#Ichigo and Rukia

[exo-raskreia]

They weren't (aren't) even together

[punkeropercyjackson]

On a lighter note,we now have a quartet of this dynamic(made a spelling mistake but eh who cares.Also Batcesters and people who ship Jason with Roy or Ichigo with Grimmjow dni,this is an anti pedo zone)

[aoneko-lee]

[mobilerafie]

Ichigo and his original CLEAVER Zanpakuto!!!

[sun-n-moon-showdown]

SUN AND MOON DUO SHOWDOWN - ROUND 1

[againstboredom]

The Two That Share Destiny

What destiny do Ichigo and Rukia share? They didn’t share a ‘‘professional’‘ one, as they didn’t share in a great victory together.

They don’t share a platonic bond of friendship, as by the final chapters their BFFs f became Renji and Orihime respectively . They don’t even talk too often on the phone, as Rukia  shows in the hell chapter.

They see each other once every half decade or so, Ichigo didn’t meet Ichika until she looked like 6 or 7.

And a romance, for which words like destiny are used in literature and other types of art, AND even in everyday speech, was cut.

 Cut, in my opinion, around the soft reboot provided by the fullbringer arc, when Rukia was absent for almost all of it. We didn’t even get a filler episode of her becoming a lieutenant. We don’t see her thinking one time about Ichigo.Not even ‘‘Ichigo, my bro, my hommie, how is he doing?’‘

So WHAT is that shared destiny? No really, I want to know.

Let’s be honest, when the idea that two people have one destiny appears, normally appears in the sense that they are meant to be together, to be a couple.

Even if that, ‘‘wasn’t’‘ the author intent, the text speaks for itself, and that is the most natural reading.

But the saddest thing at all was that the two didn’t share any kind of destiny in the end, not even the destiny of being drinking buddies that see each other once a week to complain about their work.

Yes, I do like male-female friendship. I’ll take that tank you were is it?

[rukialusia]

By your side

[rayereil]

What do you think about the Rukia an Ichigo violence?

I think that outside the universe the explanation is the rule of funny trope.

Inside the universe, I think :

1.That in training her kohai in soul-ripper-ship, Rukia uses the methods Kaien used to train her. 2. That she saw both Ichigo and Tatsuki doing it to Keigo and Chizuru respectively, and thought that it was something that adolescents normally do here and now. 3. That because she grew-up in the violent Rukongai and then she lived in the stiff and lonely environment in Byakuia's household, she isn't well equipped to express emotions in an appropriate way.

What an awesome question! I’ll answer in the same way you did since your breakdown makes sense:

Outside the manga: a bickering/slap-stick relationship is a heavily used and widely beloved trope! I’m a fan of it myself! Like you said, it’s funny! Its also versatile. Sometimes, it’s just comedy (example: Ichigo and Isshin), other times it juxtaposes the empathy, compassion, sorrow, and depth of understanding in the relationship (Ichigo and Rukia). Sometimes Rukia and Ichigo bicker and devolve into slap stick comedy, but other times Rukia and Ichigo are sharing their hopes/fears with each other, they’re encouraging each other, etc. when used in this way, the trope rounds out the relationship really well! There’s comedy, vulnerability, frustration, acceptance, love (platonic or romantic)… it’s one of the reasons Ichiruki is such a well developed relationship… and now a quick soap box: I don’t like how some people are reducing this trope to “abuse” nowadays. I’ve seen too many people lament these kinds of tropes/relationships because there’s physical gag comedy. Comparing slap-stick comedy to abuse muddies the water of what actual abuse is and takes language away from people who are trying to describe real life events. Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled program…

Inside the manga: I like your breakdowns! I agree with those thoughts. Her training, how she grew up, and how she has to repress those parts of herself when she became a Kuchiki… Kaien is the first to draw her back out of her shell, and Ichigo is the second (and most relevant). I also really like the idea that Rukia leans into her “violent tendencies” aka the slap-stick comedy because she learned it from human-world stuff. Seeing Ichigo interact with some of his friends, watching TV, reading manga… she figures this is how some people interact.

From Ichigo’s perspective, I think the slap-stick comedy is part gag/part his personality. He seems to respond to it too, but only with Rukia. Isshin and Keigo trying comedy routines with Ichigo don’t ever land, but Rukia can kick Ichigo in the face in one scene, and the very next one she’s inspiring him to snap out of his funk and get stronger. It speaks to the versatility I referenced earlier. Ichigo sometimes needs a smack to the head to get back into the game, and Rukia is able to deliver.

Ultimately, it’s a classic trope and I think it’s done pretty well in Bleach with Ichigo and Rukia. Some of Kubo’s other attempts at slap-stick don’t land/aren’t my cup of tea (Rukia and Kon for example), but Ichigo and Rukia is a good balance of slap-stick/bickering vs never ending endearment, trust, and love.

[handsome-kakigori]

HANG ON, SAP-O-TRON 3000! SHE’S COMING!!

[exo-raskreia]

Saw this at an anime store & couldn't help but giggle 🤭. Whoever designed it sure knew what they were doing 😏

[punkeropercyjackson]

Things Ichiruki has:

Colorspreads

Sun and moon/black and white symbolism

Poems

Merch with Ichigo and Rukia both on it

Things Ichihime has:

An actually romantic instead of platonic relathionship that developed throught the whole series that had multiple moments in each arc and which the number of in them only increased as the story went on

And also colorpreads,sword and shield/knight and princess/Tanabata Lovers symbolism,poems and official art by Kubo himself

[aoneko-lee]

[umbraria]

Bleach version

[saaraofthesand]

Part 2

[rukiadriedhisrain]

Ichirukiweek d4 Free space

BLEACH x The Apothecary Diaries

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