I didn't recall Byakuya having the mark on his hand unitl I saw the color pic of him in last chapter...I thought the anacarr (sp) only took control of his leg!

As for the zanpuakutou, I really thought that was Rukia's sword, not Byakuya's. I see in the next to last panel Rukia was placed in a holding spell to prevent her from cutting herself, smart move.

I must not be an observant Bleach fan as I thought... I don't think I've noticed (or have I?) any errors that Tite made... I feel so ashamed! What's so puzzling about the errors is why ther are not seen before publication? Maybe they need to not rush into making that deadline with Jump and make sure to have fresh pair of eyes to look over their work, I don't know.

I can't wait for the tranlated update!