2011-08-26, 01:20 PM
MetaSeraphim Wrote:Kubo is actually really good at planning things out and writing a storyline. Not sure why everyone is always dissing him.
Hm, fair enough. I feel like a lot doesn't live up to the expectations that Kubo sets for them, though. Superchunky was an incredible letdown, for instance, despite having hinted at its existence around the end of Soul Society arc. Wonderweiss was also another let down. He's usually got a few things planned despite the fact it feels like he's BSing most of the time- especially in this arc, but I do admit he's good at leaving hints and plot devices to expect to be of importance later in the story. He just has to be sure that he keeps that momentum when he finally does bring those elements back into the plot. He's been doing a good job with anything to do with the Royal Guard; and as for what else he might have in store, we still haven't found out what the two bodies Mayuri found in Syazel's storage mean.
Kubo is really bad at "powerlevels" and keeping track of them, in my opinion. The difference in strength as you went up the ranks of the Espada and the stronger fraccion become plain ridiculous compared to what seemed like achievements among the first few and the Privaron Espada. Ichigo's friends are really struggling to even be relevant.
He's also terrible at pacing. In addition to the reasons Worthyness said, how about the fact we spent several months watching people fight against the damn henchmen (Barragan's fraccion)? The portion of the cast who has to do shown one-on-one fights is just plain ridiculous.