User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/ANIME SPECIAL: 268: Hatred and Jealousy, Orihime's Dilemma/@comment-1351982-20100505120300

Well, from what I'm gathering from the previews the next episode is pretty much Ulquiorra kicking the crap out of Ichigo and "killing" him at the end at the episode to create a cliff-hanger. Hollow Ichigo will probably be either in ep 271 or ep 272. I'm glad they gave Uryu more screen time, but I agree Seele Schneider should have been enough, Sprenger was not even necessary. But at least Murcielago made up for it. The animation was amazing from the reiatsu rain to the subtle showing of the wings. I like how they made the wings move with Ulquiorra and not making them like stiff boards, it makes Ulquiorra more alive. I like how if you notice each time an espada has their ressureccion in the anime, they each have their own style that connects with the character. Grimmjow's was flashy and loud, Ulquiorra's was quiet and calm. That's what I like about this studio Pierrot, they clearly love this project and it shows in the animation, a lot of love goes into this show. I mean each year the push the quality more and more(I cannot say the same for naruto shippuden because other than it being in widescreen, the animation has looked the same the last two years. I think both naruto and bleach have the same budget, I just think some of the newer and more experienced animators want to work on bleach because they have the challenge of creating something that has really not been seen before). Can't wait for the next episode.