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Doll in the Box – Rukia Kuchiki

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We haven’t seen Rukia in a Box have we? Maybe we have, If you remember the Lost Shinigami Arc, we saw that Rukia was captured and put into a Dollhouse where she had to battle Riruka Dokugamine. Obviously she was attracted by the cute things in that small box but got into the mood to fight when Riruka made her serious about the fight.

I feel that the artist had drawn Rukia specially to refer to this specific moment with Riruka Dokugamine. Although it was a short fight it was still a memorable fight between the two. They had a good fight, plus the whole Lost Substitute Arc ended with Riruka escaping and going her own way.

The artist also has some other Bleach characters drawn in a box, Ze-RoFruits has drawn them with a unique twist, the colours are vibrant and come to life. Check them out.

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Ginjo’s Death – Lost Substitute Shinigam Arc Ends – Bleach 366

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There couldn’t be a more fantastic episode which brought The Lost Substitute Shinigami Arc to an end. Ginjo is defeated by Ichigo, Tsukishima angers and tries to kill Ichigo while Riruka pops out from Rukia’s chest to stop Tsukishima. Riruka gets on her way while Ichigo goes to Soul Society to get Ginjo’s body to give him a proper burial.

We start the episode as Ichigo keeps on fighting while Toshiro, Byakuya, Zaraki and Ikkaku watch to see what Ichigo’s decision is. They do this and return back to Soul Society, Rukia interrupts them to ask why they aren’t helping. They remind Rukia that they originally came there to see what Ichigo’s choice was.

Toshiro explains that the Soul Society was aware that once the next Substitute Shinigami appeared, Ginjo would set his sign on him sooner or later. At this point, the Soul Society would use the Substitute Shinigami to track down Ginjo and eliminating both of them. At the point of contact with the Substitute Shinigami changed the Soul Society. They had shared their powers with him as well as watch his actions as they dispatched their captains rather then kill him. At this moment, Toshiro and the others are glad that the Substitute Shinigami was Ichigo and no one else since he was the only person to change the rigidity that the Soul Society had in more then a million years.

We carry on with Ichigo and Ginjo’s fight as Ichigo jumps from place to place very quickly. At most points Ginjo is able to block the attack but unfortunately not be able to get a hit on Ichigo. Ginjo thinks of how he wanted to crush the Shinigami’s who betrayed him. He had expected Ichigo to argue with his plans, but at this point Ichigo is no where near angry, he seems as thought he wants to understand how Ginjo works, and look at the situation from his perspective.

Ginjo launches a Cero from the point of his sword to find out that Ichigo has the power to directly stop it only by using hand. Ichigo raises his sword and cuts him with a direct attack. They both fall to find that they’ve broken the ground. They both keep fighting for a few more seconds, when Ichigo strikes Ginjo and breaks the top of his sword. Ginjo then falls to the ground as he’s unable to fight any longer. He wonders if they both would have been friends if the situation was different.

At this point, Tsukishima comes out from no where to attack Ichigo from the back, Riruka senses this, as she’s located within Rukia’s chest. She opens the door and pops out to sop the attack from Tsukishima. She tells him to face the facts. They couldn’t save Ginjo, as he saved them. She then states that the only person to save Ginjo was in fact Ichigo.

A small past part appears where Ginjo is telling Tsukishima that instead of going by himself, he should tag along with Ginjo so they wouldn’t be lonely. Tsukishima says that Ginjo had tought him everything, from using his powers to fighting. But one thing he didn’t teach him was what to do when he had died. He chokes blood, Tsukishima finds Shishigawara in front of him who’s there to help him. He realizes that he is no longer alone.

Yukio see’s Jackie Tristan. He compliments on how she’s alive and how that’s nice. Yukio notices that Jackie’s Fullbring Dirty Boots have been completely turned useless. Jackie had found Giriko’s watch and dead body, so she had buried them together. She also mentions that he had died with his powers and how much envy she has for being able to die with her Fullbring abilities.

Riruka wakes up as she heal from her injuries. She see’s Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime there. Ichigo mentions that he wasn’t able to find anyone else from the Xcution  as they may have either died or gone their own way. She turns to her side to find Orihime cheering her along as well as crying as she’ fine and not hurt.

We return to the Soul Society. A report comes to tell Yamamoto that Ichigo is there as he needs to talk to them. All other captains find out about this and gather up in Yamamoto’s chamber. Ichigo walks up to them to find out that Kensei, Hirako and Rojuro are there. The chamber opens.

Ichigo requests Yamamoto that he wants to take Ginjo’s body for a proper burial. Hirako appears to tell him that he shouldn’t such a thing as he had hurt his family and friends. He then asks if he would forgive such a guy. Ichigo replies that it isn’t about if he is forgiven or not. He’s family and friends are fine now and no longer in danger. He then replies that he wants to do this since he is a fellow Substitute Shinigami, and that Ichigo will continue to be a Substitute Shinigami.

Ichigo starts to take the body of Ginjo back to where he should be buried. He says he’s goodbye’s and that he and Rukia will seen each other more often from this point on. Ichigo runs through the port and the light beam goes up. As the episode end, other captains and friends of Ichigo look at the light that shines up.

Ichigo returns to Karakura Town to find he’s friends below him waving at him. His father, Isshin and Urahara as well as Yoruichi are all looking at him. He waves and looks at the sky. The episode ends with how Bleach Episode 1 started.

Ichigo Kurosaki / 17 Years Old
Hair Color / Orange
Eye Color / Brown
Occupation / High School Student & Substitute Shinigami

The episode ends here. This could possibly be the last Bleach Anime Episode! Here and Now! The episode was great and all but it’s possible that the anime version wont be aired anymore. Ichigo has really grown really powerful, and amazing that the story is making other characters involved, which I like. There is one more Arc left “The Thousand-Year Blood War” which isn’t going to be a let down! Anime needs to be back!

Byakuya defeats Tsukishima – Bleach 364

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The latest Bleach 364 surrounds the story of Byakuya and Tsukishima and their fight. We learn that even though Tsukishima has the power to read Byakuya’s past, within one fight Byakuya had come up with techniques to fight his opponent using new techniques. During Riruka and Rukia’s fight, Riruka mysteriously disappears leaving Rukia to win by default.

We start the episode with Moe hanging on to Ikkaku as he wants to keep fighting on Tsukishima’s name. He states that he would throw his life away for him no matter what. Ikkaku makes him realize that when people say something like that, it’s usually both ways. And what Moe is thinking is what a kid would think of.

We go to Byakuya and Tsukishima’s dimension. They both slowly learn more about how they fight. As for Tsukishima, he has set up a trap when he scraped his sword against the ground. Tsukishima cuts Byakuya’s Shikai pink blades and is able to see into its past. Then at that second, Byakuya is cut.

Tsukishima then explains that Byakuya has a special 85 cm safe zone which  surrounds him which is there to make sure that he is not cut accidentally. Tsukishima considers this as a weakness as if he gets into this safe zone he is able to defeat him.

Tsukishima then tells him that his techniques which he had developed will not work on him. Specially his  Senkei and Gokei, he then states that even his Hakuteiken will not work on him, since Tsukishima has somehow faced it many times before now thus, he has learnt about his techniques.

We return to Rukia and Riruka’s fight where Rukia is not able to defeat the animal plush since they are adorable. Once Riruka fires a wardrobe, she describes it as something normal as it’s not cute. She then sends another animal which Rukia dodges. Riruka then tops up her powers and sends an even more powerful green looking liquid thing which Rukia freezes with her Sodenoshirayuki.

Riruka sends an Addiction Shot which hits Rukia and she enters a devil/rabbit plush, she realizes that she’s able to use her spiritual energy such as her flash step, but she isn’t able to use her Hado since she is located inside the doll itself. Once she is captured by Riruka, she listens to how some of the Fullbring members become one due to Ginjo’s action of bringing them together to survive from other ‘idiots’.

At this moment, when Riruka is distracted, Rukia uses her Somenomai, Tsukishiro which creates a large ice which freezes Riruka’s left leg as she tries to jump to remove herself from this place. As they both attack each other, Riruka tickles her nose to bring Rukia out. She attacks and her weapon on her left hand activates, which currently I presume is to leech Rukia’s reiatsu, and thus she escapes from the dimension somehow leaving Rukia to lie there unconscious.

We return to Byakuya’s match where he opens his Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, which goes towards Tsukishima, as Tsukishima attacks it is blocked as Byakuya has limited his safe zone. As Byakuya’s Bankai is too slow he isn’t able to attack Tsukishima due to his limited speed.

Tsukishima enters his safe zone bringing Byakuya’s blades into it which attacks his own hand since it was in the place where the blades where actually aiming for. As for Tsukishima, he quickly backs off which allows him to not get injured. Byakuya’s arm gets all the damage, but he holds something in injured hand.

As Tsukishima gets closer, Byakuya brings his hand up and as he gets even closer, he obliterates Tsukishima by making a hole in his chest with the blades he had in his arm when he was mistakenly attacked by his own Bankai. Tsukishima lies down and is nearly dead. The episode ends here.

What an amazing episode, Tsukishima and Riruka have been defeated! Bleach 365 will be amazing since we’ll see Ichigo’s New Bankai Look, the fight between Ikkaku and Moe will also end. Ichigo vs Ginjo will be epic, as he blows Yukio’s dimension into pieces after releasing his Getsuga Tenshou.

Goodbye Ginjo – Bleach 479

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As we conclude this part of the arc. Ginjo was certainly a great bad guy. Starting out as a good guy and turning bad in the middle of the chapter. In my opinion Ginjo was probably one of the best evil characters in Bleach with Aizen and Jin Kariya.

Bleach 479 starts out when Urahara goes into Riruka’s room to find her missing. Urahara had already predicted that she would leave sometime without mentioning where she’s going.

As seen in the images above, she is standing on top of a railing thinking about what she’s going to do next. At this moment she thanks Ginjo for inviting her into Xcution. Thank’s Chad for believing is them. Thanks Orihime for crying for her. Thanks Ichigo for bringing her peace.

Inoue enters Invaders Must Die to help Ichigo – Bleach 354

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Within today’s Bleach 354 episode, we see that Orihime started by healing the wounds of Uryu Ishida and now she has been brought to the well hidden second Xcution base.

As we saw when Orihime and Uryu were talking, they both felt that Ichigo’s spiritual pressure when he was fighting Tsukishima. They conversed about how Ichigo had made contact with the guy who had brought Ishida to hospital. Ichigo’s Reiatsu was of course different that it was before, but both Orihime and Uryu had noticed it was Ichigo’s. furthermore they have both sensed that something definitely different.

When Inoue is found by Chad, he asks for Orihime to follow him to where Ichigo is training. Orihime agrees, on the way to the hideout, Orihime meets Riruka. As they discuss about Ichigo’s training, Riruka mentions the several times she would have to keep healing Ichigo so he could maintain the training momentum, this effort from Inoue would lead to making her upset as blow after blow Ichigo is cut down by Ginjo.

As she enters Yukio’s Invaders Must Die Fullbring, she notices that Ichigo has been terribly injured due to the fact of him having only one life left, and that Ginjo’s sword is very powerful. She screams Kurusaki-Kun as Ichigo keeps on bleeding.

Here is the end of this part of the episode. What a great episode that was! I can see all part of the story coming together already. For those Manga readers, you’re well a head of the game. Can’t wait for the next Bleach 355 episode explaining Ichigo’s Fullbring.

Tsukishima griefs over Ginjo’s Death – Bleach 478

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Another late entry to last weeks Bleach Manga. Bleach 478 has a calm and more of an emotional feel to it. All members of Xcution except for Giriko Kutsuzawa and Kugo Ginjo, have survived. But do not have Fullbring powers.

During Bleach 477, Ginjo had died by the hands of Ichigo which brought Tsukishima to kill Ichigo because Tsukishima saw Ginjo as his master and savior. Read about it here.

During today’s late release of Bleach 478, Tsukishima griefs over the death of Ginjo. “Why Did You Die?!” cries Tsukishima. Tsukishima looked up to Ginjo as a leader and as a master due to the fact that he was saved some time ago. “You thought me how to use my abilities, your thought me how to fight! But why didn’t your teach me what to do if you ever died?!”

After receiving several blows from Byakuya’s Senbonzakura, Tsukishima’s spits out a lot of blood as he pushes himself to an answer. At this moment, he notices Shishigawara standing in front of him. As he notices Shishigawara, he simply smiles and figures something out.

Now we cut off to where Riruka is being cared for, Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime are all with her. As Orihime mentions that no one else was found, Riruka quickly jumps to “What about Tsukishima?”, unknowingly Orihime doesn’t know who that is due to the fact that Tsukishima’s powers have reversed. At this moment, Riruka realizes that she’s now alone with no other friend from her Xcution group. She cry’s realizing this.

Since Tsukishima is now unable to walk, Shishigawara helps Tsukishima by giving him a piggy-back. Shishigawara compliments Tsukishima on not dying, “I thought about it a lot but i couldn’t do it. Tsukishima you’re still the strongest!” says Shishigawara. All these compliments suggests that he really does look up to Tsukishima with his heart, therefore doing anything for Tsukishima.

After listening to what Shishigawara had to said, Tsukishima finally realizes that he and Ginjo have a similar relationship to what Shishigawara and Tsukishima have. He thanks Shishigawara for all his help. Shishigawara laughs it off and says that they are bro’s.Tsukishima realizes that he was never alone because Shishigawara was always there with him.

What a great chapter that was! Great upsetting ending to what is Bleach 478! The last chapter for the year, and now we come into 2012 with a brand new story! Hopefully Tite Kubo has a great story a head starting with Bleach 479!

Tsukishima “From Today Onwards, You’re Coming With Me” – Bleach 477

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This weeks Bleach 477 ended with an emotional image of Ginjo telling Tsukishima “From Today Onwards, You’re Coming With Me”.

This image was brought forward when Ginjo died by Ichigo’s new Bankai, and thus Tsukishima was willing to make Ichigo pay for what he had done. Riruka opened Tsukishima’s eyes to what Ichigo had done, Riruka mentioned that Ichigo had saved Ginjo.

At a very young age, as the image suggests, Tsukishima met Ginjo near the tree. As far as we know, Ginjo tells Tsukishima “Is that right?”, “Then you’re like me then.”. From this point on, I’m guessing that Tsukishima was thought how to fight and hold a sword by the hands of Ginjo.

This built their relationship but was never told again. Before Ginjo’s death, Tsukishima never had the chance to tell Ginjo that he looked up to him as a mentor and a friend. A past that could not be severed, and a bond that could not be saved.

Hopefully Bleach 478 will tell us more about their past, however I don’t want to see the whole chapter going into telling their past, but in fact for half to go into their past and half to go to the current storyline.

Kugo Ginjo Killed by Ichigo – Bleach 477

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What a fantastic chapter! Ichigo kills Ginjo with his deadly strike which snaps Ginjo’s sword. During Ginjo’s last moments, he wonder if Ichigo and Ginjo were reversed. What different would that have made?

During last weeks chapter, Ichigo strikes him in the chest with his very powerful new sword. You can read about it here.

So during today’s Bleach 477 chapter, Ichigo and Ginjo keep fighting, even when Ginjo is in a disadvantage with the massive cut he just got from Ichigo. Both keep fighting to their full potential. As Ginjo becomes weaker, he finds out that his sword suddenly snaps, within that instant, Ginjo looses hope, he gives up and rests below on the ground.

“Ichigo… If the order we arrived was reverse, i wonder, would our positions be reversed as well?, would you be like me?, say Ichigo, if we were reversed, if we were, would we…?”, says Ginjo during his last moment. I’m pretty sure that he was going to end that sentence with, “would we be friends?”.

At this quick moment, Ichigo is attacked by Tsukishima, we saw his death, but no body was found. As Ichigo turns around, Rukia’s body, or to be exact, Riruka gets in the way. Her chest glows, as it opens, Riruka comes out. During this fast passed moment, Tsukishima strikes and see’s that he’s attacked Riruka with his real sword instead of his “Special Sword”, “This is the one that actually kills people!” she says.

Tsukishima insists on Riruka to move from her place so he can kill Ichigo. “Dont die, Ginjo!” Tsukishima shouts. Riruka replies, “Get it through your head already,Ginjo saved us. But the person who saved Ginjo is Ichigo…!”. As she says that, Tsukishima is shocked while Ichigo gives us the, I care but I don’t care look.

At the last moment, we see Tsukishima being saved by Ginjo. We see Ginjo smile and make Tsukishima happy. Ginjo takes Tsukishima under his wing, “From today onwards, you’re coming with me.”

What an amazing chapter! That was a little emotional, how Tsukishima cared for Ginjo even thought he wasn’t able to show it. It’s like the relationship between Meo and Tsukishima, Moe looks up to him, however Tsukishima doesn’t care. A past that could not be severed, and a bond that could not be saved! Great chapter deserves another great chapter! Read next week’s Bleach 478!

Ichigo’s Fullbring Activates – Bleach 348

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Ichigo’s Fullbring Finally Activates, and all he had to do is remember all he’s done in the past. Ichigo is also up against a plush within Riruka Dokugamine’s “Favorite” Dollhouse.

Ichigo activates his Fullbring after the 15 minute time limit which was placed by Giriko Kutsuzawa. This time limit was mainly for the plush doll, after the 15 minute limit, the plush turns into a dangerous looking mutation of a plush called Crazy Beast Mode. This also means that the person inside the plush has also died and wont be able to come back.

Riruka’s fullbring “Dollhouse” means she is able to turn anyone into a miniature size, such as Ichigo in this case, and put them into her Dollhouse. Riruka describes Fullbring as “Fullbring is the power of love”, then “It’s the ability to draw out maximum power from something a person loves” e.g. “A guy like Ginjo, who only loves his pendant, turns that into a weapon to fight with”. “Dollhouse” is the ability for things that Riruka’s given permission to move in and out of my favorite objects! This can only be done when the person has the love heart attached to them, this is the pass to enter.

Chad helps Ichigo to activate he’s power by hinting him when he has an attachment to something e.g. Chad’s Skin, Jackie Tristan’s Dirty Boots or Yukio’s Games, they are able to activate their powers this way.

Giriko Kutsuzawa Fullbring ”Time Tells No Lies” is able to set a timer or timers upon things and beings to which they are attached. These timers are linked to certain conditions that only Giriko himself can set. When the time period are established, even Giriko himself cannot deactivate his Fullbring. If someone is brought out from the area when the Fullbring is activated, the person, object and area will perish in the Flames of Time.

At the end of the episode, Ichigo activates he’s Fullbring, although he’s Fullbring has never been named, and I’m guessing it wont. Ichigo’s Fullbring is a dark inside with red outline, exactly like he’s Getsuga Tensho.

So, today’s episode was great, but im sure that next week’s Bleach 349 will be epic! Don’t forget to keep reading as well as watching the episodes. This is just getting started!

How Xcution Members got Fullbring Powers – Rukia’s Death? – Bleach 471

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In this weeks Bleach 471 Chapter, we see Rukia being told how some of the members of Xcution were able to find they had extraordinary powers called the Fullbring while they were very young.

So how do the members of Xcution get this Fullbring Power? “Fullbring is a special ability which certain Humans are born with, where they can manipulate the “soul” of matter for a variety of effects. Fullbringers each have a parent who was attacked by a Hollow before they were born. Traces of the Hollows’ powers remained in their mothers’ bodies, which were then passed onto them when they were born. Thus, the powers resemble those of Hollows more than they resemble those of Shinigami’s.” source: bleach.wikia.com

Riruka Dokugamine discovered her fullbring when she was 5 years old, by the time she was 7 years old, she fell in love with someone, “Naturally, I hid that Person Away.”, she was able to hide him in her Treasure Chest. Riruka thought “Hide away all things you want from everyone else and they become yours”. How ever with this boy she had kept away from everyone didn’t become hers. “Locking that person away in my treasure box has its effects”, “I could see that person’s eyes steadily grow more and more frightened, After a while, i couldn’t stand looking at those eyes anymore and let him go.” This could suggest that Riruka’s Fullbring Dollhouse is flawed not for objects but for real living things.

Giriko Kutsuzawa obtained his fullbring by the “Good Luck Watch”. It has been passed down through their generations. Its been said that the Kutsuzawa family has never been in any types of war, fires which meant that none of his grandfather were touched by the blaze. The “Good Luck Watch” real power is to be able to “kill someone without touching them”. Unfortunately, Giriko tried this technique on his wife, but mistakenly Giriko lost his right eye. He describes his power as “This ability of mine… I knew… It isn’t a prayer to God, It’s a Contract with God.”

Jackie Tristan gained her fullbring when her Dad stole brand new “Shiny Boots”. She used to always clean it. However when her Brother’s Blood stained the boots during the death of her family, her ability was awakened shortly after this.

Yukio’s fullbring was activated at a young age when his family sent him to his room because his actions didn’t comply with their hopes. This left Yukio alone his room with nothing else to do except to play with his games. Since he didn’t like his parents, he was able to create virtual parents, with his already activated Fullbring, which he talked to. His parents were disappointed with Yukio, that they asked him to talk in front of his parents like that.

Riruka goes on to say such things as they are “Scrap of Meat” while Rukia Plush doesn’t really care about what she’s talking about. At that instant, Rukia unleashes First Dance White Moon nearly missing Riruka’s body. Rukia then warns Riruka once more, if she doesn’t not settle down, her second White Moon will not miss her.

As the above images show, Rukia is now been separated from the Plush. However she has been captured by one of Riruka’s Technique which is yet unknown. Riruka says “Sorry ’bout this. It’s just… I didn’t want to be finished by that power.” As the power activates, it seems that this could be the end of Rukia. Rukia may die here by the hands Riruka. Comment and tell me what you guys might happen next chapter!

Dont forget to read Bleach 472, named “What is Byakuya’s Plan Against Tsukishima”.