I think this is my favorite or second favorite anime ever!!!!

Surprise, 132 was filler all the way, outside of Hitsugaya being introduced to Karin. 135 looks like it's going to be the end of the Arrancar arc. So the the rest of July is going to be wrapping that up, unless they throw more episodes on. Been meaning to start following the manga, so I'm going to get started on that in the meantime.

I'm just going to skip watching this episode. I'm looking forward to this weeks manga chapter though.

Okay, with 133, it became ridiculously obvious that there's a different artist working on the fillers. I think my assumption was right; that the fillers are being used simply to give the main artists a break, haha. Well, that, or they're just getting sloppy with the fillers. =\

Anyway, despite some rather lackluster artwork, 133 was somewhat entertaining. Some rather horrifying faces from Ikkaku, Keigo's sister, and others, as there was a lot of anger in this episode. x.x (Some of the faces and angles of Keigo's sister actually reminded me of Haruko from FLCL, for some reason. ) A few laughs here and there, but overall, even I have to say it was kinda "eh..." Now the fillers don't even have a particular story they're following, so it's getting a bit annoying, even to me. Heck, Ichigo's nowhere to be seen, except some of the Shinigami Cup things.

I dunno about the rest of you, but I'm not very fond of the new ending theme.

Next episode looks... I'm not sure, actually. Seems like it's got something to do with Hanatarou and one of the people at the Technological Bureau (or whatever it's called), as well as Yumichika. Nice Shinigami Cup, though. XD Yachiru's to blame for the strange behavior of the Gikongan souls. (Such as Rangiku's almost frightening lust.)

Anyone know how many filler ep's might be left? As of now, Wikipedia's only got two more episodes listed under the Arrancar arc, so I dunno if that's all that's planned before the next arc or what.
Definitely still looking forward to Hueco Mundo, especially for Chad.

Yeah I wonder when the Hueco Mundo Arc will begin. So far the fillers have been filling their purpose, but at this point I have no interest in them and would be better off watching a another series. In anycase can't wait to see Shinji in action, I hope the Vaizards get a lil' more invovled in the next arc.

Yeah, and the less they show of him the better. They already managed to ruin the mask by making it appear a.) weak and b.) as if he can equip it several times in a row. Whats the point of it breaking after 12 seconds if he can just put it on it again? That's not how it is in the manga. I think whoever did the fillers missed the memo on that.
I skimmed through this episode in about 20 seconds. I'll probably do the same with next weeks filler unless something more interesting happens.
This weeks manga chapter should be good though, both for Bleach and Naruto.

Something that definitely stood out in 133, haha. I agree for the most part though, the fillers have been sporadic and unrelated, but I enjoyed 133 much more than 132. They're really running with the joke of Hitsugaya being in elementary school. Ikkaku offered him candy and toys, just like Ukitake did long ago And I love how Yachiru turned out to be responsible for the gigai. It just seemed fitting, haha.

As for the fillers, they'll be officially over after 135 it looks like. So it's still the remainder of July it seems.

Actually, no...I read the titles of episodes 135 & 136 and I'm sure they're fillers, seeing as I've read the manga already and know what's gonna happen. I must admit I'm not very excited about the fillers, although they're much better than the filler arc of the Bount, they're just interrupting a very interesting and exciting arc, I can't stand them

134 actually wasn't too bad, I thought. The plot was somewhat relevant to the Arrancar in the beginning, and although the rest was about baking a cake, it was amusing. (Seeing Chad and Renji hide behind a boulder to avoid eating more bad cakes, for example. Haha.) The art seems to have gone back to the quality it was at before, I think. Not sure about the animation, but it seems fine to me.

Based on the episode titles on Wikipedia, 135 looks like it's probably the end of the fillers.

That looks fake. Ulquiorra's death? Aizen's trap?

Yeah, perhaps. I figured the "Ulquiorra's death" part wasn't meant literally, or something. "Aizen's trap" doesn't sound unusual, though, I don't think. But yeah, being that it's Wiki, I suppose anything's possible.

Well I'm just basing it on the upcoming events in the manga, and Ulquiorra's death sounds completely off, no matter in what sense it was meant. Ulquiorra won't even appear again for a while, except being seen walking into a room full of Espada, arrancars and Aizen.

So yeah I'm pretty sure they are either fake or more fillers.

Ah, right. My bad, then.

Well, I can't imagine these fillers going on for too much longer. At least... I hope they don't last too much longer. I was cool with the whole "Nightmare Arrancar" thing, but that's been over with for a few episodes now. Also, I'd like to see Ichigo again soon, at any rate. ...Or hell, any of the main characters. Chad and Orihime are the only ones we've seen lately, really, and they haven't done much on-screen. Everyone's pretty much off training, in some form or another. I could understand if they don't wanna have too many episodes just of everyone training, but I'd like to at least see some of them soon, and see if anyone's made any progression so far. (Ichigo's got the mask for a few seconds now, though Chad doesn't seem to be making much progress yet. Uryuu's at least partially done with his training, as he's got his power back, though I would think his father plans to work his ass off to become more "worthy" of his powers.)

On a completely different note: I want more Momo! Lol.

All too true, I wonder when she's gonna snap out of the "Dreamy eyes over Aizen" phase, and cling onto someone who really cares about her *couchHistusgayacough*. This whole thing with her and Aizen just makes it look out to be one bad case of Stockholm Syndrome.

This was actually the first episode I found myself tempted to skim through, but it had enough humor for me to choose against it.


Haha, indeed. I also kinda like how the Shinigami Cups have been continuations of subplots within the episode. 12th Division can be pretty bastardly sometimes.

I keep forgetting to check the Shinigami Cups. I don't like the new ending theme, so I tend to just close VLC once the credits start.

*checks Shinigami Cup*

Ah, another mention of Ikkaku's molars. XD I really liked how that was included in the beginning of the episode.

I've been watching bleach for a while very good show. They really do have some good matches..

Sheesh. While waiting for the new DMC to be released, I completely forgot about Bleach. ^^;

Well, 135 was another filler, to no surprise. I don't really have any particular complaints or compliments about the episode, but regarding the next episode... First off, they're taking a break next week (They've taken an awful lot of breaks this past arc or two.), so 136 will air on August 8^th. Regarding the title, I still haven't seen any changes on the Wikipedia titles I posted previously, and judging by the preview, it really does have something to do with Ulquiorra (as well as Aizen?). So is it safe to assume the fillers are done (for now)? Time will tell...

So the titles are still there? I still don't see how Ulquiorra's death fits in any way, but at least the fillers might be over. I think...





That scene with Aizen is what makes me uncertain.

Yeah, those would be the scenes I speak of.

The only sense I could make out of "Ulquiorra's Death" is, like, something to do with his life before he became a Hollow, maybe? But the subs don't really make it sound like it'll be anything like that, so I have no idea. :S Just gonna have to wait two weeks, I guess. (Wonderful timing for them to take a break, eh? Heh-heh. Just when we're trying to figure this sort of thing out.)

Well yeah, I can think of several things if I make them up myself, but there's nothing like that in the episodes to come. He walks into a room, gets a order, walks out. That's it. There's nothing personal about Ulquiorra, or even any focus on him whatsoever for at least a few episodes. So if that's a real title, it might be a filler related to Ulquiorra. And I don't know how I feel about that since fillers have a tendency to some times ruin some characters more than it does them good.

And that scene with Aizen, a similar scene is supposed to happen a few episodes later with another person in the room with him. But I don't recall him activating that thing next to him before that happened. I may be wrong though.

Yeah, I only meant that idea as a filler possibility. I wouldn't mind a filler related to someone like Ulquiorra, as long as it's a good filler -- better than the past handful. I'd like to get to know him a bit more, personality-wise and such. And learning something about his past life may be interesting, if they ever do something like that apart from the main story.

And yeah, perhaps the scene with Ulquiorra and Aizen is nothing more than what you say. But if they're somehow tied into the next episode or two, then I'm just hoping that that means they're leading out of the fillers, at least.

I think Bleach its great I love the plot and chars, plus being a shigami and your a human thats gotta b ecool

mabye the guy dies of death from boredom of house keeping you never know ... its such an exhaggerated title

Well it was a filler.



Not sure how Ulquiorra would "die" because I haven't watched it yet, but maybe it's out of boredom of being in this filler.

Well now, filler indeed, but sure as hell better than the past few. "Ulqiorra's Death" seems a bit exaggerated or something, though. As "Civil War" suggests, some of the Arrancar rebel. They attack Ulquiorra, who collapses, and isn't seen again until the end of the episode. I'm not sure what the deal with these three Arrancar is (i.e. whether or not they're seen in the manga at all), but they're apparently not too fond of Aizen.

Filler or not, if they can at least manage to keep it this interesting, then I don't mind if the fillers last a little while longer. Yet another week for the next release, however: August 22nd. More waiting.

Well for people who don't know the manga, they might have thought Ulquiorra died.
And while this filler is more interesting, I hate it already for doing the same thing it did with portraying Ichigo's mask as weak and equippable over and over (when it isnt) and what the fillers did in Naruto.

I'm sorry but I just don't buy that these weak arrancar are being so stupid that they think they can take on Ulquiorra, or that Aizen would just leave the Hogyouku in the wide open for them to steal. Obviously it was left out on purpose in some attempt to fish out any rebels. But the impression I got from the manga was that they all know their place and even the Espada either worship Aizen for his power, or fear him for it. If these arrancar don't even know how much stronger Ulquiorra is compared to them, then they shouldn't even be in the same building. Everyone knows their place. If anyone would dare to even do a stupid thing like this it sure as hell wouldn't be a weakling arrancar.
Besides displaying stupidity among Aizen's troops, it doesn't portray the absolute power he has over them, which is what it looks like in the manga.

I'd rather see the Arrancars continuous respect for Aizen than having that image shattered at the cost of a more interesting fillers.
I really have no interest in fillers to provide me with a story when it interfears with the original story because it's rarely ever done right. If it's something good then they already included it in the manga.

Interesting filler, but it's at the cost of the impression of the main story, as usual.

The title's definitely exaggerated, and I get the feeling this may be the start of another anime-exclusive arc. Seeing as how Ulquiorra pointed out that Patros, and I'd assume the other two, failed to rank as an Espada, I really wasn't surprised to see that he had lived. I was actually pretty upset that Ulquiorra was even downed by lower ranks. Like Atty said, everyone knows their place, yet they downed the 4th Espada... nonsense.

Certainly better than the past fillers, but I'd rather see them adhere to the main story. We'll see what happens, I guess.

I'm pretty sure that Ukquirra faked being downed by these guys as Aizen left the Hogyoku out in the open on purpose as well. But why they think they could take him down is beyond me. The power gap between #6 and #4 in the Espada seems huge, so compared to weaklings that didn't even make it to the Espada, it's hard to understand why they thought they could do anything.

And if by some off chance they actually took him down and he wasn't pretending to be defeated, well then Bleach fillers might surpass the Naruto fillers in ruining the characters.

The only way I could think of is if he wasn't expecting it, but there are so many more reasons why they shouldn't have been able to down him like that. Really, I imagine he should've been able to detect their presence and defend himself, so being ambushed like that didn't make any sense to begin with. =\

Edit: Oh! This would require seeing the next episode in order to confirm, but maybe Ulquiorra's appearance at that point was just an illusion created by Aizen? Thinking back to the beginning, it seemed like Aizen must've been there still, unless the scene with him took place sometime before then. Either way, Ulquiorra seemed pretty much unphased at the end of the episode. This is the only reasonable explanation I can think of, and it ties in with the idea of Aizen trying to find the rebels among the Arrancar.

Well they shouldn't even have thought there would be a point in attacking Ulquiorra to begin with, that's the problem.
That's like Kon thinking he has a chance to take down Ichigo. They're making Ulquiorra out to seem weaker than he really is for these normal arancars to think they stand a chance against him even for one second. I don't like that. It gives people the wrong perception of things. Same with Ichigo's mask.

They make Ulquiorra seem like he's weak enough for some cannon fodder to think they can make a jump at him. Pathetic. Next they'll make Kon think he has a chance to kill Aizen.

Another Episode down the drain.

Another 30minutes of my life I can't get back.

I dont wonna break the mood but today i saw ep.121 so cooool i need MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Atty: Yeah, I can see your point. I guess they probably just ignored that point, simply to add something different like this to the anime. Honestly, it doesn't bother me too much (guess I never would've thought of it like that anyway), but I see how it'd be upsetting. If one is so powerful, it'd make more sense just to stick with it, and changing it just to add something like this is rather obnoxious.

Welp, this is more or less what happened, haha. Aizen did indeed utilize Kyōka Suigetsu to create both an imitation Ulquiorra, as well as a false Hōgyoku. And after re-watching 136 afterwards, I did notice that Aizen was shown in the throne room shortly before Patros enters and steals the false Hōgyoku. So he's obviously aware of what's happening, but as Gin pointed out, he simply chose to let them leave with the illusions of success rather than killing them off. And seeing as how the Shinigami were the ones to take down the rebels, I'm assuming Aizen must have been expecting the outcome. His focus seems to be more on the information surrounding Orihime as it is.

Overall, I was pretty relieved by 137. I just wonder when we'll be seeing Ichigo and the rest of the Vizards again (they've been popping up in the Golden Cups and previews but nothing more), and whether or not the Arrancar rebellion was just something ephemeral.

Yeah, I couldn't help but laugh when I turned out to be right. XD
<-- Wins.
^{</ego boost>}

Anyway, this episode pretty much put everything in perspective, I guess you could say. Also, it looks like this should be the end of the fillers, at least for now. Wiki seems to have the next two episode titles listed already.
138: "Second Move Of Hueco Mundo! Hitsugaya Vs. Yammy"
139: "Ichigo Vs. Grimmjow, 11 Second Battle!"
I assume the second half of 139's title is referring to the time restriction of Ichigo's mask. I doubt that Ichigo is meant to win already, but I look forward to the battle still. I'd love to see Ichigo again, especially now that he seems to be handling his powers relatively well now.

Ah yeah, Hiyori did mention in the preview that he's entered the realm of double-digits now, haha. It'll indeed be good to see him in action again. I'm definitely looking forward to some battles involving the Espada. The next two episodes have me pretty excited. I'm interested in seeing Yammy back in action with his arm re-attached. And Ichigo's rematch with Grimmjow is one I've been waiting quite awhile for. I'm hoping we'll finally see his zanpakutō.

well episode 137 was pretty good for a filler i got to say and im so psyched for next week hitsugaya vs. yami is gonna be sweet and anyways for the episode aired this week

Aizen just toyed around with them using his first release to pretend ulqiorra (if thats how you spell his name) died but really he was ordered to investigate orihime's power i wonder whats so special about her anyways anyone knows?

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I skimmed through the episode. I'll watch it properly later, but I have one question. What does letting these Arrancar rebels think they killed Ulquuiorra have anything to do with gathering information on Orihime? I saw Ulquiorra analyze the ground where she healed Chad before. Couldn't he have done this without letting the other think they killed Ulquiorra (which I still think is stupid) and that they stole the Hogokyou?

Hogokyou was fake and Aizen was just toying with them because he is one sadistic ******* you get the idea. It's his own way of doing things just for the hell of it which i can't understand aizen either i mean he could just wipe out soul society with a few of his espada members and a squad of adjuchas class arrancar but i bet they will give us some lame excuse like he can't enter soul society because of some rediculous reason.

Well that didn't answer my question though. I was wondering if the couldn't have investigated Orihime's powers without letting these Arrancar think they killed Ulquiorra and stole the Hogokyou?
I haven't seen the whole episode properly yet, that's why I'm asking. But I just don't see the connection.

And if there is no connection but just another pointless thing like in most fillers, then I still don't buy it that these guys think they had a chance to defeat Ulquiorra. After seeing them in action they are way too weak to get such ideas. This filler didn't make any sense.

I don't remember if the rebel situation was directly related to investigating Orihime or not, but I would figure it was simply that Aizen knew these guys were up to something, so rather than having to deal with their crap later, he probably figured he'd just get rid of them now. At the same time, without the rebels as any kind of distraction (since he left it up to the shinigami in the human world to get rid of them -- this also means no distractions from the shinigami themselves), he'd be able to have Ulquiorra go investigate. In other words, he probably figured, "I'll let them do what they want. They are of no threat, and they'll be useful in distracting the humans while I have Ulquiorra investigate."
That's my take on the whole thing, anyway.

As for the rebels thinking they could take out Ulquiorra like that, I can still only think that they were just way too full of themselves. Patros, at least, seemed overly confident in his own ability. Even though I haven't read the manga, I can understand why it would be so upsetting that the thought even occurred to them. That overconfidence is really the only thing I can think of, even including the idea of how powerful Ulquiorra supposed to be. On top of that, Patros and the others obviously made a pretty dumb move by trying to rebel in the first place, so they lack what would be common sense to other Arrancar. (Probably part of the reason they never became Espada.)

That's precisely my take on it as well. The Shinigami had no problem dealing with them once the limiters were removed, so I just figured that's what Aizen was expecting, or at least hoping for. Ulquiorra had no intentions of fighting when he arrived either, so I'm assuming it's just how it was planned. Just gather information and report back. Like Gin said, kinda roundabout tactics, but that's Aizen for you.

well like everyone was saying the rebels were just a distraction. one for Ulquiorra to gather information and also its buying Aizen time so he can make more arrancar. least thats my guess. then also gin said something about orihime being a valueble asset to them later so maybe they'll kidnap her or try to get her to go over to their side. hmm but im interested to see ichigo's new vaizard powers in action. cause when he was fight hiyori he was sucking it up quite bad. so we'll see.

Lets not talk of the fillers.

Manga chapter in 2 days!

err was i talking about fillers? lol i hope not. i thought i was talking about an actual main line story plot here! oh yea could anyone tell me how many english episodes are and when the next episode of bleach is coming out?

this weeks episode 138 what a good way to start back the main story line god i can't wait till next week for the 11 second fight go be even more pathetic ichigo! go show grimmjow how pathetic you are!

Not much to say about this week, though seeing Ichigo's face at last is nice. I'm sure he'll have his ass handed to him by lose to Grimmjow again, but maybe not. I know Ichigo is supposed to win against him eventually, but as far as I can tell, it's still too early. (Then again, maybe not. I'll just have to wait 'til next week to find out.) Was also glad to see Rukia and Orihime again, as well as Chad (even though he's been in the fillers a little). I'm a bit excited to see Urahara go out to battle, though I'm doubting we'll see much more of him than we've seen in the past.

It's nice to see the return of Yammy, as well as the formation of Wonderwice (whom I was wondering when I'd see) and the replacement 6th Espada. I'm not entirely sure if these episodes are still "fillers," but whether they are or not, I'm glad to see the show's getting back to the main plot.

Lol... I'm not going to spoil anything, but I'll just say that based on your comment the fillers did a great job at making the mask seem weak.

Oh yeah and this is no longer a filler, so Ichigo can't magically equip the mask over and over. After the 11 seconds are over, that's it. It's over. Filler rules no longer apply.

And no, this is not a filler. It's the main story from now on, and I could tell the increase in quality simply by the sheer awesome presence of Aizen. =p And that we get the Espada instead of some reject arancar weaklings. Also the animation quality was noticably better. It was good to see the story roll on as usual, and all the Espada and main characters return. Next episode is sure to be awesome.

Yeah, I guess I do have the fillers to blame for that. ...And, actually, I'm not sure why I said that as I did, looking back. I'm sure Ichigo will at least put up a much better fight than last time. Just based on what I've heard about the manga, though, it seems a little early for Ichigo to emerge victorious right now. (Though, again, the mask is probably much more powerful than I'm expecting, thanks to the fillers. Also, Grimmjow's missing an arm, which I'm sure would put him at a disadvantage. After all, he wasn't simply demoted in the ranks of the Espada, but completely removed from the group, so I imagine his strength isn't great enough anymore to be considered one.)

Eh, whatever. I guess I've never thought of the mask as particularly "weak," so much as I thought that Ichigo didn't quite master it enough just yet. (Plus, Shinji didn't seem entirely confident in Ichigo's ability, though maybe that's why he let him go -- to test him.) But I guess I'll just assume for now that he'll be fine. If he loses anyway, then whatever.