Bleach episode 169 review
Princess Rurichiyo arrives on the scene, and there’s something missing. It’s something you’ll never hear in the dub, but it was present in the original Japanese: the royal “we.” Rurichiyo (who I misspelled “Lurichiyo” the first time around) talks in the royal “we,” as in “we are hungry.” It adds to her character and it makes her unique. It helps make her look more pompous and arrogant. To lose it in the dub is to torpedo her character and make her nothing more than the next Ririn.
Lots of fun and humor in this episode, though, I have to say. Maybe this isn’t going to go as poorly as it did the second time around. After all, third time’s a charm!
Best girl of the episode: Rurichiyo
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 