This week (and last week) are more like setup chapters, basically letting everyone know how disadvantaged the Shinigami are currently and how much of a threat the Stern Ritter are. Soul Society is in a mess at the moment, and to be honest without Hitsugaya's quick thinking of getting Matsumoto to send a message to all the other captains, almost certainly a lot more of their Bankai would have been stolen.
Renji was a bit of an idiot for being about to use Bankai even though he was warned not to, so it's just as well Byakuya was there to stop him. I do understand to some extent though because it's clear that panic and frustration are starting to set in, and nobody has any idea what to do.
Ichigo being called back though will most likely change things. We know that for some reason his Bankai can't be stolen, and it wouldn't surprise me if the reason they want him back isn't so that he can necessarily help in the fight (for the moment anyway), but is instead for maybe Mayuri doing some research in to what is preventing his from being stolen so that they might be able to use it for the other captains.
Even Kyoraku seems to be having a tough time against the Stern Ritter, and being slashed like that hardly increases his chances of winning. I can definitely see a fair few casualties during this war, with Kira and Sasakibe being the first couple of what is likely to be many. This again does beg the question of just what Soul Society can do to try and defend themselves, but I guess we will find out in the upcoming chapters.
Overall this was a decent enough chapter, the past two weeks have certainly done a pretty good job of setting things up, but admittedly I am hoping for something a bit more epic and / or action packed in the next chapter.
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