Episode 48: It's Byakuya! And Kenpachi! And Mayuri! And Unohana! And... Hanataro?! (Anime Episodes 196 & 197)

...and Urahara, doing some shady favors in the background? Huh. Who knew?  This week, Del and Nomi speculate about Head Captain Yamamoto's strategic tactics (and his moral ambiguities), and they break down the fight between Byakuya (who finally got the "be a good older brother" memo) and Seventh Espada Zommari Rureaux (whose powers are almost cool).  Manga Chapters  196, “Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears"  298. Intruderz 3  299. The Verbal Warfare  197, "Byakuya's Bankai, the Quiet Anger"  300. Curse Named Love  301. Nothing Like Equal  Podcast Socials:  Twitter: @TSeireitei  Instagram: TheSeireitei  Del:  Tumblr: @sonnets-and-snowdrops  AO3: sonnets_and_snowdrops  Nomi:  Ao3: Chaotic_Dreamer  Discord: Nooms#0806  013imokenpi / Nomi's recommendation: https://twitter.com/013imokenpi/status/1500265261470863362?s=21 Shapooda / Del's recommendation: https://saramir9.tumblr.com/post/641848393047687168/happy-birthday-byakuya-shapooda-took-my-vague