Bleach 627 Review – The Creation
Written by: ClayDragon
Apparently, it takes a very long time to get to the Spirit King’s
Palace, as Ichigo and his gang are still in the box on their way up. Yoruichi
asks them if they’re all ready to fight, only to get a less-than-positive
reaction from Yukio, who says in no uncertain terms that he’s not going to
leave the box. This annoys Ganju, who starts calling Yukio selfish and saying
that he should be putting in the same effort as everyone else.
"Do we even have a choice any more?" |
Yukio responds by saying that he’s only there because he got dragged
into it, and has no obligation to help any further. Ganju begins to tell Yukio
what will happen should they lose, only for Yukio to quickly ask why Ganju is
even considering the possibility of losing. This immediately shuts Ganju up. Ichigo
sides with Yukio on this argument, and also tells Riruka to stay behind as
well, as the upcoming battle isn’t suited to her style of fighting.
When Riruka tries to argue, Ichigo tells her that he’s entered the
Valley of Screams once before, and that Riruka would never normally consider
something like that ‘cute’. He goes on to thank Riruka for using her powers to
help them, and he asks her to keep Yukio company so they can use the box for a
quick getaway when the time comes. Riruka backs down and agrees to Ichigo’s
request, whilst Ganju notes that Ichigo has matured since the last time they
met.
Down in the Soul Society, the Vandenreich buildings are being broken
apart and lifted into the sky by Yhwach’s power. Seeing this, Shinji starts
asking why this had to happen the moment they finished building the gate to the
Spirit King’s Palace. As the Soul Reapers watch the rubble fly into the sky,
Ichigo and his group finally arrive at their destination. At the same time as
they prepare to leave the box, Urahara completes the gate and asks if everyone is
ready to go.
The box’s door opens to reveal a city that looks suspiciously similar
to the Vandenreich’s buildings in the Soul Society. As the group wonder if
something went wrong and they’re not in the Spirit King’s Palace, Yoruichi
spots the stake that she planted in the ground earlier and realises that they
actually reached their intended destination. She then comes to the conclusion
that Yhwach has completely reshaped the Palace to suit his own needs.
Yukio’s decision to stay behind was surprising at first, since he’d
previously shown no reluctance towards helping the group. However, chances are
high that at some point, he’s going to have to leave the box with Riruka and
join in on the battle. It’s also likely that, should this happen, they’ll meet
the rest of the Fullbringers – i.e. Ginjo, Tsukishima and Giriko. Which reminds
me – where are Jackie and Moe?
Given that Ichigo mentioned being in the Valley of Screams before,
does this mean that the first movie, Memories
of Nobody, does this mean that the events of the movie are now canon? To
the best of my recollection, I can’t remember the Valley of Screams showing up
in the manga before this point, so it would appear that Tite Kubo has confirmed
the canonicity of at least one of the Bleach
movies.
Since the Vandenreich buildings have crumbled away from the Soul
Society, does that mean that the normal buildings have returned? Or is the Soul
Society just going to be a barren stretch of land once Yhwach is finished? The
Vandenreich buildings were originally superimposed over the Seireitei buildings
due to the Quincy’s use of shadows, but since nothing like that happened this
time, that implies that the Soul Society buildings are still inside the
shadows. There’s also the question of whether or not any Soul Reapers were
swept up in the rubble.
Finally, how come Ichigo’s group arrived so far away from the actual
Palace? Yoruichi placed the stake at the very top of the Palace during their
fight with Yhwach, and it going by this chapter, it appears that it wasn’t
removed from its hole in the ground. If Yhwach noticed it and moved it away
from him, why didn’t he just destroy it? It’s a minor point, and it probably
won’t hold any relevance to the actual story, but it just bugs me a bit.
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Chapter 627 Review – The Holy Creation:
Good Things: The heroes are finally ready to invade the Spirit King’s Palace
(again).
Riruka
being extra-adorable.
The
gate is ready at last.
Bad Things: Quite
a lot of padding in the latter half of the chapter.
Manga Rating: 3.5/5
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I wonder Yukio and Riruka being in the box, so Ichigo and co can escape, will be relevant in the future? There is still the problem that Yhwach is overpowered and also the new Soul King. I don't think it's a good idea to kill the new Soul King.
ReplyDeleteI think it will come up again in the future. After all, it looks as though the box is the only way Ichigo and co can leave the Palace. And yes, killing the new Soul King is definitely not a good idea. I doubt we'd see him get sealed away though, it does seem anticlimactic if that happens.
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