#BLEACH × *~Asterisk

[thirstywaffles]

Been listening to bleach opening songs again

[deathberi]

『*~Asterisk~』 by ORANGE RANGE

sony music x weekly shonen jump collaboration project

[evilkitten3]

i have a theory about shinji, gin, and aizen, but i'm not really sure how to word it.

we never really see shinji and gin interact all that much, which makes sense bc both of them have significantly more important relationships with aizen, but at the same time it's a little odd how much there isn't.

like. gin cut hiyori in half. shinji is understandably pissed about that, but he aims that anger at aizen - and this seems to be one of the very few things in the bleach world that honestly isn't on him bc he never told gin to do that, he never even implied it. hiyori was never a threat to him. hell, we don't even know if she was charging in the right direction; if anything, attacking her implies that she was which is a really stupid thing to do when you're surrounded by a bunch of people who super want you dead and would kill you if they could be sure you weren't tricking them into stabbing each other (ofc it could also be a fakeout but still)

but i don't remember shinji's beef ever really being with gin, even tho he didn't seem to anticipate that gin was working with aizen the whole time during tbtp. so like does he feel responsibility there? cuz gin went straight from academy to 3rd seat and shinji could plausibly feel like that sent him right to aizen bc he doesn't know that gin was always aiming for that. did he blame himself? does he feel like he should've seen it coming? does he still see him as some weird genius kid? does he just view gin as an extension of aizen, which is both dehumanizing to an extent but also entirely fair bc gin did that to himself?

the thing is, since we never really see them interact much, it's kind of only interesting on shinji's side of things, bc gin doesn't really care about much outside of whatever the fuck he thought he was doing and the version of rangiku that he has in his head who needs back something that the real one doesn't ever seem to have realized she lost to begin with. gin's so disconnected with basically everybody that most of the time you can usually assume his thoughts are just "lol. lmao" and there's no reason to think that doesn't extend to shinji as well (gin has deep thoughts on: aizen, ichigo, and matsumoto (massive asterisk on that one ofc) and i think everyone else is kinda set dressing to him lmao the guy is Fucked Up)

anyway i think it's interesting to toy around with that relationship as it was in reality as well as how it might've been perceived, but also in the sense of both of them being sort of opposite ends of the manchild spectrum - shinji leans into his childish side but still has a fairly adult worldview, and gin is able to pull off maturity to an extent but was never able to escape a deeply childish mindset

[bjorkshire-pudding]

A moment to appreciate how my himbo was completely honest

[elyonholic]

Ichigo and Orihime ↳ BLEACH × *~Asterisk~

[mikyapixie]

Bleach premiered 20 years ago today!!!❤️🤍💙

I swear Kubo Tite never took any L’s from the start!!! I mean these outfits are absolute looks!!! Whether they’re from the anime or the manga!!!🤩🤩🤩

[thatlittledandere]

Asked the stranger behind me in the karaoke queue to take photos of me when I sing (very polite and sheepish) and they DID but unfortunately I'm not expressive at all until the end, which I only have a video of, which I'm not posting on account of I Sound Bad

(The video is fine. It's me who can't sing. Sorry Kohane)

[mxdae]

Who wants a hit of nostalgia?

[sugirandom]

I feel like by today’s standards this op feels kinda basic and may not seem like it reflects the contents. But it still lives in my head rent free because it is fun and… honestly the IchiRiki is everything to me. And we ar least get to see a lot of the characters and their outfits are good because Kubo’s fits always slay lmao

Sugirandom: It is a pretty classic opening for sure even if it might not really fit the overall genre or style of the Anime. Perhaps fitting a bit more for a high school drama or something? Hard to say, but I do like this opening a lot.

[andreawritesit]

Bleach Opening 1 is so special to me you have NO idea

[therealmisamisa]

I have been rewatching Bleach since TYBW ended I watched the OG in the 00s (yes I am old) and I'm not sure if it's nostalgia but the first OP is by far the best.

It really just captures the 00s vibe by far, just living in the moment not mobile phones and really gives Ichigo the swagger of a Japanese teen that he deserves.

Joking aside though it really do be amazing from the cinematography to the song track (never skip army!) Does anyone else have a ranking on Bleach OPs (I have no followers I am talking into the void) and am I being completely nostalgic?

[turnbackthependulum]

The new MMV is out! 🫣

[deathberi]

sony music x weekly shonen jump collaboration project

[colorisbyshe]

it’s actually embarrassing how much i still love this song

[bjorkshire-pudding]

Jūshirō my beloved

[elyonholic]

☾✱