Bleach episode 125 review

Ichigo has to beat Hichigo, who claims to be “king.” Meanwhile, Aizen is going after the Oken, the key to find the “king” of the Soul Society. Chad is off playing checkers, where he gets beat by someone who makes a “king.” And Toshiro allows his “king” to be checkmated while playing chess with Rangiku.

I’ll let you figure out which two of those are for real. In any case, the situation has reached a critical point with Aizen, because if this is true (and why wouldn’t it be?), Aizen has the power to destroy all of Karakura Town. Oh, and I’m pretty sure he’d become the new “king,” if he succeeded. So, Orihime’s task is to tell Ichigo. Too bad Ichigo’s wasting all that time with the Vi-sores. (Yeah, yeah, he isn’t wasting his time, he’s training. I just wish he was training with more likable characters.)

We actually got a lot of characters to show up in this episode. Nanao, Shunsui, Ukitake, his two Lieutenants, Old Man Yamamoto, and, at the very last second, Momo. She has something to say to Toshiro, or so we think.

Any way you slice it, this episode was so much better than the last three or so, and I’m happy that Bleach has gotten back on track.

Best girl of the episode: Orihime (22) (I thought about throwing Nanao a bone, but she really didn’t have enough screen time to nail it down)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 124 review

I’m trying to come up with a nickname for the Visoreds, who I hate so badly. Vi-sores, maybe? Something that tells you that I don’t like them. Look, if they were characters in their own series, maybe I could like one or two of them. But the fact that they’re taking up space and time and energy from already established good characters, mixed with the fact that most of them aren’t even good characters to begin with, tells you that they are pretty much an eyesore to this show.

Probably the only one of any quality is Lisa Yadomaru, but really the only reason she stands out is because all the other ones are either so annoying (Hiyori, Shinji) or useless (everybody else). The sad thing is, some of these characters get promoted to Captains, which is just utterly insane.

Oh, and how about Ich-emo? (Actually almost called him Ichigo by accident.) He’s fighting Byakuya and now Jin Kariya in Hollow World. And they’re beating the crap out of him, yet it doesn’t stop him one bit. It makes little sense how Ichigo can get beaten around and we’re supposed to feel bad for him, but then he turns out to be just okay a few seconds later. Whatevs. Please end this useless training arc.

Best girl of the episode: Lisa (yes, I will stoop to the level of giving it to a Visored)

Episode rating: 4/10

Bleach episode 123 review

Ich-emo survives the fight with Hiyori, so now he’s going to go to begin his training arc! Which includes running on a treadmill. Somehow this is going to make him control his Hollow better. And while we get a bunch of stuff about the Visoreds who nobody likes anyway (or, at least, nobody should like), this all feels like a giant waste of time. The Visoreds don’t come off as charming or funny to me, they just seem annoying pests.

Also, Rukia can’t find any trace of Ich-emo, and Yuzu is really upset about it, so her dad – a famous Soul Reaper – acts like a complete moron. Oh, and Ich-emo fights against Hichigo (Hollow Ichigo). Really, this entire episode felt like a giant waste of time, and more filler-esque than half the filler in the previous filler arc.

(I don’t usually edit these, but I have to in this case. At one point, the narrator actually says that Uryu and Chad are feeling “useless.” That’s as accurate a description as ever given for those characters.)

Best girl of the episode: Rukia (26) (because I refuse to give it to any of those worthless Visoreds)

Episode rating: 5/10

Bleach episode 122 review

There’s a new nickname I have given Ichigo Kurosaki: “Ich-emo.” That’s the emo Ichigo who pouts and whines and worries and complains and refuses to always look at the bright side of life. He’s annoying and stupid. And that’s the Ichigo we get in this episode. He goes to visit the Visoreds with this attitude, and Hiyori confronts him over it.

But more than that, how about the fact that, of the Visoreds, I could only remember three of their names, and totally forgot that some of them even existed? Plain and simple, these characters are worthless, and they deserved to be killed off in TYBW instead of good characters. They were a sad attempt at trying to create a third crack crew after the 13 Court Guard Squads and the Espada. Instead, they’re just a waste of time and space.

Also, Tosen cut off Grimmjow’s arm and calls it “justice,” which is objectively hilarious. Aizen gets a little testy with Gin – boy, wouldn’t that have been a fun rivalry to see go down? And Mizuho AGAIN steals the show with some yandere and craziness about love and marriage with Ikkaku. Who would have thought that she’d be a better character than Ichigo after appearing in only two episodes? Mizuho > Ich-emo.

Best girl of the episode: Mizuho (2)

Episode rating: 7/10