Wakame Ambassador

The Seaweed Ambassador is a creation of Captain Byakuya Kuchiki of the Sixth Division.

Character Outline
It was first introduced in the Colorful Bleach story arc concerning the Jump Fiesta when Byakuya proposed that the 6th Division's entry for the fiesta be taiyaki in the shape of the Seaweed Ambassador. Since then, the ambassador has appeared in the a number of omake chapters both in the manga and the anime. Among other appearances, it was Byakuya's entry in the sand sculpture competition during the Special Bleach On The Beach chapter.

In the anime, Byakuya has offered a Seaweed Ambassador-shaped snack to Yachiru, which causes Yachiru to state it's weird and she doesn't want it, and she runs off. Also in the anime, Renji Abarai has forced Ichigo Kurosaki to eat a taiyaki shaped like the Seaweed Ambassador. Ichigo enjoyed the taste but commented that because of the look, the taiyaki would never sell, which indeed appears to be the 6th Divisions's problem. During the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales filler arc, Hanatarō also mistakes a large figurine of the Seaweed Ambassador as an injured person while searching the Kuchiki manor for injured people.

Rukia Kuchiki appears to be the only other person who likes the Seaweed Ambassador, although Rikichi has commented that he thinks the shape suits Byakuya.