#chrissyeleric

Oooooo!!!

I too loved their relationship! Especially how they first met--by one saving the other and then returning the favor. I think thats such an Ichigo thing to do. Being labeled as a punk, and apparently had a lot of fights with other kids/people because of his hair color, and just jumping in to help someone regardless.

Then we've got Chad. Dear Chad. Lovely, sweet, caring as can be Chad. I loved what backstory we got of him, and dearly desire more about him, more than the bones we got, anyway. 

I really loved their "I'll throw my punches for you and you do the same for me". That's basically the bedrock of their relationship. And it carried through the first arc and into the Soul Society arc so well! 

And I know there’s quite a divide (or appears to be, anyway, idk) with opinions on the Fullbring arc, but I’m not going to get into that because everyone has their opinion and thats neat. But there is an interesting relationship...like...switch(?) in their relationship. Like, before we got a lot of Ichigo’s desire to protect (everybody ofc, but Chad is definitely included in that, and included far before anything with the Soul Society transpired). But in that arc we got a lot more of the reverse.

This time we saw (I mean it was definitely there, but the main story is focused on Ichigo so we didn’t see a ton of it) more of Chad’s desire to protect Ichigo, to help him. To better him. (If I’m remembering the arc correctly) He’s the one who helped him find his ‘pride’ again.

And if you wanted to take it a step further, I think they would compliment each other pretty well in a romantic relationship as well. Chad’s silent calm against Ichigo’s more rash side. They’re both impulsive, but I think that shows in different ways.

Jumping to the conclusion of Bleach, I personally wasn’t all that invested as Chad becoming a boxer--it seemed to me that he would suddenly start using his big, strong, protective fists, for fun and profit. Maybe a dojo, or martial art studio would have been a better fit? Showing people how to protect themselves seems way more up his alley. Or even like...a vet. He loves animals.

I like to imagine maybe he and Ichigo were roomies in college and Ichigo had to be the one to tell him to stop bringing home strange animals. Chad never listened and really, Ichigo never minded all that much, between never having a pet, and watching Chad being so warm and invested and loving to such small, helpless creatures.

(I keep thinking of that one post I’ve seen--the one where the guy like, punched a bear to save his tiny, chihuahua, and someone commented ‘does that dog know how much its loved?’ because that i truly think is Ichigo with Chad. He just loves him so much for who he is. Never asks him to change a thing about himself)

What song do I think suits them--that’s a tough one! While looked for this, I found one I think that is absolutely perfect for Ichigo (lyric wise, anyway)

It’s Company--Arkane Skye

Mmmm...maybe Who said--machineheart could fit? This could be about their friendship, or about an eventual relationship where they both would probably (realistically anyway) suffer from some form of PSTD and help eachother through that. Like...you don’t go through all the crap they did and are like ‘oh yes, there’s no trauma in this head of mine at all. Neat.’

But again, thoughts for another time.

My favorite arc....favorite arc...hmmmmm

I think I’m going to go with either the s.s arc, or the earlier hueco mundo arc (before Aizen left and got all monologue-y on everyone, as one does). Not for any spectacular or groundbreaking reason, I just think they’re neat. It’s become more of a comfort show tbh.

And Grimmjow is in the Hueco Mundo one, and I do love me some Grimmjow.

Really, I do like a lot of it (anime). Maybe not the Bount arc, that’s probably my least favorite, but I’ve still seen it.

I love the animation of the Fullbring arc, however. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I haven’t seen the Hellverse or whatever movie yet, but the gifs I”ve seen sure do look beautiful.

Anyway, this is my obligatory statement of I have not read the manga in full, and not in a LONG time, these are purely my observations and opinions and I don’t usually go into a whole lot of meta (again, idk if this even counts). Regardless, I hope this slightly congealed rambling was sufficient for you! Let me know if I need to clarify or add on or something! 

I’m going to drink some milk because my tongue is still a little sad from the pepper from earlier. I don’t like spicy things, and idk why I thought something labeled a ‘ring o fire cayenne chili pepper’ would be any different. I should grow things I like lol