Bleach has some intricate lore that cannot be broken but some fans finding Ichigo’s powers boring and unique without realizing the reason.

 

SUMMARY

Fans of Bleach observe how “boring” Ichigo’s Fullbring form is but there is a specific reason for this.

A Fullbring user can manipulate their most valuable object and for Ichigo, it was his Shinigami badge.
Ichigo only wanted one thing in his life and his Fullbring form was the perfect manifestation of it.

Bleach has some deeply complex lore, and some motives and actions can be hard to understand. Fans might misunderstand Tite Kubo’s writing decisions when it could’ve gone another more obvious way. The best example of this is Ichigo Kurosaki’s underwhelming usage of his Fullbringer power. Bleach fans were baffled by how boring it was for the protagonist who has so much more potential than making his Shinigami badge into full-body armor.

What fans don’t realize, however, is that at the time Ichigo had lost something he desperately wanted back. Fullbringer powers are deeply personal and this manifested for Ichigo in a boring but appropriate way for the Bleach protagonist.

Ichigo’s Fullbring form in Bleach. [Credit: Studio Pierrot]

Ichigo might have all four races of spiritual beings in Bleach but he does only have one personality. This makes each ability of his “boring” and their revelations never entice any excitement due to their lack of uniqueness. This was especially disappointing when seeing his Fullbring form but there’s a very specific reason why this happened.

Ichigo Was Longing for His Shinigami Powers Back

Ichigo’s Fullbring form in Bleach. [Credit: Studio Pierrot]

The spiritual beings in Bleach all rely on their personalities and desires for their powers to manifest in different ways. Ichigo, on the other hand, isn’t like most people and is a hybrid of all spiritual beings through his heritage. He has been different from the beginning and that wouldn’t go away because Tite Kubo decided to change his path one day. With Ichigo just being one person, his powers end up manifesting in similar ways that might be perceived as “boring” by fans. So how does it work with his Fullbring form?

Fullbring users have their greatest desires exposed to them and are attached to the object they care about more than anything. Since they can manipulate the souls of these personal objects, Ichigo’s Fullbring power allowed him to manipulate his Substitute Shinigami badge. He became obsessed with returning to the way things were before he lost his powers in his battle against Aizen so he could protect his people once again.

Once you realize Ichigo is a fairly simple person, you notice his powers aren’t anything extravagant or unique. With some variation, his Zanpakuto and Fullbring forms would share the same power due to his Getsuga Tenshō. Now his Fullbring powers have even merged with his Shinigami abilities.

Is Ichigo’s Fullbring Form Boring in Bleach?

Rukia restores Ichigo’s powers in Bleach. [Credit: Studio Pierrot]

In the full context of Ichigo’s touch journey in Bleach, his Fullbring form and powers are entirely too appropriate for the protagonist. He has lost a number of battles that resulted in his powers being removed temporarily which makes the storyline quite repetitive but that’s what you signed up for in Bleach.

Tite Kubo can’t exactly go back on the lore and give him a unique power for each form since Ichigo is just one person. Bleach has always been about Ichigo’s growth and development and is not too focused on making his powers unique and different from each spiritual form.