So now we know a little more about the founding Gotei, who has taken the top spot of your favourite captain? Who do you want to learn more about? Let me know!
Im so confused about the timeline. Unohana clearly already had a ''staff'' of some sort when she fought Zeraki, but apparently the Gotei wasnt created yet, so then who were those people with her, adressing her like she was their Captain? Honestly, I must say, I am quite happy these captains arent all related in some way to the current captains. I get the similarities and I completely understand the appeal to connecting them to current day captains, but I was worried it would just end up being another Naruto, where your family name basically decides your role in life (fights with shadows, bugs, animals, being fat, whatever), which I always found to be very uninteresting.
Obviously teenager Kyoraku had a massive crush on Captain Katori and when he took over the division all his Lieutenants were subconciously picked because of "Type".
Makes sense that most of the Nobles were not in the original Gotei. They wouldn't want to mix in with such criminals. But as the Gotei became a more prestigious and elite organization, the Noble houses allowed their children to join.
But I’m a bit surprised that the Shihoin Clan chose to get their hands dirty as opposed to the Shiba. As they didn’t care about nobility, even as far back as the original ancestor who was the least willing to butcher the Soul King.
@@mra3076 I think the Shiba clan has always been full of good natured people with hearts of gold. The thought of one of them in Original Gotei doesn't sit well. The Shihoin are a lot murkier, given that the second division is all about straight up assasination. Seeing Chika kicking off heads as a martial arts master killer just works lol
It would be an interesting twist if Sakahone, the most evil, Grim Reaper-esque looking Soul Reaper was actually the nicest of the bunch. I could see a scenario where he gained a negative reputation just because he looked so unsettling.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Nobutsuna Shigyo also was actually nicer than his looks would suggest, because to me, in the anime, his 'smile' while killing the quincies didn't seemed as sinister as the others like Furofushi Saito's. What do you think ?
I'm Japanese and don't worry, you didn't butcher names, it was pretty good. 1. East Rukon District 73 is called "Sakahone" and it is where Mimihagi-sama is enshrined. Some connection to Saizo Sakahone? 2. Furofushi literally means not aging and immortality. Where Kuchiki literally means rotten tree. Maybe there's some connection. 3. In Japan there are three important shrines. Ise Shrine, Kashima Shrine(鹿島), and Katori Shrine(香取). Batsu'unsai Katori(鹿取)'s characters are taken from Kashima Shrine and Katori Shrine. And Nanao Ise(伊勢)'s name is clearly taken from Ise(伊勢) Shrine. Probably there's connection.
zaraki and yachiru use the place they came from in rukongai as their last names. zaraki and kusajishi respectively. So its been done in bleach before. Nanao's last name being ise alluded to her eventual zanpakuto. Does the katori shrine hold any artifact like the mirror?
I expect furofushi to have vampire like abilities I noticed that some of her art were edited afterwards to have her stick out her tongue (the shot with all captains in the anime for instance, she wasn't sticking out her tongue in the preview we got shared first, but in the episode she was)
The 13th captain, Saizo. Really reminds me of a vulture, with how is posture is and in the flash back he gave me a scavenger feeling. Maybe his zanpaktou may have some sort of vulture ability or spirit/creature.
I agree and hope for this to be the correct path. I also have a theory that he might look so drained and skeletal and has that oversized haori because of an ability that increases his muscle/body mass or something of the like. Can’t wait for even more info on these badasses.
true but i dont believe he is older, lots of gotei remember him becoming a captain and kyoraku and ukitake said unohana,yama,shunsui,ukitake are the oldest and yamamoto said ukitake and shunsui are like the first students of gotei. it doesnt add up unless zaraki became a captain already oldest there but doesnt seem right
@@Shadow-hu9pg nobody knows Zaraki’s age because it’s Zaraki and he was a murderer that roamed the Rukongai until he killed the Kenpachi at the time before he became captain. Zaraki is around the same age as Kyoraku and Ukitake
Unohana having her scar during the fight with the Quincy kinda brings to light something I've never really thought about. Zaraki is the same age as, if not even older than, Kyoraku and Ukitake, which is... wild to me.
Holy shit, I didn’t consider that. He must have been wandering around the Rukongai for like… 1k years then?? He nerfed his own power after wrecking Unohana then gradually became stronger over a millennia. Neat.
Now that you mention it... I kind of missed that piece of information... He's memory is also jacked up so it could be that Zeraki is a thousand plus years
@@AmicaNgcwangu-tp6ie and knowing Yachiru (from Kenpachi's pov atleast) hardly ages, if at all. And her 'meeting' with teenager Zaraki also put things into perspective.
It would be really cool if Saito was a crush of Kyoraku's when he was a kid. Due to his boyish crush, she becomes imprinted on his soul as his zanpakto and inspires his personality in later life.
I think that would be a cool idea and really show some connective tissue between shunsui and someone else from the original squad. The similarities are there and it seems too apparent to be a coincidence
something interesting about the old guy Saizo to me is that he is already very old back when the original Gotei 13 was formed, which means that he has to be one of if not the oldest Bleach character we’ve seen so far
Danjiro Obana could have married into the Shiba clan. In feudal Japan the husband or wife would take on the more prominent clans name rather than the more western system we generally use today. He probably took on the Shiba name.
Not sure if Tommo mentioned this in a previous video, but for Danjiro Obana (first 5th squad captain looking like a member of the Shiba clan) there are other videos of people who zoomed in the original image of all the captains together and you can see the Shiba emblem on his zanpakuto. My guess is that he married into the Shiba household but kept his own name, having his genes being carried forward and potentially being Ichigos great-grandaddy.
And not only that, but Sakahone's zanpakutou has ageing manipulation powers and his bankai manipulates time. He can increase or decrease the age of his opponent, and one side effect is that the person acquires white hair (just like Ukitake). It was said that Ukitake had an uncurable disease but was saved by Mimihagi, maybe there's a connection between the three of them.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Saizo Sakahone shares his last name with the district in Rukongai where Ukitake is from. I think that's a neat coincidence, and it begs the question if the district was named after him. Also, I personally believe he was mercy killing that Quincy befitting his aesthetic as a battle monk. As for why there don't seem to be as many Nobles in the original lineup as there are in the present, I think it has more to do with the original Gotei's potential reputation as a collection of thugs. Finally, speaking of that characterization, I always wonder if that was ever the full truth. We first hear it from Ywach, who has proven himself unable to understand selflessness, loyalty, or duty that isn't directed towards him in any real manner, and I personally think he just identified strongly with the traits of the original Gotei that he could understand and appreciate. I suppose Kubo might have said something similar, but all the same, I don't think it is the full truth. I personally think they were more like the modern Stërnritter, a collection of people distributed pretty widely on the morality spectrum who nonetheless came together and were merciless towards their enemies.
actually the modern Sternritter are a bunch of savages who have no problem killing each other.... it is more likely that Ywach after his defeat tried to resemble the original gotei and trained his Sternritters to become this cruel bunch.
He's easily my favorite design of the bunch. I think he's gonna be more playful and jokey than grim and serious. I really like his bracers and his zanpakuto design. I'm personally quite partial to wakazashis lol
Why? The only thing that makes him look similar to the Shiba is that he has a resemblance to Ganjo but none of the other Shiba even resemble that. Not Ichigo, Kaien or Isshin
What if Furofushi Saito was Kyoraku's first crush, (maybe she treated him similar to Yoruichi and Byakuya's relationship?) and so when Kyoraku got a Zanpakuto, it took the form similar to the woman he felt the most love for?
Me: saito vs byakuya Saito's laughing her ass off cause the one who's in charge of her former division is a member of a nobility. Saito: "what are you gonna do pretty boy? Slap me with an rice paper?"
@@Raion9813 Or Furofoshi turned him into the womanizer and drunk he is today. She looks like the type to down a bottle of sake in a run down brothel after a good day of battle.
Especially since they're all dead now. With Yamamoto and Yachiru dying in TYBW, it would be cool if the original Gotei reformed in hell. Imagine these demons being actual demons lol
Chigiri Shijima is my favourite! I'd love to learn more about him. I'm a bit biased as I have a type when it comes to characters I like and he fits it pretty well. The lazy nonchalant, whatever man attitude he has really has me thinking he's one of it not the most lethal r of the original Gotei 13
Seeing these characters made me wonder about a few things I'm hoping get revealed someday! 1) In the flashback provided, it seems like they were all still alive for the final battle with Yhwach. So if they died sometime after Yhwach was defeated, I wonder how they ended up dying? Did they end up killing each other, was it another threat, or did maybe Yhwach pull some deadly move off at the very end of the battle? Since we don't know how Yhwach managed to survive, maybe something happened there. 2) I wonder if they even ARE all dead. Surely some of them are, perhaps even all. But the only 2 we know of remaining (Yama/Uno) are present within the Gotei 13, but what if one (or some) of these characters are still alive somewhere? Maybe in exile, or in hiding, or perhaps in the Maggots Nest prison? A bit far fetched perhaps, but just an interesting thought. 3) If that one pirate looking captain was in fact part of the beast clan, it would make sense. Perhaps thats why Yama decided to show favor towards Komamura and ended up putting him as Captain of that squad. In a way, maybe in remembrance of this original captain? Anyways, awesome video! Thanks as always for making these, really appreciate all you do 😁
Maybe Yamamoto killed some them, after he started to change his view on the Gotei 13s "nature". Unohana changed to "healer lifestyle", thats for sure, but we dont know about the other members.
I had this same question. I don't think it's far fetched to think some or all are still alive. I could see some in exile or even in prison with Aizen. Either way I feel since he showed us this much about them that he at some point goes more in depth on them. Maybe we see them in the hell arc or even get a movie about that time in the soul society. Maybe even a movie that leads to us seeing that huge battle with yhwach and the quincies
Dying is a possibility. Just because Yama and Unohana lived, doesnt mean others could too. everyone lives to be different ages. even when not interrupted by accidental deaths, but considering they were fighters, they could definitely have been killed fighting, also, as someone else said, being criminals and monsters, Muken for some is also a strong possibility.
It is not that deep. They just stepped down and did their own thing and captainship when to someone else and so on so on, or just died naturally in the Soul Society. Not like anyone would be interested in one role for over 1000 years lol
I know it would never happen, and it might kill the mystery if it did, but imagine if there was a databook or something called "a history of the gotei 13" and it showed all the captains and lieutenants throughout the years and when each of them came and went
All the original captains have extraordinary designs, it is perfect that we get some little information about them although I want to learn everything about each one of the original gotei thirteen. It would be spectacular if a movie came out and it was about the original gotei thirteen unless they implant some additional content to the anime either before 1k blood year war arc ends or after, maybe around thirteen or twenty episodes where each episode is focused on each individual captain.
You know what I can see that. Like her purposely preys on weak dying opponents. And because In nature animal backed into a corner is the most unpredictable. He may love that as a challenge. Like kenpachi but sicker. Ooooooo. That’s tight
Nah man I want 120 episodes of the hell arc with flashbacks similar to the espada while Ichigo is cutting them down. None of this 20-30 episode bs I require more lore I crave it.
He might be setting up for the hell arc. It'd be kinda weird to show this many new designs with names and divisions without delving into them more. If the hell arc continues I think it's highly likely we'll see them again. They'd especially make great enemies with how vicious they are. Let's cross our fingers
Furofushi Saito is already a fan favorite and she’s only had two seconds of actual screen time and no dialogue. She’ll rule the freakin universe if she’s ever featured in the anime going forward.
@@WillofStone08 ye giant boobas, glasses and ponytail aside, which all effect me on an emotional level, i do appreciate me a warrior who appreciates the simplicity and effectiveness of the pointy stick as a weapon of war. seriously pole arm wielders are grossly underrated and barely featured outside of samurai/dynasty warriors games.
@@windhelmguard5295 talking about weapons I always prefer Knives +Cut resistant gloves instead I always feel detached with long weapons but with knives I feel control and with hand to hand combat ability I feel like provides a distinct advantage over weapons like spears,axes and swords of course this all relies on your ability but it leaves nothing to chance.
Batsunai Katori could be Shunsui's mother, and that is why he gravitates to black hair girls with eye glasses, and make them his 2nd in command. They remind him of his mother who he may have lost at a young age. His bond with his lieutenants seem closer than most other Captain/Lieutenant relationships, so much that he requested that she transfer to Squad 1 with him, and breaking prescedent by making her a co-lieutenant.
I'd be willing to bet that Sakahone has some form of powerup, whether it be in the form of a shikai, bankai, or otherwise, that gives him a more youthful appearance which makes better use of the extra space in his clothing.
The 3rd Division captain gives me big Nanami Kento vibes. The whole aesthetic of the 3rd division is that their members are sorta melancholic/sad. Im seeing him as a very tired business type who’s only interested in doing his job as efficiently and quickly as possible.
squad 3 is a "finish them off quickly" division but gin was playing about with everyone but if he wanted to, he was a deadly assasin since he basically had a sniper
When I first saw Yachiru Unohana many years ago, my immediate thought was that she looks like a yurei - a vengeful spirit youkai. I still think that she looks like one and my assumption back then as well was that the other original gotei would also be inspired by killer youkai. Now seeing the original gotei 13, I do think some of them might be based on youkai. Yamamoto's bankai turning himself on fire and raising the dead isn't out of that realm of possibility either, his younger appearance actually resembles some art of the sogenbi - fireball monsters. Saizo being so skeletal and creepy, and when little old men wear oversized clothes in anime they typically can regress to a state when they were massive, so he may be based on an onyudo - giant monk. Uhin being large and interestingly designed, he could be a nurikabe - impassible wall monsters that block your path. The Shihoin having connections to cats means Chika could be inspired by nekomata - death cat.
Kyōraku must have found Lisa at some point and been like “damn, this girl looks a lot like Katori.” I mean, he and Ukitake must have known most of these 1st Gen Captains. Seems like the 8th Division has a trend.
They could have met the captains at one point yeah. Probably when they first started out as Yamamoto’s students. Since in the flashback of young Shunsui, it seems to take place after the Quincy war since Yama has both scars and they’re looking at that painting of him.
@@Raion9813 Yeah, I figure Kyōraku and Ukitake must be about 1000 years old by the beginning of the series, if they were kids when Yama looked how he did at the Gotei’s inception.
What's very interesting is that Entetsu's weapon greatly resembles a Chinese swordbreaker, with its sectioned blunt body and a sword-like handle and guard. That particular weapon often symbolizes law and order, and the 9th division is the law enforcement squad.
Oh good god it is so wonderful to hear you pronounce Yhwach the way you pronounce it in the beginning of this video lmao the way you were pronouncing it in earlier videos was driving me absolutely insane haha
I like bleach, it’s probably my 3-4th favorite series, but I swear I’m addicted to your bleach content even more. It’s so well done and I really enjoy it; more than the content on series I like more than bleach.
I do like that we've been given just enough to speculate on - although I would obviously like a bit more, at least we can guess what sort of people these were from their designs and context. If I had to pick one character to learn more about, it would definitely be Chigiri. Like you said, he gives off the impression of being one of the more dangerous captains just from how unassuming he is.
It may be that Danjiro was in a similar situation at some point as Isshin, where he married someone and her surname passed to their children. Maybe he married a Shiba and that name passed onto his descendants in the same way that Isshin married Masaki but they passed on her Kurosaki surname.
Interesting stuff. I do notice a similarity of all 12th Division captains to have this eccentric anonymity and hiding things, between the original, Hikifune, Urahara and ultimately Mayuri; could be interesting to point out with the next upcoming video on them.
I wouldn't be surprised if many of these captains changed their names like Unohana did. Maybe as symbolism to leave that version of themselves in the past. So there is still a chance that there is some kind of familial connection to the current characters.
Weirdly enough, the one that gets me the most curious is Sakahone. Beware of the old man in a profession where men die young. Also you can't tell me a creep like that wouldn't have a survival horror like zanpakuto.
I never expected that I would have to broaden my knowledge of the Bleach universe, especially when it comes to captain names and what squads they're from but here we are 😂
i think one theory about danjiro i fell makes a lot of sense is that he married into the shiba family later in his life and kept his wifes name because she would have been off the more noble house, which would explain why many of the shiba clan members share that resemblance to him.
i was thinking saito resembles Hiyori, also Kisuke created the research development centre. But i still think squad 12 was a scientific squad since Hikifune before him invented the Artificial Souls.
I didn't expect to get their names just one week after we got their FACES!!!!! I'm not complaining though, this last week has felt like their setting HYPE for the JAWS OF HELL ARC. And 4 of my guesses were right on who was captain of which division (2, 7, 8 & 12) I know 2 & 8 were very likely, but 7 & 12 were wild guesses. But I would have thought the eye patch would be the captain of squad 13, I could see her and Rukia fight each other. If the Hell arc is set up the way I think were they current captains will face the first and strongest generation. Although, if that does goes that way, I hope they will mix up a few fights, like not have it obvious that they match up EVERY former division captain with the current. Some I can imagine working, some I can't. For example. Yoruichi & Soifon vs Chika...YES But Kenpachi vs Unohana again, I feel like we don't a second match with those 2. (I like to see Isane vs Unohana instead) Speaking of which I like to see Chikiri vs Ichigo, I feel like should have another rival among the first generation. All and all I AM HAPPY WITH BLEACH AS IT IS NOW!!!!!
I want a flashback arc like TBTP covering the original gotei. More information on their motivations, strengths, weaknesses and character dynamics between each captain.
18:56 the clothes underneath uhin's captain clothing reminds me of Ryusei Kenzaki and his fellow bodyguard, seems to be a uniform they wear when conducting business around Rurichiyo Kasumioji. Just some spit balling here but perhaps he has a background of being a bodyguard/servant to a noble family?
The more I look and think about that opening scene and the episode before. I think Sasakibe is the first lieutenant EVER. Consider the conversation he had with Yamamoto. Yama agreed to take him as basically a student to train. Not an assistant. It was Sasakibe who stated his wish to become a right hand whose abilities allowed him to aid the person he respected most. I feel like he was the one who that position was created because of.
@@cution97 Respect how he single handedly keep the most ruthless captains in line, and able to whip them to shape to open and run an elite organization.
I have a small theory which may explain why Katori looks so similar to the modern vice captains of division 8 (or Kubo just likes putting black hair girls with glasses into that division) Ever since we got shown that she was in fact the captain of division 8 we assumed, or atleast thought of an option, of her being somewhat related to either Nanao or Lisa. But there is also another way of looking at it. From what I understand, the position of vice captain doesn't necessarily mean that they are the second strongest in the division (altough that still seems to be the case 99% of the time) but the captain of the division choses their vice captain. So in that case there may arise a question of "why is a vice captain of the division, the vice captain, other than strenght". While yes, I'd say that both Lisa and Nanao are the second strongest in Kyoraku's division, there may also be another reason of why he picked them. Maybe he had some sort of relation with Katori, and since they both reminded him of her, he picked them (let's be honest, Kyoraku would be able to do that. Even if they weren't strong he would do it for fun) What do I base this theory on? Absolutely nothing since we know close to nothing about Katori, but this came through my mind for a second and I thought that it was interesting. Edit: Also I just remembered that Lisa's zanpakuto also ressembles a spear, just like Katori's
Another thought, the captian of squad 13 reminds me of the old man sith from the star wars shorts. A seemingly defenseless old man who is immensely powerful and uses his age and apparent weakness to take his enemies off guard. Definitely would be the way of an older man who's part of the original group of criminals the gotei 13 are made out to be
Aside from yachiru, I also love the Simple yet Sophisticated-looking design of div 3, Div 6 which I sense Midari vibes of Kakegurui, Innocent looking div 8 and Idk something Odd and eerie vibes of div 13.
Now that Tommo pointed it out, I find it funny to think of the possibility that Shunsui might have had a crush on Saito in his early years which then shaped his zanpakuto spirit into what it is lol
That pirate guy is my favorite character, perfectly embodying the word, "Saturnine". Could the "U" markings on the giant guy be perhaps really an Omega character? (It had symbolised the end of life for the better part of two thousand years before the Letter "U" was ever a thing.)
Hope their is a series surrounding the founding of the soul society and the first captains and yawbach first invasion and him dominating the human world
I think if Furuoki Orogawa is a nobel he would be from the unknow hell related family,bc of his family name is written as 王途川 The river you will cross in after life is 三途川,his name is literally a line across the river between world of living and death. Like he’s a BRIDGE . There IS a bridge across 三途川(the river of three path) ,the bridge of Narakade . It’s the first judgement you came across in hell,if you are a sinful person,you won’t be able to cross the bridge ,the guards of hell will push you off (in some version you simply fall off) into river of blood pool and got tortured by snake bugs. So either it’s referring to the bridge (the entrance and exit of hell) or the first judgement of hell.
Amazing Breakdown!! Sorry just not seeing the resemblance between Saito & Kyoraku's Zan Spirit. I think you just got Kyoraku on the brain 24/7.... & who could blame you. lol To me she is a combination of Riruka, Loly(Aizen's Arrancar side piece) & Juri Han.
I love all of their designs but my favorite has to be Saizo, to be in a group like the og gotei 13 and still pull of to be the creepy old guy among them you have to be one badass master. Among all of them he seems the most off and defensless even his haori is way to big, gotta love Kubos designs and ideas, just imagine their shikai and bankai😵
I'm thinking maybe 12th division was the culinary division before it became the science division, Uhin with his apron-looking garment and being the division Hikifune used to serve captaincy in prior to her time in Zero Squad? Uhin's garment under his shihakusho sorta resembles that of a sterotypical Chinese cook, too. Would also make sense that the big guy is in charge of meals.
Saizo from day one has given me such Zouken vibes from FATE. It's really nice to get names and squad details for them all. I hope we get an OVA or something eventually.
Yo these designs are fire !!! I can't wait for more details I've been a fan from the beginning of bleach and I'm so glad it's back and I hope they give us a few story arches going forward including hell
I assumed Furuoki was a member of the Ukitake Clan. They have a a very similar face and they both share long straight hair. And I imagined Ukitake had Dark Hair like Furuoki before his sickness bleached his hair white
With a few searches on the internet, it appears that Katori may be holding a naginata, which is historically wielded by the samurai class of Feudal Japan, but is also iconically known to have been used by the onna-musha, a class of female warriors tasked to guard nobility.
Katori has to be my favorite. She just reminds me of Nanao collapsing due to Old Yama spiritual pressure in the Soul Society arc. She gives off the responsible type who stops others from drinking too much.
My favorites are Saizo Sakahone and Nobutsuna Shigyo. Saizo looks so old a thousand years ago he must be ridiculously old. He makes modern-day Yamamoto look young. Yamamoto and Baraggan were very aged, but they were still fit and kinda buff, but Saizo looks like he's been mummified. Furofushi Saito is pretty cool too. She's of course similar to Riruka, Loly and Hiyori. With the eyepatch and tongue out, she's giving me Nnoitora vibes as well. Uhin Zenjoji reminds me of Taikon from Hell Verse. It has to be coincidental because I don't think Kubo designed those characters, but it was bugging me that he looked like someone and it finally hit me. Also glad that we get to see the faces of Danjiro Obana and Chigiri Shijima. Danjiro looks more affable than the rest, and he's got that "scruffy guy" thing going on like Isshin, Kyoraku and Kuruyashiki.
A lot of the characters who look like they could be related to known clans or characters, they could still be related. For instance, Ichigo looks nearly identical to his cousin Kaien Shiba, but he's a kurosaki, so some of these characters could be uncles, cousins, and other relations to known clans and characters, but they are descended from female branches or marriages where the mother's name was taken like with Ichigo. Also, since they made it clear no captain before Kenpachi was able to become a captain without Bankai, it's kinda scary that apparently all the most violent and bloodthirsty criminals of soul society apparently achieved Bankai 😂 I'm curious if the relative of yorouichi somehow forms the omnitskido after the original Quincy war because of his skill in assassination, which breaks the clan away from the Gotei 13 until centuries later when princess yorouichi is able to regain the clans previous division and combine it with their assassin force
@@stonalisa3729 That's true, but because he and his descendants don't carry the Shiba name, it stands to reason that any of the known existing characters could be descendants of the original captains even if the family names are different, as they could be descended from female lines or marriages where the mother's name was given to the children
So now we know a little more about the founding Gotei, who has taken the top spot of your favourite captain? Who do you want to learn more about? Let me know!
For me it's still MY Wife Unohana :). And also Chigiri Furofushi and Furuoki. Also I think Shigyo is the giant dog that Komamura meets.
Furofushi Saitou
Love to learn more Furofushi Saito , and of course Unohana .
Im so confused about the timeline. Unohana clearly already had a ''staff'' of some sort when she fought Zeraki, but apparently the Gotei wasnt created yet, so then who were those people with her, adressing her like she was their Captain?
Honestly, I must say, I am quite happy these captains arent all related in some way to the current captains. I get the similarities and I completely understand the appeal to connecting them to current day captains, but I was worried it would just end up being another Naruto, where your family name basically decides your role in life (fights with shadows, bugs, animals, being fat, whatever), which I always found to be very uninteresting.
Nobutsuna
Obviously teenager Kyoraku had a massive crush on Captain Katori and when he took over the division all his Lieutenants were subconciously picked because of "Type".
Yeah esp looking at resemblance between their weapons as well 😂😂😂 what can you say
This is definitely in character for kyoraku
A teenager 1000 years ago
this actually makes a lot of sense lmao
Makes sense that most of the Nobles were not in the original Gotei. They wouldn't want to mix in with such criminals. But as the Gotei became a more prestigious and elite organization, the Noble houses allowed their children to join.
But I’m a bit surprised that the Shihoin Clan chose to get their hands dirty as opposed to the Shiba. As they didn’t care about nobility, even as far back as the original ancestor who was the least willing to butcher the Soul King.
@@mra3076 It's the Shihoin Clan ffs I'm not surprised lmao
@@mra3076 I think the Shiba clan has always been full of good natured people with hearts of gold. The thought of one of them in Original Gotei doesn't sit well. The Shihoin are a lot murkier, given that the second division is all about straight up assasination. Seeing Chika kicking off heads as a martial arts master killer just works lol
@@thewhutnow5795 their souls are just built different lol
@@tekkamanspade8709 Ah shit I didn’t see it that way, good point.
It would be an interesting twist if Sakahone, the most evil, Grim Reaper-esque looking Soul Reaper was actually the nicest of the bunch. I could see a scenario where he gained a negative reputation just because he looked so unsettling.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Nobutsuna Shigyo also was actually nicer than his looks would suggest, because to me, in the anime, his 'smile' while killing the quincies didn't seemed as sinister as the others like Furofushi Saito's.
What do you think ?
I'm more wondering about what his life experience is like. He looks to be the oldest member of the first captains of the gotei 13.
Reverse Unohana
I'm Japanese and don't worry, you didn't butcher names, it was pretty good.
1. East Rukon District 73 is called "Sakahone" and it is where Mimihagi-sama is enshrined. Some connection to Saizo Sakahone?
2. Furofushi literally means not aging and immortality. Where Kuchiki literally means rotten tree. Maybe there's some connection.
3. In Japan there are three important shrines. Ise Shrine, Kashima Shrine(鹿島), and Katori Shrine(香取). Batsu'unsai Katori(鹿取)'s characters are taken from Kashima Shrine and Katori Shrine. And Nanao Ise(伊勢)'s name is clearly taken from Ise(伊勢) Shrine. Probably there's connection.
this is cool stuff! thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!!
This is amazing!!
zaraki and yachiru use the place they came from in rukongai as their last names. zaraki and kusajishi respectively. So its been done in bleach before.
Nanao's last name being ise alluded to her eventual zanpakuto. Does the katori shrine hold any artifact like the mirror?
According to your explanation, there should be some kind of a connection there. It seems right.
I expect furofushi to have vampire like abilities
I noticed that some of her art were edited afterwards to have her stick out her tongue (the shot with all captains in the anime for instance, she wasn't sticking out her tongue in the preview we got shared first, but in the episode she was)
The 13th captain, Saizo. Really reminds me of a vulture, with how is posture is and in the flash back he gave me a scavenger feeling. Maybe his zanpaktou may have some sort of vulture ability or spirit/creature.
I agree and hope for this to be the correct path. I also have a theory that he might look so drained and skeletal and has that oversized haori because of an ability that increases his muscle/body mass or something of the like. Can’t wait for even more info on these badasses.
@@edwinreyes4409 "Ancient spirits of evil..."
@@edwinreyes4409 I had the same thought
He looks waaaay too much like Matou Zouken from Fate stay night
His ability probably puts his enemies to sleep or a paralysis state then he kills them
The fact that Unohana has that scar by then implies that Zaraki is even older than Ukitake and Kyoraku.
I’d rather say they’re around the same age of over 1000
Not really we know that Shunsui looked about the same age as Zaraki 1000 years ago.
true but i dont believe he is older, lots of gotei remember him becoming a captain and kyoraku and ukitake said unohana,yama,shunsui,ukitake are the oldest and yamamoto said ukitake and shunsui are like the first students of gotei. it doesnt add up unless zaraki became a captain already oldest there but doesnt seem right
@@Shadow-hu9pg nobody knows Zaraki’s age because it’s Zaraki and he was a murderer that roamed the Rukongai until he killed the Kenpachi at the time before he became captain. Zaraki is around the same age as Kyoraku and Ukitake
I think it has been said that it was an animation mistake
Unohana having her scar during the fight with the Quincy kinda brings to light something I've never really thought about.
Zaraki is the same age as, if not even older than, Kyoraku and Ukitake, which is... wild to me.
Good point. Though I kinda feel like it's one of those things Kubo never thought out properly and probably never intended that to be the case.
Holy shit, I didn’t consider that. He must have been wandering around the Rukongai for like… 1k years then?? He nerfed his own power after wrecking Unohana then gradually became stronger over a millennia. Neat.
Now that you mention it... I kind of missed that piece of information... He's memory is also jacked up so it could be that Zeraki is a thousand plus years
@@AmicaNgcwangu-tp6ie and knowing Yachiru (from Kenpachi's pov atleast) hardly ages, if at all. And her 'meeting' with teenager Zaraki also put things into perspective.
It would be really cool if Saito was a crush of Kyoraku's when he was a kid. Due to his boyish crush, she becomes imprinted on his soul as his zanpakto and inspires his personality in later life.
Sort of like spiritual grooming in a sense. lol
Shi I wouldn't blame him she's definitely top 5 women of bleach 😩
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I think that would be a cool idea and really show some connective tissue between shunsui and someone else from the original squad. The similarities are there and it seems too apparent to be a coincidence
Imagine being so significant to someone that you shape the very representation of their soul
something interesting about the old guy Saizo to me is that he is already very old back when the original Gotei 13 was formed, which means that he has to be one of if not the oldest Bleach character we’ve seen so far
Danjiro Obana could have married into the Shiba clan. In feudal Japan the husband or wife would take on the more prominent clans name rather than the more western system we generally use today. He probably took on the Shiba name.
Chika Shihōin is definitely my favorite out of them.
Followed by Danjiro Obana and then a tie between Furuoki Otogawa and Kinroku Izuhara
Not sure if Tommo mentioned this in a previous video, but for Danjiro Obana (first 5th squad captain looking like a member of the Shiba clan) there are other videos of people who zoomed in the original image of all the captains together and you can see the Shiba emblem on his zanpakuto. My guess is that he married into the Shiba household but kept his own name, having his genes being carried forward and potentially being Ichigos great-grandaddy.
Or a precursor to somebody who marries into the Shiba clan.
He might have a daughter who marries a shiba man and carries the name forward
@@sadmiqoxiv Or this info was from before he married into the Shiba Clan
Or he could have been a Shiba and changed his name to Obana after marriage.... wouldn't be the first time Kubo did something like that.
He mentioned that in a different video about them
whats ichigos last name? isn't he meant to be a Shiba? thats your answer..
What also is funny to me is that the first Captain of the 13th has the same name as the district of Rukongai where the shrine of Mimihagi is located
Probably was intentional.
Ukitake never lived in Rukongai. His parents just went to that district to where Mimihagi's shrine was.
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Anyway, it’s the district where he was saved
@@RGA301092 He said the first captain
And not only that, but Sakahone's zanpakutou has ageing manipulation powers and his bankai manipulates time. He can increase or decrease the age of his opponent, and one side effect is that the person acquires white hair (just like Ukitake). It was said that Ukitake had an uncurable disease but was saved by Mimihagi, maybe there's a connection between the three of them.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Saizo Sakahone shares his last name with the district in Rukongai where Ukitake is from. I think that's a neat coincidence, and it begs the question if the district was named after him. Also, I personally believe he was mercy killing that Quincy befitting his aesthetic as a battle monk.
As for why there don't seem to be as many Nobles in the original lineup as there are in the present, I think it has more to do with the original Gotei's potential reputation as a collection of thugs.
Finally, speaking of that characterization, I always wonder if that was ever the full truth. We first hear it from Ywach, who has proven himself unable to understand selflessness, loyalty, or duty that isn't directed towards him in any real manner, and I personally think he just identified strongly with the traits of the original Gotei that he could understand and appreciate. I suppose Kubo might have said something similar, but all the same, I don't think it is the full truth. I personally think they were more like the modern Stërnritter, a collection of people distributed pretty widely on the morality spectrum who nonetheless came together and were merciless towards their enemies.
I think you have a solid connection i missed for sure. Ukitake being Captain of the 13th squad as well.
You’re right bro, we should never 100% trust what the villain says, I think that’s just what he saw them as and not what they were
actually the modern Sternritter are a bunch of savages who have no problem killing each other.... it is more likely that Ywach after his defeat tried to resemble the original gotei and trained his Sternritters to become this cruel bunch.
Kubo is lore building and it’s hard to not get excited. Like there’s no way Obana isn’t related to the Shibas.
He's easily my favorite design of the bunch. I think he's gonna be more playful and jokey than grim and serious. I really like his bracers and his zanpakuto design. I'm personally quite partial to wakazashis lol
Why? The only thing that makes him look similar to the Shiba is that he has a resemblance to Ganjo but none of the other Shiba even resemble that. Not Ichigo, Kaien or Isshin
What if Furofushi Saito was Kyoraku's first crush, (maybe she treated him similar to Yoruichi and Byakuya's relationship?) and so when Kyoraku got a Zanpakuto, it took the form similar to the woman he felt the most love for?
If he was that much of a womanizers as a small child then that’s a good theory
Good Theory
Me: saito vs byakuya
Saito's laughing her ass off cause the one who's in charge of her former division is a member of a nobility.
Saito: "what are you gonna do pretty boy? Slap me with an rice paper?"
@@Raion9813 Or Furofoshi turned him into the womanizer and drunk he is today. She looks like the type to down a bottle of sake in a run down brothel after a good day of battle.
Furofushi is even to ruthless for the likes of Kyroku
I hope the reveal of the original Gotei is set up for the Hell Arc
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Yea i hope we see them in hell
Especially since they're all dead now. With Yamamoto and Yachiru dying in TYBW, it would be cool if the original Gotei reformed in hell. Imagine these demons being actual demons lol
@@bwestacado9643imagine how their new designs will look. It’s gonna be insane especially since they’ll be even more powerful
@@gammafrost I fully expect them to be the main bad guys for the hell arc. Dude I'm so hyped now lol, they're gonna look so badass
Chika’s design was beautiful.. The white and orange color just compliments his smugness.. 8th and 4th division was my favorite…
I love how in depth and well thought out you analysis on these characters is. I never thought I could learn so much from such small details.
Chigiri Shijima is my favourite! I'd love to learn more about him. I'm a bit biased as I have a type when it comes to characters I like and he fits it pretty well. The lazy nonchalant, whatever man attitude he has really has me thinking he's one of it not the most lethal r of the original Gotei 13
Hope we get to see their shikais and bankais
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I doubt it
We have seen some captians' shikai. Like the 8th division's captain's shikai form is showed in the illustration of them.
Agreed
@@kennethboozer6148we definitely will when we get the continuation of the hell arc.
Seeing these characters made me wonder about a few things I'm hoping get revealed someday!
1) In the flashback provided, it seems like they were all still alive for the final battle with Yhwach. So if they died sometime after Yhwach was defeated, I wonder how they ended up dying? Did they end up killing each other, was it another threat, or did maybe Yhwach pull some deadly move off at the very end of the battle? Since we don't know how Yhwach managed to survive, maybe something happened there.
2) I wonder if they even ARE all dead. Surely some of them are, perhaps even all. But the only 2 we know of remaining (Yama/Uno) are present within the Gotei 13, but what if one (or some) of these characters are still alive somewhere? Maybe in exile, or in hiding, or perhaps in the Maggots Nest prison? A bit far fetched perhaps, but just an interesting thought.
3) If that one pirate looking captain was in fact part of the beast clan, it would make sense. Perhaps thats why Yama decided to show favor towards Komamura and ended up putting him as Captain of that squad. In a way, maybe in remembrance of this original captain?
Anyways, awesome video! Thanks as always for making these, really appreciate all you do 😁
Maybe Yamamoto killed some them, after he started to change his view on the Gotei 13s "nature". Unohana changed to "healer lifestyle", thats for sure, but we dont know about the other members.
@@talos86 True, that's entirely possible. He might've seen how dangerous/ruthless they were and wanted things to go another direction.
I had this same question. I don't think it's far fetched to think some or all are still alive. I could see some in exile or even in prison with Aizen. Either way I feel since he showed us this much about them that he at some point goes more in depth on them. Maybe we see them in the hell arc or even get a movie about that time in the soul society. Maybe even a movie that leads to us seeing that huge battle with yhwach and the quincies
Dying is a possibility. Just because Yama and Unohana lived, doesnt mean others could too. everyone lives to be different ages. even when not interrupted by accidental deaths, but considering they were fighters, they could definitely have been killed fighting, also, as someone else said, being criminals and monsters, Muken for some is also a strong possibility.
It is not that deep. They just stepped down and did their own thing and captainship when to someone else and so on so on, or just died naturally in the Soul Society. Not like anyone would be interested in one role for over 1000 years lol
I know it would never happen, and it might kill the mystery if it did, but imagine if there was a databook or something called "a history of the gotei 13" and it showed all the captains and lieutenants throughout the years and when each of them came and went
All the original captains have extraordinary designs, it is perfect that we get some little information about them although I want to learn everything about each one of the original gotei thirteen.
It would be spectacular if a movie came out and it was about the original gotei thirteen unless they implant some additional content to the anime either before 1k blood year war arc ends or after, maybe around thirteen or twenty episodes where each episode is focused on each individual captain.
You know what I can see that. Like her purposely preys on weak dying opponents. And because In nature animal backed into a corner is the most unpredictable. He may love that as a challenge. Like kenpachi but sicker. Ooooooo. That’s tight
Nah man I want 120 episodes of the hell arc with flashbacks similar to the espada while Ichigo is cutting them down. None of this 20-30 episode bs I require more lore I crave it.
The 4th captain sure gives me Hanataro Yamada vibes based on looks.
I really wish Kubo would expand on the original gotei 13. If he does it should be on a monthly schedule. So it wouldn't be a stretch.
Yes, we need that content.
We need another filler arc
Another “Turn Back the Pendulum” arc
@@warriorminktribe2059 Aside from them think there are even more ancient Gotie 13 Yamamota class group in Hell.
He might be setting up for the hell arc. It'd be kinda weird to show this many new designs with names and divisions without delving into them more. If the hell arc continues I think it's highly likely we'll see them again. They'd especially make great enemies with how vicious they are. Let's cross our fingers
Furofushi Saito is already a fan favorite and she’s only had two seconds of actual screen time and no dialogue.
She’ll rule the freakin universe if she’s ever featured in the anime going forward.
Yeah, people do be simpin.
Katori do be nice too though
@@WillofStone08 ye giant boobas, glasses and ponytail aside, which all effect me on an emotional level, i do appreciate me a warrior who appreciates the simplicity and effectiveness of the pointy stick as a weapon of war.
seriously pole arm wielders are grossly underrated and barely featured outside of samurai/dynasty warriors games.
Every girl with glasses in Bleach is very attractive.
@@windhelmguard5295 talking about weapons I always prefer Knives +Cut resistant gloves instead I always feel detached with long weapons but with knives I feel control and with hand to hand combat ability I feel like provides a distinct advantage over weapons like spears,axes and swords of course this all relies on your ability but it leaves nothing to chance.
Batsunai Katori could be Shunsui's mother, and that is why he gravitates to black hair girls with eye glasses, and make them his 2nd in command. They remind him of his mother who he may have lost at a young age. His bond with his lieutenants seem closer than most other Captain/Lieutenant relationships, so much that he requested that she transfer to Squad 1 with him, and breaking prescedent by making her a co-lieutenant.
Or related to Nanao because their surnames Katori and Ise are names of actual shrines which are related in real life
You and DBZ Imran *always* bring the HEAT when it comes to Bleach. Salute, and keep up the good work.
I'd be willing to bet that Sakahone has some form of powerup, whether it be in the form of a shikai, bankai, or otherwise, that gives him a more youthful appearance which makes better use of the extra space in his clothing.
Like the opposite of Toshiro's completed Bankai which makes him older, Saizo gets younger. That'd be kinda cool. Could setup a fight between them.
The 3rd Division captain gives me big Nanami Kento vibes. The whole aesthetic of the 3rd division is that their members are sorta melancholic/sad. Im seeing him as a very tired business type who’s only interested in doing his job as efficiently and quickly as possible.
He looks like a member of a Yakuza gang
squad 3 is a "finish them off quickly" division but gin was playing about with everyone but if he wanted to, he was a deadly assasin since he basically had a sniper
When I first saw Yachiru Unohana many years ago, my immediate thought was that she looks like a yurei - a vengeful spirit youkai. I still think that she looks like one and my assumption back then as well was that the other original gotei would also be inspired by killer youkai. Now seeing the original gotei 13, I do think some of them might be based on youkai. Yamamoto's bankai turning himself on fire and raising the dead isn't out of that realm of possibility either, his younger appearance actually resembles some art of the sogenbi - fireball monsters. Saizo being so skeletal and creepy, and when little old men wear oversized clothes in anime they typically can regress to a state when they were massive, so he may be based on an onyudo - giant monk. Uhin being large and interestingly designed, he could be a nurikabe - impassible wall monsters that block your path. The Shihoin having connections to cats means Chika could be inspired by nekomata - death cat.
If this big Hell arc is going to happen, I wouldn't be surprised if these characters were all introduced as a way of sort hinting at things to come.
Kyōraku must have found Lisa at some point and been like “damn, this girl looks a lot like Katori.” I mean, he and Ukitake must have known most of these 1st Gen Captains.
Seems like the 8th Division has a trend.
They could have met the captains at one point yeah.
Probably when they first started out as Yamamoto’s students.
Since in the flashback of young Shunsui, it seems to take place after the Quincy war since Yama has both scars and they’re looking at that painting of him.
@@Raion9813 Yeah, I figure Kyōraku and Ukitake must be about 1000 years old by the beginning of the series, if they were kids when Yama looked how he did at the Gotei’s inception.
If that trend is black-haired, bespectacled women of varying endowment, then yes.
@@qb4428 they got flatter as time went on.
@@yorecf9641 Lisa's not flat though... Right?
TYBW has had me hooked on Bleach harder than I have ever been and your channel is amazing sir
What's very interesting is that Entetsu's weapon greatly resembles a Chinese swordbreaker, with its sectioned blunt body and a sword-like handle and guard. That particular weapon often symbolizes law and order, and the 9th division is the law enforcement squad.
Oh good god it is so wonderful to hear you pronounce Yhwach the way you pronounce it in the beginning of this video lmao the way you were pronouncing it in earlier videos was driving me absolutely insane haha
I’m glad I’m not the only one who caught the Kumoi detail
Imagine a movie with them all revealing there bankai, damn that would be cool!
I like bleach, it’s probably my 3-4th favorite series, but I swear I’m addicted to your bleach content even more. It’s so well done and I really enjoy it; more than the content on series I like more than bleach.
I do like that we've been given just enough to speculate on - although I would obviously like a bit more, at least we can guess what sort of people these were from their designs and context. If I had to pick one character to learn more about, it would definitely be Chigiri. Like you said, he gives off the impression of being one of the more dangerous captains just from how unassuming he is.
I’m a sucker for og stuff so seeing these guys was a blast.
Shugyo No Butsuna has one of my favourite designs of the lot as well. He kind of looks like an older, far more demented version of Zaraki Kenpachi.
Finally. Was anticipating this video.
It may be that Danjiro was in a similar situation at some point as Isshin, where he married someone and her surname passed to their children. Maybe he married a Shiba and that name passed onto his descendants in the same way that Isshin married Masaki but they passed on her Kurosaki surname.
Kubo is a master teaser and does wonders with his foreshadowing.
Interesting stuff. I do notice a similarity of all 12th Division captains to have this eccentric anonymity and hiding things, between the original, Hikifune, Urahara and ultimately Mayuri; could be interesting to point out with the next upcoming video on them.
I wouldn't be surprised if many of these captains changed their names like Unohana did. Maybe as symbolism to leave that version of themselves in the past. So there is still a chance that there is some kind of familial connection to the current characters.
Tommo gotta say you’ve done a great job with these videos and made watching bleach more enjoyable keep up the good work 🐐✅
I NEED to see them act as main antagonists for the Hell arc. Please kubo-sama please
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Weirdly enough, the one that gets me the most curious is Sakahone.
Beware of the old man in a profession where men die young.
Also you can't tell me a creep like that wouldn't have a survival horror like zanpakuto.
I never expected that I would have to broaden my knowledge of the Bleach universe, especially when it comes to captain names and what squads they're from but here we are 😂
i think one theory about danjiro i fell makes a lot of sense is that he married into the shiba family later in his life and kept his wifes name because she would have been off the more noble house, which would explain why many of the shiba clan members share that resemblance to him.
i was thinking saito resembles Hiyori, also Kisuke created the research development centre. But i still think squad 12 was a scientific squad since Hikifune before him invented the Artificial Souls.
I didn't expect to get their names just one week after we got their FACES!!!!! I'm not complaining though, this last week has felt like their setting HYPE for the JAWS OF HELL ARC.
And 4 of my guesses were right on who was captain of which division (2, 7, 8 & 12) I know 2 & 8 were very likely, but 7 & 12 were wild guesses. But I would have thought the eye patch would be the captain of squad 13, I could see her and Rukia fight each other.
If the Hell arc is set up the way I think were they current captains will face the first and strongest generation. Although, if that does goes that way, I hope they will mix up a few fights, like not have it obvious that they match up EVERY former division captain with the current. Some I can imagine working, some I can't.
For example. Yoruichi & Soifon vs Chika...YES But Kenpachi vs Unohana again, I feel like we don't a second match with those 2. (I like to see Isane vs Unohana instead) Speaking of which I like to see Chikiri vs Ichigo, I feel like should have another rival among the first generation.
All and all I AM HAPPY WITH BLEACH AS IT IS NOW!!!!!
I want a flashback arc like TBTP covering the original gotei. More information on their motivations, strengths, weaknesses and character dynamics between each captain.
Finally! Was waiting for this video! I didnt check the names or anything before so I can hear it from you and I've been waiting patiently haha
Same bro same
Chika is my fav so far from the design and the smug nobke look lol
18:56 the clothes underneath uhin's captain clothing reminds me of Ryusei Kenzaki and his fellow bodyguard, seems to be a uniform they wear when conducting business around Rurichiyo Kasumioji. Just some spit balling here but perhaps he has a background of being a bodyguard/servant to a noble family?
Each squad has a motto associated with it so maybe the motto originated from these captains and gives us a hint to their personalities
Oooo. Great point.
The more I look and think about that opening scene and the episode before. I think Sasakibe is the first lieutenant EVER. Consider the conversation he had with Yamamoto. Yama agreed to take him as basically a student to train. Not an assistant. It was Sasakibe who stated his wish to become a right hand whose abilities allowed him to aid the person he respected most. I feel like he was the one who that position was created because of.
I wonder what he “respected” or why he was so fond of dedicating his life to Yamamoto as he was a serial killer and a ruthless ones at best 😂
@@cution97 Respect how he single handedly keep the most ruthless captains in line, and able to whip them to shape to open and run an elite organization.
I'm really loving all the new content. Keep putting out new stuff.
I am so glad your channel gets tons of new materials to discuss about.
I have a small theory which may explain why Katori looks so similar to the modern vice captains of division 8 (or Kubo just likes putting black hair girls with glasses into that division)
Ever since we got shown that she was in fact the captain of division 8 we assumed, or atleast thought of an option, of her being somewhat related to either Nanao or Lisa. But there is also another way of looking at it. From what I understand, the position of vice captain doesn't necessarily mean that they are the second strongest in the division (altough that still seems to be the case 99% of the time) but the captain of the division choses their vice captain. So in that case there may arise a question of "why is a vice captain of the division, the vice captain, other than strenght". While yes, I'd say that both Lisa and Nanao are the second strongest in Kyoraku's division, there may also be another reason of why he picked them. Maybe he had some sort of relation with Katori, and since they both reminded him of her, he picked them (let's be honest, Kyoraku would be able to do that. Even if they weren't strong he would do it for fun)
What do I base this theory on? Absolutely nothing since we know close to nothing about Katori, but this came through my mind for a second and I thought that it was interesting.
Edit: Also I just remembered that Lisa's zanpakuto also ressembles a spear, just like Katori's
Another thought, the captian of squad 13 reminds me of the old man sith from the star wars shorts. A seemingly defenseless old man who is immensely powerful and uses his age and apparent weakness to take his enemies off guard. Definitely would be the way of an older man who's part of the original group of criminals the gotei 13 are made out to be
13th captain reminds me of barrigan..
Wondering if his zanpakuto is time based, eating away at his life essence when he uses it
Aside from yachiru, I also love the Simple yet Sophisticated-looking design of div 3, Div 6 which I sense Midari vibes of Kakegurui, Innocent looking div 8 and Idk something Odd and eerie vibes of div 13.
3, 8, and 13 are also my favorites
Now that Tommo pointed it out, I find it funny to think of the possibility that Shunsui might have had a crush on Saito in his early years which then shaped his zanpakuto spirit into what it is lol
That pirate guy is my favorite character, perfectly embodying the word, "Saturnine".
Could the "U" markings on the giant guy be perhaps really an Omega character? (It had symbolised the end of life for the better part of two thousand years before the Letter "U" was ever a thing.)
Hope their is a series surrounding the founding of the soul society and the first captains and yawbach first invasion and him dominating the human world
I think if Furuoki Orogawa is a nobel he would be from the unknow hell related family,bc of his family name is written as 王途川
The river you will cross in after life is 三途川,his name is literally a line across the river between world of living and death. Like he’s a BRIDGE .
There IS a bridge across 三途川(the river of three path) ,the bridge of Narakade .
It’s the first judgement you came across in hell,if you are a sinful person,you won’t be able to cross the bridge ,the guards of hell will push you off (in some version you simply fall off) into river of blood pool and got tortured by snake bugs.
So either it’s referring to the bridge (the entrance and exit of hell) or the first judgement of hell.
Amazing Breakdown!!
Sorry just not seeing the resemblance between Saito & Kyoraku's Zan Spirit. I think you just got Kyoraku on the brain 24/7.... & who could blame you. lol
To me she is a combination of Riruka, Loly(Aizen's Arrancar side piece) & Juri Han.
Your videos butter my biscuits thank you
I love all of their designs but my favorite has to be Saizo, to be in a group like the og gotei 13 and still pull of to be the creepy old guy among them you have to be one badass master. Among all of them he seems the most off and defensless even his haori is way to big, gotta love Kubos designs and ideas, just imagine their shikai and bankai😵
Katori, Uohana, Yamamoto, Saito Izuhara, and Shijima are my current favorites
They all seemed to have survived the war against the quincies so it would be really interesting to get info about who, or what, killed them.
I'm thinking maybe 12th division was the culinary division before it became the science division, Uhin with his apron-looking garment and being the division Hikifune used to serve captaincy in prior to her time in Zero Squad? Uhin's garment under his shihakusho sorta resembles that of a sterotypical Chinese cook, too.
Would also make sense that the big guy is in charge of meals.
Good point, plus Hikifune has her heavyset side too ofc
3, 7, 9, 12, and 13 are just INSANE. I can't wait to learn more about them!
Saizo from day one has given me such Zouken vibes from FATE. It's really nice to get names and squad details for them all. I hope we get an OVA or something eventually.
Learning more about the original gotei is so interesting
Yo these designs are fire !!! I can't wait for more details I've been a fan from the beginning of bleach and I'm so glad it's back and I hope they give us a few story arches going forward including hell
Furofushi "Fufu-chan" Saito is my favorite, I need to see more of her!
The original gotei 13 didn't all wear blood red as a squad color, they were just always soaked in the blood of their enemies
I assumed Furuoki was a member of the Ukitake Clan. They have a a very similar face and they both share long straight hair. And I imagined Ukitake had Dark Hair like Furuoki before his sickness bleached his hair white
Judging by his eyebrows, Ukitake's hair likely was dark to begin with, yes.
PS : People forget about Loly Aivirrne when making comparaison for furofushi saito
With a few searches on the internet, it appears that Katori may be holding a naginata, which is historically wielded by the samurai class of Feudal Japan, but is also iconically known to have been used by the onna-musha, a class of female warriors tasked to guard nobility.
I was waiting for this.
That whole kasumiouji plot in the filler did seem more significant than most of the filler
The Muramasa one too
Kuchiki uses the kanji for rotting tree, and Furuoki can be a homonym for Old tree. So maybe the tree just got worse as the centuries wore on, lmao.
maybe entetsu is a cannibal? thats the only reason i can think of for the teeth and it would fit with the "merciless killer" thing
God this makes me want Hell Arc sooo bad!!
Shigyo and Kumoi are my two favourite looks
I'm always a fan of body modification stuff
I need more Katori NOW. Man. Kubo has a way with designs huh?
Katori has to be my favorite. She just reminds me of Nanao collapsing due to Old Yama spiritual pressure in the Soul Society arc. She gives off the responsible type who stops others from drinking too much.
My favorites are Saizo Sakahone and Nobutsuna Shigyo. Saizo looks so old a thousand years ago he must be ridiculously old. He makes modern-day Yamamoto look young. Yamamoto and Baraggan were very aged, but they were still fit and kinda buff, but Saizo looks like he's been mummified.
Furofushi Saito is pretty cool too. She's of course similar to Riruka, Loly and Hiyori. With the eyepatch and tongue out, she's giving me Nnoitora vibes as well.
Uhin Zenjoji reminds me of Taikon from Hell Verse. It has to be coincidental because I don't think Kubo designed those characters, but it was bugging me that he looked like someone and it finally hit me.
Also glad that we get to see the faces of Danjiro Obana and Chigiri Shijima. Danjiro looks more affable than the rest, and he's got that "scruffy guy" thing going on like Isshin, Kyoraku and Kuruyashiki.
A lot of the characters who look like they could be related to known clans or characters, they could still be related. For instance, Ichigo looks nearly identical to his cousin Kaien Shiba, but he's a kurosaki, so some of these characters could be uncles, cousins, and other relations to known clans and characters, but they are descended from female branches or marriages where the mother's name was taken like with Ichigo.
Also, since they made it clear no captain before Kenpachi was able to become a captain without Bankai, it's kinda scary that apparently all the most violent and bloodthirsty criminals of soul society apparently achieved Bankai 😂
I'm curious if the relative of yorouichi somehow forms the omnitskido after the original Quincy war because of his skill in assassination, which breaks the clan away from the Gotei 13 until centuries later when princess yorouichi is able to regain the clans previous division and combine it with their assassin force
Ichigo is a shiba even though he doesn’t carry the name
@@stonalisa3729 That's true, but because he and his descendants don't carry the Shiba name, it stands to reason that any of the known existing characters could be descendants of the original captains even if the family names are different, as they could be descended from female lines or marriages where the mother's name was given to the children
Great video hehe
Entetsu's mouth grafts together with his spectacles makes the silhouette of his face look like a skull.
Squad 3 captain looks like jean from samurai shampoo aged 40 more years and I absolutely adore it