One of the most divisive things in the BLEACH fandom is something that continues to be a point of contention and debate, even though the undeniable truth is evident in the series from the word go. Ichigo and Rukia's platonic relationship is seen as a cop-out by fans who, for some reason, have decided that the S.S. "IchiRuki" is the series' real ship over the canonical outcome which sees Ichigo eventually marry and even have a child with Orihime after the events of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. Rukia, on the other hand, goes the friendship-to-romance route with her childhood friend, Renji Abarai, with whom she also has a child.