Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Costume Critique: Bleach

Bleach Costume Critique

Another anime! Surprised? Probably not. This is what I mostly watch *shrug*. This is an old time favorite of mine that I started waaaay back in high school, and I started it from the beginning again recently and totally loving every minute of it. The original character design of Bleach is done by the author Tite Kubo

4) There are four main characters which are a different species from the other main characters and they certainly stand out, but overall, there aren't any differences between major and minor characters. Same black uniforms. The only factor that makes major characters stand out from minor is the hair and accessories worn by them. Most unimportant characters have dull hair colors (black and brown) and simple hairstyles. The more important characters will have flashier hair, scarves, accessories, tattoos, ect, ect. Aside from the characters in the black uniforms (the humans), the unimportant background human characters (when you actually see them) are very similar. Cut and paste hair styles and clothes. Sometimes even the faces aren’t completely designed/defined.
(traditional soul reaper uniform)






5) The challenge of any anime with a wide variety of characters is deciding which one is your favorite. For the most part, every character is dressed in the same uniform: black, traditional Japanese Shihakusho. Therefore, most of them don’t stand out or aren't anything special. It’s not until the third season that some variety enters with some new villains! The main theme of the villain’s Shihakusho is inversed of the soul reapers: the main color is white with black sashes and trims and very diverse and unique to each character.
(A few examples)



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