Uryū Ishida/Anime Continuity

is a Quincy residing in Karakura Town and a friend of Ichigo Kurosaki.

Appearance
Uryū Ishida is a bespectacled teenager of average height and slender build. He has straight, chin-length black hair framing both sides of his face, and is fair-skinned with blue eyes. In school, Uryū wears the respective school uniform along with a tie. When confronting Hollows, he typically dons white Quincy clothes, with blue stripes representing the Quincy cross, and a mantle.

Bount arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

When Rurichiyo Kasumiōji arrives in the world of the living, she meets Ichigo before her bodyguards Ryūsei Kenzaki and Rusaburō Enkōgawa retrieve her, leaving him to deal with Hollows that start attacking. Ichigo is helped by the timely intervention of Uryū and the rest of his friends. Uryū gets annoyed when Ichigo thanks him, comparing his abilities to "Bug Spray". However, Uryū states that he had arrived because of the strange Shinigami Reiatsu he felt in the area. Uryū realizes they had used bait to lure the Hollows into the area. They return to school, trying to figure out what they were up to. The next day, Ichigo informs them all about his new neighbors, before they are announced as having enrolled as new students at their school. This causes a stir in their classroom, as the students begin asking invasive questions. That night, following Ichigo's fight with an assassin sent to kill Rurichiyo, Uryū and the others come over so that Kenryū can explain the situation to them. Once alerted to the conspiracy going on against Rurichiyo, they agree to help keep her safe until the problem is solved.

Following Rurichiyo's near fatal trip back to Soul Society and her safe return to the Human World, Uryū sits with his friends in Urahara's shop, discussing the recent happenings and how they made it back without any surprise attacks. Judging from this, Uryū deduces that they will more than likely be attacked in Karakura Town, Urahara agreeing with him. When escorting Rurichiyo home, they notice the arrival of Hanza and other assassins in the Human World. Rukia and Orihime are instructed to watch over their charge as Uryū and the others split up and go investigate. At first, they are overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of assassins. However, they manage to overcome the odds, defeating all their opponents, as Yoruichi saves Ichigo from Hanza, who retreats.

Back at Rurichiyo's house, Kenryū states that they have erected a barrier that will render the house invisible, something Uryū feels is going overboard in doing so and will more than likely make the area appear more suspicious. They discuss the odd weapons their new enemies carry with them and how, whilst resembling Zanpakutō, they behave differently in that they drain their user's Reiatsu. Later, after Rurichiyo storms to bed due to the situation and being protected by so many people, a new group of assassins enter Karakura Town to attack. Whilst patrolling the street, Uryū is confronted by Kuzuryū. He learns that the weapons their enemies carry are called Bakkōtō. At first, he struggles against the Mugen Kairō of Kuzu's Shiragiri, which creates a dense mist that surrounds the area, putting Uryū at a disadvantage.

Shadows appear around Uryū, who cannot seem to land a hit on any of them and realizes they are mere illusions. From out of nowhere, a blade cuts his left arm and disappears when he moves away. This happens again before he pulls out a Seele Schneider to block a third incoming attack as soon as the blade appears. Despite this, Uryū delays in working out a strategy, allowing his thigh to be cut, greatly reducing his evasive capabilities. He begins to shoot Seele Schneider wherever the blade materializes. Eventually, he captures Kuzu in the middle of his Sprenger attack, revealing that he deliberately created the later openings to capture his opponent. Though he knows he'll be injured, Uryū decides to activate the destructive attack, falling to the ground unconscious at the end of the battle. Kuzu manages to survive the attack and make it back to Soul Society, where he is betrayed and killed on the orders of Gyōkaku Kumoi for losing the battle.

Uryū is later healed, along with Sado, by Orihime, as a distraught Rurichiyo looks on. The recent revelations and her guilt over their injuries result in the young noble deciding to return to her home and confront Kumoi, sacrificing herself to save her friends. Due to his injuries, Uryū stays behind as Ichigo and Rukia rush to Soul Society to save Rurichiyo and stop Kumoi for good.

Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

After Muramasa appears in Karakura Town, Uryū and Chad confront him after Orihime Inoue heals him. Uryū, not quite recognizing Muramasa's Reiatsu, asks him what he is. To that, Muramasa replies by asking who they are and whether they are allied with the Shinigami. Uryū and Yasutora Sado begin to battle Muramasa, and are almost able to successfully flank him, but Senbonzakura arrives to block the attack. As Uryū begins battling Senbonzakura, he launches several attacks that are consistently blocked by Senbonzakura. Uryū avoids Senbonzakura's attack, and is almost hit by an attack from Muramasa, which is blocked by Orihime's Santen Kesshun. Rukia Kuchiki arrives, having followed her brother's Reiatsu, and fills them in on who Muramasa is. Uryū asks why Muramasa was in the Real World and attempts to stop Muramasa from escaping, but is once again intercepted by Senbonzakura. Uryū takes note of the energy being released from Muramasa's spell. He is attacked by Senbonzakura, but blocks with Seele Schneider. The two have a brief sword duel, and as Senbonzakura attempts to finish Uryū off, he is surprised to see his Reishi being absorbed. Making use of the extra Reishi, Uryū successfully hits Senbonzakura. Uryū tries to go help Rukia Kuchiki, but Senbonzakura still stands in his way.

After the revived Kōga Kuchiki rejects Muramasa, he loses control of his powers and turns into a Hollow. Uryū uses his powers to stop more Hollows from merging with Muramasa, and attempts to defeat Muramasa himself. Muramasa, however, proves too fast, easily evading Uryū's arrows. After Muramasa's second transformation starts attracting more Hollows, Uryū joins Sado in destroying them to prevent Muramasa's power from growing. Fortunately, several Shinigami and their recently restored Zanpakutō spirits arrive to help. Captain Suì-Fēng initially goes after the dome-like Muramasa, but Uryū stops her with a small barrage of intentionally missed arrows, telling her that Ichigo is trapped inside. Later, the dome collapses. Uryū goes with his friends to investigate, and finds Ichigo and a dying Muramasa. After Muramasa apologizes for his actions and dies, Ichigo says that Muramasa kept his pride as a Zanpakutō.

Gotei 13 Invading Army arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

Equipment
Quincy Bangle (Former): During the Bount Invasion, Uryū receives this Quincy artifact from Nemu in order to regain his former powers. After a battle where Uryū was pushed to his limit, he figured out how to use this accessory without the risk of it self-destructing. He was able to master its use in a very short amount of time, surprising and impressing Ran'Tao. The artifact was destroyed in his fight against Jin Kariya.