User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 573 (Let Unohana return plz)/@comment-24153155-20140320091659/@comment-5398287-20140320171941

I also wish Kubo could make longer chapters. Way back when, during the first two arcs, he was able to print 30-page chapters without any restrictions, and even printed a chapter that was ENTIRELY in color for Ichigo releasing his Bankai. Unfortunately, though, I suspect executive meddling, as with the extending of the Arrancar arc.

As for Unohana dying, I'm not sad about it because she was one of my favoritest characters, but because there was a lot more that could be done with her, on top of her being Soul Society's most valuable healer when they need her most AND her Bankai not even being remotely explained. There's also the feminism argument about how she was used to power up another character with her death, but I think there are others who could explain that much better. Granted, though, I loved the crazy relationship she had with Kenpachi, even though it ended with her effectively sacrificing herself.