User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 580 - THE LIGHT/@comment-893506-20140514181002/@comment-2211792-20140516132804

Come on Xil, it's way too early for an endgame even with Ichigo's arrival. There's a ton of subplots still hanging in the air (Uryu's real intentions, Yhwach's ultimate goal, Soul King, five special war potentials, Aizen, Arrancars, Fullbringers, Visoreds in the human world), so it's okay if he arrives now, he's doomed to lose this round anyway. Might as well do it sooner so the story could progress at long last.