Clues to Orihime's Power? Urahara's Complicity? SPOILERS

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Chapter -102 Turn Back the Pendulum 7 Right Here

That's the Binktopia scan on OneManga. MangaShare. FrankyHouse and Sleepy Fans scans can be found on the first post page here at Bleach Asylum.

Spoiler pix under cut.

Oh things are moving so fast and yet Kubo manges to tell an emotional story as well as an action-packed one. My hand actually flew to my heart when Shunsui caught Urahara's gloomy face and then tried to reassure him about Hiyori by offering up Lisa to head into the action in such a cavalier way. I felt for Shunsui's inevitable regret--I felt for Urahara (never seen him so torn up!) and knowing from the spoiler pic what had become of Kensei, I just felt for the girls---ohhh, so this Visored fate wasn't hubris after all. It was just all one big accident!

And as if I wasn't dorking out over these two dimensional characters enough, the chapter has to show me a gallant rescuer!Shinji



This is your first and only warning: I SHIP SHINJI AND HIYORI, HAVE FOR YEARS, DEAL WITH IT! <3 Their repartee is just so awesome and it's so obvious Shinji truly cares for her.

Rescuer!Shinji even overshadowed the entrance of the kidou corps leader and vice in the chapter. Tessai and Hutch looked appropriately demonic with their little Halloween horns. I had to congratulate myself and others for calling that one (Hutch/Hachi--not Tessai--as a kidou expert). Tessai shouldn't have been a surprise but his rank above Hutch was. I was just pleased as punch with myself because my last call (Kenpachi isn't real! He's inside Ichigo's mind!) was so wrong, and even before the clever fanbois had posted their theories noting that Hutch had kidou corps marks on his lovely round head, I just knew that he wasn't fourth division healing material.

And so there are all theories about Orihime's powers being "Visored-like" hereby invalidated. I always thought they were wrong. Hutch told Rukia that his powers were "time restorative" based rather than true healing and that's when I knew that he wasn't really fourth division. That scene happened when Hutch was trying to heal Ichigo after Ichigo's fight with Grimmjow (before Orihime's bedside confession/goodbye scene)



Later, the Visored observe that Orihime and Hutch are similar in powers and Hutch gives Orihime some mentoring when she comes to visit the Visored camp. He tells her that some people are not cut out for battle--I always thought he was talking about himself here, but he was a KIDOU expert all this time. And so is it that Orihime, who has a power that according to Aizen, trespasses the territory of G-D, is actually a prodigy in the demon arts?

Oh yeah, and remember what I said about trusting Urahara implicitly? I still do. He looks SO sorrowful, so innocent, so totally uncalculating in this chapter that I have to wonder ... is Kubo about to pull some twist and does Urahara indeed have some knowledge of what's going on out there at Kensei's campground? I still think he's the well-meaning good guy, and that Aizen's behind the wickedness but I'm starting to wonder about Urahara complicity now.... maybe unintentional complicity ....

Some major guilt laid on Kisuke would be nice at this point. I'd like to see him carry that around for the rest of the manga. Of course, he's already getting his share because of what's going to happen to Hiyori.

Man, Bleach is so good lately. *blows kisses to Kubo-sensei*

Oh one more thing. After weeks of horrible writer's block, I can happily report I've become unstuck. The funny thing is that I used the metaphor of Shinji's phonograph to help me. Ever since LB7 ( r0ck3tsci3ntist )drew this pic of Shinji and Hiyori (see fanart under cut--warning, mild nudity, rated R).....

ever since r0ck3tsci3ntist drew this I've been grooving on the image of reiatsu making the phonograph player run and what makes debbie's muse go.



My friend Q had a post yesterday that was all this awesomeness about architecture and prophecy and somewhere in there she got to mentioning the artist's intent, and fresh from my Shinji experience, I wrote her:

To use the metaphor of Shinji's phonograph in which my intent is the needle, I merely had to take the intent off one song and put it on another. Only then could I ride that magical groove fits my will but the effort in getting unstuck was huge. It involved getting up and walking across the room to fiddle with the actual phonograph.

That means I can write again! *throws confetti*

AND LB7, YOU SAID YOU WOULD FINISH THIS SKETCH, YOU SO HAVE TO, YOU SO HAVE TO--IT KEEPS INSPIRING ME.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Ah, I checked and it was a Binktopia scan and then I noticed I'd linked Mangashare and not OneManga which is odd, since I usually read OneManga for my quick scan, but yes you're right OneManga has the Sleepy Fans (a good scan--my favorite of the quick scans). I wonder if Mangashare is supposed to have the Binky scan?

The Kidou corps is a part of second division, right? I'm assuming that Urahara knows Tessai from there somehow but still the way Shunsui made it sound it was like the guy doesn't come out from Hell but once every twenty years or something.

I suppose that those who aren't strong enough to defeat that hollow die and Kensei is going to defeat his like Ichigo did... how does Urahara know this if he's not on the scene? Genius leap of foresight? I really can't wait for the next chapter. I'm dying to see Shinji shikai but I just know Kubo's going to cheat us of it.

That, and I have a feeling these flashbacks are going to end on one big super cliffhanger.

[gully-moe.livejournal.com]

I'm predicting that Isshin will show on the last few pages of the last chapter.

Then everyone will wish this arc would be longer.

Or else he probably won't show at all though. =/

[gully-moe.livejournal.com]

Also, I don't think the Kido Corps is part of the 2nd division. It's separate from the Gotei 13.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Yes, I think you're right. WHERE IS THAT BOOTLEG CHART?
Tessai even got called Taichou in this chapter, didn't he?

I'm all crazy to know more about kidou now--from Yoruichi's involvement in it to Tessai's to Orihime's possible talent in it.

[gully-moe.livejournal.com]

Yes he is a 'Kido' Captain.

That reminds me, in the earlier chapters when Orihime heals Ichigo in SS after the whole 'Aizen went to HM', Unohana glances over at Orihime, and she has this look in her face. She looks a bit surprised, but it's as if she knew what Orihime's power was.

http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/179/07/

[brightredglow.livejournal.com]

Binktopia posts their scans at Mangashare. I think that's why they were a bit miffed when onemanga was posting them. Doesn't matter though since Franky House and Sleepy Fans have been doing a good job at posting and to be honest, Binktopia's translations are dicey when it comes to Bleach.

I could be wrong but I don't believe that the Kidou Corps is part of the 2nd as it had its own section apart from the Gotei 13. If I remember right, there were three arms of the Seireitei: the Gotei 13, the Kidou Corps and then one more.

Kensei has become quite interesting to me. Hiyori as well. As to others, even Shinji, I'm not quite as interested. But it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

Binktopia's translations are ... er ... creative I'll give them that. I just don't go for the color they're going for most of the time and sometimes I get downright bothered by it.

I need the Bootleg chart of the divisions now to check these three arms of the seireitei. You got me crazy about this third arm here.

I was interested in the Visoreds right away due to their character design but I'm a pushover for funky art. I just liked they way they looked even before they said anything. Shinji fascinates me--in some ways he's got that mysterious Gin quality, right down to the creepy grin and ben kansai.

[grass-angel.livejournal.com]

This (http://www.bleachexile.com/information/bleach-hierarchy/) what you were looking for?

[vayshti.livejournal.com]

Mangashare are definitely supposed to have the Binky scans - their own website says to check there first, because they're not quite as good about updating their site, as they are about getting the releases out.

[kamuro-ishigami.livejournal.com]

From what I remember, it's the Onmitsukidou that is linked to a division whenever a member of Yoruichi's clan gets to be a captain of the Gotei 13 and not the Kidoushu, of which Tessai belonged..

[http://users.livejournal.com/_debbiechan_/]

THAT'S what I was thinking of! Talk about short term memory loss! That was only explained a few chapters ago and already I forgot and messed it up. Thanks!