Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24074672-20131123065301/@comment-1387259-20131123175955

Okay, I'm going to have so much fun refuting this, as there is so much wrong with it.

First of all, while the whole "White" thing, while it may have a shred of sense, is still wrong. The name "Bleach" was meant as a contrast to the "Black" motif of the Shinigami. Kubo likely didn't think of the Hollow named "White" for years upon years.

Ichigo doesn't mean "15" in any regard. The Kanji in Ichigo's name (一護) roughly translates to "One who protects" Second, 一五, which you are referring to, also does not mean "15", it is simply the Kanji for 1 and 5 side by side. 15 in Japanese would be 十五 (juugo).

"Quincy" and the Spanish word "quince" also have no relation. The Quincies have a German motif. By your logic, the Quincies could also collectively be the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams.

"Bankai" does indeed mean final release. However, the first of the two Kanji in Bankai (卍) is not the symbol of Nazi Germany. Long before the 1930's, it was used as a symbol of auspiciousness by many Indian religions.

Next point; the Quincies have no relation to the Nazis. That is a long-standing crack theory. Just because they have a German motif does not automatically mean Nazi. Even more so, the Wandenreich are over 1000 years old. If we were to even try to relate Bleach to real life, the Wandenreich would predate Hitler by at least 950 years.

You are correct that "Kuro" means "black", but the Kanji used for the "Saki" half roughly translates to "small peninsula" or "cape".

And for the love of god, I don't even know where to begin with this outrageous Call of Duty related claim. It seems like you've formed it by thinking "I read Bleach, and I play Call of Duty! These two have something ever so slightly similar! There must be a connection!" To which I respond with a simple no. Just no. You have nothing to back up this claim that Kubo used Call of Duty for his series. I don't even need proof to refute that one.

There's my rebuttal. Good day sir.