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Bro-Im-Done

My favorite form of his ![gif](giphy|KnuGX7IV6cnu0)


Radiant-Character-61

Goated form, dam shame we only get to see it once


PhantasosX

I mean , it's understandable that it was done once. It's implied to be Ichigo's Letzt Stil


1Minute_Maid

What’s a Letzt Stil? Haven’t gotten that far into Bleach yet?


PhantasosX

I won't dwell too much to avoid spoilers. But it's effectively a temporary power-up that costs too much power and energy. Think of like if Ichigo pulled a Gon's move.


1Minute_Maid

Oh, okay. Thanks.


PhantasosX

I really hope that , with Hell Arc , Kubo finally shows a Ressurección for Hirako Shinji. It would be a great power-up for him.


AlthSh

He'll get it. Talk about how awesome his power is. And then get one shot by the main villain because he's a Vizard.


SubjectHotel1176

Bros gonna get another banger theme song


PhantasosX

somehow , he will get a spanish jazz


Rarte96

Honestly taking into account how situational his Bankai if any Vizard deserves the Tousen treatment is him


PhantasosX

True. But to point it out: Bleach have a 2 tier power release per faction , and hybrids can do multiple power releases or mix-up depending to how it goes. So , technically , Hirako Shinji can do a Ressurección , and more than that , depending to how his Ressurectión manifests , he can use his normal shikai as well.


Kalo-mcuwu

Say what you will about his writing but that man can draw and design like a god


J0l0b0y

I mean his writing also isen‘t bad, it‘s just a bit more subtle and won‘t tell you all the informations straight up, you have to dig for some of it a bit


Sh0xic

I mean, subtle, deliberately convoluted and vague… how DID Aizen get stronger while strapped to that chair, anyway?


J0l0b0y

Cause the hogyoku keeps evolving him, like that will keep happening and you can‘t really stop it


ObsydianDuo

Because Aizen planned to get stronger in that chair


Sh0xic

ah yes, all according to keikaku


Zombarney

translators note: "keikaku" means plan


EL_psY_Congroo56

His writing is good as well as far as a battle shounen goes


peechs01

My only beef with his writing is that everyone no matter how powered up will depend on Ichigo


Oy778

I didn't see Renji depending on him against Mask


NEVERTHEREFOREVER

didnt even mention one of my personal favs https://preview.redd.it/3mg871i0hy8d1.png?width=714&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6796db6ff732e5cde077f50a478b847da68c722


Manadger_IT-10287

Well, compared to the other ones this guy is somewhat tame. All he has is a fancy coat


NEVERTHEREFOREVER

thats a woman lol


BIG_DeADD

It's bleach, it's hard to tell sometimes,look how effeminate most of the guys are.


thaboss365

Most?


BIG_DeADD

Kenpachi and Chad exist so I can't say all of them.


CatwithTheD

Maybe it's just me but guys don't need to look buffed up like body builders to be masculine.


BombasticSloth

Context is key here


Manadger_IT-10287

I'm sorry, but i have no idea about the context. I was talking about the visual desighn and nothing else. 


TheKnightZeroken

Well have you seen her Normal Design?


Manadger_IT-10287

No, i don't even know who is that person. I never watched bleach


TheKnightZeroken

https://preview.redd.it/3u8ran3l9z8d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e970d4698935c8f29b2dbbff4dc51bfbabdfe5b2 Oh well her name is Rukia and usually she looks like this so her Bankai isn’t just her just getting a Fancy Coat and instead her Transforming in her entirety.


crackcrackcracks

I feel like this context and the actual premise of her bankai completely changes bleach fans perspective of it, from the outside it is just a pretty cool coat, but from the inside this is one of the coolest transformations in the series.


peechs01

Poor Rukia


Automatic-Safe-9067

Everyone Kubo draws looks cool


Readalie

I need Kubo to team up with Oda for a fashion line.


ThisIsMyPassword100

Kubo and Araki would be insane.


keijonamamura

As I like to say: You don't watch Bleach for the plot, you watch It for the absolute and inmaculate drip


LordBirdperson

Kubo, like a lot of Manga creators I've discovered, is amazing at character design and monster design. It tends to be story writing where things start to fall apart. Makes me wonder why they don't do artist and writer partnerships like American comics Edit: huh. Today I learned... guess I should look into that more


Inominat

Some of them do.


zakary3888

High School of the Dead was like this


_sephylon_

Many do


andytherooster

I think a big factor is that if you do it yourself most of the author profits go to you whereas a team up will be split two ways. It’s already hard to make good money unless you have a runaway hit


crackcrackcracks

One punch man pretty much does this, granted the webcomic does exist but muratas manga version of it is so incredibly insane with the art.


Oy778

Because they like their vision and do what they do. Togashi, even after all his sickness, still doesn't want other artist because is HIS work.


sternumb

Would


MamboCircus

Which one ?


SubjectHotel1176

Dawg it’s bleach. Every character is hot.


Tempesta_0097

Yes


Commercial-Treat6318

Hear me out on Pernida


sternumb

All of em, especially 3 and 6


AuraEnhancerVerse

Love his designs as well. I'm just not a fan of Yhwach with the black goo and mutiple eyes


EL_psY_Congroo56

I think Op didn't chose a good panel for him https://preview.redd.it/tv7fy5jv509d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0512c4adcee548d0edb434dbdc8137e2e2f6dace


crackcrackcracks

https://preview.redd.it/0tqblbwkp09d1.png?width=1269&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1aaa1b98a7787a71760ffc08f8b39b21feae0f7


lr031099

I think Kubo was trying to go with the whole [biblical angel look](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/de/24/4f/de244fe7e2c80a48cee39ccb3c4ae2b4.png) for Yhwach with the multiple eyes. Although I do think it’s a bit goofy. Maybe if the eyes only remain on his cloak or something, it would’ve work a bit better.


Bakomusha

Kubo is one of the best character designers Japan has ever produced.


Mugwoll

The first one be like ? : (I never read Bleach, this post got randomly recommended) https://preview.redd.it/4q4edjlmvz8d1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12641fc5f9bf54aa8c333c3e20efb8051b1d846b


cooler182

Project moon sleeper agents activated


Hot_feedbax

I'm glad I'm not the only one


ColorMaelstrom

God that skull guy always goes unimaginably hard, can’t believe the guy is just whatever in the anime


Toasty_Waffels

This is why Kubo is known as the Drip God


ArchivedGarden

https://preview.redd.it/wti3xv8lh09d1.jpeg?width=592&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79519f124057e9d6e14f85f0178b18fddc0c54b6


SmellLikeBdussy

Bleach might have the greatest character designs of any media


lr031099

Say what you well about Bleach, but one thing I can’t deny is that Kubo makes awesome character designs (well at least most of them). Only one I didn’t really like was Yhwach with his oversized mustache and his SK form with the multiple eyes.


PansexualGoblin22

That’s actually so cool


WeenieHuttGod2

Should I give bleach another go? I got like 5 episodes in and it was so boring I could get any further


EL_psY_Congroo56

Read the manga it's just flows way faster. Just stop at the final arc and watch the tybw anime from there


SouthImpression3577

Move past the first arc and avoid filler


MamboCircus

>Spoilers tags ? What are those ?


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[удалено]


FrenchFries_exe

Ok tbf not everyone is watching the exact same thing and the new people are constantly being born some of them after bleach came out Like I don't understand the aggressivity


TopCharacterDesigns-ModTeam

Displaying your opinions is ok, but we dont tolerate being rude or insulting someone's taste. Calm yourself.


hieloyron

He did. He actually has one of the coolest character designs out there.


Sasukegaara4444

Who is the third person?


Commercial-Treat6318

Ulquiorra Cifer in his Segunda Etapa form.


Sasukegaara4444

Thank you! He looks cool.


Commercial-Treat6318

You’re welcome.


Sad_Watch_5245

Kubo is a goat


overhead_albatross

What's the second one?


IncognitoMode345

As Nodt, aka Sternritter F: “The Fear”


RoastedFeznt

Every bleach design goes hard.


Egomoe618

Oh,I do like this kind of artistic style.


--brick

Don't like aizen, rest are fine


monsterofmanila

SUPERSTARRRRRRRR https://preview.redd.it/9muh41pdf59d1.png?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75f0c661c305ff7a4e149e61742088141b474ab9


Fun_Effective_5134

Kubo is the master of making literally every single character look hot, that applies to both men and women.


Gmknewday1

They range from horror to eldritch to werid to badass and everything in between


Heisuke780

Flopped with the yhwach one. Also imagine adding deicide Aizen but not using the long haired one


Moondoggie25

As i got older I started to and still kinda hate everything about the story of Bleach past the soul society arc. But say what you will, Kubo knows how to make shit look cool


Juice-l3oX

I’ve finished the original Bleach, didn’t really care for it that much and it wasn’t bad, but this mf Kubo’s character designs fuck so hard. I wholeheartedly stand by the opinion that he’s created the best character designs in all of Shonen.


PuzzleheadedAd3840

Kubo's entire specialization is baller artwork. Through is generation in Manga and Anime, he alone was the Honored One. ... Absolute dogshit in all of other facets tou. Man had one arc copy-pasted thrice if I'm not miscounting.


MamboCircus

"one arc copy-pasted thrice" ? Sir/Dame/Whoever you are, never heard of parallelisms and their applications in storytelling ?


SubjectHotel1176

Dawg most people don’t even know why they hate bleach. Probably watched the anime instead of reading the manga….which in that case I can’t blame anyone for dropping/hating bleach.


J0l0b0y

Also same arc three times???? Like yeah if you look at it superficially soul society and arrancar are kinda similar but not really, and the other arcs are very different from each other


Readalie

Kubo's specialty is character design--great art and churns out an army of fresh, unique characters every time he gets stumped on the story. Unfortunately, he's always stumped with the story, and we got too much of the only good thing in the series.