Bleach Fanstory: Shinigami Academy
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Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo
This is purely a fan story and I don't own any of the characters that appear that were created by Kubo, apart from original characters that I created myself.
This is the sequel to A Bleached Honeymoon, and the second part of the New Order Trilogy. Parts of it will overlap with Shinigami Academy, the third part of the trilogy.
Story so far: As Karin, Yuzu, Tatsuki, Orihime, and the other former Karakura town citizens become accostomed to the daily ins and outs of the Academy, they begin to explore the other facets of Academy life. Tatsuki, Orihime and Chizuru manage to bring a host of fellow girls together and establish the Shinigami Girls Association, which receives the endorsement of the original Shinigami Women's Association. Karin finds an opportunity to practice her soccer skills, whilst Yuzu practices ballet and dancing. Shibata Yuichi however, struggles to fit in with the other people in his dormitory and find something he enjoys. Until Karin and Yuzu and kidnapped by the despicable Paris, who challenges Yuichi to a game of Shougi, in order to get revenge for his previous defeat. With the lives of Karin and Yuzu in his hands, Yuichi demonstrates his hidden talent with Shougi, outwitting Paris at his own game before giving him another beat down...
Chapter 4: Rehearsal for the Festival
In the following months after the infamous Shougi match, Yuichi's name started to spread around the dormitories and the classrooms of the Academy itself, as Yuzu predicted. Soon, even girls who weren't even in the same form group tried to rush up to him and ask him out. His new found fame greatly unsettled Yuichi, and as he tried to cope with it, his anxiety about his growing popular image started to affect his academic performance. He found it much harder to concentrate in classes when his classmates were quietly discussing about him. He lost focus in the practical tests as well, frequently stuffing up easy to case Hadou and Bakudo spells and somehow managing to lose in Zanjutsu fights against opponents who were hardly the skill level of Paris.
To make matters worse, Yuichi didn't have a lot of people he could share his anxieties with. Karin and Yuzu were often absent from the academy on social or family reasons, whilst Orihime and Tatsuki were more focused on the Shinigami Women's Associations, which had grown rapidly in membership was now one of the most influential groups within the Academy.
Yuichi's only source of comfort was the one activity he had become famous for: the game of Shougi. After his defeat of Paris, he was approached by a few of his dormitory mates to help them set up a Shougi club.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in anything like that," Yuichi first responded to their pleas.
"On come on, you're by far the best Shougi player in the whole school!" one of the boys exclaimed.
"Yeah, you beat that arrogant snob Paris at his own game," another boy added.
"We're interested in playing Shougi too you know," a third one said. Yuichi had a long deep thought, wondering if he should get himself involved in any long-term associations.
"So you want me to teach you how to play Shougi?" he asked. "What for?"
"So we can better protect ourselves against those bastards from the A wing!" the first boy exclaimed. "They constantly challenge us to games of Shougi and then steal or extort money from us when we lose to them."
"They do what?" Yuichi was shocked that such a thing had been happening with great occurrence. He recalled the tense moments in his duel with Paris where the fate of Karin and Yuzu literally hung in the balance. "Alright, I'll teach you all how to play Shougi. But promise me that you'll only play it for fun and not use it as a means to win money from other people."
"Of course we won't. But if those students from the A wing challenge us again, we have every right to use the skills you teach us right?" the second boy asked. Yuichi nodded.
"I suppose," he said. And so he and his three other dormitory mates started the first Shougi club at the academy.
Karin and Yuzu returned to the Academy, still tired after spending a whole night stuck inside a hospital. The birth of Rukia and Ichigo's children still weighed heavily on their minds as they walked through the front entrance of the school.
"I'm glad to be back at school again," Karin said. "If I had to endure another day of being inside that manor I'd probably go crazy."
"How could you say that Karin-chan?" Yuzu asked. Don't you care about Rukia-san's children? They're both so young and helpless!"
"I'm sure that Rukia-san and Ojii-san will look after them. We'll only get in the way. Besides, we've missed out on a lot of classes already. I bet we're going to struggle to catch up." As the two of them headed to their form-room, they suddenly heard a voice from behind.
"Karin! Yuzu!" Yuichi called out. He had been playing Shougi with his mates when he saw their faces. "Where have you both been? I haven't seen you in ages."
"Oh, we were looking after our sister in law," Yuzu said. "She just gave birth to twins a day ago." Yuichi was taken by surprise.
"Your sister in law gave birth to children? I didn't know spirits could get pregnant," Yuichi said. Karin gave Yuzu a slap on the face.
"Ow, what was that for Karin-chan?"Yuzu complained.
"You could have just told him that we had some family issues!" Karin exclaimed. She noticed Yuichi's confused face and blushed in embarrassment. "Ah, we're so sorry for keeping something like this a secret from you. Onii-san didn't want too many people to know about it.
"I understand Karin-san," Yuichi nodded. "It's something that only nobles should know about right? I won't ask anymore about it. I'm just glad that you're back now. The two of you have missed out on a several important tests."
"Oh shit, we totally forgot about the tests!" Karin started to panic. "Kasumi-sensei is going to kill us!"
"There's no need to worry. Kasumi-sensei knows about your family issues as well. She told me that she had your tests deferred until you got back."
"That's a relief then," Yuzu sighed in relief. The three of them, along with Yuichi's Shougi buddies, went to their classes. Over the next few weeks Karin and Yuzu completed their tests without a hitch and quickly caught up with their schoolwork. School life appeared to have returned to normal, until an announcement in early October caught everyone by surprise.
"A school festival?" a dozen or so students of Class B1 all asked in surprise when their teacher Inari Kasumi told them the news.
"Yes, starting from next week, the Academy will hold a special festival in commemoration of the first anniversary of Soul Society's liberation," Kasumi explained. "It will coincide with a special visit by the Royal Family to Seireitei. In addition to the traders and performers from Karakura Cho that have volunteered their services, we'll also be allowing groups of students to perform their own theatrical acts in front of a large audience of people, including the Royal Family and the thirteen captains." As soon as Kasumi finished, her whole class lit up with excitement, with every student keen on getting something out of the festival.
"There is no limit to how large the performances are, or how many different groups can perform, but the students will need to script, rehearse and co-ordinate their own acts. Props and costumes will be provided by the Academy if necessary, but the teachers will not be assisting in the performances at all."
The announcement of the school festival and the proposed student theatrical acts generated a buzz of publicity across the campus. Large gatherings of students from all four dormitory wings began discussing potential ideas. One such gathering was the Shinigami girl's association, a group largely dominated by B wing girl students. Inside the B wing's home room, the senior members of the association, Chizuru, Orihime and Tatsuki, Michiru and Ryo met to discuss their plans.
"So we're going to perform in front of the captains and the King himself?" Tatsuki asked with a degree of scepticism.
"Of course! It will be the perfect opportunity for our names to become known throughout Soul Society!" Chizuru exclaimed.
"It seems like a tantalising prospect," Ryo said.
"What sort of play are we going to perform?" Michiru asked.
"Good question Michiru," Chizuru grinned. "I spent all last night writing the script for the perfect play. It is called 'The Virgin Lesbian's quest'! It's going to be about a virgin girl who is desperately trying to find the girl of her dreams but is constantly harassed by male suitors! It will be the ultimate romance!"
"Eh, Chizuru, the only people who'd be excited by it are lesbians like you and male perverts," Tatsuki shook her head. "Besides, there's no way any of us would be willing to act in a play like that."
"Hmph, fine then, let's hear your idea Tatsuki! I bet you don't have any better ideas!" Chizuru exclaimed.
"Um well, we could do a play about a girl who wants to be a boxer, gets trained by a venerable old master and beats up a lot of guys in the process," Tatsuki said excitedly."
"That idea would only suit you Tatsuki-san!" Chizuru complained.
"Hey, I think Orihime has something to show us," Ryo said. The four girls all looked at Orihime, who had been busily scribbling in a sketch book.
"Hee, hee, I'm actually delighted by my idea," Orihime giggled. She showed the sketchbook to the others. "Orihime-zilla, it's a play about a mechanised giant robot girl who goes around blowing up buildings but falls in love with the man of her dreams!" Chizuru, Tatsuki, Michiru and Ryo all looked at her with shocked faces.
"No Orihime, that's too violent and extreme!" Chizuru said in an exasperated voice.
"We could get punished by the teachers for doing something like that!" Tatsuki added. The five girls all sighed in despair, as none of them had a good idea for a play."
"Hey girls, what are you all talking about?" Karin asked as she and Yuzu walked by.
"Karin-chan, Yuzu-chan, it's so good to see the two of you here!" Orihime exclaimed.
"We're discussing ideas for a play that we can perform in the school festival," Chizuru said. "Do you have a suggestion in mind?"
Karin and Yuzu pondered for a moment and secretly whispered with each other, before a brilliant idea suddenly came to Karin's mind.
"I know what we can do: a play about the Karakura Superheroes," she said
"Karakura Superheroes?" Chizuru and Ryo asked with confused faces.
"They're a group of ordinary people with super powers who defend Karakura Town from hollows and other bad guys. Each member can transform into a costumed fighter, and the five of them are led by the enigmatic Don Kanonji, illusionist extraordinaire!"
"Oh, that is brilliant idea Karin-chan!" Chizuru exclaimed excitedly.
"Why didn't I think of that before?" Tatsuki shook her head. "Both Chizuru and I were once Karakura heroes before. It'd be great to dress up as those costumed alter-egos again."
"Huh, you were both Karakura heroes as well?" Karin asked. "I thought the original Karakura heroes consisted of me, and the two kids from the Urahara Shoten."
"Urahara gave us these outfits, along with Keigo and the fake Ichigo, and together we fought off hollows during the time Ichigo went to rescue Inoue-san," Tatsuki explained. "We were assisted by a guy wearing a masked and little girl with bat wings."
"Ah, those two must have been Don Kanonji and Ururu," Karin said. "So the two of you really were Karakura heroes. Then the four of us could reprise our roles on stage."
"Wait, we need another member of the group to make it complete," Chizuru said. "Orihime-chan, Michiru-chan, Ryo-san, do any of you want to become a Karakura hero?" Ryo and Michiru shook their heads, as the former wasn't interested whilst the latter was too afraid.
"Oh, oh, I so want to take part!" Orihime squealed excitedly. "Can be called something like Karakura Princess."
"We can discuss the names later, but you're on board Orihime-chan," Chizuru grinned. "Now we need several more people. Keigo has to be in it and another guy has to play Don Kanonji. Also, we might need a few people to play the villains." Just then, Keigo and Mizuiro entered the dormitory home room. Tatsuki spotted the chance and quickly grabbed both of them by the neck and dragged them over.
"What the heck are you doing Tatsuki?" Keigo asked.
"We've decided on a play that we're going to perform at the school festival and you're going to be in it," Tatsuki said to them.
"No way, I refuse to take part in a girly stunt like this!" Keigo protested vehemently.
"Oh, you don't want our help in setting up your own puny Shinigami boy's association?" Chizuru asked. Her offer tugged at Keigo and Mizuiro's heartstrings.
"Fine then, we'll help you with your girly act, as long as you pay us for the services," Keigo said. "Just tell us what you want Mizuiro and I be."
"You're going to reprise your role as Karakura Riser Delicate!!" Tatsuki exclaimed.
"What, what, what, you've got to be kidding me! I'm not going to wear that stupid costume again!!" Keigo screamed and ranted. But when he saw Chizuru mimic the counting of money, he had no choice but to give in.
"What do I become Chizuru-san?" Mizuiro asked.
"Since Don Kanonji is in the real world, you can be his replacement," Karin said. "Maybe a name such as Don Mizuiro would be good."
"Don Mizuiro huh, it has a nice ring to it," Mizuiro smiled. All that was left was for them to recruit a few others who could play the villains. Just as Chizuru was about to convince Ryo and Michiru to play the roles, Yuzu spotted Yuichi and his Shougi club friends nearby.
"Hey, why don't we ask Yuichi and his nakama to participate?" Yuzu asked.
"That might be a good idea," Tatsuki and Chizuru nodded. After some prodding from Yuzu and Karin, Yuichi and his friends were brought over and told the situation.
"So you want us to play the bad guys?" Yuichi asked. "But, I don't know how to act."
"It doesn't matter, none of us have acting talent either," Karin said.
"You could pretend to act like Paris did when he kidnapped Karin and me," Yuzu suggested. "I could be the damsel in distress that you kidnap whilst your mates can dress up as goons and pretend to fight the 'good guys'."
"I'm still not sure about the whole thing, but I'll give it my best shot," Yuichi said.
Over the next few days Karin, Tatsuki and Chizuru hastily came up with a script before getting the whole group of actors to rehearse it. During this time, they heard rumours about some of the other plays that were going to be performed.
"Hey everyone, I snuck a peak at the A wing dormitories and I saw a giant fake horse being built!" Michiru barged into the B wing's home room whilst the others were rehearsing their lines.
"Wow, a giant fake horse; that sounds so awesome!" Orihime exclaimed.
"Why would they need to build a fake horse?" Ryo asked.
"Who knows?" Tatsuki shrugged. "It might be an oversized prop they're going to use."
"We should make a few props ourselves," Chizuru suggested. "Obviously we can't fight for real or use our powers on the stage, so the next best thing would be to have special effects that mimic them."
"Leave the special effects to me," Karin offered. "I can ask my brother to have some special lighting and devices set up."
Prior to the opening of the school festival, the Academy teachers organised a special rehearsal session for the groups who were performing in order to allow them the chance to perform in front of a live audience without running the risk of screwing everything up. The venue for the rehearsal and the actual performances themselves was the Great Hall Spirits, which had been converted into a theatre stage. Nearly a thousand people packed into the hall to watch the rehearsal, slightly more than half the number of people who were going to see the real performances. Chizuru's group sat at the front of the wall, eagerly waiting their turn to perform.
The first few performances, mostly done by C and D wing students, were nothing much to speak about, but when Paris and the A wing students came onto the stage, everyone in the hall took notice.
"Hey, why is that Paris dressed in those weird clothes?" Orihime asked Tatsuki.
"Who knows?" Tatsuki shrugged her shoulders. Paris and his fellow actors were all wearing togas, and the backdrop behind the stage was a large mural painting of an ancient city. The education co-ordinator Minazawa stood up to introduce the play.
"And now the students from A wing have something special in store for us," Minazawa said. "It's a play called the Illiad and it's supposed to be a re-enactment of the Trojan Wars." Minazawa left the crowd to ponder what he meant. A short while after he sat down, a loud booming voice appeared out of nowhere.
"A long time ago, in ancient kingdom called Troy, there lived a dashing prince by the name of Paris," the voice, evidently the narrator, spoke out loud as the real life Paris stepped onto the stage, strutting about arrogantly.
"Paris was looking for a suitable woman to be his wife. He didn't like to search all over Greece, so instead he asked his magical mirror," the narrator explained.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Paris the actor talked to a guy dressed up like an actual mirror.
"Oh your highness, the fairest woman of them all is the beautiful Helen of Sparta," the 'mirror guy' spoke back to Paris.
"Is that so? Then I shall take this Helen to be my wife." The curtain was lowered onto the stage a brief moment, before it rose again to reveal a change in scenery.
"Paris sailed across to Greece and met Helen of Sparta in secret," the narrator said. The audience saw the real Paris walk up to his real life sister Helena in a mock balcony window. "He spirited Helen, who had fallen in love with Paris, back to his home city of Troy. Unbeknownst to Paris, Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta." There was another lowering of the curtain and a subsequent change in scenery. Now there were several mock paper boats on stage with a dozen or so actors pretending to row them.
"When Menelaus found out what happened, he gathered together a mighty host and was determined to lay waste to Troy and get back his wife. Tens of thousands of soldiers sailed across the seas and landed on the shores of Troy," the narrator spoke. The curtain was lowered again and when it rose back up, the ancient city backdrop was back, along with a large mock wall that split the stage in half. One side of the stage was Paris, Helena and a few other people. On the other side was Julius Bruticus, dressed up in a hulking suit of armour.
"The Greek soldiers lay siege to Troy, hoping to break through the walls," the narrator spoke. "But the siege soon turned into a long, gruelling struggle. The walls of Troy were impregnable, but the soldiers of Greece, led by the invincible Achilles, slaughtered any troops that Paris sent out to fight." On the stage, Bruticus went about bashing the several lackeys who came out of the 'wall' and charged him head on.
"But Achilles met his downfall when Paris' greatest general, Hector, shot an arrow at Achilles' left heel." The audience saw Bruticus' brother, brandishing a mock bow, shoot a paper arrow at Bruticius' ankle. Bruticus gave a pretend yell and fell onto his back. The curtain fell onto the stage again, and when it rose the entire crowd let out a collective gasp when a ten foot high wooden horse was wheeled onto the stage, pushed by half a dozen actors.
"With the fall of their champion, the Greeks were left without a means to breach Troy's walls. Then the cunning Ulysses thought of a most ingenious plan. He presented Paris with a marvellous wooden horse as a token of the Greeks' submission. Paris was so delighted with the gift that he ordered the horse be taken into the city," the narrator spoke. The audience watched as the actors pushed the fake horse to the other side of the stage.
"That night, the Greek soldiers, who had been hiding inside the horse, came out and massacred all of the Trojans. Hector died trying to protect his Prince. Paris himself was killed by a vengeful Menelaus, who stabbed him through the heart." As the narrator spoke those words, almost all of the girls in the audience cried out when they saw the real Paris get struck by a fake blade and fall onto his back.
"With Paris dead, Menelaus confronted his wife at last and ordered her to come back with him," the narrator said. On stage, one of Paris' friends, who was playing Menelaus, walked up to Helena, who gave out a realistic yell.
"How dare you murder Paris! I'd rather die than come back with you!" Helena exclaimed. She pretended to stab herself and collapsed onto the stage. The actor who was playing Menelaus faked his own stabbing and fell onto his side.
"With the death of Paris, Helen and Menelaus, the ten year long Trojan Wars came to an end," the narrator finished. As the dozen or so actors who had taken part in the play stood up and bowed to the audience, they received thunderous applause. Watching from behind the stage, Karin, Tatsuki and the others all looked nervous.
"Crap, I had no idea they had something this spectacular," Tatsuki said. "Our play will look pathetic compared to them."
"Don't worry, we've got a few surprises or so that will really shock everyone," Chizuru grinned. The teachers gave the signal for their play to begin. The first ones onto the stage were Ryo and Michiru. The two girls stood there as a dramatic orchestral track blurted out from the loud speakers. A second later, there was a burst of white and pink coloured smoke, which elicited gasps from the audience. The smoke dissipated to reveal Yuichi and his Shougi club mates. Yuichi was dressed in a white hakama and kimono, covered by a long flowing white overcoat. His normally red hair had been dyed a light brown and he was wearing thick red-rimmed glasses. His Shougi friends were dressed up all in black and wore strange masks on their faces, resembling a horse, a castle and a priest respectively.
"Ah ha, ha, ha, this town belongs to me!" Yuichi faked a menacing laugh.
"Oh no, it's the Chess master!" Ryo and Michiru squealed. "Only one team can save Karakura Town-we need the Karakura Superheroes!"
"Did someone call the Karakura Super heroes?" the voice of Mizuiro, attempting his best Don Kanonji expression sounded out through a microphone. In another spectacular entrance, Mizuiro jumped from under the stage and landed on his knees. He was wearing a black vest and pants covered by a flowing red cape. His eyes were covered by a white mask.
"Arise my Karakura heroes! Karakura Spirit has summoned you all!" Mizuiro croaked. In another big puff of smoke, Karin, Tatsuki, Orihime, Chizuru and Keigo appeared onto the stage. They were all dressed in normal casual clothes.
"Alright everyone, let's activate our special powers!" Karin shouted. She and the others pressed on the special watches they had been wearing. A pair of flashing lights on the side of the stage lit up and shown upon the group, before the curtain came down for a brief moment. The previous orchestral tune was replaced by a Japanese pop song. When the curtain came up again, the entire audience were utterly stunned when they saw that the people on stage had changed costumes. Karin was wearing a head-to-toes red spandex uniform with a red and white cape attached. Her head was covered by a goggled-visor helmet with a V-shaped symbol on it. A large K symbol was embossed on the front of the uniform.
"I am Karakura Riser Red!" Karin exclaimed. Tatsuki, Chizuru and Keigo were dressed in the same outfits that Urahara had given them several years ago, and proceeded to shout 'Karakura Riser' followed by Beast, Erotic and Delicate respectively. Orihime however was wearing a golden version of the dress she had worn during her captivity in Hueco Mundo, with the noticeable addition of a golden tiara on her head and a white K embossed on her waist.
"I am Karakura Riser Princess!" Orihime exclaimed.
"Together, we're the Karakura Superheroes!" the five of them shouted in unison.
"You goody to two shoes don't scare me. Let's see how you fare against my pawns," Yuichi tried his best imitation of a villainous snarl. "Knight, Rook, Bishop, go and get them!"
"Yes, master!" Yuichi's three friends nodded. They charged at the five heroes and proceeded to fire what appeared to be shining red lights from their hands. Though the lights were completely transparent, Karin and the others acted like they were real and split up to avoid them.
"Karakura Riser Beast, Erotic and Princess, finish off the underlings. Karakura Riser Delicate, take the civilians to safety!" Karin called out.
"Yes Karakura Riser Red!" Keigo exclaimed enthusiastically. He grabbed Ryo and Michiru one at a time and escorted them off the stage, running like a coward as he did so. "Take this, Karakura Riser Dragon Punch!" Tatsuki shouted. She punched the boy dressed up as the 'knight' in the stomach, causing him to fall onto his front. Chizuru was being chased by the boy dressed up as the 'rook'.
"Oh no, I can't fight at my best when I'm up against guys," Chizuru complained. "Oh well, I'll just have to do this, Karakura Riser Chastity Kick!" She kicked the boy in the crotch, causing him to shriek in pain and fall onto the ground.
"Now it's my turn! Let's go Karakura Riser Magical Rope!" Orihime shouted. She threw a piece of string around the boy dressed up as the 'bishop' and pulled it tightly, causing him to trip over and fall flat onto his face." With the three pawns all defeated, the five heroes confronted Yuichi, who was masquerading as the Chess master.
"It's over Chess master, we've defeated your pawns," Karin said.
"It's not over yet. I still have one final ace up my sleeve," Yuichi tried his best to grin. All of a sudden a man sized cage slowly lowered from the ceiling. Inside the cage was Yuzu, who was pretending to shout and scream and distress.
"Help me Karakura super heroes!" she pretended to cry.
"You fiend! Unhand her at once!" Karin yelled out.
"What will you do now? If you don't surrender the town, this precious hostage will die," Yuichi pretended to gloat.
"Don't worry, I'm here to save you!" Mizuiro appeared from the ceiling again. This time he was supported by a series of wires that made it look like he was flying. He opened the cage, freed Yuzu and carried her to safety.
"No, my plans for world domination are ruined!" Yuichi did his best wailing impression.
"It's finally over Chess master," Karin grinned. "Take this, Karakura Riser Orb of Justice!" She pulled out a soccer ball that had been painted all yellow and kicked it into Yuichi's face, knocking him onto his back. With the main story finished, the final part of the play saw everyone who had taken part appear on the stage again. To a psychedelic disco track, they all started to dance and party, before finishing with a spectacular series of bows.
At this point, nearly every single person in the crowd burst into raucous cheering and applause, complete with shouts of 'encore, encore!'. Only Paris and his cronies expressed disapproval, since they did not expect their performance to be upstaged in such a dramatic manner.
"Tch, you call that a play?" Paris asked. "It sounded like more like a cheesy musical to me." As the rehearsals for the festival plays concluded, the students of B wing returned to their home rooms exhausted but delighted at the reception they received.
"Ow, my nose still hurts," Yuichi said. "Could please not kick me so hard next time Karin?" Karin and Yuzu laughed.
"Okay I will you big chicken," Karin teased.
"Alright everyone, our first rehearsal was a big success!" Chizuru spoke out loud. "If we can repeat what we did today in front of the audience of captains and nobility, we're sure to become famous!"
Notes: Again I'd like to apologise for the delay in between chapters, as I was mainly focusing on the New Order. This chapter underwent many revisions, and to be honest I'm surprised it ended being a comedy chapter which parodies one of the funniest filler elements of Bleach: the Karakura Superheroes. I was originally going to write a chapter about the Academy festival itself and the coinciding visit by the Royal Family, but I figured it would be better to show that in the upcoming New Order and have this chapter focus more on the class of B1.
With the two main plays, I wanted to not only draw the comparison between the two main dormitories but also do two parody scenes. The Paris-centric play is obviously based on the Illiad, but I took a few liberties with the plot, such as the magic mirror at the beginning. The Karakura Superheroes were mostly based on the designs that were featured in the anime. Tatsuki, Chizuru and Keigo have the exact same outfits as they did in Episode 213+214. Karin's outfit is similar to the one Kon wore as Karakura Raizer. Mizuiro's outfit resembles Don Kanonji's. With Orihime's outfit, I decided to use her Hueco Mundo dress, as I liked the design very much, and only changed the colours. Yuichi's Chess master look was meant to resemble Aizen's appearance when he invaded Fake Karakura Town, with the added glasses that SS Aizen once wore.
The two performances will be shown again in New Order Chapter 11, albeit not in as detailed a fashion as they were here.
