User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 561 - THE VILLAN/@comment-1387259-20131211141714

(Inactivity does not mean I didn't read the chapter, and I have to talk about this)

Gotta say, this chapter was pretty damn good. Better than the last one, that's for sure. James got what was coming to him. I mean it was pretty damn obvious that without him, Mask would have some problems.

Rose's Bankai is pretty badass. It sounds like something out of the Twilight Zone, to me. But the way it works is pretty cool. I'm guessing the Second Act should have been Prometheus, but Katakana doesn't really let you do that, so whatever. We'll see what cnet says. Also, it turns out that the Third Act is named after a Richard Strauss work (Ein Heldenleben). Look! Now the Shinigami have German techniques! (of course, this is the Music Man we're talking about, he's going to have stuff from assorted languages and nations as long as it relates to theater)

As for Mask's little display of crushing his eardrums.... yeah, didn't expect that. Though it's actually a clever move for someone of his.... intelligence (or lack thereof).

And then Renji. Oh boy, this will be fun. Gonna love how they explain how he seemingly blocked Mask's Death Ray with his Shikai. And Rukia's not to far away, maybe she'll get some screen time.