pondering out loud
So, I went out to dinner with Val, Myloe, and Myloe's coworkers Kevin and John - we went to Gabriel's in Agana (italian restaurant owned by friends of Trev), then we had us some coffee at the 'Beanery in Tumon (the one across Westin - I forget the name of the building).
So, we sat inside of the 'Beanery, just chatting for a bit, and I talked to Myloe about the latest Bleach episode that I downloaded and watched. Myloe has yet to catch up in the series, plus, has yet to read the manga that I downloaded, so he is clueless about what's been going on. I talked about how I finally witnessed Rukia's zanpakuto in "action" - I mean, in "moving picture", and not just the manga stills - and I must've gotten so excited explaining this, that I may have raised my voice a bit.
Then Myloe started asking questions about the main character, Ichigo, as he wasn't sure what the heck was going on with him - and I hesitated to answer, for I would be "spoiling" the show for him - but someone buying coffee in the beanery surprisingly joined in on our conversation and answered Myloe's question. So, we ended up talking to him while he and his girlfriend were waiting for their drinks :-D It was funny, 'cause the girlfriend said "he's so into that show", and that just showed me that Guam indeed has a Bleach fanbase.
It was cool to just happen upon a fellow Bleach fan like that. He told me about two sites to visit online - one site for finding the standalone Bleach movie, and another site for learning about *new* anime and manga currently happenin' in Japan :-D So awesome!
So, now I will ponder out loud, the things that are racking my brain about Bleach:
*warning...if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, and plan on reading Bleach manga or watching Bleach anime, then all of what I will write here will be SPOILERS.*
You have been warned. Continue brave soul...
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1. If Isshin (Ichigo's dad) is shinigami (death god), then why was he unable to save his wife from being killed by a hollow? I mean, where the hell was he?
2. Also, if Isshin is shinigami, why was he unable to protect his family from hollow attacks (the beginning of the manga series)? Was he scared to show his shinigami self to his children (knowing that both Ichigo and Karin can see spirits and thus would be able to see him?)
3. What the hell does Byakuya's zanpakuto really look like? Example - Ichigo's zanpakuto is called "Zangetsu", and inside of Ichigo's spirit world, we see him as a middle-aged, lanky, long-haired and scruffy man with shades, wearing a nice long coat with frayed ends. Another example - Renji's zanpakuto is called "Zabimaru" and manifests itself as a baboon creature with a snake for its tail.
4. While we're on the subject of zanpakuto - we all know Rukia's is called "Sode no shirayuki", but again, what do you think it manifests as - or what does its spirit look like to Rukia? It would be funny if it manifests as a snowman :-P
5. Yoruichi - we know she's of noble blood, has a family crest or symbol thingy - but why the hell does she have the ability to shapeshift? Is it somehow related to her family also having many magical objects? Is that her family's special power - magic? Plus, the "flash cry" move that she and Soi Fon do - can anybody else do that? Or is it only those two? Or is it only something that a shinigami in their special division can do? I don't really understand that "flash cry" move at all.
6. Benihime - that's Urahara's zanpakuto - and we know it's female. So, it's implied (or even stated, perhaps?) that female zanpakuto are rare. Why is it rare to have a female zanpakuto? And at that, what does she look like or manifest as?
7. Do you think Karin has the potential to become shinigami also? She can sense and see spirits, she can kick hollow ass alongside her Karakura fighting buddies Ururu and Jinta, so, one would think so, right?
8. What the hell is Gin to Rangiku? And how the hell can she maneuver as a shinigami with such big boobies? For me, they would kind of get in the way...
9. Just how old is Hitsugaya Taicho? Do you think he'll grow any taller any time soon? The poor guy is made out to be an elementary school kid mostly! No respect for a captain!
10. If Byakuya hadn't intervened in keeping Rukia from becoming a ranking officer, how high a rank do you think she would've gotten? 3rd seat? Less? More perhaps, say Lieutenant rank? We know she at least knows her shikai...
11. Wouldn't it be awesome if Rukia actually even knows her BANKAI?? That would completely kick ass. Love!
12. How the hell did Shiba Kuukaku lose her right arm?
13. I want to see the bankai of Urahara, Isshin and Rukia most of all.
14. Do you think Isshin belonged to the 4th division, since he's a doctor in the real world? I think his sealed zanpakuto kind of resembles the shape of the current 4th division taicho - I forget her name.
15. Vizards. A complete mystery to me. Plus...how did Rukia know that Ichigo had hollow powers?
16. Orihime - when will she grow some balls and just confess her love to Ichigo? I'm actually not rooting for this pairing though, I'd rather see Rukia together with Ichigo :-D LOVE!
17. Chad and Orihime and whomever else associates with Ichigo - I don't understand how being near and dear to Ichigo "spritually awakens" them...is it Ichigo's ever "leaking" spirit force that's doing it? And exactly how does it do it?
18. Rukia - how did she and her sister, Hisana, die in the real world? How did they end up in Soul Society together? I would've thought that they would've been seperated into different districts upon death...
19. Just how powerful a shinigami would Zaraki had been had he just gotten along with his zanpakuto? Is it still too late for him to befriend and conquer his zanpakuto?
20. Last one, I swear...at least for now....Why is the hollow hole of Ulquioa...however the hell you spell his name...why is his hole up towards the neck, and why is Grimmjow's down towards his belly button, and everyone else's just dead center beneath the breast bone? What makes their holes so special?
Okay...so enough pondering for one early AM. It's time to sleep :-D
So, we sat inside of the 'Beanery, just chatting for a bit, and I talked to Myloe about the latest Bleach episode that I downloaded and watched. Myloe has yet to catch up in the series, plus, has yet to read the manga that I downloaded, so he is clueless about what's been going on. I talked about how I finally witnessed Rukia's zanpakuto in "action" - I mean, in "moving picture", and not just the manga stills - and I must've gotten so excited explaining this, that I may have raised my voice a bit.
Then Myloe started asking questions about the main character, Ichigo, as he wasn't sure what the heck was going on with him - and I hesitated to answer, for I would be "spoiling" the show for him - but someone buying coffee in the beanery surprisingly joined in on our conversation and answered Myloe's question. So, we ended up talking to him while he and his girlfriend were waiting for their drinks :-D It was funny, 'cause the girlfriend said "he's so into that show", and that just showed me that Guam indeed has a Bleach fanbase.
It was cool to just happen upon a fellow Bleach fan like that. He told me about two sites to visit online - one site for finding the standalone Bleach movie, and another site for learning about *new* anime and manga currently happenin' in Japan :-D So awesome!
So, now I will ponder out loud, the things that are racking my brain about Bleach:
*warning...if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, and plan on reading Bleach manga or watching Bleach anime, then all of what I will write here will be SPOILERS.*
You have been warned. Continue brave soul...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1. If Isshin (Ichigo's dad) is shinigami (death god), then why was he unable to save his wife from being killed by a hollow? I mean, where the hell was he?
2. Also, if Isshin is shinigami, why was he unable to protect his family from hollow attacks (the beginning of the manga series)? Was he scared to show his shinigami self to his children (knowing that both Ichigo and Karin can see spirits and thus would be able to see him?)
3. What the hell does Byakuya's zanpakuto really look like? Example - Ichigo's zanpakuto is called "Zangetsu", and inside of Ichigo's spirit world, we see him as a middle-aged, lanky, long-haired and scruffy man with shades, wearing a nice long coat with frayed ends. Another example - Renji's zanpakuto is called "Zabimaru" and manifests itself as a baboon creature with a snake for its tail.
4. While we're on the subject of zanpakuto - we all know Rukia's is called "Sode no shirayuki", but again, what do you think it manifests as - or what does its spirit look like to Rukia? It would be funny if it manifests as a snowman :-P
5. Yoruichi - we know she's of noble blood, has a family crest or symbol thingy - but why the hell does she have the ability to shapeshift? Is it somehow related to her family also having many magical objects? Is that her family's special power - magic? Plus, the "flash cry" move that she and Soi Fon do - can anybody else do that? Or is it only those two? Or is it only something that a shinigami in their special division can do? I don't really understand that "flash cry" move at all.
6. Benihime - that's Urahara's zanpakuto - and we know it's female. So, it's implied (or even stated, perhaps?) that female zanpakuto are rare. Why is it rare to have a female zanpakuto? And at that, what does she look like or manifest as?
7. Do you think Karin has the potential to become shinigami also? She can sense and see spirits, she can kick hollow ass alongside her Karakura fighting buddies Ururu and Jinta, so, one would think so, right?
8. What the hell is Gin to Rangiku? And how the hell can she maneuver as a shinigami with such big boobies? For me, they would kind of get in the way...
9. Just how old is Hitsugaya Taicho? Do you think he'll grow any taller any time soon? The poor guy is made out to be an elementary school kid mostly! No respect for a captain!
10. If Byakuya hadn't intervened in keeping Rukia from becoming a ranking officer, how high a rank do you think she would've gotten? 3rd seat? Less? More perhaps, say Lieutenant rank? We know she at least knows her shikai...
11. Wouldn't it be awesome if Rukia actually even knows her BANKAI?? That would completely kick ass. Love!
12. How the hell did Shiba Kuukaku lose her right arm?
13. I want to see the bankai of Urahara, Isshin and Rukia most of all.
14. Do you think Isshin belonged to the 4th division, since he's a doctor in the real world? I think his sealed zanpakuto kind of resembles the shape of the current 4th division taicho - I forget her name.
15. Vizards. A complete mystery to me. Plus...how did Rukia know that Ichigo had hollow powers?
16. Orihime - when will she grow some balls and just confess her love to Ichigo? I'm actually not rooting for this pairing though, I'd rather see Rukia together with Ichigo :-D LOVE!
17. Chad and Orihime and whomever else associates with Ichigo - I don't understand how being near and dear to Ichigo "spritually awakens" them...is it Ichigo's ever "leaking" spirit force that's doing it? And exactly how does it do it?
18. Rukia - how did she and her sister, Hisana, die in the real world? How did they end up in Soul Society together? I would've thought that they would've been seperated into different districts upon death...
19. Just how powerful a shinigami would Zaraki had been had he just gotten along with his zanpakuto? Is it still too late for him to befriend and conquer his zanpakuto?
20. Last one, I swear...at least for now....Why is the hollow hole of Ulquioa...however the hell you spell his name...why is his hole up towards the neck, and why is Grimmjow's down towards his belly button, and everyone else's just dead center beneath the breast bone? What makes their holes so special?
Okay...so enough pondering for one early AM. It's time to sleep :-D
