If you haven't seen Part 1 of this, here's the link. https://www.tumblr.com/takibikaen/725767150684520448/my-top-5-bleach-women-and-why-i-love-them-part-1?source=share
2/5. Orihime Inoue ~ The Princess
Why?
She’s ridiculously quirky and really wholesome, which really added a layer of emotion to the series as the character who could be empathic with so many individuals. Her struggles and belief she builds within herself in her friends and Ichigo is beautiful to see through the show. She’s a human teenager who wasn’t built for fighting like her friends but she still tries her best to help out and genuinely has a good heart void of killing intent.
The Orihime/Riruka interaction is even wholesome when you find out Orihime calls Riruka multiple times after TYBW lmao
Showing compassion in front of those who wronged you or are against you is hard to do. For Orihime, it’s her nature to be kind and non-aggressive even to those who hurt her. It’s a sentiment that one would usually discard especially in a lot of shows. However, I see Orihime being this way as reaching out to them because she knows they’re hurting on the inside like Sora and Riruka, or that they need to load power over her like Loly.
Throughout those experiences, she’s been able to keep her compassionate nature even in the face of all this. Obviously, I could keep on harping on how this makes her stand out from multiple other characters, but I’ll try not to. Her Fullbring powers are to reject phenomenon and I see her nature as an symbol of that, where outside events don’t get to her even in dark times, that she keeps true to herself no mater what.
We As one: are not intertwined. As two: do not share the same form. Of the third: we simply don't have eyes. Of the fourth: we have no hope in that direction. At the fifth therein lies the heart. - Bleach Vol. 27
Ichigo’s conflict in the Arcancar Arc was centered around protecting his friends to the point that he wouldn’t trust them to fight with him or confide with them. Orihime also goes through something like this, which that she goes to Hueco Mundo without telling them, so Ulquiorra wouldn’t hurt them. However in her heart, she was glad Ichigo and others came for her and even had a moment where Ichigo’s mysterious Hollowifaction scared her. The very thing Ichigo strived work towards to protect her and those they loved.
I especially look towards her pacifist nature being clear when Grimmjow demands she heals Ichigo so Grimmjow can kill him at full power in a new fight. Complete opposite of Unohana learning healing Kido to extend her fights, right? That’s why it ends beautifully when Orihime realizes Ichigo’s Hollow power shouldn't get in the way of her trust in him to end the fight. She comes forth to listen to her heart and gets past the idea of no hope, the Hollow eyes she stared into, Ichigo’s masked form, and believes in those she cares about. She doesn’t despair.
To finish it off, her growth in the Fullbring arc is good to see pay off especially where she has faith in Ichigo to make it through, that she’ll heal him even if it gives him the opportunity to get hurt again. Plus, she even develops her Fullbring ability to the point where she can defend and reactively attack at the same time, thus keeping true to her nature while fighting back. Orihime is genuinely a character who I love from her quirky & kind nature but to also how human she is in dealing with things outside of her control, and her internal growth towards her friends.
Pink background art belongs to @rakusakugk on Twitter. High School Orihime art belongs to @srkbom108 on Twitter, and the black-white background art belongs to @Mak_ai_ on Twitter. Absolutely talented artists.
Sorry, but Tumblr only allows 30 photos per post so there's a Part 3 of this mini-series.
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Here’s a tiny comic, that turns out to be pretty large on tumblr. Sorry for that. Also the quality is shit but I had to hurry up with this and I am too lazy to deal with tumblrs resizing, so… hmmm it’s the idea that counts, right?
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As requested by anon. :)
We already imagined what the espada think about in their meetings. But what might be on the captains’ minds during theirs?
1. Unohana
“Murder.”
“Murder.”
“Murder.”
“I really need to tell Isane what a nice job she did with those pillow covers. They are making all of the patients so happy, and that is so important.”
“Murder.”
2. Kensei
“I wonder what Mashiro is doing right now. Getting into trouble, probably.”
“Ugh she drives me nuts! Why did I want her to be my lieutenant again?”
“And Shuhei had better be working. Not daydreaming about Matsumoto like usual.”
“I need to get back to those idiots.”
“Why is Soi Fon glaring at me?”
3. Soi Fon
“Ugh. Kensei never pays attention in these meetings.”
“Of course, he’s a visored. Associated with Urahara Kisuke, so naturally he’s trouble.”
“I can’t BELIEVE the head captain let those visored come back.”
“Man, these meetings would be so much better if Yoruichi-sama had come back instead of those idiots.”
“I hope she does come back. She’ll see how strong I am. Love me. Be beautiful. Be - SOI FON STOP IT PAY ATTENTION!”
4. Aizen
“If only you knew, head captain, that during this meeting, I have come up with the next eleven steps of my plan.”
“And I narrated my own actions to myself the whole time. Because I am a multitasker”
“Aizen thought to himself. Smugly.”
“I can feel you watching me, Gin.”
“This meeting would be so much better with tea.”
5. Gin
“I will kill you dead, Aizen Sosuke.”
“Now that I know your weakness, I could do it anytime.”
“I could even do it…..right now.”
“But nah.”
“Never hurts to wait a while.”
5. Kenpachi
“This is dumb.”
“I don’t even know what’s going on.”
“Why do we even have these meetings?”
“Instead of meetings, we should all just fight each other.”
“I’d fight Kuchiki Byakuya so hard. That would be so awesome.”
6. Byakuya
“I can feel your eyes on me, barbarian.”
“I am going to have take such a long bath.”
“Hitsugaya is still wearing that scarf. Took the idea from me, of course.”
“I am a fashion icon.”
“Recognize.”
7. Hitsugaya
“Holyshitholyshitholyshit Kuchiki is looking at me.”
“Stand up straight, Hitsugaya. Be tall. Look smart.”
“As tall as you can, anyway.”
“Stop that! No short jokes in your own head!”
“I wonder if Kuchiki would be amused if I told him a short joke.”
“Maybe I should try that. One day.”
8. Komamura
“What an excellent point the head captain has made.”
“He is very wise as well as very strong.”
“I am glad that we can have these meetings so that I can see true leadership in action.”
“I hope that he is proud of me.”
“Maybe one day….he will pat me on the head as I have always dreamed.”
9. Shinji
“I did not miss these meetings. Ugh. It’s like being in school. Only standing up.”
“Like, at least in high school we had desks.”
“Although at least the head captain doesn’t give us homework. Homework sucks.”
“Okay well at least the meeting must be almost over. It’s been…….FIVE MINUTES?!?”
“I won’t survive this.”
10. Tosen
“I hate listening to you speak, Yamamoto Genryusai.”
“All you speak are lies.”
“There is no justice here.”
“There is no justice anywhere.”
“Except maybe with Komamura.”
11. Kyoraku
“I hope Ukitake is doing okay. Looks a bit wobbly.”
“I should go and have tea with him later. See how he’s doing.”
“If Nanao-chan will give me the time off, anyway!”
“Look at all these youngsters. Paying such good attention.”
“Hopefully no one can tell I’m not listening.”
12. Kurotsuchi
“I wonder what Komamura’s brain looks like.”
“If I gave Unohana my new adrenaline drug, would she snap and kill everyone, or just go after Kenpachi?”
“This meeting is going a ridiculously long time. I should make some more time drugs.”
“Maybe one to speed up time for these meetings. And one that stops time, just for fun.”
“Now which captain could I trick into testing them for me?”
13. Rose
“They say that if you imagine the end of a song, it will no longer be stuck in your head.”
“But what if it’s a song you’re writing, and it doesn’t have an end yet?”
“Then I guess it just stays in your head forever.”
“Like pain. And grief.”
“I wonder if bone would make a good guitar pick.”
14. Ukitake
“I’m so glad I felt well enough to be here!”
“A little wobbly, but that is okay.”
“Pretty sure Kiyone and Sentaro are right outside, so if I faint, they’ll come and collect me.”
“I should have tea with Kyoraku later. See how he’s doing.”
“Hopefully I’ll be well enough for that.”
lmao the screenshots
My first thought was that she didn't believe Gremmy saying they were dead but then I read the chapters for this episode and she did scan their pulse so she know they were dead in the manga. Then, I remembered the Echoing Jaws of Hell Arc one-shot Kubo wrote.
The Reisai ritual from the Hell arc
Renji talks about how captains who died in battle would get this ritual and we also know that shinigami who are greater than third class reishi are captains and they have to be cast into Hell. Kensei and Rose are Vizards adding to being captains so they would fit that category after the war if they weren't saved by Mayuri.
Now of course, most of the captains including Kurotsuchi, Soi Fon, and others didn't even know about the true purpose of the ritual so how could Isane know about it? (Even though the true purpose doesn't need to be known to do it)
Eh, I would just chalk it up to her being Unohana's lieutenant and Unohana being a OG Gotei 13 and the head canon of her having to send her fellow captains to Hell and knowing she would soon be in it.
Anyways, I kept seeing people asking why she went after their bodies when they were dead already and thought of this.
I hope you don't mind but your post about your Ginrei story got me thinking about what a meeting between him and Ichigo would look like. It'd be explosive at the very best but maybe not as bad as everyone fears since Ginrei has experience dealing with short-tempered brats and Ichigo has experience dealing with strict old men considering his zanpakuto is one. Byakuya would still have a mild panic attack though.
For Ginrei, it would depend heavily on the context of their meeting. I cannot imagine Ichigo giving even a single shit what Ginrei thinks. I can see Byakuya getting all worked up about it, but on the other hand, at least Ginrei isn’t picking on him. Some possibilities:
Middle of giant battle, Soul Society is in shambles:
Ginrei: Ah, look at this brave and noble youth. A credit to the humans. We must support and protect him.
Everyone is at a Squad 10 Barbecue for Some Reason:
Ichigo: Yo, Byakuya, can I borrow your scarf? I need it for an impression I’m doing of you.
Ginrei: Ha, ha, Grandson, he has called you by your first name, such disrespect!
Ichigo: Hey, Old Dude, can you pass me the barbecue sauce? A+ mustache, by the way.
Ginrei: The insolence–! Grandson, where has your adjutant gone? I need him to hold my beer!
Conclave of Noble Families:
Byakuya: As you see, there are more Shiba.
Ginrei: I loathe the Shiba.
Byakuya: I know. Everyone knows.
Family Dinner:
Rukia: Hello, Grandfather! This is Kurosaki Ichigo, who is my boyfriend in this scenario. He is 15 years old, has orange hair, and is a human but sometimes also a Hollow, a Fullbringer and/or a Quincy. He has never brushed his hair in his entire life.
Ichigo (wearing a t-shirt that says “Be Gay, Do Crimes”): Yo.
Ginrei: I’m going back to my lake house.
This is so wholesome!!
Meet with future members 📸 框(キョウ)
Actually i was talking about hueco mundo
But I understand not telling them because tatsuki before this wasn’t aware of hollows or the soul society so
Yeah right after I posted that answer, I wondered if you were talking about the other incident since that one is more talked about. My bad.
Ok, I reread that moment and Orihime said she wanted to say goodbyes to the others, but chose Ichigo. She’s a teenager who is about to taken to a place full of Arcancar and isn’t certain if she’ll see her friends again, choosing her crush over Tatsuki doesn’t make her a bad person.
The bottom line of it is her wanting to make sure she doesn’t regret not being clear about how she feels while she was on good terms with the rest hence the “goodbye, halcyon days”. Tatsuki would somewhat wanted Orihime to say goodbye to her but can understand why she chose Ichigo. Also like from my last post, telling Tatsuki would probably get her involved which Orihime is completely against considering how much she cares about her friends.
hey, just noticed that you liked one of my manga colorings. glad to see you appreciated my nearly decade old post and seeing other bleach fans :')
No problem! Your manga edits are pretty colorful especially the Oetsu ones lol. I wasn't really into manga/anime back then so now I'm just seeing what awesome fan work was made during the Bleach manga's run. You should reblog some of them, they're really good!
Set A: Curry Rice with pickles and wakame cucumber salad (498 kan)
Set B: Bunny Chow with pickles and wakame cucumber salad (448 kan)
Happy birthday, Rukia! Some post-series January, Rukia mentions that she really misses getting food at dives in the Living World. She’d have Ichigo take her places, and since Ichigo has the disposable income of a 15-year old, they were always dives, and she loved them. So for her birthday–leaning on talents gained while living with/working for the Urahara Shouten–Renji decides to recreate the experience in Soul Society. After interrogating Ichigo, he lands on curry rice. Chappy curry rice.
Here’s everyone he gets to help:
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