Bleach episode 61 review
Ah, yes. The famous moment. Renji and Ichigo have teamed up to give one final thrust at Aizen, with Hazel Fernandez’s “Number One” playing at full blast – and then Aizen stops Ichigo with his finger. It’s an iconic moment in Bleach, maybe the second-best behind only what happened yesterday. To put it simply, this is all-out awesome.
Then Aizen begins his explanation of how everything was an elaborate plan by him, starting from the very very start of the show. He also blames Kisuke Urahara for all the world’s problems. Seriously, what did Mr. Hat & Clogs ever do to you? Oh, I bet he did do something… anyway, Aizen filibusters a bit, but I’ll forgive it because it isn’t just info dumping – it’s making everything make sense. Now we know why who was where when they were.
Komamura shows up at the very end of the episode, giving everyone some false hope. Buckle up, people. We’ve got another 300+ episodes to go, and Aizen’s the villain in a good many of them.
Best girl of the episode: Isane Kotetsu (she had her most extensive action in this episode)
Episode rating: 10/10
Tommy A. Phillips 