sweet ep...wonder what the deal is with rukia and ganju's brother? i still think its some how related to teh store owner...urahra or whatever his name is. he seems like a banished shinigami.

anyway, it seems ichigo is up against the 6th captain in the next ep. although it might be too fast. i expected him to fight gin or osmoene before getting to the big bro.

@kezern: i dunno about the regeneration thing, but that did look an awful lot like a wing on ichigo. im guessing he semi transforms into a hollow while hes being healed or something.