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Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 45 – Only One True Sword

Welcome to the Bleach 2020, Episode 45 Recap! While Ichigo’s Bankai training begins in this episode, most of its running time is expository in nature, following the current situations of several of both the main and background characters, serving as a break in the action after a stretch of battle-heavy episodes. The last we sawContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 45 – Only One True Sword”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 44 – A Quincy’s Last Stand

‘Weep and beg for forgiveness. And never appear in front of me again. If you do that, I may let you go.’Uryu Ishida It’s the case for many revenge-driven narratives that, when finally presented with an opportunity for vengeance, the protagonist will, intentionally or not, reveal who he or she really is. Such is theContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 44 – A Quincy’s Last Stand”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 43 – The Cruelty of Mayuri

‘Don’t go parading your creepy sense of justice around here.’Mayuri Kurotsuchi This episode, we encounter one of the most disturbingly amoral and sadistic characters in the Gotei 13, and probably in all of Bleach. The episode title, ‘The Despicable Shinigami’, says it all. Orihime and Uryu The focus this time is squarely on the stillContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 43 – The Cruelty of Mayuri”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 42 – Achieving Bankai, The Next Level

Welcome to Bleach Recap Episode 42! While there are some current setbacks for Ichigo’s rescue attempt, there are also new opportunities for him to become even stronger in the near future, which just might enable him to finally accomplish his mission… Renji and Zabimaru Renji, who we haven’t seen in a bit, has been recoveringContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 42 – Achieving Bankai, The Next Level”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 41 – Ichigo and Rukia, The Long-Awaited Reunion

Welcome to the Bleach Episode 41 Recap! This episode, Ichigo and the rescue team make significant progress towards their goal, but of course not without some challenges along the way… Ichigo’s recovery When Ichigo finally wakes up, he’s under the care of Yoruichi, all bandaged up and resting. Scarcely a moment passes before his friendsContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 41 – Ichigo and Rukia, The Long-Awaited Reunion”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 40 – The Nameless

‘You won, you idiot.’Kenpachi Ichigo vs. Kenpachi – The Aftermath It seems we got a bit of a fake-out at the end of the last episode; we see that Ichigo is so severely wounded that he falls to the ground, unconscious. What we aren’t shown is that Kenpachi looks to be in equally bad shape,ContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 40 – The Nameless”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 39 – The Battle Within

It’s not very often that Zangetsu, the manifestation of Ichigo’s zanpakuto, arrives to reveal himself to his user, but when he does, we know that the situation is dire, and that something significant is about to pop off. In short, he makes his appearances count, and it makes perfect sense that he would arrive now,ContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 39 – The Battle Within”

Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 38 – A One-Sided Battle

‘Are you prepared to die? Or have you just given up?’Kenpachi Zaraki Welcome to the Episode 38 Recap! There is more than one battle to wrap up here, and none of them is unfolding to the advantage of our protagonists. For starters… Ichigo’s new tactic: Run like hell It’s not very often we see theContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Episode 38 – A One-Sided Battle”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 37 – Chad and Ichigo’s Promise

’Sorry, but I don’t have time for your skit.’Chad So we get a battle this episode, just not the one we expected. Even with the long-awaited Ichigo/Kenpachi confrontation now starting to heat up, it’s been a long time we’ve had a Chad-centered episode, so it’s all good. Just about everyone on the rescue team, fromContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 37 – Chad and Ichigo’s Promise”

Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 36 – Kenpachi’s Intent to Kill

‘At least let me get the rust off of this thing, won’t you?’Kenpachi Zaraki Episode 36 is essentially a prelude to the long-awaited face-off between Ichgio and Kenpachi. But before getting straight to the action, a couple plot points are dealt with off the bat, the most significant being the Shinigami’s reaction to Captain Aizen’sContinueContinue reading “Bleach Recap 2020, Ep. 36 – Kenpachi’s Intent to Kill”