implied to be a powerful combatant, as being a Shinigami captain and the unofficial leader among the Visored. [36] Shortly after her fight, Lisa asks Shinji how much break time they get, he mentions to her that since there are eight of them total in the rotation, ten minutes times 8 people would equal to eighty minutes. He talks to Ōmaeda regarding Kenpachi Zaraki's apparently imminent death and how he is their last hope. Shinji Hirako (平子 真子, Hirako Shinji) is the captain of the 5th Division in the Gotei 13. Shinji also has him bind his legs and arms to which Hachi uses Bakudō #75. When Aizen commented on the music Shinji was listening to, Shinji explained that it was jazz, and it was all the rage in the World of the Living at the time. Aizen taunts him and tells him to face him, as he will unsheathe his sword especially for him. When Ukitake emerges from the medical room and proclaims that he has treated everyone, a shocked Shinji claims that Ukitake is the one who needs medical attention.Shinji becomes aware of the Shinigami being picked off and voices his frustration that they did not know where Lille was or where he was aiming, but they could not slow down either. After Kensei let out a loud roar, Shinji picked up Hiyori and backed up, he then watched as Love proceeded to engage Kensei in battle.As Kensei proceeded to attack the others Hachi used Bakudō #99. Ichigo becomes irritated with using the work out machine and throws it at Hiyori who blocks herself with Shinji. The two then made their way to the First Division Headquarters to attend the promotion ceremony. He also went on to say that he could not understand why they let such a loose cannon like him even become a captain. He then introduces himself to Ichigo and sits next to him, saying that they should get to know each other.