Picture this. You're an extremely powerful Zanpakutou spirit, a mix of Shinigami and Hollow, you know that most of your wielder's enemies are legit fodder.

But there's a problem. Your wielder is a thickhead and also a mix of all combined raced in the universe. Plus, his Quincy part starts larping being you and it works. You decide to follow that decision and play along because hey, old Quincy King is more believable as a benevolent spirit than you looking like a comically evil version of the wielder.

Then you're forced to watch your wielder getting cooked almost every fight and straight up refusing your help, because the larp as a hollow part was too effective. You save his ass constantly but bro doesn't buy it and nerfs himself even though he could stomp everyone standing in his way.

And ultimately, when old Quincy King finally stops the larp and your wielder acknowledges you as the real Zanpakutou spirit, it's to fight the only guy you can't curbstomp in one Getsuga Tenshou, the eldritch Quincy King, alive and well.

Sauce

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I don't know about you, but I change my mind every minute. I can't choose. All voices have different tones and characteristics

Prize A: Ichigo Kurosaki (MASTERLISE)
Ichiban Kuji BLEACH: Stirring Souls Vol. 5

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Good luck~!

So it's taken me FAR too long to get this piece painted!

Seeing as it was finally revealed (for the briefest of moments) I'm the anime, I figured it was about time!

Admittedly the seams on this print aren't as well hidden as my more recent works, but this was one of the first big projects I printed so, I can let myself off easy this time 🙏

Isn't that literally the flames he had when he went into Blood Chains? I am literally seeing Blood Chains in that sequence.

Some keep on saying that Blood Chains is his ultimate form and hence is his True Bankai when in fact it's stated that it's his Hollow Bankai hence why it is more akin to his Full Hollow Form aka Vasto Lorde. Infact, he is eerily similar to it. He even has the same markings and then the 2 horns of course.

What I interpretted is that, this form is when he utilises more of his Hollow Powers and you can see how he only used his big Black Blade for bankai and unlike True Bankai, where he sheathed his Quincy Blade. Heck even the flames on his hands and neck look the same as well. Also he never stated it's name unlike True Bankai | Tensa Zangetsu and Rukia even said; "That is your **Zangetsu**" not "**Tensa Zangetsu.**"

I highkey think that Ichigo has 3 bankais. Hollow, Quincy and Combined. (Dunno about a Fullbringer one though)

But hey I could be wrong about all of this.

made by me, when I should have been doing something else

Buddy can just do whatever.

What's the difference and why does Yhwach have 3 puplis while the Soul King had 4? Why doesn't Yhwach have 4? Where's the 4th?

I've often wondered what concepts Orihime's powers are based on, which led me to study some Buddhism. I found that Shun Shun Rikka seems tied to the concepts of shunyata (emptiness), advaya (non-dualism), ahimsa (non-violence), and karuna (total compassion). The first concept, shunyata, explains that all things lack a permanent or stable identity, which doesn't mean nothing exists; rather, everything exists interdependently through causes and effects. Advaya relates to non-duality, an awakened state where awareness goes beyond ordinary opposites like self and other to avoid conceptual extremes rather than perceiving a single universal state. The concepts of shunyata and advaya connect to her powers, which involve "rejecting" phenomena, reflecting Buddhism's goal of helping people see the material world as an illusion to erase suffering by creating protective barriers, undoing events, and healing wounds. Ahimsa is non-violence toward living things, as seen in Orihime's pacifism. Karuna means compassion, where it's the belief that every living being is free from suffering, not just from feelings, but making it the core to help others. Orihime shows this by supporting not only Ichigo but everyone she cares about. There is also flower symbolism: she is related to a lotus that symbolizes purity and spiritual awakening that comes from emotional resolve. All of these elements are actualized through the series and show all the Buddhist concepts mentioned earlier, but ultimately lead to enlightened detachment from the karmic cycle. So, what do you all think about these observations and the Buddhist themes related to them?

EDIT: Fixing the format and grammar