Bleach Anime is Sexy.
Honestly, as much as I love Bleach, I haven't been keeping up with the manga. And I wasn't even up to date with the anime until I finally stumbled across clips of Kon-in-Ichigo's-body dressed up as like a Power Ranger. I took one look at him and said to myself, "Go. Find episode. Now."
Imagine my surprise when I realized that there were two episodes of Karakura Riser Kon!
Well, technically, they're not filler episodes, because Kubo Tite-sensei used the idea of Karakura Riser in the manga as an omake of sorts, but the animators definitely played with it quite a bit. And they're cracky enough to be fillers!
The beginning scene with Kon -in stuffed animal form- waking up from a nap on Ichigo's bed to find Urahara looming over him with a leer was very... unexpected. I wasn't sure whether I should laugh or be slightly concerned about Urahara's expression. Fortunately, Urahara just slams his entire body onto Kon, making the mod soul spit out his true form -the pill/candy with his soul in it.
Next thing Kon knows, Urahara is stuffing him in a cracktastic outfit and telling him to go destroy some Hollows. Not only that, but he also suddenly has crazy laser powers that comes with the suit where he has to say and/or do ridiculous things. (If he doesn't, Urahara threatens him with bodily harm.) But he's not fighting alone! His allies include Tatsuki, Keigo, Chizuru, Don Kanonji, and Ururu! And they're all wearing ridiculous outfits as well!
Suddenly, they find themselves having to destroy a huge floating castle (ship?) teeming with Hollows and stop an Arrancar that looks like a Playboy bunny. They manage to do so, which leads me to the best moment of these episodes. Urahara catching Kon in midair. lol. I love this shady merchant/ex-Shinigami-captain...
Watch your hands, Urahara-san!
Anyway, what I liked about these fillers is that, after Urahara makes Kon and the others fall asleep (and apparently wipe their memories), it links back to the canon. Thank you, animators! You may have been lazy actually drawing the episodes, but I congratulate you on at least attempting to stick with the story you butchered the first half of. Good job!
But the reason why I'm even making this post at all is because of the episodes that follow after. Who loved seeing the Shinigami captains? Me! Who loved seeing Aizen and his Espada? ...Well, I wasn't happy to see the traitorous Shinigami, but Stark is my favorite Espada! And who loved Shuuhei's battle? I know I did~
When I read this part in the manga, I thought that Kira, Yumichika, Ikkaku, and Shuuhei's battles were actually kind of awesome. But there's something wonderful about seeing it animated, especially for Shuuhei!!!
After Ichigo and Urahara, Shuuhei is one of my favorite male characters! So I loved watching episode 219, because Shuuhei gets to be sexy badass with Konishi Katsuyuki-san's voice (who also plays Keigo. lol). This fight was epic and it seemed like the animators actually tried hard to make it look awesome too. I loved finding out the name of his zanpakutou's name is Kazeshini (command: Reap [Karire]) and what its shikai form looks like. Shuuhei may not like it, but I sure do. 8D
This image is made of AWESOME and a dash of WIN.
But seeing Shuuhei's zanpakutou, Kazeshini, made me wonder which zanpakutou is my favorite. I mean, I like all of them equally, because they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but as for my favorite... I guess Tensa Zangetsu is very interesting. So is Zabimaru. And Senbonzakura is beautiful when it "scatters" (command: Chire). Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki (command: Dance [Mae]) is also a very pretty sword. However, I think that I have to say that it's probably Urahara's Benihime.
Ichigo: "Oops. I guess it was a zanpakutou after all. D8"
Benihime ("Crimson Princess") is just such an unique zanpakutou, both in form and ability. It has a curved hilt with decorations, and it apparently has a female spirit, since Urahara refers to it as a "her". She seems to have a bad personality, though, because her attacks are as fierce and deadly as Zangetsu's. (And the names of her attacks always have to do something with blood.) But I love her commands (Awaken [Okiro] and Sing/Cry [Nake]), especially when Urahara says them in Miki-san's voice~
Anyway, watching the anime makes me wonder if I should start reading the manga again, but a lot of what is happening now is so wild and crazy. Maybe when Urahara makes an appearance again, I'll go back to this series. Or in order to find out what happens to Shuuhei? Or maybe wait for the Vaizard to make their appearance? Who knows...
Imagine my surprise when I realized that there were two episodes of Karakura Riser Kon!
Well, technically, they're not filler episodes, because Kubo Tite-sensei used the idea of Karakura Riser in the manga as an omake of sorts, but the animators definitely played with it quite a bit. And they're cracky enough to be fillers!
The beginning scene with Kon -in stuffed animal form- waking up from a nap on Ichigo's bed to find Urahara looming over him with a leer was very... unexpected. I wasn't sure whether I should laugh or be slightly concerned about Urahara's expression. Fortunately, Urahara just slams his entire body onto Kon, making the mod soul spit out his true form -the pill/candy with his soul in it.
Next thing Kon knows, Urahara is stuffing him in a cracktastic outfit and telling him to go destroy some Hollows. Not only that, but he also suddenly has crazy laser powers that comes with the suit where he has to say and/or do ridiculous things. (If he doesn't, Urahara threatens him with bodily harm.) But he's not fighting alone! His allies include Tatsuki, Keigo, Chizuru, Don Kanonji, and Ururu! And they're all wearing ridiculous outfits as well!
Suddenly, they find themselves having to destroy a huge floating castle (ship?) teeming with Hollows and stop an Arrancar that looks like a Playboy bunny. They manage to do so, which leads me to the best moment of these episodes. Urahara catching Kon in midair. lol. I love this shady merchant/ex-Shinigami-captain...
Watch your hands, Urahara-san!
Anyway, what I liked about these fillers is that, after Urahara makes Kon and the others fall asleep (and apparently wipe their memories), it links back to the canon. Thank you, animators! You may have been lazy actually drawing the episodes, but I congratulate you on at least attempting to stick with the story you butchered the first half of. Good job!
But the reason why I'm even making this post at all is because of the episodes that follow after. Who loved seeing the Shinigami captains? Me! Who loved seeing Aizen and his Espada? ...Well, I wasn't happy to see the traitorous Shinigami, but Stark is my favorite Espada! And who loved Shuuhei's battle? I know I did~
When I read this part in the manga, I thought that Kira, Yumichika, Ikkaku, and Shuuhei's battles were actually kind of awesome. But there's something wonderful about seeing it animated, especially for Shuuhei!!!
After Ichigo and Urahara, Shuuhei is one of my favorite male characters! So I loved watching episode 219, because Shuuhei gets to be sexy badass with Konishi Katsuyuki-san's voice (who also plays Keigo. lol). This fight was epic and it seemed like the animators actually tried hard to make it look awesome too. I loved finding out the name of his zanpakutou's name is Kazeshini (command: Reap [Karire]) and what its shikai form looks like. Shuuhei may not like it, but I sure do. 8D
This image is made of AWESOME and a dash of WIN.
But seeing Shuuhei's zanpakutou, Kazeshini, made me wonder which zanpakutou is my favorite. I mean, I like all of them equally, because they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but as for my favorite... I guess Tensa Zangetsu is very interesting. So is Zabimaru. And Senbonzakura is beautiful when it "scatters" (command: Chire). Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki (command: Dance [Mae]) is also a very pretty sword. However, I think that I have to say that it's probably Urahara's Benihime.
Ichigo: "Oops. I guess it was a zanpakutou after all. D8"
Benihime ("Crimson Princess") is just such an unique zanpakutou, both in form and ability. It has a curved hilt with decorations, and it apparently has a female spirit, since Urahara refers to it as a "her". She seems to have a bad personality, though, because her attacks are as fierce and deadly as Zangetsu's. (And the names of her attacks always have to do something with blood.) But I love her commands (Awaken [Okiro] and Sing/Cry [Nake]), especially when Urahara says them in Miki-san's voice~
Anyway, watching the anime makes me wonder if I should start reading the manga again, but a lot of what is happening now is so wild and crazy. Maybe when Urahara makes an appearance again, I'll go back to this series. Or in order to find out what happens to Shuuhei? Or maybe wait for the Vaizard to make their appearance? Who knows...