Not exactly. I think he's trying to show how harsh this war is by actually getting good guys killed for a change (unlike some other supposedly "dangerous" and "extreme" situations in which every do-gooder ends up alive and perfectly fine, and I'm not talking just about Bleach here).
I knew Yamamoto would die before the arc was over from the very moment a good guy finally died, because nothing would scream "Soul Society's darkest hour" as the Captain-Commander's death.
Right? I know it was supposed to be a very serious scene, but I couldn't help it. Kubo does love cutting arms off.
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"Hey! I was looking forward to seeing you! My rival should be strong to keep me sharp."
Your rival would like to battle!
All of my favorite character are dying !
I hate this saga !!!
A soul that cannot be saved drifts and disappears,
In the instant it vanishes, it shines faintly,
Now, it creates a night with a full moon.
It is not Ichigo, that is what I believe at least.
If you look closely, the "explosion" has part of a door shape, exactly like the explosion in the sky when Ichigo & cia arrived in there in the Soul Society arc.
It is probably someone coming from the human world.
Isshin? Yoruichi? Tessai? A visored? Who knows.
Why?
I love this saga, even though two characters I like, Kira and Genryuusai, are now dead.
In FKT arc two of my favorites died (Gin and Tousen) and I still think the arc was very good.
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It is you, it is you, it is all for you.
While this arc has been good so far, I can't help wondering why all of SS's elites are getting crushed so easily. This Bankai stealing thing is the only reason Shunsui and Ukitake aren't kicking *** right now. And how exactly are we going to see any bankai if all these things aren't destroyed?
Honestly I think Soul Society is getting what it deserves it's pretty much all Yamamoto's fault all this is happening if he would have killed Juha Bach before hand this would have never happened.
Deal with it. I like seeing the good guys lose for once.
I honestly don't see how anyone can beat Juha Bach now. He destroyed Yamamoto, literally. The only way I can think of would make the manga repetitive. If Ichigo uses the Final Getsuga Tensho I think he can win, but yeah...no one wants to see that again.
I'm leaning toward the Visored. Wasn't there a portal of some kind in one part of their appearance early on in this arc?
Bach will kill Ichigo using Yamamoto's Bankai but he'll come back as a charred skeleton zombie with new powers, clearly.
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Ichigo was able to block the Kikoou, which basically equals a million Zanpakuto. In addition, his speed would likely be enough to avoid being hit in the first place. The only issue I can see is Ichigo simply having to do enough damage to get pass Yamamoto's shield, and I don;t think that's so impossible against a weakened shield.
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In the instant it vanishes, it shines faintly,
Now, it creates a night with a full moon.
I have to give accolades to Kubo; last week's chapter was beyond amazing. I felt bad about Yama dying, but I think we all knew it was going to happen sooner or later. At least he went down like a boss. I loved how Juha Bach made a reference to Squad Zero (I wonder if he planned to fight them from the start), and I look forward to finding out who entered Soul Society.
Byakuya was still alive that entire time?