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| Finally, Mayuri gets to shine again in this war. Pernida is one of the most mysterious Sternritter members but a powerful one. I find it funny how thrilled Mayuri is in this fight. Amazing that they had brief flashbacks of the first time when he fought Uryu. So much nostalgia! Pernida's hand design is how I had expected to look from the adaptation. This fight cooked especially in the unique nature of the abilities used imo. |
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| I mean, having Kenpachi in an episode is already a recipe for success, but add in Mayuri, and yeah, the dub is more than just in the bag. Probably the strongest muscle-brained idiot in the show, along with one of the smartest people in the show, and can they really lose? Then again, they aren't going up against any fodder sternritter, they're going up against REIO'S LEFT ARM. Expected it to be CGI, and yeah, even with the break, Pierrot CGI department hasn't improved all that much from last cour or the first. But whatever, we've been treated the past episodes that this really doesn't matter, because at least we got to see MAYURI'S BANKAI after how long has it been, A DECADE??? Legit last time he used it, Aizen was still the main villain lol. Something about seeing that ugly ass baby gave me nostalgia icl. Also, didn't even notice it last ep, but the ED has changed slightly. It's reversed now lol. |
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| Good adaption for the fight. I don't think there were really many (or any) added scenes from what I remember, but I might be wrong. As questionable as Mayrui is, it's always entertaining hearing his voice actor portray him |
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| Ok, this was actually pure epic. ๐ฏ |
| Watching this just makes you think that yeah that's very Mayuri alright. Creepyool action again. |
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| Broly vs Gogeta's fight was so strong that Broly's voice became the Soul Kings left arm when they broke throught the dimensions. |
| Something has to be here... ใใใฆใใ ใใ |
| Mayuri has always disturbed my with his sick experiments, Kenpachi is an idiot. |
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| Now this was it. Probably, my favorite episode since Bleach came back in this new look. Time and time again, it is proven that Kurotsuchi is one heck of an opponent to go against. What a scary guy to have on our side. We're lucky that even tho he's a messed up fella, he's with us. One of my favorite Bleach episodes of all time. I loved it so much. Captain Kurotsuchi showed incredible abilities and knowledge. |
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| Mayuri is one of the small handful of anime characters that can make heavy dialogue scenes very entertaining. With an equally disgusting new Bankai to boot. It’s nice to have this kind of content back after so long. As for the CGI complaints…funny enough, as someone who often dislikes CGI model usage, this was fine overall, that 5 second clip of 3D Pernida only looks bad if you watch that specific clip all by itself. The CG was definitely used to better depict Pernida’s creepiness that the usual 2D drawings might not have conveyed quite as well unless you’re okay with more stills. |
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| Holy crap, the animation was absolutely insane for this one. Not sure what you guys are talking about with the CGI, this is high tier CGI in every regard I can think of (and yes, even that uncanny little 3 seconds cut of the hand making open and close motions is well polished, it's just the least stellar part of the CGI). |
DanpmssNov 23, 8:34 AM
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| Mayuri is a freak and a badass at the same time. Thw CGI wasnt that bad imo |
Yeah Mr Mayuri Yeah Science! |
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What a disturbing bankai... birthing scene ugh, unholy.  |
| Kubo pulled out all the body horror for this fight, and it fits no better than with Mayuri vs Pernida, seriously such a fantastic fight, and there's still half of it to go, AND this is the 400th episode of Bleach overall, couldn't be any bette of a milestone episode than this! I did wish they called the next episode "BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND [Never Ending My Dream]" instead of "Don't Chase a Shadow" because that title is the first chapter of the next fight, but that's a personal thing. I wonder if the poem was one Kubo was going to originally use for a volume but was never able to |
| It was a good episode overall, but defending or even praising the CGI in this instance feels like the epitome of blindly fanboy behavior. This series undeniably boasts some of the best animation and lighting I've ever seen, but let's stay grounded and avoid deluding ourselves. |
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| That was really creepy |
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Reply to SoulReaper01_
Mayuri is a freak and a badass at the same time. Thw CGI wasnt that bad imo
| @SoulReaper01_ mayuri never lose even though no shuunpo, just science |
Reply to KaiserVonGogureo
Kubo pulled out all the body horror for this fight, and it fits no better than with Mayuri vs Pernida, seriously such a fantastic fight, and there's still half of it to go, AND this is the 400th episode of Bleach overall, couldn't be any bette of a milestone episode than this! I did wish they called the next episode "BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND [Never Ending My Dream]" instead of "Don't Chase a Shadow" because that title is the first chapter of the next fight, but that's a personal thing. I wonder if the poem was one Kubo was going to originally use for a volume but was never able to
KaiserVonGogureo said: True. "Baby, Hold Your Hand" is associated with Nemu (Vol. 71) and her relationship with Mayuri, and we haven't yet seen the second half of this battle where she has her moment and where she, Mayuri and Pernida will all get their greatest moments in the entire series. As lovely as this episode was, this isn't the culmination of the fight and by extension Mayuri and Nemu's character pieces.I did wish they called the next episode "BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND [Never Ending My Dream]" instead of "Don't Chase a Shadow" |
-Kino-Nov 23, 9:19 AM
| Yea Mayuri has always been a creepy guy and that even extends to his fighting techniques. Shooting his enemy with guys who are still alive and screaming in pain before they explode, and of course…whatever the hell his Bankai is ๐ but hey the Soul Reapers are lucky they have someone like him on their side. He knows how to get the job done and showed that in this episode, with it appropriately ending with him laughing like the maniac he is lol. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Mayuri's body horror aspect is so disgusting yet you can't help but love him as a character. The Spider-Man/Attack on Titan sequence was awesome, but yea, not much to say about this episode because my favorite aspects about BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND involve Nemu and will actually happen in the next one. Fight isn't over yet, guys. Next episode is the whole climax of the fight + has potential to be one of the greatest Bleach episodes ever, and I'm not talking about fucking animation or sakuga, I'm talking character development, seriously, we'll see a side of Mayuri that we've never seen before.  |
neffst3rNov 23, 9:35 AM
| the mad scientist does it again |
| NAH THIS EPISODE IS WILD |
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| MAYURIIIIIIII holy shit he still carrying the series like always, EXTREMELY HYPE EP, the fight was awesome, the animation was outstanding and finally FINALLY the poem it's about Kyoraku, FINALLYYYYYYY will see Kyoraku's bankai, man I'm so hype right now |
| Dear Lord, that was disturbing on all kinds of levels. |
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Reply to Shinmalice
CGI was to be expected, not a fan but not a surprise. Didn't ruin the overal episode for me. I always wondered why Yhwach considered Urahara to be more frightening than Mayuri. Yes Urahara is the smarter one out of the two who thinks multiple steps ahead in a fight. Remove the gadgets and prep time, Urahara would obviously be the more dangerous one out of the two. However one would assume Mayuri being more terrifying one out of the two in regards to this war because of Mayuri most likely having more knowledge thanks to him doing unethical researches on the quincies back in the days and Mayuri being prepared to do unethical things in the present too. Even if you can't predict what Urahara is planning, there's certain boundaries Urahara won't cross. Instead of guessing what he's gonna do, it's easier to manage when you guess what Urahara won't do. Mayuri might not be as smart as Urahara, but he's less restricted when it comes to doing unethical things and this as a result makes it harder to deal with Mayuri. You won't know what he's planning to do, nor would you know what he won't do. The only thing you know is that he isnt as smart as Urahara.
Yhwach considered a weaker Yamamoto of the original gotei 13 to be more frightening for the same reason as why Mayuri is frightening now unlike the much stronger Yamamoto who Yhwach considers as weak because he isn't as ruthless of a person as the original gotei 13 Yamamoto. You would assume Urahara to fall into this category too.
Yhwach considered a weaker Yamamoto of the original gotei 13 to be more frightening for the same reason as why Mayuri is frightening now unlike the much stronger Yamamoto who Yhwach considers as weak because he isn't as ruthless of a person as the original gotei 13 Yamamoto. You would assume Urahara to fall into this category too.
Shinmalice said: I always wondered why Yhwach considered Urahara to be more frightening than Mayuri. The war potential list was made by Yhwach based on "who could mess with my plans". And Urahara was messing with Yhwach on a much larger scale than Mayuri during the whole war. Urahara contacted every faction and gave them work on day one of the invasion. Mayuri was only doing local things like focusing on the next fight or trying to save the next injured soul reaper. To phrase it differently, Mayuri was busy treating symptoms while Urahara was working on a cure for the illness itself. |
Reply to Shinmalice
@Yaggamy Not really sure about that. Without Mayuri, Urahara wouldn't had a way in time to send the gotei 13 in time to the Royal Palace as an example. Because of the timing thanks to Mayuri, Ichigo's gang would've struggled even more and might have even lost if Mayuri wasn't so well prepared.
Shinmalice said: Not really sure about that. Without Mayuri, Urahara wouldn't had a way in time to send the gotei 13 to the Royal Palace as an example. I'm not saying Mayuri wasn't necessary to win the war! Urahara had a plan that would have worked without help from Mayuri's reishi enhancer. He had no way of knowing that Ukitake wouldn't be supplying his reishi for the gate... |
| Thats a nice bankai. Summons out a giant (baby) based on the data he sent, so it can match up well with his opponent. I thought I wasn't really enjoying the episode, but before I knew it the ED song rolls out lol |
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Lol Breaking Bad reference |
| Yo masterpiece of a fight i swear to god. Kinda pity Zaraki though, but the fight between Mayuri & Pernida was the most painfully scientific detailed fight i think i've ever seen in Bleach, not to put any disrespect on any previous Mayuri fights, but i don't really recall them that well, except that pink haired arrancar dude back in Aizen's arc, however, as much painful it was to watch the reversed-nerves baby scream in agony, the fight perse was a masterpiece. Excited to see how Zaraki's gonna take that one from Mayuri! |
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