Bleach - Episode 176-177
Mystery! The Sword-Consuming Assassin
The Reversal of Rukia, the Rampaging Blade
Rukia is the first to fight. The quality was average, some quick parts had really smooth high-frame animation. The fight wasn’t that interesting but, I was expecting less for a filler. Rukia’s normal shikai powers aren’t enough to take Jinnai down. Every time he suffers an attack, he lets his bakkoutou consume him more, giving him more power.
Rukia ends up using her most recent techniques, the ones she used for the first time in Hueco Mundo but, a bakkoutou’s ability to give his user power is immense. Jinnai pushes himself to far in the end and the sword completely consumes and kills him.
Ryuu’s a more difficult opponent, since his sword allows him to become mist. Luckily, Ishida is the right opponent, because of his Seele Schneider’s powers. Ishida hurts himself to take down Ryuu.
Sado is probably the one who had a better fight. Some parts of the battle had that "filler-stupidty", like how he couldn’t just jump away from the walls that Genga created. Anyway, Sado uses his left arm’s power La Muerte and defeats Genga.
Ichigo and Hanza’s fight is just starting. Ichigo tries to break Hanza’s sword’s mirror right in the beginning but, it doesn’t make a diference. Since Hanza has fused with the bakkoutou, his power has really rised and he can use his ability better than before. Ichigo will probably have to use his mask now.
The preview shows Ichigo’s past and his mother’s death, I have no idea how this relates to his fight with Hanza. Episode 199 is going to be about Amagai having a problem with the Gotei 13 so, Lurichiyo’s arc is probably going to finish in the next episode, I hope the last fight is more interesting and better animated.
Also, next week’s episode is going to have a new ED.
