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Yukimura

Thu, 03-01-2007, 12:45 AM

Finally Sode no Shirayuki!! Best Zanpakutoh ever, and it looked excellent. The quantity of bounto flashbacks makes me think they really want that stuff integrated into the story and aren't going to just let it die, but at least the charachters haven't appeared for a while.

The Picture book was awesome, Soi Fong abusing her ninja army to make Yorouichi porn FTW!

knifecrew

Thu, 03-01-2007, 12:51 AM

Ugh.

Way to leave us in the middle of a fight. :mad:

P.S. Rukia's zanpakuto = excellent.

DarthEnderX

Thu, 03-01-2007, 01:19 AM

Narasho

Thu, 03-01-2007, 01:28 AM

The episode was good. I'm really glad we finally got to see Rukia's powers, and it looks like there are going to be some more good episodes coming up.

Kensee

Thu, 03-01-2007, 02:36 AM

Hmm, so Rukia is powerful enough to be an officer(does that mean vice captain/captain?) but wasn't eh...

Yeah, Rukia was awsome this episode, but baldy was the shiznit! I hope he's got some new power to back that up!

Seriously though, Rukia one-shotted one of the Arrancar? That was pretty anti-climactic.

Well, the arrancar did say that D-roy was a failure in comparison to the rest of them, so she took out a weakling amongst the arrancar. I think they clearly showed the difference in the power of Grimjow and D-roy already just by his entrance.

Baldy is crazy, can't wait to see him fight all out. After how the episode ended, he has to kick some arse, he's in kenpachi's division!

Harima Kenji

Thu, 03-01-2007, 09:09 AM

This episode made me do what I haven't done in a while; watched the ep 2 times in a row... It was just só sweet :)
The fights were awesome, and Ikkaku is as crazy as ever.
I can't wait to see the coming episodes..the way they ended this one is just too much for me :'(

Rukia's power makes me wonder..does she have a Bankai? (no I don't want an answer from you guys, I'll see it when it comes..)
And Chappy... hilarious-pyon.

RyougaZell

Thu, 03-01-2007, 09:29 AM

The only bad point of this episode I attribute it to Dattebayo.
Why... oh why can't they use the spanish terms?

Arrancar Dieciseis (16) - D-roy
Arrancar Trece (13)... - The one that didn't give his name (but we know from last episode... EDUARDO not Edorad)
Arrancar Sexto (6) - Grimmjow
etc etc...

DeathEater... I mean DarthEnder (seriously... I always read your name like that and then... oh wait): Rukia is powerful enough for a seated officer... like Ikkaku and Yumichika, not like a vicecaptain

Rukia's Zanpakuto is awesome.

Munsu

Thu, 03-01-2007, 10:22 AM

Inazuma

Thu, 03-01-2007, 11:20 AM

-I want Chad to kick those Arrancar arses
-Renji's shikai owned
-Rukia's oneshot awesome ( Hey I can fly dumbass Yeah great ... You'll never get me with your ground attacks ! *Shoot Ice-Patriot Sol-Air missile Rukia Winz) Thaaat was quick...
-Would like to see Rukia's replacement pill into Ichigo's body instead of Kon.

Honnestly feels good, no filler, no dolls ... Just Bleach

Kraco

Thu, 03-01-2007, 11:40 AM

It was sweet indeed to finally see Rukia kick some ass as a real shinigami with a zanpakutou. And when that the muthafucka arrancar chose to appear to pester Rukia and Ichigo, in the coming episodes we might see some real fighting. This first arrancar was, after all, pretty weak. Although it's also true Rukia surprised the dude quite thoroughly.

Also, Ichigo is getting more and more tsundere treatment, it seems to me. Although he's perhaps not the most typical guy recipient of such handling. There's enough punk left in him from the early episodes.

Well, Rukia shikai was very nice, but I don't believe we will be seeing bankai any time soon. It shouldn't really be very commonplace, and, although I could be wrong, I never thought Rukia was as extraordinary as Ichigo. Of course she has had far more time to be a shinigami, but if she really was that strong, I think the very beginning of the show would have been different.

Deadfire

Thu, 03-01-2007, 11:59 AM

It was sweet indeed to finally see Rukia kick some ass as a real shinigami with a zanpakutou. And when that the muthafucka arrancar chose to appear to pester Rukia and Ichigo, in the coming episodes we might see some real fighting.

Well, Rukia shikai was very nice, but I don't believe we will be seeing bankai any time soon. It shouldn't really be very commonplace, and, although I could be wrong, I never thought Rukia was as extraordinary as Ichigo. Of course she has had far more time to be a shinigami, but if she really was that strong, I think the very beginning of the show would have been different.

Agreed on both parts, Rukia kicked some major ass with her shikai. I wonder however did she really have it from the beginning? or get it later (flashback to the first EP when she fought that weak hollow)

Another thing to what would Rukia's bankai be like? It shikai is freezing a circle, Bankai must be something like freezing a area the size of a mile

Narasho

Thu, 03-01-2007, 12:02 PM

Yeah Rukia owns.

I seriously hope that they explain how she ever lost to a regular hollow in the first episode. It makes no sense.

Munsu

Thu, 03-01-2007, 02:12 PM

It'll be useless to explain it, and you'll simply get a shitty explanation. Just consider it that she got caught off guard somehow, especially with Ichigo meddling. And if you consider that this was probably the first time she has ever talked with a human being, especially in her Shinigami form, she might've not had her head in the game. Just think of it like that and move on.

Phoenix20578

Thu, 03-01-2007, 05:44 PM

Another thing to what would Rukia's bankai be like? It shikai is freezing a circle, Bankai must be something like freezing a area the size of a mile

Well, I dont think that was the complete power of Rukia's shikai. The attack was called the First Dance: White Moon. To me, that suggests that her shikai has other attacks also, but the first one was the only one she needed at the time. Her shikai's other powers and attacks might be able to do more than just freeze a circle.

Kraco

Thu, 03-01-2007, 05:56 PM

With many shinigami the shikai and bankai have something in common, like with Hitsugaya, Renji, and Byakuya. With Ichigo, there's practically nothing in common between the shikai and bankai. I wonder if it somehow related to the nature of the zanpaktou. Rukia's seems to be quite similar to Hitsugaya's, and elemental one, and it's quite likely her bankai would also somehow be related to ice. Renji's is just as obvious, though not elemental, as well as Byakuya's, at least to an extent, as it seems to rely on numerous copies and such.

So, in that sense, it would be safe to assume Rukia's bankai would also be quite freezing. Well, I don't expect we will see her bankai in the series ever. Unless something surprising happens, like her becoming a vaizard to make Ichigo feel less lonely, or something...

StillAlive

Thu, 03-01-2007, 06:52 PM

Great episode! I loved seeing Rukia's shikai finally and the fact that she is strong enough to be a ranked officer - now we are getting to see her fight on a new level. I hope Ikkaku kicks ass next ep - he was completely crazy. Same goes for Hitsugaya: "It looks like I hit the jackpot." - "No. You are probably the biggest looser of all." :cool:

Well, I dont think that was the complete power of Rukia's shikai. The attack was called the First Dance: White Moon. To me, that suggests that her shikai has other attacks also, but the first one was the only one she needed at the time. Her shikai's other powers and attacks might be able to do more than just freeze a circle.
I dare say you're right because Rukia' s First Dance thing is rather a trap than a direct attack I'd say. Once the enemy knows how this technique works he could just simply avoid getting harmed by not stepping into the circle or not getting above. So Rukia better has direct hit attack - something like "Second Dance - Icebeam Of Pure Awesomeness"...;)
That's of course only true as long as she cannot:
-create a really huge circle and freeze things within it selectively or
- create the circle anywhere she likes and not only where she's standing

Mr. Roboto

Thu, 03-01-2007, 07:55 PM

i'd like to see rukia and kimimaro in a dancing contest. :D

hitsugaya's comeback was great. it seems like a lot of people under estimate him because of his size. it looks like chad is turning into a wuss. he just ran off because ichigo said he would take care of the guy, that was pretty lame. the rest of the episode was great. it looks like we are going to have some good fights coming up.

DarthEnderX

Thu, 03-01-2007, 09:06 PM

Oh yeah, Rukia's body double is annoying my shit already.

knifecrew

Thu, 03-01-2007, 10:22 PM

Yeah, her mod soul is pretty damn annoying. But we don't see much of her at all, so that's a plus.

DarthEnderX

Fri, 03-02-2007, 01:37 AM

What are you talking about, she was in like half the scenes of this ep.

knifecrew

Fri, 03-02-2007, 01:48 AM

It was just one episode. I mean we're not going to see her as much as we see Kon.

Mizuchi

Fri, 03-02-2007, 05:01 AM

I like how people in kenpachi's squad have so much pride and respect for their captain. Anyone else notice everyone else say:

"Squad number "#", #th seat, "name"
(ex. I'm the13th squad- 'interupt') -- rukia

But ikkaku says:
"Zaraki Squad, 3rd seat, madarame ikkaku"

Mae

Fri, 03-02-2007, 07:24 AM

Rukia with an ice attack? Not really what I was expecting. But I'm glad she'll finally get to do something other than shooting those ineffective fireballs. The writers in Bleach seem to really like starting 4 or 5 fights at one time and then switch back and forth between them. I don't mind this story-telling technique too much. It extends the drama of the fight without making the fight itself ridiculously long (as in DBZ, yes I've seen some of it).

gr3atfull

Fri, 03-02-2007, 02:57 PM

Good episode.

Rukia's mod soul was really annoying and we finally got to see her Zanpakuto.Ikkaku and Asano moment was hilarious. Cant wait to see the fights.

Lucifus

Fri, 03-02-2007, 11:46 PM

First Bleach ep I really enjoyed in awhile.:cool:

yallo

Sat, 03-03-2007, 12:29 AM

it looks like chad is turning into a wuss. he just ran off because ichigo said he would take care of the guy, that was pretty lame.

I don't think he was running away so hastily because he was afraid of the enemy. I believe he was running away because he was devastated by the fact that he can no longer stand and fight side by side with Ichigo. The difference between their fighting levels now is too painfully great for him to bear.

I was so surprised by the ease at which Rukia wiped out that failure of an Arrancar. What a letdown. I kept expecting him to revive and reappear. Oh well. At least now we have Gimmjow versus Rukia & Ichigo. Bet the fight is going to be awesome!!! :D

Kagemane_no_Jutsu

Mon, 03-05-2007, 04:42 PM

Finally caught up with Bleach as of now. Skipped the fillers of course, but now I'm in for the weekly wait like the rest of you.

Great episode, I actually thought rukia's mod soul was funny when she kept ruining the moment, other then that I was annoyed by how they kept having the mod soul and then the retard guy keep talking and talking when there should be like 5 fights going on.

I'm looking foward to Hitsugaya's fight, not so much Ikkaku's and the vice-captain chick.

masamuneehs

Mon, 03-05-2007, 05:48 PM

i really liked this episode. Rukia's Zanpaktaou release was truly a thing of beauty. And that mod soul made me chuckle to myself. I was shocked D-Roy bit it so fast.... He had a fairly high number, so I assumed he was pretty tough...

i guess that means the numbers corresponding to the Arrancar aren't like the "Seats" in Soul Society. Arrancar numbers don't mean power level... which leaves me still wondering just how much stronger the others are than D-Roy.

i also felt genuinely bad for Chad. Not often a character becomes useless in battle, tries to act tough, gets chastised for it and then goes on to accept it without some kind of cheesy "I must get stronger!" montage or lots of complaining. He took it damn well.

DB_Hunter

Mon, 03-05-2007, 08:48 PM

Random question... if mod souls are just bought from stores in SS, how come they know all the history about their shinigami e.g. why did rukia's mod soul know so much about her?

Kagemane_no_Jutsu

Mon, 03-05-2007, 08:57 PM

cause its probably been with her for a long time

DeathscytheVII

Tue, 03-06-2007, 05:10 PM

i can just imagine how kon would take advantage of Rukia's mod soul if they ever let those two get into a room together. :D

Random question... if mod souls are just bought from stores in SS, how come they know all the history about their shinigami e.g. why did rukia's mod soul know so much about her?

as for the mod soul thing, its not that far to imagine that since they're artificial, soul society prlly gives them a 'pre-program' with adaquete knowledge of the shinigami so they can assist them. Rukia did ask the store owner for special modifications to hers. Each might have their own customized 'program'