User blog comment:Nick D Wolfwood/Routing for Ichigo, the power stat analysis/@comment-44061-20100819171230

I have always had a firm belief that Ichigo fighting anyone since his arrival in the SS arc was just not believable. But considering the story and how it has gone his battle between him and Aizen will in fact make sense.

Ichigo as a character skates by on this vast amount of spiritual power that is constantly referenced and insinuated at but never elaborated on. He wins battles against characters that are otherwise impossible to beat (for him at least) and he pulls out a win. Despite him always being in bankai and then despite him having to always put on the hollow mask he still can barely get by. Somehow through sheer determination we are supposed to believe he can beat a captain he is nowhere near in experience or skill. Least we forget after fighting Kenpachi and Byakuya he all but refuses or can't beat them in other instances (anime only obviously) and they in turn show the power and skill to take out those he couldn't hope to beat on his best day. This says something he gets by entirely on his role as main protagonist.

Aizen on the other hand his been noticeable overpowered since day one. His overpowered Zanpakuto with no discernible weakness (as it has no limit to its effect in time or any indication when its being used or not) then we have the multiple evolutions and the clairvoyance. Im not quite sure where this supposed "character development" was going but it apparently has the story in a corner. How do you get any development when you keep changing plot lines by giving a character more than what they have thus destabilizing what you already set up. Its one thing if this was already made a point but coming left field with stuff unbelievable and then on top of that we have the overpowered aspect, more and more ever 8 chapters or so.

In all the two characters are perfect for each other. Neither one is believable as a character Aizen's very presence disrupts the entire story at this point and Ichigo's isn't believable as usual as someone who could defeat his opponent.

My question would be what does this mean for the rest of bleach? How do u fix the big difference in power? Do you push Ichigo's level back down to something more reasonable or do you make everyone of the same level as Ichgio and Aizen. How do you rectify the importance the Shinigami and Gotei 13 are supposed to have with the decimation you've done to their credibility as powerful combatants that are forces to be reckoned with? How do you put the fear of real power back into Ichigo who has seemingly surpassed them? If Kubo comes out with a new bad guy then what are the Gotei 13 supposed to do, send out Ichigo and sit back and wait? This is the the issue with the story as it currently is and i wonder if Kubo knew how much of a storm of problems he created for the Bleach future. I dont presume to know how to fix it or if there was a better direction that could have been more believable even though I could through some ideas out there. I guess we will wait and see.