Sand & Rotator

Account dedicated to a variety of content related to Bleach's beloved main characters Ichigo and Rukia and their relationship.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦.

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Whenever you see an anti... throw them! 😆

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Kubo Tite talking about
Rukia's status as the female protagonist:

13 Blades: She's the Shinigami side protagonist.
On the series creation: I wanted to draw a story about shinigami, "Kuchiki" fit like a great shinigami name so I named her Kuchiki Rukia.

#BLEACH

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@DaBoopersCatMom @rukia_whitemoon As far as I know and remember their first appearance was on these books, then they were later reprinted for the tankobon version.

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For those who don't know where the sun and moon titles come from for Ichigo and Rukia respectively, here's a short history lesson as these titles were granted to them by Kubo Tite himself since 2006 through the SOULs and VIBEs data books in the poem he wrote for them 🧵

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The Sun and The Moon

The official Bleach Character and Animation books came with a set of complementary covers featuring Ichigo and Rukia in their Soul Society attires. These were printed in a removable dust jacket with a foiled finish that made them look metallic and shiny.

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@DaBoopersCatMom @rukia_whitemoon https://t.co/sFBvLmGZy7

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This account's name comes from chapters 0 Sides A & B which were originally published back in February 2006 inside the official BLEACH SOULs character and VIBEs animation books as omakes.

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So to summarize, Ichigo IS the man inside Rukia's heart and that translation is the correct one.

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"The man in my heart" speech and correct translation, a short thread 💜🍓

Recently the argument that this scene was mistranslated to fit a shipping agenda has been making the rounds, so here's a short explanation on the original japanese text:

#IchiRuki #BLEACH #BLEACHmanga

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"inside" as the subtext for the "reading form" for the sentence but the meaning stays the same. I also reviewed the version in D+ and while the subs add a little bit more to the sentence, the overall meaning is the same "that's the kind of man you are, I know it in my heart":

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didn't share this with that intention in mind.

His words are relevant to the current criticism some mangakas are undeservedly receiving, however it is important to remember where things come from and why they were done or said at the time.

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✘ Misleading info and fake facts about Kubo Tite ✘

"Kubo Tite directly addressed IchiRuki fans and told them to shut up after one told him to k-word Orihime."

#BLEACH #BLEACHTYBW #BLEACH_anime

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about him not thinking badly of them) and Orihime fans who might've been offended by his RTs as collateral damage.

So if you ever found it odd for an author to address shipping discourse as this exchange has been used as ammunition in nonsensical shipping wars, it's because he