So as you know yesterday I posted the Orihime vs. Lala battle and I clearly said Orihime was the victor. What I, HOWEVER, didn't touch upon was Orihime's backstory. I do admit I somewhat forgot her past, but then it hit me. I do apologize if I didn't touch upon Orihime's past as much. So her story goes that she was raised by a drunken father and a prostitute mother. Living in these conditions became incredibly difficult and so Orihime and her brother, Sora, ran from home in order to live their life away from their deadbeat parents - thus becoming Orihime's guardian (father/brother figure). For years, she and her brother lived peacefully away from their terrible folks, but Orihime wasn't out of the woods yet. She was bullied for the color of her hair at school and to top it off, she refused to wear hairpins that her brother got for her. This then puts some burden on Orihime's part because this was an argument between the two siblings - the hairpins became a constant reminder of that day and so she continued to wear them. She began to pray for him up until she started talking to Ichigo. This was how Sora became a Hollow that Ichigo had to put down. Despite Sora's passing, he kept a watchful eye over her dear little sister until a group of hollows took him away and turned him into a Hollow, a monster named Acidwire that targeted Orihime. To top if off even more, Orihime's soul was taken out of her body - meaning her life was at great stake due to Sora becoming a Hollow. So this makes Orihime's backstory EVEN more tragic than Lala's because she could've died by her brother if the Chain of fate broke (Thank God it remained unbroken).
Orihime (and to some extent Ichigo) became the reason why Sora turned to Acidwire (his Hollow name). He felt lonely and so, he put the blame on Ichigo and her friends + Orihime stopped praying to Sora. Sora loved Orihime, but that dispute over the hairpins would define Orihime and Sora, unfortunately, ultimately turned into a Hollow. He died at the Kurosaki clinic due to a car crash, the day after the dispute of the hairpins. This puts some pressure on Orihime as she, it can be argued one way or another, contributed to Sora's death (hairpins, stopped praying to him, made friends, and developed crush on Ichigo).
Now I deeply apologize for not touching upon this subject because this is a tragic tragic backstory for Orihime. Her family, her brother's death, and so who raised her? Who took care of her? The only person I know who cared for Orihime was Tatsuki, her and Ichigo's friend. So this puts Orihime at a disadvantage at youth, but her meeting with Ichigo later on would empower her to become a stronger person. She continues to wear the hairpins and still talks to her deceased brother about how her days are - a reminder that they'll always be family and family comes first.
BIG BIG NEWS! I will be adding a new installment on Thursdays (and I'll think of one for Tuesdays & Saturdays). I recently have been watching Bleach from the very beginning and so I decided to add a new segment called - Bleach Episode Reviews (BER). I will think of a new name for that, but until then, look forward to Bleach Episode 1 Episode Review next Thursday. Look forward for tomorrow's Bleach Chapter Review. Stay classy folks.
THURSDAYS WILL BE RECOLLECTION THURSDAYS, revisiting episodes from 1-end) - I will be reviewing 2 episodes per Thursday. Look forward to it!
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