Bleach Manga 237

Well this series just never dissapoints. It picks up with the revelation of what the Arancar actually did to Inoue when then caught up with her. It seems they intend to kidnap her but give her 12 hours to make her final preparations, awww, how considerate. The catch is that she cant be seen by anyone and she is only allowed to say good bye to one person. Of course that person is Ichigo and she says her tearful goodbyes to the now war weary shinigami who is unaware of her presence. This chapter was pretty introverted which makes a nice change from all the various skirmish battles which have preceeded it. It was nice to see a bit of heart from the writers and this chapter really builds up the anticpation for the inevitable battle with the powered up Arancar and eventually Aizen. Hitsugaya spends some time in this chapter pondering the position Urahara Kisuke will play in the upcoming battle as he and also Ichigo's father's past as Shinigami are still very much clouded in secrecy. As usual with this series I eagerly await the next installment and even more eagerly await the time when the Anime can catch up and portray what is turning out to be one heck of a story.