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Ichigo’s TYBW Team

I always give characters the benefit of the doubt before being overly critical of their behavior but sometimes it comes to the point where you give up. Above all else, Ichigo is my favorite character. A character who is at war with his mother’s killer. A war to preserve the three worlds. A war against his mother’s people. He deserves to be at his best.

So, with that being said, as Ichigo goes to fight his biggest battle, why is it that the dream team Kubo chose is Ganju, Orihime and Chad. No, genuinely, why was that the crack team? Maybe I am missing something, maybe it’s some hidden symbolism that I am not catching, but there’s got to be an amazing explanation as to why that is the team that was chosen.

I do not think Kubo could’ve chosen a worse team for the advance troop with Ichigo. Ichigo only ever wins when he is by himself. When he fought Kenpachi, he told Hanatarou and Ganju to leave, then he was able to beat Kenpachi. When he fought Byakuya, Orihime talked about staying back because she would only hold him back, then Ichigo was able to beat Byakuya. The Arrancar arc, Chad and Orihime’s whole storyline was about not wanting to hold Ichigo back. In HM, Ichigo’s confidence was restored and was able to beat Grimmjow by himself. Ulquiorra… well I suppose Zangetsu took care of him. Against Aizen, when he tried to believe in the Gotei’s abilities, he lost. Against Aizen again, when he believed in his own abilities, he won.

Fullbring arc, Chad and Orihime say this:

It’s a nice sentiment, and you’d think it’s the start of them really pulling their weight but then a few chapters later:

They actively hold him back from killing Tsukishima. And yes, I know they were not in their right mind but we literally see Byakuya putting his loyalty for Ichigo above his own memories.

There is no progression for them after this point which is why I am so frustrated that this is Ichigo’s final arc team. They both don’t understand that some battles, Ichigo doesn’t need them by his side. It’s sad but he always performs his best when he’s by himself.

Chad wanted to be able to fight by Ichigo’s side like the old days and Orihime didn’t want to be lonely. That’s their reasonings for wanting to fight alongside him in the Arrancar Arc and both of those reasons completely dismiss the fact that the battles Ichigo is facing is beyond their level.

This whole rant came to me because in today’s episode, Yukio chose to sit out of the war.

He has no interest in the war, he has no personal stakes in the war and he is able to recognize that he probably wouldn’t make a difference in the war. And Ichigo recognizes it too, so he bars Riruka and Yukio from the war. He really should’ve barred Chad and Orihime too.

If the anime stays true to the manga, Orihime and Chad make no contributions from here on out. Orihime has her big fight with Ichigo and Yhwach but because it ultimate ends in failure, I’m not sure it’s a proper contribution.

And does Ichigo even have faith in them? Because I noticed in today’s episode, Ichigo just straight up doesn’t tell Orihime and Chad what Yhwach’s power is. Like when Chad asked about it, Ichigo turned away and both Orihime and Chad felt dejected. But we know for a fact Ichigo knows what his power is because:

He literally told him what it was. So, did Ichigo deliberately not tell them?

Let’s put into perspective how absurd this team up is. Mentally imagine, after Ichigo fought Yammy and he was about to go to the Fake Karakura to fight Aizen, imagine Orihime and Chad tagged along. Sounds stupid right? Because it is, and this is exactly what is happening right now. They are not characters meant for the front lines and that is established from the very beginning of the manga.

And I don’t know if their characters have always been like this or if Kubo suddenly changed them up but they are displaying a new level of incompetence in this arc.

Ichigo just got done in by the enemy, what should we do?

Stay on the floor and gasp.

Ichigo gets a quincy arrow right to the face, what should we do?

Stay put and yell his name.

Ichigo is passed out in front of the enemy, that must mean the enemy is strong! What should we do?

Run straight at him and get ensnared in his spell as well, instead of using ranged attacks and assessing the situation.

At least Orihime redeems herself and helps Ichigo take on Yhwach, but even that is iffy cause they eventually lose. And then when Kubo could’ve given her a great moment to fix Zangetsu, of course, the moment goes to someone else.

And has anyone noticed, Ichigo tried to ditch this team the first chance he got?

Orihime and Chad can’t make footholds so they wouldn’t have been able to follow him.

Like, you can take these two out of the war and the only difference would be Yoruichi not having an arm. THAT’S ACTUALLY IT.

The last person Chad won against is that non-Espada dude. The one that got demoted. And the last person Orihime beat was the Hollow that hurt Tatsuki. So they went from:

Random Hollows —> Yhwach

That jump makes no sense and they really shouldn’t be on the front lines. Ichigo needs a better group.

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Hey, don’t cry. Free online database of Japanese folk lore

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do you ever see paleolithic art and go “oh fuck that’s good” like they hadn’t developed agriculture or the wheel but god damn could they paint horses real good

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Made this as a joke when bestie commented her writing fairy must have visited me to get me to pump out 3K words tonight.

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Having ADHD is so fun because sometimes youre looking for something that you use regularly and definitely put away in a smart and reasonable place and you have absolutely 0 hope of remembering where and finding it. And then other times ur like "hmm I need a some kind of small pointed object. I feel like i remember seeing a paperclip under the left couch cushion a month ago, i wonder if its still there" and it is

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“Please stop destroying what is left of your heart by constantly thinking about things that have broken you.”

— Unknown

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Harry Potter + tumblr: Teachers edition

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does Gandalf just like adopt every hobbit he meets I swear to god every interaction he’s had with any hobbit so far has ranged from ‘long lost son’ to ‘nephews I try to pretend annoy me but really I love their antics’ is he related to the hobbits? is he the tall freak hobbit of the family? or does he just fucking love hobbits?

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McKellen getting down with all the hobbits is one of the best things I’ve ever seen

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America has a weird relationship with cults where they’re terrified of small cults (or organizations they think are cults) but completely normalized massive cults that hurt many more people (eg: LDS Church, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Amish, Scientology, most Megachurches)

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my favourite genre of tumblr posts? well,

hellsite (affectionate)

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Post the most recent gif you have with no context

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I just reada really good fic but halfway through I realized "oh shit this is really familiar.... didn't I write something like this once?" And as I kept reading I kept predicting what happened next and the further I went the more convinced I was that they'd ripped off my story-

like, copied the ENTIRE plot and re-written it, just better than I had? The characters were more fleshed-out than mine were, and the POV was more interesting, and the pace made more sense- but it was MY STORY?

So close to the end I was like "holy shit.. do I message them? Ask if my story inspired theirs? Should I be angry? Flattered?" Cause their tags and description didn't mention me AT ALL, which, sure, it's fanfiction to begin with, but if you're using my work than at least credit me as inspo, right? Just to be courteous?

But I get to the end of the final chapter, and it's not finished, and I'm kind of disappointed cause I never finished my story and I was really immersed in their version now and had been looking forwards to seeing how they tied up my loose ends- so I scroll to the bottom to leave a comment, and.

It's MY URL.

IT WAS MY STORY THE WHOLE TIME.

THE ONE *I WROTE*.

In *2013*.

And FORGOT ABOUT

BECAUSE I WAS SO INSECURE ABOUT MY SLOPPY, SHALLOW, AMETEUR WRITING

And I'm just sitting here now staring into space thinking about every shitty story I've ever written now like

IT WAS ALL GOOD?

IT WAS GOOD THIS WHOLE DAMN TIME??

I'M A GOOD WRITER?????

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bro im gonna CRY i didnt know this 🥺