History Bleach / TropesCToD

** Yumichika has a "secret power" that makes him a kidou fighter instead of a physical fighter. If his secret came out, he'd be expelled from his division so he'd rather die than reveal it. Some fans replace "secret power" with "sexual orientation" and think he's in the closet. Other fans think that, because Japanese and American straight/gay stereotypes are often reversed, this is a case of UnfortunateImplications or ValuesDissonance instead.

* DubNameChange: Several terms and characters have had the English localization of their names changed from Japanese to English, and even the official English names [[SpellMyNameWithAnS have varied over time]]:

* ClarkKenting: Aizen, of course. The resemblance to Clark Kent is uncanny, although the reason is much different. Aizen allowed everyone to think of him as gentle and kind to disguise the evil he was perpetrating from the shadows. When he's revealed as the BigBad, he also casts aside the mask: He tosses aside the glasses, slicks back his hair, and from that point on it's goodbye gentle geek, hello EvilIsSexy.

* {{Crossover}}: With ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'' in 2019, where Ichigo and Rukia are released as collectible GuestFighter [[{{Mon}} shikigami]] for a limited time.

* ChristmasCake: Although she's never directly called "ChristmasCake" in the [[{{Filler}} anime]], Rangiku's age is a very sore point for her, with one filler episode going so far as to even create a male version for the sole purpose of having one [[BrattyHalfPint kid]] press two berserk buttons by referring to Rangiku as "oba-san" and Yumichika as "o-san" in the same conversation. The anime later takes Rangiku's age references even further by making it such a big issue in the Zanpakutou Arc that it's actually one of the reasons why Rangiku's zanpakutou is angry with her. This is an anime-only trope. Neither character has a problem with their ages in the manga.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Each story arc is about one of Ichigo's companions, deliberately placing them in a situation where they become the least physically active companion so that their powers, personalities and feelings come to the fore and they become the driving force that guides how the arc's plot unfolds. Each arc is designed to reveal a new facet about Ichigo's back story and powers. The Soul Society Arc is about the rescue of Rukia, which introduces Shinigami abilities and society. The Arrancar Arc is about the rescue of Orihime, which explores the Arrancar and Orihime's strange abilities. The Lost Agent Arc reveals what Sado's abilities are and uses his faith in Ichigo to draw Ichigo into a situation where he needs to restore his powers. The Thousand-Year Blood Warfare Arc centres on the defection of the Uryuu to the side of the man who killed both his and Ichigo's mothers, and the quest of the group to both understand Uryuu's position and defeat the BigBad.

* CoolKey: [[spoiler:Each member of Squad Zero is upon promotion transformed into an ''ouken'', the key to the Palace of the Spirit King. Osho states that had Aizen succeeded in his plan, he would have been made equal to the members of Squad Zero.]]

* DistractedByTheSexy: Orihime inadvertently has and uses this on occasion. In the Soul Society Arc, while Kenpachi tries to interrogate Orihime about Ichigo's location, Yumichika takes a break from [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy thinking]] he's the most beautiful person alive to contemplate her beauty while chewing nervously on his thumb. At the beginning of the Lost Agent Arc, male students discuss being happy to be in school just so they can admire Orihime and attempt to take photos of her. A short time later, Shishigawara realises he can't kill her because she's so over-the-top attractive; he instead ends up with a massive nose-bleed and a crush on her.

* ChristmasCake: Although she's never directly called "ChristmasCake" in the [[{{Filler}} anime]], Rangiku's age is a very sore point for her, with one filler episode going so far as to even create a male version for the sole purpose of having one [[BrattyHalfPint kid]] press two berserk buttons by referring to Rangiku as "oba-san" and Yumichika as "o-san" in the same conversation. The anime later takes Rangiku's age references [[UpToEleven even further]] by making it such a big issue in the Zanpakutou Arc that it's actually one of the reasons why Rangiku's zanpakutou is angry with her. This is an anime-only trope. Neither character has a problem with their ages in the manga.

* DeathByAdaptation: The anime ended before it was revealed that Tier Harribel had survived Aizen's killing blow or that Ginjou, Tsukishima and Giriko would remain the story as spirits living within the Soul Society.

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: While Rukia and Tatsuki have been known to fight in the school uniform's mini-skirt, some of the Arrancar and the Shinigami have been known for incorporating very short skirts into their uniform as well. Harribel is barely dressed anyway, so her very tiny mini-skirt is actually the most clothing she wears, and Lisa wears an extremely small sailor school uniform, despite being prone to fighting with high spinning kicks. When still a Soul Reaper, Lisa customised her uniform so that she only wore the Kimono top, belted to create a minidress look, and wore no hakama with it. Nemu has customised her uniform in a similar way, although she has a very neat pencil-dress look as opposed to Lisa's pleated mini-skirt style.

%%* ChestBurster: Szayel does this to resurrect himself.

* ClarkKenting: Aizen, of course. The resemblance to Clark Kent is uncanny (thereby earning him a FanNickname of his own) although the reason is much different. Aizen allowed everyone to think of him as gentle and kind to disguise the evil he was perpetrating from the shadows. When he's revealed as the BigBad, he also casts aside the mask: He tosses aside the glasses, slicks back his hair, and from that point on it's goodbye gentle geek, hello EvilIsSexy.

** There's an ongoing sexual joke about shinigami and their swords, resulting in zanpakutou having the FanNickname "Soul Penis": Ichigo's is as "big as he is tall" and accused of having great power but terrible control. After achieving Bankai, Renji gets treated the same way. Gin's shikai extends instantly and often flops around when doing so. Mayuri's sword is perfectly positioned for all sorts of subtext, especially when he fondles the hilt with his tongue hanging out, or cocks it to draw out the blade which renders the scabbard flaccid in the process.

* CreatureHunterOrganization: The 13 Court Guards portrays itself as an organisation whose duty it is to protect humanity from the threat of Hollows, human souls that have turned evil due to their UnfinishedBusiness literally eating out the heart of their soul. However, the Soul Reapers were originally balancers, monitoring the flow of souls between the World of the Living and the Soul Society. At some point they fell from their original purpose and became Hollow-hunters, although they do retain at least one of their original abilities in the form of Soul Burial. Despite their current path, only the low-ranked Soul Reapers engage in Hollow-hunting to obtain the experience necessary for dealing with threats to the Soul Reapers rather than to humanity.