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Welcome back to penultimate installment of SGABR (Sexy Girls of Anime Battle Royale) where MIKandIK3 and myself, Stillmattic, pit the girls of Bleach & Fairy Tail together and give our thoughts on which of these lovely ladies has a more intriguing storyline, interesting personality, and overall attraction/appeal as a woman. Word of note, next week is the LAST SGABR post and will between Lucy Heartfilia & Orihime Inoue. If the SGABR posts are delayed, it'll be posted during the weekend. So far in the last 9 weeks, Fairy Tail leads 7-2 against Bleach w/MIKandIK3 & I interchanging in giving verdicts. We are on Week 10 (05/08) of SGABR (Bleach vs. Fairy Tail Edition). For today's post, we are pitting Fairy Tail's Erza Scarlet and Bleach's Rangiku Matsumoto. The verdict will be decided by yours truly. And here's MIKandIK3 with a few starting words.
Welcome all to SGABR's second to last round. I cant wait for this match up! From Fairy Tail we have the radiant knight of justice, Erza Scarlet going up against Rangiku Matsumoto from Bleach. All I know is that these ladies don't exactly need brawn to deliver a stunning knockout. With only one more matchup, its going to be interesting to see how the final pairs will do. so as to not keep you from the action lets get this show on the road!
Storyline (Erza)
Erza's story (like most of Fairy Tail's members) is one filled with tragedy. She was enslaved as child labor for a dark cult that worshiped the black wizard Zerif. she had friends she trusted, one being Jellal the leader of the group. upon making several attempts to escape Erza is made an example of, tortured to the pint she loses her right eye. riots break out as the prisoners fight back, Erza picks up a sword to join the fight as they race to rescue a captured Jellal. during the fight a old man known as Rob dies protecting Erza, he also had the Fairy tail guild mark this enrages Erza awakening her new magic powers as she leads the way to to towers peak. as she reaches Jellal she finds hi in a different mind set scared she tries to run for her life abandoning her friends to his will, threatened if she return Jellal will kill them. Erza eventually found Fairy tail and thanks to some treatment regained her right eye. she went on to become a role modle in the guild though her sense of doing things in the guild my be to much as most come to fear going against the young S ranked knight. even Natsu and Gray put on a show when she is around to avoid scolding or worse treatment from her.Erza is the staple character that is shown in ever arc and major battle. in fact during the war against Phantom, Erza uses a special suit of armor to shiled the entier guild from Phantoms jupiter cannon attack, withher bodly being heavily wounded from the previous encounter. when erza has to face her adversary/childhood friend Jella. Erza is afraid to be shaken to her core to be back at the place she hated the most. when it came down to the wire she was ready to face Jella and sacrifice her self to ensure he did not hurt her friends old or new. Erza has always had a badass side to her and i cant think of any fight she's ever been in where she fights to her last breath and throws in her pride and honor to boot. there are only two times i can recall Erza being in a submissive or show a weak side. once was after the Grand magic games when there was a bet to do what ever the winner wanted, as she is to be Mira's tortured servant. Erza however returns the embarrassment she felt to her ten fold after. second was early in the series on geluna island as she accidentally falls in a pit trap made by Lucy she lets out a shriek that was very girly, which did not go unnoticed be ether Natsu or Gray,both even commenting that it was kind of cute. I wish I could include all the awesome, outrageous, showoffy and star-stunning things Erza has done, but that would by far extend the limit I'm allowed to write.
Storyline (Rangiku)
There is not much detail gone into Rangiku's backstory other than coming from Rukongai (much like everybody else). As a child, she was homeless, starving to death as people nonchalantly went about their lived without taking into consideration of the struggles Rangiku was facing. Her knight in shining armor, Gin Ichimaru, was the first to become acquainted with her and is the closest thing Rangiku has to call a "friend." Gin & Rangiku lived together as all they had were each other (much like Renji & Rukia's childhood), but one day ~ Gin went off and vanished without saying a word. The last thing Gin told Rangiku before departing was that they'd meet the day of her Birthday and soon enough, the two reunited and both became decided to enroll in Shin'o Academy to become Shinigami underneath the Gotei 13. Rangiku would become acquainted with Isshin Shiba (later revealed to be Ichigo's father) and Hitsugaya Toshiro (was 3rd seat at the time and Rangiku was the one who inspired him to enroll in Shin'o Academy to become a Shinigami). It is never specified whether or not Rangiku or Hitsugaya knew of Isshin's involvement in Ryuken & Masaki's business. Way later, we see Rangiku underneath Hitsugaya's command (going from 3rd seat to Captain). It was during the Invasion of the Ryoka that both Rangiku & Hitsugaya suspected Gin was suspicious of Aizen's supposed "death" as well as the murder of Central 46. A ploy acted out by Aizen, Gin, & Kaname, the two would eventually find out and, with everyone else onboard, now had a bigger problem to face than the Ryoka. As the 3 (Aizen, Gin, & Kaname) departed, Gin said farewell to Rangiku and she remarked that Gin has a proclivity to leave without explanation. Her involvement in the later arcs is minimal, but still noted. She partook in protecting Karakura Town from Grimmjow's Fraccion, in the Fake Karakura Town Arc where she partook in a war between the Gotri 13 & Aizen's Forces, and later aided against Yhwach & his Sternritters. Their were plenty of times where Rangiku was gravely wounded, but ended up coming back later to defeated again. She may be a Lieutenant, but I'll be the first to admit that her skills & attributes aren't all that impressive. She was last seen being used a Zombie, but her status as to date is unknown.
Personality (Erza)
Erza is a very strict person, often criticizing the bad behavior and habits of the other guild members, causing most of them to apologize, fearing that they might invoke her wrath. She is also very impatient, disliking people who don't answer her questions quickly enough. This, coupled with her own tragic childhood, caused many of her guild-mates to avoid her due to her social awkwardness. However, she has a great sense of justice and pride in being a member of Fairy Tail. Erza is strong, cool and a little scary but relied on by everyone, even so she can be really girly and liked sweet things and cute clothes. Jellal, when he had lost his memories, remembering nothing but the name "Erza", said her name was "full of kindness, brightness and warmth"(Happy says"he liiiiiikkkes her"). Erza describes herself as someone who was always crying, since she wasn't able to protect those dear to her. Also, Erza has stated that she feels uncomfortable and insecure when she's not wearing armor. Erza has been shown to have very little modesty and an unusual view on the concept in general. Many of her armors are skimpy, revealing and feminine, and when out of armor she has an affinity for sexy and revealing clothing.
Personality (Rangiku)
Growing up in starvation and abandonment can be pretty touch, but when a helping hands gets you going, things can definitely change for the better. Enlisting in the Gotei 13 as a member of the 10th Division, Rangiku is often seen slacking her responsibilities, being a heavy drinker, and displaying a easy-going & free-spirited attitude. She at times could be self-centered, but when it comes to helping out others ~ she'll go out of her way to carry her responsibilities as a Lieutenant-level Shinigami. In a nutshell, she's got your back in combat, is easy to talk to about feelings, and loves drinking. An example of Rangiku's willingness to open up with others is when she was conversing with Orihime on her feelings towards Ichigo, she embraced Orihime and, much like sister figure, told Orihime to keep her head up and push onwards.
Appeal (Erza)
Aside from her overly justified personality, Erza definitely has a thing for sexy and naughty. Her nurse outfit on Tenrou Island was definitely enough to prove that as all the guys wanted to line up for her, as did I XD. Not only does she have confidence in her self, but her body definitely blows you away one way or another. She has great curves from her large bust to her ass that would rival that of Mirajane. But the one thing Erza has is her outfits to put her apart from the rest. I mean must be nice all you have to do is think to change in to any seemingly endless amount of clothing or armor. and most aren't the best when it comes to "protection of certain areas" shall we say. Even the ones that do cover up, she still can bring out the sexy in them. Bottom line is be carful because all her outfits are dangerous just from its looks and her blades. Combine that with a girl who loves cute and soft things and you've got one hell of a women there. Just try not to get on her bad side or the honorable knight will show you swift justice!
Appeal (Rangiku)
Upon seeing Rangiku for the first time, it was love at first sight. She not only is one of the Bleach mascots for women, but she serves under one of my all-time favorite Bleach characters, Toshiro Hitsugaya. Apart from her drinking habits, I found Rangiku to be extremely hot, appealing to the eye (blue eyes, big BEEWBZ, & a scarf around her neck), and uses Ash to fight off her opponents. Whenever I see Rangiku, I begin to question whether or not the Bleach characters are actually looking at her or staring at her knockers. Wouldn't you want to have a drink with her? Wouldn't you want to use her BEEWBZ as pillows? Rangiku, you are one fine dynamite gal!
Verdict (By Stillmattic)
And the winner is...
This victory was clear the very moment the matchup was announced. I praise Rangiku's involvement in the series, but Erza's relevance in FT has more gravitas than that of Rangiku. Rangiku, much like Hitsugaya, Ikkaku, Yumichika, & Renji, are also part of Team Ichigo. They have fought together and a lot of the battles surrounded them. However, there is no denying the fact that Erza, from the get-go, has always been a vital part in Team Natsu alongside Lucy, Gray, & Happy (and by extension Juvia, Gajeel Wendy, & Carla who often are seen alongside them). Erza also, I will openly admit, has more appeal than Rangiku. As much as I love Rangiku and her assets, Erza's abilities, armor, and determination in battle are just more attractive to the eye ~ that angelic knight can save me any day. Their is so much fanservice surrounding FT that so many people dismiss FT right away. However, I don't think that way (all the time) because despite the excessive fanservice, FT has bright & colorful characters, badass fight sequences, and just overall never fails to deliver its fair share of comedy & action. Bleach centrally focuses on specific members of Team Ichigo and that's where the drawback is for Rangiku ~ Hitsugaya, Ikkaku, & Yumichika have more relevance and gravitas to their characters than that of Rangiku herself. It's also belittling that Rangiku's backstory is nowhere as stretched out as the rest of the Bleach characters. Erza is my favorite character in FT and she continuously gets stronger & stronger in every arc. She also seems to getting more and more sexier the more she appears. Rangiku is hot to look at, but when you pairing her up with Erza, it's apples & oranges people ~ apples & oranges. This victory definitely goes to Erza Scarlet, the winner of the 10th battle.
So who do you think won? Erza from Fairy Tail or Rangiku from Bleach? Comment below and let us know. Look forward to the SGABR post next Friday, May 15th (Verdict by MIKandIK3). Until then, you all stay classy now. Fairy Tail still leads 8-2 against Bleach. Also be sure to check out the other 9 battles:
1) Mirajane Strauss vs. Yoruichi Shihoin ~ Mirajane
2) Evergreen vs. Nanao Ise ~ Evergreen
3) Cana Alberona vs. Lisa Yadomaru ~ Cana
4) Levy McGarden vs. Nozomi Kujo ~ Levy
5) Bisca Connell vs. Sui-Feng ~ Sui-Feng
7) Sherry Blendy vs. Nemu Kurotsuchi ~ Sherry
8) Minerva Orlando vs. Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck ~ Nelliel
9) Lisanna Strauss Rukia Kuchiki ~ Lisanns Strauss
Throwback post is posted below.
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