It's true, Ulquiorra attacked Ichigo (lol@ your use of 'Kurosaki' :D) twice, now...but he was much more lenient the first time. "If you can stand up and walk away from here...do so." The hole he's just blown in Ichigo's chest in 348 was WAY bigger than the one he did with his hand, earlier. This time he's about the srs damage.
I have the feeling that the balance of good ane evil in this arc (and by that I mean the Arrancar arc) lies with Orihime. I refuse to believe, despite Kubo's insistence on making her seem the helpless damsel and shrieking "Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun!" every five seconds, that she's not going to get the development she deserves and that we've been waiting for all along. I mean, she showed such promise prior to the SS arc, when her powers first awoke to protect Tatsuki. We know she has it in her. She just has to hit rock-bottom emotionally (which, given her expressions in the last two chapters, it's likely she has).
That said, who has been most affected by Orihime out of all the Espada? Ulquiorra. We've seen it, Ichigo's seen it -- hell, probably even Aizen's seen it by now. (And I have my own theory as to why Aizen left Ulquiorra all by his lonesome while the remainder of the Espada and Gin and Tousen accompanied him to Karakura....of course it's slightly cracky, but then again so is UlquiHime shipping. :D) I'm convinced that somehow the turn of the tide will come about via the interplay between Ulquiorra and Orihime.
I agree, we have yet to see the Vizards entering the fight -- and it's most likely we will. However they might be assisting the captains in Karakura, and not in Hueco Mundo...I have the feeling that Kubo intentionally set up the entire Ulquiorra/Ichigo/Orihime setting to play out a possible change of heart on the part of Orihime, in some form or another, or to give her her big dramatic development moment.
...I just really have no idea what that is.
Isn't it possible, after three hundred fifty chapters, that Bleach might end soon? Or no? I mean, it's got to end sometime. It can't go on and on and on like Inuyasha. :/
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Date: 2009-03-11 09:46 pm (UTC)I have the feeling that the balance of good ane evil in this arc (and by that I mean the Arrancar arc) lies with Orihime. I refuse to believe, despite Kubo's insistence on making her seem the helpless damsel and shrieking "Kurosaki-kun! Kurosaki-kun!" every five seconds, that she's not going to get the development she deserves and that we've been waiting for all along. I mean, she showed such promise prior to the SS arc, when her powers first awoke to protect Tatsuki. We know she has it in her. She just has to hit rock-bottom emotionally (which, given her expressions in the last two chapters, it's likely she has).
That said, who has been most affected by Orihime out of all the Espada? Ulquiorra. We've seen it, Ichigo's seen it -- hell, probably even Aizen's seen it by now. (And I have my own theory as to why Aizen left Ulquiorra all by his lonesome while the remainder of the Espada and Gin and Tousen accompanied him to Karakura....of course it's slightly cracky, but then again so is UlquiHime shipping. :D) I'm convinced that somehow the turn of the tide will come about via the interplay between Ulquiorra and Orihime.
I agree, we have yet to see the Vizards entering the fight -- and it's most likely we will. However they might be assisting the captains in Karakura, and not in Hueco Mundo...I have the feeling that Kubo intentionally set up the entire Ulquiorra/Ichigo/Orihime setting to play out a possible change of heart on the part of Orihime, in some form or another, or to give her her big dramatic development moment.
...I just really have no idea what that is.
Isn't it possible, after three hundred fifty chapters, that Bleach might end soon? Or no? I mean, it's got to end sometime. It can't go on and on and on like Inuyasha. :/