Bleach episode 32 review
I probably didn’t care much for this episode the first time I saw it; after all, wasn’t it just a typical story of two poor people growing up in bad conditions? But now having seen Rukia and Renji get together at the end of the manga makes me see exactly how important this episode was. We get a ton of backstory which is all necessary to understand these two characters. I complain about this a lot, but here it was used perfectly.
We also see Renji’s first blush in front of Rukia. See? I told you it was canon from Day 1! And we get an amazing scene at the end where Renji grabs Ichigo by the collar and makes him promise that he will save Rukia. It’s a poignant scene which establishes Renji as “one of us,” one of the good guys. This is Bleach at its finest!
Best girl of the episode: Rukia (10, moving her back into a tie for first place with Orihime)
Episode rating: 9/10
Tommy A. Phillips 