Bleach episode 131 review

Renji joins the fray to fight off Hollows/Arrancar/enemies. “These guys keep coming and coming!” he says, in what could easily be misconstrued as… something else. Eventually Rangiku and Toshiro take down the main Arrancar, and Shota and Yui get to go to the Soul Society. Everything’s fine and dandy.

This little mini-arc at least took us away from the Vi-sores which will hopefully stay away another day. I hate those guys. I’d much rather see Toshiro and Rangiku. This was a blah episode with nothing to write home about.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (18) (making a hard charge at Orihime!)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 130 review

So! This one’s a lot more interesting than the last one. Shota (the boy) has found his sister (Yui) but she’s acting very suspiciously. Toshiro & pals decide that the best thing to do is put her under a barrier until they have more information. But while Rangiku is off patrolling, Yui convinces Shota to let him out of the barrier. You guessed it, Yui really isn’t Yui, or not completely Yui, at least. She’s being controlled by an Arrancar.

Toshiro and Rangiku now jump into action to save Shota from the Arrancar brought on by “Yui.” And while a lot of the dialogue was wooden from Shota and Yui, at least this episode brought a little more suspense than the last one. It wasn’t anything to write home about, but for the most part, I was entertained, including the part where Rangiku calls Toshiro on his “soul phone” (and as always, the phone call ends with one of the parties involved getting attacked; see Jurassic Park). Not a bad episode today.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (17) (Watch your back, Orihime!)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 129 review

This episode was so dull, uninteresting, and forgettable that I forgot to write up the recap. It was basically just the story of this random boy who is delaying getting sent off to the Soul Society because of his sister. Rangiku and pals try to help him. It’s a filler arc. You fill in the blank.

Unfortunately, there’s not much to write home about, but at least there were no appearances from those dreaded Visoreds. Sometimes subtraction is better than addition.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (16)

Episode rating: 5/10

Bleach episode 128 review

Yes, we really have an episode of Bleach where Rangiku has a fashion show. She decides to go off shopping, and as she does, she picks out all sorts of clothing and tries it on. But when she goes into one store where there’s an ocarina of sorts, she notices that it starts making a very strange noise – kind of like what you hear at the beginning of Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” Then Hollows appear.

Rangiku, along with Toshiro, Ikkaku, and Yumichika, protect a boy who is being attacked by the Hollow. This boy is the rudest kid I’ve ever seen in my life, and I’ve seen some rude ones! He keeps on calling Rangiku “old lady” which, while funny, also makes no sense. Anyway, this boy and the Hollow who’s coming after him are going to make for an interesting filler arc here, which is actually better than the crap we’ve been getting with that stupid Hiyori and the Vi-sores.

I look forward to seeing what outfit Rangiku will try on next!

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (15)

Episode rating: 7/10