Bleach Chapter 685 Discussion

Yay, a time skip... and one more chapter zzz



On a positive note, it's cool that Rukia was promoted to Captain, but that's about it.

All the things that were disappointing with this chapter:

-No post-battle scene with Ywach's final words to Ichigo or Uryu.

-No explanation of who takes up the mantle to become the next Soul King so that the Seiretei doesn't break apart.

-No explanation of whether Aizen was killed or vanished on his own terms.



To be honest, I expected an all out battle (Marvel Infinity War style) between all of Soul Society--guns blazing with their new bankais with Ichigo at the head--and the illegitimate Soul King Ywach. I expected Ywach, beaten down and all out of options, to pull out Yamamoto's Bankai in a daring new cliffhanger. I expected Ichigo to finally unlock his true power, his final Quincy/Shinigami/Hollow form (because he's just barely tapped that power) and transcend all of his prior abilities, and surpass even Yamamoto's power. That's how he becomes the Soul King--because he's transcended everyone and earned that right. Because he's the most noble, pure-hearted character and is the best representative of all races. Because he's the main character. Would've been as good as Naruto, who became godlike, and damn better than him at the same time, since he becomes a god-king instead of a mere Hokage.



At the very least, I actually wanted to see Ichigo's bankai, either during the war or in a mock battle with any of the captains (Kenpachi included :D). Instead we get this "convenient" time skip, because the author ran out of creativity/passion and wanted a quick finish.

Rukia becoming a captain makes up everything for me in this chapter. Oh gosh I'm so proud of her! I actually screamed when I saw that panel



That's the only good thing from this chapter honestly, everything else's a shit (that time skip is so random)

Even if the timeskip was shit, I loved Rukia becoming a captain. SHE IS SO ADORABLE WITH LONG HAIR! I hope the ending is somewhat decent.
inb4 this is some kind of illusion or some stupid shit like that.

de_struct said:
dont get it at all..

i've dropped the manga for five or four year and just reading recently. around the chapter yamamoto the first captain died.

if soul society is where departed soul stay, than, where did the deceased soul of the SC people go ??



They get reincarnated and some of them turn into the spirit particles that make up the soul society, but if a quincy kills them they are erased from existence completely.

de_struct said:
dont get it at all..

i've dropped the manga for five or four year and just reading recently. around the chapter yamamoto the first captain died.

if soul society is where departed soul stay, than, where did the deceased soul of the SC people go ??



Cycle of reincarnation. Its more of a budhist model of afterlife.



All "Souls" are particles originating from The Spirit King with reality as it's "bodY".



Humans as well as Hollows purified by Shinigami go to either SS or Hell.

When The soul from our world gets to SS itforms a body out of spirit particles.

After dying in SS the spirit particles dissolve into the atmosphere of SS and the soul is reincarnated in our world.



That's why SS deemed Quincies "dangerous" as their weaponry essentially eradicates souls instead of "purging them"  into the cycle.

Kubz did my nigga Hisagi dirty with the whole bankai thing xD.

just when you think things can't get any worse.. they troll you with that title, hisagi's bankai dick ridding, and say it's not the end.. trolololololo.. FFS..