<p>The tattoos are actually not related to the growth of Renji. They are mainly aesthetics, possibly done to make him look cool.</p>

<p>He probably descended from some family that has tattoos like his. Hoipe this answers your question.</p>

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2019-06-14T01:29:03.837Z
Please include relevant sources/references.
W. Are
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Abhinav
<p>As the power of Renji increases, so do his tattoo's, when he achieves Bankai he gets more / bigger tattoo's, basically when he increases in power he gets more tattoo's,</p>

<p>I believe that it's explained somewhere in the Soul Society Arc, but I'm not 100% positive on that.</p>

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We definitely see more of them as his character increases in power, but that isn't evidence that they're correlated.
Makoto
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Gerwin
<p>In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead was clear.</p>

<p>When Renji runs to tell Rukia that he passed his Second Exam only to see Rukia meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki (where she was offered to be adopted by him) we can see that Renji now has a pair lines on his forehead, but it is still less than what we see in the present day.</p>

<p>So i am wondering what is the meaning behind these tattoos?</p>

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2016-05-20T15:09:23.133Z
From Renji's [Wikia page](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Renji_Abarai): "His upper body is covered in **tribal** tattoos, which have increased over time, starting from his early days as an academy student to covering his entire back, much of his chest, his extremities, and even **much of his forehead**." Some online discussions suggest that one of the story arcs actually explained his tatoos, that they are symbolic of his connection to Zabimaru. The stronger he gets, the more tattoos he has.
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What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?
# What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-05-16
In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead was clear.

When Renji runs to tell Rukia that he passed his Second Exam only to see Rukia meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki (where she was offered to be adopted by him) we can see that Renji now has a pair lines on his forehead, but it is still less than what we see in the present day.

So i am wondering what is the meaning behind these tattoos?
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> **username_1**: From Renji's [Wikia page](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Renji_Abarai): "His upper body is covered in **tribal** tattoos, which have increased over time, starting from his early days as an academy student to covering his entire back, much of his chest, his extremities, and even **much of his forehead**." Some online discussions suggest that one of the story arcs actually explained his tatoos, that they are symbolic of his connection to Zabimaru. The stronger he gets, the more tattoos he has.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-12. Score: -1
The tattoos are actually not related to the growth of Renji. They are mainly aesthetics, possibly done to make him look cool.

He probably descended from some family that has tattoos like his. Hoipe this answers your question.
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> **username_3** (2019-06-14): Please include relevant sources/references.  
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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-05-23. Score: -2
As the power of Renji increases, so do his tattoo's, when he achieves Bankai he gets more / bigger tattoo's, basically when he increases in power he gets more tattoo's,

I believe that it's explained somewhere in the Soul Society Arc, but I'm not 100% positive on that.
> **Comments:**
> **username_5** (2016-07-23): We definitely see more of them as his character increases in power, but that isn't evidence that they're correlated.  
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