Shin'etsu Kisaragi
Race	Shinigami
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Previous Affiliation	Gotei 13, Soul Society
Previous Position	Seated Officer of unknown rank of the 1st Division
Previous Division	1st Division
Previous Partner	Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
Zanpakutō
Shikai	Unknown
Bankai	None
First Appearance
Anime Debut	Episode 187
Voices
Japanese Voice	Hōchu Otsuka
English Voice	Joe Ochman

Shin'etsu Kisaragi (如月 信越, Kisaragi Shin'etsu) was a Shinigami from the First Division and the father of Shūsuke Amagai.

Appearance

Similar to his son, Shin'etsu keeps his dark brown hair in a messy fashion, though he has a small beard. As a seated member, he wore the standard Shinigami uniform, albeit, in the flashback, it was tattered.

History

When the Kasumiōji Clan began manufacturing the Bakkōtō, the Central 46 denied captain Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's request to investigate the compound. Nonetheless, Shin'etsu offered to sneak in anyway. While there, Gyōkaku Kumoi found him and forced a Bakkōtō on him. Kumoi then ordered for him to kill the person that sent him. He returns to Yamamoto, but his captain unleashes his Shikai to defend himself. Despite his hesitation, he kills Shin'etsu. Shūsuke finds his dying body and hears his father's last words, "Beware the Bakkōtō".

Powers & Abilties

Zanpakutō

Despite having a Zanpakutō, it was never revealed if he could use Shikai.

Bakkōtō

Upon being captured by Kumoi, he was forcibly given an experimental Bakkōtō. It has two curved extensions on both ends of the blade that take the appearance of a hook. Its powers, if any, are unknown.