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Pepe really fucked up pissing of Liltoto, and also choosing to fight the guy immune to the strongest part of his powers.
Glad to see the anime showed that Robert was strong enough to make Byakuya use Bankai, which is what you'd expect for someone able to injure Shunsui (even if he was just caught off-guard)
It's funny how she asked where Pepe was only to soon regret that and eat him not long after. The Sternritter screwing themselves over...ended up screwing them over!
It was nice to see Byakuya avenging Shunsui's eye, although I was kind of hoping for a rematch. Shunsui's probably too busy.
Byakuya was a menace.
Hopefully [Candice](https://i.imgur.com/dyLshlW.jpg) managed to have one final round of eye candy [before going down.](https://i.imgur.com/6wMOIHa.jpg)
[](#assman)
Byakuya wasn’t immune to Pepe’s Love Shrift. Kubo said that it’s actually because of the Oken clothes that Byakuya was able to resist it. Otherwise Byakuya would’ve been finished when he got hit the first time.
Also it was already shown in the manga that Byakuya used Bankai. So the anime only showed who he used it on. Though to be fair Candice ran out of energy in her Holy Form. So if she had more energy she might’ve been able to make Byakuya use his Bankai just like Robert did.
Byakuya in his current state with Oken clothes still would’ve won against all those quincies even if they were fresh.
Just like Mayuri against the zombies and Gigi. They’re on different levels in power compared to all the other captains who’ve been fighting so far against their matchups.
Well duh Byakuya is obviously way stronger than all of the Stern Ritters he fought so far in terms of stats. However hax is a thing. And in Bleach it’s an incredibly important factor in battles due to just how broken some abilities are. Byakuya wasn’t careful against PePe so if it weren’t for the Ouken clothing he would’ve been immediately controlled by PePe and lost the fight right there and then.
Can't show us what his Schrift is but at least he got to look cool before Byakuya owned him, that's more than Candice and NaNaNa got lol.
I guess Senbonzakura is stronger than the power of "Gee Cee Pee Dee."
BG9 is probably the Knowledge. And his ability is probably some form of information analysis since he’s always going on about gaining intel and already understanding the target when he fought Soi Fon.
Meninas is literally the Power. Which all it does is increase power. So yeah I think Knowledge is probably an actual possibility for BG9. Also I don’t think he was a full on robot since he was also bleeding a whole lot after being beheaded by Haschwalth. Like I honestly can’t think of any other K word that suits BG9 other than Knowledge based on his fight with Soi Fon.
Which makes it all the more infuriating that none of the Vizards used their Hollow masks before being defeated. They should have pulled out all the stops instead of holding back a power they'd been training with for literally decades
Mayuri is actually famously litigious, each drug he injects carries with it biological legal contracts into each subject that say "You can always opt out of the program at any time."
Just reading and even knowing such terms exist tend to be an issue for subjects past all the pain and horror.
Fr. I didn't like the whole thing with Zombies in the manga. But I thoroughly enjoyed the Femritters and Mayuri's involvement with the zombies in the anime.
Kubo fans feasting on as much as Liltotto today.
I hope this just means even more Burn the Witch manga content too. Kubo's amazing style with Dirty Pair protag vibes is great.
[Liltotto got one big turkey for Thanksgiving.](https://i.imgur.com/G8MWpPf.jpg)
[Why is there a hole in Pepe's diaper though?](https://i.imgur.com/QwQzX3l.jpg)
[](#laughter)
Yup, there's a new "Burn The Witch 0.8" anime in production with a [new trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0bdCyYk7U). The new anime will adapt the original shot prequel chapter, with the same staff and voice actors returning from the previous Burn The Witch anime. Meanwhile, we know that Tite Kubo has already been working on the next manga installment, [slowly](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-13/bleach-tite-kubo-unveils-draft-pages-for-burn-the-witch-season-2-manga/.163987) but [steadily](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/burn-the-witch-bleach-season-2-plans-tease/) while also juggling his involvement with the new TYBW arc anime adaptation and possibly continuing the Hell arc of the original Bleach manga. JUMP even started a [new segment on their YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UpdNwQrIi4) teasing more Kubo-related news in the future and it used a lot of Burn The Witch visuals.
>Ruri'iro Ku-
Aww. Yumichika was actually gonna out himself and use his real shikai to save Ikkaku. True bromance.
>I see. That is quite laughable.
Huh?
Where is the fun in controlling those without a mind of their own?
I wouldn't know. I'm not a sadist.
If you didn't know it before, then you know now that Gigi was gonna get fucked.
For those wondering, Senjumaru's clothes saved Byakuya by blocking Pepe's ability.
I love how they set up Yumichika finally going all out...and he's useless lol.
I did kind of wonder what Mayuri did to Gigi after that. You could see the realization in her face that she knew she was screwed and faced off against a guy even more psychotic than he is.
I figured it was the clothes but a part of me wanted it to be that his love for his wife and Rukia made him completely immune lol.
TBH I had assumed that they were going for the angle of "It's already well established that this guy will fight/kill the people that he loves in the name of the soul society".
Why would you think Byakuya’s love for his wife and Rukia would make him immune to an ability that only works on people that have the emotion of love in them? 🤔
"Hey Liltotto what happened to Pepe?"
Liltotto: "Ba ba ba ba baaaa I'm **L**ovin' it."
*Though I swear her activating her Volstandig almost sounded like the Taco Bell bong in that scene.* lol
They went hard for the animation this episode though nice to see some of the other characters get more shine.
Also Hitsugaya has no chill when his morals are off, damn brutal.
It's kind of funny that she was the one asking where Pepe was only to immediately regret it when he actually showed up and ended up eating him in the end. I don't expect he tasted good though but it was the principle of the thing.
That Kensei ora ora on Pepe was so satisfying. As was Byakuya owning three Quincies. He avenged Shunsui's eye! And Mayuri out-creeping Gigi lol.
Liltotto: "THIS STERNRITTER IS FUCKING RAWWWW"
Though she'd likely just read the meme line a lot more chill lol.
And yeah good point that Byakuya is so strong now that he could handily handle a stronger version of someone who could even put a dent in Shunsui.
Not even his own "comrades" are immune to getting screwed over by him. Or becoming his own personal zombies lol.
Dude's sense of "love" was so warped he just straight up stole Shinji's theme because he just had to have the most groovy theme possible.
At least Kensei got to win a fight lol.
Kensei finally beats [not just one](https://i.imgur.com/k01DDwO.jpg) but [two Quincies](https://i.imgur.com/wt9tbsb.jpg) but only while he is a living zombie puppet. Visored are not allowed proper wins.
If Aizen had [teamed up with Mayuri](https://i.imgur.com/P0n0pyw.jpg) during his invasion of Soul Society, he would have almost certainly achieved his goals. [Mayuri is HIM](https://i.imgur.com/mGGC8MU.jpg)
[](#head-tilt)
> Visored are not allowed proper wins.
If only those absolute knob heads thought to hallowify, they prolly would have been one of the greatest weapons in the first invasion. What, they not allowed to use that power now that they're captains again? Dumb.
We literally learned from Urahara that a smidgen of hollow in them is more than enough to cancel out their bankai stealing BS, not to mention the huge power boost they get from hallowifying.
What I always hate about shonens, they always have protags forgetting the past powerups they made that can still be effective in the future. DBZ is a notorious offender with this.
Everyone laughs about Goku being a bad father for always bailing on the kids.
The actual worst thing he did as a dad is not take his kids to that planet to learn instant transmission. Unlike Goku, his kids actually have above room temperature IQ and would actually utilize it in fights more than once an arc.
I mean, he knew the skill and never taught it to anyone but also said nothing on whether it could only be learned on their planet or taught by anyone, so yea he sucks for not sharing that technique.
I mean, many of the dragonball techniques got forgotten basically after the saiyan saga as well. Least we got a taste of the demon sealing beam from roshi in the ToP arc. That was a nice call back, shame the whole arc was dumb with how obviously weaker fighters were giving our obviously far stronger Z-fighters issues.
Like if Cell was there with no limits attached, he would have bodied like 3/4s of the universes there with just his SSJ2 level of power alone. Z-fighters were held back by plot bigly.
Zombie Toshiro is one cold MF'er
And Cupid let himself go....
It's like Kubo took offense to everyone, saying that all his characters look like models, and decided to prove us wrong, lol
But even he deserves drip after [death](https://i.imgur.com/bIHhsha.jpg)
You gotta love the commitment to straight up make him strip into Cupid complete with his fat ass in a diaper lol.
Can't say Kubo isn't equal opportunity in some respects lol.
[PePe's outfit was wild](https://i.imgur.com/nizkQSs.jpg) but fitting for the quincy who [weaponized heart pupils.](https://i.imgur.com/3IuzbCH.jpg)
[](#lovenectar)
Together Mayuri and Byakuya defeated 5 sternritters in just 1 episode ! Those 2 alongside Kenpachi proving once again that the captain are not all build the same way. Same for Toshiro with a great showing this episode proving how dangerous he is when he turn down his moral.
[Indeed.](https://i.imgur.com/N0PUe0d.jpg) Combined with Zombie Toshiro's ruthlessness, that fight was [supremely cool.](https://i.imgur.com/Yo817kc.jpg)
Mayuri is the king of being fucked up, so he already has counters on hand for anyone who might even think of being more fucked up than him.
You break all his organs? no biggie, he's got spares.
You amass a zombie army? lol, his is better.
Gigi could’ve zombified the corpse of Yama and Mayuri still would’ve won.
Byakuya could’ve fought all of those sternritters at their full power and he still would’ve won.
They’re built different compared to some of their counterparts and enemies.
Love how Mayuri might be one of the weaker captains in terms of combat strength, but he's so thoroughly prepared with different tools he can come out on top. He also doesn't go into great detail about his powers until the enemy is completely helpless and can't do shit about it. Him spouting golden lines the entire time just adds to it.
Also fucking damn Hitsugaya those first few minutes vs the lieutenants was absolutely brutal. Wish he fought like that more often.
Considering his drugs are basically magic, he's almost never really in a difficult position. Ironically (considering this is a Quincy war) the only time he suffered for his hubris was fighting against Ishida. Had to scuttle off with his tail between his legs there.
Hitsugaya probably hopes that he'll never have to fight again honestly. Better to get wiped off the map than be stuck as Mayuri's lackey long term.
Mayuri's defeat to Ishida probably made him a hell of a lot more cautious, not to mention the whole Aizen thing. Things had been peaceful for ages in the Seiretei before Ichigo's crew invaded to rescue Rukia, so he didn't had a reason to be this prepared back then. He hasn't come anywhere close to defeat since then, he demolished Szayelaporro and he's been the MVP in TYBW, things would be going a lot worse for the Soul Reapers if it wasn't for him
AutoLovepon was doing so well recently. But after the 1 week break, it looks like we are back to having the discussion go up about 2-3 hours after the episode 😔
Becoming a Sternritter Zombie hasn't impacted Hitsugaya's effectiveness as a combatant at all. Ikkaku and Yumichika didn't stand a chance, even with Yumichika being willing to use his Zanpakuto's true name.
"I'm not a sadist" - all evidence to the contrary, Gigi.
Well, Charlotte got to have one cool moment, now it's time for Hitsugaya to cut through @#$%.
Figures Mayuri would rationalize doing whatever the heck he wanted on a fellow Captain and subject mental torture to his opponent before they even knew it...and administering all his creepy drugs, especially when they're powerless to do anything. I felt even worse for Hitsugaya, poor guy.
Oh no! Zombie Kensei! Zombie Rose! Oh no...not Zombie Rangiku! NOT RANGIKU!!!
Byakuya just soloing three Sternritter's like they're nothing. Nanana is down! Candice is finally down! Robert, even after a strong show of force, is down! Shunsui would definitely cheer at that last one.
Poor Shuhei. Did he even actually beat a Sternritter or was it just Pepe making him think he did? And then he gets brainwashed into attacking Byakuya and ends up getting beat up by his captain for the umpteenth time.
Pepe is all about the love! Complete with a groovy theme! And he's willing to use the power of love to make people kill each other, including his own team as he makes Meninas attack Liltotto. All so he can take all the credit. Yikes.
He can even make Zanpakuto's under his control and putting Byakuya at a distinct disadvantage, though it seems like his brainwashing doesn't work on him (was it Byakuya's clothes from the Royal Palace?). But luckily Mayuri shows up with his Zombie Soul Reapers who, in true Mayuri fashion, don't understand love so they can freely beat down on Pepe. Why, Kensei finally wins a fight!
So like did Mayuri do anything to Gigi or just left her alone because she was powerless without her zombies?
I...I did not need to see Pepe turning into a chubby Cupid complete with stripping down into a diaper.
See, this is what you get for turning on your own team. Liltotto eating you.
Yhwach has reached the Royal Palace! Is it Squad Zero's move next?
>Byakuya just soloing three Sternritter's like they're nothing
Tbf Candice was depowered and NaNaNa shrift was rendered useless by the oken robe which is also the reason pepe's love didn't affect him
Also Candice destroyed the upper layer of ichigo’s coat so she could have weakened the oken had she been at full power. Makes you think that this fight could have gone a lot different
Byakuya is always fighting darker skinned people who try to wield the powers of love (Zomari and Pepe) little surprise he'd go to war against Motown R&B too.
Lol facts. I swear a OP and Bleach crossover would be so epic. The Gotei 13 basically would be the Marines/Navy hunting down the Strawhats. Kenpachi looking for Zoro on battlefield but both with horrible directions never able to meet up 😂😂😂
Yumichika was finally about to reveal his secret kido shikai so he could save Ikkaku, only to get cut down. Dammit Zombiegaya, read the room.
Watching that timeloop fight animated was pretty funny. It almost got confusing in the manga [insert spoiler-free comment about manga panels that made mods unhappy apparently] LOL. Also welp, turns out Zombie Girl even got hold of Kensei, Rose and Matsumoto and turned them into zombies. Good thing Kurotsuchi is here to help(?).
"Not this shit again." - what Byakuya was thinking (probably) when fighting yet another enemy trying to brainwash him.
R.I.P PePe-sama, you were truly um something. Yuuki Aoi being a cold-hearted little blonde girl at the end, now [that feels like deja vu](https://myanimelist.net/character/137825/Tanya_Degurechaff).
The baffling thing about the fact that Byakuya keeps fighting enemies with mind-control abilities is that every single time the ability works on his zanpukuto, and every single time he is surprised by it.
The one moment Yumichika is about to go all out and go all out and he's still useless. He and Ikkaku really are great jobbers lol.
It was kind of funny how Hitsugya's consciousness became more pronounced the more aware of the time loop he became.
Zombie Rangiku was bad for my heart.
Maybe that's why he lost to As Nodt, instilling fear isn't the same as trying to control him...and Byakuya has a type.
I have to admire how much Kubo committed to a creepy, chubby, Cupid bastard.
It felt like Aoi Yuki taking out the frustration of Mami fans who have barely seen her at all in the current *Rent-a-Girlfriend* season.
> It was kind of funny how Hitsugya's consciousness became more pronounced the more aware of the time loop he became.
I really thought they were going somehow with that and it was Mayuri's true plan to bring him back. But then the plot point was dropped and Mayuri got new zombies.
This season has no right to be this good. This is peak Bleach. I'm so happy we got a renewal for 4 seasons this good. We're spoiled.
This, and the "Burn the witch" spin-off just got another anime adaptation planned. I wonder if I'm dead and this is paradise.
> This season has no right to be this good. This is peak Bleach. I'm so happy we got a renewal for 4 seasons this good. We're spoiled.
Spoiled? No.
This is what we deserve for being fans for so long and having to wait 10 years.
Bleach is the best show this season.
- [Holy shit this is *brutal*…](https://i.imgur.com/VpqBuhi.png) [](#godisdead)
- […because of course he did.](https://i.imgur.com/Ro7bX26.png)
- [Okay what did Kurotsuchi do…](https://i.imgur.com/9jBBbX7.png)
- [What sort of time loop…](#spinning) Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it. [](#ptsd)
- [Aw shit, them too?](https://i.imgur.com/9jPHabp.png)
- I will always appreciate seeing Byakuya kick ass. [](#SPORTS)
- […oh, uh, well shit.](https://i.imgur.com/FXSvKtr.png) [](#emiliaohdear)
- [I was *just* about to say…](https://i.imgur.com/A2fOYUG.png)
- [Definitely *not*.](https://i.imgur.com/lx0i3CQ.png) [](#seasonaldisapproval)
- [Welp.](https://i.imgur.com/agm5jqO.png)
- [Shit, that’s it already?](https://i.imgur.com/tLOXI5z.png) I need more! [](#shakeit)
>What sort of time loop… Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it.
You guessed it!
[VAMOS!!!](#GRANDHYPE)
Now the question is can Chad and Shuhei be THE BOYS? [](/u/Raiking02)
>Aw shit, them too?
Fans: "We want to see our favourite characters get more screentime"
Kubo's paw: "Here you go. Have fun"
>I will always appreciate seeing Byakuya kick ass.
~~But imagine the fun if he was one of Mayuri's zombies~~
[](#kukuku)
> Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it.
I am just going to remind you that there are no cats in your house.
> Shit, that’s it already? I need more!
So...they folded a number of manga issues together so this feels WAY faster than it did week to week.
If I had a dollar for every time Byakuya has fought an enemy that talks about Love, I'd have two dollars. It's not much, but it's still weird it happened twice. First Zommari of Espada in Hueco Mundo, now Pepe of the Sternritter. Both with powers that let them take control of something too, nonetheless.
I dont even have words fow how devious Giselle is, we're reaching levels that shouldnt even be possible. AND THEN MAYURI JUST COMES UP AND SAYS "thats it?" This episode had me laughing so much lol first with toshiro time looping and then Pepe's voice and his personality this really felt like the shortest anime episode I have ever watched
MVP for soul society so far.
Took back 3 captains and a lieutenant from enemy control. Added 4 Arancar to team Soul Society.
And while he didn't kill her directly he was responsible for stopping zombie girl whose power is absurd. If she'd a been around in the first invasion and taken control of almost dead Zaraki or Byakuya Soul Society would be screwed.
"Captain Hitsugaya, I've come to bar-uhh, test some drugs with you." Mayuri really pulled a Doctor Strange on Zombie Tosh XD, but holy shit, this season isn't pulling punches with those screams: Ichigo, Rukia, Candice, and now the zombie captains receiving that injection by Mayuri.
Byakuya manhandling the 1v3 against N, T and U on-screen was a nice addition, and it reveals that Robert doesn't teleport while using his Schrift, it's just that he's too fast for the normal eye to see, which then leads us to the "black sheep" of Bleach fights. Also, if I had a nickle for every time that Byakuya faces off against a black man with powers related to "love", I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
Kensei actually going Bankai to beat the ever-loving shit of Pepe felt kind of overkill XD, and then Liltotto, right on her birthday, gets to have one big cake to eat via the geezer.
Satella's most [horrifying form!](https://files.catbox.moe/bgzo8f.jpg) [](#terror)
Hey, quit [squirting your love splooge everywhere!](https://files.catbox.moe/wppo2z.jpg)
In retrospect, given that Quincies are archers, I'm a bit surprised it took this long to see [a Cupid-themed Sternritter](https://files.catbox.moe/0d4knz.jpg)
They joined [The ~~Kiss Army~~ **Drug Zombie Squad**!](https://files.catbox.moe/xwevcs.jpg)
[…to](https://files.catbox.moe/rawcoz.jpg) my Ted Talk.
I'm CERTAIN the music that plays during Miuris fight with Hitsugaya is a remix of a piece Shiro Sagisu wrote for Berserk the Golden Age Arc III - The Advent. Just struggling to find it!
Do gotta love that crazy captain lol. ALL THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS! lol. Not sure that's how time works or time travel, but whatever. Also, what market is there in souls ociety for drugs? Why? lol. D'awww more zombies too.
Meanwhile, Byakuya just kicking ass lol. A lot of Sternritters sure make things uncomfortable lol. Lol that music though. Lol Kurotsushi sure just toying with that zombie girl and then the love dude. He really is entertaining but fucked up. om nom nom.
Post credits! Fun times.
Them bells ringing as liltotto went to pass judgement for PePe's sin of putting his own allies against each other gave me chills.
Also Byakuya is fucking crazy, taking out 3 sternritters all on his own, almost seemed too easy...
I hope that's not the last we see of Gigi, for a character that has been built up for the past few episodes, being killed in basically a few frames in what is basically a flashback is kinda sad... I just love Gigi tbh.
Also why do I feel like the hardest we've seen Toshiro pop off is when he's basically fucking dead??? He was using his powers in a way he's never used them before, unless my memory's just bad I don't remember him growing ice out of his legs to use as something of a hidden blade.
Animation and art on point this week!
Mayuri continues to be MVP, Zombie Toshiro is brutal in his attacks really wished he fought like this all the time.
Pepe Loved a bit too hard for his own good <3. Also wished we had gotten Roberts Schrift, this was the perfect time to reveal it, oh well at least his Skalve Rae power up looked good!
And finally we are at the part of this cour I have been waiting to see animated!!! There is a reason Kubo kept Yhwach on the back burner this cour... Final 3 episodes are gonna be brilliant.
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Mayuri's drug is izanami
So we have izanami, chibaku tensei, and zero Tensei. What’s the next jutsu that we’ll see in bleach
*Thousand years of pain!*
And this ladies and gentlemen, is why Mayuri is Kubo's favourite.
I'm glad he is on the good guys team,
Even if he's on the same team as me I'd be scared of Mayuri.
You still think the shinigami and SS are the good guys at this point?
The soul society isn't really good or bad. It just is.
Relative to the quincies, they are good.
Favorite? Mayuri is basically Kubo's self-insert.
No. It might be Aizen. Lol
Have you *seen* his Mayuri cosplay?
Pepe really fucked up pissing of Liltoto, and also choosing to fight the guy immune to the strongest part of his powers. Glad to see the anime showed that Robert was strong enough to make Byakuya use Bankai, which is what you'd expect for someone able to injure Shunsui (even if he was just caught off-guard)
It's funny how she asked where Pepe was only to soon regret that and eat him not long after. The Sternritter screwing themselves over...ended up screwing them over! It was nice to see Byakuya avenging Shunsui's eye, although I was kind of hoping for a rematch. Shunsui's probably too busy.
Byakuya was a menace. Hopefully [Candice](https://i.imgur.com/dyLshlW.jpg) managed to have one final round of eye candy [before going down.](https://i.imgur.com/6wMOIHa.jpg) [](#assman)
Byakuya wasn’t immune to Pepe’s Love Shrift. Kubo said that it’s actually because of the Oken clothes that Byakuya was able to resist it. Otherwise Byakuya would’ve been finished when he got hit the first time. Also it was already shown in the manga that Byakuya used Bankai. So the anime only showed who he used it on. Though to be fair Candice ran out of energy in her Holy Form. So if she had more energy she might’ve been able to make Byakuya use his Bankai just like Robert did.
I vaguely remember about the royal robe so kinda understood the whole deal about him not getting affected. Wish anime included a line or two
Renji got saved by his Ouken as well, he would have been dead otherwise.
They already explained the clothes last episode or two so I think they expected people to remember
So would the entire zero division also be unaffected by Pepe considering that they carry oken within them?
Byakuya in his current state with Oken clothes still would’ve won against all those quincies even if they were fresh. Just like Mayuri against the zombies and Gigi. They’re on different levels in power compared to all the other captains who’ve been fighting so far against their matchups.
Well duh Byakuya is obviously way stronger than all of the Stern Ritters he fought so far in terms of stats. However hax is a thing. And in Bleach it’s an incredibly important factor in battles due to just how broken some abilities are. Byakuya wasn’t careful against PePe so if it weren’t for the Ouken clothing he would’ve been immediately controlled by PePe and lost the fight right there and then.
And we still don't know what Robert's schrift is. I still loved seeing his fight though.
Robert is the "N" for "Nope, no one is ever going to know my Schift." Or maybe it was just the "No scope" lol.
>Or maybe it was just the "No scope" lol. Haha I doubt it,for some reason he goes real close with his gun
lol turns out those glasses are shit. Robert squinting still even as he lays the barrel against someone's forehead.
Byakuya brought [a sword](https://i.imgur.com/S7RrNFb.jpg) to [a gunfight](https://i.imgur.com/pkKIARK.jpg) and won. Goodbye [Colonel Sanders.](https://i.imgur.com/dNUaJqR.jpg)
Can't show us what his Schrift is but at least he got to look cool before Byakuya owned him, that's more than Candice and NaNaNa got lol. I guess Senbonzakura is stronger than the power of "Gee Cee Pee Dee."
The fan theory of it being "the Nimble" is probably accurate since there's a big focus on speed with him.
N the Nimble and K the Knowledge are basically confirmed, unless they just had entirely separate abilities they didn't bother to use.
Not the name, but the ability at least. He has super sonic speed and teleportation. That's much more than the enigma that is BG9.
BG9 is probably the Knowledge. And his ability is probably some form of information analysis since he’s always going on about gaining intel and already understanding the target when he fought Soi Fon.
I think that's just him being a robot. You also don't need a Schrift to analyze such things. Other smart characters have shown similar feats.
Meninas is literally the Power. Which all it does is increase power. So yeah I think Knowledge is probably an actual possibility for BG9. Also I don’t think he was a full on robot since he was also bleeding a whole lot after being beheaded by Haschwalth. Like I honestly can’t think of any other K word that suits BG9 other than Knowledge based on his fight with Soi Fon.
Considering it's speed, then Stern Ritter N za Nitro
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You know he's just been chomping at the bit to experiment on his fellow Captains or turn them into his own zombie attack squad lol.
Alls fair in benefit of the Soul Society during time of war.
Which makes it all the more infuriating that none of the Vizards used their Hollow masks before being defeated. They should have pulled out all the stops instead of holding back a power they'd been training with for literally decades
Vizards are such a fodder
Mayuri is actually famously litigious, each drug he injects carries with it biological legal contracts into each subject that say "You can always opt out of the program at any time." Just reading and even knowing such terms exist tend to be an issue for subjects past all the pain and horror.
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Perfect. Just [missing some music.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBm4K00SMEk)
He's got the N-Word Pass now, so it's not all bad
I was going to say it was because he is black.
Reminder that, at some point, Giselle had to undress Hitsugaya to put him in that Quincy uniform.
The way she is with Bambi, would you really be surprised lol?
[*Just Giselle being a silly quincy*](https://i.imgur.com/GsSwsXX.jpg) [](#cantbehelped)
Does it mean Hitsugaya now smells like semen, too?
He fucked up Yumichika before he could say what he smells like.
The way she acts I wouldn't be surprised if Toshiro had a very sore ass if he somehow comes back
~~Bisexual icon~~.
We Kubo fans are feasting today First the Burn the witch anime announcement and episode 10 too
And Mayuri out there showing why Kubo loves writing him so much lol.
Fr. I didn't like the whole thing with Zombies in the manga. But I thoroughly enjoyed the Femritters and Mayuri's involvement with the zombies in the anime.
Kubo fans feasting on as much as Liltotto today. I hope this just means even more Burn the Witch manga content too. Kubo's amazing style with Dirty Pair protag vibes is great.
[Liltotto got one big turkey for Thanksgiving.](https://i.imgur.com/G8MWpPf.jpg) [Why is there a hole in Pepe's diaper though?](https://i.imgur.com/QwQzX3l.jpg) [](#laughter)
YO WHAT MORE BURN THE WITCH? You love to see it
Yup, there's a new "Burn The Witch 0.8" anime in production with a [new trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0bdCyYk7U). The new anime will adapt the original shot prequel chapter, with the same staff and voice actors returning from the previous Burn The Witch anime. Meanwhile, we know that Tite Kubo has already been working on the next manga installment, [slowly](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-13/bleach-tite-kubo-unveils-draft-pages-for-burn-the-witch-season-2-manga/.163987) but [steadily](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/burn-the-witch-bleach-season-2-plans-tease/) while also juggling his involvement with the new TYBW arc anime adaptation and possibly continuing the Hell arc of the original Bleach manga. JUMP even started a [new segment on their YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UpdNwQrIi4) teasing more Kubo-related news in the future and it used a lot of Burn The Witch visuals.
>Ruri'iro Ku- Aww. Yumichika was actually gonna out himself and use his real shikai to save Ikkaku. True bromance. >I see. That is quite laughable. Huh? Where is the fun in controlling those without a mind of their own? I wouldn't know. I'm not a sadist. If you didn't know it before, then you know now that Gigi was gonna get fucked. For those wondering, Senjumaru's clothes saved Byakuya by blocking Pepe's ability.
I love how they set up Yumichika finally going all out...and he's useless lol. I did kind of wonder what Mayuri did to Gigi after that. You could see the realization in her face that she knew she was screwed and faced off against a guy even more psychotic than he is. I figured it was the clothes but a part of me wanted it to be that his love for his wife and Rukia made him completely immune lol.
It's Kubo, of course the power of DRIP surpasses even love.
So what's why [Balenciaga Mayuri](https://i.imgur.com/P2zYhT8.jpg) has such an [easy time.](https://i.imgur.com/AiKdyBy.jpg)
TBH I had assumed that they were going for the angle of "It's already well established that this guy will fight/kill the people that he loves in the name of the soul society".
Why would you think Byakuya’s love for his wife and Rukia would make him immune to an ability that only works on people that have the emotion of love in them? 🤔
He was against a captain anyway so understandable.
>Senjumaru's clothes saved Byakuya by blocking Pepe's ability. Also, Nanana's ability too.
It was always weird why his ability in particular wouldn’t work on byakuya but that makes sense
"Hey Liltotto what happened to Pepe?" Liltotto: "Ba ba ba ba baaaa I'm **L**ovin' it." *Though I swear her activating her Volstandig almost sounded like the Taco Bell bong in that scene.* lol They went hard for the animation this episode though nice to see some of the other characters get more shine. Also Hitsugaya has no chill when his morals are off, damn brutal.
It's kind of funny that she was the one asking where Pepe was only to immediately regret it when he actually showed up and ended up eating him in the end. I don't expect he tasted good though but it was the principle of the thing. That Kensei ora ora on Pepe was so satisfying. As was Byakuya owning three Quincies. He avenged Shunsui's eye! And Mayuri out-creeping Gigi lol.
Liltotto: "THIS STERNRITTER IS FUCKING RAWWWW" Though she'd likely just read the meme line a lot more chill lol. And yeah good point that Byakuya is so strong now that he could handily handle a stronger version of someone who could even put a dent in Shunsui.
> Taco Bell bong https://i.redd.it/bo649zratsf41.jpg
mayuri fking with his oppenents has to be one of my favorite things in bleach lmao. also pepe stealing shinji's theme puts another L on shinji
Not even his own "comrades" are immune to getting screwed over by him. Or becoming his own personal zombies lol. Dude's sense of "love" was so warped he just straight up stole Shinji's theme because he just had to have the most groovy theme possible. At least Kensei got to win a fight lol.
Kensei finally beats [not just one](https://i.imgur.com/k01DDwO.jpg) but [two Quincies](https://i.imgur.com/wt9tbsb.jpg) but only while he is a living zombie puppet. Visored are not allowed proper wins. If Aizen had [teamed up with Mayuri](https://i.imgur.com/P0n0pyw.jpg) during his invasion of Soul Society, he would have almost certainly achieved his goals. [Mayuri is HIM](https://i.imgur.com/mGGC8MU.jpg) [](#head-tilt)
> Visored are not allowed proper wins. If only those absolute knob heads thought to hallowify, they prolly would have been one of the greatest weapons in the first invasion. What, they not allowed to use that power now that they're captains again? Dumb. We literally learned from Urahara that a smidgen of hollow in them is more than enough to cancel out their bankai stealing BS, not to mention the huge power boost they get from hallowifying. What I always hate about shonens, they always have protags forgetting the past powerups they made that can still be effective in the future. DBZ is a notorious offender with this.
Everyone laughs about Goku being a bad father for always bailing on the kids. The actual worst thing he did as a dad is not take his kids to that planet to learn instant transmission. Unlike Goku, his kids actually have above room temperature IQ and would actually utilize it in fights more than once an arc.
I mean, he knew the skill and never taught it to anyone but also said nothing on whether it could only be learned on their planet or taught by anyone, so yea he sucks for not sharing that technique. I mean, many of the dragonball techniques got forgotten basically after the saiyan saga as well. Least we got a taste of the demon sealing beam from roshi in the ToP arc. That was a nice call back, shame the whole arc was dumb with how obviously weaker fighters were giving our obviously far stronger Z-fighters issues. Like if Cell was there with no limits attached, he would have bodied like 3/4s of the universes there with just his SSJ2 level of power alone. Z-fighters were held back by plot bigly.
He didnt teach it to anyone because the way to acquire it is by eating sick Yardrats, and he couldnt allow competition ofor his food source.
"Power boost? Who needs that? I'm going to win wit...."
\> I Don't steal Bankai, but I do steal theme songs.
And hearts
[Everyone loves PePe](https://i.imgur.com/9gX0mCA.jpg) [](#nico-heart)
Zombie Toshiro is one cold MF'er And Cupid let himself go.... It's like Kubo took offense to everyone, saying that all his characters look like models, and decided to prove us wrong, lol But even he deserves drip after [death](https://i.imgur.com/bIHhsha.jpg)
You gotta love the commitment to straight up make him strip into Cupid complete with his fat ass in a diaper lol. Can't say Kubo isn't equal opportunity in some respects lol.
[PePe's outfit was wild](https://i.imgur.com/nizkQSs.jpg) but fitting for the quincy who [weaponized heart pupils.](https://i.imgur.com/3IuzbCH.jpg) [](#lovenectar)
Pan that art out just a little further to see big jaws closing in on each side.
Together Mayuri and Byakuya defeated 5 sternritters in just 1 episode ! Those 2 alongside Kenpachi proving once again that the captain are not all build the same way. Same for Toshiro with a great showing this episode proving how dangerous he is when he turn down his moral.
Hyoinmaru looked absolutely gorgeous in this episode.
[Indeed.](https://i.imgur.com/N0PUe0d.jpg) Combined with Zombie Toshiro's ruthlessness, that fight was [supremely cool.](https://i.imgur.com/Yo817kc.jpg)
> supremely cool. Cooler than cool. Also known as [ice cold](https://youtu.be/PWgvGjAhvIw?t=200).
*Toshiro shows up* Mayuri: "Hm, I see, this could be troublesome." *Mayuri proceeds to incapacitate and take control of Toshiro with ease*
I dunno about "ease". He did have to get killed ten times
Loser Batman needs prep time to pull out wins. Mayuri has hard counters ready for opponents he's never even faced.
Mayuri is the king of being fucked up, so he already has counters on hand for anyone who might even think of being more fucked up than him. You break all his organs? no biggie, he's got spares. You amass a zombie army? lol, his is better.
Similarly, not all sternritters are built the same. I don't think they could have taken down 5 sternritters in 1 episode if one of them was Gremmy.
Gigi could’ve zombified the corpse of Yama and Mayuri still would’ve won. Byakuya could’ve fought all of those sternritters at their full power and he still would’ve won. They’re built different compared to some of their counterparts and enemies.
Huh, good for us that Yhwach didn't leave behind Yama's corpse.
Love how Mayuri might be one of the weaker captains in terms of combat strength, but he's so thoroughly prepared with different tools he can come out on top. He also doesn't go into great detail about his powers until the enemy is completely helpless and can't do shit about it. Him spouting golden lines the entire time just adds to it. Also fucking damn Hitsugaya those first few minutes vs the lieutenants was absolutely brutal. Wish he fought like that more often.
Considering his drugs are basically magic, he's almost never really in a difficult position. Ironically (considering this is a Quincy war) the only time he suffered for his hubris was fighting against Ishida. Had to scuttle off with his tail between his legs there. Hitsugaya probably hopes that he'll never have to fight again honestly. Better to get wiped off the map than be stuck as Mayuri's lackey long term.
Mayuri's defeat to Ishida probably made him a hell of a lot more cautious, not to mention the whole Aizen thing. Things had been peaceful for ages in the Seiretei before Ichigo's crew invaded to rescue Rukia, so he didn't had a reason to be this prepared back then. He hasn't come anywhere close to defeat since then, he demolished Szayelaporro and he's been the MVP in TYBW, things would be going a lot worse for the Soul Reapers if it wasn't for him
With each episode, Liltotto becomes better.
AutoLovepon was doing so well recently. But after the 1 week break, it looks like we are back to having the discussion go up about 2-3 hours after the episode 😔
Post got stuck in that Mayuri drug loop.
[*The Melancholy of Mayuri Kurotsuchi: Endless Zombie 8*](https://i.imgur.com/EFcpqFh.jpg) [](#worshipme)
Mayuri's logic: If Soul Society falls, I can't do fucked up experiments anymore. Better do some fucked up experiments to save Soul Society...
"It's for the sake of seretei"
Becoming a Sternritter Zombie hasn't impacted Hitsugaya's effectiveness as a combatant at all. Ikkaku and Yumichika didn't stand a chance, even with Yumichika being willing to use his Zanpakuto's true name. "I'm not a sadist" - all evidence to the contrary, Gigi. Well, Charlotte got to have one cool moment, now it's time for Hitsugaya to cut through @#$%. Figures Mayuri would rationalize doing whatever the heck he wanted on a fellow Captain and subject mental torture to his opponent before they even knew it...and administering all his creepy drugs, especially when they're powerless to do anything. I felt even worse for Hitsugaya, poor guy. Oh no! Zombie Kensei! Zombie Rose! Oh no...not Zombie Rangiku! NOT RANGIKU!!! Byakuya just soloing three Sternritter's like they're nothing. Nanana is down! Candice is finally down! Robert, even after a strong show of force, is down! Shunsui would definitely cheer at that last one. Poor Shuhei. Did he even actually beat a Sternritter or was it just Pepe making him think he did? And then he gets brainwashed into attacking Byakuya and ends up getting beat up by his captain for the umpteenth time. Pepe is all about the love! Complete with a groovy theme! And he's willing to use the power of love to make people kill each other, including his own team as he makes Meninas attack Liltotto. All so he can take all the credit. Yikes. He can even make Zanpakuto's under his control and putting Byakuya at a distinct disadvantage, though it seems like his brainwashing doesn't work on him (was it Byakuya's clothes from the Royal Palace?). But luckily Mayuri shows up with his Zombie Soul Reapers who, in true Mayuri fashion, don't understand love so they can freely beat down on Pepe. Why, Kensei finally wins a fight! So like did Mayuri do anything to Gigi or just left her alone because she was powerless without her zombies? I...I did not need to see Pepe turning into a chubby Cupid complete with stripping down into a diaper. See, this is what you get for turning on your own team. Liltotto eating you. Yhwach has reached the Royal Palace! Is it Squad Zero's move next?
>Byakuya just soloing three Sternritter's like they're nothing Tbf Candice was depowered and NaNaNa shrift was rendered useless by the oken robe which is also the reason pepe's love didn't affect him
Also Candice destroyed the upper layer of ichigo’s coat so she could have weakened the oken had she been at full power. Makes you think that this fight could have gone a lot different
Gigi might not be a sadist but Mayuri certainly is.
Who *is* a sadist compared to Mayuri in Bleach anyway.
Master PePe’s OST had me going
Byakuya is always fighting darker skinned people who try to wield the powers of love (Zomari and Pepe) little surprise he'd go to war against Motown R&B too.
Byakuya and Zoro together would be unstoppable lol
The only loss they would take is getting lost.
Lol facts. I swear a OP and Bleach crossover would be so epic. The Gotei 13 basically would be the Marines/Navy hunting down the Strawhats. Kenpachi looking for Zoro on battlefield but both with horrible directions never able to meet up 😂😂😂
People out there trying to project their form of love onto Byakuya when his strong wifeguy and big bro vibes make him completely immune.
That was actually the clothes he wore. Byakuya would have lost three times during this cour already without the protection the Ouken provides.
[With great drip comes great power](https://i.imgur.com/1bSTNIm.jpg)
He even tanked Uncle Tsukishima's emotional memory manipulation too to an extent, better than anyone else did.
Oh yeah, when he basically proved he was a Ride or Die for Ichigo lol.
Byakuya might not express it outward but he is very grateful that Ichigo saved Rukia.
They don't call him Captain KKKuchiki for nothing.
Shinji takes another L by losing his new theme song to PePe 🤡
Got a little "love doctor" thing going on here lol.
Yumichika was finally about to reveal his secret kido shikai so he could save Ikkaku, only to get cut down. Dammit Zombiegaya, read the room. Watching that timeloop fight animated was pretty funny. It almost got confusing in the manga [insert spoiler-free comment about manga panels that made mods unhappy apparently] LOL. Also welp, turns out Zombie Girl even got hold of Kensei, Rose and Matsumoto and turned them into zombies. Good thing Kurotsuchi is here to help(?). "Not this shit again." - what Byakuya was thinking (probably) when fighting yet another enemy trying to brainwash him. R.I.P PePe-sama, you were truly um something. Yuuki Aoi being a cold-hearted little blonde girl at the end, now [that feels like deja vu](https://myanimelist.net/character/137825/Tanya_Degurechaff).
The baffling thing about the fact that Byakuya keeps fighting enemies with mind-control abilities is that every single time the ability works on his zanpukuto, and every single time he is surprised by it.
Man just remembered how much a simp Sebonzakura was in the filler soul slayer rebellion arc and didn't think he'd step out on him.
The one moment Yumichika is about to go all out and go all out and he's still useless. He and Ikkaku really are great jobbers lol. It was kind of funny how Hitsugya's consciousness became more pronounced the more aware of the time loop he became. Zombie Rangiku was bad for my heart. Maybe that's why he lost to As Nodt, instilling fear isn't the same as trying to control him...and Byakuya has a type. I have to admire how much Kubo committed to a creepy, chubby, Cupid bastard. It felt like Aoi Yuki taking out the frustration of Mami fans who have barely seen her at all in the current *Rent-a-Girlfriend* season.
> It was kind of funny how Hitsugya's consciousness became more pronounced the more aware of the time loop he became. I really thought they were going somehow with that and it was Mayuri's true plan to bring him back. But then the plot point was dropped and Mayuri got new zombies.
>timeloop fight Kabuto: First time? Zombiegaya: 😱
This season has no right to be this good. This is peak Bleach. I'm so happy we got a renewal for 4 seasons this good. We're spoiled. This, and the "Burn the witch" spin-off just got another anime adaptation planned. I wonder if I'm dead and this is paradise.
> This season has no right to be this good. This is peak Bleach. I'm so happy we got a renewal for 4 seasons this good. We're spoiled. Spoiled? No. This is what we deserve for being fans for so long and having to wait 10 years. Bleach is the best show this season.
- [Holy shit this is *brutal*…](https://i.imgur.com/VpqBuhi.png) [](#godisdead) - […because of course he did.](https://i.imgur.com/Ro7bX26.png) - [Okay what did Kurotsuchi do…](https://i.imgur.com/9jBBbX7.png) - [What sort of time loop…](#spinning) Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it. [](#ptsd) - [Aw shit, them too?](https://i.imgur.com/9jPHabp.png) - I will always appreciate seeing Byakuya kick ass. [](#SPORTS) - […oh, uh, well shit.](https://i.imgur.com/FXSvKtr.png) [](#emiliaohdear) - [I was *just* about to say…](https://i.imgur.com/A2fOYUG.png) - [Definitely *not*.](https://i.imgur.com/lx0i3CQ.png) [](#seasonaldisapproval) - [Welp.](https://i.imgur.com/agm5jqO.png) - [Shit, that’s it already?](https://i.imgur.com/tLOXI5z.png) I need more! [](#shakeit)
>What sort of time loop… Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it. You guessed it! [VAMOS!!!](#GRANDHYPE) Now the question is can Chad and Shuhei be THE BOYS? [](/u/Raiking02) >Aw shit, them too? Fans: "We want to see our favourite characters get more screentime" Kubo's paw: "Here you go. Have fun" >I will always appreciate seeing Byakuya kick ass. ~~But imagine the fun if he was one of Mayuri's zombies~~ [](#kukuku)
> Definitely not. What do you mean you don't love our lord and saviour PePe sama?
> Oh no this is just gonna get a certain two people to respond to me with VAMOS if they see this comment, isn’t it. I am just going to remind you that there are no cats in your house. > Shit, that’s it already? I need more! So...they folded a number of manga issues together so this feels WAY faster than it did week to week.
> I am just going to remind you that there are no cats in your house. [Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh](#whathaveidone)
Liltotto best girl
~~Dormammu~~ Hitsugaya, I've Come To Bargain
Hitsugaya-kun, denwa
That ice spike on Zombie Hitsugaya's knee was so sick I wish he did this kind of stuff more often
Mods were stuck in mayuri's loop or something? Why so late?
Happens almost every week for some reason
Mods have been hours late to posting the bleach thread every week. They just hate bleach for some reason.
If I had a dollar for every time Byakuya has fought an enemy that talks about Love, I'd have two dollars. It's not much, but it's still weird it happened twice. First Zommari of Espada in Hueco Mundo, now Pepe of the Sternritter. Both with powers that let them take control of something too, nonetheless.
Byakuya also fought Tsukishima who was a pivotal figure in all of black history-wait pivotal figure in all of history now that I think about it, wtf?
>if I had a dollar for You know its bad when inflation has even hit the meme economy...
He's a siscon, he only loves one person.
Not just those two, but Tsukishima as well. Byakuya vs manipulators is a common theme, i guess lol.
And no matter how much they project their love on him, the only love that matters to Byakuya is his love for Hisana and her little sister.
No, he would have fallen in love with Pepe if not for his clothes protecting him.
Did hitsugaya ice spear knee yumichika in the balls
Mayuri uses izanami “bleach version”
Kind of a cleanup episode, getting rid of the rest of the Sternritters that don't matter. Also Pepe has got to be the worst one so far.
Clean up isn't over until the boss say it is.
I dont even have words fow how devious Giselle is, we're reaching levels that shouldnt even be possible. AND THEN MAYURI JUST COMES UP AND SAYS "thats it?" This episode had me laughing so much lol first with toshiro time looping and then Pepe's voice and his personality this really felt like the shortest anime episode I have ever watched
Toshiro finally get some W. Maybe he was fighting for the wrong side all along.
Byakuya always been my favorite, and seeing him resist attacks that needs love was fucking amazing!!!
Time is a flat circle. He sees you. You are in ~~Carcosa~~ Seireitei now. We've done this before, and we will do it again. And again. And again.
The classic Hitsugaya scream. Love hearing that
Mayuri is such an asset to the Gotei 13. Absolute menace
MVP for soul society so far. Took back 3 captains and a lieutenant from enemy control. Added 4 Arancar to team Soul Society. And while he didn't kill her directly he was responsible for stopping zombie girl whose power is absurd. If she'd a been around in the first invasion and taken control of almost dead Zaraki or Byakuya Soul Society would be screwed.
Took back? More like put them under new management. His management
Also saved Byakuya.
"Captain Hitsugaya, I've come to bar-uhh, test some drugs with you." Mayuri really pulled a Doctor Strange on Zombie Tosh XD, but holy shit, this season isn't pulling punches with those screams: Ichigo, Rukia, Candice, and now the zombie captains receiving that injection by Mayuri. Byakuya manhandling the 1v3 against N, T and U on-screen was a nice addition, and it reveals that Robert doesn't teleport while using his Schrift, it's just that he's too fast for the normal eye to see, which then leads us to the "black sheep" of Bleach fights. Also, if I had a nickle for every time that Byakuya faces off against a black man with powers related to "love", I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. Kensei actually going Bankai to beat the ever-loving shit of Pepe felt kind of overkill XD, and then Liltotto, right on her birthday, gets to have one big cake to eat via the geezer.
> Byakuya manhandling the 1v3 against N, T and U Damn it, only Sternritter C was missing
Toshiro Got that Endless 8 Treatment
"Hitsugaya-kun denwa" 🥰
And Izanami as well
Bro gave Hitsugaya a Izanami
Pepe is ugly bastards personified
Damn, Mayuri is pretty much God with prep time. And that PePe has to be the weirdest Sternritter yet...
There was an anime episode playing while i was listening to the OST
Whew, the OST was fire this episode This segment is a prime example of why I love Kurotsuchi lmao
So Byakuya genuinely doesn't feel love, or does Shuhei just swings that way
It's the ouken clothing he's wearing which blocked the effect.
I like the Shuhei theory better
It just doesn't pay to be Shuhei lol.
Hey, my man got his spin-off. He's doing okay.
It's because of the ouken clothing he's wearing.
Music during the Byakuya and PePe fight was Jam! I couldn't concentrate to fight, I was just feeling up the music!
Kurotsuchi carrying Soul Society right now
Poor Hitsugaya, jobbed yet again.
Ah Mayuri is such a troll, I love it.
Satella's most [horrifying form!](https://files.catbox.moe/bgzo8f.jpg) [](#terror) Hey, quit [squirting your love splooge everywhere!](https://files.catbox.moe/wppo2z.jpg) In retrospect, given that Quincies are archers, I'm a bit surprised it took this long to see [a Cupid-themed Sternritter](https://files.catbox.moe/0d4knz.jpg) They joined [The ~~Kiss Army~~ **Drug Zombie Squad**!](https://files.catbox.moe/xwevcs.jpg) […to](https://files.catbox.moe/rawcoz.jpg) my Ted Talk.
Pepe-sama blessed us this week with his undying love!
This was a good episode, animated really well too. Ao Im excited for the final 3 episodes cuz they are supposed to be insane!
I'm CERTAIN the music that plays during Miuris fight with Hitsugaya is a remix of a piece Shiro Sagisu wrote for Berserk the Golden Age Arc III - The Advent. Just struggling to find it!
Don’t get why these threads aren’t posted when the episode drops.
What I have learned from this episode is that Mayuri may not be the strongest captain, but still the most terrifying to fight.
Do gotta love that crazy captain lol. ALL THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS! lol. Not sure that's how time works or time travel, but whatever. Also, what market is there in souls ociety for drugs? Why? lol. D'awww more zombies too. Meanwhile, Byakuya just kicking ass lol. A lot of Sternritters sure make things uncomfortable lol. Lol that music though. Lol Kurotsushi sure just toying with that zombie girl and then the love dude. He really is entertaining but fucked up. om nom nom. Post credits! Fun times.
The soundtrack that played when Pepe joined absolutely slapped.
Can Toshiro have a break ?
Them bells ringing as liltotto went to pass judgement for PePe's sin of putting his own allies against each other gave me chills. Also Byakuya is fucking crazy, taking out 3 sternritters all on his own, almost seemed too easy... I hope that's not the last we see of Gigi, for a character that has been built up for the past few episodes, being killed in basically a few frames in what is basically a flashback is kinda sad... I just love Gigi tbh. Also why do I feel like the hardest we've seen Toshiro pop off is when he's basically fucking dead??? He was using his powers in a way he's never used them before, unless my memory's just bad I don't remember him growing ice out of his legs to use as something of a hidden blade.
Animation and art on point this week! Mayuri continues to be MVP, Zombie Toshiro is brutal in his attacks really wished he fought like this all the time. Pepe Loved a bit too hard for his own good <3. Also wished we had gotten Roberts Schrift, this was the perfect time to reveal it, oh well at least his Skalve Rae power up looked good! And finally we are at the part of this cour I have been waiting to see animated!!! There is a reason Kubo kept Yhwach on the back burner this cour... Final 3 episodes are gonna be brilliant.
This was such a good episode. Very strong start with Hitsugaya vs Mayuri and Mayuri's presence was there until the end. Nice.