Nemu Kurotsuchi

Nemu Kurotsuchi

SR rarity
Support class strike type

Review

Nemu Kurotsuchi model
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Nemu Kurotsuchi is an SR character in Bleach: Soul Resonance who excels as a dedicated Strike Support, offering some strong offensive buffs available for Strike-oriented teams. While newer characters have expanded the roster considerably, Nemu continues to hold a valuable niche thanks to her exceptional team utility, generous accessibility, and synergy with powerful Strike DPS characters.

Her gameplay revolves around switching between Upper Body Drive and Lower Body Drive, two stances that provide different benefits. Upper Body Drive grants damage reduction to the active character, while Lower Body Drive significantly boosts their Attack. Activating both modes enables Full Body Overdrive, doubling these bonuses and unlocking Nemu’s full support potential.

Her Ultimate is the centerpiece of her kit. Besides dealing respectable damage, it grants all allies a Strike Damage buff that lasts an impressive 30 seconds, one of the longest support buffs currently available. When activated during Full Body Overdrive, this bonus becomes even stronger, allowing Strike teams to unleash devastating damage rotations with very little downtime.

One of Nemu’s biggest advantages is how free-to-play friendly she is. Players can obtain both her signature weapon and exclusive Stamps through login rewards, allowing her to perform well without requiring expensive investments. At higher Boundary Ascensions, particularly A6, she becomes even more effective by starting battles with Full Body Overdrive ready to immediately empower the team’s main damage dealer.

Although her personal damage is secondary and she is rarely kept on the field for long, Nemu remains a dcent, well the only, support for Strike compositions. She may not be a universal pick, but for players building dedicated Strike teams, she continues to be one the only choice available.

+ Pros

  • Reliable Strike support currently available.
  • Full Body Overdrive provides both offensive and defensive utility.
  • Extremely F2P friendly thanks to free signature equipment.
  • Excellent synergy with Strike DPS characters.
  • Strong scaling through higher Boundary Ascensions, especially A6.

− Cons

  • Primarily effective only in Strike-based teams.
  • Personal damage is relatively low compared to dedicated DPS units.
  • Requires proper stance management to maximize her buffs.
  • Much of her full potential is unlocked through higher Boundary Ascensions.
  • Usually spends very little time on the battlefield, making her gameplay less engaging.

Recommended Weapon and Core Stamps

Weapon Stamps

Technique Fusion
Technique Fusion
Method
Method

Core Stamps

Body as Weapon
Body as Weapon
It's My Turn Now
It's My Turn Now

Recommended Set Stamp

Hidden Wisdom

Hidden Wisdom

Nemu Kurotsuchi Min Ideal Stats

  • 180% Ultimate Charge Rate
  • 2500 Attack
Hidden Wisdom I

Hidden Wisdom I

Main Basic Stat

  • ATK
  • Thrust DMG Bonus

Advanced Stats

  • Ultimate Charge Rate %
Hidden Wisdom II

Hidden Wisdom II

Main Basic Stat

  • DEF
  • ATK %

Advanced Stats

  • Ultimate Charge Rate %
  • ATK %
Hidden Wisdom III

Hidden Wisdom III

Main Basic Stat

  • HP
  • Ultimate Charge Rate %

Advanced Stats

  • Ultimate Charge Rate %
  • ATK %

These are the recommended sub-stats for the character. It’s important to note that each piece comes with a fixed attribute: ATK, DEF, and HP. The only things that can vary are the primary sub-stat and the secondary sub-stats. You can view the complete list in our Stamp Set Guide.

Boundary - Ascension Progress

01

Increases all DMG dealt by Nemu by 25%. Increases Nemu's Base ATK by 20%.

02 KEY

Nemu accumulates Spiritual Pressure every second while in [Full-Body Overdrive].

03

Increases skill levels by [2].

04

Increases DMG dealt by special attacks, Enhanced Barrage and Enhanced Sweeping Kick, by 50%.

05

Increases skill levels by [2].

06 KEY

Gains [Upper Body Overdrive] and [Lower Body OVerdrive] for 30s when the battle begins, and instantly fills Ultimate Energy to maximum.

Recommended Bonds

Memory Bond SR I
Memory Bond SR I
Memory Bond SSR V
Memory Bond SSR V
Memory Bond SR III
Memory Bond SR III

These are some recommended Bonds. View the complete Bonds Guide for details on all Memory and Regular Bonds.

Base Stats

HP1421
ATK288
DEF293
Crit Rate5%
Crit DMG50%

Active Skills

Flash Step icon
Dodge

Flash Step

Use Flash Step to avoid attacks right before they hit. Perfect Dodges inflict True Time Freeze for 1.5s, during which Nemu gains 15% ASPD and 25% MSPD for 4s. Cooldown: 15s.

Counter icon
Counter

Counter

Nemu kicks the enemy into the air and Flash Steps to their back to counterattack, dealing DMG equal to 192% of ATK and instantly filling Spiritual Pressure to maximum.
Nemu automatically switches to Lower Body Mode after counterattacking.

Basic Attack
Barrage icon
Basic Attack

Barrage

[In the Upper Body Mode]
Nemu infuses the artificial soul's enhancing power into Gigai's arms and then throws 5 fast consecutive punches, dealing damage equal to 78% of ATK and accumulating Spiritual Pressure.
[In the Lower Body Mode]
Nemu infuses the artificial soul's enhancing power into Gigai's legs and then performs 3 consecutive leg sweeps, dealing damage equal to 105% of ATK and accumulating Spiritual Pressure.

Enhanced Barrage icon
Basic Attack

Enhanced Barrage

[Enhanced Barrage]
Press and hold basic attack in the Upper Body Mode at max Spiritual Pressure Nemu leaps up into the air and rapidly releases consecutive slashes at the enemy below, dealing total DMG equal to 160% of ATK.
Triggers Nemu's Upper Body Overdrive if the last strike hits the target: the on-field character takes 10% less DMG for 30s.
[Enhanced Sweeping Kick]
[Press and hold basic attack in the Lower Body Mode at max Spiritual Pressure]
Nemu sweeps her legs like a whirlwind, dealing total DMG equal to 160% of ATK to the enemy in front through roundhouse kicks.
Triggers Nemu's Lower Body Overdrive if the last strike hits the target: the on-field character gains 100 ATK for 30s.

Technique
Mode Swap Technique icon
Technique

Mode Swap Technique

Nemu can switch between two modes, Upper Body Mode and Lower Body Mode, each with distinct basic and special attacks.
[Attack Swap]
[Requires max Spiritual Pressure]
Nemu actively switches her current mode and immediately releases the special attack corresponding to the new mode. Switching consumes all her Spiritual Pressure.

Ultimate
Sonic Roundhouse Kick icon
Ultimate

Sonic Roundhouse Kick

After concentrating all her power in her legs for a short period, Nemu releases a kick, dealing DMG equal to 250% of ATK to the enemy in front and increasing the Strike DMG of all teammates by 7.5% for 30s.
If Nemu is in [Full-Body Overdrive] when releasing her Ultimate, then the team's Strike DMG Bonus increases by an extra 7.5%.
Nemu automatically switches to [Lower Body Mode] after releasing the Ultimate.

Nemu Kurotsuchi skills

Passive Skills

Passive Group
Full-Body Overdrive icon
Core Passive

Full-Body Overdrive

When [Upper Body Overdrive] and [Lower Body Overdrive] are active at the same time, Nemu activates Full-Body Overdrive: Doubles the bonus effects of [Upper Body Overdrive] and [Lower Body Overdrive].
Durations of Upper Body Overdrive and Lower Body Overdrive are mutually independent. Should either mode end, Full-Body Overdrive ends as well. Overdrive mode countdowns continue even when Nemu is off-field.

Supreme icon
Passive Boost 1

Supreme

Increases the bonus effect of [Lower Body Overdrive] by an amount equal to 15% of Nemu's Base ATK, up to a maximum of 360.

Mod Soul icon
Passive Boost 2

Mod Soul

Nemu's Base ATK increases by 30%.