I remember being pissed from time to time when last arc was still publishing. However I went to read last arc in one go and I have to admit, it was really solid read and some parts are actually quite poetic (except literally last chapters, you can see a bit rush to wrap it up). I forgot how much I enjoyed Mayuri's fights, and I cant wait to see this shit animated. I hope anime will expand on some parts.
The announcement of the new anime hit me much harder than I thought it would so I'm taking the opportunity to watch Bleach properly for the first time since ~2008. Unsurprisingly I remember very little but If I enjoy it all enough I'll probably read the manga too.
Took me fewer than twenty episodes before Evanescence was on heavy rotation too. Strange how we associate these things. It's all very nostalgic.
>Strange how we associate these things. It's all very nostalgic.
Indeed, I've put on Bleach OST while I was re-reading last arc and shit was so dope. Not to mention all other memories that came back while reading this.
>Unsurprisingly I remember very little Same. Although I have watched all Bleach anime, I barley remember some things. Can't quite remember the last arc. I started reading the manga after the anime finished but just dropped it. It was so fucking bad. But when the new anime comes I'll definitely watch it, along with burn the witch.
Finished rereading the manga a few days ago and what happens to these two here in the final arc is the biggest disappointment of the entire manga. Fuck people crying about m-muh bankai reveals, simpleminded shouneniggers through and through. Not seeing these two interacting meaningfully with the rest of the cast - both former allies and enemies alike - is the biggest fail in Kubo's work and the worst part is that it won't get fixed in the anime adaptation because it'll require a plot rewrite/overhaul.
People may shit on Kubo for both stupid and valid reasons, but its matter of fact that he has some of the best written characters in shonen universe, Mayuri being among one of them.
Also, while rereading last arc, I unfortunately rememberd how goddamn awful was Mangastreams translation, I think they were legit high when they wrote that shit.
I've always liked her for how sweet and kind she is, but I think Rukia is just a really great character all around. Perhaps Orihime would have been appreciated more if she didn't have such competition.
Jacob Ward
If Kubo let Orihime fight then she probably would have been loved a lot more.
Alexander Brown
Oddly enough I doubt Kubo had much say how he should have women in a shounen be. Orihime was quite active and hands on early on and during the SS arc.