User blog comment:Godisme/KriegsErklärung/@comment-955994-20120229231647/@comment-1332195-20120303203308

@BB: It was just that day; one of my colleagues was on holiday that week and the guys and the previous shift had left us a load of stuff they should've done still to do. But hey, my turn to have a break in a couple of weeks, so Even Stevens. Anyhow, as for the Yama-jii/Orihime thing, I can see 2 possible things a) Ichigo may have gone up in his estimation, but Orihime may still be in his bad books for surrendering to Ulquiorra, and b) dunno if the fact that it was an act of willful self-sacrafice may render any attempts at healing futile.

@ Hoofzy: Maybe. Perhaps it's the fact that he's (Sasakibe) been in it so long without having any real impact or panel time in the story that makes me think it'd be pointless.

People are talking about the prospect of killing characters off. Here're my thoughts

So Shunsui seems to be the current favourite to die. Personally, I won't be too suprised if most, maybe all, of the senior captains getting written out; if the most powerful ones fall, it leaves a pretty hopeless situation for the rest, especially now their leader is dead. I realise it leaves the door open for another 'Ichigo-does-a-passable-imitation-of-John-Cena' moment, but as TK has no future arc plots to really hold him back, he my consider it for the drama it can potentially create (if done right!). My personal favourites for the chop are Chad, Sajin and Momo :(yes, I picked on all the punchbags, and if Kubo's true to form, they'll get owned again in this arc, only now he has nothing to stop him removing them permanently. I also think one of Rukia or Orihime will get it too; though I may be delving to Ichihime/Ichiruki here (though Ichigo hasn't asked Orihime out yet it seems; maybe he's not interested?), along with Chad idying t'd force Ichigo to really confront what it feels like to lose those close to you. Rukia's a frontline fighter, especially now she's the LT, s she's more likely to be in such a position, but then again, Orihime is the walking cure all, so anything that happens she can reverse, which means for any death to really stick, she'll have to go too.

Rant over.