No one would have expected that the youthful Orihime Inoue would have gained her own spiritual powers at a time when several other residents of Karakura Town were developing them. This penchant for demonstrating hidden abilities would come to characterize Orihime. While she was normally seen as an individual who had a naïve and simple streak to her, she is in actuality someone who can stand tough in the face of adversity and answer the call whenever the going gets tough.
Because of this, Orihime Inoue has always ranked high in popularity among fans of the manga and anime. Thus, many BLEACH aficionados would like to copy Orihime’s style. If you too would like to join the thronging masses of Orihime’s admirers, then these fifteen steps are for you!
1) Grow out your hair. Orihime has long hair with bangs behind her ears, and this has always been a trademark of the character. She never really changes that style.
2) Hold those bangs with hairpins, preferably accented with a flower motif. Of course, these hairpins are a memorial to her brother and the source of her Shun Shun Rikka powers.
3) Exhibit hidden abilities. Despite her somewhat ditzy attitude, Orihime is shown to have high grades in school. Moreover, according to Tatsuki, she fights like a black belt expert.
4) Cook and eat strange foods. Orihime has a fondness for exotic and otherwise weird types of food. In fact, the only person that shares her tastes seems to be Rangiku Matsumoto.
5) Read as much of the BLEACH manga as possible. Orihime is consistently highly rated in the manga polls, and there is a good reason for this.
6) Be friendly and open. There is never a time that Orihime is shown as an unkind character, nor is she closed-minded.
7) Along with this, you should strive to have a sense of humor. Orihime’s flightiness is a source of humor for a lot of her friends.
8) Dress the part. Her school uniform consists usually of a formal white shirt with a sweater vest worn over it, with equally formal slacks.
9) Like the manga, the anime has much to teach about how one can be like Orihime Inoue. Seeing her in action is an important part of being like her!
10) Develop and overactive imagination. Orihime is well known for having vivid, often quite bizarre, fantasies.
11) Always have respect for the fallen. Orihime spoke to her deceased brother every day out of her admiration for him.
12) Act independent to some degree. Orihime Inoue does live on her own, after all.
13) Surround yourself with as much BLEACH memorabilia as possible. After all, wall scrolls, key chains, DVDs, accessories, and figures from the BLEACH franchise will be a constant reminder of your new Orihime-inspired persona.
14) Act somewhat impulsively. Of course, it’s not actually acceptable in the real world to act as rashly as Orihime is, a bit of spontaneity can really add to the persona.
15) Be able to grapple with your emotions. As the series progresses, she becomes more serious and starts to understand her own sense in the group, especially with the various feelings of inadequacy that she has developed.
