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| - Airi Minori (実=愛莉, Minori Airi, literally meaning Lovely Jasmine of Truth) was a Shinigami and a former member of the Gotei 13. She was widely known to be one of Kei's former flames, and the most psychotic of them all. Once a Seated Officer in the Eleventh Division, Airi was slated to be one of the possible nominees for the coveted title of Kenpachi. However, Airi abandoned all aspirations when she met a young Kei Yume, whom she subsequently started to date and become lovers with. Although Airi reached a sense a happiness, it all came crashing down when she grew too needy and dependent on Kei, up to a point where her excessive desire for attention figuratively suffocated him. This, coupled with her obsessive tendencies led to the two's separation. Unable to cope and face Kei, Airi fled Soul Society for the Human World. With her mind in emotional turmoil, Airi's mental state became so warped and unstable, she believed killing Kei was the ultimate sign of affection and love. Airi was an antagonist in Bleach: Tribulations, attempting to visit Kei on and off while he adamantly tried to avoid her. Her status as an antagonist was cemented when she managed to infiltrate Tougenkyou with the help of The Outsider and kidnap a depressed Kiyoko Takara, spiriting her away to a region of Hueco Mundo called Solitaria Llanos. Upon her defeat, Airi was sealed in a Kidō Coffin by Kei in order for her to reflect on her actions. She was later seen in Bleach (Kenji Hiroshi), although she was only referenced in name only. She is set to make a return in Bleach: Cataclysm, serving as an Antagonist/Anti-Hero to the Yume Siblings (Manami Yume, Chihaya Yume, and Mizuko Hoshiko-Yume), having recently learnt of their parental relationship to Kei Yume.
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