On top of not understanding his origin and his powers, Ichigo inherently hates himself. And it’s mainly because all of his life, he believed that his mother died because of him. He never fully moved on from the moment that his mother was killed protecting him. The worst moment of his life was being trapped under his dead mother’s body, believing that it was all his fault. And it just so happened to *rain* that day; whenever he falls into despair, the rain falls in his inner world, and he mentally goes back to being that same kid that very day. The reason he wants to protect people so badly is because he would give anything to have been able to save his mother that day. When Isshin tells him that Ywach was the reason his mother died, the most traumatic experience he ever had was finally off of his conscience. He doesn’t have to hate himself anymore. He can finally move on and become what he was always meant to be.
Ichigo's development is excellent, both for him and for those around him, as we progress through the Bleach story we realize its small details and we even think "hey this protagonist couldn't evolve", when we reach the middle of the story, to begin with we see a much more mature and open Ichigo than in soul society. Let's look at the case of Renji Abarai, their destiny was to confront each other but that friendship and rivalry was formed, and Uryu and Ichigo were forging more, the more friendship is their best friend/right-hand man. But the turning point here is that Ichigo grew as a person and opened up. At the beginning he was the tough guy who had a good heart but a bad attitude, and when we get to the end of the series we see a calmer and much more composed Ichigo. closer than before. Whoever says that Ichigo has no evolution, could he read the returned work? There have been many misconceptions about Ichigo's character. Since it was revealed that Ichigo is a Quincy, I've seen some pretty horrendous shots. In particular, the guy is the embodiment of plot armor because he has an "ever-important" "power source" in bleach. and when you look at this “analysis” at a surface level, you ignore the broader thematic picture. Ichigo's journey is about finding balance within himself and his power represents the inner chaos of his father, Quincy and Hollow of his mother. but what we see in Ichigo is that he unconsciously rejects his mother's parts of himself, constantly blaming himself for her passing, which is why he has this white knight complex, but always carrying this burden. He forgets something important: to protect others and save his loved ones, he must first save himself and only after accepting all aspects of who he is. let it really become strong. "Ichigo has no goals" is something I would say or think if I had never seen Bleach, but somehow a lot of people who have read or watched the series have come to this conclusion without me being able to really understand why Ichigo's goals don't. can be fulfilled. Don't be so ambitious. Or demand that he obtain something in the conventional sense like Naruto and Luffy, but he clearly states in the first arc of the manga that he wants the strength to protect those around him, he wants to have the ability to prevent deaths like his mother's,because of his weakness. Now, you don't have to like Ichigo's goal or even think it's all that convincing, but saying he doesn't have one is low-IQ illiterate behavior. ... Ichigo is a character built and developed under constant suffering and a gradual release from some of this suffering. It is surprising how his objectives are realistic and so linked to the most basic principles of survival and social life: preventing his dear friends, dad, sisters and "just people" from dying, not letting happen what unfortunately happened to his lovely mother. Both Ichigo's constant suffering and his gradual liberation can be seen when, for example, he fights the Arrancar. He completely denies his hollow parts, but, throughout the battles, gradually accepts more and more. Compared to another character, we could say that Aizen, for example, is so chaotic because he does not have the balance represented by the four races from which Ichigo withdraws his powers (Quincy, Shinigami, Hollow and Human); four is the number of superstability. Ichigo's character is one of the most realistic. At first we can see that his behavior is exactly the same as that of most teenagers. He's not like other Shounen MCs who are always optimistic and happy and lucky. Ichigo takes a lot of L and makes some silly mistakes, but that's normal because people make mistakes and he learns some valuable lessons to improve, not only physically but psychologically. In the end we can see that he becomes more mature
I would say yhwach is not a hate of one's self when he took the soul Kings power I feel like all the souls he took and the power of god just broke him cause from that point he's not the same as he once was and just wants to cause what all the souls inside him have felt despair and that also ties into what aizen says in the end
Ichigos character was already really good during the entirety of Bleach. While I do agree that The Blade is Me was amazing for his character, it didnt save him in any regard. He was already an S tier MC before it. The Blade is Me elevated Ichigo
@@framedthunder6436 Burn The Witch has so much potential in writing. Ninny's monologue will definitely have a way more impactful meaning when get more story from BTW, just like it always was with Bleach.
Part of White's point in the king and his horse speech is how the king's killer Instinct allows him to use the horse as a tool. A horse on its own will run from danger, but when being ridden by a "king", it instead will rely on the rider's instincts rather than its own. If White is the "horse" and Ichigo is the "king", White expects to be able to trust his "king's" instinct that Ichigo wasn't embracing. Strategic thinking is good, but Ichigo only used it instead of trusting his own instinct, causing his will to falter, making him weak to White. White is pure instinct, so he refuses to submit to a king that ignores his own instinct. It's why to drive the point home, the last memory Ichigo is subjected to is Kenpachi, a man who is an embodiment of instinct in battle.
One of the things the Anime did beautifully, was when he talks to the blades as they're reforged. He says he won't ask to borrow your strength, and the shorter blade melts into blue light, and an image of Old Man Zangetsu in Orange. He says he won't refuse him and tell him to stay back, and the larger blade melts into red light, the image shown then is Shiro in Orange. As the lights float up around him, they become orange as he reaffirms, he won't ask them to fight along side him, because he will fight alone, his spirits now watching over him in the lights. That's amazing imagery that just adds so much to the speech. Studio Peirrot have really pulled out all the stops for Bleach, and it's amazing.
Personally I think the soul reapers have too much of a separation from their shinkami abilities. I mean the sword is supposed to be basically a reflection of their soul right? So my theory is the only reason why their bankia I could be stolen was because they truly weren't one with their weapons. I think what helped Ichigo become one with his weapon was his final getsuga tenshou basically made him a part of his zanpakuto in a way no others before him.
@@bjgamer39 his bankia wasn't taken because the Quincy's deathly allergic reaction to his hollow powers. But if the captains could truly become one with their weapons they probably wouldn't need to worry about their abilities being taken from them.
9.4k subs??!! This was an outstandingly refreshing video- you've got a great opportunity on your hands. I hope it pans out for you. Happy (Belated?) Birthday dude
The hollow mask is an immature version of his hollow powers he’s also forcing those into submission while quincygetsu is restricting his powers in other words he’s been using his powers incorrectly horn of salvation is closer to vasto lorde ichigo or full hollow ichigo full hollow ichigo is another form of holification ichigo in his hos form is the type of hollification that aizen was trying to create
@@felipesantos-er4kk no it’s really not I used to think so but it’s closer to holification he looks more like an arrancar in their base rather than a resurrection the closest to a resurrection would be ichigos 5th anniversary form in brave souls
Be think Kubo up his writing.. na Kubo was God-tier character introspection since the beginning... Reread Bleach... He see it from the very first few ep.. literally ep like 5-6 eluded him to be a Quincy. Udiu comment when they went against the Menosgrande that Ichigo absorbed reshi like a Quincy. Hell ep 1 his bed has the Quincy cross on it. His writing was a slow burn but just culminated in the final arc.
I,for obvious reasons,think Ichigo Is a good character, A tier Is not S tier. I am writing an analisys on him and his writing Is very good,there are many details in his character,from design to personality,that made him an Amazing character even before Tybw..One of the things that comes to my mind at first Is the way his forms connect directly to his emotional state and to his knowledge of himself and/or his family. So yeah,Ichigo Is quite good
Also Ichigos foreshadowing was on point...there was great foreshadowing of his powers and of the past events during the whole entirety of Bleach Yhwach was meant to be Yhwach Grom day 1,white was meant to be Zangetsu from day 1...Just good
I know that I'm being painful and nerdy but saying that Ichigo Is revitalized as a character in the Fullbringer arc Is Just meh,kinda wrong as Ichigos character didn't stop growing/didn't "die"/didn't slow down during the arrancar arc,It actually kept expanding on One of the themes Ichigo represents
@@bleachisgood2061 can I ask you which themes you think he represent? Personally I do think he is actually a good character,for me he is great,but he lacks in many things,so in analysis video people should tell both good and bad things Also what aspect of his personality looks more unique in your opinion
You have clearly never bonded with a horse because it is a partnership and if the horse doesn’t want to do something I can buck you. But if you work as one and take care of another it will all be fine.
No offense, but ichigo was already a good character. While the blade is me did a phenomenal job to expand more on his origins and character, it really didn't save his character. There's this video by dbzman that explains ichigo character in high detail. You should give it a shot
Where did you get the impression that I said Ichigo was a bad character? No where in my video did I say it saved his character. My video is about how it saved him as a person in the story. This video is not a critique of ichigo. I praise his character through our the video, did you watch it before commenting?
I have to strongly disagree. "Everything But The Rain" and "The Blade is Me" should've completely destroyed Ichigo Kurosaki as a person. He shouldn't have found acceptance, he should've been cast deeper into calamity and ultimately ask himself "Do I even want to save these people anymore?" I understand what Ichigo's journey is theoretically about: Problem is I don't see that moment as a triumph. I see that as the adults in his life, the people responsible for his duty of care, responsible for educating him about the world he's going to inhabit by dint of being the accidental genetic melt pot he is, completely and utterly **failing** him on every conceivable level. Deliberately so. For the sole purpose of turning him into a pliant tool for whatever suits their purposes. Kisuke needed a tool to defeat Aizen. Aizen wanted a measuring stick. Soul Society wanted bait for Ginjo Kugo. Zero Division needed a replacement Soul King. etc. Thematically and animated? The Blade Is Me is a visually beautiful moment. On paper, with all the factors taken into account: Complete and utter joke. Imagine you're Ichigo for a second. A eighteen year old. At 15, you're already given reason to doubt your father's trustworthiness because he's been revealed as a Shinigami and never told you. You don't push it further because there's more pressing matters to handle and you literally don't have the time (before your old man forces you to cut out half your own soul). Then at 18, at your lowest possible moment, your sword destroyed and personally thoroughly humiliated by the people you were there to save, your father drops the bombshell to end all bombshells: your mother wasn't actually human either and was murdered by someone. First meaning the truth you lived by your entire life, that you're human, was a lie. You're not human at all, or at least only in the vaguest definition. Second; that your father knew your mother was murdered all along, who the murderer was, and could've revealed this to you to alleviate your emotional and psychological suffering any time after you learned *his* secret, but didn't. Instead he allowed you to continue believing that psychologically damaging lie, seemingly to cultivate the pathological need to martyr yourself to protect others. No matter how mature they purport to be, a teenager, especially one of Ichigo's age, wouldn't say 'thank you' upon hearing their entire life has been built upon lies. They'd say f*ck you and leave, their trust irrevocably destroyed and world view completely shattered and you'd never hear from them again. To me, what would make Ichigo a better character is calling all of this out and truly striking out on his own; he rejects the manipulation of Kisuke, the manipulation of Zero Division, the manipulation of Yhwach (the sword AND the physical person) and truly creates his own fate, becoming the ultimate wild card in the TYBW conflict.
Quincy!Zangetsu never try to manipulate Ichigo, is more like the oposite, he try to make Ichigo not to fight to SAVE him from the plots from the adults in his life (He explicity say that he want to prevent Ichigo become a Soul Reaper) The fact is that Ichigo knows that he is in the plot of Isshin, Urahara, Ukitake and Ywatch (he say that to Ginjo) but he CHOOSE to fight because he want to protect the people he love He thanks his father for tell him the truth, for finally gave him the choose At the end Quincy!Ichigo is not other than Ichigo itself, a part of his who know the truth and want to make Ichigo stop; is the Ichigo who is depressed, who has a STRONG Survivor Syndrome and just want to escape... but at the end that part decides to give up, because Ichigo KNOWING the truth decide to still fight Ichigo conclussion is that he doesn't care if he was manipulated or if he shouldn't be the one who fight for everyone; he WANT to take that role, but to more because the guilt or the plot of somebody else but because that what make feel him proud of himself In words of Kubo Chad: Remember Ichigo! A moment when you feel proud for being a Soul Reaper Ichigo: I can't... Remember a moment when I wasn't!
Then where's the issue? No where did I say Ichigo wasn't a great character. This video is not a critique of Ichigo's character either. I'm struggling to find out how you don't understand what save ment in the context of the video.
@@BeyondAnimation bro ur video is great don't make me mistake with that cuz I never said ur video is bad. What I'm saying why u say ichigo's character "SAVE" by the blade is me chapter. I'm confused why use such word? Read my first comment first before replying. ☝
@iamcoachmark8327 I think you misunderstand, it didn't save his character in a writing sense. I don't even think I mentioned that in the video. I said it saved HIM as a person, save ichigo from himself in the context of a living breathing person in the world of bleach, not from a writing standpoint
On top of not understanding his origin and his powers, Ichigo inherently hates himself. And it’s mainly because all of his life, he believed that his mother died because of him.
He never fully moved on from the moment that his mother was killed protecting him. The worst moment of his life was being trapped under his dead mother’s body, believing that it was all his fault. And it just so happened to *rain* that day; whenever he falls into despair, the rain falls in his inner world, and he mentally goes back to being that same kid that very day.
The reason he wants to protect people so badly is because he would give anything to have been able to save his mother that day. When Isshin tells him that Ywach was the reason his mother died, the most traumatic experience he ever had was finally off of his conscience. He doesn’t have to hate himself anymore. He can finally move on and become what he was always meant to be.
Using Persona 4 ost with Bleach fits so much
There's so much common between the themes of both stories
Ichigo's development is excellent, both for him and for those around him, as we progress through the Bleach story we realize its small details and we even think "hey this protagonist couldn't evolve", when we reach the middle of the story, to begin with we see a much more mature and open Ichigo than in soul society.
Let's look at the case of Renji Abarai, their destiny was to confront each other but that friendship and rivalry was formed, and Uryu and Ichigo were forging more, the more friendship is their best friend/right-hand man.
But the turning point here is that Ichigo grew as a person and opened up. At the beginning he was the tough guy who had a good heart but a bad attitude, and when we get to the end of the series we see a calmer and much more composed Ichigo. closer than before.
Whoever says that Ichigo has no evolution, could he read the returned work?
There have been many misconceptions about Ichigo's character.
Since it was revealed that Ichigo is a Quincy, I've seen some pretty horrendous shots.
In particular, the guy is the embodiment of plot armor because he has an "ever-important" "power source" in bleach.
and when you look at this “analysis” at a surface level, you ignore the broader thematic picture.
Ichigo's journey is about finding balance within himself and his power represents the inner chaos of his father, Quincy and Hollow of his mother.
but what we see in Ichigo is that he unconsciously rejects his mother's parts of himself, constantly blaming himself for her passing, which is why he has this white knight complex, but always carrying this burden.
He forgets something important: to protect others and save his loved ones, he must first save himself and only after accepting all aspects of who he is.
let it really become strong.
"Ichigo has no goals" is something I would say or think if I had never seen Bleach, but somehow a lot of people who have read or watched the series have come to this conclusion without me being able to really understand why Ichigo's goals don't. can be fulfilled. Don't be so ambitious.
Or demand that he obtain something in the conventional sense like Naruto and Luffy, but he clearly states in the first arc of the manga that he wants the strength to protect those around him, he wants to have the ability to prevent deaths like his mother's,because of his weakness. Now, you don't have to like Ichigo's goal or even think it's all that convincing, but saying he doesn't have one is low-IQ illiterate behavior.
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Ichigo is a character built and developed under constant suffering and a gradual release from some of this suffering. It is surprising how his objectives are realistic and so linked to the most basic principles of survival and social life: preventing his dear friends, dad, sisters and "just people" from dying, not letting happen what unfortunately happened to his lovely mother.
Both Ichigo's constant suffering and his gradual liberation can be seen when, for example, he fights the Arrancar. He completely denies his hollow parts, but, throughout the battles, gradually accepts more and more. Compared to another character, we could say that Aizen, for example, is so chaotic because he does not have the balance represented by the four races from which Ichigo withdraws his powers (Quincy, Shinigami, Hollow and Human); four is the number of superstability. Ichigo's character is one of the most realistic. At first we can see that his behavior is exactly the same as that of most teenagers. He's not like other Shounen MCs who are always optimistic and happy and lucky. Ichigo takes a lot of L and makes some silly mistakes, but that's normal because people make mistakes and he learns some valuable lessons to improve, not only physically but psychologically. In the end we can see that he becomes more mature
Agreed, Kubo definitely makes it a point to show that the biggest enemy is ourselves. This idea is greatly shown through Ichigo, Aizen, and Yhwach.
I would say yhwach is not a hate of one's self when he took the soul Kings power I feel like all the souls he took and the power of god just broke him cause from that point he's not the same as he once was and just wants to cause what all the souls inside him have felt despair and that also ties into what aizen says in the end
Ichigos character was already really good during the entirety of Bleach. While I do agree that The Blade is Me was amazing for his character, it didnt save him in any regard. He was already an S tier MC before it. The Blade is Me elevated Ichigo
If it's in your opinion then very respectable
But honestly talking,he is far from being an S tier,but also far from being a garbage tier
He is good
@@marcomilillo23 yeah no
@@xblade149 yeah yes
@@marcomilillo23 ichigo was A tier character before and the blade is me escalated him ...
@@marcomilillo23 this is the type of person to say “Guts is great” or “Jojos is peak”
Idk but last arc Kubo really upped his game in term of characters writing I wish he continued writing
Hell chapter baby
Burn the witch: i'm a joke to You?
Hell Arc, Bleach Novels and Burn the Witch : ?
@@framedthunder6436 Burn The Witch has so much potential in writing.
Ninny's monologue will definitely have a way more impactful meaning when get more story from BTW, just like it always was with Bleach.
Part of White's point in the king and his horse speech is how the king's killer Instinct allows him to use the horse as a tool. A horse on its own will run from danger, but when being ridden by a "king", it instead will rely on the rider's instincts rather than its own. If White is the "horse" and Ichigo is the "king", White expects to be able to trust his "king's" instinct that Ichigo wasn't embracing. Strategic thinking is good, but Ichigo only used it instead of trusting his own instinct, causing his will to falter, making him weak to White. White is pure instinct, so he refuses to submit to a king that ignores his own instinct. It's why to drive the point home, the last memory Ichigo is subjected to is Kenpachi, a man who is an embodiment of instinct in battle.
One of the things the Anime did beautifully, was when he talks to the blades as they're reforged. He says he won't ask to borrow your strength, and the shorter blade melts into blue light, and an image of Old Man Zangetsu in Orange. He says he won't refuse him and tell him to stay back, and the larger blade melts into red light, the image shown then is Shiro in Orange. As the lights float up around him, they become orange as he reaffirms, he won't ask them to fight along side him, because he will fight alone, his spirits now watching over him in the lights. That's amazing imagery that just adds so much to the speech. Studio Peirrot have really pulled out all the stops for Bleach, and it's amazing.
I really love the anime adaptation of this scene although the only thing I’d change is for the music to be more calmer to reflect the moment
Personally I think the soul reapers have too much of a separation from their shinkami abilities. I mean the sword is supposed to be basically a reflection of their soul right? So my theory is the only reason why their bankia I could be stolen was because they truly weren't one with their weapons. I think what helped Ichigo become one with his weapon was his final getsuga tenshou basically made him a part of his zanpakuto in a way no others before him.
True, it also explains why when there bankais were taken, ichigos was not taken by ebern when he came to fight ichigo.
@@bjgamer39 his bankia wasn't taken because the Quincy's deathly allergic reaction to his hollow powers. But if the captains could truly become one with their weapons they probably wouldn't need to worry about their abilities being taken from them.
I think bankai were their self representation example soi fon her shikai and bankai drew her character
@@krislarsen6546 also because ichigos asauchi is much different and has always been with him.
That was one of the best intros I've seen for any video -- ever
9.4k subs??!! This was an outstandingly refreshing video- you've got a great opportunity on your hands. I hope it pans out for you.
Happy (Belated?) Birthday dude
The hollow mask is an immature version of his hollow powers he’s also forcing those into submission while quincygetsu is restricting his powers in other words he’s been using his powers incorrectly horn of salvation is closer to vasto lorde ichigo or full hollow ichigo full hollow ichigo is another form of holification ichigo in his hos form is the type of hollification that aizen was trying to create
Horn of Salvation is Ichigo version of resurrection
@@felipesantos-er4kk no it’s really not I used to think so but it’s closer to holification he looks more like an arrancar in their base rather than a resurrection the closest to a resurrection would be ichigos 5th anniversary form in brave souls
@@GraveEnd its probably both
Great video as always man, really hit the nail on the head. Also happy birthday man!!!
Appreciate it!
this deserves far more views.
probably my fav of all your videos.
Amazing work
Wow, thank you!
Love the video, my man
Glad you enjoyed it!
That opening was incredible!
Yo the way you explain stuff even with the old csm videos are just amazing bro
Glad you like them!
bro i genuinely don't know how you don't have more views dude lol keep grinding man you'll make it 1000000%
This was a beautiful video my man!
Legend!
Be think Kubo up his writing.. na Kubo was God-tier character introspection since the beginning... Reread Bleach... He see it from the very first few ep.. literally ep like 5-6 eluded him to be a Quincy. Udiu comment when they went against the Menosgrande that Ichigo absorbed reshi like a Quincy. Hell ep 1 his bed has the Quincy cross on it. His writing was a slow burn but just culminated in the final arc.
combining bleach and persona is a king move
Happy late birthday to you hope you enjoy your day🙏🏼🎉🎉! Also w video 🔥🔥
Thank you so much 🤗
I wouldn't say saved but it gave a better character development moment
LOVEEE THE ANALYSIS
I wish Viz would English dub the core 2 trailer me growing up with the English dub that would hit so hard
Same man....I miss dub original trailers. The west makes better trailers.
I,for obvious reasons,think Ichigo Is a good character, A tier Is not S tier. I am writing an analisys on him and his writing Is very good,there are many details in his character,from design to personality,that made him an Amazing character even before Tybw..One of the things that comes to my mind at first Is the way his forms connect directly to his emotional state and to his knowledge of himself and/or his family.
So yeah,Ichigo Is quite good
Also Ichigos foreshadowing was on point...there was great foreshadowing of his powers and of the past events during the whole entirety of Bleach
Yhwach was meant to be Yhwach Grom day 1,white was meant to be Zangetsu from day 1...Just good
I know that I'm being painful and nerdy but saying that Ichigo Is revitalized as a character in the Fullbringer arc Is Just meh,kinda wrong as Ichigos character didn't stop growing/didn't "die"/didn't slow down during the arrancar arc,It actually kept expanding on One of the themes Ichigo represents
And finally...Happy birthday and great vid overall,great editing too
@@bleachisgood2061 can I ask you which themes you think he represent?
Personally I do think he is actually a good character,for me he is great,but he lacks in many things,so in analysis video people should tell both good and bad things
Also what aspect of his personality looks more unique in your opinion
Wow i noticed the kingdom hearts music in the beginning.
That was great.
Loved bleach the manga was so good
That intro! Liked. Now to watch the rest.
Watched. I'd like it again if I could.
You have clearly never bonded with a horse because it is a partnership and if the horse doesn’t want to do something I can buck you. But if you work as one and take care of another it will all be fine.
You got me
Man took the "what's the difference between a king and his horse" speech on another level
Yessss this was awesome ,,moreeeeee
*Zanpakutou
That piano music from the beginning... It's from a square enix game right? I can't remember if it's Kingdom Hearts or FF XV
Persona 4
my personal favorite
Please do a video on Johnny joestar
I have to read part 7!!
@@BeyondAnimation oh you should read it soon it’s easily the best written jojo part
You should finish monolauge from the intro
Happy super late Birthday🎉
Whats that ost at 0:38?
Face my trueself persona 4
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Did you mean The Blade "is" Me? Is that saved Ichigo? I don't think so
and then haters call him a trash mc...Very clever yes.
No offense, but ichigo was already a good character. While the blade is me did a phenomenal job to expand more on his origins and character, it really didn't save his character. There's this video by dbzman that explains ichigo character in high detail. You should give it a shot
Where did you get the impression that I said Ichigo was a bad character? No where in my video did I say it saved his character. My video is about how it saved him as a person in the story. This video is not a critique of ichigo.
I praise his character through our the video, did you watch it before commenting?
He really is a good character. But not extremely good. He has many flaws
That what makes a good character flaws
@@BeyondAnimation I don't mean that as he has imperfections in his personality,but its his character writing and execution
I disagree, but to each his own
I have to strongly disagree. "Everything But The Rain" and "The Blade is Me" should've completely destroyed Ichigo Kurosaki as a person. He shouldn't have found acceptance, he should've been cast deeper into calamity and ultimately ask himself "Do I even want to save these people anymore?"
I understand what Ichigo's journey is theoretically about: Problem is I don't see that moment as a triumph. I see that as the adults in his life, the people responsible for his duty of care, responsible for educating him about the world he's going to inhabit by dint of being the accidental genetic melt pot he is, completely and utterly **failing** him on every conceivable level. Deliberately so. For the sole purpose of turning him into a pliant tool for whatever suits their purposes.
Kisuke needed a tool to defeat Aizen. Aizen wanted a measuring stick. Soul Society wanted bait for Ginjo Kugo. Zero Division needed a replacement Soul King. etc.
Thematically and animated? The Blade Is Me is a visually beautiful moment.
On paper, with all the factors taken into account: Complete and utter joke.
Imagine you're Ichigo for a second. A eighteen year old.
At 15, you're already given reason to doubt your father's trustworthiness because he's been revealed as a Shinigami and never told you. You don't push it further because there's more pressing matters to handle and you literally don't have the time (before your old man forces you to cut out half your own soul).
Then at 18, at your lowest possible moment, your sword destroyed and personally thoroughly humiliated by the people you were there to save, your father drops the bombshell to end all bombshells: your mother wasn't actually human either and was murdered by someone.
First meaning the truth you lived by your entire life, that you're human, was a lie. You're not human at all, or at least only in the vaguest definition. Second; that your father knew your mother was murdered all along, who the murderer was, and could've revealed this to you to alleviate your emotional and psychological suffering any time after you learned *his* secret, but didn't. Instead he allowed you to continue believing that psychologically damaging lie, seemingly to cultivate the pathological need to martyr yourself to protect others.
No matter how mature they purport to be, a teenager, especially one of Ichigo's age, wouldn't say 'thank you' upon hearing their entire life has been built upon lies. They'd say f*ck you and leave, their trust irrevocably destroyed and world view completely shattered and you'd never hear from them again.
To me, what would make Ichigo a better character is calling all of this out and truly striking out on his own; he rejects the manipulation of Kisuke, the manipulation of Zero Division, the manipulation of Yhwach (the sword AND the physical person) and truly creates his own fate, becoming the ultimate wild card in the TYBW conflict.
Why would it cast him into deeper despair if he was given the truth? Especially about his mother's death so he can let go and move on
Do people react to things differently nor not?
Quincy!Zangetsu never try to manipulate Ichigo, is more like the oposite, he try to make Ichigo not to fight to SAVE him from the plots from the adults in his life (He explicity say that he want to prevent Ichigo become a Soul Reaper)
The fact is that Ichigo knows that he is in the plot of Isshin, Urahara, Ukitake and Ywatch (he say that to Ginjo) but he CHOOSE to fight because he want to protect the people he love
He thanks his father for tell him the truth, for finally gave him the choose
At the end Quincy!Ichigo is not other than Ichigo itself, a part of his who know the truth and want to make Ichigo stop; is the Ichigo who is depressed, who has a STRONG Survivor Syndrome and just want to escape... but at the end that part decides to give up, because Ichigo KNOWING the truth decide to still fight
Ichigo conclussion is that he doesn't care if he was manipulated or if he shouldn't be the one who fight for everyone; he WANT to take that role, but to more because the guilt or the plot of somebody else but because that what make feel him proud of himself
In words of Kubo
Chad: Remember Ichigo! A moment when you feel proud for being a Soul Reaper
Ichigo: I can't... Remember a moment when I wasn't!
What do you mean by saying "save" 😂😂😂Ichigo character is already great and the blade is me is just wrap things up of all the forshadow thrown by kubo.
Watch the video before commenting
@@BeyondAnimation already done before commenting.
Then where's the issue? No where did I say Ichigo wasn't a great character. This video is not a critique of Ichigo's character either. I'm struggling to find out how you don't understand what save ment in the context of the video.
@@BeyondAnimation bro ur video is great don't make me mistake with that cuz I never said ur video is bad. What I'm saying why u say ichigo's character "SAVE" by the blade is me chapter. I'm confused why use such word? Read my first comment first before replying. ☝
@iamcoachmark8327 I think you misunderstand, it didn't save his character in a writing sense. I don't even think I mentioned that in the video. I said it saved HIM as a person, save ichigo from himself in the context of a living breathing person in the world of bleach, not from a writing standpoint
Lame English voice dub....
I speak English
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