#Chad/Sado

[rayereil]

Chad the man’s first appearance! His arc carried a lot less despite being longer. We did get a cool fight with Rukia, and she and Chad partnered up for a bit, but most of the arc was comprised of someone running around to somewhere. Well, not everything can be a hit!

We still got a good intro for Chad.

Also, I wish this came up more! Chad has a weakness for cute things? There should’ve been some Uryu&Chad scenes since Uryu has a skill for sewing, but what he creates isn’t necessarily cute.

Anyways, we see how strong Chad is, and that’ll play into his power later. I enjoy that even without his awakened powers he’s able to stop a steel bar from crushing his friends and rip a literal telephone pole out of the ground. It makes you wonder why Kubo gives Chad so many Ls by the end of the series…. Maybe I’ll have more insight by the end. For now, Chad for the win! And while I’m mostly neutral on Chad’s character because Kubo really does leave Chad in the dust, I’ll still root for him! He’s also got a cool character design.

Besides the running around, there’s also plenty of Ichiruki. While I see a blossoming romance, the key takeaway is their growing bond. But first: Rukia’s being cute.

Followed by Mizuiro and Keigo both commenting about Ichigo and Rukia as possibly dating. Look, this is the clearest example of ‘everyone knows the two characters like each other except the two characters’. Super common trope. It usually evolves once one of them realizes their feelings…

What’s with that smile, Rukia? Are you catching feelings?

In different news, I know Ichigo and Chad’s past and I’d thought it came up in this arc. I’m surprised it didn’t. I’m not sure when it’ll show up. I think Ichigo has a flashback in Soul Society, at a minimum? Do we have to wait that long? Hopefully we get more hints sooner. With such an intense character focus in Orihime’s arc, I really thought Chad’s character focus was up next, but we don’t even get his backstory. But we do see he’s super strong, so that’s something.

(A literal telephone pole)

My only other comments are about Ichigo’s pure rage at the hollow’s big reveal. While I don’t think the hollow being a serial killer and tricking the boy-bird into finding him victims was a huge plot twist (because the boy-bird is so obviously good and the hollow is so obviously bad), I do think Kubo is giving us the smallest hint to how Ichigo feels about his own mother’s death (which was mentioned this chapter). I kind of wish Kubo had explored this more in regards to Ichigo’s character…

We rarely see him enraged. I don’t even remember a time we see him this gleefully vindictive unless he’s a Vasto Lorde. I’m almost positive the hollow inside him hasn’t awoken yet, so this is just pure Ichigo Fury.

As an aside, I wonder how Chad feels about this reveal. We don’t know because Ichigo takes front and center as soon as he shows up (the opposite of what happened with Orihime). Interesting to compare/contrast Orihime’s intro arc to Chad’s.

Random thoughts:

Ichigo slowly acknowledging he cares about Rukia.

Also…

I saw someone mention that Isshin is talking to the hospital here, which means when he says “tell your manager this is a request from Kurosaki”, he means to tell Ryuken. Perhaps? Also, got to love corner-Ichigo.

And… is Rukia being serious here?

The top panel, where she hesitates and is fumbling with what to say almost makes me think she’s not? But I think I might be trying to retcon for Kubo.

I think Rukia means what she’s saying here. When Kubo wrote this, he really thought Soul Society would be these things. He didn’t know the structure of Soul Society, so he didn’t have much to say about it. Then he changed his mind. He gave soul society have extreme poverty outside the beautiful seireitei. We know Rukia had to steal to survive while living in poverty, so do souls really never get hungry? We also know soul society is not 9 times out of 10 better than the human world… also, boy-bird won’t remember who he is when he gets there. His mom won’t remember him either. They never meet again.

So I believe the original intention was to show how bad Rukia is at comforting people/knowing what to say. She showcased that in the first chapter and will again in MITR. It’s part of her character growth… and here she realizes that the boy-bird is scared, sad, worried, and she should say something to comfort him but doesn’t know what that is.

Eh, maybe I’m reading too much into it.

[zmeitsssa]

gentle giant

[hyperactivecherry]

🙂

BONUS: Have Ichigo and the boys landing in Hueco Mundo grounds after that fight with two arrancars(?) in that bunker(?) they arrived in. ╰(*´︶`*)╯

[rukiadriedhisrain]

Ichigo wants to save her. Ichigo went all out for her, and that's enough. That's all the reason I need to put my life on the line for anything.

Happy birthday to Yasutora Sado! 👊 [4.7]

[recurring-polynya]

what is the best attack in bleach and why is it la muerte

[distinguishedshoeduckdonut]

Bleach TYBW Episode 27: 𝐀

[substituted-shinigami]

Who is Kurosaki Ichigo? Who is he to you?

Who is Kurosaki Ichigo? He is a friend!

[thewritetofreespeech]

Hi! I hope you are doing well!

Could I request Grimmjow, Yasutora, Ichigo, and Uryuu with a fashion designer reader who loves making clothes for them?

Fashion, as a general concept, is lost on him. If he could Grimmjow would go around naked as he thinks clothes are unnecessary. They get in the way when you’re fighting, have to be washed, it’s all such a hassle. The ‘effort’ he guesses is appreciated, but he still rips and tears their outfits constantly as human fabrics just aren’t built to stand up to him.

Yasutora really appreciates it. Given his build and how tall he is, Chad can’t find clothes very easily in Japan. He has to order a lot of his clothes online from abroad, and that can turn into a whole new set of problems where the online description and what you get don’t match up. Of course, he would never ask them to do more work than they need to, but he cherishes every piece they make him and takes very good care of it.

Fashion is also lost on him, but Ichigo does appreciate the benefits of looking good & being well groomed. Even if he doesn’t get it, he is still very proud to wear anything they make for him and hypes them up considerably. He tells all his friends that his s/o made the outfit, shares their Instagram stories (as long as he doesn’t have to be in them), and helps carry all those heavy bolts of fabric for them.

Oh my goodness! What a dynamic duo!! Given Uryuu’s own sewing skills, they likely met in the same (literal) sewing circles in college. But where Uryuu broke off to be a doctor, the pursued fashion. Knowing exactly how much work goes into their designs, he takes only the very best care of the creations they make for him and wears every garment with pride. During very tight deadlines he’s been known to pick up a needle & thread to help out at their showroom. He also attends every fashion show they are in.

[one-bunny-a-day]

06/09/2023

[bleached-socks]

Ichigo: I feel fine.

Chad: You were stabbed.

Ichigo: I've been stabbed before.

Uryu: YOU DON'T BUILD UP AN IMMUNITY TO BEING STABBED!

[kayo-min]

I love the new opening so much

- kayomin

[toronjasoda]

Chad activities

[jadeazora]

We have the S3 visual for the Thousand Year Blood War! It'll start airing on in October this year!

[southside-otaku]

LEMME JUST SAY!!!

There’s a HUMONGOUS lacking in Chad “silent and sexy” Yasutora fics and I’m making it my job to at least jump start them!!

The ABSOLUTE POTENTIAL this man has is ASTOUNDING!! He’s not a boyfriend, he’s a husband! He’s not just cute but he hides his sexy Latin lover attitude under that fluffy fringe! The thought of his long term woman being PREGNANT gets this man RUUUUUNINNG!!!🏃🏾💨💨

I will STAND by these big beefy men til I DIE!! (I do like my average size men too though😌) just LOOK at him

[mixedkid-matchup]

[recurring-polynya]

this was such a good Ichigo - Chad BFF moment

and here's the anime clip, just because I like the way Morita yells "THANK YOU CHADO!"