A new episode for the anime aired this weekend. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separationwhich is adapting the latest story arc of the popular manga written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. As the play enters a week-long hiatus to air a compilation episode next week, it seems that an event from the most recent episode trended on social media.
Spectacular animation and intriguing narrative aside, the most recent episode became a trend due to the appearance of Orihime Inoue, the popular leading girl, friend and classmate of Ichigo Kurosaki. Her appearance, in addition to being spectacular, also presented a new outfit for Orihime that obviously shows off her breasts.
While the majority admired the sensuality of the character, it was inevitable that the critics would appear on social networks:
- «Bleach fans were complaining about Sarada Uchiha’s design after Boruto’s time-skip, and they have Kubo drawing Orihime like this».
- «Lots of people offended by Orihime’s appearance in this episode, but don’t forget that the age of consent in Japan is 16».
- «The people who are complaining about this have clearly not seen or read about Boku no Hero Academia.».
- «Well, he’s 17 in this scene. That’s how it is, if you want to get into the anime culture, you should know that many times you will see minors with massive tits with these. If it bothers you, stop watching anime.».
- «It seems incredible to me that the first thing they tell you with this scene is that he is 17 years old and that “it is legal”».
- «My problem with both Orihime and Sarada is that their outfits are ridiculous in the sense that they are combatants. I find it worrying that people see a fictitious minor and the first thing they have are perverted thoughts».
- «To be honest, I also hate his appearance. It’s as if the author has been required a sample of fan-service and has to put this outfit on Orihime. a real pity».
- «At least it looks less sexualized than Fire Force and One Piece.».
- «Orihime’s best appearance to date, she even has the hole ready for you to insert, you know what».
- «Geez, the artists already have something to survive the next few weeks with.».
- «She looks like a porn star, I don’t know what else to say about it».
- «Wait, so that outfit was canon? I thought a hentai artist had put it on just to turn on teenagers».
- «The Bleach plot finally arrived, I was already looking forward to this moment».
- «I particularly liked its previous design and its personality. She went from being a likable comic character to a depressing, unfunny busty».
- «By Twitter logic, Orihime’s design is less sexualized than Sarada’s. Pretty logical, right?».
- «I’m confused. Everyone criticized Sarada for showing her shoulders, but they praise Orihime for showing her boobs even though they are both underage».
And of course, the artists on social networks did not miss the opportunity to share new illustrations after this popular new outfit was finally shown in the anime:
And there was no shortage of the artist who ventured to “fix” the design. «Thank you so much! This looks so much better, that look at the boobs was unnecessary in the original design»; «I want to cry. This design is much cuter and is something Orihime would actually wear.»; «I really like it, some may or may not approve, but it’s what Orihime would really wear in battle.»; «Why can fans make better content than the original material? This one is perfect and even more suitable for cosplay», were some of the approving comments.
The first part of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War It also had a total of thirteen episodes, but it is also confirmed that everything that remains of the original manga will be adapted. For his part, Tite Kubo published the original manga in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from the publisher Shueisha between August 2001 and August 2016, compiling the work in a total of 74 volumes.
Production team
- Tomohisa Taguchi (Twin Star Exorcists, Kino’s Journey – The Beautiful World, Akudama Drive) replaces Noriyuki Abe in the direction of the project in Studio Pierrotand is also in charge of writing and supervising the scripts in collaboration with Masaki Hiramatsu (Kara no Kyoukai, Minori Scramble!)
- masashi kudou (Naruto, Bleach, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) returns to handle character design and animation direction.
- Shirou Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Black Bullet) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis for Bleach
Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high school student, until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupted spirit that seeks to devour human souls. It is then that he meets a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who is injured while she is protecting Ichigo’s family from the assailant. In order to save the family from him, Ichigo accepts Rukia’s offer to take her powers, becoming a Soul Reaper as a result.
However, with Rukia unable to regain her own power, Ichigo is faced with the daunting task of hunting down the Hollows plaguing his town. However, he is not alone in his fight, as he is later joined by his friends: classmates Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryuu Ishida, who have their own unique abilities. As Ichigo and his comrades grow accustomed to their new responsibilities and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Soul Reaper soon discovers that the Hollows are hardly the least of his problems.
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