Bleach,
Vol 19
Author: Tite Kubo
Publisher: Viz Media
American
release date: June 5, 2007
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/Manga/Supernatural/216 pages
Overall Personal Rating: ★★★★★
Soi Fon thinks she has the
upper hand in her battle against Yoruichi, believing that her one-time
commander has been sedentary for the past century. She is in for a rude
awakening!
Ikkaku and Iba are drinking
and arguing, as usual, when they speculate as to who Captain Kuchiki is
fighting, up by the Sokyoku. Iba doesn’t recognize the spiritual pressure, but
Ikkaku suspects it’s Ichigo, knowing how strong he is. And he is correct, for
that battle is still being waged, even after Rukia has been safely removed from
the playing field.
Ichigo is still pressing
Kuchiki for an answer to why he is trying to kill his own sister. Byakuya is
determined to crush Ichigo, confident that Ichigo can never hold his own
against him. Seriously, even if he has to release his bankai, Ichigo can’t
possibly do that…. can he?
Boy, does that arrogant s.o.b
have another think coming…
Meanwhile, Uryu, Orihime,
Chad, and Ganju are hastening toward the summit of the hill, not sure if that
is where Ichigo is or not. Why is Ichigo still fighting, since Rukia has
already been saved? Uryu explains “She won’t be safe until he’s broken the
enemy completely.” Otherwise they will still try to execute her. Makes sense.
But can he do it?
When the smoke of battle
clears, who will be left standing?
Meanwhile, a horrific sight
meets Hitsugaya and Matsumoto—the Council of 46 are all dead, murdered… and not
recently. Who’s done this horrible thing? And since they were killed some time
ago… who has been issuing orders in their name? Is someone trying to frame
Hitsugaya for what has happened? Who would do such a thing… and why?
Just when you think the
battle’s won, new battle lines are drawn, and new mysteries appear. I love
watching them unfold, especially as I know what awaits in the next volume (one
advantage of watching the anime first lol) In this volume, Byakuya is learning
that Ichigo is more than he bargained for and not as easily dismissed as he
might think.
I love Tite Kubo’s
characterizations. His characters are definitely not one-note. There is no such
thing as all good or all evil, there are many shades of gray. Not even Rukia’s
brother is all bad, just has a mighty high opinion of himself. Even Ichigo has
his dark side.
I love seeing the
backstories of the characters. This time we got some insight into Soi Fon and Yoruichi, the past shedding light on the
present.
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