Bleach episode 82 review

So, Ichigo’s friend Keigo gets attacked by a Bount, and Ichigo has to fight that Bount, whose doll looks like a giant humanoid ant. Ichigo loses the fight at first somehow, before becoming part-Hollow and gaining the upper hand in the fight. But now it’s Ichigo vs. Hollow Ichigo vs. the Bount vs. the ant, and I’m getting confused who the good guy really is here.

Meanwhile, Renji gets knocked out, and Rukia has to go save him. Oh, and Ichigo got a headband that works as a Bount detector, which is how all this gets kicked off. I think they just wanted Ichigo to put that headband on so he’d look like Naruto. Mission accomplished.

Best girl of the episode: Rukia (20)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 81 review

So, Kariya has gathered the Bounts together in some kind of cave and now has immense power. Not only that, but he’s got all these dragonflies which are attacking humans to try to suck out their souls. Renji goes to protect a boy harassed by them, but there are hundreds coming in his direction.

Meanwhile, Soi Fon shows up in Urahara Shop without Yoruichi, and she insults Kisuke’s “shack” that Yoruichi lives in. Oh, Soi Fon. You’re so jealous of Mr. Hat & Clogs.

Also, Uryu wants to go do… something, which he claims is not revenge. But he has no powers! What good will he do? Eh, who cares? If he dies now, then it’ll make things easier for the good guys in TYBW.

Best girl of the episode: Soi Fon (5)

Episode rating: 7/10

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