Oh yeah. Forgot I had a thread to do. Uhh here it is! I’m rewatching Bleach and commentating as I go.

I haven’t watched Bleach since I first saw it in 2014. That was my “I finally have my own computer, let’s marathon all the long anime” phase.

Forgot I had such a HUGE crush on Tatsuki. Her and her half-Sasuke hairstyle.

A lot of people love the first opening. But my favorite is the ninth one (Velonica). That’s actually my all time favorite opening as well. Favorite ending is Golden Wind’s Freek N You (because it’s a classic from 90s R&B group Jodeci)

I think you know what the answer is

I think you know the answer to this as well.

I forgot about Ururu! And the abuse she always got from...the other kid.

It’s doesn’t come up much, but I thought Kon’s backstory was interesting. Not original, but still something to think about.

That shirt looks awful on him, but worse on me. So you win this round.

How did I forget all of this? I shipped Ichigo and Tatsuki really hard for a while. That was actually my only Bleach pair for a bit. Nothing like a childhood tomboy friend.

Out of all the Shounen giants, I think Ichigo has one of the better backstories that I’ve seen. It’s very impactful and relatable, more than I can say for Naruto or some other shows. Even his name bears significance and complements his character.

I’ll pause here for tonight, but I’m glad they went the route of getting to know the main character early. Shows like One Piece took way too long to establish Luffy entirely so I never really cared about him or his drive.

I forgot about the cool episode cards like this. Not enough shows do this anymore.

Wait a minute...is Uryu’s Japanese voice actor the same person who voices Sasuke?? I never knew that! (Originally watched the English dub, which had Shino’s English V/O)

Also the Quincy backstory was so weird. They wanted to kill Hollows, but the Soul Society took them out. Why??

I do like the design of the basic Hollows. The faces range from kinda creepy to humorous and nonsensical.

Not liking Renji’s voice, but I’ll get used to it.

A detail I didn’t notice before, I like this reasoning for Orihime’s powers manifesting. I remember this power being wasted throughout the series, but I thought it had a lot of potential.

Since I’ll be back to work the next three days, the thread will proceed rather slowly. But I’m enjoying Bleach again. I should’ve joined the fandom much sooner.

Too much beauty in one photo.

It’s finally kicking off! The gang’s all here. Almost.

A brief Nanao appreciation post here and there. I think she’s one of my earliest crushes. Especially one with a serious side.

No wonder the captain teases her so much. Even when making such threatening looks, Nanao is just absolutely adorable in a way.

Pretty solid ending. I don’t like many anime endings but this one is pretty good.

The Ichigo/Kenpachi fight is somehow better than many minor shounen fights I’ve seen.

I never really cared about race when it came to anime, but Yoruichi will always be one of the OG favorites for black anime fans like myself.

Wow, so this is Renji’s hairline back in the day.

He really does sound like a kid. But I still prefer the English dub voice (because it’s Steve Staley).

New opening! I kinda like it.

The Gin/Rangiku pairing...its such an odd pairing to me, that I didn’t even notice its existence until I came to know some Bleach roleplayers here.

Her general personality is a little grating, but I definitely had a crush on Soi Fon.

I’m roughly 60 episodes in. I’m somehow surprised at how quickly everyone turned from chasing Ichigo to stopping Aizen. He definitely should’ve gotten away with it, especially if he knew Ichigo and friends were on their way.

I was wondering how Aizen changed his hair all this time. But all he did was slick it back. And somehow only one lock remained.

Rangiku sounds older in Japanese dub. Or, to put it differently, refined. I kinda like it.

I think I hit filler territory so I’ll pause here. I remember Orihime receiving tons of hate along with Rukia. I’ll defend my girls as best I can.

New opening! This is the fourth or fifth one. I kinda like it.

It’s not what it looks like. But with context, it sorta does.

It’s the biggest burn but the most iconic wake up call I’ve ever seen.

I’m lacking a sense for fashion, but this is definitely an outfit I would wear. Minus the headband.

The duality though. We love a self-confident Queen.

....did I really just say that?

Since Masteranime is shutting down and pulling all their episodes, I moved back to Kissanime. Still full of ads but at least I can watch episodes no problem. Also I skipped the filler since I kinda remembered that arc.

I kinda missed this plot twist the first time. Though it’s not much of a twist than a little development.

Oh yeah! I forgot about the Visored. Creepy-smiling Hirako, foul mouthed Hiyori, and the rest of the gang.

Aw yes! This was one of my favorite moments. When the Shinigami stay in the human world.

Even though this wasn’t Rangiku at the time, I could picture her doing this anyway.

I’ll probably talk about this later, but I never understood the Ulquiorra/Orihime pairing. Especially with what it’s grounded on, plot-wise.

Sweet! Finally got to Nel’s appearance. I kinda forgot what happens to her in this arc. She was there for a good chunk and gone the next.

When he asks what that mouth do, reply with this.

I remember this fight! And how weird it was that there’s just a large room with only raised pillars in it.

The Bleach thread is back! And I’m on episode 200. Which means my favorite opening is on, and we’re just starting the Karakura Invasion arc.

This guy was probably my least favorite character. Definitely my least favorite Espada. But I do remember his ending.

I still don’t remember what happened to Nel from this point. She gets taken out then what?

And just like that, I ran into filler. But that’s not so bad since it’s relevant to the main story.

Slowly reaching the end of the bankai rebellion. This is one of the better arcs I’ve seen so far.

Case in point, seeing things from the zanpakuto point of view. How they viewed their owners and how they look outside of their weird form.

...I guess I ship this now

It’s about to go down. Haribel vs. Hitsugaya

I hated this character. Not just because of the abuse towards Orihime, but the last second decency to her character didn’t save it either.

This is probably one of my favorite sub-boss battles in the show. If the captains and the Visored didn’t stop him, he would’ve taken everyone down.

The Visored are here!

Touching reunion, and very poor timing on my part.

I forgot how annoying Wander is. It’s painful to be reminded of him.

This was the best rivalry in Bleach

I didn’t expect Aizen to give up on those he recruited that easily. But he does have a trail of dead homies at this point.

Tosen has probably my least favorite forms. First he’s Slenderman with an insert coin slot, then this bug creature that reminds me of one of the Tailed Beasts.

Awwwww here it go!

I never understood Aizen’s plan and how it revolves around Ichigo. It’s not like he set those things in motion. Most of the time he watched. There’s a lot that could go wrong there.

I actually skipped this fight. It wasn’t something I was very invested in the first time.

Papa to the rescue, and the secret is out.

This was some great filler/movie promotion. When I zoom in on Rangiku I laugh at that face she’s making

Out of context Quincy

The Halloween and 10 year anniversary episodes were pretty good. Bleach fillers can be a little rough, but some of them are quality.

Still slowly getting to the main event. Once Gin’s backstory is over, he’ll be the last mini boss to defeat.

Aizen looking like a Final Fantasy boss. And Gin sorta looking like Kuroko no Basket

Quality kinda drops from here, but glad to see the final fight arrive.

I can see why people didn't like this final fight. But I'm okay with it. But the Mugetsu attack was pretty cool. Maybe in the next 20,000 years, we'll get a second showdown.

Even Kon is sick of quarantine

Me whenever I see photos of @txicmelody13

This is definitely my favorite filler character. Nozomi is such a sassy batch.

Getting down to the final 20 episodes. I swear the quality and art style changed three times in this one episode.

I completely forgot about Riruka! Who, as I've been reminded, is probably the best/worst tsundere ever.

I already liked Tatsuki, but long haired Tatsuki hits different.....did I really just say that?

They haven't had a ton of screen time, but I do like the growth and development of Karin and Yuzu. They both care for their older brother in similar ways and they play a part in Ichigo's growth as well.

The Fullbring arc admittedly is kinda lame, but it has its good parts. For instance, I’d probably wear Ichigo’s outfit for Halloween.

The Xcution battles were sort of a waste. At the same time, most of them hadn’t done much so they may as well had one last battle.

Now I’ve come to the end. It’s been a heck of a ride and I glad I watched it again. It was better than I remembered, but these last few episodes were a little weird with details surrounding the combat pass and Ginjo

Nonetheless, thank you for sticking with me through this thread