User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 570 (I can't think of a witty title at 11 pm)/@comment-29183117-20140226133717

Interesting how As was apparently a survivor of something. I'm guessing it's the Quincy Massacre, though that would make As extremely old. Then again, "extended life span" might just be a part of the Quincy health plan for all we know.

Rukia's Bankai really looks stunning. As for not knowing it's exact capabilities, well, she most likely hasn't had it for long, so it would make sense that its properties wouldn't be well-defined by this point in its development. She's still fully capable of fighting, so maybe she'll use it again later on.

As for the new Sternritter...yeesh. And I thought As was creepy. Also...did he just punch Yachiru in the face? Ohhhhh...Ken-chan isn't gonna be happy about that...