The Underscore's Bleach review, 463: Extreme Divider

[The Underscore]

463 Extreme Divider

Days off are the best . I finally get to write my review sooner and find the time to reread some chapters afterwards . So, on to this week's review! Thanks to Binktopia and Mangastream for their Scanlation!

Bleach chapter 462, Why Me Sad, rated by 22 voters, gets an average score of:

8.0

Great

We're getting ready for some Xcution vs. Soul Society! Are you guys excited? Well?!... Here's the results of the poll

Two voters don't care about these fights. There's no specific reason for this either .

Three voters feel these fights are just a waste of time and space as this is just a stepping stone for Ichigo to get to the new arc after this one.

Twelve voters think this should be entertaining enough, though it will only be a showcase of Ichigo's renewed powers.

But 15 voters can feel the excitement in the air. After 17 months, everyone should have some new tricks up their sleeves to show off. Let's hope this will be true

Rise of the Mechanized

I'd be embarrassed too if my ultimate power gave me bunny-ears

The chapter starts with the reintroduction of the Xcution power-ups. Giriko can't help but feel ecstatic about the power welling up inside of him as he narrates the awesomeness of Ichigo's Fullbring. With Giriko reaching nirvana, Yukio looks like a kid who gets his Christmas present early. Jackie, on the other hand looks a bit skeptical about the new power, while Riruka tries to resist it. Moments later, the renewed Xcution comes to life.

Giriko now has the pocket watch theme wrapped all around him. With presumably 12 smaller clocks hovering around him. Personally, I'm not too impressed with his renewed look.

Yukio seems to have gotten some PFP-accessories on him. Rather straightforward and easy for kids to mimic. Guess Kubo's looking out for the little guys so they can cosplay a bit . Nonetheless, not really impressed.

Riruka, who seems to be disgusted by the thought of having received Ichigo's powers, now looks like an armored bunny. Guess that's part of the 'Dollhouse' Fullbring deal. Still, it's odd that her Fullbring activated even though she didn't have her dollhouse on her. Perhaps this is the 'Love Gun' activating involuntarily? Still, it's odd to see Riruka transforming when she showed no signs of wanting to. Whatever the case, plenty of fanboys could enjoy this look of Riruka's... same as Rukia when she sees the bunny ears (as pointed out by MAX_COLA_POWER in last week's replies). Still, last week it only looked like the flaps on Riruka's hat were blown away by the force. But now she has armor on her arms, a chest plate, and... bunny-ears.
Jackie really hasn't changed much, appearance wise. Well, there's one thing that really changed... the bazooka on her shoulder . Not much to say about her Fullbring besides that.

Giriko then continues his ranting about the awesomeness of the power as he feels young again and whatnot. Yukio puts Giriko in his place by telling him he sounds like an old geezer when he says that. On that note, Giriko's really annoying right now. I preferred him when he was the quiet type... But with the five original Xcution members powered up right now, this leaves us with two spares.

Best Friend Ever

Tsukishima's right, you shouldn't leave friends out... or breaking them mentally

Tsukishima arrives at the scene and asks Kuugo whether he's going to share Ichigo's power with Shishigawara. Oddly, he doesn't care for the powers for himself. What's stranger -if you were to ask me- is Kuugo's reaction to Tsukishima's question. Kuugo tells Tsukishima that Shishigawara's powers would mean trouble for them if they were powered up. Not only that, he tells Tsukishima to kill Shishigawara once this is over.

Last week, Kuugo looked and acted like he would be bothered by Chad and Orihime breaking down mentally. But now, he coldheartedly tells Tsukishima to off poor Sushi-breath. Tsukishima doesn't really look all too bothered by this command, only saying he felt that Shishigawara's ability was interesting. The fact that Shishigawara's Fullbring manipulates luck and probability still makes me think that it works two ways. Perhaps Kuugo's scared that Shishigawara's enhanced power would affect his own luck as well. Guess time will tell. Speaking of time that tells things, Giriko just doesn't know when to stop.

Giriko now turns to Ichigo and tells him that he'll show Ichigo the true nature of Ichigo's Fullbring. While Giriko's more than confident, Ichigo really doesn't care at all . It's funny to see how comfortable Ichigo feels now that he has his trusted Shinigami powers back. Ten minutes ago, Ichigo would probably go into another panic attack. Right now, not so much. Ikkaku points out how cocky Giriko's being right now as he implies that he'll take care of things. Ikkaku wanting to fight, who'd have guessed?

Ichigo then tells Ikkaku to stand back as he'll handle it. It's Ichigo's responsibility considering how it's his powers that have increased the opponents' abilities. Making two new enemies in the 11th squad, Ichigo gets down. Both literally and figuratively.

Next

Kenpachi would almost be proud of you, Ichigo.

Ichigo lands in front of Giriko who can't believe that Ichigo would face all of Xcution on his own. No sooner does he (finally) stop talking, or Ichigo slashes through all of the Xcution members at once. With all of them falling down, Ichigo says he held back so the Xcution members should be able to survive.

All of a sudden, a voice fills the area telling Ichigo he's being too cocky. Yukio tells Ichigo that he hasn't hit a single one of Xcution, but that they all evaded the attack. Ichigo then notices what's going on, recognizing 'Invaders must Die's effect. Yukio shows off his 'Digital Radial Invaders', which allows Yukio to bring the game outside of his PFP, rather than needing to bring people in. I suppose this is why he was so excited as he can finally be part of the game as well. The one weakness 'Invaders must die' had was that Yukio couldn't enter into the game. If he did, he'd let go of his PFP, thus not be able to use it. Lucky for him, Ichigo's Fullbring changed all that.

Yukio reveals that Ichigo's Fullbring had the ability to "wear one's powers and expel them". In Ichigo's case, this was the ability to wear Reiatsu and to expel it (in the form of a Getsuga Tenshou). In Yukio's case, he can now channel 'Invaders must Die' into the outside world.

Bleach, the arcade fighter

The character I'd choose right now would be...

Yukio is suddenly stabbed from behind, by none other than Ikkaku. To think Ikkaku would so mercilessly kill a brat like that. But Ikkaku tells Ichigo he can't hold back like he just did. As the one who started everything, Ichigo has the responsibility to finish things properly. No sooner does he say this, or Yukio counters again by making use of Ikkaku's moment of carelessness. Lucky for him, Hitsugaya prevents the attack from connecting. After telling Ikkaku to keep his guard up, Hitsugaya is faced with Yukio. Yukio asks Hitsugaya whether he wants bonus points for what he just did, but Hitsugaya doesn't care much for video-games.

Shishigawara then decides to join the fray as he tries hitting Ikkaku from behind. But Ikkaku easily manages to evade the attack by using his Houzukimaru. Xcution then surrounds the rest of the Shinigami and Yukio decides that everyone's spread around nicely. He then decides to put everyone in their respective "chat-rooms". The match-ups I can make up based from what we see here are:

The luck breakers: Ikkaku vs. Shishigawara
The snow blowers: Hitsugaya vs. Yukio
The furry friends: Renji vs. Jackie
The bunny-lovers: Rukia vs. Riruka(?)
The culturally inclined: Byakuya vs. Tsukishima
The patch brothers (a.k.a. the match that was decided before it started): Kenpachi vs. Giriko
The substitutes: Ichigo vs. Kuugo

Kenpachi wants to trade places with Byakuya as he feels that Tsukishima's stronger than Giriko. The part I find amusing here is the fact that Kenpachi actually expects Byakuya to want to trade places. In a way, Kenpachi and Byakuya really are like best friends, aren't they? They both hold pride in what they are, yet they help each other to reach new levels of power. They can tell each other what they're really thinking, though that usually involves their disgust to each other. Ah~~ Bromance, what a beautiful thing .

NEXT!

This is how you do it, Ichigo

Well then, guess that's the end of the review. Might as well pack up and go... oh, wait... Giriko's life coming to an end should be covered in this review, right? What else can I say besides seeing this result coming from the moment Kenpachi laid his eye on Giriko. Let's go back 15 seconds before the picture you see above this paragraph.

Giriko is insulted by the fact that Kenpachi calls him weaker than Tsukishima. Tsukishima didn't even receive Ichigo's powers, while he did. As such, his powers should already be greater.

Meanwhile, Kenpachi doesn't give a hoot -nor do I for that matter.

Giriko then tells Kenpachi that he is a man with brawn for brains and that the only solution for this is to destroy Kenpachi with brute force. He turns a knob on his chest (talk about your nipple twister) turning him into a Hulk-wannabe. Giriko explains that the simpler the conditions for the "contract" he makes, the greater the effect is (and most likely, the lesser the risks become). In this case, he just made a contract for "power" making him the most power~~blah, blah.

Kenpachi still doesn't give a hoot, nor do I.

We can all agree Giriko has to shut up. Luckily, Kenpachi delivers on that front as he cuts Giriko in two with a single strike. On some level it's rather cruel of Kenpachi to kill a human being, but I somehow find myself not caring right now . I'm more intrigued by Kenpachi's new eye patch than I am with Giriko's death. Perhaps it's because I doubt that Giriko would die so easily while he's in Yukio's 'Invaders must Die'.

As for Kenpachi's eye patch. I guess it's been improved even further when it comes to Reiatsu absorption. Maybe Kenpachi wanted a greater challenge after the boring battle with Yammy. In that respect, Giriko was a combination of Barragan and Yammy. Could have been interesting, but was solved rather easily...

Conclusion: Kenpachi rules!

Another set-up chapter. We got a bit more information on Ichigo's Fullbring, explaining how the Xcution power-ups work. A little taunting here and there made for the set up for almost too obvious match-ups. Of course, I can't say for sure whether Renji will be facing Jackie and Rukia facing Riruka, but I don't really see what else it could be. The only reason I'm doubting the Rukia vs. Riruka set-up is because I didn't see white boots on Riruka. Could it be that Kuugo wants to fight Rukia instead of Ichigo?

However, in order to make sure this chapter wouldn't just be a set-up chapter, Kubo decided to add a little action to the mix. Emphasis on the "little". Kenpachi vs. Giriko was there to make sure we'd have something to talk about for the coming week. In this case, I'd say it's fun to speculate on how Kenpachi could have improved over the past 17 months. Did he learn his Zanpakutou's name by now?

All in all, it was an entertaining chapter. By set-up chapter standards it was actually a good one. Giriko was annoying as can be, but luckily Kenpachi solved that for us.

With Ichigo's Fullbring powers revealed, it turns out that it really isn't any different from Zangetsu's ability. Xcution set out to obtain Ichigo's powers in order to strengthen their own, judging from what we've heard in the past couple of chapters. This would suggest that Xcution knew Ichigo's Fullbring would turn out like this from the beginning. But how would they know this? The only other example they have of a Substitute Shinigami obtaining Fullbring powers is... Kuugo. Does this mean that Kuugo's Fullbring ability is the same as his Zanpakutou's ability?

Next week, Giriko will come back to life because he's inside Invaders must Die. Kenpachi will be annoyed by Giriko and keep cutting him up until Giriko finally reaches a greater power (hope I'm wrong about this one). We'll see bits of every match up again, perhaps getting some information about Xcutions plans. I'm actually hoping to see Rukia vs. Riruka first as I doubt Riruka will actually fight. Riruka can at least give some information on Xcution's goals and perhaps give some information on how to get Tsukishima to undo his 'Book of the End's effect.

Then we'll get to see the fights in the following order:
Renji vs. Jackie
Ikkaku vs. Shishigawara
Hitsugaya vs. Yukio
Byakuya vs. Tsukishima
Ichigo vs. Kuugo

Of course, Kubo will throw in a twist or two as I doubt he'll make things go this easily.

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Hey Underscore, it's been a long time since I posted in your reviews. I gotta say, that these guys getting Ichigo's powers, does not worry one damn bit. We have Kenny on our side, and that's all we need. Also, it appears Ginjou forgot what Rukia told him. He only took a portion of Ichigo's power, when he himself is basically a bottomless pit of hidden power. Why me Sad? Because like inside my brassiere, that's Orihime speaking btw, me and Sado-kun are always used as filler for characters. Anyway, that moon zebra bastard...to think his powers could go that far back...well, at least if all goes well, Isshin's over-bearing crazy daddy powers and Kisuke's uber hippie powers will deal with him. Good news to you IchiRuki shippers, until Orihime's moon zebra mindfuck is dealt with, IchiHime is pretty much dead and rotting, unless you STILL wanna use Hell Chapter as your last resort-v-. As for the fullbringers getting a bit of Ichigo's power, wow, I'm SO impressed. What are the rules for time skips people? We ALWAYS have character punching bags to test out our gang's new power ups that they received during their absence. That's all Rurika, Yukio, Jackie, and Alfred Bradley will be used for, sorry Donut fingerbanger fans. IF lucky, Rurika will be saved and join the good guys since Kubo has to cover the Tsundere otaku department to get Bleach back on top again. Overall, I'm not worried. The FB will get a few good shots in, then team SS will pwn them right back. Also, did anyone notice that apparently, the remnants of Ichigo's powers that Ginjou shared with them, has something to do with bike/motorbike handles for some reason? It's like they're all Decepticons now!.
ALright, here are my battle pairings: Yukio vs. Toshiro, let's see which shota the cons will choose in the end, Byakuya the Rich boy vs Alfred Bradley the butler, let me tell you the difference between you and I, original character design. Kenny vs. Jackie, cause why the hell not?, Rukia vs Rurika, BATTLE OF THE FLATTY BERRY FANGIRLS! WHOO!, she may have Rukia's one weakness, BUNNIES!, Kisuke and Isshin vs. Moon Zebra, you mess with his daughters, and Kisuke will be the only broke fucker around here you dang zebra, Renji and Ikkaku vs. poseur shishitshispants after he gets Hihio Hozukimaru'd, and of course, Ichigo vs. Ginjou. And something about Yukio. Yukio, Yukio, Yukio. Why do you want Ichigo's powers? You already have the most uber PSP EVER! It makes the PS Vita look like the PS Muerta. It makes the PS3 look like the PS symbol for PI, something annoyingly never ending and incapable of making sense. His reaction was the creepiest. YES! THIS IS IT!, I'M FINALLY A REAL BOY!, PUBERTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Long time indeed. Good to hear from you again

You were almost spot-on when it came to the match-ups. Guess that it was a bit too predictable in some respects, huh? Maybe you should give predictions more frequently Also, you're right about the way Chad and Orihime have been mistreated here... hopefully it will be made up for sooner or later.

Am I the only one who thinks it would be hilarious if Tsukishima tried using his fullbring on Kenpachi? All it would do is give Kenpachi great memories of all those amazing fights to the death they've had before, LOL. I also wonder where Mayuri is. Seems like he'd want some fullbringers for reasearch material.
I think that the Fullbringers are using Ichigo's power as a catlyst. The only need a little bit to increase their own powers. Of course I wouldn't get too cocky yet Kuugo. If Ichigo is just in Shikai, then you haven't begun to feel his attacks.

I doubt you'd want to be best friends with Kenpachi... him wanting to fight you every time and you meet him, him probably cutting you in two and all... Mayuri not showing up really is odd. Guess he already understands that Fullbringers are something of fillers or something .

I wonder whether Ichigo will bother using his Bankai against Kuugo. We'll have to wait and see whether Ichigo will go Bankai, or pull out a mask .

I appreciate your reviews, and look forward to them, almost as much as I do the chapter's themselves.

One question though.

Why does it seem like Orihime actually want's to protect Kuugo, despite him being an enemy just moments ago?

She was on Tsuki's side, and Tsuki was an enemy of Kuugo's before the second stab...Nothing has changed what her perception of Kuugo should be.

Oh well, just one of those off the wall thoughts I guess.

Glad you like the reviews. Hope you enjoyed this latest one as well.

Orihime wanting to protect Kuugo probably has to do with the fact that she didn't see Kuugo holding down the Xcution members as she was facing Ichigo at the time. Tsukishima probably already left in the thought of Kuugo being one of her friends.

Thanks for the review,Underscore.


I gotta say I didn't notice the fact that Riruka is somewhat resisting Ginjou's 'gift',she's got those bunny ears and because of the smoke we can't see if there's any change to the rest of her body,though it makes me wonder how Ginjou was able to force the FB into the members.From all this,it's quite clear that Ginjou's FB can do three things : energy-strike kinda like GT,steal FB,give FB.Since he was able to so easily take Ichigo's FB and so easily share it with so many,I don't have a doubt that the GT-like wave he used against Tsukishima was too a power he has stolen.

Regarding the head-spinner,I doubt Ginjou is on to a greater good,however it's clear that he isn't a typical villain that loves to see tortured faces and people breaking down,unlike a certain Tsukishima who apparently is a sadist.LOL at that page when Orihime and Chad break down,Tsukishima is smiling and enjoying the moment while Ginjou has a worried face and says 'Shit!'.


Closely related to the headspinner,I believe I've said it before,Ginjou is not the main villain,Tsukishima'll be the main villain.He's just unlike Ginjou and other Xcution members,he's cold,calculated,retreated and the fact that he can ALWAYS turn people into his puppies makes me wonder why he didn't make Ginjou his pet.I'm sure that Tsukishima's got something more to him,though it's just a thought.In an epic battle between Ginjou and Ichigo,Tsukishima'll appear and kill Ginjou,steal his FB and Ichigo's along,and runaway and thus nicely creating a very bad plot for Ichigo to chase Tsukishima.




LOL at not thinking about this,it's so obvious that crazy Mayuri would want to research the FBs(particularly Riruka),I mean he was so crazy before with researching the Quincy it makes me wonder why he didn't show up to cut and slice and research the FBs.Maybe because they're humans?

Also,I wonder what the power-up means,they all got white shini Hollow-like bones armor,I wonder if their Fullbrings themselves will just be a more powered version than their basic Fullbring,or if they'll have new abilities.

You're welcome.

Honestly, I thought the bunny-ears were the flapping of her hat. Maybe Kuugo's Fullbring works almost same as Ukitake's Zanpakutou. Absorbing energy and then sending it back.

Maybe you're right about Tsukishima turning out to be the actual bad guy in the end. Who knows? Right now, it doesn't really look it, with him facing Byakuya at this time.

Mayuri not showing up probably means he already knows all there is about the Fullbring concept. I doubt that humans only got affected by Hollows in the past two or three decades . The Hollowish theme all the Xcution members have probably has to do with the powers being Hollow based in the first place.

@ MAX_COLA_POWER
Dude, that was one hell of a post!!!!

Hey Underscore! Thank you for the great review dude. Me have too little time too so me'll be quick.

I agree with what you said about the FBs having Shinigami powers themselves and even think that they are all previous Substitute Shinigami (since nothing has been said about Ichigo being the second in all history).

About Riruka, I think she changed a bit, what with those bunny ears.

Tsukishima's ability has really taken a on a new dimension. To be able to insert himself and further manipulate memories is rather frightening. And given that he could mentally destabilise his victims virtually means, "Be my puppet or die!"

I'm not sure about Kuugo anymore as well. His unwillingness to kill his victims might seem benevolent but could also be super-cruel; it's like cutting off the wings of a bird and leaving it to slowly bleed out and die. But as g0dzax said, I don't think Kuugo is the main villain (for now anyways). But I also don't think that Tsukishima is the main villain either. Something tells me that the true mastermind is still yet to be revealed. Something else that I think will happen eventually is that Aizen would be invovled either as the Mastermind or to aid Soul Society in defeating the mastermind.

Now, something about Ichigo. Remeber that Aizen had mentioned his intent to "eat" Ichigo and we now have Kuugo doing something akin to that. And with just one slash Kuugo has transferred Ichigo's power to all the other FBs (except Tsukishima). I just don't have the time to properly pronounce my hypothesis but there's a whole lot more to Ichigo than we now know. Something about him made him the right subject for Aizen's experiments, something beyond his current powers. Just saying.

Loved the review a lot lot much ("emPATHETIC" hahahahahahaha; that chick has got to cool it). As for Kon, I'm sure I informed you that he has been raptured and as such we won't be seeing anymore of him in Bleach (ok, even I don't want that to happen; KON, COME BACK!).

Till next time!

You're welcome. I don't know whether all the other Xcution members were Shinigami at one point. Perhaps one or two, but I don't think all of them. It's not e requirement in order to get a Fullbring (just look at Chad).

Can't really go into the headspinner . Keep spinning .

I wonder what more there could be to Ichigo. There should have been plenty of other subjects to use in Aizen's experiments considering Ichigo isn't the first substitute Shinigami. Kuugo somewhat doing what Aizen threatened with almost is too much of a coincidence as well...

As for you informing me about KON's rapture... I'm sure KON will return to us! Unless he's now finally found the place he's longed for all this time...

[Jamil2009]

So, I was super bored and decided to check MH for a review I was sure would not be there. But thank God you get a day off and I get my weekly dose of Bleach-review goodness. Thanks a million Underscore!!! Ok, I don't think I have much to say but here are my thoughts neways.

Giriko got his just deserts. I pray Byakuya never becomes a blabber-mouth cos I think I'd want him dead too. Speaking of whom, I would love to see Byakuya go up against Tsukishima. Two cool, calculating, yet brutal badasses would make for one very epic fight. Even though I'm not sure how I think the battle will go, I guessing (actually, kinda hoping) Byakuya will win.

I think Kenpachi has gotten a lot stronger (as impossible as that may sound) and has perhaps learnt the name of Zan. That would lend credence to the view that his new eye-patch further reduces his reiatsu, seeing as shikai and bankai exponentially increase the flow and amount of reiatsu used in combat.

Now, what the hell is on Ikkaku's right shoulder? I'm guessing it's related to his bankai cos it can't be a vice-captain badge.

All in all, I really like the match-ups, even though they now appear thoroughly obvious.

I have to stop for now and get back to work. Should be back though. Thanks again.

[MAX_COLA_POWER!]

It's the kanji for Dragon Jamil, anyway, Umm, right now, I apologize right now for what I'm about to say, and I really don't mean any disrespect to my fellow forum members here, but, and I don't like to say I told you so but, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!>V<, IN YOUR FUCKING FACES YOU FUCKING DICKWADS!>V< I TOLD YOU ALL KENNY WAS WEARING AN EYEPATCH!*someone should make of the people who said that he wasn't so we can shove this in their faces*, *deep breath*, ahhh, that felt good, and again, I apologize. Anyhoo, My God, Girizo followed my rules to a T. He should've stayed the calm Alfred type, but nope, as soon as he had his first old guy orgasm with Ichigo's powers, he just went nuts, and what happened to him? He got Tesla'd. Fucking Boring girizo, Fucking Boring. So Toshiro vs. Yukio, Ikkaku vs Shittygawara, Renji vs Jackie, Rukia vs Riruka, and the one fight I'm most interested in seeing, Rich boy vs. Moon Zebra. It's an interesting match up, since Tsukes is Ichigo's friends' new Ichigo, and who better than Rich boy to take him down? I just hope he doesn't get book of the ended and Senbonzakura can slice this fucker in 2. Also, since we're in a PSP world, here's Sephiroth's song written for Kenpachi:

[CHORUS]
Burning inside
with violence and madness,
Laughing inside
with a murderous passion,
KENNY ROCKS!
KENNY ROCKS!

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Power - monstrous
and plenty,
Appearance - ominous
and scary,

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Come on, come on, O come on,
you will fight him one on one
Come on, come on, O come on,
make it last, he'll have some fun

[REPEAT VERSE]

Come on, come on, O come on, (Poderoso)
you will fight him one on one (Espantoso)
Come on, come on, O come on, (Horroroso)
make it last, he'll have some fun (Tenebroso)

[REPEAT VERSE]

KENNY ROCKS!
KENNY ROCKS!

Thank you, and good night^^.

[Jamil2009]

Thanx Max!

I forgot to add something Underscore. With regards to the previous and sudden disappearance of Inoue and Chad I wonder where Urahara and Ishin have gone off to now. I hope Kubo doesn't make a habit of this.

Also something tells me that Sushi will play an important role in the eventual outcome of this battle. It would seem that he has been struck by BOTE and might accidentally or otherwise get struck again thus undoing his victimship. He will then realise what has been going on and turn against Kuugo and Tsuki. And truth be told Sushi has a very hax ability. In fact I think his is the haxest of all cos to be able to control the probability of events is really freaky, even over and above BOTE.

Ok, happy weekend!

[Super Angillis]

Luck can be one of the most insane abilities. Anyone familier with the old Scrooge McDuck comics should remember Gladstone Gander, luckest person in the world. Gladstone never had to worry about winning a fight, cause about the moment someone thought about beating him up, something ludicrous would happen to them, like a meteor would hit them. So yeah, amplifiy luck enough, you are near invicible.

Kenny needed the new eypatch. Old one came off too easy.

[The Underscore]

So, I was super bored and decided to check MH for a review I was sure would not be there. But thank God you get a day off and I get my weekly dose of Bleach-review goodness. Thanks a million Underscore!!! Ok, I don't think I have much to say but here are my thoughts neways.

Giriko got his just deserts. I pray Byakuya never becomes a blabber-mouth cos I think I'd want him dead too. Speaking of whom, I would love to see Byakuya go up against Tsukishima. Two cool, calculating, yet brutal badasses would make for one very epic fight. Even though I'm not sure how I think the battle will go, I guessing (actually, kinda hoping) Byakuya will win.

I think Kenpachi has gotten a lot stronger (as impossible as that may sound) and has perhaps learnt the name of Zan. That would lend credence to the view that his new eye-patch further reduces his reiatsu, seeing as shikai and bankai exponentially increase the flow and amount of reiatsu used in combat.

Now, what the hell is on Ikkaku's right shoulder? I'm guessing it's related to his bankai cos it can't be a vice-captain badge.

All in all, I really like the match-ups, even though they now appear thoroughly obvious.

I have to stop for now and get back to work. Should be back though. Thanks again.

You're welcome. Maybe it was fate that brought you to MH that day?

Giriko being done in like that really needed to be done. Here I was thinking I was annoyed with the Xcution characters before that mindless rant of Giriko's... I'm starting to think Riruka isn't annoying anymore after the new depths Giriko got to here .

I'd be surprised if Byakuya were to lose. At most, Tsukishima would be able to get in a lucky hit with his ability, but I don't expect to see anything more than a Shikai release from Byakuya (at best). With the insane speeds that man is capable of reaching he'd probably take away Tsukishima's powers before anyone of us can blink.

Kenpachi getting more powerful is a given. Let's face it, he's probably spiteful for not getting the opportunity to fight Aizen himself, so he's probably been fighting like crazy to at least get closer to Genryuusai's level if you were to ask me .

As for what's on Ikkaku's shoulder... based on what MAX says of it being the Kanji for Dragon, I'd say this represents Ikkaku's resolve for no longer hiding his Bankai from others. At least I hope it is, because at least this way something good came out of his loss during the Arrancar arc.

It's the kanji for Dragon Jamil, anyway, Umm, right now, I apologize right now for what I'm about to say, and I really don't mean any disrespect to my fellow forum members here, but, and I don't like to say I told you so but, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!>V<, IN YOUR FUCKING FACES YOU FUCKING DICKWADS!>V< I TOLD YOU ALL KENNY WAS WEARING AN EYEPATCH!*someone should make of the people who said that he wasn't so we can shove this in their faces*, *deep breath*, ahhh, that felt good, and again, I apologize. Anyhoo, My God, Girizo followed my rules to a T. He should've stayed the calm Alfred type, but nope, as soon as he had his first old guy orgasm with Ichigo's powers, he just went nuts, and what happened to him? He got Tesla'd. Fucking Boring girizo, Fucking Boring. So Toshiro vs. Yukio, Ikkaku vs Shittygawara, Renji vs Jackie, Rukia vs Riruka, and the one fight I'm most interested in seeing, Rich boy vs. Moon Zebra. It's an interesting match up, since Tsukes is Ichigo's friends' new Ichigo, and who better than Rich boy to take him down? I just hope he doesn't get book of the ended and Senbonzakura can slice this fucker in 2. Also, since we're in a PSP world, here's Sephiroth's song written for Kenpachi:

[CHORUS]
Burning inside
with violence and madness,
Laughing inside
with a murderous passion,
KENNY ROCKS!
KENNY ROCKS!

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Power - monstrous
and plenty,
Appearance - ominous
and scary,

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Come on, come on, O come on,
you will fight him one on one
Come on, come on, O come on,
make it last, he'll have some fun

[REPEAT VERSE]

Come on, come on, O come on, (Poderoso)
you will fight him one on one (Espantoso)
Come on, come on, O come on, (Horroroso)
make it last, he'll have some fun (Tenebroso)

[REPEAT VERSE]

KENNY ROCKS!
KENNY ROCKS!

Thank you, and good night^^.

Good for you for being right . But...who was it that claimed that Kenpachi didn't have an eye patch then? If anything I'd be expecting Kenpachi to arrive with his arms tied behind his back for the challenge .

As for the fights that are coming up... I'm not sure which fight I'm looking forward to most. Part of me wants to see Ichigo's fight so we have a better chance of seeing old-man-Zangetsu, or whatever he is now .

As for the Kenpachi song... I like it, but I have a problem with it as well... I think deep down you know what the problem is as well... Just think about it, the Sephiroth theme (One Winged Angel) goes on for at least a full 7 minutes and 19 seconds. What's more, it takes a full minute and 9 seconds before the singing starts. By the time the song really starts, Kenpachi's fight would obviously be over already . Check this video (from around 5 minute 50 if you're in a hurry) to see another suggestion for the song .

Thanx Max!

I forgot to add something Underscore. With regards to the previous and sudden disappearance of Inoue and Chad I wonder where Urahara and Ishin have gone off to now. I hope Kubo doesn't make a habit of this.

Also something tells me that Sushi will play an important role in the eventual outcome of this battle. It would seem that he has been struck by BOTE and might accidentally or otherwise get struck again thus undoing his victimship. He will then realise what has been going on and turn against Kuugo and Tsuki. And truth be told Sushi has a very hax ability. In fact I think his is the haxest of all cos to be able to control the probability of events is really freaky, even over and above BOTE.

Ok, happy weekend!

At least we know that Urahara and Isshin are still sneaking around doing things. If I had to guess, I'd say Isshin is hurrying to protect his daughters with his super daddy hug (or something along those lines ). At least we know that Kubo doesn't really forget about the character, but that he's just taking his time to show everyone.

Sushigawara's ability really could play a bigger part in the end. But I wonder whether he's truly been put under Tsukishima's control. Admittedly, with his current record, Tsukishima manipulating Sushigawara is most likely. Nonetheless, I'd find it to be more interesting if he wasn't manipulated by Book of the End yet. Maybe his Fullbring undoes Book of the End, or at least has the ability to do so, due to the luck manipulation.

Luck can be one of the most insane abilities. Anyone familier with the old Scrooge McDuck comics should remember Gladstone Gander, luckest person in the world. Gladstone never had to worry about winning a fight, cause about the moment someone thought about beating him up, something ludicrous would happen to them, like a meteor would hit them. So yeah, amplifiy luck enough, you are near invicible.

Kenny needed the new eypatch. Old one came off too easy.

I agree that it can be an insanely overpowered ability. Still, this doesn't change the fact that it should work both ways. I'm hoping it's something like the throw of a dice, but who knows . Then again, seeing Ikkaku almost getting struck by a meteor should be entertaining .

I agree that Kenpachi's old eye patch came off pretty easy. But to be honest, this one doesn't look that reliable either...

[MAX_COLA_POWER!]

Most of the users in Bleach Asylum thought that he wasn't wearing an eyepatch because he was looking up and you couldn't see it.

[The Underscore]

Most of the users in Bleach Asylum thought that he wasn't wearing an eyepatch because he was looking up and you couldn't see it.

You were right after all, so according to Internet laws you are obligated to rub it in their faces.
Those fools thinking Kenpachi would just give up on his eye patch like that...

[MAX_COLA_POWER!]

In their defense, I don't blame them that they're fans of Kenny's unpatched nukey time. We're gonna get unpatched nukey time, just wait until everyone else beats their opponents, then, to make Yukio crap his pants, Kenny will go nukey time to break his power, and then we will all laugh and cheer^^.