bleach pairings.
Ahhh, I've been loving every single moment of the Bleach world. I have finally reached The Lost Agenst arc and was recently giving thought to the fandoms I support. Oh, so many.
The first half are my most actively shipped ships.
Ship: UlquiHime
Characters: Ulquiorra Cifer and Orihime Inoue
Notes: My Bleach OTP. There is too much to say about them, so much so I need to keep it short. In my biased eyes, theirs is one of the most complex relationships in the entire story. Ulqui can give Hime what Ichigo never has (and that's a lot). Not only is there a lot of potential, but for some reason, Kubo keeps feeding this UlquiHime thing. Not that I object at all. ^^
Ship: GinRan
Characters: Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto
Notes: This is almost the only canon pairing in the entire series. What can you say against the man who gave up everything for her? HIs honor, his reputation, his life, even how Rangiku looked at him.
Ship: NnoiNel
Characters: Nnoitra Jiruga and Nelliel Tu Oderschwanck
Notes: From Chapter 293 (Viz translation), Nnoitra asks, “Why didn’t you strike?” and Nel replies, “Why didn’t you?” Nnoitra simply says, “Fool. I stopped because you did.” And then he goes on to say how annoying she is. But Nnoitra… we can see the truth and how much he cares for her, and to an extent - she for him. (A side note, but I just can’t see the Grimm/Nel shipping… as much as I want to see Grimmjow with someone not Ichigo)
Ship: UraYoru
Characters: Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin
Notes: After chapter 193 and 194 (episode 114), I was sold. Yoruichi gave up her life as a Shihoin for him, and Urahara, for all his mistakes, always has her back. I imagine he also finds some sort of peace with her. She accepts him as he is, and he's always treated her as an equal - not a noble or an untouchable. Just Yoruichi.
Ship: UkiUno
Characters: Jūshirō Ukitake and Retsu Unohana
Notes: Ah, the doctor and the perpetually sickly patient (whoa, double adverb there). Age-wise, the two of them, as well as Shunsui and Yama-ji, are some of the oldest people in the Gotei 13, so I find them suitable for each other. They are also both quite refined, elegant, intelligent, and wise. They seem very traditional: Unohana does Ikebana, while Ukitake does stuff like bonsai trimming. They also value honor very highly.
Ship: RenRuki
Characters: Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki
Notes: My first Bleach ship. This pairing honestly does not stand much of a chance against the giant that is IchiRuki. But a large part of Bleach is about strength. While Ichigo (literally and figuratively) derives his strength from Rukia, Rukia draws strength from Renji, as does Renji from Rukia. Rukia just doesn't get that from Ichigo. I understand they argue and care for each other a lot, but I think they're connected as deeply as they are because they are comrades. It's a sort of co-dependency, having fought side-by-side, forced to rely on the other to help them. It makes me think of Band of Brothers. With Renji, he and Rukia have an understanding of each other, more as equals as opposed to Ichigo-the-super-shinigami and Rukia-the-level-headed-guide. Renji and Rukia understand how the other works, thinks, reacts, and though some of their quirks might drive the other crazy, they still love each other.
Ship: Ishida/Nemu (do they have a ship name?)
Characters: Uryū Ishida and Nemu Kurotsuchi
Notes: Pretty much a crack pairing. True, Ishida is always nice to almost every girl (except maybe the one who asked him to fix her stuffed animal, though I don’t think his hand was feeling very well at the time), but I liked how he showed concern for Nemu whenever he came into contact with her (Soul Society and Hueco Mundo), despite what her father did to the Quincies. If anyone can draw Nemu out of her shell, it would be Ishida.
Ship: ShinjixHiyori
Characters: Shinji Hirako and Hiyori Sarugaki
Notes: Shinji’s concern - almost borderline hysteria - for Hiyori after Aizen incapacitated her… speaks beyond the verbal exchanges he and Hiyori often throw on each other.
Ship: Kira/Momo
Characters: Izuru Kira and Momo Hinamori
Notes: Izuru pretty much betrayed Soul Society to protect Momo. (Though I do also support HitsuHina - aka Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Momo Hinamori - as well, but more in a familial relationship...)
*I have more to say on KiraHina but I'll type it out later.
Ship: Jinta/Ururu
Characters: Jinta Hanakari and Ururu Tsumugiya
Notes: Little immature Jinta, tugging on Ururu’s hair. Young boys who are more comfortable playing in the dirt often tormet the girls they like, not knowing any other way to express themselves. Ship: ShunNan Characters: Shunsui Kyōraku and Nanao Ise Notes:
Ship: ByaHisa
Characters: Byakuya Kuchiki and Hisana Kuchiki
Notes: Well. They were married. Can’t get any more canon that that.
Ship: Kensei/Mashiro
Characters: Kensei Muguruma and Mashiro Kuna
Notes: I don't care what anyone says, I think Kensei's pretty sexy. But he's kind of serious. Mashiro was his lieutenant and they balance each other out well. Plus! In the Turn Back the Pendulum chapters, he wanted to pull her robe so that she wouldn't expose anything. Even though he finds her annoying, he still cared enough to do that, and I thought it was really sweet.
... Poor Ichigo, left out in the cold. But I never could see him with anyone. Maybe Tatsuki, then?
The first half are my most actively shipped ships.
Ship: UlquiHime
Characters: Ulquiorra Cifer and Orihime Inoue
Notes: My Bleach OTP. There is too much to say about them, so much so I need to keep it short. In my biased eyes, theirs is one of the most complex relationships in the entire story. Ulqui can give Hime what Ichigo never has (and that's a lot). Not only is there a lot of potential, but for some reason, Kubo keeps feeding this UlquiHime thing. Not that I object at all. ^^
Ship: GinRan
Characters: Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto
Notes: This is almost the only canon pairing in the entire series. What can you say against the man who gave up everything for her? HIs honor, his reputation, his life, even how Rangiku looked at him.
Ship: NnoiNel
Characters: Nnoitra Jiruga and Nelliel Tu Oderschwanck
Notes: From Chapter 293 (Viz translation), Nnoitra asks, “Why didn’t you strike?” and Nel replies, “Why didn’t you?” Nnoitra simply says, “Fool. I stopped because you did.” And then he goes on to say how annoying she is. But Nnoitra… we can see the truth and how much he cares for her, and to an extent - she for him. (A side note, but I just can’t see the Grimm/Nel shipping… as much as I want to see Grimmjow with someone not Ichigo)
Ship: UraYoru
Characters: Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin
Notes: After chapter 193 and 194 (episode 114), I was sold. Yoruichi gave up her life as a Shihoin for him, and Urahara, for all his mistakes, always has her back. I imagine he also finds some sort of peace with her. She accepts him as he is, and he's always treated her as an equal - not a noble or an untouchable. Just Yoruichi.
Ship: UkiUno
Characters: Jūshirō Ukitake and Retsu Unohana
Notes: Ah, the doctor and the perpetually sickly patient (whoa, double adverb there). Age-wise, the two of them, as well as Shunsui and Yama-ji, are some of the oldest people in the Gotei 13, so I find them suitable for each other. They are also both quite refined, elegant, intelligent, and wise. They seem very traditional: Unohana does Ikebana, while Ukitake does stuff like bonsai trimming. They also value honor very highly.
Ship: RenRuki
Characters: Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki
Notes: My first Bleach ship. This pairing honestly does not stand much of a chance against the giant that is IchiRuki. But a large part of Bleach is about strength. While Ichigo (literally and figuratively) derives his strength from Rukia, Rukia draws strength from Renji, as does Renji from Rukia. Rukia just doesn't get that from Ichigo. I understand they argue and care for each other a lot, but I think they're connected as deeply as they are because they are comrades. It's a sort of co-dependency, having fought side-by-side, forced to rely on the other to help them. It makes me think of Band of Brothers. With Renji, he and Rukia have an understanding of each other, more as equals as opposed to Ichigo-the-super-shinigami and Rukia-the-level-headed-guide. Renji and Rukia understand how the other works, thinks, reacts, and though some of their quirks might drive the other crazy, they still love each other.
Ship: Ishida/Nemu (do they have a ship name?)
Characters: Uryū Ishida and Nemu Kurotsuchi
Notes: Pretty much a crack pairing. True, Ishida is always nice to almost every girl (except maybe the one who asked him to fix her stuffed animal, though I don’t think his hand was feeling very well at the time), but I liked how he showed concern for Nemu whenever he came into contact with her (Soul Society and Hueco Mundo), despite what her father did to the Quincies. If anyone can draw Nemu out of her shell, it would be Ishida.
Ship: ShinjixHiyori
Characters: Shinji Hirako and Hiyori Sarugaki
Notes: Shinji’s concern - almost borderline hysteria - for Hiyori after Aizen incapacitated her… speaks beyond the verbal exchanges he and Hiyori often throw on each other.
Ship: Kira/Momo
Characters: Izuru Kira and Momo Hinamori
Notes: Izuru pretty much betrayed Soul Society to protect Momo. (Though I do also support HitsuHina - aka Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Momo Hinamori - as well, but more in a familial relationship...)
*I have more to say on KiraHina but I'll type it out later.
Ship: Jinta/Ururu
Characters: Jinta Hanakari and Ururu Tsumugiya
Notes: Little immature Jinta, tugging on Ururu’s hair. Young boys who are more comfortable playing in the dirt often tormet the girls they like, not knowing any other way to express themselves. Ship: ShunNan Characters: Shunsui Kyōraku and Nanao Ise Notes:
Ship: ByaHisa
Characters: Byakuya Kuchiki and Hisana Kuchiki
Notes: Well. They were married. Can’t get any more canon that that.
Ship: Kensei/Mashiro
Characters: Kensei Muguruma and Mashiro Kuna
Notes: I don't care what anyone says, I think Kensei's pretty sexy. But he's kind of serious. Mashiro was his lieutenant and they balance each other out well. Plus! In the Turn Back the Pendulum chapters, he wanted to pull her robe so that she wouldn't expose anything. Even though he finds her annoying, he still cared enough to do that, and I thought it was really sweet.
... Poor Ichigo, left out in the cold. But I never could see him with anyone. Maybe Tatsuki, then?