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Bleach: SpoilerI don't hate it. Definitely a cleaver, which suits him fine. Please no bankai though.

I'm not surprised his shikai can cut a meteor into pieces. I'm surprised it can do it with his eye patch on, though.

SpoilerKenpachi dispelled that possibility from the outset, no?

Unreleased zanpakutous scale with the spirit power of the shinigami, and Kenpachi said his would be the size of a skyscraper if he didn't force it to stay small. But once they are released, they don't necessarily scale in size anymore.

Combine that with the fact that Kenpachi had never spoken to his sword before, and it would be surprising if it was released.

I swear when Kenpachi and Ichigo fought a long time ago in the first arc, when Ichigo was learning to "Talk to Zangestsu" or w/e. That Kenpachi said he took the sword from someone and it was just a tool, and he didn't need to learn its name. Ichigo said something about it screaming in pain or something while they fought.

Kenpachi then explained he has all the power he needs and wont rely the swords extra power or something. Then Ichigo won. I think that's what happened. They said all the captains swords would have been skyscrapers but it was kind of rude to show it off and they made them smaller, that's one reason Ichigos sword goes from huge to Small in bankai. Showing he has a ton of unrestrained power at first but later honed it into extreme speed.

I think that's what it was. I think, if what i remember is correct, that Kenpachi realized that the sword is an extension of his power, not its own power. I guess.

Edited, Apr 19th 2014 1:10am by BeanX

Hmmm, I think they added more to that scene in the anime. In the manga, he just says that his sword doesn't have a released form, but also that he didn't put a seal on it (because no seal could contain his spirit power), but that what you see is the true form of his sword.

But it seems pretty clear in the context of the arc that he's saying he doesn't have a shikai (since Ichigo's previous fights all centered around the meaning of names, shikai, etc.). And then Zangetsu tells Ichigo that Kenpachi can't hear his sword screaming in pain, because they're working against each other.

Bleach: SpoilerA completely unsatisfying conclusion to that fight. I don't know why I expected to feel any other way, but here we are.

Naruto: SpoilerKakashi lost his eye and Madara gained his technique. Not a bad start to the fight scene, what with lowered expectations and all.

One Piece: SpoilerLuffy punches himself, then Donflamingo Genies his castle and starts the Hunger Games.

Bleach: SpoilerSeriously? That's it? Well that was even more of a let-down than I expected. :(

Fairy Tail for last week was finally posted yesterday; small plot advancement, nothing else.

Well Bleach is back to only reading when something interesting is posted here. On a different note Claymore looks like it's getting ready to start wrapping things up. SpoilerYagi pulled a DBZ return for a certain warrior

Claymore: SpoilerShe's such a popular character, though, that the fanbase went wild.

I watched Dragonball Z: Battle of the Gods last night.

The movie follows the standard "Enemy shows up, enemy is overwhelming, good guys distract/power up/eventually win" formula. It felt more Dragonball than Dragonball Z if that makes any sense, and I liked it. Worth at least one watch, and then repeatedly watching the Bingo Dance.