Forum:The Moon as a theme & image

After re-watching the manga and re-reading the anime from the start, I've started to notice that the image of the moon is one of the most important recurring images in Bleach, despite it never being at the center of attention.


 * Rukia's, Ichigo's, and Histugaya's Zanpakuto all have names or abilities with names related to the moon
 * And Nnoitra's sword has crescent moons on the hilt; his weapon's blades also resemble single or double crescent moons
 * The very first panel of the very first page of the manga depicts no characters: just hell butterflies in front of a crescent moon
 * The image of the reversed moon is prominent throughout the Hueco Mundo arc
 * There are frequent drawings of both Rukia in the Shrine of Penitence and Orihime in her cell looking up at the moon...
 * And this image occurs again, re-cast, in Issue 100 page 13, where Aizen stops by Hinamori's room: the first panel on the page is the crescent moon seen through the gap in a narrowly-opened door.

I don't know if this is a big thing or reveals any secrets or anything. I just think it's neat. --Stlemur 16:38, 14 February 2009 (UTC)