I think the animators did a good job what came to making Guenael Lee as creepy as he is. Because at least to me, he was very creepy...then again, considering his ability, it's kind of suitable. After all, people are often scared of the 'unknown', because it's often considered there are monsters. But more so, because of the lack of knowledge. The fear of the unknown which Guenael Lee managed to install at least in Isane. It was cute how despite being all confused Yachiru kept going on, punching 'something'. It was super adorable, though it pained me personally to see her getting hurt like that...but it went to show Yachiru was too a member of Gotei 13 and Eleventh Division's lieutenant.
Not to mention, the way she 'justified' her going for a full attack, yet having that almost dead look in her eyes? It was oddly cute because it made me think 'yeah, she is truly Kenpachi's daughter'. So yes, Guenael Lee's statement of her being a 'monster' was spot on!
The little funny dance that Yachiru had with Sanpo Kenjū was also adorable!
The moment Isane started to question Yachiru's Zanpakuto and how her shikai didn't turn shape or sort of, was kind of an obvious hint, eh? At least to manga viewers, if not for anime-only watchers... Not to mention, Yachiru's flashback of her and Kenpachi further gave hints about the 'big' reveal.
Isane panicking was kind of sad, because it made me feel like 'is that all you can do?' While healers are important, it doesn't mean their only skill should be healing. After all, if the healer goes down, the whole team will go down... So, Isane panicking over Gremmy...well, at least Yachiru was there to protect her because I bet Isane would have already died when Guenael Lee made his appearance. If not for Yachiru, he probably would have 'lived' a bit longer...
Imagination sure is a scary ability, when utilized to the max, eh? And Gremmy had managed to utilized it -at least somewhat.
The moment when Kenpachi appeared and Yachiru uttered 'Ken-chan', while her eyes gleamed from hope was a bit soul-crushing. It was such a touching moment, because like a hero (I imagine Kenpachi is that to Yachiru), Kenpachi came to his little girl's rescue.
Alright, I don't really get why Isane went after Kensei and Rose, because Gremmy stated they were dead? Like, yes, I know what will become of them, but even so...it felt a bit odd with the knowledge we had at that moment. (Unless they weren't really dead? Or did they become alive after Gremmy died? I hope that little plot point would be revealed in the next episode.) The only reason that I could come up with is because they wanted Isane (and by extension Kensei and Rose) out of the picture for Kenpachi's match against Gremmy. ^^'
Man! Kenpachi introducing himself proudly as Kenpachi was very cool! Not to mention the little cuts to this week's episode's name at the same time.
Wait, how come Kenpachi didn't know what 'cookie' meant? Then again, rakugan doesn't either say anything to me, so I suppose for Gremmy talking about 'cookies' to Kenpachi it makes sense. Though, it was a bit ironic it made sense to Yachiru...
Gremmy bragging over the fact he could kill Kenpachi with his mind, made me wonder while his ability is 'amazing' at the same time it isn't? After all, if one could truly kill someone just with their mind, they wouldn't need so many props and such to slow someone down or kill them. Seriously, either Gremmy had a truly hard time imagining Kenpachi just dropping dead or he was a liar. Then again, I suppose imagining someone just simply dying isn't that easy...
Then again, as it turned out, Gremmy's 'imagination' wasn't that impressive as it just needed a little bit of provocation from Kenpachi and he was already losing it. But that's Kenpachi for you all! Doesn't matter if he doesn't understand something! He can and will cut it all down as long as there is a strong opponent in front of him because he is Kenpachi!
Despite that, it was amazing how Kenpachi managed to make Gremmy all excited about their battle. The pure joy on his face? Yeah, no wonder it made Kenpachi a bit proud because it made the battle all the more interesting. Yet at the same time, it was the start of Gremmy's downfall, because once one loses their cool...yeah. The game is more than often over for them. Which turned out to be true in Gremmy's case.
That whole meteor scene...why it gave me Final Fantasy VII vibes? Because Sephiroth could summon one too? ^^'
It was super cool how Kenpachi cut down that meteor! Did anyone else notice when he did so, for a brief moment he turned into his kid self? It made me wonder if perhaps Kenpachi was at his peak when he was just a child...would make sense, as even Kenpachi Yachiru (Unohana) admired Zaraki when he was a kid.
And considering the theme of this week's episode...isn't it always said children's imagination is the best? That when we're children/young, our imagination is free and thus most powerful? But the older we get, it gets clipped down, because various reasons...just something to think about.
That made me realize, Gremmy's imagination in fact isn't really that impressive. Especially after he gave his speech about space and how it would kill Kenpachi, told it. After all, that all talk was something an adult would explain. Logic. Not, imagination. His thoughts at that point had clearly (and before that) already shifted from pure imagination to more...logic? Or, if not anything else, at least less 'creative' and more 'practical'.
Lol, Askin watching Gremmy fight against Kenpachi was a bit funny as he just seemed to chill on top of that rooftop.
That Candice Catnipp quote at the end felt a little out of place because she didn't otherwise appear in the episode, but maybe she will appear in the next one? Hard to say.
Also, did anyone else notice the full focus of this episode was fully on Kenpachi (and Yachiru)? This time, there weren't any glimpses of Ichigo or company which goes to show just how 'dominant' Kenpachi can be. |