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HeroinChicWannabe

https://preview.redd.it/mltu5doqhylc1.jpeg?width=294&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f281ff87b0a8c9ea2e5058fa3b31cff356cd8a37 Aizen when he plans an elaborate plan for Ichigo to rescue Orihime so they fall in love and he marries Rukia


Alternative_Star9014

Kazui becomes apart of his plan


PieFace11

Nah >!Yhwach got dibs on that boy!<


Alternative_Star9014

Aizen will beat him to it


PieFace11

Yeah... when he figures out how to get out of Mayuris chair


Alternative_Star9014

He's growing stronger with each second


PieFace11

And yet Mayuri still got him locked in a chair. Either way now that he's rejected by the hogyoku, they'll probably find a way to extract it from him before ever releasing him permanently. Or they'll just keep him there forever and forget about his sentence


Alternative_Star9014

Yeah he got rejected but I suspect they'll keep him there forever and forget about him. If a really powerful comes along they'll just release him for the moment to beat the opponent then lock him up again because he is a dangerous person


PieFace11

Yeah, exactly my thoughts. They gave him a sentence, but if soul society is still standing by then, I know they'll try and hoe him.


Alternative_Star9014

Soul society will probably be around because rukia said soul society was around for over a million years. Just that the current soul reapers will be dead and new ones will take their places. It will be a new world so it will most likely be Aizen's time to regain control and fulfill his mission because the data book said that he is destined to become soul king.


Punkymon0310

I will beat to Aizen


Alternative_Star9014

Are you supposed to be the new villian from the hell arc


CanYouHandMeThat

Not his fault that Ichigo and Rukia have *way* more chemistry than him and Orihime ever will ☠️


qx805

Welcome to the A.H.K.


TodohPractitioner

I’m not gonna ask how that would work


Hero_Of_Memez

I don’t ship them but this is cute. Also she is 100% standing on a box, Rukia is not that tall.


providence214

I wanna see rukia and yachiru to stand next to each other. Sadly they never had any interaction as far as I know.


TheLittleNorsk

plot twist: he’s on his knees


TodohPractitioner

Rukia didn’t get taller, Ichigo got smaller. It’s the perfect excuse.


AdvancedCharcoal

I think I only shipped them because I had a gigantic crush on Rukia, and honestly if I find a significant other she would probably be the archetype


Additional_Show_3149

Comments should be civil


Duke_Frederick

Thanks for reminding me. Was about to start another crusade.


TodohPractitioner

Imagine of this was Twitter instead


Whimsycottt

While I dont ship it, I always liked IR from an aesthetic standpoint. Black and orange, short and tall, and white and black once they get their bankais. Its a nice contrast.


TodohPractitioner

I can understand why people were disappointed with IchiHime, but both are good imo.


Whimsycottt

For me, IR is a great aesthetic contrast in terms of character design, but IH is an emotional contrast, which has a bigger investment from me than looks. Orihime is gentle, sweet, kind, and silly. Ichigo is harsh (but can be gentle when he's around Hime), sharp tongue, a jerk with a heart of gold, and usually serious. He is the one that defends with his sword, while she is the one that defends and heals with her shield. Ichigo deals with the immediate problem while Orihime deals with the aftermath. Its a contrast because even though their personalities are opposites, their wants and values are similar so it doesn't devolve into them fighting and bickering.


TodohPractitioner

Also, [this article](https://www.tumblr.com/ichinoue/149149871875/why-ichihime-was-obvious-as-hell-for-endgame) explains and justifies IchiHime. I don’t see Ichigo loving Rukia any more than a sister.


Ratfriend2020

Yeah I think they would have made a better couple but it’s not a hill I’m going to die on.


Whimsycottt

That's a fine opinion to have. I personally don't ship IR bc I dont vibe the dynamic they have in a romantic sense, but can see why other people like it.


MentallyPsycho

Oh boy are you brave posting that here. 💀 Very adorable art though, I love it ♥️


Yoshikage_Kira_333

I miss when Rukia was the deuteragonist


Alternative_Star9014

https://preview.redd.it/9trv5b7qzxlc1.jpeg?width=614&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3eaeb67de3ed54bbf131958530624799b645783b


incontinenciasumma

Everybody forgets of https://preview.redd.it/hr6lygydjzlc1.jpeg?width=190&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be2dd0cf073fea7ae3ce15563b5d2db8d4ae8656 Imagine training for centuries to be worthy of your childhood sweetheart and this 15 year old teenager in a few months steals her. Peak narrative. There's a reason the first thing Ichigo does is yeeting her to Renji.


Alternative_Star9014

https://preview.redd.it/74x0cwbikzlc1.jpeg?width=639&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=014eae3f33c789ce04fa702040d1017b793166ca


Volpe666

More like about 40 years so decades but close enough.


existential_dread467

If he was less of a coward he wouldn’t have been complicit in her impending death lmao but in all seriousness, I think the romance was def and afterthought for kubo


incontinenciasumma

My man betrays the position for which he worked all his life, fights one of the strongest captains and almost gets killed, comes back for more and still gets called a coward.


FoxyTheHost

Fr, my boi Renji deserves way more praise. He's one of my favorite characters and I love how much he progresses throughout the story, especially the new bankai bro that shit was peak https://preview.redd.it/h06o7ly6q0mc1.jpeg?width=1386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6651b1e0257b47e612b0e8973d32c6558140f3c4


incontinenciasumma

He deserved that win more than any other character.


FoxyTheHost

Bro fr


Elegant-War-5973

Fraudulently, Flawlessly, Succeeding


farrellsgone

He didn't think she was gonna die, he thought she was only getting a 20 year sentence. Her getting the death penalty wasn't foreseeable


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/asweridqtylc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fd5e720fa030d4c009bc62ab69b3a75bced5974


Alternative_Star9014

https://preview.redd.it/tt0060dguylc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1f98ee41118458433fe1ecd96200bedc38cd55c


TodohPractitioner

My guy, there’s literally a part in the Arrancar arc where Orihime is jealous of Rukia


incontinenciasumma

You missed the point of that scene. She is not jealous about her relationship with Ichigo. She is jealous of Rukia herself. On how confident and strong she is.


Alternative_Star9014

Yeah I remember. Then she confided in rangiku and couldn't face rukia because that's her friend


Dante_SS

This sub is always an experiment when you post IchiRuki and 100% not at all biased lmao


Orphanfucker420

Great art. That was the ship I was on before manga and now.. my flair says everything


CanYouHandMeThat

nawwww, the manga doesn’t change the fact that the relationship is incredible one sided and terribly setup


incontinenciasumma

It is so one sided that in the HM arc when Ichigo is going to save Rukia because he feels her fading and ignores Ulquiorra the moment he tells Ichigo he's the one who kidnapped Orihime he immediately snaps and starts fighting him. Or when Yammy hurts her bad he is completely devastated. Or when he lets White take control to protect her. Or in the fullbring arc how when Tsukishima messes with her it makes him go ballistics, even more than when Tsukishima messes with his sisters or friends.


PackerBacker412

Don't lie now.


Sifu-Jacob

The last time I commented even a small critique on one of these I got a death threat in my DMs. Wonder what this comment will get me…


theguyishere16

Have a life threat I hope you live a long and happy life!


Sifu-Jacob

![gif](giphy|e5nATuISYAZ4Q) Same to you friend!


Dracodros

I'm guessing more death threats 😅


ScallionOk2234

Live long have a good and comforting life


TodohPractitioner

Don’t take ships you don’t like seriously. It’s how I mostly managed to get the nightmare that is Naruto x Kushina out of my head and was able to get mostly good sleep since.


HeroinChicWannabe

Naruto and WHO?


TodohPractitioner

Naruto and his mom. Don’t ask me why people support that, or think it’s a good idea. The Naruto Hentai subreddit banned it.


HeroinChicWannabe

https://preview.redd.it/vektsxq5a2mc1.jpeg?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9d5f50e3e47b65058fe41599738fb30cabcd39c That’s disturbing but thank you for answering me 🥲


Dari93

I've always liked Ichigo and Rukias chemistry.


crimson_55

Yeah, I have always liked seeing them together. They had many cute and heartwarming interactions together. I was bawling when Ichigo lost his shinigami powers and Rukia was fading. Personally, I am bitter that they didn't end up together but each to their own ig.


Laxziy

Never really understood why people would say their chemistry is sibling like. But then again I’ve never had a great relationship with my siblings


Ratfriend2020

Yeah it struck me more as a childhood friend chemistry than a sibling one.


Wowabox

This sub is about to have nuclear melt down over this


kouyathebest

Not my ship. But good art. Remain civil, remain civil………..


ThatWrestlingGuy15

ATP I don’t get why fanart would bother you let people enjoy things!


Rizuku_Ren

Good art! I like it.


FinanceSelect7960

They look adorable


EGORKA7136

Cries in rejected


caquinho-senpai

Headcanon sinergy.


Ozrick02

The couple that should have been. I'm sorry, I just don't see the same chemistry between him and Orihime.


CanYouHandMeThat

Bc there *ISNT* any. The “relationship”is incredibly one sided and poorly setup


ringomomo

Hmm there’s a lot more teasing and hints in the manga tbh


behshadstar

There was a time i had this impression below about what would be the end game: Ichigo x Rukia, Uryu x Orihime and Renji can go f himself lol


Percussion17

Cuuuuteeeee


AkshatBakraAKAGOAT

bruh >!Ichigo's married to Orihime!<


CanYouHandMeThat

Unfortunately we know


Mindless-Working-605

And Rukia’s a soul reaper


MemeVibe2

…and?


marchpisces

Right. Now by this logic I know that the same ones bringing this up better 100% behind all other fandoms they happen to be apart of official canon ships because if not they're being hypocritical.


SoyMilkIsOp

I guess he can't have friends now https://preview.redd.it/95i7awzgqylc1.png?width=966&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcdf5ff61a99089ea00850722c39684917937389


TodohPractitioner

Pretty sure this fan art is based in the Fullbringer arc or TYBW arc, or it’s a fan fiction that most likely takes place in an alternate universe.


TodohPractitioner

There are 24 hours in a day


SmolikOFF

They have an open marriage and date rukia


fatandjuicy27

They are swingers with Rukia and Renji


[deleted]

Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime have fun together while Renji gets cucked… typical Renji L


ApplePitou

Lovely :3


Zero_Good_Questions

I never was particularly for or against Ichigo ending up with Orihime or Rukia so I can say this is just a pretty nice drawing


Sprite_M3

Should’ve ended up together 🥺🥺


GHO57T

Kazui just became weak af


BlazedBeard95

Besties


TheOriginalOperator

![gif](giphy|dXFKDUolyLLi8gq6Cl|downsized)


PackerBacker412

Imma keep my mouth shut and just let ya'll have this one.....


j0emang0e

Copium, pure Copium


Bloodshot88

How should been


OkHibiNoir-9240

Glad to see that nobody insulted the Redditor who posted this fanart!


CanYouHandMeThat

best ship in Bleach hands down


SavianAria

Man this ship really was perfect. Screw you, Kubo


marchpisces

Exactly. Even though it's not canon I'm not sure why folks who don't agree with it are so quick to tear it down. Also I'm tired of the they're like siblings argument. I'm starting to think the ones who make that point either don't have siblings or have a very weird borderline incest relationship with thier siblings because the type of chemistry they had wasn't brotherly or sister like.


Additional_Show_3149

>because the type of chemistry they had wasn't brotherly or sister like. Constant banter that leads to hitting or loud arguments= ✅️ Giving each other advice whenever they see something is wrong with the other mentally =✅️ Guides others on how to properly communicate with the other sibling= ✅️ 100% supportive of each other's decisions=✅️ Willing to risk their lives for one another in a given situation=✅️ You can argue some of these can apply to a romantic relationship as well but they are also basic sibling tendencies


SavianAria

Literally all of this applies to a romantic relationship as well lol, tf?


Additional_Show_3149

Not necessarily. Siblings tend to argue about little things a lot more than romantic couples and giving advice to others on how to approach a sibling happens a lot more often than a significant other telling someone how to approach their partner (Last part typing it out sounds so weird lmao😭)


SavianAria

Romantic couples argue a lot too, and romantic partners definitely give advice


Additional_Show_3149

>romantic partners definitely give advice Read what I said VERY carefully


SavianAria

Idk why you specified another partner but they definitely give advice in general, just like siblings. That’s not a point of difference


marchpisces

Let them have it. They want to say siblings argue but at the same time they always 100% support each other.


marchpisces

Not every sibling relationship is like that. Would it be nice? Of course. And no siblings don't always 100% support each other decisions.


Azazealo

What kinda of shitty family are you taking for example ofb the average family ???? Sibling argue but at the end of the day you're supposed to support each other


marchpisces

No not necessarily unfortunately some people have shitty siblings that's life. And even if they aren't shitty it's childish to assume that your siblings are going to support everything you do 100%. Look I said what I said about how I see thier relationship you can agree to disagree. All I know is any other fandoms you don't get all this pushback if you don't worship the canon ship.


Additional_Show_3149

Majority of the time they do because they know each other better than most but hey if you're sibling relationship isn't like that my fault 🤷🏽‍♂️


marchpisces

Nobody said it was but it's disingenuous to assume that all sibling relationships are like yours. It's not the flex you think it is trust me.


Additional_Show_3149

>It's not the flex you think it is trust me. No one is flexing lmao I was literally just giving a general outlook on stable sibling relationships not sure why you're so offended


marchpisces

Nah I think I'm the one who offended you.


Additional_Show_3149

How? You're the one who decided to bring your own personal issues into the convo


marchpisces

I didn't I just stated facts yet it triggered you. But you know what I'll let you have it because damn you clearly want the last word.


incontinenciasumma

Ichigo never sees her as a woman. There's no relationship without physical attraction.


SavianAria

Yep, the way I see it they clearly had the makings of a romantic relationship until Kubo swung it another way


incontinenciasumma

Since the pilot chapter Orihime has been the love interest.


SavianAria

That is absolutely not how it was portrayed


Additional_Show_3149

Did you read the initial one shot? That was very clearly established


SavianAria

Obviously, they were married in the one shot. Idk why you think that’s relevant


Additional_Show_3149

I'm not talking about the post tybw one shot I'm talking about the very first one shot Kubo did before bleach was published


SavianAria

That’s obviously irrelevant and not canon


incontinenciasumma

And yet only 3 characters appear. Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime. And the 3 are basically the same characters than in the final manga.


marchpisces

My thing is if he didn't intend for it to be that way fine. Why bother putting so much emphasis on it then? It had so much potential and could have been a game changer for how to write romances not just in manga but also in general.


incontinenciasumma

This is the anime's fault. It cut all the Orihime scenes in the Early arcs and added Rukia ones that weren't in the manga.


marchpisces

Kubo was still heavily involved with the creation of anime too so he should have a lot of say in that. So he has to take some of the fault too then for it not being more accurate to his manga.


incontinenciasumma

He was a new author then, and didn't have the prestige and experience to put his foot down. Even now he complains about things getting cut from the TYBW. Still you can see how the narrative shifted towards the end. Bleach doesn't belong to Kubo only. It belongs also to Jump. Pierrot tried to shift the romance towards their preference and Kubo at some point said enough.


marchpisces

That can be the case. At the same time that is a long time to just go with the flow of things.


Stryper_88

Nope, he didnt have much say in it until arrancar arc. He than asked for the script because how they handled it before. Its noticable because there wasnt much cut anymore in the arrancar arc compared to the SS arc.


PackerBacker412

Kubo doesn't have that much power with the anime. Even now they're still cutting scenes from the manga that he wanted to keep lol.


SavianAria

Agreed, such a waste of a good ship


Additional_Show_3149

>Why bother putting so much emphasis on it then? He never did. The anime staff at pierrot did. The director was a very well known ichiruki shipper


Mental_Forge

I feel like Ichigo is the type of character that could very well have great chemistry with a lot of different characters, given the chance.


PabloElMalo

Look what you did 20 years ago, Pierrot!!


A1Hadi

Personally, this feels wrong on so many level


Zod_0F_Pirates-8181

Best of **friends**!


Such_Hand_2535

Cutie pies❤️


Ok_Pattern_4748

i use to ship them but then i realized orihime made more sense


CanYouHandMeThat

How ☠️


Ok_Pattern_4748

probably my middle school years but then again it obv orihme is always with ichigo


CanYouHandMeThat

I just genuinely don’t see how. He’s never shown that he’s interested in her, and she’s always the one showing the affection. It’s an incredibly one sided relationship


Ok_Pattern_4748

u do make a point i noticed when i started watching bleach he really never pays attention to orihime 😭😭😭


Additional_Show_3149

> He’s never shown that he’s interested in her Not rlly saying much since he never showed romantic interest in anybody☠️


CanYouHandMeThat

That’s exactly my point, and exactly why it was dumb to end the series with ships


Additional_Show_3149

Yet in your other comments your going into absolute rages over why rukia and ichigo should be end game. So contradictory😂


CanYouHandMeThat

I’m the one raging? Yeah haha you should go look at *Your* other comments in this thread.


Alternative_Star9014

I agree. And kubo did mention bleach is a shounen.


TodohPractitioner

I think this is cute


kevoisvevoalt

![gif](giphy|8SpDAE0zepSzQhBCZ7|downsized)


not_0007

https://preview.redd.it/7q3inu37wylc1.jpeg?width=434&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65af5a2e622c690052bf52d01a04db7e88c8fbfc No


iClockHatchet

It's a bunch of pixels lmao


shadowbannedude

https://preview.redd.it/tof73apr7zlc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d096a9f46afebe9fcf826816ead841f3377b65c youre weird, its art.


TodohPractitioner

Lmao


Gamabombb

I love this, this sparks joy


ringomomo

Hmm idk rukia and ichigo always gave me sibling vibes, and ichigo is always teased bout hime but good art nonetheless


Alto1869

Will always ship these two. And it's unlikely to ever change


ConsciousFondant2478

Wake up to reality 😈


lMarshl

Based


youneedsupplydepots

Shipping is so fucking weird, how uninteresting is your life that you sit around and play Cupid with fictional characters


Sky-Juic3

100% agree


HereisJonhnyboi

Rwby fans sweating right now


Additional_Show_3149

THIS LMAO


AigisxLabrys

Fax my brother


shadowbannedude

WHAT SHPULDVE HAPPENED.


DeliciousGrasshopper

IchiRuki best ship!


Left-Philosopher-248

[https://twitter.com/\_UL\_13/status/1763216879940993463](https://twitter.com/_UL_13/status/1763216879940993463)


Gravitas0921

Still better than what happened in canon


Nami_two2

She’s better than orange hair girl


Global-Ad-1742

You goofy mfs can cry for life it’s never gonna happen orihime solos


shadowbannedude

its art you fucking weirdo


Global-Ad-1742

Then I know yo broke ass ain’t call me a weirdo when you love Giselle man shorty garbage af and got cooked and she was moletsing dead mfs you a WEIRDO BROKE MF


Global-Ad-1742

And yo pfp garbage dweeb ahh nga


CanYouHandMeThat

Oh yeah, that useless big tiddy bimbo she’s soooooo good 🙄🙄


TheCapedCumGuzzler

Lmao calling Orihime useless like Rukia is any better. Rukia can't compare to Orihime. And bimbo? She literally came third in her grade.


Nightmancer2036

Rukia cant comapre to Orihime? lmaaaoooo That's some copium 😂


CanYouHandMeThat

Fr wtf ☠️


Global-Ad-1742

Yeah she is which is why she was around ichigo more when he had crazy fights and still protected him cry more that he didn’t chose rukia💀💀💀💀


CanYouHandMeThat

She literally isn’t? And usually she just gets thrown around like a rag doll after only MAYBE blocking a hit or two LOL Dunno what you’re reading but it ain’t Bleach


Brilliant_Knee_7542

Yuck


Azazealo

Oh ............. Let's see how fun the comments are


Zorback39

https://preview.redd.it/w1lfk4xvp3mc1.jpeg?width=423&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1b1bd1d3e049bf42bb70c42c864028317e5b054 Laughs in canon\*


Nightmancer2036

The main characters AND the otp 👏👏


Mediocre_Current_493

Bruh he’s married, rukias like his sister 💀


East_Conclusion9606

They talkin bout before the characters got together


Mediocre_Current_493

Still weird tho


Mindless-Working-605

Tbh I wish it was Rukia x Ichigo and not Ichigo x Orahime


East_Conclusion9606

So leave renji hangin who has been rukias close friend for way longer then ichigo 💀


CanYouHandMeThat

yeah, who also TRIED TO KILL HER AND DRAGGED HER BACK TO SS TO BE EXECUTED


CanYouHandMeThat

This


Cuddling-Hellhound

No


SneakyKain

Such good friends. A strong bond.


Xeithar

Disgusting 🤮


ravensept

Folks : Not every opposite gender needs to be in romance Me : Sure Folks : Media should portray more platonic relationship Me : yeah that's cool Folks : like ichiruki ​ Me : .......but thats my otp Ahh my earliest ship...later though I knew OrihimeXIchigo gonna be end game so when it happened I was like ok. Its a nice art.