Bleach 459 [spoilers]
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Just when I thought I couldn't take any more, Bleach pulls it out of the fire and back into the awesome. Big spoilers below the cut.
Rukia! Promoted! HELL YEAH! And apparently with a haircut (that or he forgot how to draw her, hehe). I'm so pleased to see there's been progress in SS as well. Can't wait to find out what else has happened since last we saw them!
Ichigo's new outfit and zanpakutou are interesting. Mostly the same, but with some changes. The ribbon is gone, but he's got the chain from his bankai on this sword now, and the outfit has some new wrappings and a new sword belt. It's been forever since I've felt there was something interesting to analyze in Bleach - really takes me back to when it was fresh and exciting for me!