User blog comment:Mrlmm0605/Let's Talk Bleach! Part 14: Byakuya Kuchiki/@comment-26091912-20160423143547

Once again, an interesting and thought provoking blog.

I would probably like Byakuya more if he was slightly more like his teenage self (even if he just simply smiled more) instead of putting up that facade to veil his true emotions. I get that he lost his wife, wants to protect Rukia, etc. and that's just his way of dealing with grief and showing that he cares, but come on! The man has the personality of a cinder block; the quintessential 'strong, silent type'. We rarely seldom (if ever) see him make jokes, or engage in off-field banter with his allies.

Another thing that annoys me about him—particularly in this arc—is the battles that he had after his training with the Royal Guard. He took out three Sternritter while fighting five, which was impressive but happened off-panel. Then that fight with Pepe, which really shouldn't have happened at all, he should've been able to one-hit Senka Pepe no sweat. But nooooo we just had to see what The Love could do, even after he specifically explained what it does.

Don't even get me started on Tsukishima. As cool as his powers were, it shouldn't have been anything Byakuya could handle. He essentially had to resort to deception to win after getting thrashed... in Bankai... by a human.

Anyway, rant over. Good job once again, can't wait to read part 15. (Hmm, I wonder who it's about?!)