The Bleach Fan Club

[-Lapras-]

Kenpachi actually just borrowed Aizen's sword and is showing the illusion that

Spoiler:

he's been beaten

[Pokestick, good times.]

That along with loli Aizen is now canon.
Also he has a spaceship.

EDIT: Come on guys, chapter's out. Speculation time.

Spoiler:

what is Yamamoto's bankai?
I like to think he's gonna completely obliterate everything Barrigan-style.

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Spoiler:

"There's one thing you've miscalculated... you aren't the only ones to get fired up by your boss' battle!"
I just really love that quote so much. Because in a war, it's never simply "good versus evil", and that line makes everything seem a lot... grey vs grey. A lot of these soldiers probably look up to Juha Bach in a similar way that they look up to Yamamoto; which I think is really really nice.

Yamamoto has a thing for burning up three people in one go, no?

Juha Bach has a sword? Perhaps a zanpakutou?

OH MAN BANKAI THIS WILL BE GOOD. I think he maybe might try and just burn everything before he can steal it? Or perhaps he's banking on the thought that his reiatsu is so massive and his flames so powerful that trying to steal it would be too difficult/impossible? Maybe his bankai is like Ichigo's stoic phase where he "converted reiatsu into pure strength" or something.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Spoiler:

He's probably not so stupid that he'd let them take his bankai like it's nothing.
A possiblity is that Bach simply won't be able to contain it and fire-explodes all over.

Though I seriously doubt he'll die now. I mean, so much for the epic final arc.

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

Spoiler:

He's probably not so stupid that he'd let them take his bankai like it's nothing.
A possiblity is that Bach simply won't be able to contain it and fire-explodes all over.

Though I seriously doubt he'll die now. I mean, so much for the epic final arc.

Spoiler:

I like how you said probably :p Butyeah, that's why I was brainstorming a couple of ideas of what he could do.
Perhaps he's playing with Juha Bach's arrogance? Then again, there's a fine line between arrogance and stupidity, and if JB doesn't even attempt to seal it, I'll be annoyed.

And yeah, I can easily see this dragging on a few dozen pages.

[Truality]

Spoiler:

Yamamoto's bankai? Barbeque and roast beef.

I want to see more flashbacks, by the way.

[AshleyKetchum]

I'd like to join. Keiri Just began rewatching the series for the first time since they saved Rukia. enjoying the current arc on Toonami.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Welcome :D
Just remember to stay out of the spoiler tags if you value your viewing experience.

[Zameric]

Hello and welcome to the Bleach fan club, AshleyKetchum.
Your avatar fills me with d'aww and nostalgia.

Manga 506

Spoiler:

A pretty bad-ass chapter, this was.

Although, it feels like Kubo just pulled another moment like Kensei vs. Wonderweiss from back in the FKT war...
Stern Ritter "U" was last seen about to fight with Rose, but now he randomly shows up to attack Yamamoto.
What the hell happened to his fight with Rose, and what happened to Rose?! D:
It just feels like Kubo is moving too fast with this arc.

But then at the end of the chapter, Yamamoto goes bankai and I'm just like...

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

Spoiler:

He's probably not so stupid that he'd let them take his bankai like it's nothing.
A possiblity is that Bach simply won't be able to contain it and fire-explodes all over.

Spoiler:

I'd love to see that happen. XD

Originally Posted by I like Pokemon (...)

Spoiler:

Yamamoto has a thing for burning up three people in one go, no?

Spoiler:

I instantly thought of what he did to the Tres Beastia back in the war for FKT. :p

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

EDIT: Come on guys, chapter's out. Speculation time.

Spoiler:

what is Yamamoto's bankai?
I like to think he's gonna completely obliterate everything Barrigan-style.

Spoiler:

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Originally Posted by Truality

Spoiler:

Yamamoto's bankai? Barbeque and roast beef.

Yum.

Originally Posted by AshleyKetchum

I'd like to join. Keiri Just began rewatching the series for the first time since they saved Rukia. enjoying the current arc on Toonami.

Welcome to the Bleach Fan Club! I am the Captain of the 12th Squad, I like Pokemon (...) though I also go by ILP/Ilpy/Ilpeh/Ilpizzy/Aielpy/Aaroniero/Anternero/Ant/Whatever other nickname I can add to the list.
I believe we've met before~
But yeah, as Pokestick says, be very careful of opening spoilers - we talk about the latest manga chapters every week.

EDIT: MANGA!

Spoiler:

I really have to say, I like the font choice that Mangastream uses for the really heavy dialogues; I imagine Yamamoto's really gruff heavy voice and it just really adds to Kubo's more... menacing drawings of the characters.

I also like how everyone across the seireitei is feeling his power. Though I wonder how Hitsugaya himself knows this exactly? I figure they would have told him, but he hasn't actually experienced it himself.

Cutting a rock and... splitting open the ground. Bloody hell.

"Anything it touches is eradicated to nothing". ****ing awesome

I like how his sword was just cleanly cut in half. Very nice.

I want to see how Juha Bach responds to this...

[Zameric]

Originally Posted by I like Pokemon (...)

EDIT: MANGA!

Spoiler:

I really have to say, I like the font choice that Mangastream uses for the really heavy dialogues; I imagine Yamamoto's really gruff heavy voice and it just really adds to Kubo's more... menacing drawings of the characters.

Spoiler:

Yeah, that is a really nice little touch they put on it.
It really helps you to feel the emotions more.

Manga 507

Spoiler:

Here's my basic reaction to Yamamoto's bankai.

It's neat to see how the Head Captain's bankai is effecting the environment.
But I have a feeling this effect will be shown in greater detail later.

"But no zanpakuto exists where tha shikai and bankai hold different powers..."
Pfft, yeah right. There are quite a few zanpakuto like that. *rolls eyes*

I don't quite understand the "west" ability of Yamamoto's bankai, Zanji-tsugoki.
Is it like a cloak of flames that he uses as armor?
And why could anyone else see it initially?

[-Lapras-]

I could post my thoughts on the chapter but I'd rather post this.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Spoiler:

Okay, so the very reason shinigami fight the quincy in the first place is that they eradicate things without a trace.

Old guy's bankai... LET'S ERADICATE THINGS WITHOUT A TRACE! Also insanely hot super flame armor and you're killing the entire dimension you're fighting in.

It's superbly powerful though. It's what we would expect, definitely.

[AshleyKetchum]

Can someone clear something up for me? Ichigo's dad is he a

Spoiler:

soul reaper?

I stopped watching for a bit after they saved Rukia and just got back into it so I missed some stuff but was playing one of the games and I swear they said something about his dad being one or at least I think it was his dad's name

[I like Pokemon (...)]

Originally Posted by Zameric

Manga 507

Spoiler:

I don't quite understand the "west" ability of Yamamoto's bankai, Zanji-tsugoki.
Is it like a cloak of flames that he uses as armor?
And why could anyone else see it initially?

Spoiler:

The way I saw it, both East and West were initiated upon activation. East was concentrating his flames on the edge of his sword (and I think when he said "East" it was physically revealed?), and West is when his body is engulfed in flames (and when he said "West", we could see it).

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

Spoiler:

Okay, so the very reason shinigami fight the quincy in the first place is that they eradicate things without a trace.

Old guy's bankai... LET'S ERADICATE THINGS WITHOUT A TRACE! Also insanely hot super flame armor and you're killing the entire dimension you're fighting in.

Spoiler:

lol
Though, if you're stating that seriously, it's more that Quincies eradicate hollows in particular. Yamamoto has his normal zanpakutou, shikai, and kidou that could still purify hollows, and he rarely uses bankai.

Originally Posted by AshleyKetchum

Can someone clear something up for me? Ichigo's dad is he a

Spoiler:

soul reaper?

I stopped watching for a bit after they saved Rukia and just got back into it so I missed some stuff but was playing one of the games and I swear they said something about his dad being one or at least I think it was his dad's name

Not going to spoiler, since it's all been aired on US television - but yes he is. (That's actually Kon in the corner, not Ichigo). From what we learn from that scene, he was a former Captain (which we know from the remnants of his Haori) though we don't know what squad.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Spoiler:

So not only does yamamoto's sword destroy everything it touches, a flame cloak of a massive 15 000 000 °C that makes him intouchable and with a huuuuuge constant AoE damage over time, but he can ALSO summon an army of, according to the ability's name, 10 000 000 000 000 undead of the people he have killed himself. And he still has an ability left.

This is feeling a liiitle bit OP. It feels like Kubo will be killing him off very soon. Or, well, I hope he will, or there won't be much of a plot left. :P

Would've been great if he had used this against Aizen though.

[-Lapras-]

I was just thinking this could have been useful 400 chapters ago.

Oh well, it's Kubo.

If you want writing go pirates.

[AshleyKetchum]

Thought it may be useful for Bleach fans to know if they own a PS3 they will be airing the series plus the movies on a 24/7 anime channel called Neon anime only for PS3 users. (I know most watch anime online but if anyone is like me and hate doing that just thought they would like to know.)

[Pokestick, good times.]

If I ever felt like giving a SONY money for an, in many cases, sub-par gaming experience, that would be pretty cool to watch.

EDIT: Anyway, how many chapters until Yamamoto

Spoiler:

dies and Ichigo comes back to see Soul Society in despair?

[Zameric]

Manga 508

Spoiler:

This awesome fight is almost distracting me from the problems with this arc so far. ;p

I almost feel sorry for Juhabach...
Head-Captain Helios deflects any attack Juhabach throws at him.

Ooh~ a new Quincy spell!
I don't think he used a Ginto.
Juhabach called it a kirchenlied; manga says it means "holy hymn", Google says "church song".
It's not on the Bleach wiki yet.
I really hope we get to see some more kirchenlied spells.
I hate how fast Kubo is going with the pace of this arc. :/

Another new technique, this time for Yamamoto's bankai,; Zanka no tachi, South.
And this one summons burnt skeleton soldiers!
So now Yamamoto has necromancer powers. xD
Can't wait to see them in action.

I wonder which is stronger, Yamamoto's skeleton soldiers or Starrk's Soul Wolves...

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

Spoiler:

So not only does yamamoto's sword destroy everything it touches, a flame cloak of a massive 15 000 000 °C that makes him intouchable and with a huuuuuge constant AoE damage over time, but he can ALSO summon an army of, according to the ability's name, 10 000 000 000 000 undead of the people he have killed himself. And he still has an ability left.

Would've been great if he had used this against Aizen though.

Spoiler:

I'm waiting until the Bleach wiki finishes translating the full name of his South technique, just for confirmation.

I know right? Why the hell didn't Yamamoto use even one of his bankai techniques against Aizen?
Is it because Aizen was a former Captain Soul Reaper?
Aizen seems like just as much of a threat, if not more, than Juhabach.
It's really leaving me disappointed in Kubo...

Originally Posted by AshleyKetchum

Thought it may be useful for Bleach fans to know if they own a PS3 they will be airing the series plus the movies on a 24/7 anime channel called Neon anime only for PS3 users. (I know most watch anime online but if anyone is like me and hate doing that just thought they would like to know.)

Wait, you can watch TV through the PS3? o.0

Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times.

Anyway, how many chapters until Yamamoto

Spoiler:

dies and Ichigo comes back to see Soul Society in despair?

Spoiler:

Please no....If Kubo somehow kills off Yamamoto now, other than as a result of using his bankai (and only after killing Juhabach), I'm going to be even more pissed off.

[-Lapras-]

We all know that loads of people will die but Unohana Retsu's Bankai will bring everyone back.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Maybe Unohana is actually the bad guy and she'll be raising the dead ones so she can rule them with an iron fist?

[-Lapras-]

Ichigo is actually the antagonist.

[Pokestick, good times.]

Turns out Soul Society are actually plotting to take over the world and the Quincy are trying to stop them.

[-Lapras-]

As long as we get a Senna end I don't care.