9th Division Pages from Bleach 13 BLADEs (And my quick translation of parts!)
‘His disposition is rowdy and he has the ability to find squabbles’
(気質 - This section describes Kensei’s personality, etc.)
(躍動 -This section describes Kensei’s strength, abilities, etc.)
Mashiro: Hm, Kensei yeah, I don’t know why but he gets super mad really really fast! ‘……You better shut up!’ That was my Kensei impersonation!
Hiyori: That Kensei!! He’s a guy whose brains rattle around in his head! But seeing the ‘straight man – funny man’ routine he does with Mashiro is too funny!!
Shuuhei: I owe my life to Captain Muguruma for rescuing me. So even now when I see ‘69’, I remember that time and feel thankful.
Rose: I think Kensei is a quite a good leader to his subordinates. However I think his wild and free-spirited ‘Super Vice-Captain’ irritates him quite a lot?
‘What he learned from his Captain he keeps hidden in his heart, the hard-working man with the numbers 69 tattooed on his cheek’
Kensei: I saved Shuuhei?! Is that so…Oh he was that kid back then! Well, we’re both alive and happy, yeah! Smile!
Izuru: Hisagi-san saved my life; therefore even though we’re both vice-captains I don’t believe we’re equal. How he unifies the 9th Division is praiseworthy.
Mashiro Kuna ‘She can stay in Hollow-form for 15 hours, the 9th Division’s Super Vice-Captain’
‘He pursues absolute justice, the blind swordsman with persistent loyalty’
Shuuhei: The important things that Captain taught me are countless. Captain Tousen will forever remain that ‘Captain Tousen’ inside me.
Komamura: I wish I could talk to him one more time. About the true meaning of justice… I might wonder if I did not learn anything from you……
This page covers general info for Kensei and Shuuhei during the Blood War arc. That is, Shuuhei’s training with Mashiro, their subsequent battles with the Quincy and then Kensei’s ‘zombification’ and Mayuri gaining control of him.
At the bottom of the page it reads, 変わらぬ人事. It essentially talks about a problem a character has faced in the arc, or something that has changed about them or what they’ve done. For Kensei, it was returning to the Gotei 13 be the Captain of the 9th Division once again. For Shuuhei, it notes that he’s now served under two Captains during his time as Vice-Captain, and that he has the trust of the squad members who rely on him.
Poll Results and Japanese Fan Comments-
A Japanese fan jokes/wonders whether the reason that Hisagi has no sleeves has something to do with his zapakutou catching and tearing them. Fans also want to see it’s bankai!
Fans like the army knife shape of Tachikaze in its unreleased state. They thought it matched Kensei’s personality.
Since Suzumushi’s bankai was one of the first shown, fans thought it was really impressive. They thought its powers were very strong and that its abilities were aptly named.
Fans like this fight because it was quite moving and sad as it was a fight between people who were once friends. They thought the lines in the fight between Tousen and Komamura were really thematic and the scenes really conveyed strong emotion between all the characters. They also thought Shuuhei’s shikai scene was impressive.
This was the first fight where Kazeshini’s shikai was first seen! Fans also liked Findor and thought it was a cool fight!
45th- Mashiro and Kensei v (Pre-)Visored
Fans liked seeing the hollow forms of the characters start forming and impressed with their strength.
Fans thought that it was cool that Kensei came in and helped out Shuuhei.
Same as above, fans also liked this because Kensei came and save little Shuuhei!
Kubo notes that Hisagi’s quite a loved character! But he then says that he’s definitely a character that he likes to bully, but he finds him a bit boring to draw (Kubo then laughs).
A fan says that Shuuhei really looks like a school punk due to his appearance! Fans also say he’s that great character, but really has bad luck in the manga.
Fans like that Kensei is manly and buff, and that his attitude is really neat! They also like the number combination of his name and division and hope that he’s revived quickly!
Fans think that Tousen has had some really great fight scenes and has an interesting zanpakutou. Also they think that his actions and motivations are complex, and that his back story is quite meaningful. Fans also like him because of his stoic and cool nature.
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