User blog:Lemursrule/Bleach 268 English dubbed Review

As I commented on last week's blog, there are some characters that work better in English and others do not. This week's episode proved my point quite clearly, but before I get to that, I will discuss what I did like about the episode. Overall it was a intense episode, but the plot doesn't really advance much, but the action really kicks off next week.

Johnny Yong Bosch was flawless as Ichigo and his acting couldn't be any better. In my opinion, Johnny's portrayal of Ichigo has become much stronger over the last two years or so due to the birth of his daughter. I think becoming a parent has really heightened his protective parenting, which reflects in his portrayal of Ichigo and Ichigo's will to protect. Tony Oliver's Ulquiorra was also excellent and Tony reflected Ulquiorra's lack of emotions rather well.

However, Colleen O'Shaughnessey's Loly stole the show for me. Although there were some "iffy" line reads (which frankly was the ADR director's fault, because it is the director's job to direct, they clearly rushed to get it done), she really did a great job in, pardon my language, bringing out the "pyscho bitch" in her. The script writing for Loly was well done, unfortunately not every character got great dialogue adaptation.

Final Rundown

 * Story 7.5/10
 * Art/Animation 9/10
 * Sound Effects 10/10
 * Script adaptation 8/10
 * Music 9/10
 * Acting 8.5/10

I give Bleach episode 268 an 8.7 out of 10.

Join me on Saturday when I review episode 269 dubbed, and please watch Bleach as it continues to lead the new Toonami.

Until Next Time! -- 03:22, August 27, 2012 (UTC)