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Aug 30, 2011 6:02 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Ichigo's lost control of his power, due to the instability in balance between his Shinigami powers and Hollow powers, causing him to take on a Hollow form, though not the form from his battle against Ulquiorra. If anything, it seems to resemble the form he took when training with the Visored.

In any case, it seems even Urahara has a Reigai copy; and the two of them will be facing off against each other next episode. Sweet.

Ending animation focused on Kenpachi; and ended with his victory against whatever the name of the Arrancar he fought was.
Aug 30, 2011 7:05 AM
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I found the first 15 minutes or so, to be extremly boring. But the last 5 minutes with Urahara's fight, Ichigo's hollow-fication, ending song, and that shinigami guide...

5/5 for me, predict the next character in the ending song will be Hisagi, assuming the fights of the 4 elites are next : )
Aug 30, 2011 7:15 AM
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it was a nice episode ....anyway why ichigo is getting in his first hallow form and not in that of Vastolorde? i thought after he fought Ulquiorra when he would lose control of his hallow powers again he will get in the vastolord not that >.> i am bit disappoited about this :'(

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Aug 30, 2011 8:11 AM
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LuffyFoxtrot said:

Ending animation focused on Kenpachi; and ended with his victory against whatever the name of the Arrancar he fought was.
nnoitra.
Aug 30, 2011 8:35 AM
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Random appearances by Ganju and Kukaku o_o
Aug 30, 2011 8:47 AM
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Yaaay hollow ichigo again xD The episode want bad at all, I liked it... I think in the next episode we might see hollow ichigo in action. (I hope so)
Aug 30, 2011 9:00 AM
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Ah, Ichi's suffering, but Urahara being totally awesome all by himself there))) And Urahara and Kon's comic duo is quite a find. Mayuri's screen for the wrong password is hilarious too)

And Urahara vs Urahara!Reigai is unexpected, but I'm all excited to see it)
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Aug 30, 2011 10:34 AM
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aww I was hoping for vasto lorde hollow Ichigo now Im sad. Well unless ofc...its a slow transformation....then oh yea. otherwise boring episode mostly so we will see next week.
Aug 30, 2011 12:25 PM
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This was an enjoyable episode. I like Urahara reprising his role as "Sherlock Holmes" like he did in turn back the clock. Urahara will probably be featured in next weeks ED.
Aug 30, 2011 12:39 PM

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Cool episode!! Yay Ichigo hollow! 8D
Aug 30, 2011 1:42 PM

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I loved seeing Genjou and Kokaku again, even though they didn't bother giving them any lines. Jingo... whatever the hell that giant gatekeeper's name is, too! Hooray for bringing back random side characters for nostalgia's sake. Maybe Nel and Grimmjow will perform a random run-in before the arc is through. :P

Full Hollow Ichigo is awesome, always nice to see him run amuk. I do wish they'd occasionally use the Super Hollow form in filler, instead of going all the way back to the Vizard form as his 'default' form. I guess v Ulquiorra and the Hell movie are the only places we'll get to see Super Hollow.

Another good ep overall ... this filler arc is definitely the best one they've ever made, better even than Bounto or the Zanpakuto arc.
Aug 30, 2011 2:58 PM

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great episode, and the ending was MAAD!!!! XD
Aug 30, 2011 4:04 PM
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KosmicGuy said:
it was a nice episode ....anyway why ichigo is getting in his first hallow form and not in that of Vastolorde? i thought after he fought Ulquiorra when he would lose control of his hallow powers again he will get in the vastolord not that >.> i am bit disappoited about this :'(


I think that the Hollow-form in the fight with Ulquiorra (same as visored-mask) is in fact Hollow Ichigo's shape.
While the other Hollow-form is just when Ichigo turns into a Hollow (when he's fighting Hollow Ichigo in his inner world and in todays episode).

By the way... neither of the Hollow-forms of Ichigo is a Vasto Lorde, since you have to eat other Hollows to become one (and Ichigo or Hollow Ichigo never did).
Aug 30, 2011 6:05 PM

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Good episode.;) I hope Ichigo will go wild now.xD
Aug 30, 2011 6:55 PM

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Now that was efficient, Uraharas fight. If everyone would end fights that quickly, Bleach would have been a 10 episode Anime, even with fillers :P

Or they could let Ichigo run wild as hollow. He would take on all regai at once with his hollow form from the fight with Ulquiorra and not break a sweat.

Anyways, nice to see what Urahara is capable of, he was a captain after all. Maybe he will have to show some morel (ot his bankai, thats unlikely, but some longer fight) against his own regai, simply tricks like he used now won't help him there.
Aug 30, 2011 8:47 PM

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Most of the episode was pretty boring.
Aug 30, 2011 8:57 PM
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OMG that was so epic!!! ♥ Ganju and Kukaku appearance. Sat and Handles totally pwned. xD
Aug 30, 2011 9:00 PM
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g00glen00b said:
I think that the Hollow-form in the fight with Ulquiorra (same as visored-mask) is in fact Hollow Ichigo's shape.
While the other Hollow-form is just when Ichigo turns into a Hollow (when he's fighting Hollow Ichigo in his inner world and in todays episode).

By the way... neither of the Hollow-forms of Ichigo is a Vasto Lorde, since you have to eat other Hollows to become one (and Ichigo or Hollow Ichigo never did).


Sounds about right on to me. Good thinking.
Aug 31, 2011 10:53 AM

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Haha! The Urahara and Kon double act was amazing! It's really quite clever how Urahara, the clever one, actually plays the roll of the Boke to Kon's Tsukome (sp?) and that is classic Manzai!

I'm glad they skipped over teh shinigami fighting themselves, 'cos I never like someone fighting their double. It's always just the same move against itself, which never goes anywhere! But Urahara Vs Soi Fon was nice (and also quick)!

I'm really liking this filler. It's actually well paced and riveting!
Sep 1, 2011 6:14 AM

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As I expected, Kukaku's hand has successfully regenerated.

Better these fillers than Naruto's.
Sep 1, 2011 8:37 AM

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Maybe Ichigo's needs to be at peace with himself to be in Super Hollow form. Perhaps only then can Shirosaki take full control of the body and bring out the full power. When Ichigo's struggling with himself, he takes up a chaotic, bulky form because his power is not meshing well.

It would be cool if this was what the director/Kubo was thinking, but me thinks they just went along with the flow in this... -_-
Sep 1, 2011 10:00 AM

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WAH WAH WAH i want to see Uruhara fight more.. His skills are awesome
Sep 1, 2011 11:56 PM
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hmm heres my say on Hollow ichigo and his forms ok heres what i say, when ichigo fought with Ulquiorra and died he was in bankai form right so that time he wanted to fight to protect Orihime and his new form came because if you all were listening when tensa zangestu said both you(ichigo) and him (Hollow) were togather in one and i think it was by ichigo's desire to protect that both of them combeined willfully made this new form unlike before in the Vizard training they forced his hollow out when he was in shikai then when both hollow and ichigo did bankai hollow ichigo went to that bulky unfinshed form but if you look at the movie and im not sayin anything that might spoil it so theres a major piece why he doesnt have the new form and in this one the balance in him his powers has been disturbed because of the unstable candy thing he took in the last episode so his hollow powers are fully taking over with out ichigos normal will to block it but since he lost most of his shinigami powers the hollow is even stronger and has full taken over the weakened ichigo in shikai form so the bulky hollow is back since ichigo doesnt want to willfully let him take over.
i am sorry if this really long just wanted to tell what i think
Sep 2, 2011 6:43 AM

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It was cool to see Urahara fighting for once even if it's only a filler.
Sep 2, 2011 1:12 PM

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i think the reason for him being in that hollow form is that he naturally got took over by his hollow side, wheres vastolorde ichigo most likely happens through a huge shock and burst of negative energy.


Sep 2, 2011 9:24 PM

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It was cool to see Urahara fighting for once even if it's only a filler.

Agreed.

Looks like we'll never see Unohana's zanpakuto though. :U
Sep 3, 2011 10:28 AM

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In Ichigo v Ulquiorra, he wanted power to protect Orihime. And power he got. In this shape, from the Vizard training & the arc where the swords went berserk, his Hollow side overpowered his shinigami side.

But, he also had his sword in his 'Super-hollow' form as you call it. In his ''Normal-hollow'' form, he's mostly barehanded. That could indicate the theory that 'Super-hollow' is a combination, whereas 'Normal-hollow' is simply when his Hollow took over control.
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Sep 3, 2011 10:37 AM

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another "full hollow" rampage and i bet hes gonna frickin rip the white material off him again like all the other times (excluding fight with ulquiorra)
Sep 5, 2011 9:32 AM

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Urahara <3
Sep 5, 2011 7:08 PM
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So when do people think this arc will end? I think it's getting pretty close, maybe 5-6 eps..
Sep 9, 2011 11:19 AM
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The scene with Kuchiki in the end was pretty funny.

Finally, Hollow Ichigo is back. But where are the horns and why is he fat? :|
Sep 9, 2011 12:17 PM

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backa91 said:
So when do people think this arc will end? I think it's getting pretty close, maybe 5-6 eps..

I think this arc will end around ep. 340, given the episode titles I saw on Wikipedia.
Sep 10, 2011 7:15 PM

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You want hollow ichigo in vasto lorde? you got to kill him first. then have orihime come cryin all over him. :)
Sep 20, 2011 8:55 PM

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Hehe more reviving of the oldies, and as usual they didn't speak. Some old locations too.

lol "Diet Dude"

Why did Byakuya build that? lol
Apologies, I just can't avoid to rant.
Sep 30, 2011 6:30 AM
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There was more Nel in this ending then there was in her own.

Yushima won't regain consciousness? Why?
Sep 30, 2011 9:45 AM
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O h my gawd its Godzilla! Lun for you rives!

This filler really is a joke..
Feb 2, 2012 12:07 PM

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Urahara zanpakutou power so cool :O
May 3, 2012 4:39 PM
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Can't help but feel that these episodes are being drawn out too much.
Urahara's fight was cool though.
Nov 5, 2013 6:55 PM

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Oh boy, Ichigo got himself fucked up again! Some interesting shit :D
May 8, 2014 11:30 AM

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Only 4 episodes left from this filler.

Apr 1, 2016 5:16 AM

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Urahara and Kon found the real guy but he's unconscious, awww. I wanted him to give explanations :(

Some fun fighting and Ichigo at the end! D: Awww, he went full hollow again.

I can't wait to see how this arc ends!
Aug 25, 2016 7:12 PM
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hichigo is life. the kon x urahara scenes were everything
Jul 9, 2019 5:44 PM

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found the OG but he's on potato status
i am disappoint
i hope hollow ichigo goes godzilla mode and trashes everyone
Sep 11, 2019 11:34 PM
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This seems like an oddly specific Kisuke episode, it was decent.
It seems like Ichigo is going to buy some time for this arc to wrap up by being an opponent that everyone will have to take on.
Jun 23, 2020 6:25 PM
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Urahara is epic as always, this man is so intelligent, now I understand more Kageroza and who he really is, I hope they'll be able to wake up his real body.
Hollow Ichigo at the end though... scary
Jul 16, 2022 10:55 AM
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Quite an interesting dynamic, Urahara and Kon.
Glad both of them got more screen time together.

It was Ganju and Kukaku save the captains that day. Awesome to see them back and doing something.

Finally the secret of Kageroza has been revealed, the guy in the chair.

Ohh boy Hollow Ichigo going Rampage!!
Oct 6, 2022 5:35 PM
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Urahara and kon are an underrated duo
May 7, 9:48 AM
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This is easily the best episode in this entire arc

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