First of all, I'm sorry that I skipped 413. I've been really busy the past three weeks. Second of all, I'm don't really feel like doing proper liner notes for 414 right now, so I'm just going to but out a couple of theories and then proceed to cheer on Gin from the sidelines.
And just for the record, it's called Decide 16.
Bleach 414: Decide 16
Note: Onemanga.com is about to close down (sad...). So this link won't work for very much longer. But here it is for now.
Ok, so first of all (again):
I can't really decide if this is where Aizen is going to die. I mean, it most certainly looks like it, but Tite Kubo has always made it clear that Aizen can second guess pretty much everything that you do. He kind of plots and schemes and always comes out on top. He defiantly appears to be dying, and if Gin is as smart as he currently appears to be, Aizen is dead and there's not avoiding it. But if Aizen knew about his Ban Kai all along, Gin is screwed, and I'm going to be crying next chapter.
Next point:
I don't think Rangiku is dead. Now I want you to think back, back to when Rukia was first taken back to the Soul Society. You'll notice that instead of Byakuya killing Ichigo then, he destroys his Saketsu chain and his Hakusui soul sleep. This removes all of his spiritual powers and his reiatsu (do you see where I'm going with this?) Why would Byakuya have done this? I mean, Ichigo is a criminal according to the Soul Society, and we all know how closely our dear little Bya-kun sticks to the rules. The only reasonable answer? This was all a huge plot device.
My second point of evidence is that one fight between Uryuu and a really stupid looking Shinigami near the beginning of the Soul Society arc. (The only reason I remember this is because I'm re-reading Bleach. You have no clue how happy I am that I chose to do this now.) It was a fight where the Shinigami was clearly out matched and Uryuu won by destorying his Saketsu chain and his Hakusui soul sleep and then stating that this person would no longer be a Shinigami and therefore have no reiatsu. Sensing a pattern? And again, why would Uryuu, proud hater of Shinigami spare one's life? But enough of that, let's move on to where I was taking all of this.
In this chapter, when Gin says that he killed Rangiku, Aizen confirms it by saying that her reiatsu disappeared. I sincerely doubt that Aizen would be so stupid to forget all of this, but the long and the short of it is that Rangiku isn't dead. Evaluate the evidence as you will.
I'm going to go play in a quintet now. I'll post liner notes for the next chapter of Bleach and maybe of Naruto. Good night.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Bleach 412
Bleach 412: Decide 14 (OH! Called it.)
!LINK! http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/412/01/ !LINK!
- And we start out this chapter with an overly dramatic Matusmoto, an amused Aizen (ick), and a not very happy looking Gin.
- I can feel the drama in the air...
- "This isn't a place for girls like you!" Yeah. She's wearing a shikihakusho and she's just a normal girl. Right. Get your brain checked, Don Kanonji.
- Hell hath no fury like Matsumoto who is being forced the lighten the mood by Tite Kubo. :D
- "Ouch! No. It doesn't hurt." Thank you for the comic relief. Shall we move on?
- I think people who support the TatsukixIchigo pairing (not that I've ever actually met any of these people... or know that they exist.) just found support for it.
- Shhh.... you're wrong.
- "Have a nice little chat with her." And then kill her. Violently. With lots of pain and agony. (This is where your character dies with pain and suffering. - Solider A)
- Flying Gin!
- "Good grief. Always such an interesting child." Well, I suppose that's one way of putting it...
- ...?
- She's there because she LOVES YOU! Just kidding. But really, Gin. That's a stupid question. She's here to save the freaking world, just like everyone else in this manga (except for Ichigo who is distracted by his hollow who looks like Lillynete/Wonderweiss.)
- "Isn't it obvious? Because of you." Anyone else feel like breaking out into song?
- "Now I can finally ask you... To marry me." Just kidding.
- Anybody else feel really bad for Rangiku right here? (I mean besides the fact that she only got another 1 1/2 chapters before she was killed off again. Killed off being a very general term, not necessarily meaning dead.)
- Tatsuki never changes... XD
- "Where'd you get the sword?" "Afro-san." "What?"
- Great. Why are we pitting two teenagers with very minor spiritual powers against the man who took out Yamamoto?
- Poor Rangiku. (Who may or may not be dead.)
- And we have problems with Ichigo... Happy day [sigh].
So... Next chapter. Will Tatsuki and Asano survive this? Will Ichigo beat his hollow? Will everyone die? Will Aizen stop being creepy? (No) Find out in Bleach 413! (Probably Decide 15).
One last not before I leave. Tite Kubo always shows the dead characters as being dead. All of the Espada up to 6 (with the exception of maybe 3, I don't remember) have been shown as dead. Grimmjow was shown as dying, which is why I am convinced that he's coming back. So the question is: is the frame in this chapter of Rangiku after Gin attacks her showing her as dead or dying? If she's dead, I think Toshiro might have an even bigger meltdown than he's already having... [sigh]
Until next week, then.
!LINK! http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/412/01/ !LINK!
- And we start out this chapter with an overly dramatic Matusmoto, an amused Aizen (ick), and a not very happy looking Gin.
- I can feel the drama in the air...
- "This isn't a place for girls like you!" Yeah. She's wearing a shikihakusho and she's just a normal girl. Right. Get your brain checked, Don Kanonji.
- Hell hath no fury like Matsumoto who is being forced the lighten the mood by Tite Kubo. :D
- "Ouch! No. It doesn't hurt." Thank you for the comic relief. Shall we move on?
- I think people who support the TatsukixIchigo pairing (not that I've ever actually met any of these people... or know that they exist.) just found support for it.
- Shhh.... you're wrong.
- "Have a nice little chat with her." And then kill her. Violently. With lots of pain and agony. (This is where your character dies with pain and suffering. - Solider A)
- Flying Gin!
- "Good grief. Always such an interesting child." Well, I suppose that's one way of putting it...
- ...?
- She's there because she LOVES YOU! Just kidding. But really, Gin. That's a stupid question. She's here to save the freaking world, just like everyone else in this manga (except for Ichigo who is distracted by his hollow who looks like Lillynete/Wonderweiss.)
- "Isn't it obvious? Because of you." Anyone else feel like breaking out into song?
- "Now I can finally ask you... To marry me." Just kidding.
- Anybody else feel really bad for Rangiku right here? (I mean besides the fact that she only got another 1 1/2 chapters before she was killed off again. Killed off being a very general term, not necessarily meaning dead.)
- Tatsuki never changes... XD
- "Where'd you get the sword?" "Afro-san." "What?"
- Great. Why are we pitting two teenagers with very minor spiritual powers against the man who took out Yamamoto?
- Poor Rangiku. (Who may or may not be dead.)
- And we have problems with Ichigo... Happy day [sigh].
So... Next chapter. Will Tatsuki and Asano survive this? Will Ichigo beat his hollow? Will everyone die? Will Aizen stop being creepy? (No) Find out in Bleach 413! (Probably Decide 15).
One last not before I leave. Tite Kubo always shows the dead characters as being dead. All of the Espada up to 6 (with the exception of maybe 3, I don't remember) have been shown as dead. Grimmjow was shown as dying, which is why I am convinced that he's coming back. So the question is: is the frame in this chapter of Rangiku after Gin attacks her showing her as dead or dying? If she's dead, I think Toshiro might have an even bigger meltdown than he's already having... [sigh]
Until next week, then.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Bleach 411
Bleach 411: (Yep, you guessed it.) Decide 13
!LINK! (http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/411/00/) !LINK!
Arggg... How many more "Decide"s are there going to be?! -rips out hair-
And we're done...
- Ichigo is on the cover looking epic with something deep, yet stupid written beneath him.
- Hichigo is taking off his mask... again. (Didn't he do this in the last chapter?)
- Ichigo is properly shocked.
- "You mean you didn't disappear that time?" No. He's just a figment of your imagination. A figment that is about to kill you and dance over your corpse.
- Ichigo is getting caught up on his New and Improved hollow form because yes, he can't see himself when he's fighting. Novel idea, I know.
- For once, Zangetsu doesn't want Ichigo to fight his hollow. It must be the sign of the apocalypse.
- They will fight as one. Well this is gonna be interesting...
- So they split in half, and I'm definatly getting a Muramasa vibe from this (I think it's the coat. Unknown Tales of Zanpakto Arc, by the way.)
- And now he looks like Wonderweiss. Congratulations, Ichigo. You have Wonderweiss in your head.
- I take it back, he looks like a strange combination of Wonderweiss and Lillynette. (I miss Lillynette... :'( )
- Oh... great. Fight, kill each other. Brilliant idea. Meanwhile, the WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!
- And now, back to Karakura Town (Where the world is coming to an end.)
On a side note, if you remember at the end of my last post. I theorized about whose foot was at the end of Decide 12. I said Grimmjow then. A couple days after I posted that, I literally sat straight up in bed and thought, "Crap! It's Uryuu's dad! (Whom I hate.)" But, as you will see, I was wrong on all counts.
- Tatsuki is reflecting on what she should do. (Not that she really can do anything against Aizen.)
- And then FIREBALL!
- Shortly followed by, "What the crap?!"
- Yep. That's Don Kanonji. I feel like I can't take this chapter seriously anymore.
- But at least it's funny.
- Gin's WTF face on page 14 totally made my day.
- Aizen is unamused. (Figures. He has no sense of humor.)
- I hate to say it, but this chapter actually gives me a little respect for Don Kanonji. Just saying. That takes guts (and quite a bit of reiatsu.)
- A reference to happier times. "Don't you realize that you're talking to a hero?"
- See? He is brave. (And stupid. However.)
- Uber dramatic reveal. Don Kanonji isn't dead. Gin's face should give you a hint to what is going to happen next.
- "... oho."
- And yes, we have Matsumoto here.
Oh my gosh I can't wait for the next chapter!!!! OMG OMG OMG!
Can't you just feel the drama in the air? (And all the GinRan fangirls going to into little fits. I'm just a Gin fangirl, so I'm sad. He's probably going to die now... :( ) Will Ichigo defeat his hollow/Zangetsu? Will he ever get that stupid move that was the reason he's in his soul in the first place? Will Gin die? Or will both him and Rangiku go down in some sort of very dramatic and rather stupid double death? Find out next time in Bleach 412 (Anybody wanna bet on whether it's going to be called Decide 14?)
!LINK! (http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/411/00/) !LINK!
Arggg... How many more "Decide"s are there going to be?! -rips out hair-
And we're done...
- Ichigo is on the cover looking epic with something deep, yet stupid written beneath him.
- Hichigo is taking off his mask... again. (Didn't he do this in the last chapter?)
- Ichigo is properly shocked.
- "You mean you didn't disappear that time?" No. He's just a figment of your imagination. A figment that is about to kill you and dance over your corpse.
- Ichigo is getting caught up on his New and Improved hollow form because yes, he can't see himself when he's fighting. Novel idea, I know.
- For once, Zangetsu doesn't want Ichigo to fight his hollow. It must be the sign of the apocalypse.
- They will fight as one. Well this is gonna be interesting...
- So they split in half, and I'm definatly getting a Muramasa vibe from this (I think it's the coat. Unknown Tales of Zanpakto Arc, by the way.)
- And now he looks like Wonderweiss. Congratulations, Ichigo. You have Wonderweiss in your head.
- I take it back, he looks like a strange combination of Wonderweiss and Lillynette. (I miss Lillynette... :'( )
- Oh... great. Fight, kill each other. Brilliant idea. Meanwhile, the WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!
- And now, back to Karakura Town (Where the world is coming to an end.)
On a side note, if you remember at the end of my last post. I theorized about whose foot was at the end of Decide 12. I said Grimmjow then. A couple days after I posted that, I literally sat straight up in bed and thought, "Crap! It's Uryuu's dad! (Whom I hate.)" But, as you will see, I was wrong on all counts.
- Tatsuki is reflecting on what she should do. (Not that she really can do anything against Aizen.)
- And then FIREBALL!
- Shortly followed by, "What the crap?!"
- Yep. That's Don Kanonji. I feel like I can't take this chapter seriously anymore.
- But at least it's funny.
- Gin's WTF face on page 14 totally made my day.
- Aizen is unamused. (Figures. He has no sense of humor.)
- I hate to say it, but this chapter actually gives me a little respect for Don Kanonji. Just saying. That takes guts (and quite a bit of reiatsu.)
- A reference to happier times. "Don't you realize that you're talking to a hero?"
- See? He is brave. (And stupid. However.)
- Uber dramatic reveal. Don Kanonji isn't dead. Gin's face should give you a hint to what is going to happen next.
- "... oho."
- And yes, we have Matsumoto here.
Oh my gosh I can't wait for the next chapter!!!! OMG OMG OMG!
Can't you just feel the drama in the air? (And all the GinRan fangirls going to into little fits. I'm just a Gin fangirl, so I'm sad. He's probably going to die now... :( ) Will Ichigo defeat his hollow/Zangetsu? Will he ever get that stupid move that was the reason he's in his soul in the first place? Will Gin die? Or will both him and Rangiku go down in some sort of very dramatic and rather stupid double death? Find out next time in Bleach 412 (Anybody wanna bet on whether it's going to be called Decide 14?)
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Bleach 410
Bleach 410: Decision 12
!Link!(http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/410/01/) !Link!
First, a side note. Why does Tite Kubo, the king of original and interesting names, choose to name 12 chapters "Decide". I mean really...
Continuing on...
- Why is there water in Ichigo's soul? (Yes, that is where we are right now. Don't bother asking me how.)
- For clarity's sake, the person that Ichigo is fighting is Zangetsu. Remember how I said the swords have souls too? Well, this is it. Ichigo's current mission is to defeat Zangetsu and extract the "Ultimate Move" that all hero's must have from him..
- "I thought you were gonna help me." "I am, stop whining." "But you're trying to kill me!" "Minor detail."
- Excuse us while we bring you Tite Kubo's Spiritual Message of the Week: Hold on to your hopes and dreams or you will be killed by your Zanpakto while trying to learn your ultimate move to defeat a madman who is incased porcelain (like a toilet. I'm done now.). <-- You'll see what I'm talking about when we see Aizen later in the chapter.
- Zangetsu has either his hand or a sword in Ichigo's chest.
- "I will draw out the source of your despair." "It's in my chest?" "Yes. And what did I say about whining?"
- Coughing. Screaming. Blood.
- "It's been a long time, hasn't it, Ichigo?" "Who the eff are you and what do you want from me?" (pardon my language.) Except that that's not quite the way it goes, it goes more like...
- Holy crap, I preferred version 1 of Hichigo. Yeah, just like that.
- Enter Tatsuki and Asano, who have (at least a little bit) of reiatsu, which they're are not gonna be very happy about by next chapter.
- If somebody understands what what Asano just said means, please tell me...
- Apparently he doesn't know either...
- That's what reiatsu looks like, by the way.
- A wild Aizen and Gin have appeared! (Aizen looked more like a toilet a couple of chapters ago.
- "I'm suprised you're still alive this close." Well, that doesn't bode well...
- "Your deaths will help that." Great. Way to be a stereotypical evil villain, Aizen. I have no respect for you anymore. (Not that I had any respect for you in the first place, but...)
- Now Tatsuki's being stereotypical.
- And now there's a mysterious boot, and I really REALLY hope it's Grimmjow, 'cause that would TOTALLY MAKE MY WEEK!
Until next week, then!
On yet another side note, I did start this on the day that I read this chapter (Friday.) I swear. :D
!Link!(http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/410/01/) !Link!
First, a side note. Why does Tite Kubo, the king of original and interesting names, choose to name 12 chapters "Decide". I mean really...
Continuing on...
- Why is there water in Ichigo's soul? (Yes, that is where we are right now. Don't bother asking me how.)
- For clarity's sake, the person that Ichigo is fighting is Zangetsu. Remember how I said the swords have souls too? Well, this is it. Ichigo's current mission is to defeat Zangetsu and extract the "Ultimate Move" that all hero's must have from him..
- "I thought you were gonna help me." "I am, stop whining." "But you're trying to kill me!" "Minor detail."
- Excuse us while we bring you Tite Kubo's Spiritual Message of the Week: Hold on to your hopes and dreams or you will be killed by your Zanpakto while trying to learn your ultimate move to defeat a madman who is incased porcelain (like a toilet. I'm done now.). <-- You'll see what I'm talking about when we see Aizen later in the chapter.
- Zangetsu has either his hand or a sword in Ichigo's chest.
- "I will draw out the source of your despair." "It's in my chest?" "Yes. And what did I say about whining?"
- Coughing. Screaming. Blood.
- "It's been a long time, hasn't it, Ichigo?" "Who the eff are you and what do you want from me?" (pardon my language.) Except that that's not quite the way it goes, it goes more like...
- Holy crap, I preferred version 1 of Hichigo. Yeah, just like that.
- Enter Tatsuki and Asano, who have (at least a little bit) of reiatsu, which they're are not gonna be very happy about by next chapter.
- If somebody understands what what Asano just said means, please tell me...
- Apparently he doesn't know either...
- That's what reiatsu looks like, by the way.
- A wild Aizen and Gin have appeared! (Aizen looked more like a toilet a couple of chapters ago.
- "I'm suprised you're still alive this close." Well, that doesn't bode well...
- "Your deaths will help that." Great. Way to be a stereotypical evil villain, Aizen. I have no respect for you anymore. (Not that I had any respect for you in the first place, but...)
- Now Tatsuki's being stereotypical.
- And now there's a mysterious boot, and I really REALLY hope it's Grimmjow, 'cause that would TOTALLY MAKE MY WEEK!
Until next week, then!
On yet another side note, I did start this on the day that I read this chapter (Friday.) I swear. :D
