Dumb poll, Jump Festa announces seiyuu, etc

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Happy Ghoul's Day to those who celebrate.[Poll #1638840]

Other news: WSJ announced the line-up for this year's Jump Festa:
◆11月1日時点の情報
ジャンプスーパーステージ「BLEACH」
日程…12月18日（土）14：30～15：10
出演者…久保帯人先生、森田成一さん、折笠富美子、中井和哉さん、古谷徹さん
完全招待制です。招待状を持っている人のみ観覧できます。応募締切は11月５日（金）当日消印有効。着席ブロックと立ち見ブロックがあり、招待状に当選したブロックが記載されます。
※WJ48号からの情報です。

Basically it says that Jump Festa Bleach will be held on Dec. 18th and 19th. The scheduled guests are Kubo sensei, Morita (Ichigo), Orikasa (Rukia), Nakai (Kokutou's seiyuu), Furuya (Syuren's seiyuu). This is the first time movie OCs are showing up for the festival. I'm disappointed other Bleach seiyuu like Ishida's and Orihime's aren't there. I expected the nakama there. I guess these OCs are expected to be popular? Soul Plates and everything--well... they're bishie for sure.

Also, I need to clear up a rumor regarding a misunderstood/mistranslated tweet that's been circulating. It's being said that Kubo-sensei requested hentai of Yoruichi, Neliel, and Rangiku and implied that he wanted to see some of Orihime. That's just not true. Not saying that Sensei can't be a perv sometime but what he was referring to were the new Bleach mousepads that have recently been merchandised. The mousepads are, erm, "erotic" and feature 3-D boobs of said characters. Kubo simply hadn't seen the merchandise and wanted to see them. Also, Seika Oda (Yuki, Orihime's seiyuu) asked Kubo why Orihime wasn't featured on one of the mousepads and Kubo responded that it was because Orihime was still in high school. Du'uh. Anyway, just clearing that up because nothing irritates me more than misinformation. This is how those "there's going to be a TURN BACK THE PENDULUM ARC ABOUT THE ESPADA" rumors get started. 

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[nendo-chan.livejournal.com]

"This is how those "there's going to be a TURN BACK THE PENDULUM ARC ABOUT THE ESPADA" rumors get started."

What I wouldn't give for that to be true.

Orihime needs to show up soon- I'm really eager to see how these 17 months have treated her. Hopefully, she's doing better psychologically and in terms of understanding/using her powers.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

I don't think we're going to see any psychological progress/real character development with Orihime offstage (unless it's her getting over Ichigo--which would be WAHHHH)because I believe Kubo really wants to focus on her understanding herself and her powers--and in a shounen, that happens in a battle, not offstage.

I'm eager to see her again though.

[slipstreme.livejournal.com]

"TURN BACK THE PENDULUM ARC ABOUT THE ESPADA" rumors

People need to stop mentioning this. Stop giving me false hope already!! *pouts* :P
I wouldn't have even thought there was going to be one if I didn't actively participate in the fandom.

I have a different theory as to why Mayuri is still in Hueco Mundo, but it involves keeping the survivors as "pets" and I'll stop here and let your mind fill in the blank. *evil grin*


Sucks that the Halloween thread bombed. I was really looking forward to it. I would cosplay but I still have to lose 50 lbs. I've got a couple WIPs going but nothing Halloween themed, though one is decently gory.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Pets? I ... liiiiike it .

I'm crazy to know what Mayuri's accomplished in HM but this is BLEACH so we just have to wait.

[pony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Japanese schools don't do this "smart class" thing - at least not normal public schools. And people stay in one class for the whole three years. Just thought I'd say that, because people do seem to talk about this "possibility" a lot. :)

Chad must be in Mexico. And Mayuri is... Mayuri.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

I'm relieved to hear that actually!

So Mizuiro was never in Ichigo's class? He went ahead when Ichigo and Keigo went into one class.
And Ishida did appear to be running down the hall. I dislike the idea of Ichigo being separated from Rukia AND his nakama but that spread with them all facing away was ominous.

*needs chapter*

[nendo-chan.livejournal.com]

I don't want any major development offstage- I just want to see her looking a little more like herself and not suffering from rampant PTSD like a lot of people seem to think she will, if fic is anything to go by.

Needs moar Karakura in general.

[pony-rocks.livejournal.com]

I think he was - after all, they did return to one classroom together with keigo when Orihime disappeared. I don't recall the picture you were talking about.
Anyway, Uryuu, Orihime and Keigo would never be in the same class if there was that smart/dumb system. But honestly, Japanese public schools do not really work this way.

Ishida was running down the hall. But I still cannot see how does this make him to be in a different class.

[pony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Ah, did not finish sentence - do not recall the picture, will have to see it again. But even if it is so, it does not have to mean anything. He might have gone to the toilet or to buy a drink or just anything.

[hinodeh.livejournal.com]

Great poll! XD

I also wonder why we didn't see Chad and Orihime. Maybe they left earlier to fight hollows or skipped class for that entirely? It's really weird that we didn't even see them in the background.
Let's hope that this doesn't mean anything bad for either of them.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Fighting Hollow seems the most obvious reason as to why they weren't there, right? But I hardly see the need for Ishida to need help when he's got his new fancy bug spray bow.

They're in play rehearsals, detention, WHERE ARE THEY?

[velvetsword.livejournal.com]

Rukia's doing non-stop sword training. 17 months solid.

SOME PEOPLE have to get bankai the normal way.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Mizuiro had an early morning date? Maybe he's started dating younger women now that he's a senior. I think he's legally off limits to college girls (or not? The age of consent within Tokyo is 16--I seem to remember researching that once but I've forgotten XD)

[pony-rocks.livejournal.com]

Who knows. I checked it and to me it seems he just doesn't want to witness Keigo's wailing (something i more than understand).
As for the age of consent, in reality this is not taken as seriously in Japan as in the USA. Officially - yes. In fact - not really. :D

[velvetsword.livejournal.com]

Also

Furuya (Syuren's seiyuu)

FUCKING RIBBONS

[silverarmada.livejournal.com]

Don't you mean Amuro? :P

[theinkmonkey.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I need help remembering how time works in Soul Society relative to that of the real world...

[imlikat.livejournal.com]

I like to think that Chad, Orihime and Ishida fight the Hollows together. Not that Ishida *needs* help, but I think he's learned something about teamwork by now, and I think he'd welcome the help :)

I don't know where Orihime and Chad were in that chapter, though! I was excited at the thought of seeing them, but all we got were pictures of the backs of their heads! How disappointing, booo.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Join the club. People are really confused. The major time disparities in SS happened because the kids travelled through the dangai, not because there was any time difference in SS actually stated...

Although one has been presumed in fanon. I do remember that Ishida remarked "Is it Spring in Soul Society?" when he saw that butterfly in the 4th division building. It was summer at the time on Earth and there would NOT have been cabbage butterflies about--but then again, Ishida was acting kinda loopy then and maybe was on some serious 4th division drugs.

Some people have said that 10 years on Earth equals 1 in SS so Rukia meant she was Ichigo's age (15) in Shinigami years when she announced that she was 150 years old when she first met him--I don't see the evidence for this at all, though. People seem to age in SS based on reiatsu --or else they all age differently.

My best guess is that time isn't a constant in SS (There are many anachronisms--Love's fro, Renji's sunglasses, the place seems to borrow from all time periods) or else Kubo hasn't decided it all yet.

[spartydragon.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... what has Soul Society been up to these past 17 months...

Everyone's been growing mullets.
Renji got a pair of aviator glasses to go with his mullet.
The 11th Division watched Gurren Lagann and now wanders around shouting MANLY THINGS and wearing Kamina's sunglasses.
Except for Kenpachi, who thinks they're all off their rockers.
The Vizards have taken up some of their old posts under the condition that they change the shinigami wardrobe to black suits and cool cool glasses.
Rukia has been busy working on a Chappy the Rabbit doujinshi.
Hanatarou's milkshake brings all the girls to the yard, and he doesn't know why. Or what to do with them all, really.
Someone finally brought Ukitake some Ricola. He feels much better.
Central 46 are still asshats.

Off the top of my head, whaddya want? X)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

The Vizards have taken up some of their old posts under the condition that they change the shinigami wardrobe to black suits and cool cool glasses.

ooooooh yeah.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Why there you are!

Icon love. Yes, I would give anything to see those three hanging together next chappie.

Just seeing your name makes me think of all kinds of scenarios for those three. <3

[slipstreme.livejournal.com]

Of course!
If all he was after was Szayel's research he would have cleaned the place out already and brought everything back with him the first or maybe second time. >:) ...and we still don't know for sure if the rival researcher is dead...
(I drew a pic but it is not done and very not worksafe)

Unfortunately yeah... (that's what we get with him being a side character)

[imlikat.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, sometimes I am shy on livejournal, and don't speak up very often.

I loved the previous chapter, though, seeing the nakama all together :) And Ishida and Chad in (not-quite) matching sweaters and everything XD

[wicked-liz.livejournal.com]

Chad was originally from Japan - his name indicates he's half Japanese, since "Sado Yasutora" be not latino.

I think he and Inoue have formed their own version of the AVENGERS Society and are spending their days kicking villainous ass.

Inoue isn't precisely over Ichigo, but isn't keen on seeing him mope about Karakura - she's had some actual down-time to put her life in order and to grow up a little. She's gotten a hair cut and taken a few levels in badass. She's the "intel" side of the AVENGERS Society.

SS is going through a revolutionary period. The Proletariat have finally decided to over-throw their bourgeois oppressors. Nii-sama is pissed and has moved the Kuchiki family compound to Norwich.

Ishida is also part of the Society, but considers himself more an external member, giving back-up support when needed.