The Bleach Fan Club

[Charizard★]

I think he meant ten years of drawing the manga. Since, I guess, he himself doesn't really do anything for the anime (I'd guess that he'd design some filler characters, maybe come up with the plot for arcs, or have an idea for a short filler that the anime could use).

I don't think anyone would disagree :p

Kubo doesn't draw the anime? Wow, I thought he does ._.
Some of the fillers aren't that bad, imo.


I disagree. :3

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Kubo doesn't draw the anime? Wow, I thought he does ._.
Some of the fillers aren't that bad, imo.


I disagree. :3

XD So does my sister.
I'm no expert at how anime is created though I enjoy making myself sound like it, considering the amount of frames he would have to draw for an entire, 20+ minute show, on top of the manga itself (and mangaka HAVE to have at least a few chapters that they haven't published yet, for when they can't write/draw).

That, and I know from DBZ's anime, Toriyama himself could not tell which Goku he drew, and which was drawn by one of the main animators (does that make sense?).

 

[Binary]

XD So does my sister.
I'm no expert at how anime is created though I enjoy making myself sound like it, considering the amount of frames he would have to draw for an entire, 20+ minute show, on top of the manga itself (and mangaka HAVE to have at least a few chapters that they haven't published yet, for when they can't write/draw).

That, and I know from DBZ's anime, Toriyama himself could not tell which Goku he drew, and which was drawn by one of the main animators (does that make sense?).

Wow. I thought Kubo had to draw the anime too. .___.

Yes, that does make sense. Well, I guess it's pretty easy to copy a person's drawings, despite the vast difference in the way different mangaka draw. Animators must be something.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Do you guys know the basic anime production process? I'll write a quick paragraph or two for those of you who aren't too sure about it.

Spoiler:

Pre Production
>The storyboard is created either by the director or a person specifically hired to create it. For a series like Bleach it would involve interpreting and Kubo's manga chapters into episode long pieces to the best of their ability.
>Script is written by a script writer, again using the manga as a guideline.

Character Design
>Ok, they have the basics from the manga but that's not enough for the animation team in the next step. The job of the character designer is to draw the characters from multiple angles, in different poses, wearing different things and with different facial expressions. The reason for this is so the animators don't have lots of reference material and they all keep uniform.

Imagine a team whole team of people all drawing their own version of Ichigo and just having to hope it all fits together later on?

Video/animation production
>Using the storyboard the head animator will draw up the key frames, a key frame usually sits at the beginning and end of a big movement (sword swinging down or a punch being thrown ect). These all used to be done by hand but computers are the norm now.
>After the key frames have been done the in-between frames are drawn by a team of multiple animators. Although these are important they are less dificult to do as there isn't a lot of thinking involved, just drawing loads of frames slightly different from the last one. This process can be shortened by computer software but some teams still prefer to do it by hand (well, if drawing on a pc is classed as by hand anyway).
>When all of the frames are done they're sent to a stylist.. This person or people do the colouring and shadowing for the show.
>after it's coloured the SFX team take over, they draw in new new things and add computer effects. With Bleach this would be stuff like sparks from blades crashing, the spiritual pressure, dust and in the latest arc the Reigai have the eyes glowing.
>finally they go to the editor who puts it all together with the help of the director, here they change the pacing and make sure the flow of the show is going well.

Some long running anime have lots of different animation teams who have their own styles and traits. There's a well known team in One Piece that sacrifice detail but give a much more flowing animation quality. It's all about balancing their time as they are against the clock after all.

Sound
>Unlike American animation the mouths are animated before the seiyuu even see it, basically they say the words whilst the mouth is moving and pause while it stops.
>Sound director then adds music and sound effects to set the tone of the series.

Other
Just realised, for the filler arcs the director will either write or hire a person to write a new scenario which will later be turned onto a storyboard.

Ok, i rambled a bit there, hope it helped though.

 

[Charizard★]

Do you guys know the basic anime production process? I'll write a quick paragraph or two for those of you who aren't too sure about it.

Spoiler:

Pre Production
>The storyboard is created either by the director or a person specifically hired to create it. For a series like Bleach it would involve interpreting and Kubo's manga chapters into episode long pieces to the best of their ability.
>Script is written by a script writer, again using the manga as a guideline.

Character Design
>Ok, they have the basics from the manga but that's not enough for the animation team in the next step. The job of the character designer is to draw the characters from multiple angles, in different poses, wearing different things and with different facial expressions. The reason for this is so the animators don't have lots of reference material and they all keep uniform.

Imagine a team whole team of people all drawing their own version of Ichigo and just having to hope it all fits together later on?

Video/animation production
>Using the storyboard the head animator will draw up the key frames, a key frame usually sits at the beginning and end of a big movement (sword swinging down or a punch being thrown ect). These all used to be done by hand but computers are the norm now.
>After the key frames have been done the in-between frames are drawn by a team of multiple animators. Although these are important they are less dificult to do as there isn't a lot of thinking involved, just drawing loads of frames slightly different from the last one. This process can be shortened by computer software but some teams still prefer to do it by hand (well, if drawing on a pc is classed as by hand anyway).
>When all of the frames are done they're sent to a stylist.. This person or people do the colouring and shadowing for the show.
>after it's coloured the SFX team take over, they draw in new new things and add computer effects. With Bleach this would be stuff like sparks from blades crashing, the spiritual pressure, dust and in the latest arc the Reigai have the eyes glowing.
>finally they go to the editor who puts it all together with the help of the director, here they change the pacing and make sure the flow of the show is going well.

Some long running anime have lots of different animation teams who have their own styles and traits. There's a well known team in One Piece that sacrifice detail but give a much more flowing animation quality. It's all about balancing their time as they are against the clock after all.

Sound
>Unlike American animation the mouths are animated before the seiyuu even see it, basically they say the words whilst the mouth is moving and pause while it stops.
>Sound director then adds music and sound effects to set the tone of the series.

Other
Just realised, for the filler arcs the director will either write or hire a person to write a new scenario which will later be turned onto a storyboard.

Ok, i rambled a bit there, hope it helped though.

Woah, that's pretty long, but thanks for the 101!

Anyone excited for the new chapter of the manga today?

 

[smile!]

Today's ep... I think Smile!'s head exploded. Oh wait, there is also an ending with Unohana. Stand back and watch the rest go boom.

Spoiler:

Granted, they use modsouls but still...
I get the feeling that kageroza has an army of Reigai captains. That's what I would do.

If the captain commander would ever need to be replaced, I think Unohana is the most capable.

Ahh. Now I feel urged to go watch it right now. XD
...There IS? Wherewherewhere?

Spoiler:

I think he does. Well, at least the only ones that we haven't seen a Reigai are Unohana and Yamamoto. All the others have been replaced. The only good thing is, he can't have made an Aizen reigai, or they all would have died by now.

Her, or Shunsui, or Ukitake, I think. Those are the 3 senior Captains. Or maybe a Captain from Squad 0 will take over.

Something I just realised... I don't know if you can see half of the sign in the background, but she was in the yaoi section. I'll leave you with that thought.

tbh, that Unohana looked like... a guy. :P
As long as that is not the real Unohana, she can do whatever she likes. XP

\
Tbh, I would like to see the previous captains in a flash back, it would be nice. Anyone else agree?

I disagree. :3

...Did you just disagree with yourself? XDD
We already saw the previous Captains in a flashback... TBtP arc But yeah, maybe even older Captains?

Do you guys know the basic anime production process? I'll write a quick paragraph or two for those of you who aren't too sure about it.

Spoiler:

Pre Production
>The storyboard is created either by the director or a person specifically hired to create it. For a series like Bleach it would involve interpreting and Kubo's manga chapters into episode long pieces to the best of their ability.
>Script is written by a script writer, again using the manga as a guideline.

Character Design
>Ok, they have the basics from the manga but that's not enough for the animation team in the next step. The job of the character designer is to draw the characters from multiple angles, in different poses, wearing different things and with different facial expressions. The reason for this is so the animators don't have lots of reference material and they all keep uniform.

Imagine a team whole team of people all drawing their own version of Ichigo and just having to hope it all fits together later on?

Video/animation production
>Using the storyboard the head animator will draw up the key frames, a key frame usually sits at the beginning and end of a big movement (sword swinging down or a punch being thrown ect). These all used to be done by hand but computers are the norm now.
>After the key frames have been done the in-between frames are drawn by a team of multiple animators. Although these are important they are less dificult to do as there isn't a lot of thinking involved, just drawing loads of frames slightly different from the last one. This process can be shortened by computer software but some teams still prefer to do it by hand (well, if drawing on a pc is classed as by hand anyway).
>When all of the frames are done they're sent to a stylist.. This person or people do the colouring and shadowing for the show.
>after it's coloured the SFX team take over, they draw in new new things and add computer effects. With Bleach this would be stuff like sparks from blades crashing, the spiritual pressure, dust and in the latest arc the Reigai have the eyes glowing.
>finally they go to the editor who puts it all together with the help of the director, here they change the pacing and make sure the flow of the show is going well.

Some long running anime have lots of different animation teams who have their own styles and traits. There's a well known team in One Piece that sacrifice detail but give a much more flowing animation quality. It's all about balancing their time as they are against the clock after all.

Sound
>Unlike American animation the mouths are animated before the seiyuu even see it, basically they say the words whilst the mouth is moving and pause while it stops.
>Sound director then adds music and sound effects to set the tone of the series.

Other
Just realised, for the filler arcs the director will either write or hire a person to write a new scenario which will later be turned onto a storyboard.

Ok, i rambled a bit there, hope it helped though.

Whoa. Thanks for the info.
Speaking of anime, anyone knows when they are going to sub the 4th movie?

Anyone excited for the new chapter of the manga today?

...It's not out yet :P In my place, it would be tomorrow, since it's night now.

 

[Binary]

Do you guys know the basic anime production process? I'll write a quick paragraph or two for those of you who aren't too sure about it.

Spoiler:

Pre Production
>The storyboard is created either by the director or a person specifically hired to create it. For a series like Bleach it would involve interpreting and Kubo's manga chapters into episode long pieces to the best of their ability.
>Script is written by a script writer, again using the manga as a guideline.

Character Design
>Ok, they have the basics from the manga but that's not enough for the animation team in the next step. The job of the character designer is to draw the characters from multiple angles, in different poses, wearing different things and with different facial expressions. The reason for this is so the animators don't have lots of reference material and they all keep uniform.

Imagine a team whole team of people all drawing their own version of Ichigo and just having to hope it all fits together later on?

Video/animation production
>Using the storyboard the head animator will draw up the key frames, a key frame usually sits at the beginning and end of a big movement (sword swinging down or a punch being thrown ect). These all used to be done by hand but computers are the norm now.
>After the key frames have been done the in-between frames are drawn by a team of multiple animators. Although these are important they are less dificult to do as there isn't a lot of thinking involved, just drawing loads of frames slightly different from the last one. This process can be shortened by computer software but some teams still prefer to do it by hand (well, if drawing on a pc is classed as by hand anyway).
>When all of the frames are done they're sent to a stylist.. This person or people do the colouring and shadowing for the show.
>after it's coloured the SFX team take over, they draw in new new things and add computer effects. With Bleach this would be stuff like sparks from blades crashing, the spiritual pressure, dust and in the latest arc the Reigai have the eyes glowing.
>finally they go to the editor who puts it all together with the help of the director, here they change the pacing and make sure the flow of the show is going well.

Some long running anime have lots of different animation teams who have their own styles and traits. There's a well known team in One Piece that sacrifice detail but give a much more flowing animation quality. It's all about balancing their time as they are against the clock after all.

Sound
>Unlike American animation the mouths are animated before the seiyuu even see it, basically they say the words whilst the mouth is moving and pause while it stops.
>Sound director then adds music and sound effects to set the tone of the series.

Other
Just realised, for the filler arcs the director will either write or hire a person to write a new scenario which will later be turned onto a storyboard.

Ok, i rambled a bit there, hope it helped though.

Woah, thanks. That's a lot of info. ^^;

Anyone excited for the new chapter of the manga today?

Not really. XD;
I have a couple of chapters to catch up on anyway. :/

Speaking of anime, anyone knows when they are going to sub the 4th movie?

I don't really. :/
But I wish they'd do it sooner. >:|

 

[Charizard★]

...Did you just disagree with yourself? XDD
We already saw the previous Captains in a flashback... TBtP arc But yeah, maybe even older Captains?

Yes I did! XD

We did? But, I don't remember ever seeing the old Kenpachi.

...It's not out yet :P In my place, it would be tomorrow, since it's night now.

Ohh, well, you should watch it tmrw :P

I need to catch up on the latest filler tho.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Actually I am looking forward for the next chapter. Identity of our mystery soul reaper has been bugging me for 2 weeks now.

As for the film it will be subbed not long after it's out on DVD, probably a couple more months to wait yet.

 

[Binary]

Yes I did! XD

We did? But, I don't remember ever seeing the old Kenpachi.

I don't really remember in which episode it was, but we did see him before he joined the Gotei 13. He had Yachiru on his back (as always) too. And I think he had a fight with Ikkaku as well(?).

 

[Charizard★]

That's been bugging me too, I'm pretty sure it's

Spoiler:

Karin or her sister :P

I don't really remember in which episode it was, but we did see him before he joined the Gotei 13. He had Yachiru on his back (as always) too. And I think he had a fight with Ikkaku as well(?).

By old Kenpachi, I mean the previous captain XD

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Previous Squad 11 captain was that big guy, *googles* Kenpachi Kiganjō.

Spoiler:

 

[Charizard★]

Previous Squad 11 captain was that big guy, *googles* Kenpachi Kiganjō.

Spoiler:

I've seen pictures of him before and heard of him in the Bount arc, but I've never seen him in a flashback.

Is anyone else interested in him, like I am? (By interested, I mean curious)

 

[Binary]

By old Kenpachi, I mean the previous captain XD

My bad. >///>

Previous Squad 11 captain was that big guy, *googles* Kenpachi Kiganjō.

Spoiler:

I don't remember seeing that guy either. I'm curious about all the previous Kenpachi captains in general. And it appears Kiganjō was taken down by Zaraki in a single blow.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Latest chapter.

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

Was this a k-on crossover?

anyway, nice to hear a little more about Orihime (unless i missed the part about her parents before.) She really has been powered up over the last couple of chapters.]

Blind Ichigo...yeah, he always powers up on a knife edge so it was to be expected.

I think Ginjou will end end up being a good guy pretending to be a bad guy pretending to be a good guy.

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Manga is out at mangareader.net

Spoiler:

More battle analysis!

Aha, Yukio only gives the chairs when Orihime wants out XD.

Aha, silly Orihime.

Looks like Riruka simply doesn't know how to handle info like that. She probably would feel too awkward trying to sympathise with her, so she acts like that instead.

Woah, slashed his eyes. I wonder how much he can see, now?

Do you guys know the basic anime production process? I'll write a quick paragraph or two for those of you who aren't too sure about it.

Spoiler:

Pre Production
>The storyboard is created either by the director or a person specifically hired to create it. For a series like Bleach it would involve interpreting and Kubo's manga chapters into episode long pieces to the best of their ability.
>Script is written by a script writer, again using the manga as a guideline.

Character Design
>Ok, they have the basics from the manga but that's not enough for the animation team in the next step. The job of the character designer is to draw the characters from multiple angles, in different poses, wearing different things and with different facial expressions. The reason for this is so the animators don't have lots of reference material and they all keep uniform.

Imagine a team whole team of people all drawing their own version of Ichigo and just having to hope it all fits together later on?

Video/animation production
>Using the storyboard the head animator will draw up the key frames, a key frame usually sits at the beginning and end of a big movement (sword swinging down or a punch being thrown ect). These all used to be done by hand but computers are the norm now.
>After the key frames have been done the in-between frames are drawn by a team of multiple animators. Although these are important they are less dificult to do as there isn't a lot of thinking involved, just drawing loads of frames slightly different from the last one. This process can be shortened by computer software but some teams still prefer to do it by hand (well, if drawing on a pc is classed as by hand anyway).
>When all of the frames are done they're sent to a stylist.. This person or people do the colouring and shadowing for the show.
>after it's coloured the SFX team take over, they draw in new new things and add computer effects. With Bleach this would be stuff like sparks from blades crashing, the spiritual pressure, dust and in the latest arc the Reigai have the eyes glowing.
>finally they go to the editor who puts it all together with the help of the director, here they change the pacing and make sure the flow of the show is going well.

Some long running anime have lots of different animation teams who have their own styles and traits. There's a well known team in One Piece that sacrifice detail but give a much more flowing animation quality. It's all about balancing their time as they are against the clock after all.

Sound
>Unlike American animation the mouths are animated before the seiyuu even see it, basically they say the words whilst the mouth is moving and pause while it stops.
>Sound director then adds music and sound effects to set the tone of the series.

Other
Just realised, for the filler arcs the director will either write or hire a person to write a new scenario which will later be turned onto a storyboard.

Ok, i rambled a bit there, hope it helped though.

Wow, it's really cool to know that. I'll see how much I can remember of that, or if I remember that the info is here, when/if I need to tell someone about it.

...Did you just disagree with yourself? XDD

I thought Charizard was was disagreeing with my idea.

 

[minchan]

I don't remember the previous squad 11 captain. =/ I usually remember these things...

Off topic: LAPRAS. I LOVE YOUR SIG/AVATAR SET. =D I'm hooked on Steins;Gate lately... XD

Back on topic...

Manga's out already? *goes to check*

EDIT: Back!! Read the chapter:

Spoiler:

Lots of Orihime/Riruka scenes. LOL Nice to see some good old character development.

I'm interested to know more about why Ichigo can't sense Ginjou...

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

I don't remember the previous squad 11 captain. =/ I usually remember these things...

The only time Kiganjou has been shown is in the Unmasked character books. He's been mentioned a few times before (Ichinose, from the Bount Filler, referenced him, and he was referenced in the TBtP arc - I think by Shunsui - when he didn't show up to the Captains meeting; he was called lazy, or something along those lines).

But besides that, nothing, really.

 

[smile!]

I don't really. :/
But I wish they'd do it sooner. >:|

Yeah :<

We did? But, I don't remember ever seeing the old Kenpachi.

Spoiler:

Well, I didn't know what you meant by "old". XD Turn Back the Pendulum Arc was mainly focused on the Vizards, but they were the Captains back then. As for even older Captains, like Hikifune, and the previous Kenpachi, maybe or maybe not Kubo will disclose it in the future.

Actually I am looking forward for the next chapter. Identity of our mystery soul reaper has been bugging me for 2 weeks now.

As for the film it will be subbed not long after it's out on DVD, probably a couple more months to wait yet.

It's still not shown yet. :P

Ah. That's a long time to wait >.<

I thought Charizard was was disagreeing with my idea.

Which was his original idea. XD

Charizard: I would like to see some of the previous Captains in a flashback (or something to that extent). Anyone else agree?
ILPy: I don't think anyone would disagree. :p
Charizard: I disagree.

He disagrees that anyone else would disagree with his idea. XP

and he was referenced in the TBtP arc - I think by Shunsui - when he didn't show up to the Captains meeting; he was called lazy, or something along those lines).

They did reference him? o.o

Spoiler:

I like Yukio even more now XD
lol, I love the expression on Orihime when she saw the donut. SO FREAKING CUTE X3

So now we know how Orihime manages to get to school without having to work to pay for the tuition fee. lol.

Riruka did bring the dunots for Orihime, eh? But just too socially awkward to say "I brought you some donuts. " XD

Woah, the title only came on page 14. And why did they have empty dialog boxes on page 18? censored?

Oh, anime :P

Spoiler:

@Rasencero Damn right my head just exploded XD Double Unohana, w00t. 8D *hopes we get to see them fight each other* Itl'll be hard, because Unohana never fought in the manga, but I'll just have to keep my hopes up. XD At the very least, someone will fight her. I just hope the Reigai Unohana won't just suddenly be gone when Inaba is defeated.

Though, next episode would probably show Hitsugaya vs Reigai Byakuya fight first. And... when Yamamoto analyzed his own fight with Shunsui and Ukitake, something crossed my mind. Shunsui and Ukitake did not pass through the Senkaimon, did they? So how did Inaba managed to clone them? o.o What if he also had a clone Yamamoto in store?

Also, the shinigami's cup is PURE WIN. XDDDD I lol'd when Unohana turned into a smiley expression, with the background lighting up like that. XD

 

[Merciless Cremator]

Spoiler:

Anime
I don't like Nazomi, I mean now she finally decides to let them protect her, after how many times has she been nearly captured?!

The fights this arc are nice, loved the Matsumoto and Rukia battles. The Yamamoto fight makes me happy as well, Kenpachi's fight, I expected to be more destructive. :\ The fight was still nice, regardless, making him fight using Kendo and having a heart warming moment right after the fight.

Manga

Did Ichigo get slashed in the eyes? >.> This Fullbringer arc has its ups and downs with me, I loved the Rinka and Orihime interaction, but fine Ginjro (Whatever his name is) well...annoying. The other character I could live with is the evil murderous bishie that wants to injure and kidnap main characters.

Orihime and Chad better have awesome fight scenes from now on and shouldn't lose to anyone other than the big bad, for the rest of this arc, along with uyru, Kubo owns them screen time.

Did I miss anything?