Bleach episode 80 review

It is odd when you get an episode inside a filler arc that seems even more fillery than the usual filler, but this filler fillers better than the actual filler filler could ever filler.

And yet, I was laughing. I don’t just laugh over anything, so it was impressive that this episode got me to laugh. We had the modsouls setting “Bount traps” which of course Hanataro of all people gets trapped in. Then we had the modsouls dressing up like Bounts in order to try to make Ichigo realize how good those traps were, but it only resulted in Rukia going into war mode. And yes, Ichigo and Rukia acted like complete morons in this episode. It’s okay. We got our cheap laughs in, and it was worth it.

Best girl of the episode: Rukia (19) (back into the lead)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 79 review

So! Yoshino decides to confront the Big Bad head-on, which always helps. Obviously this doesn’t work, and she fuses herself into her fiery doll before losing and dying. Uryu kind of had a thing for her, so that’s disappointing, but it’s filler, so…

This part of the Bount arc is really annoying, because it’s mainly Bount-on-Bount action and not many of our good characters are involved. I promise you, they will show up at some point, but right now we’re in wait-and-see-it-out mode.

Best girl of the episode: Yoshino (2)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 78 review

Ichigo & pals are all sitting around the Urahara table again, talking about how hopeless the situation is. That’s when Ganju shows up on the back of a boar, saying that he was looking for some “gloomy” spiritual pressure, and it led him right to Ichigo. So, Ichigo has to go on a training outing with Renji, while Ganju gets back to the convenience store, where Hanataro is waiting for him.

Yoshino also decides that she is going to go die, so she kisses Uryu goodbye. There goes one option for Uryu. Nemu might be the best left on the board, now that Ichigo has Orihime and Renji has Rukia. Uryu might have to trade up with Chad to get a better pick in the shipping draft.

All in all, a pretty entertaining episode, even if… not… much… happened.

Best girl of the episode: Yoruichi (4)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 77 review

Maki has a big grudge against Kenpachi Zaraki, and that’s pretty much this entire episode. Flashbacks of him getting mad at Zaraki for taking over Squad 11, etc. Honestly, it was pretty boring, mainly because of the fact that this is filler.

Also, there’s some tomfoolery with the modsouls, another sad reminder that all this doesn’t count. Hopefully this arc kicks up a bit when the Soul Society starts arriving, which they should pretty soon.

Best girl of the episode: Ririn (2)

Episode rating: 5/10