User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 653 - The Theatre Suicide SCENE 7/@comment-24531362-20151202094527

College test-slam weeks suck. Especially when they aren't even finals week.

That being said, ANALYSIS MODE ENGAGE:

We get a nice flashback of Shunsui and his brother. Apparently, Shunsui's brother used to be kind of a dick, but his wife made him improve as a person. They share a romantic thing where Older Kyōraku takes one of Ms. Ise's hairpins when she fights hollows to have them figuratively connected; the book comments on it as being 'Two Hairpins, One Shadow,' and it's basically the same idea as La Misma Luna.

Surprise! Nanao isn't very good with her sword, seeing as she hasn't ever used it before. Meaning, of course, that her Zanjustsu is fine but that she's unused to this blade's quirks. Particularly, she was surprised that it reflected her own attack as well as Lille's, resulting in a cut on her leg. She's also understandable freaking terrified at the notion of taking on Lille.

Just in time, Shunsui pops out of Kageoni and offers his support to his Vice-Captain. His appearance ruffles the feathers of Lille (getititsabirdpun.jpeg), who begin charging his fireball Trompete attack, seeking to obliterate the lot of them. The attack destroys a fair chunk of Wahrwelt but a resolved Nanao blocked the area of the attack directed square at her back to Lille. The Chicken God of Destruction acknowledges that Nanao was right when she said she could reflect his power, though the chapter ends with a dissolving Lille stating that her claim of being able to 'brush away the power of a god' was 'a grave sin indeed.' What that means remains a mystery, but I doubt this confrontation is truly over.

All in all, a nice chapter. Lille's arrogance proved to be his undoing, as we all predicted. At least this time it looks permanent, unlike some other arrogant antagonists we've thought dealt with (coughAizencough)... if he's gone, which is still kind of up in the air (getititsabirdpun.jpeg). Shunsui supporting Nanao was cool, though I like how the end focus was on Nanao being the one whose ability and determination sealed the deal, even with Shunsui being there.

That's a wrap!