Sunday, April 26, 2009

Bleach 355: Azul-Blood Splash

Lots going on in Bleach this week. It seems as if all the captains (or at least the three currently in battle) are at a major disadvantage, and the purpose of this chapter is to point that out. The only fight that doesn't seem to be going too badly is one between Shunsui and Stark, and even then, the former is the first one to bleed. It seems that Soifon and Omaeda don't stand a chance against the initally weaponless Barragan. Somehow he managed to exhaust both of them just sitting in his throne.

A cool addition to this chapter: Barragan's throne collapses into his weapon; appropriately, a massive axe. The bottom line now is, if Soifon doesn't perform Bankai, or no one comes to her rescue (which is fairly likely), she is toast.

Halibel's release! And a sweet one it is. Simple but effective, as everyone who reads the chapter comes to find out, she now bears the semblance of a shark, and she has finally lost that ugly face mask. I don't know if it's just me, but her right arm looks a lot like Nightmare's Soul Edge from Soul Caliber. Anyway, the repercussions of her resurreccion have a much greater impact than those of a purely aesthetic, external transformation.

I don't know why I'm so pumped to see Hitsugaya cleaved in two; it's nice to see him get put in his place. In the course of one frame he is taken out of the battle, and this is a testamest to just how powerful Halibel really is (as one would expect from the 3rd Espada). However she did halve Hitsu, I have no idea, but whoever is up to fight her next is in for one hell of a ride. All in all, this was another amazing chapter in a recent series of amazing chapters. I look forward to the next in a couple of weeks; I'm hoping Soifon releases her Bankai; it's been a absolute eternity since Ikkaku first showed off his. Vizards should be showing up soon to provide some much needed backup.

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