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⌈ Secret Post #338 ⌋

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44. I understand your frustration here. As much as I adore Bleach and its female character cast, I have always had some mixed feelings and criticism about the way Kubo Tite writes his gals. I mean, yes, I understand it's his series and he can write whatever he wants, and I do admit that Rukia and Orihime are both awesome and I don't have any criticism of their actions in canon. But more often than not, he seems to use his female characters as plot devices to further the male character's power. Oops! Rukia gets captured! Now Ichigo has to do bankai training and then all of these other (mostly male) characters are introduced and developed and gain power in the process. Ooops! Orihime is in trouble! Now Ichigo has to learn this trick and that trick and gain power to save everyone. See what I mean?

The problem, I think, - and people forget this when they go on bashing-sprees - is that Bleach is a shonen series marketed towards males. So you'll get a cast of really, really undoubtedly awesome kick-ass female characters who... can't do anything. Because the series is about boys gaining power, period. Both Orihime and Rukia are amazing and both (especially Orihime) have the potential to really kick butt. But if they did? The series would be about them. And since this is marketed towards males and thus it has to be *all about Ichigo*, that can't happen. Which makes me incredibly sad, given the fact that I love Orihime and Rukia very much.

So honestly? I love Orihime to death and I really want to see her do more because she has potential and I see so much strength in her. But given the fact that this series is market towards young males? I just sadly don't think that will happen.