Kisuke Urahara (浦原 喜助, Urahara Kisuke) is the owner of the Shinigami-item-selling Urahara boutique and one of the central protagonists of the series. The boutique is maintained par Urahara himself, as well as his employees, Tessai Tsukabishi, Jinta Hanakari, and Ururu Tsumugiya. After Ichigo Kurosaki becomes a Shinigami, Urahara takes it upon himself to be Ichigo's unofficial mentor, helping him and tutoring him in its ways, as well as preparing him to face off against tough opponents.

It is later revealed that Urahara used to serve as the 12th Division Captain and was a remarkable inventor...