User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/436: The Time Discipline/@comment-1268838-20110210180513/@comment-3344282-20110210193459

Since there is enough discussion about how Ichigo is now a fullbringer, I will not pour oil into the flames of speculation. Just be patient and wait until Kubo explains it.

While the explanation for Sado´s fullbring makes sense, I don´t really like it. I can accept that he activates his power by being proud of his heritage etc... but the skin thing is silly. And what bugs me even more is that we are presented a retcon. First it was Ichigo´s reiatsu combined with Sado´s wish to be able to protect his friends. Then it was the power of the hogyoku. Now it´s fullbring. Sure, it´s not impossible to blend all the "facts" together (like: he was always a fullbringer, and the stuff mentioned before only helped him to realize and activate his dormant powers blabla) - but it makes my head spin.

Calling the Deicide chapters BS is a bit too harsh. I agree, they went a bit over the top, but don´t forget that it was not like Ichigo totally pwned Aizen. Using the FGT as his last resort (and later paying the prize), Ichigo was able to seriously wound Aizen - I can live with that. And locking away Aizen for good would have never been possible without Urahara´s help.

One last word about the manji/swastika: screaming "nooo, it´s not a swastika - it´s a manji!" is a bit silly. It´s the same symbol after all, just different names used in different cultures. Accusing Kubo of being a nazi is outright stupid, because the symbol dates back 6000 years, and it´s use/abuse by the nazi regime goes back less than a century, and they used it for a very limited period of time. Having said that, I´d like to add that seeing the symbol still feels odd for me, since I am German and it´s usage in media is heavily restricted in our country.