Bleach #501 - Here.Fear.Here
In a Nutshell
Ichigo remains trapped in a bubble cage while Byakuya literally bugs out during his battle against As Nodt.
High Points
- I laughed out loud at Zombie Rukia. She was way funnier than Kubo probably intended her to be.
- As Nodt's powers lead to Kubo creating some cool and interesting imagery.
Low Points
- No resolve on who the mystery man from the previous chapter was.
Rants and Raves
I'm still interested in seeing who the mystery man is, but his non-appearance in this chapter didn't bother me at all. When the Vandies first arrived in Soul Society, I thought As Nodt was the only interesting one in the entire group, so I enjoyed seeing him doing his thing in this chapter. Hopefully, he's the beginning of a long line of characters that lead to entertaining chapters. I'm pretty sure the badass old gunslinger will be entertaining, but I get the feeling that memories of those two will be what gets me through the spunky teenage girl Vandy's arc and the others.
Grade
I give this chapter a B. I like powers that make people freak out or go delusional. Plus, I mean... Zombie Rukia and Cockroach Byakuya. 'Nuf said.
The Zombie Rukia was funny
It's amazing how many powers Kubo can come up with and maintain some type of consistency.
First time, I see Byakua loses his cool.