Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-11953840-20130716152436/@comment-5657895-20130718185146

Nnoitra vs Nel - Nnoitra would have won if he released, but he didn't. THe anime fight wasn't the best ever, but it was okay, and the excellent use of flashbacks made Nnoitra's skirmish with Ichigo, Nel, and Kenpachi rather entertaining. Nel's Resurrection was okay. I like the Centaur/Horse idea for an Espada, the colour scheme was just badly done. They could have coloured the skin and pelt much better.

Szayel - Why Szayel was Espada number 8 while rubes like Zommarri and Grimmjow were 7 and 6 bewildered me. Szayel was one dangerous dude. But he's dead. That's why I want Spirits are Forever With You to be translated, apparently he has a backstory revealed in it, and returns, to a certain degree.

The Stern Ritter - Meh, they aren't the most riveting bunch of villains, but their sheer dominance over the Soul Society makes them a rather impressive force. We never saw the Espada do what the Stern Ritters did. And some of them, like the Old Man with the Glasses, Nodt, Askin, and Haschwalth are interesting and pretty cool. Not to mention that Yhwach is such an intensely evil villain that he makes Aizen look generic.

Ulquiorra - Orihime knows most of the Espada though, so anyone of them could be alive and familiar. I doubt Ulquiorra is alive. He was a cool character and I liked his dialogue with Orihime, but he's dead. Kubo has said it very recently and I don't think that will change.

Starkk - I wish he was alive, because I liked him as well, but he's dead. He realized that he wasn't alone, just before his death, which gave him some comfort and peace of mind before the end. That's all it was.

Nel - I hate baby Nel. I want to kick her like Nnoitra did. I dislike adult Nel too, come to think of it, for being an airhead and a bit of a prick towards people who clearly disliked her. So yeah, whatever she does, I won't care much for it. But it does mean we get to see other Arrancar survivors and more Urahara.

Aizen - He's not turning good, he's done far too much, and I don't think the Soul King is evil, he just makes harsh decisions that need to made. I think Aizen will join the fight, but he will die at pointo r otherwise remain incarcerated for life. I liked Aizen, back during the Soul Society arc, when he was this mastermind, but after that he became a generic villain. He should have kept the glasses, he was more evil with them on.

Stern Ritter M just explained the Unohana-Nnoitra connection. It's hardly important. If Unohana does return at all, it'll be as Zaraki's Zanpakutou spirit.

Gin - He was great, and I liked him a lot, and we will definetly learn more of his backstory from Matsumoto, but in the end his cruel death was fitting and what the plot demanded.

Chad and Orihime - Don't hold your breath, Kubo fumbles these two constantly. Though I suppose they will get decent power ups, just not anything substantial.

Rukia and Renji - Meh, they'reinjuries weren't as severe, but they weren't fighting their own Bankai's either. They'll get strength upgrades too, which I'm cool with, because Rukia is pretty awesome usually.

Kira ain't dead yet.

I hope Kubo uses this arc to focus on the Captains who need a little more spotlight, who haven't been overexposed. I'm so done with Komamura and Toshiro. I want more Mayuri and Ukitake. We still don't know enough about those two. And Shunsui as well for that matter. Time for Kubo to move away from Byakuya, Komamura, Zaraki, Toshiro, and Shinji and focus on the captains that need some more attention now, like Ukitake, Mayuri, Rose, and Shunsui.

I'm very interested in what the Shibas and the Fullbringers will do as well.