User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 561 - THE VILLAN/@comment-5147109-20131211163958/@comment-28861328-20131211210632

Aizen was a more believable villain to me. Always was, always shall be.

These Quincy are mockeries, and I'll be happy to see them all join Bambietta with the roasted pork. You can provide Kubo with excuses left and right, but the fact of the matter is that this arc is a mess in context, plot, and drive. Take Soifon for example. Kubo made her use Bankai IMMEDIATELY only to get it stolen afterwards. Does that sound like the character who only two arcs ago stated that she hated her Bankai and that it insulted her pride to even think about using it?

No.

How exactly did Ichigo going home to learn about Masaki's death help him get accepted by the Asauchi? We were never told. Just one moment, he's getting beaten by them, goes home, learns about her, and suddenly they accept him. No explanation whatsoever. How about the fact that its only been a few days (I believe just three) since the Wandenreich last invaded, and yet, these Shinigami have all received massive power-ups? None of it makes sense.

Going further, Yhwach isn't nearly as smart as you're giving him credit for. Case in point, he killed two of his own ELITE soldiers because they lost in battle. Uh... yeah... it takes some genius to eliminate two of his own assets. Not to mention, he apparently stole the Shinigami's Bankai and then immediately knew they'd get them back. No leader. Not a one, who is militarily competent, plans to gain an advantage over the enemy only to allow them to even the playing field again, and try to sound smart about it. That should be in "How To Get Your Ass Kicked 101".

How about the fact that both Kensei and Rose, normally, would've used their Hollow Masks when pushed into a corner? What, all of a sudden now that they're fighting these "almighty Quincy", a term I am using very lightly, they forget how they have fought for the past century? I'm not buying it.

The ONLY saving grace of this arc is the fact that some of the more less important characters are getting shown some more and that is literally it.