Bleach episode 303 review
The Men and Women Soul Reapers’ Associations get into an argument with each other over practically nothing, so they decide to settle matters by playing a game of… karuta. That’s right, the game they play in the series Chihayafuru. While there’s no way I’ll ever understand it, I imagine I could learn how the game is played if I studied hard enough. But for now, it remains to me like cricket, something that looks impossible to “get.”
After some wacky antics including Soi Fon using her Bankai just to get the Yoruichi “black cat” card, we get a second half of this “Happy New Year” episode where Orihime gets to have a happy new year with Rukia and pals. It’s really boring and not even all that heartwarming. But whatever, we’re stalling for time here. What’s next, a Halloween episode? Anything to buy time for the series to return.
Best girl of the episode: Nanao (8) (Really really hard one, because so many girls had big roles in this episode. In the end I have to give it to the one who was most passionate about the karuta game.)
Episode rating: 7/10
Tommy A. Phillips 