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My Taste is Better Than YoursAuthor: My Taste is Better than Yours
Welcome to My Taste is Better Than Yours, the manga podcast with Samu and Guardian Enzo! Who are we? Two anime bloggers (Samu former, Enzo current - at https://lostinanime.com) who love manga. We'll discuss some of our favourite manga series and let you decide which one of us has the better taste. Throughout this podcast well be covering series we've both already read or follow, as well as series one of us recommends to the other to compare our opinions. From time-to-time well also cover some general manga-related topics and discussions. Language: en Genres: Animation & Manga, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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55 - Bleach (Arrancar - Part II) by Tite Kubo
Monday, 23 March, 2026
In this second part of the Arrancar arc discussion we get into the Turn Back the Pendulum and Fake Karakura Town sections of the story, filled with: more backstory and more fights than ever before. Find out where this stacks up compared to Soul Society in our estimations.Timecodes:0:00 Re-introduction - second half of the Arrancar arc0:32 Turn Back the Pendulum sub-arc - a flashback to break up the action5:05 Aizen vs Urahara as the central conflict of the Arrancar arc (and the series)8:02 The morality of Soul Society, The Maggot’s Nest, and Mayuri’s ‘crimes’11:83 Death as a core theme of the series and an unforgiving afterlife13:21 Kubo at his most details with backstories and character connections16:00 Turn Back the Pendulum ratings17:24 Fake Karakura Town arc - a Bleach fan’s dream, a Bleach hater’s nightmare23:03 The fights are conversations28:40 Standout fights worth shouting out39:00 Ichigo vs Ulquiorra - comparing Ichigo to Kenshin42:13 Gin and Rangiku’s history and Gin’s betrayal of Aizen46:35 Kubo doesn’t seem like a writer who regrets his choices48:58 Ichigo vs Aizen final fight, Urahara’s involvement, hint of the Soul King57:31 The resolution of Ichigo losing his powers - could the series have ended here?1:00:15 Explaining Toshiro Hitsugaya’s massive popularity1:03:56 Fake Karakura Town ratings1:05:18 Samu’s recommendation: Rurouni Kenshin (Kyoto arc) byNobuhiro Watsuki1:06:22 Enzo’s recommendation: Yu Yu Hakusho by Togashi Yoshihiro1:10:21 Final overview + rating
