Bleach Episode 314

adapted from Bleach (manga)

Related anime:
Bleach Rock Musical (musical special)
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mō Hitotsu no Hyōrinmaru (movie) (sequel)
Bleach: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na o Yobu (movie 3) (sequel)
Bleach: Jigoku-hen (movie 4) (sequel)
Bleach: Memories in the Rain (OAV)
Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (OAV)


Gentle scenes require a gentle musical scoring, and the poignant piano-based themes fit the bill quite well. The musical scoring in this volume is most notable, though, for when it isn't heard. For many key sequences the scoring lapses altogether, allowing all attention to rest on the dialogue; at one point in episode 10 the background silences lasts almost ten minutes, something which would be unheard-of in most anime series, yet the scenes encompassed by that silence never lack for it.

The best-written dialogue and internal ruminations wouldn't work without great vocal performances delivering them, but thankfully Koi Kaze has a talented crew of voice actors for both its Japanese and English dubs. On the English side particular praise goes to Patrick Seitz for capably handling Koshiro's strong emotions in this volume, but all the important roles are performed admirably, making the English dub as emotionally impacting as the original performances. The English script stays reasonably close to the subtitles, losing none of the original meaning or feeling.