Bleach: Kakinaosa

Bleach: Kakinaosa (ブリーチ書き直さ, Burīchi: Kakinaosa; literally "Bleach: Retold") is, as its title suggests, a re-telling of the ongoing manga series authored by Tite Kubo that has appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since August 2001. This story is set in an alternate universe which still follows the original canon universe to a degree, but has undergone significant changes due to the paths chosen by the characters and the approaches they have taken in how they have handled their past and present matters.

Overview
The universe of Kakinaosa is a far more darker re-telling of Bleach's canon, using far more realistic elements for the purpose of telling the story of Bleach from a more interesting point of view.

Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager gifted with the ability to see spirits. His life is drastically changed after the death of his beloved mother, Masaki, at the hands of his father Isshin. It is revealed by his father that his mother had become a Hollow, dangerous lost souls that absorb energy from souls after devouring them. Isshin introduces this strange new world to Ichigo has the latter begins learning to tap into reiatsu (霊圧, literally "spiritual pressure"), eventually assuming the shape and powers of a Soul Reaper. As Ichigo's powers under Isshin grow, the once-fearsome powers of Isshin slowly diminish as the years go by. As such, Ichigo is instead tasked with protecting Karakura Town from Hollows, a mission which he takes lightly, while also guiding souls to the afterlife realm known as the Soul Society (尸魂界 (ソウル·ソサエティ) Sōru Sosaeti).

Differences with Canon

 * Ichigo Kurosaki: In this universe, Ichigo has been trained from a young age by his father, Isshin, to hone his Shinigami powers. As such, the teenager has developed a sort of superiority complex over other humans around him. He feels himself to be an elite and looks down on humans because of his birthright, taking great pride in his abilities as a Shinigami. As such, he takes his job of punishing Hollows as a sort of entertainment, often using sadistic means in order to ensure that his Hollow enemies suffer as much as possible. This is most likely born out of having to deal with his mother being turned into a Hollow. In addition, Ichigo harbors an intense hatred against Isshin for killing Masaki, despite still obeying Isshin's teachings. Because he began training at the age of nine, Ichigo first learned his Zanpakutō's name at the age of fourteen and is in progress of learning his Bankai.


 * Isshin Kurosaki: Having been long bothered by Masaki's death, Isshin is a shell of his former self. The once eccentric husband and father has become a depressed drunkard who finds his only reason for living to be to further train Ichigo until he will be able to protect Yuzu and Karin from Hollows. He is not the owner of a hospital but instead works as a night-shift doctor in Ryūken Ishida's hospital, often leaving his son and two daughters alone at home every night.


 * Masaki Kurosaki: In this universe, Masaki was not killed by Grand Fisher, but instead was turned into a Hollow by the attack. After attacking the young Ichigo, rendering him unconcious and imbuing a fragment of Hollow powers within him, Isshin arrives and regrettably slays his hollowfied wife. She was still the center of the Kurosaki's household, but her passing had left a huge strain on the family members, causing them to take darker turns in their lives in this story than in the original canon.