User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 586 - The Headless Star 5/@comment-24577094-20140626170515

It seems that everyone is really coming into their own in this arc. After reading some of these comments, I wonder: Why this wouldn't Orihime be included? The panel where her Santen Kesshun comes between Uryu's Light Regen and Ichigo: on the surface, it seems that Orihime is protecting Ichigo. Just because this is surface, doesn't mean it's not significant. It's an illustration of Orihime's growth as a person. And if Ichigo lets Orihime protect him, that would be a growing step for him, as well. I agree with Will-O-Wisp, that this is probably more a "Guys, don't fight each other" kind of thing. But in the past, wouldn't she have just cried? Now she's asserting her will that they not fight. Growth. And I have to agree with Hokkaidomaster and Xilinoc: Orihime needs to fight. Last arc, she was thrust into the background, and this arc she's been all but forgotten so far. But in the previous arcs, she was pretty important and she has grown so much since then. She has the power (which she's trained recently), she has the will, and she has a stake in this war. I want to see her assert all of that and show how she really has come into her own. And not just fight, but fight with complete confidence in herself and WIN! And yes, I know I could've just replied to comments, but this goes to several different comments made, and I think it all needs to go together.