This video took me way longer than it honestly should have. Ironically, I've been pretty oof the past couple months and sitting down to edit this video made me anxious. But here we are now! Blog version: wtwhivemind.com/orihime-inoue-is-more-important-than-you-think/
Funny thing is even tho kubo intention with ulquiorra character is to bring ichigo and orihime closer, most of the fan ship ulquiorra with orihime instead
I disagree with that assessment at the end during Ichigos Fight with Ywach. She didn't snap Ichigo out of anything. She even remarks how he was okay and just after Ichigo reveals why he was attacking so recklessly. That face Ichigo makes is one of someone who is wondering why they were interrupted. Like "Yes, what is it Orihime?"
Im Probably Most Impressed with HOW Well this Went WITHOUT Even NEEDING tto Go out of your Way To Point Out "She May Not Fight BUT AT BARE MINIMUM She Still SUCCEEDS and does Her Job Better than Sakura Would where It KINDA Felt like There were Moments where She SUCCEEDED in doing things She Probably Just NEEDED to be Written to Be MORE POWERFUL NOW cause Kakashi is Using WAY More than He Theoretically is Physically CAPABLE of doing SO She HAS to Be At Least as Good as Tsunade without Even Getting PUSHED By Madara Because of the Pressure of the 2 six Paths Brothers Reincarnations or whatever... but Man I dont Even mean to Frame Sakura THAT POSITIVELY hahaha Now Ill get shot Before Someone Whines about the last 2-5 message Long Essays of random stuff about 3 different Mangas and How I Hate the Internazi World Govt for That WHOLE Poisoning the World with Bioweaponised Viruses Thing from past 2 years CAUSE That Whole thing For the Internazi World Govt where everyones Vaxed so that Most women lose the ability to birth children and so on... But WHATEVER... Who am I To Complain about things that Probably arent even seen because of the words contained within... I Should Just feel lucky they arent illegally blocking me MORE for whining about the World Govt Genocidin' People again... Cause I Think it SUCKS..... F*** All those wankers.... But Definitely Who Doesnt like that Instead of FORCING there being a Girl that Heals that ALSO can Push the Protagonist around, instead they gave us this Orange Combo that Fits Almost as well As Naruto Fits Kurama, which ALREADY Makes me wanna Cry about them killing Kurama but HEY theyre Also Killing all our friends and family RIGHT NOW so I Guess I need to Save my tears, But Man Kurama is WAY Better at being Naruto's SHADOW PARENT than ANYONE ELSE Ever was.... Even if He Only Started Liking him after 15 years.... To DIE so that Your Friend CAN Continure Protecting the Village and So on WAS Pretty interesting... So I Guess He'll Have to Learn Jiraiya Mode and Maybe Some Tsunade stuff Where It seems Like Making Chakra Backup Seals On yoursellf that I guess I can waiit to see wwhether they teach sarada to Make Multiple Byakugou Seals where Maybe one for Each Eye so that She Can USE Sharingan without Going EMPTY Immediately as soon as she used 2 Chidoris.... which Is DEF a Level Where She COULD Take out a Few Zetsus before Being Murdered by a Woodstyle Move Probably.... Even though I think itd Be more interesting if they Leave Mitsuki to Snakes and Swap the Frog and Slug Summoning Stuff.... MAYBE or Maybe the BOTH Train Both Styles of Senjutsu to see something more interesting More Similar to Hashirama's Unusual Senjutsu.... But Enough about Boruto where Its At Least Interesting Now But I Wonder How Different it Wouldve been without Kishimoto Coming In outta Nowhere and Replacing folks... but whatever Point was I PREFER the Idea of Getting BOTH Orihime AND Rukia in a story INSTEAD of One Sakura..... CAN ALL ADMIT That Rukia and Orihime ALWAYS BEATS Sakura EVEN With the Dumb Invincibility Seal Powers or whatever! In EVERY POSSIBLE CONCIEVABLE WAY!
I was reading the comments and wanted to say this . Just because someone doesn't fighting or kill someone or has a certain power doesn't mean that they are useless! Strength comes from more than that
She's not useless at all. She's a life saving humanitarian first and foremost while maintaining a no killing moral code. What gives her a badass edge is her willingness to jump into conflict as a healer, then there's her saving Harribel and her Fraccion while ignoring Shinigami protests and even getting between the seriously wounded Appaci and Renji as he got ready to strike. I would trust her with my life more than Shinigami medics, at least she won't hand me over to Mayuri after healing...
It’s also canon that ichigo admires her openness as well as her not needing to have a mask around people he thinks himself weak in comparison it’s why I feels she such a powerful character
Orihime's character in general is just really relatable to me, seeing many people hate her because she's "nice" and somehow being "nice" is consider a "weakness" hurts me on a deeper level. It's nice seeing a video that is defending her.
same, never thought she'd end up the most relatable character when I started watching and reading Bleach. The anime really tried to kill off the Ichihime thing early on before they finally came to their senses and stopped sabotaging it
Hey don't forget about Steven universe Steven and Connie are literally are the shield and sword they fuse together symbolizing their feelings to each other
I really like Orihime, I am always so fond of her, I didn't know that the fandom hate her until I search more about her and even though they provide a lot of reasons I don't understand them, I am always with Orihime. She is a strong woman inside and out, everytime I observe her in the series there is always this pain I feel to her, like I am so proud of her. Eventhough she smile a lot or have that wild taste, I can always feel she is depressed, I would love to hug her.
I am sick of people that try to unironically say that she is one of the worst female characters in anime it's infuriating if she wasn't around a lot of characters would be dead.
They don't care. These people only look at the surface. They only see that "she's nice" and "doesn't fight in a shounen story", which to them means that she's useless. "Rukia's the FMC, so Ichigo should pick her, not Orihime. She actually fights unlike her (completely ignoring the fact that Rukia Also Needed to be saved)." With this kind of mentality, is it a wonder why trashy anime is all the rage now? We live in a time where being "nice" is perceived as being "weak". and the only way to show that you're not is to fight someone; give them a good show, cause apparently that's the only reason they watch/read this stuff; not for the story, but for the random, nonsensical violence. I can't tell you how much I hate that way of thinking.
@@supersonicmario56 I am so ashamed to admit that I also used to thought of Orihime that way, and comepletely forgot that a good and well written character doesn't have to be stupid overpowered or anything like that, just like in Orihime's case.
@@Lupinemancer87 She technically was. I see a lot of people who think she could had the power to reject dead and space itself, but she was utilized the most she could've been. I'ld say the only arc where I feel both her and Chad were CRIMINALLY underused, was the Fullbringer Arc! It was their arc and the arc were Ichigo most got thrown in heavy depression and although they appear, their relationship with Ichigo, specially in Chad's part is not heavy focused enough were it should've been the moment they'ld impact the viewers the most
If youre not the "strong independent" female character then alot of people are going to assume alot of things like being useless or the worst female character. As someone else put it , surface level shit.
"If she can't attack, then what is her role?" The support. Anyone who has played any form of rpg will know that no team is ever truly complete without a support unit. They're the ones who keep the team going even when they're at the lowest points in a battle. Support units aren't *made* for kicking ass and taking names. They're made to be protected while they keep everyone else going and even empowering them. While Orihime doesn't have the ability to *physically* empower her allies, her presence, words and will make them feel stronger. Makes them feel like they can keep going even on the brink of death. She's the adrenaline rush. She's the healer. She's the white mage.
I always liked Orihime, but I couldn't really describe why- just saying to others that there was more to her than what was on the surface. Thanks for putting my feelings into words
People only care about flashy fighting moves. They don't think about the emotional support someone can give someone and how important it is to one character. Ichigo was still grieving his mother's death after so many years. If anything happened to Orihime, that would've put him on the deep end even more.
I watched all the Bleach and i think it kind of suffer as a battle Shounen, because its character stories are much better the fights which aren't that spectacular. They are very repetetive and even though sword fencing should be detailed and interesting it's very unremarkable with each characters using sailor moon tier attack from their sword which usually works once or twice before it need an upgrade.
@@MrConredsX I wouldn't call the plathera of Bankai abilities all.pretty unique to the characters, just Sailor Moon tier sword fencing attacks. Its definitely a misunderstanding of Zanpakuto itself
@@General_Li_Shin Reason why Naruto has better fights is because characters had like 1 or 2 abilities they used in strategical way or won using allies and numbers. Bleach is basically spamming same attack until a new attack is used for the first time in which case it succeed or enemy is defeated using the spam of the old attacks. I dont remember Zabimaru working on anything beside first fight or in a fight with filler mob characters. Compare it to Shikamaru who used same shadow binding technique in different ways to defeat different much stronger enemies
EXACTLY! Naruhina has this exact problem, I’m a huge naruhina fan, and this happens all the time. People like to overlook how much of an emotional support hinata was to naruto and how much the effected HIM. People have no critical thinking and don’t pay attention unless it’s cool fighting stuff.
I've waited for this for so long! Orihime is the emotional core of Ichigo and the man went into depression by the fear of losing her to the Arrancars. She remained strong even when faced with the strongest people she ever saw, and she always stood by Ichigo's side, as the strong shield of compassion she is. I understand people who not like this kind of character, but useless and weak are two things she's not, specially cause a lof of the cast would be dead without her and Ichigo would be still deep in depression without her. Yes, she's not a fighter, she's not like Rukia who becomes Captain by the end, but she has a good character for what she is! Going back to her talk with Matsumoto, Orihime always wanted to be able to stand beside and support the man and people she loves and she did that! She endured a lot of things and managed to still be a pure person, and a reliable one. Maybe, we could have had a little more of her, like, a lot of characters suffer from hard to notice development, but it doesn't take out the value of who she is and her role in the story. Without Orihime our boy Ichigo would be drowned in depression for the rest of his life, if not dead
If its anything Ive learned from the anime community, is that (in a shonen series) if you are not in a fight or multiple fights and have a win under your belt, youre "useless". Take Dragonball for example, people mistake alot of the characters for useless and ignore that they are still willingly to get involved in conflict even when it is WELL beyond them. If its not a badass technique or fighting segment and instead a side activity....then they are useless.
Well said- Orihime is very pivotal to WHO Ichigo is as a person, and Kubo does a good job SHOWING us (not telling) with Rukia forcing Ichigo to apologize to Orihime in the Vizard arc too. Way different than Sakura
@@queenb2450 I wouldn't say Orihime in particular but rather Ichigo's friends as a whole, and I while Kubo did decent overall he definitely dropped the ball in regards to character development. But that's my opinion.
@@denshithedmeister6020 Cause he was kinda focused on defeating the guy who could this again? And he wasn't even near them when it happened. The guy lost his ppwrr, was in despair, and was focusing on the treath. Besides, the man was DEALING WITH THE DEPRESSION! No one notices Ichigo stopeed smiling from Karakira town to after his mom's flashback? DEPRESSION!
@@denshithedmeister6020 Not sure if you read the manga, Ichigo needs to kill Tsukishima to save all his loved ones, including Orihime, and it is his first time to actually have the intention to take someone's life in the whole manga. And this is a Shonen manga, what are you trying to prove there? Kubo has done his best to build up this relationship, that's why they end up together, would you marry someone you don't care? I doubt.
They don’t even talk about their feelings at all in the series. Maybe one or two moments here or there but not much. And someone better not say “that’s the point! The author was trying to be subtle!” Shounen never focus on romance
Cant wait when they animate the finale when they have kids. Although im not sure if i want to see the Bleach version of Boruto. THose kinds are kind of losing the steam as Shounen since the parents are too strong for kids to grow as worlds saviors which is why Gohan is still anobody in Super.
A lot of people don't realize that when they say female characters in anime suck that its a reflection of the mangakas ability to write someone different from themselves.
You know what's amazing?. Tite Kubo wrote this amazing themes and drew this jaw dropping panels on a weekly basis for 15 fucking years. He's a fucking genius!.
Something that I’ve noticed in all my rereads of Bleach especially when it comes to Orihimes fear of Ichigo in his Visord form is the eye thing. Literally every time Ichigo is drawn when he’s looking at Orihime, his eyes are soft, wide and full of compassion. My friend once described them as puppy dog eyes which they are. The only time they aren’t drawn like that is when he’s in his Visord form.
The people who hate on Orihime need to realize something, she's pretty much the heart of the group. Besides, you touch her and you're not getting back up again. That's right, she's their White Mage. And nobody. F*cks. With the white mage.
Agreed, she's the "heart" of the group. The heart doesn't fight much (they rarely can) but they are the one that holds the group together. And if they are threatened you are dead, because the entire cast is coming to end you.
@@steph03tyna72 the only time she does is when she has no other choice tho. She’s not like Goku who just gives planet busting villains energy, senzu beans, etc for the sake of a good fight
@@Step43099 No I remember that she healed Muramasa knowing that he was Ichigo enemie, She healed that girl arrancar who hurted and She healed Grimmjou ,
I hope I never gets acquainted with the people who hates her. I can understand people not interested in her or not liking her but just imagine hating a pure character like her. The anime had a huge hand in people not liking her especially with the shipping agenda. People saying she's useless is pretty much running an agenda with nothing to back up their statement.
Rinjo Sam I’d say she was one of the better female characters in a Shonen series to where she was utilized better. Even though I despise the final arc her role in it on paper was good. That said, I don’t think she’s as bad as many say she is. She very much anchored Ichigo and company by being the heart of the group.
@@xblade149 I never said she wasn’t. But I will admit there were missed opportunities for Kubo to do something with her. Something I’m hoping the anime return will do now that SJ isn’t getting in his way.
WatTheWut It always SHOCKS ME that People CONSIDER HEALERS TO BE USELESS because WITHOUT THE HEALER then the MAIN HEROES would be DEAD! Beautiful video, I love it. Ichigo and Orihime always balanced each other yes they have their conflicts, but still, they balance each other. One thing I think is interesting is that Orihime is the only one out of their Human Friends who was also in spirit form when Ichigo is in Soul Reaper form as well. The Quote of the Rain with Orihime is also symbolic as Ichigo is fighting the Hollow who killed his mother and you can view the Rain as Ichigo and Orihime's tears.
Orihime has always been one of my favorite characters! Her softness and gentleness has always won a place in my heart! The true definition of a princess! But she also fights and protects :”) thank you for this....this truly made my day.
About Ichigo wanting to protect Orihime the most, Kubo gave us how much he cares for here, in a really subtle way. (I'll just copy my comment from another video from this point). Quick trivia: 一護, is the way Ichigo's name is written and 護 means protect or defend. So when he promises to Orihime that next time he will protect her he says it like this 次は絶対オマエを護るから wich translates to "Next time I will definitely protect you", the kicker here is that Kubo wrote the Kanji that is in Ichigo's name, and this is the only time that this ever happened, in other uses Ichigo uses other Kanji for protection but not the one on his name. It's like if Ichigo is putting his name, his being of a protector on the line. It is subtle, but Kubo's making the promise he made to Orihime become a pretty big deal, it's beyond any other character interaction with Ichigo and it fits the theme of Ichigo losing his humanity this arc, thus having to save one of the characters that truly anchors his humanity along with maybe his family, being Orihime.
For someone who is in the arrancar arc right now, I’ll say this. Orihime is a godsent. She such a funny and enjoyable character on the surface but she always put hersel behind-on everyone else. I truly do think she’s wacky but also sweet character and her like little confession to ichigo feels so sweet and natural. Like she would rather give up herself if it made another person happy. Also considering her overall importance to the plot calling her useless is a bit much. Not every female character who likes a boy and who doesn’t immediately fight is Sakura.
Honestly, this analysis did her character so much justice, that all we have to do is look at the big picture, instead of labelling her based on a single attribute of which is tossed around with so much misunderstanding. It also points out how they bolster each other's desires to protect someone, one through means of offense, and the other through means of defense, shielding and most importantly, like it was mentioned, rejection. Now only if someone could do a similar job in regards to certain female characters named after cherry blossoms huh...
This video is another evidence that new people are reading Bleach or old fans are rereading it and finding that Orihime is indeed a great character. The agenda's is still there but more and more people are changing the agenda finally.
@@RawJuice_ oh no the healer who still willingly goes into battle to help the ones she loves doesn’t do it by direct confrontation but instead by protecting them from lethal attacks or healing deadly wounds
@@-jjmr-438 i do kinda wish she did traps or something like that you know trip up the enemy if only a lil ….still can’t see origins directly fighting….not who she is
I just had a thought... The Princess and Knight stories could become popular again if they made princesses like Orihime. Some say someone who only soaks up affection from others is ‘weak’, that their lack of desire to protect using strength is worthless. But there is worth beyond oneself. Even if the affection given doesn’t belong to you, the fact that it exists at all is a connection. The fact that it exists means that there is an opportunity for both of them to grow. Ulqioura had no heart, but his feelings were within those around him. He had no feelings, yet it was the pain of Ichigo and Orihime felt that changed his once empty heart. It may not have been the best change, but it was different from eternal stagnation. The princess doesn’t have a sword. That’s because she doesn’t need a sword. She may be weak, but because she is there, the Knight can be strong. He has something to protect...
Good to know the legends behind it. I never saw her as a damsel in distress. She effects others friend or foe in a special way. Especially her time with the Espadas, her nature confuses them and open them up to other possibilities. Grimjaw, Ulquiora & the two girls who she spend most time around with. Sadly for Ulquiora it was too late for him but he still reaches his realisation before passing on.
@@justagirl1245 it’s also kinda funny no? The grimmjow scene was basically “yeah I’m sorry grimmjow my lady says I can’t lose so….yeah” fucking perfect scene
Way to just lay out so much of the Ichihime relationship in this. Honestly this is one of the best romances in a shounen (specifically shounen! Shoujo is obviously another story) I've seen, and it's so frustrating that a huge chunk of the fandom just... doesn't get (or outright HATES) Orihime and this canon endgame relationship.
I’m only two minutes in but I can tell this video is for people like me. Orihime is criminally underrated and essential to Ichigo’s development and I wish she had been given further development herself. Particularly the mystery of her parents and her brother and how her pendants are different than fullbring and may very well be something unknown to all yet familiar to characters like aizen and other kido adepts. I have a theory she has a connection to witchcraft that resembles kido.
God damn, what a fantastic video. The other day i was looking for videos about Orihime and save 1 or 2, they were largely negative or nonexistent. I always knew that Orihime was probably the most misunderstood character in Bleach and it always killed me when people would call her "useless" or "pathetic" or just harp on about the things they hated about her because i knew that fundamentally, those "criticisms" came from a place of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. So many people want Orihime to be a DPS when she's the off-tank/healer. Wat, this is by far the most in-depth and well-researched analysis of her and the story Kubo was trying to tell with her that i've seen and probably ever will see. You never cease to impress me with your understanding of Bleach's themes and the amount of research you put into each and every one of your analysis videos. I occasionally go back and re-watch "I'll Never Stop Loving Bleach" just to re-experience it. I think this is another one i'll add to the list of re-visits. Thank you for this, Wat. It was fucking Beautiful.
Orihime is truly one of the most amazing character in Bleach.. She is so important, she is an omega..a mage, support/healer, and her power to reject any events, thats really like she has a goddess power, it compasses time and space....no doubt why Aizen really wanted to get Orihime on his team, he was amazed by Orihime's Omega powers, that she can even restore the damage in the Hogyoku crystal ball.. thats why Aizen even became powerful...
Orihime and Rukia have a really different character and story. But i love both of them so much. It's really cool to have a strong independent friend like Rukia. But it's not wrong to have a girly bubbly friend like Orihime. And power isn't only about fighting tho, having a big heart to think about other's safety and feelings is not an easy thing to do.. especially in a tough time when the first thing she should do is to think about her own safety. I hope people can stop trying to compare them because they're totally different..
This is what I love about Bleach is that Tite Kubo( a mangaka that I really love) put so much diversity with his characters both male and female when it comes to strength. They all different from each other, yes some are strong physically for fighting,some are strong mentally, emotionally and verbally. I really love the variety of the cast either their strength and how they use it and their personality that makes them stronger.
Her development is actually drastic if you were to compare her from the beginning to the fullbring arc for example, she went from mostly being seen as a joke character to then being far more than that by seeing her perspectives and emotions come to light the further the story progressed which was nice to see
I can't express how happy I was when I saw this video thank so much for doing this video orihime was and is for me the most adorable, lovable and favourite female character someone who could connect and heal hearts with her pure innocence in Bleach which is my the most favourite anime and one full of teriffic Battles and losses and development my first love anime that truly made me a part of the anime community. Every character in Bleach teaches you something to the point that it becomes an irreplaceable part of your life Mr. Kubo's work is simply amazing. Explains why fans keep the love alive even after such a long time :)
Very nicely put. I always saw her, not as a combatant, or even a supportive combatant, but as an emotional support character. She was, in my eyes, Ichigo's anchor. His tether to his humanity, something he desperately needed as he was pushed ever deeper into a world of Soul Reapers, Hollows and Quincies. All of whom he had connections to. So, even though I never really cared for her, not even placing her in my top 20 favorite character list, I always appreciated her for that reason alone.
It's not just Orihime, but also other characters similar to her (like Asia from Highschool DxD) that are constantly getting shit on for the same stupid reasons: they don't fight, they need to be saved, they're personality consists of liking the MC and nothing else, they're very passive, extreme doormats, and most of all, they get in the way of everyone's preferred ships.
@@nothisispatrick5691 Unfortunately the people that don't like Orihime, or similar characters, will use the same reasons I stated to try and validate said character's "uselessness". Like the other commenter here did . . .
when Me a born Spanish speaker, get his mind blow away when realizing Ulquiorra's wordplay. how I never notice that!! instant sub. thanks for the awesome video!!
This is because strength of the heart is extremely obscure. People are more accustomed to seeing physical strength or a strong personality. But when it comes to mental and emotional strength, it is often overlookes and any character that represent this will be seen as weak. For the most famous example; Cinderella. She is often said to be weak and the type of a character that baffle modern women for her fame. But Cinderella is a character that define the strength of the weak. Created in a era of oppression, her silent strength in heart and mental as well as moral gives those oppressed strength and hope. It isn't Prince Charming that is the hero of this story. Ultimately, the marriage with the Prince is a present for Cinderella for enduring the hardship. Now some idiot is going to yap and question the connection between a Disney Princess and this excellent video. I say, Orihime is strong in the face of oppression. Her heart is unshaken by the enemies and her faith stayed strong despite all attempts to break her. She is not physically strong, obviously, but her smile is enough to give her friends the resolve to keep it that way. Orihime as a character brings hope, enough to give a heart to one without. As a character that represent the strength of the heart in a story where the heart is something that need and can be proven through powerful conflicts, it is easy to overlook her silent support. This is what we call emotional support, a pillar to rest against after a long day, one that provides comfort without words, one that will be there after the loud arguments and conflict end to help settle the dust. The kind that you just want to come home to. A silent understanding. Basically, you will be a total jerk to dump any such person because they are not exciting enough...
Man this really was a fantastic video. I never really hated orihime, but I feel I’ve definitely undersold her character after this. I only ever saw the anime, so I wonder if that affected my initial judgment.
I finally understand why Orihime told Ichigo, "Don't get hurt" phrase instead of other wordings during Ichigo vs Grimmjow fight. What a video man! Tite Kubo is a god. I watched full36 minutes and paused often times to recall what you said at the beginning. Truly educational and entertaining! Subscribed and turned on bell notifications.
Dude so many people call orihime useless but like have they forgotten the fact that you could literally have one strand of hair left or just an arm left but she could still bring you back, are you seriously telling me that you wouldn't want her on your team.
I’m so glad for this video! Thank you so much for having an in depth analysis of Orihime. She is so misunderstood but hopefully with this video people will see how amazing and strong she really is. Thanks so much for this video again! My favorite character in bleach
This was beautifully done. i'm glad you were able to go into depth on Orihime's character. You brought to light a few things that i never really considered before with her. Awesome work with the editing for this as well! ^^ I hope you'll get the chance to go through all of the main cast eventually! ^^
I feel with Orihime's character in terms of her power, it was also her choice how she wants her power to be. Her power is so much of everything, offensive, space-time, defensive, etc but she chooses to use it as a healing and defensive functionality. It takes a LOT of courage to choose only one from a list of powerful abilities. I think what upset a lot of fans was that she did not pick an offensive side of her power over the defensive side of it and there is thing weird thing that people have issues with femininity that is regarded as stupid and they made defensive and healing is part of that along with romance and they most dismissed her character out of it. Which is bizzare.
I hate that people base a shounen character's usefulness completely on whether or not they're a strong fighter. Strength is so much more than having a powerful attack :/ Orihime is consistent, unwavering, compassionate, and loyal. Her character is entirely based on being a genuinely kind and healing soul, even with all the trauma she's been through
I like how Orihime haters would go out of their ways.. open an Orihime video and even take the time to read and reply to comments expressing how much they hate her.. I applaud you guys for your enthusiasm and brilliance in showing hate and negativity 👏
I have always loved Orihime Inoue and she is far from being useless, one should read the final arc to find out , she helped a lot there, I feel like she and Nami are two of the most overhated and misunderstood female characters, both of them deserve more love and appreciation
I'm so glad I stumbled on this video. For the record, I never hated Orihime nor did I think she was useless. Not every female character has to be a badass one-woman army warrior type to be a strong and good character-what makes them strong and good is being interesting and growing/developing. There are more many ways to be "strong" beyond physical strength alone. Orihime's strength is mental and emotional-not only to heal physical wounds, but to help heal the mental and emotional ones (or at least want to). Nor do I mind them being a romantic interest for the shounen protagonist, as long as they get an arc or two of their own separate from being a good support/love for said protagonist. I also liked that, even though she was jealous of the bond between Rukia and Ichigo, instead of making her petty/vindictive about it and trying to come between them, she considered Rukia a dear friend. Thank you for making this.
So no one is gonna talk abt the good transitions of the manga panels and the anime visuals but anyways good job on the vid cuz no one rlly realizes the reasons that makes the aspects of bleach amazing so good job on making such a good vid to watch
DUUUUUUDE THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT. You just won a subscription. You not only got everything right but also enlightened me even more on Ichigo and Orihime when I didn't think it'd be possible. Sword and shield forever.
This absolutely made me cry and I appreciate you making this video!! I loved Orihime as a character regardless of how much she fought or not because deep down she legit was the source of most of the main cast not being dead, but this video made me realize I didn't really pay attention to her character and her development the whole series. Overall, this will be the #1 video I show anyone who ever wants to tell me Orihime is utterly useless to shut them up for good.
Man this really got me to see her in a new light... Like, it's not that I hated her, she just never was that interesting to me, but now I really wanna rewatch the show with this video in mind :>
Amazing video as always Wat. I’m so glad you finally got the video done and it’s great to see someone finally give Orihime her prober due since she is a great character that is unfortunately misunderstood by a lot of people. Also I loved you use of Missing You from KH during The Heart scene that was brilliant.
Awe... I honestly wasn't really that focus on shipping when it came to bleach, unless I felt like it, but in TYBW arc when Ichigo and Orihime went to the end to fight. It was amazing to me. Especially the end when they hooked up. I was surprised by Rukia and Renji but they had a past and Renji followed Rukia, to the point he became the Vice-Captain under Byakuya, her older brother. Clearly, he wants big brothers approval lol
Orihime is my favorite character tbh. Might be because I relate to her quirky and sensitive personality. Quietness is a sign of strength, you don't need to be loud about it all the time to show it.
Orihime was always my favorite character...unfortunately I was always made fun of in a way because people always told me she was useless and weak, but I always saw a lot of myself in Orihime.
16:11 One of my favorite scenes in Bleach. So emotional. I craved more of that in the series. The next emotional moment that can compare to this is Rukia fighting against the fake Kaien-dono (the Espada Aaroniero). And the next would be Ulquiorra's connection to Orihime and his defeat.
Thank you for this video, when I was young I was obsessed with bleach and this included Orihime. She was my favorite character and I fell out of the fandom because everyone went WILD on Orihime and said the most cruel sexist shit I’ve ever heard just because she wasn’t a fighter on the offense. It put a gross taste in my mouth as a young girl for obvious reasons. I recently went back to bleach to finish and I stand by how I felt all those years ago. Orihime is IMPORTANT and a adds a lot to Bleach’s emotional impact !
I had tears, TEARS I TELL YOU running down my face while I watched this video of my home girl Hime Chan ❤❤❤ Big ole fat tears...🤧 Seriously I was like Ulquiorra with my face rivers streaming down my face but I'm know I didn't look as cool... Oh man oh my, I have been waiting soo long for someone to come along and give Orihime Inoue some justice and address all of her brilliance to shed light on the recognition and importance of her character that is looong overdue. You my friend blew any expectations I would ever have on the matter completely outta the water! Thank you..! Just.....thank you sir for this beautifully done character analysis of my favorite female protagonist in Anime since I was first introduced to her back in 2006. Orihime to me has always been the embodiment of hope and love and truly is the heart of this story and it always sadden me to know how ugly shippers can be and directed so much hate towards my angel. I always knew in my heart that Ichigo and Orihime was in fact end game but for Tite Kubo to stand his ground and make it cannon...??? Knowing how overwhelming the popularity that Ichigo x Rukia had on the community...was floating on a cloud for a week when I got the news ❤ You flawlessly pointed out all of their implied connections even as very beginning in the story and your comment about how Orihime is the shield and Ichigo is the knight?? Amazing! I knew of course the literal sense of that but how you mentioned that he never relied upon any one else expressed upon himself before UNTIL Orihime in the final battle and only then not only could Ichigo but ALSO Orihime could overcome...🤯 Just ridiculous that I never thought about it like that before lol. Only when they completely trusted in each other and were confident in their abilities to rely on each other...they were successful and everything came around full circle...wow. You got me looking at this all through a new perspective now. The growth in them is obvious of course but the depth of that growth through your perspective makes me love the shit outta the ending even more. Your video was a treat man and I'm sure this is just the first time I will view this! Again THANK YOU soooo much for making this...I'm brand new to your content and happened to see the thumbnail and my heart leaped when I saw potential for a kind Orihime video instead of the usual hate parade she receives 🤦♀️ Seriously, thank you. You just earned yourself a new Subscriber 😊 Ps. Your pronunciation is on point man and your vid are very very well edited 👌🏻
This was very well said and orihime inoue always is and will forever be my favorite female bleach character because i saw how great she is and i truly understand her and relate to her she's more than a damsel in distress she's an important character for ichigo rukia chad renji uryu tatsuki and others who care about her and who are her friend because without her they all would have died i ship ichigo & orihime no matter what people say at all and orihime was never useless at all she is a adorable character and a great mom to Kazui
You know what's weird? There was a time when I really didn't like Orihime for most of the same reasons as Sakura. Then I saw a picture of her, it was after Ulquiorra blew a hole through Ichigo and she was kneeling next to him freaked out and I had some sort of epiphany that she wasn't nearly as bad as I thought she was and I began to genuinely like her. I grew more accepting of her and characters like her, I also began to accept ichihime as much as I didn't want to.
I am an ichihime but i am not biased enough to say ichigo was being romantic (romantic is a strong word to use here) to anyone for that matter (during the run of the series) because he had more internalized emotional issues to work out + rangiku actually told orihime that he's a silly boy that doesn't understand romantic love yet. I just felt theres more stuffs ichigo exclusively does for orihime like offering to walk her home, telling shinji to apologize to her, exclusively made a vow to protect her, bothered when shes scared of his mask, felt at peace once she encouraged him to actually care for himself and not to put the burden all to himself, coming from the dead hearing her calling for him, gives gentle look to her, putting down their walls and got familiar to each other in fullbring arc, to the point that both of them can finally stand side by side as equals and accepting each other's help during yhwach's fight as oppose to hueco mundo arc where they were at their lowest point stepping on each other to protect each other. In the final arc Ichigo was finally able to depend on others without burdening everything by himself while orihime can finally reject her role of being protected and ichigo trusts her enough to protect him. They are depending on each other and battling together in a synchronized way. This is pivotal to their characters individually as well. Was all those romantic? At least for me not really, maybe something gradually leading to that. But they have established their dynamic as the sword (ichigo) and the shield (orihime). Thats their kind of dynamic. It also works with the analogy of the sword and the sheath like in rurouni kenshin. Orihime is a great foil to ichigo's personality, balances each other out and it just makes more sense for them to end up together romantically. It really doesn't help when the anime changed numerous small stuffs that ends up changing a huge context as whole, and this applies to ichigo as well not just orihime. Other than that emphasizing or adding ichiruki scenes that wasnt even there in the first place/exaggerate existing scenes to make it seem like its sentimental/romantic while it could also be different and more nuanced in context. I blame this entirely on the studio itself rather than the audience though. Again, there's nothing wrong preferring one to the other but we have to acknowledge both ichiruki and ichihime plays out different dynamics where ichiruki is more of "push past pain-cheer up, man up, be strong" and ichihime is more to "addressing those pain-let yourself be vulnerable" hence it felt more personal. I just dislike it when people say ichihime had no chemistry/dynamics at all. This is just my opinion btw .
Ichigo and Orihime, the two aspect of bleach. Cool and moving in one hand. Warm and goofy in the other. Yet both connected with a deeper bittersweetness. That's why i love Bleach. Always in my heart.
I just want to say, thank you so much for this video. I now look at that scene of Ichigo's transformation in a complete new way. This is an amazing video. Keep it up. Edit: Can we spare a few mins talking about the idea that Orihime's fear isn't because she sees Ichigo as a monster but rather because she realizes that the very reason why he turned into one is mainly because of herself ? I hope I didn't get this point wrong but I still like it a 100 times better than the "Oh no! my loved one turns into a monster!" thing.
Yes. i always consider the way that she maybe got into a "trauma" (or something similar) because of her brother when he was a hollow. So i think when she saw ichigo in that form she got scared cause she though it was a similar case. It's not wrong being scared of something, just a human mistake but some people just take that as a excuse to talk sht about her.
*cri and clap* Thank you for this~ i love orihime as a character. I never felt she was a damsel in distress when i first watch bleach 9 years ago. I was too young(preteen) to understand what most of what going on but I understood that orihime never once was a problem in my eyes in the series. And i feel like people painting this character as useless and not well fit to be ichigo side and something she is not is the fandom at fault who fail to see her for what she really is. 20:19 is my favorite part when it came to her in the anime. you can feel the pain within her words that to assure to ichigo doesn't need to prove to her, his worth as her protector or always feel like he disappointing her but the last thing she want for him and the person she love to not get hurt anymore for her sake.
I’m so sick of people talking shit about this amazing character, they just don’t understand, happy to see this video about her ❤ Orihime deserve more attention and love Thank you
Thank you for making this video. I kid you not i cried about the strong connection Orihime and Ichigo had. From the beginning she was my favorite character i am really sad about the people who think she is useless. Thank you!
This video took me way longer than it honestly should have. Ironically, I've been pretty oof the past couple months and sitting down to edit this video made me anxious. But here we are now!
Blog version:
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May I request a video on Why Healers aren't useless and that they are VERY IMPORTANT to the STORY!
Funny thing is even tho kubo intention with ulquiorra character is to bring ichigo and orihime closer, most of the fan ship ulquiorra with orihime instead
😭 OMG stop making me cry but keep so good for her
I disagree with that assessment at the end during Ichigos Fight with Ywach. She didn't snap Ichigo out of anything. She even remarks how he was okay and just after Ichigo reveals why he was attacking so recklessly. That face Ichigo makes is one of someone who is wondering why they were interrupted. Like "Yes, what is it Orihime?"
Im Probably Most Impressed with HOW Well this Went WITHOUT Even NEEDING tto Go out of your Way To Point Out "She May Not Fight BUT AT BARE MINIMUM She Still SUCCEEDS and does Her Job Better than Sakura Would where It KINDA Felt like There were Moments where She SUCCEEDED in doing things She Probably Just NEEDED to be Written to Be MORE POWERFUL NOW cause Kakashi is Using WAY More than He Theoretically is Physically CAPABLE of doing SO She HAS to Be At Least as Good as Tsunade without Even Getting PUSHED By Madara Because of the Pressure of the 2 six Paths Brothers Reincarnations or whatever... but Man I dont Even mean to Frame Sakura THAT POSITIVELY hahaha Now Ill get shot Before Someone Whines about the last 2-5 message Long Essays of random stuff about 3 different Mangas and How I Hate the Internazi World Govt for That WHOLE Poisoning the World with Bioweaponised Viruses Thing from past 2 years CAUSE That Whole thing For the Internazi World Govt where everyones Vaxed so that Most women lose the ability to birth children and so on... But WHATEVER... Who am I To Complain about things that Probably arent even seen because of the words contained within... I Should Just feel lucky they arent illegally blocking me MORE for whining about the World Govt Genocidin' People again... Cause I Think it SUCKS..... F*** All those wankers....
But Definitely Who Doesnt like that Instead of FORCING there being a Girl that Heals that ALSO can Push the Protagonist around, instead they gave us this Orange Combo that Fits Almost as well As Naruto Fits Kurama, which ALREADY Makes me wanna Cry about them killing Kurama but HEY theyre Also Killing all our friends and family RIGHT NOW so I Guess I need to Save my tears, But Man Kurama is WAY Better at being Naruto's SHADOW PARENT than ANYONE ELSE Ever was.... Even if He Only Started Liking him after 15 years.... To DIE so that Your Friend CAN Continure Protecting the Village and So on WAS Pretty interesting... So I Guess He'll Have to Learn Jiraiya Mode and Maybe Some Tsunade stuff Where It seems Like Making Chakra Backup Seals On yoursellf that I guess I can waiit to see wwhether they teach sarada to Make Multiple Byakugou Seals where Maybe one for Each Eye so that She Can USE Sharingan without Going EMPTY Immediately as soon as she used 2 Chidoris.... which Is DEF a Level Where She COULD Take out a Few Zetsus before Being Murdered by a Woodstyle Move Probably.... Even though I think itd Be more interesting if they Leave Mitsuki to Snakes and Swap the Frog and Slug Summoning Stuff.... MAYBE or Maybe the BOTH Train Both Styles of Senjutsu to see something more interesting More Similar to Hashirama's Unusual Senjutsu.... But Enough about Boruto where Its At Least Interesting Now But I Wonder How Different it Wouldve been without Kishimoto Coming In outta Nowhere and Replacing folks... but whatever Point was I PREFER the Idea of Getting BOTH Orihime AND Rukia in a story INSTEAD of One Sakura..... CAN ALL ADMIT That Rukia and Orihime ALWAYS BEATS Sakura EVEN With the Dumb Invincibility Seal Powers or whatever! In EVERY POSSIBLE CONCIEVABLE WAY!
I was reading the comments and wanted to say this . Just because someone doesn't fighting or kill someone or has a certain power doesn't mean that they are useless! Strength comes from more than that
@@jackblades90 when you realize that she can heal no headed goku
@@jackblades90 So endangering the lives of his friends and family to satisfy his addiction to fighting is more valuable than healing her allies huh?
EXACTLY!! The characters that aren't super overpowered remind me of regular people like us would probably be.
Orihime And Sakura Do Be Having something In common though even though there strong...
shonen fans don't have brains for characters like her, no badass fem char? trash lul.
She's not useless at all. She's a life saving humanitarian first and foremost while maintaining a no killing moral code. What gives her a badass edge is her willingness to jump into conflict as a healer, then there's her saving Harribel and her Fraccion while ignoring Shinigami protests and even getting between the seriously wounded Appaci and Renji as he got ready to strike. I would trust her with my life more than Shinigami medics, at least she won't hand me over to Mayuri after healing...
It’s also canon that ichigo admires her openness as well as her not needing to have a mask around people he thinks himself weak in comparison it’s why I feels she such a powerful character
@rokkfel4999 yup she One of the most emotionally strong characters in Anime
Orihime's character in general is just really relatable to me, seeing many people hate her because she's "nice" and somehow being "nice" is consider a "weakness" hurts me on a deeper level. It's nice seeing a video that is defending her.
same, never thought she'd end up the most relatable character when I started watching and reading Bleach. The anime really tried to kill off the Ichihime thing early on before they finally came to their senses and stopped sabotaging it
So basically Orihime is the real shield hero
Yeah
More like the Redo of Healer if you ask me . . . .
@@supersonicmario56 here we go again with another stupid hater who lacks basic reading comprehension skills
@@supersonicmario56 But keyaru is a healing hero
Hey don't forget about Steven universe Steven and Connie are literally are the shield and sword they fuse together symbolizing their feelings to each other
I really like Orihime, I am always so fond of her, I didn't know that the fandom hate her until I search more about her and even though they provide a lot of reasons I don't understand them, I am always with Orihime. She is a strong woman inside and out, everytime I observe her in the series there is always this pain I feel to her, like I am so proud of her. Eventhough she smile a lot or have that wild taste, I can always feel she is depressed, I would love to hug her.
I am sick of people that try to unironically say that she is one of the worst female characters in anime it's infuriating if she wasn't around a lot of characters would be dead.
They don't care. These people only look at the surface. They only see that "she's nice" and "doesn't fight in a shounen story", which to them means that she's useless. "Rukia's the FMC, so Ichigo should pick her, not Orihime. She actually fights unlike her (completely ignoring the fact that Rukia Also Needed to be saved)." With this kind of mentality, is it a wonder why trashy anime is all the rage now?
We live in a time where being "nice" is perceived as being "weak". and the only way to show that you're not is to fight someone; give them a good show, cause apparently that's the only reason they watch/read this stuff; not for the story, but for the random, nonsensical violence.
I can't tell you how much I hate that way of thinking.
@@supersonicmario56 I am so ashamed to admit that I also used to thought of Orihime that way, and comepletely forgot that a good and well written character doesn't have to be stupid overpowered or anything like that, just like in Orihime's case.
I never hated her, I just hated how she was barely utilized to her full extend.
@@Lupinemancer87 She technically was. I see a lot of people who think she could had the power to reject dead and space itself, but she was utilized the most she could've been. I'ld say the only arc where I feel both her and Chad were CRIMINALLY underused, was the Fullbringer Arc! It was their arc and the arc were Ichigo most got thrown in heavy depression and although they appear, their relationship with Ichigo, specially in Chad's part is not heavy focused enough were it should've been the moment they'ld impact the viewers the most
If youre not the "strong independent" female character then alot of people are going to assume alot of things like being useless or the worst female character. As someone else put it , surface level shit.
finally A Bleach fan who's treating Orihime with respect
Orihime vs Sakura?
@@Donsposts Bleach has way more overpowered characters so Inoue Orihime
Edit: I mean,has stronger female characters except for Kaguya Otsūtsuki
@NTR_KANG giving a women the respect she deserves doesnt mean your a simp.
There’s also The Masked Man
@@zamw4rud056 no
not a chance bud
Orihime was always integral and had many subtle ways to her character.
Orihime most underrated Bleach character.
I agree
Interesting
Idk bout that one
I Totally agree
Nah. I love her but the most underrated??? That's Chad unfortunately
"If she can't attack, then what is her role?"
The support. Anyone who has played any form of rpg will know that no team is ever truly complete without a support unit. They're the ones who keep the team going even when they're at the lowest points in a battle. Support units aren't *made* for kicking ass and taking names. They're made to be protected while they keep everyone else going and even empowering them. While Orihime doesn't have the ability to *physically* empower her allies, her presence, words and will make them feel stronger. Makes them feel like they can keep going even on the brink of death. She's the adrenaline rush. She's the healer. She's the white mage.
I always liked Orihime, but I couldn't really describe why- just saying to others that there was more to her than what was on the surface. Thanks for putting my feelings into words
To me, the reason i like her is her personality, her childish like actions very caring and her big appetite
that's the same thing i felt
People only care about flashy fighting moves. They don't think about the emotional support someone can give someone and how important it is to one character. Ichigo was still grieving his mother's death after so many years. If anything happened to Orihime, that would've put him on the deep end even more.
I watched all the Bleach and i think it kind of suffer as a battle Shounen, because its character stories are much better the fights which aren't that spectacular. They are very repetetive and even though sword fencing should be detailed and interesting it's very unremarkable with each characters using sailor moon tier attack from their sword which usually works once or twice before it need an upgrade.
That, and shipping wars. Shipping Wars definitely didn't help Orihime. XD
@@MrConredsX I wouldn't call the plathera of Bankai abilities all.pretty unique to the characters, just Sailor Moon tier sword fencing attacks. Its definitely a misunderstanding of Zanpakuto itself
@@General_Li_Shin Reason why Naruto has better fights is because characters had like 1 or 2 abilities they used in strategical way or won using allies and numbers. Bleach is basically spamming same attack until a new attack is used for the first time in which case it succeed or enemy is defeated using the spam of the old attacks. I dont remember Zabimaru working on anything beside first fight or in a fight with filler mob characters. Compare it to Shikamaru who used same shadow binding technique in different ways to defeat different much stronger enemies
EXACTLY! Naruhina has this exact problem, I’m a huge naruhina fan, and this happens all the time. People like to overlook how much of an emotional support hinata was to naruto and how much the effected HIM. People have no critical thinking and don’t pay attention unless it’s cool fighting stuff.
I've waited for this for so long! Orihime is the emotional core of Ichigo and the man went into depression by the fear of losing her to the Arrancars. She remained strong even when faced with the strongest people she ever saw, and she always stood by Ichigo's side, as the strong shield of compassion she is. I understand people who not like this kind of character, but useless and weak are two things she's not, specially cause a lof of the cast would be dead without her and Ichigo would be still deep in depression without her. Yes, she's not a fighter, she's not like Rukia who becomes Captain by the end, but she has a good character for what she is! Going back to her talk with Matsumoto, Orihime always wanted to be able to stand beside and support the man and people she loves and she did that! She endured a lot of things and managed to still be a pure person, and a reliable one. Maybe, we could have had a little more of her, like, a lot of characters suffer from hard to notice development, but it doesn't take out the value of who she is and her role in the story. Without Orihime our boy Ichigo would be drowned in depression for the rest of his life, if not dead
If its anything Ive learned from the anime community, is that (in a shonen series) if you are not in a fight or multiple fights and have a win under your belt, youre "useless". Take Dragonball for example, people mistake alot of the characters for useless and ignore that they are still willingly to get involved in conflict even when it is WELL beyond them. If its not a badass technique or fighting segment and instead a side activity....then they are useless.
Well said- Orihime is very pivotal to WHO Ichigo is as a person, and Kubo does a good job SHOWING us (not telling) with Rukia forcing Ichigo to apologize to Orihime in the Vizard arc too. Way different than Sakura
@@queenb2450 I wouldn't say Orihime in particular but rather Ichigo's friends as a whole, and I while Kubo did decent overall he definitely dropped the ball in regards to character development. But that's my opinion.
@@wingadept8793 I would say Orihime in particular- we didn't Ichigo apologizing to anyone else (when Rukia forced him) or being soft to anyone else
@@denshithedmeister6020 Cause he was kinda focused on defeating the guy who could this again? And he wasn't even near them when it happened. The guy lost his ppwrr, was in despair, and was focusing on the treath. Besides, the man was DEALING WITH THE DEPRESSION! No one notices Ichigo stopeed smiling from Karakira town to after his mom's flashback? DEPRESSION!
I do find the relationship between Ichigo and Orihime romantic in all the aspects.
that speech she made to Ichigo before leaving to Hueco Mundo is perhaps one of the most romantic things said in Shonen ???
@@denshithedmeister6020 Not sure if you read the manga, Ichigo needs to kill Tsukishima to save all his loved ones, including Orihime, and it is his first time to actually have the intention to take someone's life in the whole manga. And this is a Shonen manga, what are you trying to prove there? Kubo has done his best to build up this relationship, that's why they end up together, would you marry someone you don't care? I doubt.
nope lool
They don’t even talk about their feelings at all in the series. Maybe one or two moments here or there but not much. And someone better not say “that’s the point! The author was trying to be subtle!”
Shounen never focus on romance
Cant wait when they animate the finale when they have kids. Although im not sure if i want to see the Bleach version of Boruto. THose kinds are kind of losing the steam as Shounen since the parents are too strong for kids to grow as worlds saviors which is why Gohan is still anobody in Super.
A lot of people don't realize that when they say female characters in anime suck that its a reflection of the mangakas ability to write someone different from themselves.
You know what's amazing?. Tite Kubo wrote this amazing themes and drew this jaw dropping panels on a weekly basis for 15 fucking years. He's a fucking genius!.
Something that I’ve noticed in all my rereads of Bleach especially when it comes to Orihimes fear of Ichigo in his Visord form is the eye thing. Literally every time Ichigo is drawn when he’s looking at Orihime, his eyes are soft, wide and full of compassion. My friend once described them as puppy dog eyes which they are. The only time they aren’t drawn like that is when he’s in his Visord form.
The people who hate on Orihime need to realize something, she's pretty much the heart of the group. Besides, you touch her and you're not getting back up again. That's right, she's their White Mage. And nobody. F*cks. With the white mage.
Agreed, she's the "heart" of the group. The heart doesn't fight much (they rarely can) but they are the one that holds the group together. And if they are threatened you are dead, because the entire cast is coming to end you.
I see what you did there 😆
Sephiroth begs to differ. About the not fucking with the white mage part at least.
@@silith7027
Ouch! My heart it hurts to be reminded of that part 😭
True. Like, besides Ichigo, who really is the one who gets the group together for everything? Orihime.
Glad someone is putting respect on shounen female characters. Normies and weirdos are giving them a bad rep by spreading stupid ideas.
It's really weird how toxic men and feminist complain about them. Shonen Women just cannot win.
My problem with her is that she heals enemies..
@@steph03tyna72 You mean like Goku?
@@steph03tyna72 the only time she does is when she has no other choice tho. She’s not like Goku who just gives planet busting villains energy, senzu beans, etc for the sake of a good fight
@@Step43099 No I remember that she healed Muramasa knowing that he was Ichigo enemie, She healed that girl arrancar who hurted and She healed Grimmjou ,
I hope I never gets acquainted with the people who hates her. I can understand people not interested in her or not liking her but just imagine hating a pure character like her. The anime had a huge hand in people not liking her especially with the shipping agenda. People saying she's useless is pretty much running an agenda with nothing to back up their statement.
Rinjo Sam I’d say she was one of the better female characters in a Shonen series to where she was utilized better. Even though I despise the final arc her role in it on paper was good. That said, I don’t think she’s as bad as many say she is. She very much anchored Ichigo and company by being the heart of the group.
Ye people do her and Renji dirty.
I just love Renji's resolve and Orihime's will
@Joshington Groban the 3rd. they definitely did
but that's not worth to the hate she gets
@@Avarn388 well I wouldn't say that but orihime is still interesting
@@xblade149 I never said she wasn’t. But I will admit there were missed opportunities for Kubo to do something with her. Something I’m hoping the anime return will do now that SJ isn’t getting in his way.
I love your dissection of orihime just because a women doesn’t physical fight does not mean she is useless to the story.
WatTheWut It always SHOCKS ME that People CONSIDER HEALERS TO BE USELESS because WITHOUT THE HEALER then the MAIN HEROES would be DEAD! Beautiful video, I love it. Ichigo and Orihime always balanced each other yes they have their conflicts, but still, they balance each other. One thing I think is interesting is that Orihime is the only one out of their Human Friends who was also in spirit form when Ichigo is in Soul Reaper form as well. The Quote of the Rain with Orihime is also symbolic as Ichigo is fighting the Hollow who killed his mother and you can view the Rain as Ichigo and Orihime's tears.
Orihime has always been one of my favorite characters! Her softness and gentleness has always won a place in my heart! The true definition of a princess! But she also fights and protects :”) thank you for this....this truly made my day.
im glad to see people who can appreciate orihime
About Ichigo wanting to protect Orihime the most, Kubo gave us how much he cares for here, in a really subtle way.
(I'll just copy my comment from another video from this point).
Quick trivia:
一護, is the way Ichigo's name is written and 護 means protect or defend. So when he promises to Orihime that next time he will protect her he says it like this 次は絶対オマエを護るから wich translates to "Next time I will definitely protect you", the kicker here is that Kubo wrote the Kanji that is in Ichigo's name, and this is the only time that this ever happened, in other uses Ichigo uses other Kanji for protection but not the one on his name.
It's like if Ichigo is putting his name, his being of a protector on the line. It is subtle, but Kubo's making the promise he made to Orihime become a pretty big deal, it's beyond any other character interaction with Ichigo and it fits the theme of Ichigo losing his humanity this arc, thus having to save one of the characters that truly anchors his humanity along with maybe his family, being Orihime.
i am mind-blown
THIS RIGHT HERE!!!!!
Shout out to orihime for helping cure ulqihora's depression
Still sad about that
and kinda helping Ichigo’s depression and tough times
Exactly, not just him but she saved few people with her kindness.
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its more to curiosity tho
For someone who is in the arrancar arc right now, I’ll say this. Orihime is a godsent. She such a funny and enjoyable character on the surface but she always put hersel behind-on everyone else. I truly do think she’s wacky but also sweet character and her like little confession to ichigo feels so sweet and natural. Like she would rather give up herself if it made another person happy. Also considering her overall importance to the plot calling her useless is a bit much. Not every female character who likes a boy and who doesn’t immediately fight is Sakura.
Honestly, this analysis did her character so much justice, that all we have to do is look at the big picture, instead of labelling her based on a single attribute of which is tossed around with so much misunderstanding.
It also points out how they bolster each other's desires to protect someone, one through means of offense, and the other through means of defense, shielding and most importantly, like it was mentioned, rejection.
Now only if someone could do a similar job in regards to certain female characters named after cherry blossoms huh...
Kishi never was good at writing female characters...
@@catarinavalentine1026 Care to explain the reasoning behind that claim?
Looooooool
@@catarinavalentine1026 he based sakura off his own wife, dude.
This video is another evidence that new people are reading Bleach or old fans are rereading it and finding that Orihime is indeed a great character. The agenda's is still there but more and more people are changing the agenda finally.
The only thing i hate about her is that she barely fights. Im a watching an snime about killing each other.
@@RawJuice_ oh no the healer who still willingly goes into battle to help the ones she loves doesn’t do it by direct confrontation but instead by protecting them from lethal attacks or healing deadly wounds
@@RawJuice_ Oh you're one of those. You'd suck at rpgs and mobas lmao
@@-jjmr-438 i do kinda wish she did traps or something like that you know trip up the enemy if only a lil ….still can’t see origins directly fighting….not who she is
I just had a thought... The Princess and Knight stories could become popular again if they made princesses like Orihime. Some say someone who only soaks up affection from others is ‘weak’, that their lack of desire to protect using strength is worthless.
But there is worth beyond oneself. Even if the affection given doesn’t belong to you, the fact that it exists at all is a connection. The fact that it exists means that there is an opportunity for both of them to grow.
Ulqioura had no heart, but his feelings were within those around him. He had no feelings, yet it was the pain of Ichigo and Orihime felt that changed his once empty heart. It may not have been the best change, but it was different from eternal stagnation.
The princess doesn’t have a sword. That’s because she doesn’t need a sword. She may be weak, but because she is there, the Knight can be strong. He has something to protect...
i literally cried watching this beautiful piece
Lol same here
Good to know the legends behind it.
I never saw her as a damsel in distress. She effects others friend or foe in a special way.
Especially her time with the Espadas, her nature confuses them and open them up to other possibilities. Grimjaw, Ulquiora & the two girls who she spend most time around with.
Sadly for Ulquiora it was too late for him but he still reaches his realisation before passing on.
People say Orihime is useless but each time she is around, Ichigo get stronger as mentioned by many ennemies in the story.
The cringe lol.
@@urlikskull1071 ok
@@justagirl1245 it’s also kinda funny no? The grimmjow scene was basically “yeah I’m sorry grimmjow my lady says I can’t lose so….yeah” fucking perfect scene
@@urlikskull1071if u are in love u would understand. Heck, ppl would even react like this if their family is in danger
Way to just lay out so much of the Ichihime relationship in this. Honestly this is one of the best romances in a shounen (specifically shounen! Shoujo is obviously another story) I've seen, and it's so frustrating that a huge chunk of the fandom just... doesn't get (or outright HATES) Orihime and this canon endgame relationship.
I’m only two minutes in but I can tell this video is for people like me. Orihime is criminally underrated and essential to Ichigo’s development and I wish she had been given further development herself. Particularly the mystery of her parents and her brother and how her pendants are different than fullbring and may very well be something unknown to all yet familiar to characters like aizen and other kido adepts. I have a theory she has a connection to witchcraft that resembles kido.
EVERY BLEACH FAN SHOULD WATCH THIS!!!! orihime is so misunderstood as a character, and this really brings up how good pf a character she is!
She literally blocks Yhwach's attack and helps Ichigo in his final battle. WHAT ELSE DO U WANT HATERS
@Ojas Character growth, motivation, personality, quirks, screen time...anything something, please
@@pedroroma933 then watch the video
@@pedroroma933 hahahaha all of that she has troll
@@pedroroma933 did you watch or read the series? cuz i dont think so
@@pedroroma933 clown
She is an incredibly powerful reality warper she literally rejects the bad outcomes and forcibly changes them to her desires
This was exceptionally done, thx for doing it.
Is it just or is it raining in here
God damn, what a fantastic video.
The other day i was looking for videos about Orihime and save 1 or 2, they were largely negative or nonexistent. I always knew that Orihime was probably the most misunderstood character in Bleach and it always killed me when people would call her "useless" or "pathetic" or just harp on about the things they hated about her because i knew that fundamentally, those "criticisms" came from a place of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. So many people want Orihime to be a DPS when she's the off-tank/healer.
Wat, this is by far the most in-depth and well-researched analysis of her and the story Kubo was trying to tell with her that i've seen and probably ever will see. You never cease to impress me with your understanding of Bleach's themes and the amount of research you put into each and every one of your analysis videos. I occasionally go back and re-watch "I'll Never Stop Loving Bleach" just to re-experience it. I think this is another one i'll add to the list of re-visits.
Thank you for this, Wat. It was fucking Beautiful.
Orihime should show people you don't need to attack to be strong.
Orihime is truly one of the most amazing character in Bleach.. She is so important, she is an omega..a mage, support/healer, and her power to reject any events, thats really like she has a goddess power, it compasses time and space....no doubt why Aizen really wanted to get Orihime on his team, he was amazed by Orihime's Omega powers, that she can even restore the damage in the Hogyoku crystal ball.. thats why Aizen even became powerful...
*cries* thank you man. Finally someone who understands Orihime as a character. Honestly she gets so much hate for nothing
Orihime and Rukia have a really different character and story. But i love both of them so much.
It's really cool to have a strong independent friend like Rukia.
But it's not wrong to have a girly bubbly friend like Orihime.
And power isn't only about fighting tho, having a big heart to think about other's safety and feelings is not an easy thing to do.. especially in a tough time when the first thing she should do is to think about her own safety.
I hope people can stop trying to compare them because they're totally different..
This is what I love about Bleach is that Tite Kubo( a mangaka that I really love) put so much diversity with his characters both male and female when it comes to strength. They all different from each other, yes some are strong physically for fighting,some are strong mentally, emotionally and verbally. I really love the variety of the cast either their strength and how they use it and their personality that makes them stronger.
@@naimaderilus3524 agree! Thank you for sharing your opinion.
Cant wait to see what we'll have in Bleach this year too!! 🧡🧡
@@noctem5116 Thank you,I cant wait for October too.🧡
I loved this video! You perfectly explain Orihime's roll in the story. She's my favorite character!
Her development is actually drastic if you were to compare her from the beginning to the fullbring arc for example, she went from mostly being seen as a joke character to then being far more than that by seeing her perspectives and emotions come to light the further the story progressed which was nice to see
I can't express how happy I was when I saw this video thank so much for doing this video orihime was and is for me the most adorable, lovable and favourite female character someone who could connect and heal hearts with her pure innocence in Bleach which is my the most favourite anime and one full of teriffic Battles and losses and development my first love anime that truly made me a part of the anime community. Every character in Bleach teaches you something to the point that it becomes an irreplaceable part of your life Mr. Kubo's work is simply amazing. Explains why fans keep the love alive even after such a long time :)
Very nicely put.
I always saw her, not as a combatant, or even a supportive combatant, but as an emotional support character. She was, in my eyes, Ichigo's anchor. His tether to his humanity, something he desperately needed as he was pushed ever deeper into a world of Soul Reapers, Hollows and Quincies. All of whom he had connections to.
So, even though I never really cared for her, not even placing her in my top 20 favorite character list, I always appreciated her for that reason alone.
Not even in top 20? You have serious issues
Meanwhile Aizen to Ichigo:Your wife Orihime being sexy and cute was part of my plan.
Sasuga Aizen-sama
Of course it was.
Kiseke: checkmate
It's not just Orihime, but also other characters similar to her (like Asia from Highschool DxD) that are constantly getting shit on for the same stupid reasons: they don't fight, they need to be saved, they're personality consists of liking the MC and nothing else, they're very passive, extreme doormats, and most of all, they get in the way of everyone's preferred ships.
Those are all pretty valid reasons to be honest.
Non of those traits are Orihimes personality, she's not shy nor does she only care about Ichigo
@@nothisispatrick5691 Unfortunately the people that don't like Orihime, or similar characters, will use the same reasons I stated to try and validate said character's "uselessness".
Like the other commenter here did . . .
when Me a born Spanish speaker, get his mind blow away when realizing Ulquiorra's wordplay. how I never notice that!! instant sub. thanks for the awesome video!!
This is because strength of the heart is extremely obscure. People are more accustomed to seeing physical strength or a strong personality. But when it comes to mental and emotional strength, it is often overlookes and any character that represent this will be seen as weak. For the most famous example; Cinderella.
She is often said to be weak and the type of a character that baffle modern women for her fame. But Cinderella is a character that define the strength of the weak. Created in a era of oppression, her silent strength in heart and mental as well as moral gives those oppressed strength and hope.
It isn't Prince Charming that is the hero of this story. Ultimately, the marriage with the Prince is a present for Cinderella for enduring the hardship.
Now some idiot is going to yap and question the connection between a Disney Princess and this excellent video. I say, Orihime is strong in the face of oppression. Her heart is unshaken by the enemies and her faith stayed strong despite all attempts to break her. She is not physically strong, obviously, but her smile is enough to give her friends the resolve to keep it that way. Orihime as a character brings hope, enough to give a heart to one without.
As a character that represent the strength of the heart in a story where the heart is something that need and can be proven through powerful conflicts, it is easy to overlook her silent support.
This is what we call emotional support, a pillar to rest against after a long day, one that provides comfort without words, one that will be there after the loud arguments and conflict end to help settle the dust. The kind that you just want to come home to. A silent understanding.
Basically, you will be a total jerk to dump any such person because they are not exciting enough...
Well said. The best comment ive read. Orihime needs to be more understood. Not every thing is brute and force. The mental state is more important.
SHE BLOCKED AN ATTACK FROM THE ALL MIGHTY CASE CLOSED
We really needed this.
Man this really was a fantastic video. I never really hated orihime, but I feel I’ve definitely undersold her character after this. I only ever saw the anime, so I wonder if that affected my initial judgment.
I finally understand why Orihime told Ichigo, "Don't get hurt" phrase instead of other wordings during Ichigo vs Grimmjow fight. What a video man! Tite Kubo is a god. I watched full36 minutes and paused often times to recall what you said at the beginning. Truly educational and entertaining! Subscribed and turned on bell notifications.
Dude so many people call orihime useless but like have they forgotten the fact that you could literally have one strand of hair left or just an arm left but she could still bring you back, are you seriously telling me that you wouldn't want her on your team.
Orihime is my favorite character, even during the early seasons! I felt like the only Orihime fan😅
I’m so glad for this video! Thank you so much for having an in depth analysis of Orihime. She is so misunderstood but hopefully with this video people will see how amazing and strong she really is. Thanks so much for this video again! My favorite character in bleach
This was beautifully done. i'm glad you were able to go into depth on Orihime's character. You brought to light a few things that i never really considered before with her. Awesome work with the editing for this as well! ^^ I hope you'll get the chance to go through all of the main cast eventually! ^^
I feel with Orihime's character in terms of her power, it was also her choice how she wants her power to be. Her power is so much of everything, offensive, space-time, defensive, etc but she chooses to use it as a healing and defensive functionality. It takes a LOT of courage to choose only one from a list of powerful abilities. I think what upset a lot of fans was that she did not pick an offensive side of her power over the defensive side of it and there is thing weird thing that people have issues with femininity that is regarded as stupid and they made defensive and healing is part of that along with romance and they most dismissed her character out of it. Which is bizzare.
I hate that people base a shounen character's usefulness completely on whether or not they're a strong fighter. Strength is so much more than having a powerful attack :/ Orihime is consistent, unwavering, compassionate, and loyal. Her character is entirely based on being a genuinely kind and healing soul, even with all the trauma she's been through
You speak the truth
I keep coming back to this video ❤
“ Rukia makes Ichigo move by pushing past pain, Orihime makes him evolve by addressing it.” 👏
All I can say is well done. It's a strong and moving video and does Ichigo and Orihime's characters development and love story well.
İt's mind-blowing how people still talk about bleach 13 years later ! 😍😍😍 An evidence that bleach is the best anime ever
this is the definitive best orihime character analysis
I like how Orihime haters would go out of their ways.. open an Orihime video and even take the time to read and reply to comments expressing how much they hate her.. I applaud you guys for your enthusiasm and brilliance in showing hate and negativity 👏
Thanks 👍. Too bad that this comment didn't stop me from hating
@@urlikskull1071 hate all you want dude.. I don't give a damn 😂
Toxic Ichiruki 🗑️
This was an amazing that really helped shed on one of the most regrettably misunderstood characters in Bleach. Glad it was finally able to come out.
Hi white
I have always loved Orihime Inoue and she is far from being useless, one should read the final arc to find out , she helped a lot there, I feel like she and Nami are two of the most overhated and misunderstood female characters, both of them deserve more love and appreciation
I'm so glad I stumbled on this video. For the record, I never hated Orihime nor did I think she was useless. Not every female character has to be a badass one-woman army warrior type to be a strong and good character-what makes them strong and good is being interesting and growing/developing. There are more many ways to be "strong" beyond physical strength alone. Orihime's strength is mental and emotional-not only to heal physical wounds, but to help heal the mental and emotional ones (or at least want to). Nor do I mind them being a romantic interest for the shounen protagonist, as long as they get an arc or two of their own separate from being a good support/love for said protagonist. I also liked that, even though she was jealous of the bond between Rukia and Ichigo, instead of making her petty/vindictive about it and trying to come between them, she considered Rukia a dear friend.
Thank you for making this.
So no one is gonna talk abt the good transitions of the manga panels and the anime visuals but anyways good job on the vid cuz no one rlly realizes the reasons that makes the aspects of bleach amazing so good job on making such a good vid to watch
DUUUUUUDE THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT. You just won a subscription. You not only got everything right but also enlightened me even more on Ichigo and Orihime when I didn't think it'd be possible. Sword and shield forever.
This absolutely made me cry and I appreciate you making this video!!
I loved Orihime as a character regardless of how much she fought or not because deep down she legit was the source of most of the main cast not being dead, but this video made me realize I didn't really pay attention to her character and her development the whole series.
Overall, this will be the #1 video I show anyone who ever wants to tell me Orihime is utterly useless to shut them up for good.
You made me emotional mate.. Great job dude!
Appreciate your work on this video.
Man this really got me to see her in a new light... Like, it's not that I hated her, she just never was that interesting to me, but now I really wanna rewatch the show with this video in mind :>
Me too
I this case you should read the manga instead the anime did orihime dirty to push ichigo and rukia as a couple
Beautiful right?
So beautifully said. Ive read all the arcs, but ive never seen Orihime in this way...thank you for this.
The editing in this video is wild good. I love to see this kind of effort put in by a creator.
😳
the ost playing in the background while orihime said her goodbyes to sleeping ichigo got me a little teared up ngl :,/
Amazing video as always Wat. I’m so glad you finally got the video done and it’s great to see someone finally give Orihime her prober due since she is a great character that is unfortunately misunderstood by a lot of people. Also I loved you use of Missing You from KH during The Heart scene that was brilliant.
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Oh my God, I even can't imagine how much time you spent. Just wow, I'm on my knees. Thank you for making it.
Awe... I honestly wasn't really that focus on shipping when it came to bleach, unless I felt like it, but in TYBW arc when Ichigo and Orihime went to the end to fight. It was amazing to me. Especially the end when they hooked up. I was surprised by Rukia and Renji but they had a past and Renji followed Rukia, to the point he became the Vice-Captain under Byakuya, her older brother. Clearly, he wants big brothers approval lol
Orihime is my favorite character tbh. Might be because I relate to her quirky and sensitive personality. Quietness is a sign of strength, you don't need to be loud about it all the time to show it.
Orihime was always my favorite character...unfortunately I was always made fun of in a way because people always told me she was useless and weak, but I always saw a lot of myself in Orihime.
16:11 One of my favorite scenes in Bleach. So emotional. I craved more of that in the series. The next emotional moment that can compare to this is Rukia fighting against the fake Kaien-dono (the Espada Aaroniero). And the next would be Ulquiorra's connection to Orihime and his defeat.
Orihime was my favorite Bleach character... Finally!!!!!!!
Its wild that fans call the only person in the show who can regenerate matter useless.
that's it, I'm gonna go on a bleach marathon. For like the 3rd time.
Thank you for this video, when I was young I was obsessed with bleach and this included Orihime. She was my favorite character and I fell out of the fandom because everyone went WILD on Orihime and said the most cruel sexist shit I’ve ever heard just because she wasn’t a fighter on the offense. It put a gross taste in my mouth as a young girl for obvious reasons. I recently went back to bleach to finish and I stand by how I felt all those years ago. Orihime is IMPORTANT and a adds a lot to Bleach’s emotional impact !
Orihime is so pure, funny, brave, strong and silly woman of Bleach
I had tears, TEARS I TELL YOU running down my face while I watched this video of my home girl Hime Chan ❤❤❤
Big ole fat tears...🤧
Seriously I was like Ulquiorra with my face rivers streaming down my face but I'm know I didn't look as cool...
Oh man oh my, I have been waiting soo long for someone to come along and give Orihime Inoue some justice and address all of her brilliance to shed light on the recognition and importance of her character that is looong overdue. You my friend blew any expectations I would ever have on the matter completely outta the water!
Thank you..!
Just.....thank you sir for this beautifully done character analysis of my favorite female protagonist in Anime since I was first introduced to her back in 2006.
Orihime to me has always been the embodiment of hope and love and truly is the heart of this story and it always sadden me to know how ugly shippers can be and directed so much hate towards my angel.
I always knew in my heart that Ichigo and Orihime was in fact end game but for Tite Kubo to stand his ground and make it cannon...??? Knowing how overwhelming the popularity that Ichigo x Rukia had on the community...was floating on a cloud for a week when I got the news ❤
You flawlessly pointed out all of their implied connections even as very beginning in the story and your comment about how Orihime is the shield and Ichigo is the knight?? Amazing!
I knew of course the literal sense of that but how you mentioned that he never relied upon any one else expressed upon himself before UNTIL Orihime in the final battle and only then not only could Ichigo but ALSO Orihime could overcome...🤯
Just ridiculous that I never thought about it like that before lol.
Only when they completely trusted in each other and were confident in their abilities to rely on each other...they were successful and everything came around full circle...wow.
You got me looking at this all through a new perspective now.
The growth in them is obvious of course but the depth of that growth through your perspective makes me love the shit outta the ending even more.
Your video was a treat man and I'm sure this is just the first time I will view this!
Again THANK YOU soooo much for making this...I'm brand new to your content and happened to see the thumbnail and my heart leaped when I saw potential for a kind Orihime video instead of the usual hate parade she receives 🤦♀️
Seriously, thank you. You just earned yourself a new Subscriber 😊
Ps. Your pronunciation is on point man and your vid are very very well edited 👌🏻
This was very well said and orihime inoue always is and will forever be my favorite female bleach character because i saw how great she is and i truly understand her and relate to her she's more than a damsel in distress she's an important character for ichigo rukia chad renji uryu tatsuki and others who care about her and who are her friend because without her they all would have died i ship ichigo & orihime no matter what people say at all and orihime was never useless at all she is a adorable character and a great mom to Kazui
You know what's weird? There was a time when I really didn't like Orihime for most of the same reasons as Sakura. Then I saw a picture of her, it was after Ulquiorra blew a hole through Ichigo and she was kneeling next to him freaked out and I had some sort of epiphany that she wasn't nearly as bad as I thought she was and I began to genuinely like her. I grew more accepting of her and characters like her, I also began to accept ichihime as much as I didn't want to.
I am an ichihime but i am not biased enough to say ichigo was being romantic (romantic is a strong word to use here) to anyone for that matter (during the run of the series) because he had more internalized emotional issues to work out + rangiku actually told orihime that he's a silly boy that doesn't understand romantic love yet.
I just felt theres more stuffs ichigo exclusively does for orihime like offering to walk her home, telling shinji to apologize to her, exclusively made a vow to protect her, bothered when shes scared of his mask, felt at peace once she encouraged him to actually care for himself and not to put the burden all to himself, coming from the dead hearing her calling for him, gives gentle look to her, putting down their walls and got familiar to each other in fullbring arc, to the point that both of them can finally stand side by side as equals and accepting each other's help during yhwach's fight as oppose to hueco mundo arc where they were at their lowest point stepping on each other to protect each other. In the final arc Ichigo was finally able to depend on others without burdening everything by himself while orihime can finally reject her role of being protected and ichigo trusts her enough to protect him. They are depending on each other and battling together in a synchronized way. This is pivotal to their characters individually as well.
Was all those romantic? At least for me not really, maybe something gradually leading to that. But they have established their dynamic as the sword (ichigo) and the shield (orihime). Thats their kind of dynamic. It also works with the analogy of the sword and the sheath like in rurouni kenshin. Orihime is a great foil to ichigo's personality, balances each other out and it just makes more sense for them to end up together romantically. It really doesn't help when the anime changed numerous small stuffs that ends up changing a huge context as whole, and this applies to ichigo as well not just orihime. Other than that emphasizing or adding ichiruki scenes that wasnt even there in the first place/exaggerate existing scenes to make it seem like its sentimental/romantic while it could also be different and more nuanced in context. I blame this entirely on the studio itself rather than the audience though.
Again, there's nothing wrong preferring one to the other but we have to acknowledge both ichiruki and ichihime plays out different dynamics where ichiruki is more of "push past pain-cheer up, man up, be strong" and ichihime is more to "addressing those pain-let yourself be vulnerable" hence it felt more personal. I just dislike it when people say ichihime had no chemistry/dynamics at all. This is just my opinion btw .
Ichigo and Orihime, the two aspect of bleach.
Cool and moving in one hand.
Warm and goofy in the other.
Yet both connected with a deeper bittersweetness.
That's why i love Bleach. Always in my heart.
I just want to say, thank you so much for this video. I now look at that scene of Ichigo's transformation in a complete new way. This is an amazing video. Keep it up.
Edit: Can we spare a few mins talking about the idea that Orihime's fear isn't because she sees Ichigo as a monster but rather because she realizes that the very reason why he turned into one is mainly because of herself ? I hope I didn't get this point wrong but I still like it a 100 times better than the "Oh no! my loved one turns into a monster!" thing.
Yes. i always consider the way that she maybe got into a "trauma" (or something similar) because of her brother when he was a hollow. So i think when she saw ichigo in that form she got scared cause she though it was a similar case. It's not wrong being scared of something, just a human mistake but some people just take that as a excuse to talk sht about her.
*cri and clap* Thank you for this~ i love orihime as a character. I never felt she was a damsel in distress when i first watch bleach 9 years ago. I was too young(preteen) to understand what most of what going on but I understood that orihime never once was a problem in my eyes in the series. And i feel like people painting this character as useless and not well fit to be ichigo side and something she is not is the fandom at fault who fail to see her for what she really is.
20:19 is my favorite part when it came to her in the anime. you can feel the pain within her words that to assure to ichigo doesn't need to prove to her, his worth as her protector or always feel like he disappointing her but the last thing she want for him and the person she love to not get hurt anymore for her sake.
I’m so sick of people talking shit about this amazing character, they just don’t understand, happy to see this video about her ❤
Orihime deserve more attention and love
Thank you
This was so beautifully executed I’m in tears you did orihime justice
Thank you for making this video. I kid you not i cried about the strong connection Orihime and Ichigo had. From the beginning she was my favorite character i am really sad about the people who think she is useless. Thank you!