The Official BLEACH series Thread

A killer stuffed bear? Where?

Indeed, clearly it is a stuffed pig, with a man inside.

anyone find it a little weird still how Ichigo is training with a damned stuffed bear? and that black thing that showed up at the end reminded of the Nazi's symbol.

The swastika has always been Ichigo's symbol. It's his hilt-guard in Bankai form. The symbol itself is older than the Nazi's and means more than just them. It's widely used in Buddhist temples for example, even to this day.

Originally posted by Nephthys
The swastika has always been Ichigo's symbol. It's his hilt-guard in Bankai form. The symbol itself is older than the Nazi's and means more than just them. It's widely used in Buddhist temples for example, even to this day.

I was thinking about that, too, when it showed up. I was thinking, "some nerds are going to rage about the symbol without actually knowing the 1000+ years of history it had before Hitler and Nazis."

danteiscool isn't one of those, just to clarify. He was just talking about the "reminder" it gave him.

It's been quite awhile since I've watched the anime, has

Spoiler:
Gin tried to kill Aizen yet?

yep

And failed. Miserably.

^ Only thanks to Aizen's hax power of Kubo-love. Ichigo has a slightly greater amount of Kubo-love, but even he nearly got killed by Aizen.

Kubo-love makes me think of Aizen as some kind of secretary giving him blowjobs under the desk for promotions. mmm

Which lets be fair, Aizen would totally do.

Originally posted by Nephthys
buttsex
Which lets be fair, Aizen would totally do.

Better.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I was thinking about that, too, when it showed up. I was thinking, "some nerds are going to rage about the symbol without actually knowing the 1000+ years of history it had before Hitler and Nazis."

danteiscool isn't one of those, just to clarify. He was just talking about the "reminder" it gave him.

Yeah but nazis made the symbol taboo. Like many words regarding minorities, insults, and sexual organs are taboo. Censorship, the enemy of freedom.

For the same reason it is ridiculous to censor this symbol, it is ridiculous to censor art, words, pictures, etc. Puritanical Sex-Guilt filled Censors are the enemies of freedom, freedom of expression. They send innocents to jail, and have constantly orchaestrated witch hunt after witch hunt for no good reason.

Yeah but nazis made the symbol taboo.

Not in Japan, where it still sees public usage.

It's the swastika is a laterally reverse of the sun wheel symbol. Variants of the sun wheel symbol have existed since the Bronze age. The Asian usage of the symbol comes from Buddhism.

"The swastika symbol (right-hand) is alleged to have been stamped on Gautama Buddha's chest by his initiates after his death. It is known as The Heart's Seal. The swastika figures on the Pillars of Ashoka."

Which is ironic considering how Japan was allied with the Nazi's under the name Axis powers. The general public of Japan still holds on to some of the Nazi propaganda, as intelligence being a genetical trait.

But I digress. I'm sure Bleach is a great read for newcomers. But as it is now, with week in-between chapter-releases it's unbearable.

This was greatness.
YouTube video

What was the point of getting rid of "fornicarus while keeping the noises may I ask? seems a bit pointless if you want to censor it

It is pretty dumb but that's Viz for you.

Ichigo's fullbring is a pretty decent weapon. too bad it can't be thrown or anything. and it looks like Orihime is going to be next on the hit list unless something else happens.

yeah, Viz does tend to do dumb things when it comes to censoring.

A badge that shoots frisbees? Yawn.

HEIL