BLEACH Rewatch Week 14: Episodes (124-127+138-141) Discussion

First-Timer, subbed for episodes 124-141 and dubbed for 43-46

Welp as of last night I think I’ve reached the level of truly obsessed with this series. Already starting to collect the manga (which speaking of, got up to volume 12 now woot woot!) and giving it its own branch in this massive crossover fanfic world I like to daydream about sometimes but would never actually write when I’m nowhere near done with the show is one thing, but last night I dreamed I was straight-up watching some future episode of Bleach, during the upcoming Aizen fight I guess? That’s right, didn’t dream I was in the show or that the characters isekai’d for some reason or anything like a normal anime-related dream, I dreamed I was just watching an episode of the show. I was interrupted part of the way through it because one of my family’s cats decided to jump on my stomach, but the one thing I remember from it was… Aizen using his illusion stuff to trick Hitsugaya into stabbing Momo through the throat. What the fuck, imagination, our angsty fanfic days are supposed to be behind us… Although if something like that actually happens I swear I will scream and most probably throw my laptop.

A-Anyways, I digress. Wallpaper time. I was going to make one of Hitsugaya, but then Urahara had to go and do some cool shit this week so I wallpapered Urahara instead.

Just barely went over the character limit again this week, so dub thoughts will be in a follow-up comment.

Episode 124

• Wait that’s--

• WHAT is going on here I thought Ichigo was fighting White???

• Still don’t know what’s going on but I do so love this.

• Aight back to Ichigo vs. White after Byakuya told Ichigo he can’t attain true Bankai, whatever that means.

• Ah finally got this dude’s name time to look up his seiyuu because his voice is definitely famili--ah.

• Well isn’t that just lovely.

• Kariya! Another character I was absolutely not expecting to see again. Does his whole part of this episode just not exist in the manga, or does another character Ichigo fought take his place? Because this does feel like it fits here even though Kariya is filler…

• Ah now he’s back where he trained for Bankai… and it’s still with Kariya so I guess it’s still filler.

• Oh that is not good.

• Yo that transition into the “To be continued” card was slick.

Episode 125

• That is terrifying.

• Even White is surprised!

• Yo this looks cool.

• …yes this definitely qualifies as weird.

• My Japanese is not good enough to have realized that, so thanks for the explanation Matsumoto. Ouken… Soul King… 100,000 souls in an Enriched Spirit Zone… Ah fuck of course it’s Karakura Town.

• Momo!

• Wait what no more Goldens? Now it’s some “Arrancar Encyclopedia”???

Episode 126

• Exactly my thoughts.

• Momo’s still obsessed with Aizen…

• I wonder what it is, then…

• Oh… yeah, that’s true. Chad’s (and Orihime’s, for that matter?) powers are very different from that of Soul Reapers and Quincies. I wonder why? Apparently Urahara knows but well we’re probably not getting that explanation anytime soon.

• Oh, hm, interesting.

• Hahahaha I will never not find this joke hilarious.

• That is. Uh. Some Quincy training.

• THAT WAS A NEW GOLDEN! I thought they were being replaced but nope, lol at Renji cleaning shop.

Episode 127

• Ah… He does have a point about Orihime not being able to fight without Tsubaki. And her defensive powers aren’t good against the Arrancar and Squad 4 exists so her healing won’t be necessary… He’s harsh about it, but Urahara isn’t wrong.

• Aww, that was a touching moment between Orihime and Rukia. …only for Hiyori to interrupt it…

• Tsubaki’s back~ I like this Hachi dude.

• I definitely like this Hachi dude, he had a “sore demo”!

• OOOOOOOkay then.

• Oh no, Aizen’s interested in Orihime…

[Here’s where I’d put my reactions to the is this its name? filler arc, but those are for next week.]

Episode 138

• Well isn’t that just lovely also he said that this is only possible with someone that has twice the spirit energy of a captain so Aizen is at least that OP? Dear lord…

• AHAHAHA I WAS NOT EXPECTING STRAIGHT-UP “OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU” FROM THIS SHOW.

• I really do like Ukitake.

• I… huh… wha… Yumichika you do realize that is a rock right?

• Man I love the music in this show.

• Ichigo vs. Grimmjow round 2!

• Urahara’s gonna fight?!

Episode 139

• Wow this episode was awful when it came to recap. Nearly five whole minutes of it. Still not as bad as Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 though.

• So I guess he’s an octopus now.

• Me: Aw fuck is Hitsugaya okay? Go back to that! → Also me: On second thought this is fine.

• That was clearly eleven seconds, yes.

• Urahara to the rescue! …For Matsumoto and co. that is, Ichigo is still stuck getting his ass beat by Grimmjow again.

• Ohhh boy Ulq’s shown up to kidnap Orihime, is that right?

• Oh boy.

• On one hand: Fuck, Orihime has to go with Ulq. On the other: This music is so great yo.

Episode 140

• Great the Arrancars can punch real hard now.

• Eyyy nice Matsumoto distracted him so Hitsugaya could do this. Sweet.

• YOOOOOOOO THIS LINE IS SO COOL.

• lol

• HE HAS DUMMY BALLOONS OH MY GOD THIS IS PERFECT. Okay “portable gigai” but fuck it I’m calling them dummy balloons because Gandamu.

• Mmmm that’s gonna be a big ouch from me.

• Rukia to the rescue!

• …Shinji to the rescue too, I guess… Is that his theme song though? It’s pretty snazzy.

• Oh the music when Shinji put his mask on is even cooler though.

• Guess it’s Ulq’s turn to cockblock Grimmjow out of fighting. And here I was excited to see his Zanpakuto release…

Episode 141

• She’s gonna say goodbye to Ichigo and then get whisked away by Ulq, isn’t she? Oh or maybe Tatsuki. One of those two.

• We cut from that heaviness to mummy Yumichika lol.

• The Visoreds aren’t being explained to anyone else then…? Sorry Rukia guess you’re stuck not knowing about them.

• lol

• Aaaand it’s Ichigo she chose to say goodbye to.

• *has PTSD flashbacks to a certain part of Code Geass R2*

• And that’s where we end this week’s episodes. Fun.

• Ahahaha that Golden though.

Rewatcher

Character sheets:

• Shinigami

• Human World

• Visored

• Arrancar

• Others

Episode 124

• Muguruma Kensei, Visored

• Ugh, more filler scenes...

• Well, last week I spoke about the song Senna and it starts playing when White Ichigo talks about the differences between a king and a horse. Also, this is from the first Bleach Movie (Memories of Nobody) OST.

• Also, I really like White Ichigo.

• HAHAHAHAHA the INSANITY of Yachiru seeing Kon and instantly saying "dog manju" and biting him has me in stitches!

Episode 125

• Fittingly the song that plays when Ichigo recovers his sword and attacks his inner Hollow is called Hollowed

• Ichigo's almost full transformation is freaking metal

• Aizen's plan is revealed along the information that a Soul King exist in Soul Society.

• Also, at the end they played one of my favorite sad tracks: Soundscapte to Ardor

• Yes! The Arrancar Enciclopedia is great and I actually took a liking to Gin because of it.

Episode 126

• Renji rocking his "Red Pineapple" shirt.

• Kuna Mashiro, Visored

• It's nice to see a little bit of foreshadowing sprinkled here and there.

Episode 127

• It was a nice episode centered in Orihime, I really liked her talk with Rukia and Hachigen.

• There, Yammy is the Espada number 10. Also, anime censorship again. Originally he just crushed that nurse's head instead of throwing her against a wall.

Filler Episodes

• I'm skimming through them and watching the omakes for these, even if they weren't in the schedule.

• We got to see Rangiku in a variety of outfits, nice.

• I like the Karin and Hitsugaya episode, we got to see Toshiro and Romi Park channeling their inner Edward Elric.

• New ED too, one of my least favorites tbh.

• The episode with the Kendo Club was fun.

• From time to time Kon stops being an annoying prick and acts decently.

• Ichigo hiding from Karin with his Hollow mask was pretty funny.

Episode 138

• Back to canon episodes and without recap!

• Wonderweiss Margela, Arrancar

• Love and a reference to Fist of the North Star!

• Lisa is a cultured woman.

• Lupi Antenor, Espada No. 6. Yes, Grimmjow lost his place.

Episode 139

• Two more color spreads. Ichigo looks pissed that we are interrupting his reading session.

• Strangle, Trepadora

• I can't get enough of this OST, Fiesta de Guerra playing when Ulquiorra demands Orihime to go with him and not to speak a single word is amazing.

Episode 140

• Man I love Urahara. The portable gigai is nice, but cancelling Yammy's Bala is even cooler.

• All of Rukia's techniques are beautiful.

• Watching Shinji fighting for the first time is nice. And not, I'm not counting when he met Ichigo because he was playing with him rather than fighting.

• Poor Grimmjow he keeps getting cockblocked swordblocked (?) everytime he wants to release his Zanpakuto.

Episode 141

• Huh, for this episode they managed to adapt a single chapter but it makes sense.

• Man, the farewell scene is so sad. It's pretty emotional, it didn't make me cry like a certain Rurouni Kenshin scene did, but it still made me feel my chest shrink with sadness.

• goodbye, halcyon days

• Side note: in Volume 27 (called Goodbye, Halcyon Days just like chapter 237) instead of adding the omakes at the end of each chapter they added a flower losing it's petals between chapter 234 and 237 when Orihime finally leaves. I found that a nice little detail.

Rewatcher(That was kind of fucked up, Ulq. )

Sub

So, yet another training arc/background characters get to fight arc. We meet the replacement Grimmjow and he does not impress me. Yammy is, well Yammy.

Anywho, we go through the big run with Ichigo facing off against Hichigo. The Kariya stuff is anime original but not terrible, though here Zaraki was unsurprisingly the best part. Anyways, Ichigo has his therapy session as his Hollowified body is whooping ass out there. And they drop that they have had to do this before and planned on this being 70 minutes. Fucking hell. Anyways, we discover Ichigo is nearly as bad as Hiyori with not being able to over take her Hollow.

Ishida gets his power back via near death experience. Renji and Chad are training, I am fine with Chad getting something out of this but I really didn't Chad having the juice to wear out Renji.

Grimmjow vs Ichigo was the longest 11 seconds ever. Still awesome. Shinji bitchsmacking Grimmjow for a while was classic too, Escalon really is awesome.

But, especially with where we leave things, this arc is Orihime's. We learn that her power matches one of the Vizards, the one with the weird wig. He fixes it. She gets told by Urahara to stay out of the upcoming fight, and she agrees, but Rukia trains with her anyways. She is somewhat coming to terms with her role, until Ulq, the ever beaming spot of sunshine that he is, shows up.

Farewell, Kurosaki-kun is surprising in that it is good, the material does not really stretch its legs in this direction before now. Rukia's dilemna was always different. Orihime wandering around as basically a ghost is both moving and saddening. There is pathos here that you often don't get in a Shonen Jump story. Orihime being unable to kiss Ichigo goodbye is actually poignant in a sad way. "Goodbye, Halcyon day."

But now, meme time! Ceiling Aizen is here, watching you procreate. Ulquiorra argues with the translator to start you off. Be warned that the profile has serious character spoilers if that bothers you.

Rewatcher - Orihime still best girl

Ep 124

• Ichigo's beginning to annoy me with his density. He really doesn't recognize that time he and Byakuya fought? It's exactly the same, up until Byakuya starts preaching.

• I like all of the elements of this exercise; the internal battle, the lessons from past antagonists, and the tag-team stalling match taking place to make it all possible. It's a pretty cool sequence.

• Kariya lecturing on Shounen Power Escalation is 2Meta4Me.

• Huh, looks like I was wrong and Ichigo's been too smart this whole time. "Instinct." Okay, sure, w/e.

Ep 125

• My, Hollow Ichigo is quite the over-the-top monster. Hair growing off his shoulder? An unnecessary spike growing from his ankle? I would hope the completed version is a little more cohesive.

• Cool, so Ichigo's learned nothing during this experience; still naive as ever. "We settled this already!" Did you just forget that the guy wakes up every morning hoping it's the day he gets to fight you again? He fucking told you it wasn't over!

• This win felt like kindof an asspull in the moment, but I guess it'll really depend on whether Ichigo actually changes as a result. That the Hollow is just gonna be waiting for a chance to take over again is certainly ominous.

• Let's be clear about this; you guys just think Aizen gives a shit about this key. He hasn't said a word about it or overthrowing a "Soul King," so I would imagine you're all gonna be pulling 'Surprised Pikachu' faces when his real plan unfolds.

Ep 126

• Momo's back but brainwashed, everybody's training and sucking at it for now, and Orihime and Chad both seem to have powers similar to Hollows. Pretty standard stuff really.

• Vizards referring to Orihime as 'it;' How rude.

• It's about time Orihime got picked up to begin training as well. She's probably got the least-developed of any of their abilities at this point.

• It figures that 'restoring Quincy power' would be the most specific process imaginable. What if Uryu had an enlarged heart or something, huh?

Ep 127

• Hooray, another episode of my favorite Rom-Com side-story! Ikkaku's rockin' that shirt like a boss.

• "Oh look, it's Chad and Renji. said Orihime, her tone of voice utterly normal, as if they'd just walked out of a convenience store together. Just another boring day in super-powered spirit-monster world.

• Fuuuuuck, man. Everything Urahara said is absolutely correct, but even if I understand it, it sucks that he had to go and break her spirit like that.

• I seriously love the plushies, they've got everyone's back 110%. Best Support Squad.

• Looks like goddamned everybody's joined team 'Help Orihime' today; I'll bet Santa's somewhere just picking out the best present for her, too.

• Yooo, I love the track they're using for this scene. It just crept up out of my memory as I heard it start and took me by surprise; had I heard it out of context I'd have guessed it was from a Final Fantasy game.

• Ahhh shit, Aizen has taken an interest in her as well. Good luck on the frontlines there, Orihime.

Ep 138

After a brief intermission involving an Arrancar non-threat, we're back to the real stuff.

• So basically the Hogyoku is already effectively complete? I'm sure it's got some cool effects when it's 'on' for a prolonged time, but I was under the impression that its main purpose was making Arrancar so what's Aizen been complaining about?

• I can't wait to see Ichigo's face when Grimjow shows back up with one arm. Like "Dude, I thought we were gonna have a rematch, wtf did you do??"

• "Omae wa mo shindeiru." Fuckin' hilarious timing by Love

• This whole perverted exchange is pretty great too. Twice a day? Lisa, you a freak.

• Ooooo, Grimjow got demoted, too. He's probably pissed enough at Ichigo to make up for the arm.

• When it comes to beings of immense power, you've always gotta be wary of the simple ones. Wunderweiss makes me uneasy.

• I kinda wish Shinji or someone would tag along with Ichigo just to illustrate the difference in their abilities, but I guess the Vizards are remaining neutral in this fight. Which makes me wonder, do they have an objective? Are they just a group of misfits who like to hang out in a secret hideout?

• Huh, well that's disappointing. All I hear is "Daddy daddy! Look, Daddy! I learned a new trick to show you!"

• Okay Ichigo, sure. You'll totally down him in 11-seconds. What's your record with Hiyori, again? Oh right, she's still whooping your ass with her shoe.

• Oh snap, Urahara's going out? I'm sure Yammy'll be dissected thrilled.

Ep 139

• 11-second battle, eh? Let's see how they stretch it over 22 minutes xD Lots of checking in with other characters, I imagine. Though the 5-min recap certainly helps the cause.

• Of 11 seconds, Ichigo wasted literally all of it (I counted) just standing there waiting for Grimjow to react. Talking may be a free action, but it doesn't normally ignore the passage of time.

• Y'know I've wondered about it for a while, but the way that the Soul Reapers behave in the air is fuckin' weird. "The ground is wherever I say it is!" or something.

• I knew from the moment he said "strangle" that Creepy-Fey Arrancar's release was gonna involve tentacles; thx for proving me right, Bleach.

• 30 seconds for a flashback to yesterday (last week if you're watching this in the past), and hell, we're almost halfway through the episode with almost no camera time for Ichigo. Way to budget seconds, production staff.

• For real tho, 20 seconds of Grimjow panting and moaning before Ichigo attack again. It's almost like they dgaf about the limi- ohhhhh, we're just using it as a narrative device, huh? 'Build tension with a given limit, then ignore it 'cause that shit's unreasonable.' Got it. Actual limit is 'as long as the director says.'

• Real-world concerns aside, Ichigo's actually doing a decent job, catching Grimjow in a pincer Getsuga Tenshou like that.

• Exactly 8-seconds were spent repelling this cero. But hey, at least Grimjow's not having fun anymore; bet he's pretty pissed about that arm right now.

• Ohhhhh damn, stabbed in the back by the pen that draws his frames. The director giveth, and the director taketh away.

• I'm still absolutely terrified of Wunderweiss, and that the show hasn't given me any reason for it only makes me more uneasy.

• Aaaand there it is, Ulqiorra ambushes Orihime and it was all a friggin' trap. I guess there's no way they could have predicted they'd go after her, but I wish somebody had given more thought to why the Arrancar appeared so early.

• Damn, I guess Orihime's month of training wasn't for naught; now she can heal two people! But really, she's on the front lines now and she's not backing down; go Orihime! But also yeah, that was a kidnapping.

Ep 140

• Red alert! Everybody panic! Urahara is down!

• In a show overflowing with style, Hyouinmaru still manages to stand out. That's one flashy kill.

• Right, cancel the alert, Urahara has Shadow Clones, I guess. I see you, Bleach; copying off of Naruto's sheet.

• Oh, right. I was so distracted by Urahara that I completely forgot Ichigo was still busy disappointing his ancestors.

• Awww how cute, now they've both saved the other from an execution.

• Oh no! Oh yeah! Finally we get some real Vizard action!

• Holy shit, he's pushing Grimjow back? I guess it makes sense, since even Ichigo managed that, and he can fight for more than 11 freaking seconds.

• Cero blasts are always cool; Great visual effects combined with a kickass unique sound effect.

• Ooooo we almost got a release out of Grimjow. Great timing, Ulqiorra. You tease.

• Question: If the tractor beams are a 'separate dimension' or w/e, how are they shout threats and the like through them?

Rewatcher

I had most of this week's episodes in the background, so I don't have very many comments this time.

Ep 124

Birb feet.

And a Kamehameha wave.

I wonder who originally did Kariya's segment in the manga? Or was only Byakuya's bit in the manga?

Ep 125

It's kind of funny how the afterlife's governmental structure mirrors that of feudal Japan, with a distant, isolated emperor.

Ep 139

It nice that Luppi was able to time his monologue arms with the smoke clearing away to reveal his octopus arms.

Best part of this batch was the Vizards.

Specifically shinji vs Grimmy. Still one of the best fights to me.

Rewatcher Dub

Ep.124

• Big inner struggle for Ichigo, he's had to face some harsh truths in the form of Byakuya and Karia
• White basically telling Ichigo to man the fuck up because he doesnt want to die because of a weak King

Ep.125

• So Hiyori took the longest out of all the Visoreds to tame her inner hollow
• Kenpachi making his thirst for battle and getting stronger
• White with a great line " the moment I sense weakness from you, I'll throw you on the ground, stomp on your skull and crush you like an egg"
• some forshadowing that we wont see the last of White
• lol, they dragged a big ass screen into Orihime's apartment
• first mention of the Reio/Soul King
• Aizen wants to make a key to access the soul palace and Kill the Soul King
• some grim news from Yamamoto, Karakura town and everyone living there will be wiped off the face of the world in order to make the Oken
• Oh, Shit Momo is awake
• Chad and Renji training

Ep.126

• good guy Toshiro, forgave Momo real easy
• lol, "you'd have to sleep 10 straight years to grow as big as Rangiku"
• yikes, Momo is still in Aizen's clutches,
• LOL, Urahara is the best
• Hiyori is kicking Ichigo's ass all over the place lol
• the Visored's theme is a banger
• Orihime was able to slip through the Visored barrier to give Ichigo the news
• Uryu got his powers back

Ep.127

• LMAO Ikkaku
• Urahara wasnt wrong, but his decision will come back to haunt him pretty quick
• Rukia is a good friend
• Hachi was able to fix Orihime's hairpin, and Tsubaki
• Aizen got his eyes on Orihime

Ep.138

• Orihime went off to train with Rukia in the soul society
• oh, shit the arrancar are back for round 2
• Ichigo vs. Grimmjow round 2
• oh shit Urahara is gonna join the fight too

Ep.139

• Ichigo got a few good hits on Grimmjow there with the added power of the hollow mask
• but then the mask broke and he went back to taking some ass kickings from Grimmjow with only one arm
• Urahara joined in on the battle
• Ulquiora is abducting Orihime

Ep.140

• Yammy is an annoying bastard
• Capt. Hitsugaya's bankai is pretty cool, he can use all the water in the atmosphere for Hyorinmaru
• Urahara is such a troll lol, he's having fun at Yammy's expense
• Rukia saved Ichigo from death, he was about to get his head blown off
• Then Shinji had to save both of them
  • the Visored theme is soo good
• That battle was one big diversion to snatch Orihime away

Ep.141

• Orihime has 12 hours to prepare and say goodbye to one person before Ulquiora takes her away
• LOL, healing by force, Ikkaku got put in a choke hold and Yumichika looks like a mummy
• Orihime chooses Ichigo to say goobye to of course
• Orihime too pure, she could not bring herserlf to steal a kiss off of Ichigo
• Orihime's monologue is so bittersweet.
• Good bye, Halcyon days

Ah didn't realize we were having a "break week" next week so I thought I'd skip posting on here and just wait for next week lol (it was a very busy weekend for yours truly). I'll quick leave my thoughts here:

Rewatcher, DUB

124-

• He’s definitely losing focus

• What the flip its Kariya

• Shinji can’t do math, obviously it's 60 minutes

• Here it comes…

• White Ichigo's speech about the king and his horse is pretty iconic. I love it tbh

125-

• Ladies and gentlemen, we got em

• That’s a weird lookin tv ya got Toshi

• Aizen is after the Ouken to kill the Soul King, huh

• And there it is, Aizen is after the destruction of Karakura town

• MOMO! I’m glad she’s ok. My memory of these events are still hazy since the last time I touched anything Bleach was when the last chapter was published...

• Oh cool Chad is training with Renji. Odd combo if you ask me.

126-

• Ah man she’s still brainwashed by Aizen. He really messed her up...

• Ha you didn’t really think Kisuke would show his bankai this easily

• Orihime is way outta place with the Vaizards lol

• SHE ASKED WHERE THE BATHROOM WAS AHHH

• “Orihime was my first love” lmao ok Shinji

• So does Uryu have his powers back or what

127-

• Oop nice shirt Ikkaku

• WHOA KEIGO BLOCKED RANGIKU'S KICK

• Is this a remake of Ichigo’s theme?

• Kisuke is being kinda strict to Orihime but he has a point

• Lmao Rukia’s reaction to Hiyori is very understandable

• Ayyy Tsubaki is back!

138-

• Ayyy straight no recap! Ulquiorra is coming back!

• Nice to see Rukia training with Orihime

• Yammy has no right to call anyone a freak lmao

• Toshi: Literally fights anybody. Also Toshi: MY NAME IS TOSHIRO HITSUGAYA I AM THE CAPTAIN OF SQUAD 10

• HA Rangiku: “Can… can I cut that one?”

• REMATCH TIME

• YO KISUKE MOVIN OUT

• New ED, it’s eh. Fits the mood of the arc pretty well tho

139-

• Ichigo leaving his training to fight is eerily similar to Luke going to Bespin in Empire Strikes Back

• Ah this Loopy guy’s awakened state is borderline hentai shit

• Dang Ichigo’s got Grimmjow on the ropes

• Aw geez I called it

• Oh look Orihime has fodder characters on her side

• Dang Ulquiorra really said Orihimes have no rights huh

140-

• Ha Rangiku putting this Espada in his place

• Pffft portable gigais

• Of course Grimmjow wouldn't be done in like that, Rukia you fool

• IS THIS SHINJI’S THEME HOLY MOLY

• OOP Ulquiorra is here, there’s always someone to stop my boy Grimmjow

141-

• Ah geez it’s this part

• Orihime being gloomy always bums me out

• Awww Rukia has her own dinner

• Uhh Orihime be creepin in ichigo’s room ewww

• Kind of a bummer to end this week but them’s the breaks

• Fun fact: reading this part in the manga all those years ago was how I learned what halcyon meant

Overal thoughts: It was good. Ichigo finishing his fight with his inner hollow was great, we got an idea of where things are headed now. Oh and Orihime's gone to Hueco Mundo. Uh oh. So yeah like OP said things are about to slow down for a little bit, but the payoffs are soooo worth it.

Side note: I will be rewatching the movies because I can't remember the last time I watched those, and we'll see about the filler arc. Not sure I can be bothered to do that since as far as I know it doesn't have characters that show up again like the Bount arc or another upcoming filler arc. Idk. I'll probs be closer to on time next week, this last weekend was just a whirlwind of busy lol

###first timer

124

• Why does someone always have to fight him in the cage?
• Kariya? Some other Bount guy?
• Ichigos issue is that he doesn’t have good instincts, what show are you watching hollow

125

• did he have a mask on under the mask
• berry chan lol
• did they really need video chat, wasnt matsumoto already able to speak with them
• The King's Key is what Aizen is after
• theres a king? the spirit king who is in a different dimension
• key enters the dimension but location is only passed verbally from commander
• there is a previous captain commander? i thought the old man created it
• 100,000 souls and a huge spirit encriched land to make a key
• shockingly hes after karakura town
• couldnt he just delete the arrancar dimension instead
• 4 months for hogyoku to open.
• lol poor chad, asked to be trained by urahara and he just pushes the work on freeloader renji

126

• hitsugaya calling out someone for not growing, pot meet kettle
• please save Aizen? are you srs
• urahara's bankai isnt useful for training/giving strength? but renjis is - cant tell if thats just bs or if it means something
• what is chads power like, and inoue too tbh
• wheres the bathroom LOL
• i really really appreciate inoue as a character, you dont get this in other shonen
• i really really really like the vaizards, can inoue train with them too?
• is yorouichi just an errand girl now lol
• very specific conditions to get a quincys powers back - how did they know this? just experimented with shooting each other near the heart?

127

• keigo nice block, thoguth matsumoto had him for sure
• while i think eventually we will get chad in full body armor, him having full torso and arms now would be pretty sick
• she hasnt been able to revive tsubaki?
• not frustrated, just sad
• uh hello hiyori LOL
• rukia isnt going to question it
• squish
• hairpin is like a zanpakuto, hachi is able to heal tsubaki?
• not quite but since i explained it 5 times, sure - LOL hachi cmon man get it together
• ? what an asshole she just healed him and he killed her
• yikes Aizen intested in hime

138

• hogyoku is 50% ready
• dont even remember what it does at this point, but i dont want to google for soilers
• aizen is teice as strong as a normal captain?
• Wonderwice Margera? was this guy born from the hogyoku
• two more months is all they have now
• Inoue is training with Rukia? Couldnt she train in not her school uniform
• the strings tho
• Former 6? Hes not even part of the Espada now?
• 6-Luppi
• Ichigo can sense from inside the barrier I guess, but not vice versa
• Hells butterfly? what
• OH URAHARA IS GOING LETS GO

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• Luppi wants to fight everyone to themselves
• It would have been nice to have seen Grimmjow with 2 arms vs vaizard ichigo but i guess ill take what i can get of these two fighting

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• can dadchigo come out and save his kid already jesus 11 seconds really ichigo
• ok Rukia works too
• Shinji now too, pretty cool theme he has
• Are we not getting a transformed Grimmjow anytime soon :/
• Ulquiorra forcing return on everyone
• what was the point of this, couldnt they have just all gone to kidnap inoue in the first place
• temp merge with someone with twice the reiatsu of a normal captain, hogyoku can be used fully then and create arrancars

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• ulquiora gave her a special bracelet, no one can sense her and she can move through things
• permission to say goodbye to one person, but they cant be told what they are doing
• and she already goes against that by leaving a letter for multiple people
• it smells like him? not because hes literally in front of you?

Are we gonna have a Thread for the movies and filler eps next week as well? Already watched some of em.