User blog comment:Godisme/Deicide 7/@comment-1906999-20100529041202

Quick observation: Remember when hollow ichigo said that as soon as Ichigo dropped his guard (or something like that, I don't remember the whole thing), he would take over. Well, when ichigo got cero-ed in the chest, he pretty much died, which would make most people drop their guard. After that, hollow Ichigo took over. When Ulqui attacked him and made him lose control of his cero, he had to of taken some serious, if not life-threatening, damage. Hollow Ichigo retreated back, reviving Ichigo as he went, because he could no longer fight and neither could Ichigo if he was dead. Now, Hollow Ichigo has proven that he is stronger than his human counterpart, which is why he refuses to help Ichigo in battle anymore. That could explain why his new mask seems "heavy", and is so weak. I really expect another trip to Ichigo's inner world before this ends, or at least very soon afterwards.

As far as Isshin with a Getsuga, I think it's highly unlikely his Zanpakutuo mimics others. Even for Kubo, that's WAAAAAAAAY to overpowered. If that's the case, why not use Aizen's own Kyoraku Suigetsu on him. It seems to fool everyone else, why not him? It's a lot more likely Getsuga/Zangetsu was transferred down to Ichigo.

Also, I've reread some previous chapters and noticed something I don't think others have. When Aizen was asked when he started using his Shikai, he responded "When do you think I wasn't using it?". Stop me if this has already been discussed, or if it's just completely stupid, but could Aizen have been using his shikai for a lot farther back then when the fight at fake Karakura town began? Someone only needs to see it released once to be under its control, so could he have been using it constantly since, lets say, he left Sogyouku Hill? We really don't know exactly how powerful it is, so that could explain why Aizen knew exactly what was happening, and had a plan for everything. It would be because he was literally controlling EVERYTHING that happened in SS. It could even explain why Hinamori was switched with Aizen, because it is COMPLETE hypnosis, she actually believes she was him, and thus acted how he would have. Again, this is just a theory, and sorry if I'm bringing up somehing old or unimportant.

Anyway, wow, I got off-topic. Great chapter. A little bland at first, but fantastic cliff-hangeresque ending. Can't wait to see how Rangiku is going to effect Gin. I still hate saying this, but Gin's probably gonna die in the next 3-4 chapters =(