@aoi_anime_op30Tomohisa Taguchi, the Chief Director of 'BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War,' opened up about the specific thought process behind depicting Orihime in the anime during a new interview. He noted that there will be a scene later where characters stand alongside each other. For people who have followed the original manga for a long time or watched the anime since its early days, he believes they will probably naturally accept that scene. However, for viewers who started watching with the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, he felt that Orihime had fewer opportunities to play an active role compared with some other characters. One idea behind the depiction was to show Orihime in a way where someone seeing her for the first time would immediately understand she is a girl who can stand alongside Ichigo, the protagonist.

@aoi_anime_op30Tomohisa Taguchi, the Chief Director of 'BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War,' opened up about the specific thought process behind depicting Orihime in the anime during a new interview. He noted that there will be a scene later where characters stand alongside each other. For people who have followed the original manga for a long time or watched the anime since its early days, he believes they will probably naturally accept that scene. However, for viewers who started watching with the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, he felt that Orihime had fewer opportunities to play an active role compared with some other characters. One idea behind the depiction was to show Orihime in a way where someone seeing her for the first time would immediately understand she is a girl who can stand alongside Ichigo, the protagonist.