Best title page ever, btw. So in 425, Ichogo and Ishida team up (sort of) to defend the school from a gang of punks hellbent on revenge. Nothing special about that, really. Ishida and Ichigo dispatch them in a matter of minutes, while arguing over a Quency's role in this new world. It also seems as if Ishida finally has a cell phone, which he received once he started working for none other than (dun-dun-da-dun!) Urahara! It seems he's been working at the shop in his spare time. And he's taken up texting. A real renessaunce man, that Ishida.
Urahara has apparently been keeping himself busy by suppressing the amount of Hollows that are manifesting in Karakura Town. Right as things start to get intersting, an old friend stops by to crash the party.
Yokochini! Don't remember him? Not surprising. He's in like 2 chapters or so, as part of Chad's flashback during his fight with Kyoraku. Ichigo beats the crap out of him then, and looks like he's gonna have to do it again. Right as he is starting to remember who the hell this dude is, some one else (literally) beats him to the punch . . . er kick. Some chick appears, wearing some sort of eel shirt, and kidnaps Ichigo! WTF!
Meet Ichigo's employer, Unagiya Ikumi (Cheap! Fast! Safe! That's Unagiya). She manages a jack-of-all-trades family shop, specializing in rabbit care and cleaning projects. She also has a young son, named Kaoru. It seems as if he has no idea what's going on with the business, but he does know that he doesn't want Ichigo as a step-dad. Not that he seems interested (I would be. Single mom w/ a crazy job and she can beat he crap out of pretty much anyone. I think I found my soul mate. <3)
Another fight breaks out, when suddenly a customer appears. OMG it's that guy! With ramen?!? WTF mate! What does he want? Who the hell is he? A lost Shinigami? Looks like we'll have to wait for next week to find out.
So I was totally wrong about Ichigo's employer (but at least someone is working with Urahara), but this new character Ikumi seems pretty interesting. She can definitely hold her own in a fight, plus she's uber hot. We also know from 424 that this mysterious man has an official Shinigami Representative Badge, so he has some connection to Soul Society (or maybe Urahara . . .), even if it's just a loose one. Or maybe it's Ichigo's, since we don't see him with it after 424 (Thanks Patrick for that thought. Didn't even consider it until you brought it up today). Is he the one who will help reawaken Ichigo's dormant powers? Only time will tell.
(Thanks again for the comic scans & images narutomanga.org and Bleach's wikia)
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