User blog comment:Bloody Bankai/The Plot and Characters in Bleach ( Spoilers inside, please avoid this post if you do not read the manga as well as watch the anime )/@comment-1403595-20091023061750

Ahh thanks Minato. That's pretty good coming from you, one of the most level headed and observant people I've seen on this wiki. In all honesty though, I thought it was kinda clear that he was struggling in the most recent chapter, he even says so himself. The fight with Grimmjow? I'm not sure what you mean, as in because his mask powers have changed or because he's been bailed out by others when his hollow powers failed him? Oh wait, that actually does sound like his second fight with Grimmjow, sorry, I was thinking of his final fight and trying to make sense of what you meant! You're right, it really does. Hopefully this time we'll also see something new (Shinji's mask) perhaps Zaraki has learnt his swords name? Probably a bit far-fetched but it'd be nice if this fight did something that we havent seen given that Kenpachi and Byakuya are two characters that we've seen a lot of.