Bleach 553: Frozen Cross

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Zach Goodier

This week's chapter focuses solely on the counterattack of Soi Fon and Toshiro Hitsuguya against their Vandenreich opponents.  So there really isn't much in terms of story development, the fights are simply moved ahead.  While they seem to have struck decisive blows against their opponents, it is still possible that they aren't quite down for the count yet.  The Quincy still have other means of fighting without a "plundered" bankai, so it's still very possible that they aren't quite out of the running yet.  However, it does appear that at the very least the playing field has finally been leveled so that they Gotei 13 stand a chance of winning this fight since they have all of their power back.  But the larger battle has barely started, so it's still anyone's game.  Tune back in when the next Bleach comes out.

Bleach 550: Blazing Bullets

Zach Goodier

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New week, new Bleach, so let's dive right in.  The battles between Soi Fon and Stern ritter "K," BG9 and Captain Hitsuguya and Stern ritter "H," Bazz-B were looking to be finished, but the fight is only just beginning.  The Quincy King had already anticipated that the Soul Reapers who had their bankai stolen would develop other methods to fight, and it is revealed that Bazz-B used his flames in the last battle to actually counter the flames of Yammamoto's zanpakuto.  This is surprising, since it indicates that even some of the lower ranking stern ritter could actually fight on even terms with someone as powerful as the head captain, at least in shikai state.  Now the Quincy counterattack has begun, will the Soul Reapers be able to withstand this onslaught? And will Ichigo have anything left to save when he finally arrives?  Well, I'm hoping to find that out myself before too long, so let's just tune back in next week to see what happens.