Naruto & DragonBall & One Piece & Bleach

[KLAMarine]

Super_Boom said:

KLAMarine said:

I must admit it's been a very long time but I recall Renji not only actively retrieving Rukia from Earth but also fighting against Ichigo and Ichigo's attempts to rescue Rukia. Renji grew up with Rukia and the two seemed almost like siblings and yet this didn't seem to matter much to Renji as Rukia was being prepped for incineration by a fiery phoenix.

"You tryin' ta rescue Rukia!? Fuck you Ichigo! Can't you see it's hopeless!? You'll only meet resistance! Resistance like this blade of mine!"

-Renji

He was retrieving Rukia because he received orders to do so, same with her older brother, and his actions against Ichigo were because he was a criminal at the time.  He was definitely fatalistic about her sentence at first, but that's not the same as actively trying to kill her, and also not uncommon in these type of manga/anime (the hero has to be the one to change everyone's heart :P) At the very least, their fight made it clear his heart was torn about it, and once he'd made up his mind, he was right there with Ichigo ready to save her.

Honestly, if the guy has to be held accountable for that for the entire story, then most of the cast is pretty much doomed. Heck, her own adopted brother fought tooth and nail to have her executed just to uphold his own honor...and he became one of the main heroes of the story.

I think if you want that permanent accountability, you should try out Fairy Tail. Former villains are still being punished for actions they committed 400+ chapters ago. Personally it just makes me cringe to be constantly reminded me of this; I have no problem letting a characters' actions over the cource of the story speak for their intentions.

I'll have to take your word for a lot of this stuff. Haven't read or watched Bleach for ages now. Absolutely loved it at its height though.