User blog comment:Lemursrule/BLEACH 342 Review: The Big Goodbye/@comment-1393830-20111005230933/@comment-1351982-20111006025956

That kinda annoyed me too, plus what was that sound Fumiko made (*_*), it was a bit weird if you know what I mean. The thing that annoys me about shipping in general is that in order to have a close relationship to someone you have to love them intimately. So, by that logic if you love a parent or family member, it has to be passionate...Incest anyone! Tite Kubo himself has said that Ichigo and Rukia are more than friends, less than lovers, but unlike anything else. Tite Kubo is "God" so to speak in the Bleach world, what he says is the truth and if you do not like it, then maybe you should read other manga. In other words for Ichigo and Rukia to have a "real" relationship, they must fall in love with each other. THAT IS PRIMEVAL! I mean that viewpoint is so sexist, and as a society we really need to move past that. Am I saying characters can't fall in love or love is wrong, no of course not, but Bleach is not that kind of manga. Bleach is about Ichigo and the friends and bonds he creates, Bleach has not, will not, have a romantic plot like Inuyasha or anything to that degree, and Kubo himself has said he hates those kinds of plots. Yes, there has been hints of romance in Bleach's sub-plots, but they are sub-plots and don't affect Ichigo, therefore are not relevant to the main storyline. Ichigo and Rukia are such amazing characters that they should be together, but not in that way. Ichigo has many unique relationships and has not really shown any romantic tendencies so far, and likely will not. Plus RIP STEVE JOBS ಥ_ಥ ! And that is my two cents!