User blog comment:Lemursrule/Bleach episode 271 (SERIOUSLY FANS NEED TO CALM DOWN!)/@comment-893506-20100520045958

Well, Tinni said they reused the animation, but I'm not entirely sure about that. Lanza del Relampago's generation scene is a notable difference from Soul Carnival 2's version. Also, Ichigo summoning Zangetsu... I don't recall him blowing Orihime away in Soul Carnival 2 (though, then again, the frames making that scene up were probably recycled).

And also, I agree about the episode being criticized heavily. I was very satisfied with it. Censorship is going to happen. It has been happening since Ichimaru attacked Jidanbo (his arm was cut off in the manga), and Uryu wasn't able to use his left arm all the same; it was practically broken, so in battle, it's pretty much the same situation. Overall, the episode is still good, and we got to see everything that happens in the manga. We practically got the entire fight, so that should be enough.