This was really sweet. I like it.

i'm gonna cry

NIce.

This is a cute little oneshot that I believe should have been how Bleach ended. The whole bit they have been continuing with has gotten long winded and annoying, but this is truly how I would have imagined the story ending and I would have much rather had it end this way than have it continue like it is. Great job!

Awesome, I really like it.

Hi! Hi!

Since you'd appreciate a review from your readers, here you go! (I almost always review everything that read nowadays)

I loved your story! I've never read a Bleach story on so this would be my first! Anyways, I'm glad that your story was the first one that I've read. I clicked on your profile from somebody else's story's reviews and decided to check out what you have since I love the Bleach anime.

I'm still a bit disappointed that the anime ended already... I've seen a few of the recent ones before it went off the air, but I've only seen mostly the movies and up to a little bit after Rukia was saved so I really need to catch up.

This story was very well-written, very emotionally charged, and anyone can feel the power of your words in this story!

There was one major issue that I had in this story and that's the description of the sword's voice. The description contradicted itself. Tenor-baritone is two very different type of vocal types. Tenor describes a higher decibel vocal type while Baritone is a vocal type of the lowest decibel. For example, Justin Timberlake is a tenor while Barry White is a baritone.

Tenor can be compared to soprano and baritone is a form of alto.

Besides that one descriptive issue, I find your story well-written! Do you happen to write on also with original stories? I bet you could come up with some awesome original works!

If you don't mind, could you check out my story "Fiery Rose: Forbidden Love," Its an Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Sailor Moon crossover or if that doesn't interest you, could you check out my Pokemon and Digimon crossover, "Our Destinies Intertwined?"

good story

sniff tensa i happy for you... this is a sweet lil oneshot

Touching story! There's not enough ZanIchi out there .

Ah! I love it. This is truly excellent; I was in the mood for some nice friendship between Tensa and Ichigo. :)

-Jesters of the Moon

fantastic! this was wonderful! great job!

that is so cute

For the most part, I liked it. You portrayed their friendship and the first time they talk with another after a long absence well. It also paves the way for people to see the relationship becomes stronger between Shinigami and Zanpakuto. It's something I wish would have been developed further in canon. The lack of communication between the two of them really does hurt Ichigo's battles in the long run.

I liked the progression of their dialogue and the lead up to the fist bump and their respective promises. The emotion behind it could easily be interpreted. You did a very good job with it. I could believe it happened. I almost wish it had happened in canon because it was handled so well.

There are a few grammatical, and possibly semantic, errors, however. Grammatically speaking, the fifth paragraph, second sentence is a run-on sentence. You could separate the "and, to anyone else..." from the sentence and make it a new one. There are other possibilities that could be used because language is creative. There are also a few punctuation errors floating around, but they don't detract from the story as a whole.

The semantic errors were more in word choice. Whenever the word "build" was used, I, personally, expected "building." I don't know if that was what you meant, but using "build" kinda threw me off because I read "build" as a verb, rather than as a noun.

(To be honest, those previous comments went against my views on language as a whole: you communicated a narrative that is understood by those who read it. But, standard american english grammar is still seen in writing as the "best thing ever" so...)

Now...this is going to be very subjective and will end up being, essentially, an essay. I'm sorry, but talking about characters bring this out of me. I am so very sorry. (u m u )

The hug, however, seemed a little out of character, in my opinion. Ichigo doesn't seem to be the type to hug anyone even if he was relieved to see them again. Ichigo would smile and probably place a hand on the shoulder. I think that'd be the closest he'd ever get to a hug, personally. Again, this is just from my interpretation of his canon interactions with other characters. He's not really a hugger. He'd clasp hands, bump fists, touch the shoulder or bicep. A hug would be something much more intimate that he might not have done on his own, being more of the huggee than the hugger per say, since the passing of his mother.

Now, we could argue that he's hugging Tensa because their relationship /is/ that intimate. Tensa's literally a part of him. So, it's kind of like he's hugging himself? But, I think it's the impulsiveness of the hug that's getting to me. Yes, Ichigo's impulsive, but he's also careful when it comes to his emotions that don't directly involve protecting people. He's pretty insecure when he's expressing emotions that he thinks make him look vulnerable and doesn't express them in the same way that people normally do (except embarrassment, but it's hard to avoid expressing that one). I feel like, if he is going to hug Tensa, it'd be more hesitant, like he's unsure if it's the proper way to express the emotions he's experiencing before gathering up the courage to embrace just embrace the guy.

It's not that I see Ichigo as a shy person. I tend to read him as an introvert. Probably an ISTP according to the 16 meyer-briggs personality types. This isn't a bad thing. (I know he gets strength from needing to protect people, but that doesn't necessarily mean he draws all of his energy from the world around him, you know?) It's just my personal reading of his character.

I apologize again for the essay...thing. But I didn't want to give a critique on a portion of the piece without backing it up with my reasoning for it, you know?

I really did like this piece. And, despite the three paragraphs talking about it might have you think, the hug really didn't detract all much that my enjoyment of just seeing these two have, simply, a conversation. There was no inner battle. Just friendship. And that was beautiful.

I hope this story helped get you out of that slump, though.
(oh wow this a long review)

Very Nice. You portrayed their characters really well.

Nice story!
It's a very good idea and you wrote it wonderfully.
I always like nice friendship stories. :)