Manga Files 006: FAIRY TAIL 85, NARUTO 399, BLEACH -103, D.Gray-man 158, Eyeshield 21 280, PSYREN 21, Mx0 98
Man, this chapter was great. We’re suddenly shown how are heroes are thrown into a game called “Paradise Game” by Gerard. The point of the game is that they have to reach to where he is by going through those three assassins called Trinity Raven. The catch is that there is also the danger of everyone being blown to kingdom come by the Etherion. Time isn’t wasted either as Natsu has already encountered one of the assassins. Personally I find the owl guy ridiculous but he seems to be pretty damn strong (and can see in the friggin dark!). I’m looking forward to seeing how Natsu will deal with him in the coming chapters.
6 commentsBleach ep. 169
[ BLEACH #169]
Haha. This was a pretty funny episode. The new character, Luri, is right up my alley. Sure she has that bratty streak going but it’s not that bad and it’s actually preferable to certain level. I found it hilarious how she and Ichigo practically hit it off on their very first meeting. Those two are going to have an interesting relationship during this arc if the OP sequence is any indication. I don’t care much for Luri’s two bodyguards, especially Ken. He’s even worse than Byakuya when it comes to the whole status nonsense. I don’t see myself coming to like either of them in the near future. As far as the story of this original arc goes, nothing much has been revealed outside of the OP sequence. It would seem that Luri is going to get kidnapped and of course Ichigo is going to have to save her by returning to Soul Society. Even though things are anything but clear at the moment I’m looking forward to the direction this original story goes and hope that all the characters are used efficiently throughout.
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Bleach ep. 168
[ BLEACH #168]
Woo~! Bleach has hit widescreen format! I really think that this should have been done at the start of the Hueco Mundo arc but at least it’s finally been done. This episode marks the beginning of the new Amagai Shuusuke arc. Amagai is the new 3rd Division Captain and is a pretty likable guy. His presence is much different than the others and I don’t think it’s just because he’s the new guy. There’s something about him that I can’t quite put my finger on but I suppose it’ll become clearer as the arc progresses. His zanpakutou was pretty unique though in the beginning I thought he had two. I’m guessing that other sword is a secondary weapon or something. Or perhaps it’ll turn out to be more than that? Well, whatever the ability of his zanpakutou is, it must be pretty damn strong to wipe out a Cleaner (which is apparently really strong from what we’ve seen of it so far).
2 commentsBleach ep. 167
[ BLEACH #167]
This was a pretty nice conclusion to the Ichigo vs. Grimmjow fight. Funny thing is that I just finished playing the demo for Bleach Heat the Soul 5 which allows you to play with Ichigo against Grimmjow. It was pretty good, I thought. Anyway, I found that Grimmjow’s backstory was implemented quite well. I still laugh at how he was once a tiger panther Hollow though since the first time I saw it in the manga. As for the end of the episode itself, I found it interesting how it said “To the Next Episode”. Yup. Filler time is here and it’s an odd one at that. Hell, even Ichigo didn’t know what the hell was going on during the preview and the Shinigami Cup. I don’t blame the guy, I would feel the same way if I were in Hueco Mundo one second and then back home in another second. I don’t know what to expect from the upcoming original arc but I do know that Rangiku will be in the next episode so that’s reason enough for me to be psyched. 
Manga Files 003: Eyeshield 21 277, FAIRY TAIL 82, Psyren 18, Bleach -106, REBORN 189, Naruto 397, One Piece 496, Mx0 95
Wow that was an amazing chapter. I wasn’t expecting Taka to be Honjou’s son. This is going to be quite a huge obstacle for Monta in the future. The same can be said for Sena since Yamato is obviously 100%+ in all of his abilities. I’m also looking forward to seeing how Karen will destroy Hiruma’s tricks and plays. She’s quickly became a favorite character of mine and I’d love to see her skills, especially those that’ll even spin Hiruma’s head around at the speed of light.
Even with Kantou’s best all lined up to help Deimon train to take on Teikoku…I still think their chances are slim to none at winning. Or maybe that’s just my inner self really wanting to see Karen kick ass against Deimon?
Bleach ep. 166
[ BLEACH #166]
This was an amazing episode. The action, animation, movements, choreography, and music were all excellently done. This is the kind of stuff that is supposed to be done for almost each and every episode of Bleach. Dramatic effects were used appropriately and all the emotions of the characters, especially Orihime, were spot on. I recall this chapter very well and had always wondered how well the animation team would convey it. Well, they certainly did it justice and there wasn’t a single scene I disliked. I particularly loved the scene where Orihime shouted out to Ichigo not to die or get hurt anymore. Her crying face was beautiful (and beautifully drawn) and Ichigo’s reaction was just awesome, especially when he looked at Grimmjow after stopping his attack and told him that he couldn’t receive any more injuries.
Chances are there won’t be another episode of this high quality for a while but nonetheless I look forward to the conclusion of the Ichigo vs. Grimmjow fight which should be next week.
2 commentsManga Files 002: Psyren 17, Bleach -107, Naruto 396, D.Gray-man 155, FAIRY TAIL 81, Eyeshield 21 276, REBORN 188, One Piece 495, Mx0 94
PSYREN just keeps on getting better and better. Not only did we get a two-page color spread but we’re told who the mystery guy is. Apparently Asaga knew him as a kid and that was he a pretty sickly guy. However, the current Tatsuo is flying all over the place and Bursting people to death. Hell, he scared off that huge worm and even shot at Yoshina, Amamiya and the others! His reasons for doing what he does is unclear but at the moment he’s recharging his Psi to start shooting again. The next chapter can’t come soon enough for me to see how Yoshina, Amamiya, Asaga, and the other two guys manage to get to the gate all while avoiding Tatsou and that huge worm.
3 commentsManga Files 001a: Bleach -108, D.Gray-man 154, Naruto 395
Bleach -108
SPOILERS ARE DEAD AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Wow. Just wow. Bleach shocked the hell out of me earlier this week when I heard that the flashback chapters were starting and on top of that the Vaizards were once apart of the Gotei 13. Seeing Shinji as captain of the 5th Division was awesome and hilarious at the same time because he was once sporting extremely long hair! Not only that, his lieutenant was Aizen! Oh man, he looked so noobish back then. Lisa was the lieutenant of the 8th Division, Hiyori seemed to be the lieutenant of the 13th Division, and Love as well as Rose were Captains as well.
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