Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-12611839-20130718170314/@comment-29770394-20141111001806

AldenHeathcliffe wrote: To put it bluntly, Mugetsu is a Plot Facilitator and Bullet that Kubo used to dig himself out of the mess he made during the Karakura Town arc. He needed a quick way to get from point A-B while still trying to contain the unbelievable levels of power Aizen had reached, and thus Mugetsu was born. A cheap way to finish Aizen and move Ichigo on to his next arc, completely disregarding the whole idea of Ichigo getting strong enough to beat Aizen on his own, or find the ture weakness of Kyouka Suigetsu. I agree. I think the final battle between Aizen and Ichigo should have been longer and not as one-sided. However, I suppose Ichigo DID get strong enough to defeat Aizen on his own. He exchanged his reiatsu for strength, and was stronger than Aizen. Therefore, Ichigo's reiatsu is greater than Aizen's. At least, I think so. The manga's not really clear about a lot of things (ex: shinigami aging, what happens when souls die).