User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Top 10 GOOD Things About the Blood War Arc/@comment-26091912-20160828121321

The Blood War arc was for the most part pretty good. It only really started going downhill with the revelation of The Almighty which was only faintly alluded to—if at all. And the supposed relationship between Yhwach and the Soul King was never explained, with the Soul King itself, the supposed linchpin of existence, becoming inconsequential (way to go, Kubo!) >:(

If anything else, the first half of the arc was amazing. The fast pacing, the confusion, the chaos, the death toll and the insanity of the first invasion of Soul Society by the Wandenreich was thoroughly enjoyable to read. I particularly enjoyed the fight between Royd and Yamamoto, the revelation of Yamamoto's Bankai, and his eventually demise. Probably one of the most epic moments, and it flowed naturally as well.

Ichibe vs. Yhwach was pretty epic. Bazz-B and Haschwalth backstory was good. The best Schutzstaffel fight I reckon was Pernida vs. Mayuri; would've picked Askin's battle with Urahara had it been longer and more progressive. Gerard vs. everyone—no (well, I'll admit Hitsugaya's complete Bankai was pretty good). Finally Ichigo vs. Yhwach, the main protagonist vs. the main antagonist, which was supposed to a final epic battle of glory. Instead it was over-hyped, underwhelming, rushed mediocrity. Being teased about Ichigo's new Bankai and finally revealing it to see what it can do, only to have it broken immediately O____O

You could tell after that that Kubo just wanted to get it over with, so... *huff* whatever.