Bleach 179: Kubo Tite = Stealth Shoujo Mangaka.

I would just like to say I LOVE Kubo Tite! I am FOREVER glad that years ago I decided to read a little known manga called Zombie Powder written by a lesser known mangaka named Kubo Tite. Thus, starting my obsessive need to find everything (anything) that he had ever written. Anyways, enough babbling; onto the spoilers.



Byakuya was married at one point.

His wife had a sister, whom she abandoned.

Apparently, on her death bed, the wife asked Byakuya to find her sister and take care of her.

Three guesses at who the 'sister' is, and the first two doesn't count.

Rukia = SISTER-IN-LAW!!!!! OMFG! This explains more than it actually does. omfg!

I NEED the scans! NOW!

[EDIT: Spoilers from flowright. Actually, flowright has raised a few interesting points about the Shinigami captains. So, why were there so many open spots for the rank of Captain? I mean based on what has been revealed, half of the Shinigami Captains seem to be from the same generation (Gin, Byakuya, etc.) While a third of them were elected from the generation after Rukia had entered the Shinigami school. I keep on thinking it has something to do with why Urahara got banned from Soul Society (it is damn obvious he can't return,) and why Yoroichi seem to be kind of peeved with the whole Shinigami order (and working with Urahara). But yeah, read flowright's entry about it, she's much more coherent than me on this one.]