2014-05-07, 15:38 | Link #5461 |
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So he removes imagination from the world and Yachiru disappears. So Yachiru wasn't real? But then how did everybody else interact with her? The others obviously still remember who she is. Kens sword, that has her own shikai? The heck. Kubo, EEHHH?!
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2014-05-07, 20:19 | Link #5466 | |
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lololol. Yeah I'm horrible.
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2014-05-07, 20:48 | Link #5467 |
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I'm intrigued about Yachiru's disappearance. Should be interesting to see what's become of her, especially since she appears to be sans clothing...
Not gonna lie, I heaved a pretty big sigh by the time I reached the end of this chapter. More fan service. More cannon fodder. I like well-endowed female characters as well as the next guy, but what I want right now is some damn resolution, not more fillers to not care about.
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2014-05-07, 20:55 | Link #5468 |
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I think I'll give this one more chapter.
I mean, shouldn't Ichigo be there by now? I get that Kubo wanted a chance for Rukia, Renji and Kenny to shine and we've got Byakuya's powerup yet but this is ridiculous. Yachiru got a chance to do something awesome and now she's missing/possibily dead
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2014-05-08, 00:01 | Link #5470 | ||
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He had it right with the SS arc - three big bads - Tousen, Gin & Aizen. Done. And they were each distinctive in their own right enough that they and their stories held their own when parsed off from the rest. I'd say even the vizards and the arrancar get a pass because at least they were distinct and had defined histories that contributed to the plot. Everything since then has just felt like pages torn from Kubo's fanboy sketchbook to extend a deadline. The more villains you have, the less you care about them. Even if they introduced a back story for this new clan it would read as filler because we all know they've been slotted in as foils to whatever shinigami will fight them and will be summarily killed off by said shinigami when the agreed upon number of weeks has passed.
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2014-05-08, 16:31 | Link #5471 | |
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2014-05-08, 17:47 | Link #5472 |
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Gremmy said, "The only thing I could not imagine was only your body was capable of containing that vast amount of power", which I think is refers to Yachiru as his zanpakuto spirit. The no name flashback seemed to reinforce it further, and it has been this popular fan theory for years, so Kubo probably rolled with it. Yachiru will still probably be able to talk to him as his sword anyway and manifest whenever.
Given this next fight is a 4 on 1, potentially more with that zombie ability, this might be where Kubo fits in the Fullbringers or Sado/Orihime/Grimmjow. Grimmjow and Kenpachi teamup would be cool. Kenpachi might not fight at all. |
2014-05-08, 19:34 | Link #5473 | |
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2014-05-09, 00:48 | Link #5474 | |
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As a reader it's still frustrating because this isn't the first time he's introduced a too-large ensemble cast of villains. Imagine the impact this arc would have if he'd kept the rest of his villain count to a minimum in previous arcs. Instead this new invasion feels more like the status quo than anything truly shocking.
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2014-05-09, 00:52 | Link #5475 | |
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Grey area villains are great but they still need to have a purpose in the larger framework of the story and I doubt any of these do or will as that seems to have been the trend in the last arcs. (I mean, hell, I'm still waiting to see if Grimmjaw and my beloved Nel ever make a comeback. )
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