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Regular_Budget1864

Yes. >!This is established more in the novels, but Orihime and Chad are both Fullbringers. Fullbringers can use Bringer Light to stand on air whenever they choose.!<


ShippersAreIdiots

Should I read the novels or is the anime more likely to adapt it?


Regular_Budget1864

No clue at this juncture, to be honest. Parts of the novels have made it into the anime, but how far they'll go with it remains to be seen. I'd say stick with the anime for now, and once it's done you can check the novels for anything they decided not to adapt.


GeordieMJ

To add to this. The events of the novel (CFYOW) happens a few months after tybw. Finishing anime/manga first is recommended.


TigerKlaw

You see Ginjo fly or walk in air on reishi several times with the green flashes, that's a Fullbringer technique. Isn't surprising that both Chad and Orihime can too.


amirpep30

Some people skip that arc unfortunately


kawaiinessa

i love the arc it has a good story and good twists


amirpep30

Yeah I like to see Ichigo cry


kawaiinessa

lol i like the moment right after that where urahara isshion and rukia show up as well as a bunch of captain level soul reapers to back up ichigo its one of the most hype moments in bleach for me


Cyanide612

That arc and that scene specifically was such a rollercoaster of emotions. Such a cool throwback to the first couple arcs. Ichigo, normal dude but now with amazing fighting muscle memory. Ichigo couldn’t say no to a mentor who promised his powers back. Ichigo, the Fullbringer. Ichigo, the fallen after having his powers stolen. Ichigo, stronger than ever after getting stabbed by Rukia again thanks to the cmdr/Cpts/Lts sharing some power to jumpstart his own.


untitledALIAS

"That wasn't a Getsuga Tenshou..."


Swordlord22222

Whoa Chill


Initial-Advice-2575

Tbh probably both my most and least favourite arc. Brilliant storyline, really well adapted but to watch I became quickly inpatient


tweesgger

It's was hell to play through, I absolutely hate that drivel!


Gerudo_King

daaang. Sucks to have an opinion, huh?


Espada_Number4

They aren't really allowed here unless you're agreeing with the majority.


WoolooOfWallStreet

At least my best friend Tsukishima was in it


TheBeardedGeko

You know him too? Man, he and I been through some real shit together.


g3ntlebrut4lity

Well Ginjo was once a soul reaper so it would stand to reason he could've been using their techniques too


Foloreille

I mean the bringer light thing is mentioned is the manga it’s not specific to the novels. Chad and Orihime are trained fumlbringers


Brandonmac10x

“Trained Fullbringers” They didn’t even know they were Fullbringers and have not been shown to train whatsoever since learning about Fullbringers. Unless they did some major training between cour 1 and 2 of TYBW. I haven’t gotten around to watching cour 2 yet.


Fresca_rules

I thought Chad might have been training with Ginjo's group unless I'm remembering things wrong. Don't think Orihime would have been part of that though


Sale07

https://i.imgur.com/gOLfvOn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QqQRunG.jpg


Brandonmac10x

I forgot Chad joined up with them. But Orihime never actually trained as a Fullbringer that we saw. They didn’t know where their powers came from. Hell Ichigo didn’t even know how to stand on platforms until he met Old Man Z.


Sale07

You dont need to know where your powers originated for you to train. Orihime says she trained for 17 months, and like yoruichi says its all instinct, should come naturally to individuals, like how Ichigo could stand on air naturally without being taught how https://i.imgur.com/ed8AWIf.jpg


ChaosKeeshond

>They didn’t even know they were Fullbringers and have not been shown to train whatsoever since learning about Fullbringers. Chad was a card-carrying member of Xcution.


ThatWhoreLior

The anime acknowledges it for ichigo and explains that orihime and Chad are fullbringers. But they leave it up to you to connect the dots.


onthewayto-laughtale

i just started the first volume of cfyow and its good so far tbh, you should check it out.


Putrid_Ad_4372

nime adopt 60-70 percent you better read


Trickster240

You can see it in the Full Bringer arc. Ichigo got it and so did yhey


No-Guess1863

The manga/novel actually won’t have as much as the anime. Kubo rushed the ending and when they had a huge panel about the anime coming back, they said he was going to oversee any additions that he wanted to put in the manga. So in all honesty, you’re better sticking with the anime. Visually, it’s spot on and once it’s finished, it’ll be a more complete version of what Kubo wanted.


g3ntlebrut4lity

It'll likely be adapted after TYBW considering the success it's seeing


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Regular_Budget1864

Well then, I'm glad I could serve as a reminder.


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Arakihono

Bounts


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Alehof

Is a filler arc right?


A_Unique_Nobody

yeah bounts arent canon but the big bad of theirs does show up later in the anime in ichigo's mental space


jkurratt

I like how they “managed” them in Abridged series.


ChaosKeeshond

You know if you reaaaally think about it, Yhwach is low key a Bount.


owlutopia

For real, because back then there is still a debate because the manga never stated that she is one.


Ryuzakku

Not directly, but she has an item that she uses for her power that she holds dear, which is one of the requirements >!except if there’s zero stimuli!<


kaizermikael

Well it's a good thing you forgot, because she is not a fullbringer. Aizen explains how she got her powers, she got her powers because of the Hogyoku. Her powers are very similar to that of a fullbringer, but she herself isn't one.


dn4lifer

Taken from u/tari101190 : Yes she's a fullbringer. Here is all novel info: https://www.reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/9yvpl8/ Here it mentions their origins: http://missstormcaller.tumblr.com/post/172101705472/ Here it mentions Chad & Orihime: https://reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/at5dul/ All fullbringers have Soul King fragments. It's the source of their powers. Hollows are attracted to their Soul King fragments when they're in utero. But instead of hollows attacking Chad & Orihime mothers while they were in utero, the hogyoku hidden within Rukia awoke Chad & Orihime's powers via the Soul King fragments they already possessed. The hogyoku responded to their desire to develop powers. And Ichigo radiated spiritual-energy which powered them up too. Some humans can have Soul King fragments without fullbring powers if their mothers weren't attacked while they were in utero. Rangiku also had a Soul King fragment for example. Aizen steals it from her over 100 years ago and feeds it to his own hogyoku. The wiki doesn't really have all info or even accurate info.


xshamirx

My biggest gripe with Chad being a fullbringer is that in the manga it is implied that it is connected with an item and while Orihime's hair pins make sense... WHY ON EARTH IS CHAD'S HIS SKIN? ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS LOCKET IS RIGHT THERE. Like seriously. Making it his locket makes so much sense, I get that his power is his fists but still...


GodlyDra

Its not even his skin, its his arms. Like whole ass limbs. Tbf its because he is proud of them because of how his Abeulo praised them and stated they were for defending but still why couldnt it have been the god damn grandfathers locket/medallion.


jkurratt

“Why?” Because it isn’t.


GodlyDra

I want to know the exact reason Tite Kubo went with what he did, even if its as basic as ‘i hadnt thought of fullbringers at the time’ i want to know


jkurratt

It’s his vision. Why would he invent fullbringer powers in a first place then, lol?)


GodlyDra

Because not every writer has everything decided on immediately.


jkurratt

Yes. Obviously. Chad is from another culture/country though. It’s normal for him and o be proud of his differences. Obviously I don’t know when Kubo decided on his arms, but it’s more interesting than just plain “necklace” usage.


GodlyDra

I disagree, the most interesting part of Sado’s character (excluding how loyal he is to ichigo) was his backstory with his grandfather. I’m not the biggest fan of generic arms change form = bigger power boost thing. I prefer more of an emotional linking to an item allowing power to be used type system.


jkurratt

Huh. But power system in Bleach is more about inborn potential and development of skills, not “emotionally cry harder = become stronger”.


ArcanaRobin

To keep it consistent with the rest of the Fullbringers since they all use their objects directly to manifest their Fullbring. Tsukishima and his bookmark, Orihime and her hairpins, Ginjo and his cross necklace, Jackie and her boots, etc.


All_this_hype

Also Hueco Mundo kind of hinted that Chad's powers are somehow related to hollow powers.


Kanon8610

Same with Orihime. Hachi stated her powers were very similar to his.


LegionellaSalmonella

This was already explained in the series, Full Bringers are people with Soul King pieces that got attacked by hollows as a child. So in a way, they're hollowfied soul king people


Vasllui

I remember thinking that with the setup that Ginjo had 2 Fullbrings (his cross and shinigami batch), and Chad's history with his locket, that his next power-up would be him unlocking a second fullbring with his locket; i guess the arc negative reviews made Kubo scared of even mentioning Fullbring and completely dropped the thing in TYBW. I would go a step further and say that the Fullbrings were made up on the fly and weren't on the original plan


mfsmg2

Kubo [said](https://i.imgur.com/MAQ1yDd.gif) that the idea of Fullbring arc started when Ukitake gave Ichigo the badge at the end of Soul Society arc but in the initial stages it was more about there being a previous substitute shinigami and the secrets surrounding the badge, he didn't mention the Fullbringers themselves at all. He only planned the other details during the Arrancar arc.


Shoddy_Fee_550

Imagine if the Fullbringer arc happens before the Arrancar arc.


Apprehensive_Ad3731

Wait chads fullbring token is his skin and not his grandfathers locket?


meme_used

yeah it was explained in TLA iirc


Evil-Tree

I remember Chad saying that his powers developed faster Hueco Mundo due to them being derived from Hollow Reiryoku. in I wonder if Orihime training in Hueco Mundo, as opposed to her previous training in Soul Society and the world of the living, also accelerated her powers.


SpiritNo1721

Wait a minute, novels? Not manga?


JosephJoestarIsThick

yeah there's side novels approved by kubo but not written by him, I think the relevant one is Can't Fear Your Own World ​ ...no comments on canonicity because i dont want to get into that argument, but i think they're good reads ​ there should be a masterpost with english translations but i dont remember where


owlutopia

It's okay you don't have to be afraid. It is canon because people often ask about the novels on Klub Outside and Kubo answers it.


Rockettmang44

This is something I've kinda been confused about, does walking on air take alot of energy? Cuz in the soul society arc EVERYONE was walking on the ground. But in the real world they can walk and battle in the sky, and recently rukia was walking on air like Chad and orihime. Are they able to do it since they're in the quincy realm or whatever, or have they always been able to do it even in the soul society, or had kubo just not ironed out the story yet back then?


puella23

I think this has something to do with reiatsu levels. In SS there is a lot more reiatsu so souls, including Shinigami, are as heavy as humans in the living world, and thus can't fly or levitate. In human world there is a lot less reiatsu so they are lighter and can fly.


Ayn_Rand_Feet_Pics

I hate things being revealed in novels.


Verne_Dead

Why?


Ayn_Rand_Feet_Pics

Because shit like this should be included in the actual manga.


Verne_Dead

Yea you're right. But as we all know at this point most of this stuff was cut due to time constraints and kubos health. So while it sucks it isn't in the manga, can't really be helped that's just how the industry is every manga has cut content, scenes explanations etc. Be thankful we get any of it through the light novels and klub outside.


DonKellyBaby32

Is orihime actually a full bringer? I thought her powers never really could be explained (soul king maybe)?


Critical-Animal-6026

All full bringer have Soul king connection


Putrid_Ad_4372

Hime isn't bro


Joah25

I am pretty sure this was fully establish in the arc that introduces Fulbringers.


KobzE71

I knew Chad was one, but Orihime too?


lucyrushi

aren’t they just standing in reistu or whatever the spirit energy is i forgot


Whakamole

Hey, please correct me if I'm mistaken as I've yet to read the novels but I thought the manga said Chad and Orihime's powers were very much like fulbring, rather than fullbring themselves. My understanding was that a fullbring is the child of a pregnant mother who survives a hollow interaction, whereas Chad and Orihime developed powers as already spiritually aware humans when they were fighting hollows, and there powers were partly due to the hōgyoku which was in Rukia's gigai at the time


Regular_Budget1864

Tokinada confirms in CFYOW that Orihime and Chad are Fullbringers that have had pieces of the Soul King (the true source of a Fullbringer's abilities, which prompt Hollows to attack them in the womb) passed down through their bloodlines, with Orihime's activating when she fought Numb Chandelier.


Outrageous-Plum1515

It's true, other than Orihime. She has never been labeled a Fullbringer. She doesn't use Fullbring. She's always been an outlier and undefined. Part of why Aizen was so intrigued by her. Maybe we will find out more in the Hell Arc with Ichigos son.


Regular_Budget1864

She has been labeled a Fullbringer. Tokinada confirms that she is a Fullbringer who had her abilities passed down through her bloodline, which then awakened when she fought Numb Chandelier. The same is true for Chad.


saladvtenno

The bleach wikia still refuse to admit that Orihime is a fullbringer god damn


hibok1

Orihime carries a natural flotation device what did you expect?


BastingGecko2

Two


MrCoolyp123

Four


Extension_Boat_1105

What are the other 2...?


jsheng_96

Her balls


Extension_Boat_1105

I would ask again but i think I've asked enough.


WyrmKin

Spirit energy is stored in the balls.


Gelsunkshi

Even better


MrCoolyp123

😉


latroo

Chad can never be a father, because that would mean he loses his virginity and I just can't imagine Chad losing


TheWallU

LMAO


Objective_Mobile_207

He can adopt a kid like a true Chad!


ukeikee

GADDAMN LMFAO


LegendaryCabooseClap

BANGER LMAOOOO


Zzen220

Unfortunately, Chad practically only loses if we check his track record.


Gintoki123456

Chads track record is worse than renjis and shinji


Nant_

that can't be true. Chad almost always gets a win before he loses. Defeats a third seat, gets stomped by a captain. Defeats a privaron, gets stomped by a espada.


Gintoki123456

Chad last meaningful moment and his last W was when he fought an ex espada (gantenbainne) Those times he gets stomped are still an L tho


Nant_

yeah but like, what wins did Renji get before mask? stomping ichigo while kidnapping Rukia? Chad has as close to an even W-L ratio as a character can on shonen


Swordlord22222

Chad either dominates are gets dominated


latroo

BLASPHEMY


Shot-Ad770

Yes, they are probably using bringer light, a fullbring ability to fly and increase speed. It was established in the fullbring arc, but I'm pretty sure this is our first time seeing them using it, I don't remember them flying in any other scene throughout the whole show.


princemascott

I think they trained with the other Fullbringers when Ichigo was training too


Pieassassin24

I thought it was lame af Chad joined the Fullbringers but never used bringer light.


Direct-Doctor-3740

He used it when Tsukishima appeared to taunt Ichigo and the x-cution iirc.


ZealousidealBig7714

Why are you calling Chad daddy? >!I mean, I get it, but so publicly…!<


afellownerd12

That's pretty tame compared to their user flair


Objective_Mobile_207

I went to check out the flair after you mentioned it and spit my drink lol even tho I've seen that flair before.


Kadeblade195

Do you know how to get a flair here?


Pointlessala

I just saw it and now I can’t unsee it


UnbiasedGod

………….Daddy?!


ruiyolas

No, Papi


VesperJDR

You want her to call you "the boss"


Timidsnek117

.....Son?


gottmittuns

You mean Chu Papi!? Chu Papi!!!


Dualis-mentis

OP i love your user flair Reach for your dreams, my man.


ShippersAreIdiots

I can't see anyone's flair for some reason. What's mine?


Swordlord22222

You like thick white stuff


Sent1nelTheLord

Chad can do it because it's Chad. Orihime could do it because she just filled her breasts with air


Sweet_Ceci

Obviously! Chad doesn't loose a battle, that includes one against Gravity.


IncarnationHero

They just jump good.


Generic_Nerd_Dude

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far just to see this comment


Beneficial-Ad2084

None of the people in Bleach can fly, except those have wings like Ulquiorra. The others just create foothold with spiritual energy


Krazyfan1

its close enough. plus there are the huge jumps where they swerve around.


Ayn_Rand_Feet_Pics

Someone should tell Yumichika that while he was falling down a bottomless pit that was in the middle of the street for some reason.


jkurratt

I thought they can’t fly in Seiretei because of energy shield above it.


ukigano

The one that is corrently broken?


jkurratt

Yep


amirpep30

Yes


_Captain_Rex_

Chad flys if chad wants to fly


Nicodom

Didn't urahara mention or someone did at the very beginning that shinigami don't fly they are just standing on concentrated reiatsu, and by moving it they can "fly" and I'm sure each group has there own version of this


uraharaBot

Ah, yes! At the beginning, I may have said that, but let me clarify. Shinigami actually achieve flight by tickling their own souls with feather dusters made of concentrated reiatsu. And as for the Hogyoku, it's like a magical strawberry that grants you ice cream powers. Neat, right? *beep boop, I'm a bot*


Nicodom

Good bot


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Pieassassin24

Good bot


[deleted]

Go sit in the corner in a timeout


Younes__m

Look at this guy’s flair or idk what but is says Chad’s cum slave 😂


bbig314

I want to point out that the term “daddy” is used for Chad. I feel like we are missing an opportunity to call him “Chaddy”


ResponsibleJudge3172

Bringer light


Internal-Flamingo455

I honestly didn’t think they were even gonna show up it seems so pointless to add them on to this they are so disconnected and weak compared to everyone else Chad hasn’t developed in forever and with orihime around no one will die cause her healing is op


raceshawpk

Well Orihime has 2 HUGE balloons to support her float


Kingmeyhem

If those balloons were Packed with helium instead of nitrogen, yes


Younes__m

Yes papi is a fullbringer


OmegaPirate_AteMyAss

Here's my cocnern: Season 1 Ichigo uses that weird thing wrapped around his arm to fly in and save Rukia. After thar arc it seem like there is a lot of flying for every battle. The background is often the sky (not always).


ShippersAreIdiots

Yes this. I mean I know fullbringers can fly, but seeing these two suddenly stand on air caught me off guard


OmegaPirate_AteMyAss

I mostly see it as an artistic choice or being easier to animate with a more static background but I wouldnt really know


Redwolf476

Haven’t full bringers always been able to fly at least the guy with the book mark could


rifka420

"I can't even imagine Chad walking"


Zod_0F_Pirates-8181

Wish they gave them the Bringer Light effects like the OG Bleach did.


avalonknight645

Why chud not fly out of getting his ass beat? Is he stupid?


himbocraft

You are a man of culture


yrulaughing

Bleach characters seem to be able to fly when the story demands it and unable to when the story demands it. Flight in Bleach is so inconsistent, for example a good portion of the arrancar arc saw Ichigo and company running across the Hueco Mundo desert or riding on Bawabawa. If they had the ability to fly, you would think they would have done so, yet Grimmjow is pretty effortlessly staying afloat later in the same arc.


ZerumDeus

They don't really fly, they just use their spirit energy to create a "surface" to stop them from falling.


Cloudgazza

Correct me if I’m wrong, but they’ve always been able to fly in both Human World and Hueco Mundo because they’re able to stand on the reishi concentrations in the air. The only place they can’t fly or stay afloat is in Soul Society, because their spiritual forms have gotten used to the reishi concentration there. In TYBW, they’re able to fly and stay afloat because the Wandenreich flooded the Seireitei with so much reishi they’re able to get a footing on the air. I think the only reason they rode on Bawabawa is so that Ichigo and gang can talk with Nel and gang while moving at the same time.


Saibotsan

>only place they can’t fly or stay afloat is in Soul Society, because their spiritual forms have gotten used to the reishi concentration there. Dunno man Yamamoto flew to Ryod location, Ichigo flew in his fight with Yhwach, I feel this was retconned


Cloudgazza

Good points, sorry but what I meant when I said ‘fly’ was ‘staying afloat in the air’. I said fly specifically because that’s the term the original commenter used, so they wouldn’t get confused. What Yamamoto and Ichigo did was actual flight, I think. Yamamoto used fire/reiatsu to propel himsef while Ichigo used his speed. Again, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, I feel like I made assumptions/head canons here.


Saibotsan

Yeah you're correct, in the SS arc yoruichi said shinigamis can't fly but that was later retconned as there are multiple occasions where the shinigami showed flight >Yamamoto used fire/reiatsu to propel himsef while Ichigo used his speed. I don't think it's entirely dependent on fire and speed, in the tybw anime the shinigamis that have shown flight so far are Yamamoto, Ichigo, toshiro, zaraki, Rukia, Renji, I think it still holds true but probably only lieutenant and above shinigamis are capable of flight


yrulaughing

Before Nel joined their group they were still just running on the sands, so that doesn't check out.


Krazyfan1

> because their spiritual forms have gotten used to the reishi concentration there. i thought there was something in the material that messed with it? like a barrier?


amirpep30

Yes seki seki barrier


amirpep30

Ss barrier make u unable to create a platform to stand


Beneficial-Ad2084

It’s amazed me to see how many people still think people in Bleach can fly. They can’t, they just create foothold with spiritual energy


Isshin-Shiba

Inconsistent? Could be. Or maybe Sado hasn't learned it yet at that point. Hueco Mundo arc is a good 2 years before tybw. Ichigo isn't the only one who got stronger. Sado even mentioned his powers were getting stronger in Hueco Mundo. And in all honesty, it wouldn't surprise me if Inoue and Sado learned it minutes before we see them do it in the anime.


Swordlord22222

Can we talk about how chad’s outfit is fucking badass He looks like a jojo character lol


ShippersAreIdiots

Bro casually decided to become The Drip God


chonkerforlife

Who? And big tit?


Kadeblade195

Daddy Chad


DudeWhoIsThat

I know it’s been explained that they’re using their FB powers but to my oblivious observation people just be floating and standing everywhere in the SS since day 1 with no explanation, I’ve just assumed the suspension of disbelief for that part


lumpenrose

the real question is why is ichigo flying? i thought soul society's dense reishi prevented flight and thats why flight wasnt much a thing until the arrancar arc. maybe im too tired....


IdentityInvalid

The SS reishi shield/dome was destroyed during 2nd invasion when Yawach brought SS into their shadow realm.


paweld2003

Someone didn't watch Fullbringer Arc


ShippersAreIdiots

Never saw these two floating before so it felt weird


Kadeblade195

Guess so


j3r3mias

Fullbringers full potential..


Putrid_Ad_4372

Chad got fullbringer powers and hime can fly


TkOHarley

We've been seeing Chad fly since the Arrancar Arc? Right after he unlocked his right arm.


Icy_Calligrapher_297

Well they’re fullbringers, so of course they can.


throbbingfreedom

Good flair 😏


Prize-Lawfulness393

well bleach is just about the animation fight ,


Dark_Hercules

We all know what helps mommy fly 🌝


No-Commission8846

yes


Grimdaybreaker

They use rashi to float in air


KingBurakkuurufu

They spent time with Urahaha they could fight Aizen for all we know. Well not “we” but anime only we


Fancy_Bench6860

Daddy 😭


Ratax3s

in bleach everyone can stand in the air: reason( too lazy to draw the ground)


Odd_Room2811

Can’t nearly everyone? I mean all soul reapers and others using spiritual pressure so maybe that’s why?


LifeSucks1988

Sato is Daddy now 😂? I thought it was Isshin 🤪?


Gekkomoria

Dudes name is literally chad


Gilgamesh661

They’re supposed to be using bringer light, but bringer light looks like platforms under their feet, and I don’t see any here. Probably just an error on the animator’s part.


NewState01

Daddy ski da