I'm on anothe reread of the TYBW arc and man, the way some of these fights end is ridiculously contrived lmao:
- Kyoraku vs Lille Barro - some of the most hamfisted exposition is made to somehow justify Kyoraku's "secretary" being part of some important bloodline with juuuuust the right Zanpakuto (which doesn't even have a blade) for the fight against the X Axis.
- Ichibe vs Yhwach - as much as I live the concept of Ichibe's power, the way this fight was written was like two ten year olds fighting with their OC characters in the park. "MY POWER TURNS YOU INTO AN ANT WAHAHA THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN DEFEND AGAINST THAT. ZERO CHANCE." "Hm. Didn't you know? My power alows me to withstand your power?" "NOT IF I POWER UP MY POWER!" "Nice try, but I just powered up and unlocked a counter to your counter. You're dead." "NOT IF SOMEBODY CALLS MY NAME WAHAH"
Mayuri vs Pernida - the Nemu stuff was bs, but I just hate Mayuri. The definition of plot device powers. Oh, you have this power that's never been heard of before? Well, I made an invention that counters just that phenomenon yesterday, what a coincidence.