damn, what's taking so long for me to download....only at 40%
Well it didn't take that long to download, Azaz did beat me in making this thread though =P.
Not a bad episode, the battle in the begining was pretty intersting. I want some of the bantou to die =D, there I said it.
I don't think that group the bontou is gathering will pose much threat to any captain ... hell kenpachi could scare them away by looking at them.
I love also how they extend the plot by having the lady have to rest for half a day ^_^. I'm pretty sure theres some way to prevent or reverse the bontou absorbing the spirt energy or soemthing. Overall not too bad, nice action, but it does stretch the story a bit.
Personally, I got no problem with them stretching this story out as long as they want. This arc is really good for a filler, and the longer it runs, the less time a future, probably shittier arc will have to run.
First half of this episode was great. Fight was cool. Interesting plot twist. Second half wasn't bad either, though it was kind of a cocktease since they kept making like they were gonna explain some things but in the end they didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know.
Another character I didn't recognize during the OP.
And Golden was particularly funny this week.
Ichigo should get his priorities sorted out. What on earth does some old history matter? He should have right away asked about any weaknesses the bounto have. Ishida is the kind of emo guy interested in all sorts of things of old, because he's a quincy and quincies share a history with bounto, but why Ichigo? Does he want to defeat the bounto or not? I see far too little resolve in him to get the job done. He should look at Byakuya as an example and not whine to him, when Byakuya actually tries to protect the SS by defeating the bounto.
Still, it was an interesting episode. And proved Kariya's defence can be breached, thus perhaps allowing to damage him so much he can't anymore help himself by regenerating. Like send his head rolling, or something else as drastic.
Golden cup was indeed really funny once again.
I know they did it again, and how ironic it was that I was thinkin if they'll do it again. I still have to watch this one, just posted as soon as I saw the op. ^_^Originally Posted by DarthEnder
Lol, another op bread crumb. My theory is that the makers of Bleach hope to avoid a Naruto Effect, and thus are dropping little hints to manga readers that they know what's going on in the real story.
Anyway, this ep was good, Kariya's barrier being overpowered was good since it makes him less broken. Though him reading Ichigo's moves is slightly less reasonable, since Ichigo is supossed to be so fast.
As to Ran'Tao....if losing her Shinigami powers and having to use tricks to make up for it lets her make entrances like that...imagine what she was like with her powers intact.
Last edited by Yukimura; Wed, 09-13-2006 at 08:50 AM.
If Ran tao lost her powers... shouldn`t her clothes be all white?
They once sealed Ichigo's powers and his cloths didn't turn white. Although they almost killed him in the process of losing and regaining it. It was awsome.
I wanted more action. It was cut short way to early. Ran Tao, looks pretty hot for an old woman (another tsunade). They would have owned the bounto leader if there were no interuptions.
Well lets see if the next episode is worth while. Despite everything it was pretty good. Not bad, not bad at all. "Bull" what a nice name for a gang. They might be fun to watch.
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yea, but ran tao doesnt need to use chakra to keep herself looking like a whore.
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Yeah, overall the episode wasn't that bad (for a filler), but they sure are milking the story for all it's worth. Was it just me, or was the animation especially of poor quality in this episode? In the fight between the three, I felt like Ichigo was drawn very bad especially his face. Hope the introduction of Ran Tao will bring this filler-arc to a conclusion soon.
Shinigami Cup Golden was classic this week. Had me laughing pretty hard. Glad to see them go back to a more twisted humor approach.
@.noname.silent: LOL, i was thinking something similar about Ran Tao and the aging process, dattebayo.
@Darth:Nice catch. So, have we only seen 2 OP characters or have I miscounted?Another character I didn't recognize during the OP.
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It's a different picture every week. But it's usually old characters doing things like standing around. But twice that I've seen it wasn't a character I recognized.
I really don't think this arc is anywhere near over yet.
I mean, there's the thing the Bounto are gathering up the gangs for. Which is, who knows what. Ran Tao just got introduced. There's the rogue shinagami that you KNOW is gonna fight Kenpachi.
I expect the other 3 bounto to end up having 1 on 1 fights with various captains. Shinagami vs. Kenpachi. Then headphones and Kirayia probably fighting Ichigo and Ishida in some fasion.
And honestly, I don't think Ran Tao is a goodguy. It almost feel like, whatever the Bounto are doing is according to some plan of hers, even though they don't realize it. I get the feeling she's gonna end up being the final villain of this arc.
Hmm... That's an interesting theory about Ran Tao. I hope you are right! That would be a nice twist. Certainly she would have a reason to rebel against the shinigami who kicked her out as a scapegoat.
But the traitor shinigami against Zaraki? Come on. Kenpachi would beat that whelp in three seconds with his eye patch still on. Kenpachi against Headphones would be better.
Well, which fights would be best to watch is not really the issue. The fact is, that guy consideres Kenpachi as something of an archnemesis. To put him against anyone else wouldn't make much sense storywise. I mean, why introduce all that backstory between the two only to have him go fight hitsugaya or something.
Besides, we don't even know how strong that guy is. The only fight he was actually in he won in like 10 seconds. And he's probably got a bankai too.
If you guys watch the title song, it shows Captain Hitsugaya fighting the old man's doll, Renji fighting headphones' doll, and then Urahara and Yoruichi deflecting headphones' doll's attack. Not sure how accurate this will be, but the title songs usually show future events.
I still think Ichinose (disgraced Shinigami) will fight Kenpachi, for the same reasons DarthEnder pointed out.
Pretty good episode, but like others have said, it seems they are drawing this arc out as long as possible. I prefer it to the 3-episode pointless arcs that plagued Naruto, but they could move the story along a little faster. The fight combinations alone could add a good number of interesting episodes (Ishida vs Kariya, Kenpachi vs Ichinose, Ganju and the Bulls vs the Rukongai uprising, Renji vs Headphones, Hitsugaya vs old man, Matsumoto vs chick with the talking sword and fan, Ichigo vs someone, etc.) No need to water it down so far that it gets pointless.
The animation was subpar, but watchable. Dialogue was hackneyed in places. Still lots of questions, too few answers.
Ah, yes, I'm not denying the probability of the renegade shinigami vs Kenpachi fight. Seeing how much that dude hates Kenpachi, it's probably the most likely fight of them all. But based on his fight back at the mansion so many episode ago, I don't just see how he could have any chances agaisnt good old Zaraki. Of course he could still hide some trump cards, even bankai, but so far it has been somewhat unimpressive. The headphones, however, has fought pretty hard.
Well, I'm sure they have thought hard who to put against who, so good enough fights should be waiting in the future.
The uprising is going to be useless, unless it is used as a distraction. The shinigami will just chop down the rebelling peasents.
Introducing Ran'Tao will just promote this arc to become longer.
On a side note, it seems like Ishida likes his older women....
Well it looks like it's gonna be a Zaraki showdown:
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2006-10-04 98. Clash! Zaraki Kenpachi vs. Ichinose Maki
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Not sure if it's a spoiler talking about this, but in the preview for the next episode, it pretty much shows what you stated, the outcome of Shinigami fighting peasants, especially ranked Shinigami. A good surge of spirit power from one Lieutenant should be enough to put down the entire uprising.
What I hate about this arc (and fillers in general) is the way the supporting cast is reduced to nothing roles. Characters like Chado and Inoue are basically dumbed down, and a whole slew of uninteresting and generally obnoxious new characters are introduced (Ririn, Claude, etc). I understand the necessity of this, since you don't want to develop the characters in ways contrary to the manga, but it's still frustrating and there has to be a better solution.
I wonder if the development of the Ishida character in the anime means that the character is left unexplored in the manga?
The peasant thing is just an excuse to eat up time IMO....im still very curious as to how Kariya is hoping to destroy the death gods. He only fought one captain so far and thats just a stalemate. Theres the general captian too.
OOO i can't wait for a future hitsugaya fight hehe.
I know eh...i mean, aside from attacking dolls and not the human guy standing there, there's also the great moment when Ishida opens the gate to SS and tells them that he did it because he was more powerful there. Then he gets told that the bounto gets more powerful there too ROFL. His reaction is so not equal to the stupidity of that moveWhat I hate about this arc (and fillers in general) is the way the supporting cast is reduced to nothing roles. Characters like Chado and Inoue are basically dumbed down, and a whole slew of uninteresting and generally obnoxious new characters are introduced (Ririn, Claude, etc). I understand the necessity of this, since you don't want to develop the characters in ways contrary to the manga, but it's still frustrating and there has to be a better solution.
but hey..we get death god captainsnot complainign here.
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