Thursday, March 14, 2013

Bleach Manga Chapter 530 is out!

http://mangastream.com/read/bleach/45526504/1



Article by Zach Goodier

**SPOILERS** This week's manga chapter continues the look into the past, focusing on what happens when Isshin Shiba, captain of squad 10, goes to the world of the living to investigate the deaths of Soul Reapers.  There is also a look at Masaki Kurosaki, who at the time was living in the Ishida household as the last of the Kurosaki family.  The chapter closes with two more soul reapers killed and Isshin being confronted by a Vasto Lorde: the most powerful class of hollow said to be even stronger than a captain.  The battle will likely begin next chapter but we'll have to wait a couple weeks since Bleach is on break next week. 

**ADDITIONAL SPOILERS** I rather like these "Turn Back the Pendulum" style arcs, they give a little additional insight on some of the characters and how events have turned out the way they have.  Most importantly, we gain some insight as to what sort of person Masaki herself was; closely resembling Orihime in terms of her childish attitude and mild temperament.  We're obviously building up to when she and Isshin meet, and eventually fall in love.  This is an attempt to fill in some important gaps in the story, particularly just how Ichigo is tied to the Quincy.  This arc is probably going to lead into just who these Quincy that have reappeared truly are, and just what Ichigo will have to do in order to stop them.  As usual, I'm eagerly anticipating the upcoming chapter, and getting a little more of the veil lifted around the story and the characters involved in it.