User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 676 - Horn of Salvation/@comment-24531362-20160602134420

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I am a 20 year old man and this chapter turned me into a screaming fangirl all over again.

Orihime has a bit of a 'Nam flashback thanks to Ichigo's new form, but he reassures her that he's still Ichigo. He explains to a curious Yhwach that this form is taken when his Hollow/Shinigami powers, previously perfectly balanced with his Quincy abilities, are pushed to the forefront without a loss of control. Just like when the idea of Hollowfication was fancy and new, Ichigo is aware of this state but doesn't quite have mastery of it; instead of being able to tip the scales himself, he needs an, ahem, 'cubic buttload' of Quincy Reiatsu to force the balance out of whack. Jugo must be having an aneurysm.

Ichigo warns Orihime to stay back, and then all hell breaks loose. With his mere reiatsu leveling the place, Ichigo forces Yhwach to draw his laser sword then immediately negates it. Yhwach doubts that Ichigo can hurt him, leading ol' Kurosaki-kun to launch a Gran Rey Getsuga TenCero at JuJu-Man.

Wow. Just, wow. I was introduced to Bleach via subtitled video of the Hollow Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra fight some years ago, so needless to say, this chapter tugged at my heartstrings. I loved this chapter, and I can't wait to see how we'll cut back to Gerard next.

That's a wrap!