Bleachness

Chapter 323 Scan here No title available yet but it's a rocking good chapter!

( Short Fights FTW! )

Brief article on Kubo in LA Times A lot of the same old info but a polished presentation (the description of Kubo's delicate fingers tickled me--I have a serious crush on the man's hands) and some tidbits I hadn't heard before like:

"I never think of my work as being targeted at certain readers or at readers in certain countries. I hope as many people as possible will enjoy what I create. I never imagined when I started writing 'Bleach' that it would be published in the U.S., but I'm really glad American readers have taken to it."

I never for a one moment thought that Kubo was writing only for 13 year old Japanese boys.

The trailer for the so-called IchiRuki Bleach movie came out today, and I supposed it says something about me that I watched the trailer before I read the manga chapter. I've yet to be excited about an anime movie but I'm getting caught up in the promotion of this movie. It's only August and already there's a promo IchiRuki cover on Shounen Jump--there wasn't one of Hitsugaya and Ichigo until the December when the movie premiered. This movie is being hyped big-time, and given how much fans love the IchiRuki, it's gonna be a huge success I reckon.
( Cover this week for Bleach 7th Anniversary )
Ichigo got the beautiful color page, as you can see from the manga scan in the first link--I love the fact that Kubo didn't use any ink outlines on the character and that Ichigo looks so ominous, sexy and weird.  The color page whispers Shirosaki to me.  A couple more fights to go and we'll be back to Ichigo and his propensity for turning Hollow and powering up at the very last minute?

I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday season so far. I sure am. Every morning I wake up to all sorts of adorable fandom gems.

I will miss him so when he either slithers off or dies.
Remember The Rocky Horror Quincy Show? Check this out for a big smile:

Comic by Inonibird

check out this new sexy Ishida fanart by hidden_gems:
Strawberry Muffin

and don't miss this lovely little piece by schweinsty
Waking (IshiHime, IchiRuki, Kira, ShuuRan, Ukitake)