Forum:Choronology/Timeline article



Hi folks, I think we should try to create an article that gives the chronology/timeline of the manga events unfolding. I say this because people seem to get confused about basic facts like how long Orihime actually spent in Las Noches (maximum a day before Ichigo and co arrived) or how many months the Bleach events cover(from start of spring to autumn, it's actually October in the Bleach verse). Kind of understandable given that we have seen Bleach unfold over eight years and so for us a long time has passed but in the Bleach verse it's actually been just 8 months and that's maximum! So I think a chronology article would be helpful. Problem is that the only thing close to a "official" timeline is a chronological table provided with Bleach book of SOULS. But it's just an index page listing events in chronological order. I.e. it doesn't match the months up with the events. But I still uploaded the raw pages of the chronology table just so people can see it. What do people think? Tinni 05:15, October 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * You know, we do have a Timeline article, but it's WAY behind on a lot of things, especially with the recent turn of events in the manga. Arrancar109 05:20, October 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * We do? I wonder why it didn't turn-up when I searched for "timeline". :/ Tinni 05:25, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

Yeah. I actually have concerns regarding the Amagai arc, but I guess we should leave it be, as long as it stays branched away away from the other arcs. Same goes for the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales arc, since they're supposed to be stories outside of the main continuity. The Bount arc isn't anything concerned about, since it was actually placed between the Soul Society and Arrancar arcs. However, for continuity's sake, we still kept it labeled "Anime only" (as with other Anime only points, including the stuff that does happen within the manga arcs). Arrancar109 05:30, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

Now that I look at it, the timeline article still doesn't do what I was proposing. Which is give a sense of "proportion". It just lists the events in chronological order but doesn't indicate that this set of even happened over one month or that this started happening a week after the previous set of events. Which is were everybody get's tripped up. I mean, I doubt the battle of Karakura has been going for more then a few hours. But you don't really get that sense when you are reading the manga week to week and I don't think the timeline article as it is, helps with giving people a sense of proportion. If that makes sense... Tinni 05:28, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

Well, I think the time placement is difficult for the most part. All I remember is that sometime during the Agent of the Shinigami arc it's June (Grand Fisher anyone?), and around the Arrancar arc there's something close to 1 month before December. I'm not sure if any other dates were specified. Arrancar109 05:33, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

Actually, a lot of the dates are specified. During SS, Kyoraku tells Chad that Rukia went missing in "spring" - thus giving as an approximate start date of events. Ichigo specifies when they go on holiday so we know when SS takes place. Then it's one month for vizard training, and they head to Las Noches in October. Autumn, which is why I get so annoyed when people still call it the "winter war" but meh. Anyway, this is the unofficial fan compiled timeline I use http://community.livejournal.com/soul_society/848698.html (it's not complete). I have a vague idea of where to go in the manga for the time references and there are plenty of references to compile a timeline. However, it's a big job that's not worth doing unless people (other then me) think it has utility. Tinni 05:52, October 15, 2009 (UTC)