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I didn’t really get that much of a personal grudge from Ichigo regarding Yhwach killing his mother, especially compared to his fight with Grand Fisher. There was even a point when Yhwach ridiculed Ichigo for saying that he wants to “stop”, not “kill”, his mother’s assailant.
I think that's a difference in maturity. Grand Fisher getting Ichigo so riled up made him sloppy.
Yhwach does get Ichigo more angered when he points that out. It's not personal the way Yhwach figured it would be, but ge knows exactly what to say to always get under Ichigos skin.
Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
I don't know, I got the impression that Ichigo's anger was mostly being faked while he was buying time to activate his new Hollow mode. He's much calmer after it.
I mean getting under his skin includes breaking Ichigo mentally. It just means Ichigo doesn't let it sway him for long and lose composure in the fight till Yhwach left him a despair ridden mess with the Almighty. Then he got Bookmark'd to feel better.
Edited by OmegaRadiance on Aug 14th 2018 at 7:36:49 AM
Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Kubo has released new sketches: Girls on the beach (this one shows the post time skip designs of Riruka, Yoruichi and either Ikumi or Bambietta), Ichigo and his gang after a beat up from the Espada/Sternritter gang, a new Ichigo color spread and movie night with the female Sternritter (may also possibly show their post time skip designs). They all will colored for the Bleach Jet book.
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A new chapter of Can't fear yor own world has been released. Not much happened. Again, the translations may not be accurate, so take these with a grain of salt.
- Ichigo is on vacation, but Uryuu is still around. Hopefully he makes an appearance.
- He is sometimes seen at Ryuken's hospital. I wonder if that is Quincy related or doctor related.
- Other abilities of Aura: Intangibility and surviving decapitation. Lille would be proud.
- Gentei Kajo was Urahara's invention. As such, he has a drug that can release the limiter forcefully.
- It seems that Aura used to know Tsukishima.
- Michibane Aura does not have a Fullbring. But rather her ability to manipulate the souls in everything is ridiculously high. She manipulates the soil, the water, and even the air in the atmosphere. Also the cells in her body, her blood and bones. Imagine a Shinigami who cannot use a zanpakuto, but has the physical skills comparable to someone on the level of Aizen. It's also implied that Aura is more Hollow like than normal Fullbringer.
- Kazeshini is not a dual-bladed zanpakuto. Only Ichigo's, Shunsui's and Ukitake's are.
- The new Xcution sect has around 770.000 members. By showing the masses miracles such as talking with a severed head, is how she gathered followers in the first place. It's nice to see that someone uses their abilities for personal gain in the world of the living. Urahara is worried that the majority of them are nowhere to be seen. Aura plans to use the her followers as a sacrifice to sublime Hikone to the status of a true god. It's possible that she plans a mass-suicide. Yukio's power and company are important for that for some reason.
- There is something Yukio must do at all cost, even if it means betraying everyone. It is a duty he has set for himself.
There are two interesting posts from the person who made all the Bleach masterposts. One compares the lives of the captains before and after the series ended and one about the truth of the Arrancar race that will be revealed in the novels.
- before the SS arc: Everything's perfect
- by the end of the series: Dead; two of his students also dead; other student crippled; Gotei has to protect man who killed him
2.Sui-feng
- before the SS arc: Angry lesbian; lonely
- by the end of the series: Happy lesbian; Yoruichi is with her; still angry
3.Gin
- before the SS arc: Wants to kill man who violated Rangiku
- by the end of the series: Dead; Caused more pain to Rangiku than Aizen; Rangiku lost a good chunk of her life; Aizen still alive
4.Unohana
- before the SS arc: Good life; her underling loved her; wants Kenpachi to be the strongest
- by the end of the series: Dead; Isane is devastated; Kenpachi never actually defeated anyone after his training
5.Aizen
- before the SS arc: Wanted to stand above the gods on top of everyone; people actually listened to his monologues
- by the end of the series: Imprisoned at the lowest point in Soul Society; everyone made it to the Soul Palace, but him; was defeated by a god; has to monologue to himself
6.Byakuya
- before the SS arc: Difficult relationships with those close to him; burdened by conflicting loyalties and oaths
- by the end of the series: Everything's perfect; learned to have fun
7.Komamura
- before the SS arc: Wants to be as dutiful and honorable as possible
- by the end of the series: Succumbed to vengeance; became a dog; lost his power and ability to speak; the two most important people in his life are dead; the two people he hates the most are still around; Bambietta was still able to fight in the war and unlike him will probably get her happy ending
8.Shunsui:
- before the SS arc: Everything's okay(ish)
- by the end of the series: Lost almost everyone important to him and his eye; burdened by the dark secrets and ugly side of Soul Society; has to protect man who killed his mentor; Nanao may be cursed by the mirror sword; may or may not boing his niece
9.Tosen:
- before the SS arc: wants justice and reform the system
- by the end of the series: Dead; Tokinada is still around; system still corrupt, the two nicest captains are gone, while the most evil ones are still around; best friend made same mistake as him
10.Hitsugaya:
- before the SS arc: Everything's fine
- by the end of the series: Was played like a fiddle; nearly killed the person most important to him; became a zombie; final form of Bankai didn't do anything; lost a good chunk of his life
11.Kenpachi:
- before the SS arc: Living the life
- by the end of the series: Two most important people in his life are gone; didn't defeat any of his opponents after training; never fought against Yhwach or Ichigo again
12.Mayuri:
- before the SS arc: Doing mad science
- by the end of the series: Did surpass Urahara; Nemu is dead
13.Ukitake:
- before the SS arc: Everything's fine, except for illness
- by the end of the series: Dead; lost mentor figure; gave his life away for a corrupt system, but saved Ichigo
Harribel's imprisonment.
This was more than likely just a way to remove her from the plot, but that doesn't mean that Kubo would do that just because. He is not the type to let his characters act Oo C, as such there has to be some in-universe justification for why Yhwach didn't just kill her. The novels speculated that it was to set up an example. But that doesn't fit Yhwach's character. While he sometimes shows mercy towards the Quincy and lets them live, if their deaths don't make him stronger, there is no such "compassion" towards the other races. He set an example with Yamamoto and Ichibee and brutally murdered them. Yhwach sees the Arrancar as fodder. As such, he is even more willing to murder them, than with other races. If it were to show his victory, he would just have killed Harribel in front of the Arrancar. The other mentioned reason was, so that Yhwach could create Quincy-Arrancar. This for one begs the question, how? How does holding Harribel captive allow Yhwach to produce them? I highly doubt that he was using her as a baby factory, especially since she doesn't have a womb anyway. And since we saw only two of these hybrids, that doesn't seem to be the reason. Perhaps at first, but why would Yhwach bother to bring her to Wahrwelt, to his new world, when even the lower ranked Sternritter were left behind? There may be some other reason.
Hikone's attack on Hueco Mundo.
While part of this seemed to be training, since Hikone is about as dense as concrete, why would Hikone specifically target Hueco Mundo? It was stated that Karakura town shall be his capital.
The importance of the Fullbringer.
It was stated that there is some connection between the Arrancar and the Fullbringer that goes beyond Fullbringer just having Hollow powers. Yes, the Hollow element is what makes them so special, but why? Why did the noble families deny the existence of Fullbringer for a thousand years? The weird thing is, that it was specifically mentioned that Hollows are not important regarding the Soul King. So, if that is not it, then what? For that matter, why does Ikomikidomoe have Hollow elements? Is it just for stabilization?
The existence of Hueco Mundo
If you think about it, the existence of Hueco Mundo is strange. Why is that place like it is? Why is there only sand? Why is it constantly night? As we know, Hueco Mundo didn't exist originally. It, like every other realm was created when the original nobles separated the world. Yet Soul Society and the world of the living look normal and similar, if one accounts for the lack of technological progress. They have similar plants and animals. Everything is the same. But Hueco Mundo is completely different. Not to mention, why is it full of Hollows anyway? Hollows are dead humans, who became corrupted. So shouldn't they be in the world of the living? Yet they are all in this special dimension, where no humans should ever end up.
The negar ruins
Having said that, some kind of civilization had to exist in Hueco Mundo. The Negar Ruins are proof for that. Ruins are the remains of human-made architecture. For there to be ruins, there has to be something that was built by some kind of civilization in the first place. Hollows can hardly be called a civilization. So, what exactly happened with the civilization that build, what would become the Negar Ruins.
Something interesting, Grimmjow once mentioned that the enmity between Hollows and Shinigami is 1000 years ago. This is an oddly specific time span. Coincidentally at the same time the nobles gathered for the last time, C46 tried to depower them, the nobles censored everything about the Fullbringer and lastly, the Shinigami invaded Lichtreich. Something big happened between Yhwach meeting Haschwalth and the beginning of the First Blood War.
Ulquiorra's race
Another thing is Ulquiorra's backstory, as told in the extra chapter "To be, but not be". According to this Ulquiorra was born in a pit as a Vasto Lordo alongside several other Vasto Lorde, who were just like him, except that he was white and they were black. Segunda Etapa is also referred as the original form of Ulquiorra's Hollow race.
This means that Ulquiorra is a naturally-occuring Hollow, as opposed to a corrupted dead human. This of course makes him an oxymoron and contradicts what we had learned about them. I highly doubt that Kubo would be so stupid, as to overlook something so blatant. He had to think something about that.
Also something that should be mentioned. Most of the information about Hollows and Quincy come from what the Shinigami were taught in the school books. The problem with this is, that these are subjected to propaganda and even beyond that often inaccurate.
Hollows being poisonous to Quincy and Quincy eradicating Hollows
I mean isn't it strange that only Quincy are vulnerable to Hollows? And that Quincy only eradicate Hollow souls, whereas every other soul reincarnates normally when killed by them?
Some fans believe that Hollows aren't eradicated, but instead absorbed by Yhwach. That isn't true. For one, Yhwach doesn't absorb souls. As seen with Royd, Yhwach gets his soul pieces instantly, yet several characters came back to life and kept their souls even hours or days after their deaths. Furthermore, if Yhwach just absorbed Hollows, then the world wouldn't be imbalanced. Yhwach is in Soul Society, so the souls would just go there. Which of course happens too when a Shinigami cleans a Hollow. But the problem with Quincy is, that they reduce the amount of souls in the Soul Society side.
Also, while it is believed the animosity between Quincy and Hollows stems from them being poisonous, that is most likely not the real or the main reason. But rather, killing Hollows and causing imbalance results in the worlds merging. Life and death will be mingled and the old, perfect world without death will arise. Just like with their desire to end the Soul King, which has the same effect, it seems that the Quincy are "programmed" to make things natural and let the worlds merge.
Arrancar having Shinigami powers
Isn't it weird that breaking ones mask gives a Hollow Shinigami power? I mean why? As seen with Ulquiorra's backstory, becoming an Arrancar isn't something physical, but rather a metaphysical process. It seems that the Hollow had to come to some kind of epiphany regarding their existence. In Ulquiorra's case it was, nothing having value, nothing really existing, meant having nothing to lose. But again, why does this lead to gaining Shinigami like qualities?
Starrk, Nnoitra and Zommari
This one is less from the manga, but from the Dagger. In an interview his editor held with him, Kubo apparently said something regarding the reappearance of the Espada in the final arc. According to that Grimmjow and Nel are likely to appear, Harribel may appear, Barragan, Ulquiorra, Szayel, Aaroniero and Yammy will not appear and here comes the interesting thing: Starrk, Nnoitra and Zommari have a small chance to appear.
Obviously that didn't happen, but the same can be said to many other things, thanks to Kubo's illness. Still that begs the question, why would that distinction made in the first place? What about them would be different from the others? One could argue that Starrk and Nnoitra could be made into zombies, but certainly not Zommari. Perhaps, there is something important about their backstory. But what would that be? There is Starrk before the split or that Zommari used to be a king. But Nnoitra? It's obvious that there is tons of stuff that Kubo was unable to tell and not just because of the rushed ending. Perhaps it is a combination of the two or maybe something completely different. Maybe the novels will reveal what.
Horni Demon LORD
Aizen Monologued to himself all the time!
The Sad aspect to Aizen is he seemed to pull the 180 at the end or atleast seemed to accept he didn't have a solution either... He wanted to change the system ended up having to keep the Damn thing he hates going.
Again... Koma just seems to have this overly vicous fate thrown on him for no real reason other then DRAMA which is funny cause He's included as one of the NICEST captains
Maybe Kubo learned too much from American Comics where the Real villain is STATUS QUO and the Heroes must suffer
I'm A Pervert not an Asshole!
Mistakes Were Made
Guess that means the only way to save Komamura is for Ichigo to sell his marriage to Aizen.
‘My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’
Horni Demon LORD
Whats the Devil need with a Marriage?
I'm A Pervert not an Asshole!
Kazeshini not being a dual-bladed weapon isn't news. It's just a chain weapon that happens to have blades at each end instead of a blade at one end and counterbalance (that can be used as a bludgeoning implement) at the other. That's a single weapon, not a double one like Ukitake, Kyoraku or Ichigo.
I assume the 'He' is Uryu?
Is this from the novel? I don't recall the manga ever confirming this.
Isn't it weird that humans can die in the world of the living, and then wind up in Soul Society with Shinigami power? The manga is a little unclear about what happens with humans who have certain types of power when alive: the final arc indicates that they keep their type of power (the dead Fullbringers remained fullbringers in Soul Society) whereas, in the early stages of the Arrancar Arc when Rukia is training Orihime, Ukitake implies to Hisagi that there's a good chance that Ichigo's humans friends will end up in Soul Society as Shinigami after they die (he doesn't even exclude Uryu from that assessment, he just refers to the group which leaves Uryu's status even more ambiguous than the rest of this topic).
Edited by Wyldchyld on Aug 19th 2018 at 12:33:33 PM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
Well, yeah. Quincies are human. Humans either go to soul society or become hollows.
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
That's not my point. I'm talking about Shinigami power.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
The Head of the Hydra
When you die & become a spirit can you still maintain your Quincy powers?
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
It was shown both in the manga and the novels. Bambietta, Rose, Kensei and Kira were killed by Quincy, but then came back with their souls intact. Yhwach's plan wouldn't make sense if Quincy would destroy everything, since his own soul pieces would be destroyed as well. That is also something that was shown actually. When Ivan died, Yhwach did not gain his knowledge. He didn't know that the medallion failed to capture Ichigo's Bankai. But when Royd died, Yhwach gained the knowledge of how Zanka no Tachi South works, despite having never seen it before. That means that since Ivan is a Hollow, his soul and soul piece got destroyed.
In the novels we have Squad Zero and Sternritter killed by Quincy coming back alive. It was explicitly stated in the Kira story even, I think. Mayuri had to stuff Kira with the souls of everyone killed during the first invasion, because too many souls reincarnating at once would have disturbed the balance.
Humans don't actually get Shinigami powers. They are taught Shinigami powers. Without knowing Kido names and spells and having a Zanpakto, Shinigami are just more durable humans. They are the only kind that needs knowledge and tools to have power. With everyone else it is just like learning how to walk. Fullbringer can manipulate souls freely, Quincy can manipulate Reishi for Blut and arrows. As seen with Masaki's finger arrow, they don't even necessarily need a Quincy cross. Powerless Quincy were culled as infants, so there has to be some kind of ability they can use even as infants. Hollows know their abilities by instincts. With enough time and talent, they all would eventually find out how to utilize at least some of their powers. The same can't be said about Shinigami. A Shinigami wandering endlessly through the wilderness would never develop Shinigami powers.
We saw with Zommari that Kido aren't Shinigami exclusive. And even Zanpakto might not be. Ikomikidomoe from the novels can only be wielded by either a Shinigami/Quincy hybrid or a Quincy/Human hybrid. This is just my theory, but it seems that Ikomikidomoe unlike other Zanpakto is not made from Shinigami souls, but also from Quincy, Hollow and human souls. This might mean that Quincy, Hollows and humans could use Asauchi if Oetsu made them of other souls.
Mayuri experimented on countless dead Quincy. They all kept their powers.
Yes, definitely. Mayuri's experiments on Quincy were explicitly stated to have been carried out on those that died in the World of the Living — he hijacked them after death to imprison them and experiment on their abilities for as long as they could survive the torment. Once their usefulness to his research ended, he killed them.
And it's sort of implied that Urahara may have experimented on Quincies for a while, too.
That's semantics. They might go through Academy training to learn the four Arts that the military use, but the Academy doesn't teach them how to have the actual power in the first place. Some people in the Rukongai have spiritual power and some of them do learn how to harness it and use it to at least some degree even before they go through the Academy. Rukia was explicitly shown in flashbacks to be able to create balls of light that hovered in the palm of her hands long before she ever went to the Shinigami Academy to learn how to use Kido. And Ichigo, Orihime, Sado and Uryu were all able use their spiritual power to learn how to create Kukaku's barrier than enabled them to cannonball into the Seireitei (although Uryu's was stated to be weird — they passed it off as his height (rather than being a Quincy), which is strange given that he was neither the tallest nor shortest person present).
That's not what the manga showed us.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Aug 19th 2018 at 3:07:40 PM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Right, I forgot Rukia's days before she joined the academy.
Are you agreeing with me or not that non Shinigami can learn Shinigami techniques?
Edit: Even though it was a limited offer, Bleach Jet is currently ranked first on Amazon JP and other places. Many people are ordering it.
Edited by bandersnitch on Aug 20th 2018 at 2:32:58 AM
The Merry Monarch of Darkness
I really wonder how much of this stuff would've been in the manga if Kubo hadn't gotten sick. Seems like there's enough in these novels for an entire new arc.
The pig of Hufflepuff pulsed like a large bullfrog. Dumbledore smiled at it, and placed his hand on its head: "You are Hagrid now."
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
Hey, if you ever want to see any of this illustrated, I'm available for hire XD
Edited by blkwhtrbbt on Aug 20th 2018 at 10:04:26 AM
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
The Head of the Hydra
How much do you charge? 
Edited by slimcoder on Aug 20th 2018 at 8:06:09 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Funny but not helpful
But how are you at lovingly detailed eyelashes and teeth? It's not Bleach without it
Also I don't have money so feel free to scoff dismissively at the question
Forever liveblogging the Avengers
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The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
I AM terrible at writing scripts, so I probably would at least need that. Like, the buyer would need to put in some legwork, or get a writer. :/
Also, I'm not so terrific at backgrounds. I can find references, but I'd need a pointer as to where to start looking.
I was mostly joking, because I don't know how we'd get around copyrights and stuff. It's not something we could put into proper publication, except as like, doujin comics or something.
Edited by blkwhtrbbt on Aug 20th 2018 at 10:17:40 AM
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
I'm saying that the manga raised certainly raised the subject, but left it a bit ambiguous.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Something I've been wondering. Let's say the Shinigami swords had no special abilities and they were just limited to flash steps, kido and swordsmanship (and whatever other unique abilities they had like Komumaru's lycanthropy or Yoruichi's cat shapeshifting and her mix of kido and shunpo). How well would you have liked Bleach? Would the battles still be interesting to you?
Just another Youtuber who is too authoritative about their own opinion.