User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 569 (You've been hit by / You've been struck by / Senbonzakura~)/@comment-1747976-20140219141441

Hello peeps. Aaight! BANKAI! Hakka no Togame! White Haze. This will be epic for a long time. I thought to do a blog as I would normally when a game changer comes to Bleach but, Xil is doing fine... In any event, lets look at some things here, and yes, all of you who were hating, JUST STOP IT! For real though. To all my sisters in the Bleachverse, I am happy for all of you as it relates to this especially but not limited to the most vocal among you for what was perceived to be the trolling of Rukia by the 'coming' of Byakuya to her 'rescue' as it were... Suffice it to say that WE were trolled by Kubo for indeed we do not know what he has planned for his characters and he showed us with this weeks manga that he is still in control of his baby and it is why he is the mangaka and we are the fandom. Shout outs to Lia, Sun and the others, your moment in the light will not be complete until we see the bankais of Yourichi, Unohana(the complete effect anyway...smh) and either Rangiku or Momo or both. Lets hope we get a really good explanation of what Rukia's bankai does or did and see the awesome destructive power of it in the next week.

Let us also now take a look at Byakuya's return to form. Senbonzakura is probably without a doubt the most formidable weapon (as a sword) ever created for a manga character. It doesn't kill by emitting heat, cold, magic or anything, just by cutting. It is invasive, obliterating all defense and as result, unless you actually hurt its owner, you are sure to die. Byakuya's training and return to full strength was evident in him recognizing how absolutely and vastly powerful is shikai is alone. I saw it in the first encounter as he effortlessly cut through As Nodt's hand, right through the Blut. Really, his using it in the manner that he did was enough to let us know that while there it probably not much more to increase in with it as a powerup, at least he was able to restudy his ability and garner a greater respect for it so that he will use it sparingly enough with devastating consequences rather than spam Kageyoshi. That said, being able to walk away like, "Rukia, handle my light work..." was enough to let us know that he is still badass and the ritters are in a bit of trouble with his appearance. His words were the most meaningful thing to be said or written in a couple of chapters. Just a little boost was all she needed. A little bit of love is all it takes (New Edition playing in the background)... Again kudos to Kubo for not forgetting the women and not fearing the blame of the blamers.