User blog comment:Godisme/Deicide 8/@comment-1405841-20100602200254

I have to agree with this, starting with your feelings on the beginning. Getsuga Tenshou became pretty much the largest topic of debate over this past week and then was completely forgotten to show off Aizen as more Godlike than before (he just wiped the floor with three really powerful characters). I had a feeling Kubo would do this, instead of ending it here and there...that the theory on Aizen's "new form" being a cocoon was accurate. So now that he's done with his incubation state, he's FINALLY attacking the Royal Palace.

However, we're practically at the end of this Arc...there's no way he's going to succeed from what I can see. That is...if Kubo intends to actually skip a bunch of character development for the next chapter. I have a feeling you'll be dissapointed again and instead of them directly chasing after Aizen, we'll instead pan over all the people who are injured and probably get a chapter filled with healing. Afterwards, at the end...Ichigo and Isshin will ACTUALLY go after them so then it will be two weeks before we can expect anything more than dissapointment.

Well one good thing that came from this is that Aizen at least looks cool in this form, rather than the Nobody-ish look he had (Kingdom Hearts enemy) and now closer to what Ichigo resembled whenever his Hollow Mask broke apart after the fight with Ulquiorra.

There are at least two possibilities after this chapter:

1.) The next Arc starts with Ichigo, Isshin and maybe some others following Aizen and Gin into the REAL Karakura town. If it's a short arc, then it will mostly be more fighting with Aizen and Gin...maybe bring in some backup enemies (from hammerspace, like I even know where they'd come from).  If Kubo is feeling evil enough, he can actually allow Aizen to succeed in wiping out the town and creating the Oken...to which the final Arc will take place within the Royal Dimension (and maybe back in the Soul Society).

2.) Ichigo and team will chase after Aizen and before Aizen can actually get anything done he's stopped by something or someone (from the Royal Palace), possibly even killed. Maybe a false leadup that Aizen will keep on as the Main Villain only to have him crushed by someone more powerful?  Ah, it's speculation if I went that far...

I'm about 90% positive that the next chapter will not have any story progression aside from showing off the injured and some people standing up. MAYBE a scene from the Yammy fight but that's hoping for too much.