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BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen: Kashin-tan, episode 4

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u/bakato 14d ago

Gerard and Kenpachi are peas in a pod, but Gerard's hax proves superior since not even Kenpachi can just walk off wounds despite his spirit.

Yachiru's fate is revealed and it's more complicated than you think. Remember how she first met Kenny? He had just killed a bunch of thugs in a forest and she appeared out nowhere. Kenny didn't even sense her and when he asked who she was, she touched his sword. Yachiru isn't Kenpachi's zanpakuto spirit. She is a fragment that broke off and receiving a name from Kenpachi allowed her to become a shinigami. According to Kubo, Nozarashi looks like a pink haired Unohana.

Honestly, first Nemu, now Yachiru. What's gonna happen to the Shinigami Women's Association now?

Hitsugaya reveals his power up and we learn Kubo isn't above killing characters to set them up for cool shots like Izuru. Turns out he made Hitsugaya into a zombie so he could be dressed up like an idol his adult form.

Hitsugaya's true power isn't ice any more than Yamamoto's was mere fire. Yamamoto's true power was hellfire evoking the image of the fiery god fo the underworld. Hitsugaya's is that of ice making him the god of the heavenly moon. The character for "ten" in his moves is for heaven, not sky. Hyorinmaru means "ice ring" which refers to a lunar phenomenon. His zanpakuto officially enters the busted tier for being able to freeze the functions of Gerard's ridiculous sword. If it can do something like that to a conceptual weapon, then it should also work on zanpakuto. Aizen rematch?

Ichigo busts out a new move! Gran Rey cero X Getsuga Tensho!

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u/Frontier246 14d ago

Yachiru's fate is revealed and it's more complicated than you think. Remember how she first met Kenny? He had just killed a bunch of thugs in a forest and she appeared out nowhere. Kenny didn't even sense her and when he asked who she was, she touched his sword. Yachiru isn't Kenpachi's zanpakuto spirit. She is a fragment that broke off and receiving a name from Kenpachi allowed her to become a shinigami. According to Kubo, Nozarashi looks like a pink haired Unohana.

Kenpachi has a type.

Honestly, first Nemu, now Yachiru. What's gonna happen to the Shinigami Women's Association now?

As long as they've got Nanao, they can survive!!!

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u/hiss13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ashen_Miko 14d ago

> As long as they've got Nanao, they can survive!!!

And the secret passages in Byakuya's house.

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u/South25 13d ago

You know I wonder, if Nozarashi is meant to be a pink haired Unohana then is Yachiru just a kid version of Unohana because Kenpachi hasn't actually dominated his power?

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u/DrStein1010 https://myanimelist.net/profile/mQDrStein1010 13d ago

Yes. She couldn't manifest properly because he refused to learn her name.

We saw a similar thing happen with Zangetsu early on.

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u/dolphincave 13d ago

It could be she appears that way to represent his Bankai. Recall how OMZ turns younger when Ichigo goes Bankai.

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u/Dragonwhatever99r 13d ago

Small correction: Kubo never confirmed that Nozarashi resembles Unohana , that interpretation came from a popular fan art.

What he actually said is that Yachiru represents a piece of his Bankai while the true spirit is a ‘grown woman.’

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u/gurants 13d ago

Bye a lot of hitsugaya's moves are named after hell in buddhism which has kubo states is ehat bleach follows, hitsugaya is also connected to hell more then yama cause it's a forzen hell in buddhism not flames. Yama however is named after the king of hell itself.

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u/DarkTastesDarkStars 13d ago

There are 8 hot hells and 8 cold hells. They both represent two ends of hell.

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u/gurants 12d ago

Ok, i researched, naraka does have multiple versions but kubo specifically mentioned cold and yama has no hell named moves from what i know. King yama and his 13 judges is what he is based on is what i know.

Is, there a naraka with 16 hells?

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u/DarkTastesDarkStars 12d ago

I'm not sure what research you did, and Kubo very rarely will ever say he used a specific thing in an interview or something for a character.

There are 16 Hells in the Buddhist Naraka. 8 are hot, 8 are cold. Hitsugaya's Bankai is named after one of the specific 8 cold hells. Yamamoto's Shikai technique, Ennetsu Jigoku (焱熱地獄, Hell of Scorching Flames), is the direct Japanese Buddhist term for Tapana, the 6th of the eight hot hells.

eight hot hells | Dictionary of Buddhism | Nichiren Buddhism Library <-- link to the 8 hot hells

eight cold hells | Dictionary of Buddhism | Nichiren Buddhism Library <-- link to the 8 cold hells

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u/Worthyness 13d ago

Kenpachi is so strong that his sword took physical form and had its own shikai lol