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May 2, 2007 9:05 PM
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The scenes where he fought his hallow rocked, the mental struggle scenes where meh, and I loved the lines about the difference between a king and his horse. All in all, a good episode.



But damn them for leaving it with such a cliff hanger!!
May 2, 2007 9:26 PM
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Lame episode. Fight scenes weren't great. This internal struggle is taking too long, but then again its not like i expected otherwise. The only good part was the king and horse lines.
May 2, 2007 9:28 PM
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yeah the king and the horse lines were cool, but i agree, they always end at the most annoying points.
May 2, 2007 9:43 PM
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Worthless filler episode. Shoulda skipped it.

OP/ED were the best parts. Heh.
May 2, 2007 10:29 PM
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The filler fights with Kariya and Byakuya were lame, especially the fact that the Byakuya fight is basically the same as the first time, but no one enjoyed watching Ichigo's hallow beat the crap outa him with his own moves?
May 2, 2007 10:42 PM
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the end seem good, and then the dreaded to be continued, i hate that. just when the action was picking up too.


May 2, 2007 11:39 PM
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Eh. I liked it. ^^;

Personally, when Hollow Ichigo started talking about the instinct/king and his horse stuff it got better.

Coulda lived without the Byakuya fight, but what Kariya or whatever his name was was a bit interesting.
May 3, 2007 12:24 AM
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Ceray said:
Eh. I liked it. ^^;

Personally, when Hollow Ichigo started talking about the instinct/king and his horse stuff it got better.

Coulda lived without the Byakuya fight, but what Kariya or whatever his name was was a bit interesting.


Kariya was interesting, at least what he was saying made sense. also the king and horse bit was good too.


May 3, 2007 5:56 AM
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Wad good episode but they really could have shortened the kariya and byakuya scenes a lot
May 3, 2007 7:29 AM

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I have to dis agree they taking too long I mean wtf he is like just 2 episodes busy trying to take control of his Hollow side I don't see why you all say take too long thats crap lol.

The fights were abit less interresting, but too be honest we all know that way is how Ichigo learns the way to control his stuff. Also I even if it wasn't a fighting episode some talking episodes are pretty interresting aswell.

Anyway I didn't minded this episode atleast we getted too see alot more of the hollow side instead of the bankai one, I enjoyed it and will wiat for 125 wich will most likely be the fight scene where he gets control of the hollow side and wins.
May 3, 2007 7:46 AM

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Another meh episode. The animation was pretty dodgy, especially when Kariya was holding Zangetsu's blade in his hands. It grew, atleast, another 30cm or so, and Ichigo's face changed shape a lot - Moreso than normal.

I liked the blood spatters on the recap scenes, though. That was a cool effect.

I'd like to find out how this was part was handled in the manga, considering Kariya 'came back' in this episode, you know, him being an animé exclusive and all.

May 3, 2007 8:11 AM

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Aokaado said:
Wad good episode but they really could have shortened the kariya and byakuya scenes a lot
May 3, 2007 8:26 AM

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Pretty good. The Byakuya and Kariya scenes were boring though, I was just waiting for the real battle to continue. I hope next week's ep will be better.
May 3, 2007 10:37 AM

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Faust721 said:
Lame episode. Fight scenes weren't great. This internal struggle is taking too long, but then again its not like i expected otherwise. The only good part was the king and horse lines.


Agreed to that.
The Kariya come-back ruined.. A lot.. Brought back burried memories.
May 3, 2007 11:39 AM

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zzzZZZ''' Boring, pretty much defines this epiosode, not like i was expecting anything great actually.
May 3, 2007 2:07 PM

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first of all, GET RID OF THE FUCKING FILLERSHIT already, WHO THE HELL IS KARIYA?! some lameass filler dude getting his ass whipped i guess...

my opinion, the episode SUCKED HAIRY BALLS. this Ichigo's fighting with his inner hollow is one of the best parts in manga and what the animemakers decided, LETS FUCK IT UP AND BAD. I hate Bleach anime, again. about 17 minutes of the episode were pure filler...

Byakugan fight or the shitty filler-Kariya fight, both didn't happen in manga.

Spoiler about next episode:

Why did they have to fuck up this episode -.-
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May 3, 2007 2:30 PM

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They should've left it as per the manga, definitely, and focused on the actual fight between Ichigo and his hollow. Those brief moments were pretty cool, and I love the king and horse bit, but the rest was hella lame. Except the Vaizard fighting - they could've done with more of that.

I'm pretty disappointed since this was one of the manga segments I've read that I was most looking forward to in the anime. I can't believe they stuck Kariya in there - they should've stopped with the filler characters at the end of the filler episodes.
May 3, 2007 2:34 PM
May 3, 2007 2:46 PM

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Aokaado said:
yea i got a jawdrop when kariya came in =
May 3, 2007 2:47 PM

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I was disappointed enough when they threw the stuffed animal trio into the fight with Grand Fisher, and even more when they showed up in Renji's fight afterwards, but sticking Kariya in what should be one of the coolest fight sequences in the entire show is just lame.
May 3, 2007 2:51 PM

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I was disappointed enough when they threw the stuffed animal trio into the fight with Grand Fisher, and even more when they showed up in Renji's fight afterwards, but sticking Kariya in what should be one of the coolest fight sequences in the entire show is just lame.


i agree fully


May 3, 2007 2:57 PM

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mind my words, Bleach anime is fucked up. period.
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May 3, 2007 3:02 PM

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Could have been worse, they just need to lay off the filler characters, and not throw in random shit like the byakuya and kariya scenes
May 3, 2007 3:22 PM

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Could have been worse, they just need to lay off the filler characters, and not throw in random shit like the byakuya and kariya scenes

epic win
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May 3, 2007 4:14 PM

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Aokaado said:
Could have been worse, they just need to lay off the filler characters, and not throw in random shit like the byakuya and kariya scenes

i agree. i didn't like kariya being there and the fight scenes were too long. i was expecting a lot more from this ep. liked the horse and king bit though, and the final scene.
May 4, 2007 5:13 PM

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Arinohyoshi said:
mind my words, Bleach anime is fucked up. period.


I agree. They should have let the filler arc stuff die after they started back on the actual storyline.

All the lingering modsoul/bount arc stuff is bugging me. I skipped all the filler episodes after the mod souls were introduced, so I haven't a clue who this Kariya guy is/was. Ruined the episode for me.
May 4, 2007 5:42 PM

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episode = suckage

May 7, 2007 8:06 PM

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meh, guess at the rate they're burning up the manga chapters they have to slow down somewhat. most of what i was thinking has been said already but damn, quality control is starting to drop as well. how many things wrong with this screen can everyone spot?
May 7, 2007 8:14 PM

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I'd have to say that it looks like Ichigo is becoming a hunchback. His sword hand is malformed too, and his other hand and both arms are all girly. And the clouds are off, considering that he's supposed to be on the side of a building.
Nov 22, 2008 8:18 PM

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I actually liked this episode, well beside the random Byakuya and Kariya scenes.
I even liked the bounto arc. -]
Jun 17, 2009 8:35 AM

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I actually liked this episode, well beside the random Byakuya and Kariya scenes.
I even liked the bounto arc. -]


Kariya was only used because besides Byakuya he was the only other person Ichigo was forced to use bankai on but i'm not sure if this appears in the Manga
Jul 12, 2009 8:27 AM

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Loved it. I can't wait to see what Ichigo does next I know whatever it will be will be will be awesome.

Aug 27, 2009 11:49 PM
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Well, not as epic as I expected, but the next episode promises to be.
Jan 18, 2010 5:10 PM

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LOL at Yachiru trying to eat Kon
"The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot
Mar 24, 2010 11:12 PM

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Meh.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Aug 20, 2010 11:38 AM

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Kariya, that was an unwelcome surprise
Aug 29, 2010 3:28 AM

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liked the episode, Byakuya and Kariya scenes.
Sep 9, 2010 8:58 AM

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its like a dream in a dream =/

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Jan 4, 2011 3:00 PM
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The Lisa person already seems cool xD

Although i will defend the continuity sake of having some parts of the filler arcs cross over into the manga material, the Kariya scene was a bit too far. The Byakuya one was ok but as soon as Kariya poped out i knew that even this bit was filler, even without reading the manga.
Both of the talks could have been good if cut down, the Horse and King lines made this episode ...
Oct 19, 2011 2:37 AM

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I knew Karya was filler material and I wasn't sure about the Byakuya part. But at least it made some sense: Byakuya telling him to have the will to fight, and Karya telling him not to regret fighting.

It might not be exactly as the manga portrayed it, but I enjoyed it a lot. Doing something like this is way better than putting in a pile of stupid filler that's got nothing to do with Bleach.
Feb 26, 2012 8:44 PM

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It was actually pretty good, even with the filler bits. I don't follow the manga and I sat through the entire Bounto Arc so I was pleased with this.
Jul 22, 2012 8:57 AM
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Not much fighting as i thought there would be and the battles between Kariya and Byakuya weren't needed at all hope next episode is better and includes more fighting between Ichigo and his Hollow
Dec 31, 2012 3:23 PM

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Most of the episode was lame, but the final part was awesome. Although I hate the director for including the filler character, I admit that he did kinda good... way more relevantly than Byakuya at least..
Sep 23, 2013 1:00 PM

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Oh boy I wonder what Ichigo will do, but I do think he'll make it! Lets see what's next!
Sep 27, 2013 8:27 AM

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This episode sucked ass i hate it when they bring the stupid bounto shit
May 16, 2015 7:10 PM

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Well this episode's kinda boring but hopefully they won't drag this any longer and Ichigo will be able to defeat his hollow in the next episode.
Sep 5, 2015 2:39 AM

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Ok episode. Not much happened besides Ichigo transforming more into a hollow.

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Sep 8, 2015 5:29 AM

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Wow, he saw Byakuya and sexy sexy Kariya!!!! I loved Kariya being back even if it was all in Ichigo's head.

Fighting his own hollow whilst his hollow fights the Vizards is interesting and awesome.

It doesn't say it's a filler episode on the wikia. Just because Kariya is there doesn't make it filler.
Nov 19, 2016 9:32 AM

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Stop adding the Bounto memories please.
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Feb 21, 2017 11:35 AM

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so.... watching Kon sing kinda creeps me out _xD

....i do not approve of slapping Bounto's back into the story- just make them all go away, don't constantly remind us about the loooong filler arc D:_!!

so.. Ichigo giant monster-mouth was hella creepy _xD!

-ohoo.... nice ending there, he managed to scare Hollow >w<'
....or Hoichi?

Go Hanataro!!
and wow-... seriously Yachiru; that dang thing is moth moving and talking, how can you mistake it for candy..?
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