[MANGA] Bleach Weekly Chapter 500+ Discussion

[Kafriel]

Does no one use KIDO anymore???

Who needs kido when you got bankai...oh wait.

So, one probably dead general, Aizen's comeback hinted at and Ichigo is the world's only hope. Sounds familiar. He will probably be sooo strong that nobody can steal his OPness.

[Slayerx]

Y'know what this also means... Kenpachi got beaten badly, offscreen, by a mook. Now THAT'S insulting

Originally Posted by Kanon

It doesn't matter anyway. Yamamoto's hypothesis was apparently wrong. The reason they couldn't steal his bankai wasn't that they didn't know its full potential, but that it was too powerful for a regular Sternritter to handle. Only Juha Bach could steal it.

Yup, turns out Yamaji was as stupid as i thought he was when releasing his bankai. He knew that the enemy could steal bankai, but he released it anyway based on a theory he had no way of testing... If it turned out he was wrong (which he was), it would get stolen and the enemy would acquire a powerful weapon. Stupidest. move. ever. Apparently all that age and experience doesn't amount to much. The smart thing for him to have done, would have been to take the device from the first mook he killed and make sure it got to the hands of either Mayuri or Urahara so that they could figure out how it works and prepare a counter for it.

[vansonbee]

So here what I'm thinking the author was planning out in the last few arcs. After Aizen total defeat by Ichigo, the author ran out of idea's to prolong his career. "Time to make uses of Sado, we're headed toward "Fullbringer" arc. This arc was hated on by many fans and had contributed nothing to the protagonist development (lol). The arc ended aruptly to quickly, the author scatter far & wide and decided to make uses of Ishida heritage. Farther more butchering every character he has and their origin.

I'm calling it now! Ishida will be fighting Ichigo, but will be stomped by him and Ishida learned of his error and supports Ichigo w/ friendship power to fight Aizen once more!

Juhabach gets 1-shot after releasing Aizen (or betray).

[Black-Cat-Sama]

okay, maybe I'm having an epic mind fart here, someone help me out...

so there were two brothers, who both possessed imitation abilities. So that explains how one was killed by kenpachi but there was still another one around to fight yamamoto. now, the translation i read said that both of them could imitate aspects of the enemy but NOT their appearances, so...how did this twin look like Bach?

I'm puzzled right now and maybe i havent been paying much attention the last few weeks lol.

As for the actual chapter, we gotta admit, the 'boss' being taken down so easily would have been silly. And Yamamoto recognizing his opponent as Bach when he wasn't would have confused a lot of stuff. I'm not so happy with the explanation, but hey, we get a bad guy that actually does stuff and guess what, good guys dying. Gotta see how this plays out.

[Richocet]

Look how that turned out. There were twins...seriously this is just the reason to have yamaji defeated so that zero squad comes to beat them and aizen then trolls all and ichigo saves the day

[Eragon]

I......I.......*sigh* fuck it! This isn't even worth ranting about anymore. The only thing that stopped me from trying to facepalm myself to death was the hope that Aizen will return.

But really apart from seeing the remaining Bankai's I have lost all interest in Bleach now.

[itachi-san314]

Originally Posted by Black-Cat-Sama

okay, maybe I'm having an epic mind fart here, someone help me out...

so there were two brothers, who both possessed imitation abilities. So that explains how one was killed by kenpachi but there was still another one around to fight yamamoto. now, the translation i read said that both of them could imitate aspects of the enemy but NOT their appearances, so...how did this twin look like Bach?

I'm puzzled right now and maybe i havent been paying much attention the last few weeks lol.

yea it makes no sense. shitritter Y clearly changed his appearance in the exact same chapter that it is stated he can't do that sort of thing... assuming the translation is correct it's total nonsense

[King Lycan]

So now Ichigo's gonna come and save the day huh

[The Small One]

I really expect Yamamoto to pull out the badge next chapter and use his VCs bankai. This would be so nice to have the "Let my Bankai be of use to you" come true.
I wonder why Yuha Bach didn't kill Aizen, after he refused to join them.

[MihawkXGP]

Originally Posted by itachi-san314

yea it makes no sense. shitritter Y clearly changed his appearance in the exact same chapter that it is stated he can't do that sort of thing... assuming the translation is correct it's total nonsense

The translation was wrong. A new better translation has come out and that 1 makes it clear that they could both copy apperances, and of course that was already a given because the previous page had already stated it kinda.

I really expect Yamamoto to pull out the badge next chapter and use his VCs bankai. This would be so nice to have the "Let my Bankai be of use to you" come true.
I wonder why Yuha Bach didn't kill Aizen, after he refused to join them.

Aizen is immortal. He cannot die. Also, there was no point in killing him.

[Freya]

What...in the world...can't say I'm surprised at all. Wasn't really an illusion but I was close enough.

[Black-Cat-Sama]

So Bach can bring back zombie shinigami to do his bidding since he killed some instead of the same zombies Yamamoto brought back? Cool.

I heard someone mention that it's not an assupull (the twins), where did we get a hint that there were two of the 'yourself' abilities?

So what happens now? Soul Society finally crumbles (after we get to see Kyoraku, Unohana(maybe later) and Ukitake's bankais) and then zero squad shows up?

I'm still really waiting for the part that Kubo said was coming, about Ichigo's mother's death having an explanation behind it. This is something that I believed didn't need to be addressed, it was a solid part of what made Bleach awesome in the beginning and a legit point for Ichigo to feel regret and guilt, but if there's really some 'other reason' behind it, I feel it might be ruined. Especially since Grand Fisher is already dead, so it's not like they're going to be fighting again...

[MihawkXGP]

Originally Posted by Black-Cat-Sama

So Bach can bring back zombie shinigami to do his bidding since he killed some instead of the same zombies Yamamoto brought back? Cool.

I heard someone mention that it's not an assupull (the twins), where did we get a hint that there were two of the 'yourself' abilities?

So what happens now? Soul Society finally crumbles (after we get to see Kyoraku, Unohana(maybe later) and Ukitake's bankais) and then zero squad shows up?

I'm still really waiting for the part that Kubo said was coming, about Ichigo's mother's death having an explanation behind it. This is something that I believed didn't need to be addressed, it was a solid part of what made Bleach awesome in the beginning and a legit point for Ichigo to feel regret and guilt, but if there's really some 'other reason' behind it, I feel it might be ruined. Especially since Grand Fisher is already dead, so it's not like they're going to be fighting again...

Kubo said the situation would become so bad, that the Royal Guard would have to intervene. This could well be the trigger for them. As long as the old man was around - there was never a need to worry, SS was in safe hands.

[haegar]

Aizen about this weeks chapter: "just as feared"

[solidguy]

kubo seriously has a death wish

[sayde]

The highlight of this chapter (for me) was definitely the mention of Aizen. I can see why he wouldn't join up with Juha Bach. Though I am curious as to why Juha Bach would seek out an alliance with him. But now I'm left wondering if Juha Bach still did the honor of releasing him from captivity? Or if Aizen chose to remain in captivity, I wonder what his motivation for doing so would be?

So many questions based off something so brief and simple. Aside from that, I already knew Yamamoto was going to be defeated, just like I know the Royal Guard's coming soon. Its just a matter of whether or not they arrive in time to save the old man. So it was hard to feel trolled when the outcome to this battle was hinted at months ago.

I guess I'll have to be one of few people who enjoyed this weeks chapter. This is one of those rare moments when it pays to be an Aizen fan. Also, this weeks chapter made something very clear. Bankai's can apparently only be stolen if the stealer has enough power to contain the bankai they're attempting to take. Guess that means absolutely no one is going to be taking Ichigo's bankai any time soon.

[The Small One]

Originally Posted by MihawkXGP

Aizen is immortal. He cannot die. Also, there was no point in killing him.

Just because no one tried, it doesn't mean he can't be killed.

And of course there is a point: If he isn't with you, he may still become a potential threat in the future. Didn't they say they want to get rid of all Shinigami?

[Azure King]

So i guess we will be hearing "Just as planned" soon?

[kitten320]

Originally Posted by MihawkXGP

OMG. Thats all i can say.
If old man has fallen, that is it. Soul Society is doomed. As long as he was alive, they always had hope. Now the ultimate bankai has been stolen - what can be done?

Wrong, Getsuga Tenshou is the most ultimate bankai

[sayde]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Just because no one tried, it doesn't mean he can't be killed.

Central 46 confirmed his "immortal" status during his sentencing. Besides, with all that he's done, I'm sure central 46 would've sentenced him to death if they could. He can't die until someone figures out a way to destroy the indestructible hougyoku that his soul merged with.