Bleach 230

[The Chancellor]

Well the Shinigami have their swordmanship, fast moves and kidou. But it's true that without the help of their zanpaktou, they're a lot less powerful.

They have those to rely on yes. You have to admit though, with the thing that made them the most powerful, their key strength, against them in pure power form it'll be much harder to take them down or get them back. What I'm wondering is how they'll do it? Do they have to talk to them one on one with each like Ichigo did? Do they have to beat them hands down and make them listen to them again? It should be interesting. This could be the best bleach arc I've ever seen. In fact I think making this filler, is a major career mistake for Kubo. It can easily trump the bount arc and in terms of story, for me at least, the current Espada arc.

It's just a great long over due concept to play with in my opinion. I'm actually wondering what happened to the old mans zanpakto. Or the old man in general. Muramasa said that he isn't joining them. Is he holding him hostage? Does he have his zanpakto specially trapped with plans for it? Because they kind of just had him shocked when those three showed up at his office and then let it alone. And we didn't see his zanpakto I don't think.

By the way they show everyone's spirit form with the shinigami at the end matched up side by side. Most of them at least.