Bleach, Vol 49
Author: Tite Kubo
Publisher: Viz Media
American
release date: October 2, 2012
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/Manga/Supernatural/192 pages
Overall Personal Rating: ★★★★★
Aizen has been dealt with,
Ichigo is back at home—sans his soul reaper powers—and life goes on. Karin has picked up
some of Ichigo’s former duties, while
Yuzu does her best to win words of praise from her older brother, and Isshin is…
well, Isshin. All that Ichigo has to remind him of his time as a deputy soul
reaper is his old badge, which is rather worthless, and he doesn’t know why he
is holding on to it… but he is. He still has his strength, though, which he
exhibits by foiling a robbery by some punk teens. He returns the property to
the owner, who is grateful, of course. But once Ichigo is out of earshot, the
man reveals that he knows very well who Ichigo is. What can that mean?
Ichigo has been selling his abilities
to various sports teams, in order to make some money, besides having a part
time job, although he is unsure where his actual future lies. When a gang of
miscreants come seeking Ichigo, they mistake Uryu for him, which irritates the
Quincy to no end. Although a fight ensues involving both Ichigo and Uryu, that
comes to a halt when Ichigo finds himself kidnapped… by his boss! A new client
arrives, who turns out to be the man who was the victim of the robbery Ichigo
thwarted. He offers Ichigo ramen. Meanwhile a distraught Orihime approaches
Uryu with the news that Ichigo has been kidnapped, but he assures her Ichigo is
in no danger, that was only his boss.
The man tells Ichigo he wants him to
run a background check on someone… on Isshin Kurosaki. Say what? The man already knows of his relationship to
Ichigo, and more. He tells Ichigo that he doesn’t really know much about his
family, or Uruhara, and suggests Karin should probably not spend so much time
at his shop . Ichigo isn’t impressed, and the man returns to his colleagues,
seemingly having failed at whatever mission he was on.
Both Uryu and Orihime want to question
Ichigo, but Orihime reaches him first. While waiting outside, Uryu sees
something strange, and pays the price for his curiosity. While visiting Uryu in
the hospital, Orihime reveals she hasn’t seen Chad in a while, as he hasn’t
been to school, and she is concerned. Ichigo ends up calling the number on the
card the strange man gave him, and agrees to meet with him. But what the man
has to say is… too good to be true, surely.
The Aizen arc is now bagged, tagged,
and put away, so it’s time to move on to something else. Ichigo is coping with
the loss of his powers, although he won’t let his friends see that it bothers
him, trying to convince them that it’s business as usual. But he is disturbed
and, whether he’ll admit to it or not, he misses Rukia and maybe some of the
others. But what can he do?
Or is there something he can do?
Is this the lull before another storm?
Have to read the next volume to find out.
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