They retain the Mexican aesthetic borne by hollows, and according to Tite Kubo, many of them are named after real life architects and designers. The arrancar affiliated with Aizen wear distinctive white uniforms. The transformation of a hollow into an arrancar can occur either naturally or artificially, but there is little information on process that occurs. The 2018 film elaborates that the hollows had played a role in the concepts of the mythological creatures like Yokai.Īn arrancar is a hollow which has gained Soul Reaper-like characteristics through the removal of its mask, thus resulting in an increased combat versatility and a more humanoid appearance.

Hollows possess individual reishi and intensify it through devouring any soul they come across. All hollows have masks attached to their faces and a hollow hole somewhere on their bodies they also have a tendency to attack those who were close to them in their human lives, which they superficially have no recollection of. In the Bleach universe, a hollow is a monstrous soul-eating spirit that results when a deceased soul is consumed by negative emotions or is forcibly converted by other hollows. Note the hole through the torso and the masked face, the two invariant traits of hollow character design.

The Hollow 'Shrieker', as portrayed by anime character designer Masashi Kudō. The visual appearance of the characters has also been commented on. The fictional creatures have been praised by reviewers for the early hollows' strong emotional ties to their victims and the 'interesting' concept of the arrancar. The creator of the series, Tite Kubo, used many Spanish motifs for the series' hollow-related elements. One of the series' main storylines has Sōsuke Aizen (the primary antagonist for the majority of the series) and his arrancar (particularly the ten Espadas, the strongest ones) as the force opposing the protagonists. There are also hollows with Soul Reaper (a death-related entity)-like characteristics called arrancars ( 破面（アランカル）, Arankaru, from Spanish arrancar 'to tear off,' kanji translates as 'broken mask'). Many of the series' antagonists are hollows. In the fictional Bleach manga/ anime universe, a Hollow ( 虚（ホロウ）, Horō) is a kind of monstrous lost soul who can harm both ghosts and humans. ( October 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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