Bleach Manga (many spoilers) discussion

[Ciccone]

gasp. I am so shocked about the truth of ichigo's ma. like no one saw that coming.

I honestly wonder if anyone was surprised by that revelation. I mean Kubo made it so obvious beforehand that it seems like a waste of a suspenseful moment in my opinion.

[PokeMaster366]

I honestly wonder if anyone was surprised by that revelation. I mean Kubo made it so obvious beforehand that it seems like a waste of a suspenseful moment in my opinion.

In my opinion, Bleach is starting to feel more like fanfiction, and I don't mean fanfiction in general (there are actually a lot of pretty good ones), I mean, and I quote:

The kind that's happy to completely miss every point going, as long as it's favourite characters look cool.

[Shneak]

That's strangely accurate. We'll see how the story goes from the revelation...

[Locormus]

In my opinion, Bleach is starting to feel more like fanfiction, and I don't mean fanfiction in general (there are actually a lot of pretty good ones), I mean, and I quote:

It just shows that Bleach was never really going to be a very deep plot driven story to begin with. Especially if the backstory of the central character of the series only becomes important in the very last moments, it should be pretty clear that he was, more or less, good enough as an empty shell for the most part..

That's strangely accurate. We'll see how the story goes from the revelation...

Ichigo goes to Uryu, they train. Ichigo goes back to SS, there he trains. Ichigo forces his 'family' to send him back up to the Kings Realm.. Ichigo gets sword with Quincy/Shinigami-fighting-styles and the final bout starts? Kenpachi solo's...

[Shneak]

Ichigo goes to Uryu, they train. Ichigo goes back to SS, there he trains. Ichigo forces his 'family' to send him back up to the Kings Realm.. Ichigo gets sword with Quincy/Shinigami-fighting-styles and the final bout starts? Kenpachi solo's...

Sounds so uneventful. It just goes to show that nothing really happens between big battles but training, except for the beginning of the manga and possibly the beginning of the Fullbring arc.

[lolipiece]

Wow. Look at all these surprising events.

I am so shocked that Isshin was a Shiba.


I mean, who could've seen it coming?

[Shadow Lucario]

So this is where the famous Aizen line started. Boy, I sure missed hearing that.

[JD]

Most of us expected Isshin Shiba after Kukaku referenced "that uncle." But I didn't expect Rangiku and Hitsugaya to be his Vice Captain and 3rd seat I was hoping that he'd be a captain of the original Gotei 13 or the Royal Guard.

[PokeMaster366]

This chapter has been rather uneventful. Nothing outside of stating the obvious really happened in this new chapter, and why does 10th company have to be at the center of things again?

[miles0624]

Kubo is slowing things down again. At least we are getting some depth to characters.

Ok, so what is happening to all these royal families?

Isshin was a head who just left. (Which after reading again, apparently they were the fifth nobel family.)
yoruichi was a head who just left.
byakuya keeps getting his but kicked and can't run squat.
We don't even know about the third and fourth nobel families. I wish we could get some backstory on them. Also, if Isshin/Ichigo were to lead the Shiba's again, could the become the fitfh family once more. Give us some information kubo.

Edit: I was just watching the soifon-yoruichi battle. Question: even if yoruichi had been stabbed twice, would her reiatsu stop her from dying?

[Joltik-Kid]

Wow. Look at all these surprising events.

I am so shocked that Isshin was a Shiba.


I mean, who could've seen it coming?

I wouldn't be shocked if we could predict the remainder of the Bleach series

[TsukiMirage]

Wasn't all that surprise that Isshin's last name was Shiba, but was at the fact that he had been Tenth Squad's Captain. Really enjoyed his interaction with Rangiku and Hitsugaya. Good chapter.

[PokeMaster366]

Wasn't all that surprise that Isshin's last name was Shiba, but was at the fact that he had been Tenth Squad's Captain. Really enjoyed his interaction with Rangiku and Hitsugaya. Good chapter.

I wasnt' surprised by that so much as annoyed. Again, it feels like Isshin's position is more 10th Squad glorification. What does 10th squad (or company or whatever it's called) do anyway. We know 11th Company is the battle division, 4th is the Healing Division, and 2nd is the stealth division. Maybe 10th is the field scoutind division and 5th is the Kido division or something.

[Ciccone]

Yassss, this chapter gave me life. It was nice to finally get confirmation that Isshin was/is a Shiba, and that he was Captain of the 10th Division. I was also glad to see that Rangiku was his lieutenant. I was just surprised to see Aizen and the others as Captains; that means that Isshin became a Captain after the Vizard thing, which I hadn't expected.

[Shneak]

Isshin being a Shiba was obvious, but I enjoyed this chapter overall. I liked seeing young Matsumoto and Hitsugaya. I guess I can't argue that she should be captain over him. Aizen's reappearance was interesting and it looks like he's involved with this too.

[gohan5]

I wasnt' surprised by that so much as annoyed. Again, it feels like Isshin's position is more 10th Squad glorification. What does 10th squad (or company or whatever it's called) do anyway. We know 11th Company is the battle division, 4th is the Healing Division, and 2nd is the stealth division. Maybe 10th is the field scoutind division and 5th is the Kido division or something.

Don't forget the 12th Division became the Research and Development Institute under Urahara. I'm not sure they were specifically designed to all serve a secondary purpose, but rather certain Captains adopted certain practices and molded their division in their image. So basically, they don't all necessarily have a second function.

I don't see a problem with Isshin being the head of the 10th Division, honestly it was the only one that made any sense given the time frame. He couldn't have been a Captain during the Hirako/Aizen thing 110 years ago because it had just been mentioned that the captain of said division was killed not too long before that. Plus the division itself doesn't have that much depth anyway, unlike the other divisions that have multiple main characters, the most notable people of the division are Toshiro and Rangiku.

[Ciccone]

I think most people assumed that the "10th Division's Captain died" thing was a lie that was meant to serve as a cover story for Isshin's disappearance.

Anyway I hope we get to see Isshin's bankai during these flashbacks or better yet, Aizen's bankai. I'm just really excited to have Aizen back in the picture, even if it's just for the flashback. Although I still pray that he'll be the final villain.

[gohan5]

I think most people assumed that the "10th Division's Captain died" thing was a lie that was meant to serve as a cover story for Isshin's disappearance.

Anyway I hope we get to see Isshin's bankai during these flashbacks or better yet, Aizen's bankai. I'm just really excited to have Aizen back in the picture, even if it's just for the flashback. Although I still pray that he'll be the final villain.

Except for the fact he'd only been gone from Soul Society for about 20 years prior to the current timeline.

Aizen did seem to be the climax of this series for me, everything after that hasn't been as eventful or well thought out.

[PokeMaster366]

Except for the fact he'd only been gone from Soul Society for about 20 years prior to the current timeline.

Aizen did seem to be the climax of this series for me, everything after that hasn't been as eventful or well thought out.

It could be worse. It could turn out that everything, right down to the Vandenreich invasion and his villainous breakdown, was part of Aizen's plan to take the Soul King's head.

[Ver-mont]

gasp. I am so shocked about the truth of ichigo's ma. like no one saw that coming.

Actually, Yhwach all but stated it long ago, and many people suspected it long before that.