Hi. Iโm not trolling, Iโm just genuinely curious: why do you think ichigo has more of a connection with rukia than orihime?
I donโt think he does, itโs a fact. Short answer? Thereโs a whole movie about Ichigo and Rukiaโs connection: Bleachโs third movie Fade to Black, directly supervised and approved by Kubo Tite himself. Yes, the whole movie centers around their bond and how deep and strong it is. No need to add thereโs no such thing about Ichigo and Orihime, right? No episode, no mention in the manga, no movie, no novel, nothing about a connection or bond between them in particular. I think that makes it pretty much clear.Long answer (well, not that long)? Thereโs a simple, very concrete way to know it. Since Ichigo is the common factor here then letโs have Ichigo (and Kubo Tite) himself tell you about his relationship with these two. So we can just list every quote Ichigo has said about Rukia and his relationship with her. Then letโs do the same with Ichigo about Orihime, shall we?ย
*Just as a note, I wonโt consider anyย โfiller episodesโ people love to blame on why we ship Ichiruki, all of these come from the manga and stuff directly supervised and approved by the author. I also wonโt be quoting direct dialogue between the mentioned characters (thatโd make the list extra long), just exclusive quotes from Ichigo (and Kubo Tite) about his bond with these characters.ย
โRukia saved my life. She changed my destinyโย
โNow that itโs like thisโฆ I painfully feel it. So this is what happens when you go to soul society. You disappear. Everyoneโs memory of her existence in this worldโฆ vanished without a traceโฆ like the wind.โ
โI came to protect you, but it was me who received help againโ
โYes, she is weird, thatโs why I have to save herโ
โI will pass through even 100 million bladesโ [to rescue her]ย ย
โI swore to my soul!!!โ [to save her]
โTHE POWER IN MY HAND WAS GAINED FOR HER SAKE!โ
โI remember nowโฆ why I wanted to save you so muchโ
โThank you, Rukiaโฆ Because of you, the rain has stopped falling.โ
[โโฆWhat a happy expression you have thereโ, he thought as he looked at her peaceful face. He felt deeply thatโฆ he was so fortunate to come to Soul Society, that he was so fortunate to have something to protect.]ย
โI wonderโฆ can I keep up with itโฆ? the speed of the world without you in itโฆ.?โ
โThatโs right, nothing else can change my worldโย ย
โSheโs a precious friendโย ย
โI thought we were soulmatesโฆโ
โRukia and Iโฆ are connected! Iโll find out where she is, no matter what!โ
โRukia is still in there. No matter what happens, weโre forever connected!โ
โMemories arenโt everything! You canโt destroy that bond we share!โ
โThis time, I will be the one who gives you strengthโ ย
*Bonus: The lyrics of his character songย โUnchangeable Wordโ, lyrics of his duet with Rukiaย โGlowโ, and his Rock Musical duet with Rukiaย โTe wo tsugaou (letโs join hands)โ
Kubo Tite referring to Ichigo and Rukiaโs bond:
One boy. One shinigami. An accidental encounter. The story of destiny begins.
โTo say their relationship is just friends is wrong, but calling them lovers wouldnโt be quite right also.โ
When the two that share destiny part and reunite, beyond the frame of time, the ceased clock will awake and start to tick once again.
โI learned that the word โRukiaโ means โlight.โ Sheโs like a ray of light for Ichigo, which makes the name really suit her.โ
The Death and The Strawberry.
The sun that locks Heaven. The moon that eclipses the night.
The rain drags black sun down but the rain dried by white moon.
Time goes onโฆ but these bonds will never break.ย
When asked what should people focus on during the 3rd movie: โIchigo and Rukia. The change in their feelings.โ
If Iโm forgetting any that I should add, let me know, but I think thatโs most of them. So now letโs move to the second part:
โIf you want to kill Inoueโฆ youโll have to kill me firstโฆโ
โInoue is our friend. Iโll go and save her myself.โ
Kubo Tite referring to Ichigo and Orihimeโs bond:
If Iโm forgetting any that I should add, please let me know.ย
So if after all this people still doubt who had a better connection or was more relevant to Ichigo I honestly canโt helpโฆ but Orihime can!!
Bonus! Orihime about Ichigo and Rukia:ย
โKuchiki-san is kindโฆ strongโฆ and beautifulโฆ and she makes Kurosaki-kun happyโฆโ
โSheโs not just a friendโฆ To Kurosaki-kun, Kuchiki-san is a very important person! Kuchiki-san isโฆ the person who changed his world.โ
And now weโre done. I hope itโs clear why I think Ichigo has, indeed, a greater connection with Rukia. If you still canโt see it, wellย โnone so blind as those who will not seeโ, right?
In conclusion, you can ship Ichigo and Orihime all you want, be it because you think they look cute together, because you imagine their relationship being lovely or just because you think Orihime is pretty and thatโs fine. What I really canโt tolerate is when people try to pretend these facts donโt exist, blame the fact we ship Ichiruki on fillers and tell others Rukia was somehow irrelevant to Ichigo or try to put their connections to the same level when itโs clear which one was superior, by far. The author missed the chance of having Ichigo married to his soulmate, and that is an irrefutable truth.
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