and this new propaganda going around that ichiruki was only a thing in the anime and their scenes are fake and non existent in the manga.

ALL THEIR BEST MOMENTS ARE FROM THE MANGA

The lovestory of Isshin and Masaki, Ichigo's fucking PARENTS, directly parallels Ichigo and Rukia's relationship, and that is sOMETHING KUBO FUCKING DREW AND WROTE WITH HIS OWN HANDS!!! but IM delusional and an anime only watcher???

also, let's not forget that Ichigo's future WIFE is canonically JEALOUS of Ichigo and Rukia's bond. She's so jealous she CRIES about it. And that NEVER gets resolved!! The pep talk Rangiku gives her about being just as important is then nullified some chapters later when Orihime notices just how concerned Ichigo is about Rukia, and HAS TO LOOK AWAY OUT OF JEALOUSY. but IM crazy for thinking Ichigo deeply cares for Rukia??? KUBO WROTE THAT SHIT. My fault I didn't realize that Orihime of all people noticing the strength of the ichiruki bond meant that Ichigo actually cares about Orihime more.

having your MC's future wife, the woman who is deeply in love with him, be the one who comments on the closeness/specialness of his relationship with another women is CRAZY. ichiruki/hime is literally the epitome of the "girl best friend he tells you not to worry about " Orihime is VERY much worried about Rukia and thaT CAME FROM KUBO's HANDS!!!

I could go on forever, this genuinely has me so HEATED. how do you set up a relationship as well developed as ichiruki and then be shocked people thought they would end up together. How do you UNINTENTIONALLY write what could have been one of the best love stories?

(in a volume where the poem is ichigo's and is that's right, nothing else can change my world - making rukia's significance as his world-changer hold even more importance.)

(also, this translation really downplays how orihime describes rukia: she actually says 黒崎くんにとって朽木さんは大切な人, which more accurately translates to "kuchiki-san is an important/precious person to kurosaki-kun" (taisetsu can even be translated as "beloved"!) - and she says this in response to someone calling her "just" a comrade, outright saying that rukia is more than a friend to ichigo. BUT ANYWAY)

is that she is established early on (volume three!) as being very perceptive, especially when it comes to ichigo.

so, orihime, who is in love with ichigo, is established as an expert in reading ichigo, then time and time again finds herself jealous of the way that ichigo looks at, treats, and feels about rukia - while knowing that they're "not just friends." what is that supposed to tell the readers?

Bleach - Fade to black 💔

“are we still sisters?”