松本 乱菊, Matsumoto Rangiku

Female character, shinigami, and Lieutenant of the 10th Division of the Gotei 13 in the mixed media series Bleach.

Described by creator Tite Kubo as follows: "A voluptuous beauty with an adult charm in the Gotei 13 Squads. With her broad-minded personality, the chances of guys in the 13 divisions who say no to her... do not exist."

Background

Matsumoto is flippant, flirtatious, and often accompanied by alcohol. While she may seem superficial and somewhat self-centered, Matsumoto is quite empathetic to the feelings of those closest to her. She is boisterous, buxom, and not afraid to use her feminine charms to get her way.

In battle Matsumoto wields Haineko ("Ash Cat"), a simple katana with a tsuba in the shape of a cat's head. Her shikai (initial release) allows her sword to scatter into countless "ash-like" particles that can be commanded to attack her foes. While she seems like a slacker in her daily life Matsumoto is in fact a highly skilled swordsman, capable of using high level Kidō without incantations, using shunpo with relative ease (able to keep pace with her Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya who is quite skilled in shunpo), and capable of devising well crafted strategies in combat situations.