Bleach used to be my favorite weekly series during the Arrancar arc, but I'm honestly glad it's ending. I feel like Kubo lost his passion for the series some time ago. This arc has had some some good parts here and there, like Ychwach's backstory, Grimmjow's return, and Kenpachi's awakening...but the majority of the current arc has felt very lifeless to me.
It seems to me like Kubo is just drawing out the chapters as long as possible with giant close-ups and all-black panels (even worse than before, surprisingly), and then hoping we all get excited when the bad guy is beaten by a surprise new Bankai/Super-Bankai/Modified-Bankai/Secret Bankai or whatever. It's disappointed me, because the Soul Society and Arrancar arcs were so well-written, with an actual sense of tension, and fantastic well-developed villains that I honestly liked more than the heroes. This arc...all the villains just seem so generic, as if Kubo thinks a freaky design and a weird power is all he needs to make a good villain.
Well that rant aside, I'm just gonna hope Kubo finds a way to tie everything up by the end of the next volume. I'm very doubtful he can pull it off without leaving at least some loose ends...not the least of which is Aizen's return being rather pointless so far.
Hardly an unpopular opinion, but I'd have a much higher opinion on this manga if it ended after the Aizen fight. At the time, I wanted it to keep going to make sure all the extra loose ends were tied up...but looking at it now, I'd rather I never had to see it sink to this level.
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