Damn, this fight lived up to expectations. I love how there's no dueling, it's only one huge hit after another. But more than that, loved how Sorachi began the chapter with the end of YIF.
Am a bit confused with Kamui's character, but his dialogue this chapter clears it a bit. And I don't get how he remembers Gin's eyes when he fought Takasugi, since Kamui was busy with Kagura.
The last four pages were simply masterful.
5/5
bang-bang said:
I'm honestly not thrilled about Kagura taking a back seat for this. It should be Kagura's character arc coming to a peak here along with Kamui's, and just having her stand there is a disservice to how awesome she usually is. Where's the Kagura in 577!! I know that Gin has his MC privileges and solving other people's problems is kind of his thing, but I honestly believe this shouldn't be his fight to fight.
I can understand where you're coming from, but honestly I think this is right. Kagura had her try in SA where she failed against him, and right now Kamui is even stronger than he was when they fought, so she'd lose again. Unless she and rages like in YIF. However, that would be the disservice to her because of the YIF flashback we got at the start of the chapter; Sorachi put this in for a reason, and I believe one reason is to address the Kagura issue: it's not her fight, sure she could probably equal/best Kamui in rage mode, but she doesn't want to kill him, she wants to save him, for him to go back to how he once was. That's why, imo, her being in standby is the right choice.