Bleach Weekly Episode Discussion Thread - 353-365 [Anime-Only]

[ookamigirl]

Ichigo & training..
Guess Inoue became pretty strong in the meantime.
Riruka part with donuts was funny ^^

[secretzfan]

Originally Posted by Suryce

That's true, but it's still a strange choice of adaptation to rush this revelation.

The anime already had to deal with a similar problem in Turn Back the Pendulum (the flashback arc about how the Vizards get banned of the Soul Society). There was a scene with Aizen, Gin and Tousen doing Hollowfication experiences, with their faces hidden. The anime kept the scene the same, but deleted the dialogue.
It would have been even more easy to applied this here, where that third character has only one or two lines, and not decisive ones.

But the chartcer.. well the cat is out of the bag now Rukia is a large part in the series of anime when it comes to ratings. Rukia plays a role so yea she is extremely popular in Japan. My thing is.. well ya know next time

[itachi-san314]

Originally Posted by Ushio the Omega

December 19-25
*1.4%(*1.2%) 12/20 (Tue) 6:00pm-6:30pm TV Tokyo BLEACH
http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/bb...c.php?t=905970

thanks for the info. I never saw actual tv ratings for the shows before. I knew OP was doing better than NS, but I didn't think 3 times better! (maybe it was the awful filler that hurt naruto) and bleach is about ready to be sent to slaughter...

those ratings really make me wonder about bleach's tv future. just because its been on for so long doesn't make it immune to being canceled. it does depend on merchandise sales and international ratings/sales as well though. i'm sure those are still up there and turning a profit. hopefully it forces them bring in some story/concept editors to help kubo get the series back in some sort of shape for the new arc(s)

the episodes have been just about as good as the story allows imo. that filler ep was pretty weak. how could they not even show rukia's dance? that was the only possible savior for that episode. the kite stuff was so dumb I turned it off and watched the second half later...

i do like the new ED

[Neosovereign]

new episode is out, crazy stuff. I wonder what tsukishima did to them.

[Lumir]

Originally Posted by Neosovereign

new episode is out, crazy stuff. I wonder what tsukishima did to them.

Seems like he is altering their memories. Most notably the ones concerning Ichigo and orihime's brother. Not sure if he did it to ishida too but hes been out of the picture for some time.

[AnimeFan188]

Originally Posted by Neosovereign

new episode is out, crazy stuff. I wonder what tsukishima did to them.

Well, in an earlier arc Muramasa:

http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Muramasa_%28spirit%29

brainwashed the Zanpakutō into fighting against their masters.


And in Bleach movie 3:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach:...Call_Your_Name

Ichigo's Shinigami pals were mind-#$^%'d into fighting against Ichigo.


Maybe this time it's gonna be Ichigo's living friends who get mind-#$^%'d into
fighting against him.

Anyone else think the whole "Hero(es) must fight their mind-#$^%'d comrades"
plot device is getting a bit overused?

BTW, is it just me, or did the animation in this episode seem especially low-budget?

Maybe they're saving their money for the inevitable Ichigo-Tsukishima showdown.

[ookamigirl]

Ichigo working hard.
Riruka sure plays tough all the time, but she totally has a softer side.
Inoue & Sado went down pretty quick. That guy sure plays a lot of dirty tricks.

[Ushio the Omega]

December 26-January 1
*1.4%(*1.4%) 12/27 (Tue) 6:00pm-6:30pm TV Tokyo BLEACH
http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/bb...c.php?t=908067

January 9-15
*1.3%(--.-%) 01/10 (Tue) 6:00pm-6:30pm TV Tokyo BLEACH
http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/bb...c.php?t=919393

[Jerseykid]

Just out of curiosity, how many times have they used changing allegiance as a plot device now?

[Lumir]

Episode 358 can be considered retarded. Seriously I mean seriously, ichigo is about to have a mental break down simply because the people associated with him are being manipulated by tsuki.

You would think after all the training, all the hardship, all the experience ichigo's has gained that something like this would be easy to deal with. I mean he litterally is freaking out when he should be focused on dealing with tsuki. Hes taking the situation to hard if that makes sense. And as a viewer its highly annoying.

The only real problem i can see is tsuki using ichi's friends and family as a shield. Seeing this situation ichigo needs to group up with the people unaffected by tsuki's manipulation and come up with a plan. Ichi's friends and family should not be in any immediate danger as they are a part of tsuki's plan obviously.

Simply put, this episode was highly annoying to me.

[Gundamx]

Errr... If you see your entire family/friends like that will you really feel nothing?

Most people will break-down-->and turn berserk(killing everyone).

[Akashin]

^Agree. There's a lot I don't like about this arc, but I actually bought Ichigo's reaction to this. I have trouble believing that any amount of combat experience would help him deal with virtually everybody he cares about turning on him.

[medigo]

especially since he has no idea how the brainwashing even works
it took him all by surprise so its not like he can just play along and plan ahead

[Eragon]

"Should Ichigo have acted the way he did?". The answer to that is both yes and no. Yes because he's dealt with someone having similar ability. And No because, he didn't know tsukishima had that kind of ability. But personally I found it pretty annoying that Ichigo was shown running like a pathetic coward calling for help. (Wish Kenny or hollow Ichigo were there to knock some sense into him )

[neshru]

Originally Posted by Lumir

Episode 358 can be considered retarded. Seriously I mean seriously, ichigo is about to have a mental break down simply because the people associated with him are being manipulated by tsuki.

You would think after all the training, all the hardship, all the experience ichigo's has gained that something like this would be easy to deal with. I mean he litterally is freaking out when he should be focused on dealing with tsuki. Hes taking the situation to hard if that makes sense. And as a viewer its highly annoying.

The only real problem i can see is tsuki using ichi's friends and family as a shield. Seeing this situation ichigo needs to group up with the people unaffected by tsuki's manipulation and come up with a plan. Ichi's friends and family should not be in any immediate danger as they are a part of tsuki's plan obviously.

Simply put, this episode was highly annoying to me.

That's pretty much what I thought. I'm sure it's an annoying situation, but why is it such a big deal if everyone related to Ichigo now thinks that guy is a relative?

[bonsobon]

I have no problem with Ichigo's reaction to these events. To see your friends and family being buddy-buddy with a guy who you know is bad news must be hard to take. Especially if you can't convince them of that fact and instead have them believe that you're the crazy one. Makes sense for him to freak out. I know I would.

[Gundamx]

Specially if the bad guy want them dead.

[ookamigirl]

Tsukishima sure did a number on Inoue and Sado..
At least Ichigo has completed his training... probably.
I like the new look, sort of x-men style, nice.
Honestly, Tsukishima is the scariest opponent so far.
What he did to everyone was just freaky.
Great episode.

[Maxtro]

Best thing about the episode was the new remix of Number One.

I wants it.

[Ushio the Omega]

Bleach anime ending or timeslot change?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/ne...leach-timeslot