#kotetsu toshiro

[anisotropy-kotetsu]

Toshiro is such a soft boy. He's very, very nervous and shy upon first meeting, but he's never rude. Perhaps he'll joke around and his joke might not land, but if anyone took offense he'd cry as he apologized.

He doesn't really make friends, he's not outgoing enough to initiate such a thing. However, if he did have friends he'd spoil them in many kind gestures and acts.

[distinguishedshoeduckdonut]

無限リハビリ篇

Gotei 13 First Generation And Gotei 13 New Generation

[scremogirl]

★♑︎☆彡𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎✪𝐍!☆♏︎★

How the Captains and Lieutenants (+) would react to PDA

I’m obsessed with this anime you don’t even understand. Imma do a spin off of this but with the arrancar and sterneitter and Yhwach… yes I like Yhwach. Suck my dick. All the captains are the ones in the picture aka pre attack TYBW captains. Ikkaku and Kaien are the only changed lieutenants. This took to long to write so I barley proof read it, it just gets a little reparative at times. Read the note at the end plz. Enjoy my loves.

Chōjirō Sasakibe

W/ others: Young Chojiro would find it sweet. He has a very strong heart and will acknowledge the love of the couple but do nothing more. Older Chojiro would probably scoff and tell them to be a little more prideful about when and where they show their affection.

W S/O: I think no matter what age he’s pretty much the same. Wouldn’t do too much or too little. Younger him wouldn’t be as affectionate because he might have other priorities. Older him though, even tho he has more responsibilities, he’s laid back and will rest with you on a bench as you talk about your day. Would probably like feeding the ducks at a local park with you.

Suì-Fēng

W/ other people: *Side eye*. She ignores it for the most part but wishes they would do it in private. As long as it’s not anything tooo intimate then she doesn’t mind really.

W/ S/O: She doesn’t like it. Again, she doesn’t mind anything very subtle. Intentional but discreet brushing of the hands, holding eachother pinkies under the table, or sitting close together, is all alright. Hugging and Kissing on the other hand? No. Maybe if she’s feeling a little soft or has a good day, a kiss on the cheek would be exceptional, maybe a pet name. Other than that, absolutely not. She does have a reputation to uphold after all. (*cough* and she doesn’t want Yoruichi to see *cough*)

Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi

W/ others: He finds it endearing that people can express their love for eachother so openly. He won’t comment on it and keep going on with his day. If it gets a little to handsy between the two he’ll probably strum his guitar a little harder to block it out or just get up and walk away.

W/ S/O: He enjoys it. He likes the feeling of his hands in yours and arms wrapped around each other. He’s a little more open about it in private but that doesn’t mean he’ll completely stop in public. He’s more of a words or affrimation kinda guy, I mean he puts so much emotion into his lyrics, how could he not be? He’ll whisper sweet nothings in your ear, and if he’s in the mood, a couple filthy promises.

Izuru Kira

W/ others: Izuru is a naturally introverted and quiet person. Seeing people so open and confident in their love for eachother makes him a little jealous. He wishes that sometimes he could put himself out there just a little more, but he’s comfortable in his little bubble so the thought alone kinda scares him.

W/ S/O: As I said before, he’s a shy lil boy. Not to much in public or you’ll kill him. In private tho, 🤭. He’s literally all over you, begging and whimpering for just a little bit of attention (he’s def a sub imo). He likes having someone to hold every night he goes to bed and every morning he wakes up. Tbh, I think he goes for the extroverts; he’d appreciate it if you make the moves most of the time. But when he’s in a mood, best believe he’s not letting you go anywhere, for someone so slim he can be exceptionally strong; aka his status as a lieutenant. He loves words of affirmation, giving or receiving.

Retsu Unohana

W/ others: She thinks it’s sweet, at least Retsu does. As long as they aren’t doing too much she just goes on about her day. Yachiru on the other hand would have scoffed a little, shaming them for their openness, thinking that those moments between two lovers should be saved for the more private and intimate moments. (*She a reformed crip*)

W/ S/O: Im a little indifferent on this one. I don’t really have an opinion on her when it comes to this. I think before the main story and tybw she wouldn’t even be interested in anything but battle. Main story Unohana (+) pre-attack tybw, wouldn’t mind hand holding. She’ll call you cute/endearing names like “dear or hun” but other than that, I don’t think she’ll be that mindful or care about it.

Isanae Kotetsu

W/ others/: She’s shy and reserved just like izuru. More prone to blushing at seeing other people cuddle up to each other . If she makes contact with either of the two she’ll put her head down and scurry away. She’s so cuteeeee☺️.

W/ S/O: FLUSTERED AF. Will blush, stutter, and whimper at any sign of affection; especially in public. Y’know when in anime the two love interests are walking home together and one grabs the other's hand and turns away blushing? That’s her. She rarely makes the first move but will silently ask you too.

Shinji Hirako

W/ others: Fuckin Hypocrite. He'll scoff and get in his “I wish that was me so imma be a hater,” moods. Seeing people canoodling with each other in public kinda makes his dick hard ngl. He imagines it’s him with his s/o. niggas a pervert on bro.

W S/O: Touchy grabby touchy grabby. Won’t keep his hands to himself. Loves the fact others can see how shy he makes you. Will whisper the filthiest, diabolical things in your ear. Scratch that, if he feels like it he’ll say it out loud. Depending on who you are though, he won't actually say anything, he’s truly a respectful person; just likes to tease. Besides anything sexual, he loves holding your hands and looking deep into your eyes. It’s not hard to make him blush either but he’ll do so with a big smile and soft gaze. He just wants everyone to know how in love he is.

Byakuya Kuchini

W/ others: He doesn’t really care. Little displays of affection are okay in front of him but for the most part, because of who he is, people tend to not take it too far when he’s around.

W S/O: Like Soi Fong, he has a reputation to maintain. He’s a very private and uptight person. Most would say he has a stick up his ass (*kenny*). Another person who prefers to show affection in private. He’ll let you lay your head on his shoulder or vice versa; hands intertwined while you observe the koi fish in his private pond. In meetings with the other nobles, he’ll grab and squeeze your hand from under the table to reassure you. Who knew he could be a lil softie.

Renji Abarai

W/ others: Doesn’t matter to him. Don’t try and bang in front of him and you're cool. Renjis a very laid back guy even if he can be a hot head. He prefers if people would do it in private but if it starts to get to much for him he’ll just get up and walk away.

W/ S/O: I can only imagine him w/ Rukia I’m so sorry. Butttt, if I had to give a take on it I’d say he can get really flustered.

Sajin Komomaru

W/ others: Slightest bit jealous. Because of what he looks like, afraid that nobody would wanna do those things with him. He doesn’t have an opinion on PDA, as long as they’re respectful of the others around.

W S/O: It’s a pretty known fact that Sajin is insecure about himself. However, after he takes his face covering off he does become a little more confident. He’s another private one. Loves cuddling next to the fireplace. In his human form tho, he feels like he has an opportunity to finally show how much he loves you in public without fear of getting judged. He’ll hold you hand and call you a little pet name but for the most part he’s “meh” about it. Afraid to get fur in your mouth.

Shunsui Kyōraku

W/ others: Also another pervert. Have you read his books? Is the cheesy romantic type who says shit like “they just love eachother so much”. That one guy in meet cute romance novels who sits in the back of the cafe or park benches and writes a story based on couples he sees walking by. On some “her big blue eyes started into his narrow darker ones 🥺,” type shit.

Would probably write smut about it ng hold you. Lisa peer edits 4sure.

W/ S/O: Shameless bastard. Like shinji, he does not care who he’s around. Gets a pass because the head captian thinks of him as a son. Will do it infront it him even, making you give him a slap to the head. He’ll just wink at you and give you the biggest, wettest kiss on your cheek ever (*que Yamamoto leaving the room mumbling about how the younger generation has no shame*). Physical touch and words of affirmation are his strong suit. Will tell you your beautiful no matter when or where. Loves taking naps with you under the many beautiful trees located in *byakuyas’ home* the seireitei.

Nanao Ise

W/ others: Unprofessional. She thinks things like that should be indoor activities in their own space. Would probably speak up about it if it was getting too much. Wouldn’t be bitchy about it but would definitely have a very stern tone.

W/ S/O: Again, save it for inside. Would be flustered at any type of affection but more so in public. Would have the brightest cheeks and tell you off for doing things like that in public. She kinda gives me veryyy subtle tsundere vibes, like you gotta squint to see it. In private however, she’ll come up to you with redden cheeks and an embarrassed/ little irritated expression and hold her arms out for a hug.

Kensei Mugurama

W/ others: Get it outta his face. Doesn’t like it with other people, but he won’t have any strong reaction to it. Probably just gives a roll of his eyes and a head shake. Just seeing other people be lovey dovey makes him cringe.

W S/O: Just like his flat skulled friend, very much a hypocrite. Will have a firm grip on your hand every time you two go out, arm around your waist, hand on your lower back. Even though he has this tough persona attached to him, he doesn’t mind showing just how much he cares about you. Will let you sit in his lap with his arms around you or hands on your hips with his face buried in your neck. He does this the most in public, especially if he doesn’t feel like socializing. Would be a little cheeky and start peppering kisses along your neck.

Shūhei Hisagi

W others: Tbh I’m a bit indifferent to him too. He’ll either glance at them and walk the other way. Or, B, become flustered and dip. He just doesn’t know how to react. Kinda just stares for a couple seconds, blushes, huffs, and walks away.

W S/O: Just like his best friend (insert Izuru), he’s a bit bashful about it, but just like his captain he can be a little slick. After a couple of drinks the boldness comes out. He loves wrapping his arm around your shoulder and pulling you towards him with a kiss on your cheek. Will also pull you into his lap and would most likely fall asleep. When he’s a bit more in control of his actions, he’ll grab your hand as you stroll through the town. Still a fan of kissing you on the cheek and will throw in a babe here or there, the works.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya

W/ others: Another one who finds it inappropriate in public. He’s but a child, spare him please,

W S/O: Lil boy.

Rangiku Matsumoto

W/ others- Yet another one who finds it cute. Would comment on how adorable the couple is, will even say it to their face. She can tune it out if she wants too but finds it funny to tease them. Especially if it’s one of her friends (Izuru abuse).

W S/O- Loves, loves, LOVES PDA. Cute nicknames, hugs and kisses, holding hands, going on dates. Loves to feel wanted and appreciated. Probably loves PDA the most out of everyone on this list.*Gin can’t do anything about it cause he dead*

Kenpachi Zaraki

W others: Finds it disgusting but doesn’t care. Slighttttttttly a perverted about it. As long as you're not jumping each other's bones, you’re safe.

W/ S/O: Kinda like Kensei. Very protective of you and a little saucy. Does not care who's watching because he knows they won’t do anything about it. Won’t say it but he loves when you’re perched on his shoulders (your weight/height does not matter this niggas almost seven feet and beefy). Loves for you to sit in his lap too, another one who likes napping with you outside. Lowkey likes it when you, yachiru, and himself go out and do whatever, kinda like his own little family. (has a breeding kink btw)

Ikkaku Madarame

W/ others: Would straight up tell them to knock it off if it’s getting too much. He finds all that cheesy, coupley, romance stuff disgusting. (Would headbutt someone).

W/ S/O: Doesn’t give a damn just like his captain. Very brash and straight forward. Will come up and kiss you in the middle of training if he thinks he did something particularly good in which he deserves a reward. Would sling an arm around your shoulder and kiss the top of your head while sitting in a bar drinking and laughing. Plot twist! If YOU were the one showing PDA he’ll become bashful and scold you about doing things like that in public. Calls you babe 24/7 and does not care who's around when he makes naughty jokes.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi

W/ others: Will stare at them until they stop or throw up in each other's mouths. Finds it absolutely repulsive. Why are you doing that in public, let alone in front of him? Will comment on it, telling them that wherever they are is no place for such nonsense. Will walk away and mutter how nasty it is under his breath.

W/ S/O: No.

Nemu

W/ others: Does not care.

W/ others: Wouldn’t initiate it but would reciprocate if you did. She basically a robot ion know what you want from me.

(+ Akon)

W/ others: Why though? Might get flustered if they start making out but for the most part he gets second hand embarrassment.

W/ other: Again would get flustered by kissing, but wouldn’t necessarily push you away or tell you to stop.

Jūshirō Ukitake

W/ others- Thinks it’s so cute. Would smile and wave at the couple. If they started to get a bit more handsy with eachother his pale face would turn the brightest of pink as he excuses himself.

W S/O- In terms of the top three PDA lovers I’d say Rangiku, Shunsui/Rose tied for 2nd, then him. He’s literally the sweetest person in all the seireitei. Loves sitting out in the open with you, on a cute little picnic date. Pet names thrown around the room, hugges and kisses are open anytime. Would blush and rub the back of his head with a soft laugh and even softer smile if you ever catch him off guard in public. Would say he loves you no matter who’s around.

Kaien Shiba

W/ others: Won’t pay attention to it. They love each other, so what?

W S/O: Woule give you big bears hugs whenever he sees you. Timid smiles with a heart of gold. Around you 24/7 so everyone has gotten used to it. Your own personal shadow.

꧁༺!𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒!༺꧂

Sōsuke Aizen

W/ others. Pre betrayal Aizen would say he finds it charming in a way. Would softly smile at the two and keep going on about his day. Post betrayal Aizen would give them the side eye. Thinks it’s disrespectful to do things like that in his presence. Might rock your shit tbh.

W/ S/O- Pre betrayal Aizen would encourage it. He wants to show everyone how sweet and gentle of a boyfriend he can be. Will grab your hands, waist, hips, or arms at random times to catch you off guard. Post betrayal Aizen could not give 2 fucks.. Would come up behind you snaking his hand around your neck and kiss behind your ear, while you’re mid convo with someone might I add. Will have you sit on his throne with him, might force you too if you’ve been acting up, especially if he knows you hate attention (sinister af).

Gin Ichimaru

W/ others: Would observe them from afar. If they're getting annoying with it he’ll come up to them and purposely make them uncomfortable. Deep down though, he’ll find it cute and long for someone to connect to like that

W/ S/O: Similar to Aizen in the way he just does not care. Even after the betrayal of the Gotei 13, he stays the same. Would grab your hips and kiss along the column of your neck staring straight into the eyes of the person you're talking to. Would whisper teasing words to you no matter where you are. But as I said earlier, the real Gin would just want you to feel like you are always an attachment of him. He really does love you

Kaname Tōsen

W others: Can’t see them.

NAH IM JUST PLAYIN 😭. He thinks it’s a bit unsavory to be doin things in public. He does think, however, that if they’re that secure in the relationship and in their love they have the right to express it.

W/ S/O: Pre betrayal Kaname would hold your hands most of the time. Would possibly give you a quick peck on the cheek or forehead when he knows nobody is paying attention. Most of that stuff is in the privacy of your home. Defo gets more confident and will subtly grope you while whispering sweet nothings. Post betrayal Kaname may or may not be as strict about it. It’s 50/50 he wants you to know he loves you but he also wants to be professional. Maybe if you catch him in a less populated area. Who knows 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Kisuke Urahara

W/ others: Would watch them from behind his fan and bucket hat. Doesn’t mind it at all, he’ll just laugh about it and say that they’re just doing what most couples do.

W/ S/O: Run. Will not leave you aloneeeeeee. Will grab at any part of you. Will grab or slap your ass in public too he dgaf: But when you whip around he’s already out of sight. Now you and the other people around you are left speechless as you stomp around to find him. He loves pet names and will let them spew out whenever. Likes to tease you a lot and does it even more in public. He just like seeing you so shy (* was gonna say blush but uh…👋🏾*). He’s way more on you in private though. Laying in bed cuddled up with you is his favorite. Likes having his face smushed in your chest no matter the size. Arms around your waist and breathing softly as you play with his hair. That won’t last long though, Defo sleeps in the starfish position and will slap or kick you in the face. Good luck tho cause he sleeps like he’s dead. You’ll either push him on the floor or sleep on the couch.

Yoruichi Shihōin

W/ others: She’ll just tune it out. If it’s getting too much she’ll ask them to stop. Just don’t do it when she’s around.

W S/O: Does what she wants. Totally think she’ll love to cuddle up to you in her cat form. Lives for head and belly rubs as well as scratches to her ears. Human form Yoruichi is way more devious. Would lay her head in your lap, arms crossed as she sleeps. Would kiss your cheek, say her 2 cents and walk away. She doesn't care who's around or what you're doing. If she wants to love on you she will.

Just as another psa I don’t write for Toshiro romantically or the lieutenants from squad 2, 5, or 7.

[chiefatticcreator]

Two Big Challenges, by Gairon

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[mygaynessissimp]

So uh, started to work more on the bleach mermaid/siren/merman au, here's more I've gone done, please give me more ideas.

Shunsui Kyōraku would be a Koi.

Suì-Fēng would be a mantis shrimp.

Kisuke Urahara would be a Greenland Shark.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya would be a Atlantic white-sided dolphin or a seal.

Kenpachi Zaraki would be a orca.

Isane Kotetsu would be a Salmon.

Byakuya Kuchiki would be be a Koi.

Rukia Kuchiki would be a Koi.

As Nodt would be a Sloane’s viperfish.

Gremmy Thoumeax would be an Alligator Gar.

Gin Ichimaru as a sea snake.

Sōsuke Aizen as a great white shark that is abnormally larger than any other great white shark.

Kaname Tōsen being a barracuda.

Coyote Starrk would be a great white shark while Lilynette Gingerbuck is a remora.

Baraggan Louisenbairn would be a coelacanth.

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck would be a blue sea dragon.

Tier Harribel would be a bull shark.

Ulquiorra Cifer would be an angler fish.

Nnoitra Gilga would be a stone fish.

Luppi Antenor would be a leafy seadragon.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez would be a tiger shark.

Szayelaporro Granz would be a lion fish.

Aaroniero Arruruerie would be a goblin shark.

[stonecoldaries]

random bleach drawings

[nanaosn1fan]

Happy new year everyone cant believe its 2025

[rays-of-fire-and-ice]

An Unwavering Light - Chapter 4

Rating: T/Teen for violence (specifically for descriptions of injuries) and mature themes, including ones about trauma and depression.

Setting: begins before the confrontation with Aizen and co. in Fake Karakura Town arc, and goes from there to the Thousand Year Blood War arc. This chapter takes place during the events of the manga from chapters 392-422

Music to listen to: nothing anymore by Shiro Sagisu (YT | Spotify), Light's Theme by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi (YT), Nothing Can be Explained Instrumental by Shiro Sagisu (YT), and Ambered by Bluetile Lounge (YT | Spotify).

Fic synopsis: During the confrontation against Aizen, the unthinkable happens. For Hitsugaya, a vow is broken, and for Hinamori, her future is unknown. With everything in shambles, how can they piece their lives back together? Or their bond?

Chapter synopsis: Hinamori is taken to Twelfth Division to begin her physical recovery. Hitsugaya undergoes Hojiku-Zai and reflects on his regenerated limbs.

AN: Yes that's right! You're not just getting one chapter this time, but two! We have more angst but also some brotp goodness!

I'll say upfront, for anyone worried about there being body horror in this chapter (if you remember what Hojiku-Zai is like, then you know what I mean) rest assured there isn't any here as I don't like writing that sort of thing.

This chapter was intense to write, and I know the next one will be too. It also occurs to me I am posting this on Rangiku's birthday...yay for timing!

Disclaimer: BLEACH and it’s characters belong to Tite Kubo.

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When Hitsugaya comes to, the first thing he sees is the sky, and in lower part of his periphery, the towering silhouette of Soukyoku Hill. His mind is hazy for only a few seconds before snapping back to reality.

On either side of him are Fourth Division members, who carry him on a stretcher and don’t notice he’s awake. Despite their rushing steps, he’s barely jostling around.

With a grunt from the ebbing pain, he casts his gaze to the right. Isane walks speedily alongside those carrying him; as she does, she’s calling out orders to those around her. In the gap between her and one of her subordinates, he sees Komamura and Hisagi being carried on stretchers as well.

Where’s Hinamori? He can't sense her reiatsu anywhere. Is she still back in the Fake Karakura Town? The only thought stopping him from trying to get off the stretcher is that Unohana had shown up. She's in safe hands, but it doesn't stop the urgency that thrums through him.

“Captain Hitsugaya, you’re awake!”

He returns his attention Fourth Division’s lieutenant. A few of the surrounding officer glance at him, but are quick to turn their gazes away.

Isane offers him a relieved smile, but her concern keeps it small. “You’re back in the Soul Society, we’re taking you to Fourth Division. We’ve been told Inoue-san will assist with healing our wounded. Given their severity, we can ask her tend to your injuries first.”

 “No,” he rasps out.

Isane blinks, her smile vanishing. “What?”

“Contact Kurotsuchi…I want Hojiku-Zai.”

A flicker of horror crosses over her face. Even the officers carrying him slow their pace and exchange surprised or concerned looks.

“Captain, are certain?” she asks. “Inoue-san shouldn’t be more than a few hours. We can treat your wounds until she arrives and can ask her to see you fir– ”

“I’m certain.” He hadn’t meant to snap, but he can’t afford to wait any longer. “I’m aware of the consequences, Kotetsu. Tell Kurotsuchi if he’s returned, or whoever he appointed to oversee Twelfth Division in his absence.”

She takes in a heavy breath, considering.

He doesn’t have time for this. He can’t be like this for a moment longer. The urgency buzzes along his nerves and he holds on to it, lets it take over his senses.

Eventually, Isane raises her hand, signalling her officers to halt. Then, she bows to him; even as she does this, she winces. “I’ll inform him and Akon-san right away.”

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Hinamori drifts in the darkness. It had been numbing up until a stinging sparks in her eyes. She has no choice but to open them.

She does it slowly, but even then, it doesn’t stop her from grimacing from the brightness of the light. Where is she? Why is it so bright?

Shadows come into the edges of her vision, hazy and moving around her. Then sound returns, and there’s the beeping and humming of machinery. The air is cold, and smells odd. The figures around her are speaking, but she can’t make out what they’re saying.

One of them gets closer. They’re holding something and bringing it towards her face. “Lieutenant…we’re about to…you’ll be out for…”

Their words fade in and out. She’s too weak to speak. She simply stares back at the figure as they put what they hold over her face. Whatever it is, it’s making her return back to the darkness. She doesn’t fight her eyes closing.

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There’s a whirl of machinery that runs through the whole of Twelfth Division. In this room, it’s quieter, a background noise to the comings and goings of division members just outside of the door. Looking around, Hitsugaya suspects it’s an examination room. It’s sparsely furnished, with only a thin mattress over the metal table he sits on, a two-tiered tray that’s been wheeled over to him, and a chair in the corner.

He glances at Hyourinmaru, still dirty with concrete dust and rubble, propped up against the wall at his bedside. He remains silent, but Hitsugaya can sense his seething; at him or something else, he can't tell.

The wall he presses his back against is chilly and gives off a dull shine from the overhead lights. Despite the coldness and strange odors scenting the air, he’s glad to be in a room like this. It’s quiet, the silence in stark contrast to everything that’s happened in the last several hours. There’s also the fact that during the few times he needed to visit, he’d seen other rooms in the division, and tried not to think about what half of the machines in this barracks did.

He shudders. He never thought there would come a day when he’d ask Mayuri for anything. He’d always been conflicted about his fellow captain; on one hand, he has a brilliant mind that has led to leaps in technology for the Soul Society and the work the Shinigami carry out. On the other, his methods were abhorrent and went against most of what he’d once thought Shinigami stood for.

How things had changed. How he had changed. Over the years, and in a matter of a few hours.

The door opens with a low, metallic whine. Hitsugaya is oddly calm when Akon enters the room with two needles and a vial. In the latter is a green liquid that sloshes around as he approaches.

“Captain Hitsugaya,” he says in way of greeting.

Hitsugaya only nods in return.

Akon keeps his expression measured, but Hitsugaya senses a slight hesitation in him. He wonders if he spoke with the Fourth Division member Isane left with him, who stands outside of the room.

“Are you aware of the side effects for Hojiku-Zai?” Akon asks.

“I’ve heard that it’s painful,” he says. “Incredibly painful.”

“It may also lead to small defects, such as aching joints or missing fingers or toes. However, it’s a rare occurrence and your limbs should be the same they were before they were severed, but I feel I should still warn you. Knowing this, do you still want to proceed?”

“Yes.”

Akon comes around to his left side and puts the needles and vial down on the tray. Hitsugaya’s uniform sleeve and pant leg had been cut off by Fourth Division members. Akon removes the several layers of gauze wrapped around his shoulder first. “You’ll want to bite down on something,” he advises, nodding to the folded cloth next to the needles. “It’s far more painful than you realise.”

“Kotetsu numbed my shoulder and leg before I got here.”

“It might help a little, but it will only work so far. I assume she wasn't able to numb every area, given the type of wounds. As such, it likely won’t stop the pain that’s going to come from the regrowth of your nerves.”

“Then what if I was unconscious?”

“It doesn’t work unless you’re awake.”

How Mayuri had come up with his contraptions and procedures often bewildered Hitsugaya. He can’t say he’s surprised that a requirement for something like this involves being conscious. “Very well.”

He grabs the cloth offered to him by Akon and puts it between his teeth. Akon stops on the last layer of gauze and assists Hitsugaya to lie down. He then sticks one of the needles through the vial’s cork top and extracts some of the green liquid. “I’d also advise you to not look, it’s not…pleasant.”

Hitsugaya grunts in ascent. Despite the warning, he eyes the needle as he lays his head back against the mattress. Akon removes the final piece of gauze.

“It will be quick,” he says, but it’s less of an assurance to ease any anxiety Hitsugaya may have and more of an affirmation to what Hitsugaya hoped the procedure will be. He can’t wait for anything else, he needs something quick. He knows pain, has experienced in many battle, and nothing would ever come close to what he'd been gone through only a few hours ago.

As the needle draws closer to his shoulder, he shuts his eyes. With sight gone, he reaches out his senses, picking up on all of Twelfth Division’s reiatsu, but he searches through and over them, until there’s a small fire. She’s further down the hallway, her reiatsu steady but weak.

He’d sensed it earlier when he was being taken by Isane and her officers to Twelfth Division.

“She needs to undergo several operations,” Isane had explained when seeing his stricken reaction. “Minazuki couldn't heal her internal injuries. Once her operations are complete, she’ll be transferred to Fourth Division.”

“When will that be?” he’d asked, voice taut.

Isane’s expression had softened to one of sympathy. “We’re not sure, but Akon-san has estimated up to two weeks.”

Akon's free hand presses down on the gap between his neck and shoulder.

Live, he begs again. You have to live, Hinamori.

Hitsugaya clings on to that plea even as the needle pierces his arm and he bites into the cloth to muffle his scream.

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Hinamori kept the smile in place even as he turned to go back to his division. She's never been happier for him than in this moment. It wasn't only because he deserved a promotion like this after decades of hard work, but because he'd finally come out of the slump. It's hard not to blame him for getting into one, with his captain vanishing without warning or any clues as to what happened.

She feared he had lost his purpose, but with his shoulders squared and his steps purposeful, any worry that lingered lifted from her heart.

The haori suited him in an odd way. To think a Soul this young could achieve a rank this high, but given his prodigal level in skills and intellect, it shouldn't surprise her. Still, even thought it had been a month since he was appointed captain of Tenth Division, she had to stop herself from doing a double take at the haori and new hairstyle.

She'd get used it in time, and she has no doubt he will be a captain for many decades, maybe even centuries.

But the longer she looked at his receding back, the more a strange sensation crept in. It's one she'd experienced a few times, perhaps even tried to ignore many more. There's a distance between them, one that had began when she started at the Academy.

She'd always known she wouldn't see him around as much, but they're friends, always have been, but it didn't mean they would walk the same path. Certain things, like promotions and her dedication to Fifth Division, made it harder to close this gap between them.

It's not an issue, she told herself when a ting of sadness edged it's way in and damped her smile. They'll be friends be for centuries, until death. So then, when had it gone from knowing that to hoping it can be like that?

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By the time he is taken to Fourth Division, Hitsugaya wants nothing more than to sleep. Unlike others, he had his room to himself and away from the majority of the noise of the division. A faint pain throbbed through his regrown limbs. Without having to tell Isane this, she and another division member wrapped them in bandages coated in the same salve that she used to numb his wounds before.

“Where’s Matsumoto?” he asks after she’s finished and her assistant leaves the room. “Is she here?”

“She’s scheduled to arrive here after her operation,” Isane says. “She required further treatment from Twelfth Division. Her operation began after your procedure ended. It shouldn’t take more than three hours. Lieutenant Kira did what he could at the time for her during the fight, but Lieutenant Matsumoto ended up straining herself too much when she came to the Soul Society.”

Hitsugaya’s eyes widen. “She came here during the fight?”

Isane’s lips form a thin, tight line and she avoids his gaze. “I don't know why that is, but I'm certain she'll tell you in time. We’ll use extensive kido to ensure she’s discharged either tomorrow or the next day.” She gestures to the bandages. “We’ll remove these tomorrow morning, the pain will have subsided by then. We’ll also perform tests on your limbs to ensure there aren't any abnormalities. We trust Akon-san’s assessment of the treatment, but we just need to make sure.”

He can only nod.

She bows. “I need to attend to other patients. Dinner will arrive for you shortly. We have officers stationed nearby if you require anything.”

He bows his head in return. “Thank you, Kotetsu.”

He barely touches dinner when it’s served to him. Along with no appetite, a sense of nauseous threatens to churn his stomach even at the scent of food. He ignores the concerned look of the officer who comes to collect his dishes several minutes later.

There’s a constant commotion going on outside his room, coming through as muffled rushed footsteps and the occasional shout. He doesn’t pay attention to any of it, living in the silence of his room.

With the pain in his limbs numbed, he stares at the ceiling, at the space between two lights, eyes heavy but unwilling to close. He breathes in deeply, quietly. There isn’t a coherent thought going through his mind. Only a series of sensations, wordless and weighing him down. His chest still hurts, but it’s less of a clenching twist and more of the aftermath of holding something too tightly. It flows out wide, as though he is caught in the ripples of a stone that’s shot through water.

The aching threatens to bring back, in vivid detail, everything that happened today.

I couldn't protect her.

With a fierce shake of his head, he chooses to focus on something else. Hyourinmaru now lays on a table at his bedside. The weapon is only a little bit cleaner, with the hilt and sheath baring smudges of dirty and debris. He makes to reach for his zanpakuto but stops when he's about to move his regenerated limb.

Swallowing thickly, he tilts his head a fraction and stares down at the arm. He’s barely moved the new limbs, and when he does it's involuntarily. He feels and senses everything about them – their weight, the fabric of the dried bandages, the natural coolness of his skin – as if he hadn’t lost them in the first place.

With a strange hesitation, Hitsugaya lifts and bends the arm at the elbow. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. No pain. No odd sensations. As if it were the arm he’s always had. But it isn’t. It’s something entirely new, unknowable yet looking the exact same as before.

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He’d fallen asleep at some point, but jolts awake in a cold sweat and a cry strangled in his throat. He’d kicked off the sheets and his arms reach out in the air. With his aching heart racing, he barely remembers to breathe. He wipes his hands over his face, trying to get rid of the blood that isn’t there, until he remembers where he is.

It happened all over again.

He swallows back the threat of tears and curls in to himself. He keeps his eyes wide open for the rest of the night and into the dawn before a division members comes to check on him.

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Hinamori awakens in a darker room. There's still the humming of machinery, but there's now a window letting in the first rays of the sunrise. She breathes in, but it's strange. It's air, but thicker and hotter. Something is attached to her face and digging into the sides of her head. A mask, she realises.

She tries and fails to raise a hand to her remove it. She can feel something working within her to keep the pain at bay, but it must be affect her movements too, making them sluggish and heavy.

She looks around the room for someone or for a button to press, but this isn't like any room in Fourth Division. Where is she?

You're in Twelfth Division, Master.

She startles at Tobiume's voice. She's barely perceptible, as though speaking to her through a thick wall. Hinamori raises her head, and immediately regrets it when a wave of dizziness hits her. She lowers her head with a wince. She feels around, until her right hand ghosts across the sheets and bumps into her zanpakuto. The connection between them is tenuous, only made slightly stronger when she wraps her fingers around the blade's sheath. She chances turning her head, and there lies Tobiume on a stand next to her bed.

"Why...?"

She doesn't finish her question. The word briefly flashes a memory before her eyes, but she can't make out what it is.

Healing...It's the only word she can hear from her zanpakuto.

The darkness has fallen too far for her to drifts back into. She can only stare at the ceiling, waiting for someone to come.

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The rest of the morning goes by in a blur. Hitsugaya remains seated in bed, staring out the window into an empty courtyard. He can't think a coherent thought, can only languish in a haze that consumes his mind.

Eventually, another officer delivers his breakfast. He's about to send it away when he notices movements over the officer's shoulder.

Rangiku stands in the doorway of his room. His breath hitches, but he struggles to get her name to his lips. She has one arm bandaged and a slouch in her shoulders. What strikes him the most, however, are the dark circles beneath her eyes, the paleness of her skin, and the frizz in her hair.

“Captain,” she says.

The officer – Mori, he remembers now -- finally notices her. “Ah, Lieutenant Matsumoto. Are you alright? Did you need something?”

Rangiku shakes her head. “No, I was hoping to visit my captain. I’ll come back later.”

“It’s fine,” Hitsugaya speaks up. “You can come in.”

Mori worries his lip for a second, then bows. “I’ll return shortly.”

Rangiku steps aside for him to leave. Even left alone, she doesn’t move into the room from the doorway. She rests against it, as if she’d been putting on an act before with how well she really is.

“Are you sure it’s all right for you to be walking around?” Hitsugaya asks.

She says nothing, only meeting his gaze, and it's enough to tell him she has been through something awful. Something has broken within her, like him. He's never seen her like, had never thought he would.

Her gaze softens, and she lets out a short, quiet sigh before righting herself. She nods to the untouched breakfast on his bedside table. “You should eat.”

“I’m not hungry,” he says, not sparing the food a glance.

She walks into the room. Her steps are slow, hiding the unsteadiness he can sense from her. “Still, it’s not good to have an empty stomach," she reasons, "especially at times like this.”

Did she even realise she spoke the words Isshin’s used to tell them whenever they skipped a meal?

“Did you eat yours?” he asks.

That gets a flicker of a smile from her. “You have me there.”

As she sits down in the chair at his bedside, he takes up the bowl of soup and hands it to her. “Then here. I don’t feel like having miso today anyway.”

She blinks at his offering. “I…” She lets out a strange sound, a cross between a humored huff and a withheld sob. “Thank you, Captain.”

She’s quick to take the bowl and start draining it, and he withholds his questioning by eating a piece of tamagoyaki. He leaves two for her, giving her the dish after he’s done with it.

He’s never been like this with her. They look out for each other and ensure each other's welfare, but not like this. It’s never gotten to the point where they are concerned the other hasn’t eaten, to the point where they can barely speak to each other but can still convey without words they’ve gone through something unimaginable.

“How are your arm and leg, sir?” she asks. “Captain Unohana told me you underwent Hojiku-Zai."

There's an additional question there that goes unspoken: Why did you choose that method? He ignores it. “They’re doing tests on them within the hour. After that, they’ll assess whether I can be discharged later today or tomorrow.”

“But how do they feel?”

“Fine, nothing out of the ordinary.” After settling down from the nightmare earlier, he’d only moved his regenerated limbs to sit up, but otherwise kept them immobile. However, to prove his point, he lifts his left arm. There’s stiffness from keeping it still, making his movements stilted as he raises it. “It’s like nothing happened.”

It feels like a confession, a vulnerable moment he’d normally keep from her. He blames the exhaustion and the wordless thoughts eddying in his head. He can’t deny, however, that it’s a relief to speak with someone like her. Someone who knows him, has seen him in harder times.

“How are your injuries?” he asks while lowering his arm to his side. He doesn’t want to think back to the fight, but can’t help it as he recalls, “On the battlefield, I sensed your reiatsu change suddenly. You were almost on the brink of death. What happened?”

Perhaps without realising, Rangiku clutches the left side of her waist. “I was attacked by a creature created by those three Arrancar – Ayon I think is what it was called. Kira-kun did what he could. Twelfth finished what he’d started, and then Fourth healed over the rest. It’s all better now, and Captain Unohana said I shouldn’t have any issues.” She raises her bandaged arm. “This is just for scratches and strain. They’ll probably remove it today.”

He gives a nod. “That’s good to hear."

She waits, shoulders tense and fingers lacing together in her lap. She must sense his hesitation and eagerness to ask her further. Is now the best time? If not now, when? If she weren’t here, he’s certain his thoughts would fall back to what happened yesterday or to Hinamori is, helpless to do anything for her. He knows even after he gets out of here, that’s still going to be case. For how long, he can’t predict.

“Something else happened there,” he says, voice gravely. “You vanished from the fight in the Fake Karakura Town. You ended up here, and from what Kotetsu told me, Aizen and Ichimaru did as well.”

She eyes twitch at the mention of Gin’s name. It’s as he suspected, but seeing her reaction makes him change his mind about where to lead this conversation. “I won’t ask you to explain your actions now, but I will in the coming days.”

Her shoulders fall. “Yes, of course.”

He lets out a short breath. Despite the obvious relief that she doesn’t have explain what happened after she vanished, there’s still an air of apprehension around her, and it’s his turn to wait for her to come out with it.

“They’ll probably be coming to do your tests soon.” He blinks at her words, and all the tautness floods out of him. She makes to stand, acting as if she hadn’t noticed the tension in the air at all. “I’ll leave you to –”

“You can stay.” She freezes at his offer. “Unless you need to return to your room.”

She hesitates, briefly glancing at the doorway behind her, then sinks back into the chair. “I guess someone needs to make sure you don’t act out.”

It’s as close to normality as he’s gotten in the last twenty-four hours. If this were any other situation he’d lecture her, but instead, he huffs. “That’s my line.”

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More Zanpkaptou Spirit Concepts under the cut, featuring Hanataro's Hisagomaru, Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka, Isane's Itegumo and Hitsugaya's Hyorinmaru:

Of all the Zanpaktou designs in the zanpaktou arc, my least favorite was probably Hisagomaru, because it did Hanataro's character a disservice. Hanataro is a guy who is dedicated to helping others even to the point of risking his life, and you don't get like that without some guts and in my experience, an undiluted and all-encompassing RAGE against the vile circumstances of life that lead to suffering like this, something that cannot be vented in a normal argument, so it gets bottled up and redirected into helping others and battling the cosmic forces. Hisagomaru is the embodiment of that bottled-up rage. Thusly Hisagomaru is the single most furious animal I can think of that has every reason to curse the universe for it's cruel joke of an existence, but since it cannot fight that, it chooses to survive in spite of everything, and it survives by being a living water bottle:

Hisagomaru is a Rain Frog with a long stripe up it's back that turns from black to white starting from it's head as it stores up injury and injustice and also anything that stresses out his much-beloved Hanataro. In fact, Hanataro is nearly invulnerable- while the medic has to strike others with Hisagomaru to heal them, the sword-frog automatically absorbs any injury done to his wielder, waiting to return the injury with insult.

As it stores up these injuries it also... grows. An "empty" Hisagomaru is the size of a regular rain frog, but it can grow to a topological scale if needed. There isn't actually a limit it must reach to release the injury, or an upper limit on how much it can store- it chooses when it's tactical to release the injuries in a destructive strike, and before then, can swell to spectacular size. The glowing "guage" stripe therefore is not a measure of how much power Hisagomaru has stored up (that's the size) but the black vanishing from the stripe is a measure of Hisagomaru's patience with your malarkey slipping away. Before she realized Kenpachi could see Zanpaktou spirits in general, Unohana wondered if Kenpachi might be a latent psychic of some sort because he somehow always knew if the 4th division had had a particularly rough day in triage or exactly where to run to protect the 4th division in field missions despite his wretched sense of direction. Kenpachi is later embarrassed to admit "I just look for the Big-Ass Frog."

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Ryujin Jakka is not actually the oldest Zanpaktou- all of the noble treasures came into creation before him, and there are some other spirits than bonded themselves to swords before the creation of the Divine Forge that are still wandering around, but Ryujin Jakka was the first sword Royal Guard Nimaiya Oetsu ever created in the Divine Forge and is the zanpaktou that has stood the longest with it's master. Whenever Yamamoto dies, Ryujin Jakka will too. As Oetsu's "Early Work" though, the forgemaster hadn't nailed down all the details of crafting Zanpaktou yet-and thus Ryujin has some unusual abilities that Oetsu did not include in later works. Like Senbonzakura, he can choose to manifest in a way mortals can interact with... ...And used this ability for ~*Romance*~ Ryujin Jakka is the only zanpaktou with children, a fact makes Oetsu chew the walls in hysterics. Not with humans- humans that can actually withstand Ryujin's Very Literal Burning Passion are few and far between- but Ryujin has charmed his way into the affections of several Kami and even a powerful demoness that got trapped outside of Hell, and he and Yamamoto keep in touch with his various progeny*. Yamamoto tends to wave off Oetsu's pleas to PLEASE bring Ryujib back to the forge I need to neuter him hadn't learned much about lamination I can make him stronger! because, never having had children himself, Yamamoto is enjoying a sort of vicarious grandfatherhood through Ryujin. *Mostly. Kami are notoriously bad communicators due to their extreme lifespans and it's been so long that Ryujin can't actually remember what the daughter he had with the Goddess of the Wind looks like or where she lives, but after learning Kenpachi was raised by The Firebird, Yamamoto has had a few nagging concerns... Being the spirit of Fire and therefore, change, Ryujin doesn't stick to a single manifested form- sometimes he's a burning edge on Yamamoto's clothing, sometimes a humanoid figure made of flame, sometimes a dragon, but often he chooses the form of a Phoenix. Ryujin is extremely aware of the kind of collateral damage he can cause and has no doubts of the respect other spirits afford him, so he is quite deferential to the less-powerful beings around him and picks diminutive forms to limit the chance he'll harm someone if manifested, and thus picks a more humble bird to transform into a phoenix as his attire. All the same, Yamamoto was not pleased to hear Kenpachi describe The Spirit of Fire Himself as "An Extra-Spicy Chicken" and ended up chasing Kenpachi halfway around the Seireitei while Ryujin cackled with laughter. While she can't see them like her father, Yachiru is unusually good at sensing them, and Ryujin is exceptionally fond of her *. He will come out to play and teach her how to home her spiritual sense when she comes to visit the first division. *Its odd for Ryujin to be so affectionate towards a human like this, and it makes Yamamoto's worries about The Firebird worsen.

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Isane Kotetsu's Itegumo or "Ice cloud" has no canon appearance and it's release command is "Hashire" which can be translated as "Run", as in to Sprint or travel quickly" and thusly I have concluded that Itegumo is an Avalanche. If that doesn't sound particularly terrifying to you, please enjoy this video of an Avalance in Kyrgyzstan (everyone was alright) to give you an idea of what Itegumo is capable of in just it's Shikai release.

It's one of the least physically defined Zanpaktou out there, appearing as a shimmering cloud of prismatic sparkling ice crystals. If there was a genuine vote of the most beautiful zanpaktou spirit, Itegumo might well win. Even Senbonzarkura has felt a pang of jealousy upon seeing Itegumo swirling and glittering around Isane. Itegumo is a largely quiet and serene sort of spirit, perfectly content with the fact that Isane rarely needs it's power- it doesn't get pent up for battle like some spirits do, but instead is purely reactive- meaning Itegumo can go from complete tranquility to mass destruction in an instant if that's what circumstances dictate. This does not stop Itegumo form unnerving people, because it likes to people watch from high places. Isane picked out her office specifically because there's an odd high window with a ledge that it likes to hang out on and peer down at people from, like an overhanging snow embankment. It also tends to chill the air when it manifests as a spirit, something thoroughly obnoxious in winter but much beloved in summer.

Kenpachi is chronically annoyed by Itegumo. It's massively powerful and would be one hell of a fight for him... and it's got no interest in fighting save to protect Isane, and Kenpachi has too much self-respect to go around threatening women, especially doctors, just to start a fight, and too much self-preservation to actually bother Isane because she can and would castrate him. Itegumo's habit of looming on high pisses Kenpachi off too, and more than one appointment to the 4th has been interrupted with a "DO YOU FUCKING MIND?" when it's lurking becomes too damoclean. Worst of all, a big guy like Kenpachi tends to overheat in summer and he's very willing get into Isane's good graces to have her come over the the 11th and cool the place off when the weather hits triple digits, but Itegumo's next favorite person after Isane is Captain Komamura, because wolves really appreciate winter in a way almost nothing else does, and with the fur coat he can't take off, Isane always puts Sajin first in line on the cooldown triage, so Kenpachi is left trying to choose between suffering the heat or suffering another discussion of administrative policy and philosophy.

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Hyorinmaru is almost as old as Ryujin Jakka, but instead of having children, the Ice Dragon Sword has had many wielders. He was actually carried by a previous 10th division captain Tayuki Tanaka (the one before Captain Matsumoto and Captain Shiba), to great effect, and now that Hyorinmaru has chosen Young Hitsugaya as his wielder, there are many high hopes for the boy!

Fuck 'em. Growls Hyorinmaru one night when Toshiro comes to him about the pressure he feels to achieve. I'm an old fart who doesn't know when to quit, what of it? he asks with a flick of his tail.

"Then...Why did you pick me?" Toshiro wonders, curled up against Hyorinmaru's jaw. The Spirit is massive- an ancient dragon easily over 100 feet long and a torso so thick that Komamura could probably stand up comfortably inside his stomach. Toshiro cards his fingers through the long blue-green mane of the beast- the hair is thick and rough, the the mane of a horse, and soothing to comb out.

An eye bigger than Toshiro's head rolls back to give him a spectacular side-eye, before closing and Hyorinmaru sighs fondly, a sound like a small avalanche. It's alright- your sensitivity is one of your most admirable qualities Toshiro- I know it hurts sometimes, but it gives you spectacular insight and nuance that allows me to speak to you- everyone just hears noises and sees movements, not even gesture. But you understand me perfectly.

I chose you because you do understand me- and that's all I desire out of our partnership, really. To be known, and if I may earn it, loved. he explains to the boy, sitting and staring up at his eye. To be loved as you are is the greatest treasure in this world and any other. Trust me- I'm a dragon! I know all about treasure.

Toshiro cracks a smile and Hyorinmaru turns his head to affectionately rub his browridge under the boy's chin. "-I know." Toshiro sighs, flopping over him and sliding a bit so he's laying over the top of Hyorinmaru's muzzle. "I just worry about letting everyone else down."

Like I said. Fuck 'em. You are kind, Toshiro, but it's your prerogative to meter out your generosity as you see fit. It's a kindness for you to serve as a shinigami because you have me, but it's also just that. A favor. You owe them nothing, and if you decide to quit tomorrow and spend the rest of your existence making dandelion crowns, I will stay by your side all the same. He explains, tail lazily swaying across the width of the 10th division courtyard.

Toshiro huffs a sarcastic laugh. "Tell that to the old man..." he grumbles.

What's he done? Hyorinmaru rumbles, eyes snapping open, even if he has to go a bit cross-eyed to look at Toshiro. I will tell Shigekuni off if it comes to that- I'm still four years older than he is and he needs to respect his elders!

Toshiro laughs outright. "Nothing he just- I don't know. He doesn't actually *ask* things of me, he just... offers me personal tutoring in Kendo and just assumes I can handle this officer's position and... it's like he implicitly expects me to become a captain."

Ah, Hyorinmaru nods. Shige's always been emotionally constipated and I don't think there are enough prunes in all the realms to fix him- Shigekuni isn't trying to convey his expectations of you, he's trying to express his confidence in you. Hyorinmaru sits up a bit to stretch.

"It's so weird to hear you call the captain-general by his given name..." Toshiro mutters, climbing up to sit on the dragon's head and hang onto an antler. "But what do you mean, confidence?" MMMMGRH! That's better- Hyorinmaru grunts, stretching out his forelegs, each as long and thick as a cedar tree, sword-sized claws wiggling as he stretches. He offers you tutoring in Kendo because he's sure you can handle his lessons and are smart enough to really benefit from them. He hands you assignments as a vote of confidence in your capacity. He probably thinks he's being reassuring.

And perhaps... Hyorinmaru stretched out his hind legs and back, spine rippling in a great wave from his head to the tip of his tail. He's old now, and I can't help but think he's considering possible sucessors. Having someone as talented and even-handed as you are in the court guard probably relieves much of his worries about what will become of the organization after he passes. "...Oh." Toshiro mumbled, still hanging on as Hyorinmaru paced in a circle, mock-trampling the grass out of millennia of habit before he settled down again. "Okay, but that's not like. Actually instilling confidence in me. Just more expectations." he said, stretching out on top of Hyorinmaru's head and gazing up at the stars now that the dragon had settled.

It's your choice to take those lessons and assignments, Toshiro. Hyorinmaru explained. If it's too much, tell him no.

"Oh, like it's that easy."

It really is. Hyorinmaru rumbled. Zaraki, who Shigekuni doesn't even like, tells him to fuck off to his face all the time, and the worst that happens is a cross word, because for all his years and respect, Shigekuni cannot demand that which he is not owed. He is immensely fond of you, and being told 'No' by you will probably only increase his respect for you.

Toshiro pondered this for a minute, before taking out his phone and opening the text communication application.

<It was very generous of you to offer me the additional tutoring in Kendo and I want to take it up, but I cannot do that right now. Maybe after Summer?>

He finished typing, rolled over and held the screen down to Hyorinmaru's eye for him to read.

Do you actually want to take him up on it after summer, or are you lying to be polite?

"No, no I learned not to do that with Momo's Birthday party." Toshiro sighed. "I do want to learn but I swear hollows are like, ten times more active in summer."

Then send it.

After a moment's wince to screw up the courage, Toshiro pressed send, and sighed with disgust at the nerves.

I'm proud of you. Hyorinmaru hummed, facial tendril reaching up and lightly squeezing the boy's shoulder. The phone beeped a reply and Toshiro startled, almost falling off the dragon's head but accidentally tossing the phone on the ground. Toshiro grumbled at himself, accepting the tendril's help down and retrieved it, opening up the message.

"...Really?" he sighed, glaring with disappointment at the screen. Without looking at Hyorinmaru's interrogative eyebrow, he plodded back over and held the phone up for him to read.

Captain-General Yamamoto: <😎👍>

...Young People and their Emotications. Sighed Hyorinmaru, rolling his eye but still seeing and enjoying Toshiro's frustrated sigh at the incorrect slang.

For AEIWAM:

Is Zaraki's able to see Zanpaktou spirits because he himself was once a weapon?

Any plans for Sode no Shirayuki? How does she feel about being considered the most beautiful Zanpaktou?

Point 1: Yes, also because he's the (adopted) son of a Minor Kami and a [SPOILER], but mostly because it's funny if he has no spiritual sense except that he can see sword spirits. Zanpaktou spend most of their time Resting in a little pocket dimension inside the Sword- all those showy super-attacks take a lot of energy, and they are fueled by but one person! But if a Zanpaktou wants to talk to their wielder or is bored and wants to watch The Shinigami Show, they can manifest outside the sword in a spirit form only visible to Their Wielder Specifically, and other Zanpaktou that are also currently in spirit form or in shikai/bankai. In general, one Shinigami cannot perceive the zanpaktou spirit form of another Shinigami, Unless Some Weird Shit Be Afoot, so it's a hell of a surprise to the spirits when they find out Zaraki can see them, as they (like everyone else) assumed he was Human. He can't see Zanpaktou when they're resting in the pocket dimension though, because they're in a different dimension. Kenpachi does have a bit of a problem though, in that Sword Spirits look just as real and normal to him as humans and other people, and he's seen such an enormous variety of People that he does not necessarily notice that a Zanpaktou is a Zanpaktou. He thought that was Just Some Guy, and he's the last person who should be commenting on appearances. He's learned from living in the heavily forested Far North where they are common, that Many Minor spirits like Koropokkuru and Kodama are invisible to most people and startle if seen, and that more material beings don't like it when he talks to them without being some kind of introduced first, so he's adopted an informal policy of generally ignoring people until they make the first move. ...Which is how nobody in the Gotei-13 noticed Kenpachi could see Zanpaktou until a solid 57 years after he became captain, when he lightly ruined one of Shunsui's moon-veiwing parties.

Point 2: She doesn't think much about it because she is not "Generally Considered" to be the most beautiful zanpaktou, even if she was voted to be so. In AEIWAM, Sode no Shirayuki is an Ice Apparition that takes the form of an Artic Hare and All the Chappy Gikon have a crush on her, and when all the Chappys took a vote, they agreed unanimously on the most beautiful, and espouse her virtues to anyone that will listen. She's usually busy beating the shit out of someone if there's a Chappy in her vicinity, and so she doesn't listen to them and is entirely unaware of their affections.

Point 3: Lots of the Zanpaktou Spirits look different than how they're depicted in the Zanpaktou Arc, because many of those designs were frankly Uninspired, especially compared to the ones that appear in the Manga. ...This post got kinda long though, Zanpaktou spirit appearances under the cut:

Zabimaru appears much as they do in the Manga, and writing their dialogue because they are two entities of different genders sharing a body, or at least, a butthole. Zabi The Monkey is still female and and Maru The Snake is still male, and they don't use pronouns so much as weild them like nunchucks. Kenpachi got on very well with them back when Renji was in the 11th and still do- many spirits are alarmed to be percieved, but Zabimaru was delighted and took a great deal of pleasure at making running rather cheeky commentary during meetings to (lovingly) agitate Renji and see if they could crack Zaraki's Pokerface.

Senbonzakura is one of the few Zanpaktou that semi-regularly manifests in a way humans and other mortals can see, a privlege granted to him by his exceptional age (he's almost as old as Ryujin Jakka and Shinken Hakkyoken) and the patronage of the Kuchiki clan. A great many people have seen him, but few notice that they have because Senbonzakura is a Tree. He appears as an enormous, ancient and beautiful cherry tree with a crooked root that is the perfect for leaning against and meditating, and is far and away the most stable member of the Kuchiki family, if only by virtue of his extensive root system. Kenpachi didn't actually notice Senbonzakura was a sword spirit the first time he saw him- the central courtyard of the Kuchiki manor is a perfectly normal place for a grand old tree like that. He realized what was going on and hour later when he came back down the same hall and realized the tree was now mirror image to it's previous position and had a good laugh at the Spirit's joke and they became friends, much to the detriment of Ginrei Kuchiki's blood pressure. It's bad enough having Yachiru regularly hop the fence to eat snacks and steal fish out of the pond, but Zaraki semi-regularly turning up to have the craic with the family sword is just too much. Senbonzakura is equally find of Kenpachi, because he took the teenage Byakuya under his wing and imparted on the boy the wisdom of a broader appreciation of Senbonzakura- "Sure, the blossoms are pretty and all but that's one week in a whole year of tree. If my opinion is worth anything, He's at his best in late summer when he's full of fruit." "-Count on a Bird to have properly nuanced opinions on trees." agrees Senbonzakura.

Rangiku's Haineko looks like a snow leopard with a coat of fine flaky ashes instead of fur, whose spots glow from the inside like a still-smoldering log. Of all the spirits, Hainkeo is the only one that really Unsettles Kenpachi- She doesn't actually make noise when she moves, is disturbingly well-camoufalged even in the city, and never flinches from making eye contact. Kenpachi isn't sure if Haineko is genuinely unsettling, or if she bothers him because he he was raised by Eagles and lost many friends and even some family to the ravages of cats.

Sogyo no Kotowari are still twins, but Ukitake has seen them change over time- they look like little boys now, but during Ukitake's early days, when the Soul Society was a much rougher place, the twins looked decidedly more Shadow Over Innsmouth. Even today, when they're really upset, they still have a tendency to go a little fish-eyed. They were another one Kenpachi did not realize was a Zanpaktou spirit and one night The Twins had come out to play in the garden during one of Shunsui's "Moon-Veiwing" parties, and Ukitake happened to mention he is the oldest of eight children. "Seven brothers and sisters!" Kenpachi laughed. "How can you, of all people, not have a spare sibling to babysit for you?" "Babysit? For me?" Jushiro blinked at him, confused. "My siblings used to call on me when my nieces and nephews were still young, but I'm a bachelor." "Don't tell me you're babysitting The Twins?" Kenpachi demanded, pointing at them "Here? Now? Surely you've got a less-busy sibling who didn't have a boozing session on his calendar that could watch them?" Jushiro followed out to where Kenpachi was pointing. "You... You can see them? The two little boys over there?" "I only got the one manky eye, Jushiro, the other works fine. Cute little shits." "You- They're- They're my Zanpaktou! You can see Zanpaktou spirits??" "Ohhhh, yeah I can see how getting a sitter for sword spirits would be tricky." Kenpachi nodded. "-THAT'S NOT THE RELEVANT POINT ZARAKI!"

The design I did like from the Zanpaktou filler arc was Minazuki- a shroud over an invisible body and a watery, disembodied voice? Choice combination of elegance and menace, befitting a Stingray. ...but definitely could be weirder. Imagine her cape as what looks like thick, mottled green fabric which an almost wet-looking sheen if she passes through direct sunlight- until you touch it and realize the cape is the smooth, slippery and exquisitely camouflaged flesh of a Potamotrygon brachyura Stingray, and you need to be REALLY careful about the little tail of fabric trailing behind her, because those spines aren't decorative. She shifts, standing up to become more humanoid and her single orange eye appears under her hood, floating in the middle of the space where her head should be. Or if she doesn't feel particularly humanoid, she bows and the eye passes through the fleshy cloak to the top of her head, now shaped more like a stingray but... gooey and uncertain around the edges, like she's bleeding into an invisible river around you. regardless of position, the eye always follows you, unblinking. Kenpachi is of the Opinion that Minazuki is the most beautiful of all the Zanpaktou, and insists he's not biased- Sure, he's madly in love with Retsu and therefore Minazuki because they are more one being than two, but he also damn near died of a freshwater stingray's spine once. "That just makes you more biased." Sighs Yumichika. "You're horny for anything that almost kills you."

Katen Kyokotsu appears much the same as she does in the Manga, and as part of her subterfuge to hide Shinken Hakkyoken, she doesn't distinguish between either of 'her' bodies when speaking. They're both her and if you try to distinguish between them you're clearly some kind of Idiot. Most humans are Idiots though. At the Moon viewing party where Kenpachi revealed he could see The Twins, there is BEDLAM. "You can see Zanpaktou spirits?" Unohana blinks. "-Just. In general and not when you're particularly close to someone?" she asks and when a puzzled Aizen frowns at her, she clips him under the ear before he can speak. "Yeah? It's not that big a deal, lots of people can see minor spirits-" "No! being able to see minor spirits at all is really rare, even among humans in the afterlife and Shinigami, and I've literally never heard of someone who can see Zanpaktou!" Ukitake yelps. "...Huh. 'Snot that great- they mostly just look like other people. Better dressed, usually, but it's really nothing." "How. uh. Long have you been able to see them?" Shunsui asks, suddenly nervous. "Since forever?" Zaraki shrugs, pouring himself another cup of tea. Shunsui stares at him, trying to puzzle something out. "You... didn't think it was Odd when Katen Kyokotsu appears next to me? She loves those meetings." "What, the Oiran with the purple hair and-? Ah." He realized as she manifested at the sound of her name, regarding him imperiously. "My Lady." Kenpachi nodded his head at her. Good Manners around the Oiran had been instilled into him by Madame Tsubaki with some force. There was a moment of silence while those assembled waited for an answer. "...Yeah I'm not gonna lie. I thought she was your Dominatrix or something." Kenpachi sighed. Katen Kyokotsu roared with laughter and Shunsui crumpled into a ball on the floor.

Apparently there's a charter limit I'm approaching, more later.

[jplupine]

~31 Days of Bleach Masterlist~

This is a Kinktober challenge, therefore all fics listed are rated 18+. Please be advised the content varies, so heed the warnings and tags.

Dom!Character: 🌙 | Sub!Character: 🌕 | Dynamic Switches: 🐺

Underwater ~ Tier Harribel / [Teaser] 🌙

Tentacles - Szayelaporro Granz / [Teaser] 🌙 [Art]

Public ~ Gin Ichimaru 🌙 [Art]

Strap On ~ Isane Kotetsu 🌕

Heavy Petting ~ Byakuya Kuchiki / [Teaser] 🌕

Blood Play ~ Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 🌙

Knotting ~ Sajin Komamura 🌕 [Art]

Shibari ~ Shunsui Kyoraku 🌙

Size Difference ~ Kensei Muguruma 🐺

Vibrator ~ Toshiro Hitsugaya 🌙

Primal Play ~ Kenpachi Zaraki / [Teaser] 🌙

Portal ~ Akon 🌕

Orgasm Denial ~ Shuhei Hisagi 🌕

Body Swap ~ Kisuke Urahara 🌕

Genderbend ~ Yoruichi Shihoin 🌕

Cock Warming ~ Renji Abarai 🌕

Oral ~ Muramasa 🌕

Unknown ~ Kazeshini 🐺

Clothed ~ Noba 🌕

Enemies ~ Sosuke Aizen / [Teaser] 🌙

Praise ~ Isshin Kurosaki / [Teaser] 🌙

Aerial ~ Abirama Redder 🌕

Trapped ~ Zabimaru 🌙

Transformation ~ Hyorinmaru 🌕

Corruption ~ Hichigo Shirosaki / [Teaser] 🌙

Pet Play ~ Ggio Vega 🌕

Collaring ~ Kugo Ginjo 🌕

Marking ~ Bazz B 🌙

Somnophilia ~ Coyote Starrk / [Teaser] 🐺

Feral ~ Ichigo Kurosaki / [Teaser] 🌙

Cuddling ~ Yasutora 'Chad' Sado / [Teaser] 🌕 [1]

[unohanadaydreams]

If captains were days of the week, which ones do you think they’d be?

This is so up my alley tbh.....hyper specific and weird headcanons, my beloved.

Monday:

Byakuya Kuchiki. He is the master of viewing every day as just another day. While lesser men are oozing into work with their brain cells still marinating in last night's sake bender, he is hours deep into the kind of paperwork that dries out your retinas on contact. Also I think he gets bored without work (and prefers Gotei 13 work to the Noble shenanigans he has to face raw on the weekends). He's just that kind of guy.

Tuesday:

Toshiro Hitsugaya. With a lieutenant like Rangiku to wrangle into the week, he only hits his stride after he's successfully hunted her down and ensured the weekly planner is in her room, in her hands, on her favorite couch, and tucked into her obi. Which naturally eats up a lot of his Monday. His daily nap is extra satisfying on Tuesdays, too.

Wednesday:

Mayuri Kurotsuchi. Not only has he been able to measure out where both the 12th division and R&D are on the various juggling acts constantly at work, but now he gets to see how well they keep those projects flying (and bitch when they don't do so well <3). Also, I'd like to think this is the day they publish the new scientific studies & dissertations in the Seireitei and he gets to spend the rest of the week picking them apart (or admiring his work).

Thursday:

Shunsui Kyoraku. Shunsui loves a good game. I think the suspense of 'can I make it till the end of the week and successfully avoid the majority of my responsibilities yet again' is part of his joy in doing it. Also Nanao hasn't gone full nuclear yet, which she will when Friday hits and she doesn't have the minimum amount of paperwork that absolutely must be notarized over the weekend or the Gotei 13 will let something or other lapse that Shunsui doesn't think is that important, honestly.

Friday:

Tetsuzemon Iba. He has spiritually checked out this entire day because he's using it to fine tune the particulars of the next Men's Association Meeting & plan what details he's going to be leaving out when he gives his weekly visit to Komamura. Obviously he needs to ensure his captaincy is viewed in the best light. And also run his MA game plans by a willing ear.

Saturday:

Kensei Muguruma. The entire week is being sloughed away with every meal he preps in his expensive living world kitchen that he held Urahara at fist point to transfer over free of charge. There's not lieutenant bragging about getting fleeced over a guitar case. There's no editing nightmare that takes two straight days to untangle because two offices can't fucking communicate. It's just him and the food talking.

Sunday:

Isane Kotetsu. Her only day off. She swears she's not going to take over someone's shift on Saturday like the last week or the week before that, but she folds every time. She's starting to think she's developing a complex. Turning in a to a workaholic or something. She and Nanao are starting to relate a bit too much on how many hours they clock each week.

But then Sunday shines down upon her, a beautiful ray of freedom. She even refuses to heal her sister when Kiyone inevitably gets some minor wound or scrape from all her unfocused hyperactivity. But does promise to book her an appointment for the next day.

[distinguishedshoeduckdonut]

Battle Captain Gotei 13!!

Captain New Generation vs Captain First Generation

[toxictaicho]

Bleach Elves 🧝

Which type of elves they would be? Based on their vibes. Under the line:

Noble Elves

Yumichika Ayasegawa

Sosuke Aizen

Momo Hinamori

Toshiro Hitsugaya

Gin Ichimaru

Nanao Ise

Byakuya Kuchiki

Rukia Kuchiki

Shunsui Kyoraku

Marechiyo Omaeda

Chojiro Sasakibe

Yoruichi Shihoin

Senjumaru Shutara

Jushiro Ukitake

Genryusai Yamamoto

Shinji Hirako

Lisa Yadomaru

Jugram Haschwalth

Forest elves

Kira Izuru

Isane Kotetsu

Kiyone Kotetsu

Ikkaku Madarame

Rangiku Matsumoto

Soifon

Rin Tsubokura

Kisuke Urahara

Hanataro Yamada

Mashiro Kuna

Kensei Muguruma

Rojuro Otoribashi

Nelliel tu Odelschwanck

Masaki Kurosaki

Liltotto Lamperd

Meninas McAllon

Gremmy Thoumeaux

Ichigo Kurosaki

Dark elves

Renji Abarai

Shuhei Hisagi

Ishiin Kurosaki

Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Nemu Kurotsuchi

Yachiru Kusajishi

Kaien Shiba

Tessai Tsukabishi

Retsu Unohana

Kenpachi Zaraki

Hiyori Sarugaki

Hachigen Ushoda

Kaname Tosen

Kukaku Shiba

Ulquiorra Cifer

Nnoitra Gilga

Tier Harribel

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

Tesra Lindocruz

Coyote Starrk

Bambietta Basterbine

Bazz-B

Candice Catnipp

Cang Du

Giselle Gewelle

Ryuken Ishida

Uryu Ishida

Askin Nakk Le Vaar

Äs Nödt

Quilge Opie

Yhwach

[imaginingbleach]

feel this is quite relevant: 19?

Bleach Ask Meme!

19. If you’re a fic writer, who do you write for?

Bold Characters are ones I'm always willing to write for lol (love fluff btw)

Characters I'm comfortable writing for:

Ichigo Kurosaki, Renji Abarai, Sosuke Aizen, Shuhei Hisagi, Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, Rukia Kuchiki Isshin Kurosaki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Shunsui Kyoraku, Yoruichi Shihoin, Soi Fon/Sui-Feng, Jushiro Ukitake, Kisuke Urahara, Shinji Hirako, Ulquiorra Cifer, Nnoitra Gilga, Tier Halibel, Grimmjow, Coyote Starrk,

Characters I haven't but would be willing to;

Tatsuki Arisawa, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado (I think I wrote for him but can't remember), Yumichika, Momo Hinamori, Gin Ichimaru, Nanao Ise, Izuru Kira, Ikkaku Madarame, Rangiku Matsumoto, Kenpachi Zaraki, Kukaku, Kon, Old Man Zangetsu, Zangetsu, Senna

Characters I'm not familiar enough with to write for yet;

Akon, Nemu Kurotsuchi, Kaien Shiba, Retsu Unohana, Bambietta, Bazz-B, Giselle Gewelle, Jugram Haschwalth, Ryuken Ishida, Masaki Kurosaki, Meninas McAllon, Yhwach

Characters I'll write for platonically/as family or friends;

Karin Kurosaki, Yuzu Kurosaki, Ururu Tsumugiya

Characters I'm just not sure about writing for (sorry);

Sajin Komamura, Isane Kotetsu, Kiyone Kotetsu, Loly Aivirrne, Luppi Antenor, Emilou Apacci, Dondochakka, Dordoni, Lilinette, Szayelaporro (the mood has to strike? I dunno), Pesche Guatiche, Tesla Lindocruz, Franceska Mila Rose, Cirucci Sanderwicci, Cyan Sung-Sun, Ggio Vega,

Characters I just don't feel like writing for (sorry);

Keigo Asano, Jinta Hanakari, Chizuru Honsho, Don Kanonji, Mizuiro Kojima, Aaroniero Arruruerie, Findorr Calius, Rudbornn Chelute, Charlotte, Zommari Rureaux

[chiefatticcreator]

Why have only Isane and Soifon gotten married to Toshiros cock? Is there anyone else that would do it as well?

Isane it's because someone saw how smitten she was with Toshiro and jokingly suggested she should marry his cock... and isane said yes immediately.

With Soifon it's because with how tsundere she acts, Yoruichi teased her that this would be the only way to be certain she loved Toshiro's cock, and then preparations were made.

All the others girls know they are Toshiro's sluts, and don't need an official marriage to say it out loud.

[rz-jocelyn]

Itoshi no Hakana: "Musical Touken Ranbu" Cast Members who Attended "Itoshi no Hakana"

"Itoshi no Hakana" is the inaugural first production of Isamu Kayano's new theater unit "Akudo Kaigi". The actors of the production were personally chosen by Kayano-san, including Ryuji. Kayano-san also decided to come out of retirement as an actor and return to the stage after 20 years because he wanted to act with Ryuji.

Kayano-san has worked with Ryuji since the "Musical Touken Ranbu ~Trial Performance~" in 2015 (the first production in the "Musical Touken Ranbu" franchise) where Ryuji played Kashuu Kiyomitsu.

"MUSICAL TOUKEN RANBU" CAST MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED "ITOSHI NO HAKANA"

Torigoe Yuki (Yamatonokami Yasusada)

Takahashi Kensuke (Hachisuka Kotetsu)

Itokawa Yojiro (Urashima Kotetsu)

Kuroba Mario (Mikazuki Munechika)

Ohno Ryota (Team Kashuu Tanki)

Sugiyama Ryoji (Team Kashuu Tanki)

Sakiyama Tsubasa (Ishikirimaru)

Iwasaki Daisuke (Atsukashiyama Ibun, Bakumatsu Tenrouden)

Takagi Tomoyuki (Hijikata Toshiro)

Araki Kentarou (Minamoto no Yoshitsune)

Katayama Hironori (Atsukashiyama Ibun)

Arisawa Shoutarou (Izuminokami Kanesada)

Imari Yu (Nagasone Kotetsu)

Tamura Shin (Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki)

Tachibana Yuta (Buzen Gou)

Konishi Seiya (Suishinshi Masahide)

Kato Daigo (Yamanbagiri Kunihiro)

Kitazono Ryo (Kogitsunemaru)

Ishibashi Hiroki (Hyuuga Masamune)

Fukui Tomoya (Kuwana Gou)

Saeki Daichi (Iwatooshi)

Ohira Shunya (Imanotsurugi)

spi (Tonbokiri)

Okamiya Kurumu (Tsurumaru Kuninaga)

Makishima Hikaru (Ookurikara)

Raita (Oodenta Mitsuyo)

Nakao Masaki (Sohayanotsurugi)

Sadamoto Fuuma (Okita Souji)

Washio Noboru (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

NOTE:

[1] Torigoe Yuki has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Ehon Gappo ga Tsuji".

[2] Kuroba Mario has also co-starred with Ryuji in "FIVE", "please please please", "Sea Opening", "Genepro☆7", the Movie Theatre "Success Sou", "SPOOKY!!" and "Musical The Prince of Tennis".

[3] Ohno Ryota, Katayama Hironori and Nakao Masaki have also co-starred with Ryuji in the "Live Spectacle NARUTO"

[4] Sakiyama Tsubasa has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Ochanomizu Rock", the "Nelke Idol Stage" series and "Kamen Rider Geats".

[5] Araki Kentarou has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Genepro☆7".

[6] Tamura Shin has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Prince Shotoku's Kitchen".

[7] Konishi Seiya has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Musical The Prince of Tennis".

[8] Kitazono Ryo has also worked with Ryuji on "Castor & Pollux", the stage play that Ryuji wrote and directed. Additionally, he has co-starred with Ryuji in the "Live Spectacle NARUTO", the Online Reading "Lily & Rose" Vol. 01 and the Movie Theatre "Success Sou".

[9] Ishibashi Hiroki has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Warau Salesman" THE STAGE.

[10] Fukui Tomoya has also co-starred with Ryuji in "HiGH&LOW".

[11] Ohira Shunya has also co-starred with Ryuji as a member of Present◆5 in the "Nelke Idol Stage" series.

[12] spi is also a member of ZIPANG OPERA, the performance unit that Ryuji is in.

[13] Makishima Hikaru has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Outro Double" from the Double Drive series.

[14] Sadamoto Fuuma has also co-starred with Ryuji in "Jujutsu Kaisen" The Stage, the "Live Spectacle NARUTO", "REAL⇔FAKE" and the Movie Theatre "Success Sou".

[15] Nakao Masaki has also co-starred with Ryuji in the "Nelke Idol Stage" series and the "Live Spectacle NARUTO".

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