Hm, well, my favourite character would have to be Byakuya because he's pretty damn hot, but asides from that, he sure can fight and he's smart. Favourite sword? Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki (sorry if I spelled that wrong) as it's so pretty, and I've been thinking about it a lot lately since I need her sword to complete my Rukia cosplay, ha ha. I don't have a favourite episode since I read the manga, but I can say that I really like the first bunch of volumes since the art wasn't focusing on making the characters all gorgeous and Ichigo didn't look like a bishounen back then, and it was just hilarious.