Ringo Minami (見七海林檎 Minami Ringo Literally meaning; Sea of Seven Hopes, Forest Apple) is a shinigami of the Third Division and its 6th Seat. She is in a relationship with Masatsugu Kobayakawa after an arranged marriage and a political alliance between both the Kobayakawa and Minami were formed. She studied with him, Junichi Kuchiki, and Aisa Himegami and graduated in the same year. Ringo is noted to be a beautiful and skilled shinigami, who practices the art of Zanjutsu and Hakuda with great potency.