What's the deal with Izumi's scar? It's important enough that it wasn't cut from the anime.
>>287600589A hollow injured her there, tainting her, making her a target for the holy selection
>>287600662Was it ever mentioned that she died to the Auswählen? She could've died from old age.
>>287600789Yes retardIt's how they get O MY SILVER ARROW to defeat someone who can't see the future and recreate it (her being aushwalen'd)
>>287600813Ryuuken got the silver from Katagiri, not Izumi. It's explicitly said that the day Uryuu saw Ryuuken messing with the body, it was his wife, not mother.
>>287600589This week's QnA>Q920.>虚が撒き餌に群がるのは匂いに釣られてでしょうか？>Do hollows swarm to the hollow bait because of how it smells?>A920.>そうです。魂に似せた匂いがつけられています。>That's right. it was made to smell like souls.>Q921.>回道は傷痕を消すことはできないのでしょうか?もし消すことができるのであれば、傷痕がある死神はあえて残しているのでしょうか？>Can kaidou remove scars or not? If it can, does this mean that shinigami that have scars keep them on purpose?>A921.>回道では、卯ノ花や勇音レベルであれば、跡形も無く傷を消す事は可能です。それでも傷痕の残る理由はさまざま。消さない奴も、消せない奴もいます。>Kaidou performed on the level of Unohana or Isane can heal withoul leaving a trace. There are many reasons why scars are not removed. Some prefere to keep them, and some scars cannot be removed.>Q922.>藍染と一護が到達した斬魄刀と腕が一体化した姿には前例や名称はありますか？>Had anyone before Aizen and Ichigo reached that form when Zanpakutou merges with hands? Does such a form have a name?>A922.>前例はあるけど名称は残っていません。>There were instances, but the name didn't survive.
>>287600589Quick post crackships
>>287601602Shippers are scourge of the Earth.
>>287601602
>>287600985>Q922.>Had anyone before Aizen and Ichigo reached that form when Zanpakutou merges with hands? Does such a form have a name?>A922.>There were instances, but the name didn't survive.convenient
>>287600985>There were instances, but the name didn't survive*sound of Kubo scribbling notes for Hellsaga intensifies*
>>287604085>>287604525At the very least my hunch of Stable Mugetsu as the next upgrade for Ichigo (and a next step after Bankai in general) is closer to reality.
>>287604525https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeD07kqSko
>>287604625inb4 its name was erased by Ichibei because it was too powerful and dangerous
>>287604791That's what Narita would write.Erasing a name erases the powers behind the name. So no, I suspect it was just experimental thing never going beyond very close circles.
>>287603689>sneaking Rukia in thereI guess this was made by an Ichirukifag? I honestly don't understand what's with the obsession of pairing Ichigo with every single female in his vicinity. He never even interacted with Bambietta. Plus she's a psycho who entices men with sex only to kill them at the first opportunity.
Katagiri my beloved
>>.287603689all of Bambietta belongs to Gigi
>>287611919mmmm lunch....
>>287610776no sonzhondaya is actually ichihime
>>287610776>>287613746forgot to add pic for proof lol but they just like ichigo and bambi for fun
>>287613771Mogged
>>287614168They have a Orihime in Meninas clothes somewhere one sec
>>287614168found it lol
>>287614168among a cast of hot girls, Kubo designed Meninas as the ultimate woman, she simply mogs them all
>>287614604>inb4 candi--Nope, she's trashy and a whore.
why so much delay with cour4?
What does Vasto lorde cock taste like?
>>287615573give it up. orihime will never recognize ulquiorra even if he returns from hell somehow
>>287616767You know Ichigo has a vasto lorde form, right?
>>287615573You ever try the most spicy peppers in the world? It would basically be that but multiply that hotness by 1000
>>287615573anon.... Ulquiorra wasn't even captain level, he's irrelevant
>>287618188wut>>287618229Ichigo has vasto lorde form
>>287618133>>287618243I know that "vasto lorde form" have been in use for years now, but I don't think that's an appropriate term.
>>287619274it stirs memories of Ulquiorra deep in Orihime's heart so Ichigo must really hate that form
>>287619274Why not? Still a fitting form honestlyThe one with the tail being hollow formDevil horns Vasto lorde
>>287619740Ah, I completely forgot about the tailed form during training.OK, fair, as opposed to that tailed form it's appropriate, I guess.
>>287600985These are actually pretty interesting, which is unusual.
>>287621126Nemu is gonna marry Kazui, uh?
>>287621172Their children will be ultimate mutts.Regular mortal+power imbued mortal+fullbringer+quincy+shinigami+substitute shinigami+hollow+artificial soul
>>287600985>>There were instances, but the name didn't survivethank you, ichibei
I actually laughed when it was revealed Ichigo was actually a quincy all along.It's like if Naruto were revealed to be an Uchiha.
>>287621325>It's like if Naruto were revealed to be an Uchiha.Well, Naruto and Sasuke turned out to be reincarnations of two ayylmao brothers, which is arguably worse.
>>287604525More accurate translation: Q: Has there been a precedent for the state that Ichigo and Aizen achieved when their Zanpakuto merged with their arms? And is there an actual name for it?Kubo: There has been a precedent, but there are no names for it.Guys, the king of hell is coming soon. Hell predates everything. Hell arc will poo all over tybw.
>>287621325>>287621364The previous arc will filler for the final build up of Ichigo being part demon as kubo will reveal he can fight toe to toe with the king of hell, the end of all can be, but still refuses to train beyond that because he's lazy.
>>287621345Narratively it is worse, yes, but it doesn't destroy the idea of two different factions fighting like this does. If Ichigo is a Quincy, then, if you think about it, Ichigo vs Ishida is basically Quincy infighting, not Quincy vs Shinigami.
The previous arc was filler for the final build up of Ichigo being part BOUNT
Kazui and Ichigo will merge and one shot the god of hell lmao
Any theories on who the king of hell might be? He or she seems to not give a shit Kazui is messing shit up.
>>287621364>More accurate translation: >but there are no names for it.I disagree, man. It says 残っていません, "didn't remain". Meaning there was a name or names (even if it was only for personal use), but there is no record of it. I don't think that this implies Ichibei, that would be stupid.>but it doesn't destroy the idea of two different factions fighting like this doesIchigo vs Uryuu is not a Shinigami vs Quincy conflict. It's interpersonal rivalry that provides narrative parallels.>>287621400>Ichigo being part demonThere is already a half-demon in the party.>>287621480>Any theories on who the king of hell might be? If such a character exists, its a completely new one.
>>287621364>>287621560>Meaning that even if there was a name (or names, even if it was only for personal use), there is no records of it.Correction.
>>287603233based
>>287615573Ashy
>>287610776Do you think she'd even think about trying to kill Ichigo?
>it's another episode of add another female character to the MC's harem
>>287600589Best girl
>>287622133
>>287622133Get cracked.
>>287621254And thanks to hybrid vigor, they will be the strongest yet.
Baishin did it first.
...who?
>Blade and Me>Blade is Me>Blade is Literally Me
>>287621560>There is already a half-demon in the party.I can't wait until Kubo puts this silly headcanon to rest. Given his track record with her in recent years, I assure you Rukia will hardly do anything in Hell arc. She'll use Bankai maybe twice, show off a new ability, and kick Ichigo's ass into gear within the limited panel time she gets while moonlighting as a jobber just like her husband.
>>287622860OR... Ichika was able to detect the Hell Beasts only because of the Hell Butterfly with her, and neither she nor Rukia have a special connection to Hell.Based on her guard, Ichika will have a lightning-type Zanpakuto, and that already sets her up in the same category as supreme jobber Sasakibe, who supposedly had an incredibly powerful Bankai. Thus, I'm not expecting much.
>>287622788I can't wait until Kubo proves this totally legit theory to be real.While it's true that Lucia may not have much to do in Hell arc (that's not the argument), but Ichika (the only person who was able to sense the Hell Hollows, by the way) will have a lot on her plate.
>>287622963Possible. What's also possible is Ichika was able to utilize the Hell Butterfly thanks to her ancestry.
>>287622988If anyone will have a special ancestry in Hell arc, it will be Ichigo, and therefore also Kazui. We've seen him open portals to Hell. It's been done, again and again, in every single arc. Ichigo is always (somehow) connected to the relevant race of the ongoing arc.I don't discount the possibility that Rukia & Renji, alongside Ichika, may also have that. After all, Kubo has yet to give us an explanation on why and how the fuck Kisuke hid the Hogyoku within her, besides plot convenience. But I'd rather keep my expectations low, just so I don't end up disappointed.
>>287623036I'm not saying that Lucia or Ichika will be the focus of the arc. It's obviously going to be Kazui.Still, Lucia's double nature was set up long ago, and while the exact details of that nature are uncertain, it confirmed by Kubo and, by his own words, may appear in future works.>why and how the fuck Kisuke hid the Hogyoku within herWhy? I assume it ahs something to do with her special dual nature.How? Not sure about the mechanics, but he did it when Lucia went to Karakura with Kiyone and erased her memory.
>>287623148Kubo said a lot of things over the years. It was also said in Rebooted Souls we'll find out the backstories of Kisuke, Yoruichi and Tessai, which never happened, and I doubt will happen in Cour 4.>How? Not sure about the mechanics, but he did it when Lucia went to Karakura with Kiyone and erased her memory.That never happened. Kiyone was with her the whole time, and it's Sentaro who implies she doesn't remember, and Kiyone says she's "blocked her memory of it", because it was so embarrassing. It's just their typical comedic back and forth. There's zero implication Urahara was involved.
>>287623286Actually, my bad, it's Sentaro who makes all of those claims, just to make fun of Kiyone. So again, completely baseless.
Not reading all that but remember Rukia's actual race/species has not been revealed. The names on the cover pages reveal the race each character belongs to, but Rukia's first name showed she is not a Shinigami. The last name, Kuchiki, is Shinigami, but she adopted this name. So, I wouldn't be surprised if she was from the lowest level of hell, the frozen one.
>>287623390>The names on the cover pages reveal the race each character belongs to, but Rukia's first name showed she is not a Shinigami.Yep, this is called reaching.>So, I wouldn't be surprised if she was from the lowest level of hell, the frozen one.She died in the World of the Living as a Human and appeared in Soul Society, Byakuya made that clear. Why would she be from Hell, is beyond me. Especially since, by definition, it's a place you CAN'T get out of. Not in the past, anyway, since the current situation in the timeline is complicated by its bloating.
>>287623286>>287623355While Sentaro does make fun of Kiyone as usual, to me it appears that Lucia genuinely doesn't remember the mission. So something fishy happened that time for sure.>>287623390We don't know if Hell will be the Dante's one, but it's likely,Lucia has some mysteries. Her name, for example. Her first name, not surname, as she may not even had one, being from Rukongai and all. While Rukia is a perfectly normal Japanese name, it's written in katakana, which is not common for women in Bleach. Usually it's reserved for foreign characters. And Nemu, which may imply artificiality. It's also strange that Lucia, despite being younger than Hisana is her spitting image. Lucia doesn't resemble her sister, she looks like her.>Yep, this is called reaching.It's not. Visored also feature their names and surnames written in different fonts, but they're written uniformly in Turn bakc the Pendulum. Plus, Kubo literally said that this is significant, even if it's not going to be developed.>Byakuya made that clear.Based on Hisana's words.
>>287623494>>287623579It would be not the first time Byakuya had wrong assumptions about things.
>>287623494>Yep, this is called reaching.It's not, it is actually a fact that' be proven repeatedly. Have a read:https://www.reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/pszy2a/rukia_kuchiki_hybrid_shinigami_and_demon/
>>287623579>While Rukia is a perfectly normal Japanese name, it's written in katakana, which is not common for women in Bleach. Usually it's reserved for foreign characters.Well yeah, since it comes from Lucia. Kubo explained it almost two decades ago. Same way Lisa is written in katakana. Mayuri shares that trait with Nemu, as the two are intertwined, since he literally created her from his own DNA. It's not that complicated.>It's also strange that Lucia, despite being younger than Hisana is her spitting image. Lucia doesn't resemble her sister, she looks like her.Because they are twins. No different from Loyd & Royd>It's not. Visored also feature their names and surnames written in different fonts, but they're written uniformly in Turn bakc the Pendulum. Plus, Kubo literally said that this is significant, even if it's not going to be developed.I'm pretty sure at the time Kubo did that just for aesthetic reasons, to emphasize how Rukia has the most beautiful Zanpakuto. He does this all the time, like how he retconned Ichigo not being able to hear Zangetsu's name because he was uninitiated into Ichibei somehow intervening to hide the single instance of OMZ wanting to reveal his secret identity for some retarded reason.>Based on Hisana's words.Why would she be lying? Hisana cared for Rukia and tried her best to find her in those 5 years. So much that she fell sick and died while begging Byakuya to take care of her.>>287623688I do know of this theory. It comes from the school of Kubology, aka pseudo-intellectual babble masquerading as deep analysis, which exists solely to deflect any criticism of Kubo's writing while turning everything into foreshadowing.
>>287623754There's nothing psuedointellectual about changing the font for a character's name you lizard brain.
>>287623688The Kidou link is the most dubious. I don't buy it.>>287623754>Mayuri shares that trait with Nemu,Mayuri's not a woman though. And Lisa is a foreign name too, not uncommon.>Because they are twins. No different from Loyd & RoydThey are not. When Hisana abandoned Lucia, she was a baby.>I'm pretty sure at the time Kubo did that just for aesthetic reasonsI disagree with this assumption wholeheartedly.
Kubo art is so peak. he should get all the jobs.
>>287623754>Why would she be lying?Why would she be lying? Hisana cared for Rukia.For that very reason. So that Lucia's origin didn't result in more struggle and hardship for her.
>>287623754>>287623804>I disagree with this assumption wholeheartedly.Why? Because Visored chapter covers with dual-fonted names appeared before Lucia's.
>>287623765There is when you randomly assign extraordinary meaning to it divorced from the original context. That cover is from the Aaroniero fight, which highlighted the importance of staying true to yourself and not falling for deceptions. The font perfectly matches the black and white aesthetic of her body vs the Zanpakuto. Even the editorial notes at the time make this clear.>>287623804>Mayuri's not a woman though. And Lisa is a foreign name too, not uncommon.Then it's not special at all.>They are not. When Hisana abandoned Lucia, she was a baby.They were probably twins as Humans then. Though I do find this odd, since from everything we've seen, you don't age up or especially down when you end up Soul Society. Shibata was still a child, just like he was when he died. I guess I can agree with this.>For that very reason. So that Lucia's origin didn't result in more struggle and hardship for her.Her origin in the Rukongai already gave her hardship. In fact, her adoption separated her from her happiness with Renji and made pretty much all Shinigami (besides Kaien) treat her as a nepobaby. Would've made more sense to not get her involved at all, letting her carve out her own happiness in the Rukongai and become a Shinigami on her own terms.
>>287623688So what is Orihime by that logic?
>>287623985>Then it's not special at all.How Lisa being a foreign name makes Lucia's name written in Katakana not special? . Rukia stemming from latin name is not something established in the manga, it's how Kubo came up with the name. For the characters she's not Lucia, she's Rukia.>>287624027>So what is Orihime by that logic?Just like you said, some things are done for aesthetic purposes.However, it's interesting that Chad didn't get his own chapter cover in this style. Him and Orihime being a separate kind of powered individuals would result in his name written in this funky font, which wouldn't fit.
>>287623985They literally show you Shinji before and after hollowfication just to drive the point home. Is basic media literacy that difficult?
I'm not saying Kubo planned it back when he wrote Rukia's backstory, but I think it's very bad faith to throw out this theory completely.Kido literally means Demon Arts, and we see this motif with how Tessai & Hachigen dressed in the past. And Rukia's proficiency with it prior to even becoming a Shinigami is a fact. Besides Ichigo, Kenpachi and Ukitake, I can't think of any other character who was special in some way before becoming a Shinigami.
>>287624153>Rukia's proficiency with it prior to even becoming a Shinigami is a fact.It's not a fact, actually. The image in that flashback shows that Lucia was able control Reiryoku and therefore eligible for enrolling in the Shin'o Academy, not that she's casting Kidou. It's similar to what the gang was doing in the Shiba cannonball.
>>287624111>Rukia stemming from latin name is not something established in the manga, it's how Kubo came up with the name.Because Lisa isn't special at all.>Rukia stemming from latin name is not something established in the manga, it's how Kubo came up with the name.Neither are the Spanish or German names of the Arrancar & Quincy. It's just an aesthetic.>For the characters she's not Lucia, she's Rukia.That's just how you spell it in Japanese. You seem to see more meaning than there is. It's similar to how Sado gets called Chad by Ichigo.>>287624137OK? I don't consider that proof Rukia is anything more than a Shinigami.>>287624153You must be the same kind of person who thinks OMZ manipulating Reishi here is foreshadowing for the Quincy reveal when the page literally explains it to you.
>>287624265>OMZ manipulating Reishi here is foreshadowing for the Quincy revealThanks, adding this to my list of cookie bleach theories.
>>287624265There's no proof of anything here, it's all just theories. Saying there's nothing there is just stupid though.
>>287600789>died from old ageThat reminds me. Souken died from old age, then Shinigami collected his soul and brought it to Mayuri for experiments. Then TYBW reveals that when Quincies die, their souls are automatically absorbed by Yhwach. Retcon?
>>287624265OK, let me elaborate.I'm sure you know, that the way Japanese write names in fiction, whether it's with kanji, hiragana, katakana or a combination of the above, usually gives another layer of characterisation. For example, if a character's name is written in hiragana only, it usually implies femininity or childishness.Regarding katakana, in Bleach there are two main motifs:1. Foreign name: All the Arrancar, Wandenreich Quincy and Lisa.2. To add some kind of "hardness" to a Japanese name (masculinity, harshness, coldness, aloofness, alienness, etc.): Gin, Mayuri, Rin and Nemu. And there's Rukia. Her being "ethnically Japanese" with a sister who has a proper Japanese name, and no character ever pointing out that her name is foreign-sounding sort of rules out the first motif. And there are no obvious "hard" qualities to Rukia's character that need emphasising. Which means that her name is either indeed a ruse and nobody, even herself, realises that it's actually a Latin name, or there is a hidden "hard" aspect, likely an alien origin. Given all the Hisana weirdness and the dual nature theory, it's probably both.
>>287624877Rukia is very special, she's the first Shinigami ever introduced to us, she was there before the serialization. A lot of patterns Kubo established both conciously and uncocniously simply weren't there yet. Kubo might have simply given her a name that would make her stand out.
>>287624869Souken didn't die of old age, he was kiled by a Hollow.>Then TYBW reveals that when Quincies die, their souls are automatically absorbed by Yhwach.They did not. Only those who partook of Yhwach's power return to Yhwach. However, In his QnA Kubo said that Quincy don't go to the Soul Society, but some other place. One might say that's another retcon resulting in a plot hole, But in the fight with Uryuu he says that arranging for Quincy souls was very difficult, which should line up with this.>>287624949This is true. But things get recontextualised, Lucia is not an exception. We may not know the reason for katakana spelling in the pilot chapter due the lack of context, but can wildly speculate for the serialised chapters.
>>287625072>he was killed by a Hollow.What a jackass. why didn't he just use his not-Vollstandig?
>>287625454Because it would be the end of him all the same.Souken not returning to Yhwach implies that it's indeed required to partook of Yhwach's power to use Vollstandig, and him "being stubborn and orthodox" actually means that he didn't want to surrender his soul to this ungodly creature. And wasn't able to teach Vollstandig to Uryuu due to the lack of Yhwach's blood.Speaking of returning. Bazz-B got a considerable amount of power in his early years not from Yhwach, but from Haschwalth. Where did his soul go? Was it split in two? Did Yhwach consume it entirely because he provided more power, or did the soul go to Haschwalth through primacy?
>>287625072I'm pretty sure Kubo retconned that just so he could wash his hands of the Quincy in the future, because Mayuri's statement is about the entire operation, including convincing Shinigami to not protect them from Hollows, which is literally their job. Not like it really matters because there was zero set-up or even implication that other Quincies besides the two Ishida were still alive prior to TYBW.
>>287625979Kubo answered that to whether or not Masaki and Katagiri are in Souls Society.>Mayuri's statement is about the entire operation, including convincing Shinigami to not protect them from Hollows.Sure, but Quincy not going normally to the Souls Society doesn't really contradict Mayuri's story. Not that it was always the intention, just that there is no new plot hole.
>>287626015>Kubo answered that to whether or not Masaki and Katagiri are in Souls Society.Yeah, that's exactly what I said. He's done with those characters and the rest of the Quincy, and he just gave a convenient answer that retcons what we knew about how souls work, including Quincies, so there are no loose threads or hopes. This is actually why I believe he'll kill of the Bambies in the anime too, since there really is no point in keeping them alive past TYBW, unless you take Narita's fanfic seriously.>Sure, but Quincy not going normally to the Souls Society doesn't really contradict Mayuri's story. Not that it was always the intention, just that there is no new plot hole.Quincies are still Humans at the end of the day and therefore part of the balance. You can argue those who drank Yhwach's blood gained power at the price of having their souls destroyed when they die, but that doesn't apply to Soken and the rest.
>>287626138>Quincies are still HumansThis may not be entirely the case. Quincy powers is a congenital trait separate from spiritual awareness (when Uryuu lost his powers, he was still able to sense and see the Shinigami), which stems from the Soul King, who was a Quincy himself, at least in part (the Triplet world was created with arrows after all). So it's not that farfetched that they're not a part of the Equation.
>>287624869>Souken died from old age,Are you retarded? Souken died from a Hollow, which was left alone specifically to kill him, by Mayuri.
>>287624869Mayuri setup that whole situation, so he presumably had a way to "capture" Souken's soul. I'm hoping they go straight to hell so we can get more of them, or maybe Kubo switches up and shows the darkness that was before the threefold world.
>>287626652>I'm hoping they go straight to hellKubo said It's some other, yet unnamed place. Given the fact that Quincy Vollstandig looks angelic, it may be something akin to Christian heaven. But I don't really want it to go that way.
>>287626178Funny but that guy is retarded, the appendix doesn't say anything about it happening during the andal invasion. It says "adventurers" for a reason, the Andals didn't just run west with no destination in mind, they knew Westeros as ripe for the taking.
More Rangiku in Cour 4
>>287624153Speaking of Kenpachi, I think he’s the character most likely to have a connection to Hell. The guy literally turns into a red oni, and Kubo keeps associating him with that horned skeleton imagery that looks just like the ones at the gates of Hell. Not to mention that when Unohana met him for the first time, she couldn’t even sense him
>>287623831Trannygiku is a man.
