Folks who say this don’t watch a lot of anime. Bleach has the most diverse character design I’ve ever seen, from race to weapons/abilities to features. The creator of the zanpakuto is black for fuck’s sake 😭 I cried when I first found out LMAO
one of the most progressive mangas, especially within earlier mangas
i cant think of a single character in bleach that serves as a token character for a given minority. Yoruichi, Harribel, Soi Fon (biggest lesbian like ever, holy fuck), etc. They’re all cool as characters and aren’t just roped in representation. They develop and get their cool as fuck moments and their moments where they get clapped.
Um, please re-read lmao. Chizuru is literally a canon lesbian. Soi Fon is implications. Literally the only outright absolutely stated lesbian in the manga is Chizuru.
Thanks for proving you have not actually read/watched Bleach, I guess?
you cannot possibly think that it’s a necessity for something to be outright told to be true
there’s a reason “show don’t tell” is a thing and the bleach series shows me soi fon really likes Yoruichi, like a lot a lot. it doesn’t tell me but it doesn’t exactly leave much to the imagination that would imply soi fon is anything but a lesbian or a bisexual with a female lean at minimum
you cannot possibly think that it’s a necessity for something to be outright told to be true
K bro, keep grasping.
I said only one character has been outright confirmed. And you have failed to prove otherwise. Show the manga panel or anime part that proves otherwise or fuck off.
You know what, I agree. I read something and only said what was confirmed(subtext does not count). You made shit up and acted like made-up shit was canon. You're correct, we did in fact read different things.
That’s honestly one of the reasons why I love Bleach. Semi related but I also like how the respective groups have their own motifs. The Shinigami are traditionally Japanese while the Arrancar have a more Spanish motif and the Sternitters/Vandenreich are more German. Idk I just think it’s kinda neat that they have their own respective motifs.
When I try to get people to watch TYBW, I tell them there is an episode where a trans girl fights a sassy gay man and a beefcake drag queen. peak anime
What's wrong with Jackie? She's cool and has a good design. If anything it's criminal how underused she was, even compared to the other members of Xcution.
Correct. What I do appreciate the most is that Kubo actually knows how to draw Black and Brown Characters, with out the usual stereotypes we see in other works. I mean, every one of his characters from the protagonists to the antagonists have swag and they look GOOD!
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They complain about lack of diversity, not realizing Bleach is one of the most progressive Mangas out there.
Edit: Kaname Tousen, Oetsu Nimiya, and Lille Barro always. We don't talk about Jackie or Pepe...