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Aug 13, 2008 2:29 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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renju looked kewt whenhe was little :o emotionly ( grr cant type it )episode but still loved it

grtz lsumi
Born to live
Born to die
Born to be, crucified
Give our souls and take our pride
Bleeding for the harder styles
Rising up, from the seed
Born to change, history
From the streets we unleash hell
Feel the power, decibel!! d(^.^)b
Jun 16, 2009 11:36 AM
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Amazing episode. It doesnt look likely but I hope Renji isn't dead.

Jul 1, 2009 12:34 PM
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Aug 12, 2009 2:49 PM
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It was sad when it zoomed out to show their friend's graves

Nov 8, 2009 2:38 PM
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Wow... this was a particularly good episode :o really excellent. Good enough to make me think about raising the score for the entire show, actually :D

Btw, not that I didn't expect this one, but please hide spoilers with the spoiler tag, kay?
Mar 20, 2010 12:46 AM
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Renji is so cute when he was small.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Jul 31, 2010 10:28 AM
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This episode almost made me cry ><
Aug 16, 2010 7:36 PM
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Fugles said:
It was sad when it zoomed out to show their friend's graves


yeah.. :(
Oct 4, 2010 3:16 PM
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Nice background story of Renji and Rukia when they were little.
Oct 9, 2010 6:44 AM
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It must have been really hard for them living like that compared to now, sad that their friends all died.
Nov 1, 2010 2:16 AM

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If everyone in that world is someone who died before getting there and they never get hungry etc...it's supposed to basically be "heaven" or the after life at least....

how do they die? and what happens when they die? do they just cease to exist in general or something?
Nov 10, 2010 11:00 AM

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Shizuru said:
If everyone in that world is someone who died before getting there and they never get hungry etc...it's supposed to basically be "heaven" or the after life at least....

how do they die? and what happens when they die? do they just cease to exist in general or something?


Im just guessing but they most likely reincarnate or smth?
Sep 18, 2011 2:30 AM

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AMAZING EPISODE. it was really moving episode..
Renji is amazing.
I almost cried... T__T

"spells like bad spirits" lol the next-episode previews are always so funny. xD
※何時も支えて呉れる人達に
日頃の思いを込めた RHAPSODY
APPRECIATION の気持を届け
何時もありがとう、本当ありがとう
仮令どこに立って君の存在に感謝してるよ※

Mar 12, 2012 3:28 PM

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Probably the first exceptional episode. I was quite impressed.
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Jun 12, 2012 2:04 PM
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im crying so much at this episode ):

although, i did laugh because renjis eye brows grow between him running to tell rukia he passed the second class and him seeing the kuchikis :3
Nov 27, 2012 4:02 PM

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Probably the first exceptional episode. I was quite impressed.

When it comes to story - yes, I guess.
Dec 28, 2012 2:40 PM

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Great episode, the back story for Rukia and Renji was done really well.

5/5
Jan 24, 2013 8:17 PM
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Not bad.
Sep 16, 2013 6:42 PM

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Damn that was some heavy background story, really love these kinds of things especially if it's done this good! Lets see what's next!
Nov 8, 2013 12:51 AM

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I've always liked Renji, but this definitely puts him into the position of equal first. It's confusing, though... I thought dead spirits can't age??? (and also can't die, but like, someone above mentioned that already)

Can't decipher my feels as to whether I ship them or just like their relationship as siblings :/
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My one rec for anyone who likes good storytelling: Play Zero Escape/Ai the Somnium Files
Mar 18, 2014 5:23 AM

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Fugles said:
It was sad when it zoomed out to show their friend's graves



I know I was sad to see that to but I had a feeling bc after growing up with them n they are the only 2 left that is sad
Aug 30, 2014 3:52 AM

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Renji dude you serious? if you didn't fight Ichigo he might've rescued Rukia by now.. anyway I always find Rukia's hair to be ridiculous and lame..
Dec 15, 2014 12:38 PM

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Awww, that was so cute! Little Renji and everything. It was cute that he wanted what was best for Rukia! ;_____________;
May 7, 2015 7:04 PM

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What a incredible episode. My favorite one so far! Renji & Rukia's background story was so great, and so sad when they showed the graves of their friends. :(

Love Renji, he is awesome! <3
Jun 16, 2015 2:48 PM

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Renji pls
Pretty good backstory.
Aug 15, 2015 2:26 PM

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Good episode. Got some background on Rukia and Renji from before they became soul reapers. I liked how after Renji remembered all those flashbacks he decided that Rukia shouldn't die and wants Ichigo to save her.

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Aug 15, 2015 2:41 PM

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This episode directly contradicts what was said in a previous episode. Previously the show told us that people don't age in the soul society and that people stay the same as they were when they died, but in this episode we see people in the soul society aging. It was a decent episode but I think Kubo forgot his own rules.
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Dec 24, 2016 10:45 AM

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Ladies and gentelmen this is what you call an amazing episode great story great music everything was perfect
Nov 18, 2018 10:31 PM

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my favourite episode so far. i enjoyed it so much that i read this chapter after i watched it. turns out that
Jan 29, 2019 8:32 PM
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Wait I thought they dont age in this world ?? Im fucking confuse
Apr 20, 2019 10:04 AM
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Favorite episode so far.
Jun 7, 2019 10:11 PM
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Absolutely love this episode.

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Mar 6, 2020 2:14 PM
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Great episode, Renji and Rukia's backstory was very interesting
Apr 2, 2020 1:33 AM

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well that was interesting
Apr 23, 2020 7:15 AM

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I still wonder why Renji has those strange marks on his forehead
Apr 25, 2020 5:11 PM

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Backstory even better than the fight and nice OST.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Jun 7, 2020 1:19 PM

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Despite of Renji and Rukia's story being good...

Remember how Rukia told that ghost in the 1st episode "i am sending you to the Soul Society, don't worry it's a nice place" LMAO.

I can't- it was said people don't age here, now look - they age, you know it wouldn't have been hard to say you reincarnate after shinigami sends you to the Sould Society.

okay, maybe you feel hunger when feeling other peoples' powers

bruh

P.S: imagine Renji doesn't have tattoos but its his eyebrows growing further and further as he ages
Aug 2, 2020 11:48 PM

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never thought i would say this but.. bleach greatness. awesome episode.
Sep 7, 2020 7:26 AM
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I keep complaining about it, but I just can't fucking help it... Since Rukia and Renji are around the same age, that means he's over a century old - just imagine how much he trained in that amount of time, yet he got beaten by some 15 year old that trained for a few days! This one fact just pisses me off real hard...
Dec 8, 2020 7:12 PM
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Absolutely love this episode with renji and rukia's past. It made me cry

Now people have me wondering how/why the friends died so young... like if the average soul doesn't have to worry about starving or anything. And why so much crime, then?

Also renji said that they were with their friends for about 10 years, but it was already said that rukia has lived longer than multiple human lifetimes. But they looked like they aged pretttty fast

Basically the lore is kinda all over the place but kubo is great with his characters and emotional impact tho
Jan 25, 2021 2:06 AM
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This episode hit me so hard with a feels train. I wasn't expecting the back story but I'm glad we got it.
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Jun 26, 2021 7:38 AM
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Renji made me cry 😭😭😭 I think he likes Rukia since they were a kid? Hmm. Either way, I just cant imagine how come Renji’s eyebrows turn into like that. As a Kid he has a normal eywbrows and normal hairline.... but then it starts to split when they are at the academy then it became art like now HHAHAHAHAHAHA how did that happen

Rukia... you are loved!!!
Jun 26, 2021 7:41 AM
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blank said:
I keep complaining about it, but I just can't fucking help it... Since Rukia and Renji are around the same age, that means he's over a century old - just imagine how much he trained in that amount of time, yet he got beaten by some 15 year old that trained for a few days! This one fact just pisses me off real hard...


Yup but keep in mind that Ichigo is the MC lol. HHAHAHAHAHAH Well the difference between talent + hardwork and hardwork.......at first maybe Ichigo already has a bigger than normal spiritual energy. Hehe
Jun 26, 2021 7:52 AM
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Despite of Renji and Rukia's story being good...

Remember how Rukia told that ghost in the 1st episode "i am sending you to the Soul Society, don't worry it's a nice place" LMAO.

I can't- it was said people don't age here, now look - they age, you know it wouldn't have been hard to say you reincarnate after shinigami sends you to the Sould Society.

okay, maybe you feel hunger when feeling other peoples' powers

bruh

P.S: imagine Renji doesn't have tattoos but its his eyebrows growing further and further as he ages


Thats what Im thinking too. She said its a nice place, but then there are crime.. deaths, murders and stealing....

But I remember, they aged but the time flows slowly there.

I think their friends die because of lack in spiritual energy? Or hmm Idunno maybe will know soon why they died or not.

Renji looks manly when they are only the 2 of them on their friends grave.
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little bit stretch, but still good ep.

and of course renji will beg ichigo at the end, no surprise there.
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_MaeMae_ said:
Despite of Renji and Rukia's story being good...

Remember how Rukia told that ghost in the 1st episode "i am sending you to the Soul Society, don't worry it's a nice place" LMAO.

I can't- it was said people don't age here, now look - they age, you know it wouldn't have been hard to say you reincarnate after shinigami sends you to the Sould Society.

okay, maybe you feel hunger when feeling other peoples' powers

bruh

P.S: imagine Renji doesn't have tattoos but its his eyebrows growing further and further as he ages


Thats what Im thinking too. She said its a nice place, but then there are crime.. deaths, murders and stealing....

But I remember, they aged but the time flows slowly there.

I think their friends die because of lack in spiritual energy? Or hmm Idunno maybe will know soon why they died or not.

Renji looks manly when they are only the 2 of them on their friends grave.
just a guess but people with spiritual power might be difference than the other, if you don't have it you don't mature, if you have it you will age, and it's make sense since no spiritual power = no hunger, in other words acting like real ghost, but having spiritual power = there's hunger, therefore you will act like normal human as spirit that age and stuff.
Jan 21, 2022 6:06 AM
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"We'll be together forever!" shouldn't said that line in Anime.

Renji got emotional. what a sad backstory episode.
Jun 25, 2022 11:13 PM
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Great episode, Renji and Rukia's backstory was very interesting.
Sep 4, 2022 3:54 PM
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what a backstory. that genuinely got me
Oct 22, 2022 3:13 PM

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blank said:
I keep complaining about it, but I just can't fucking help it... Since Rukia and Renji are around the same age, that means he's over a century old - just imagine how much he trained in that amount of time, yet he got beaten by some 15 year old that trained for a few days! This one fact just pisses me off real hard...


Yeah... :(( Sadly, it's one of those situations where no matter how much or hard you do, there will always be someone better than you kind of thing. Kind of reminds me of Vegeta from DBZ. T_T.
Oct 31, 2022 10:45 PM
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xenpachi is cool this episode
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