Review: Out of Bloom (Bleach #57) by Tite Kubo

Title: Out of Bloom

Series: Bleach #57

Author: Tite Kubo

Genre: YA, manga, fantasy

Publication date: July 2013

Published by: VIZ Media

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis:

With Ichigo trapped in Hueco Mundo, the Soul Society comes under attack by a mysterious group of warriors calling themselves the Vandenreich. The Soul Reaper captains valiantly stand up to the invaders, but this is a battle they might not be able to win!

My rating: ★★★★★
This volume of Bleach, as you can see by the cover, was very Byakuya-centric, and I was totally okay with that because I love him! I also just love how cool he is about everything, and how cool he is in general 😉

I love the interactions between him and Renji, whom you already know I love 😉 Renji and Byakuya are one of my favorite duos... besides Toshiro and Rangiku... and Kenny and Yachiru... and—okay, you know what, I just love them all. Lol. And speaking of Kenpachi, I love him! He is badass and ruthless, but he’s also sassy sometimes and I just love it. Lol.

Anyway, Byakuya is up against Barbas, the demon of fear—

Err, a Quincy. I meant a Quincy 😉 Lol. (That was a Charmed reference, for anyone who didn't catch it. Lol.)

Besides the awesome fight with Byakuya and one of the Quincies, we also get some action from the Head Captain and it was really cool! He had some pretty cool tricks with his Zanpakuto and we actually get to see his Bankai, which was awesome!

Apparently he can control skeletons or something, and it was cool!

In my last review I mentioned how I was pretty much speed reading through this and not really taking the time to look at the art and that at one point I totally missed when one of the characters lost an arm. Well, this is that volume. The Head Captain lost his arm at some point and I didn’t even realize until PAGES afterward! 😅 Lol. But I’m actively working on taking my time to look at the art and slow the fluff down. Lol. I'm just used to reading through novels, okay? Lol.

But yeah, the Captain is pretty cool and badass... but also kinda scary. Lol. Anyway, here’s some cool art I really loved:

I really liked this volume. Some really cool stuff happened and some not-so-great stuff happened, but I liked the action and I’m excited to see what will happen in the next one!

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! 😊