@Gonapa58

1 week ago

1:50 😭 Gin. In case you want to cry more there's an old manga extra chapter in the Soul Society that gives us a glimspe of Gin and Rangiku's childhood It's in Chapter 12.5 of Bleach, some sites have it as Chapter 168.5, but it has the rooftop scene from Ending 3 of Bleach where Aizen, Toshiro, Rangiku and Momo are watching the fireworks at night. Pages 9 and 10 shows how important Gin is to Rangiku imo. Really wish they animated it in the original anime LONG COMMENT: Random Information about Bleach character names from this chapter: The chapter name is actually very beautiful imo, "Blooming Under a Cold Moon". This is a side chapter right before Chapter 169, where Aizen stabs Momo The "Blooming" refers 4 characters in this chapter. To Hinamori Momo because her name also means Young Peach Forest. Her Zanpakuto is Tobiume, which means Flying Plum, representing vitality and renewal (which is why she is so resilient). Rangiku's name means a disorderly Chrysanthemum flower, a type of pattern used in embroidery. She also reflects the "Blooming" in the title of the chapter. The "Cold" ofc refers to Toshiro, whose name is a homophone for White Winter. But what's interesting is his Bankai, "Daiguren Hyorinmaru" means "Grand Crimson Lotus Ring" so like a lotus he also blooms by the river bank, which is why Toshiro has that attack vs Haribel where 100 Lotus Flowers "Bloom". Random side note but Toshiro's Bankai name "Grand Crimson Lotus Ring" is the direct translation for one of the cold rings of Buddhist hell, Mahāpadma, the Lotus hell. There's a lot of characters in Bleach that reference Buddhist deities and hells, like Komamura's Kokujo Tengen Myo-oh, or Mayuri's Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo. Back to the chapter title, the "Moon" refers to Aizen. His Zanpakuto is Kyoka Suigetsu, meaning "Mirror Flower Water Moon". The moon reflects on the river bank just as a mirror does, resembling a flower, but it is only a fleeting illusion. The moon is often a motif in Bleach, like Ichigo's "Zan"getsu", "Getsu"ga Tensho, or Renji seeing Byakuya as the moon, and himself as the stray dog looking at the moon, unable to reach it. Byakuya says Renji can jump to reach it, but will only lunge at the fake moon in the water, drowning himself. The chapter ends with the fireworks blooming like a flower, then fading away, where Toshiro says that all people can hope for is to bloom before they fade. Of course Aizen next chapter makes them fade lmaoo There's a few important extra chapters in Bleach for symbolism named "Side A" and "Side B" that go into Ichigo's motivations in a very abstract way related to the moon, sun, and the grains of sand that represent fate, they're definitely worth reading. They were kinda skimmed over in Episode 227 but skipped some important details that can affect the story later

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