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I think they're going to stretch this further than twelve episodes.

Because this is pretty much the perfect place for them to add fillers. Sorry, but I really can't view them in any other light xD;

Really now, not only could they make up interaction and events before the arc itself starts, but they could very well add more "character development" with the Xcution members (I can definitely see Orihime and Riruka in an episode), similar to the mini fillers with Hitsugaya and the others in Arrancar arc. I think arcs like Turn back the pendulum and Deicide were a little too serious for them to add fillers in, but bear in mind they spammed filler right after.

So with that in mind, plus them stretching out battles like they usually do, I think we're looking at at least seventeen episodes.

But I might be really, really wrong :P

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Yeah, probably. Especially since Kubo is really going to try and pick up the pace (to bring up Bleach from its slump), and the animators might want to drag it out so Kubo can start the "proper" arc. Then again, they might also want to go through it quickly, because they know how badly it was recieved. The former is more likely, though.

I'd laugh if it comes out to 14-15 episodes; exactly between us.

Has a new manga chapter really not come out in 2 weeks? Or have the scanlators I've been reading from just been busy with other stuff?

Manga hasn't come out. The scanlators are always on time with big manga, like One Piece, Naruto and Bleach. Last week was Obon.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

I was more pissed about missing out on my weekly dose of Penguinz but yeah, bad timing to bring *spoiler* and *Spoilers spoiler spoilers* back considering there's no chapter next week to follow up smoothly.

Anyway, this weeks filler episode was brought to you by the letter S for

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[Pokestick good times.]

FINE THEN, FUDGE THE ANIME. AND MY THOUGHTS ON IT.
CHAAAAAAPTEEEERRRR

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Bleach humour. Yay :D

NEW DESIGNS. ALL OF THEM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE LOGIC IS IN THIS, BUT THEY ALL HAVE NEW DESIGNS :D:D:D:D:D:D

Now imagining Ichigo screaming "ZETSUBOU SHITA!".

And you know what? I'm not even going to start ranting about the logic of the other ones giving Ichigo reiatsu and him being immensily strong and all that jazz. Kubo can just have it the way he wants.

Ginjo yells that Ichigo's attack ins't enough to damage him.
Did he forget that Urahara, Isshin, Rukia, Ikkaku, Byakuya and all the others are present? That doesn't seem like something you'd overlook.

Also, looked up fullbring.

--> "Fullbringers each have a parent who was attacked by a Hollow before they were born"
--> Ichigo's father is an experienced Shinigami.

Well played, Kubo. Well played.

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

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This chapter was AWESOME!

I like the splash page. Seeing Rukia in colour again is always nice.

Ah, that kick. Kubo's gone back to his usual writing style again. But I'm glad. That "YOU WERE CRYING LIKE A SISSY!!!!" line really kind of hit it home, though.

Aha, don't interrupt Rukia XD

I think Renji looks the same.
Byakuya has a different style Haori (his got destroyed, right?) and his hair is slightly different (that hairpiece isn't there) and he doesn't have the scarf.
Hitsugaya grew an inch! Oh, no, wait, he's standing on a ledge... His hair is more similar to when he was a kid, I think.
Kenpachi no longer has those massive spikes XD.
Ikkaku... Just looks a bit more muscular. But his right arm looks kind of weird.
Looks like Ikkaku and Renji didn't become captains, then :/

Okay, so we have 3 captains and 3 lieutenants (Ikkaku is definitely Lieutenant-level) giving Ichigo some of his reiatsu. Surely his body must have some kind of explosion with all the reiatsu suddenly going into him.

Kubo loves the word "despair". Ulquiorra used it all the time "Look, Kurosaki. This is true despair." and Rukia used it 3 times here...

What is it with Ichigo gaining new powers, and always suddenly becoming a badass? A few seconds ago he was crying, and now he's like "...are you an idiot?"

Alright, it looks like Ginjou will die from that. But will Tsukishima also be hit and killed? I guess it depends on whether Kubo wants to give him any lines. Also - if Ginjou and Tsukishima die - this will be the first time that Ichigo has killed someone, right? Hollows don't count because technically they're "purified" (and I think all the ones that he's done are brainless). And of the Arrancars, Dordoni was killed by an Exequias, Grimmjow was chopped down by Nnoitra, Ulquiorra faded into ash, and... those are the only ones that he fought. I think.

Butyeah. It looks like now that the fighting has started, either Kubo will go with the "kill Ginjou and Tsukishima quickly and move on", or "give them a proper ending" (the later of which could drag on for a few more chapters). From there... Probably some humour with Kenpachi wanting to slash down Ichigo to test out his new powers. But then, I don't know.

And obviously, the 3 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, and 2 ex-captains won't join in on the fight at all.



Also, Pokestick, the logic is that now he has a TON of reiatsu (with everyone chipping in a bit), so he's back to where he was, or even better.

And Ginjou explained that a Fullbring was "Half Hollow-Half Human" in the same way that Ichigo was "Half Shinigami-Half Human" (which is why Ichigo can take their powers - and vice versa, it seems). Rasen and I discussed the "a parents being attacked", and scientifically, it makes more sense for the mother to be attacked, because then her eggs would have reiatsu in them, which could be passed down (as opposed to the father, who would get new sperm every whenever. And we know they do, because some people are born in Soul Society - mostly nobles, I think). How Ichigo got Fullbring powers... I don't even.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

Oh me and my questioning and oh you and your explaining.

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So I'm guessing there's still at least a couple of chapters till we get to see SS again.

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Oh me and my questioning and oh you and your explaining.

Is that a bad thing?
It's why I'm here. To explain ****. Keep the questions coming, I love 'em 8D

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So I'm guessing there's still at least a couple of chapters till we get to see SS again.

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Almost definitely. We first have to finish off Ginjou and Tsukishima, and explain everything behind them (how do they know about Ichigo and Isshin and Urahara? Why do they want to kill him so much?) - as well as maybe a bit more explanation on Isshin and Urahara in general. We also need to find out about the rest of XCution - we don't know if they were against Ichigo right from the beginning, or not.

And then, it depends on how Kubo wants to shift the focus. He can stay on Ichigo (and do... what?) or go to Soul Society (and again, do... what?)

 

[Weeaboo Name]

The latest chapter screamed "I need higher ratings"

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The scene with all of the captains/vice captains, I could literally hear the fangirls screaming when Hitsugaya and Byakuya turned up on the same page.

That wasn't Gesuga *****, that was just air....*Flashback to Ichigo's trolling of Aizen when he was in his FGT stage one. And the new GT looks like it'd cut you in half, noice.

Anyway, i'm guessing...

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Ginjou gets defeated here but Tschi slips away and begins scheming for the next arc.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

Is that a bad thing?
It's why I'm here. To explain ****. Keep the questions coming, I love 'em 8D

And that's awesome :D

The latest chapter screamed "I need higher ratings"

Making Bleach original again didn't work out for him, eh?

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The scene with all of the captains/vice captains, I could literally hear the fangirls screaming when Hitsugaya and Byakuya turned up on the same page.

I actually don't understand why people love Hitsugaya SO DAMN MUCH. The hidden secrets of fangirlism, I guess.

Anyway, i'm guessing...

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Ginjou gets defeated here but Tschi slips away and begins scheming for the next arc.

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Wait... don't tell me... him... and... SS.

And now those who are stationed in the living world will have to fight the Tsukishima'd Soul Society shinigami.

THAT WOULD BE A *****.

...Rather that than bounts, though.

 

[smile!]

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"I will use this power to protect my friends" Typical Ichigo, as always. >.>

Glad to see the comic relief with Rukia and Ichigo XD
And Urahara knew about Tsukishima. I wonder how.

"He can change your past, but not your future." Awesome quote :3

A sword Urahara prepared for Ichigo... Meaning it's not Isshin's after all.

OH MY GOD. New appearances! Hitsugaya looks cooler. No pun intended ILPy is right, he looks like his younger version. And Byakuya has a new haori? Though I was kinda expecting Renji to be wearing a haori as well.

Though I wonder, did they do this with Soul Society's permission? I mean, it being against the law and all. Though yeah, since how they might consider Ichigo as Soul Society's savior and all.

Aaaaaand, payback time. Yay.

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(how do they know about Ichigo and Isshin and Urahara? Why do they want to kill him so much?)

I only want to know that. The motive. e.e

Anyway, i'm guessing...

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Ginjou gets defeated here but Tschi slips away and begins scheming for the next arc.

Ahhh no. I hope this doesn't extend into a whole long arc. >.>

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I had hoped this would be kinda like a filler, idk. But yeah, because now that the shinigami are back, fullbring seems... lame. XD We still need to see a lot of explanation with the shinigami wouldn't mind seeing a few more bankai and I think, if Kubo really wants to continue with this Fullbring arc, he'll have to bring in a whole bunch more of Fullbringers because the current XCution members trying to fight against the whole Soul Society would be very, very absurd. Unless what Pokestick mentioned below happens. XD

And now those who are stationed in the living world will have to fight the Tsukishima'd Soul Society shinigami.[/spoiler]THAT WOULD BE A *****.

XD

Anyway, I thought this was going to happen? XD

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Anyway, yay for revamped Soul Society that we're about to see!

...In SOUL SOCIETY ARC II. Meet the new captains, as they fight the intruder Ichigo, trying to save Rukia from execution because she transferred her powers illegally to Ichigo AGAIN. 8D

 

[Livewire]

AWWWWWWW YEAAHHHH

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These chapters had begun to bore me a bit before today. So, so epic.

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The redesigns are pretty awesome, but I sort of expected some new captain vacancies to be filled by some of the lieutenants present, but we have yet to see the new and improved Gotei 13. Also, maybe we'll find out if there were any Vizard survivors.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

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The redesigns are pretty awesome, but I sort of expected some new captain vacancies to be filled by some of the lieutenants present, but we have yet to see the new and improved Gotei 13. Also, maybe we'll find out if there were any Vizard survivors.

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The empty captain slots will obviously be filled by completely new characters. Because Kubo needs new characters for his epic ratings to come!

And I can kind of see how Renji and Ikkaku are still lieutenants, since they want to stick with their captain and blah blah blah pride and idek. Renji and his bankai are probably still considered inexperienced too (and I guess the same goes for Ikkaku), and apparently not everyone can be "child geniuses" like Hitsugaya.

From experience, saying the new Gotei 13 would be improved in any way (politically) would be naive (I know you didn't mean politically, but xD). Because no matter how much the current system proves itself to be bad, it's kept. Through basically the same methods tyrants use. I have power, and I use it to keep the power to myself.

 

[MeltyShard378]

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Oh yeah. So what happens if Tsukishima runs off and everyone else is still in "tsukishima-is-our-friend" mode?

 

[-Jared-]

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Oh yeah. So what happens if Tsukishima runs off and everyone else is still in "tsukishima-is-our-friend" mode?

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I was wondering that as well. I dunno what'll happen, but even if they still are under the effects, it could also turn out that since they would know of all the shinigami who just came to Ichigo's aide, and they trust them, so they may realize that they have been tricked. But that is all up in the air for now...

 

[Pokestick good times.]

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One guess would be that everyone just turns back to normal under Kubo magic, since this plotdevice isn't needed any more. Time for the next arc!

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

The latest chapter screamed "I need higher ratings"

Aha, yeah. At least he's speeding up into the good stuff.

Anyway, i'm guessing...

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Ginjou gets defeated here but Tschi slips away and begins scheming for the next arc.

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I hope not. While I think maybe the Fullbring concept can be revisited later, doing it through Tsukishima's return probably wouldn't come out right.

And that's awesome :DMaking Bleach original again didn't work out for him, eh?I actually don't understand why people love Hitsugaya SO DAMN MUCH. The hidden secrets of fangirlism, I guess.

He's a bishie shota (a bishota?). That's pretty much all there is to it, I guess.

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The redesigns are pretty awesome, but I sort of expected some new captain vacancies to be filled by some of the lieutenants present, but we have yet to see the new and improved Gotei 13. Also, maybe we'll find out if there were any Vizard survivors.

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As did I, but it looks like Pokestick will probably be right - new captains. Or - and this is a very big or - some Vaizards fill in the seats, under the rule that they aren't allowed to use their Hollow powers. Very, very unlikely though.

As for Vaizard survivors, no good guy died. At all. Even Hiyori and Hinamori survived. Gin might still be alive, too.

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Oh yeah. So what happens if Tsukishima runs off and everyone else is still in "tsukishima-is-our-friend" mode?

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I'm sure Urahara has an answer to that.

But this is part of the reason why I don't want Tsukishima to run off - but if he does, and Urahara doesn't have an answer, Pikapal's idea is the most likely.

 

[minchan]

Fangirls love Shiro-chan because he's Shiro-chan. That's simply all there is to it. XD
(says a fangirl)

LOL

Anyway.

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I dunno if Tsukishima and Ginjou will be killed in the next few chapters. I was under the impression they'd get away, and Ichigo and friends go to the SS and think of a plan... But hey, Kubo's tricked me before, and I think he might just do it again. XD He's pretty good at that, if you ask me. I kinda wanna see all the other SS characters again. Wonder how Momo's doing. I hope she's okay. I also want to see... Well, everyone of some kind of importance. Except Omaeda. I could go the rest of Bleach without ever seeing him again, and I'd be happy. XD Ooohhh I'm mean. LOL

Oh BTW... Tomorrow (August 20) I move into the dorms for college. So I'll be a lot less active, sadly. I'll drop by every now and then, but life comes first. I figure I should let you guys know. I'll try not to disappear for too long, and drop in somewhat often though.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

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...wait. Gin, alive? I might have missed a thing or two in my Bleach history, but I think it seemed pretty obvious that he died. Rangiku looked preeetty depressed after the battles had ended :V

That doesn't change the fact that I'd love it if he was alive, but yeah :/

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

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...wait. Gin, alive? I might have missed a thing or two in my Bleach history, but I think it seemed pretty obvious that he died. Rangiku looked preeetty depressed after the battles had ended :V

That doesn't change the fact that I'd love it if he was alive, but yeah :/

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This is the only page we have of Rangiku and Gin
She talks about how all the other times he disappeared, he never left anything, and how it's a good thing that he didn't, because then she would be stuck in the same spot.

To me, it sounds rather vague and ambiguous. She's reminiscing about the past, but you could apply it now, too (that he has disappeared, and didn't leave anything). In that case, "disappearing" can either mean metaphorically (he died), or literally he went somewhere without a trace.

Also, in his previous appearance, he says he can "hit the trail". Again, this can mean "go somewhere", or "die". Even if it means the latter, it doesn't necessarily means he did die. People sometimes think they'll die, but end up getting healed/treated/whatever.

I think Kubo could get away with bringing him back, but at the same time, can call him dead. Depends on if he wants to do anything (like Grimmjow, Nel, sort-of Ulquiorra...).

Bleach.Wikia says nothing on his status of alive/deceased.

 

[Pokestick good times.]

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Oh ok. I guess that's just a translation team doing their thing, so we'd really have to check the Japanese version to study what he said, but when you put it like that, it really does seem like he could be returning.

If he does, I guess we've all just been Kubo-trolled :P

And while I really don't believe Grimmjow or Ulqiorra will return (Nelliel is a possibiliy, though), I guess the fans would want it enough for Kubo to eventually consider it xD

It sucks how the Central 46 isn't exactly on the forgiving side, or even on the admitting they were wrong-side. Because Having Urahara and the Vaizards back as captains would really be sweet :P

 

[I like Pokemon (...)]

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Oh ok. I guess that's just a translation team doing their thing, so we'd really have to check the Japanese version to study what he said, but when you put it like that, it really does seem like he could be returning.

If he does, I guess we've all just been Kubo-trolled :P

And while I really don't believe Grimmjow or Ulqiorra will return (Nelliel is a possibiliy, though), I guess the fans would want it enough for Kubo to eventually consider it xD

It sucks how the Central 46 isn't exactly on the forgiving side, or even on the admitting they were wrong-side. Because Having Urahara and the Vaizards back as captains would really be sweet :P

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Even then, though, part of the reason why we have so many different possible translations (which reminds me - I haven't checked any other groups' translations for that line), language is unfortunately never 1-to-1 exact. So even if we looked at the Japanese, we might have a slightly better understanding, but we'd probably still be in the same problem.

And the wonders of wording sentences >D

Yeah. Then again, Hiyori probably wouldn't join. Unless she's being Tsundere.