Bleach 176-177 Episode Discussion Thread

[monir]

Oooo.. A double episodes' featuring this week. I take the agony will be twice as much? Just kidding. In fact, the episode title for 177 reads very interesting. I've a feeling the anime-original writers are about to make a very strong enemy (aka the crazed Rukia-fans) as soon as this double episdoes come to an end. Then again, I'm probably misinterpreting the intended meaning behind the words, "the reversal of Rukia."

Have a merry discussion! Oh, and good evening fellow Bleach-fans.

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[HayashiTakara]

ARe you serious Monir? If that is true, then this double episode is worth the watch!!!

[Warchef]

Maybe she's going to get gutted again.

[Langus]

Yeah...pretty sure they're implying a reversal of fortune in battle there.

Bleach is so anti-relationship at the moment it's not even funny.

[HayashiTakara]

We'll have to see. but something tells me it'll be another crappy episode. lol

[Warchef]

I don't disagree with that. This filler arc has me pulling my hair out.

[Fyria]

Huh? Rukia getting impaled again? Does she has some sick fetish?

[neshru]

I hope this special will have some well animated fights, since every other aspect of this arc fails.

Anyway, TV-tokyo's scheduling doesn't make any sense. Bleach is about 30 chapters behind the manga but it never gets breaks, and now they are even airing double episodes. On the other hand Naruto, who is 100 chapters behind the manga, gets a break every 2 episodes.

[Kyero Fox]

i PRAY that Hollow Ichigo shows up........

[ruote]

i just watched the raw today
didn't understand a thing,
hey i like the Ryuuken and Isshin interaction in the end

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

hey i like the Ryuuken and Isshin interaction in the end

lolwinnar

Wonder if this double ep is the conclusion to the arc?

[Langus]

I'm going to vote no... Don't think we'll see the end of this arc till closer to the end of August.

[Thewanderer]

Nope, the arc don't end with these eps.

And they were awesome.

Spoiler:

Rukia, Ishida, and Chad all kicked major ass using their powers from the HM arc.

[Langus]

This ep made my little fan heart go wild for Rukia. What a little spitfire

I by-passed the Chad and Ishida fights... not because they were bad or anything. I just could care less for their characters in this arc.

Next week should be interesting.

[monir]

Originally Posted by neshru

Anyway, TV-tokyo's scheduling doesn't make any sense. Bleach is about 30 chapters behind the manga but it never gets breaks, and now they are even airing double episodes.

The double episodes aren't affecting the manga or how close the anime is at catching up because the anime is doing its own original storytelling that has nothing to do with the manga counterpart. Usually anime-original arcs are done in the anime adaptation to get separation from the manga.

Naruto series, on the other hand, indeed doesn't make sense. Actually it does make sense if one takes into account the financial gain the show is bringing in. The fans of the show may not be getting what they want, but the producers sure are.

Originally Posted by HyashiTakara

ARe you serious Monir?

I may have neglected to mention the rest of the portion of the episode title, but who worries about detail, right?

All the good reviews make me want to watch the episdoe.

[HayashiTakara]

Originally Posted by monir

The double episodes aren't affecting the manga or how close the anime is at catching up because the anime is doing its own original storytelling that has nothing to do with the manga counterpart. Usually anime-original arcs are done in the anime adaptation to get separation from the manga.

Naruto series, on the other hand, indeed doesn't make sense. Actually it does make sense if one takes into account the financial gain the show is bringing in. The fans of the show may not be getting what they want, but the producers sure are.


I may have neglected to mention the rest of the portion of the episode title, but who worries about detail, right?

All the good reviews make me want to watch the episdoe.

I hear ya man, it really does make me want to watch it too.

[neshru]

Originally Posted by monir

The double episodes aren't affecting the manga or how close the anime is at catching up because the anime is doing its own original storytelling that has nothing to do with the manga counterpart. Usually anime-original arcs are done in the anime adaptation to get separation from the manga.

You know, if they start airing double episodes the filler arc will be over sooner, and that means we will get back to canon sooner and in the end catch up with the manga sooner. Unless they start taking breaks along airing double episodes.

[WONDERMIKE]

this one is kinda boring, the way the fights ended was cool though, but we see Ichigo for only about 3min at max the preview looks nice, they actually got permission to use Ichigo's past for this filler arc

[monir]

Originally Posted by neshru

You know, if they start airing double episodes the filler arc will be over sooner, and that means we will get back to canon sooner and in the end catch up with the manga sooner.

Not quite! If one filler arc ends then another one can be started. The reason's being that there are about 10^n times of anime-original writers out there who can "write" a story. On the other hand, there is only one Kubo. The animation production team always has the choice whether to use the manga-script or anime-original at their discretion... and that means they can drag the show with anime-original as long as they want. Remember Naruto?

Fortunately for us viewers, Bleach isn't as popular as Naruto from financial perspective.

[HayashiTakara]

well another crappy episode...