User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/408: Deicide 10/@comment-1906999-20100620031633

For the next chapter, I want to see Gin and Aizen start to fight. Like I've said before, ever since the chapter Gin said he didn't help Aizen because he didn't look like he needed it, there's been a lot of tension between those two, and I think it's about at a boiling point. That, and the panel near the end of this chapter which kind of looks like Aizen attacking Gin, but I can't really tell that well. If that panel isn't him attacking Gin, then someone from SS, like Nanao or maybe Rangiku, showed up to fight Aizen and Gin.

As far as Ichigo and his inner world, it will probably be Zangetsu that shows up. I will be thuroughly surprised if Shirosaki (Hollow Ichigo) shows up, at least if he shows up first. Zangetsu will give some reason why Ichigo's been weak as hell lately, and then they have a (hopefully) epic fight, cause we've gone without one for a number of months now (I label everything after Aizen starts fighting in the "epic fail" category).

Just so you all know, here's my theory of why Ichigo's new mask is so weak. Back when Ichigo was in his hollow training, after defeating his hollow, he said that analogy to a king and his horse. I don't remember specifics, but it went along the lines of "As soon as you show weakness, I'll take you over again". Later after Ulqui cero's Ichi in the chest, he died. You may argue the fact if he actually died or was on the verge, but he got shot through the heart, so I'm saying that'll make just about anyone get dead. From then and with nothing holding him back, Hollow Ichi took over completely. Once Ulqui broke Hollow Ichi's horn and made his Cero explode all over the place, I think that had to put some major damage on him, so he revived Ichigo so he could go back and recover himself. Now, he's not giving any power to the mask (Ichigo said it felt "heavy") because a) He has no spare energy to give at the moment OR b) He showed that he is stronger than Ichigo and has 'bucked the king off the horse', as in the analogy.

I know from the above posts have defended Kubo for the lack of action recently, myself included, but it's been a REALLY long time since we've had a good fight in the series. I'm really hoping the next few issue can deliver. Here's to hoping!