User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 640 - BABY,HOLD YOUR HAND 3 (Mad Lullaby no.7)/@comment-1248963-20150827181112

The incredibly scarce amount of color pages Bleach has gotten recently isn't due to Kubo taking extra time for this one. Color pages are given to series that rank positively in the magazine, and Bleach has been tanking hard for a while now, it's usually in the bottom 3. They only gave Kubo the Lead Color because it's the 14th anniversary, but it's honestly a miracle it hasn't been canceled. At least I'm glad he drew a great color page, and the cover image for the magazine was fantastic too.