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Alright, now that the prologue is over, now onto the real story.
This is already better than the anime, as good is it was.
But, I've yet to see a Takahashi-sensei anime that lived up to the manga, so no shock there.
It's hard to explain, but just her storytelling/development makes the anime seem like a bad copy. And, it's way more graphic ta boot.
Now to gather the jewels!
Urahara Out!!