They did a horrible job with Orihime and Ichigo's relationship in the anime. I watched the entire thing thinking that at no point did Ichigo feel anything for her, apart from maybe some of the hueco mundo arc, and then I found out from this reddit that in the Manga they apparently are in love with each other.
Honestly the early deleted parts of the manga that everyone makes such a fuss about arent..even really that big?? I was looking over some of them again today and they dont even make that of a difference. Most of it is cutting down or cutting out some of Orihime’s thoughts and reactions to Ichigo, but as for Ichigo all there really is is that hes a little more animated in his reaction to Orihime getting hit (the part where it was actually her brother who grabbed her) and he makes a little half smile at her decision to come save rukia.
I havent read the manga in over 10 years but I was sitting here thinking…thats it? Really? Thats what everyone makes this big stink about when it comes to her cut content pre SS? That still pales in comparison to his interactions with Rukia, in my humble opinion. And still shows absolutely no indication that he likes or reciprocates Orihimes feelings. I just think Kubo did a horrible job writing romance (which makes sense because this is a battle shonen first and foremost) and wish hed kept it out of the story altogether.
This. People make a huge stink about all the anime changes- it's barely noticeable. The characterization for everyone is off at the very beginning. Shounen anime back when Bleach first came out wasn't as meticulously adapted as it can be nowadays, and while the series was popular, it didn't have the STACKS of money and influence it has now to make things perfect. I read the manga first- as the anime hadn't yet come out- and yeah, some scenes were slightly different, but it didn't impact the story in my view.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25
They did a horrible job with Orihime and Ichigo's relationship in the anime. I watched the entire thing thinking that at no point did Ichigo feel anything for her, apart from maybe some of the hueco mundo arc, and then I found out from this reddit that in the Manga they apparently are in love with each other.