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Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 85: Reviving Rukia – Orihime’s Test of True Friendship

Back at the Bounts’ lair, Ichinose and Kariya are having a conversation about the sudden personality change and currently unknown whereabouts of Mabashi. Ichinose is concerned over his fate and also apologetic to Kariya for allowing him to sneak out unchecked. Kariya, however, does not share this concern, as he considers the sudden allure ofContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 85: Reviving Rukia – Orihime’s Test of True Friendship”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 84: New Opponents Arrive! Izuru and Mabashi

This episode, we get two ongoing battles against the Bounts, and they both go in some decidedly unexpected directions… After Renji’s run-in with the Bitto, he has the good luck to get picked up by Urahara and Tessai, and is now recovering at his shop. At Urahara’s request, Tessai brings Hanataro there as well (againstContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 84: New Opponents Arrive! Izuru and Mabashi”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 83: Koga’s Regret

Rukia, Kurodo and Orihime have their work cut out for them against the female Bount that has ambushed them. Kurodo, assuming the form of Renji, tries to help out as best he can, as he can also summon Renji’s fighting style and Shinigami strength along with his appearance. Orihime joins in with a rare offensiveContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 83: Koga’s Regret”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 82: Confrontation with Dalk

The Bount invasion of Karakura Town continues unabated. They are very well aware of the Shinigami presence, and are keeping tabs on their enemies, Ichigo and his team in particular. They’ve now unanimously accepted the leadership of Kariya, so when he commands them to go out and take care of their new adversaries, they proceedContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 82: Confrontation with Dalk”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 81: The Bitto Invasion

The newly hatched Bount Dolls have begun wreaking havoc on Karakura Town. In the episode’s first scene, a random citizen is attacked by a swarm of them. They fatten like oversized mosquitoes as they suck out all of his life energy, then leave him to evaporate into dust. The Stealth Force unit of the ShinigamiContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 81: The Bitto Invasion”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 80: The Bount Trappers

After a pretty heavy last episode involving the death of a major character (well, for this arc, anyway), Episode 80 is a much lighter affair, not doing much in the way of plot advancement, and instead incorporating humour that borders on the absurd. After what Ichigo and his friends just witnessed at Kariya’s mansion, thereContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 80: The Bount Trappers”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 79: Yoshino’s Last Stand

It’s the following day at the Urahara residence, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty typical morning, or at least as typical as it can get with this unusual cast of characters. Ichigo seems to have put his humiliating defeat behind him, after sparring with Renji the entire night before; they’re now both wipedContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 79: Yoshino’s Last Stand”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 78: A Tribe Without A Future

Things have slowed down a bit since the last episode, and now everyone is safely at Urahara’s. Ishida and Yoshino are on the mend, and Tessai is doing his best to tend to their injuries, when he isn’t being distracted and annoyed by the antics of Jinta and Kon. Meanwhile, the rest of the teamContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 78: A Tribe Without A Future”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 77: The Charming Wiles of Kariya

Kurodo and Noba are both left worse for the wear, after their unfortunate run-in with the powerful Shinigami, Ichinose, and both appear to be unconscious. Ririn is naturally distraught at the possible fate of her friends… that is, until she realises they’re just faking for attention…. On to more serious plot developments, like the battleContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 77: The Charming Wiles of Kariya”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 76: An Unexpected Traitor, An Unusual Ally

This episode, we begin to witness some of the shifting alliances within the loose collective of Bounts, possibly leading the story going forward into some unexpected places… Ichigo and Rukia are now face to face with Kariya, the leader of the Bounts. It becomes immediately clear to them that he’s an immensely intimidating and powerfulContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 76: An Unexpected Traitor, An Unusual Ally”