Update: Mr. Vatican

In a previous post, an anon concluded that the figure in
chapter 27 of World Stars represented the Vatican. However, the Vatican has not
made an official appearance yet nor does he have a design.

*Remember that official introductions usually look like
this. There’s an official title beneath them.*

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There are some character notes on him, though, such as
Himaruya intending for him to be an elderly man [x]. 

In the context of chapter 27, we see what seems to be a
spokesperson/ clergy member for the Vatican represent their thoughts on how money and presents
are prioritized during the holidays. Mr. Vatican is mentioned, but it’s not
him. [x]. 

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We then see a similar occurrence where an American steps in
to represent part  of his people’s thoughts toward the same subject.

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Again, there is no official appearance here.

Afterward, I got another ask from an anon who said that in the
Japanese and Chinese print versions of World Stars, this same Vatican spokesperson
was blacked-out.

@wttflchin
was kind enough to provide us with images of these versions today. Thank you!

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While it doesn’t change anything in that the Vatican hasn’t
officially been given a design and appearance, it’s still interesting to see.

Perhaps people first seeing this on Shonen Jump+ confused the
figure to be the Vatican, hence why the image was blacked out in the printed
versions. It could also be censorship, although I’m not sure why. 

If you like Bleach, I’ll consider watching it… but I’ve heard that it’s in a cliche school setting

Who the heck told you that?! The show starts off with Ichigo being in school (he’s 15, like where else would he be lmao). 95% of the series takes place in paranormal worlds (e.g., Soul Society, Hueco Mundo). 

Don’t watch it because I watch it. Watch it if it intrigues you, but whoever told you that clearly hasn’t watched the series xD. Fair warning: there are a lot of filler non-canon episodes that you should probably skip if you decide to give it a try.