Bleach Episode 132 - Hitsugaya, Karin and Soccer Ball

I actually didn’t dislike this episode as much as I thought it would (and no, Don Kanonji didn’t show up). I wouldn’t call it a great episode, but it managed to stay entertaining enough with the soccer theme combined with how Karin is searching for Ichigo. Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since we’ve had a Karin-centric episode - she’s been in some of the recent episodes, but I think the last episode she played a big part was probably back in episode 50. The other part of the reason might be because she knows Ichigo is a Shinigami, so there’s potential for something to happen with her in the story (much like Tatsuki). It’s yet to be seen in the manga if anything will happen in that regard, and hopefully the writers here haven’t dug themselves into a hole by revealing who Hitsugaya and Matsumoto are to her.
Unfortunately, the anime originals don’t appear to be over yet, as next week seems to be about Ikkaku, and future episode titles show that the weeks after that will be about Yumichika, and then about Kon and Rangiku.

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