Bleach episode 279 review

The Visoreds all show up, and they want revenge… on Aizen, not on the Soul Reapers who discarded of them many moons ago. So, they go and fight alongside the Soul Reapers, with each one of them getting maybe two lines in. And we get a whole lot of Menos to appear, that way they have something to do. We’ve got to leave the heavy lifting to Ichigo.

Komamura goes to face Tosen, which is actually pretty cool, because now the series has come full circle, after the two of them fought together on the same side back in the Soul Society arc. And Toshiro gets some help in his battle against Harribel. As much as I hate Hiyori, the other Visoreds weren’t all that bad in this episode, so I’ll give them a reprieve for now.

Also, no more “Bark Bark” at the end of each episode. Stay beautiful!

Best girl of the episode: Lisa (3)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 278 review

There is a point in this episode when Starrk literally tells Shunsui that he’s “acting out of character.” That’s because Shunsui is using too much effort in fighting Starrk. Meanwhile, Jushiro keeps on reversing Starrk’s gun blasts back at him, but when Wanderweiss shows up, Jushiro provides us with the episode’s only “WHAT.” Wanderweiss apparently did… something, because now Aizen, Gin, and Tosen are now about to get ready for action.

With the reinforcements showing up for Aizen, it looks like curtains for the Soul Reapers, when suddenly, out of nowhere, all the Visoreds show up. Then we get a flashback from the Pendulum arc that tells how Aizen screwed all the Visoreds in the first place. Apparently, they want some revenge. It is my sincere hope that not a one of them gets a pound of Aizen’s flesh; I will root for Aizen over the Visoreds.

Best girl of the episode: Soi Fon (25) (not much of a role, but something)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 277 review

Shunsui and Starrk are so lazy (how lazy are they?), they are so lazy that they take almost the entire episode just getting ready to start to begin the start of the beginning of their fight’s opening stages. Lilynette gets shoved inside a gun, which is a rather rude way of forcing the best girl of the day into a position where she can’t even be seen. When are they going to actually fight, though?

Eventually, at the end of the episode, Shunsui finally decides to go Bankai, only to have Ukitake show up and want to do the same thing. Could we get a 2-on-1 battle here? Let’s not get carried away here, but this very well may end up being a good fight after all.

Best girl of the episode: Lilynette (2)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 276 review

The lazy Shunsui fights the lazy Starrk, while the jolly Ukitake fights the playful Lilynette. All the while, Omaeda gets to play the role of star of the episode while Soi Fon recovers from losing her arm. News flash: Omaeda isn’t exactly the most endearing hero and quite a bit annoying. He buys time until Soi Fon is able to use her Bankai, which is essentially a missile, on her remaining arm.

Overall, an annoying episode because Omaeda whines the whole time. Without Soi Fon in the picture for much of the contest, all we get to hear is Omaeda’s cries. If I were Soi Fon, I’d hate the guy too. But hey! No “WHAT”s this episode, at least from what I remember.

Best girl of the episode: Soi Fon (24)

Episode rating: 6/10