Bleach episode 257 review
More music, more music, more music, more music…
A new enemy has appeared, called “Sword Beasts.” Rukia spends all day talking with her Zanpakuto, and not really doing all that much. Rangiku shows up to Urahara Shop with Haineko, then joins Orihime as they go after the enemy. A new building is being built, one that eerily resembles the U.S. Steel Tower in my hometown, all the way down to the shape of the building, and the red lights on top of it. In any case, there’s a Sword Beast up on the scaffolding, and when Rangiku proves too useless to defeat it, Ichigo shows up to fight it.
Overall, a good episode with some antics between Nanao and Mayuri (!) which further shows the dysfunction within the Seireitei which explains why they are so keen to betrayals. It’s enough for me to hand the “best girl” title to Nanao, even though Rangiku got more screen time.
Best girl of the episode: Nanao (4) (moving into a tie with Nemu and Mizuho for 12th place)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 