Bleach episode 181 review
I believe the original title I had for this episode was “Soi Fon kicks Ichigo’s butt,” but I thought it needed more emphasis. This is a Reggie Fils-Aime amount of ass-kicking going on here by Soi Fon. She completely embarrasses Ichigo while taking him to school in a battle that should have been stopped because Ichigo was clearly down for the count. If not for Rukia, Soi Fon may have completely destroyed Ichigo.
And why was she doing this? Well, she and her Squad 2 were working for Kumoi because, out of naivete, she thought that she was helping the Kasumioji clan. Meanwhile, Ichigo’s trying to break up this arranged marriage, because, as I always say, arranged marriages are EVIL!!1! And it appears that Rurichiyo herself has been possessed, meaning that the person he said the big spiel to about rescuing may not have ever even heard it.
Hey, this is fun stuff. I’d go for a spinoff of Bleach where it’s just Soi Fon kicking ass. She deserves the spotlight more. Her character is so unique because she is always angry all the time and she is 100% invested in anything she’s told to do. She tells Old Man Yama that she’s going to capture “Kurosaki and Kuchiki,” while Squad 3 Captain Shusuke Amagai volunteers to jump head over feet into this situation. Izuru tells him that Kibune’s acting weird; Amagai pretty much laughs it off. Uh oh. This is headed somewhere that isn’t good for Izuru.
Best girl of the episode: Soi Fon (10) (the fifth member of the double-digits club! Can you name the other four?)
Episode rating: 9/10
Tommy A. Phillips 