Bleach episode 168 review
This episode contains a wild amount of irony, once you know how this arc ends. Basically, most of the Captains along with Lieutenant Izuru Kira put their blind faith in this new Squad 3 Captain, Shusuke Amagai, while the rank-and-file members of the Seireitei remain suspicious of the guy. Apparently two Captains signed off on making this guy a Captain, although this episode does not tell who (Sajin Komamura is definitely not one of them). In other words, the rank-and-file Soul Reapers have better judgment than the Captains do, and that says a lot.
In other news, this new Captain cannot keep his liquor, which used to be a semi-frequent joke in anime. But somehow he’s able to rise from his stupor and fight off an enemy, before collapsing again. He’s brought along a shady guy as his third seat, which is really the only hint that he’s up to no good. The anime actually does a pretty good job at hiding his true nature early on here. Anyway, the Rurichiyo arc is on its way, complete with “CHU-BURA” and all the fixins. Trust me, it doesn’t get much better than this.
Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (22)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 