Hello! I saw one of your answer about Ichigo being chained because he was holding back for Orihime. Is it a new art? Or from a certain chapter? Idk but I saw some people talked about it recently like it's something new or like it a new realization? Not really sure lol.
Hi!! We were talking about the sketches Kubo drew between chapters during the Grimmjow battle, which can be seen here (scroll to the very last page for the sketches): chapter 282 and chapter 283.
282. Ichigo and Orihime lock eyes under his mask, and he sees how afraid she is. Not only does she already have trauma with hollows because of H!Sora trying to kill her in the past, but she wasn't even aware Ichigo could take this form. But he doesn't have time to reassure her or explain anything because he has to use his mask to protect her and it's PAINFUL. You can see how much knowing she's afraid is affecting him in the bottom panel of his eye. He looks so sad and defeated.
And this page ^ is immediately followed by this sketch Kubo drew at the end of the chapter:
Ichigo is depicted with his mask on, in chains.
Then this happens in the very next chapter:
283. Orihime calls out to Ichigo in tears, telling him he doesn't have to fight for her and that he can just leave her behind to die, as long as he won't get hurt anymore. Which makes him realize that she isn't afraid of him after all, and that she still cares about him just as much as she ever did...which completely restores his resolve against Grimmjow, of course.
He's not allowed to get hurt anymore...not because it's hurting him, though!! But because it's hurting Orihime :) :)
He has a million reasons to not let Grimmjow hurt him anymore, of course, but he still makes it all about Orihime :) :) :)
Which is immediately followed by this sketch drawn by Kubo:
The chains are now broken. Just like that.
That's the effect Orihime has on him. Her impact.
Also, in the special ending song from the new anime, several clips from the original anime are shown, and during the moment where Orihime is calling out to Ichigo during the lust arc, the lyric "Your words freed me from my chains" is placed over top. You can watch it here at around the 1:20 mark!
Basically, she saved him. Her words saved him. In more ways than one. She brought back his resolve when he was about to die against Grimmjow, and then she brought him back from death itself after Ulquiorra killed him. Incredible.
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