11
The animation quality in Bleach took a nosedive halfway through the Arrancar arc and I can't believe nobody warned me
I noticed the fight scenes went from crisp and fluid to stiff and choppy around episode 230, right when they switched studios for some filler episodes, and has anyone else spotted a clear dip in quality during those stretches?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
robinp721mo ago
Man, I just read something about this online where some folks tracked the exact episode where the animation team changed and it lines up with what you are saying. I saw on a forum that episode 230 is indeed when the studio shifted for a filler arc and the regular animators got pulled off. The fight between Ichigo and Ulquiorra later on still looked good in parts but the random sword clashes in-between got all stiff and the characters started looking off model. I remember the episode where Hitsugaya fights Halibel had some really wonky movement compared to the earlier fights like Ichigo vs Grimmjow.
8
alexw751mo ago
Wait are you serious, the studio actually changed hands right in the middle of the Arrancar arc? I never bothered to look that up but that explains a ton of stuff I noticed. I remember reaching that point and thinking my eyes were playing tricks on me because the fights felt so much less dynamic all of a sudden. The movement in those later episodes just feels off somehow, like everyone's moving in slow motion compared to the earlier stuff. Your mileage may vary but I honestly think the show lost some of its magic right around there and never fully got it back.
0