User blog comment:Maattthhhh/My Overthinking: Matsumoto and Gin/@comment-24382493-20170925055057/@comment-24382493-20170925214520

This came out a bit longer than I expected lol. But in the end, basically all you have to do to understand that Matsumoto was raped is:

1 - Understand that Bleach was a huge mainstream shonen like OP and Naruto, so a highly relevant character like Matsumoto being raped was alluded to without actually saying that she was raped up front due to the potential issues that could cause.

2 - Analyze the flashbacks Gin had at proper face value. Since the series was a mainstream shonen, people instead try to stretch what we saw into "well, maybe they just took reiatsu from her?" when no, that is literally not possible and simply analyzing the info we received at face value proves that it is not possible and that the assault indeed has sexual connotations behind it which Kubo tried to portray by showing us that her assault was unrelated to the Hogyoku since it eats souls, not just bits of reiatsu and that she had clear signs of sexual assault such as her blouse being open despite being just a girl. So indeed all you have to is analyze the info at face value and link it together.

3 - Understand the metaphors given in the wording regarding the events. "So you dont have to cry anymore.", "In the end I couldnt take it back for you", etc, are all metaphors regarding to the traumatic experience that rape is and the actions they are taking as ramification of it.

Its a really simple topic once you analyze it clearly as a mature reader trying to discern truth instead of overcomplicating himself cus "rape in shonen!?" imho. In fact, this isnt even only rape Kubo implies in the series, later he even becomes more direct with GiGi and Bamby, Yumichika smelling the semen of GiGi isnt because he can smell all the way inside GiGi's testicles, its because GiGi raped Bamby after the Komamura events and thus still had the scent of semen lingering on him.