The previous visuals for BLEACH THE STORIES retrospective project included:
- Substitute Soul Reaper Arc
- Soul Society Arc
- The Arrancar Arc
- The Lost Agent Arc
In The Irazusando test, soul kings candidates are transported to a separate dimension where they must walk from one end of the path to the other without lifting their heels while holding a wooden sword.
As they walk, they begin to feel the weight and pressure of what it would take to assume the responsibility of the soul king. Described as the memories that are the weight of the king. They quite literally have to prove to Ichibei that their vessel (body) is strong enough to hold the realities of all three realms together. You can see Ichigo PHYSICALLY strain and his body almost explodes before he is able to overcome it. That’s not just a “depiction”- that’s what happened. Irazusando not just a figurative scene- it’s also very LITERAL. So yes, Ichigo canonically did prove that his vessel is strong enough to be the lynchpin that holds three realities together. #justthefacts