Unohana Retsu: THE FIRST KENPACHI | BLEACH: Character Analysis
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- Unohana is the caring figure of the gotei 13 she is the Captain of the 4th Division. She is one of the oldest captains within BLEACH along with Yamamoto, Shunsui and Ukitake. In this video I go through every moment of Unohana, including her encounters with various different characters like Aizen and Ichigo. Lastly I discuss her relationship with Kenpachi Zaraki extensively, going through their past and their battle which takes place during the Thousand Year Blood War arc. So lets analyse one of the best written women within BLEACH.
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I always wondered why there was that running gag where everyone was scared of Unohana but her being the FIRST KENPACHI was NOT what I was expecting AT ALL
Same
XD
I knew there was SOMETHING, but didn't expect to strike G🥇LD
Yeah, damn who'd though to head doctor was also the Original killing Machine!!
best scene when the Execution Squad of Hueco Mundo retreated when seeing Unohana on the battlefield. She's a straight up boss
Same, I just thought it's because she's like a big sister/mother figure among the Captains.
*Unohana checking Aizen’s body*
“I’ve made my fair share of corpses and this corpse is looking a little sus”
Lmao she was very sus during that scene.
Wait so she couldve wiped the floor with Aizen? Because why wouldnt you fire your strongest warrior at Aizen?
Insane: Um, sorry?
Unohana: I said there is something very unusual here...
Insane: I-I see...
@@TheCaptainCrack Kyoka suigetsu prob
When you put it like that It's hard not to chuckle.
She was such a ruthless warrior that she didnt even monologue about her Bankai
Honestly that's her worst quality because now we dont know her ability so she's another character who's bankai we dont understand or havent seen
Examples:
Aizen
Ichigo
"Lisa"
"Iba"
"Isane"
Ukitake
@@naraydaniels7832 Plot twist Aizen was always using bankai but downplays it so people think he only using shikai lol.
@@naraydaniels7832 I personally headcanon aizens bankai as a perfect hypnosis created by the person's own mind so it can fool all senses not just the usual 5
(Mainly because of his line to yhwach about seeing ichigo and seeming surprised) it would explain why he doesn't release bankai because it is situational and his shikai grants more control
Well that's my dumb idea at least
@@blingsing5383 bruh aizen's bankai is called tite kubo an ability that allows him to break the 5th wall, thus allowing him to edit the manga
@@naraydaniels7832 damn they must have left it out of the anime. Thanks senpai
Everyone is a Gangster until Captain Unohana Retsu walks in with a smile
And with her hair down while also making her eyes look menacing.
What's even scary is she can kill you multiple times then revive you multiple time.
Bruh if I was a captain I'd mistakingly call her head captain
@@zamasu9396
You were the one who says "Ningen" a lot.
Insane killer's smile on you is really teriible!!!!
Unohana was fricking cool even with her short screen time.
Page-time sounds more accurate
She's an underrated character personally she could potentially be one of the coolest female anime characters
She doesn’t just live on with her legacy to Zaraki. She’s also the namesake of lieutenant Yachiru. So Zaraki’s zanpakto is literally a memorial of Unohana.
And yachiru. She was his shikai, and now doesn't exist anymore :'(
@@mz1929 now i see why kenpachi went looking for her all over the place and got concerned.
@@mz1929 zaraki's shikai is the president of woman association in gotei 13...now when you think about that.... 😂
kenny's zanpakuto is so cool that it actually her own zanpakuto
@@nicetomeetchuu3267 true it shows how powerfull zaraki is that his sword is capable to have his own sword
Bleach's characters are by far the best thing about it
Totally, although the power system fascinates me a lot too. The depth to the zanpakuto and one's inner world, the powers that are a reflection of the soul... Hats off for Mister Kubo
OST is also a masterpiece
However Bleach’s need to give EVERY character a backstory is one of the things that bogged it down given its vast cast of characters.
@@NothingBetterToWatch or expanded. I mean, not everyone has a very detailed backstory, but enough for you to understand the basics of them. I think, as we are talking about what makes Bleach shine, it's side characters (or in general, it's characters) are definitely one of it's bright stars.
Facts
She killed kenpachi repeatedly, killing him then reviving him to repeat the process till he activated his bankai. Nuff said
Didn't he only achieve Shikai, then Bankai when fighting the Quincy? Think he even goes Beserk when he uses his bankai
@@bri1085 Zaraki never realized about the soul of his zanpakuto, it is yachiru. it is so strong that other people can see her and interract with her but kenpachi never realized it...
that's why Unahana knew Kenpachi is far more strong that her, but he wasnt able to unlock his full potential, that's why Unohana kill him again and again so he will unlock it and after the battle, Zaraki able to comunicate with his sword for the first time.
Zaraki and Unohana could have grown more stronger TOGETHER Kubo didn't decide to kill her
If kubo didn't*
@@Christian-rr7oq unohana has already reached her peak, for a long time already.
Thats why she went as far as dying to train Kenpachi since she knows he still has a lot of room for him to grow, unlike her.
She is soooo old, she's mastered ger own techniques. Mastered "healing", totally opposite of what she's good at, and still mastered it. Sh reached the heights of her abilities, like killing Zaraki many times even with his eyepatch removed, when most captains already have hard time with his eyepatch on.
Her bankai is an abolute monster. And how she repeatedly broke and healed zaraki to remove his mental blocks was crqzy.
was this every shown in the anime or not yet?
@@daphnejacinto5617 I don't think we will ever see it.
Haha TYAW go brr
@@daphnejacinto5617 the story wasn’t finished when the anime was
@@Equitine you’re in for a treat😆
The moment she became "yachiru" was chilling this sweet lady who for the most part did not lay a harmful hand on anyone friend or foe turns out to be the first kenpachi the most ruthless shinigami was a shock but after looking back you could see there was a darkness in her and her fight with kenpachi was crazy thanks zimran!
Best people are alweys dangerous
Not gonna lie, completely ruined any fanfics down the line lol
bruh, it totally explains why the other captains and lieutenants were afraid of her.
@@madaratobi321 agree
Unohana's reveal was SO well done. There was a lot of foreshadowing, it really showed that Kubo has always planned for this to happen.
One of the most obvious is when Ukitake and Kyoraku being afraid of her.
@Maddening Hustle69 right, gotta love that.
Kubo didnt plan enything
it was Aizen who knew and plotted everything
@@georgyekimov4577 who the fuck did you think wrote that shit out 😐
@@zvezdoblyat one two there Aizen coming for you...
The reveal of Unohana's true identity was one of the biggest twists in bleach. I think there was a part of her that enjoyed saving lives as opposed to taking lives and wanted to stay as "Unohana Retsu" for the rest of her life. But with the threat of the Quincy, she knew that her days of healing were coming to an end and felt great remorse for what she needed to do. However she at least died content, with the knowledge that her legacy will live in through Kenpachi
Idk man, i find this a total ass-pull plot that i dont even like. The last arc is a huge downhill for the series, and so is this story
@@jeanpablotwice6058 Your opinion and I respect it.
@@jeanpablotwice6058 OUTCLASSED!
@@JBLebosada how? Because he said some random bs that fits in every argument but proves nothing? Lmao
She should've at least battled the the quincy just for once, but all we see about is fight to death with Zaraki, what a shame, even though i'm really excited about the new arc, i'm really disappointed by this part, fight the enemy not your allies hmmm JKJK XD
One important foreshadowing you missed during the Hueco Mundo arc was when she faced off against a squad of arancar and informed them of her name, the squad leaders immediate reaction was to flee.(Most likely Aizen had warned them of just how dangerous she was).
What episode
@@eddiefortsonii544 It was when the captain arrived in the gate and then she was late
yo i just finished bleach and i remember watching this like 3 weeks ago n holy shit that made me think. i thought it was just cause she’s a captain and they knew better but shit idk it could be either or
@@AHHHHELPMESOMEONEPLEASE yea I knew i watched too much anime when I immediately looked that scene up and got spoiled lol, spoilers don’t even phase anymore
It all makes sense now!
I got to rewatch that arc
33:00 Fun fact. Though her shikai and bankai are both “Minazuki”, they are spelled entirely different from each other. Her shikai roughly translates to “Gorge of Flesh Drops” while her bankai means “End of All Things”.
A fanfic written before the TTYBW was written (that had her as the BIG BAD) Translated her Bankai as ANNIHILATE ALL FLESH
@@Ramsey276one OH. What fanfic was this?
Crazy how one kanji can change a word so much.
One of the other subtle things I really like about the fight between Unohana and Kenpachi, is how it shows just how much fighting is a part of how they are. Both of them had become isolated, alone and depressed, because of how strong they were (another recurring theme for several characters within the series who are considered ‘The Strongest of their kind’. Aizen, Starrk and Gremmy being examples of this).
So, when the Kenny and Unohana found each other, it allowed both of them to feel true joy.
Unohana even states in her dying moments, that Kenny was the only man, who ever made her truly happy. Add that to the accompanying visual of Kenpachi literally piercing her with his sword, and her internal monologue about how she felt shameful about the fact that it was a child was the one to make her experience a true sense of ecstasy...
The story of the two Kenpachi’s, is actually the most underrated love story in Bleach. Between it and the Gin and Rangiku story, Kubo is honestly really good at writing tragic romances.
And once again, I must praise Kubo on his artwork, for being able to illustrate the dual personas of Unohana as beautifully as he did.
A great analysis as always. Unohana is a wonderful characther and you really did her justice! Looking forward to the next one!
Yeah, I got mad innuendos from their inner monologues about each lol. The hentai shall be legendary when this gets animated and anime only artists witness
@@MagillanicaLouM Ah, I see you are person of culture as well.
so she died? man i was hoping that she lived. dying for the purpose of just training someone to be stronger seems stupid to me. was expecting to see more of her, tbh
Yes, finally I'm not the only one who thinks this is a love story ! Thank you !
@@disantangeb565 yup, good story, but bad tactic. Especially against advantageous opponents while dealing with dwindling manpower
Unohana has tons of experience with corpses in her past. She knew that wasn't Aizen real corpse.
Throughout the manga and anime, you would always see how easily she would intimidate the senior members of the gotei 13. She would insist on certain actions being taken and her facial expression would become uncharacteristically serious. She was always one of the more interesting characters due to the amount of mystery that surrounded her. Up until the last Arc, Kubo left a lot to the imagination.
She was the first recruited by Yamamoto...ukitake and shisui were here junior
@@kaustavborah4621 agree they remember how she was they respected her a lot
The way she looked at ichigo when she realized how strong he is lmaooo she thought about killing lol look at her face its the evil 1 waking up smelling blood 🤣
I ain't gonna lie; I was really surprised when I first read about her being the first Kenpachi. Like, really surprised. Because she's always been so beautiful, kind, and a great healer. Loving her plants. You would've never thought that she used to be a bloodthirsty killer. Anyway, great analysis, man.
the best part is how Kubo shifts the healer trope. Think how messed up it is, when a healer keeps healing you so you can suffer more, or heal herself to keep fighting. You wont die against her until she makes the call that you have suffered enough.
Zaraki really cried when he killed her...damn it was sad
The only women Zaraki admired....
Thx for the spoil
@@root8able bruh wym spoil, its been like 5 years since its been out
@@yurig5081 It is still a spoil
Yeah, still a spoil, what's next Ace is dead? Allmight doesn't have his powers anymore?
@@jrpueyo7531 i didn't read the manga. The story became convulated and retarded. Who is Ace?
She’s the scariest captain in Soul Society. Imagine healing your opponents so she can fight them again and again. It’s an insult to your opponent.
Why rub salt in the wound when you can heal the wound and cut them again?
That’s what Thor said?
@@SinHurrThat is like her being sadist but lightly
It's interesting she seemingly tried to redeem herself from her life of bloodshed by helping others only to have that end to train Zaraki with its fatal outcome. As crazy as it may sound her death was probably her way of redeeming herself even if she reverted to her bloodthirsty serial killer past in that time. She represents the light and dark duality of Gotei 13.
It was stated that she learned medic techniques just so she could kill even more...
@@randomzzz6542 agree unahana was dark character by nature that learned to love healing and i remember line of start of gotei 13 at beggining they all were bunch of killers
Great stuff man - Way better than my history class
Agreed
Damn bruh😂
It’s crazy how all of kubo’s characters are goats
For me
Kubo is not like many other manga writers
He will always find ways to make each character interesting
I guess you've had taken the G.O.A.TS test sir.
@@gwarguraqueentrickstarcoat9110 oda also made every one piece characters like that . this is why i miss the big 3. so much fun reading them compare to shity anime nowadays. all about isekais and shits
@@faiz5815 Yeah, majority of the Isekai main characters are all the same with small tweaks here and there. “I was a loser, or average person but ended up being the protag of an RPG”. Why is the setting in middle Earth all the damn time?
@@gwarguraqueentrickstarcoat9110 it's like every character can be a protagonist in other anime low-key unohana one of the coolest female anime characters
I always had the suspicion that Unohana was more than meets the eye. Her nonchalantly walking through the battlefield with her weakass assistant; Her way of talking with Captain Yamamoto like they're old time buddies; Everybody doesn't want to mess with her.
She exudes a charm of a veteran warrior even back in the Soul Society arc.
But damn, her being the first Kenpachi was a nice twist.
Lmao yeah the safest in a battlefield is probably walking nonchalantly with unohana.
No you didn’t…
You’re just a bandwagon just like everyone else. If she was just a healing doctor you wouldn’t care about her at all…
@@SoulReaperSlayer19 err, this has been a long standing theory/speculation that Unohana was a powerful shinigami ever since she was introduced. A lot of people has been on board this "bandwagon" from the beginning. It was nothing new.
And you do know that the "silent healer/support/doctor/motherly figure turns out to be insanely strong" has been a common trope in anime, right?
Every time I saw Unohana, I swear to you that the temperature in my room drops and I just feel dread 😭
One of the best foreshadowing in Bleach. The "Running Gag" has the Thirteen Court Guard Squads fearing her, then when you find out what she's like in her earlier life, it all starts to make sense
Kenny didn't just respect unohana, I think he loved her in his own way. Who would subconsciously weaken themselves just to be able to relive that fear of facing her.
It was just admiration of strength. No more, no less.
@@unbowedqueen He loved the fact that someone stronger than him appeared
I'm pretty sure you're mistaking on the pile of bodies. Her squad member asked if he should get rid of the pile of bodies, she replied that she wanst the one who made the pile, then Kenpa appeared. Those were Little Kenpachi kills
Yep. The other mistake is he said kenpachi getting stabbed through the throat was imagined because of his fear, when the blood drop that flys off from it and hits unohanas face and then stayed there after the fact showed she really did stab him then healed him. Still a great vid as always though.
@Frozen Monster Makes sense. Because it was like killing an ant's rather than killing a foe. Unohana are badass af.
Great call. The TYBW anime confirms this in the latest episode(ep. 10)
She’s the mother of all mothers: living a wild and crazy life, only to give it all up for her children (mainly Kenny) ONLY to revert back to it just to show her kids (still mainly Kenny) how to grow up
After reading about Unohana's past and rewatching bleach it is amazing to see the subtle details in her character. I was shocked to see how far Kubo seemed to have planned ahead. It made each interaction with her more unique and truly showed in each scene. She was more than just feared by other captains she was revered by them. You truly did Unohana justice in this analysis and you did a great service to the Bleach Comunnity thank you.
She never showed up much but I always liked Unohana as a character, her caring personality paired with the fact that she had this uncanny ability to intimidate anyone made her a really fun character to watch. I also enjoyed how just a simple change in expression and letting her hair down makes her go from looking like a gentle mom to looking like a bloody psychopath
YEAH BABYYY, THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
One of my favorite villains in media once said "A healer has the most bloodiest of hands" and that fits Unohana to a T.
I'll teach Zaraki Kenpachi...the art of killing..
@Maddening Hustle69 Well I think that was part " teach "
Wow, I really enjoyed this. I always knew that Unohana had a dark side to her due to Kubo's hints. Every time she stepped on the scene, she intimidated everybody.
Also, if I remember correctly Zaraki named his lieutenant Yachiru and now I see it was out of admiration.
Wonderful video.
This man is definitely my favourite UA-cam at the moment
Ichigo's face when she wanted to run in front of him on the way to go fight Izen was brilliant. He could sense it.
From the beginning I always knew she was overpowered. She had the smile of don't cross me. Great video dood.
Great video! Unohana was one of the best surprises in tybw. She was ruthless and a complete savage. Really wish we got to see more of her back in the day when she was a criminal. Im really loving your content. Much love man
Cool to see you here, Havoc! Agreed, the Unohana and Kenpachi battle is one of the best things in the TYBW.
Nice to see Bleach UA-camrs supporting each others videos!
@@jrgenvellesen7800 ❤
I wished she didn't have to die and we could have seen her fight in the quincy war.
she swore to not fight with her sword, No way in hell she had any plans to fight them.
I agree. Her death really didn’t sit well me. I would’ve liked it better if she lived after training Kenpachi to unlock his zanpakuto.
The parallel with MGS3 is spot on. Both are masterpieces that show how "succesfully subverting expectations" should be done.
Fully agreed
Yeah, I've never player MGS3, but that speech at the end of video seemed it was made specially for Unohana vs. Zaraki, seeing how well it fits.
It's not *quite* a 1:1 parallel, just close to it. Big Boss was... not stronger than The Boss, he couldn't have won that fight if she'd been trying to win. She was trying to lose, but not to the extent of completely throwing.
Scariest waifu to ever exist.
True that. Still compared to some of the others she TRIED to be good and help others, that's part of her appeal.
and she left behind the heir to her title zaraki
Android 18 is laughing. LOL
I think you mean "Most Wasted Waifu in existence".
She was killed just so Kepnachi's sorry arse could get more power.
I never understood why that asshole got so much love from the fans.
He's not in it to do good. No, he just loves killin' things.
@@dustinmaxwell259 Maki is that you ? :-p
I’ve heard she was stronger than Kenpachi. I never believed it. But now, she’s terrifying. It’s always the calm ones.
When i read those chapters during TYBW I literally cried. Call me sick or psycho but this relationship between(specially during the fight) Zaraki and Unohana felt like love. Love where you wanna release all of yourself and feel all of the other person.
When Unohana died in Zarakis hands It got me the feeling when you found again the person you truly loved only to lose her the next moment. Truly heartbreaking... Specially When you saw her joy, happiness, laughter, excitment and you could be your old self moments ago.
Even right now it brings pain....
Unohana
Proof of how Soul Society changedfrom era to era; from the time of the First Kenpachi to the gentle Healer Captain YOU DO NOT WANT TO ANGER
T~T awwww the 1k blood war arc is finally getting youtube videos for it, after finishing the manga years ago I swear there was like no videos for it so I was just satisfied with the manga but now its so cool finally getting videos that explain stuff and do deep dives into the last arc!
Unohana is one of my favorite characters and this analysis of her character really did her justice!
When this gets animated, I’ll probably cry. The writing & pages, everything was beautifully written from the moment with Yachiru & Tenjiro to Shunsui & Yachiru, the back stories of both Yachiru and Zaraki. This made me like Yachiru even more and she is up there with my favourite characters from bleach along with Ichigo & Kenpachi. I cannot wait for this Arc to arrive 💫
This is so good. Can't wait for the Yhwach analysis.
This is very well done sir. Misses Unohana is greatly underrated and under appreciated.
"Instead of having two powerhouses, let's just have one kill the other to get slightly stronger."
This is why SS deserved to lose.
Slightly, lol. It was stupid because she didn't need to die. Kenpachi had already reached his full power before he killed her.
@@azearaazymoto461 EXACTLY! WHY KILL OFF THE TWO POWER HOUSES? IT WAS SO DUMB!
It's not slightly, Kenpachi was about a hundred times stronger the moment Yachiru was done with him, a shinigami become about 10x stronger with awakened shikai and about 25 times stronger with Bankai, this is not counting the countless times that he is revived and getting stronger. We see how significant his "power ups" were, during SS arc he can only fight on par with Ichigo Shikai and loses barely but after that near death he can beat Nnoitra ranked 5th Espada who is stronger than Grimmjow. So he has become far more powerful not slightly. Also, if she didn't die doing this she wouldn't have fight anyway, that's her conviction, she convinced herself to not ever fight again due to her "sin" of making the most powerful opponent weak
@@t.390 Because that was her "legacy" there is nothing else she wanted to live for and can u blame her for how old she is?
Honestly I agree with you. Why in the world would you not let arguably your best swordsman die, but by no doubt your best and most skilled healer die in a war no less?
Got keen senses as only her and old man Yama managed to not be completely fooled by Aizen's shikai as I'll say maybe only Shunsui could be matching her in pure swordsmanship.
So Kenpachi fought Kenpachi, but due to the lack of strength from Kenpachi, Kenpachi decided to limit himself.
Kenpachi then stepped down as captain of the 11th, and Kenpachi became the new captain, while Kenpachi wandered around untill one day showing back up and killing Kenpachi to become the captain of the 11th himself.
kenpachi-ception
The greatest allusion to Unohana's past is the fact the she was by far the greatest known medic in the seireitei. Back in ye olden days executioners/torturers would often become doctors because they knew exactly how to hurt people. Inversely, they would also know how to fix those injuries so the target of their treatment wouldn't die too soon.
You’re underrated as hell these analysis are really good
I wished we could have seen her fighting the arrancar and Quincys. Sure she wouldn't have been able to counter Aizen or Yhwach
Yamamoto and unohana are enough to manhandle aizen and his espadas
I think she was the real last resort against aizen.
During the fight with aizen and arrancar. Yama order her to stay in Soul society for the reason of being a medic even tho he knew her past and capabilities. Tbh the last resort idea is not far from true.
Retsu : heal everyone :)
Unohana : kill anyone ;)
Yachiru**
After a decade she is still one of my most favorite female anime character alongside tsunade, and boa hancock. Unohana is a character that others may feel that is weak, fragile, someone that is always a target of bullies but little did they know that she is the one, the strongest of them all, the character who always love fighting. All hail Queen Unohana ❤️
Such a beautiful dynamic between two kenpachis. Thank you for this beautiful analysis ❤️
I wonder if it's a plot loophole that Kenpachi, Kuchiki, and Kurotsuchi were not present for the final battle with Aizen because they had still never seen Kyokasuigetsu's release.
I always wondered why some characters reacted in utter fear to some things she said. Now I know. This is awesome.
my favorite anime/manga character of all time i was sooooo sad when she died i felt emptiness for the first time in my life... thank you for this amazing video i really enjoyed it...( i was sooo happy when i saw her in the thumbnail that i clicked without reading the title XD)
Bro i literally called it, i was muttering to myself the entire time how i always felt this dynamic was like snake and boss from mgs3 and then you make the comparison and i freaked out with joy lmao. Good video.
I’ve been waiting on this great video now we waiting for that ichigo video
Thank you for this. I had missed the importance of Unohana and her background really. This was a really fantastic breakdown.
Two words: Mommy milkers
First off, this being the first comment I see is cursed.
Second, this comment being "Hearted" is cursed.
Third, pin this comment post haste.
Facts
😂😂facts
Haha 😅
Big facts
The fight between Kenpachi is my favorite moment in Bleach... the foreshadowing... just epic.
Every single time they showed the switch in character.. goosebumps!
Wow, brother your work and analysis is just amazing. Had to stop video in-between to comment first.
Zombie Powder when?
Youd think how willing Aizen was to demonstrate all the captains and lutinents his zanpaktou power wouldve raised SOME kind of suspicion in someones mind even just a little
i feel like the reason Unohana is so indifferent when healing people no matter their background just proves how she likely doesnt see them as a threat at all. she knows that she is still yachiru and can kill them as quick if not quicker than she can heal them.
In a way the story of Unohana and Zaraki is basically a love story but just a really clever and twisted version. Normally two characters express mutual emotions in a romantic way and they "complete each other" thru a traditional interaction. Zaraki and Unohana basically do the exaxt same thing except they substitute battle for romance. Even the way Zaraki holds her when he kills her and pleads with her to not die while she tells him its ok and she can pass away happy and content because of him is straight out of a typical love story... just... with swords. Its really cool.
Zaraki holding Unohana in his arms, begging for her not to die is a little heart breaking. He doesnt want to lose his oldest rival, yet shes ready to move on after completing her goal.
The best analysis video of Unohana I seen so far.
all that healing of friend and foe was for Kenpachi more people for him to fight such an amazing and scary waifu xD
❤I love these videos!!!! She's my top favorite aside from Kenpachi. Plus her Bankai has my name in it ❤❤❤ second time I listen to your videos while I lift weights 😊
I have been waiting forever for this analysis!!!!! She was and still is my favorite female character in bleach. Ever since she walked by Kyoraku and Ukitake in the invasion of soul society ark and she let some of her menace out i was entrapped by her and she will always be the waifu of bleach for me
I wonder what came first, Tenjiro's healing springs or Unohana's Minazuki. Both create a potent healing bath for the patient, so its not unlikely that one inspired the other.
It was the reveal of Unohana's true identity that made her my favourite character of all time. Up until that point, every women in anime and shonen manga that I had watched and read were either: weak, useless, or had a really bad personality. I didn't like female characters at all, and as a woman myself, this really upset me. I wanted there to be a strong woman and just couldn't find one. I was getting tired of the women being written poorly and extremely sexualised.
I read the Bleach manga, and along with it came Unohana. I didn't pay any attention to her at first because she was the healer, and I said "Of course, the women are the healers. Ugh."
I was so wrong. Come TYBW, it turns out she's one of the most powerful shinigami and she was just hiding her true self. I was so happy. The moment she revealed herself to be the first Kenpachi, she became my favourite character of all time. The following chapters showing her backstory and her fight with Kenpachi Zaraki made me fall in love with her more.
My life changed after reading the Bleach manga. Kubo created and wrote a woman in a shonen manga that wasn't like the others. Unohana wasn't overly sexualised like the women are in One Piece, and Unohana wasn't useless and written poorly like the women in Naruto. These were the most common issues I found with how the women were written in shonen.
Bleach is my favourite series of all time, and Retsu Unohana is my favourite character of all time. I will be forever grateful to Kubo for writing Unohana the way he did. He gave me hope that maybe, shonen manga authors will stop writing women with the common useless, weak, and overly sexualised tropes. We've already seen some of it in Jujutsu Kaisen, with Nobara and Maki. I hope the way women are written in shonen will continue to change and abandon these bad tropes.
...this somehow turned into a short essay... Sorry about that 😅😅
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I think the animes that bring female characters justice are jujutsu kaisen and black clover, including bleach,Noelle and Nobara kugisaki were really good characters and have personalities that are relatable and good
And please don't ever watch Fairy Tail, you probably stress a lot you know.
Very agree! I'm a fan of female character of every anime. And mostly getting disappointed in the end one of example you already mentioned is Sakura. 😔 She has a potential but the author sucks! She is poor written and i expect so much from her because of Ino, i though author put her for Sakura's character development to become stronger just like naruto x sasuke rivalry. But yikes i didn't happen.
Today Yoruichi and Tsunade are the two strongest character i like the most. And now unohana is on my list now! She's the best female plot twist i ever encounter in anme I'm shock really. Clap to author. But there's 1 more strong female character in 90's that also a baddest. Check fuuko kirisawa if you didn't know her yet, She's quite good. She's the first female character i idolized as a child, she can fight on her own and wins against strong male opponents.
I 100% agree except that Bleach is not my favourite anime.
If you are looking for strong women who are not poorly written go watch Ryougi Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai or Balsa or Fujiko Mine from Lupin III ;))
I Also,,,Love You're Content DBZimran.
Unohana has always been my favorite character in Bleach. Like, she's too virtuous a character she's hiding something. Her being looking too young, being a medic yet being feared by others don't help either. Something in her is just too mysterious and the Thousand Year Blood War arc revealed everything, and why she is my favorite character
when you're a warrior but you outlevel everyone so much that you join your friends' party as mage/healer
Damn we've waited so long for this video...
It was shown in the data books how powerful she was early on, but her being the first kenpachi was like okay now I see why she was so strong. It was weird how at the beginning when it showed everyone's stats her's was so high but she never fought.
Kenpachi:
- spiky hair
- yellow battle aura
- loves battle more then his life
- usually supresses his power at the start of battle
- grows stronger every time he is brought to near- death
Somehow that reminds me of some other fighting anime character....
saiyan 😂
Unohana arrives to hueco mundo:
Autofilled support.
Loved the video
I loved reading the manga. The reveal of Unohana as the 1st Kenpachi gave me chills.
This video just helps with my thought that a really kind and gentle person wither in fiction or real life possibly has had either a really messed up past or is just messed up in general
Dude when I first saw her in bleach I had the mentality that she will slaughter anyone who steps then finding out she was the first kenpachi I was like it make sense now why I got that feeling from her
This whole explanation video about Unohana was very learningful and understanding it makes me love bleach even more now this video was very amazing thank you for your time and effort in making it I'm a new fan at what you do now keep on going‼️
She is captain of the 4th squad. And in Chinese or East Asian culture, number four means bad luck or even death. I even thought it ironic before (and kinda sus) that she carried that number since she heals people which prevents their deaths. After knowing her back story, it kind of make sense.
Even the videos are long, the explanations give me a renew sense of the quality of the story and dephs of the characters. Thank you for doing all of this.
All I can’t say, is she’s highly underrated
Not sure who plays Bleach: Brave Souls, But the version of her where she is Yachiru, her ultimate is truly eerie. From music composition, coloring, and just over all set up... seeing this video put into perspective as to WHY it is how it is. THANK YOU! The video is made very well and explains so much.
Isshin Shiba/Isshin Kurosaki is also one of the original shinigami captains next to Unohana and Yamamoto. We see him in a silhouette with the original captains.
That makes me ask myself how he was. I remember Ywach referring to them as a group of thugs so I would be interested to see what he was like.
That wasn’t him
This was so well done!!! I actually cried on that game it was amazing!! Thank you for the wonderful correlation.
Unohana is one of the best character in bleach and will always be my number 1. I wonder did Zaraki fell in loved or granted respect to unohana after he killed her because there were an image at 31:51 that said "don't die". Anyway seeing unohana needing to die to not carry on the title kenpachi made me cry.
Unohana is more like a mentor or teacher to Zaraki. She dies mentoring him to become the strongest Kenpachi. That's why Zaraki respected her so much.
Aizen with other Captains: Kill them all.
Aizen with Unohana: *Run away calmly and respectfully.*