Is Ichiruki the most popular ship in WSJ history? It's fanbase has far surpassed the fan base of Bleach itself.
It has become something more, an abstraction, something illusory... Something Kubo himself doesn't, and can't comprehend.
These threads keep getting more poetic.
It's the only reason people keep reading it.
>>119368037
Interestingly enough Kubo has a large fascination with poetry and there are a total of four Ichiruki poems that he has written.
Are you Kubo?
>>119368058
I feel bad for those sad fucks.
>>119368002
>Is Ichiruki the most popular ship in WSJ history? I
For that to happen Bleach would have to be popular
>>119368241
>Feeling bad for people who enjoy shipping what they ship
>Not feeling bad for your sorry, nihilistic, edgy life
>>119368266
kek
「罪無きあなたは 太陽のよう
罪深きあなたも 太陽のよう」
"The sinless you is like the sun;
The sinful you, too, is like the sun."
Ichiruki confirmed. Landwhales = tears
>>119368539
>>119368589
Ichigo - The Sun which locks heaven
Rukia - The moon who eclipses the night
>>119368730
This poem, while explicit, is implicitly presented here.
The moon eclipsing the Sun
It's a good male/female relationship for shonen shit standars. How many WSJ mangas have resolved their romances anyways?
>>119369600
Kubo operates outside the mundane dimension of humanity.
There is no escape.
>>119368058
>Implying people aren't hanging on for the asspulls and Aizen's return
There's literally nothing worth talking about apart from pairings in this shitty manga. How sad is that!
>>119370002
The only things worth talking about now is Ichiruki, Aizen, and Shunsui.
>>119369896
One particular trait about shippers is that they wrongfully believe that everyone think the same way as them.
>>119370002
Stop living under a rock.
Kubo enjoys teasing both ichiruki and ichihime fans. He knows what he is doing.
But damn kubo got ichiruki fans going crazy"proof"
>>119370353
Kubo is quite nice to his Ichiruki fans. He knows how popular the ship is.
The ships in terms of popularity in Japan go.
1. Ichiruki
2. Ulqhime
3. Ginran
4. IsshinxMasaki
5. Ishihime
6. crack pairings
7. Ichihime
>>119370580
This isn't a dump thread. You can post Ichiruki pics but only if it's accompanied by something that actually contributes to the thread.
There was a dump thread yesterday.
Also, only post high quality stuff. Not that tiny shit
>>119368002
>>119368037
>These threads keep getting more poetic
They also get more autistic. I've always been an Ichiruki shipper but this is starting to become ridiculous. We don't need a thread 24/7, once in a while is enoughjust like Rukia's appearances in the manga.
>>119368539
Most landwhales I know love Rukia though.
>>119370663
pls stop anon, Ichiruki is nice but contribute to the thread.
>>119370522
What kind of crack pairings go over IchiHime? Where would stuff like Rukia x Renji go?
>>119370671
>Most landwhales I know love Rukia though
you obviously haven't been to FLOL. Literal constant Rukia bashing.
>>119370925
There isn't much Ichihime or Renruki from Japan. There is only a couple images of them on pixiv for reference.
It's nearly all Ichiruki and ulqhime.
I would say Renruki is pretty crack though. The pairing romantically makes no sense, as Renji was put in the friend zone for 60 years, and even tried to kill Rukia multiple times at one point.
>>119370353
Is this the Chatte of Bleach?
Only landwhales like Ichiruki. True /a/non keeps his waifu Rukia for himself.
>>119371161
Underrated post.
>>119371001
>Renji tried to kill Rukia multiple times
>Got defeated by Byakuya for trying to kill Rukia multiple times
Okay, let's get some legitimate discussion going. I know Ichiruki developed into something more substantial than conventional partnership during/after Soul Society arc, but for my money the comedic SoL antics were what made it click from the very beginning.
It's a shame we'll never see Ichigo rolling his eyes as Rukia fakes tears in front of a scary teacher again, or him commenting on her drawing skills, or them bullying Kon together. Also Rukia climbing onto Ichigo's back and ordering him to dive bomb a Hollow or having culture shock. They had some fun times together. Whereas Ichigo's interaction with Orihime or Tatsuki are usually limited to brief friendly banter and muh mamoru.
>>119368002
I'm sorry i don't really follow fan fiction
what is "WSJ" i'm assuming it not the Wall Street Journal which was my first instinct
How do you think ichigo will end up with rukia ?
Does He becomes a captain?
( soul society owe him big time).
>>119371339
Weekly Shipping Jump
>>119371339
>he doesn't know Weekly Shonen Jack
>>119369896
I've been reading it for Mayuri, I'm glad he got one last good moment in thesun
>>119371376
>soul society owe him big time
Don't worry, Byakuya got this
>>119368539
When did Aizen grow out his hair?
>>119368002
>Timeskip rukia stabbing pre-timeskip Ichigo to grant him powers.
This picture makes no sense.
>>119371325
>now you dont either
i dont get it
I do not want Ixhigo to stick his dick and taint Rukia.
>>119371001
I wouldn't call Renruki crack but it doesn't seem to be happening. At least Renji only got friendzoned, Hitsugaya got NTR'd hard by Aizen.
>>119371781
agreed Rukia is to good for him
>>119371781
But anon, they're soulmates. It's meant to happen.
>>119371752
He lost his powers.
>>119371752
She got a white sword.
He got a black sword.
They are made for each other.
Wow you people are pathetic
Literally worse the NSfags
I hope Ichihime happens just to spite you
>>119372302
What? What is pathetic here?
We're on fucking /a/, half of /a/ faps to loli's and practices waifuism.
Get out casual
>>119372302
Why are you mad though?
>>119368037
The word is pathetic, anon.
>>119372149
Is that landwhale talk?
Yes it is, it's the only ship to ever trend worldwide on twitter.
>>119372442
What do you mean? They're bound by destiny.
>>119372442
Shut up you fucking casual faggot. You don't even read Bleach, SO GET OFF THE THREAD
I swear to god, ever since the end of naruto, there has been an influx of retards.
Go update your RP profile on narutoforums
Who fucking cares?
This shit pile of a series has been dragged out to hell and back that the charm has been lost since forever. This fucking ship is what made me get into it in the beginning but it became obvious it was just more power level, reader exploitation tripe. Almost as bad as Naruto.
Let it go.
>>119372657
You don't have to come into this thread if it raises your blood pressure so much anon.
>>119372657
>Let it go
>Ship something for 10 years
>Watch the manga go from 10/10, to 3/10
>Watch your favorite characters vanish from the manga, barely getting any screen time
>Let it go
Never
>>119372551
Landwhale talk intensifies.
>>119372785
Canon material is canon:^)
>>119372785
>Something the mangaka wrote
>Landwhale talk
literal, irrefutable, autism.
>>119370522
>5. Ishihime
I'm okay with this. Ulquiorra is dead so if IshiHime is the runner up Orihime ship that makes it the most popular one that can actually happen.
theres 2 threads up now, maybe we are going a little overboard
>>119370941
I don't understand how you can hate Rukia. I like Orihime too but Rukia is pretty much objectively best girl.
You people are pathetic.
>>119373097
I'm not the one sitting in a thread whining, anon-kun. That's you.
>>119373067
There's another thread?
>>119371325
I do miss the Ghostbusters antics of the first arc and Rukia and Ichigo's chemistry together being the core of the show worked well then.
>>119370353
>muh parallels
>>119371376
If Kubo goes the angst end Ichigo will probably take over as Soul King and true to his name, protect everyone by doing so. Kubo has been stressing the importance of names lately.
The twist: He can't see any of his friends anymore and has to live in an isolated dimension.
The ship twist: Rukia follows him without a thought.
Otherwise, he'll probably become a captain in the Gotei (maybe of 13th since Ukitake is probably gonna drop dead, and have Rukia as his VC).
>>119370353
Even better: If you consider leap years (so the days in a year are an even number), Ichigo and Rukia's birthdays are exactly half a year apart. To the day.
>Implying that IchiRuki > IchiHime
>>119373179
yes but lets let it dieits a ichihime thread
>>119373467
>Otherwise, he'll probably become a captain in the Gotei (maybe of 13th since Ukitake is probably gonna drop dead, and have Rukia as his VC).
man then i'd just want to see the shennanigans they'd get up too
>>119373467
Ichigo and Rukia share destiny. Personally if Kubo was a good writer. And hear me out here, I've been shipping Ichiruki for 10 years since I was 12.
If he were a good writer, he would have Rukia die in Ichigo's arms, and give her heart to him, like Kaien did to her.
Then it would give Ichigo the resolve to protect everybody and sacrifice himself to become Soul King, locked away forever, keeping the balances of the worlds together.
Rukia is still with him though, in the heart. He is not alone....
Another ending would be more simple, but predictable. The last chapter is Ichigo and Rukia together, although not romantically, but implied later that it will become romantic, killing hollows together.
Another ending which would be the moderate choice, Aizen ascends the throne as the soul king, Everybody lives happily ever after ,Ichiruki announced canon in the epilogue.
I love the ship, but fuck, its fanbase are the most obnoxious fuckers I've seen. Nothing I can think of comes close.
>>119373672
Why? We mainly stay in our own threads and we don't fuck with threads on chapter releases. At least we have official art and statements to make the ship believable.
>>119373654
I completely agree. I don't want her to die, but it would be incredibly poetic. And further support that all couples in Bleach are doomed.
The problem with a nice happy ending is that it feels like something big needs to happen with Ichigo to give the story meaning.
>>119373672
Leave the thread then? problem solved
>>119373672
if you like shipping in general you're the obnoxious fuck....
>>119373467
Didn't they show Ukitake with some weird ass shadow several chapters ago? Was that implied to be something?
>>119373467
>maybe of 13th since Ukitake is probably gonna drop dead
Aren't like, three captains dead already. I don't see Ukitake or Shunshui dying unless they reveal some shady conspiratory shit going on.
When can we expect the chapter bros?
>>119373556
>There are people who deny their Yin Yang theme
>>119371408
Mayuri is based, I hope he hijacks the war with his own personal army of undead arrancars, shinigami and quincy.
>>119374129
He's been sick forever. Either he'll get cured or he's gonna die.
>>119374218
It's exactly because he's been sick forever that I think he's gonna keep being sick forever. Him dying of illness is about as likely as Hinamori dying from a stab wound.
>>119374218
He's already cured.
>>119374262
That's different though, Hiyori is completely immortal since Aizen implanted a small part of the Hogyokyu in her as a test.
>>119374262
I consider it a death flag. Then again there isn't much left to fight...
>>119374296
When?
Naruto x Hinata
Ichigo x Rukia
Which is the more popular ship?
>>119374408
Ichigo and Rukia times about 2 billion. Naruto Hinata was a ship tacked on at the end for shits and giggles.
>>119374408
>Comparing Naruto ships to Ichiruki
The only thing that compares at all is ShinjixKaworu from NGE
>>119373654
Better ending
>Rukia dies in Ichigos arms
>Ichigo goes back to his human life
>15 years later a young girl turns up at Ichigos clinic.
>it's only fucking Rukia reincarnated and she remembers Bits of her past life and gas been travelling across Japan to find Ichigo for answers!!
> repetitive shit happens and Ichigo has to give Rukia his powers in order to protect the patients from a hollow.
>Ichigo stabs Rukia and the screen flashes to white as Asterisk starts playing in the background.
>the credits roll
>>119374408
I think Ichiruki transcends nearly everything. It's calmed down but there are hidden Ichiruki shippers everywhere.
Not a shipper, but I'm curious: how big is the chance of this ship becoming canon? It doesn't have to be anything as obvious as Naruto/Hinata for example, but something that's enough so you can't argue against it?
>>119374455
Is that why there's tons of new fanart coming out while Bleach is basically dead if not dying?
>>119374527
They have everything. All possible Yin Yang shit, gazes, destiny, parallels with MC's parents. The only thing holding them back is the expectation of Kubo being a huge troll.
>>119374467
I've seen many anons comparing it to the Busou Renkin and Soul Eater couple.
>>119374609
In level of popularity, he means.
>>119374572
I'm not sure what you're trying to imply here, but
>>119372447
should show you how popular IchiRuki is.
>>119368002
Because we've seen them spend so much time together, and they have a fun, flirtatious relationship with a lot of chemistry.
>>119374664
I don't know, I'm just seeing tons of Naruto threads these days, all with shipping of the main pair. I rarely see Bleach discussed here anymore, much less IchigoxRukia.
>>119374707
Did you not see the IchiRuki thread that hit image limit yesterday? It wasn't even a bleach thread, just an IchiRuki thread. People only started to care about NaruHina once Kishi made it canon.
>>119374707
That's because it was confirmed. The shitstorm that will happen if Ichiruki happens will be even more severe.
>>119374527
There are very few actual romantic interactions between them. There's a lot of symbolic context and they obviously care about each other, but there's not much to point at romantic feelings.
>>119374648
Yeah, I just noticed my mistake. But now that I have already mentioned it, is it true that those two relationships are somewhat similar?
>>119374707
Well Naruto just ended, and Naruto/Hinata was made 100% canon, so it's not that weird.
>>119374485
30 year old Ichigo gets a 15 year old waifu?
I'm ok with this
>>119374753
People cared about Naruhina, it's just that there was much less material to go on. Plus, if you started a shipping debate about Naruto, people would call you a faggot.
With IchiRuki, they have much more screentime together and Bleachfags have been having shipping threads for a lot longer now.
>>119374768
/a/ will be nothing but porky's tears, and Ichigo's shit eating grin as he kisses Rukia
KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBOOOOOOOO
Aizen's return will be a bigger shit storm than Naruhina
>>119374707
they had a romance movie released about them last month, and from what I can tell the naruto threads seem to be dying down. Until the sub version comes out at least.
if ichiruki romance movie came out suddenly im fairly certain the explosion would be similar, just minus the hilarious ns meltdown
>>119374834
If by Soul Eater they mean Maka and Soul then to a certain extent they are similar but they're also different enough for it to feel unique.
Personally I never thought of it before but now that its been mentioned to me I can see it. You have the feminine yet spunky and driven girl with the laid back cool guy tied together by mutual trust. Both aren't explicitly romantic but could easily become so.
>>119374648
I don't think Ichiruki is as popular as Kakashi/Iruka in Japan
>>119374834
Kazuki and Tokiko are Ichigo and Rukia condensed into a smaller time frame. So very similar just missing the subtleties and destiny stuff.
Soul and Maka are too. I guess the difference there is that Soul and Maka kind of have the same level of a relationship for most of Soul Eater while Ichigo's and Rukia's changes a lot really quickly.
>>119374527
>>119374597
>>119374789
Nearly everyone wants Ichiruki, but honestly, the chances aren't good. Ichigo and Rukia haven't interacted with each other in a couple years now and haven't interacted alone with each other in even longer. Meanwhile, Orihime still is desperately in love with Ichigo and doesn't have much else going for her.
If Kubo actually gets Rukia and Ichigo together, the shitstorm would be astronomical. It would eclipse anything we've seen before.
>>119375028
>Pic related is the future of Bleach
The future is a dark one....
>>119375028
>eclipse
kek
Yeah I'm still holding out for some interesting plot points past fights, fights, and more fights so Kubo can focus on central characters and their development again.
>>119375010
I never read Busou Renkin but I did read and enjoy Rurouni Kenshin, should I pick up Busou Renkin? Does it drag on too long or is it just long enough like RK?
Reminder that in the Fade to Black movie Ichigo and Rukia remember each other even though there memories had been erased. Also, they're connected between worlds by a red spirit ribbon. Kubo also played a large role in Fade to Black.
>>119375121
Anon... we all realize how much Kubo loves Ichiruki even though he pretends to like Ichihime because he put an infatuated cow into his manga.
You don't need to tell us.
>>119375081
The only reason Orihime has a chance is because Kubo is the type of person who would fuck with his audience.
>>119375169
It's just a friendly reminder anon.
>>119375028
What annoys me about the romantic subplots is the astronomically slow pace Kubo is resolving them at. Orihime is still in love with Ichigo, Ishida may still like her, nothing has developed between Rukia and Ichigo, Renji is friendzoned, Hitsugaya is NTR'd by the 5th division captain and that's what it's been like since Soul Society.
The only thing that's been resolved since that arc is Gin and Rangiku, and then Unohana and Zaraki's development happened too fast the resolution was just to kill them off.
>>119375119
It's only 10 volumes, it's basically all you want out of a shonen. Short, sweet, the classic tropes, good characters. The anime is pretty well done too and has a solid opening.
>>119368002
>tfw worst girl will likely
win in the end
Why this can't end like naruto?
Fuck you kubo
>>119375081
Years later and the art is still as disgusting to me as when I first viewed it.
>>119375028
Don't know why people ship Ichiruki so much. There's a lot of symbolism going on between them.. but NOTHING romantic. It's literally all platonic duality and concepts not related to romantic affection.
Meanwhile, Orihime at least has the whole 'first girl' and 'lovestruck' thing going for her.
>>119375260
>Nothing has developed between Rukia and Ichigo
What?
Literally every scene they'e shared together since pic related has been full dere in the tsundere. What have you been reading?
>>119375309
Is the anime a complete adaptation or does it end before the manga and have shit fillers like RK?
I guess what I'm asking is should I read the manga or just watch the anime?
>>119375260
That is frustrating. I thought Orihime's romantic subplot was going to be resolved in the Arrancar arc but sometime during the battle against Nnoitra her relevance started to fade and was completely gone when Ichigo beat Ulquiorra.
>>119375363
Are we reading the same manga? When something like this happens between two characters exclusively it's a little more than just platonic. Kubo has already said they are more than friends, less than lovers at the moment. Their relationship is closer than any other in the entire series.
>>119375363
>Don't know why people ship Ichiruki so much.
Because they have such a good relationship with each other and have had some of the most emotional moments in the series with each other. We want to see them together.
>>119375424
It follows the manga faithfully, I believe they started adaptation after the manga ended. As far as I remember there aren't any fillers.
Whichever medium you prefer honestly, you won't miss out on anything if you watch anime.
>>119374527
I doubt Kubo wants to go anywhere further than what he has provided so far.
>>119375416
Nothing romantic, theire relationship was tsundere from literally the start of the series. They have a close bond blablablah but you have to be wearing shipping googles to say every scene they've shared lately has been romantic.
>>119368002
Right now I'd argue about NaruHina is currently the most popular pairing but IchiRuki historically has been more prevalent.
>>119375363
>There's a lot of symbolism going on between them.. but NOTHING romantic. It's literally all platonic duality and concepts not related to romantic affection.
At this point there is just enough chemistry that one scene could turn their relationship into a romantic one but at the moment nothing to really commit to IchiRuki.
>>119374527
>>119375539
The thing is that he knows there is going to be a shitstorm so at best, we'll get something at or near the very end.
>>119375558
>Rukia's face completely lighting up whenever she feels Ichigo
okay anon
Since I don't think I should open a new thread for Bleach when there's technically one open already, I'll just use that.
Pic related is something to think about, but it has already been mentioned before. Something else I thought of after we found out that Hollow Ichigo was the source of his Shinigami power after all, and thus the true Zangetsu, was that, well, if Hollow Ichigo gave two power-ups, one controlled and another, then what, since he is after all the true Shinigami power (just taken over and Hollowfied by White), if the mask was Ichigo's real Shikai, and the Horned Hollow form is his Bankai?
After all, the function of White was to infect Shinigami, and since he passed on to Ichigo and became his Shinigami powers, he must have done so. However, the powers Ichigo gained from him were, again, in the form of a mask and a full hollow form.
And then I thought of how Zanpakuto spirits (mostly in the anime, but they were Kubo's own design) wield their Shikai. Not their Bankai, not sealed Asauchi swords, but their own Shikai, and then I thought back at how White/Zangetsu looked when Ichigo first imprinted an Asauchi with his Shinigami powers. You can see in pic related again: It's Hollow Ichigo with the mask on.
>>119368002
I swear if Ichigo ends up with Orihime Bleach will have no redeeming points other than cuhrazy(borderline bullshit) plot twists by aizen
This is just like Bleach
>>119375661
You wanna reword that?
>>119375729
What part?
>>119375726
I got the weirdest boner right now
>>119374609
If anything Ichigo and Rukia are similar to a Soul Eater pair where trust and partnership are favored instead of romance.
>>119375824
Are you trying to imply that Soul and Maka didn't fuck off screen all the time?
>>119375564
What about on /a/? NaruHina is pretty big here at the moment, but that might just be for the Naruto ships only. Either way, as far as Naruto ships goes, it's pretty good taste. We can all agree that IchiRuki is superior, but still.
>>119375657
You're really confusing platonic for romantic, anon. Take off the goggles for a second and realize that while the two care very much for each other, there's nothing romantic yet.
I used to be pretty sure that IchiRuki would be endgame, but I don't think Kubo plans to take their relationship to the next level. All of their (few) interactions last year have been strictly friendship based, unless you're wearing your shipping goggles too tight.
>>119375900
I can tell you that Stein and Marie did fuck offscreen and that you're also full of shit.
>>119375726
I don't get it.
>>119375911
I misinterpretted your post. No, I don't think they're romantic. Just that at the level they're at, it would make sense if Kubo made them so.
>>119375900
They obviously didn't. It was pretty clear that they liked each other though, and that's what makes it different from IchiRuki. Other than that, yeah, they're similar. Partners, trust, most important person, all that shit.
>>119376015
Do you think Stein fucks Marie in her eye hole? He's sick enough to want to and Marie is submissive and loyal enough to let him.
>>119375910
I would say that on /a/ IchiRuki is still much bigger.
>>119375911
No one thinks anything strictly romantic has happened yet, but some of the interactions between Ichigo and Rukia are much more than "just friends". None of the other friends in the manga have ever had any interactions anything like the ones that Ichigo and Rukia get. It feels like they're relationship could progress to romance very naturally.
>>119368002
>Is Ichiruki the most popular ship in WSJ history?
I'm pretty sure that's Gon and Killua.
>>119376049
It could be turned romantic but it's a stretch to interpret their current feelings as romantic. Kubo can be very obvious if he wants to, there's not many times Ishida is hinted to like Orihime, but it's enough give just about everyone that impression.
>>119370522
Thank God the UlquiHime ship sunk further than the Titanic. That was hands down the most retarded ship ever. It made absolutely no sense to pair them together. Thank God Kubo shot UlquiHimefags down by confirming Ulquiorra's death in an interview. At this point Orihime has a better chance of ending up with Ishida.
>>119376189
This. Fuck it somehow manages to be more canon than IchiRuki ever was. Imagine if it was a het ship.
>>119376126
> It feels like they're relationship could progress to romance very naturally
It could, but if we're looking at the manga right now without shipping goggles on for a moment, most signs points towards that it won't.
>>119376213
Their current feelings being romantic would imply that they realize they are attracted to each other in a love way. They don't.
Actions speak otherwise though. I don't want to label them as romantic because that's a cheesy word and meant for already-love. But it's more than friends. That's what makes people like them, you can't really define them. Like when they parted after HM arc. It wasn't love, it wasn't friendship, it wasn't romantic, it wasn't platonic. Kubo hit the nail on the head with his interview.
>>119376306
>It made absolutely no sense
Stockholm Syndrome. But to be fair, he was clearly becoming interested in her.
>>119376390
>most signs points towards that it won't
Only because most signs point towards Ichigo dying/sacrificing himself/no romantic resolution to prevent the shitstorm.
>>119374467
>The only thing that compares at all is ShinjixKaworu from NGE
This thread is so confusing. /a/ is so confusing. I think I'll just leave.
>>119376470
No, this is Bleach. Of course won't fucking die.
No, I meant that their recent interactions (and by recent I mean the last couple of years) haven't even been anything that special for them, unless you're retarded and wants to see something that just simply isn't there.
>>119376316
Killua's obsessive attraction to Gon is not that abnormal.
Everybody loves that kid
>>119376623
Rukia has reached critical mass dere though anon.
>>119376623
>Ichigo means "one who protects"
>implying him giving up his life to protect everyone would not be the most poetic Kubo thing to do
Their interaction past timeskip vs. pre timeskip are special because Rukia's gone deredere.
Apart from that I agree, because they haven't even had many scenes at all, because Kubo's pacing is atrocious.
>>119376746
>Literally an entire page of Rukia orgasming over Ichigo
>The next page she reaches her climax
>"ICHIGO!"
hnnng,....
>>119376470
There's been more IchiHime hints than IchiRuki lately. Kubo could easily go in that direction if he wanted, I wouldn't put it past him to troll like that.
>>119376316
>Imagine if it was a het ship
No one would care.
>>119376828
There's been more interaction sure but seriously, Kubo just keeps reaffirming that Ichigo's not interested.
>>119376837
Not true, just look at this thread. It's all about a het ship.
>>119376306
I didn't like it either and I'm glad it sunk but Kubo did imply it towards the end.
>>119376434
I get you but I didn't really care for it for some reason. I've shipped IshiHime since the SS arc but to be honest I care more for execution rather than the specific ship so its not that I disliked UlqiHime because I was so invested in another ship but rather it just didn't click with me. I think Ulquiorra was just too creepy for it to work. If he was a little less creepy and/or he and Orihime interacted just a little more I might've been on board but the way it was done was just weird.
>>119376900
This. Ichigo didn't even look directly at Orihime during the dress fiasco. It was all about comic relief with her and Yoruichi's overreactions.
>>119376316
>if they were a het ship
It would reach astronomical levels of shipfaggotry.
>>119376746
Even after all this fucking page and Rukia literally having ultra dere moments for Ichigo
After Ichigo having saved her ass a million times
Literally fought everyone on Soul Society for her
Kubo still dont make the ship official
Im bloody pissed with Kubo capacity of delaying shit
It will be naruto all over again
>>119376909
Those are not little cute shota drowning in friendship.
This is a joke right?
Nobody actually thinks that any relationship in Bleach will get any form of romantic conclusion, right?
The best you're gonna get is the scene when Ichigo said goodbye to Rukia when he was losing his powers.
>>119376900
He blushed because of Orihime, like he did with Rukia when he saw her cute little ass.
>>119376828
Why do people always say this but never post any of them?
>more ichihime hints
where are they?
>>119376900
Is there any examples in this series where a man has reciprocated the attention a female has given him? Except for Ichigo and Ishida's dads, and they don't really count since we knew they were married before seeing the flashback.
>>119374527
Very little chance. Both Rukia and Ichigo are foreshadowed to die. They will have a tragic ending.
>>119376959
>Ichigo didn't even look directly at Orihime during the dress fiasco
He was considerate to her.
>>119377009
Yeah. Just look at their last scene of the anime. It just screamed platonic in a way that it was almost hard to watch.
>>119377000
Rukia might as well be a shota.
>>119377009
I sure loved the conclusion to Gin and Rangiku.
>>119376992
Kubo's pacing has become truly ghastly in this arc, i.e. Ichigo and Ishida being central but both of them doing fucking nothing for over a hundred chapters.
>>119376927
It's fucking creepy, I'm just pointing out that it's obvious why it'd be a popular ship among girls.
Bad boy takes interest in girl, she gradually changes him, Ulquiorra was fangirl bait, etc.
>>119377011
He blushed because he was embarrassed about judging Orihime's outfit in front of her and he didn't want to just flat out say her tits are nice.
Its obvious he think she's attractive because pretty much everyone thinks Orihime is hot but there's little to no romantic chemistry between the two.
>>119377014
They're probably referring to the scene where Cad asks Ichigo what he thinks of Orihime's new revealing outfit. He blushes and says its too revealing, that's it.
>>119376970
It would be bigger than IchiRuki.
>>119377122
Nowhere close.
>>119377167
Rukia is indistinguishable for a young boy unless you strip her.
>>119377068
Oh shit, Ichigo is kind!
>>119377022
That's not really valid since Orihime is the only giving blatant attention.
>>119377068
So being embarrassed by her choice of dress is good for Ichihime?
>>119377124
Well, at least it was confirmed mutual. I just think Kubo doesn't know how couples are supposed to act, which is why every marriage in Bleach features dead people. He can show people lusting after each other and that's pretty much it.
>>119377220
Topaz is the cancer killing scanlations.
>>119377234
Ichigo making the effort not to look at her doesn't mean he's not interested, he's a healthy boy after all, it means he was gentleman enough not to stare like a lech.
>>119377155
Considering it's only marginally socially acceptable in Western society to ship two anime characters and only if they're straight, and the fan base Gon and Killua already have as both children and both boys... Yeah, it would be insane.
>>119377269
Battle shonen in Jump is really really really bad about showing couples in the present. Go ahead and name all of the living couples in the present of Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto (excluding the epilogue).
>>119377234
Momo was even more blatant, there were also Aizen's arrancar lolis.
>>119377149
I think the fact that it was pretty clearly fan girl bait is what turned me off, though I do think it could've been done better. It was just too lightly hinted at. Just enough to bait the fan girls but not enough for it to feel developed or be interesting.
>>119377359
It means he's a sexually awkward teenager who was trying to avoid the situation. Nothing gentlemanly about it. Otherwise he wouldn't have dissed her.
Granted, he has to think she has a nice body. Everyone has to.
What's with the Ichiruki threads lately, this is the third I'm seeing in the week
>>119377449
Bleach is ending soon.
>>119377377
This is actually a valid point, can't think of any.
>>119377377
There is no romance in One Piece. Oda flat-out stated it would never, ever happen.
>>119377449
OTP
>>119368002
I got this feeling that Kubo began with having IchiRuki in mind
Then he decided to try IchiHime
And now he said "well this won't do" and is turning back to IchiRuki again
What the fuck Kubo
Decide yourself bleach isn't a harem anime
>>119377483
I wish
>>119377447
Pretty much this. Its canon that Orihime is beautiful ,doesn't mean Ichigo is romantically interested in her.
>>119377366
>Considering it's only marginally socially acceptable in Western society to ship two anime characters and only if they're straight
Why is western society relevant? Plus Korrasami says otherwise. Gon and Killua are at least 10 times gayer than those girls, it's only natural people will see this.
>>119376434
Ulquiorrac wasn't interested in Orihime so much as he was interested in human emotion. He was pretty much a machine throughout the duration of the story and didn't act more human until around his final battle with Ichigo. Orihime influenced that change, but his feelings weren't romantic in the slightest.
>>119377269
He's like that with characters in general. He comes up with interesting designs and personalities but hardly develops his characters beyond that. It makes for fun interactions but he ends up with a massive, underdeveloped cast.
>>119377493
Actually I think he started with IchiHime in mind and was planning on keeping Rukia and Ichigo platonic friends but IchiHime just didn't work out and the chemistry between Rukia and Ichigo has opened the IchiRuki door.
I like Ichiruki because I see it as Saber x Shirou done right
>>119377667
I believe Kubo realized how he fucked up by creating IchiRuki in the Soul Society Ark
Now he gotta deliver that motherfucker
>>119377565
Because I'm not sure about Japanese society, and Korra is as accepted as comic book tv shows. But many regular anime watchers, despite not being homophobic, seek out heterosexual pairings by default.
>>119377565
>Plus Korrasami says otherwise.
Actually Korrasami kind of reaffirms it. LoK was on online release halfway through Book 3 and Korrasami was only confirmed in the last minute of the show in Book 4 and prior to that last scene it wasn't hinted at very strongly at all. In fact, without that last scene it would've been a much safer assumption to think them friends rather than lovers.
Is it me or most NaruHina fags are also IchiRuki fags
>>119377773
I'm not a NaruHina fag but If they like IchiRuki they have good taste.
>>119377773
maybe
>>119377773
Pretty sure it's just you.
>>119377714
It's Gon and Killua.
>>119377757
Because that's all they were allowed in a children's network. Online or not, they had to meet the same broadcast requirements. That doesn't tell you where the audience is at all though.
>>119377773
>Reading naruto
>>119377704
>Saber x Shirou done right
>Implying Saber x Shirou wasn't right
I mean the writing was shit
But with real nua after-life happy ending it was very touching
>>119377773
yes
>>119377773
I don't know abut that but I'm fairly sure most Naruto Sakura fags are Ichigo Orihime fags.
>>119377773
From what I can tell, both Naruhina and Narusaku fags are mostly Ichiruki
>>119377590
The main problem with Gin and Rangiku was that Mexico dragged out for too long. There were enough hints in SS to make it clear he cared about her, had he stabbed Aizen right after things would've made more sense.
>>119377773
Of course they are. Ship best girl in one series, ship best girl in another.
Am I the only one who finds these shitty portmanteaus for couples cancerous as fuck?
>>119371325
Your wrong.
The ichiruki development was almost entirety during the Sol.
Ichigo developed such a consistent teamwork with rukia, and appreciation. For the power she granted him that he is forever obligated to use that power for her protection.
The soul society arc had far more renruki development than ichiruki because it was kubo using rukia as an avenue for ichigo to enter, and change the shinigami world. This returns the obligation, yes, closing the open development.
So the bulk was pre ss, and the closure was in ss. Everything after was just characterization
>>119377874
>Because that's all they were allowed in a children's network. Online or not, they had to meet the same broadcast requirements. That doesn't tell you where the audience is at all though.
It does tell you that homosexual pairings aren't widely accepted though since they could hardly develop it on screen.
And you know what I kind of think it was done that way on purpose, so Bryke could pat themselves on the back for being progressive without really developing a lesbian relationship.
>>119377963
IchiHime fags are almost non-existant (in 4chan atleast)
Partially due to Orihime being a complete bland and uninteresting character.
Not to mention dumb and over-sized breasts
While Rukia is smart, actually gets shit done is prettier and got the perfect curves
>>119377874
The Korra audience was clearly tumblr, I would probably have liked Korrasami had not all the romantic subplots been cancerous and taken so much space, and it screamed of pandering.
>>119377773
I don't know, but I can tell you that /a/ likes IchiRuki more than IchiHime. And NaruHina more than NaruSaku.
>>119377948
Why? Sakura is nothing like Orihime. Or at least, I don't think she is. I haven't followed Naruto like I have Bleach.
>>119378097
I actually like Orihime but even I don't ship IchiHime. Its just a bad pairing and would be an underwhelming end game pairing.
>>119378147
Not to mention Asami was the most bland, uninteresting character in the series.
>>119378056
>renruki
>development
>>119378097
I started with the anime, rather than the manga, and Orihime was such a fun character during the early and SS arcs. She was this airhead who rarely ever reacted to things like a normal person. The anime cut out her crush on Ichigo, so she was just an eccentric girl who wanted to see interesting things.
>>119376900
To be *completely* fair, this was the exact same thing that happened in Naruto.
Then the author asspulled a movie just to confirm the ship.
>>119378267
Hueco Mundo ruined everything, including Orihime.
>>119378239
>Asami was the most bland, uninteresting character in the series
No, that was Mako. He was so bland and uninteresting he made other characters around him bland and uninteresting. See Bolin with Mako and Bolin when he's off on his own. If he had dated Korra and Asami they wouldn't have ended up gay.
>>119378267
It feels like her whole entire character now hinges on loving Ichigo. It'll be great if that leads to her getting over it and becoming her own character, but for the past few years it's been terrible.
That's actually probably what happened. She was great, Kubo realized that, and took her character down a few notches so he could give her some development. Eventually. One day.
>>119378267
I only switched over to the anime in the beginning of the Arrancar arc when Ichigo was training with the Vizards, were there more IchiHime hints during the SS arc in the manga?
>>119377813
Back in the day, there was a lot of overlap between IchiRuki and NaruSaku, but that was before Sakura was utterly ruined in the Kage Summit arc and the sane NaruSakus gave up.
>>119378330
>If he had dated Korra and Asami they wouldn't have ended up gay
Don't you mean that he turned them gay? That's the best explanation for how they hooked up, anyway.
>>119368002
THIS HAS BEEN THE SINGLE MOSTT DRAWN OUT ROMANCE I'VE FOLLOWED
THIS HAS BEEN A PRACTICE IN INSANITY
>>119378382
Sorry, by he I meant Bolin. If they had dated him instead of Mako they'd still be into guys.
>>119378311
Completely. Kishi a shit though. Kubo's just a troll.
>>119378359
I think the only thing was when she was healing the gate dude after they tried to bust in through the wall, he brought her something to drink and some guys in the background started commenting on how cute she is and if she's single.
>>119378330
At least Mako did stuff other than pilot an airship. Makofought Ming Hua twice and took her out the 2nd timein Book 3 and in Book 4he took out the power source for the mech
Mako wasn't perfect and he was one of the less interesting characters but Asami was just there doing little to nothing for extended periods of time.
>>119378481
I think the main problem with the series and relationships was how shitty Korra was for the longest time.
>>119378422
Bolin was easily the better of the two brothers. Even Korra's VA said she would've picked Bolin over Mako.
>>119378481
The problem with Mako is that he was meant to get with the avatar to satisfy Zutara shippers in a short spin off, and then they got more seasons and they had to make due with the character they accidentally gave him.
>>119378396
It's not even a romance yet.
>>119378371
>That arc
Oh man I still remember the saltyness
>>119378359
>were there more IchiHime hints during the SS arc in the manga?
It's more the early arcs. There were a lot of moments where Orihime openly expresses her crush on Ichigo, but the anime cuts that out. For instance, when he doesn't walk her home, she kicks herself for it and wishes he'd been more forward.
Early Orihime was just crazy.
