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Mar 19, 2009 7:29 AM

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WinterNightsFall said:
Is it bad if I say that I actually enjoyed this somewhat? And that I'm actually looking forward to the next episode? o.o

No it's not bad, I feel excited every time I see Orahara...
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Mar 19, 2009 8:05 AM

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Stopping the series for a whileand then continuing it later will be way much better than the fillers crap, I can survive without Bleach but I can't stand the fillers
Mar 19, 2009 3:56 PM

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I didn't like this episode. It was really too short.
Mar 19, 2009 5:01 PM

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Amazing, amazing, amazing. I love this arc so much. Too bad next week is the arc's final episode. :(


Mar 19, 2009 5:33 PM
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I loved this arc, both in the manga (yes, it was in the manga, peoples. Turn Back the Pendulum IS NOT FILLER! It's amazing how may fans just don't get that) and animated.

This was my favorite episode thus far. Shinji was so bad ass~being able to fight while going through painful hollowization and after being completely taunted by Aizen. He just thought "I have to keep my cool," then he took a deep breath-and let Tousen have it. He even tried to go after Aizen! It was awesome!

I can't wait till he comes down in his full-power vizard glory and kicks Aizen's butt straight into the gates of Bleach Hell in the main storyline...

Re: releases: Of course no one released! A. They were trying to take down Kensei and Mashiro without killing them and B. They were being hollowfied!

Re: Filller: Heard it's going to be based off an Omake in which Kon gets a special suit from Urahara back in Karakura Town and fights off Hollows. It's at least 2 episodes long, and is total comic relief style. I'll check it out. Hope it'll be funny!
Mar 20, 2009 10:10 AM
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Shinji's badass. Nuff said.
Mar 20, 2009 11:15 PM
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hungry_bunny said:
And it sounded like it would be a filler story WITHOUT Ichigo... that's surprising.


don't know if this is posted or not, but episode 213 is titled "The Soul Burial Detective, Karakuraizer is Born"

what/who the hell is karakuraizer?!
Mar 21, 2009 5:55 AM
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I actually was looking forward to this episode, and I wasn't disappointed either. Shinji's "That's badass" line was pretty cool as well.
Mar 22, 2009 1:44 AM

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Man, Aizen is one scary, evil, badass, isane, deceptive, and overall twisted son of a bitch. If he were a real live person, the world would be FUCKED!!!!!!!!
Mar 22, 2009 6:19 AM

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WolfWood37 said:
Yet another filler arc that doesn't fit into the storyline. Bleach just reached Naruto levels of filler bullshit, if not worse.

Maybe I should just stick to the damn manga.


But the Pendulum Arc WAS in the manga ^^"

Anyway, I liked it and I'm looking forward to the next episode xD
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Mar 22, 2009 6:57 AM

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Bah, fillers are coming.

I also frakking hate the fact the first 5+ minutes can be skipped. Can't they just stop Bleach for a while and pick the series up when there's enough material in the manga?
Mar 22, 2009 6:22 PM

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I agree with everyone who wants to see more about Ichigo's and Ishida's fathers. Not knowing their past is about as annoying as an itch you can't reach. Anyway, I'm sad to see the Pendulum Arc coming to an end. It's all been so interesting! I hope the filler isn't stupid.
Mar 22, 2009 10:57 PM
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extatix said:
Bah, fillers are coming.

Unless I'm bored out of my mind, I skip fillers. :D

I wish they carried on with the main plot. Or ended the series after the first arc ended. I hate prolonged anime shows, no matter how good they are. Naruto and One Piece for instance, I dropped almost immediately after they started getting ridiculous.
Mar 23, 2009 12:16 AM
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Damn that was cool, I was shooting out the same stuff that came out of their eyeballs from my crotch while watchin this. Love all the characters here and learning their backgrounds and connections. Also it really shows off how bad guy ish Aizen is since he just combed his hair back and up and ran away into hiding in the present arc.
Mar 23, 2009 12:11 PM

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Was that Blood!?

REAL Blood in my Bleach again?!

Are they bringing some of the quality back!?
Mar 24, 2009 11:52 AM

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I realy liked this arc, probably the best one iin bleach's (history of course), however why do the bleach makers think that all bleach fans have got some kind of memory lapse, they have to take five minutes just retracking back annoying! also how the hell did Aizen turn all of them into hollows, yet another plot hole in Bleach I guess.....!
Mar 24, 2009 7:11 PM

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OMG.. I really hate aizen very much..
0_0 maybe not that much..
he's tooo much for an evil..
but I love this arc... and knowing that it'll soon come to end is just...
bAAH!! hope the coming filler is good.. better be or else.. *o*
i wish i could see more young byakuya airtime..
... =_=




Mar 26, 2009 4:53 PM

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i keep saying that we keep forgetting the backstories of the rest.. unless that's seen in episode 212 but still... .-. the fillers better be good.... ><
Mar 26, 2009 5:40 PM

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WOOOOOOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 4, 2009 4:44 PM

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I really liked this episode. I didn't care for the vaizards much before, but this arc really made me interested in them, and kisuke ofcourse, love him! :D I'd be sorry to see this arc end.
May 4, 2009 5:08 PM

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I liked it.with Ulquiorra back around it always go time. I gust hope that Ichigo doesn't make a bound form not even being able to make Ulquiorra draw strait to being able to beat him by himself, I just hope that the other captains in the place have to help him. that's all i ask for
kaigenMay 6, 2009 6:09 AM
-"Just an ordinary woman who won't ever regret, being with the person she loves."
(Rokujou Ruri, Azure Dream, manga)

-"Shinobu, even if this body should turn to ash, I will never leave you."
(Naitou Momoko, shoujo-sect, manga)
May 23, 2009 5:46 AM

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they're so powerful when in hollow form xD


Jun 20, 2009 4:20 AM

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I'm still enjoying this arc verymuchso!

NO Nanao-chan!! Dont follow him to his place!!! >_<

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Aug 2, 2009 6:40 AM
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ItachiShinigami said:
ZzDaKid43zZ said:
All-in-all, I actually liked this filler arc the most.


This arc wasn't a filler arc. It was in the manga.

@Topic: Fantastic episode, by the looks of it next episode is the final episode of the Pendulum arc and I'm guessing fillers are up next -___-


yeh i kinda got that feeling too... u can kinda tell wen its manga and wen its filler, just the way the animation goes... coincidentally, filler's story moves forard much faster than the actual anime but its alot more boring
if i have to put up with one more ep of that Hollo wanna be child-princess for one more episode ima nuke Ueko Mondo
Aug 30, 2009 4:10 PM

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This was great on to the next episode now.

Nov 28, 2009 10:30 PM

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Great episode. hopefully the next fillers wont be so bad. From this episode it was amazing to see how the vizards already worked so well together.
*ahhh, its Kensei!
*yes, but we must stop him.
*right!
YAY, there wasn't any crap about how they didnt want to hurt him, or trying to convince Hollified Kensei and Mashiro that they arent being themselves...they assessed the situation and would have handled it, if Tousen wasnt so much of a chump. Lisa was amazing and so was Shinji. Damn i love the vizards and i really appreciate this arc in an anime of fillers. I'm ready to see urahara and tessai whop some ass^_^
May 21, 2010 10:16 PM

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Too bad the arc is ending soon.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
May 21, 2010 10:21 PM

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I love this episode... but please... continue this... maybe they put another... ...
thats why i hate bleach...
Jun 27, 2010 4:04 AM

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It's the old evil gang again and they're already causing trouble, at least we know what happened with the vissards, but what happens to the 9th vice captain. Nanao = cute when she was young
Sep 8, 2010 7:41 PM

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great ep. young Nanao cute
Mar 16, 2011 5:14 PM
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That was a really good episode and makes a lot of what is happening at the moment make sense. I'm still wondering how they all become hollows though. O_o
Jun 14, 2011 1:01 AM

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loved it :)
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Jul 3, 2011 3:16 PM
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Can someone answer this for me: if Aizen, Ichimaru, and Tosen were already clearly up to no good then, then why the HELL are they still captains 101 years later?!?!

I'm also concerned about the Vizards being hollowfied. Remember how Ichigo had to go through a whole process of subduing his inner hollow, where it took all the might of all the Vizards to contain him during? I really hope they don't leave a gaping plot hole there, in which the Vizards just suddenly are able to control their hollows.
Mar 26, 2012 12:10 PM

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AIZEN! His schemes no no limit. I guess Urahara really is the only one that can hold his own against him.

It was a joy to see Tousen get thrown around by Hollow Shinji, he seriously pisses me off. Reminds me of Suzaku from Code Geass, I hope he gets a painful death.

Urahara!
Nov 26, 2012 5:51 AM

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mfw Bleach is actually good O_o

btw Do people age in soul society or do they not?
Dec 18, 2012 1:26 AM

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This is one of my favorite arc in the show,so I'm rewatching it...The only thing I can't understand up until now is that the 3 captains were having their asses kicked and none of them were doing shikai, not to mention bankai...So they don't wanna hurt Kensei,big deal...But they're letting him pound Lissa...I like Shinji's character but he sucks in this arc and the future Aizen fight...

CAPTAINS = BANKAI (except for Zaraki)
Jan 6, 2013 11:23 AM

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Great episode, lets see how things will conclude.

Go, Urahara!
Mar 30, 2013 5:04 PM

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Fuck the main story, if we just spent the rest of Bleach following these guys and Kieskue, and throw in some stuff with Ichigo and Ishida's father's, I'd be a happy camper.


I second that! Would love to see more of Kisuke's past.

I third that. The arc around now is top-bleach-quality, but if we get events revolving around Ichigo and Ishida's father, this is gonna top the best out of Bleach.

But anyway, bloody Aizen and his plans and especially that darn black guy. I hated him before, but now I despise him from the bottom of my heart.
Jun 24, 2013 5:58 PM

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Awwhhh, chibi Nanao-chan is a bookwormmm! And she takes after Lisa's looks :}
Oct 26, 2013 3:52 PM

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So I was right! Fucking Aizen, cool stuff about the hollow transformation though!
Mar 27, 2014 2:00 PM

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Man that Aizen is smart.

Apr 22, 2014 12:33 PM

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Damn you, Aizen!!!
Oct 5, 2015 1:42 PM

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Good Episode, Aizen Greatness!
and I'd like to point out that Nanao is freakin adorable in this arc (^-^ )
Jan 4, 2016 1:07 PM

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I don't know how anyone could say this doesn't fit in to the storyline, it explains important things.

I wonder how Aizen did it too!

Shinji is cool.
Jan 21, 2019 4:41 AM
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Man, seriously, Aizen was just as slick of a sneaky bastard back then, it looks like he really was taking the upper hand this whole 100 years.
Maybe the speed of the hallofication is judged about how rational and hot-headed you are, that could explain how Hiori and the white-haired former captain looked to have transformer way quickly. This really makes me want a rematch in the present day, it's crazy how this arc that was weirdly placed before that action-packed arc is only making more hyped for the battle.
Now we must see how good of a fighter Urahara really is in this serious by
battle.
May 12, 2020 4:57 PM

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Inb4 the tables get turned Urahara, what a fucked up situation.

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May 15, 2020 9:34 AM

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well damn, Aizen is more crafty than even I could of
May 30, 2020 4:05 PM
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Aizen, Tousen and Gin are so creepy, great episode, I hope we'll see good Urahara moments
May 9, 2021 8:32 PM

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maltesers said:
Just how did Aizen cause hollowfication to all those shinigami, is what i'm wondering.

that is my question too!! i don't understand how he started that... but urahara did something similar to ichigo in the very beginning right? to get his powers? or was that something else? or is this the same as what happened to ichigo after he met shinji to get the mask?
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May 24, 2022 9:28 AM
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Of course it's Aizen, still wondering what he did to Hollowfication them.
Ah i see this is the reason they leave Soul Society and become Visored.

Aww little Nanao so cute.
davidyodo24May 24, 2022 9:51 AM
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