So I just saw Bleach Episode 63, the last Soul Society Arc episode, and I decided to do a little review on it right here. So here it is:
This arc was a blast!
To start off, it introduced loads of new characters collectively known as Gotei 13 of the Soul Society. Each and every captain and lieutenant was memorable enough for me to know their personality like a glove, my favorites being Kenpachi and Byakuya, the former due to how much of a fight-lovingbadass he is, and the later due to how much he pissed me off, before totally redeeming himself later for how much Rukia means to him. The fights? Ichigo vs. Kenpachi. That fight kicked so much ass. And then we got Uryu vs. Mayuri, which felt oh so good when I saw Uryu power up. And of course, Ichigo vs. Byakuya. After he dominated everyone else, seeing Ichigo go full-on Bankai mode was awesome, and slightly cathartic. Of course, there were other kickass moments too. Ichigo saving Rukia like that alone justified this being a Rescue Arc. Not to mention, Yamamoto is the most awesome old dude, period. And in terms of the Aizen side stuff, I first didn't care about him. Then it's revealed he pulled the strings on the whole mess. The hype regarding him is real. Finally, the openings. When this arc began with the second Bleach opening, I couldn't care. And then opening 3 happened. Ichirin No Hana. In my opinion, Ichirin No Hana is quite possibly the best anime opening ever conceived in my opinion. So yeah, huge points there.
The only minor problem was the Aizen stuff. I was like, "We get it! This Momo chick has a thing for Aizen! Shut up about it!" But that problem was rectified by several things:
1. There's this white haired Hiei-looking captain called Toshiro Hitsugaya. For you YuYu Hakusho fans out there, he is indeed that awesome.
2. It always goes back to whatever Ichigo does before we get bored of the Momo loving Aizen stuff.
3. Again, the scene where he shows his true colors and reveals that he planned everything that happened made me actually hype for the villainy he'll pull off later.
Soul Society: A GOOD Rescue Arc
So I just saw Bleach Episode 63, the last Soul Society Arc episode, and I decided to do a little review on it right here. So here it is:
This arc was a blast!
To start off, it introduced loads of new characters collectively known as Gotei 13 of the Soul Society. Each and every captain and lieutenant was memorable enough for me to know their personality like a glove, my favorites being Kenpachi and Byakuya, the former due to how much of a fight-loving badass he is, and the later due to how much he pissed me off, before totally redeeming himself later for how much Rukia means to him. The fights? Ichigo vs. Kenpachi. That fight kicked so much ass. And then we got Uryu vs. Mayuri, which felt oh so good when I saw Uryu power up. And of course, Ichigo vs. Byakuya. After he dominated everyone else, seeing Ichigo go full-on Bankai mode was awesome, and slightly cathartic. Of course, there were other kickass moments too. Ichigo saving Rukia like that alone justified this being a Rescue Arc. Not to mention, Yamamoto is the most awesome old dude, period. And in terms of the Aizen side stuff, I first didn't care about him. Then it's revealed he pulled the strings on the whole mess. The hype regarding him is real. Finally, the openings. When this arc began with the second Bleach opening, I couldn't care. And then opening 3 happened. Ichirin No Hana. In my opinion, Ichirin No Hana is quite possibly the best anime opening ever conceived in my opinion. So yeah, huge points there.
The only minor problem was the Aizen stuff. I was like, "We get it! This Momo chick has a thing for Aizen! Shut up about it!" But that problem was rectified by several things: 1. There's this white haired Hiei-looking captain called Toshiro Hitsugaya. For you YuYu Hakusho fans out there, he is indeed that awesome. 2. It always goes back to whatever Ichigo does before we get bored of the Momo loving Aizen stuff. 3. Again, the scene where he shows his true colors and reveals that he planned everything that happened made me actually hype for the villainy he'll pull off later.
So my arc score would be this: 4.5/5
Here's to Bleach!