Bleach 404 is Up
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MangaStream's translation of Bleach 404 is up.
(Direct download here.)
Urahara/Yoruichi arguing is ridiculously cute and reminiscent of certain other relationships in the series <3333 (We already knew that Yoruichi topped in that relationship but it's always nice for Kubo to reaffirm it.)
The armor was designed specially by Urahara, so it's not Yoruichi's shikai. Some nice shots of Urahara, Yoruichi, and Isshin's faces~ *wonders about the fate of Yoruichi* D:
Interesting how Gin said that Aizen put the hougyoku in without Gin's knowledge. Then he says that "everything's fucked," which seems to imply that even Gin can't predict what will happen (especially given Aizen + the hougyoku). His rather laid-back attitude and words suggest he realizes that his own future is uncertain, hence him not answering Ichigo's question. We still don't know the true nature of Gin and Aizen's relationship or what exactly ties Gin to Aizen (other than Aizen adopting him early on as his protoge), so how deep does Gin's loyalty to Aizen really go?
Gin says that Ichigo seems to have a belief he'll die. Perceptive, or just egging Ichigo on with mind games? He's certainly baiting Ichigo. He claims he won't let someone cowardly like Ichigo fight Aizen, but is that really it? That Ichigo is too useless to waste on Aizen seems far too trivial - is he just annoyed by Ichigo? Does his sadistic side just want a battle? Does he have some deeper purpose - wanting Ichigo to become more powerful to face Aizen later? (If so, to what end?)
Ichigo's hollow mask appears... is IchiThing forthcoming?
RANGIKUUUUUUUUUU~! D: Rangiku/Gin coming up? And maybe Kira will be there...
(Direct download here.)
Urahara/Yoruichi arguing is ridiculously cute and reminiscent of certain other relationships in the series <3333 (We already knew that Yoruichi topped in that relationship but it's always nice for Kubo to reaffirm it.)
The armor was designed specially by Urahara, so it's not Yoruichi's shikai. Some nice shots of Urahara, Yoruichi, and Isshin's faces~ *wonders about the fate of Yoruichi* D:
Interesting how Gin said that Aizen put the hougyoku in without Gin's knowledge. Then he says that "everything's fucked," which seems to imply that even Gin can't predict what will happen (especially given Aizen + the hougyoku). His rather laid-back attitude and words suggest he realizes that his own future is uncertain, hence him not answering Ichigo's question. We still don't know the true nature of Gin and Aizen's relationship or what exactly ties Gin to Aizen (other than Aizen adopting him early on as his protoge), so how deep does Gin's loyalty to Aizen really go?
Gin says that Ichigo seems to have a belief he'll die. Perceptive, or just egging Ichigo on with mind games? He's certainly baiting Ichigo. He claims he won't let someone cowardly like Ichigo fight Aizen, but is that really it? That Ichigo is too useless to waste on Aizen seems far too trivial - is he just annoyed by Ichigo? Does his sadistic side just want a battle? Does he have some deeper purpose - wanting Ichigo to become more powerful to face Aizen later? (If so, to what end?)
Ichigo's hollow mask appears... is IchiThing forthcoming?
RANGIKUUUUUUUUUU~! D: Rangiku/Gin coming up? And maybe Kira will be there...
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Date: 2010-05-19 09:30 pm (UTC)This is so damn interesting.
First, the UraYoru~~ OMG OK? They're really like adult IchiRuki haha, I :33333 them so much. And LOLOLOL @Isshin looking at them obviously thinking "get a room guys D:"
BUT. BUT. That's not what's interesting. IT'S GIN LIKE OMG WHO'S INTERESTING AS FUCK.
Earlier with Annie we wondered if Gin's intent was not to turn Ichigo into IchiThing again. And HOLD ON. I think it's truer than ever. But maybe not for the same reasons.
Do you see it? Gin's not only talking about the good guys here. He admits he didn't know Aizen used the Hougyoku like that, and he admits that HE [Gin] IS DOOMED. [Everything's fucked now]. That's not only for them. That's for him, too!
He then goes on and tests Ichigo - in a VERY foxy look, may I add, fox-based characters in manga LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THAT OMG. *saw many in shoujo* Ichigo who outsmarts him, pointing out that HIM TOO is fucked. Gin didn't think he'd point that - not that way, but not at all too!
However, Gin is good. And he's not only surprised that Ichigo picked this up - he wouldn't reply to this though - but he outsmarts Ichigo with how he saw that somewhere, Ichigo isn't in it - that he lost hope. Then, Ichigo is UNEEDED. [You've already given up on this battle. Well, well. That's some REAL BULLSHIT.]
Why, why BS? Were you putting some hope on Ichigo? [I will still remember that earlier chapter where Gin goes "not yet, not yet."]. And Gin goes on "I can't let some coward get beaten by Aizen-sama" LIKE OMG THE WORDING CHOICE!!! It's striking!! Isn't it obvious? He doesn't want Ichigo to face Aizen in that state of mind. HENCE. He PUSHES him forward.
And he looks TRULY HAPPY to see Ichigo's mask out, at least. My guess is that, definitely, he wants Ichigo to turn into IchiThing. Why? I think because he too thinks only Ichigo can take him out.
And last Ran. Ran, like OMG RAN. LIKE GINRAN. LIKE OMG. URAYORU, GINRAN. OMG. :yell
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Date: 2010-05-19 09:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-05-19 09:49 pm (UTC)Maelstrom, come....
All who oppose Hollow Ichigo...
Destroy.
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:02 pm (UTC)Gin - Such an interesting character. He had the chance to beat Ichigo easily. His back was exposed and yet, Gin doesn't attack him. He doesn't hesitate to do that the Hiyori. Hell, he was brutal with her. So why does he back off when Ichigo does it? Hmmm, interesting. And I liked that close up on his eye when Ichigo said he may be fucked too (paraphrasing here :p). What could that mean? Is he surprised at that? Is that a look of recognition? Acceptance of his fate? Is Gin, like Syn astutely mentioned above, pushing Ichigo to the point where he could beat Aizen? What IS his relationship with Aizen? I always thought he was closer to Aizen than Tousen. I hope Kubo-sensei expands on that.
Ran/Kira - The confrontation with Gin is inevitable. Ran is on her way and I'm sure Kira will follow. Ever since Aizen, Gin, and Tousen stepped into FKKT, THIS was the confrontation I was looking forward. Gin's relationship with Ran is so interesting. She is his soft spot. With Kira, his relationship with Gin interested me the most from the deserted VC's. It's really quite fucked up. Gin manipulates Kira and Kira follows because he is loyal to his captain. Well, what happens now that his former captain is on the opposing side. Oh, this confrontation is going to be delicious. I can't wait!! *flails*
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:08 pm (UTC)And Gin! OMG, I know he's a psycho, but what a fantastic character!!! Mayhem-loving moral ambiguity FTW!
Ch 404 summary by Gin:
Hey folks,
Aizen deep-throated the Hobaby while I wasn't looking and now everybody's fucked.
Bye bye!
-- Gin
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Date: 2010-05-20 01:20 am (UTC)Aizen deep-throated the Hobaby while I wasn't looking and now everybody's fucked.
Bye bye!
-- Gin
XDDDDD
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:14 pm (UTC)This is a glorious chapter. From Urahara looking over his fan at Yoru's "SPECIAL" leg (GET A ROOM YOU TWO, YOU ARE TOOOOO PRECIOUS! <3) to Gin just being his delightful self to AAAAAAARGH, KIRA! RANGIKU! THE INEVITABLE LONG-AWAITED GIN GIN GIN CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT/BACKSTORY/GLORIOUS ANGSTY DEATH WHATEVERS...
or will Gin backstab Aizen in a fantabulous DEICIDE! NEXT WEEK GET HERE NAO!
*is faint from hunger, has just come home in the rain from meeting, has bought children's HELLO KITTY sneakers on sale and is FEELING THE BLEACH LOVE AGAIN*
Oh the URAYORU... OH THE GINRAN! <33333333333333
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:19 pm (UTC)The only thing that shot this chapter for me was Ichigo's mask- I was really loving him using Zangetsu and his head instead of just whipping it out.
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-19 10:34 pm (UTC)Otherwise, meh. Not interested, sry.
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Date: 2010-05-19 10:48 pm (UTC)Plus I still think he has a soft spot for Matsumoto. I guess we'll see about that soon enough. (I hope.)
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Date: 2010-05-19 11:40 pm (UTC)Interesting things I learned:
Gin likes to watch.
Aizen cannot appreciate the specialness of Yoruichi's legs. D<
For all his goofiness, Isshin makes a great straight-man.
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Date: 2010-05-19 11:46 pm (UTC)Also, Yoruichi <3 I could stare at her all.day. I'm sure she's fine, though it irks me that Aizen got between her and Urahara.
Okay, Shinsou uses dancing steps? WHY HE MUST BE RUKIA'S LONG LOST BROTHER
/kidding
Gosh, Gin sure was happy to see Ichigo bring out his mask.
And there's Kira calling Gin "Ichimaru-taichou". I swear, he reminds me of Momo sometimes.
To end: I think everyone who likes GinRangiku just exploded in anticipation. Omg. She looks like she's holding her side ... oh Rangiku.
Some people think Gin will die, I worry that Rangiku will die (I doubt it, but I worry) ... oh man, Kubo's been holding out on this part for years. Can't wait.
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Date: 2010-05-20 01:35 am (UTC)Isshin is so used to it. He's walked in on Yoruichi and Urahara in... many compromising positions when they were planning this big showdown. That also explains Urahara's 'distractions' working on the armor. For a dad who's so invested in his son's love life, he's surprisingly conservative when it comes to others, huh~?
Yoruichi-samaaaaa. <3333
Rangiku-saaaan D: You must live! And have an angsty parting scene x2 with Gin. When you shank him, of course~ :x
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Date: 2010-05-20 12:02 am (UTC)That's an interesting technique Gin's got there-his zanpakutou can shoot out and retract so fast it's like a semiautomatic firearm. No wonder he's holding it with both hands, the constant recoil must be pretty intense like that.
It'll be ironic if Gin, the most obviously evil of the traitors, has the most qualms about inflicting physical harm on his old close comrades, but somehow I feel like that's how it's going to turn out.
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Date: 2010-05-20 12:29 am (UTC)Aizen's intentional slighting of Ichigo and his little lookies are making me curious. Not to mention his sudden obsession with crushing all hopes. He didn't really seem to care about the crushing before. Sure he was amused with all the wide-eyed we-are-screwed glances, but those just seemed like bonus to him. Now he specifically wants to crush hopes? When did that happen? I'm beginning to think the hougykou may be changing his personality. Not that he'd admit it, mind you.
Gin confuses me but I am really enjoying the ambiguity *thumbs up*
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Date: 2010-05-20 01:18 am (UTC)When I saw Matsumoto running towards the battle on that final page, I got chills down my spine. This is going to be good. :)
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Date: 2010-05-20 02:01 am (UTC)He seems sad somehow in this chapter.
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Date: 2010-05-20 02:03 am (UTC)Does anyone else think that the final page tagline "Will her [Rangiku] reuniting with her old friend Ichimaru become a ray of hope...?!" is a sure sign that the reunion Will Not Go Well?
I hope Gin doesn't cut her down. o_O GinRan is angsty enough!
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Date: 2010-05-20 02:39 am (UTC)I sure hope Matsumoto does not play Byakuya's role here. But if she is, imagine the drama. Gin stabs her incidently...Gah..GinRan breaks my heart...Sigh...
Isshin/Urahara as Ichigo/Renji. And Yoruichi as Komamura. They are coming from behind Aizen right ? I hope the Yoruichi's leg thing is not a sign that she will be hurt by Aizen. But if she is paralled with Komamura, well, it's not good for Yoruichi.
Ohhh....It does not make sense at all after I read what I write...This can be as simple as Gin wants to save his butt after seein AzenGaga. Only Kubo can make me theorize crazy like that...Sigh..I can't wait the next chapter..
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Date: 2010-05-20 03:29 am (UTC)How near-dead do you think Byakuya and Kenpachi are? And what's Mayuri planning to do with their remains afterwards? 8o
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Date: 2010-05-20 04:13 am (UTC)i'm not really concerned about rangiku, gin has a soft spot for her after all.
ichigo on the other hand i guess truly was not completley resolved to win. figures. he rarely ever is anymore.
gin just seems to find all the hidden cracks in the vase.
i also second the notion that gin mught provoke ichigo to ichithing... just a thought...but you better not die gin.
on a side note
yoruichi and urahara rocked this chapter. i felt bad for isshin with their constant bickering/flirting. yoruichi was just hillarious.
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Date: 2010-05-20 04:18 am (UTC)YoruUra! God, I think I just fell in love. I didn't really see them as an adult IchiRuki, since the dynamic while similar is a bit different to me...but there's one thing I did notice. Kubo really likes his couples like this. Let's see, there's IchiRuki, ShinHiyo, and now YoruUra? Haha, I'm seeing a trend. XD And I like it. =D
Oh Gin, suddenly you went from one of the blandest characters ever to really quite interesting. What do you mean? And Ichigo is still making a great stand as flabbergasted blob of impotence. So how many chapters has he been like this?
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Date: 2010-05-20 07:50 am (UTC)Except for a brief moment here and there, pretty much since the Dome Incident, wouldn't you say? ;)
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Date: 2010-05-20 02:40 pm (UTC)That said, ANY fight with Aizen is kind of boring right now since it's obvious that no force is ever going to beat him: it's going to take something WAY bigger than bankai to do that.
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Date: 2010-05-20 10:40 am (UTC)Another thing that caught immediately my attention was Gin's comment about Ichigo having inwardly already given up the battle. This statement was emphasised by Ichigo's shocked expression. It just reinforces the fact that he still hasn't recovered from the trauma on the dome.