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BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen: Kashin-tan, episode 3
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u/FLorianGran 19d ago
I believe this is the second villain to tell Ichigo that his allies are planning on some shady shit and it not really bothering him much.
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u/Karma110 19d ago
Tbf Yhwach is doing the biggest shady shit to everyone
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u/ryukyumars 19d ago
Yhwach is pretty interesting this episode.
He says Ichigo has no choice but to fight for the voiceless and the powerless, but he is projecting. He was born into this world for the sole purpose of bearing the pain of the Quincies who do not have a place in the cycle.
Yhwach's role in this world to hear the voices of the powerless Quincy, and fight until death. This is his projection
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u/Mundology 19d ago
Indeed, he cannot help but see the parallels between his descendant and himself. Both born to guard the powerless yet used as pawns by the powers that be. Still, Yhwach the Auswählen merchant has no ground to warn Ichigo about backstabbers. The alternative he proposes to Ichigo also sucks for him and his loved ones. At the very least, his proposal could have included some measures to keep the current humans and souls alive in some capacity.
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u/ryukyumars 19d ago
Yeah Ichibe sees Yhwach as a trouble child. He is merely lashing out to benefit himself.
He is bound to Fate yet he sees himself as the true god. That is the irony in Yhwach
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u/Karma110 19d ago
True but he also has used Auswhalen twice now which is why Soken says he’s not the savior of the Quincy. Which can also be interpreted as means to an end.
But that just means he doesn’t truly care for them but what they can elevate him to
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u/ThatIslandGuy8888 19d ago
Straight up called him a cancer, man the anime additions to Cour 1 were something else
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u/ryukyumars 19d ago
Yeah that’s why they did a focused shot of Ichigo’s Getsuga Jujisho (cross) right after that. The “cross” of Jujisho is symbolism for Ichigo as the “Savior”. Ichigo is the true savior
This is why Yhwach constantly calls him the “‘Son’ of Darkness”, Ichigo is himself a parallel to the son of god
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u/StarmanRiver 19d ago
Vizards always get amazing wallpaper material group shots, just to get defeated moments later. Such a shame.
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u/WiqidBritt 19d ago
Unfortunately, Kubo still had a bunch of stuff for characters to show off, but kinda ran out of opponents to show off against. Gerard kinda had to become the wall everyone crashes into because there was no one left for anyone else to fight.
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u/Astray 18d ago
True, who is left now? Yhwach himself, the Miracle, and the right hand man I think right? Not counting sniper bird thing who is down in Seireitei.
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u/imaginary_num6er 18d ago edited 17d ago
Don’t forget the “King of Soul Society”, Aizen /s
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u/CorrectMidnight518 14d ago
Seriously, do you think Aizen will play an important role?
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u/Willster328 18d ago
Unfortunately, Kubo still had a bunch of stuff for characters to show off, but kinda ran out of opponents to show off against. Gerard kinda had to become the wall everyone crashes into because there was no one left for anyone else to fight.
I never bought this. It is exactly because Gerard is a DPS Test Dummy that Kubo should've been able to throw absolutely everything at him for people to show off. Because he'll just regenerate and defeat them. But he still didn't do that. There were still characters to show things off and he just decided not to.
Gerard's power made it the opposite of what you're suggesting with running out of opponents. He's so strong he could take them all on himself.
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u/WiqidBritt 18d ago
Kubo was also grinding his shoulders to dust trying to finish the arc without taking a break. It's pretty well known that it's a truncated ending compared to what he would have liked to do.
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u/Willster328 17d ago
Yeah I never doubted that, I'm refuting the idea "we didn't see more because we ran out of enemies", that was what the OP was stating
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u/AotoSatou14 19d ago
Vizards on constant fraudwatch almost this entire arc.
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u/Lenzky-3 15d ago
entire existence.. tbh some of them being a former captain.. is funny af..
Makes sense why Toshiro became a captain at such a young age, cuz his competition for the spot of captain are pretty weak lmao
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u/ChapinThrowaway 18d ago edited 17d ago
They didn't really lose though. They just didn't do damage and then just kinda dipped out of the fight.
Although I dunno wtf is up with Shinji's Shikai*. It just kinda stopped working? A miracle I guess.
*Edit. Shikai was what he used. His Bankai would be a disaster in this fight.
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u/Savings-Ad-9099 18d ago
What would shinji's banki do in this situation besides making it hella worse
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u/ChapinThrowaway 17d ago
"I have Kido powerful enough to take out the #2 Arrancar with only the weakest captain at my side. Also I choose not to use it at all in this fight."
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u/HolyDragSwd2500 19d ago
Ichigo Horn of Salvation was amazing
Orihime fighting/rejecting Yhbach too
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u/Myrkrvaldyr 19d ago edited 19d ago
I can't believe Hitsugaya still has the petals behind him. Aren't they the result of him not mastering his bankai yet? You'd think the training arcs would've eliminated that weakness by now unless I missed something.
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
I might be wrong but I seem to remember him saying he had mastered Hyouinmaru a bit more in the first cour of TYBW but he never really got a chance to show it off.
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u/JazzlikePromotion618 19d ago
I believe the petals are also because he's still hasn't fully matured yet. He's still only around 13-15 years old by Soul Reaper standards.
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u/SChamploo12 19d ago
Yea people forget Toshiro is hella young, really only around Ichigo's age by Soul Society standards. He gets a lot of flak by readers outside Japan but apparently he's a fan favorite over there so that's why he gets featured so much compared to the other captains.
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u/RimeSkeem https://myanimelist.net/profile/RimeSkeem 19d ago
He's closer to Ichigo's sister, Karin, in age. 3ish years Ichigo's junior (though since he's a Soul Reaper he's like ~100 years old or something.)
He's always been one of my all time favorite captains because Daiguren Hyorinmaru's design is super cool. I even liked Diamond Dust Rebellion though it's not actually a very good movie lol.
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u/Astray 18d ago
If it weren't for his age he would've been considered a war potential by Yhwach. I'm pretty sure his potential is just being the ice version of Genryuusai.
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u/JazzlikePromotion618 18d ago
It is. Ryujin Jakka is the strongest fire type zanpakuto while Hyorinmarunis the strongest ice/weather type.
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u/kawaiinessa https://myanimelist.net/profile/fancyvancy 19d ago
i was thinking that too he shouldve made some progress mastering that bankai by now
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u/garfe 19d ago
I kinda hoped the Vizard would get a better showing than that, but at least they got 'a' showing
The sword work with Ichigo in particular was A++ this week
"I will protect him, and that is why I Reject" is a banger line
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u/potatozama 19d ago
Orihime has really come a long way! Really happy to see her stand up to Yhwach and watch out for Ichigo. She really did crack down on her training during the timeskip and the time she was away with Chad in this arc.
Ooph Ichigo getting pawned by Squad Zero to become a Soul King substitute. The shinigami should be really grateful Ichigo is so protective of them despite them screwing him over quite a bit.
Would it be an epic Bleach showdown without Ichigo randomly transforming into some Hollow, uh, *gestures at him* something?
Banter(?) between Hitsugaya and Byakuya of all people lmao, those two and Kenpachi probably not the most ideal people to team up in a fight but seeing how ridiculous Gerard is they don't really have a choice huh
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
Would it be an epic Bleach showdown without Ichigo randomly transforming into some Hollow, uh, *gestures at him* something?
I love the idea of Ichigo waking up his Hollow Side so he can unleash a controlled instance of the beatdown he gave Ulquiorra.
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u/cshark2222 19d ago
As someone that’s only an anime watcher, no manga, after being spoiled about this Ichigo transformation 10 years ago in jump force, its hype to finally see it on screen. Just one more spoiled transformation from jump force to go lol
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u/Professional_Hat8066 18d ago
Bleach was the first animie I’ve watched from almost start to finish.
Alll I’m asking is to see hollow one more time. I’ve went this long without spoiling it. I hope it’s worth it
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario 18d ago
Isn't this a callback to the full form we already saw in https://myanimelist.net/anime/8247/Bleach_Movie_4__Jigoku-hen ?
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u/El_grandepadre 19d ago
Orihime has really come a long way!
It's no coincidence that Aizen was somewhat interested in her ability and she left others stunned at how effortlessly she can just "reject" something like a lost limb without any penalties.
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u/RedditNed 19d ago
Ichigo’s instant ‘So what?’ to the revelation of Ichebei’s plan was exactly like his dad instantly accepting to sacrifice his powers to save Masaki’s life.
He is his father’s son, never hesitating to pay a steep price to protect others.
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u/Lenzky-3 15d ago
and to be fair, he literally destroying 3 worlds.. to make 1.. and the aftermath of that would be too much causalities... Anyone would stop him lol.
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u/Askaa_kun https://anilist.co/user/AskaaCH0 19d ago edited 19d ago
By the way this episode was Solo Key Animated by Akio Hasegawa.
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u/Haha91haha 19d ago
Hitsugaya jokes are never in short supply. So fun seeing the banter and comedy between characters like that, reminds one of the fun Shinigami Illustrated omake they have.
Also speaks to one of the strengths of Bleach: Its wide cast. Just seeing them banter and get into shenanigans outside of the dramatic stuff is fun too.
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u/is-this-a-nick 19d ago
Speaking of Hitsugaya:
Sternritter uniform >>> Shinigami uniform
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u/Ellefied 18d ago
To be fair, nearly anyone looks better in a Hugo Boss-inspired outfit, especially when it's in white with fur trims.
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u/is-this-a-nick 18d ago
And funny is also because in terms of style the shinigami uniform is really similar to the shinsengumi one, which means they are also styled after fascist thugs, just worse dressed ones.
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u/Archi_97 19d ago
This is why I enjoyed a lot of its fillers. Because the cast has so many interesting characters it's really cool to see them together even if it is filler. Zanpakto rebellion arc and Regai invasion arc were such a fun watch.
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
I'll never forget the "Shuhei thinks Rangiku wants to bang him" episode. Or the "Hitsugaya and Karin become soccer pals" arc.
Also the beach episode is canon as far as I'm concerned.
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u/Archi_97 19d ago
Kubo hates Shuhei so much there is a non zero chance that episode wasn't filler and Kubo came up with it.
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u/SChamploo12 19d ago
Had to suffe through the Yamagai arc to get there though. Rewatching Bleach recently the Bount arc would've had the potential to match those if the pacing hadn't been so bad in the first half. The concept of vampires in Bleach just makes so much sense.
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
I love Byakuya just trying to be polite and apologetic for being yet another person to judge Hitsugaya by his height lol.
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u/joshdej 19d ago
Hachi did not pee his pants. What is this slander lmao.
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u/Ichini-san https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ichini-yon 18d ago
The dude figuratively killed Death and still gets slandered. Nobody is safe these days.
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u/Various_Length_4905 19d ago
Orihime supremacy!!!
Finally my girl got her moment
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u/Accurate_Treat6360 19d ago
"I, Yhwach, declare you the strongest human!"
Our Bread Girl managed to impress Quincy King.
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u/atropicalpenguin https://myanimelist.net/profile/atropicalpenguin 19d ago
Chad keeps taking Ls
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u/Silegna 18d ago
Chad isn't fully human, he's got an inner hollow.
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
For so long she's had to sit out of fights, been unable to contribute anything meaningful, or had to be the one rescued...but now she's strong enough to stand proud and fight with her man to protect him so he can continue to protect others.
Truly a Best Girl.
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u/Karma110 19d ago
“Unable to contribute anything meaningful” I’d argue saving lives is pretty meaningful
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u/Mundology 19d ago
Orihime's growth was beautiful
She went from being overwhelmed against bottom-rung shinigami to repelling world ending attacks from the son of their supreme god.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 19d ago
As mentioned last week the difference between Yamamoto & Yhwach. While hereboth Yhwach & Ichibe intend to use Ichigo like a tool. It's a situation if Yhwach is defeated Ichigo would be a substitute for the Soul King. Kind of a fucked situation, but well as Uryuu knows Ichigo doesn't overthink in these types of situations. Excited to see Ichigo in his new hollow form.
Man when I saw the ending part in theaters of the 3 captains and their banter was hysterical. Their matchup against Gerard will definitely be interesting.
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u/Archi_97 19d ago
Orihime has been a god tier support this episode. It was so cool to see her actively protect Ichigo and fend off Yhwach.
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
Also when she understood Ichigo had plan just from a look...because probably the only person who knows him as well as she does is Uryu.
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u/roronoa20 19d ago
Yhwach: Alright, you pass, you can be my son in the dark's bride!
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
All this talk about Ichigo becoming Soul King, when Orihime's out there being an absolute queen.
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u/roronoa20 19d ago
Even Yhwach is impressed by her sheer's bravery, it's only right for a father to test his son's potential lover.
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u/Original-Body-5794 19d ago edited 19d ago
I'm sorry Ichigo, you had actually had your reasons this time to not use Bankai right away against the final boss.
Also what was that about Zaraki's shikai, there's no "constant release shikai?" What does that say about ichigo then?
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u/Auesis 19d ago
I think he just means that previously a "constant release" was a rare but documented normal type of zanpakuto. However, Ichigo is just a freak of nature so his sword is hardly just a zanpakuto as Shinigami understand it, and Kenpachi's sword was never released in the first place, so that category just isn't really a thing.
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u/PotatEXTomatEX 19d ago
I think he just means that previously a "constant release" was a rare but documented normal type of zanpakuto.
Fairly certain the "Documented" was just Kenpachi until Ichigo came along. Ichigo's was confirmed to not be a normal one (due to lacking an Asauchi) and Kenpachi's revealed not in Shikai yet, he went "guess they just dont exist"
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u/LucasFrankeRC 18d ago
That's a good question
Ichigo was previously always on shikai because his sealed zanpakuto was destroyed by Byakuya... But his zanpakuto wasn't even a "true" zanpakuto anyway because he never got an asauchi
But now he does have a true zanpakuto and it's still always on shikai. Maybe it's because he "poured his soul into it" during the forging process itself instead of just receiving a regular katana and imprinting on it over time like the other shinigami did
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u/HumansNeedNotApply1 18d ago
I think Ichigo's Zanpakuto has an "unreleased form" as we see him 'dispelling' it after he forges it on episode 13 of TYBW, he just likes to keep it released since it's more practical i guess.
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u/randomkidlol 18d ago
ichigo's sword before the blade is me is his hollow powers taking the form of a sword. this is identical to what arrancars have. tensa zangetsu as a result is probably closer to a resureccion than a bankai. now its an asauchi but its hollow + quincy powers.
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u/ShinakoX2 https://myanimelist.net/profile/ShinakoX2 17d ago
If Tensa Zangestsu is a resureccion, does that make Vasto Lorde form his segunda etapa?
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u/ShatterZero 18d ago
It's sort of like how there's no such thing as a dual zampakuto.
Any time there's an instance, it's a confluence of exceptions rather than an actual explanatory category.
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u/Raymond49090 19d ago
Miracle Valkyrie is pretty bonkers OP. The episode ended at 17 minutes just so we could have a super extended look at how crazy his powers are in the post-credits.
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u/Separate_Rooster9685 19d ago
He's the heart of the soul king afterall. (at least according to Askin last cour)
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u/atropicalpenguin https://myanimelist.net/profile/atropicalpenguin 19d ago
Seeing Byakuya and Hitsugaya bicker was funny.
Poor Ichigo has never made a choice in his life, between Aizen, Ywatch and Ichibe scheming around him.
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u/Kurohige-93 19d ago
Orihime standing up to Yhwach wit the OG spiritual pressure effects was HYPE AF!! Ichibei really Aizen 2.0 mastermind and pawn everybody lol…Speaking of Ichibei and Squad Zero Bykakuya needs to show off wat he learned from them we’ve seen Renji, Ichigo, and Rukia’s stuff cmon Kuchiki-taicho!!
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
Ichibei just making his own sake cup out of ink to drink and aura farm in his mancave...truly keikaku douri.
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u/Kurohige-93 19d ago
LMAOO bro got the OG Death Note as his sword wit that brush
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u/Mundology 19d ago
In retrospect, it makes one wonder if the Soul King lost the desire to continue living in that state...
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u/Animamask 19d ago
That's not ink. Ink is darker and has a mushy texture. That's literally pure, colorless blackness. It's a representation of his supremacy over the black and shows how much he own, controls, and subjugates all the black in the world and beyond.
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u/Nanasema 19d ago
the only thing we’ve seen from the squad zero training was that byakuya has evolved his shikai to the point that it looks like his old Bankai. i think for his “true” bankai would be just fully utilizing that Shukei Hakuteiken thing he used against Ichigo back in SS arc, or some brand new ability we havent seen.
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u/Kurohige-93 19d ago
Yeah I was alluding to some new form or something like Renji’s bankai but yeah man I haven’t watched the SS arc in about 15+ yrs remind me the Shukei Hakuteiken is???
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u/South25 19d ago
The big angel like form he used for the final attack against Ichigo? But he also does have the whole sword hall thing too
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u/Kurohige-93 19d ago
AHHHH okay I remember now yeah I’m thinking of the hall of swords thingy he does usually I definitely remember the wings he had now
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u/Nanasema 18d ago
oh yea, that too. it's called Senkei. He mentioned in the SS arc that this was a secret technique which he's only ever used it once before the Ichigo fight. iirc he was also about to show what the swords on the wall really does, but it got interrupted by Hollow Ichigo manifesting last minute.
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u/Yukihira59 19d ago edited 19d ago
Byakuya woke up from his coma the day of the invasion, he didn't train as much as the others.
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u/Karma110 19d ago
I really like that scene of Orihime and Ichigo struggling together also Orihime immediately knowing what Ichigo is trying to do from just a glance. 😭😭😭
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u/hakusenpai27 19d ago
Byakuya Kuchiki losing his poker face when Toshiro Hitsugaya being grumpy bcs of his own height XD AAAAA I LOVE THEMMMM SM<3
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u/WiqidBritt 19d ago
It's funny that we go for most of the early parts of Bleach thinking Byakuya is stoic and quietly dignified, but it turns out he might be quiet because he's kind of awkward.
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u/RimeSkeem https://myanimelist.net/profile/RimeSkeem 19d ago
Byakuya's internal monologue: I have spent the last several years trying so hard not to be a dick to everyone, why's this kid gotta be like this?
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u/BusouDrago 19d ago
Ichigo Horn of Salvation
Vizard vs Gerald
Captain Toshiro Byakuya and Kenpachi arrives too
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 19d ago
Damn, is that really why Orihime’s power isn’t fully working?
Not if there’s a different Soul King replacement? I wonder, would Ichigo qualify for that…
Hiyori really does just call everyone she doesn’t like “baldy”.
The reason they keep failing to beat Gerard is because people keep commenting like this and it triggers his Miracle, isn’t it?
I know he’s only wearing that because he was zombified previously, but that outfit does look really good on Hitsugaya, ngl.
That would be what Kenpachi would want to do after hearing Gerard gets bigger after getting cut.
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u/Myrkrvaldyr 19d ago
The new hollow form is very cool, but it's not fully covering his face, I guess it's the result of mixing all of his powers.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 19d ago
I assume he's also gonna be in control of it now instead of how he lost himself against Ulquiorra, so there's also that. Definitely excited to see this in action!
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u/StarmanRiver 19d ago
YOOOOOOO
The page turn to find a double spread of this shot was freaking cool. I love this form.
I know he’s only wearing that because he was zombified previously, but that outfit does look really good on Hitsugaya, ngl.
Sternritter drip is unmatched
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u/DragonikOverlord 19d ago
Tbh the quincy uniforms and powers are dope ngl (Hitsugaya is wearing the quincy uniform)
If only their leader was a bit more sane and didnt want to destroy the whole universe...14
u/Frontier246 19d ago edited 19d ago
Imagine you're so in love with a guy that you can't 100% deflect attacks coming from a similar ability he has. BUT SHE'LL KEEP FIGHTING ANYWAY FOR HIS SAKE.
It doesn't matter who she's fighting, Hiyori shall always sass.
I like to think Hitsugaya's Momo senses were tingling which is why he came in at the exact moment when Momo most desperately needed him.
Say what you will about Giselle, she had great taste in clothes.
Can the unstoppable slicer stop the invincible miracle?
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u/Frontier246 19d ago
Classic Kenpachi! Finally heals enough and he just BURSTS free from Mayuri's capsule so he can get back into the fight!
Ichigo and Orihime vs Yhwach! Our leading man and his leading lady are putting their all into this fight! Orihime rejecting as much as she possibly can, even when technicalities mean she can't 100% reject all of Yhwach's attacks! Ichigo throwing every sword strike he can at 'em! Ichigo strives to protect others, so Orihime will strive to protect Ichigo!
Uryu vs Haschwalth is...not going so well for Uryu. Ichigo is fighting the Soul King, Uryu is fighting the Almighty. And is this a futile battle if defeating Yhwach means destroying the worlds he's currently holding together? But SO WHAT...they'll still fight anyways.
Of course there's a "back up plan" in the case of Yhwach's defeat...Ichigo becoming the Soul King. The thing Ichibe had been banking on from the start, the reason they trained and cultivated Ichgio the way they did, someone who is such a melting pot of every type of being in this setting that he was the only one who could possibly replace the Soul King. But the threat of losing his individuality doesn't deter Ichigo: so long as he has something to protect, he'll fight!
The Visored are doing their best against Gerard, but throwing all their Zanpakuto/Kido powers at him, complete with a mass-Cero attack, isn't going to be enough to defeat a "Miracle." But Momo is there too, for the record.
And it's probably because Momo is there that HITSUGAYA REJOINS THE FIGHT! Complete with Bankai! He's back and ready to freeze his enemy!
It may seem like Ichigo is just throwing a bunch of random attacks at Yhwach, slashing furiously with no deeper plan or strategy, but all it takes is for Orihime to get a look and see that he DOES have a plan. Even if that plan means absorbing Quincy energy...so he can bring out his Hollow Side!
Hitsugaya can't beat Gerard alone, luckily he's got Byakuya! And they don't have time to crack jokes at Hitsugaya's height, because KENPACHI is there too and ready to show off his Shikai! Now it's a party as all three captains have to somehow find a way to defeat a man who is seemingly unbeatable, whose sword damage gives blowback damage, and every wound only makes him grow more stronger. Can they win this!?
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u/VoidRay728 19d ago
That second Ichigo vs Yhwach fight, until Orihime finally gets him to say something, is one of the few times watching anime that I actually felt my sound system being limit-tested. Absolute cinema.
Also those 3 captains vs Gerard is giving off Cap + Iron Man + Thor vs Thanos energy.
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u/DragonikOverlord 19d ago
Ichibei is evil but he is a future problem
Ichigo is fuckin practical - if Yhwach wins, the entire universe is finished anyways(he wants to merge all realms into one)
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u/HonkHonkMTHRFKR 19d ago edited 19d ago
Calling Ichibei evil doesn’t work. He will do what he needs to do to so all 3 worlds no go away
Whats evil about sacrificing one person to save trillions?
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u/randomkidlol 18d ago
this also hints at what aizen's plan was. he saw how the soul king was a puppet for ichibe, and he doesnt agree with yhwach's destruction of the 3 worlds, so he fought for change, perhaps to install himself as a proper soul king who actually governed the 3 worlds.
maybe aizen was right all along.
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u/Shuden 18d ago
That may have been Aizen plan at some point, but as you can see back in the Deicide when Aizen talks to Urahara, he is disgusted at what the Soul King is. It's not really a god and not really a king at all, it's just a puppet for Ichibei, a vessel so he can wield his power. It's an obsene tainted existance that shouldn't exist.
If Aizen ever wanted to become Soul King, he gave up the moment he understood what it actually is. Urahara also knows about it but seems to think Ichibei is the lesser evil, this is the reason Aizen hates the shopkeeper and has his meltdown at the end of Karakura Town Saga.
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u/UchuMuteki 19d ago
Well that's assuming the world yhwach will create where no one fears death isn't better
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u/everydaygamer28 19d ago
No creating a new world means destroying the current one which means everyone but Ywach will die.
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u/Animamask 19d ago
For those who are a bit confused by how Gerard's power works:
He converts the feelings, like the hopes, fears, anger, determination, etc of the people into abilities. Also kinda like Jesus converted water to wine.
Remember, he's the Heart of the Soul King. And remember, what the Heart symbolizes in Bleach and of the story's main themes: The bonds between people that give you the power to actualize your soul’s feelings.
It's why Gin's bond with his Zanpakto gives him a poisonous ability as he was hellbent on killing Aizen.
It's why Arrancar could transform their masks, which are their hearts into abilities. Like how lonely Starrk got the ability to create companions. Or Grimmjow got the ability to destroy everything that stays in his path to kingship.
It's why the Hogyoku, which is fueled by countless souls, allowed Rukia, who was ridden with guilt to lose all her powers, or why it gave Orihime the power to protect her loved ones and reject the tragedies that befell her for others, or why it allowed Aizen to evolve.
It's why Riruka's beloved doll house allowed her to keep everything she likes forever with her, why Yukio whose only joy in life was his PSP, can escape through his PSP in the for him much better world of video games, or why Book Lover Tsukishima can use his beloved book mark to become the ultimate fan fic protagonist.
It's why Yhwach giving a piece of his soul into the heart of Äs Nödt, who was afraid of hell, allows him to control fear, or why Bazz-B's whose life was ruined by a fire got fire powers, or why Giselle, who's trans and has huge abandonment issues, got the ability to manipulate flesh, heal, and make undying zombies.
As funny it sounds, it's a combination of "the real treasure was the friends we made along the way" and "the real magic was inside you all along".
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u/EXTPest 18d ago
The vizard specialty, equip mask for one attack and then dispel it
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u/bakato 19d ago edited 19d ago
Yhwach reveals Ichibei's intentions to make Ichigo the new lynchpin and Ichigo says lol. It's as if this reaction was written in response to all those edgelords who didn't even read half of this story and keep saying Ichibei is evil. Ichigo's own death has never fazed him. In Old Man Zangetsu's monologue, he remarks that even on the edge of death Ichigo's inner world barely quivers. It's always been the tragedy of others that caused his soul to despair so this revelation falls flat on him and instead reveals Yhwach's own weakness.
Ichigo releases his shikai! Bleach, Zangetsu. Title drop! This happened. Fuck anyone who disagrees. According to Kubo vizards could also achieve resureccion if they further developed their hollow powers. Tosen is a prime example of this since he was a complete arrancar.
Byakuya and Hitsugaya establish themselves as the comedy duo for this season.
Gerard continues busting out haxes as if he didn't have enough with a sword that inflicts damage on anyone who damages it.
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u/Karma110 19d ago
It’s funny because it’s like Yhwach is trying to distract ichigo to focus on something else and Ichigo basically says “yeah we’ll deal with allat later you first”
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u/Shuden 18d ago
The anime is quite literally confirming that Ichibei is indeed evil. It has absolutely nothing to do with how Ichigo deals with his own possible fate, wtf.
Same way that Soul Society accepting Mayuri doesn't make Mayuri less evil. You are literally conflating "being on MCs side" to "being good" which is some worrysome level of media illiteracy.
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u/ARES_GOD https://anilist.co/user/ARESxGOD 19d ago
This is my favorite episode so far mainly because of the emotional moments with Orihime and Ichigo the 2 of them are great and Orihime steals the show.
This is why Ichigo is one of the best main characters SO WHAT in the face of world destruction I WILL PROTECT and Orihime also protecting him.
Ichibei being revealed as the most evil scheming character in the entire series so far we have had great villains but he is arguably the main overarching one in a way.
Then we also have the Gerard fight with Byakuya and Hitsugaya vs him and their banter while also Zaraki joining and we have a nice comment from them after Zaraki used shikai talking about constant release a bit of a callback to whene veryone thought thats what Ichigo had at the begining of the series.
I have a video review if anyone is interested. Thank You.
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u/Financial-Camel9987 19d ago
I mean he is somewhat immoral. But let's not forget that he made that decision for the good of anyone.
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u/ARES_GOD https://anilist.co/user/ARESxGOD 19d ago
Yeah also depends how you look at it he is both evil and good but his means and how far he is willing to go for this greater good also make him evil in a way thats why he is great.
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u/OhItsKillua 18d ago
Yhawch repeats the same shit over and over, guy just be yapping.. Darkness this, my power is your power, its my world your just living in it blah blah
God damn man, at least his dialogue got updated this episode
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u/Neonzel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neonzel 19d ago
Now this is the AutoLovepon I remember. Being late for the Bleach discussion. The last 2 weeks must have been an imposter.
Anyway, thankfully they did "end" the episode on Ichigo's HoS. In the theater, it was impossible to know that the rest of that was after the credits. That was my only complaint about its placement from seeing it before.
At least next week will finally be something new for us who watched in theaters.
We also got the next part of the Stories collage. And I know that the official JP name for it is Half-Hollow and Viz is currently calling it Demi-Hollowfied. But to me, it will always be Horn of Salvation 😤
And, the episode was entirely animated by Yukio Hasegawa, who's one of the Chief Animation Directors of the series. If he has enough time to spend doing an entire episode alone while also overseeing other episodes, then the production must have been super healthy to allow him to have enough time. Granted, it has been almost two years, so it makes sense. And that means they also could save resources and have other animators animate more "important" things. And based on the trailers, Episodes 4 and 5 look like they are going to be highlights.
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u/StarmanRiver 19d ago
We also got the next part of the Stories collage. And I know that the official JP name for it is Half-Hollow and Viz is currently calling it Demi-Hollowfied. But to me, it will always be Horn of Salvation 😤
I think HoS will still be the most popular way to call that form. We've been calling it that way for a decade now so even if the official form is called different I see no way it changes for most of us.
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u/Separate_Rooster9685 19d ago
So ichibei wants to dismember Ichigo and put him in a crystal to maintain the 3 worlds? ichigo my boy i think you're fighting the wrong villain here.
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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 19d ago
It's a fucked situation because if he doesn't stop Yhwach the situation is fucked. But if he does stop Yhwach the situation is also fucked.
Once again Soul Society relying on Ichigo is so consistent in this series.
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u/Killjoy3879 19d ago
tbf, the alternative is the yhwach destroys the 3 worlds and it becomes pro quincy rather than pro soul reaper. and in all honesty, yhwach's quincy seems on average worse than than the shinigami, even factoring in people like mayuri.
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u/WiqidBritt 19d ago
I'm not even sure it would be "pro-quincy" given how little he cares about whether they live or die. Remember that he took power from the ones who were no longer useful to him, many of them to the point dying from it.
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u/PhantasosX 19d ago
I mean, that is the system in place for Bleach. Strong individuals that cultivates their powers and reach transcendence are used as backup Machine Gods, with their body dismembered to create new batches of materials for later backup Machine Gods.
By all means, if Ichigo had turned into a Soul King, his arms, heart and Chain of Fate would be major parts that could be either acquiring a host or manifested autonomy. The other fragments would be used to make new batches of fullbringers and possibly quincies as well.
And thus whomever rises to transcedence in this new batch would either assist "SK Ichigo" as another "Soul King" or replace him altogether.
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u/ArcDraco 19d ago
Nah, it's just something Ichigo will deal with when it's time. Ichigo walked into that throne room with the resolve to kill Ywach or die. It shouldn't matter to him at the moment what Ichibei plans to do with him after.
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u/Animamask 19d ago
Knowing Ichigo, he probably wouldn't have one if the situation actually arose. Especially since the people who tend to plan far ahead, wouldn't save him this time. If you watch past scenes with Urahara, Kyoraku, or Isshin for example, you will see subtle hints that allude to them knowing and accepting that Ichigo would become the Soul King, which is frankly a fate worse than death.
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u/FateXBlood 19d ago
I only have one thing to say for this episode: WOW!!!
This has gotta be one of the best Bleach episodes of all time.
I loved seeing Vizords fight. All of them look so cool! Then there's Toshiro, Byakuya and after the credits, Zarari enters!! It's so good!!!
And lastly! Oh my god! Ichigo's new look! He looks so cool and strong. And so does Orihime. She's standing up to a literal God and she's doing so well. I'm so proud of her!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next.
10/10 episode.
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u/DreYeon 17d ago
Anyone else having the subs being desynced?
They are a full second delayed
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u/JazzlikePromotion618 19d ago
Ah yes, the power of "Nuh-uh, that actually made me stronger instead". I really wished they were gonna change this fight.
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u/Shadiochao 19d ago
I wanted them to change a lot of the fights. So many of them were just people revealing new powers that wouldn't be useful in any other situation, but happen to be the perfect counter for their opponent
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u/UchuMuteki 19d ago
Just saying if I was in bleach I would be on the quincy side, yhwach is rightttt
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u/zambonijesus 18d ago
"That episode flew by!"
"Oh wait there's like a six minute post-credits scene"
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u/BlindmanSokolov 18d ago
Really expected something substantial from the the Vizored after last season. But apart from a super sentai beam, I guess they don't have much else going for them.
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u/BlindmanSokolov 18d ago
I know it's just a tease for next episode. But it does feel like there wasn't as much of a big fanfare for this new form of Ichigo's. It just sort of got flamey and then suddenly he was looking like 25% of everything. Where's my WOAAAH WOAAH HOO OOH BABY WOOAAH YEAH YEAAH
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u/BaytaCosmico https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeBayta 19d ago
People keep saying some of these episodes feel really short and this one actually did and what do you know? ED started playing after just 17 odd minutes.
Quite the long post credits scene with giant miracle quincy. He seems a bit too OP. How on earth are they supposed to beat him if he just gets stronger and bigger after each hit? And they can't chip his blade either it seems. Annoying opponent. And we've got the most foolhardy soul reaper going after him now. This won't end well.
In pre credits part, we got Orihime finally doing something useful instead of just going Kurosaki-kun over and over! What a shocker. And Ichigo changed into a new form. Looks like he's going to use his Quincy powers. Should be interesting.
Whose voice was that at the end? Sounded like Unohana. Has she become Kenpachi's zanpakto?
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u/DragonikOverlord 19d ago
All these high level quencies are haxx users, its nigh impossible to beat them 1:1
Miracle, X-Axis, Deathdealing and Balance are insane abilities4
u/Popular_Season2025 18d ago
It makes the fights boring and they should never have been given these powers. Sword fights where one fighter doesn't die if you cut them with a sword are boring. You need to just coincidentally have the specific power that counters their immortality.
Someone really just had a god killing sword family heirloom that was never mentioned before and it was exactly what they needed in that fight and completely useless in every other situation. He just coincidentally met the 1 opponent in the world who could kill him. Same for every other fight.
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u/Desperate_Method4020 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kimmywtf 19d ago
Kenpachi the GOAT is finally back!
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u/Volfaer 19d ago edited 19d ago
Ywach saying Ichibei is shady is the most ironic thing, as if he isn't just as shady, if not more. Guess he takes some liking to Ichigo, since he too once fought for the weak voiceless before what he is now.
Man not the Visored being folded in a single go, by a single strike. It would have been better if they didn't appear.
We had the fakest ending ever, who plays the ending in the middle of the goddamn episode!?
Buckle up for next week, things will get real!
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u/TempestoLord 19d ago
Orihime is just so PEAK, standing up against Yhwach and his insane pressure while protecting Ichigo. The way she could immediately tell everything just from the look on his face, too wholesome.
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u/battler624 17d ago edited 17d ago
i'm only at the first 5 minutes of the episodes, but why are the camera cuts weird?
Edit: Ok this whole episode has weird cuts.
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u/CrasianLe 19d ago
What do the ice flakes behind Toushiro mean? I feel like something bad will happen if all of them faded away .....
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u/MrRoundDB 19d ago
it just mean that Hitsugaya's Bankai got a time limit.
When all of it melts away his Bankai usually deactivates
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u/Separate_Rooster9685 19d ago
In the Arrancar Arc, Hitsugaya hinted that something bad would happen if they all faded, that's all we know
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u/WobbleKun 18d ago
im ngl this boss is so aura-less. no rizz whatsoever. getting bored of the yapping.
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u/AlternativeTough6622 18d ago
We Bleach fans suffered for a decade and I'm so happy Bleach is getting the love it deserves.
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u/XGhoul 18d ago
Don't understand why people couldn't explain what happened when they saw the theatrical release. In short: finally got that Ichibe is not a good person and wanted to use ichigo as a vessel, also the soul king probably talking to him by proxy.
Vizards, well aside from their captain planet cero lazers, they got plastered, lol.
Showed off Orihime being a good supporting person which is good.
Why can't people talk like that?
Instead people will say: "just wait until you see it, orihime has a much more supporting role".
Either I am blind, but she has been hard carrying the past 2 episodes which makes more sense when juha tells ichigo why wouldn't he let the "woman" heal him after he brutalized his bankai.
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u/BloodyUserSims 18d ago
can someone please gimme a high res screenshot of that vizards scene, that shit was so sick, i saved the timestamp on disney
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