Bleach episode 313 review
Ichigo & Renji meet a guy named Seizo who acts as a “gofer” for all of Squad 11. Yumichika reveals that Seizo was once a good swordsman, but then he lost his powers in a fight trying to help Ikkaku. No word on whether that was by Aizen’s design. Anyway, Ichigo gives him a pep talk, and then they win a fight against Hollows. Happy happy joy joy.
This episode was notable for Ichigo acting way out of character and going to great lengths to try to help Seizo gain his confidence, including Ichigo setting up a cleaning contest which Ichigo has no chance at winning. An altogether forgettable episode that even the writers of the episode most likely forgot that they even wrote it.
Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (39) (thankfully she showed up in “The Illustrated Guide to Soul Reapers” so I wouldn’t have to call this a “no contest)
Episode rating: 3/10
Tommy A. Phillips 