Renji Abarai

Renji Abarai
Bleach character
Renji Abarai as depicted on the cover for Volume 11
First appearanceBleach manga chapter 51
Bleach anime episode 16
Created byTite Kubo
Portrayed byTaichi Saotome
Voiced byJapanese
Kentarō Itō
Reiko Kiuchi (kid)
English
Wally Wingert
Yuri Lowenthal (kid)
Richard Cansino (live-action film)
In-universe information
SpeciesSoul Reaper
SpouseRukia Kuchiki (wife)
ChildrenIchika Abarai (daughter)
RelativesHisana Kuchiki (sister-in-law, deceased)
Byakuya Kuchiki (brother-in-law)
Soujun Kuchiki (adoptive father-in-law, deceased)
Unnamed adoptive mother-in-law (deceased)

Renji Abarai (阿散井 恋次, Abarai Renji) is a fictional character in the Japanese anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. In the series, he initially challenges Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of the series, but he later joins forces with him to help rescue Rukia Kuchiki halfway through the Soul Society arc. He has since become a major character and one of Ichigo's main allies. His weapon is Zabimaru.