Title: The Lost Agent
Series: BLEACH #49
Manga-ka: Tite Kubo
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Graphic Novels, Teen Ages 13+
Publisher: Viz Media, Shonen Jump Manga, Shueisha Inc.
Format: Paperback, 191 Pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-4215-4302-4
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Source: Borrowed from Wentworth Library
Rating: 4.5/5
Purchase Here: Paperback
Tagline(s): I wonder if I can keep up with...
The speed of a world you're not in.
Summary: After the long
battle with Aizen, Ichigo loses his Soul Reaper powers... Ichigo now
leads a quiet and peaceful life until he is approached by a mysterious
man. What does the man want and how does it relate to Ichigo's lost
powers?!
Review:
Ichigo has lost his powers! But the world still goes round and danger is
always around the corner. When one of his friends is attacked, Ichigo
searches for a way to regain his Soul Reaper powers.
I thought it was pretty cool how this volume begins almost exactly like
Volume One. It states the place, day, and time. Then introduces Ichigo.
The only difference this time is that is says "I can't see ghosts." And
the morning starts as crazy as always. Almost as if all the events prior
never happened. But you can definitely see the changes they caused.
An interesting turn of events is that when Ichigo lost his powers, his
younger sister, Karin's, powers increased. And now that Ichigo's not a
deputy Soul Reaper anymore, Uryu takes care of the Hollows.
The thing about Ichigo and most warriors of any type in general is that,
though they say they are happy with a normal life, they will always
feel more comfortable in combat. In Ichigo's case, the reflexes and body
he worked on as a Soul Reaper now help him in fights. This is proved
when he retrieves a school bag from a thief running away with the owner
chasing him.
That owner just happens to be Kugo Ginjo. Ginjo raises questions that
Ichigo may not be able to or want to answer. Does Ichigo really know as
much as he thinks he does about his dad? His own family? What does he
really know about Urahara? This is how Ichigo is introduced to Xcution.
When one of Ichigo's friends is attacked by an unknown, Ichigo feels
powerless to do anything to protect his friends. This leads him to call
Xcution. Since Ginjo knows about Ichigo and his dad, he knows that Ginjo
is no ordinary human, therefore he feels that Ginjo can help him. This
is when Xcution's goal is revealed: For Ichigo to regain his Soul Reaper
powers.
We don't learn much about the members of Xcution, only that they are
humans with the ability they call Fullbring. One thing I wasn't
expecting was for Chad to be one of them. If I think about it, if Chad
is like them, wouldn't Orihime be too? It's definitely something to
think about while reading future volumes.
Volume 49 is the beginning of The Lost Agent Arc, and though it's a slow
beginning, it's bound to pick up and I doubt we'll be disappointed when
it does. Tite Kubo knows how to keep his audience engaged.
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