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When I saw the title of the chapter the first thing I could think of was the band Panic! At The Disco. It would be cool for me if Kubo was a fan of American punk rock, but even if the reference was just a coincidence, it does sum up the gist of this chapter pretty well. Inside the dollhouse, Ichigo is left with no clue of what’s going on in his standard ultra-high-tension training featuring some crazed Yakuza pig fighting him to the death for the right to stay human. I assume he is a normal human soul placed inside a stuffed animal though, so I’m surprised Ichigo is having trouble against him; I mean he’s basically a giant Kon and with his skills Ichigo should do fine even without shinigami powers.
Now apparently though he needs the full-bringer powers to get back his shinigami powers. There was the dreaded long (non)explanation by Riruka right in the middle of battle; and I assume either time just stopped or Mr. Pork decided to take a break so she could finish. I felt all the talking was pretty pointless and Riruku ended up being pretty annoying, and as a result the story didn’t progress very much. There was pretty much just one main point in this chapter: as has been hinted before, his shinigami badge is finally brought back when Chad tells Ichigo that the badge is probably the key to the powers. Just as that is revealed though, Mr. Pork goes into Mad Beast Mode; while I found it pretty funny, it also just feels like a recycling of Yammy’s “Getting angrier, getting bigger” routine. This guy will probably get taken out pretty soon anyway.
Fullbring is suck a lame name.
But at least we know Kubo knows his music. ^_^
Dare I say it, I think he just copied that off of Rave (Dark Bring/Holy Bring).
I thought it was an established fact that Kubo was a fan of American rock/punk/metal/indie songs. He has a character (Not the VA songs) song for each of his character.
Hm I really did not know that
Yup! His music collection is insane. If google up pix of his studio there’s one wall about 30′ long that’s just floor to ceiling CDs.
That deformed pig-doll thing has to be the most disgusting thing I have seen in bleach to date. And it was some strange Yakuza-pig…. gross.
In that case, let me reintroduce you to Charlotte.
As funny as that character was, I think I’d still rather look at the pig.
Behold, Ichigo, now you face. . .
The Shadow Hog!
wait, didnt that guy who introduced ichigo to the excution group take his badge away? and if i am not mistaken, give it back after looking mighty suspicius?
no, I’m sure that was his badge, not Ichigo’s badge.
lol that’s what I thought too until my friend told me it was his own all those weeks ago
AAAAAHHh, damn, for some reason I still get the same feeling of being unsatisfied. I was really hoping that Kubo just get Ichigo to use his fullbring. Or at least give Ichigo his powers back again. PowerLESS Ichigo just seems so off in Bleach. I hope Kubo would give a logical explnation why Kurosaki is, just for no reason, is going to use fullbring.
Well, the only conpensation Kubo seems to give, for fans that like a guy and girl relationship, is to give more Riruku and IChigo bonding. It’s nice to see a new supernatural cute girl added in Ichigo’s harem. Like adult Nel, with her hugging, I predict that Riruku will do something ecchi with IChigo.
I was expecting Chad to open the dollhouse to Ichigo standing triumphantly over the pig already. It totally would’ve happened in any other manga in order to tell a good story and not waste time. Nope, not for Bleach, not for Kubo, milking Bleach for all its got.
wait, i thought they wanted to get rid of their full bring power by transfering it to someone who doesn’t have it? if ichigo is going to learn how to awake his own one, then what was all those nonsense about?
well hmm lets see what the next chapter is about
Kubo named his hit-series after a Nirvana Album. I’d be more surprised if this WAS a coincidence.
I actually felt like for a chapter with a lot of talking, it actually represented time pretty well. Ichigo was doing a lot of running around while yelling at Riruka, and apparently 15 minutes passed in all that time (long enough to go into Mad Beast Mode). It was pretty fucked up that she grabbed some guy’s soul and stuck him in a doll though.
Riruka is so awesome. She is now my favorite female Bleach character since Nell is nowhere to be seen.
Mr.Pork, like his predecessor Yammy, will be killed off-screen.
God help Kubo…
Bleach 436 – “Honey, I shrunk Ichigo”
Bleach 437 – “Honey, I blew up Ichigo”
Anyone remember the last time we saw Kon? It’s been years.
What about Grimmjow? And Nel? And Pesche? And Dondachokka? And Gantenbainne?
And Nanoe? She wasn’t anywhere in the final battle.
I must admit I thought the same thing when I saw the title. Good eye, sir.
Riruka: I use stuff I love in my Fullbring! If you can’t figure it out, you can just die even though you’re the main character and I have an insanely huge and unrealistic crush on you! Good luck!
Ichigo: … -_-;
Chad: oh for the love of…*opens dollhouse roof* USE YOUR DAMN BADGE.
Pig: TIMES UP. ITS CLOBBERING TIME.
Ichigo: oh shi-
What DID ever happen to Nel, and the other Espadas who survived like Grimjow? Hope they make appearances, as allies, sometime later.
Grimmjow was the only Espada to survive.
Who cares about Riruka’s power? Who cares about homosexual looking guy with the giant sword? Who cares about Fullbring? We all KNOW that these powers will be COMPLETELY USELESS against the next big boss, so everyone becomes pwned and useless while relying on Ichigo to save the day. Yes yes its the journey not the end that matters, but if the journey is soooo f-ing long because of Kubo drawing pointless no advancement chapters then the journey is stupid also.
god, this storyline is retarded
This is so MTG, fullbring i dont know whay but it kind of sounds like an mtg ability.
Yeah I’ve loved bleach with a passion but doll houses and giant teddy bears……….the only reason I watch bleach now is for the swords and the fact that the powers are pretty good.
This arc started off very well and built in the suspense but it’s really not maintaining it well.
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Shortest running of the three, if I’m correct. Even if One Piece and Naruto have some overall goal, people get fatigued of essentially the same story.
But despite that, yeah. Bleach should’ve just gotten a good epilogue after the last arc. And perhaps if the publishers really wanted to milk this for all its worth, maybe a new story with new characters. For example, I wonder what happens OUTSIDE of Japan. Or perhaps with the kids that Ichigo and his entire love-harem will end up having.
people get fatigued? .. thats applies to bleach as far as i know
tell that to the breaking records sales One Piece is everytime a volume is released..
lol… u clearly dont know wtf u are talking about..
I feel like I’m reading a completely different Bleach genre now.
As a part of Bleach, this really has no point and is stupid.
But if you read as if you were reading a completely new series, it’s not that bad.
I think Kon would like that dollhouse.
Wow. Bleach is really starting to die for me. I mean it. No matter how much I love the art and the vibrancy of the old cast, and regardless of whatever joy/nostalgia I’ve garnerred from the original story arcs, this series might seriously be dead to me.
I just can’t “full bring” myself to give a flying rat’s hind quarters anymore. It feels so tiresome and recycled and like Kubo just Does Not Care. And those feelings are hitting me too.
Thanks for covering the chapters so well, Prooof. I mean it. <3