Bleach episode 186 review

Old Man Yama finally comes to his senses and sends everyone after the Kasumioji clan, and Ichigo and Shu make their way through the palace to find Rurichiyo. Kumoi threatens Rurichiyo’s life, but as Ichigo and pals confront him. That’s when, out of nowhere, Captain Amagai appears. And he goes and slices Kumoi, proving that he was the villain all along.

However, unlike that of Aizen, Amagai’s betrayal really comes out of nowhere. At least with Aizen, there were some signs that he was up to no good. At least you could understand when his betrayal happened that he had planned it all along. Amagai never did a single thing that would have made you think that he was evil. It’s almost as if they said, okay, we’re out of time in this arc, so we’d better kill off the 3rd Captain before we go back to canon. Although Amagai hasn’t been killed off… yet.

Next time… Old Man Yama faces Amagai. This ought to be interesting.

Best girl of the episode: Rukia (39)

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 185 review

Kibune fights Izuru, who has unexpectedly become the star of the series despite the fact that he offers nothing of value to the table. Izuru beats him, but not without help; it appears that the Bakkoto ends up taking control of Kibune and killing him off. So, one villain dead.

Soi Fon gets some info from Yoruichi on what’s really going on, because we couldn’t possibly end this arc with Soi Fon on the wrong side of history. Everything’s getting sorted out, but there remain some mysteries: what is Old Man Yama up to? Likewise, what the heck is Captain Amagai doing? And are Ichigo and Rukia making any headway? This all has got to get wrapped up soon so that we can go back to Hueco Mundo!

Best girl of the episode: Yoruichi (8) (man, I love Wendee Lee’s voice)

Episode rating: 6/10

Bleach episode 184 review

Two things I fell asleep watching: To Be Hero X, and this episode. This was boring. It was basically just Kibune and Izuru Kira going at it all episode. Since Kira is a very boring character, the episode turns out boring, plain and simple. Not much left to say.

Could Bleach have picked any other character to be the “star” of the arc (aside from Rurichiyo)? I mean, there aren’t much worse picks than Kira. Maybe Sasukibe or Iba, if you remember who those characters are. Anyway, why Kira got a starring role despite being boring as heck is beyond me.

Best girl of the episode: Rurichiyo (5)

Episode rating: 4/10

Bleach episode 183 review

Quick, tell me what happened the last time we were in the Soul Society? Oh yeah, that’s right, we had the Soul Society arc where all the Captains and Lieutenants turned on each other. And guess what? They did it again. It’s Renji vs. Useless Iba, it’s Ikkaku vs. Shuhei Hisagi, and it’s Old Man Yama telling everyone to send the house against Ichigo & Rukia. Everyone’s turned on each other once again, and utter chaos has broken out in the Soul Society.

Izuru Kira goes out on the hunt for Kibune, while Captain Amagai continues to help Ichigo & Rukia. While they’re off on those tasks, seemingly every Squad turns on each other and starts a scene of absolute insanity in the Seireitei. You know, I wonder… if they had all turned on each other when the Quincies came to town, do you think we still would have ended up with a bunch of dead Captains? Maybe they could have turned the Quincies on each other, and…

You know what, no. They’re just acting like morons.

Best girl of the episode: Rurichiyo (4) (she got some brief time trying to escape from her birdcage)

Episode rating: 6/10