Bleach Thousand Year Blood War episode 15 review
When was the last time Lieutenants actually were useful? And for that matter, three of them in the same episode? Even the weakest ones? Because that’s what happens here.
First, 10th Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto provides a solid defense core for herself and Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya. Then, newly-minted 1st Lieutenant Nanao Ise also provides a force field to hold off one of the “Stern Ritters” – the term for the new bad guys. Finally, 2nd Lieutenant Marechiyo Omaeda is able to protect his sister until his Captain shows up.
And boy, does she ever show up. Soi Fon comes out of nowhere to fight the Stern Ritter, and she does mostly a good job before eventually running out of gas. Same with Toshiro. He fights a good fight before his opponent overpowers him. Meanwhile, Mayuri is off facing a Stern Ritter in a suit made out of lights. I’m not sure how many lights there are, but my best guess that… there… are… FOUR… lights!
All these battles prove that we’re in for a whole lot of good battles, even if they have to be one-on-one battles. I want to see Soi Fon and Toshiro kick these guys’ asses. I hate the Stern Ritters and hope they get wiped off the face of the Soul Society. And with Kisuke Urahara (Mr. Hat & Clogs!) saying that he might have a way of returning the stolen Bankais… yeah, this could get really good here.
Best girl of the episode: Soi Fon (4)
Episode rating: 8/10
Tommy A. Phillips 