User blog comment:Godisme/KILLERS NOT DEAD/@comment-4794735-20121213001159

Holy plot twists Batman! A chapter that DIDN'T SUCK!! o0o

Kyoraku becoming the new Sotaicho; totally saw that coming, though I didn't think it would happen this soon. Though now I wonder if Kubo's gonna appoint someone to fill the empty Captain and Lieutenant positions in the Eighth Division or leave them empty like he did the Third, Fifth, and Ninth throughout the entire Aizen plot. I hope he fills them, because those gaps pissed me off.

My first reaction to Reiou "falling for" Ichigo was "...neh? o.o;;;" But after thinking about it I believe it probably isn't carrying the same mean that initially come to mind in the western world, particularly after reading the Mangastream translation of Reiou "swinging from Ichigo's sac".

Shunsui actually rendering the Central 46 speechless, not once BUT TWICE, was priceless. I'm looking forward to seeing him take charge. If he wants 2 Lieutenants then LET HIM HAVE THEM!! o0o

Finally, the big reveal of the chapter, Unohana-taicho is the first Kenpachi and her name is Yachiru!! So many questions arise! Is Yachiru her true name and Retsu a title/nickname? Vice versa? Is she the same Yachiru that Zaraki named his Lieutenant after? If so, what prior relationship do they have and how will Kubo work it seamlessly into the story having not shown any type of interaction between the two in the past? If she's a Kenpachi, does that mean she was once Eleventh Division Captain? If so, what made her learn healing and move to Fourth? Did Tenjiro have something to do with it? He looks Eleventh Division-ish... That's like 6 questions right there, and if I kept going I could probably think of more!

ER MEH GERD! I haven't been this excited about BLEACH in a while!! Still not as good as the Soul Society/Rescue arcs, but this chapter almost makes up for the last 40-or-so chapters of retcons, horrible pacing, predictable plot twists, and ridiculous battles.

I tip my hat to you on this chapter Kubo-sensei. Well done.