GIN ICHIMARU - Bleach Character ANALYSIS | The Cold-Blooded Smile
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- One of Bleach's most beloved characters is the sinister Gin Ichimaru, the former 3rd Division Captain turned traitor. In this character analysis video, we'll explore the man behind the permanent grin and take a look at his motivations, his overall plan, and his role in the series.
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Really, Gin’s plan *worked.* Perfectly. He just didn’t account for Aizen activating cheat codes.
Insert the Blood Code from mortal kombat here ⬆️
It worked super well. Some might even say if not for everyone fighting Aizen, he would’ve have had time to evolve and would’ve definitely died.
Gin didnt know Aizen was going to fuze with the hogyoku at all, he found out when Aizen revealed it to Ichigo after he defeated the gotei 13, Gin never planned on having to kill an immortal
U mean Aizen's plot armour
Yeah that wasn't even plot armor just straight up shit writing, I fucking love bleach for the characters, aesthetic and for the fact that to this day it still has one of the most unique and interesting power systems in any series, but the writing was pretty much mediocre at best.
"Gin doesn't do much between the Soul Society arc and the Arrancar arc."
Arrancar Encyclopedia: "Am I a joke to you?"
@All These Squares Make A Circle You can easily find the dubbed Arrancar Encyclopedias on TH-cam, though. Maybe they came with the Blu Rays of Bleach?
@All These Squares Make A Circle Yeah sub is better.
@@Rintow207 Well that's because it's a proper noun, it's the name of the katana.
Also, personally I think it sounds lamer to translate the techniques to English because it rolls off the tongue harder. They tried to do that for the "official" subs for Bleach that came after the Dattebayo fan subs shut down (around the final Ulquiorra fight), where Getsuga Tensho was called the full "Heavenly Shocking Lunar Fang", so Ulquiorra was like "Show me your Heavenly Shocking Lunar Fang at full power" over and over and it was so weird. Like, we don't call the Kamehameha the "Turtle Wave", it completely takes away the point of the name of ending with "Ha!", that Toriyama wanted to go for.
You should research some translations for the Zanpakuto names, like Daiguren Hyorimaru or Kokujo Tengen Myou, they're more mouthfuls than the japanese name XD
@@zemox2534no. Dub is better
See? I can do it too 😘
His eyes were secretly shut the whole time so he couldn't see Aizens shikai
Why would he go for all that trouble to counter kyoka suigetsu
Just like everyone else, Gin was under Aizen's hypnosis all the time.
Aizen made sure to cast the hypnosis on every strong shinigami in the Gotei 13; obviously he wouldn't leave someone like Gin out especially considering the fact he was going to be Aizen's right arm
@@kensmilepachi3313 gin wasn't under his spell that was the whole idea of him touching aizens sword.
U nees to touch the blade before its activation to block it.
So yes gin kept eyes closed to negate aizens hax powers.
This was explained very clearly
@@Scorpy666
Sorry but you got it all wrong.
The closed eyes are simply part of his character design, nothing more or less.
As for Kyoka Suigetsu, the only way to escape the hypnosis *for those who are already under its effect* is to touch the blade..
If you aren't under the hypnosis, there's no need to touch the blade at all (just like Ichigo who didn't need to touch the blade to fight Aizen)
@@Scorpy666 That's not true at all. Yamamoto is another example that he was under complete hypnosis and since he physically touched the blade as he got stabbed, he was able to negate the effect and detect the real Aizen.
What if everything went according to Gin's plan?
Gin: Hey guys I'm not really evil, I killed Aizen and have the Hōgyoku to give to Kisuke. Sorry for doing things like cutting a person in half and tried killing you guys multiple times. So... can I have my job back?
*immediately sentenced to Muken*
Gin: Okay, at least it can't get any worse...
*outside screaming*
random soon to be dead Shinigami "The Quincy are invading!!!"
Gin "well fuck"
LMFAOOOOO I thought the same shit !!!
Gin was not good guy he was anti guy with his own goal he wouldn't apologize except to rangiku.
@@rayvonvelez3129 that's why he would be thrown in Muken
I feel like he wouldn't go back like that - he'd just bail without seeking thanks, maybe leave a note for Rangiku or Urahara / Mayuri to 'fix her', and go do his own thing. He's not seeking recognition after all, so what purpose would trying to get his job back serve? But in turn, then he'd be around to help do something in the final arc or at least see him be challenged further in his beliefs [particularly w/ X-cution & the Quincy].
Either way it's truly a shame that he just got left for dead whilst Orihime later went and saved who were, at the time, essentially random Arrancar enemies by comparison.
He never really wanted to be captain
Of all the moments in bleach.. Gin's Kamishi no yari piercing Aizen and the background music in that scene was absolutely phenomenal...
I think Gin's timing was perfect because although Aizen was more powerful once he began to fuse with the Hokyoku, that level of power also upped his arrogance quite a bit. Aizen is willing to use Kyoka Suigetsu actively while he was a captain, and he was extremely cautious. We saw that with him having barriers around his neck to block attacks in case someone went for it. Once he evolved though he not only stopped using his Shikai, but he just stopped being as catious. When Gin touches Aizen's blade, Aizen doesn't think anything of it because of how casual it was, but also because Gin stepped in to kill Ichigo's friends for him. And his arrogance didn't make him think that at this point Gin, who has served him for decades, and flat out murdered the person Aizen though was special to him, would even attempt to kill a god. That's why Aizen's face was so shocked (the most shock we've seen on his face up to that point), but also why Aizen brutalizes him after. Aizen flat out admits to Gin that he was fearful, but I also think he was angry, because Gin was his most trusted ally, and he ended up loosing him.
@Scrota, Sack of Oryx Aizen did always have the belief that Gin would betray him, but at that point Aizen was so powerful he could cause others to fade from existence. He never believed a mere Soul Reaper could harm him, let alone almost kill him. The look on Aizen's face shows that he never expected Gin to strike now, or at the very least he never expected Gin to actually hurt him. Either way, his arrogance got the better of him. And even Aizen's distrust with Gin didn't remove the fact that Gin was not only the person who knew him best, but that Gin was the only one of his allies left. Manipulation and distrust aside, one of Aizen's biggest character traits is that he's lonely. So when he strikes down Gin, he solidifies in the physical sense that no one is near him anymore.
@Scrota, Sack of Oryx personally i disagree that Aizen beleived Gin actually planned to kill him, I think that quote was merely Aizen trying to justify to himself how his most trusted ally was able to deceive him so easily. Just focus on how Kubo writes Aizen's actions not what Aizen is saying.
@Scrota, Sack of Oryx i know what he said and I know he didnt fully trust Gin but i still dont think Aizen beleived Gin was going to betray him, maybe thought he would in a gut feeling kinda of way but he didnt know for certain and in all likelihood didnt want Gin to. Gin and Aizen are very similar individuals and Aizen would have caught on to this. Its why Aizen trained Gin and made him his right hand man but that also why he couldnt fully trust him, because Aizen knew himself aswell.
@@cameronjones9092 Aizen literally tells Gin he kept him around because he knew Gin wanted to kill him. He said that fear is important for a creature's evolution and that fear Gin created caused Aizen to always be on edge, always on alert.
Aizen knew the whole time.
@@lethargictroll6788 like i said i know the quote, Im saying Aizen wasnt wanting or hoping for Gin to try to kill him, remember Aizen trusts no one, and when you live under that mind set you beleive everyone is trying to kill you. I guess im trying to say that Aizen was paranoid that Gin might try to kill him and that is what kept him on edge. I dont think he knew with 100% certainty and like I said Aizen never wanted Gin to betray him. Plus you could argue that Aizen organized his whole career on his belief in "fear and evolution", for if Soul Society discovered his evil actions he would have been executed, thus forcing Aizen to be more careful and thourough in the pursuit of his ambitions
One thing not a whole lot of people talk about is how symbolic Gin's true bankai ability is. After he betrays Aizen, he reveals that his bankai's true ability is it's dust poison, and Rangiku's shikai itself revolves around dust and ash. Pretty sure from a writing standpoint, the only reason Gin's bankai even relates to dust in that way, and why he hid the ability, was to represent the way he also hid where his true loyalty lied: Rangiku.
I always felt that aspect tied into his snake theme. Fast striking like a snake with secret venom as his trump card.
Also his bankia translated to english is "God killing spear" The whole purpose of his Bankai is to kill a God (Aizen)
I would give you a like, but they're at 69 at the time of me seeing it.
Yoooo, this is as hell of a comment
@@yorecf9641I was gonna like this, but then I realized that it already has two more likes than it deserves.
Gin did have that monologue about being a snake devouring people and with same mouth saying "i love you" and rangiku also got that monologue in the aftermath about gin not leaving a single memento for her and she loved that about him. so i think its kinda fair to assume their feelings are romantic somewhat
I think this was Gin wondering if Rangiku could forgive him for everything he did under Aizen, and also for not involving her in his plans. Had he gone too far down the rabbit hole? Even if his reasons were to help her?
Gin was the “Itachi” of Bleach. And the reveal didn’t happen right up until the end.
Brilliant👌🏿
Gin was Itachi done right
@@katakurifan5213 how was Itachi not done right?
@@CommanderShepard-wq3wo got a decal of his/Sasuke's eye on my whip but even I gotta admit offing your/a whole clan is damn near psychopathic
still I do think it was done right in the end
his kid flashback portrayed him as almost autistic in his quest to find the meaning of "a village"
what he did could not have been done by a normal person, I liked how they showed hi abnormality in many little moments
like when he tells his little lady friend and I quote
"I'm glad you didn't die"
in the aftermath of Kyuubi attack, both are like 6yo mind you XD
very interesting how many people see Gin as irredeemable more so than Itachi, who did way worse
from what I gather as I never read bleach
tldr; I guess Itachi was done better, pls disregard
All Gin wanted was to not see Rangiku cry again.
I'm not crying. You're crying.
We both are crying
ಥ_ಥ ಥ_ಥ
I think Aizen genuinely liked Gin because if he didn’t I doubt he would have told Gin about kyoka suigetsu’s weakness or let Gin critique his behavior. Aizen has killed people for way less. Not mention it always seems like when Aizen wins fights he sort of fascinated with himself and smiles after like he saying to himself “Tch Nobody can fuck with me” but when he killed Gin it seemed like he to no enjoyment from doing it he just stared at Matsumoto embracing Gin as he was dying.
The feeling of isolation, knowing that the only team member left of his was trying to kill him, probably felt completely alone then
He didn't tell Gin the weakness. Gin found out by himself.
Aizen never told Gin, Gin found out by himself.
You’re an idiot
@@br5073 but am I wrong though?
Gin worked his plan perfectly. He tested Ichigo to see if he was a reasonable plan B while completely destroying him. Was able to beat powered up Aizen and only through an unknown factor of the hogyoku did Aizen return to life. Aizen was truly terrified as he was dying.
Pretty insane that Gins bankai was able to even affect, let alone insta kill the same Aizen form that casually tanked all of Kisuke's, Yoruichi's, and Isshin's strongest attacks. Considering base Aizen was already strong enough to no sell Soi Fon's shikai, which itself is supposed to be a 2 hit instant kill, and casually tank the Hado 96 that cost Yamamoto his arm, and also easily tank (Post Waco Mundo) Ichigo's strongest surprise attack Getsuga Tensho, makes Gin's attack seem that much more ridiculously overpowered.
Kisuke Yoruichi and isshin were not using their strongest attacks..
Waco mundo...... Sorry dont change the spelling its hilarious i love it
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 Which I've never understood
My fav moment
Gin: Your back and neck are exposed.
Ichigo: *turns in shock*
Gin: I was just messing with you.
lmao
Mine;
Gin: "are you sure you want to dodge that?"
When you talk about Gin taunting Rukia at 22:37, I don't think Gin was being a bad guy at all there, I think this is one of the moments where we see Gin's feelings. He recognises that Rukia isn't fighting back, that she has accepted her fate, and is walking to the gallows in a kind of trance. Gin's comments wake her up, make her realise that she doesn't want to die. Damn, I miss Gin.
Nah it's pretty sadistic, it's not like he was gonna save her at the last minute. Rukia was just about to finally accept her fate before Gin gave her a glimmer of hope just to make her suffer all over again.
@@Uchiha-fi4ij missing the forest....
Tosen: I fight blind
Gin: I fight with my eyes closed
I think it was foreshadowed with Gin's release names: "god spear" to "god slaying spear" which I thought was pretty cool as it was like clear resolution when he attempts to kill Aizen. Also being a genius, he was in my opinion lending himself towards nihilism and in that way, kind of gets killed by his own sort of disregard for everything kind of thing.
nihislm isnt bad because of having intelligence, seems like youre anti intelligence
Gin needed to learn Kyoukai Suigetsu secret before killing Aizen. I'm sure he was under the effect like everyone else. Aizen knows he told him this so any random "Lemme see Kyoukai Suigetsu" would be met with suspicion from Aizen. He so fluidly grabbed his blade at the end as to not draw suspicion, it seemed natural. I feel that's the ONLY opening he could find tbh because Aizen isnt stupid and was always vigilant of Gin saying something like "I have to be careful you're always watching me"
Remember when Matsumoto had her sword to Gins neck and when he gets transported to Hueco Mundo he goes 'I would have liked being your prisoner for a little longer'.
That is sexual lol I think him and Matsumoto had a sexual tension to their relationship
Ibo Cetinkaya Agreed lol
Yeah maybe but it’s Also Matsumoto I mean she’s literally a walking flirt machine and hell we don’t complain lolZ
Ah GIN ICHIMARU, the true hero of Bleach and his nice little love story! I won't say he is evil but solo definetely!
Gin moved the Corridors in Las noches to give Ichigo and his friends a chance to survive, by not facing powerfull Arrancars. Imagine them facing Barragan as soon as they arrive!
I see Gin as someone might see a double agent DEEP in infiltration. In order to complete the mission and prevent FAR more horrific things and outcomes, you have to live and breath evil until the moment is right.
The reason Gin didn't attempt to assasinate Aizen before that moment is simple. Aizen is always 3 steps ahead and aizen knows that he knows about his weakness. For all Gin knows, every time he see's aizen let his guard down or place his sword with in Gin's reach, it could be an illusion, a fatal test for Gin.
BUT it was at that moment that Gin knew Aizen had built Ichigo up over years to be his sparing partner. Gin knew Aizen was so proud and captivated by his own acomplishments and power that if his sword was exposed in battle with Ichigo, THAT was the moment to strike.
Shinso is one of the most underrated weapons
It's actually my favorite, especially the bankai. Sure it doesn't look as flashy compared to other bankais, but that's the beauty of it. It doesn't need to be flashy to be awesome and powerful.
@@Gekokujousama Its an insta kill. He can hit anyone with it and that 1 hit is insta death. Only reason Aizen didn't die is because at the time he was some sort of psuedo God.
@@daigo12865 Immortal
@@daigo12865 Yup. If Gin could just get around Blut Vene, he'd solo most Sternritter.
But he can't, so he'd pretty much do nothing in TYBW.
@@Rintow207 He could take the weaker ones, yes, but no more. Gin was slightly higher in power than pre-Unohana Kenpachi, so anyone Kenpachi could kill before his buff can also be killed by Gin.
Gin wanted the hogyoku to give back the piece of Rangikus soul aizen took from her
Did you get the impression that Rangiku was sexually assaulted - in the incident Gin witnessed? I’m not sure how the manga showed it or if the anime changed it, but that was just something that occurred to me when it was shown in the anime.
@@OriginalDonutposse looking back on it I see what u mean
Oh my god me too
I think you may have Gin wrong. Gin didn't try to kill Aizen earlier because he wasn't sure what would work. He had to find out Aizen's plot, get stronger, gain his trust, and see Aizen's strength compared to the Gotei. When he cut Hyori in half he could've actually killed her by destroying her soul sleep and chain, but he just made it look like he tried. We know shinigami can be cut in half and survive. The only shinigami we actually see Gin killed was one loyal to Aizen. Gin was definitely just playing the long game and he finally saw that Aizen let his guard down when he was fighting Isshin, Yoruichi, and Urahara. I think he was a really selfless person but he played the part of a villain in order to keep Aizen from being too suspicious of him (though it didn't work) and to keep Soul Society from suspecting Aizen at first. If Gin was truly just a lawless person Aizen wouldn't have suspected his betrayal because, like Tosen, he would just been what he appears to be and there would be no motive to kill Aizen.
Also, if Gin was trying to retrieve what Aizen took from Rangiku, he may have been trying to figure out how to do that. So he needed Aizen alive longer. But he realized there was nobody left to stop Aizen but him, so he had to try to kill him and take the hogyoku. He still didn't understand the hogyoku though. That was his undoing.
Eyyy, my favorite character in Bleach. Gin was great and criminally underused, really wish he had more fights in Bleach. His Zanpakuto is also one of my favorites, it fits his snake-like personality to a T. The fact that he's even genre savy enough to straight-up lie about his abilities, in a Shonen manga where characters constantly explain their abilities and end up losing because of it, makes him a real breath of fresh air.
R.I.P. Gin, you died due to complete plot-induced bullshit.
Thebes342 and he never really lost. He was giving ichigo a run for his money and despite taking a bankai getsuga tenshou, he didn’t really break a sweat.
I’m really confused, I’ve been watching anime for the longest time and I can’t remember a time where a villain or character lost cause they explained their ability. Usually it doesn’t make a difference
@@dysphoria3997 but as smart as aizen is, I highly doubt that he wouldn’t have been able to figure that much out without shinji’s explanation. And even if he wasn’t smart enough to figure it out quickly, with kyoka suigetsu, he could stall long enough for him to figure out the ability
@@dysphoria3997 how so? You really think he could’ve slayed aizen if aizen didn’t figure it out? Wasn’t it stated that ichigo was the only one who could defeat him cause he was the only one who hadn’t seen his zanpakuto release? Shinji already seen it cause he fell for aizen’s illusion later on in that fight
@@dysphoria3997 I’m just saying that I don’t know a character who lost cause strictly because they explained their ability. Maybe they would’ve stood a better chance but honestly, a lot of these abilities are pretty straight forward for the characters to not figure out. Like even Kenpachi was able to figure out how Tosens bankai worked without an explanation
"Why doesn't gmGin just tell soul society" stares in turn back the pendulum.
"Why not use Kameshini no Yari" he couldn't just whip it out, he needed him distracted.
Gin lying about his bankai ability was done perfectly. I only wished more captains followed this trend and misled their opponents about their bankai. Gin was smart, because we had NO idea what it could do and which fact was actually fact. Imagine Rose just lying about what his bankai did, he could've beat Masc.
Rose: *Tells Mask de Masculine all about his Bankai including its weakness.**
Mask De Masculine: "These guys are stupider than I am."
I hate that all the captains love telling their enemies how they abilities works killlls me , I hated when shinji kept telling aizen how his shikai worked it would have more affect not telling him , I hated when shunshi did the same thing with stark even tho he still ended up winning , I did like that gin was lying to ichigo the whole time about it and not revealing it’s actual ability
He didn't really lie though he just loves exaggerated. His Bankai does extend at an incredibly fast rate .
@@blackkoncept313 With Shunsui it's because of how his Shikai works. He pretty much has to tell you about it since many of it's abilities are based around games
Gin was so loveable to me and I always hated how literally no one knew that he betrayed Aizen, at least by word of mouth. Also a Yoruichi analysis would be awesome.
Wdym nobody knew he betrayed Aize..
H-HE LITERALLY STABBED HIM 🤣
@@lifeofroblox2122 4 months late lol he's talking about soul society not knowing about his betrayal
@@cringelocator479 ok I don’t care how late I was and I guess nobody will ever know
@@lifeofroblox2122 Bruh I was 4 months late☠️
@@cringelocator479 4 months late too, man.
Gin took that long to kill Aizen because he wanted to retrieve what Aizen took from Rangiku. That's probably why he took the Hogyoku to try to give it that part back to her. Also he had the chance there because Aizen had dropped his guard completely at that point for the first time probably in all those hundreds of years they know each other.
The fact that Aizen just stands there and lets Gin touch his sword and just do nothing as Gin attempts to kill him, and immediately is angry that Gin betrayed him, shows that Aizen, to some degree, had a level of trust in Gin. If he really didn't, he would've killed him in the Fake Kurakara town when he basically laments that he needs nothing. Of course, after his transformation he rambles on about needing Gin to make him transform, and yada yada yada, but I think it's Aizen trying to rationalize his trust in Gin. Aizen didn't even know he could survive until after it happened, so he's clearly lying about using Gin to become more powerful.
ya I feel Aizen said that bullshit to save face/keep the façade of the all-knowing God like figure that doesn't "need" or "trust" any1 else but he obvs let his guard down & liked Gin I think.. to a certain significant degree.
Always appreciated Gin as one of the best Bleach characters. Didn’t need any power up like Tosen (Aizen too interestingly) did during fake Karakura town. Extremely powerful, pretty ruthless in his long con, and a very interesting development of his character/zanpakuto. His power level is often slept on, but even in the initial data books, he was completely balanced in all power, being exceptional. We still have a lot of questions to ask about him, despite most of it being alluded to. Also, bai bai ^^! Who couldn’t like the guy.
Edit: thanks for doing this, he really deserves the discussion and it was awesome seeing him as one of the first to this dive into
Gin you will be remembered forever. Ranbu no melody Gin x Rangiku
When you go back and rewatch Bleach, you can see many moments where you realize Aizen really has suspected Gin for quite some time, for example on Sokyoku Hill when Gin let everyone get past him and take a shot at Aizen...
Whoa that's crazy can you name any other moments like that?
Remember...Kaname let them get by too. And he's supposed to "justify" everything...smh
One thing that always struck me about gin, was the moment you mentioned towards the end of the video where aizen and gin are observing the fight in the fake city.
Where aizen asks why he is just watching, and gin replies “i just have not found the right moment to strike.”
I think this line was gin saying directly to aizen in the most back handed way he wanted to kill him, and was waiting for the right moment to literally stab him in the back.
One of the more subtle but great story beats gin had in the entire series!
And it works because it fits with his personality
Gin is my favorite Bleach character, even though he doesn't have much screen time he always had most Bleach fans looking closely trying to figure him out, he had a really good relationship with Rangiku that could be interpreted as platonic or romantic but without knowing the nature of their relationship that's still made them have a nice dynamic even with their zanpakuto having powers of ash and dust.
Their relationship was to me clearly always meant to be one of romance, although unfulfilled. From the day Rangiku had part of her soul stolen, Gin dedicated his life to get it back, by all means necessary, even if it would mean that he could not remain at her side, thats how much she meant to him. He did not want to save the Soul Society, he had no lofty goals to do what he did, it was all for her.
Thats more than platonic love in my mind.
Its probably the saddest story in the entirety of the Bleach-series.
I think it's actually quite clever that Gin's bankai involves dust because of his relationship with Rangiku, whose shikai turns her zanpaktou to dust.
There's no denying it, i looove how Gin actually managed to shake Rukia's resolve just for the hell of it, there was no reason for him to do it, he just did cause that's the way he was, i fucking love him. Also Gin scored Rangiku of course he is going to be very popular among the ladies, i personally find him hot as fuck.
Lmao love it
I guess you could say he always wore an Ichimaru... Grin.
Yep I’ll see myself out.
This put a grin just like the one you described, so you can stay ^^
Good idea... lol
oh my god
I utterly loved the fact that Gin had his own motive, entirely divorced from any of the main cast.
Top 5 favourite soul reapers along with Aizen, Shinsui, Urahara and Yoruichi. He was the only person to mortally wound Aizen and it seriously looked like the series might have been over for a minute. His bankai was ridiculous even without the cellular disintegration it was almost impossible to dodge at point blank range. He beat hollow mask Ichigo without even really trying, he was one of the strongest captains during the Soul Society arc.
Easily one of my top 5 Favorite characters that I love even more after watching this
He was one of my most favourite characters from the beginning. The fight between him and Hitsugaya Toshiro where he openes his RED! eyes for the first time was a complete breathtaking beauty.
Thanks for making this video. Made me appreciate Gin as a character so much more. :) Inspiring stuff for my RPG too which is nice.
the fact gin actually knew aizens perfect hypnosis flaw and patiently waited so long to get the chance to neg it and just gank him finally was satisfying
I just noticed when Aizen stabbed Momo in the Manga the artwork of Kubo conveyed a slight feeling of sadness coming from Gin's closed eyes. He placed on his fake smile after Aizen told them to go. Also when Gin told Toshiro to keep an eye on Hinamori he gave Toshiro a heads up about how she's endangered. Looking back he's smile always felt forced and I noticed that he was slightly hesitant on following Aizen's orders.
good observations, I need to see that panel of Gin in the background whilst Momo got stabbed by Toshiro! Never thought to pay attention to his expression
@@Crunchysopa52 All that was showing was his closed eyes. The fact that you could feel sadness from a dude who's eyes are closed just shows that Kubo is a master in the arts of visual storytelling.
@@LightOwl-o8o ya I know what you mean, Kubo had many drawn panels with saying a lot by eyes glimmering, a touch of sadness, despair etc or shock, disappointment etc. Kubo's "show, don't tell.." was always masterful when he did it.
Maybe Gin's thoughts will be revelead in the new Hell arc.
This is something not many people really touch upon, but I think I remember Izuru explaining to the eagle Arrancar that his squad's motivation isn't to fight because they enjoy fighting or to get stronger, but because they have to and they feel as though they have no other option. I think that encapsulates Gin's motivations perfectly as he despised Aizen yet he followed him around and did his bidding for ~110 years, committing countless horrors in the process, all while waiting for the perfect time to strike.
I think it should also be noted that Gin liked to toy with his "prey" more often than not, always having a sarcastic remark or response to catch his opponents off guard, no matter who they may be. That's probably why it took him so long to attempt to kill Aizen, because not only did he want to end his life, he wanted to completely destroy and humiliate him. But that's just my take on it, I'm curious as to what other people think
I actually agree with you largely here, nice points! especially regarding Squad 3's way of viewing fighting/battle that Izuru explained + squad 3's logo/seal. I agree that Gin, just like a snake huh lol, waited for the perfect time to strike a smug Aizen that let his guard down that instant. hell even Gin saying "now you're gonna die with a hole in your heart.. isn't that what you always wanted?" was def showing he was relishing in wanting to utterly humiliate this God-complex mfer in the best way lol. I believe Gin was a very morally grey Being that had no qualms taking a villainously cold, unreadable & convincing right hand man existence.. if it meant killing Aizen 1 day + getting back what he stole from Rangiku's soul. the sheer will & conviction, genius too, to play the part & go down this life, for a mfer you hated his guts since you were a little boy b/c how he did Rangiku, is something just about most other shingamis wouldn't be willing to do.. let alone pull off. his poem to Rangiku sums this up too, Gin was well aware of this!
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@@Crunchysopa52 I havent read bleach in a while, so I don't know everything that's going on, but I wonder if he'll come back in the new arc
@@Alex-nw5xu well going off what's stated in the Hell Arc, that Captain-grade or class shinigamis basically *have* to go to Hell.. it surely implies Gin should be there too. pretty awesome, it should mean we can get the cameos of a lifetime! Hopefully at least by Kubo lol
@@Crunchysopa52 Yeah that's what I heard lol. That would be really cool. I'd be a bit disappointed if that didnt end up happening haha
Great video man, love the style of these detailed videos.
When I was reading the manga as it was coming out weekly, I always feel that even though gin was working with aizan he have an ulterior motive
Just found your channel man really great work please keep it up dude
Favorite Gin moment is when he approaches Rukia on the bridge and asks if she would like him to free her just to mess with her and takes away her last shred of poise and he just walks away smiling as she screams
Ichigo fighting Gin and not being able to sense what he's feeling was one of the best moments a great setup for later on when we betrayed Aizen
I always just assumed that Gin was waiting for that rare moment where Aizen lets down his guard. You know, like that moment where he's on the precipice of becoming a god. It's just... He didn't anticipate just HOW unfair the Hōgyoku is.
In our family, we love Gin Ichimaru. His character is a beautiful tragedy and his motivations conceal an interesting and loving loyal spirit. before I watch this I want to say thank you in advance. We may agree, May disagree... But I just want to tell you and share with you my appreciation for what you've done. Thank you for shedding deserved light, as you see it, on a worthy overshadowed beautiful tragic character
Thank you so much for this
Impeccable Tommo!
And I also feel the same way about Gin.
It's always good to find your new videos, keep it up!
Imagine if gin were to be more of a agile fighter. If he were to do flips and spins with his sword extended, man imagine the destruction
That's not the point of his zanpakto. It's an assassins' tool not a sword for swordplay. Very few can react to it at all. if it can blitz Ichigo in bankai what purpose would swinging it around when only like 2 or 3 people are comparable in speed.
I legit cried when he died... I really think that he should've survived
Gin and my boy Stark as well
After all he’s done? He’s a tragic character. His death was perfect.
Im still in denial over it, and with the new one shot & potential new arc (???) I am PRAYING that Gin strolls out of hell
Huh its been a long time since i read the part with gins bankai and i hadn't realized how on point it was for him, its a fast striking weapon that leaves behind venom, like a snake
discovered your channel a few months ago when i finished bleach. but it’s crazy to see how fast you’ve been growing
Gin was my favorite character too
Upon the time I first saw Gin I immediately fell in love with his character and design
I gotta say out of everyone who makes bleach content, you are by far my favourite. Keep it up dude
I would have loved to see Gin fight in the last arc so much.
Oh absolutely.
You dont understand Gin. He said it in the end. He had to touch the tip of the sword to make it happen in order to do that Aizen had to have his guard down and activate kyoka suigetsu. If Aizen was normal he would be a lot more careful. But Aizens care went away when he evolved. We see this when kisuke said you would never let me touch twice. Then Gin noticed Aizen let his guard down and maybe planned what he did and prepared ichigo to be stronger.
I would have loved to see more of Gin and even his battles as well but I understand why Kubo did that. To give more impact on his role towards the end and to keep him mysterious as ever.
Aizen bankai can mess with perception of time like a camera (ff/rw/stop/play). Gin is fastest shinigami. in tbtp when gin kills the 3rd seat and calls him soft. he was fighting aizens sword illusion. thats why aizen made a note of that, he had to work on his illusions. gin knew it wasnt real even w the blood splatter, he doesnt kill. not ichigo, not histu, not rangiku. Aizen used his sword to hide gin and tousen so they could sneak attack for him (barragan). (tousen can turn everything dark, so if aizen hides tousens release, suddenly light are out) hiyoris sword is "beheading serpent", aizen used KS to slow her perception, and gin "shoots to kill" her in secret first, get the connection? but once again he doesnt really kill her. Gin turned on aizen when he was going to kill kids. other than that gin is indifferent, a snake, who lets the best man win. Gin was a genius, he liked aizens plan, he "wanted to see the RR too". once he found out KS secret, he kept is eyes closed till the time was right. if u dont know that, u dont know gin. he isnt a scientist like urahara/mayuri, but he is a genius of people. Hence why he knew he was the only one who could kill Aizen. He already had him figured out and he and aizen discuss battle tactics. aizen understood power, but couldnt understand ichigo in fkt, see the difference?
I love the naming in Gin’s Zanpakto, it’s clues about who and what Gin’s personality and plans.
Shinzo: God’s Spear- A weapon wielded by god, or a god-like entity.
Kami Shini no Yari: God Killing Spear- A weapon specifically designed to kill a god-like entity, quite possibly the same god that wielded it in the previous form.
His entire plan was subtly being displayed before our eyes, and we never realized it until the end.
I dont know why Gin have high charisma with girls even though how creepy he was, he is my favorite but I was surprise that my gf also like gin, among all the good looking character in bleach.
Gin notice ichigos new power by looking at his eyes while aizen couldnt, thats how strong gin is
Bad guy with good intentions. An impossible person that exists in real life, a contradiction. Of course women are attracted to things they can never have.
Gin is my favorite captain and among my favorite characters. I know it's played for laughs but he did subdue and haul away ZARAKI of all people-and is one of only 2 people to land a killing blow on Aizen.
i've only just found your channel and i'm loving your content!! Also maybe you could do video on the disappointment of the zero squad and the potential they could of had
I feel like Gin's timing was perfect like he never had an excuse to touch the blade and have a hand on his sword
Kubo tricked me into thinking a Villain was a hero (Aizen) and a hero was a villain (Gin).
Plot twist: don kanonji was the real villain
I feel more so that Gin being brutal towards his comrades and giving false hope to Rukia and all that is more on the side of keeping his façade to Aizen flawless. Aizen had eyes and ears all over the Soul Society, so it wouldn't help Gin keep up his image if he was kind like I figure he was on the inside. If he truly was off in his mind, then there's no reason he would have given Rangiku some of his persimmons unless he just had a particularly strong obsession with some random girl he found and with no one else. To me it just makes more sense that, yeah he definitely wasn't a good guy, but he was secretly kind (especially in the light novels with his persimmon tree and giving out dried persimmons with squad 3) and nowhere near as cruel as the fake person he was putting on for Aizen. Aizen was a great liar, but Gin was THE great liar.
Started out as the guy I wanted to see suffer most of all and ended up becoming one of my favourite characters.
Gin was amazing.
you have managed to pull me out of the pit with your insightful and well thought out analysis. love your channel and keep up the content. its been a long time since ive finished reading bleach but because of your content i have now dropped back in. i have always wondered why gin wanted to kill aizen (i completely missed the part where aizen stole a part of her soul).
ive seen a lot og Bleach TH-camrs but I think you go more indepth into more charectersitics which is super interesting! keep it up mate!
Gin is definitely a good guy - he played the perfect undercover. Had he ever let down his play for a second, he would have been crashed with his plan in the moment afterwards. We talking about Aizen who trolled the hole soulsociety. And gin was the man whos tried to play Aizen and nearly get it done.
For me, yes he is a antihero and also the sacrificing hero because he played against a God like figure
"against hitsugaya, gin opened his eyes for the first time..."
not exactly true. in the flash back of renji, momos and izurus first encounter with hollows on a training ground, where aizen and gin showed up, gin opened his eyes as well, as he defeated all the hollows with his shikai
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I always loved it when Gin went to visit Rukia and was able to shake her resolve so easily. Definitely one of my favorite characters
I think he had to wait for Aizen to put his guard down. Just like Urahara said, when he was just shinigami, he wouldn't give Kisuke a chance to use kidou/seal at him. Same thing with Gin.
Wow, this is so sad. I just realized that the few characters who could relate with Aizen's plight are in such perilous states of existence. Kind of speaks for Aizen too. Gin, a prodigy, casts himself into a tragic fate to take out Aizen, but if he'd truly reached out and honestly befriended Aizen (assuming he was anywhere near his level of raw strength, which I doubt heavily) then the Hōgyoku thing would've fallen through. He probably could've gotten everything fixed and sorted out too. And Starrk, whose power was so overwhelmingly high for the hollows of Hueco Mundo that Hollows would die for a huge radius around them, was so powerful that they were cast into a similar loneliness to Aizen's. I'm mad he wasn't just the least bit angered or saddened by Starrk's dispatchment.
Aizen only ever loved himself
Perfect explanation
Really good analysis on the character, as always! I love your videos and all the insight you bring! It is very clear that you put a lot of dedication into all of them! Keep up the good work. I believe you help the community a lot and I hope your channel continue to grow.
I always had a doubt about how Gin's Shikai works because of a manga panel in the Soul Society Arc when Gin is supposed to stab Rukia but ends up stabbing Byakuya. Kubo kinda draws his sword retracting in a snake like manner, not just coming back straight, but kinda bending almost like a whip. This was very early so my doubt is: was kubo planning more for Gin's sword and over the time abandoned this idea and sticked with just the extended aspect of his sword or this panel was drawn just as a visual representation of Gin's personality as a snake, not relating with the actual ability of the Zanpakuto but more of a metaphorical art aproach on his abilities despite we never see this again in both manga and anime? What do you think about this? I think you know which manga panel I'm talking about!
Again, great video and great content as always! Keep up! :D
Gin is top 4 favorite Bleach characters for me, along with Grimmjow, Kenpachi and Yoruichi.
To start off I really enjoy your videos. I wantes to give my opinion on Gins Motives. To me after everything was revealed I strongly believe everything he has done was to protect and avenge ranginku. I beilieve he was a very critical thinker and carefully waited for the chance to strike. He was aware how formidable Aizen was i think he was just playing the part to ensure his plans were not revealed especially to Aizen. I also think he is a sociopath except when it comes to ranginku. I do think he was trying for her but do believe he has no regard fir anyone else. It is possible that the reason he never struck sooner was knowing the reprocussions of killing a captain. No one else aside from tosen knew what he was doing and would condemn him. Also I can't see Aizen being completely oblivious and having some sort of contingency plan. Its possible Aizen suspected Gin and kept an eye on him making it difficult to find an opening.
9 months ago you didn't even have 10k subs.
Congrats on your success bro.
You deserve it.
Gin didnt kil Aizen immediately after finding out his weakness because he wasn't sure if Aizen was lying or not(Cuase Aizen always lies). But Yamamoto confirmed it earlier during the fake karakura town arc.
Also, If i remember correctly Gin called himself Hebi, a snake and Aizen was his prey, he watched Aizen literally destroy 5 Squad Captains in the Turn back the pendulum arc. So he obviously didn't think the Gotei 13 were competent enough to help him kill Aizen
I feel like Gin was definitely under the effect of Kyoka Suigetsu, he must have seen the release at least once, and while in the Seireitei, lots of other shinigami would be under the effect also. It would be so hard to confirm if he successfully touches Kyouka Suigetsu before release, especially for how often Aizen used it to move around undetected.
He would also have to be strong enough himself, yes, he was a child prodigy, but he would need his Bankai's ace up his sleeve to take him out.
The only thing I can think of is he couldn't confirm if he was under Kyoka Suigetsu's effect or not. He only had one shot at his betrayal, but I do think he waited too long, don't pick fights with a near God.
(Still my favourite character though ^_^ )
No you're incorrect about touching it. Yamamoto actually figured it out himself. If you can touch the blade or have it cut you then you can feel the spiritual power from it and know if it's really there or not. Gin waited simply because he's sadistic and wanted to kill Aizen right as he thought he was all powerful.
@@KofiWilliams Yes, it can really cut things when it is already active, but to nullify the effects you /have/ to touch it before it is active is my point.
@@shirenui144 we don't know if you have to feel the blade before its active or not. I only commented since you think he couldn't confirm if he was under KS or not. While I'd agree with you to a degree I think in story the combination of Aizen telling him that and seeing Yamamotos' strategy of feeling the blade confirmed how he should go about it.
@@KofiWilliams Says in the Bleach wiki page on Aizen "weaknesses":
"Touch Negation: The sole way to escape the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu is to touch the blade itself before complete hypnosis is activated."
@@shirenui144 correct found it on chapter 414 PG 14. Please use manga panels if you want to reference.
Tbf, i think it makes sense that Gin does really have true battles. Like you said, he is a snake in the grass. He is attacking when people dont expect it and only getting into the battles he wants to. I couldnt see him in a prolonged battle against a really strong captain as that doesnt seem to fit his style. And his Bankai seem more tailored toward quick lethal 1 shots
Gin wrapping Kenpachi up and runnin off with him was a feat . I dont care if it was for comedy ,it was fucking Kenpachi. We have seriously been underrating Gin.
Lol i always pointed this out.
There should be a sub story of Gin and Kenpachi, while all other shinigamis were wary of Kenpachi, Gin could casually be beside Kenpachi mocking Byakuya.
Both are orphans, grew up in the poorest of environment.
Their use of zanpaktou power are similar, straight forward, one is pure strength, one is pure skill, no mambo jumbo magic effects like Byakuya, Tousen etc. Both have shikai and bankai that just improves what they are already good at, although Gin has an extra effect but that might be a close relationship to Rangiku.
I always felt that they had a hidden respect for each other, having one track mind for their goal, Kenpachi always wanted to fight the strong, Gin always wants to kill Aizen.
He would probably fit in Kenpachi's squad.
Both were not really liked by most shinigamis other then the one in their squads.
Both are misunderstood.
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I'd like a character analysis video on Old Man Zangetsu~
Can we please meet Gin again in Hell? It'll be cool to seem him again.
I am so hyped waiting for 10.2022 that I'm watching again the entire series. The first time I watched bleach I was very young but now I can see that there is a real fandom for this anime. Makes me even happier c:
I think gin was trying to help rukia by giving her" false "hope because knew ichigo was going to save her
I'm wondering if Gin waited as long as he did because Aizen used to be more on guard than he was after he merged with the Hogyoku? It is explicitly stated somewhere that Aizen stopped caring as much on defence/tactics after reaching his cocoon stage I believe? I could be wrong though
You are actually right, because Aizen did say that he always knew Gin was going to kill him. Gin was observing Aizen the entire time even during his fight with Ichigo so yeah I can see where your theory is actually true
I wonder what Gin thought of the soul society as a whole like the government part of it and other Gotei 13 members 🤔
I think he was indifferent, as in it could remain that way oh wells lol.
@@maciekwucow3989 Ya I don't disagree with ya, Ik he did it all for Rangiku. I said he's indifferent to the structure of Soul Society as in if it stayed how it was, oh wells to Gin lol.
@@maciekwucow3989 Ya true that lol
A snake likes to walk alongside its prey measuring it to see if it will fit in its body, patiently assessing the best moment. It wouldn't have felt right to Gin to play the good guy regardless of his goals. He'd want to stay close to his prey. If Kubo had written him to be a good guy, Gin would still choose to be a double agent. The only way that reverses is if his prey is Yamamoto, but that would be a completely different story. I think Kubo likes animals and takes a lot of inspiration from them. I think you'd enjoy reading a bit about the animals he chooses Mr.Tommo. In your Haribel video, you didn't really talk about sharks but there's a lot of symbolism there that suggests why she looks so human in her resurrection and her aspect of death is sacrifice. I think Gin probably decided at a young age to keep his eyes closed upon learning of Kyoka Suigetsu and meeting Kaname and to train himself to be effective that way. It just seems like the kind of thing he would come up with and then chose to keep it up out of habit and because it was fun upon realizing that would never protect him from kyokasuigetsu anyways. Thanks for the great video, I enjoyed watching it.
Great video that 40 mins flew by so fast