Oh well. Let’s dive into this weeks chapter. The chapter started of promising with Ishinn repeating his lines from last week and Ichigo still spitting blood. The next page shows all the other players moving around in the transferd Karakura town. Exept for one. We see a little more detail on Matsumoto. And her expression can be discribed as shocked as it looks empty. Has someone finally been properly killed in bleach. Seeing Bleach history. Probably not… I think we were all thinking that the inner battle would rage one. Well… no…. damn.

I'm on the phone woman!!

Tatsuki and Keigo finally meet up with Mizuro and Chizuru. Where you can immediately see that Mizuro is pretty calm but Chizuru is scared shit-less and she didn’t even got close to Aizen yet. As to why all of these people are awake… Probably for the same reason Orihime and Chad gotten their powers. Being close to Ichigo and co. But not too close as to awaken their own abilities (yet?). Mizuro has basically bunkerd down and has ’stolen’ food and whatnot pretty damn fast. The conversation between these kids drags on for a while it gives us a bit of comic relief, gladly Kanonji keeps his mouth pretty much shut… Chizuru being the person that wasn’t there in Urahara cave – Yeah, you know? back when ichigo departed for Hueco Mundo?- she obviously knows very little of what is going on. Not that the other 4 do, but at least they know what Ichigo is, what Chad and Ishida can do. Reality settles in as to how they should explain… They don’t get a chance however. Aizen’s presence brings down the pressure and will wreck lunch seconds later. Mizuro not having encountered Aizen before throws a bottle at him and in turns into ash. Probably to confirm what Keigo told him earlier. Aizen still acting almighty (since the whole Deicide started, and before) gets a taste of our good friend Mr. Science.

Afro-San Pwnage

Obviously… the explosion isn’t enough to even scratch the surface. Then Afro-San drops in… And even releases a shikai(never guessed he would have one). A pretty interesting one at that, well, apart from the name that is. His Zanpaktou manipulates rock and boxes in Aizen. He immediately wants to take off(so would I) but Aizen can ‘ofcourse’ also manipulate rock with the force…(what else). Just when Aizen wants crush him Gin comes in to save the day. Aizen is barely giving him a gaze, which makes me belief he’s slowly getting more and more annoyed by Gin’s presence. Almost like Aizen is trying to rid himself of his poorly working moral compass. Hell, I wonder how Gin will act from here on out. So after this chapter which wasn’t all that interesting, I wanna see what Gin will do, and if Aizen might get rid of Gin. So either way, the inner battle can wait for one more chapter for all I care.

Creepy stare contest

Any theories anybody?

But anyway, let’s concentrate on what’s important here – SPIRITS AAAAAAAAAAAAARE ALWAYS WITH YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And in Ichigo’s case that’s one spirit too many. The strawberry has finally discovered the truth (which we have known for 300 chapters) – that Zangetsu and Ichigo’s inner hollow are actually one and the same. Apart they look really cool, but mixed together they look even more awesome. Their hybrid form manages to take all of the best aspects of the originals. Or perhaps it’s more appropriate to say this is the original and Zangetsu and hollow were never really meant to exist as separates. The only weird thing is that it looks like a 13-year old Ichigo with long hair, so it actually looks more like a girl…

Now Ichigo needs to beat this new Zangetsu in order obtain new powers and regain his fighting spirit. As Zangetsu said, Ichigo is terrified by the very thought of how destructive his power can be. Until he embraces the idea of being the strongest character in his own manga, Ichigo is gonna have to get his ass kicked a lot. BUt wait, that’s already happended. Ever since he first met Aizen Ichigo has done nothing but lose, or barely win with the help of some miracle. Could this mean the bad streak is almost at an end?!

And finally – how does Matsumoto plan on stopping Gin and Aizen? I’m guessing she’s just here to talk to Gin, but even if she could convince him, there’s nothing in the world she could say that wouldn’t make Aizen kill her in a second. So obviously now we’re waiting for some confessions of love and then the appearance of a new character. Or has she decided not to strugle and just join Gin and Aizen in their quest for godliness?! The worst possible mistake she could make is to try to seduce Aizen. I think we all know he only has eyes for Ichigo.

The chapter begins with Tensa Zangetsu bashing Ichigo a little more. Clearly outmatched, the strawberry asks Tensa to explain himself. It seems that the appearance of his inner world is in direct correlation with Ichigo’s heart. Tensa knows that merely teaching Ichigo the final Getsuga Tensho isn’t going to steady his heart, and ready him to fight Aizen. If his inner world (which is what Tensa wants to protect) is going to be stable, and in turn a comfortable home for Tensa, then other measures need to be taken.

Tensa brutally tears through Ichigo’s chest (the same spot his hollow hole was) and pulls out Ichigo’s inner hollow. It’s about time if you ask me. Last time they met, Hollow-Ichigo told Ichigo that if he ever wanted to fully grasp his powers he would have to live to face him one more time. Well lets get it on bitches! His sudden appearance also brings a new form we have only seen once before; in the fight against Ulquiorra. It is similar, but not exactly the same. This form is surely what Ichigo will look like if he can master this final test. The mask he most recently donned was clearly an incomplete attempt to tap into this power. As illustrated by Kaname, if vaizards master their hollow powers even further, they can gain more than just a mask to their armor.

Hollow Ichigo vs. Ichigo

When Ichigo faces Aizen, he will have not only this new gear, but he will hopefully have also mastered the other entity lurking inside him – Zangetsu. I’m hoping it brings more than just a fancy new slash, but I’ll be happy with anything after seeing his new hollow form.

As for the rest of the chapter, it was just meh. There was some boring ass conversation between Ichigo’s friends, then they are finally confronted by Aizen and Gin. It appears, since they do hold some spiritual presence, they are able to at least survive in front of him. Gin is clear evidence that anybody of Captain level or above isn’t really phased by his rietsu directly.

Aizen reveals that he did have clear intentions when killing the janitor; knowing Isshin would find that opportunity to train Ichigo. I find it funny how he withheld this part of the plan from Gin though. It seems his deepest desire, along with creating the key (if that is his real plan) is to have Ichigo at maximum capacity before he “eats” him. I think it is safe to say that Aizen has some connection to hollows, and clearly Ichigo does too. There doesn’t seem to be too many ways for Aizen to become stronger than he is right now, other than doing what hollows do to ascend; eat other strong beings like themselves. So maybe that is Aizen’s secondary goal.

Whose god damn foot is this?

Anyways, just before Aizen kills Tatsuki to push Ichigo’s rage, someone appears behind her. This is quite a cliffhanger if you ask me. I have a couple theories as to who it could be though:

1.) The first and most boring one is that Keigo grew a pair and came back to sacrifice himself for her. I pray to God that isn’t it.

2.)It is somebody from fake Kurakara town. Like I said two chapters ago, there were a few possible shinigami who could have shown up in real Kurakara town – Matsumoto, Shunsui, Unohana, etc…

3.) It’s possible Isshin ran ahead, but I doubt it since he was supposed to hold off the current.

4.) It is Uryuu’s dad. He lives here too, and surely has enough spiritual pressure to be awake right now. I would be interested to see his power.

5.) It is Ichigo. It could be that Tite is narrating in a way to confuse us. Remember only an hour goes by in the real world while Ichigo is training. Where Aizen and Gin are, Ichigo could already have finished his training and be ready to confront them. Of course Tite would show the inner-world fight/training through a flashback before continuing to show us the final confrontation.

-I didn’t care to look back through the chapters to compare feet. I’ll let  you guys do that for me -

Anyways, Deicide sets a new record for most number of chapters, just in time for a “Black and White” and “Dark Side of the Universe!”

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The chapter starts off with an awesome coloured opening. A two headed bird arching over Ichigo and his closest friends surrounding it. The second coloured page shows Aizen smug smile again and a bit of a better look at his final(?) form as he steps into the transferred Karakura town. After that we see Ichigo leap into his Zanpaktou world. However this time its slightly different. It’s still an upside down world of building however the world is underwater. Understandably ichigo has trouble breathing. As he is struggling to swim to the surface something throws into a building.

This time, no old-man, no hollow, but a new form of Zangetsu shows himself in this inner world. After a few opening words he whips out Tensa Zangetsu and reveals his face.

The words in the frame above says an interesting thing. He indeed has never showed up here in bankai. Ichigo did however went Bankai in his fight while fighting his hollow. In the follow panels it’s confirmed that he is neither Zangetsu or the Hollow(zangetsu). I find it somewhat odd that a bankai would be a different entity(if you will) in comparison to his shikai. On the other hand, why else would a bankai have a different name. Is a bankai a temporary ‘evolution’ of old-man Zangetsu into Tensai Zangetsu? That doesn’t really add up seeing how Tensa Zangetsu seems to have a very different personality. I’d like to hear what you all think of this. I’m not sure what to think to make of it just yet.

After this Ishinn reveals, imho, the most intresting info in this chapter. There was some discussion about this in earlier chapters. Ishinn’s blade is called Engetsu, I’ll leave to someone to translate that name if it has a specific meaning. This means that zangetsu is a seperate zanpaktou in relation to Ishinn’s Engetsu. So Zangetsu might be simply the equivilant of a son to Engetsu. So Ishinn probably figured this out beforehand and would be the ideal choice to guide Ichigo to these final stages. I still thinks it’s somewhat obvious that the abilities of Engetsu and Zangetsu will be similar if not the same.

The chapter continues on with Ichigo trying to ask Tensa Zangetsu into learning him the Final Getsuga Tenshou. Tensa is having not of it thou. Apparently he doesn’t give a shit about what Ichigo wants to protect. So getting your Bankai to submit seems to be a total different chapter. It will be interesting to see how Ichigo will deal with him.

The chapter ends with Aizen’s deadly presence. The power he has obtained simply destroy the spiritually weak humans just by walking by. The only think I wonder a bit if that man was able to see Gin aswell. Gin is still a ‘normal’ shinigami and in theory should not be visible to normal humans. As for Aizen, will it obvious that he is something else to begin with. The end of the chapter shows that time in the ‘bridge-dimension’ couldn’t be slow enough. Tatsuki and Keigo will be in deeps shit very fast. My guess is that Aizen needs to travel to the absolute center of the town in order for him create the key. Why? It would just make sense that way.

I guess we’ll see if tite will continue events in Karakura and the Bridge world side-by-side in the next chapter. Oh yeah one more thing.. Remember this cover? You think that was already Tensa Zangetsu?

What does he want to protect?

Will Tatsuki notice Aizen?

Why are Ishinn’s hands suddenly free?

Will the remaining Hueco Mundo squad, barge right back to SS?

Will Byakushi make it to the shower in time?

This and more, next week on BleachedIchigo.com

After the events of last chapter, Isshin continues to explain to Ichigo the astronomically unlikely, yet lucky situation they have found themselves in. After realizing last chapter that his son was the main character of the manga, Isshin knows now that Ichigo is the basket he has to place all his eggs in. After all, he can understand Aizen’s rietsu… Anywho, apparently the Dangai, or bridge-dimension they are in doesn’t completely exist outside of time. Much like Toriyama’s Hyperbolic Time Chamber, this dimension just works much faster. So while they spend 2,000 hours in there training, only one hour passes in the other three dimensions.

However, the universe has bestowed two entities to prevent people from taking advantage of the Dangai: the Janitor, whom Aizen fucked up, and the current. The current, Isshin explains surges throughout the Dangai in sets, like the Janitor, and if one is caught by the current, you get stuck in the Dangai and eventually die. There is however, a very possible way to stop it. Soul Society allows dozens of shinigami to use a tool called the “World Boundary Stabilizer” which channels their rietsu into the walls of the Dangai stopping the current. Isshin just so happens to have one of those tools on him (wtf), and claims he is strong enough himself to hold the current for just  under 3 months. This should be plenty of time for Ichigo to battle his two inner demons, and learn the new Getsuga Tensho, and with it, access to an “abyss of power.” There are a couple things I’d like to point out from this. 1.) Isshin is strong as fuck. I am starting to think Ichigo’s enormous pool of rietsu comes from his dad. 2.) Isshin’s knowledge of, well everything lately is a little too impressive. He seems to be near Urahara’s level of intellect, making me wonder how and why soul society let him get away. 3.) If Isshin is going to use all of his rietsu up until they exit this  world, that means he plans on being drained for the fight against Aizen. Like I said before, he is placing all hope in Ichigo.

Back in the real Kurakara town, it seems that people with some spiritual presence are starting to wake up. Keigo and Tatsuki find each other, and are starting to gather their unconscious friends. The only question for them is if they can avoid the homicidal god for the hour before Ichigo arrives.

I think the most interesting panel of this chapter is also the most ambiguous. Gin and Aizen look onward at the the town. For the past couple chapters now their have been the first signs of a little tension between Aizen and Gin. Aizen seems like he has gotten to the point where he disregards all other beings as useless, and Gin might have finally fallen into the category of all other beings. But I think Gin is smart enough to predict something like that happening. The whole relationship is a mystery, and Tite utilizes our ignorance to create a very scary scene. In the mangastream translation, Aizen says, “Have you seen all you wanted,” while in the onemanga one he says, “This is goodbye,” followed by a small panel of blood. Both suggest Aizen has just killed Gin, but in the next page it is revealed the blood was Ichigo’s. I actually think Aizen and Gin are just going to split up for whatever they have planned, it is too soon for Gin to die.

Btw, what the hell happened to Unohana. We never even saw her arrive in the gate Ichigo arrived in to fake Kurakara Town. But even though she probably did, we didn’t see her after that. And shouldn’t she have healed some of the lesser injured ones by now, I mean she is supposed to be the most skilled healer in existence. And why wouldn’t she go with Ichigo and Isshin, it is cool that she is healing the Captains, but obviously the first priority is stopping Aizen, and possibly lending support to the guy going to fight him. The only thing that would make up for all this is if she was healing Yamamoto right now with her bankai. Also, wasn’t Matsumoto supposed to make an appearance a few chapters ago? Basically what I’m saying is, there is undoubtedly going to be a few people arriving at Kurakara Town a little later on after Ichigo.

Well, like I said, Ichigo wouldn’t have even  been able to learn the final Getsuga Tenshou, had it not been for Aizen’s hubris. In his aim to prove himself above all beings, he killed the protector of the Precipice world, which had the purpose of chasing out things that overstayed their welcome. With this Ichigo was provided with a place where time doesn’t run, so he can trein for 50 years, if he wants to, and still arrive in Karakura Town before Aizen and Gin. When you take into consideration the fact that Ichigo has the potential to stand up to Aizen, then a little training should do miracles for the boy.
It’s too bad that the tension between Aizen and Gin is growing. Aizen is at the point where he’s far surpassed reas onable power quantities, while Gin, even though he’s exceptionally strong, is till only Captain level, or slightly better. I was actually surprised to see that Gin is afraid of something, even if it is a destructive force like Aizen or the Koutotsu. Aizen gave him a really mean look twice in this chapter, which means Gin is now only one mean look away from death. That would be really troublesome as Gin is a far more interesting villain than Aizen.

Just look at Aizen – what kinda villain is he? He is super smart. He has a super shikai that is absolutely unstoppable. He has more reiatsu than any of the other captains. He has now obtained telekinesis on top of everything. I mean that’s just too fuckin’ much. Just as he says, he’s really on the edge of reason. That is what you would a “buttpenis”, not a real villain. For only a buttpenis is on the edge of reason, since you’d have to be really fuckin’ crazy to believe a buttpenis exists, or that Kubo isn’t hiding something from us.

I was thinking about how Ichigo and Isshin can have the same ability. At first I assumed they were father and son, but then I re-read the chapters with Ichigo fighting his inner hollow and something new came to me. It seems that Zangetsu just disappeared all of a sudden. The hollow said it himself – he just vanished at some point. And time-wise that was at the same time Isshin recovered his shinigami powers. This seems like a long shot, but there could be some link between these events. In any case, if Ichigo is about to learn the final Getsuga, then that means there are most probably 3 types – white, black and mysterious, of which he have so far seen the black and white ones. It also means that Ichigo actually had two techniques, not just one. The white Getsuga was only used in shikai mode, while the black one was only used in bankai mode. Then the third one must be like adding the power of another bankai in the mix.
But I think the most important thing this chapter was about Ichigo – how quickly he gave up after seeing Aizen wipe the floor with a bunch of amateurs, who didn’t even use bankai against someone, who is obviously stronger than them. And how quickly he forgot that Aizen was going to destroy Karakura Town. I mean that’s not the type of thing one would forget, right? It took a whole lecture from Isshin to knock some sense into this idiot.

IT’S ALL UP TO KEIGO NOW!!!! He’s the only one who can save Karakura town now! And lucky for him, Aizen and Gin don’t even suspect he exists. I’m sure his non-existant bankai can stop Gin and Aizen until Ichigo arrives….*sigh* Last week, I thought the Deicide had ended, yet it continues. I guess Kubo got tired of thinking up new names. Well, whatever, I don’t really care about that much, but I’m pretty certain about one thing – “Dark Side Of The Universe 4″ and “Black and White 4″ are just around the corner.

OMG! Aizen wants to eat Ichigo!!! I can’t believe it, he really is a faggot then! What an incredible story plot by Kubo! I had suspected as much ever since Aizen touched Ichigo’s man-boobs before their fight. In fact he seems to like Ichigo so much, he’s started imitating him!

No doubt about it, they’re definitely the same, and Ichigo didn’t need to embed a Hougyoku in himself to achieve this. Finally the plot thickens! The Deicide has come to a beautiful ending. The condom has broken, let all Hell flow out of it!

A bit more seriously now – it appears that all along Ichigo was a nothing but a meal, slowly and carefully prepared for Aizen. And he was thrown in the trash in the end. Aizen’s evolution is indeed quite marvelous, so there’s no need to consume a meal gone bad. Gin, as one of the judges, has deemed Ichigo unworthy of being his master’s dinner. That’s why he was telling Ichigo to run away. He really was of no use to anyone in this situation.
But let me summarize the rest of the chapter before we continue onward. Urahara, Yoruichi and Isshin were beaten to a pulp, Matsumoto didn’t manage to reach Gin in time, everyone else doesn’t concern us at this moment. Gin and Aizen head to Soul Society to destroy the real Karakura town and gain entrance to the King’s Palace and it’s up to the Kurosaki family to stop them.

Again, the most important information in this chapter concerns Ichigo and Aizen’s strength. Since we already know that Ichigo is going to defeat Aizen (it’s a Shounen manga, so the end is obvious) we just have to figure out how that’s going to happen. This is the face that Ichigo’s been making 50 times per chapter ever since he fought Ulquiorra. I think we already mentioned how Ichigo has become incredibly weak due to the fact that he’s neither a human, nor a hollow, nor a shinigami, nor a soldier, as Gin put it. The reality is simple – all he has to do is figure out how to maintain his super hollow form, which Aizen has now also achieved, and it’s all gonna be fine. But in order to do that he’s gotta know what that form really is. I think it only has to do with his confidence. If you look at Aizen’s all-discriminating smile, you’ll know that’s what really separates him from the rest. Bah, now got carried away and forgot what I was talking about. Whatever, I dun’ fell like writin’ anymore, so I’ll just finish next week.

A’ight, like in the previous 5 chapters we have Urahara, Isshin and Yoruichi failing to murder Aizen. This time they’ve decided on using a more elaborate scheme to force their opponent into a corner. A chained combo attack between the cat-girl and the humble shop keeper leaves an opening for Isshin to use a surprise attack. Kubo shows us a couple of Benihime’s abilities – it can fire out a binding net, which explodes once it’s target has been captured. Even from a huge-ass explosion and a direct hit from Yoruichi’s Shunko enhanced fist, Aizen is practically unharmed. We’ll see next week whether Isshin’s Getsuga Tenshou was useful or whether the Hougyoku will just fix Aizen like usual.

And here comes the important question – “Huh?”. Isn’t Ichigo the only one who can use Getsuga Tenshou? All zanpakuto are unique and have unique abilities, so how can Isshin use this? It must be because they’re father and son. Like said a few chapters ago, shinigami shouldn’t have children with humans, so Ichigo, being an exception, must have inherited more then just the ability to become a shinigami. I’m sure Kubo will clear this up in the next chapter. Or five years from now.

For me the best part of this chapter revolved around Gin and Ichigo. What a horrifying fellow that Ichimaru is. You can never tell what he’s thinking or what he’s going to do. Instead of killing Ichigo, he tells him to run. Now that’s weird. I see two possibilities here – one is that Gin, being such a cruel man, expects that Ichigo will run away, which would give him the opportunity to stab him in the back – thus Ichigo would meet his end as a coward, who died while running from battle. This would certainly please Gin’s sadistic desires. The other reason I see behind Gin’s actions is that he wants to get Ichigo far away from Aizen. Aizen has been experimenting with Ichigo as a test subject for some time now, so ultimately he wants something with the strawberry. It is possible that Gin doesn’t want Aizen to succeed in this experiment, for whatever the reason. I’m sure Matsumoto is going to have a major role in this.

And one last thing – let’s bring back the topic of Ichigo’s strength. Gin brought up that Ichigo was scarier back when he first went to Soul Society. Even though he’s gained so much – a bankai, hollowfication, the super mega overspammed Getsuga Tenshou (which will from now on be spammed from not one, but two characters, seriously, Kubo, think of something new), Ichigo has practically become weaker then when he fought Kenpachi. Everyone wondered how Kenpachi can beat Nnoitra and Byakuya and Kenpachi could fight Yammi, when Ichigo barely took out Grimmjaw, yet Ichigohad managed o beat both Kenpachi and Byakuya. Well, it’s simple- Kenpachi and Byakuya have always been strong, because they’ve always had the will of a soldier, unlike Ichigo, who only manages to get his resolve together for a couple of swings in an entire arc. I think what would be nice is if got a new technique, somethin’ to replace Getsuga Tenshou and that would turn hi spirits up.

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If you ask me Aizen looks like an alien or a condom. He could be used to prevent unwanted babies on many, many planets. Last week Yoruichi tried to puncture him, but the Houghyoku has safely maintained any leaks. Long story short – the same game that has been going on for the past 90 chapters is not about to end – one side overpowers the other, but is then overpowered itself. This time in a 3 vs. 1 fight it might finally end, as even Ichigo realizes that Aizen is going to kill everyone.
O.k. – let’s get a little sidetracked here. Duuudes, this is too predictable, seriously, this Deicide is getting on my nerves. Ever since Aizen absorbed the Hougyoku everything has become so obvious – that Isshin would show up, that Urahara and Yoruichi, and then probably Tessai and ven Ukitake would show up, etc. Seiously, Kubo and Kishimoto have both been getting on my nerves with their predictability this past month. I’ve actually enjoyed reading Hitman Reborn more than Bleach and Naruto combined. Than God for One Piece and Gantz, really. What is up with this, it’s like two of the best mangas in the world are currently in hiatus…

Anyway, at least there are some funny moments to keep me going – Yoruichi, Urahara and Isshin, a trio that was sure to produce, if nothing else, a good laugh. Urahara had tried to produce an anti-hollow armor for the kitty-cat, but unfortunately it hasn’t been very effective. The two blame each other for its failure, but they both know the true reason is Aizen’s new strength.

On a rooftop nearby Ichigo and Gin take some downtime to enjoy the festivities and have a little chat. Gin is kind enough to summarize the next 20 chapters in one sentence and I really appreciate that, it’s gonna save me a ton of work. Gin, who is just as good as Aizen at fucking other people’s brains, gives Ichigo a nice slap of reality. Ichigo’s “shaken heart” is once again returned to balance (that’s only happened 7 times in the last 100 chapters, read ‘em if you don’t believe me). And so the two resume their battle, Ichigo even uses his mask, as Gin demonstrates another frightening ability – a gatling gun. Real scary stuff right there, so fast it almost looks like one giant sword.
The fact that Gin’s a slacker shouldn’t surprise anyone, on the other hand, his commitment to Aizen seems very untypical. For a fox Gin is extremely loyal. This is where Matsumoto comes in – she is not only Gin’s best friend, but perhaps something much more. A confrontation between her and Gin would definitely shake the boy’s brain. I mean just imagine if you had to choose between the god-like power of Aizen’s alien suit and the god-like power of Matsumoto’s boobs. I would much prefer the latter, but whether Gin is gay for loyal to Aizen or not will be decided by Kubo Tite himself.

Oh, and one more thing – it seems Unohana was successful in reattaching Rankigu’s kidney so that should mean the fallen captains should be back on the battlefield anytime now. I hope Kubo at least leaves them injured until the next ark, we’ve had more than interferences in the past dozen chapters.

I found this chapter a bit disappointing seeing how Aizen seemed surprised again.. but ofcourse… Is totally unharmed and has taken another step in his personal evolution. Personally, I don’t think he is done just yet, seeing how his body is cracked towards the end of the chapter. His form reminds me alot of Tousen’s Neo-vizard hollowfication. His body is almost totally white except for his black eyes and the hougyoku with its four lines heading in each direction. Later on his blade fuses with his arm. So apart from blending with the stone his swords seems to merge with the hougyoku as well. So, that would make about three ‘wills’ in one being.

Anyway, Urahara already knew his kidou wouldn’t be enough and he seems rather unsurprised that Aizen is still unharmed and attack immediately with his sword alongside Ishin. Ishin is easily block by Aizen’s foot. But Urahara and Ishin have a little plan of their own as they capture Aizen with chains in a rather uncomfortable position. They pinned him so cat-woman can charge in from above in what could be her shikai. it would be about time we see hers in action. However she gets a bit over confident with Aizen and her left-boot(if you will) gets shattered. It seems Aizen, at-long-last, is actually pissed off about these guys playing around and ‘insulting’ his strength and throws out another threat at Urahara, Ishin and Yoruichi.

In the mean time, for a brief moment, I wonder how much work Unohana has done on the decimated Gotei 13 members. Otherwise this chapter wasnt all to interesting or surprising. The action was here. But the way Aizen keeps getting stronger each chapter would not be that bad, if it wasnt for the fact that it feels like he is basically copying whatever he did and said last time. That could be just me thou. Let me know what you all think.

P.S. It seems Yoruichi has started to feel uncomfortable with wearing pants again .