User blog comment:Godisme/Everything But The Rain/@comment-5198194-20130227205627

Though everyone saw it coming, I'm glad Masaki was made a quincy. This explains why Aizen was so obsessed with Ichigo. I liked the part when Isshin showed up in his Shinigami form (the fact that he was invisible to Ikumi that shows that Kubo hasn't forgotten that not everyone has spiritual powers and the ability to see souls). I'm excited to see this flashback get going, and it'll be great as long as it doesn't end within a few pages of the next chapter. I hope Ichigo spends at least 4 or 5 chapters with Isshin, because he's one of the least-shown characters at all and obviously there's a lot of mystery surrounding his lineage and history. This did take a bit longer than desired to get started, but on the bright side, that means that if this single chapter moved so slowly, then the chapters that come up next will probably be a lot slower (in a good way). Hopefully Ichigo has a realistic reaction and doesn't just instantly beg to be given quinct-training by Ryuken (or Uryu). If I was beaten near to the death with by an alliance of superhumans, becoming one of them wouldn't exactly be my first thought. The quincy nearly murdered Ichigo, so I would think being told he is one would be shocking and/or depressing. A few quincy techniques added to his arsenal would be great, but I don't want him to ditch his old fighting-style completely and start mindlessly slinging arrows. With this, though, the possibility arises of Ichigo forming a spirit weapon in place of his zanpakuto. Or not. Anything could happen at this point. On a side note, I expect Uryu to freak out. A quincy/shinigami hybrid?! He'll probably have a mental breakdown, since that's a living contradiction for his beliefs (Ichigo should be proud to be a quincy, but hate himself for being a shinigami! Wait what?). Good chapter, and finally the pacing is slowing down a lot. 9/10.

EDIT: I know Isshin said Ichigo isn't a shinigami, but that doesn't change the fact that he's had Shinigami powers from almost the beginning of the series.