History DieForOurShip / Bleach

** ''[[RuleOfThree Other]]'' rabid fans [[teodoralovesteo.tumblr.com/post/149170032872 making]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12108132/1/A-Full-Loop fan]] [[http://welovehaehyuk.tumblr.com/post/149196653766/how-bleach-should-have-ended works]] where [[spoiler: Ichigo and Rukia]] cheat on their spouses and/or [[spoiler: Kazui is Rukia's son with Ichigo and not Orihime's]].

* At chapter 686, the final ships have been revealed: [[spoiler: [[HighschoolSweethearts Ichigo married Orihime]] and stayed on Earth with her, while [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Rukia married Renji]] and stayed at Soul Society but they drop by to Karakura once in a while for old time's sake. Both couples [[BabiesEverAfter have children]]: the first have a boy named [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Kazui]] and the second have a girl named [[LittleMissBadass Ichika]].]] '''EVERYONE can imagine how the fans have taken THAT.'''

* Speaking of Renji, some twist both him ''and'' [[AloofBigBrother Byakuya]] into [[DomesticAbuse wife-beaters, rapists, etc.]] to favor the Ichigo/Rukia coupling. It's much more passive-aggressive than the loud and misogyny-based Orihime hate, though: the culprits tend to say Renji doesn't deserve Rukia's prospect romantic feelings for having contributed to her arrest (never mind that Byakuya was in charge and thus Renji was bound to be there whether he wanted or not, which caused him quite a bit of angst), whine because he stepped out of her life for years after she was adopted by the Kuchiki clan (because it's not like he thought that Rukia would have trouble [[UptownGirl for keeping bonds to someone who was under her new social status]]), etc. Therefore, for these people Renji is a massive, idiotic, woman-hating loser who will never measure up to Rukia's Perfect Man Ichigo ''and'' must have been considered as a possible love interest for her '''only''' by those who want to split up Ichigo and Rukia (never mind all the ShipTease between Rukia and Renji themselves, how Renji is revealed to be ''very'' devoted to Rukia once their common backstory is revealed, or even the scene where [[spoiler: Renji takes a HUGE risk via challenging Ichigo to "punish" him for putting Rukia at risk, and once he loses, he '''begs''' Ichigo to save her in his stead]]).

** Reaches its more idiotic, misogynistic and almost horrifying extreme when [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150401210622/http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1280151.html rabid IchiRukis make truly mindboggling assumptions]] about Orihime [[spoiler:FightingFromTheInside against Tsukishima's brainwashing]]. Such a fact somehow makes her a "shallow whore" and a "selfish bitch", whose care for Ichigo is "utterly pathetic" and "will never compare to Rukia's Eternal and Mature Love.

* It doesn't help that the entire ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' series is a) long running, b) Shonen, and c) fond of drawing out its action scenes. Oh, and the mangaka likes to keep things intentionally vague about relationships for some reason (even ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has more relationship development). Hence people with preferred characters start to [[ShippingGoggles pick and choose]] to enhance relationship development. WordOfGod has said that he feels that the characters have more potential than just falling in love. Then again, this comes from the author that has also openly said [[CreatorBacklash the more hate Orihime gets, the more screen-time he gives her]].

** As the Thousand Years Blood War arc goes on, there has been an increase in the ShipTease between Orihime and Ichigo - Chad, Yoruichi and Urahara [[ShipperOndeck seem to like the idea]], Ichigo is implied to have been [[DistractedByTheSexy a little... taken]] by Orihime's rather {{stripperiffic}} new uniform (that [[TricksterMentor Urahara]]) ''deliberately'' tricked her into wearing), [[ShipperOnDeck Yoruichi]] has openly berated Ichigo for not complimenting Orihime's looks, she has stayed consistently by Ichigo's side, etc., culminating in Ichigo personally asking Orihime to [[BattleCouple back him up in battle.]] Many anti-fans have frantically rushed to "explain" all of this away, downplay the importance of their moments, call Orihime a desperate whore who ''must'' have put on said uniform to "seduce" Ichigo, start claiming that Orihime has "death flags" all over her, demand for Rukia's presence ''right there and then''...

** As the Thousand Years Blood War arc goes on, there has been an increase in the ShipTease between Orihime and Ichigo - Chad, Yoruichi and Urahara [[ShipperOndeck seem to like the idea]], Ichigo is implied to have been [[DistractedByTheSexy a little... taken]] by Orihime's rather {{stripperiffic}} new uniform (that [[TricksterMentor Urahara]]) ''deliberately'' tricked her into wearing), she has stayed consistently by Ichigo's side, etc. Many anti-fans have frantically rushed to "explain" it away, disminish he importance of their moments, call Orihime a whore, demand for Rukia's presence ''right there and then''...

** Reaches its more idiotic, misogynistic and almost horrifying extreme when [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1280151.html rabid IchiRukis rmake truly mindboggling assumptions]] about Orihime [[spoiler:FightingFromTheInside against Tsukishima's brainwashing]]. Such a fact somehow makes her a "shallow whore" and a "selfish bitch", whose care for Ichigo is "utterly pathetic" and "will never compare to Rukia's Eternal and Mature Love.

* It doesn't help that the entire ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' series is a) long running, b) Shonen, and c) likes to draw out its action scenes. Oh, and the mangaka likes to keep things intentionally vague about relationships for some reason (even ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has more relationship development). Hence people with preferred characters start to [[ShippingGoggles pick and choose]] to enhance relationship development. WordOfGod has said that he feels that the characters have more potential than just falling in love. Then again, this comes from the author that has also openly said [[CreatorBacklash the more hate Orihime gets, the more screen-time he gives her]].

* Speaking of Renji, some twist both him ''and'' [[AloofBigBrother Byakuya]] into [[DomesticAbuse wife-beaters, rapists, etc.]] to favor the Ichigo/Rukia coupling. It's much more passive-aggressive than the loud and misogyny-based Orihime hate, though: the culprits tend to say Renji doesn't deserve Rukia's prospect romantic feelings for having contributed to her arrest (never mind that Byakuya was in charge and thus Renji was bound to be there whether he wanted or not, which caused him quite a bit of angst), whine because he stepped out of her life for years after she was adopted by the Kuchiki clan (because it's not like he thought that Rukia would have trouble [[UptownGirl for keeping bonds to someone who was under her new social status]]), etc. Therefore, for these people Renji is a massive, idiotic, woman-hating loser who will never measure up to Rukia's Perfect Man Ichigo ''and'' must have been considered as a possible love interest for her '''only''' by those who want to split up Ichigo and Rukia (Never mind all the ShipTease between Rukia and Renji themselves, how Renji is revealed to be ''very'' devoted to Rukia once their common backstory is revealed, or even the scene where [[spoiler: Renji takes a HUGE risk via challenging Ichigo to "punish" him for putting Rukia at risk, and once he loses, he '''begs''' Ichigo to save her in his stead]]).

* And the recent ''Everything but the Rain'' flashback arc has brought another victim: Kanae Katagiri, [[spoiler: Ryuuken Ishida's sort-of fighting partner, and who would eventually become Uryuu Ishida's mother]]. At one point she decided to [[spoiler: tell Ryuuken's mother that [[ArrangedMarriage his then-arranged girlfriend]], Masaki Kurosaki, had fought a Hollow without her input ''and'' was injured because of it, despite Ryuuken himself asking her to keep the secret]]; imediately, a small but very local part of the fandom started screaming for Kanae's blood, accusing her of [[spoiler: ratting Masaki out due to petty jealousy over her being Ryuuken's wife-to-be.]] Nevermind that [[spoiler: she did it ''to get Masaki help'' since she had been ''developing a Hollow hole'' due to said injury]] and genuinely thought [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she was fulfilling her duty.]]

** Reaches its more idiotic, misogynistic and almost horrifying extreme when [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1280151.html rabid IchiRukis rmake truly mindboggling assumptions]] about Orihime [[spoiler:fightingFromTheInside against Tsukishima's brainwashing]]. Such a fact somehow makes her a "shallow whore" and a "selfish bitch", whose care for Ichigo is "utterly pathetic" and "will never compare to Rukia's Eternal and Mature Love.

** Reaches its more idiotic, misogynistic and almost horrifying extreme when [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1280151.html rabid IchiRukis rmake truly mindboggling assumptions]] about Orihime [[spoiler:FightingFromTheInside against Tsukishima's brainwashing]]. Such a fact somehow makes her a "shallow whore" and a "selfish bitch", whose care for Ichigo is "utterly pathetic" and "will never compare to Rukia's Eternal and Mature Love.

** Reaches its more idiotic, misogynistic and almost horrifying extreme when [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1280151.html rabid IchiRukis make truly mindboggling assumptions]] about Orihime [[spoiler:FightingFromTheInside against Tsukishima's brainwashing]]. Such a fact somehow makes her a "shallow whore" and a "selfish bitch", whose care for Ichigo is "utterly pathetic" and "will never compare to Rukia's Eternal and Mature Love.
* Some militant Ichigo/Orihime fans also do this, painting poor Rukia in a horrible light by twisting her into an evil, [[RonTheDeathEater possessive and bitchy]] {{Yandere}} who [[MurderTheHypotenuse wants Orihime dead]] and away from her boytoy and completely hates her old friend [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Renji Abarai]] for having some feelings for her, despite all evidence pointing towards how she deeply ''loves'' both of them. This runs contrary to the fact that bashing Rukia (and the Ichigo/Rukia pairing by extension) is forbidden in some Ichigo/Orihime circles because the majority actually ''likes'' Rukia.

* Ever since [[BarrierWarrior Orihime]] [[CloudCuckooLander Inoue]] started to [[CharacterDevelopment take a bigger role in the storyline]] ''and'' was revealed to ''actually'' be in love with Ichigo as well as [[ScrewDestiny MUCH]] [[RealityWarper more powerful]] than anybody would think, militant and enraged Ichigo/Rukia fangirls twist her into a [[StalkerWithACrush Rukia-hating]], [[{{Yandere}} Ichigo-obsessed stalker]] to make Rukia look like a better match for him. Never mind that Orihime is the ''[[HeroicSelfDeprecation depressed]]'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation and passive kind of jealous]], that she ''adores'' Rukia (to the point of actively ''rejecting'' the idea of hating her, as well as praising Rukia's kindness and strength), that she actually got over it as she got more spotlight and development, and that ''Rukia herself'' adores Orihime and [[NotSoDifferent sees her own issues reflected in her]]. This has become so bad that ''everyone'' in the Ichigo/Rukia corner has been stereotyped as Orihime bashers, including sane ones who ''like'' or at least don't mind Orihime and only hate the idea of being lumped with the crazies.

** The reason why the "their meeting was destiny" argument exists is because Kubo once wrote a short poem to accompany a color page of Ichigo and Rukia that ended with "The Story of Destiny Begins". Even after the events of the Arrancar Saga, Kubo wrote another poem that describes them as "the two that share destiny". So it is not a fan-created term but a term adopted from the author himself, but thatt doesn't stop the Shippers against IchiRuki from using Aizen's words as a main argument against the pairing.

Whenever a {{Shonen}} has an EstrogenBrigade amidst their fandom, it's inevitable for a shipping war to ignite ''the mere second'' that a character interacts with another. What makes ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' especially notable, however, is how the ''het fans'' are the ones causing the most amount of FanDumb around these parts.

* Many rabid [[MindGameShip Ulquiorra/Orihime]] fans have joined in the ShipToShipCombat against Ichigo/Orihime (and sometimes even Ulquiorra/Grimmjow). Surprisingly they never seem to actually defend Ulquiorra/Orihime; in fact, their level of sheer and utter '''hatred''' for Orihime and the Ichigo/Orihime pairing sometimes reaches ''scary'' levels, and one has to wonder just why they claim to ship a pairing that involves someone they hate so much. (The answer is, of course, that most of them rabidly ship Ichigo/Rukia and treat Ulquiorra/Orihime as only ShipMates, much to the annoyance of real Ulquiorra/Orihime fans who actually ship the pair and don't give a damn about Ichigo/Rukia.) Meanwhile, the more level-headed Ulquihime fans who disagree with the ones above wish that the FanDumb VocalMinority would [[StopBeingStereotypical stop giving the bulk of the fans a bad name]].

** Furthermore, it's been revealed that [[CompleteMonster Aizen]] had [[GambitRoulette manipulated Ichigo's development]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext including the very first meeting between himself and Rukia]]. Naturally, this upset many Ichiruki shippers, who wildly denied such a declaration, but Aizen himself was finished off by Ichigo at the end of the Deicide arc, so they won't disparage him as much either. In both cases, instead of the typical ShipToShipCombat, shippers were just peeved that another character 'disproved' the "certainty" of Ichigo getting together with Rukia.

** Some fans go as far as to twist the [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming very sweet]] ([[LesYay and femslashy, for some]]) scene between them where [[spoiler:Rukia vehemently tells Orihime that [[YouAreNotAlone she's a great person and her friends love her]], that she was not a burden to them and that [[IOweYouMyLife if Orihime hadn't been there, Rukia would have died]], pulling her from the Heroic BSOD state she's been for a while]] into a "CatFight" where Rukia curses and bitches at Orihime for laying her eyes on Ichigo.

** Some fans go as far as to twist the [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming very sweet]] ([[LesYay and femslashy, for some]]) scene between them where [[spoiler:Rukia vehemently tells Orihime that she's a great person and her friends love her, that she was not a burden to them and that if Orihime hadn't been there, Rukia would have died, pulling her from the Heroic BSOD state she's been for a while]] into a "CatFight" where Rukia curses and bitches at Orihime for laying her eyes on Ichigo.

* [[BodyguardCrush Sui]][[BrokenBird Feng]] is frequently twisted into a mixture of PsychoLesbian and [[DoesNotLikeMen rabid]] [[StrawFeminist misandrist]] by the most militant [[MadScientist Urahara]] / [[ActionGirl Yoruichi]] shippers. ''Even on this very wiki''. What is especially ironic is that ''[[LovableSexManiac Urahara]]'' himself would likely be ''[[YuriFan overjoyed]]'' at the prospect of [[LesYay Sui Feng/Yoruichi.]]

* Here comes a weird variant. The Ichi/Ruki shippers used something along the lines of "their meeting was destiny" as their tagline, even claiming that [[TheHero Ichigo]] was [[BigBrotherMentor Kaien's]] reincarnation. The latter point was proven false ever since [[EldritchAbomination Aaroniero]] revealed that [[AndIMustScream Kaien was trapped inside Aaroniero himself]], after the latter absorbed Metastacia, a Hollow that fused with Kaien. Reactions varied within the fandom, but the shippers were most affected by that revelation; Ichiruki shippers were outraged, while Ichihime shippers saw it as a TakeThat. Since Aaroniero actually was killed by Rukia shortly after that reveal, the shippers aren't as likely to shout at Aaroniero these days.

* Poor Uryu Ishida gets it from rabid fans from all sides. The Ichigo/Rukia section blames him for failing to seduce Orihime and make her forget about Ichigo (no matter how out of character that would be), and more recently, for assisting her in an endeavour where she ended up saving Ichigo's life (instead of their PossessionSue version of Rukia) and Ichigo [[spoiler:went berserk to protect her]]. Those in the other camp insist he is a) not good enough for their darling, pure and perfect goddess and/or b) a douchebag that doesn't let Orihime fight for herself, never mind that ''everybody'' (save for Rukia and Chad) wants her to keep out of fights.

* [[BodyguardCrush So]][[BrokenBird if]][[SpellMyNameWithAnS on]] is frequently twisted into a mixture of PsychoLesbian and [[DoesNotLikeMen rabid]] [[StrawFeminist misandrist]] by the most militant [[MadScientist Urahara]] / [[ActionGirl Yoruichi]] shippers. ''Even on this very wiki''. What is especially ironic is that ''[[LovableSexManiac Urahara]]'' himself would likely be ''[[YuriFan overjoyed]]'' at the prospect of [[LesYay Sui Feng/Yoruichi.]]

* Subverted with Riruka Dokugamine; none of the Ichigirl pairings have attacked her for being interested in Ichigo, mainly due to how HilarityEnsues whenever she expresses it around him. It also sorta helps that Riruka's {{Tsundere}} traits make an EnsembleDarkhorse in general, and that she has [[ShipTease some chemistry with]] [[LesYay Orihime]] as well.

* A very welcome subversion comes along the lines of Ichigo/Nelliel. Neither the IchiHime nor the IchiRuki shippers have ever attacked Nelliel for her affectionate behavior towards Ichigo. In fact, most of them actually ''like'' Nelliel, and a few even have her as a sub-pairing that they enjoy toying with in some fanart or fanfiction. It helps that she's both a GenkiGirl and an ActionGirl.

* Poor Uryuu Ishida gets it from rabid fans from all sides. The Ichigo/Rukia section blames him for failing to seduce Orihime and make her forget about Ichigo (no matter how out of character that would be for him). Those in the other camp insist he is a) not good enough for their darling, pure and perfect goddess and/or b) a douchebag that doesn't let Orihime fight for herself, never mind that ''everybody'' (save for Rukia and Chad) used to want her to keep out of fights.
* Many rabid [[MindGameShip Ulquiorra/Orihime]] fans have joined in the ShipToShipCombat against Ichigo/Orihime (and sometimes even Ulquiorra/Grimmjow). Surprisingly they never seem to actually defend Ulquiorra/Orihime; in fact, their level of sheer and utter '''hatred''' for Orihime and the Ichigo/Orihime pairing sometimes reaches ''scary'' levels, and one has to wonder just why they claim to ship a pairing that involves someone they hate so much. Meanwhile, the more level-headed Ulquihime fans who disagree with the ones above wish that the FanDumb VocalMinority would [[StopBeingStereotypical stop giving the bulk of the fans a bad name]].

* It doesn't help that the entire ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' series is a) long running, b) Shonen, and c) likes to draw out its action scenes. Oh, and the mangaka likes to keep things intentionally vague about relationships for some reason (even ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has more relationship development). Hence people with preferred characters start to [[ShippingGoggles pick and choose]] to enhance relationship development. WordOfGod has said that he feels that the characters have more potential than just falling in love. Then again, this comes from the author that has also openly said [[CreatorBacklash the more hate Orihime gets, the more screen-time he gives her]].

* It doesn't help that the entire ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' series is a) long running, b) Shonen, and c) likes to draw out its action scenes. Oh, and the mangaka likes to keep things intentionally vague about relationships for some reason (even ''{{Naruto}}'' has more relationship development). Hence people with preferred characters start to [[ShippingGoggles pick and choose]] to enhance relationship development. WordOfGod has said that he feels that the characters have more potential than just falling in love. Then again, this comes from the author that has also openly said [[CreatorBacklash the more hate Orihime gets, the more screen-time he gives her]].

* Many rabid [[MindGameShip Ulquiorra/Orihime]] fans have joined in the ShipToShipCombat against Ichigo/Orihime (and sometimes even Renji/Rukia). Surprisingly they never seem to actually defend Ulquiorra/Orihime; in fact, their level of sheer and utter '''hatred''' for Orihime and the Ichigo/Orihime pairing sometimes reaches ''scary'' levels, and one has to wonder just why they claim to ship a pairing that involves someone they hate so much. Meanwhile, the more level-headed Ulquihime fans who disagree with the ones above wish that the FanDumb VocalMinority would [[StopBeingStereotypical stop giving the bulk of the fans a bad name]].