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One of the things that surprised me when I watched the short clip from Kubo's latest interview was that he still keeps the original character design sketches from the Princess Rurichiyo filler arc! Kubo previously mentioned in Volume 33 of BLEACH that he was involved to some extent in developing the story for that arc and supervised the review of its script. He also designed its main characters. By the way, I've always thought that the Can't Fear Your Own World novels would have worked really well as an anime adaptation with a similar approach to the Princess Rurichiyo arc. Especially since the premise was quite similar to Hisagi’s story in Can't Fear Your Own World, with both involving the noble families, who play a central role in the story. Back then, the anime had plenty of resources and room to expand its story. That filler arc alone had 22 episodes! Now, just imagine if those 22 episodes had been dedicated to adapting Can't Fear Your Own World, a novel series consisting of three volumes!