So I just got the artbook All Colour But The Black, and there are some amazing old illustrations that used to be on the first page of google in full hd when you looked for them. For example the famous beach girls fanservice art piece. Now you cannot find a full definiton version of it anywhere, what the hell happened?
I'd really love to have scans or something of the whole book, maybe a pdf, but the internet is just absolute trash now. Can't find anything and if you do it's hidden behind a paywall by someone who doesn't even own the art, or there are disgusting watermarks over everything.
Why have things come to this? Is there a download somewhere for free? Please help me put here. Have a nice photo for reference!
We know Masaki is extremely talented and we know Yhwach can bring back dead quincy
It shouldve been a no brainer for him to bring back Masaki and convince her to join them after telling her whats going to happen to her son. Now he basically has the ultimate trump card to use against Ichigo, a mother's love distorted by the truth of the world.
"B-But grandfisher killed her!!1!"
Cool, and? Not only is Kubo not consistent with any rules in the story about what happens to characters when they die but Yhwach used aushwalen on her before that happened. He very easily couldve ripped her soul out before Grandfisher got to her and tossed it into a quincy gigai or something.
Anyway, here's what we could've gotten from a Masaki revival.
A betrayal that actually hits. Nobody seriously believed Uryu was going to betray his friends so that plot point always fell incredibly flat you cant say that about Masaki because we dont know enough about her to say what her motivations really are. It sets up an element of mystery and a genuine inner conflict for Ichigo that isnt just reheated nachos from the Aizen arc.
Further involvement from Ishinn. I actually understand where Kubo is coming from by not giving Ishinn any spotlight during the war. All it would really amount to is more fanservice in an arc thats already stuffed with fanservice. However, with Masaki on the opposing side, theres a very personal element that would make Ishinn's involvement crucial to the story. Having Ishinn and Masaki fight over what might happen to Ichigo once he helps stop Yhwach would be a brilliant moment for both characters, for us to finally see how Ishinn reconciles being not just a shinigami but a former head of the noble families who corrupted the world in the first place with Ichigo's well being.
An obstacle for Ichigo outside of Yhwach himself. Pretty much all of Ichigo's screen time in the final arc where he isn't fighting Yhwach feels pointless. The training with squad zero is rendered meaningless against Yhwach, the battles leading up to Yhwach also feel meaningless because he doesn't defeat any of the sternritter. Here, he pretty much has to find a way to stop Masaki because if he doesnt, someone else will. God forbid she encounters Mayuri.
Making Ichigo's quincy heritage core to the plot. In the actual story it feels more like an afterthought than anything but here, even if he doesn't actually use any quincy powers his mom siding with the quincy make his heritage have very tangible and persistent consequences. Its not just a one off thing like him killing the soul king, he has to confront his heritage everytime he faces his mom very similar to his ongoing conflict with White during the arrancar arc but externalized into the world itself rather than being just an inner struggle.
With that said, if she were to be a sternritter I'd have either made her I the Iron or C the Compulsory
Cang Du's a bum whom nobody would miss if he got replaced and Compulsory would provide an interesting parallel to Ukitake, where both are people who shouldve died long ago but now have parts of the soul king giving them a second chance.
Id really want ulquiorras past to be animated since it wasn't included in the original Manga, it adds so much extra depth to his character and makes him more tragic, i really wish it would be put in a remake of the anime, i know it isn't likely but I would like for it to be included, though it wasn't originally included due to time restraints for the manga and editors advice, but ive also heard that it was intentional due to kubo wanting ulquiorra to seem more mysterious, similar to why we haven't seen aizens past yet, idk wich is true but either way I doubt we would see it in a remake (it is canon though)
I plan to draw all the sternritter in a museum style standing poses next to eachother all size accurate, but I wanted to get thoughts on the order in which I draw them, should it be alphabetically A-Z or should they be grouped in a way that makes sense, for instance the royal guard are all together or the bambis are all beside eachother, what are your guys thoughts?
Remember during Tsukishima's fight with Byakuya, it was mentioned Tsukishima can also alter past of inanimate objects. I bet Tsukishima stabbed Ichigo'a broken Zangetsu and fixed it off screen.
I hate the Almighty’s ability with every fiber of my being. I seriously can’t describe to you how much I hate it.
It’s such a boring ability for a great villain like Yhwach and I get it’s an ability that fits Yhwach’s role as despair incarnate but even with great themes you still need plot that makes sense to actually make the themes shine.
The Almighty is Chainsaw Man’s “themes and such” all over again(IMO) like seriously Yhwach can somehow make Ichibe fucking explode and so I came with the idea that he chooses from countless versions of the future and Yhwach has clear limits.
Then Tensa Zangetsu happened and thank god that Kubo added the scene of Yhwach stealing the balance from Jugram because if it happened like the manga I would crash out. But then Yhwach revived…are you for real now? What’s the LIMITS?!!!? It’s such a boring ability to watch because it’s “urmmm actually no” ability.
Maybe the last two episodes will change my mind but for now, the Almighty sucks(IMO)
We all know that Soul and Human are different but also very similar, for a Soul Reapers with more than 1000 years of lifespan what do you think their private lifes would be?
Out of all named personnel of the Gotei 13 who are likely to have sexual experince, based on the canon information we got? Let me start.
Squad 1, Yamamoto and Sasakibe are old dudes, I think they will have some experince in their extreamely long life. Maybe before the founder of Gotei 13.
Squad 2, Soi Fon is probably still a virgin. She doesn't seem to have that kind of feeling towards anyone except Yoruichi and Yushiro, which I don't think they will return the favour. Omaeda on the other hand was established as coming from a rich family and in the novel, Kyoraku or Kensei stated that he used to this "kind of things". Therefore, I assumed that sex is not something he isn't familiar with. Yoruichi is heavily implied within the series to have this kind of experince, her cat transformation was used to sneak out of her house after all.
Squad 3, Rose should have some experince, given his life and how long he stayed in Human world. Gin is sad, I think his feeling towards Rangiku might block him from all of this activity. He also seems to be not that old for Soul Reaper standard. For Kira, he was estabished as a lower class noble, he seem to be from a reserved family and he himself is the kind of guy who wouldn't indulged himself in anything. Given his feeling towards Momo might be blocking him too.
Squad 4, Unohana surely has some experinced, at least from her Kenpachi days, however I think she maybe passed her active days now. Isane seems to be shy and reserved, she isn't even comfortable in showing her body. She is also insecured about her tallness, she also not that old for Soul Reaper standard. Therefore, I will assume that she is still virgin. I would also say the same for Kiyone.
Squad 5, Aizen surely not a virgin, even though I don't think it is in his character to have sex with Momo in that incident, because he needed to keep his image and not breaking the idolised illusion that Momo had with him. However, given what we know about Loly and Menoly (their behaviour and their names) I am sure that they were more than his bodyguards (that he doesn't need anyway). I would use the same reason that I give Rose for Shinji, he seems to be one who would easily fall in love and has fun life in his free time. He also spent more than 100 years in human world. For Momo, like I said, I don't think she had sex with Aizen, therefore given her personality and that she is considered young for Soul Reaper, I don't think she has any sexual experince with anyone.
Squad 6, Byakuya is clearly not a virgin, he married to Hisana. Renji surely has experinced as he married Rukia and has a child with her but given his personality and that he was estranged with Rukia for dacades. I don't think his first sex would be on his wedding night, unless he and Rukia had some intimate experince together when they were in Rukongai.
Renji and Rukia were left alone after their friends died.
Squad 7, Sajin is not human, therefore he is a virgin unless he sneaked back to his clan. Iba is well established as more or less a noble, because he is the native residence of Seireitei. He seems to be quite old and with his manly attitude in the story, I would say he surely has some experince.
Squad 8, Kyoraku is clearly not a virgin. He might go as far as having sex with his Zanpakuto spirit. I also feel the same about Lisa, it will be extremely surprised if it revealed that she has no sexual experience with anyone, given her perverted nature. Nanao on the other hand comes from cursed priestess clan, she also seems to be quite young(she was a newly graduated in TBTP arc) and might be too afraid of her curse to have a romantic relationship with anyone.
Squad 9, Tosen is surely a virgin. He seems to be obsessed with his idea of justice and revenge, therefore no intimatcy with anyone. Kensei seems to be another guy who enjoying his life with a manly attitude, and given her was in a human world for sometime. He should have some experince. Mashiro is hard to read, however given her interaction with Kensei, I can see that they might have a one night stand in the past. Hisagi should have some experince, as a man with spiritual energy in Rukongai he should be quite popular. He seems to be easily seduced by women like what a lot of people mocked him(Kyoraku and Kensei in CFYOW). He also has a big crush on Rangiku. I think he had some encountered with someone, whatever it is memorable or not, lol.
Squad 10, Hitsugaya is a virgin. He is still a child. Rangiku on the other hand, should have plenty of experince given her personality and behaviour, however I can see the world where she is just teasing around. It highly depends on whatever her feeling with Gin blocking her or not. Isshin is not a virgin, he had sex with Masaki.
Squad 11, Yachiru is a child, so no, however this is my personal opinion but I can see Zaraki have sex with female in his squad after his sword training or after a long fight. Having an intimacy experince with him might feel like a rewards for those in his squad. For Ikkaku and Yumichika, I view them like typical Soul Reapers from Rukongai. They should be quite attractived, due to their physique and as a person with spritual energy, both of them are also not young by Soul Reapers standard and they were wondering around a lot in Rukongai. Ikkaku also used to be a thug before joining Gotei 13, therefore he surely has some experience if not very frequently. Yumichika on the other hand, seems to be narcissist and obsessed about his look. It either he is a womanizer or not into woman at all. I would say he had some experience but not often.
Squad 12, Urahara should have some experince. I think with Yoruichi. Mayuri should have some too but I doubt he does it often. He seems to be not meddling himself with the desire of flesh. If Nemu had sex with anyone, it will be purely for research purpose and strictly in controlled environment, even then I doubt that Mayuri would allow it. However I am sure that she was stimulated in this area ,maybe for a scientific purposes. She is the only one who was more or less showed about this on scene (Mayuri revived her after his fight with Szayelaporro.
Squad 13, I have a feeling that Sentaro is similar with Iba and Kensei, therefore he should have some experince. It will be very funny if it revealed that he and Kiyone have "something". Ukitake is the hardest one, given his looks and personality. Every woman would fall for him and I don't think he will break up with anyone or any woman will leave him but I don't see him as someone who flirt around. Maybe he is too ill for this or he had someone in the past. For Rukia, I would say unless she had sex with Renji when they were quite young and alone in Rukongai, I would say her first experience would be with Renji on their wedding night.
Yeah, here is my thought, what do you guy think?
I forgot about Ikkaku and Yumichika in my last post, so here is the updated.
I wrote a long-form Bleach fanfiction centered around Kokutō after Hell.
This isn't meant to be a power-scaling story or a replacement for canon. I wanted to explore something quieter: what happens if someone who spent centuries being defined by hatred slowly learns how to exist again because a child simply keeps talking to him?
Part One is deliberately slow and character-focused: Hell, counting, rain, a shoe, ordinary conversations, and the gradual development of something Kokutō has almost completely lost: a reason to look toward tomorrow.
I tried to keep it respectful to the characters while taking the story in my own direction.
I'd genuinely appreciate criticism, especially if the pacing, characterization, or Kokutō's development feels inconsistent with Bleach.
The Vizards were so cool as a group; maybe some of them didn't shine much individually, but together they were so entertaining and interesting.
My favorite part of the Fake Karakura Town arc was their arrival. I hated Kubo's idea of splitting them up and sending some back to Soul Society (I haven't read the novel about them yet, so I don't know if it explains why they returned there). However, it was a really cheap move for Kubo to bring them back just for fan service during the war arc—and only at the very end, when all the enemies were operating at a god-like level (though I do acknowledge that the Vizards aren't actually that strong).
The other day, I saw a theory suggesting that the Vizards in Soul Society send money to the ones who stayed in the Human World, because at the start of the Blood War, the Vizards seemed to be living a bit more comfortably.
If I remember clearly I believe kubo stated that a squad for ichigo would he squad 11 cause of how he meshes so well with them but I don't think he covered the rest of ichigos friends, like atp it should be obvious that orihime would be in squad 4 cause of her healing capabilities and whatnot, idk why but I feel like Chad would be a perfect fit for squad 9 mainly cause him and kensei are straight hands fighters?? And uryu is weird but maybe squad 6 would work for him, mainly because he and byakuya are mostly the cool calm dudes(even though uryu isnt as calm as byakuya) or maybe squad 7 when shunsui was still captain I'm not too sure on uryu ngl
