This was one of my favourite episodes in all of Bleach. The editing, the title card, the backstory, the music! Everything about this episode was running on full cylinders.
Ukitake-taichou!! !!! (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
I fucking loved his character since forever, easy to see why. No one can hate this man, except for my cousin and I'm like "WTF???" because that's shit taste. One of the best characters. My favourite is probably Gin, followed by Urahara, but Ukitake is a perfect character, which is a different measure, and equal in value surely, so I'm happy to hold up equal to any other character. One of the most truly chivalrous characters ever created, one born into a world of contradictions. And what a harrowing ending for him. The ancient-sounding prayer, recited with the appropriate pose assumed and black wings adorned, completely shuns the background.
I can't believe how well the title-card is done. It follows the editing's natural pace, assuming no special position for itself, but still commands so much presence.
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