Also? There'd be more dramatic tension if we ever learned that these individuals were super-special-badass *before* the combat. Like, have the Soul Reapers not know, but have Quincies mention it to each other sooner.
Heart and Arm of the Soul King should've been stuff mentioned much earlier in the arc. *Foreshadowing*.
And yay, Yoruichi! (Plus some sexist jibber-jabber. Really, mangaka, we don't need to know your NPC's thoughts on how women should act.)
To give Kubo some credit, he rarely has gender come up in battle anyway. The implication is less "villains don't take ladies seriously" and more "Askin himself is mildly sexist." Careful line to walk without falling one way or the other.
Eh, would make it all the more sweeter when Yoruichi punks his ass.
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"To all visitors from Transylvania looking for the head of Voivode Dracula: Yes, we have it. Yes, he's dead. No, you cannot see it. No, he will not return and invade you again. It has been over thirty years, please stop pestering us."
And now Hitsugaya is back from the dead to fight off a guy who just owned a bunch of captains and lieutenants.
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"To all visitors from Transylvania looking for the head of Voivode Dracula: Yes, we have it. Yes, he's dead. No, you cannot see it. No, he will not return and invade you again. It has been over thirty years, please stop pestering us."
"To all visitors from Transylvania looking for the head of Voivode Dracula: Yes, we have it. Yes, he's dead. No, you cannot see it. No, he will not return and invade you again. It has been over thirty years, please stop pestering us."
Could probably make a poster out of a panel of his.
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"To all visitors from Transylvania looking for the head of Voivode Dracula: Yes, we have it. Yes, he's dead. No, you cannot see it. No, he will not return and invade you again. It has been over thirty years, please stop pestering us."