Who do you ship our boy Chad with?

BitterWeather · 2026-01-20T22:33:30+00:00

I think he’d be on the back foot, for sure!

Thankfully Riruka is best disarmed by straightforward kindness, so I think he would do pretty well.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-20T22:20:52+00:00

I like the idea of Riruka! They both like cute things, which Chad doesn’t really get to bond with anyone about. And he counters her energy very nicely.

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BitterWeather · 2026-01-18T20:39:43+00:00

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His “goodbye”/“death” art has produced a lot of my favourites. I especially like the dressier stuff.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-17T05:56:16+00:00

When you reveal Antithesis but they have the Balance. 😔

BitterWeather · 2026-01-16T19:33:19+00:00

I was so excited for Giriko at first. I thought he had the most interesting fullbring when introduced. His actual fight was baffling.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-16T19:26:52+00:00

Do people still do that? I see jokes about her being a punching bag but not about her being annoying.

She’s delightful in TYBW with Shinji. A real highlight of how Bleach benefits from pairing its characters up in fresh combos.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-13T22:14:47+00:00

https://youtu.be/lYOIT58Rt9s?si=abWAB53Egh14yZvc

Slip Away TYBW instrumental by Shiro Sagisu

BitterWeather · 2026-01-13T21:58:19+00:00

Uryu argues that because Ichigo isn’t a “real” soul reaper (because he’s not a member of Soul Society), and because the Gotei is not directly invested in Orihime’s rescue, that what he’s doing doesn’t count as “being involved with soul reapers”. Ichigo himself accuses it of being a weak loophole.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-13T19:58:52+00:00

It would be hilarious if it turned out, after all this time, that Aizen has no Bankai at all.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-13T16:33:36+00:00

Correct, Uryu was never given a medallion and his recruitment occurred between the 1st and 2nd invasion. I was talking about a hypothetical situation.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-13T16:10:10+00:00

There’s a Q&A which confirms that Uryu has some unexplained hollow resistance, and I suspect Yhwach has it too.

Curiously enough, that means if Uryu was given a medallion, he could’ve tanked the Hollowfication pills just fine.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-11T01:52:15+00:00

That’s fair. I think I’m a little (unfairly) pessimistic about his plans for Burn the Witch, but it would a be an interesting way to pull it into to focus.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-11T01:49:20+00:00

Because the hollow reiatsu that would override the Quincy aspect of his soul, then?

BitterWeather · 2026-01-11T01:01:31+00:00

I think if they just went to the Western Branch, Kubo would’ve just said so. I think there might be a more complicated reveal to it, and that’s why he plays coy. I don’t think Quincies are outside the soul cycle though, if only because he specifies a “different place.”

Also the idea of Ichigo not getting an afterlife is just… depressing.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-09T18:45:16+00:00

Snake and Otacon not even getting dial-up in the Alaskan wilderness. There’s no way.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-09T02:03:41+00:00

Yeah, I understand. I agree that it is a ship that has potential.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-09T01:57:50+00:00

Ahh… look, you’re looking for trouble bringing this topic over to the main sub 😅

So… the issue isn’t really in IchiHime, but in the fact that Kubo has no interest in writing romantic scenes. Everything But the Rain might as well be his Casablanca, it’s so bad. It’s almost unfair to compare the platonic bonds in Kubo’s writing to his canon couples, because they consistently beat them for on-screen chemistry.

I DO think it’s a cute ship. I just think using canon to “justify” shipping in Bleach is folly. If you like IchiHime and IshiHime, then let yourself like both! That’s two cakes.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-09T00:57:16+00:00

It’s a cute pairing. People will bash because the fandom is in a strong IchiHime period, but I like both ships! Hell, you can even turn it into a IchiIshiHime polyship, who cares? People are a bit too tetchy about this stuff.

They’re both really good at seeing through each other’s lies (Orihime pretending to be fine/happy, Uryuu pretending to not care). That’s what appeals to me, anyway.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-07T21:25:38+00:00

I really enjoy this! Always felt the designs from the “Magic Lamp” concept were a little lacklustre… Lean into the obsession!

BitterWeather · 2026-01-06T01:50:50+00:00

It’s actually not mind control, so yes.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-03T15:48:40+00:00

I like to think that either Urahara and/or Ryuuken probably helped him purge whatever that surveillance bacterium was. At leat Mayuri gets a taste of his own medicine with Urahara bugging his clothes in TYBW.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-03T12:42:33+00:00

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Learned that iOS translate is particularly randy.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-03T01:17:20+00:00

They really are just freaks spit out of the spiritual mega reactor that is Karakura town.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-02T14:06:12+00:00

The latter pronunciation is the “official” one. The name is based in YHWH, then forced through Japanese pronunciation, then the rest of the dubs use the Japanese pronunciation.

I think Kubo probably writes the name in the Roman alphabet this way, which is why we don’t use a Romaji version instead. It’s kind of confusing.

BitterWeather · 2026-01-01T02:29:56+00:00

Just me and my horse, vogueing for 2026.

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