Ukitake(possible spoiler)

ajin · 06-26-2007, 07:37 PM

It's stated in the manga, but not the anime, that Ukitake has tuberculosis. TB is very contagious, and is often fatal. So how is it that he has survived so long w/such a disease and no one else has caught it? (I know it's just anime and not like real life, but I'm curious to hear people's thoughts.)

Slumber · 06-26-2007, 07:45 PM

Because they ran out of ideas to make him stand out from the other characters.

Gjallarhorn · 06-26-2007, 09:57 PM

Captain Unohana and the rest of the 4th Division, I'd guess. I'm sure a Captain level Shinigami in the 4th could handle TB, at least enough to prevent it from killing him.

Ranryou Roga · 06-26-2007, 10:21 PM

Or maybe its because Urahara gave him something that cause it to stay when in him and not go around.

Hitsugaya389 · 06-27-2007, 09:06 AM

I dunno how, but Ukitake?!?! I kinda figured, but why Uki-sama?!?!

WhatIsAUserName · 06-28-2007, 01:46 AM

Well, I'm pretty sure that you don't get normal diseases in the world of Bleach. IMO, this "tuberculosis" is probably some type of reiatsu infection which causes symptoms similar to TB. I mean, didn't Rukia say that Soul Society was a place free of hunger and sickness? So I'm assuming it means the bacterial/viral/parasitic kinds. Besides, the idea of a purely spiritual disease would be interesting to see.

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WhatIsAUserName Senior Member Last Online: 11-12-2007 10:54 PM Join Date: Dec 2006 Total Points: 2,109.16 Donate Posts: 192 My Mood: My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 13	Well, I'm pretty sure that you don't get normal diseases in the world of Bleach. IMO, this "tuberculosis" is probably some type of reiatsu infection which causes symptoms similar to TB. I mean, didn't Rukia say that Soul Society was a place free of hunger and sickness? So I'm assuming it means the bacterial/viral/parasitic kinds. Besides, the idea of a purely spiritual disease would be interesting to see. __________________ “I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.' In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.” –Bertrand Russell Thanks to Chimes for the Avatar

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Slumber Senior Member Last Online: 03-25-2008 12:43 AM Join Date: Jun 2006 Total Points: 650.00 Donate Posts: 271 My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 9	Because they ran out of ideas to make him stand out from the other characters.

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