I'll start my little review of the new Bleach chapter with the gorgeous art of the Best Bout poll. Kubo is such a fab artist. Renji looks very sexy messing with his lovely hair like that. <3 I haven't shrunk it down, it's too gorgeous. I like how they've all got chocolate hearts. (Of course, with none of the girl characters in sight that could only mean the boys gave them to each other...)
ANYHOO.
OMG. This Chapter had me more shocked than *that* revelation in the Soul Society arc, or the the other one about Isshin in the Arrancar arc. I *so* wasn't expecting this. O_O'
Last chapter (
loolaa.livejournal.com/171104.html) Hitsugaya stabbed Aizen with help from Shinji. Prior to that Soi Fon and Kyoraku also got some hits in. Of course, with Aizen being the Epic Bad Guy we all knew that that couldn't possibly be it. It had to be more. I suspected illusion. Cuz like, that's Aizen's thing.
There's a couple of pages of Aizen looking (quite naturally) pissed off that he's been stabbed. No one likes to be stabbed, especially if you're a Smug God-like Epic Villain.
I'm reading going. 'Hm. He seems upset. Maybe it isn't an illusion after all.'
The three Captains who took him out are all pensive.
Meanwhile all the lieutenants that are still standing/recovering are like 'Wait? They did it?'
But then seriously injured Hinamori gets up much to Kira and Iba's concern (God, I love Iba. I demand more Iba.)
I'm wondering: 'What's she up to? Wait? She's not still under Aizen's spell? She's not gonna rescue him is she? Stupid bint.'
Shinji, off to the side, cuz he's like, such an outsider <3. Seems positive:
MEANWHILE our protagonist Ichigo, the only one who hasn't seen Aizen's zanpaktuo's released form (and is therefore currently immune to it) is stood looking stunned. He shouts at his comrades:
And I'm thinking. "Oh fuck. That's not Aizen. Could it be Gin...? No, it can't be Gin. He wouldn't sacrifice himself for Aizen. Whut?"
OH MY FUCKING GOD. Hitsugaya's just stabbed Hinamori (poor girl's always getting stabbed).
(Hitsugaya and Hinamori are childhood besty mates, and so obviously in love even though they pretend not to be. They tease each other and are SO SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR WORK AS SHINIGAMI THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT LOVE CRAP.)
Hitsugaya, Soi Fon and Kyoraku are all: :O
Then it cuts to my lovely Shinji and he's all: FUCK.
Then we see Kira and Iba still running after 'Hinamori' and I'm all 'Noooo don't run after 'Hinamori'! I bet it's Aizen! Nooooooooo! Iba only just regained consciousness I don't want him hurt again!"
Then Aizen is there and he cuts up Kira and Iba and I'm all: 'GodDammit!'
Back to my Shinji-Pants and he wants to know how long Aizen's zanpaktuo been released for.
Aizen's like: 'Meh, been using it all along of course."
Shinji's all: DOOM
Then: GRR
(But you'd think that would have crossed their minds before they started this War. Nuhhh.)
Meanwhile, Hisugaya is still: :O
Then Hinamori in weak dying voice is like: 'Shiro-chan... why... croak cough hack wheeze retch gack'
At which point Hitsugaya goes fucking mental, rushing headlong towards Aizen in a predictable but understandably reckless manner.
Shinji, Soi Fon and Kyoraku are all D: Oh noes! Don't do it, man!
Then Aizen, in all his Epic Badassery takes all FOUR out in one go. Four of the strongest characters in Bleach.
There's hardly anyone left to fight him now. Yama. Ukitake (YAY!) Unohana. Er...?
Damn I hate Aizen.
I love Bleach when it surprises me like this. I can tolerate the boring bits when I get brilliant chapters like this one.
That says EPIC by the way, even though it looks like EPID. But I can't edit it because the Rich Text editor is all kinds of STUPID AND ANNOYING.