344 The Pride Spoiler Summary and Pic

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

I'll have the spoiler summary up when Annie writes it.
ETA: And here is Annie's much awaited summary! Read the post at BA and please rep Annie because she took time out of an important busy today to translate this!


Yammi taking a prat fall to the bottom floor? He's going to meet up with CHAD, his proper opponent and leave Ishida and Orihime to go find the hougyoku, he is! I didn't think it was possible for me to love Ishida more, and yet I do. Hime, where are you? I love how Ishida and Ichigo snark. And Ulquiorra the Jailer. What in world will his release look like? We'll be guessing ALL WEEK! Space and Annie say that "imprison" may be a better translation than "lock."


Here's the Valentine's Issue color page from here.



The rough translation of the side-text from Melodymix is

To Beautifully Guide The Heart

麗しく心を添えて



 

Comments

[spartydragon.livejournal.com]

Feels like only half the spread. >.>

How much you wanna bet we get an IchiRuki reunion between now and White Day, and the White Day Spread is a mirror image of Ichigo in the same pose (wearing complimentary colors)? XD

[gully-moe.livejournal.com]

Wow...

Is that... candy that she's holding?

<3

Rukia looks so... sexy.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Her expression is sorta creepy, but I like the art...and I want her jewelry & hair thingie.

[cheese-chan.livejournal.com]

Rofl, lip thingy is creepy. xD

And what happened to Rukia's eye(s)?

They used to take up half of her face. O_O

Hn. Did TK change his style?

[07janina07.livejournal.com]

Rukia looks like she is kissing her lips at the camera. XDD lmao That is so funny, she always gives those kind of cheeky looks. I love it, Kubo delivered with Rukia in a dress and kissing her lips with awesome eyes.

[peca-06.livejournal.com]

WHOA! *_* She looks GORGEOUS! She almost looks like she is pursing her lips for a kiss ^_^. She is carrying chocolates too :D. I love the colors, the flowing jacket or is it a dress?... the faux furry collar, down to the details on the pink plaid shirt (and I am not a pink person, but I like the combination) and the details on her cute necklace and the pony tail... The flowers match. I wonder what flower that is. It is so pretty. Finally, the phrase "To beautifully guide the heart" ... I am speechless. T_T Rukia looks great. I want a matching one for Ichigo LOL.
Thanks for posting this Deb <333

[lady-leia-solo.livejournal.com]

I love Rukia's colorspread! It is so pretty and she looks like a doll and those lips, oh jeez! She is just beautiful in it!

[tsubaki99.livejournal.com]

Oh crap!!! Bleach Asylum is againg in "Database Error" again!
EDIT: Oh nevermind is ok again lol XD

Good thing that I managed to read the spoiler this time....OH GOD ISHIDA YOU ARE THE STAR IN THIS CHAPTER!! I loved everything you did in here...I want pics now!!!

And Rukia's colorspread is so beautiful!!! lalalalalalala! *is so happy*

[(Anonymous)]

Deb, I am with u...I want yammy to face Chad....but if he meets up with Renji or Unohana, I will not mind...but I guess I wld really love it if he met Unohana too coz she is one to go round saying she aint there to fight...maybe Yammy will provoke her into a fight...lolz

Ishida!!!!! You awesome guy....thanks for telling Ichigo what ur there for...lolz....love his crazy Quincy pride..now for some interaction

Ulquiorra and Ichigo fight...can't wait...wanna see his release and hopefully some info on him

I am on cloud 9 atm!!!!
Lork

[mezzo-marinaio.livejournal.com]

Kubo has clearly changed his style a little for this picture, but that's nothing new - remember his latest SUPERSEXY!Ichigo spread? XD

Mangaka do that sometimes. I've seen covers by Oh!Great that scare me for how realistic and creepy they look, and that's not his usual style! :P

That said, I LUFF this spread. Good job, shishou! ♥ And I might be completely mistaken here, but ARE those flowers the ones called 'rukia' in Japan? OoO

[nacchan-touya.livejournal.com]

Rukia is UBER kawaii (and sexy) at that pic, and I love her outfit...aah if Kubo makes Ichigo's complimentary spread for white day I'll explode with happiness XDDD

on to the chapter...Ishida is pure GENTLEMAN!!! *kyaakyaa* and Ichigo...Tsk, just when I thought that he couldn't get more colder....not that I mind though *smirks*

[naviji.livejournal.com]

The spoilers sound exciting! OMG Ishida...I think I'm in love all over again *___*

“I will protect her even if you didn’t ask me to.” Says Ishida.

Of course he would. He did come here for her and her alone. Such an epic scene. He truly has lived up to his vow of saving Inoue for Inoue alone, and not for any other agendas. *fangirl swoon*

AND...the Rukia cover. I capslocked for 2 hours after seeing that. I..AM...HAPPY. VERY HAPPY. Rukia looks just GORGEOUS and the entire look and feel of the spread is just beautiful. AND COOKIES to the person who said Ichigo would get a complimentary cover for white day. BWAHAHAHH that day must come faster!

[jdm6845.livejournal.com]

ULQ's sword cracks!! =O Now I HAVE to see the look on his face when that happens.

Ishida is hilarious and wonderful. I love his response to Ichigo, his thank you, Captain Obvious, but you don't have to REMIND me to protect Inoue. XD (LOL, and YES, you don't need any so-called fail!logic shipper wank to see the differences between this scene and the IchiRukiRen scene in SS... they speak for themselves, no matter how many football jokes one tries to write).

I'm still undecided on whether I like the Rukia spread or not. I like everything about it except her face-- tbh, I wouldn't have known it was Rukia without looking at her hairstyle. But it's already starting to grow on me, so who knows. A week from now I might love it.

[khyata.livejournal.com]

RUKIAAAAAA! She looks ridiculously sexy here. 0.0

I will protect her even if you didnt ask me to.


*brain turns to mush*

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Okay, once again I only sort of glanced at the spoiler translation, but saw the "he's probably falling all the way down to the basement" and have been laughing ever since. OMG Ishida, you adorkable thing, you DO have a sense of humor!!! That's like classic Warner Bros fare, and I LOVE it! And Ichigo x Ishida snarkage? Eeeee! *dances* I SO hope you are right about Yammy falling straight into Chad's fist at the bottom floor. It would certainly follow the classic WB, and it would be SO wonderful!

...Ishida and Orihime to go find the hougyoku. YES! That would be perfect!

[(Anonymous)]

Well, Ishihimers...(or is it the ichiruki group at this rate) are getting wanked for going gaga over Ishida's "I will protect Orihime" as proof of ishihime stuff/love/canon/blits/whatever and the wank is coz wasn't it proof that Ichigo loves Orihime when he said he wld protect Orihime back in chapter 196?

Darn...the shipper wars are here!!!!

*goes back to shipping Komamura dn his buckethead!

[(Anonymous)]

I made the above post and forgot to put my name...Debbie, forgive me for the double post...I need my sleep but am up arguing....lol
Lork

=D

[antoinetteiv.livejournal.com]

>w< AH!
Rukia looks so beautiful/sexy here (well she always does), wonder what got Kubo to draw that expression! xD

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you Debbie..and before I kick you from that soft spot with the most Ishida sunshine, I just want to say that I want to see Ishida's face when he is telling Ichigo this...boy oh boy that will be beautiful. i can already see it in the anime...all we need is the manga.
ishida really is crazy...he has now made Yammy fall all the way to the last floor...lolz
Lork

[amy-core.livejournal.com]

RUKIA LOOKS INCREDIBLY HOT. *____* She is so beautiful~

Ishida's last phrase is beyond squee-worthy. *__* Damn, I love him, he is so heroic and intelligent and gentleman-like... *__* And I'm sure he is smoking hot in this chapter, as well. I want the RAW already.

And, GOD, how I missed the bad-ass Vaizard Ichigo! *____* Although Ulq probably will still look more bad-ass than Berry-tan. XD I can't wait to see Ulq's release. And I can't wait till Hichigo appears (HE HAS TO, MY BABY! >.<).


Lawl, who cares what OriGos think? XD Kubo's made such an awesome present for IshiHime on St. Valentine's Day. XP

[metaphore-art.livejournal.com]

I love this spread! Need HQ NOW! :yell

Sounds like an all around great chapter for Valentine's. ;)

[pixyteri.livejournal.com]

Oooh nice color spread ^_^ I want to make an icon out of it but I don't know if they will come out with a higher quality one later.

I love Rukia's expression. It first it came off as a little evil to me (But how can she not be? It's V-day, a frustrating and sometimes sadistic holiday) ..But I love the eye, it does look like a dollfie. And the LIPS! Rukia has lips! OMG XD

I like her flowers, too. I have a necklace and hairclip like that, and the teal dress/cardigan is awesome. *.*

AHEM. For the chapter, I'm just waiting to read it. No summary for me. ^_^;

[cyanglow]

I can't remember the last time I was so impatient waiting for a chapter-

Oh wait, it was only last week! (lol) Aaaaaaah. Do want Chad vs. Yammi. And IchiIshi bantering.

[dbnext.livejournal.com]

MUST. SEE. PICS.

“I will protect her even if you didn’t ask me to.”

ORLY ISHIDA? Found what you want to protect, eh? XD It is the first time he's said anything about protecting someone outright, isn't it?

AUGH AND RUKIA, SO GORGEOUS. If we don't get an Ichigo counterpart on White Day I'll just have to do it myself huhuhu.

[brightredglow.livejournal.com]

The spoiler summary confirms one thing and one thing only for me: Ichigo's boycrush on Ishida is alive and well.

He didn't need to do any showing off until Ishida made his entrance and now Ichigo's all "I gotta do my vizard thing now! Hey, Ishida, watch out for my reiatsu!"

Ah Ichigo. You gotta love him. Or slap him.

Or if you are Ishida, you hang out with Mayuri, your dreaded family nemesis who scarred your childhood and mutilated your grandfather, as long as you can to give yourself a little more time to mentally prepare for the frustration so you won't be tempted to shoot Ichigo before you shoot the enemy.

As a side note, I'm going to be brave and be one of the few who will admit that I don't like the color page. I adore Rukia. I adore snarky Rukia, goofy Rukia, soft and warm Rukia, snuggly Rukia, grouchy Rukia. I do not adore this botoxed, contact-lens-wearing, collagen-lip-infused Rukia. My Rukia does not need such affectations. EVER. So Kubo better bring back the real Rukia because she was fine before. In fact, she was better.

I do like the jewelry and the coat and the little flower in her hair though.