Yo everyone, thanks to the last chapter (ch 529), it's known now that Ichigo's father, Ishiin, was from the Shiba Clan. He was probably the older brother of Kukaku. Bye :-)
Yo everyone, thanks to the last chapter (ch 529), it's known now that Ichigo's father, Ishiin, was from the Shiba Clan. He was probably the older brother of Kukaku. Bye :-)
It would be helpful if y'all indicated which translation you're reading. Or better yet, translate the raw scan for us and explain why you think Isshin is the head or just a member of the branch. It would be pointless to argue about this since you'd be relying on someone else's interpretation.
I'm thinking that he should be a part of the main family, since Ichigo looks so much like Kaien...it would make sense if Kaien is his uncle or possibly a cousin. I think I remember reading somewhere that Kukaku said something about having an uncle too.
Isshin is the head of a branch family.
Plus, uncle (ojisan) is a way to referring middle-aged men without them having to be exactly your uncle.
N-e-ls wrote: Plus, uncle (ojisan) is a way to referring middle-aged men without them having to be exactly your uncle.
That's true, as seen when Masaki addresses Ryuken's mother as "obasama" (aunt), despite them not being related. Even though the "ojisan" Kukaku referred to wasn't present at the time, Ganju understood who she was talking about. He might have simply connected the dots, since the topic was Ichigo, but who knows?
I've never understood, how do we know for sure Masaki and Ryūken are not related?
It was stated that Masaki was the last of the Kurosaki-family. Ryûken was from the Ishida-family. They were due to be married because they were both pure-blood Quincies, to maintain the pure blood lines.
That doesn't necessarily mean that they're not related. You can be from different families and still be related (by the maternal sides). See, in order to maintain blood purity a lot of intermarriage goes on. And this is speculation, but the Kurosaki and the Ishida were probably the only two Echt Quincy families in Japan.
Fair enough, but even if they were related, it doesn't mean they were cousins. They could have a more distant relation.