why do you ship a ship that is declared less than lovers by author? that ship went down before it started
I’m sorry you made me laugh a little. IchiRuki has been sailing the moment Kubo said “One boy. One shinigami. An accidental encounter. The story of destiny begins.” did you read that correctly? I hope so.
Anywho, let me tell you right now, Kubo ships IchiRuki. In fact he’s the captain of this ship. IchiRuki is the most spoiled ship in Bleach, why? Because of Kubo, he spoils this ship so much it’s not even funny any more.
Let me start with that quote you used, well the half you used.
What Kubo actually said was “To say it is friendship is wrong, but to say it’s romantic/dating relationship is also not quite right don’t you think? Regarding these two.” when he said this he was talking about Ichigo and Rukia’s relationship at the time. Calling it friendship is wrong, but they weren’t together yet/canon either, if he said other wise then lol he’d be lying. But the key factor is that they’re more than just friends, Kubo put their relationship on a scale between friends and lovers. They’re in between and just shy of being lovers.
Kubo also never said they wouldn’t become a couple when asked about it, what he says instead is “I won’t confirm nor deny that. *laughs*”
And in another interview when asked what he wanted his viewers to focus on he says, “Ichigo and Rukia. A change in their feelings.”
In other works they’d already be considered a couple, why do you think IchiRuki is so popular in both the western and eastern fandoms?
There was also this time on Jump Bang T.V. where Kubo says he was going to draw Ichigo for everyone. But then he also drew Rukia right next to Ichigo, electing gasps of surprise and pleasure from the hosts and audience.
Now is probably a good time to bring up another one of Kubo’s quotes “‘It is a sin to draw what I do not like.”
Kubo has given Ichigo and Rukia a ton of colorspread, he draws them because he likes them together.
“In the early stage of the manga, I did touch on the two’s relationship but after that I intentionally change the point of view to other characters beside them. But then, it was so nostalgic to dive deeper into these two’s relationship again. While I had fun, I also had a chance to observe them closely. And then once again I was reminded that they’re really a good combo.” Tite Kubo
It’s as obvious as the sun that Kubo loves these two together. If this isn’t enough, then lets dive deeper into the poems. Kubo uses poems to convey certain things in the manga, or on colorspreads. Ichigo and Rukia have several poems about their relationship or towards one another. I already quoted one in the beginning of my answer to you, so here are a few other more well known ones.
“It’s rotating the sand..rotating every time the sun and moon touch each other…if there’s something that doesn’t change is my impotence…rotating…if destiny is made of gears and we are the sand in between being torn apart, there’s nothing left to do but being powerless..I want power…if I cannot protect by just extending my hand I want a blade so I can reach in front of her..the power to crush destiny…looks like a blade that is swung down ” and “It’s rotating if they say destiny is gears…we are the reason for turning it…believing it doesn’t connect, we go forth beyond the power of the matching gears” are both from the AB Pilot chapters.“The sun that locks Heaven. The moon that eclipses the night.” as well as “The rain drags black sun down but the rain dried by white moon. “ are both from SOULS and VIBES.
“I will pass through even 100 million blades” from Ichigo to Rukia on chapter 85′s colorspread.
“Though time only moves one way, we can still relive “those days” in our mind.” from chapter 133′s colorspread.
“Things take you to high is not only wings” from a promotional poster for SJ.
“The scent of winter reawaken that memory of that day, that time, and those eyes.” colorspread from the FB arc.
“That’s right, nothing else can change my world” Bleach volume 19 poem.
“This time, I will be the one who gives you strength” from FtB novel book.
“If it can be said that it is the heart that is unchanging, then that is strength.” Bleach volume 54 poem.
“Time goes on… but these bonds will never break” from chapter 460 colorspread.
“When the two that share destiny part and reunite, beyond the frame of time, the ceased clock will awake and start to tick once again.” from RS vol. 6.
Kubo likes making poems about these two just as much as he likes drawing them together. Also another thing I want to talk about is a quote from Orihime.
And here’s another quote from Kubo-sensei, “When someone changes your world, that’s when you know he’s important to you.” this also correlates with the Bleach volume 19 poem.
Also a fun fact: When creating the manga series, Kubo commented that Rukia Kuchiki, the first character he created, did not seem like a lead character, so he created Ichigo to be the series protagonist. When designing Ichigo’s appearance, Kubo had thought of several types attributes of the character that were never added to the story. Initial design sketches show Ichigo wearing glasses, and having dark hair and kind eyes. When designing Rukia Kuchiki, however, Kubo modified Ichigo’s appearance to contrast with hers, giving Ichigo orange hair, a trademark scowl, and removing the glasses.
“Before the story was decided a Shingami uniform popped up into my mind. Unlike the design we have now it was like a uniform from Catholic school where they wore a black jacket over a white blouse with a black bowtie… and they carried a huge scissors. I thought that was what Shinigami was like. After that, to match Rukia’s design I changed Ichigo’s character design. Like Rukia had black hair so it’s best if Ichigo didn’t have black hair.” Tite Kubo
Kubo intentionally designed Ichigo and Rukia so they contrasted and complimented one another. This is also correlated into his poems as well, for example when he refers to Rukia as the “White Moon” and Ichigo as the “Black Sun”.
Another thing that Kubo-sensei has done for Ichigo and Rukia is give them the “Rain Arcs”.
SJ: What does Rukia’s name mean, and why is it written in katakana?
Kubo-sensei: When I’m working, I jot down names in the margins of my notebook as they come to me. Once on TV, I saw the original type of cosmos in South America.SJ: You mean like the flower?Kubo-sensei: Yes. The show mentioned the name of the flower in latin or something- like “rukia.” It sounded like “Kuchiki Rukia” to me, and I wrote this down. When I created the character, I thought Kuchiki really fit as a Shinigami name and called her Kuchiki Rukia. She had her full name from the very beginning. Later on, I learned that the word “rukia” means “light.” She’s like a ray of light to Ichigo, which makes the name really suit her.
The last thing I want to talk about is Volume 49′s poem, a poem from Ichigo about Rukia. “I wonder if I can keep up with the speed of the world without you.”
I think the Fullbringer arc did a swell job as displaying just how much Ichigo and Rukia’s feelings are changing for one another, just like how Kubo stated he wanted his viewers to pay attention to.
It should be pretty obvious in which direction the manga is heading toward. It’s the final arc, and Ichigo is now a full-fledged shinigami. His friends and family were given visitation tickets because there’s a good chance Ichigo will not be returning to the human world. And currently Rukia, as well as other shinigami are on their way to aid Ichigo in battle. Bleach has already reached it’s climax, so it’s all down hill from here and I’m still confident in IchiRuki being the endgame. Their relationship is the most profound and developed in the entire series, nothing else can really compare to them honestly.
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