Bleach – 360
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「一護VS雨竜！？裏切り者は誰だ！ 」 (Ichigo VS Uryuu!? Uragirimono wa dare da!)
“Ichigo vs Uryuu?! Who is the Traitor?! “
Summary:
Ichigo continues to fight against Tsukishima and Ginjou faces off against the fullbringers. Tsukishima explains his power is to splice the pasts of those he cuts into something different, and states that Ichigo is the only one living a false life. Ichigo tries to attack Tsukishima, but Chad and Inoue interfere again. They take their fight outside, where Tsukishima notes how Ichigo has increased his speed and has begun regaining old powers.
In another room, Ginjou defends himself, but Sushigawara breaks his sword hilt with a punch. He explains his fullbring “Jackpot Knuckle” as the ability to manipulate odds. As Ichigo’s fullbring is complete though, they state that it is time, and Sushigawara uses a punch to blast Ginjou outside. As Tsukishima is about to strike Ichigo, Ginjou intercepts his blade and falls to the ground. Initially he seems to be unchanged, and Ichigo is relieved. Ishida suddenly arrives on the scene however, and tells Ichigo to get out of the way as he reveals that Ginjou was the one who attacked him. However Ginjou immediately cuts down Ichigo, and Tsukishima slashes Ishida. Ginjou explains that he was never actually allied with Ichigo and that he had been cut twice by Tsukishima. He then stabs him with his sword and claims Ichigo’s fullbring as his own.
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Impressions:
I don’t think I was imagining the soft whispering in the BGM I heard throughout the episode, but it definitely brought out the desired effect. There’s no surprise for manga readers here but this was definitely the biggest twist in the whole arc. While there were various hints that Ginjou wasn’t quite what he claimed to be, he always brushed them off convincingly, even to the viewers. And indeed it made perfect sense since Ginjou truly believed that Tsukishima was an enemy, much as Ichigo’s friends now whole-heartedly think of him as a friend. Not only does Ichigo have absolutely no allies now aside from Ishida, who is immediately defeated (their lack of communicate no doubt contributed to that), but now he finds out that he has been played all along and the whole fullbringer business was a sham using him as a pawn. I don’t really know if it was necessary to portray Ginjou and Tsukishima as the epitome of pure evil, but they sure as hell fit every stereotype, all the way down to the maniac laughing and the in-depth explanation of their master plans. So yes, Ichigo has been utterly crushed and defeated, but luckily for him, help is on the way, in the form of all of his shinigami friends. At least, those battles will be something to look forward to as the full-bringers get the ass-kicking they deserve.
February 21, 2012 at 12:44 amConsumed
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Glad to see Bleach doing what it does best.
Absolutely nothing.
February 21, 2012 at 9:28 amleokiko
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hahahahahahhaahha, nice one there.
February 21, 2012 at 12:50 amKurisu Vi Britannia
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It’s getting so close to the current arc. I sense alot of fillers soon!
February 21, 2012 at 1:17 amronri
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I honestly think the twist was quite good. It’s just the rest after this it felt like everything went kinda downhill for Ginjou. It’s just such a shame since he was turning out to be a decent bad guy. Now I just hope the anime elaborates on his backstory more than the manga, maybe then I can appreciate this arc more.
February 21, 2012 at 1:18 amDa5id
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I WONDER WHO’S GONNA SHOW UP NEXT EPISODE
I think I’m seeing a pattern here. Ichigo gets a Fullbring form, then uses it for 3 episodes, then gets a new form. Except this is the complete form, so…nowhere to go but down.
And next episode, things get real. The peak of this arc’s story quality.
And then they get weird.
February 21, 2012 at 1:22 amGIntama is so funnyyyy
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Oh Kubo. Maybe I should teach you a thing or two about manga.
-Eiichiro Oda
February 21, 2012 at 1:24 amfangwrath
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Show Spoiler ▼
February 21, 2012 at 1:38 amShez
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You know, I’ve got this funny feeling that the Bleach anime might be ending soon. When they finish this arc they will only have 8-10 chapter remaning! Also, I think the The Rock Lee Naruto spinoff is taking over Bleach’s timeslot.
February 21, 2012 at 4:19 amSortedeVaras
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Lol this is Bleach yo, its filler time!
February 21, 2012 at 6:10 amfreedomapoc
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how do you even now that the final arc of bleach is gonna last for 10 chapters? it could even be 100 chapters we don’t know yet
February 21, 2012 at 9:04 amAndré
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This fullbring arc took a little more than one year (55 chapters) to be completed. Why do you think the last arc will last for just 10 chapters?
This is actually impossible in shounen like this. Bleach will only end in 2013 or 2014. So, yeah, we still have more one or two years of Bleach.
February 21, 2012 at 2:10 pmshez
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Ah, What I meant is that when this anime arc finishes, there won’t be much original material to continue with.
February 21, 2012 at 5:53 pmIrecinius
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So it won’t change much from that always goes on~
February 23, 2012 at 2:26 amSortedeVaras
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A little later then that I think. Remember that the first chapter of the manga was 11 years ago. Kubo said the last arc will be longer then the entire Aizen thing, which started in ep 110 and ended in ep 342 (around 1/2 the entire series if not counting filler). We can assume then that with extending battles and 2 or 3 filler arcs (filler arcs are usually 20-30+ eps) Bleach will last for around 5-8 more years.
February 21, 2012 at 4:37 amEspada
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episode 361 is the best bleach episode
February 21, 2012 at 5:01 amTofus
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This week’s chapter was a 360 degree twist, if you get what i mean.
February 22, 2012 at 2:05 pmLuxor
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So… a twist that faces the same direction -_-
February 21, 2012 at 9:28 amderp…
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So how does one “steal” a fullbring power?Fullbring is a power ingrained into someone soul, caused by having some hollow in them, having a strong attachment to a particular abject, and super science/magic.
How do you steal this attachment to an abject via sword suction?
WHy does nothing in this arc make sense?
Why is less cohesive then every single filler arc in bleach?
February 21, 2012 at 4:40 pmDragonite88
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Well a soul can be removed from the body whether or not it has an attachment. The body then becomes lifeless. But stronger the soul like ichigo it is divided ie Hollow Ichigo and Reaper Ichigo.
Look at it this way Ichigo is strong because of his connection so therefore his soul is limitless and these connections he has with friends family etc make up his power.
Hope that made sense.
Soul Mind and Body is what everyone says so this is my theory.
February 22, 2012 at 5:04 pmFallenrock
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“A strong soul resides in a strong mind and a strong body”
-Maka has all the answers!! <3
February 21, 2012 at 11:04 amybaby
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It would be cool if the upcoming filler was about the backstory of Ginjou or even about the Xcution
February 21, 2012 at 9:53 pmronri
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You know what? I’d actually be interested in watching that. :D
February 21, 2012 at 10:04 pmDa5id
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Me too. Maybe then this arc would have A GODDAMN POINT.
February 21, 2012 at 11:44 amOchan
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I’m kinda glad I started to watch Bleach again post-time skip as it resets the series to the qualities that made me love the manga in the first place. This entire arc just supports this, the emotions and plot twists are just excellent.
February 21, 2012 at 3:19 pmgoldoa
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You need to look up the word “convincingly.”
February 21, 2012 at 10:29 pmleokiko
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Sorry, I have to: One Piece > HxH > Naruto > EVERY OTHER SHOUNEN > Bleach.
Top bottom and filler filled until the end!
February 22, 2012 at 3:31 pmrandom viewer
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Yay I love all the captains’ new looks and to see it animated is so awesome.
The cliffhanger showed the mansion split up, but did Ichigo forget that his friends and family are in there?
February 23, 2012 at 4:44 amShez
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Seems like my prediction was right. The Bleach anime is finally coming to an end.
Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2012-02-23/bleach-tv-anime-ending-on-march-27
Bleach will be replaced by Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden on the 27th of March.
February 23, 2012 at 8:13 amronri
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Now let’s just hope that the anime adaptation of the Fullbring Arc ends on a high note.
February 23, 2012 at 6:09 pmDa5id
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I feel like I should be disappointed, but the new arc’s too new for me to think it should be animated or not.
Wow, Bleach. Just wow.
February 23, 2012 at 9:34 amGermanguy
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Newsupdate: Bleach TV Anime will end on March 27th..
February 23, 2012 at 9:35 amGermanguy
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Ups, above me was faster :)
February 23, 2012 at 5:51 pmTOP2NE1
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Good riddance.
February 23, 2012 at 9:20 pmSaga Darklight
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This SHIT is finally gonna end =)