Bleach


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Bleach is a manga series written and drawn by Kubo Tite. The anime series is produced by Studio Pierrot.

Bleach follows its teenage protagonist, Kurosaki Ichigo, as he becomes a shinigami and battles hollows, monsters formed from living souls with regrets and anger.

For more information, see Bleach on Wikipedia.

Kurosaki Ichigo
Kurosaki Ichigo is the primary protagonist of the manga and anime series. He is a fifteen-year-old with the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. He has bright orange hair and brown eyes. His hair colour is often made fun of and sometimes gets him into fights with people who think it's dyed. When his family is attacked by a hollow, he meets a Shinigami (Soul Reaper in the American translation) named Kuchiki Rukia, who transfers her powers to him. He then becomes a shinigami and vows to use his powers to protect people from hollows.

Ichigo is portrayed as a grouchy, surly teenager who tends to keep to himself and his small group of friends. Despite his demeanour, he is very caring for those close to him, particularly his two younger sisters. He carries a lot of guilt because he initially believes that, when he was a child, he caused his mother's death. It is later revealed that the hollow named Grand Fisher was the cause of his mother's death; Fisher was attracted to Ichigo's spirit energy, but decided to eat his mother instead because he liked eating women. Because of this, Ichigo vows to use whatever strength he has to protect his family and friends. He is also not as constantly emo and depressed as some fanfiction writers seem to think he is.

Ichigo is a shinigami. Initially he uses powers borrowed from Rukia, but later gains his own with the help of Urahara Kisuke. His zanpakuto is named Zangetsu, and in its shikai form it is as tall as Ichigo is and has a large cleaver blade. His zanpakuto is in 'constant release' and so far in the series he has not been able to seal it. His bankai is Tensa Zangetsu.

In Badfic
Ichigo does not tend to attract as many Sues as other characters, but is often an unwilling participant in bad slash. We say unwilling, because he is portrayed as one of the least sexual characters in the series and considers protecting his family and friends more important than a love life.

Usually any Mary Sues that are attracted to Ichigo start off as shinigami who are assigned to Karakura Town and join his school. This is a very bad ripoff of the beginning of the series, where Rukia is assigned to the Karakura district, loses her powers, and is forced to live as human for a while.

In bad slash Ichigo is usually the 'uke' of the pair, unless he is paired with someone 'weaker' than him, usually Ishida Uryuu. He is portrayed as being weak and subservient to whoever his partner may be. He is also often portrayed as a nervous virgin who has no idea how sex works. He's a teenage boy and with a doctor for a dad. Please do the maths here.

When his sexual partner is an enemy, he is often raped and does not fight back much or at all. This is not only very out of character, but very illogical, because he is one of the strongest characters in the story and is more than capable of defending himself. This is also incredibly improbable on the part of his enemies, because most of them would rather see him dead than have sex with him.

Kuchiki Rukia
Rukia is a shinigami who meets Ichigo at the beginning of the series, where she tries to defend his family from a hollow that is attacking them. She is injured, and is forced to lend Ichigo her powers so he can fight in her stead.

In canon, Rukia is a strong girl, with a good ability to lie and act her way out of situations. She is a competent fighter, and is remarked to be strong enough to be a seated officer, though her brother pulled strings to prevent this. When she was awaiting execution, she accepted it and became more introspective and dwelled on her past, recalling the night when her vice-captain was possessed by a hollow and died on her sword. This is a typical behaviour of people who feel guilt for their actions and accept punishment rather than the type who fight against it.

In badfic, she is often portrayed as a bitch who is rude and constantly violent to Ichigo. She is also often portrayed as weak and unable to fight, despite the fact that she has, over the series, fought many opponents and won, and at least some of her losses were to opponents who Ichigo could not defeat. This is an indicator that her level of power is less than Ichigo's; however, she has more experience and knowledge.

Inoue Orihime
Orihime is a human girl with orange hair, grey eyes, and rather large breasts. She is kind and sweet and has a strange imagination, which frequently leads her to have odd and amusing daydreams. Despite appearing ditzy, she is quite intelligent and performs well in her schoolwork.

In badfic, she gets a lot of bashing from Ichigo/Rukia shippers, as well as people who were angered by her sudden prominence in the Hueco Mundo arc. The latter has even sparked several false accusations of Sueishness.

Ishida Uryu
Uryu is one of the last of a group of humans, called the Quincy, who battle hollows using weapons made from spirit particles that they gather from around them. Uryu is a very straight-laced and slightly arrogant young man. He initially hates shinigami because they failed to save his grandfather from a hollow, but later learns that this was on the orders of Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri. His attitude towards shinigami softens throughout the series, and he becomes Ichigo's rival/friend.

In badfic, he is frequently bashed by Ichigo/Rukia shippers for failing to seduce Orihime and get her out of the way of their ship.

Urahara Kisuke
Urahara is the ex-captain of one of the divisions of the Court Guard Squads; specifically Squad 12. He was exiled by the central government of the Soul Society after he was framed for turning Soul Reapers into Hollows. He is, on the outside, a quirky, funny, dorky genius, and overall a happy-go-lucky character, but this mask belies his far more serious personality. He and his friend Tessai currently reside in Karakura Town, posing as shopkeepers, selling odds and ends to the 'Muggles' and equipment to passing Shinigami and other spiritually aware characters. Almost every shipfic features him with Shihouin Yoruichi, another exiled captain.

Shihouin Yoruichi
As stated above, Yoruichi is an exiled captain of the Gotei Thirteen. She leads both Squad Two and the Special Forces in her time, but lost the position after helping Urahara Kisuke and Tessai Tsukabishi escape from the Gotei Thirteen. She and Urahara are often paired in shipfics.

Gotei 13
The Gotei 13 is the name of the organisation of shinigami that protects the human world and Soul Society. It roughly translates to 'The Thirteen Guard Companies'. It is divided into thirteen companies, all commanded by a captain, who is assisted by a vice captain. The leader of the Gotei 13 is the Captain General, who oversees all the companies. In addition to a captain and vice captain, each company has a number of seated officers with ranks from Third seat down to Twentieth seat, who command squads of less powerful shinigami.

Missions in this Continuum
All reports are listed alphabetically by agent name, in the case of agents with multiple missions, or by mission name.


 * Agents Cerrin Wyver and Kana Yuuishizu (DMS - Bleach)
 * 'Flames, Wind and a Struggling Student'
 * 'The Late Blooming Bellflower' (Unfinished)