Crouchez said:
It already had me at 'final arc'. I'll suppose that this is the so-called arc that Kubo actually bothered planning ahead (putting aside Full bringers).
Going by the spoilers of what Kubo plans to focus on in this arc, it seems this arc has been in set up ever since the start of the manga.
PrometheusZero said:
I assume Mayuri was referring to the Quincy.
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Or their predecessors.
We know that Quincy teachings come from an "older" order of Magic Hunters, which a lot of people guess are Royal Guards.
If quincies are offshots of Royal Guards, that would perfectly explain Ryuuken and Ishida's grandpa's words about Ryuuken wanting to protect him from something and about Ishida needing to make a decision once he finds out.
Not surprising, considering "Final form" of quincies looks like an Angel.
Also, chapter's title "Thousand Year Blood War"
- Grand Fisher referred to Ichigo being of "true blood" before.