Tite Kubo

The great battle heads for a climax as Aizen joins the battlefield and faces the Soul Society’s greatest captains. Captain General Yamamoto reveals his true powers for the first time, but will it be enough to stop Aizen? -- VIZ Media

The Burnout Inferno

Bleach, Vol. 45

Geoffrey Froggatt

This volume was fantastic from start to finish. I loved the bittersweet ending to Tōsen’s character arc and how brutally his goodbye to his friends was ripped away. I loved that Ichigo finally joined the fight against Aizen and I loved seeing the entire remaining cast team up to fight Aizen all at once. I like how powerful Aizen was and how he was able to use his hypnosis ability to fight and manipulate all of these other powerful characters. The fake out switch with Momo as a victim was especially cruel but very on-brand for Aizen’s character. I loved Yamamoto squaring up against Aizen and I loved how Wonderweiss’s character is revealed to be an engineered Arrancar born for the sole purpose of neutralizing Yamamoto’s powerful sword. I thought this plot thread was a clever way to neutralize Yamamoto’s character without discrediting his power. I loved how fast paced this volume was and how it ends with a transition into the beginning of the final fight between Ichigo and Aizen.

Bleach, Vol. 45 The Burnout Inferno

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