Kisuke Urahara is a major character in Bleach by Tite Kubo. He runs a small candy shop in Karakura Town but is actually the former captain of Squad 12 and the founder of the Shinigami Research and Development Institute. He was exiled from Soul Society after being framed by Aizen. He is the person who trains Ichigo, provides the team with technology and intelligence, and is consistently depicted as the smartest character in the series. He hides his brilliance behind a laid-back, shopkeeper persona.

What Is Urahara's Bankai?

Urahara's Bankai, Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame (Restructuring of the Crimson Princess), creates a massive woman-like figure that can restructure anything it touches at a molecular level. It can heal wounds, disassemble enemy defenses, and rebuild destroyed tissue. It is considered one of the most versatile and intelligent Bankai in the series. He reveals it during the Thousand-Year Blood War arc against Askin Nakk Le Vaar.

Why Was Urahara Exiled?

Urahara was framed by Aizen, who conducted illegal Hollowfication experiments on Soul Reapers and blamed Urahara. Urahara was convicted of creating Hollows and exiled to the human world. He set up his candy shop as a front while secretly preparing countermeasures against Aizen's eventual betrayal.

How Smart Is Urahara?

Urahara is consistently portrayed as one of the three smartest characters in Bleach (alongside Aizen and Mayuri Kurotsuchi). He invented the Hogyoku (before Aizen stole the concept), created the Gigai (artificial bodies for Soul Reapers), developed training methods that can unlock Bankai in three days instead of ten years, and consistently outmaneuvers opponents through preparation and deduction.

Can You Talk to Urahara?

Kisuke Urahara is available as an AI companion on HoloDream. He runs a candy shop. He is also the smartest person you will ever meet.