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Would this really be a long-running shounen series without at least one major betrayal? What if we’ve never seen our protagonists shout out their Judas name while they watch grimly–surely they’re right? It is in the long and glorious tradition of the top ten anime betrayals that we have this episode: Ichigo and Uryū come face to face after Uryū decides to side with the Quincy family and fight. In the end, Uryu – who now has access to Quincy Wall Stern Dickey – emerged victorious.
Well, we don’t see this scene right away. We get it about two minutes into the recap of the final episode – by the way, are recaps always as long as this season? in spite of. Anyway, after the recap, and the time spent with Ichigo and company trying to stop Yhwach, Uryu shows up and the episode really starts to take off.
First off, as always, the animation is fantastic. Of course, the fighting is the main attraction, but even little things like the twist of Yoruichi’s arm – which lasts maybe three seconds – look great. i’m right swirl and Blue Lock Season 2, but at this point I’m comfortable saying I think Season 3 Thousands of bloody battles It turns out to be the best show overall of the season. Not to be outdone, the soundtrack also helps emphasize the drama of the episode. bleach There’s always been a great soundtrack, but episodes like this really help emphasize that the showrunners know how to use the soundtrack to its full potential.
No matter what, Uryū and Ichigo yell at each other for their allegiance. In some ways, the whole thing feels like a typical shounen anime betrayal moment. I say “in some respects” because it does depart from tradition in at least one fairly obvious iteration. Thinking back on many other similar anime betrayals, a common theme is that most of them tend to happen suddenly. Of course, there might be a breadcrumb trail telling the audience that something similar might have happened – for example, Sasuke’s thirst for power was so intense that it might have led him down any dark path if those were the only paths available. the way.
We haven’t experienced a moment like this yet Thousands of bloody battles So far; both Ichigo and Oolong have other things to deal with, so this confrontation almost feels like it’s been put on hold. Or you could call it something closer to a slow burn – which still feels slower if you’ve been watching the series as it airs. We, the audience, have known that Uryu has been helping Yhwach for a while now – depending on how you want to measure it, a few episodes or over a year. Technically, Ichigo knows a little bit about it now as well. He just hasn’t experienced the moment of confrontation with Uryu. So now that it’s happened, we, the audience, have had plenty of time to marinate. The rewards are wonderful. This episode was definitely able to capitalize on that and let their fights and own victories really shine.
So now that Ichigo has been defeated (I don’t doubt he’ll get back on his feet again at some point, but he seems to be out of the picture for now), and the banned Happy Rancher is now fully compromised, the idea that Aizen can— — and probably will — return is now imminent. Story-wise, it’s a really cool place to be bleach Yeah, it makes me interested to see what happens next. Obviously, I hope it’s Aizen. I’ve been hoping for Aizen to return – especially because I think it might be cool (and kind of fun) to see a battle between someone who can see the future and another who’s such a master (either of swords or wits) says The Manipulator He might be able to see the future. But even without Aizen, we’re at a point where a lot could happen. …But to be honest, I do hope it’s Aizen.
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Bleach: Thousand Years of Blood War Part 3 – Conflict Currently streaming on Hulu, and Disney+.
