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volume 25 cover folks
That's a badass cover. I was hoping that one of the Vaizards would be on the cover instead and Hollow Ichigo would be saved for later, but whatever.
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volume 25 cover folks
That's a badass cover. I was hoping that one of the Vaizards would be on the cover instead and Hollow Ichigo would be saved for later, but whatever.
Hitsugaya is by far the blandest Ice based character I've ever read about
I thought I was the only one!!! Good to know. Renji also has his redeeming values, but I do not see anything about hitsugaya as cool or appealing. (OMG TEH WHITE HAIR)
Just caught up to current manga chapters, and woah, these are gonna look awesome in anime format (some day)
Just caught up to current manga chapters, and woah, these are gonna look awesome in anime format (some day)
Some day shouldn't be too far off. There is only one Bounto left in the filler after all.
But yeah, the fights will be a lot more interesting animated.
Oh well that is hopeful news; I haven't watched Bleach since the fillers started, even tho I've heard they are decent.
Oh well that is hopeful news; I haven't watched Bleach since the fillers started, even tho I've heard they are decent.
They are decent. But yeah, there is just one Bounto left, and 4 of the Bounto died in the last 5 episodes.
@Cap'n:
THANK YOU. Sorry guys, but I think Renji and Hitsugaya are some of the blandest of the recurring cast. I might be able to see Renji's appeal, but god, Hitsugaya is SO BORING. He doesn't go beyond "huhuh I'm a kid but I'm smarter than stoopid grownups!" thing at all.
Thank god that Ikkaku is know one of the "recurring" characters. I can only hope for Kenpachi to follow soon..
Dude, Ikkaku's bankai is one of the biggest things I'm looking forward to when the anime gets back on track.
And I am proud to call myself a raging Renji fangirl. Hitsugaya is cute, but it's all Renji for me. I do agree though that Renji hasn't been doing much as of late, especially when you compare to the development he was going through in the Renji vs. Ichigo fight. What I'm hoping for right now is that Kubo is saving him up for something BIG. If you look carefully in the chapters he's appeared in post-SS there have been little hints that something is developing. For example: Just what is it he wants to ask Urahara about so much? From what we can tell it has to do with Rukia. I'm waiting for all of that to come to light. In the meantime I can just enjoy how hot he is.
Thank God the fight's over.
This new ex-espada dude may look cool…but what a waste of time that fight was.
Now we still have to suffer Ishida's.
Chad's might be cool, but I'm hoping these fights end quickly so we can move on with the story.
I'm a bit saddened that there isn't more Shunsui or Ukitake. Shunsui is my favorite character, and his Bankai looks fairly badass.
I'm a bit saddened that there isn't more Shunsui or Ukitake. Shunsui is my favorite character, and his Bankai looks fairly badass.
Shunsui? Ban Kai? Did I miss something?
Shunsui? Ban Kai? Did I miss something?
Nope, you're right. The duel swords are his shikai, we haven't seen his bankai.
But anyway, I'd assume Shunsui and Ukitake will have some part in the story, since Kubo insisted on hinting at their fighting abilities in SS.
My assumptions for Bleach:
Ichigo gets his ass handed to him by an espada sometime soon.
Insert rescue squad, made up of 1 captain, a powerful one, who defeats said espada. My guess it will be Byakuya.
Rescue Squad takes the group back to SS.
Ichigo runs away during the night to go back to the Vizard.
Vizard train Ichigo.
Vizard infiltrate Hueco Mundo, 9 Vizard vs 9 Espada. Kubo will show ALL the fights, and they will last 2-3 chapters.
Ichigo will face Espada #1, I think its the lazy looking one next to Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra being #1 would be too cliche.
Urahara shows up. Urahara=Evil. Aizen was being controlled by Urahara. Full Hollow Mask Ichigo gets his ass handed to him.
End of arc.
The Next arc would probably be the Soul Society King arc, followed by The Underworld arc, which is where I think Urahara conspires with. Urahara is really shady…
Wait… What exactly is the Winter War, and how is it integrated into the story 0_o
I could be wrong, but I think the Winter War is when Aizen is ready to use the Hogyouku (sp.. lol) and start unleashing the Vastrolordes
Yeah, Aizen apparently want to overthrow the King of Soul Society, and this will happen in winter. It's all explained in chapter 223.
How many more episodes left you think until its back to the original storyline? I bet Rukia is going to stay behind in Soul Society for sure, since she was there in the manga, right? But I say Kariya might be dead in 3 episodes.
@Jedi:
How many more episodes left you think until its back to the original storyline? I bet Rukia is going to stay behind in Soul Society for sure, since she was there in the manga, right? But I say Kariya might be dead in 3 episodes.
I think the last filler is about 106-108.
Nope, you're right. The duel swords are his shikai, we haven't seen his bankai.
But anyway, I'd assume Shunsui and Ukitake will have some part in the story, since Kubo insisted on hinting at their fighting abilities in SS.
They've hinted at it in the more recent Bleach game trailers I've seen, but it may just be something they made up for the games only.
The games are all based on the manga though If I recall reading that correctly
the abilities that the games gave they're swords (Wind and Lightning) make sense with both the series and the look of the actual swords since theres already someone in SS with Fire and Ice, it makes sense that 2 students / semi-rivals would have those.
wow, this chapter was awesome. Dordonie ended up being a pretty awesome character. I loved how finally a villain jumps up and calls the hero a dumbfuck for healing him.
Yeah, this chapter alone gave purpose of their whole fight, and now I have more hope that HM will be an overall decent-great arc.
This fight was sweet, Dordonie was a cool guy.
As for this arc being decent-great, I still think its too early to judge. There could be plenty of plot twists, making it the best arc ever, or maybe Ichigo suddenly dies and the manga ends next week. BTW Gin is actually a triple agent, soul society just needed someone by Aizen. Gin is so cool :(
This fight was sweet, Dordonie was a cool guy.
As for this arc being decent-great, I still think its too early to judge. There could be plenty of plot twists, making it the best arc ever, or maybe Ichigo suddenly dies and the manga ends next week. BTW Gin is actually a triple agent, soul society just needed someone by Aizen. Gin is so cool :(
It is too early to judge, but until this chapter, the arc looked like it was going down the crapper.
Eh, even though it's another SAVE THE PRINCESS arc, I've thought this arc has been pretty good, if only for the Great Desert Bros.
I just realized something kind of annoying; I'm pretty sure this is like the 4th or 5th time that someone has told Ichigo that he needs to be ruthless and to not hold back, and to not be so gentle or self-righteous. How many times must we go through this lesson?!
Ichigo will never learn, he's a cliché shounen character, he'll rebel to anything. XP
did you guys notice that the guy who Chad is fighting looks like Bobobo.
woah I noticed that too XD
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Omg Espada in colour~!
is that whitebeard on the right down a bit…..0.o
Hey wait a second, "don't breathe the bush"?
…Is that Ishida's dad in the second image? Probably not...
And Ishida fights with a fairy? Oh boy, be prepared for 3 straight chapters of full-on gay.
This is a rare chapter as Aizen actually makes an appearance.
Scene starts with Aizen who is listening to an announcement from a soldier-looking hollow.
Aizen asks the soldier who ordered the "extermination/funeral squad" to go out.
The soldier freaks out.
???: It was me, Aizen-sama.
Aizen: …Ah, it's you Zaelapola.
*Zaelopola = espada with glasses
Zaelopola sort of apologizes to Aizen and gives him his reason for sending them.
Aizen: Please try and make your reports to me a little more accurate, Zaelopola. Will the sample of the intruder's reiatsu that you recovered from Doldoni prove useful? (**OOOH, busted!)
Zaelopola: ....Yes. (*At this point kinda freaking out)
Aizen: Well then, that's all that matters then.
*Gin and Aizen then have a little conversation
*Scene changes to Ishida vs. Chiruchi (a female arrancar)
*Ishida is knocked off the top of one of the pillars by a whip-like weapon.
*The arrancar insults Ishida's clothing so Ishida gets pissed off. (*in the picture, he says that he doesn't want to hear about bad fashion sense from someone like her who also dresses weird)
*The incredibly indelicate Ishida even launches an attack on the arrancar while she's talking. (*one of the pictures shows the scene where she calls him indelicate because he attacks when she's making her speech)
*Ishida continuing to try and defend himself from the onslaught of the whip
*Seems to notice something while staring at the arrancar.
*And that's all for this week.
Quick Translation from pocketmofo.
just what is needed /sarcasm
Interesting how the Vaizards and Espada each have one guy with pink hair.
Is it me or one of the espada look like Shinji?
None of them look like Shinji to me. The closest one is Noitora(on the bottom right), but we've seen him in full and he's nothing like Shinji.
Espada colorspread YAY!
I always support more female Arrancar. This one looks like fun, as she's a fairy with a whip!
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=25392
Movie previews from the new episode of Bleach.
That female Arrancar looked pretty cool until I saw her full design, but I might get over it
Anyone else thinks Bleach is much better when Ichigo's not around?!
@Advent`:
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=25392
Movie previews from the new episode of Bleach.
wow, thx man, that movie looks really cool.
Im the only who thinks that bleach in the real world was better than the hueco mundo and shinigamis world saga?:ninja:
Derek Prince has the hottest voice <3
For some reason the chick in the movie preview reminds me of the girl from Tenchi in Tokyo. I think her name was Sakura.
For some reason the chick in the movie preview reminds me of the girl from Tenchi in Tokyo. I think her name was Sakura.
I can see the resemblance…but wow I'm disappointed how little I care about Bleach nowadays. From what I can tell from this movie: Ichigo meets new shinigami girl, bad guys kidnap girl, try to do something that draws too many similarities to Rukia/Soul Society and then the ENORMOUS cast fights to get her back.
Really seems as though they've run out of interesting ideas with this series. All they can do is plug in even more possibly cool characters until the series collapses in upon itself like a neutron star.
Well, here's the plot for the movie according to ANN:
In Karakura Town, there has been a sudden outbreak of unidentifiable spirits called "blanks" (vacant souls) while in the skies of Soul Society, the real world has been reflected. A mysterious female shinigami called Senna has appeared before Ichigo and at the same time a man named Ganryu is leading a group called the "Dark Ones".
Now if you ask me, there's more to this Senna girl than meets the eye, but that's just me. I'll wait to watch the movie before passing judgement on it though.
I can see the resemblance…but wow I'm disappointed how little I care about Bleach nowadays. From what I can tell from this movie: Ichigo meets new shinigami girl, bad guys kidnap girl, try to do something that draws too many similarities to Rukia/Soul Society and then the ENORMOUS cast fights to get her back.
Really seems as though they've run out of interesting ideas with this series. All they can do is plug in even more possibly cool characters until the series collapses in upon itself like a neutron star.
Kubo originally never thought Bleach would get past the Soul Society arc and sense he's helping write the fillers for the anime and helped write the movie it's understandable that there is some copypasta in there.
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"Emergency News Starting 2007 Spring
New Series "Arrancar Arc" begins!!
After the "Bount Arc" is completed, the ever popoular "Arrancar Arc" now featured in Shounen Weekly Jump will start broadcasting! Grimmjow, Ulquiora, and even Hirako and Hiyori will appear!?"
Well…this sucks. Whatever you think about post-SS Bleach, there is still stuff I've wanted to see animated for a while now. What annoys is the fact that it looks like they are going to delay the arrancar arc because the Naruto fillers also end in the spring.
Still though, I doubt when they say the espada they include the stuff before like Isshin =) (hopefully…)
The Bounto arc is almost over. It should be either at the end of January or the beginning of February that it gets back to the main story. Depends on if the show takes a week or 2 off.
I really wonder what they'll do to cover what's between Kariya's death and start of Arrancar…