Ok, Kubo is going all out. If the all time fan favourite is going to end like this. Then this is it, we are at the end of this manga. And no, no bullshit "10 years" he said like 2-3 years ago. Ichigo is going to stop YB. The end. Even his trademarked atrocious pace isn't going to do the thing.
Kubo is going out of his way. He clearly is now trying to show that characters poll are no longer affecting the story. He gives a chance to shine to the characters like Komamura and now these arrancars that no one gives a fuck about. Like, seriously, the lamest ones ever.
This is of course IF Hitsu is dead, no more Loyd/Royd BS, please?