Bleach Character Rating: Uryuu Ishida

[Griffith]

After this rating, I will have our numbering order for the ratings ^^. Well you can argue the Ishida is the 2nd leading male of this story. ^^ He is one of my fav. Bleach characters.

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colored by Mori ^^


SO HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE ISHIDA?

[Rain]

I voted first.

I gave him a nine. He's a great character.

[Aradon]

As much as I love this character, he can be very irritating and arrogant ... but still cool. So 7.
And let's say he uses his brain much more than his comrades.

(yay, my first post, i lost my lurker status)

[krompt]

Yeah he is a great character, power wise i think he has room to improve, and as a character he has alot of room, he only has one pairing in my opinion XP

[Jhaxe]

Ishida is a well thought out character. I think he's pretty cool, and he has his own storyline that coincides with the main plot. So I give him a 9.

[Syn]

I love Uryuu :inlove I gave him a 10, as he can be dorky, cool, awesome, funny, is very perceptive about the others and tries to act accordingly. He's also a gentleman and thus deserves love :)

[Sarada]

I gave him a 6.

Basically I find him annoying. He's too uptight and his outfits aren't all that.

[Slev]

8/10

He's a good character, but not one of my favorites.

[HinataFan]

I gave him a 6.

Basically I find him annoying. He's too uptight and his outfits aren't all that.I feel the same way. I just like his powers. >.<
I think I'll give him a seven.

[Jaws]

Calm and collective, he battles with wits. A bit of a loner, but is actually very caring deep inside. I like his character alot, so it's a 10/10 for me.

[MCRdeathGOD]

Gave him a 10! He's powers are awesome, his outfits are somewhat cool, he's Funny! AND he's really cool!

[Kibou_chin]

For the fact that he became a sissy after fighting Mayuri, Id give him a 6 . But for being as calm and collective as he is and because he actually stood up and got his powers back I give him a ten. ^___^

[Miranu]

Well I gyve 8/10 for Ishida.. He's.. cool? ^^" Well in a dorky way :D But yeah he knows how strong he really is, so that's a good point. Has many techniques, and use them good :) I hate to color him, but that'sa personal opinion XDD
Anyways, he's the second strongest one from the Ryoka Band. And I think He'll be better too :D Whatch out Szayel Ishida's comin' for ya! >3

[Velius]

These polls almost serve no purpose asking these questions on a bleach forums. lmao. Most love all the characters. Ha.

I'm going to give him a 8/10. He's not the main character, he is not a complete side character. He is inbetween. He has had an impact on the story but is a bit too neurotic for me. I like the way he approaches fights though. The best strategic fighter in the series. He's a cool guy. :)

[Leanna]

10/10... I've liked him since the beginning, he was one of the first characters I really liked. His fights are always entertaining and he is great, no matter if he's serious or funny.

[Cloud_17]

7/10 in my opinion

[Gothic Lolita]

10
he is two of his kind ... his quincy ability is great, and his pride for his race is really outstanding. and he gets like a million points for him and sasuke to share same voice actor. :love

[furato]

7/10

At first, he's the generic cool intelligent rival to Ichigo's generic hotheaded shounen hero. A little bit saved from boringness by his sewing, but not my type. His character design doesn't do much for me, except on rare occasions in some colourspreads (red uniform comes to mind). Became quite badass in Soul Society, being the most ruthless among the Karakura kids, especially since his opponents are despicable types like Jiroubou and Mayuri. That he thinks while fighting and not averse to teamwork are definitely plus points for him, as is Noriaki Sugiyama's singing (only in the record though, not live). My growing interest in him in HM arc might just be a by product of being annoyed with Ichigo, but we shall see.

In conclusion, a mildly interesting character for me.

[Byakuya]

He's awesome, and one day he will be as badass as his father. 9/10.

[Sergelia]

A solid nine. I absolutely adore him, his intelligence, dorkiness, and the fact that he's most likely the only guy, fictional or not, that I'll ever see liking sewing clothes while actually being straight. :0


No really, he's such an awesome, determined character, powerful, caring and has depth. Not a ten though, simply because he tries too hard to look cool.

[D.End]

I gave a 10 because I like the smart type....and all his fights are based on strategies...I love that

I think that in HM arc he was put aside, imo, like all characters but Ichigo...He got a super boring fight against Szayel, except some moments like the "hasta aqui" one, and like Renji and Chad we didn't see his full power after the training...that really pissed me off, cuz I thought this arc was all about show their levels of power

[Air]

9
A great character. He's really unique.. Quincy powers, tactical battles..
I just love when he goes all arrogant againts his opponents :D

[*QTB_247*]

I gave him a 10. I love him. He's a bad ass geek who can sew and fight. And he looks sexy without his shirt. ^_^

[juunana]

I gave him an 8 because I really love his character especially in the beginning of Bleach. He made me laugh so much with his sewing etc. I still really like him a lot but came to like other people more as the story progressed.

[Agmaster]

I give the man an 8. Smart, sassy, sarcastic, he even sews and uses bows. He deftly avoids the emo trap that most genius bishounen fall into, and has an idea of when not to take himself seriously.

[Nell]

Easily 10/10 He can sew, fight, be dorky, cool, funny and intelligent at the same time <3 He needs much more panel time, with Ichigo if possible, I love their "I'll show you who's the boss" moments ^_^

[debbiechan]

10.

Ishida Uryuu is my favorite character in Bleach. I usually go for the dark angsty foils to the hero, but Uryuu is more than that. The second he threw that plushie into the air and sewed it up like the fastest needle in the East, I knew I was in love.

His conflicts within himself and with Ichigo were resolved early, in a few chapters: Hollow bait scenario endangers lives. Realizes error of ways. Saves Shinigami's life. There.The story that most manga-ka would've taken the whole manga to tell.

From then on, Ishida evolves in unexpected ways---he's the pissy stand-offish guy before entering the dangai, and then when crash-landing with Hime, he becomes gentle and caring (he was all along--there are clues, but Orihime brings out his best self).

The fiight with Mayuri was one of the best in the story (animated, it was the best), and then not too much was made of his losing his powers in the manga.
I'm glad because the emo **%^& in the filler was pure character rape. I believe that Ishida would be in a funk after losing his powers but remember that mean look he gave Kurosaki when Ichigo was going to ask him what's wrong? Uryuu wouldn't have worn his heart on his sleeve.

Hueco Mundo arc--Ishida learns to co-operate! (what the lone wolf has been needing to do for a while!) He's looked nothing but badass so far. I'm rooting for him! Ishida Uryuu, intense, dorky, intelligent, proud, noble, gentlemanly, goofy (oh those moments with Pesh! XD ) and if I were Kubo, he'd be the main character.

So, um. Yeah, I really like Uryuu.

[ForteAnly]

8/10 for me Ishida is cool. Too bad his battle with Szayel keeps getting bumped off.

[wakeskater]

8/10 for me, hes cool, but he could be way more badass and with his brains too hed own even more

[Ileenka]

The first male character I like in Bleach. Poor Ishida doesn't get a lot of panel love from KT. 8/10

[yellowdot]

My growing interest in him in HM arc might just be a by product of being annoyed with Ichigo, but we shall see.



My thoughts exactly. Though I've always liked him. I enjoy a character that uses his brain to fight, thus making for more interesting (i.e. creative) duels and it's great to see him evolve to the point where he has no problems with teaming up with a shinigami. The whole sewing thing and his quincy clothes make for good comic relief in a character that could be too emo... and he still manages to look manly in the most ridiculous outfits. :) I gave him a 9.

[Saffire]

I never really thought about it until now, but I actually really like Ishida. He's brilliant and talented with a hateful past, yet doesn't fall into the pitfalls such characters usually have (ie, inferiority complex *coughsasukecough*). His abilities are cool, he always seems to have an ace up his sleeve, and some of the best chapter titles have been ones related to him.

[Nocturne]

I gave him an 8. I like his character, just that I reserve the 10 for his father. Ryuuken's hot. XD

[silhouette]

Smart, brave and passionate but still gets 8/10 instead of a perfect score because of the male-nurse outfit and for being pretentious sometimes.

[Manna23]

I give Ishida an 8. I love his abilities, personality, and style (it makes me giggle :D). And I especially love what he does to Kon :)

[FireCandy]

Ishida. First impression? DORK. 8/10

[Kalua]

I gave him a 9/10 . I love his personality, his powers, and his love for Don Kanonji's show. He is also very funny when he's with Kon. XD

[LordFuzzy]

i gave him a 9 hes the 3rd fastest in power progression (behind ichigo and chad) and easily the second strongest and the smartest of the main characters

[Kurouno]

I voted a 9 for Ishida because he's an especially refreshing character and his powers are fairly unique. Being a Quincy gives him above-average spiritual perception, which I think is awesome, and Hirenkyaku is supposedly faster than Shunpo, so that's cool. He's a brilliant analyst, which is more interesting than watching Ichigo spam Getsuga Tenshou all day or sword fighting while trying to get his "resolve" situated all the damn time. On top of all that, his confidence ("Tell Aizen it isn't a Shinigami he should fear, but a Quincy!!") and (sometimes unintentional) sense of humor makes me laugh. ^__^

One more thing regarding his combat style, I think its cool how he gains more equipment and whatnot in addition to becoming stronger. The Seele Schnider is amazing.

The only thing I don't really like about him would be...his sense of fashion. >_<

[Shinrin]

I'd say his a safe 8/10

A nice character

[debbiechan]

*bump*

Not enough new people have voted mah man. He's all doing spiffy and averaging an 8 but whatcha you guys think? HM making him look awesome? He's been bad-ass and funny and all sorts of powerful... and I think his moment is yet to come!

[Natsu]

8 :)

He's really growing in me.. in SS arc he was a soso character, but now he's really shining.. even though most of his fights are considered "plotkai" lol. Yeah.. Ishida is cool.

[Starwing]

I gave him a 7/10

Am I being too harsh? O.O Because I love Uryuu. He's wonderfully funny and dreadfully serious. His determination, although he tries to hide it, matches that of any of the main characters or even surpasses it. I doubt Ichigo would so easily give up all of his shinigami powers just to defeat an enemy. There is a certain iron hardness to Uryuu despite his flexible plans and outward calm, and everything he does, he just does. He doesn't question, he never hesitates. I think he's the epitome of 'don't try, do.'

He is also proud and readers always underestimate how hard he tries. We always see Ichigo waving his sword around, Orihime angsting and trying hard, Chad's willingness to die for Ichigo, Renji fighting to the death for Rukia and Rukia's near-death victory for Hime. But Uryuu... he's done all of that and more.

However, I have him a seven because of several points. Uryuu isn't a side-kick character, but a prominent foil. Being a foil, he has so far not gone through quite the same emotional development that some of the other characters have. In terms of power development, he's right up there, even with Ichigo. However, in terms of character development, he has stayed almost static. While static characters do have a role in all stories, it takes away from depth. As a foil for a developing character, a static character just doesn't work as well.

That is not to say Uryuu is not dynamic. He can go from silly to serious, cruel to merciful. This is yet another problem I have with him... These extremes do not seem to be joined as well as in some other of Kubo's characters. Uryuu has never been faced with a challenge to his values. All along, he has been destroying hollows, and rendering his enemies vulnerable. That is his method and he's never had a chance to alter it. I don't know who he won't fight, where his standards are, because he's never had to change the way he does things. I feel that I don't understand Uryuu as well as I do a lot of the others. What I do see, I like a lot, but I'm not seeing all of him.

His plans, although smart, seem spontaneous. I never know what he pulls out until he pulls it out, and that really destroys some of the intelligence aspect. It is as if he's Doraemon with an artifact for every situation, and that's not strategic fighting exactly, but resourceful fighting. It would work in his favor if the things at his disposal was revealed before-hand, so readers can fully comprehend the amount of quick-thinking he needs to go through to win.

[debbiechan]

However, I have him a seven because of several points. Uryuu isn't a side-kick character, but a prominent foil. Being a foil, he has so far not gone through quite the same emotional development that some of the other characters have. .


He's definitely a foil but Kubo quirkified him by not making him the angsty anti-hero like Sasuke or Vegeta. He's not concerned about avenging his people or acquiring power to defeat the main character. He could've been a little black-haired wisp of the plot like Ren in Shaman King but nope, Kubo pulled the neat trick of having Ishida resolve all his main rivalry issues with Ichigo not long after showing up.

That's when Kubo begins to ignore him?

Not really. Ishida is one of those characters-in-waiting, very much like Orihime. His grandfather laid out one of the biggest plot predictors in the series for him. Much like Orihime's "the next time we meet, I will be able to fight alongside you, Kurosaki-kun" vow which has yet to pass, Ishida has to answer what he said when he faced Mayuri "I don't yet understand my father or know what I want to protect...." (the two things Souken said he would have to know before choosing the path of a Quincy).

I believe that HM is going to be Ishida's arc as much as it is Orihime's. The Szayel fight, as amusing as it is, is getting tiresome and Ishida hasn't developed one tiny bit (see my frustration in one thousand other threads regarding this same issue with Orihime). He has far to go in terms of his relationship to his father and also to Orihime (the person he defied his father for--and to some extent defied his principles for--he twisted his vow to his dad about not associating with Shinigami and he insisted to Pesh that he did NOT steal, merely borrow weapons! lol. Quincy integrity is a big deal to Ishida and I think we'll see more dilemmas about Quincy integrity vs What Ishida Wants to Protect).

I don't see a static character at all but then again, he's my very favorite and I've been looking close. The charismatic Shinigami, for all their development, had short-lived dramas. Ishida's seemed integral to the story. The Quincy/Shinigami element of Bleach is probably going to have something to do with the integration of black/white, yin/yang, living/dead parallels in Bleach and we're all waiting for the Isshin/Ryuuken backstory. When it comes--and when Ishida and Ichigo learn about it, the plot (and their characters) will explode with development.

[storms-eye]

Favorite male main character. 9/10
Brains, bows and something else with b. And I love his current outfit.

[Jasse]

I agree with Starwing's comment about Ishida lacking emotional growth in this arc, but I happen to side with Debbie more on this, he has a " a character in waiting" to be explored.

The way he deals with his adversaries has to be the biggest question for me,kinda of bothering.

In the Mayuri fight for an example,

At the beginning of the fight,
he was 100% intent on killing Mayuri, he said that and there was no question in his honesty. Along the fight, he became more merciful and decided to forgive him and "grant" him a chance to live if Mayuri apologizes and never show his face his face again. After the end of the fight, Nemu stated that Ishida let Mayuri live on purpose and wasn't intent on killing him and thanked him for it, Ishida denied.(I bet Nemu was right though). The lack of
his inner monologues or change of mood is bothersome.

Then Kubo opened the subject again.

In Churuchi's fight, he decided not to kill her, saying "I'm the winner of the fight, I decide the result, and I decided not to kill you" with Pesshe asking him
why he didn't kill her?

Whats with that? , there are reasonable interpretations, but its better that Kubo put more of a focus on this "conflict".

[Renegade Raine]

7.5/10. But since that's not an option, I gave him an 8, since I'm all nice like that. :p

He's such a dork, but god knows that I love my fellow dorks. I'm not quite sure why I don't like him as much as I like a lot of other characters. Maybe he's TOO dorky sometimes? :p

[D.End]

agree and disagree with you debbie :p

I'm too frustrate with no(I dare to say "no") development of Ishida's powers...its just new toys and his old powers back till now...and he didnt train w/ Ryuuken just to get stronger but, for what I understood, to get smarter too...and, unfortunately, Kubo hasnt show us both

this "you cant use any of your powers" fight with Szayel just stuck Renji and Ishida's development while Ichigo had a lot of fights and got "Killed and revived" to excuse a fast grow of his powers*oh dear God, this is so DBZ-like*

and I've to disagree when you say this is Ishida's arc too...I cant see something important to the story happen involving Ishida or something related to him...

I would say this arc is just to make Ichigo stronger, cuz the others characters were forgot at some conner of a Las Noches' room...yeah, I'm being melodramatic here but I really got disappointed with how Kubo handled this arc...boosted too much Ichigo and forgot about the others main characters

But I agree that sooner or later Ryuuken/Isshin backstory comes up Ishida and Ichigo should get closer and that will give us some good development

[Starwing]

@Debbie,

You're absolutely right. Orihime's rating went up for me this arc (from 6 to 8), though I like her less, if that makes any sense.

So if Uryuu does develop and develop well, his rating will definitely raise.

As for his position as a static character, I'd say of course he's changed, but relative to the rate that Kubo is developing a variety of other main characters, he is definitely static by comparison. Chad's rather static too...

[aznxenocide]

Relatively flat character, his relationship with his father NEEDS to be developed more to give him a higher rating, IMO. 6/10

[Jasse]

I believe that HM is going to be Ishida's arc as much as it is Orihime's

Aren't you a bit optimistic here? ...

It all depends on the outcome of the sZayel fight, you think that he'll meet Orihime and that will stir some personal development or a conflict...etc.

but for all we know, they might turn half-dead and join "We need Orihime level crowd", and its ends up with him leaving the place. between the two options, this one seems more likely.

[debbiechan]

LOL, Jasse--you're always calling me optimistic for thinking that Ishida will win fights and develop as a character and I'm always calling you pessimistic for saying that he stands a good chance of losing and being cast aside for Ichigo story again.

Such is the fate of secondary characters. Ultimately it is Ichigo's story, but I'm DEFINITELY with the crowd that think this is Ishida's arc. He was introduced riding on that reishi surfboard showing everyone up and Kubo made him look like a knight in shining armor when he whipped out Seele Schneider. The SS arc stuff with Orihime has everyone scratching their heads--how long ago was THAT and why did Kubo set up that relationship (Ishida --> Orihime parallels Orihime --> Ichigo in terms of its futility.... it needs resolution one way or another)?

Ishida's powers, like D.End said have been all new weapons at this point. When one considers that devastating angel form he took in SS to wipe out Mayuri (well, er, okay, force him into a retreat), I have to suspect that there's going to be a power-up for Ishida soon. He's been playing it safe (he always does) and I bet he's got another trick up his sleeve that will help everyone get out of HM.

[KurosakiNaruto]

He gets a 9 from me because aside from all his positive aspects on the Quincy and negative aspects on Shinigami it's nice to see a character in shounen manga who's able to read between the lines and make proper decisions for the sake of the mission. I respect Uryuu because in spite of losing his powers he was determined to rescue Rukia, a girl he hardly knew. A shinigami at that. Plus I er-uh........admire his fashion sense.

[Jasse]

The fate of secondary characters.:o

I understand where are you coming from, Debbie..

I just don't want you to get your hopes up only to end up being disappointed.


I stand corrected, it all depends on how Kubo will deal with Ishida post sZayel fight.

-He can be defeated, ala becomes an experiment:headscratch

-He and Renji will win/force sZayel to retreat, only to end up as being half-dead and too weak to do anything else.

What you want to occur needs this scenario:

- They win/force sZayel to retreat but he is still in a condition fight/do some more.

Out of all the possible scenarios, the last one seems the hardest. and given Kubo's treatment of his 2ndary characters, I won't expect anything.

[Kolbertt]

I really like Ishida for some reason .p
At first I couldn't stand him, he seemed to have drifted from serious rival into comic relief (when he faced Renji and Byakuya in the real world...) But since his fight from Mayuri I kinda got used to him, mainly since he almost destroyed Mayuri, someone I'm not to fond of, but in his time to shine came with the Cirucci fight-

Since then, I've waited to see more Ishida (And Szayel Aporro :P) in the chapters.

He gives the series a touch of humour which comes fine from time to time, but lacks the focus in history other characters seem to get. He's an 8 for me

[eave]

I love this character as well, smart, fearless, witty, I gave him a 7 because I still think theres more to this guy then what is going on, he has somewhat a dry humor which is cool and hes pretty much upfront and at times confrontational. He doesnt show his reaction and or feelins as bluntly but he has those really funny moments as well when things shock him. He has alot of potential and seeks to better himself every time.

[Beee]

he's a very interesting character with lots of potential let's hope we get to know more about ze Quincys... they're definetely something we should know eventually! :D

voted 9

[brightredglow]

Ishida is probably in my top five favorite Bleach characters (Renji, Rukia, Tatsuki, Ishida and Yuzu), but when I looked at the criteria I used to rate the characters, he came out with a 7 rating which is lower than what I gave Ichigo who doesn't even make my top 10 fave Bleach character list.

oh well... I still like Ishida better than Ichigo. :)

Questions/criteria that I used to base my completely subjective rating to make it appear semi-objective ;):

10 questions of which each is worth 1 pt. for a maximum possible rating of 10.

Point scale:
Yes = 1 pt
Yes and no = 0.5 pt (This is when there is a half/half situation; for example, characterization might be good in one arc but weak in another so there is a "yes and no" situation.)
No = 0 pt

Like my post at the Ichigo rating thread, I was too lazy to do comments this time although if I'm not too sad after my annual eval, I might add some later because I like Ishida enough to justify some of my answers.

1. On gut level, do I like character? 1 pt.
2. Do I have an emotional (good or bad) reaction to character? 1 pt
3. Do I spend time discussing/justifying/ranting/thinking about character's behaviors, motivations, etc? 1 pt.
4. Do I care about the character's fate? 1 pt.
5. If the character died, would I miss him or her? 1 pt.
6. Whether I like character or not, is character important to story? 0.5 pt
7. Whether I like character or not, is character's role in story compelling (past story, current situation, personal growth, etc)? 0.5 pt.
8. Whether I like character or not, is character playing an impact on story? 0.5 pt.
9. Whether I like character or not, do I feel that the character is being used well to forward the story? 0.5 pt.
10. Whether I like character or not, if character dropped out of the story, would the overall story be negatively impacted? 0 pt.

[rei_ai]

Gave him a 9...one of the useful characters in bleach, definitely.
I almost thought of him as a narcissist, but NO, it's Yumichika's forte.
I love his domesticated trait and he'll make a good husband :D

As a fighter, he's witty and knows the limitation of his powers. I think that's his good trait.

Minus 1 for his quincy pride, but he's a liar nonetheless :p

[StarryInoueSky]

I gave him an 8. :)

Go Uryuu.

[AnimeGirlPan]

im gonna have to give Uryuu Ishida a 9 cause hes not perfect

[Sybile]

Gave him a 10, I'd give him an 11 if I could ^_^; I feel so biased about Uryuu, he's been my fav chara in Bleach since the moment I met him~ At first it was cause of his glasses and his cool bow (haha such shallow reasons), now I love him as a whole~

[scooz]

Oi, oi, Ishida. He's sooo annoying, lol, I hate it when he talks down to others, especially when they didn't do anything to deserve it. In all honesty, I don't like his character, but that's just preference to personality, he is actually a well developed character. He has a history that explains his present attitude, his actions and attitude tend to be consistent throughout the series, and he is very clever and intelligent as they made him out to be in the beginning. Unlike Ichigo or Inoue, he has always been quick to catch on in a lot of situations, and he is a valuable character because he is not as oblivious as the others can be.

So, while he has his character flaws that I can't stand, at least he has character, so letting a little biasness leak in, I'd give him an 8/10

[Alucard]

6/10

character development? I have seen none

[scooz]

Well, until they left for Hueco Mundo, we barely saw anything of Ishida at all. He may not be changing much, but we have learned new things about Ishida in the recent arcs. We saw more of the originally mysterious relationship with his father, and when Chad said used 'nakama' to describe him and Ishida, he did not chime in and say he wasn't Ichigo's 'nakama'. But in the Soul Society arc, I am sure he would have objected to the term. There have been changes with Ishida, but they are not as pronounced as others.

[mitzibe]

Ishida rocks. He is cool. The Mayuri fight is my favorite. The Szayel fight is awesome, too, but I think he could do better. :D

[kuchiruki]

ok, i gave him 8/10 because he's not perfect but he's also not annoying.^^