Bleach Club

[Rasler]

@ Xeim: Speak of the devil, I'm back.

Two methods have been shown for forcing Shinigami/Hollow hybrids: Urahara’s Hogyoku and Aizen’s currently unknown method.

Ichigo is unique in that he is a “natural” Vizard. During his transformation into a Hollow, he awakened his dormant Shinigami powers, resulting in a hybrid. It is unknown if this was deliberately orchestrated by Urahara or a fortunate accident.
The other Vizards are resultant from Aizen’s method forcing a Hollow transformation on shinigami and Urahara trying to fix them with the Hogyoku, resulting in hybrids.

Each sentient Hollow is unique in appearance. But it is interesting to note that once a Hollow reaches Adjucha class, it is almost invariably covered in the same plaster-like material as the Hollow mask. When Arrancar release their zanpakuto, the resulting transformation is typically covered in this material as well. When Ichigo briefly changes into a full Hollow, his Hollow body is covered in this material.

Aizen’s method of befriending, creating, and experimenting on Hollows pre-Hogyoku/defection is currently unknown.

[Evangel]

The "Turn Back the Pendelum" Arc is answering quite a few questions we thought up since the club began.

The most recent publications of the manga show how the current Vizard (with the exception of Ichigo) became what they are.

Spoiler: The "mission" starts out as recon to meet up with a separate Soul Reaper squad sent to investigate something, I can't remember right off the top of my head what it was. Anywho, the second group starts to become Hollows for some unknown reason. Shinji reaches them and he too becomes a Hollow. Then guess who shows up? Aizen, young Gin, and Tousen. Then Urahara appears and the guy who assist him at the shop. The guy uses a high level Kido on them but Aizen uses a forbidden Kido to block it.

I doubt Aizen actually "befriends" any Hollow to use them for his experiments to create Arrancar. Some might have common ideals as he does and choose to align themselves with him. Some might just have been taken due to his immense Spiritual Pressure. Others may have just chosen to become a Arrancar to become stronger.

Also, knowing Kiskue, I'm sure he counted on using Ichigo to have him become a Vizard so he could probably either redeem himself when he used Rukia to harbor the Hogyouku or just be strong enought to take on Aizen.

[Secret Weapon]

Yeah, you guys are answearing a lot of my little side-thought questions but I'm still confused about how Aizen is trying to become a Hollow. Kiskue (in episode #68) was explaining what Aizen had to do to unlock the full potenial of the Hogyoku and become a Hollow. Yeah that's good to know and all but why/how is that all required for him to become one? I understand it allows him to be in unison with a hollow but does he have to fight against his inner hollow like Ichigo did when he was sent to his hollow-counterpart's world? It's a lot to debate and think about trying to conclude Aizen's method.

Also, well this is a spoiler so.....

Spoiler: In episode #68, Ichigo wasn't able to use his Bankai against those 3 people that was helping Urahara test him. What's the deal with that when it has been only a couple days he's been outside of the World Of The Living? Is because a Soul Reaper's power is weakened being there for so long or is it a certain condition that a Soul Reaper has to be at always to achieve Bankai? In that case, wouldn't it be better if he trained there instead to make his training worth while and be able to endure a longer period when using his Bankai? This question kinda seems obvious to me but I want to know yall's opinion.....

[Andromeda]

Its sadly been a while since I've posted. I don't know why I haven't since I've had plenty to say. But anyway, first things I got to see Memories of Nobody in the theater. It was so awesome being able to watch it on the big screen. It happens with so few anime that I actually took off of work a couple hours to go see it. ^^; Yeah, I felt really guilty during it.

But I finally got to see the movie and it was pretty good. It was a fun 90 minutes with all of the characters showing up to have their 2 minutes of awesome fight time. It was fun though to see Rukia back with Ichigo, though it makes you wonder when it is placed seeing as Rukia just naturally is there. But it can easily be any time and just explain it as Rukia getting assigned to Karakura. Though Renji is during the Bount Arc.

Anyway, that aside we are in full Bount Arc now on AS. It has been interest for the most part watching it since it is a far more interesting filler arc than the junk that Naruto is putting out. It also have Yoruichi and Soifon doing things and Urahara up to his usual tricks. All of the kidnapping and things was getting a little old, but now it sounds like the real fighting is going to begin now. At least I know what is up with those three talking dolls that are like Kon in the Arrancar Arc that I see in openings and what not. It is them. With their mod soul pills put in stuff animals.

As for Aizen and what he is up to with the Hogyuko. I don't really think that he is so much planning on becoming a hollow. He is just planning on breaking the barrier that exists between his shinigami and hollow halves allowing him to become a Vizard like Ichigo. I think it would be more trouble for him if he tried to be a hollow and go Arrancar. But who knows its Aizen and he is stupidly powerful. I can only imagine what would happen when he fights his hollow into submission and he goes hollowification outside. All of the power that he has it could mean destruction of an entire area of wherever he happens to be at.

Oh and I picked up four more volumes of the Bleach manga which puts me into the Arrancar Arc now. So it is a little weird skipping ahead of the anime seeing what is going to be happening while being in the past.

Spoiler: There was only a couple chapters into the arc, but it is enough to spoilers. Shinji shows up to talk to Ichigo. Ichigo's father reveals himself to be a captain level shinigami and kills Grand Fisher saving Kon and reveals that he is not so dumb. And Uryu's father shows up as well revealing himself to be probaby of captain level Quincy surprising Uryu. It was pretty cool seeing how easily he handled the hollow. But now he is offering Uryu a way to get his powers back, but not allowing him to have any business with Shinigami anymore.

I have two more volumes left to get and I will be all caught up on Bleach. It should be very interesting to see since the Arrancar show up and it is has the fight with Ikkaku and an Arrancar.

[Sinister]

Anyone notice that Shinji looks exactly like Johnny Tambourine from Saul and the Molemen? Don't believe me...look here.

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Told you.

It seems Tessai is quite the badass, also. Far beyond what I expected of him at anyrate.

-Sin

[Rasler]

It's nice that Tessai is finally given some backstory, but I wish that there would be some explanation about Komomura, Ururu, and Jinta. I still suspect that Ururu and Jinta are artificial souls (Not mod souls) created by Urahara, much like Nemu was created by Mayuri.