Izaemon Tōdō
Race	Shinigami
Gender	Male
Professional Status
Previous Affiliation	Gotei 13, Soul Society
Previous Position	6th Seat of the 9th Division
Previous Division	9th Division
Previous Partner	Kensei Muguruma
Personal Status
Education	N/A
Zanpakutō
Shikai	Unknown
Bankai	None
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Volume 36, Chapter -104
Anime Debut	Episode 209
Voices
Japanese Voice	Keiichi Takahashi
English Voice	J.B. Blanc

Izaemon Tōdō (藤堂 為左衛門, Tōdō Izaemon) was the 6th seat of the 9th Division in the Gotei 13 and served under his Captain Kensei Muguruma.

Appearance

Tōdō wears his black hair in a high ponytail and wears a protective metal band around his head. His demeanor is usually serious, and he dresses like the other members of the 9th Division, with the standard Shinigami uniform and a white jacket that he wears over his Shihakushō with a collar that reaches up to his neck line.

Personality

Tōdō is a dedicated Shinigami who follows orders without question, immediately obeying Kensei's order that he informs the Shinigami Research and Development Institute of the development concerning the missing Shinigami task force.^[1]

History

Turn Back the Pendulum arc

Along with Kensei Muguruma and other high ranking seated officers of the Ninth Division, Tōdō was sent to investigate the disappearance of the Rukongai residents. He and the other 9th Division members ended up saving a young Shūhei Hisagi and his friends from a Hollow.^[2] After the battle, they learned from Mashiro Kuna (who was absent during the fight) that there were missing Shinigami as well. Kensei connected the number of empty shihakushō that Kuna found with the number of members in a vanguard that was sent to investigate earlier. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Kensei sent Tōdō out to retrieve a researcher of the 12th Division to investigate the possibility of some pathogen being the cause.^[3]

Tōdō was able to successfully enter the 12th Division's lab and have Captain Urahara assign Lieutenant Sarugaki to go help.^[4] Later in the night, he returned to the camp with Kaname Tōsen, remarking on his lateness as Shinobu Eishima and Tōsen stood guard outside. Tōdō offered to take over guard duty watch from Tōsen so that he could have a break, but Tōsen refused, insisting that all three of them watched. While Lieutenant Kuna, Kensei and 3rd Seat Heizō Kasaki were resting, he and the other seated officers were attacked by someone. Kensei and Kasaki heard screams and rushed outside to find Tōdō standing with the other two lying on the ground. Initially, due to his strange behavior, Kensei and Kasaki believed that Tōdō was behind that attack, but this was disproved when he was also revealed to have been killed.^[5]

Powers & Abilities

Swordsman: As a seated officer of the Gotei 13, he possesses skills in the use of swords during combat and knowledge of swordsmanship.

Shunpo: As seen when returning from contacting the 12th Division, he has been shown to be capable of Shunpo.^[6]

Zanpakutō

• Shikai: Not Revealed
• Bankai: Not Achieved

References

1. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -103, pages 1-2
2. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -104, pages 9-17
3. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -103, pages 1-5
4. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -103, pages 11-12
5. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -103, pages 14-17
6. ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter -103, page 14

Navigation

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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)