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[Dreamer]

Words can't describe how happy I am, I take that back they can! --Click here to view--

Dat Title, Dat Rukia , Dat shinigami Ichigo! Bleach will reclaim it's rightful place and then some!

Chapter's out.

I feel kinda cheated with the fanarts from MS. They had Color!Ichigo with his Shinigami powers back in full, but didn't have

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Rukia.

you shall receive.
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huh? --Click here to view--

soooooo, let me get this straight, after over 3 months watching Ichigo gain a new power by intensive training duo to him not be able to regain his shinigami powers, Rukia randomly appears and stabs him to return his juice to him? So what's the point for all that training? Why didn't Rukia did this before? Is this Kubo trying to pull the ultimate troll?

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They look merged to me looking at his new design!!

Edited by Dreamer, 04 August 2011 - 12:11 AM.

[Kyuudaime]

About Rukia... --Click here to view--

Am I the only one who thinks that Rukia actually looks better?

[Dreamer]

About Rukia... --Click here to view--

Am I the only one who thinks that Rukia actually looks better?

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I actually liked her both before and now but yeah she does have a older look.

Edited by Dreamer, 04 August 2011 - 12:34 AM.

[KungFuTruffle]

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No, I like the new look Rukia has more as well. Before, she had this kind of weird lollipop thing going on with her hair. It looks much better neck length than shoulder length.

It goes well with her pimpin' Vice Captain Badge.

I wonder who else has been promoted in the Squads? Renji is most likely a Captain by now, since there were three empty spots, and he has a Bankai, which is one of the ways to get the position.

[Paradox Jast]

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The page where Rukia is stabbing Ichigo, her sword is still sheathed. And the handle of the sword has power that is trailing towards Isshin.

EDUT: Oh, and I like the new Rukia. She looks more mature.

Edited by Paradox Jast, 04 August 2011 - 03:19 AM.

[Gravenimage]

Hopefully we'll get to see everyone from Soul Society in future chapters.

Edited by Gravenimage, 04 August 2011 - 03:28 AM.

[Super Boom]

Hopefully we'll get to see everyone from Soul Society in future chapters.

To be honest, I'm more interested in seeing some of Hueco Mundo characters return. I doubt that's gonna happen for a while, though.

Edited by Boom...Winning, 04 August 2011 - 04:09 AM.

[KungFuTruffle]

To be honest, I'm more interested in seeing some of Hueco Mundo characters return. I doubt that's gonna happen for a while, though.

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That's assuming, of course, that Kubo ever decides to show what happened to them. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to it, of course. I want to know what happened to Grimmjow, Nel, Dondochakka, Pesche, and that Ex-Espada who's name I can never remember.

[coolcatjas]

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OMG! Rukia! Rukia's back! I knew from the start that she would (though it was pretty obvious lol) I love her new look! And what got to me is not just that her appearance changed but her facial exp​ression! So awesome!

-New hair style
-New Shinigamini clothing
-Promotion to Vice

what else is new? I bet she got much stronger! and I HOPE she now has bankai!

and me being an Ichiruki shipper love the title of the chapter... Death and Strawberry 2! Where it all started! gah! Kibu you really know how to make an epic reunion... and look the rain stopped...

Normally I don't get this excited but man the ending to this chapter really made me so happy ^^
I can't believe we have to wait two weeks for the next chapter... baw

[Chivalrysae]

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OMG! Rukia! Rukia's back! I knew from the start that she would (though it was pretty obvious lol) I love her new look! And what got to me is not just that her appearance changed but her facial exp​ression! So awesome!

-New hair style
-New Shinigamini clothing
-Promotion to Vice

what else is new? I bet she got much stronger! and I HOPE she now has bankai!

and me being an Ichiruki shipper love the title of the chapter... Death and Strawberry 2! Where it all started! gah! Kibu you really know how to make an epic reunion... and look the rain stopped...

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I really appreciated how we've come full circle. And I'm not an IchiRuki shipper, but I will have to admit, Rukia is very Kawaii.

[Miss Soupy]

To be honest, I'm more interested in seeing some of Hueco Mundo characters return. I doubt that's gonna happen for a while, though.

Who knows? I believe that whatever arc will involve Aizen again, we will see the return of the arrancar. I dunno if it will be the next arc, which supposedly will be about Isshin, or the one after, but eventually things will shift that way again.

Keep the hope strong!! *_*

[alexander]

Somehow, short haired Rukia looks like an female version of Ulquiorra to me. lol

[Miss Soupy]

^ she looks like Hanataro a lot, I think. I would rather her have longer hair.

[alexander]

^ she looks like Hanataro a lot, I think. I would rather her have longer hair.

Can't be helped, Hanataro is so girlish, hell, if I not mistaken they dressed him as a maid in a omake.

[Phantom_999]

Who knows? I believe that whatever arc will involve Aizen again, we will see the return of the arrancar. I dunno if it will be the next arc, which supposedly will be about Isshin, or the one after, but eventually things will shift that way again.

Keep the hope strong!! *_*

AND WAIT FOR ULQUIORA TO SWEEP ORIHIME OFF HER FEET RIGHT!!!!???

[Miss Soupy]

AND WAIT FOR ULQUIORA TO SWEEP ORIHIME OFF HER FEET RIGHT!!!!???

Mebe...

[Super Boom]

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That's assuming, of course, that Kubo ever decides to show what happened to them. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to it, of course. I want to know what happened to Grimmjow, Nel, Dondochakka, Pesche, and that Ex-Espada who's name I can never remember.

Who knows? I believe that whatever arc will involve Aizen again, we will see the return of the arrancar. I dunno if it will be the next arc, which supposedly will be about Isshin, or the one after, but eventually things will shift that way again.

Keep the hope strong!! *_*

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Haha, yeah I hope we see some of the Arrancar characters return. Other than Renji, Rukia, and the 11th Division characters, the Arrancar seem a lot more interesting to me than the Shinigami do. Nel, Dondochakka, and Pesche helped the heroes during the Hueco Mundo Arc, so bringing them back shouldn't be too complicated. Grimmjow and Gantenbine (I have no idea if that's how his name is spelled) are a little bit trickier, but I'm pretty sure they're both still alive, so I'd like to think there's a reason for that.

Maybe it's because he's my favorite character, but I have a good feeling about Grimmjow's future role. He seemed to show a sense of honor after Orihime healed his arm, with how he saved her life to repay his debt to her. Maybe he'll show that same sense of gratitude to Ichigo in a future fight, considering how Ichigo stopped Noitora from finishing him off.
Of course, I'd be fine with him taking Aizen's role as the primary villain too. Who knows, maybe the "Panther King" will become the new king of Hueco Mundo. His former fraccion did seem to have a lot faith in him becoming a Vasto Lorde, and yet that was never really elaborated upon. But we'll see, I guess I'm going on a random tangent with my Grimmjow theories.

I'm not too sure about many of the other Arrancar returning, but I think Harribel and Ulquiorra both have a good chance of re-entering the plot, based on what I've seen/heard in databooks/interviews. There was sort of finality with their defeats, but considering how many times I've seen heroes 'die', it wouldn't be weirdest thing that's happened if they returned. But we'll see, I won't discount anything while the manga's still going on. I hope to see a lot of the Hueco Mundo group come back though.

Edited by Boom...Winning, 05 August 2011 - 04:11 AM.

[SageNaru]

Grimmjow.. --Click here to view--

I heard Grimmjow was confirmed dead in the very latest data book or interview? Info below.

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BLEACHの今後など
The future of Bleach
*今半分くらいまで来てる
*right now its only half
*少なくてもあと１０年はやる
*At least,it will last for another 10 years.
*グリムジョーはもっと早く死ぬ予定だった
*Grimmjow was scheduled to die sooner
*破面篇はもっと短い予定だったが、過去篇入れたら長くなった
*the Arrancar arc was supposed to be shorter, but it got longer when putting in the past chapters
*一護の出生の秘密も描くかもだけど、まだちゃんと決めてなくて
全て描く予定は無い(読者に想像の余地を残すため)
*the secret of ichigo's birth will be drawn, but I've not fully decided yet
(not planning to draw everything, will leave some imagination space to readers.)

Edited by SageNaru, 05 August 2011 - 05:40 AM.

[Super Boom]

Grimmjow.. --Click here to view--

I heard Grimmjow was confirmed dead in the very latest data book or interview? Info below.

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BLEACHの今後など

*Grimmjow was scheduled to die sooner
*破面篇はもっと短い予定だったが、過去篇入れたら長くなった
*the Arrancar arc was supposed to be shorter, but it got longer when putting in the past chapters
*一護の出生の秘密も描くかもだけど、まだちゃんと決めてなくて

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Huh. I'm not sure what to make of that. I'm not sure if that means he was supposed to die, but didn't, or if we're supposed to assume he just died like a chump off-panel. If it's the latter, then I'm even more confused. If Kubo's editor wanted him to speed up the action, I feel like it would have easier to just kill him off when Noitora attacked him, rather than having Ichigo jump in the way to protect him. I mean, what was the point of doing that, if he didn't have further plans for Grimmjow?

Either way, I'm going to wait for confirmation either way before raging on Kubo. Considering it's a translation of a Jump Festa Interview, and remembering all the issues the Naru/Saku fandom had after a certain similar interview, I'm gonna take the whole thing with a grain of salt.

Hopefully it's not just me having too much faith in Kubo, and Grimmjow hasn't joined Frieza and Boba Fett in the ranks of "epic villains with lame deaths".

[Miss Soupy]

Don't worry Boom, nothing has been confirmed. Here is what was said, as reported at Bleachness:

- In the first place, Grimmjow wasn't meant to be an important character, he was to quickly die. But as of now, his existence will eventually matter for the future of the manga.

- Normally the Arrancar arc shouldn't be too long. It's thanks to the craze for Japanese fans for the Arrancars, without it, the arc would have been shorter.

- The end of the Arrancar arc should have been the end of Bleach if it didn't work and if the publisher had asked Kubo to finish the manga quickly.

Basically, Grimmjow was originally meant to only be in the manga a short time. Kubo extended his time and therefore gave him much more development. There is also a hint that he will be back in the future. I will take it lightly, since it is an interview, but the truth is Kubo has not confirmed Grimmjow to be gone forever. Not in Jump Festa and not in the recent databook.

All in all, the arrancar arc was very popular and Kubo ended up spending more time on it than he had originally planned. Course, Kubo is a sucker for his characters in the same way the readers are, I think, so I don't think it bothered him at all XD

Oh, and you mentioned Harribel returning. She was actually healed by Orihime, as revealed in the UNMASKED databook :3 She left Las Noches with her fraccion, who also were healed and wandered away into the desert. So she was definitely confirmed to be alive.