Bleach episode 325 review

There is a pile of dead bodies at the Urahara Shop, and it’ll be a mountain by the time we’re done. Actually, they aren’t dead, but they’re out of commission, to the point that Urahara Shop serves as nothing less than a triage for injured Soul Reapers. I think it was Rangiku, Rukia, and Nemu in this episode.

Anyway, Unohana gets duplicated, and she has to fight her double along with a fake Isane, then the fake Unohana goes off and helps out the fake Shunsui and Ukitake against real Old Man Yama. Meanwhile, fake Toshiro fights real Byakuya. Getting confused yet? I sure am.

The idea of Soul Reapers fighting themselves might have looked good on paper, but on screen it’s a total mess. This arc is becoming one of the worst filler arcs, and that’s saying a lot, given that we’ve been through the Bounts and the Rurichiyo arc. Beware of the Bakkoto!

Best girl of the episode: Nozomi (2)

Rukia’s real magic #: 28

Episode rating: 5/10

Bleach episode 324 review

A boring episode. The only thing really of note was Kenpachi fighting himself. Yachiru was a delight, as always, but the rest of this episode is a blur to me. Like I’ve said before, or at least like I hope I’ve said before, watching Soul Reapers fight themselves really isn’t all that fun. It’s confusing at best and completely confounding at worst. This seems to have been a really lazy filler arc for the producers.

A little bonus for Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu getting more of a role than they usually get, but unfortunately not much else to speak about.

Best girl of the episode: Yachiru (29)

Rukia’s official magic #: 29

Episode rating: 5/10

Bleach episode 323 review

The Precipice World is what all this is about. This Squad 12 guy is on the loose, and so are his reigais. The reigais go after Nozomi, and Chad has to try to fight them off. Then Ichigo shows up along with Renji, and they are about to do battle. Meanwhile, the reigais of Kyoraku and Ukitake both go after Old Man Yama. (Seriously, just ship those two guys together… the real ones, that is.)

A much improved episode upon the last. We even got to see Isane Kotetsu do a small bit of fighting. That’s why she will win best girl today… and inch Rukia closer to the title.

Best girl of the episode: Isane (3)

Rukia’s official magic #: 30

Episode rating: 7/10

Bleach episode 322 review

Can I finish the job and get through all 366 episodes? Because right now, I’m getting really bored really fast with Bleach. This filler arc about Soul Reapers fighting themselves is becoming quite annoying. First of all, it’s very difficult (by intention) of telling who’s who. And the battles aren’t that interesting. The fake Soul Reaper overpowers the real one, until the real one comes up with some sort of strategy to win. Rinse, wash, repeat.

Surely there could have been a more interesting way to get Bleach across the finish line. But in any case, I’m going to push through, and hope that this arc improves.

Best girl of the episode: Rangiku (41) (Rukia’s magic #: 31)

Episode rating: 4/10