Bleach episode 176 review
One-on-one battles. This is the part of Bleach that gets me. Ichigo gets matched up with the top opponent, then everyone on down gets drafted like in the NFL Draft to find out which opponent they will be taking on one-on-one. Almost never do we see two-on-one or two-on-two battles. It gets old and repetitive after a while. Even One Piece doesn’t always follow this pattern.
But that’s what we’ve got here today, one-on-one battles, which all consisted of the same substance: our heroes get the first blow in, then the opponents reveal their true power, then they exchange names, then they give away what their powers are, then they go all out at it. There’s nothing different amongst Rukia, Uryu, and Chad’s fights. They’re all almost exactly the same.
There wasn’t even any time for comedy in this episode. As much as I hated the Pesche comedy show in Hueco Mundo, I kind of miss having some brief comedic moments to lighten the mood. Just an overall dull episode.
Best girl of the episode: Rukia (37)
Episode rating: 5/10
Tommy A. Phillips 