Karin Kurosaki's Friends

These are friends of Karin Kurosaki.

=Ryohei Toba=

Ryohei Toba is a friend of Karin Kurosaki.

Appearance
Ryohei has short, black hair on the sides of his head and long, blonde hair on the top of his head.

Personality
Like the other boys of the group, Ryohei likes soccer, is quite shallow and he views Karin, who is the strongest and smartest of the group, as their leader. He is easily intimidated and resorts to cowering behind Karin when feeling threatened. He is the most perverted of the group.

Agent of the Shinigami arc
While playing soccer with his friends, Heita is hurt by a stray ball from Karin. As Kazuya questions her, Ryohei asks Karin where her motivation is. He looks in surprise as she leaves. As the group discuss what to do, Ryohei says they should leave her alone. However, Kei declares that he is going to call her back, surprising the rest of the group who quickly decided to go too. They are interrupted by the nearby fight between Bulbous G and Yasutora Sado as the latter attempts to protect Karin. Unable to see the Hollow, the four boys mistake this for a fight between Karin and Sado. Karin pushes them out of the harms way.

Arrancar arc
One day the group go to the local playing field only to find that some older boys are playing during the time slot they had reserved. Toba points this out to them, but they are told to practice elsewhere. Karin confronts the other group as the four boys cower behind and they eventually they agree to play a match against each other. While reluctant and doubtful about their prospects, they resign themselves to playing the match. Later, as Karin tries to recruit Tōshirō Hitsugaya to play for them, Toba drags her away from him. He points out that Tōshirō looks like a gang member. Karin kicks a ball at Tōshirō, who kicks it back, hitting Kei in the face. Seeing this, the boys quickly take a liking to him and invite him to their training sessions. On the day of the match, the boys lament the fact that Tōshirō did not train with them and begin their game. With Karin injured and the score heavily against them, the team are glum. However, Tōshirō arrives and joins the match. They soon beat the other team, but as they celebrate, the boys are scattered the appearance of a Hollow. They survive thanks to Tōshirō's swift defeat of the Hollow.

=Heita Toujoin=

Heita Toujin is a friend of Karin Kurosaki friends.

Appearance
Heita has a serious-like expression, big eyebrows and a hairstyle in which the edges are pointy.

Personality
Like the other boys of the group, he likes soccer, is quite shallow and he views Karin, who is the strongest and smartest of the group, as their leader. He is easily intimidated and resorts to cowering behind Karin when feeling threatened.

Agent of the Shinigami arc
While playing soccer with his friends, Heita is struck in the face by the ball when one of Karin's kicks goes astray. He looks on as she leaves. As the group discuss what to do, Heita says that Karin will only get high and mighty about it if they go after her. However, Kei declares that he is going to call her back, surprising the rest of the group. They quickly decided to go as well, but they are interrupted by the nearby fight between the Hollow Bulbous G and Yasutora Sado as the latter attempts to protect Karin. Unable to see the Hollow, the four boys mistake this for a fight between Karin and Sado. Karin warns them to leave, but Heita complains that they were worried about her. Karin pushes them out of the harms way as the Hollow rears up behind them.

Arrancar arc
One day the group go to the local playing field only to find that a group of older boys is playing during the time slot they had reserved. Karin confronts the other group as the four boys cower behind and they eventually they agree to play a match against each other to determine who is better. While the boys are reluctant and doubtful about their prospects, they resign themselves to playing the match. Later, as Karin tries to recruit Tōshirō Hitsugaya to play for them, despite great reluctance from the four boys. The boys soon come around, however. On the day of the match, they lament the fact that Tōshirō did not train with them and begin their game. With Karin injured and the score heavily against them, the team are glum. However, spirits pick up when Tōshirō arrives and joins the match. They soon beat the other team, but as they celebrate, the boys are scattered the appearance of a Hollow. They survive thanks to Tōshirō's swift defeat of the Hollow.

Trivia

 * Toujoin means "east"; "article" or "clause"; "mansion" and Heita means "feathers"; "thick." Despite his impressive name, he is actually poor.

=Kei Uehara=

Kei Uehara is one of Karin Kurosaki's friends.

Appearance
Kei has an afro hairstyle, a round-like nose and big lips. He's called "Donny" because he looks like Ronald McDonald.

Personality
Like the other boys of the group, he likes soccer, is quite shallow and he views Karin, who is the strongest and smartest of the group, as their leader. He is easily intimidated and resorts to cowering behind Karin when feeling threatened.

Agent of the Shinigami arc
While playing soccer with his friends, Karin accidentally kicks the ball in to Heita's face. As the group ask Karin if she wants a fight, she leaves. Kei asks her to wait, but she does not. As the group discuss their reluctance to go after Karin, Kei declares that he is going to call her back. The others quickly decide to accompany him, but they are interrupted by the nearby fight between Bulbous G and Yasutora Sado as the latter attempts to protect Karin. Unable to see the Hollow, the four boys mistake this for a fight between Karin and Sado. Karin pushes them out of the harms way.

Arrancar arc
One day the group go to the local playing field only to find that a group of older boys is playing during the time slot they had reserved. Karin confronts the other group as the four boys cower behind and they eventually they agree to play a match against each other. While the boys are reluctant and doubtful about their prospects, they resign themselves to playing the match. Kei suggests that they recruit Karin's brother to play with them, which garners much enthusiasm form the boys, but Karin explains that he is out of town. Later, as Karin tries to recruit Tōshirō Hitsugaya. Kei calls Tōshirō a midget and questions his soccer skills. Karin kicks a ball at Tōshirō, who kicks it back, hitting Kei in the face. The boys then quickly warm up to him and invite him to their training sessions. On the day of the match, the boys lament the fact that Tōshirō did not train with them and begin their game. Kei is the goalkeeper, but he is unable to prevent the opposing team from scoring four goals. With Karin injured and the score against them, the team are glum. However, spirits pick up when Tōshirō arrives and joins the match. They soon beat the other team, but as they celebrate, the boys are scattered the appearance of a Hollow. They survive thanks to Tōshirō's swift defeat of the Hollow.

=Kazuya Usaka=

Kazuya Usaka is friends with Karin Kurosaki.

Appearance
Kazuya has short brown hair with bangs that end right above one of his eyes. He also wears glasses.

Personality
Kazuya is quite stupid. Also, like the other boys of the group, he likes soccer, is quite shallow and he views Karin, who is the strongest and smartest of the group, as their leader. He is easily intimidated and resorts to cowering behind Karin when feeling threatened.

Agent of the Shinigami arc
While playing soccer with his friends, Heita is hurt by a stray ball from Karin. Kazuya asks what is wrong with her as she has been missing kicks and spacing out. He looks in surprise as she leaves. As the group discuss what to do, Kazuya agrees with Ryohei that they should leave her alone. However, Kei declares that he is going to call her back, surprising the rest of the group who quickly decided to go too. They are interrupted by the nearby fight between Bulbous G and Yasutora Sado as the latter attempts to protect Karin. Unable to see the Hollow, the four boys mistake this for a fight between Karin and Sado. Karin pushes them out of the harms way.

Arrancar arc
One day the group go to the local playing field only to find that a group of older boys is playing during the time slot they had reserved. Toba and Kazuya point this out to them, but they are told to practice elsewhere. Karin confronts the other group as the four boys cower behind and they eventually they agree to play a match against each other to determine who is better. While the boys are reluctant and doubtful about their prospects, they resign themselves to playing the match. Later, as Karin tries to recruit Tōshirō Hitsugaya to play for them, Kazuya pleads with her not to invite him to join them. Karin kicks a ball at Tōshirō, who kicks it back, hitting Kei in the face. The boys then quickly take a liking to him and Kazuya invites him to their training sessions. On the day of the match, the boys lament the fact that Tōshirō did not train with them and begin their game. With Karin injured and the score against them, the team are glum. However, spirits pick up when Tōshirō arrives and joins the match. They soon beat the other team, but as they celebrate, the boys are scattered the appearance of a Hollow. They survive thanks to Tōshirō's swift defeat of the Hollow.

Quotes

 * (To Heita Toujin) "Sometimes you need more than guts to win."