Bleach

[Alarial]

It's really beginning to look like Masaki was killed by Ichigo.

Are you saying that because it seems like Masaki was pretty damned powerful and wouldn't have ever fallen to something as easy as the Grand Fisher?

[Souj]

No. He's saying that Aizen's Bankai allows him to actually shatter reality as we know it and in the future, Aizen breaks out of his confinement and when Ichigo finally completely loses himself to his inner hollow he becomes the hollow that is attacking Isshin in the current flashback. Aizen uses his Bankai to distort reality and sends Uber Hollow Ichigo back into the past and Ichigo taints his own mother with his own hollowiness that she will then pass on to Ichigo.

[Odin'sLaw]

No. He's saying that Aizen's Bankai allows him to actually shatter reality as we know it and in the future, Aizen breaks out of his confinement and when Ichigo finally completely loses himself to his inner hollow he becomes the hollow that is attacking Isshin in the current flashback. Aizen uses his Bankai to distort reality and sends Uber Hollow Ichigo back into the past and Ichigo taints his own mother with his own hollowiness that she will then pass on to Ichigo.

nothing says written well like a terminator plot!

[Souj]

also Ishida becomes The Crow somehow...

[Insanecyclone]

Speaking of him where the fuck is he during all this?

[Abandon]

not born yet; he and ichigo are the same age.

[BWYuko]

Speaking of him where the fuck is he during all this?

If you meant Ryuken, I assume he'll show up, clad in reishi armor, just in time to see Isshin save Masaki.

[Serra]

Save her from what? Last panel looks like she's headshoting the hollow.

[Deadgye]

If the hollow ends up being Kaien i am going to laugh so fucking hard. Also masaki is best female character in the series now.

This would be so amazingly hilarious. They never actually show what happened to his body after he's stabbed by Rukia. And the hollow did say it merged with him after all.

Also, those espada peoples are white on the outside because they're 'hollows turned shinigami' while things like the hollow we see now and Ichigo's viking form are black on the outside (and white on the inside) because they're 'shinigamis turned hollow'.

[Tymon]

Spoiler: show

Kubo pls

[BWYuko]

Great eye, Tymon.

Save her from what? Last panel looks like she's headshoting the hollow.

Aizen and company. Kaname was about to cut her to bits; but, they could very easily retreat having gathered the data on White. They definitely aren't seeking a fight, this was field research. Isshin might have to intervene if they decide to make a move, forcing his bankai. I agree he's in much worse shape, but if he does take drastic measures it makes little sense that he lived to tell about it. Maybe that's when Ryuken has his dynamic entry. We'll have to see. Kubo has been such a rascal this year.

[Serif]

Was going back to look at previous chapters to see if a hunch I had was right but it came back as nothing.

Noticed this though: http://www.mangahere.com/manga/bleach/v53/c528/19.html

Funny how when we were so focused on her being revealed as a Quincy not a lot of people noticed the blood on her shoulder, exactly where the Hollow bit. Nothing major but cool to see he actually knows somewhat of what he is doing.

[Sho]

If you meant Ryuken, I assume he'll show up, clad in reishi armor, just in time to see Isshin save Masaki.

Late, but does not even happen, brah. Instead, this happens:




Check the shoulder.

[Outlaw]

Aizen and company. Kaname was about to cut her to bits; but, they could very easily retreat having gathered the data on White. They definitely aren't seeking a fight, this was field research. Isshin might have to intervene if they decide to make a move, forcing his bankai. I agree he's in much worse shape, but if he does take drastic measures it makes little sense that he lived to tell about it. Maybe that's when Ryuken has his dynamic entry. We'll have to see. Kubo has been such a rascal this year.

I hope he does fight. Ryuken. I have always wanted to see how powerful he is.

[BWYuko]

Oh yeah, Sho, I completely forgot about that. That was recent too; how embarrassing. He's that beat-up already just from White; stands to reason he won't be fighting team Aizen, and that Ryuken won't have to shoot anyone. Sorry Outlaw. :C

[Deadgye]

I wonder if the reason Uryuu is so weak compared to Masaki and Ryuken is because he's not a pureblood.

[Serif]

I wonder if the reason Uryuu is so weak compared to Masaki and Ryuken is because he's not a pureblood.

We still don't know if he is. His mothers identity hasn't been revealed right?

[kuronosan]

We still don't know if he is. His mothers identity hasn't been revealed right?

It's pretty obvious that it's Katagiri. Don't forget in Japanese shonen manga half-breeds have always been shown to have higher potential than their pure-blooded parents (see DBZ, Inuyasha, etc). Ryuuken never said Ishida was weak. He said that Ishida had no talent.

Also - just because the beginning of the flashback saw Masaki tending to Isshin doesn't mean it won't continue from there and we won't see Ryuuken get involved in some way.

[Sho]

Oh yeah, Sho, I completely forgot about that. That was recent too; how embarrassing. He's that beat-up already just from White; stands to reason he won't be fighting team Aizen, and that Ryuken won't have to shoot anyone. Sorry Outlaw. :C

It's all good. I'm actually excited to see what happens, even if it's a flashback, lol.

[Xno Kappa]

It's all good. I'm actually excited to see what happens, even if it's a flashback, lol.

Same. It's the flashback I've been waiting on ever since Isshin revealed himself a shinigami.