User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/427: A Delicious Dissonance/@comment-1713487-20101118201449

I know that everything about the new character is basically a shot in the dark, but is it possible that he is an extended member of the Kurosakis? As his conversation with Ichigo alluded to, we simply don't know enough about Isshin's past in addition to his family history. Who knows whether Ichigo has an entire branch of shinigami kindred who have now heard of his legendary exploits?