Bleach of the week[Spoilers allowed]

[Tenzo]

I have no problem with a final GT. In fact, it's about ****ing time Ichigo learned something new, even if it's just GTv2.0

That's not the main problem. Aizen is.

Edit: Oh maaan... Bleach is so lame atm. :|
(compared to Naruto anyway).

 

[Rocky]

It's not the main problem, but it's one of the MANY problems. Partway through this weeks chapter now. We'll see how it goes.

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Wow, that really was a complete remake of the hyperbolic time chamber.

 

[Painkiller]

It's not the main problem, but it's one of the MANY problems. Partway through this weeks chapter now. We'll see how it goes.

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Wow, that really was a complete remake of the hyperbolic time chamber.

I just have to agree on that one.
Also, I think that this "Final getsuga tenshou" won't be that bad.
Feels like Zangetsu is going to fight alongside with Ichigo o.o

 

[Tenzo]

Wow, that really was a complete remake of the hyperbolic time chamber.

Yeah. Different numbers, same concept.

I just have to agree on that one.
Also, I think that this "Final getsuga tenshou" won't be that bad.
Feels like Zangetsu is going to fight alongside with Ichigo o.o

No. Zangetsu will fight Ichigo again and he will be more powerful than ever. Or at least that's what they say.

 

[Rocky]

Was it Zangetsu?

There was one panel that had half a head, but the eyes looked like Ichigo's hollow (I think the fan name for him was Shirosaki, which was a play on the fact he was a white version of Kurosaki, kuro meaning black and shiro meaning white). Filler aside, we haven't seen the Old man Zangetsu for ages now, I remember reading somewhere that may or may not have been true, that Zangetsu (old man) was losing control to the hollow and the hollow would eventually control Ichigo's inner world, there's a panel way back in the soul society arc that showed that Shirosaki and Zangetsu were part of the same being.

Anyway, point is - what exactly is going on in Ichigo's inner world? Can Ichigo make Zangetsu be the dominant power inside his soul, thereby taming the hollow and/or unleashing some new level of badassery (Ultimate GT) or will something else happen. Either way, this looks to be the first character development for Ichigo in probably several years now.

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Still pissed off at the whole hyperbolic time chamber remake.

 

[Prozac]

To be fair here guys. This happens a lot in mangas, ripping off that is. And even though it's rather lame, I don't really mind that much.
I'm still looking forward to next weeks chapter.

 

[Tenzo]

I'm still waiting for Tite Kubo to do something about his manga, save it someway. It's a shame because, imo, it had potential.

 

[Baaja]

I find this very amusing, that everybody was bashing Naruto when the manga title should have been Sasuke for a long time in part two. But I have to agree, Bleach, atm...is terribad. And I am also wondering if Ichiho will meet Zangetsu or Shirosaki. If he meets Shirosaki and he goes wild, I can just see him gain more Hollow powers, and not a new GT. However if it were Oji-san Zangetsu then I find it more proper to learn the final GT. But I have a question, is the final GT the same that maybe Isshin has..since he seems so familiar with the technique.

 

[kam!]

I think what Isshin was getting at in the last chapter, is that Ichigo's fubarness of inner hollow was caused by him gaining powers faster than he should have. Usually obtaining shikai/bankai and mastering them takes millennia and it also takes the skill to communicate with your zanpaktou.

He however got all his current power in a split second compared to other shinigami, and he also forced it out most of the time (mostly because he was semi dead). This is indicated by Ichigo saying that he never talked to his sword while calm.

So I think that mastering that whole being one with your Zanpaktou bring backs the real Zangetsu. Afterall the hollow Ichigo was summoned by Zangetsu for training purposes (when he fought Zaraki and his Zanpaktou broke). So Ichigo constantly trying to force more power out of his sword unbalanced his inner world.

While using that spectral world to buy time is a rather lame concept, it is still better than Ichigo magically pulling a new power out of his ass while he loses like he did in 90% of the engagements before.

Also I think it's intriguing that Isshin and Ichigo seem to have the same Zanpaktou (the whole Getsuga Tenshou business). Also Ichigo learning the "true" GT could mean that his bankai is incomplete as well afterall (something that Byakura hinted at during their fight).

I don't think Bleach is as **** as people make it to be atm. Aizen's powerup is somewhat ridiculous (growing from puppeteering enemy to OMGZLOLWTFINUKEU), but IMO compared to Sasuke's lol I become emo and superstrong it's nothing. I mean seriously, that guy went from being ****y (well he was good) to lol I can beat Orochimaru and Danzou and other people in no time. Also mastering all MS abilities right after unlocking it (which I think is an even more BS powerup)

 

[Baaja]

Oh how I like your thoughts on this kam..I think you are spot on about Ichigos incomplete but yet powerful powers. Even since the beginning he wasn't the control type but always forced his Shinigami powers, and now I'm refering to even before he knew Zangetsu's name he had this massive broadsword instead of a katana. Then when he finally learned his Zanpakutous name he was always in his Shikai and had no way of unreleasing it.

PS. Don't get me started on the emokid Sasgay...

Had to edit this, I think Ichigo is like a modern Zaraki. With proper Shinigami training and understanding he would be more powerful than what he is now. Even in his "controlled" bankai form, Ichigo is still at his core a brute. It's always back to basics with these mangas. With proper basic training they increase their strenghts tenfold....strange!

 

[Rocky]

*SPOILERS*

Ichigo visits his inner world and meets Zangetsu

"Old man Zangetsu, teach me to be stronger!"

"Well now Ichigo, I have the ultimate technique to make you stronger."

"What is it? Tell me!"

"Hold your sword in two hands!"

"..."

/endmanga.

Seriously though, I think Kami is onto something with those predictions, Ichigo has grown at a crazy accelerated rate which is a likely cause for his inner world being as ****ed up as it is. There is one thing though, that Shirosaki said that one day the inner world would be his and Zangetsu agreed, meaning that they both knew that Ichigo's hollow would eventually take over, maybe this was a reference to the fact the way Ichigo was gaining power would lead to this situation. Either way, I'd love to see Zangetsu come back and allow Ichigo to evolve a bit as a Shinigami rather than as that twisted hollow form.

All in all, as disappointing as Bleach is right now, it's good to see that despite it all, the series can throw a curve ball and spark some interesting theories and speculation on where the series is going.

 

[Tenzo]

All in all, as disappointing as Bleach is right now, it's good to see that despite it all, the series can throw a curve ball and spark some interesting theories and speculation on where the series is going.

yeah...i guess.

 

[Rocky]

New chapter was...odd?

Bankai version of a zanpakutou is a different being to the shikai version was a curve ball I don't think anybody was expecting and the fact he's rebellious is just weird.

At least we learned that Isshin's sword isn't completely identical to Ichigo's, it just appears that a shinigami's offspring has a zanpakutou that has similar properties to the parent.

 

[Painkiller]

Well.. It's kind of strange then.
I remember zangetsu holding tensa zangetsu.. lolz.
And Tensa zangetsu has something he wants to protect? WTF?

 

[Tenzo]

Things are pretty vague about Isshin's and Ichigo's zanpakutou atm. We need more info.

 

[Painkiller]

A lot happened in this chapter I Njoyed it. It appears as if Ichigo needs to fight the hollow and beat him. I think that's what's been ruining the inner world. It feels like it'll be awesome now Seems like Bleach became just a BIT better.

 

[Tenzo]

Just a bit.
Any thoughts about the mysterious person that appeared?

 

[Rocky]

Just finished the chapter, have no idea right now who the mystery guy is. Everybody of significance thus far has pretty much appeared (and lost pretty badly). The only remotely capable person who hasn't made an appearance is Uryuu's father, he would be in Karakura town and has high enough reiatsu to not be unconscious. I'm not sure how much he'll be able to do however.

Otherwise was an interesting character, a bit similar to how Naruto had to "defeat" his evil personality thing, I did call that Shirosaki would appear inside Ichigo though, I deserve credits for that

 

[Painkiller]

Just finished the chapter, have no idea right now who the mystery guy is. Everybody of significance thus far has pretty much appeared (and lost pretty badly). The only remotely capable person who hasn't made an appearance is Uryuu's father, he would be in Karakura town and has high enough reiatsu to not be unconscious. I'm not sure how much he'll be able to do however.

Otherwise was an interesting character, a bit similar to how Naruto had to "defeat" his evil personality thing, I did call that Shirosaki would appear inside Ichigo though, I deserve credits for that

Indeed you do.
Seems Shirosaki is slowly becoming MUCH stronger. I doubt Ichigo will give him a hug, though...

 

[Tenzo]

Well, yeah. That was pretty obvious since Ichigo had the Hollow lvl2 power-up and Zangetsu had nothing. That's why his inner world looks like that now and Zangetsu looks different/younger.