Age: 35
female
真野恵里菜 (Mano Erina) is a Japanese pop singer, actress, and model. She is a former soloist under Hello! Project, which she first joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its promotional J-pop group Ongaku Gatas. On March 29, 2008, she graduated from Ongaku Gatas and Hello Pro Egg to become a soloist. She has sold over 186,165 copies in Japan alone. Mano's highest selling single is "Otome no Inori" with 25,228 copies sold while her lowest selling major label single is "My Days for You" with 12,622 copies sold. On July 21, 2012, during the Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2012 Natsu ~Ktkr Natsu no FAN Matsuri!~ concert, Mano announced her graduation from Hello! Project on February 23, 2013 at the end of her spring 2013 tour to focus on her acting career.
For as long as he can remember, high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see the spirits of the dead, but that has not stopped him from leading an ordinary life. One day, Ichigo returns home to find an intruder in his room who introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper tasked with helping souls pass over. Suddenly, the two are jolted from their conversation when a Hollow an evil spirit known for consuming souls attacks. As Ichigo makes a brash attempt to stop the Hollow, Rukia steps in and shields him from a counterattack. Injured and unable to keep fighting, Rukia suggests a risky plan—transfer half of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. He accepts and, to Rukia's surprise, ends up absorbing her powers entirely, allowing him to easily dispatch the Hollow. Now a Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo must take up Rukia's duties of exterminating Hollows and protecting spirits, both living and dead. Along with his friends Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado—who later discover spiritual abilities of their own—Ichigo soon learns that the consequences of becoming a Soul Reaper and dealing with the world of spirits are far greater than he ever imagined.
