Shonen Beam

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Background of the week

Zangetsu has clearly crossed the line from bishounen to out-and-out looking like a girl.

What a lovely lady

Without context from any other panels or pages around it, the top panel on page 7 is firmly in the pantheon of the worst manga panels ever. Absolutely illegible. Can someone please remind Kubo that the point of manga is to use art to tell a story?

What the hell is going on?

Zangetsu actually pulled out a real, physical “dark” version of Ichigo. Pathetic storytelling, this.

There’s “omitting backgrounds for dramatic effect,” and then there’s the following:

Why couldn't this have a background, exactly?

Aizen is cultivating change in Ichigo after all. I can’t very well say I’m “disappointed,” at this point. We’re well beyond that.

Twist of the week

Final Flash: Appallingly bad.