Top 10 Bleach moments... or else What Got Stuck with me
Yes, yes! Happy Bleach anniversary... I hope we're gonna enjoy the goodness at least another decade or two! ;)
Sadly, I no longer remember why I started watching bleach in the first place...
10. Kon
... noisy, annoying, selfish hentai with obsession with boobs, but for me he's everything that makes Bleach what it is! His dressing-up moments, his comical moments, the moments he's dealing with his own dark past and most of all, "Neeeee-saaaaaan!" until he's stomped into the floor-boards... That's just Kon!
9. Kurosaki Isshin's morning wake-up calls
...this speaks for itself, really. Every single time he does this and ends up flying outta the window, or punched/kicked in the face... he really loves his children and tries his hardest to represent both a father and a mother, which he's failing at spectacularly as Ryuuken pointed out already... bit still, I wish I had that kind of father!
8. Goldens
... I know these are not exactly Bleach moments as such, but they are part of it whether we want to or not. And let's face it, they are more than worth watching sometimes. Especially this one below! I laughed so hard, mom came bursting into the room thinking I fell outta the window or something...
Reminded me of Running With Scissors (company that created Postal games), and seeing that innocent, puppy-eyes look on Suke's face that turned in a matter of second into such evil grin while Hiyori howled with laughter in the background and Shinji fumed how long it had taken to grow all his hair back... priceless!
7. Ichigo being the biggest, meanest git in the world!
... the end of an arc is something to look forward to. Like it was with the Winter War, when Yama-jii chewed out Byakuya, Kenpachi and Kyouraku for loosing their haori. And the end of SS arc where Renji sat by Byakuya's bed carving a piece of wood and there was this moment between them and Renji was going to say something that made my heart skip a beat...
... and then Ichigo burst in and ruined it all. Never hated that prat more in my whole life. And I don't mean anything bad by it, just it annoyed me that he had to pick that precise moment to jump into things *sigh*
These two together there like that was what it took for me to start shipping them. :)
6. Ichimaru Gin greats Ichigo and the others at the gate to Seireitei
... this piece is so famous, every Bleach fan (or at least the ones coming to cons) recites it whenever someone says Ichimaru Gin. And I mean, literaly! :) Can't blame them, and frankly that was one of the best moments in Bleach for me too. The moment I laid eyes on Gin, I was done for. And since then he remained my very favourite character, because he was fascinating. His relationship with Rangiku whom he would never hurt, his role as a "God's Jester" I believe Rii once called it, he played for Sousuke and danger he posed for everybody else, when he claimed he did not have a heart. Of course not, Rangiku had his heart for years and she didn't even know it...
5. Nel's transformation
... this was something I confess I never expected! Should have probably, but didn't for some reason... not the way it turned out anyway. And when she took Ichigo to safety and then turned to face Nnoitra and there was the number three tattooed on her back, it was... epic. Even now Nnoitra made it to five and Nel still outranked him...
Her and her fraccions' story gave a very good, and sadly far too real, insight into how things worked in Hueco Mundo under Sousuke's new regime...
4. God sealed away
... one of the most tragic moments in Bleach. At this moment, the surprise, the revelation and those totally wrong assuptions he made as to what happened that it had come to this. Kyouka had gone too and it made Sousuke look not like the high-and-mighty figure pulling the strings, but just another man. Another Shinigami. Another soul that had lost its way and did all the wrong things for the wrong reasons but for a good cause. He actually had the guts to change the world and if he were allowed, he would really do it.
It showed he believed what he was doing was right. And I so much hurt for him that time, it turned my views upside down. My dislike of Urahara had grown, if it was at all possible, and this was the moment when I fell in love with Aizen Sousuke for other reasons than his good-looks and his voice ;)
3. Rangiku cries for Gin
... probably the most tearful moment of all. When her tears trailed down his pale face I realized it was over. Not like the bishi-death of the others, but that he's really dying. Made me cry like a baby and the surge of hatred towards Sousuke was overpowering at that moment. Because Gin was unique. He had come farther than anyone else and if it wasn't for him I don't think even Ichigo would stand a chance. Or it would at least be a lot harder for him to finish it.
And what's more, Rangiku is probably the only one mourning Gin's death. Even after what happened, he's still the villain for everybody. Soul Society never changes...
2. Gin's betrayal
... like Sousuke once said: "There's no fear when one expects to be betrayed. What's trully terrifying is when betrayal is unexpected."
And he's quite right, though I don't really think he had expected that to happen. Not at that moment anyway. Because he was surprised! No matter what happened next, this was the most epic plot twist of the Bleach series!
The moment when the truth was revelaed, Gin's true intentions and motivations and for a single moment I believe everyone thought (or perhaps dared to hope) that it was finally over.
Thank you, Gin.
1. Don't get cocky just because you're immortal
... that quote sent me under the table. I mean why the hell shouldn't he?! Central 46 deserved what they got and still they don't listen. They don't learn from their mistakes. It's all fun and games for them until someone gets hurt.
But Sousuke still keeps a cool head. He's ten times the man they all are put together even when he's tied up to a chair with his reiatsu supressed. Faced with over 18 millennia in prison he's still got his sharp tongue. Like that one more millennium or two would make a difference for him anyway.
And I swear if I could I would get him out of Avici myself and set him loose on Central 46 again!
I salute you, Sousuke.
Sadly, I no longer remember why I started watching bleach in the first place...
10. Kon
... noisy, annoying, selfish hentai with obsession with boobs, but for me he's everything that makes Bleach what it is! His dressing-up moments, his comical moments, the moments he's dealing with his own dark past and most of all, "Neeeee-saaaaaan!" until he's stomped into the floor-boards... That's just Kon!
9. Kurosaki Isshin's morning wake-up calls
...this speaks for itself, really. Every single time he does this and ends up flying outta the window, or punched/kicked in the face... he really loves his children and tries his hardest to represent both a father and a mother, which he's failing at spectacularly as Ryuuken pointed out already... bit still, I wish I had that kind of father!
8. Goldens
... I know these are not exactly Bleach moments as such, but they are part of it whether we want to or not. And let's face it, they are more than worth watching sometimes. Especially this one below! I laughed so hard, mom came bursting into the room thinking I fell outta the window or something...
Reminded me of Running With Scissors (company that created Postal games), and seeing that innocent, puppy-eyes look on Suke's face that turned in a matter of second into such evil grin while Hiyori howled with laughter in the background and Shinji fumed how long it had taken to grow all his hair back... priceless!
7. Ichigo being the biggest, meanest git in the world!
... the end of an arc is something to look forward to. Like it was with the Winter War, when Yama-jii chewed out Byakuya, Kenpachi and Kyouraku for loosing their haori. And the end of SS arc where Renji sat by Byakuya's bed carving a piece of wood and there was this moment between them and Renji was going to say something that made my heart skip a beat...
... and then Ichigo burst in and ruined it all. Never hated that prat more in my whole life. And I don't mean anything bad by it, just it annoyed me that he had to pick that precise moment to jump into things *sigh*
These two together there like that was what it took for me to start shipping them. :)
6. Ichimaru Gin greats Ichigo and the others at the gate to Seireitei
... this piece is so famous, every Bleach fan (or at least the ones coming to cons) recites it whenever someone says Ichimaru Gin. And I mean, literaly! :) Can't blame them, and frankly that was one of the best moments in Bleach for me too. The moment I laid eyes on Gin, I was done for. And since then he remained my very favourite character, because he was fascinating. His relationship with Rangiku whom he would never hurt, his role as a "God's Jester" I believe Rii once called it, he played for Sousuke and danger he posed for everybody else, when he claimed he did not have a heart. Of course not, Rangiku had his heart for years and she didn't even know it...
5. Nel's transformation
... this was something I confess I never expected! Should have probably, but didn't for some reason... not the way it turned out anyway. And when she took Ichigo to safety and then turned to face Nnoitra and there was the number three tattooed on her back, it was... epic. Even now Nnoitra made it to five and Nel still outranked him...
Her and her fraccions' story gave a very good, and sadly far too real, insight into how things worked in Hueco Mundo under Sousuke's new regime...
4. God sealed away
... one of the most tragic moments in Bleach. At this moment, the surprise, the revelation and those totally wrong assuptions he made as to what happened that it had come to this. Kyouka had gone too and it made Sousuke look not like the high-and-mighty figure pulling the strings, but just another man. Another Shinigami. Another soul that had lost its way and did all the wrong things for the wrong reasons but for a good cause. He actually had the guts to change the world and if he were allowed, he would really do it.
It showed he believed what he was doing was right. And I so much hurt for him that time, it turned my views upside down. My dislike of Urahara had grown, if it was at all possible, and this was the moment when I fell in love with Aizen Sousuke for other reasons than his good-looks and his voice ;)
3. Rangiku cries for Gin
... probably the most tearful moment of all. When her tears trailed down his pale face I realized it was over. Not like the bishi-death of the others, but that he's really dying. Made me cry like a baby and the surge of hatred towards Sousuke was overpowering at that moment. Because Gin was unique. He had come farther than anyone else and if it wasn't for him I don't think even Ichigo would stand a chance. Or it would at least be a lot harder for him to finish it.
And what's more, Rangiku is probably the only one mourning Gin's death. Even after what happened, he's still the villain for everybody. Soul Society never changes...
2. Gin's betrayal
... like Sousuke once said: "There's no fear when one expects to be betrayed. What's trully terrifying is when betrayal is unexpected."
And he's quite right, though I don't really think he had expected that to happen. Not at that moment anyway. Because he was surprised! No matter what happened next, this was the most epic plot twist of the Bleach series!
The moment when the truth was revelaed, Gin's true intentions and motivations and for a single moment I believe everyone thought (or perhaps dared to hope) that it was finally over.
Thank you, Gin.
1. Don't get cocky just because you're immortal
... that quote sent me under the table. I mean why the hell shouldn't he?! Central 46 deserved what they got and still they don't listen. They don't learn from their mistakes. It's all fun and games for them until someone gets hurt.
But Sousuke still keeps a cool head. He's ten times the man they all are put together even when he's tied up to a chair with his reiatsu supressed. Faced with over 18 millennia in prison he's still got his sharp tongue. Like that one more millennium or two would make a difference for him anyway.
And I swear if I could I would get him out of Avici myself and set him loose on Central 46 again!
I salute you, Sousuke.