Rukia is left with little powers left and cannot return to Soul Society. She assumes a temporary lifestyle as a regular human and enrolls into Ichigo's high school and takes up residence in his closet, while teaching him how to be a substitute Soul Reaper in her place.[1] Rukia was the first character of the series created by Kubo, her design being the one he decided to use for all the other Soul Reapers.[2] Rukia is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in Japanese and Michelle Ruff in English.[3][4]