Ginjirō Shirogane

was the former lieutenant of the 6th Division. He was replaced by Renji Abarai.

Appearance
Ginjirō Shirogane has never been shown.

Personality
The former lieutenant is a friendly man, devoted to his former captain as shown by him sending Byakuya Kuchiki gifts of sunglasses from his business - The Silver Tonbo. He also gave his replacement, Renji, discounts at the store.

History
Just prior to the start of the Bleach storyline, Ginjirō Shirogane was the lieutenant of the 6th Division. He resigned from his position to run the sunglass store: Silver Tonbo. He began doing this work on the side while he was a lieutenant, but when he started getting a lot of business, he resigned from the position. The Shinigami Men's Association get all their sunglasses from this store, as does Renji. Renji also enjoys a discount at the store for being Ginjirō's replacement but the prices at his store are so high that even with the discount, Renji has difficulty purchasing the goggles he wants.

Ginjirō has a daughter named Mihane Shirogane, she is the the current 9th Seat of the 6th Division and a co-owner of his store. Ginjirō sent a pair of goggles to Byakuya Kuchiki in honor of his former captain, but Byakuya returned them, saying, "I don't want it." However, the ex-lieutenant was not dissuaded and continues to frequently send goggles to the 6th division offices.

Zanpakutō

 * Shikai: Not Yet Revealed
 * Bankai: Not Achieved