User blog comment:Caesarea37/Chapter 557: "I Already Threw Away My Life" Review/@comment-4639012-20131113144949/@comment-921259-20131114190203

All in all, I liked this chapter, though I found myself with the same issue I've had for the last couple chapters. It feels like everything has slowed to a crawl. I give you One Piece as an example. It feels like there's a lot of progression going on right now, while Bleach seems to be going much slower despite releasing at the same rate. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing Komamura's new mustachioed Bankai shrug off Bambietta's bombastic blows, it just feels like we're going to spend 5 more chapters watching them play 'swat the fairy'. As for Komamura's new appearance, I get the feeling he'll be alive and well, but will lose his powers (based on all prior incidents of Super Moves with drawbacks in this series). Regardless, loved seeing Komamura finally kick ass.