History HoYay / Bleach

Ichigo has HoYay moments with pretty much [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3plATJUdUHQ=1&feature=fvwp every one]] of his [[FoeYay current and former rivals]], starting with Ishida, and all the way up to Aizen (see chapter 388 below).

** After Grimmjow's return to the action in the Vandenreich arc, every word he's directly said to Ichigo simply '''oozes''' FoeYay. Saying the scars Ichigo left on him still burn? Accepting an EnemyMine situation just so he can "gut" and "stab" Ichigo again? In the words of George Takei: "Ooooooooh my!"

** Aizen/Ichigo has catapulted every chapter since then, culminating with the ultimate stalking phrase: "I've known about you since the day you were born." Thank you, Aizen. Your constant smirking, lack of personal space and smexy hairdo have put you on the level of Foe Yay as the Borg Queen and the Joker. Although, considering that these continued revelations probably mean that Aizen sent Grand Fisher to kill Ichigo's mother. Meaning this could be Aizen/Isshin, with Ichigo being the kid Aizen wants to buddy with. Not to mention Aizen telling Ichigo "You are the very thing I'd been searching for" and telling him not to disappoint him because he knows he's a strong fighter.

* Ginjou/Ichigo vibes include Ginjou teasing Ichigo as "cute" for liking chocolate, TakingTheBullet for Ichigo when Tsukishima tries to cut Ichigo and Ichigo's SayMyName scream in response. This becomes FoeYay the following chapter, includes Chapter 459 where Ichigo looks like he's giving Ginjo head and culminates in Chapter 477; Ichigo defeats Ginjou, they stare into each other's eyes and Ginjou thinks "Ichigo...". Ichigo then travels to Soul Society just to make sure Ginjou gets a proper burial.

* Musn't forget Kisuke/Mayuri! There's so much FoeYay there it's crazy. That jail scene was pretty heated and you can bet that Mayuri reacts super pissed off at Ichigo upon mentioning Urahara's name. Methinks Mayuri and Urahara might have a similar situation to Sui-Feng and Yoruichi. Abandonment issues much?
* For Orihime's worst enemy in the Hueco Mundo arc, Loly has a lot of ''extremely'' uncomfortable FoeYay / LesYay with Orihime. Both times she and her sister go after Orihime, it's very easy to read their interaction as that of a PsychoLesbian rapist and her intended victim or a DepravedBisexual targeting the girl she's jealous of. To elaborate, whenever she's not trying to kill Orihime, Loly is stroking her hair, invading her personal space, pinning her against walls, calling her "Orihime-chan", almost seductively whispering in her ear, caressing her face, tearing her clothes... you get the picture.

%% * Hisagi also gets this with Komamura and some FoeYay with Tousen and Findor.

* Yoshi and Rukia in the Bount filler arc. Also overlaps with FoeYay. Yoshi calls Rukia "cute", seductively says that she's making her excited, gets close to her, and [[ClothingDamage tears her clothes with her sword]].

** Well, I know Hisagi and Tousen Foe Yay has been mentioned but this crosses with Ho Yay, especially [[spoiler: In Tousen's final moments, he says he wants to have a good look at Hisagi's face before he dies and reaches out a hand to him. In the anime, [[TearJerker Hisagi even tries to take his hand, but get's interrupted when Aizen blows Tousen up]] ]].

%% * There's also some Riruka and Rukia FoeYay, though not quite as blatant as with Riruka and Orihime.

* [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Tatsuki/Orihime]]. Tatsuki's constantly protective of Orihime, ever since rescuing Orihime from bullies [[TraumaticHaircut cutting her long hair]]. She's especially vigilant against Chizuru's obsession with Orihime. Orhime vowed to keep her hair long to honour her friendship with Tatsuki and calls her "Tatsuki-chan". especially from Chizuru. When Numb Chandelier tries to kill Tatsuki, Orihime destroys her because she doesn't forgive "those who hurt Tatsuki-chan". They say goodbye to each other under the August fireworks before Orihime departs for Soul Society, and when Orihime is kidnapped by Aizen, Tatsuki is so worried about her she puts Ichigo's head through a window for refusing to involve her in what's happened to Orihime.

** Chapter 430: Uryuu is struck down by a mysterious attacker but refuses to tell Ichigo what happens, and snaps at Ryuuken when he points out that sharing information is in everyone's best interest. Maybe Uryuu was just generally irritated by his father's presence, but [[http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/430/11 this exchange]] suggests that his biggest concern was keeping (depowered) Ichigo out of danger by preventing him from running after the attacker. Ichigo's reaction? To run straight to the creepy dude he's been avoiding for several chapters because Uryuu getting hurt means he needs his powers back NOW. [[note]]The anime drags Ichigo's unwillingness out another 24 hours, taking the focus off Uryuu.[[/note]]
* In chapter 459 [[http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/459 this scene]] features Ichigo looking like he's giving Ginjo head all out in the open while the injured Ishida looks at them with an upset expression on his face.
** In chapter 486, Ishida claims [[spoiler: that he's unable to accompany the group to Hueco Mundo. Ichigo immediately agrees, and then [[http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/486/12 the expressions they give each other]]...]]

* Aizen/Ichigo: [[http://www.mangareader.net/94-44833-16/bleach/chapter-388.html Apparently Aizen's master plan is to get Ichigo in the sack.]] This ''canon'' image may be the single funniest page of manga I've ever read. If you don't see the HoYay, you're certifiably insane.

* Mayuri/Ichigo: Their interactions are... interesting, to say the least. Ichigo appears to have merrily escaped Mayuri's wrath for now. But it looks like Mayuri now seems ''[[http://read.mangashare.com/Bleach/chapter-381/page005.html very]]'' [[http://read.mangashare.com/Bleach/chapter-381/page006.html interested in him]] -- both because of Ichigo's happy comment which pissed him off, and because of Ichigo's potential.

* Ginjou/Ichigo vibes include Ginjou teasing Ichigo as "cute" for liking chocolate, TakingTheBullet for Ichigo when Tsukishima tries to cut Ichigo and Ichigo's SayMyName scream in response. This becomes FoeYay the following chapter, includes [[http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/459 Chapter 459]] where Ichigo looks like he's giving Ginjo head and culminates in Chapter 477; Ichigo defeats Ginjou, they stare into each other's eyes and Ginjou thinks "Ichigo...". Ichigo then travels to Soul Society just to make sure Ginjou gets a proper burial.
%% * Even Tsukishima and Ichigo have some. Like in chapter 456 [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/456/7 here]].

** [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/456/17 In chapter 456]] Chad tells Ichigo with a pained expression on his face "I didn't get stronger to hurt you!"

* And if we go to the manga... the words that [[spoiler: Rose]] used to describe [[spoiler: the either dead or on the brink of death]] Kira in [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/495/5 chapter 495]] simply ''ooze'' with HoYay.

* If [[http://www.mangareader.net/94-682-6/bleach/chapter-228.html this]] doesn't scream LesYay, then the chapter it goes with does; Rukia comforts Orihime and wipes away her tears with her hand while leaning into her... and then [[MoodKiller Hiyori interrupts]]. Orihime has stated that she loves Ichigo, but she ends up in tears over her jealousy of how easily Rukia fixes Ichigo's mood. The reason why is because she thinks Rukia is so kind and beautiful, and that she loves Rukia very much. Rukia didn't have much of a social life as a Soul Reaper prior to the events of the manga. Ukitake implies Orihime is her first new friend. As a child, she was the only girl in a group of boys.

* In chapter 408 we see [[http://mangastream.com/read/bleach/29674590/16 Michiru and Chizuru sleeping in Karakura town with Michiru resting her head against Chizuru]].

* Based on [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/bleach/v27/c241/10.html their scene]] in chapter 241, Kurosaki Isshin and Ishida Ryuuken seem to have the same kind of comfortably vitriolic relationship as their sons. And then you look more closely at what they're doing and saying: Isshin is pleasantly surprised by how familiarly Ryuuken addresses him and remarks on ''how hot his new Shinigami robes look''; Ryuuken shoots him down while lounging against a ledge, jacket off and tie loosened, ''smoking languidly''. All that panel needs to be the page image for SmokingHotSex is a little nudity and a bed with rumpled sheets.

* [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/bleach/v49/c425/8.html In chapter 425 there's a panel where two schoolgirls spot Tatsuki, blush, go all googly eyed, squee, and scream "Ah! Arisawa-senpai!"]]

* During their confrontations, Tsukishima and Ginjou argue LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. [[http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/477/18 Flashbacks]] show just how far back the pair go, and just what Ginjou once meant to Tsukishima, in a chapter full of not-so-subtle subtext. [[spoiler:When Ginjou dies, Tsukishima's anguished screams lead to a desperate attempt to seek revenge and the revelation that Ginjou taught him how to do everything... except live without him.]]

* Isane's strong admiration for Retsu Unohana.

** In the timespan between when Nnoitra was 8th Espada to 5th, it seems [[SubordinateExcuse Tesla followed him around so insistently]] that Nnoitra eventually made him his Fraccion. It's possibly why Nnoitra knows he [[MyMasterRightOrWrong can treat him so harshly]] whenever [[UndyingLoyalty Tesla]] comes [[DontYouDarePityMe to his aid]], but still tries to keep him from getting killed. [[WordOfGod Databooks]] confirms Nnoitra saw him as his confidant at least, enough to reveal his DespairEventHorizon.

->''"It's like Kubo based Renji's pose off of an underwear model."''
->''"At this point it is clear ''Bleach'' is about fashion models pretending to be shinigami at war."''

''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' features all of your favorite MagicalGirl tropes in SpearCounterpart goodness, starring an adorable [[strike: MagicWarrior]] IdolSinger named Strawberry, who fights against {{Heartless}} animals and their ''fabulous'' leader, [[VainSorceress Aizen]].

** Then there's all the implications in that 2010 calendar's [[http://www.theanimegallery.com/gallery/image:69588/bleach:bleach-2010-calendar-back-february February]].

* Riruka takes a great deal of [[[[http://images.wikia.com/bleach/en/images/8/8c/Chapter448OrihimeRiruka.png interest]] in Orihime. She invades Orihime's personal space, shares her doughnuts with her; they end up sharing a bed when recovering and secretly appreciates Orihime crying for her. When she returns to the action, she isn't just tsundere with Ichigo, she focusses on Orihime, too. The Chapter 451 [[http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/157/130762148744.jpg cover]] depicts them together under an UmbrellaofTogetherness.

** Let us begin with the fact that Ichigo and Uryuu's mutual initial reaction to each other is to ''stalk one another'' at school and around town (Uryuu when Ichigo first becomes a Shinigami, Ichigo once Uryuu reveals his powers), instead of, y'know, having a conversation, or even punching each other in the face, like Ichigo usually does to get to know people better.
** Not four minutes into episode twelve (in the English dub) Ichigo tackles Ishida to the ground, panting rapidly. Ishida responds "why is your face so tense?" Sure, Ichigo is pissed about the hollow, but if you ignore that..
** In episode 14 as Ishida is saving Ichigo's life (''by standing on Ichigo's sword and letting his bow get huge'') he tells him the following: "If we both don't survive this we won't have each other to beat up!" Hell, pretty much all of episode 14 was definitely symbolic of... something. Uryuu's past is shown to be analogous to Ichigo's (horrible death of beloved parent figure results in burning need to prove worth) but without being shaped by positive relationships like Ichigo's with his sisters and with Rukia. Ichigo's reaction to Uryuu breaking down in tears is, "Shit, I can't hit a guy who looks that pathetic...".
** Chapter 214: Even as Uryuu is becoming increasingly convinced Ryuuken's trying to kill him instead of restore his powers, he's still aware of the battle going on between the Shinigami and the Arrancar, and worried about Ichigo.
** Ishida's [[spoiler:desperate attempt to stop [=hollowmode!Ichigo=] from tearing up what he believes is Ulquiorra's corpse. Not for any concern about Ulquiorra, but because he knows how horrified Ichigo will be when he comes back to himself.]] Then he gets [[spoiler:impaled on Ichigo's sword. And forgives Ichigo for stabbing him immediately.]]
** Ever since the time skip, this seems to be taken even further.
*** Chapter 426: Not only is Ishida reintroduced kicking ass in perfect synch with Ichigo, but they proceed to argue because ''Ichigo'' is the one more concerned about maintaining Ishida's honor student reputation.
*** Chapter 429: Orihime ends up being the one who tries to get Ichigo to cop to what's bothering him... but only because she got there a little faster than Uryuu, who came over with the same intention.
*** Chapter 430: Uryuu is struck down by a mysterious attacker but refuses to tell Ichigo what happens, and snaps at Ryuuken when he points out that sharing information is in everyone's best interest. Maybe Uryuu was just generally irritated by his father's presence, but [[http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/430/11 this exchange]] suggests that his biggest concern was keeping (depowered) Ichigo out of danger by preventing him from running after the attacker. Ichigo's reaction? To run straight to the creepy dude he's been avoiding for several chapters because Uryuu getting hurt means he needs his powers back NOW. [[note]]The anime drags Ichigo's unwillingness out another 24 hours, taking the focus off Uryuu.[[/note]]
** In chapter 459 [[http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/459 this scene]] features Ichigo looking like he's giving Ginjo head all out in the open while the injured Ishida looks at them with an upset expression on his face.
*** In chapter 486, Ishida claims [[spoiler: that he's unable to accompany the group to Hueco Mundo. Ichigo immediately agrees, and then [[http://www.manga-access.com/manga/B/Bleach/chapter/486/12 the expressions they give each other]]...]]
*** Chapter 491: Ichigo's reaction to Qilge's... unique... appearance in Vollstandig is "If Ishida ever transformed into such a sad excuse for a costume, I'd have to cut him down on principle!" Oh really, Ichigo. Got a lot of opinions about Ishida's wardrobe, now?
*** Chapter 530: [[spoiler: Masaki and Ryuuken are first cousins, which makes their sons second cousins. [[KissingCousins Awkward!]] By American standards, at least. The Quincies clearly have no problem with it at all, since Ryuuken and Masaki had an arranged engagement as teenagers.]]
*** Chapter 544: [[spoiler:Uryuu has been established as Yhwach's UnexpectedSuccessor, and now appears beside Yhwach with Haschwalth as CoDragons. This sets him up as a possible BossBattle for Ichigo, if only to finally reveal his hidden motives. And given that Ichigo is known for insight into his opponents' psyches....]]
*** Chapter 586: [[spoiler:Ichigo learns that Ishida has sided with Yhwach and is... [[SayMyName not happy about it]]. Ishida uses this moment to tell Ichigo not to throw his life away. Furthermore, as Ishida leaves, he's asked if he "said his goodbyes". In other words, Ishida ''wanted'' to talk to Ichigo.]]

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-->''"It's like Kubo based Renji's pose off of an underwear model."''
-->''"At this point it is clear ''Bleach'' is about fashion models pretending to be shinigami at war."''
-->- Fangirls discussing the picture above, Valentine's Day Best Bouts.

[[caption-width:350:"You like chocolate? That's cute."]]

[[AuthorAppeal [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bleach_v_day_edition_by_naru_nisa_3967.jpg]]

[[AuthorAppeal http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bleach_V_day_edition_by_Naru_Nisa_3967.jpg]]
[[caption-width:400:"You like chocolate? That's cute."]]

** Not to mention this line from the third movie ''Fade to Black''.

** And the Ho yay level between those two increase very much in the second movie; Diamond Dust Rebellion.

** Ishida's [[spoiler:desperate attempt to stop [=hollowmode!Ichigo=] from tearing up what he believes is Ulquiorra's corpse. Not for any concern about Ulquiorra, but because he knows how horrified Ichigo will be when he comes back to himself.]] Then he gets [[spoiler:[[FreudWasRight impaled on Ichigo's sword.]] And forgives Ichigo for stabbing him immediately.]]

* From the Vandereiech we had the Emperor Yhwach and his right hand man Jugram Haschwalth whose very first line to each other was "So I have found you, my other half". Yeah. Throw in the violently protective Bazz B who considered himself the weakling Jugo's personal protector and we have a classic LoveTriangle with Bazz as the UnluckyChildHoodFriend. As a corollary, [[spoiler: when Haschwalth dies in 681, there's a close-up to his sword... [[TragicKeepsake and the hilt has Bazz-B's personal sumbol engraved on it]].]]

* From the Vandereiech we had the Emperor Yhwach and his right hand man Jugram Haschwalth whose very first line to each other was "So I have found you, my other half". Yeah. Throw in the violently protective Bazz B who considered himself the weakling Jugo's personal protector and we have a classic LoveTriangle with Bazz as the UnluckyChildHoodFriend.

** Chapter 241: The [[LoopholeAbuse loophole]] Uryuu exploits in his promise to Ryuuken applies ONLY to Ichigo, as Ichigo is the only current Substitute Shinigami. He seems to have been willing to promise away contact with any other Shinigami... as long as it wasn't Ichigo.

** In episode 14 as Ishida is saving Ichigo's life (''by standing on Ichigo's sword and letting his bow get huge'') he tells him the following: "If we both don't survive this we won't have each other to beat up!" Hell, pretty much all of episode 14 was definitely symbolic of... something. Uryuu's past is shown to be analogous to Ichigo's (horrible death of beloved parent figure results in burning need to prove worth) but without being shaped by positive relationships like Ichigo's with his sisters and with Rukia. Ichigo's reaction to Uryuu breaking down in tears is, "Shit, I can't hit a guy who looks that pathetic..."

** Chapter 241: The [[LoopholeAbuse loophole]] Uryuu exploits in his promise to Ryuuken applies ONLY to Ichigo, as Ichigo is the only current Substitute Shinigami. He seems to have been willing to promise away contact with any other Shinigami...as long as it wasn't Ichigo.

*** Chapter 429: Orihime ends up being the one who tries to get Ichigo to cop to what's bothering him...but only because she got there a little faster than Uryuu, who came over with the same intention.

*** Chapter 491: Ichigo's reaction to Qilge's...unique...appearance in Vollstandig is "If Ishida ever transformed into such a sad excuse for a costume, I'd have to cut him down on principle!" Oh really, Ichigo. Got a lot of opinions about Ishida's wardrobe, now?

*** Chapter 544: [[spoiler:Uryuu has been established as Yhwach's UnexpectedSuccessor, and now appears beside Yhwach with Haschwalth as CoDragons. This sets him up as a possible BossBattle for Ichigo, if only to finally reveal his hidden motives. And given that Ichigo is known for insight into his opponents' psyches...]]

Ichigo has HoYay moments with pretty much [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3plATJUdUHQ=1&feature=fvwp every one]] of his [[FoeYay current and former rivals]], starting with Ishida, and all the way up to Aizen (see chapter 388 below). Its safe to say that Ichigo is a HoYay RelationshipSue.

* Tobiume/Momo. What with Tobiume praising her as a {{MarySue}} after their fight, which was ''before'' Muramasas' influence on her was lifted.

--> "It's like Kubo based Renji's pose off of an underwear model."
-->"At this point it is clear ''Bleach'' is about fashion models pretending to be shinigami at war."

--> It's like Kubo based Renji's pose off of an underwear model.
--> At this point it is clear ''Bleach'' is about fashion models pretending to be shinigami at war.
-->- Fangirls discussing the picture above, Valentine's Day Best Bouts.


''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' features all of your favorite MagicalGirl tropes in SpearCounterpart goodness, starring an adorable [[strike: MagicWarrior]] IdolSinger named Strawberry, who fights against {{Heartless}} animals and their ''fabulous'' leader, [[VainSorceress Aizen]].

* Ginjou/Ichigo vibes include Ginjou teasing Ichigo as "cute" for liking chocolate, TakingTheBullet for Ichigo when Tsukishima tries to cut Ichigo and Ichigo's SayMyName scream in response. [[This becomes FoeYay the following chapter, includes [[http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/459 Chapter 459]] where Ichigo looks like he's giving Ginjo head and culminates in Chapter 477; Ichigo defeats Ginjou, they stare into each other's eyes and Ginjou thinks "Ichigo...". Ichigo then travels to Soul Society just to make sure Ginjou gets a proper burial.

* [[BattleButler Tesla]] towards Nnoitra. "Nnoitra-sama!" indeed. For one thing, it's implied that Tesla wears an eyepatch over his right eye, to show his admiration and respect for Nnoitra, who also wears an eyepatch. To a certain extent, Tesla seems to idolize Nnoitra. For example, he shielded him against Chad's last assault, despite receiving criticism from Nnoitra himself for doing so. Tesla has also shown concern for Nnoitra's well-being, running to his side when he is hit by Nelliel's Cero Doble and crying at his death. And while Nnoitra is nowhere near close to nice, he geuinely cared about Tesla, as he screams for him to run from Zaraki before he's cut down. Prior to his scream, when Tesla challenges Zaraki, Nnoitra throws Orihime aside so he can examine Zaraki's reiatsu. When he senses how strong Zaraki is, there's 4 panels showing Nnoitra with a shaken expression on his face. Kubo wrote in the databook summary, that Nnoitra was in grief at Tesla's defeat. The quote
--> '''"Nnoitra's shaken grief was interrupted by Zaraki's call of next"'''
So, quite possible that Tesla may be the one and only person Nnoitra cares anything about.
** The dub made it even more explicit, with the way he call's Nnoitra "Master" and all. Also, saying that he protected Nnoitra from Chad's attack because he was fraid of Nnoitra being injured.

--> Ichigo: "RENJI!" (Comes barrelling in, looking for Rukia and ruining the tension.)

* If [[http://www.mangareader.net/94-682-6/bleach/chapter-228.html this]] doesn't scream LesYay, then the chapter it goes with does; Rukia comforts Orihime and wipes away her tears with her hand while leaning into her... and then [[MoodKiller Hiyori interrupts]]. Orihime has stated that she loves Ichigo, but she ends up in tears over her jealousy of how easily Rukia fixes Ichigo's mood. The reason why is because she thinks Rukia is so kind and beautiful, and that she loves Rukia very much. Rukia didn't have much of a social life as a Soul Reaper prior to the events of the manga. Ukitake implies Orihime is her first new friend. [[RaiseByDudes As a child, she was the only girl in a group of boys.]]

** When Rukia defeats Aaroniero, she is gravely injured. Her last conscious thoughts focus on Orihime; she swears to reach her, no matter what, because of how well she understands Orihime's feelings. Despite being held prisoner ''very'' far away, Orihime senses Rukia's reiatsu disappear and she collapses in tears, calling out to Rukia in a scene reminiscent of a shoujo manga.

** It may be possible to see this for Ginjou and Tsukishima. Ginjou seems to be a good bit older than tsukishima, whom he saved as a young boy, and told him that since they're both alone, they'll be together. [[spoiler:Tsukishima, while being a sadistic bastard throughout the Lost Agent arc had a complete VillainousBreakdown when ichigo defeats Ginjou, as he begs Ginjou not to die, then cries and screams at Ginjou for dying on him, then saying that he never taught him what to do when he died.]]