Bleach episode 189 review
The Amagai/Rurichiyo arc ends here. Basically, Ichigo battles Shusuke and wins, then everyone gathers around to tell Shusuke the truth. When his father was saying something about the Bakkoto, he was actually saying, “Beware of the Bakkoto!” Old Man Yama could have spelled that out very easily, but instead he decided to let Ichigo put on a show first. And thus Shusuke chooses a form of euthanasia over living any longer.
This arc had many flaws. Let’s try to count them all.
- Rurichiyo’s voice. Absolutely horrible and wooden and unfaithful to the original.
- Enryu’s voice. Ichigo never even hears it, and the joke ends up falling completely flat.
- Amagai’s betrayal. It made no sense at all and came with no warning. At least Aizen had the decency to act a little suspicious before his betrayal.
- Old Man Yama’s silence. Had Yamamoto just come out and said, “hey pal, I didn’t mean to kill your father, I was just trying to let him die in peace, and he said ‘beware of the bakkoto’ not ‘the bakkoto’ so really you’re totally wrong,” well, does any of this happen?
- The entire arc as a whole. It really felt like a waste of time. The Bount arc was nice for a filler arc because it felt like the characters grew during that arc. This one, hardly any of the main characters got much screen time, and Ichigo didn’t really grow either.
Best girl of the episode: Yoruichi (10) (for her brilliant explanation to Amagai of how he went wrong, and because I simply love Wendee Lee’s voice)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 