What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
45.8%
178
4Liked it!
30.8%
120
3It was OK
16.5%
64
2Disliked it
3.3%
13
1Hated it
3.6%
14
Average 4.1
389 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I really enjoyed this episode, can never argue with some Rukia backstory. Don't want to spoil anything but the end was pretty crazy. Next week looks like it should be pretty interesting too. Note: No subs out yet. Edit: DB subs out. |
playconnFeb 13, 2008 3:14 PM
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| Looks like we'll get another glimpse at the other Espada next episode. |
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| another boring episode :(. way too much flashbacks. what a disappointing espada to lose like that. |
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| Well, I'm in the "Loved It" category as well. I feel I know Rukia better than the three previous years (!!!) of watching. |
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| Good episode, and glad it wasnt too drawn out. could have done without seeing glotoneria's release in full AGAIN. Also, Espada or not, im pretty sure if a sword made of ice suddenly formed in your brain, youd be dead too so stop bitching. |
| he kinda just stood there and let her do it and did nothing with his sword release other than laugh at her. which makes him pathetic not the way she killed him pathetic. you'd think after showing us his sword release 3 maybe 4 times, it actually would of been stronger. well I guess we don't know how strong it was since he didn't do anything but laugh. |
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| It was a good episode, imo. But I hate the fact that Aaroniero died like that. He had the power of over 30.000 Hollows dammit. |
| I loved the way Rukia was drawn in this ep:) And the flashback was pretty cool , especially god knows how many episodes of one fight after the other.I'm still waiting for some tad more sophisticated plot to kick in:) |
| Kill or be killed, it's just a way to kill time. - Zaraki Kenpachi |
| It was ok. Nice music and art. But I could have done with about 50% les flashback. They could have filled that space with more Aaroniero action. |
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| I really loved learning more about Rukia and her motivation for saving Orihime, but the way the fight ended was kind of lame. The power of over 30000 hollows crushed in a mere second ... |
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| I loved it. Anytime I get to see more of Rukia is a plus. I really enjoyed the flashback, it was really moving, especially considering the situation Rukia was in. One of my favorite episodes of Bleach, and definitely the best in a while. |
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| Yeah, that was a pretty dull episode since it was leading up to so much but then the kill didn't really take much skill. It was nice to see those weird ball shaped Espada wriggle in pain though :P |
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| So is her 3rd dance just sword regeneration? No wonder she doesn't use it very often... Now, back to Renji |
| loved it !more information about rukia^-^ i agree the battle was lame but if it wasnt rukia could be dead now.:( |
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| lame flashbacks but the latter parts of the episode were great. I like Rukia a little bit more after she uttered the line, "Farewell Espada". then it was horrible again after those shrieks of pain by Aroniero. |
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Somebody said: So is her 3rd dance just sword regeneration? No wonder she doesn't use it very often... Now, back to Renji Not regeneration in a sense, but an "ice blade" forming in a shape of blade. The main twist - is that it reforms through ANYTHING. And in this case ANYTHING was Aaronierro's head. Its obvious she came up with it after Kaien's accident - remember, Kaien lost against hollow cause his sword was destroyed. Getting the ability to re-get working zanpakutoh in few seconds seems quite useful, as shinigami without their zanpakutohs are just a dead meat for stronger foes. |
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| Hm I thought regenerating the sword is nothing special as it is basically soul energy and only depends on the will to fight/live? |
| And... the first fallen Espada. I... kind of liked the episode. It's nice to see some story being animated. But it was WAY longer than in the Manga. Let's see what they do with Renji's fight. |
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| This is the first episode I've absolutely loved in a long time. |
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not a big fan of the flashback episodes but watching this just got me real pumped for the next one |
| im sirously starting to hate this anime. the story is starting to lag and getting repetitive. they need to just get the fights over with and get to the point. |
| I kind of agree. But in this part, you can blame the original manga for this "fight after fight" rythim. Vurtox said: Hm I thought regenerating the sword is nothing special as it is basically soul energy and only depends on the will to fight/live? Fai said: I'd also like to add the sword doesn't really regenerates, but rather she's creating a blade made of Ice to replace the chopped bit. You can clearly see that once she seals her zanpakutou, the blade was still broken(it takes some time for them to regenerate formally).Not regeneration in a sense, but an "ice blade" forming in a shape of blade. The main twist - is that it reforms through ANYTHING. And in this case ANYTHING was Aaronierro's head. |
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| This episode was good, I loved the Rukia back-story and yes, I too feel like I know her much better than I ever have... But the fight was kinda lame. I don't read the manga, so I don't know if it's like that in the manga too, but I didn't find it at all impressive, I mean, like many here said, there was no point of the Arrancar dude releasing his form. |
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| That was good. The backstory was actually watchable instead of being really boring. And an Espada got killed, surprisingly, by Rukia.... |
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| I don't like Rukia so glad her fight is over even though it was over ridicoulosly fast. |
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| Was a decent episode. |
| Episode was really good. I cant wait to see Episodes 161 & 162 next weekend :). |
| I'm sorry, but I'm actually starting to get a little fed up with these flashbacks, and re-use of the same scenes over and over again. We've seen the Espada Rukia was fighting, release his blob of doom 3 or so times in the last 10 episodes, I UNDERSTAND HE HAS RELEASED HIS TRUE (yet very weak and useless) POWER! Now lets see some fighting! I'd say if it wasn't for Byakuya, Kenpachi and Ichigo (& now Nel), I probably would have dropped this show already. |
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| I just noticed that Kaien really looks like Kukaku. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
Somebody said: So is her 3rd dance just sword regeneration? No wonder she doesn't use it very often... Now, back to Renji |
| I liked this episode. I like a bit of back story here and there and Rukia's are usually the best. I wonder how many dances she has xD |
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| It was a bit boring tbh but am I the only one who thinks that forest looks the same as the Pokemon one because I just realised that lol |
| Rukia's glimpse of the past was beautiful. I'm glad she finally killed that ugly rip off of Envy/Gluttony from FMA(B). Her words just before she collapsed were so fitting. It's scenes like those that can really strengthen the connection I feel with her character. Next up, RENJI! Let's go. |
| I didn't really like Rukia's fights, I"m more of a fan of Ichigo's and Uryuu's fights (: |
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| I didn't think Rukia would be able to take out an Espada on her own but I'm glad she did. He got the miserable death he deserved. Crying for Aizen-sama, that Espada was pitiful. |
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| The first minutes of the episode were so lame, we got the exact same scene for like 1000th time. But then, at least Rukia managed to finish her fight this episode, so I'm not gonna be bothered any more with it. The flashbacks were kinda cool. So what? The souls in Soul Society become Reishi and the dead souls does not reincarnate into humans again? Man, if it's like this than the Bleach-verse sucks. It makes characters' deaths more meaningful though. |
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| Quite nice episode and developement, the pace seemed to have slowed down though. |
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| More battles on the way. |
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| Rukia got stabbed but stabbed the creepy skull back but not the lady skull. Nice flashbacks. |
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| ...honestly, the only one i'm hearing whenever Kaien speak is Momosuke from Requiem from the Darkness..... prolly since i've watched it maybe 3-4 times, but still, is the only character i can think of while hearing his voice >w<' |
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| Kaien's words were really heartwarming I loved it. |
| It's actually nice that we are diving into Rukia's past. I always wanted to see that. And it was a good episode too. I wonder what's going to happen now. On a side note, I hate that it's so slow. We barely got to their fight and it literally lasted one episode. But it was ok. Can't wait to get out of Hueco Mundo |
"That smile was like the sun on a hot summer day...with eyes like ice." |
| oh damn. I didn't think that not-Kaien would be so fragile |
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