Asuka Katakura
Race	Soul
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Affiliation	Gotei 13, Soul Society
Profession	Shinigami
Position	6th Seat of the 3rd Division[1]
Division	3rd Division
Base of Operations	3rd Division HQ, Seireitei, Soul Society
Personal Status
Education	Shin'ō Academy
Zanpakutō
Shikai	Katakage
Bankai	None
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 494
Anime	N/A
Voices
Japanese	N/A

Asuka Katakura (片倉 飛鳥, Katakura Asuka) is the 6th Seat of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13.^[1] His captain is Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi.

Appearance

Asuka has shoulder length, black hair, formed into a bang on the right side of his face. Under his Shinigami robes, Asuka sports a white shirt and a collar.

Plot

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc

Along with Lieutenant Izuru Kira and his fellow Third Division officers, he is present near the base of one of the pillars of blue flame created by the Vandenreich. When Taketsuna Gori complains that he is tired of waiting and hopes that the enemy emerges soon, Asuka criticizes him. After a member of the Reishi Investigation Team tells them there is a Quincy inside the flame, Izuru orders them to attack. However, Izuru is heavily wounded before he can do anything. Third Seat Rikū Togakushi orders the remaining Shinigami to use their Shikai to attack. Asuka quickly releases his Shikai, but is immediately overpowered and was slammed head first into the ground by the Vandenreich member.^[2]

Powers & Abilities

Zanpakutō

Katakage (片陰, One-Sided Shadow): Although largely unseen, in its sealed form, it appears to resemble a normal katana with a rectangular tsuba.^[3]

• Shikai: Its release command is "Drown Out" (打消せ, uchikese). While almost entirely obscured, upon activation, the blade forks into two distinct prongs near the sword's tsuba.^[3]

Trivia

• Like his fellow Third Division seated officers — Rikū Togakushi and Taketsuna Gori — the name of Asuka's Zanpakutō is a poetic, seasonal word. "Katakage" (片陰, One-Sided Shadow) is a term used to describe to "(place in the) shade" from the sun, especially on summer evenings.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bleach manga; Chapter 494, page 9
2. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 494, pages 8-15
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Bleach manga; Chapter 494, page 14-15

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2nd Division	Captain Suì-Fēng • Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda
3rd Division	Captain Rōjūrō "Rose" Otoribashi • Lieutenant Izuru Kira • 3rd Seat Rikū Togakushi • 5th Seat Taketsuna Gori • 6th Seat Asuka Katakura
4th Division	Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu • 3rd Seat Yasochika Iemura • 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada • 8th Seat Harunobu Ogidō
5th Division	Captain Shinji Hirako • Lieutenant Momo Hinamori
6th Division	Captain Byakuya Kuchiki • Lieutenant Renji Abarai • 9th Seat Mihane Shirogane
7th Division	Captain Sajin Komamura • Lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba
8th Division	3rd Seat Tatsufusa Enjōji
9th Division	Captain Kensei Muguruma • Lieutenants Shūhei Hisagi & Mashiro Kuna • 20th Seat Toshimori Umesada
10th Division	Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya • Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto • 7th Seat Kōkichirō Takezoe
11th Division	Captain Kenpachi Zaraki • Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi • 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame • 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa • 10th Seat Makizō Aramaki
12th Division	Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi • Lieutenant Nemu Kurotsuchi • 3rd Seat Akon
13th Division	Captain Jūshirō Ukitake • Lieutenant Rukia Kuchiki • 3rd Seats Kiyone Kotetsu & Sentarō Kotsubaki • 6th Seat Hidetomo Kajōmaru
Former Members
Left Service	Yoruichi Shihōin (2nd Division Captain) • Gin Ichimaru (3rd Division Captain) · Shūsuke Amagai (3rd Division Captain) • Sōsuke Aizen (5th Division Captain) • Ginrei Kuchiki (6th Division Captain) • Love Aikawa (7th Division Captain) • Kaname Tōsen (9th Division Captain) • Isshin Shiba (10th Division Captain) •Marenoshin Ōmaeda (2nd Division Lieutenant) • Chikane Iba (3rd Division Lieutenant) • Seinosuke Yamada (4th Division Lieutenant) • Ginjirō Shirogane (6th Division Lieutenant) • Jin'emon Kotsubaki (7th Division Lieutenant) • Jirōbō Ikkanzaka (7th Division 4th Seat) • Lisa Yadōmaru (8th Division Lieutenant) • Mashiro Kuna (9th Division Lieutenant) • Kirio Hikifune (12th Division Captain) • Hiyori Sarugaki (12th Division Lieutenant)
Dishonorably Discharged	Kisuke Urahara (12th Division Captain) • Kōga Kuchiki (6th Division 3rd Seat) • Kagerōza Inaba (12th Division 7th Seat)
Killed In Action	Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, 1st Division Captain) • Retsu Unohana (4th Division Captain) • Kenpachi Kiganjō (11th Division Captain) • Chōjirō Tadaoki Sasakibe (1st Division Lieutenant) • Sōjun Kuchiki (6th Division Lieutenant) • Heizō Kasaki (9th Division 3rd Seat) • Shinobu Eishima (9th Division 4th Seat) • Izaemon Tōdō (9th Division 6th Seat) • Kaien Shiba (13th Division Lieutenant) • Miyako Shiba (13th Division 3rd Seat)