Bleach 196
"Hueco Mundo is a treasure trove!"
It was everything I wanted and more. Of course, I really just wanted to hear Mayuri-sama's voice, but the episode was really good. Mayuri-sama and Szayel both looked and sounded very beautiful(Mayuri's voice actor could read the phone book and make it sound sexy). And the extended view of their confrontation was most appreciated. The manga never showed Dondo & Pesche during the fight or Szayel creating the doll, so that was nice to see. Loved the added dialogue too, especially Mayuri's line at the end.
Some of the bits with Kenpachi swinging his sword around were kind of tedious, but the stuff with Yachiru more than made up for it. I need an animated icon of her kicking Ichigo in the face now.
My one real gripe: in the manga, Uryuu and Renji were collapsed on the ground the whole time. Y'know, due to their organs being destroyed? Here, they're standing up and chatting pretty well for people who've just been crippled. >_>;
It was everything I wanted and more. Of course, I really just wanted to hear Mayuri-sama's voice, but the episode was really good. Mayuri-sama and Szayel both looked and sounded very beautiful(Mayuri's voice actor could read the phone book and make it sound sexy). And the extended view of their confrontation was most appreciated. The manga never showed Dondo & Pesche during the fight or Szayel creating the doll, so that was nice to see. Loved the added dialogue too, especially Mayuri's line at the end.
Some of the bits with Kenpachi swinging his sword around were kind of tedious, but the stuff with Yachiru more than made up for it. I need an animated icon of her kicking Ichigo in the face now.
My one real gripe: in the manga, Uryuu and Renji were collapsed on the ground the whole time. Y'know, due to their organs being destroyed? Here, they're standing up and chatting pretty well for people who've just been crippled. >_>;