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Rating: 7/10

Impressions:

NOO! I really should start this entry off with some comments on the actual episode, but I was so devastated after watching the preview of the next episode that just had to let it off first. It’s going to be a filler! I mean another filler since this whole arc is filler, but it’s even more of a filler since I doubt there will be any plot movement. It’s like that episode of Bleach a long time ago with Rukia, Renji and the others when they were young and delinquents in Rukongai. The closer it gets to the end of the filler, the more I want to see the arracar arc animated. It’s like how your anticipation increases the closer you get to some important day or something. Okay okay, now something about this episode. My verdict: it is better than the last episode. Why? Because the last episode sucked and this time there is some much needed plot movement, and for once, it isn’t a fight or a lead up to one. Much of the Bounto arc have just been fights and lead ups, and with the horrible action, sometimes it’s just better to have an all-talk episode. I also wouldn’t call Kariya and Ran’Tao two people equal enough in power to manage a prolonged fight. Because of that, things will either turn out with the next episode starting off with Ran’Tao being bashed to near death, then reminiscing about the past, or the whole episode will be about Ran’Tao’s past, then switch back to the action in episode 107. Either way, it shows that the producers are still trying to drag the fillers out, which is very BAD.

The quality increased slightly, though the characters still look very bad compared to the non-fillers. And it’s absolutely horrible compared to the manga. I hope Ran’Tao dies. I don’t know why I think that, but it’s probably because I just want some more drama, and she’s a character that’s allowed to die. It will also be a nice cover-up reason for Ishida to go psycho and lose his powers again. Then that way xxxxx* can give the powers back to him like how it’s meant to be. And while I’m on that topic, I now suddenly want to see xxxxx** in action. When I read that part in the manga, ‘I shuda know…’ was going through my head. Anyway, no matter how I look at it, the Bounto are the victims here. Still, I’m not going to feel sorry for any of the late Bounto now, since as all villains are in Bleach, they all have some kind of attitude. There’s also the possibility that Kariya will soften up slightly since he was a human with normal human feelings too (such as remorse), but it’s quite unlikely since he’s become this distorted, not caring about anything except getting revenge on the Shinigami. The Bounto were doomed to start off when they gathered under Kariya’s leadership. And there’s still one irrelevant thing I’m fretting over: how are the Bounto able to restore their clothes with spirit particles? Is it because they are made up of spirit particles and the Bounto can repair objects as well? If that’s the case, couldn’t they just tear apart Seireitei with that power? De-particle-ise everyone’s clothes then destroy Soul Society while everyone is running around trying to find something to cover themselves up? Hmm, wouldn’t they also be able to create extra body parts as well? A third arm or something?

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Noo it’s another useless ‘here’s how my lie began’ episode

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