Bleach - Chapter 359
The Frozen Obelisk
Well, awesome chapter. If you think about it, I think Kenpachi and Hitsugaya can easily be considered the two characters with the most potential in the series. I mean, they are not the strongest (yet) but, they are prodigies. Take Kenpachi, he is one of the strongest characters around and … he has no skill whatsoever in kidou spells and more, he doesn’t even have a real "zanpakutou". He’s almost like a normal spirit, that can compete with the strongest shinigami and espada. Imagine he would get a zanpakutou or learn it’s own name, attain shikai, and then bankai.. I don’t really think anyone would be able to stop him.
Now, about Hitsugaya, he’s a captain too, one of the strongest characters and.. he’s a kid.. he hasn’t lived for even half the life of most characters and he already has bankai. Think about how he can still grow and develop until he becomes an adult.. he would be many times more powerful, he even says himself that his bankai isn’t completely matured yet.
Now, for this chapter, we learn that Hyourinmaru, as the strongest ice zanpakutou, possesses an incredible power, that Hitsugaya never uses when in bankai, because he’s not sure he can really control it and avoid killing everyone around him. I really liked this new twist, doesn’t feel like Kubo is just forcefully powering him up so he can win, to me at least.
So, he uses this, his power and reiatsu are almost gone so, it shouldn’t be that problematic (killing everyone..). Halibel tries to counter it but, she’s quickly surprised by how powerful it is. She gets trapped and will supposedly die when the attack finishes. I’m not sure if there will be a new twist with her escaping. She could still have some power that would allow her to escape although she really seemed worried.
As for Omeada, he keeps running from Barragan. He’s almost reaching his limit. Meanwhile, Sui Fong finishes her preparations and goes bankai! Yey, finally. Did she use this preparation as some sort of strategy to defeat Barragan? Or is it a needed condition so she can go bankai?
There’s also Kyouraku and Stark fighting, a fight I’ve been eagerly waiting for but, it only served as an introduction to this chapter. Not sure if the power he witnessed was from Kyouraku or from Hitsugaya. I got a little confused. Anyway, I’ll clear that up next week.
The next chapter promises to be good. Can’t wait.
- Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
I’m pretty sure Stark’s attention was drawn to Hitsugaya’s attack. I’m hoping that Harribel will make a comeback though since she’s too sexy to lose in such a plain manner.
Comment by TJ — May 31, 2009 @ 12:24 am