| While the ending of the Kenpachi fight was indeed kind of lame, it looks like we're coming up on a pretty awesome part of the story. The flashback with Nell and Nnoitra and the little tidbit about a new threat appearing before Ichigo/enemy's true colors makes it sound like we're finally going to see the plot move forward instead of random fighting for the next 10 chapters.
Any theories on who the new threat is? The logical guesses would be Ulquiorra, who escaped from the Caja Negacion, or Halibel, who has been watching the whole time. An interesting possibility would be Nell turning on Ichigo/Kenpachi after seeing Nnoitra killed, since it seems like she had a love/hate relationship with him in the flashback. An even more unlikely scenario would be Kenpachi revealing that the four captains are actually there to capture Ichigo, Orihime, and Co. and bring them back to Soul Society and imprison/punish them for invading Hueco Mundo against Yamamoto's orders, which might result in Ichigo fighting against the captains again. Regardless, I'm excited to see what will happen. |