About
Muguruma Kensei is a character from Kubo Tite's manga series
Bleach, about a 15-year-old boy named Ichigo who inadvertently obtains
shinigami powers and rules the world! ... Except that last bit, but it would
totally be cool if he did. :D
Kensei is a visored, a shinigami who has ("illegaly") obtained hollow powers.
He first appears briefly at the end of chapter 214, and into the next 3285909
chapters (more like seven or so). He introduces himself, therefore allowing the
readers to learn his name, in chapter 219.
The following bit of information contains spoilers. I like to keep things 95%
spoiler-free (if not the full 100%), so unless you don't mind being spoiled, I'd
strongly advise against reading the following bit. If, however, you're a
curious cat, hit "Show me!" and BE AMAZED BY THE AWESOME.
Show me!
In chapters -108 to -100 (or just volume 36, since that's much easier to
go by), we learn that Kensei and the other visored were actually previous
Gotei 13 shinigami, and Kensei was captain of Division 9 (who was later led by
Tōsen Kaname), and Kuna Mashiro, also a visored, was his lieutenant.
Along with the other reveals – which will remain unspoiled, because
I love being a tease 8D – this was particularly surprising. The visored's
powers and how they got them remained mysterious (and still do!), so to learn
that these group of individuals who helped the protagonist, Ichigo, of the series
to control his own hollow powers, were actual shinigami is both a comfort, and
an interesting turn of events for several plotlines in the story.
... Also, Kensei had longer hair and wore sleeveless
shinigami robes, AND THAT'S REALLY FUCKING HOT TO ME.