Originally posted by NemeBro
I dunno, I think that "too much shit is going on" is a valid complaint... But not one I feel applies to the last few chapters.
Those statements are meant to be in context with the actual Bleach Chapters, not in general. So, the complaint is invalid for the current arc. The pacing is decent. A whole hell of a lot better than 2 arcs ago.
The problem with a story that features a weekly chapter release is that you can't structure it as a regular story due to that the story isn't experienced continuously.
So to keep it interesting I think it's more difficult to add to much than to add to little. It's first when it becomes a cluster-**** that it becomes too much.
That said, Kubo even specified that he had a lot of material to go through this arc. With all the backstories and unrevealed abilities, and even worried that he wouldn't fit all of them in. That's why I think he's rushing it.
Someone in the Naruto thread noted I don't post art for the other series, and then one popped up. OCs vs Captains:
Looks like Ichigo is going into "super mode" where he "ascends" to a level beyond super saiyan like he did against Cell...I mean Aizen.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/bleach/v53/c512/10.html
I always wondered why Ichigo did not just "ascend" a long time ago. He doesn't have to use the FGT: his "ascended" mode should be more than any Shinigami or Quincy can handle. Well...maybe. Ichigo does seem to have lost his hollow powers so his "ascended" mode is probably not nearly as powerful.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/bleach/v53/c512/15.html
But it looks like Ichigo's reiatsu comes back later in the chapter. So I don't know.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/bleach/v53/c512/18.html
But that outfit looks different...as does his Zanpakutou. I'm almost positive that this is a new mode for Ichigo.
Let's not forget that time passes more slowly in the realm between worlds: Ichigo may have trained for quite some time in his cage. I could be wrong. Maybe I am missing something.