Yuji and Ichigo - The "Saviors" of Shonen
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2023
- Yuji and Ichigo are the protagonists, respectively, of some of my favorite series ever and in this video I'll be dissecting both characters. The themes, development, and overall vibe of these characters will be analyzed in order to explain "Why We Love Yuji and Ichigo".
#jujutsukaisen #bleach #yujiitadori #ichigokurosaki
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Ichigo is one of my favorite protagonists ever. I got into Bleach in a time in which I was grieving the loss of a family member, so Ichigo’s journey was something I greatly related to. Something I still relate to. Yuji is great too.
Well u didn't need to write all that Pfp speaks it self :-)
I mean I can relate to the guy
@@Shadow_45204but Yuji isnt the Protagonist...
@@Columbina3rdHarbringer???? They are talking about ichigo being thev commenters pfp
@@Columbina3rdHarbringerthen who’s the protagonist? Idk why JJK Fans cannot get it that Yuji is still the protagonist even if we don’t see him for a bit
Always glad to see Ichigo getting love. Out of the Big 3, I will always die on the hill that Ichigo is the realest MC. The guy hates fighting, he never wants to. Even before seeing his mom die in front of him he hated fighting. But, seeing his mom fueled him to fight for others. And one of the realest lines he ever said was he doesn't fight because he wants to win, he has to fight because if he doesn't win people will die. Based.
Blazing Azure Crow got that part of Ichigo so well in thier Abridged Series.
Ichigo is the type of man who would reach a hand out to an enemy the MOMENT after beating them. He detests having to fight, even more so having to kill.
But he knows that if he doesn't, the people he loves, the friends he made, the very universe itself WILL die.
So while he will always try to talk things out first, if given no choice he will not hesitate to raise his sword.
Ichigo realer than Luffy? Tbh it's not even close, Luffy is easily the rawest MF in the big 3 and one of them in fiction in general. I don't see it tbh
Nah, Ichigo is far more realistic than Luffy is both in demeanor and goals (I doubt any average person would want to be a pirate king, but every average person will protect the people they care about). Luffy isn't the rawest or the most realistic in anime, let alone fiction.
@@lilityler1340 savings beloved ones is common goal for all shonen MCs luffy too has it
@@Gintoki1725 Not his main goal (Being the PK), and my main point is Ichigo is far more realistic than luffy is.
To me I like them cuz they don’t feel like kids, they feel real.
They give off that older “cool” vibe idk.
Ichigo, Yuji, and Naruto having “No bag” is the reason I love them as characters so much. It’s always cool to see a few basic moves get spammed and be the top of the verse
I mean, hey, I'll take a master of a few moves than a novice/intermediate of many.
Faaaacts! Nothing wrong with being a meat head! The best MC’s just throw hands
@@Jay_SGE none of them are Meatheads though. A meathead would be a muscle bound brawler with no kind of finesse. All these boys right here? Got finesse and good improv whenever they fight.
@@UnifiedEntityagreed. A lot of people expect high IQ plays like with Kakashi or Sasuke, but these three are great at improvising and thinking on the fly.
@@UnifiedEntity I dont know much about Itadori. But ichigo at times were forced to use his head. And he observes his opponents carefully. Its just that he wasn't given much abilities to incorporate them into his fighting style to create strategies. Ichigo learns fast too 👍🙏.
Yuji has hands down given us some of the best h2h fights in the series
Better than naruto?
"the series" this aint about naruto
@@amityadav2457 bro cant read
Todo and Yuji vs the weird creature whose name I don't remember lives rent free in my head. That fight was so spectacular.
@@misterninja911 Hanami crying in the corner as the punching bag of the series
I'm very fond of both chigo and Yuji because their stories are more of a personal journey. While their colleges Luffy and Naruto want to be the best in the world.
Ichigo overcomes grief and depression while also being aware that death is always present.
Yuji needed to relieaze that Jujutsu sorcerers are only as good as the opposite force their are fighting against. Like Mahito said. To make anyone's death worth something.
Id argue naruto is also personal because remember he wants to be hokage not because it is the best but more specifically to gain respect and attention from others.
@@crocoboi7936 yeah I know and he hasn't even gone the traditional route like gaining a lot of merits in s-missions
@@Grayson-Winchester true nice profile pic by the way.
Becoming the Hokage is still very well a personal journey for Naruto bro 💀 Naruto didn't want to become the Hokage "just because", he originally wanted to become the Hokage so that everyone in the village would respect him. But it's after learning about Haku and the corruption within the Shinobi world, that Naruto resolves to become the Hokage to change this world for the better. And he does. Naruto succeeds in becoming Hokage and establishing world peace within the shinobi world
Please explain how Luffy wants to become the best because that's not true at all. Luffy becomes stronger so he can protect his crew so they all can achieve their dreams together. Being the pirate king to Luffy isn't about being the best pirate it's about being the freest person in the world since Luffy sees pirates as free beings and being the pirate king isn't even his real dream,it's a stepping stone in order to achieve his real dream.
I personally like them just because they aren’t stupid it’s refreshing seeing a protagonist that thinks beyond a elementary level.
neither one of them can read people like luffy can he may not be intelligent when it comes to strategy but is a overrated talent then being able to read people
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Ichigo is already good at reading people. He's the only one who was capable of getting a read on Aizen near the end.
@@vincenthammons-kd9du luffy is not better at reading ppl.
@@deeznut4775 touché
@@deeznut4775 bro thats not "reading people" thats basic human empathy, in fact the most "wise" luffy was when he argued with vivi in alabasta arc. Luffy has a really sensitive empathy so thats why he feels when other suffer and uses his dediction and will power to save them. That is not being good at "Reading people"
every time I remember Shibuya happened all in a span of like hours my heart hurts for Yuji :( the fact that even though he was completely broken after switching with sukuna HE managed to stand up when there was no one there
I can’t wait to see “I am you” animated damn I’m so hyped for Shibuya
Lmao "the blade is me" from China? Yeah right scene was dumb ass fuck
Too sad this moment is immediately ruined by Getou coming up and taking Mahito out. Had Yuji truly given up on his morals and killed Mahito on the spot that would've been the hardest scene in the entire series
@@placidonetodeassisvieira5358 no fr Kenjaku just had to an mess it up just like everything else 😂😂
I'm more hyped for the choso fight, I wanted to see the 'you're in my turf now' and then the raid reference. I hope they do it justice
@@the0skeptic omg that fight is gonna look stunning from what we already seen I can’t wait
I just past the “I’m you” speech in the manga. Yuji and Ichigo are some of my favorite protagonists
What chapter is this in jjk? I kind blitzed through the shibuya arc and don't really remember any kind of impact full speech given during the events.
@@akadamaru chapter 132 dont skim through bro its fire
Ichigo says that too right? To Zangetsu iirc
@@luthfimisbah5103 I don't think they have the same meaning.
@@Tfk-mf6bs yes, I'm well-aware for that but it's nice coincidence for them to say that line "I'm you..."
The MCs of my respective favorite new and old gen manga. Love to see it 🙏
Same here
Yuji & Ichigo are genuinely a couple of my favorite protagonists in any media. I heavily related to their care & almost selfless devotion to protecting their loved ones and I'm glad I stumbled across this video to affirm this belief!
Yuji's personality and self-destructive nature came from both Ichigo and Shirou. They don't wanna give credit to Ichigo for being in that same ballpark as Shirou and Touma despite them being written the same
cooked with this one, amazing video. Ichigo gets misunderstood and overlooked too much, and I've been seeing too much Yuji slander lately saying he's been replaced as a main character by Gojo
Yuji isn't being replaced, he never was the main character. Personally, throughout my read of jjk I almost never had any moment that I would say enjoyed his character other then when he beat mahito. The main character does not need to be the best or most powerful character in there show but atleast be in the top 15.
@@alialkuwari8155 ridiculous take
@@MAYUTHEUNDEAD would you elaborate on the ridiculousness in my take?
@@alialkuwari8155 because Itadori is way more interesting of a character than you give him credit for. He hasn't even developed his own Cursed Technique yet and has gotten this far (although in the manga there is common speculation about him developing one) not to mention that's how he got his super strength in the first place, because he is pretty much the son of a powerful cursed spirit, and his relation with Choso and the other cursed wombs is also interesting. not to mention it's heavily implied that Yuji ate his other siblings/the remaining Cursed Wombs: Death Paintings to get stronger, from the panel where he says "I'll eat anything" and his later conversation with Choso, where Choso mentions how "they can go on living as a part of you"
There are a lot of really interesting and subtle layers to Yuji's character and his growth goes beyond just the fight with Mahito. He's still the main character. You don't have to be the most powerful to be the main character.
Ichigo character arc one of if not my favorite ever. Ichigoat 🔛🔝 . W vid by ronin like always
None of them are in my favorites from their respective series (it's rare for a Shonen MC to be a fav for me) but I never understood the hate they get. Every fight of them is hype and both of them have more depth than meets the eye. Even though they're not the more complex characters they are interesting enough and the heart they show is commendable.
Ichigo is selfless, kind, & kool. Plus he does well in school. And he dont behave like an immature idiot. 👍🙏
Ichigo is one of my favorites. Yuji is cool and all but not that big of a fan of him
I always seem to like the none main characters more too 😂🤣. It just happens 👍🙏.
@@kelvinallen9327 Yeah! They're more interesting in most cases. I think the only shonen MCs that are my favorite of their Series are Sakuragi and Gintoki
Ichigo doesn't deserve the hate. Yuji on the other hand does. He's lame as hell.
I like this video format and I think it would be interesting if it was flipped, like a "Why we (love to) hate Mahito and Makima" as an example
The biggest difference between Yuji and Ichigo is their respect authors. Kubo loves Ichigo while Gege loves ABUSING poor Yuji. Gege has stopped victimizing our Boy since shibuya
🤣😂🤣😂🤣. Its the way you said it. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣.
I appreciate that when bringing up the points on how each protag had their lives affected by their antagonists you didnt spoil what Sukuna truly haunted yuji with.
Spare those anime onlys the the pain ❤
Something people tend to miss is that shonen protagonists typically have simplified powers/movesets relative to the rest of their respective casts. Naruto is actually capable of most of the advanced techniques seen in his universe, but ultimately his strategy boils down to duplicating himself or hitting things really hard. Yuji is surrounded by people who can summon creatures, conjure illusions, warp souls, and even bend space-time, but mostly just hits things really hard. Ichigo's allies and enemies can manipulate the elements or mold spiritual energy into weapons, but Ichigo's moveset is almost entirely focused on increasing his strength or speed to again hit things really hard. The same can be said for Asta, Midoriya, Luffy, Natsu, Gon, Shinra, Yusuke, etc. The beverage analogy is actually perfect. Sometimes, simplicity is best.
True, but the other thing about these characters is that it leaves room for what-ifs like: What if Ichigo knew Kido or What if Itadori had his OWN CT and not eventually inherit Sukuna's, or what if Naruto knew more Wind Style Jutsu. One thing I do like is when a character in a sequel series actually develops this to show their growth, like how Naruto lowkey knows Earth Style, or how Ichigo was said to have mastered all of his race abilities in the Hell Arc. As a writer myself, I'm actually doing a few things differently, rather than having a simplified character, they actually are a *little* well-versed in their techniques, but there are moments where simplicity is naturally blended in to keep things nice and simple as a refresher. The first arc shows the MC developing his own abilities and showing that he's pretty haxed, but then the last fight of the arc is a pure classic battle of ranged vs CQC when his hax are taken away by the villain who studied his powers and came up with a counter, and who fought him when he didn't have enough energy to tap back into those hax, as well as having no knowledge on how to get them back either.
They have more simplistic approaches to fighting, but Asta, Midoriya, Luffy, and Shinra all have complexity to their powers. For some of them, it's an ability that swings matchups in their favor (like Asta or Midoriya), for others it's that their abilities are special in some metaphysical way (like Luffy and Shinra), but all of them have abilities that go beyond just raw power.
@@loicpernot8779 I think Midoriya is the only exception in this case. Luffy is extremely creative with his powers and while Asta's powers certainly have an interesting history and relationship with everyone else's abilities, I would say they still mostly apply them as strengthening techniques or a means to hit people really hard. I'll admit that Gear 5 changes that in luffy's case but gears 1-4 mostly boiled down to different ways to hit people really hard. In all fairness though, that's every member of the monster trio I guess. lol
@@bootlegspinjutsu9966hope the best in your endeavors.
Living a normal life what made me even connect the two is when they were being recruited by different clubs at their school to play for them
I don't know much about JJK, but one thing about Ichigo I find interesting is that yes Ichigo does not seek conflict, he doesn't like violence...but he ENJOYS fighting. That has been reiterated a bunch of times, just like Kenpachi, Ichigo has a genuine, pure, pleasure from fighting someone at his level. That's one of the biggest reasons he denies White so much, he really hates that part of himself.
i swear, yuji n ichigo are my fav mc coz of how their goal is the most realistic
I like how my two goats have unhealthy mentalities because of their moms (for different reasons)
@EmperorofFlames bro 💀, I mean fax but bro 💀
@@EmperorofFlamestheir moms for the streets
@@EmperorofFlames 😮
I never taught of it that way before 😮
You’ve explained their characters the best in my opinion 10/10 video
Great video. I think when it comes to main characters having simplistic techniques the same can be said about Naruto with the rasengan or guku with the kamehameha. Even yuskuke only used the spirit gun even though he had other techniques.
I love both mc and series there peak , with Ichigo being my fav mc and Yuji being my fav new gen mc, both characters have struggles that define each mc and amazing fights between them that gets me so much into both series . Also, I love that both of them have simple goals, but they struggle to overcome the odds, which makes them awesome to root for and keep engaging with their stories. Kubo and Gege are the GOATS in writing these amazing characters🔥
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To put in to context of each story;
Other characters have techniques and powers that based in concepts of mathematics(gojo) or being able to manipulate and call on someone's or something "true name" (ichibe)(a very meta-concept).... then there are ppl with multiple stages of technique like byakuya(flower petals, more flower petals, domain of multiple swords, to super angel sword)...or having the ability to fire off multiple spells and attacks of extremely high level(kisuke)...
THEN there's the main character...who's attack is "a super punch" or "big slash"...
Needed a video like this. Both are some of my fav protags especially in new gen & old gen. Glad to see so much love for them these days.
I commented my thoughts on Ichigo's complexity on your short from this video, so I won't repost here. What I will say is thank you for being here. I'm very grateful to have a content creator who actually GETS Bleach. Its writing is not quite as accessible as something like Naruto - you really need to sit and think about it in order to break the surface.
I'm really happy that you appreciate the analysis man, I hope to keep putting out videos that you can enjoy
Not...really? Bleach isn't hiding it's themes and messages, they're pretty blatant and on the surface. The people who can't see them are just pretty ignorant and lack media literacy
@@afro025 I agree with you, they aren't that hard to see if you know how to read between the lines. But compared to something like Naruto, where there's a whole antagonist literally named "Pain", Bleach is a lot more subtle.
@@commirevo89 ...yeah cuz having your antagonist's name mean "God" is much more subtle right 🤨
I'm not trying to start an argument, but rather point out that every series has elements that are subtle regarding the true meaning behind names or themes and such. Every creator hides little things in their stories that not many readers might pick up on, including Oda, Kishimoto, Kubo, even Toriyama. In fact, some readers can come to their own conclusions regarding themes and meanings that were never intended by the author, and are still completely valid. But picking up on them doesn't make their writing less accessible or too complex to understand the deeper meanings of compared to others
@@afro025 again, I agree with you. It's also easy to forget that we're discussing manga that fit into the Shonen demographic, and the Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump market at that. The stories are meant to be easily accessible because they need to appeal to a younger market than say the market for a Seinen mag like Weekly Young Jump or Weekly Magazine.
I really fw the parallells between JJK and Bleach
If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strenght, to shatter fate.
- Kurosaki Ichigo, Substitute Soul Reaper
Great analysis man. 🙏👍
This might be true for yuji too but i haven't thought about him as much and his series isn't finished so we don't have the same knowledge of his endgame that we do for ichigo but maybe this will inspire you to see something for him too.
So as we find out ichigo wanted to become a translator. You can generalize it and say he wanted to get a normal job, family, house, etc. The usual stuff. Which means ignoring all the other reasons for him to fight his enemies he has to fight them because if he doesn't he can't achieve his goal. They will end the universe which would make it difficult to get a degree. So you can argue that actually his goal does motivate his actions just like luffy, naruto, etc. He has to beat them so he can achieve his goal.
The counterargument is that its not the same because his goal to become a translator or whatever isn't related to the enemies. If they didn't exist he wouldn't have to enter any conflict and he wouldn't use these powers and be thrust into this world. But consider this. If nobody except luffy wanted to become pirate king, he wouldn't fight them. His goal could be exactly the same and if you change the goals of the villains facing him then suddenly luffy has no reason to fight them they won't get in his way.
There would still be a reason for luffy to fight them though, if they do bad things like oppress a population and kill and mistreat others... which is a REACTIONARY reason to fight them. Ichigo would do the same. And it would be too long to go into it but a similar argument can be constructed for naruto. One thing i will say is that naruto was probably appointed hokage because of his feats in battle. Naruto didn't choose to make those enemies attack the village and kill innocents. He only fought against them when they attacked which is reactionary. But also ironically he would've had a lower chance of becoming hokage if no enemies attacked them.
What i'm trying to say is that pretty much all main characters are very reactionary. Ichigo is no different. anime fans are pretty unintelligent but im shocked how things like this have been said for well over a decade and nobody bothers to look at it logically.
Briefly on the topic of ichigo's powers, at least what we know so far. Kubo's problem is that he names every one of ichigo's moves the same thing when clearly they aren't. Look again at one piece. Zoro can have 2 sword swings that do the same thing and they will have different names so they are different moves. Now back to ichigo he has multiple variants of getsuga tensho but these are so different they shouldn't even all be called getsuga tensho they should have different names like juujisho.
There is: crescent shaped, flowy-wavy shaped, black, gold, the weird one he used in the recent episode against candice, the one against ulquiorra where he stores it in his blade to increase the power of his melee attacks, one where he fires it point blank, etc.
He's actually really creative with the limited tools he gets. Also the other problem is that kubo has ADHD and keeps making him lose powers as he goes along. He had mugetsu, cero, the fullbring pinwheel attack and more. But he didn't get to keep them. None of those are haxy of course but they are more moves which would've helped beat the one move allegations.
One of the biggest parts of Yujis character arc is accepting his true instincts, and what that means in the big picture. Yujis in this mess because he saves others without hesitation and he ate the finger of the king of curses to help someone he just met.
Unlike other MCs who are extremely compelled to save others, like deku, Yuji isn’t rewarded for his selflessness. In fact all it amounts to is recklessness.
Throughout the series until the shibuya incident Yuji is able to operate with a weak and unrealistic resolve, the minor times it’s tested being brushed aside. He could never fathom how curses did what they did.
Then shibuya happens and Yuji is nearly killed, has his body used by Sukuna to commit mass murder and forced to watch as Mahito kills 2 of his closest allys in front of him.
He breaks Yujis resolve and has him at his mercy, and only the arrival of Todo saves him. After telling Yuji he’d been entrusted with too much to die the fight became a 2 on 1 that peaked with a domain expansion taking todo out of the fight and allowing Mahito to achieve his true form and get a power up. If not for todo hitting s clutch distraction Yuji would have died there. Instead Mahito is faked out and Yuji hits a black flash with everything he has behind it, which leaves Mahito on deaths door.
The fight ends with Yuji telling Mahito “I’m you” and saying he no longer needed purpose or reason. He’s a cog in a Machine with the purpose of killing curses. He then says he’s gonna kill Mahito, and if he returns, changes his name, changes his form, he will kill him again. This causes Mahito to run for his life on his hands and knees while Yuji hunts him down like a predator.
Yujis only true goal was to protect his homies and die with them around him, with them smiling so he knew they lived good lives. He’s failed at that more often than not and it’s yet to be seen what he does to even the scales.
@@ianharrison5758 Yuji character has no development at all. a complete wasted character so far
@@avinashverma9789 I hope you’re just trolling bc if you’re serious you genuinely have no media literacy
@deeznut4775 me when I can’t read
tbh its ichigo for me that has no character development, yuji started as a honest selfless boy that got traumatized and went through a lot of shit of emotional physical trauma and sometimes couldn't do something, ichigo on the other hand ALWAYS managed to save the person, he lost no one except his mom, and remains the same since ep 1 to the end of bleach.@@avinashverma9789
Great video!!! ❤ Ichigo and Yuji are the type of MC’s I love the most every time I see them on screen it’s always a treat. You should do Kenpachi and todo next!
I especially love about Yuji how eloquently straightforward they are, throughout they're stories they are continuously and gruelingly broken down to their very core, and despite that, they never falter in their honesty of who they are and how they view the world, it creates to me such a beautiful clarity to them that among a sea of plotters and schemers, they are the bluntest of bludgeoners, beating down their opponents with sheer sincerity
Such an amazing video
i really got that meal analogy and thought it was a good one, nice man
Nah, your vids are actually fire
I really love these bangers bro!
God I wish Yuji had a more prominent presence in the story (like he did before the Culling Games) because he’s just such a treat
Great Analysis Bro thank you 🙏🏾
Jjk and bleach is my favorite anime. You just explained why I love those MCs so much. Ngl ichigoat is the best shonen mc ❤
Well made analysis video.
Thank you I been thinking about character development for while this me alot
I'm just amazed...I'm just honestly amazed....this was beautiful....
This was an excellent video. I watched Bleach when I was younger so I didn't pick up on the aspects of Ichigo that you discussed because I wrote him off as an OP MC and only saw his training arcs, asisde from when he was learning hollowification, as power boosts simply for the story. I'm going to have to rewatch with a new lens. Subscription acquired
Radman did a great analysis for Ichigo's character, you should check it out ✨
Man am i so fucking happy to see someone who actually gets Bleach and doesnt just take everything at surface level, I hate when everyone dives deep into series like Naruto and Op and then refuse to give Bleach the same treatment and call it mid or bad writing, like my man Bleach has so many references to Bhuddism, so many views on life and death, characters that grow in subtle but different ways and just so much you can gleam by putting shit together and noone seems to give it the respect that it deserves in analysis.
Instant sub and like for putting respect on Bleach and also for getting characters like Yuji and Ichigo.
Have you not watched Totally Not Mark's entire retrospective and deep dive analysis on the Bleach manga? You're acting like nobody actually looks deeper into the themes and messages of Bleach when there are plenty of videos about it out there already man. They're maybe not as prominent as Naruto or One Piece vids, but they are definitely there
@@afro025 my man imma be honest, when Bleach has only like 5-6 people actually caring to look at a deeper than surface level on its themes, powers, characters and story and the rest are just shitting on it for bandwagonning sakes (see how most of them switch up when the anime was announced) it isn't comparable.
I fucking love those creators that actually give Bleach a chance by looking deeper than surface or actually understand it (even if they don't like Bleach) but there's barely any of them, Marks videos are great and I'm so glad he likes and understands the fullbring arc, DBZImran, Mrtommo, Tekking, are some others but compared to how many people look into op and Naruto it might aswell be noone(which I get is dramatic but like you gotta understand it's like 6 people compared to hundreds for the other series)
@@-canopus-513 bro it sounds like you're talking about Naruto, not Bleach 💀 everyone just hops on the hate bandwagon for the series saying that "Naruto isn't an underdog, he was given everything at birth, he's ninja jesus" or the infamous "talk no jutsu" which people use as a criticism of the series. "Naruto only uses talk no jutsu when he can't defeat an opponent by spamming Rasengan". Not to mention when people freeze on the frame of an episode with incredibly fluid animation, as proof that it supposedly has bad animation. One of the most viewed videos regarding an analysis on the Naruto series is "Naruto; the Self Made Hypocrite" where the guy makes dumb claim after dumb claim as to why the series is bad, making me wonder if he even watched it 😭 like idk why you're acting as if Naruto is loved by shonen fans, when fans of the series are called a term which combines Naruto with the r slur (yt keeps hiding my messages so I'm not gonna risk it and say it lol)
Tldr; Naruto very well gets treated poorly by people, just like Bleach. The only one of the big three immune to it is One Piece pretty much because every one of its fans think Oda is some sort of writing genius and think every little retcon in the series was actually foreshadowed before and planned
Sorry to break this to you but all three franchises get hate. The only reasons Bleach has less videos defending it than One Piece and Naruto is because the Bleach fanbase is much smaller than One Piece and Naruto's. The hate I see for Naruto and Luffy I see is super annoying like there are just goofy idiots which isn't true at all.
Great stuff bro
Aye I appreciate that man, coming from YOU that's high praise
Ichigo is the least shonen,but most relatable shonen character.
6:30 that’s a W analogy, and the editing killed me😂😂
I see many similarities with itadori and ichigo both badasses with demons within them serving to protect with a fist/Sword 💯 W Vid 💯
I think Gon's rock paper scissor attack is a homage to kid Goku's technique. Togashi has already stated he's inspired by DBZ
Yuji throwing straight hands is my fav thing about him, he’s just rush down it’s sick
For some reason I was unsubcribed but I'm glad to be back, your content is always great
With how great the video is, some of the comments are still discussing with surface level understanding and slander 💀
Ichigo was the most relatable out of the big 3 for me. Just a guy with gifted genetics, using his powers to help his friends and family succeed in thier goals.
Completely selfless
Their attacks/moves are simplistic bcuz they didn't started as trained fighters.. which makes a lot of sense story wise! They can't start pulling off big moves from their asses randomly during their fights. These both characters do learn new moves from their training as the story moves on for example Ichigo learned Getsuga Jujisho after training at Soul Kings Palace, now if you look at White/Hollow Ichigo, you can clearly see how masterfully he uses the same sword that Ichigo holds but on the other hand, Ichigo can't use it closely as good as Hollow Ichigo bcuz he isn't a trained swords man!
Eventho yuta fans being disrespectful towards yuuji and always bullied him, we will always protect yuuji.
Yuji & Ichigo are my favorite protagonists after naruto so this video is very nice to see peak🔥
Allen Walker would feat here nicely with having personal goal to save trapped souls, also coming from unhealthy place. Also him being great protagonist. "I know we are destroyers, even so, I still want to be destroyer who can save others".
They are both one of my favorite characters
I was confused why you didn't mention Pirate King along with number 1 hero, magic king, and hokage, but now that I think about it, most of those are about recognition and the position itself, while pirate king is all about freedom, not recognition.
Ichigo is one of the only shonen mc that actually feels like a normal human personality vise
One word for fir this video man: Gold
God I cannot wait for that “Im you” scene to be animated!
Could you make the potential of Junpei like you did with Geto and possibly add a place for him in the story after the Vs Mahito arc
Junpei underrated fr. He had a whole summon as a basic spell and could control it with minimal training. He could've been taken under Yaga's wing and created a physical form for his jellyfish as a means to diversify his technique.
Alright Alright, that Yuji/Ichigo taking it to the rim comparison earned a Sub. Good shit!
The volume of ichigo in FB gotta luv his style
damn right my 2 favorite animes have have amazing protags and great power systems
I'm collecting both Mangas.....and it makes sense why they're both loved
Wait, you changed the title. I thought you made another video lmao. Good shit regardless. People tend to forget that Ichigo and Yuji are from a world similar to ours. Unlike Naruto or One Piece, where they aren't seen different from other people. Naruto is a shinobi world, so ofc Naruto would want to become hokage. Same with One Piece. But Ichigo and Yuji are 15 yr old teens from our world. How many people have clear and concise goal at that age? Especially when they are a bit "different" from other normal people and have some past baggage.
What a conclusion 👌🏿🔥
I love both of these characters I love how they package Yuji more though. He’s a main character but he doesn’t feel like the one main messiah character he just feels like a character that’s along for the ride and I love that style.
Yeah, Ichigo doesn't have it easy, he struggles with his dark side, he is manipulated and at one point close ones turn off of him. But the fact that Yuji even wakes up everyday is something of a miracle for me, because he doesn't have an unce of loving family to help, his friends or mentors die one after one in front or not in front of him, the biggest threat and purest evil resides in him and takes pleasure in tormenting his mind from time to time as well as killing people (and himself) with Yuji's hands, if he messes up the punishment is literally death - his and everyone else's, than he learns that he's literally made by Kenjaku to be the perfect vessel for Sukuna, that his 'mother' was the most disgusting jujutsu sorcerer in a history and that he basically killed his brother with his own hands, he watches dozens of people suffer when changed by Mahito, who also doesn't spare him tormenting and cruelty, he's a wanted man among jujutsu society and he's left nearly completely alone for quite a bit of time after the Shibuya, all the loses, murders and no Gojo, the only saving being his newely obtained brother Choso. Like, is any protagonist on this level of tradegy and misery daily and generally? And he's still such a selfless, pure and sweet boy. It's rare for me to have a favourite in a protagonist but in JJK I can hands down say I love Yuji the most (although Gojo or Maki chase that no. 1 spot). After his last relative's dies, he just takes on this mission to save all the people possible and die the best possible death, while being such a cutie, so modest and devoted. Damn Jujutsu Kaisen, a legend in making.
bouya harumichi is similar too. a mc with no goal , ambition. simply badass
really good video, but you misspelled violence at 2:37, figured you'd prob want to know
Yuji and Ichigo are really good/great more so Ichigo to me with his development throughout the series especially in the last two arcs with Yuji shibuya and culling games really shaping that boi so much to like from both though
Please do a mahito vs stein from soul eater vid, I feel it would be a good fight
Ichigo Kurosaki, shirou emiya
My two absolute favorite characters.
shirou emiya from the visual novel :P
Nothing beats watching a chill video just to be randomly spoiled on shocking manga material from Jujitsu Kaisen out of nowhere without warning...
By the Why Ronin to add to your roster of characters that have simplistic movesets you forgot to add Narutos rasengan and shadow clone jutsu and Meliodas Full Counter.Which are also simple but destructive in terms of power.
I just thought of this while watching, and idk if you’ve ever talking about this BR, but imagine if Yuji, after consuming all other cursed wombs, is able to use blood manipulation. Maybe he won’t use the moves that take crazy finesse, but imagine him using flowing red stack, which allowed Choso to throw hands with Yuji. That would be insane
All ill say is when that Tsukishima scene hit and Ichigo said you too i was feeling
Bro you should definitely make videos on chainsaw man, I think it would be cool to analyze what verse is stronger JJK? Or chainsaw man?
You know the funny part, Despite this, despite many videos explaining Ichigo and Bleach as a whole, people will still shit on it, hence why we Bleach fans are just excited about its anime return and hype it up in the hope that it gets so mainstream that we get more Bleach content up to the light novel adaptations and more from the hell arc
one thing I'd like to point out is it's at least implied we haven't seen Ichigos true bankai ability yet. well outright shown. obviously we can assume it does have something to do with getsuga, as that's always been his technique, but he may end up gaining hax or something, since I'm sure we are going to see his true ability if we do go into the hell arc
Ichigo is my favourite anime protagonist. Sure, I know bleach has flaws but I am just so in love with it. My girlfriend won’t watch and instead she lets me tell her about it every Sunday morning after the last nights episode. She knows all the characters and all the names of bankai. Whilst bleach has flaws, I personally think bleach has some of the most beautiful moments, songs, twists, moments and fights. It’s so powerful.
Which type you prefer? Centralized protags? Or protags that blends into the world building? Your taste speaks for yourself
I love how shows take inspiration from fate/stay night's protagonist.
Moral of the story
Tite Kubo is 🐐ed
Watching Yuji and Ichigo fight is like watching an MMA fight
Yeah
Ichigo is easily my favorite shonen protagonist in animé/manga history
My favorite aspect of Yuji as a character is how his personality and demeanor changes with the series. (SPOILERS BELOW)
In season 1, Yuji is a naive, if well intentioned teenager who has a step by step plan for how his time as a sorcerer is meant to play out. He made a choice to eat Sukunas finger, and thus will do his duty as the perfect vessel to incarnate the entirety of the king of curses within him before being executed. It’s not something he’s excited for nor particularly wants, but it’s a role he can accept. He doesn’t want to harm or kill others unnecessarily, nor does he particularly care for Jujutsu politics or grandstanding. He’s a formally “normal” kid who is now a sorcerer, and an untalented one at that. He has no innate technique and has no grand lineage he knows of. He’s playing the role of Sukunas vessel Because that’s something only HE can do.
Then, shibuya happens and Yujis entirely plan is torn away from him. Gojo is sealed, his execution is now immediate and Yuji is forced to rebuild his conviction after Sukuna and Mahito break every ounce of resolve he has. He is forced to take lives he considers human, his body is made to commit mass murder, and because of, in his own mind, his own weakness, some of his closest friends and ally’s are killed in front of him and he is forced to recognize that his instinct to save means nothing, and is no different than Mahitos instinct to kill.
Still, he pushes on, fully willing to die to take out even half of Sukuna once the plan to free Gojo is in action, only for that to fall apart as well, and he can only watch as a mistake he made months in the past leads to Sukuna taking the body of his best friend.
Now he has no true purpose other than to exorcise curses, but at the same time cannot compete without a technique of his own. He is forced to push forward, and find the strength within himself to help bring An end to the nightmare he believes himself to be responsible for.
He will kill without hesitation if it’s needed, especially in regards to curses, he will eat anything, take advantage of any and all opportunities he can in order to gain the power to kill the curse that is currently fighting his mentor, and will likely kill him while Yuji can do nothing but watch.
All the while, he believes he is the reason this is happening, that it all ties back to him alone, not knowing he’s been played as a pawn by a being who took the body of his dead mother to conceive him. He has been a pawn on a chessboard bearing the weight of a King in Check, not knowing he’s far from responsible for the tragedies that surround him.
I can’t wait to see how his story progresses, I want him to win more than I’ve ever wanted another MC to.
As for Ichigo, I just recently got into anime so if anyone can tell me where to watch bleach I’d appreciate it since it’s not on any of the streaming services I have
Ani Watch is good. They used to be called Zoro, but they recently rebranded. That's a place most people use and they have the most popular titles as well as less popular ones.
Hulu is you want a legit site. You can get 1 month free trial
Anime Suge is a good site to watch it on, also has TYBW on it too and in good quality
aniwave is the most mainstream anime pirating site there is, has everything and its all 1080p without buffering, no idea how they do it
Yusuke, Ichigo and Yuji are my favorite shonen battle-manga protagonists.
They're both goated
The Kira Yoshikage jumpscare was crazy
My name is Kira Yoshikage.............
Can you make a similar video like this one about Eren and kaneki?
I am gonna re read bleach since I already rewatch the anime while waiting for teh thousands year arc before watching the last arc
@6:54, "they really don't have any hacks", while my boi Ichigo literally embodying all the species and Yuji being born via Kenjaku controlled vayjayjay (probably) xD
he just needs something to push him to reach his full potential and become op asf.