Response to Bleach 453
Wouldn't it be such a coincidence if Tsukishima's fullbring was hypnotism? Remind anybody of Aizen? Then again Kubo could have invented some power that nobody will think of until he actually reveals it, but it'll make sense. Authors have a way of doing that. Anyway, Tsukishima is clever, and clearly knows what he's doing. Firstly, he's successfully turned all of Ichigo's closest loved ones against him, a very good setup. At this point, Tsukishima may be trying to get Ichigo to think there's nowhere to run, Kind of like a lion cornering a mouse. Obviously, this tactic is working, seeing how Ichigo kinda runs away through a glass door. l
Tsukishima always kinda hit me as the guy who would be good at mind games. The whole thing with Unagi was like a representation for motherly protection and closure (you know- Ichigo's mom- dead), or the closest thing to it. But the blow to Ichigo strikes harder when he sees that not even Unagi is safe from the power of Tsukishima! Finally, the situation hits rock bottom when we see that all but Ginjou of the fullbringers gang has been defeated/killed/possibly under Tsukishima's power. Plus, Ginjou doesn't look too good himself. At this point, I'd be like, "Check please!!"
Prediction for Bleach 454
Tsukishima clearly has some nefarious plans for Ichigo. Ichigo seems to be the main focus of this arc. Like Orihime with the arrancar arc, and Rukia with the first arc. Anyway, it appears that no, Tsukishima isn't Ichigo's cousin, so there's probably nothing to worry about with that developing. Although, with Ichigo's loved ones being under Tsukishima's "hypnosis", this may pose a later threat. Say Ichigo goes to attack Tsukishima at some point, then Orihime out of nowhere jumps in the way like, "Stop, Ichigo! What are you doing? Why do want to hurt your cousin?!" Obviously that would cause problems for Ichigo. The point is, If Ichigo's friends think Tsukishima is an ally, then wouldn't it make sense to think Ichigo's gone crazy trying to kill him? On another point, there wasn't much mention about Chad. What happened to him? Ginjou didn't say he was "got", and Tsukishima only called Orihime before Ichigo punched him. Maybe he'll be sane, too. But don't take my word on that. Strange things are developing.... Ichigo's dad? the fate of the fullbringers? Uryu? Too much to write about... but that's what I admire most about the artistry of Kubo's literature. :3
Also, I know I type a lot, but I think I'm a little more sensible than some who post, "1st one to post!!! Yay me!!!" Another thing, I wasn't able to mention it last week, but the whole reason for the aesthetics of Ichigo's fullbring were about reiastu. Remember when Ichigo was leaving Hueco Mundo to fight Aizen with Unohana, and he talked about his robes as being a part of his zanpakuto? We see the same kind of thing with his fullbring bodysuit, it being just the physical manifestation of his reawakened reiatsu. It may look a bit eccentric, but that's just Kubo putting some of his personal touches. It's just me, but the whole face and gloves of the outfit were hot. :3 (I'm a weirdo/perv)
