User blog comment:Godisme/Die Standing/@comment-5398287-20121011032619

I have to say, this chapter shocked me. Like, a lot. When people die in Bleach, it's usually off-camera, or bleeding out/fading away.

This, though.

When Hiyori was cut in half, it wasn't quite as impactful, because Orihime was able to heal her when she returned from Hueco Mundo.

But Yamamato?

He gets cut diagonally in half, with his severed half-torso falling off of the rest of his body, with no possible way to save him, and is still alive. This chapter felt more like an episode of Deadman Wonderland than Bleach. Don't get me wrong, I still think the concept of the arc is good, but this was just a completely different style than what I am used to. It felt like Kubo was going more for impact than meaning. I mean, Yamamato could've at least tried to fight back. Even without his Bankai, he was still very powerful. But what did he do? He stood there and let Juhabach bisect him.

Honestly, I hope it's Ichigo arriving, just so Juhabach gets at least slightly damaged, instead of just being overpowered as all hell.