Bleach Episode 201: Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms
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70 Fans
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QUICK TAKES
hylian_286
Nnoitra having his hollow hole in his eye explains so much about that earlier stab and it was scary to see him focus on Orihime while Yachiru just sat there laughing
loveablepanda101
Finding out Nnoitra has a hole where his eye should be was such a creepy reveal and it totally explains why he didn't die from that headshot earlier
mallow_342
Kenpachi telling Nnoitra he was just playing around before he started chopping limbs off like it was a game was so cold, especially when he did it with that huge smile
eternatus_315
When that six-arm transformation happened, I was genuinely creeped out, but my jaw dropped watching Kenpachi just *revel* in the pure chaos of it all. It’s like he doesn't just embrace danger, he practically feeds on it, which honestly makes me wonder if there's anything that could actually scare him.
vanessa_valkyrie_142
You can really see Nnoitra getting rattled once Kenpachi starts cutting his arms off one by one and the way he looked at his eye hole was such a good twist
kofu_364
The pacing in this one feels way off and they keep using the same frames over and over while Nnoitra and Kenpachi just stare at each other for way too long
shinnosuke_258
I really enjoyed the shift in tone when Kenpachi stopped holding back and decided to slice Nnoitra into pieces, but the animation felt a bit shaky at points, and seeing those six arms sprout out was gross and cool at the same time although I wish the pacing moved a bit faster because some of the reused frames were pretty obvious
hosenki
It was a total blast to watch Kenpachi slice through that hierro after Nnoitra acted so invincible and seeing him actually get serious makes the wait for this fight worth it
c_c_code
I felt like the animation was kind of choppy during the big six arm reveal and some of the camera cuts made the movements hard to follow even if the fight was cool
obanai_ophidian
Watching Kenpachi grin while Nnoitra grew all those extra arms was wild and it made me so happy when he finally slashed through that tough skin like it was nothing
yiga_clan
I loved the way the spiritual pressure felt so heavy the second that eyepatch came off and the animation for the scythes was actually great
artemis
My head was spinning when Kenpachi actually sliced through that supposedly invincible skin and Nnoitra looked so confused about his Hierro failing him
impa
I genuinely thought Nnoitra was a goner after that head stab, so when he just laughed it off because of his messed-up eye socket, my jaw dropped. It was such a dramatic reveal that just made him feel even more impossible to beat, like he was mocking us with how durable he is.
schtzstaffel_scythe_481
Okay, so I noticed the animation for the sword fights was a bit repetitive with the reused frames, and honestly, it pulled me out of the action a little, but man, when Santa Teresa showed up with all those multiplying arms? That was such a dramatic reveal, I definitely wasn't expecting it to get so intense so fast.
nopperabo_ninja
My jaw totally dropped when Nnoitra suddenly sprouted those extra arms; it threw me for such a loop, like, how much more can this guy hide? And Kenpachi, seeing him just revel in that absolute brawl really confirms for me that he truly only feels alive when he's facing someone who can push him to his very edge.
zekrom
When Kenpachi's eyepatch finally came off, I felt a shiver down my spine because I knew Nnoitra was in for it, but I didn't expect him to just carve through that Hierro like butter. It was almost sad watching Nnoitra frantically try to use those extra arms, realizing just how insignificant he truly was compared to Kenpachi's raw power.
hakuro_honed
I swear, Kenpachi just lives for the thrill of a good fight, and watching him practically giddy when Nnoitra regenerated those arms made me realize just how much he thrives on pushing his limits. It's wild to me how he can find pure joy in something so brutal, and the music during that whole sequence just hammered home the sheer intensity of their battle.
baniacz
When Kenpachi actually offered Nnoitra an arm so they could just keep fighting, I was honestly stunned; it's so wild how he respects the clash of strength so much that he'd extend an opportunity like that, even to an enemy. My guy just lives for the thrill, doesn't he?
sailor_neptune
I actually laughed out loud when Nnoitra was talking big about his Hierro, like I forgot who he was even fighting. Kenpachi just effortlessly cutting through that "toughest skin" after all that bluster was such a classic moment, and honestly, a little humiliating for Nnoitra, which he totally deserved.
ghetsis_325
That new form of Nnoitra's, with all those extra blades, totally sent a shiver down my spine – how is Ichigo supposed to even begin to counter that kind of grotesque power? I really wish they hadn't used so many quick, choppy edits during the fight though, it pulled me right out of what should have been an incredibly intense moment.
EPISODE CONTEXT
Deep within the Hueco Mundo invasion arc, this episode continues the direct confrontation between Kenpachi and Nnoitra that began escalating in the previous episode when Kenpachi started breaking through Nnoitra's iron-hard defenses. With Nnoitra now releasing his true power, this episode raises the stakes to their peak and sets the stage for the next episode's decisive conclusion to one of the arc's most anticipated one-on-one battles.
QUICK TAKES
hylian_286
Nnoitra having his hollow hole in his eye explains so much about that earlier stab and it was scary to see him focus on Orihime while Yachiru just sat there laughing
loveablepanda101
Finding out Nnoitra has a hole where his eye should be was such a creepy reveal and it totally explains why he didn't die from that headshot earlier
mallow_342
Kenpachi telling Nnoitra he was just playing around before he started chopping limbs off like it was a game was so cold, especially when he did it with that huge smile
eternatus_315
When that six-arm transformation happened, I was genuinely creeped out, but my jaw dropped watching Kenpachi just *revel* in the pure chaos of it all. It’s like he doesn't just embrace danger, he practically feeds on it, which honestly makes me wonder if there's anything that could actually scare him.
vanessa_valkyrie_142
You can really see Nnoitra getting rattled once Kenpachi starts cutting his arms off one by one and the way he looked at his eye hole was such a good twist
kofu_364
The pacing in this one feels way off and they keep using the same frames over and over while Nnoitra and Kenpachi just stare at each other for way too long
shinnosuke_258
I really enjoyed the shift in tone when Kenpachi stopped holding back and decided to slice Nnoitra into pieces, but the animation felt a bit shaky at points, and seeing those six arms sprout out was gross and cool at the same time although I wish the pacing moved a bit faster because some of the reused frames were pretty obvious
hosenki
It was a total blast to watch Kenpachi slice through that hierro after Nnoitra acted so invincible and seeing him actually get serious makes the wait for this fight worth it
c_c_code
I felt like the animation was kind of choppy during the big six arm reveal and some of the camera cuts made the movements hard to follow even if the fight was cool
obanai_ophidian
Watching Kenpachi grin while Nnoitra grew all those extra arms was wild and it made me so happy when he finally slashed through that tough skin like it was nothing
yiga_clan
I loved the way the spiritual pressure felt so heavy the second that eyepatch came off and the animation for the scythes was actually great
artemis
My head was spinning when Kenpachi actually sliced through that supposedly invincible skin and Nnoitra looked so confused about his Hierro failing him
impa
I genuinely thought Nnoitra was a goner after that head stab, so when he just laughed it off because of his messed-up eye socket, my jaw dropped. It was such a dramatic reveal that just made him feel even more impossible to beat, like he was mocking us with how durable he is.
schtzstaffel_scythe_481
Okay, so I noticed the animation for the sword fights was a bit repetitive with the reused frames, and honestly, it pulled me out of the action a little, but man, when Santa Teresa showed up with all those multiplying arms? That was such a dramatic reveal, I definitely wasn't expecting it to get so intense so fast.
nopperabo_ninja
My jaw totally dropped when Nnoitra suddenly sprouted those extra arms; it threw me for such a loop, like, how much more can this guy hide? And Kenpachi, seeing him just revel in that absolute brawl really confirms for me that he truly only feels alive when he's facing someone who can push him to his very edge.
zekrom
When Kenpachi's eyepatch finally came off, I felt a shiver down my spine because I knew Nnoitra was in for it, but I didn't expect him to just carve through that Hierro like butter. It was almost sad watching Nnoitra frantically try to use those extra arms, realizing just how insignificant he truly was compared to Kenpachi's raw power.
hakuro_honed
I swear, Kenpachi just lives for the thrill of a good fight, and watching him practically giddy when Nnoitra regenerated those arms made me realize just how much he thrives on pushing his limits. It's wild to me how he can find pure joy in something so brutal, and the music during that whole sequence just hammered home the sheer intensity of their battle.
baniacz
When Kenpachi actually offered Nnoitra an arm so they could just keep fighting, I was honestly stunned; it's so wild how he respects the clash of strength so much that he'd extend an opportunity like that, even to an enemy. My guy just lives for the thrill, doesn't he?
sailor_neptune
I actually laughed out loud when Nnoitra was talking big about his Hierro, like I forgot who he was even fighting. Kenpachi just effortlessly cutting through that "toughest skin" after all that bluster was such a classic moment, and honestly, a little humiliating for Nnoitra, which he totally deserved.
ghetsis_325
That new form of Nnoitra's, with all those extra blades, totally sent a shiver down my spine – how is Ichigo supposed to even begin to counter that kind of grotesque power? I really wish they hadn't used so many quick, choppy edits during the fight though, it pulled me right out of what should have been an incredibly intense moment.
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