Well, I'm sure I read somewhere said that "Gin" in "Ichimaru Gin" means silver cuz he got silver hair. I can't read Japanese but I think that was right. No matter what the meaning of "Gin" is, I still think it's NOT meaningless :)
no, its not meaningless^^ but his name is written "just" in Hiragana(ギン), the Kanji for "silver"(銀) really reads gin and even though his name is written in "meaningless" Hiragana, it`s pretty clear that it's "Silver"
My own theory on this is that he doesn`t really have a name (kinda like Kenpachi) and that everyone in Rukongai simply called him "gin" because of his hair. It would actually also go well with the "market"/"town"(=Ichi; Maru is simply a popular name ending). Maybe Kubo simply wanted to show this through only giving him a Hiragana name?
PS: A famous japanese fairytale beast is the "Gin Gitsune" the silver fox^^
'Gin' is written in Hiragana? I thought it was in Kanji cuz if it was written in Kanji, everything will make sense. In Wikipedia it's written in Hiragana though.
PS: Oh really?!! Maybe Gin is a character inspired by Gin Gitsune cuz he looks like a fox too! LOLLLLLLLLl *love his foxy face* XD
I`ve made a mistake. It's Katakana not Hiragana >.<'' (that's sooo embarassing, I can never differentiate between the two, 'cause I've never felt the need to learn them)
well, no it's not written in Kanji. You can see this for yourself in the latest chapter in the raw version (low quality though) right in the first picture where Gin appears: http://hotfile.com/dl/35608397/51d0123/bleach398.zip.html
Kira referred to Gin as a Kitsune in two omakes, if I remember correctly (indirect in the Shinigami Men Association one (his phone design) and the other one... I think it was the one where every Div has to do sth for some kind of festival and Hinamori bakes glasses-shaped cookies........)
Rukia resembles him as a snake bcuz of his smile/voice/eyes and the way she feels like he's strangling her or so I believe :D (But to me he's still a fox XD)
Well yesh. I've been waiting forever to see his bankai!!! XD can't believe he IS goin bankai with Ichi! He's not gonna warm up or go shikai first or anything?!! Maybe he's well aware of Ichi's new power now :) can't wait for the next chapters :D
No matter what the meaning of "Gin" is, I still think it's NOT meaningless :)
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but his name is written "just" in Hiragana(ギン), the Kanji for "silver"(銀) really reads gin and even though his name is written in "meaningless" Hiragana, it`s pretty clear that it's "Silver"
My own theory on this is that he doesn`t really have a name (kinda like Kenpachi) and that everyone in Rukongai simply called him "gin" because of his hair. It would actually also go well with the "market"/"town"(=Ichi; Maru is simply a popular name ending). Maybe Kubo simply wanted to show this through only giving him a Hiragana name?
PS: A famous japanese fairytale beast is the "Gin Gitsune" the silver fox^^
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should I have made that clearer? O.ò''
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PS: Oh really?!! Maybe Gin is a character inspired by Gin Gitsune cuz he looks like a fox too! LOLLLLLLLLl *love his foxy face* XD
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well, no it's not written in Kanji.
You can see this for yourself in the latest chapter in the raw version (low quality though) right in the first picture where Gin appears:
http://hotfile.com/dl/35608397/51d0123/bleach398.zip.html
Kira referred to Gin as a Kitsune in two omakes, if I remember correctly (indirect in the Shinigami Men Association one (his phone design) and the other one... I think it was the one where every Div has to do sth for some kind of festival and Hinamori bakes glasses-shaped cookies........)
(Gin Gitsune Gin looks delicious)
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though one thing is kinda confusing: Rukia refers to him as a snake. (in that "Uso~^^" scene) (I swear, Kubo wants to seriously mindf*** his fans)
I wonder what his bankai is like. Maybe we'll even get some reaction shots (from Matsumoto and/or Kira)?
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Well yesh. I've been waiting forever to see his bankai!!! XD can't believe he IS goin bankai with Ichi! He's not gonna warm up or go shikai first or anything?!! Maybe he's well aware of Ichi's new power now :) can't wait for the next chapters :D
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