It is. I bet it actually brings the name of the manga into play.
Honestly, the best thing that could possibly happen is for Yawtch to get killed, Ishida to take full control of the Quincy and we can have our final Ichigo vs. Ishida match.
But that won't happen. Because i'd be smart.
Ishida is boring though, so meh.
The art was much better than usual this chapter. It helps that Ichibei's powers are cool though.