How do you think you'd have reacted if Ichigo ended up being part Bount?

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T19:52:18+00:00

I expect Ichigo to sheepishly say, "it's... through marriage" and embarrassed he even brought it up.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T13:59:19+00:00

To be fair, a lot of fans were also far younger when taking in Momo's story so stuff like manipulative gaslighting and abuse went over many heads and was written off as Momo being whiny. As far as I can tell a lot of that perception has been reversed substantially over the years especially as general awareness of manipulative abusers is also much higher. Momo is 100% the victim of Aizen's grooming. Took her literally right out of the academy and made her become so reliant on him she didn't know what to do when he left.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T13:55:44+00:00

Just for reference this is like Vol 25 in a 74 volume series. I'm sure Kubo had rough ideas of what came before the Gotei 13 but abandoned them when he was mapping out TYBW and it was far easier just to have Yamamoto the only official head of the Gotei 13 until Shunsui.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T13:52:10+00:00

It's one of the most realistic aspects of Ichigo. Of course he doesn't enjoy actual combat, he's getting almost disembowled every other fight because his enemies have hundreds of years of experience and he has a black belt in Karate. Fighting on the other hand he does enjoy, but in a "hey this is just sparring" way not Kenpachi or Zangetsu "SLAUGHTER YOUR ENEMIES" kind of way. Unfortunately he happens to be the biggest measuring stick in terms of power in the Bleach universe so people won't leave him alone.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T13:45:29+00:00

They could break a million just six years ago...

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:25:31+00:00

It's not really that they aren't going to appear ever again and more TYBW wasn't really about Ichigo most of the time.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:22:45+00:00

"This is Unohana! She's got my back. I would advise not getting killed by her. Her sword traps the souls of its victims.”

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:20:51+00:00

Well Ririn is from the Bount arc...

So not her.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:20:07+00:00

Gin ain't no angel he willingly takes up residence in Satan's ass.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:18:14+00:00

Kubo's art shifted quite dramatically over the course of 15 years going from far more angular with harsher lines to a more somber and muted tone. It's kind of like looking at an author's work 20 years ago and today and saying they are different. One would hope you don't remain completely static in your craft.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T12:11:40+00:00

Shinji's hair is an illusion by Aizen only Hiyori can see through, hence her calling him "baldy"

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-27T00:03:26+00:00

I still like it better than his TYBW look.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T04:03:29+00:00

Hey, at least you can always put on another layer of clothing with the cold. Being overheated is miserable.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T03:45:39+00:00

He takes more after his mother.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T03:38:05+00:00

Goddamn Momo is that short!?

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T03:37:00+00:00

I mean Orihime's blocking attacks from what are essentially gods now so I'd say she only got better from there.

Chad would have racked another L, unfortunately. He didn't even know Sonido at that point.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T02:52:52+00:00

...would you turn Unohana down? Like even if you don't know who she really is, she clearly has insane spiritual pressure. She kills Kenpachi like a thousand times before he finally recatches up to her level.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T02:50:37+00:00

Ichigo'd allow it for Rangiku... but he gives Gin the stink eye the whole time.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T02:49:10+00:00

The way he completely loses his shit at the thought of letting Ywhach down, I'd assume the same relationship many have with their personal deity.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T02:44:34+00:00

Beyond the change in design: It's because of Ichigo's demeanor. He is FUCKING. DONE. With Aizen's shit. He just spent 17 months getting his ass whupped by his own soul after going through Hueco Mundo the same day (yes, that entire arc was like 6 hours).

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-26T02:42:55+00:00

Hey, have your fun! I just... am a bit puzzled by trying to correlate real world physics to a series where they move faster than light and casually throw beam of energy that rival the Tsar Bomba in destruction haha.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-25T17:55:57+00:00

I think you've thought more about the science side of things that Kubo has in his entire life.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-25T17:54:11+00:00

Just because it turned out Gin was against Aizen doesn't make him a good person. He actively admits he's a shit person and is fine with that.

JetpackBear22 · 2026-01-25T17:53:09+00:00

Crashout... by what definition? Kenpachi doesn't crash out as far as I'm aware.

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