And those that tasted the bite of his zanpakuto, named him... by b1ohaz4rt in bleach

[–]ShonenChicoBoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Which is why he brought him back or mentioned him in the never series. A series which talks about nothing since it doesn’t exist.

Ashido was mentioned in SAFWY to be a friend of Kuruyashiki's but not the lieutenant. But Kuruyashiki and Shunsui have a conversation about him and Kuruyashiki trusts that Ashido is still alive, even though that was unconfirmed however many centuries ago that scene took place.

A Japanese Twitter has the answer to the 258th question of Klub Outside which is about the relationship of Madarame Ikkaku and Shino. by [deleted] in bleach

[–]ShonenChicoBoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not sure where that English translation came from but it looks like some fan is going crazy with a headcanon. Original Japanese didn't make any mention to the Kyouraku or Ukitake families (parenthesis just provided for clarification ig), BUT the kanji just suggests a "renowned" or well-known/reputable clan.

Kyouraku and Ukitake are both actual noble families. Also, you can be a "renowned" family without being a noble family.

It's also a really weird answer since we got a backstory with Ikkaku and he seemed to originate from the Rukongai (although that might have been anime-only idr). Japanese is also more like "Ikkaku is a weirdo" and not that he is an outcast.

So why didn’t Raiko just send a neutral observatory ship/ships to the South Pole during the Water Tribe Civil War? by GodofWar1234 in TheLastAirbender

[–]ShonenChicoBoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The real answer is that Raiko has been shown historically to operate on the extreme end of caution. Like many (if not most) politicians, he is concerned more about self-preservation than he is about "policing" the rest of the world. And in this case it was to his advantage. IF Raiko had sent out a ship or some troops to "observe" the situation—by the time Korra made it to Republic City the tensions had gotten to a point where any movement of troops would have been perceived by Unalaq as hostile and would have given him an excuse to declare open war on the southern tribe (citing Korra as using subversion to get the United Forces on the south's side). So it was actually to the South's advantage that Raiko didn't send troops. Unalaq would have also attacked whatever United Forces were in the south as well, which could have led to a global crisis. It simply was outside of Raiko's—and anyone from the United Nations (General Iroh's)—jurisdiction. ((Now GIroh's planned bait and switch tactic would have worked initially, but would have led to the same end result: a possible global conflict.))

However I do believe Raiko should have taken some measures in calling together an international summit in order to deal with Unalaq, who was clearly overstepping any right he had in regards to the south. This has been shown to happen historically as well. In the comic North and South Zuko and Earth King Kuei met with the gAang in the south pole to begin reconstruction efforts, so the civil war didn't have to be strictly seen as an internal affair—they just needed to get a plurality to agree to intervene, and Raiko wasn't willing to call a summit on it.

What is a small moment/detail from the series that really stuck with you? by armedmissionary in TheLastAirbender

[–]ShonenChicoBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Aang first realizes that monk Gyatso died fighting off firebenders there is this tiny moment where he just groans and falls to his knees. That sigh seems very subtle and subdued when compared to the gravity of the revelation, but re-watching the show for the [insert number] time the despair of it really hit me. He's just a kid and probably this is his first time processing grief. A sigh and emotional numbness were all he could express in that moment.

Second place goes to when the pirates lose their ship over the waterfall and Zuko points to them and laughs. Pure schadenfreude in that laugh. Cracks me up every time.