Bleach episode 119 review
This episode is a giant flashback to Ikkaku’s past. First, we find that he has been living out in the boonies and fighting anyone who wants to take him on. Then he finds Kenpachi Zaraki and fights him, and gets beaten (as everyone else does). Kenpachi Zaraki tells him to get stronger, then they go their separate ways. Zaraki goes on and becomes Captain of Squad 11, so Ikkaku joins the squad. Yumichika is just… there, the whole time. The best part comes when Yachiru cheers on Kenpachi as he takes down a giant enemy. “Victory! Kenny!” she shouts in the cutest way. The only better “Victory!” came from Puck from Re:Zero. “Victory! Victory! Victory!”
Then Renji decides to ask Ikkaku to train him, so he does. But Ikkaku won’t go the whole way and show him his Bankai, so Renji isn’t just a copy of him. Later, in present time, Renji begs Ikkaku to replace Aizen as Captain of Squad 5 (not sure why Renji’s doing it as a member of Squad 6), but Ikkaku refuses, because no one ever accepts a request in Bleach.
And then we’re back to the battlefield, where Ikkaku has Bankai’d his opponent and defeated him. Yumichika is… there. Actually, a pretty good episode compared to what we had been getting.
Best girl of the episode: Yachiru (12)
Episode rating: 8/10
Tommy A. Phillips 