WBCR - He's back! (Grade: C)

Well, this was a VERY short read. It took me a minute and not much really happened except for the ending that I think all Bleach fans were waiting for, but it may be a little too late. I will admit that the chapters themselves are inconsistent and, like DBZ, are just dragging on and on and on. Does it get tiring? Oh you bet it does. Do the slow chapters, despite its inconsistencies, progress the story? Well, it does and it doesn't. It does in the sense that it's building up momentum and suspense, but the downside it that the payoff doesn't necessarily mean anything if the chapter ends in a cliffhanger. Yes, these chapters for the longest time have been cliffhanger after cliffhanger. When the story is progressively dragging on and is inconsistent, the last thing I want to read is a cliffhanger. It leaves the audiences wanting to know more, but if the build-up (payoff) doesn't meet expectations, then it's all for not. That's why their is so much criticism surrounding Bleach nowadays. I've previously said that I don't hate Bleach, but the direction of where its going is underwhelming. My anticipation for the release dates of the chapters has long passed, but that doesn't necessarily mean I won't give my feedback on it. So...what happened in this week's chapter? Well, I can sum it up in two bullet points:

1) Kon made Ichigo unconscious
2) Grimmjow's back.

There, you got that? That sums up the chapter. Yeah, we see Aizen recovering from NaNaNa's powers, but a good portion of the chapter was surrounding why Ichigo was KO'd and it just so happens to be Kon's fault. Kon? Really? A character that I don't give two sh*t's about suddenly makes a sporadic appearance only to f*ck over the main character's momentum? That's....stupid. The only thing that made the chapter was Grimmjow's appearance. Fans have been wanting to know when he'll show up and guess what ~ he did. And...cliffhanger. Dammit, now I have to wait for another week for a chapter where, 90%, it won't exceed my expectations. I'm going to give this week a solid: C. Not bad, not good ~ just meh.

So what did you think of this week's chapter? Good? Bad? Somewhere in the middle? Comment below and let me know. Look forward to WBCRs whenever chapter's available (latest it'll be posted if delayed is over the weekends). Until then, you stay classy now. Legacy post is posted below.