356

Okay, I take back that bit about 356. It turns out that they uploaded it late: by many hours. But they uploaded it. It turns out that Hitsugaya regenerated himself using Hyorinmaru and a technique that he claimed he could only use once. He stops Halibel from attacking Yamamoto. And now we’re at Soifon’s battle against Barragan. Kubo seems to have a predilection for putting a character into a predicament, and then rescuing them from it, and then immediately after that, putting another character into a predicament. Barragan’s ability is what he calls ‘old age’: pretty stupid sounding, especially when it comes from someone as old and stupid-looking as he. He breaks all the bones in one of Soifon’s arms simply by touching it and causing it to age indefinitely. And then he releases his Zanpakutō, which, like most of the other Espada’s Zanpakutōs, has an unpronounceable name. But I admit, Barragan’s released form looks really cool. It embodies my idea of the Grim Reaper.

This is what it is: