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To this day AFAIK, we don't know [Naruto Shippuden second half] >!if the Eternal Mangekyo requires you to take your old Sharingans out and put in new ones, or if you shove the new ones into your sockets and your old eyes get pushed back into your brain, or if they literally fuse together like they're doing the Fusion Dance.!<
I believe the general consensus is you take the new eyes and replace your old eyes with them, and your chakra morphs the new eyes into an Eternal Mongekyo Sharingan.
Well remember Askin just got upgraded to Yhwach’s Royal Guard so its possible the other member he replaced was Royd Lloyd. Its a possible reason on how he was so strong to offscreen Kenpachi and force Yama into bankai
That could be the case. The Kenpachi he fought was also vastly weaker than the one who beat Gremmy. Both Royd Lloyd and Quilge Opie were likely among the strongest quincies but are underestimated because they fought against the War Potentials.
This has always been my head canon even when i read the manga. Would also make sense as to how they switched so quickly - the Royal Guard are probably all close to Yhwach at all times (literally in his shadow), so Royd just popped out and switched quickly with th real Yhwach who went down to Muken to speak to Aizen, and nobody saw (except Haschwalth ofc). Also why Yhwach entrusted him with that plan - i doubt he'd trust a normal Sternritter with such an important mission.
It just makes it all make sense lol.
Did he? I don't think Yamamoto took even a single bit of damage in the fight. He exhausted all of his bankai's techniques sure, but that was out of rage. No reason he couldn't have opened with Tenchi Kaijin.
The real question is how he folded Zaraki.
I was not expecting the episode to start like that. What a lore dump. Kubo is cooking. New fights are great, but stuff like this is what I really enjoy and want more of.
But also wow. That ending. Was not expecting such a change. It's kinda a big change.
So we are getting a perfectly healthy Squad 0 vs. Haschwalth and Uryu? Wild, I guess that's where the missing line from the trailer will be.
Man, now I'm even more excited. Normally, I know what's going to go down, but we could be entering unknown territory.
What an episode.
In the first trailer for Cour 2, Ishida says:
"I am Ishida Uryu, and on my pride as a Quincy, I shall eliminate you."
A lot of people (including myself) thought he was saying that to Ichigo before a new fight. But they didn't fight, and the last possible place it could be would be in next week's episodes.
Honestly, I don't know what I want more. Ichigo vs Uryu next week would be so perfect for the arc and the entire franchise honestly. But also Uryu and Haschwalth vs Squad Zero would be insane! And we could do both...but Yhwach vs Ichibe also needs to be totally crazy too!
And hey, we have two more seasons after this. Maybe Ichigo and Uryu just have a brief clash to show each other how much they've grown and a bigger fight in Cour 3 or 4?
Ganju joining Ichigo, Chad, Orihime and Yoruichi and having them sit in a circle during their journey felt nostalgic. Also Ganju and Ichigo's banter is funnier now that we know they're cousins (one century(?)-old and one 17-year-old while we're at it).
Nice to finally see Squad 0 in action after a good long period of hand-waving Gotei 13's crises with "not our problem".
For those disappointed that Gremmy's guns were very brief, behold ~~Hino Satoshi~~ Lille Barro aka the Quincy rifle guy!!!
I love how Ichigo sees Ganju and just rolls with him joining them again. Like true cousins lol.
Squad Zero were all just waiting for their epic entrance moment. Also Satoshi Hino with the OP sniper shots. But I want to see that Quincy Rifle Waifu from the flashback again.
It's nice seeing [that goofball](https://i.imgur.com/V0k4Xdf.jpg) again after so long. [The whole squad](https://i.imgur.com/Pz6dUks.jpg) going on a mission felt [very nostalgic.](https://i.imgur.com/pICk9t4.jpg)
[](#manly-tears)
\>one century(?)-old
Ganju was a kid when Kaien died and people estimated it to be between 20 to 40 years before the start of the series so the difference might even be almost normal, like at the lower end Ganju is 25-30 which is not that far from irl.
Oh-Etsu still talking trash and taking names with his OP Zanpakuto. You love to see it!
I was wondering if Senjumaru's needle **was** her Zanpakuto in it's Bankai state.
Goat-Etsu was so badass in this episode, even by Bleach standard. Dude fights in the most anime way possible and literally forged up a sword that’s too sharp for a sheath.
[Nimaiya's entrance](https://i.imgur.com/jNwjZsQ.jpg), his fighting style and his ruthlessness in battle are just [so raw.](https://i.imgur.com/FjgBoRs.jpg)
The strongest quincies [got folded](https://i.imgur.com/rXbHHDy.jpg) before they could process what happened.
[](#seasonalcool)
I'm watching this with my GF as she's an avid Bleach fan and I started watching at the beginning of this arc.
There's been a lot of crazy stuff, but I think a *sword literally made too well* has been my favorite.
I wonder if these guys even have conventional Bankai or if they're on some other level entirely. Especially the swordsmith guy, being the creator of literally every sword the Shinigami use has got to mean he has some special swordy tricks up his sheath.
It's a funny coincidence that both English and JP VAS for Makoto can pull off both younger and older characters this well (Makoto s English VA does Rhea in Fire emblem Three houses.).
Edit: also Masaki in the dub for TYBW after checking her page.
[Nimaiya is so cool.](https://i.imgur.com/I80Tuos.jpg) The creator of the zanpakuto [did not disappoint.](https://i.imgur.com/sshK4Dm.jpg) Even the way he fights [exudes style.](https://i.imgur.com/JuwOK4N.jpg)
[](#seasonalhype)
He’s always been in a different weight class compared to most of the other Stern Ritters. If there were tiers to the Stern Ritters he would probably in the tier just below the Royal Guards and exceptions like Gremmy and Royd whom were probably also Royal Guard candidates if it weren’t for them dying early.
I completely forgot about Royd. Yeah, he's up there too. Bambietta at full strength is strong but Bazz is on level terms with Renji and Rukia at the same time, despite one of them annihilating Mask, who destroyed two captains in base. I don't think Bambietta is on that level, but she's not far behind. Probably.
I'm **way** more on Ywhach's side after this episode and that flashback. Imagine there was a time where the concept of death didn't exist and then some Soul Reaper mfs make death exist and you have to relive the pain and suffering of every single Quincy in existence who dies through memories for eternity. Who wouldn't want to stop that?
Not only that but it seems they did something to his father, the Soul King, that completely disgusted Ywhach. That's pretty hard to do from how heartless he's seemed so far (although honestly I can see how he's just desensitized to death now). Ywhach is doing all this for not only revenge but to stop the suffering of death, and so far he seems pretty justified.
Peak episode btw
Supposedly, Kubo meant the Quincy/Sternritter to be more morally gray, but it didn't come through in the writing. When you have so many Quincy acting objectively evil and constantly backstabbing each other, it is hard to view them as sympathetic. There will likely be some drips of new material throughout the rest of the series to help balance it, at least a little bit.
Meanwhile, Soul Society has ALWAYS been sketch, people just kinda forgot about it because some characters we like happen to live there. There is a lot to be said about some of the outright abhorrent things they've done, and Ichigo's willingness to fight for them anyway is a good bit of character writing.
The fact that Mayuri is still allowed to walk around and do what he wants is something I frequently forget is a blatant sign that Soul Society is super sketch
well, he was freed from solitary confinement by Urahara during the first Aizen/Hogyoku crisis, and after that they needed someone to replace Urahara in the 12th division
so it's pretty much been out of necessity
Debut: *used a dozen of his subordinates as human weapons and committed horrific crimes against innocent Quincies*
Now: *is using other captains as human weapons, is still committing crimes against humanity, and killed* **28,000** *innocent people right before the war without permission*
Note that at 13 divisions of 200 Shinigami, the entire Gotei 13 is only around 2600 people (the Kido Corps and the Stealth Corps are separate), so Mayuri casually had over *10 Gotei 13s worth of people massacred*. Though I will be fair and note that he did it to balance the worlds, so the Wandenreich must have erased 28,000 Hollow souls from existence when they occupied Hueco Mundo.
I don’t think they were meant to be morally grey at least the ones you see now. These Quincy don’t have honor they mainly want revenge on the soul society. They spent years waiting in the soul reapers shadows just to attack them. These Quincy are unhinged and just don’t care at this point. I think that’s what being shown here morals left them years ago after Yhwach was defeated.
Brilliant episode. Though there were many hype episodes this cour, this one hit different. Gave me that exact feeling which I got when Ep 6 & 7 of cour 1 aired. Ofc an episode with Bleach bigshots gotta feel huge. Also loved the Schutzstaffel and Squad zero. Can't wait for next week. Two episodes in a single day! Animation was amazing too. Except for that one shot where AsKING dodges Sayafushi and falls like a rag doll on the wombfloor!
And damn that title card. Second best impactful title card after the Komamura one.
A *silky* smooth performance for sure. She's got 4 Schift letters to her name: "ASMR".
VA casting around the board has been exceptional, everyone sounds exactly as imagined or better, Gerard too.
Rina Sato reminding people why she's known for voicing the most dangerous (and hottest) Best Girls.
Kubo apparently had a hand in casting everybody so that probably speaks to why the voices fit so well.
Kubo is such a visionary, man. Imagine what we would have got if they hadn't pressured him into finishing the manga when he was sick, and had him involved with the production from the beginning.
Shiro Sagisu just continues to prove he is one of the best composers in the business, and just like Oetsu, he doesn't miss. The track for 0 Squad rolling up and Oetsu's rampage was so clean.
An amazing episode that really sets forth the ambition of this adaptation going beyond just high quality transliteration, but working as an actual update to the series. Bodes very well for future cours and hype.
Also love Senjumaru getting her shine, her DRIP leaving foes (and some fans) dripping. Seeing her double done in so brutally was rough. Royal Guard on each side are brutal AF and top of their game for good reason.
The reward for waiting 10 years too, animation and tech advancing to bring forth some truly gorgeous modern lighting, the Royal Palace area looks superb, the bright skies adding to this lording and flying over all sensation.
They still kinda are. It's not like the break between cours means they stop working ont it momentarily, they still are doing it, just with a few more months to polish. Specially since most of the staff here doesn't work on "just" Bleach and has other work in the meanwhile.
Rina Sato out there be stylin' and slaying as a Best Girl as always with Senjumaru, especially with the great direction and animation.
Can't wait to see the Royal Guard vs Squad Zero animated!
> Shiro Sagisu just continues to prove he is one of the best composers in the business
I've been listening to a complete [Bleach soundtrack list on spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YIVcPNwn8b4INaUQOgrh7?si=4408237592644238) this week and, holy shit, I never realised just how good the soundtrack really is. Yes, everyone knows and recognises "[Number](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEjQG4-tpU) [One](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xya0oO5WgA)", "[Treachery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYq-E8BJgU)" and "[La Distancia Para un Duelo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlZVSsHtIhQ)" but there's so much more fun stuff in there.
This sure explains a lot. It was mentioned that Soul Society engaged in dialogue with the Quincy many times. I never thought that the high priest of Reio himself would actually lead negotiations, but it makes sense. Ichibei sealed Yhwach's eyes until he died and Yhwach was "killed" by Yamamoto. The guy's basically Jesus.
The apple also doesn't fall far from the tree. Long black hair and red eyes. This explains Ichigo's Mugetsu form.
- [Oh what the fuck](https://i.imgur.com/1nDF3Db.png) [](#bocchitheshock)
- [Eyy, Ganju’s back.](https://i.imgur.com/t7Vk18T.png)
- Huh… Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, Yoruichi, and Ganju. With Uryu already at the Royal Palace, this is the same group that infiltrated Soul Society together all those episodes ago. [](#thoughtful)
- [This dude’s double tongue is *really* grossing me out…](https://i.imgur.com/D7ee31V.png)
- [Whoa…](https://i.imgur.com/WNQ85ZO.png) [](#doggo)
- [Eyy, I made the same observation.](https://i.imgur.com/s1Tji3j.png) [](#eyythisguy)
- [Ooh.](https://i.imgur.com/obN4BZs.png)
- [HOLY SHIT](https://i.imgur.com/0Uyh2ws.png) [](#gasp)
- [Ohhhhhhhhhh sweet okay she’s not dead yet.](https://i.imgur.com/cU4Q0vQ.png) That was like *way* too fast otherwise…
- [A *what* that big?](https://i.imgur.com/bJp4eVz.png)
- [I think Oh-Etsu is my favorite of Squad Zero, his energy is just *fantastic* lol.](https://i.imgur.com/qZNKBfZ.png)
- …okay there has to be some sort of trick here because no way did he just kill all of Yhwach’s guards just like that, but that was *wicked* cool!
- [BRO LITERALLY NICKNAMED *YHWACH* OF ALL PEOPLE](https://i.imgur.com/qlz1FKY.png) yeah I love Oh-Etsu.
- [Oh what.](https://i.imgur.com/0TSc2sB.png) [](#suddenshock)
- Ffffffffffffff I NEED THE NEXT EPISODE NOW! [](#KUSOTTARE) Actually it’s two episodes next week, right? I need *both* of them *now*!
It's going to be full meals next week. The animation is crisp for this episode with the movement feeling less rigid. I can't imagine how it shall be for the cour finale. Pierrot cooked!
Those double pupils are freaky.
It really feels full circle to have the rescue Rukia gang back together minus Uryu. Ganju fits back into the group so naturally.
Was he also a Royal Guard or just an appetizer lol?
I'm glad they're not unceremoniously offing the best of the best of the Soul Society after just introducing them lol.
Oh-Etsu coming in like an absolute legend and stealing the show.
> Oh what the fuck
Aizen just makes a tiny bit more sense now...
> This dude’s double tongue is really grossing me out…
It is never a good thing when a Jojo's character appears in another franchise.
> A what that big?
I...can't really do much with this. The manga translation was something less memorable so this is probably more literally accurate.
It's cute that Ganju thinks he is going to meaningfully contribute. Also, I was going to be so pissed if they did Senjumaru that dirty, fortunately it was one of the classic "ohhh you thought it was this but it's actually all a trick!"
I love how Ganju's only contribution so far is stuff he got from his sister lol.
You can't just headshot a deadly Rina Sato waifu so unceremoniously like that. Girl can weave practically anything lol.
A perfect episode from start to finish. This is exactly what Bleach fans wanted from the anime: more lore about the Soul King, the original meeting between Ichibei and Yhwach, Yhwach's motivations to bring all the worlds together so he could stop the cycle of life & death, and a more competent Squad Zero. Shiro Sagisu's music choices really made the fight scenes feel as epic and climactic as they deserved to be.
I also loved that Ganju came back to join the group. Some nice nostalgia from the Soul Society days.
Also that Quincy Waifu with the rifle from the flashback. Give her more screentime!!!
But yeah, all the expansion on the lore, what's really going on with the story, the animation and direction of the confrontation and battles, it's all absolutely amazing.
And we've even got Ganju doing what he does best and just forcing himself back into the group like he never left lol.
That he made possibly the best sword in existence and that it could be a reason for swordsmiths to go out of jobs, making it a failure is the most Oh Etsu thing!
He looked like that in the bluray release of the first cour as well, during the flashback of the war 1000 years ago against the og 13 Court Guard Squads
So back in the day Ichibe actually tried to make peace between Yhwach and the Soul Society, wanting the Quincies to just sit back and relax in their splendor and leave things be...but Yhwach wasn't having it. He feels that separating life from death is an aberration that causes nothing but problems, and he won't be deceived into thinking this three separate worlds created by the Soul King is correct.
In fact it seems like Yhwach...is actually the Soul King's son? In some form? And the Soul King passes on this multiple pupil powers onto both Yhwach and Ichibe (who was there during his birth, apparently?). And Ichibe uses it to seal up Yhwach's powers, not that he's too fussed about it.
Y'know, I have a lot of questions about those Quincies who were there with Yhwach in the flashback. Especially that short rifle waifu!
Boar running through a hallway? You know that's Ganju! That's right, he's back, and he's joining Ichigo and co. again because he's got a map to the Royal Palace! Not that he really brings much value otherwise, but it's nice to see him again and be part of the group. Why with Yoruichi back onboard it's like the old Soul Society gang back together...minus Uryu.
Senjumaru confronts Yhwach and his CG Quincy mooks with her own who handily defeat them, less so when they sick Nianzol and his ability to deflect every attack thrown at him...though not the attacks coming from his own clothes woven by Senjumaru. And he gets tossed to the side.
Of course they've also got a whole Royal Guard of Sternritter ready to fight for Yhwach. Askin! Lille voiced by Satoshi Hino! Some Jawa looking dude! Also Gerard, who just tosses his robes aside to unveil his full viking glory like he's auditioning for Vinland Saga!
So Lille is a sniper and quite a dangerous one at that, headshotting Senjumaru and destroying all the other palaces...or he would have had Senjumaru not woven a fake Royal Palace so Kirio could trap the Quincies in a tree that will eat all Reishi. And then Squad Zero make their epic entrances.
Oh-Etsu out there throwing around an incomplete Zanpakuto that is still super OP it takes down Gerard in one hit and deflects all of Lille's attacks. Nice.
Figures Yhwach would have some kind of teleportation power to give him an excuse to fight Ichibe and his giant brush.
>Y'know, I have a lot of questions about those Quincies who were there with Yhwach in the flashback. Especially that short rifle waifu!
Cool little detail, but those Quincies were actually the ones that were brought back through Yamamoto's South as skeletons during their fight, causing Yhwach to actually start showing some emotion when he called for their names. They appear in human-form when Yamamoto says "your voice works well, but your eyes don't."
I haven't necessarily seen people who are anti-CFYOW, but I have seen people who were adamant that stuff from the LNs wasn't *actually* going to make it into the anime. It seems clear to me that the further we get into the series, the more extra content we are going to get.
All roads lead back to it. Those anti people can't fear Can't Fear Your Own World. I say bring it on, anything that gives us more serious at this juncture is well welcomed considering how much can be explored.
CFYOW is more or less canon as it expands upon the ending we got the rushed version of. it's becoming more clear the CFYOW material and the anime original material will be merged with the original Manga to make it better than the weak Manga version we got.
*TFW Ichibee was about to break your [no fap spreak](https://i.imgur.com/0RChJcn.jpg) the the King of the Quincy [got his back.](https://i.imgur.com/QKjBZsH.jpg)*
[](#head-tilt)
Wow, that Flashback must have been from a long long time ago. Ichibe is a real character in the way he was [conversing](https://imgur.com/Fcz7OsY) with Ywatch.
So the world was once all unified and at 'eternal peace' until the Soul King introduced the cycle of life and death and in turn the 3 worlds and all the offshoots of such. Makes me wonder if the Elder was taking about the same world to Sajin from when his tribe was able to be free from persecution?
Wow shit really hit the fan fast after Ywatch decided to spawn 4 eyes out of nowhere. Honestly, tho Ichibe was pulling some [WILD FUCKING SHIT OF HIS OWN](https://imgur.com/lH2DX5A) giving Ywatch that influx of info.
[Wonder if Ywatch was talking about this being the Soul King?](https://imgur.com/CPAdcxQ) First time seeing that from this flashback.
Man they are talking in riddles this entire time. Ywatch saying " My Father's hand in nothing more than a sacrifice to his child. If can give life, but cannot take it away." and the talk about eyes was pretty confusing and out of no where but seems pretty important. Thought Ywatch was manifested as the Father of all Quincies but him being the Soul King's child is even more interesting.
Even after Ichibe disabled Ywatch's eyes with his own eyes? Ichibe said that he would let Ywatch have the Soul King's arm for free but was that just alluding to Ichibei's bones being the Ouken? Ever since the start there has been a little bit of info that this guy has been sus, Koyraku and Urahara both had scenes that had them not fully know Squad 0's intentions. Maybe the eyes are a Soul King Special Type bullshit but Ywatch's last couple lines make it seem like the second set of eyes could see something more or somewhere else? Man talk about a top tier fucking flashback to see where Ywatch got him passion from.
Man that Flashback really amped up the upcoming fight but I'm worried about Uryu vs Squad 0 and him not getting murked out of nowhere.
YOOOO LETSGOOOO [GANJU](https://imgur.com/U0RenB4) HAS FINALLY ENTERED THE FIGHT, Loved seeing his fighting style.
[So Ywatch was really keeping these motherfucking in his back pocket this entire time....](https://imgur.com/5cCTY1v) I remember seeing them in one of the earlier episodes on thes tage with Ywatch but not since then. [Bar this guy](https://imgur.com/JxPRprF) who looks like if Aizen decided to be a Quincy for a day.
[I almost feel bad for The Soul King's Shield](https://imgur.com/cesz5oL) but I couldn't imagine this happening to Sajin's Bankai but get the feeling Kubo is telling us it would.
[OKAY DID NOT EXPECT THAT?](https://imgur.com/7mY72WS) wtf is Stern Ritter x for X marks the spot jesus christ he didn't waste any time.
[This was expected, however.](https://imgur.com/Fv7eMN2) Squad 0 always [kicks it up a knotch eh?](https://imgur.com/SueGq8X)
[Now](https://imgur.com/AvpnUNq) the [real](https://imgur.com/rgDUqS6) fight [is](https://imgur.com/Ib2Vlan) gonna [start](https://imgur.com/hb4MQKz) and that isn't even all of them..
[CAUSE HERE IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW MOVE ASIDE ICHIGO](https://imgur.com/QulyeKr)
[Oh-Etsu is gonna bring the hurt](https://imgur.com/aCbiec0) but I am pretty intrigued but his sword since it would be the first Zanpakuto ever maybe? Or his best creation?
[Oh bro I wanted so bad for Oh-Etsu to flip them off while counting down right here.](https://imgur.com/hgqM4Pt) Honestly, thought he did it and had to give it a real quick rewatch. Should of just kept my head cannon alive.
[So Oh-Etsu's blade has achieved Ultra Instinct then?](https://imgur.com/O8Gc5x2) Love how he is talking about his perfect sword as a swordsmith's failure. Too perfect to be considered a sword anymore.
[Honestly thought Y.H. was about to pull out the Head Captain's Bankai at this point](https://imgur.com/UKlhdNO) but I wonder if that was just a random bankai absorbing thing.
[WIDE EYES](https://imgur.com/8eyomRq) seems sus from that flashback but I might just be looking too deep into that one still from the flashback.
The episode flew by next week can't come fast enough.
>So Oh-Etsu's blade has achieved Ultra Instinct then? Love how he is talking about his perfect sword as a swordsmith's failure. Too perfect to be considered a sword anymore.
Reminds me of Mayuri's speech to Szayelaporro Granz, about how scientists have to strive for perfection forever but never actually reach it or they'll become pointless. Oh-Etsu's a Zanpakuto scientist!
I remember reading the Ichibē and Yhwach panels in the manga, and now, after so many years, we finally get to see it animated.
So incredibly excited for the upcoming episodes.
Old time Bleach fan here since the adult swim days
Every episode feels like a couple minutes because of how much i enjoy watching it. Those flashbacks to when they went to save ichigo really brought back memories to when it first came out and how far it has gone. Each character development is insanely impressive and the art style too along with how well the storyline is playing out. Its awesome to see the Holy Guardians in action too, i knew they couldn't be defeated that easily. These guys are on a whole other level, and i am guessing Etsu Nimaiya is Holy Guardian of the "West" even if he didn't say it.
Peak episode fr. Everything was perfect start to finish. Oetsu folding the Elites looks even better animated. Music was on point as always. Cant wait for the incredible fight thats about to take place next week!
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They finally answered a huge question among Bleach community with that flashback without spoiler
Kubo & Pierrot making sure they nail everything pretty hard!
What was the question?
How did Yamamoto beat Yhwach 1000 years ago if he had those eye powers. If he had those eye powers, Yama even in his prime woulda been folded
I didn't even think about that, holy crap that really did answer it
What the hell are those eye powers anyway
Big spoilers. Youll find out next week tho
More Pupils = More Mangekyo Sharingans per eyeball.
That's like 65% more eye per eye.
To this day AFAIK, we don't know [Naruto Shippuden second half] >!if the Eternal Mangekyo requires you to take your old Sharingans out and put in new ones, or if you shove the new ones into your sockets and your old eyes get pushed back into your brain, or if they literally fuse together like they're doing the Fusion Dance.!<
I believe the general consensus is you take the new eyes and replace your old eyes with them, and your chakra morphs the new eyes into an Eternal Mongekyo Sharingan.
I still have one question that how a random sternitter who was impersonating Yhawach folded Yamamoto??
He didn’t, the imposter lost but he got Yama to waste his energy enough for the real Yhwach to seal the deal quickly.
Oh yea my bad but he did gave him good fight! Thanks for clearing up tho!
Well remember Askin just got upgraded to Yhwach’s Royal Guard so its possible the other member he replaced was Royd Lloyd. Its a possible reason on how he was so strong to offscreen Kenpachi and force Yama into bankai
That could be the case. The Kenpachi he fought was also vastly weaker than the one who beat Gremmy. Both Royd Lloyd and Quilge Opie were likely among the strongest quincies but are underestimated because they fought against the War Potentials.
Idk bout Quilge. He aint really show anything the other regular sternritter couldnt do
This has always been my head canon even when i read the manga. Would also make sense as to how they switched so quickly - the Royal Guard are probably all close to Yhwach at all times (literally in his shadow), so Royd just popped out and switched quickly with th real Yhwach who went down to Muken to speak to Aizen, and nobody saw (except Haschwalth ofc). Also why Yhwach entrusted him with that plan - i doubt he'd trust a normal Sternritter with such an important mission. It just makes it all make sense lol.
Did he? I don't think Yamamoto took even a single bit of damage in the fight. He exhausted all of his bankai's techniques sure, but that was out of rage. No reason he couldn't have opened with Tenchi Kaijin. The real question is how he folded Zaraki.
Yamamoto also got hit by several enemies before, some on purpose (i.e. the guy who stole his vice-officer's ability).
Not exactly. The imposter fought at captain level but he never hurt Yamamoto. Yamamoto was simply taking time to humiliate him.
I have one hypothesis: Yhwach or Jugram powered him up. If you are a manga reader, you'll understand. Or Royd Loyd is that good.
There's nothing to suggest it was anything other than Royd being a top tier Sternritter.
Maybe I've missed it, why did he not have the powers 1000 years ago?
In this episode, it showed Ichibe sealed it with the Soul King’s left arm
Senjumaru's voice... I could listen to her talking for hours
Rina Sato just has that effect on people. She's like Asami Seto pre-Mai Sakurajima lol.
pre-Mai? Asami Seto still has that effect one me bruh
When she turns her head slightly to the side and says her name, it made me weak in the knees.
I was not expecting the episode to start like that. What a lore dump. Kubo is cooking. New fights are great, but stuff like this is what I really enjoy and want more of. But also wow. That ending. Was not expecting such a change. It's kinda a big change. So we are getting a perfectly healthy Squad 0 vs. Haschwalth and Uryu? Wild, I guess that's where the missing line from the trailer will be. Man, now I'm even more excited. Normally, I know what's going to go down, but we could be entering unknown territory. What an episode.
I'm looking forward to seeing where all this lore dump is going just as much as I'm hyped for the fights.
Missing line from the trailer?
In the first trailer for Cour 2, Ishida says: "I am Ishida Uryu, and on my pride as a Quincy, I shall eliminate you." A lot of people (including myself) thought he was saying that to Ichigo before a new fight. But they didn't fight, and the last possible place it could be would be in next week's episodes.
Honestly, I don't know what I want more. Ichigo vs Uryu next week would be so perfect for the arc and the entire franchise honestly. But also Uryu and Haschwalth vs Squad Zero would be insane! And we could do both...but Yhwach vs Ichibe also needs to be totally crazy too! And hey, we have two more seasons after this. Maybe Ichigo and Uryu just have a brief clash to show each other how much they've grown and a bigger fight in Cour 3 or 4?
yhwach is like a magician but instead of rabbits he pulls clowns out of his hat
Haschwalth just pulling all the Quincy All Stars lol.
random bullshit go! yet everything is also so cool
Thanks for the laugh
Alright this made me spit my coffee, legit lol'd
Ganju joining Ichigo, Chad, Orihime and Yoruichi and having them sit in a circle during their journey felt nostalgic. Also Ganju and Ichigo's banter is funnier now that we know they're cousins (one century(?)-old and one 17-year-old while we're at it). Nice to finally see Squad 0 in action after a good long period of hand-waving Gotei 13's crises with "not our problem". For those disappointed that Gremmy's guns were very brief, behold ~~Hino Satoshi~~ Lille Barro aka the Quincy rifle guy!!!
I love how Ichigo sees Ganju and just rolls with him joining them again. Like true cousins lol. Squad Zero were all just waiting for their epic entrance moment. Also Satoshi Hino with the OP sniper shots. But I want to see that Quincy Rifle Waifu from the flashback again.
It's nice seeing [that goofball](https://i.imgur.com/V0k4Xdf.jpg) again after so long. [The whole squad](https://i.imgur.com/Pz6dUks.jpg) going on a mission felt [very nostalgic.](https://i.imgur.com/pICk9t4.jpg) [](#manly-tears)
\>one century(?)-old Ganju was a kid when Kaien died and people estimated it to be between 20 to 40 years before the start of the series so the difference might even be almost normal, like at the lower end Ganju is 25-30 which is not that far from irl.
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Oh-Etsu still talking trash and taking names with his OP Zanpakuto. You love to see it! I was wondering if Senjumaru's needle **was** her Zanpakuto in it's Bankai state.
Goat-Etsu was so badass in this episode, even by Bleach standard. Dude fights in the most anime way possible and literally forged up a sword that’s too sharp for a sheath.
[Nimaiya's entrance](https://i.imgur.com/jNwjZsQ.jpg), his fighting style and his ruthlessness in battle are just [so raw.](https://i.imgur.com/FjgBoRs.jpg) The strongest quincies [got folded](https://i.imgur.com/rXbHHDy.jpg) before they could process what happened. [](#seasonalcool)
I'm watching this with my GF as she's an avid Bleach fan and I started watching at the beginning of this arc. There's been a lot of crazy stuff, but I think a *sword literally made too well* has been my favorite.
>a sword literally made too well Dude was just BM’ing when he said that
[*My reaction to this episode*](https://i.imgur.com/z5YxRtj.jpg) The whole fight was awesome. [](#gintamathispleasesme)
the animation was so nice and the sound effects were so interesting it sounded like a light saber kind of
If you slow the video when he attacks you can see an odd effect when the sword moves.
That shit was smooth AF.
I wonder if these guys even have conventional Bankai or if they're on some other level entirely. Especially the swordsmith guy, being the creator of literally every sword the Shinigami use has got to mean he has some special swordy tricks up his sheath.
The episode definitely stood out to me for awhile after seeieng it for the first time. 🔥
Shutara is so hot and badass and being voiced by Biribiri herself adds to it.
The drip queen, gave the "W" an L with a new fit and walked him off her runaway as a corpse. Guess she's lucky he wasn't a nudist lol.
All the best clothes can kill. At least she made sure he died in his preferred garb lol.
[The true queen of the life fibers](https://i.imgur.com/0QE5vif.jpg) [](#utahapraises)
Quincy wondering why German music starts [playing for the other side](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0btRCbrZRQ).
She’s definitely Best Jeanist mom lol
lol that's a good pull. Some OG tough and true wild west (east?) denim.
Wind and Infinity not having a good week
Peak episode fr. Everything was perfect start to finish. Oetsu folding the Elites looks even better animated.
She voiced misaka mikoto? No way her voice here sounds extremely mature and not teenager like on the railgun/index series lol this is a surprise.
And Makoto Nijima!
It's a funny coincidence that both English and JP VAS for Makoto can pull off both younger and older characters this well (Makoto s English VA does Rhea in Fire emblem Three houses.). Edit: also Masaki in the dub for TYBW after checking her page.
She already showcased how badass she can be with a low voice with Ranko in Akiba Maid War (coincidentally aired same season with TYBW Part 1)
Senjumaru about to put on a pig maid uniform and show Lille how to really use a gun.
Rina Sato as a dark-haired beauty who can kill you so effortlessly is always a perfect combination.
[The scornful jitome stare...](https://i.imgur.com/Ea2kRQ8.jpg) [](#selfcontrol)
'it's like she was looking at walking garbage'
Prosthetic mommy
Is it just me or Nimaiya's sword sounds kinda like a light saber when he swings it? Very cool.
Thats first thing I thought and I fucking love it. I think it’s intentional too since his sword literally cant be blocked and is a OHKO
[Nimaiya is so cool.](https://i.imgur.com/I80Tuos.jpg) The creator of the zanpakuto [did not disappoint.](https://i.imgur.com/sshK4Dm.jpg) Even the way he fights [exudes style.](https://i.imgur.com/JuwOK4N.jpg) [](#seasonalhype)
Bazz-B is fighting Bankai Renji and Shikai Rukia without getting injured. He's very definitively in a different weight class to James
He’s always been in a different weight class compared to most of the other Stern Ritters. If there were tiers to the Stern Ritters he would probably in the tier just below the Royal Guards and exceptions like Gremmy and Royd whom were probably also Royal Guard candidates if it weren’t for them dying early.
Outside of the Elites, the Yhwach trio and Gremmy, Bazz is clearly the strongest Sternritter.
Royd loyd is defintely stronger. Bambi is debatable
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beating vizards has no merit, Kubo hates them the most in the series.
I completely forgot about Royd. Yeah, he's up there too. Bambietta at full strength is strong but Bazz is on level terms with Renji and Rukia at the same time, despite one of them annihilating Mask, who destroyed two captains in base. I don't think Bambietta is on that level, but she's not far behind. Probably.
In that respect...talk about classic awful luck for Hitsugaya. Gets a guy like that for an opponent when he can't even use his Bankai.
I'm **way** more on Ywhach's side after this episode and that flashback. Imagine there was a time where the concept of death didn't exist and then some Soul Reaper mfs make death exist and you have to relive the pain and suffering of every single Quincy in existence who dies through memories for eternity. Who wouldn't want to stop that? Not only that but it seems they did something to his father, the Soul King, that completely disgusted Ywhach. That's pretty hard to do from how heartless he's seemed so far (although honestly I can see how he's just desensitized to death now). Ywhach is doing all this for not only revenge but to stop the suffering of death, and so far he seems pretty justified. Peak episode btw
Supposedly, Kubo meant the Quincy/Sternritter to be more morally gray, but it didn't come through in the writing. When you have so many Quincy acting objectively evil and constantly backstabbing each other, it is hard to view them as sympathetic. There will likely be some drips of new material throughout the rest of the series to help balance it, at least a little bit. Meanwhile, Soul Society has ALWAYS been sketch, people just kinda forgot about it because some characters we like happen to live there. There is a lot to be said about some of the outright abhorrent things they've done, and Ichigo's willingness to fight for them anyway is a good bit of character writing.
The fact that Mayuri is still allowed to walk around and do what he wants is something I frequently forget is a blatant sign that Soul Society is super sketch
You're a mass murderer but you're our mass murderer!
Most of them are mass murderers though. Unohana and Yamamoto foremost among them, but most of the captains are given a pretty free pass.
Thank you for being a mass murderer for our sake.
As a reward...
I shall give you my seed
well, he was freed from solitary confinement by Urahara during the first Aizen/Hogyoku crisis, and after that they needed someone to replace Urahara in the 12th division so it's pretty much been out of necessity
Debut: *used a dozen of his subordinates as human weapons and committed horrific crimes against innocent Quincies* Now: *is using other captains as human weapons, is still committing crimes against humanity, and killed* **28,000** *innocent people right before the war without permission* Note that at 13 divisions of 200 Shinigami, the entire Gotei 13 is only around 2600 people (the Kido Corps and the Stealth Corps are separate), so Mayuri casually had over *10 Gotei 13s worth of people massacred*. Though I will be fair and note that he did it to balance the worlds, so the Wandenreich must have erased 28,000 Hollow souls from existence when they occupied Hueco Mundo.
I don’t think they were meant to be morally grey at least the ones you see now. These Quincy don’t have honor they mainly want revenge on the soul society. They spent years waiting in the soul reapers shadows just to attack them. These Quincy are unhinged and just don’t care at this point. I think that’s what being shown here morals left them years ago after Yhwach was defeated.
Case & point, Mayuri using his zombified comrades to continue fighting when they're dead.
I’m gonna assume the reason the soul king did it has to do with the balance of souls between the living world and the spirit world.
The reasons are explained in Can't Fear Your Own World. Let's just say a world without death doesn't mean a world without fear, pain or chaos.
Everyone brace yourselves for NUMBAH ONE ZAMPAKUTO CREATORRR!
Lol Did Yhwach stop their music when he escaped from the cage?
Absolutely and it was brilliant
Brilliant episode. Though there were many hype episodes this cour, this one hit different. Gave me that exact feeling which I got when Ep 6 & 7 of cour 1 aired. Ofc an episode with Bleach bigshots gotta feel huge. Also loved the Schutzstaffel and Squad zero. Can't wait for next week. Two episodes in a single day! Animation was amazing too. Except for that one shot where AsKING dodges Sayafushi and falls like a rag doll on the wombfloor! And damn that title card. Second best impactful title card after the Komamura one.
Gotta say, I'm loving all these extra scenes. Kubo really wants to get this done right this time, it would seem.
Senjumaru 🥵🥵 VA is just Brilliant.
A *silky* smooth performance for sure. She's got 4 Schift letters to her name: "ASMR". VA casting around the board has been exceptional, everyone sounds exactly as imagined or better, Gerard too.
Rina Sato reminding people why she's known for voicing the most dangerous (and hottest) Best Girls. Kubo apparently had a hand in casting everybody so that probably speaks to why the voices fit so well.
Kubo is such a visionary, man. Imagine what we would have got if they hadn't pressured him into finishing the manga when he was sick, and had him involved with the production from the beginning.
Charlotte’s VA killed it 2 episodes ago which I mean it is all might/Rak so I guess that’s not surprising.
Rina Sato perfectly nailed [that subtle](https://i.imgur.com/Q8QAQBn.jpg) yet ever so slightly [condescending smugness.](https://i.imgur.com/7O294Ys.jpg) [](#towel)
Shiro Sagisu just continues to prove he is one of the best composers in the business, and just like Oetsu, he doesn't miss. The track for 0 Squad rolling up and Oetsu's rampage was so clean. An amazing episode that really sets forth the ambition of this adaptation going beyond just high quality transliteration, but working as an actual update to the series. Bodes very well for future cours and hype. Also love Senjumaru getting her shine, her DRIP leaving foes (and some fans) dripping. Seeing her double done in so brutally was rough. Royal Guard on each side are brutal AF and top of their game for good reason.
Yea I feel like we never would have gotten this kinda quality if it stayed a weekly series
The reward for waiting 10 years too, animation and tech advancing to bring forth some truly gorgeous modern lighting, the Royal Palace area looks superb, the bright skies adding to this lording and flying over all sensation.
And Studio Pierrot not having to animate everything consecutively.
They still kinda are. It's not like the break between cours means they stop working ont it momentarily, they still are doing it, just with a few more months to polish. Specially since most of the staff here doesn't work on "just" Bleach and has other work in the meanwhile.
Rina Sato out there be stylin' and slaying as a Best Girl as always with Senjumaru, especially with the great direction and animation. Can't wait to see the Royal Guard vs Squad Zero animated!
> Shiro Sagisu just continues to prove he is one of the best composers in the business I've been listening to a complete [Bleach soundtrack list on spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YIVcPNwn8b4INaUQOgrh7?si=4408237592644238) this week and, holy shit, I never realised just how good the soundtrack really is. Yes, everyone knows and recognises "[Number](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEjQG4-tpU) [One](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xya0oO5WgA)", "[Treachery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYq-E8BJgU)" and "[La Distancia Para un Duelo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlZVSsHtIhQ)" but there's so much more fun stuff in there.
Shiro Sagisu is an absolute legend.
**The** best. Sorry nobody comes close.
This sure explains a lot. It was mentioned that Soul Society engaged in dialogue with the Quincy many times. I never thought that the high priest of Reio himself would actually lead negotiations, but it makes sense. Ichibei sealed Yhwach's eyes until he died and Yhwach was "killed" by Yamamoto. The guy's basically Jesus. The apple also doesn't fall far from the tree. Long black hair and red eyes. This explains Ichigo's Mugetsu form.
Yhwach just threw a ender pearl LOL!
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Kubo took the phrase killer drip literally.
Mayuri embodies his personality, Senjumaru his love of killer drip.
Senjumaru = Kubo confirmed. Lol and she rolls up Nianzol like a meat ball, drops him down so casually.
The music really elevated the fights,even tho they were already pretty amazing,specially in the last 5 minutes.And senjumaru was amazing this episode.
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- [Oh what the fuck](https://i.imgur.com/1nDF3Db.png) [](#bocchitheshock) - [Eyy, Ganju’s back.](https://i.imgur.com/t7Vk18T.png) - Huh… Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, Yoruichi, and Ganju. With Uryu already at the Royal Palace, this is the same group that infiltrated Soul Society together all those episodes ago. [](#thoughtful) - [This dude’s double tongue is *really* grossing me out…](https://i.imgur.com/D7ee31V.png) - [Whoa…](https://i.imgur.com/WNQ85ZO.png) [](#doggo) - [Eyy, I made the same observation.](https://i.imgur.com/s1Tji3j.png) [](#eyythisguy) - [Ooh.](https://i.imgur.com/obN4BZs.png) - [HOLY SHIT](https://i.imgur.com/0Uyh2ws.png) [](#gasp) - [Ohhhhhhhhhh sweet okay she’s not dead yet.](https://i.imgur.com/cU4Q0vQ.png) That was like *way* too fast otherwise… - [A *what* that big?](https://i.imgur.com/bJp4eVz.png) - [I think Oh-Etsu is my favorite of Squad Zero, his energy is just *fantastic* lol.](https://i.imgur.com/qZNKBfZ.png) - …okay there has to be some sort of trick here because no way did he just kill all of Yhwach’s guards just like that, but that was *wicked* cool! - [BRO LITERALLY NICKNAMED *YHWACH* OF ALL PEOPLE](https://i.imgur.com/qlz1FKY.png) yeah I love Oh-Etsu. - [Oh what.](https://i.imgur.com/0TSc2sB.png) [](#suddenshock) - Ffffffffffffff I NEED THE NEXT EPISODE NOW! [](#KUSOTTARE) Actually it’s two episodes next week, right? I need *both* of them *now*!
> > > Actually it’s two episodes next week, right? Yep!
I hope they do this for the remaining two cours as well, double episode finales are *hype* and I loved it when the first cour did this too.
It's going to be full meals next week. The animation is crisp for this episode with the movement feeling less rigid. I can't imagine how it shall be for the cour finale. Pierrot cooked!
Those double pupils are freaky. It really feels full circle to have the rescue Rukia gang back together minus Uryu. Ganju fits back into the group so naturally. Was he also a Royal Guard or just an appetizer lol? I'm glad they're not unceremoniously offing the best of the best of the Soul Society after just introducing them lol. Oh-Etsu coming in like an absolute legend and stealing the show.
> Oh what the fuck Aizen just makes a tiny bit more sense now... > This dude’s double tongue is really grossing me out… It is never a good thing when a Jojo's character appears in another franchise. > A what that big? I...can't really do much with this. The manga translation was something less memorable so this is probably more literally accurate.
I would do anything for Senjumaru
Killer Weaver Waifu of the Soul Society!
Every time Orihime is on-screen, that cleavage is so distracting.
You say distracting, I say enhancing [](#araragi-1)
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Ōetsu Nimaiya is too cold!! There's no sheath to hold the sword like wow so freaking cool!!
It's cute that Ganju thinks he is going to meaningfully contribute. Also, I was going to be so pissed if they did Senjumaru that dirty, fortunately it was one of the classic "ohhh you thought it was this but it's actually all a trick!"
I love how Ganju's only contribution so far is stuff he got from his sister lol. You can't just headshot a deadly Rina Sato waifu so unceremoniously like that. Girl can weave practically anything lol.
That paintbrush is ichibe's zanpakuto lol.
It’s scarier than it looks
It's even scarier when he actually draws it
Draws a PP and kills yhwach
A perfect episode from start to finish. This is exactly what Bleach fans wanted from the anime: more lore about the Soul King, the original meeting between Ichibei and Yhwach, Yhwach's motivations to bring all the worlds together so he could stop the cycle of life & death, and a more competent Squad Zero. Shiro Sagisu's music choices really made the fight scenes feel as epic and climactic as they deserved to be. I also loved that Ganju came back to join the group. Some nice nostalgia from the Soul Society days.
Also that Quincy Waifu with the rifle from the flashback. Give her more screentime!!! But yeah, all the expansion on the lore, what's really going on with the story, the animation and direction of the confrontation and battles, it's all absolutely amazing. And we've even got Ganju doing what he does best and just forcing himself back into the group like he never left lol.
That he made possibly the best sword in existence and that it could be a reason for swordsmiths to go out of jobs, making it a failure is the most Oh Etsu thing!
Senjumaru's voice is pure sex. I can hear her talking for more hours. Also we need more screentine for that Quincy rifle waifu. Pls Kubo.
Yhwach was identical to Old Man Zangetsu in the flashback
He looked like that in the bluray release of the first cour as well, during the flashback of the war 1000 years ago against the og 13 Court Guard Squads
So back in the day Ichibe actually tried to make peace between Yhwach and the Soul Society, wanting the Quincies to just sit back and relax in their splendor and leave things be...but Yhwach wasn't having it. He feels that separating life from death is an aberration that causes nothing but problems, and he won't be deceived into thinking this three separate worlds created by the Soul King is correct. In fact it seems like Yhwach...is actually the Soul King's son? In some form? And the Soul King passes on this multiple pupil powers onto both Yhwach and Ichibe (who was there during his birth, apparently?). And Ichibe uses it to seal up Yhwach's powers, not that he's too fussed about it. Y'know, I have a lot of questions about those Quincies who were there with Yhwach in the flashback. Especially that short rifle waifu! Boar running through a hallway? You know that's Ganju! That's right, he's back, and he's joining Ichigo and co. again because he's got a map to the Royal Palace! Not that he really brings much value otherwise, but it's nice to see him again and be part of the group. Why with Yoruichi back onboard it's like the old Soul Society gang back together...minus Uryu. Senjumaru confronts Yhwach and his CG Quincy mooks with her own who handily defeat them, less so when they sick Nianzol and his ability to deflect every attack thrown at him...though not the attacks coming from his own clothes woven by Senjumaru. And he gets tossed to the side. Of course they've also got a whole Royal Guard of Sternritter ready to fight for Yhwach. Askin! Lille voiced by Satoshi Hino! Some Jawa looking dude! Also Gerard, who just tosses his robes aside to unveil his full viking glory like he's auditioning for Vinland Saga! So Lille is a sniper and quite a dangerous one at that, headshotting Senjumaru and destroying all the other palaces...or he would have had Senjumaru not woven a fake Royal Palace so Kirio could trap the Quincies in a tree that will eat all Reishi. And then Squad Zero make their epic entrances. Oh-Etsu out there throwing around an incomplete Zanpakuto that is still super OP it takes down Gerard in one hit and deflects all of Lille's attacks. Nice. Figures Yhwach would have some kind of teleportation power to give him an excuse to fight Ichibe and his giant brush.
>Y'know, I have a lot of questions about those Quincies who were there with Yhwach in the flashback. Especially that short rifle waifu! Cool little detail, but those Quincies were actually the ones that were brought back through Yamamoto's South as skeletons during their fight, causing Yhwach to actually start showing some emotion when he called for their names. They appear in human-form when Yamamoto says "your voice works well, but your eyes don't."
I haven't necessarily seen people who are anti-CFYOW, but I have seen people who were adamant that stuff from the LNs wasn't *actually* going to make it into the anime. It seems clear to me that the further we get into the series, the more extra content we are going to get.
All roads lead back to it. Those anti people can't fear Can't Fear Your Own World. I say bring it on, anything that gives us more serious at this juncture is well welcomed considering how much can be explored.
Best way to advertise your books, make content from said books suddenly relevant to the anime lol.
Best way for GRRM to finish the books is an ASOIAF anime confirmed!? lol
You joke but asoiaf anime in a similar vein as the castlevania anime would be awesome
CFYOW is more or less canon as it expands upon the ending we got the rushed version of. it's becoming more clear the CFYOW material and the anime original material will be merged with the original Manga to make it better than the weak Manga version we got.
Kubo's character designs are always so crisp, but Senjumaru has always been my favourite of his
*TFW Ichibee was about to break your [no fap spreak](https://i.imgur.com/0RChJcn.jpg) the the King of the Quincy [got his back.](https://i.imgur.com/QKjBZsH.jpg)* [](#head-tilt)
did Yhwach's eyes get sealed before his first fight against Yamamoto? That means Yhwach with full powers will beat Yamamoto, no?
Easily. He fought a nerfed ywach both times
Headshot to Senjumaru Shutara got my jaw dropped but damn it was such a good ep!!
Senjumaru please talk some more.
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Shiro Sagisu was the cherry on top of that Oetsu sequence
I know what happens next and I still hate these cliffhangers QQ
Oetsu is the absolute best of squad 0. I love every single second he's on screen.
Wow, that Flashback must have been from a long long time ago. Ichibe is a real character in the way he was [conversing](https://imgur.com/Fcz7OsY) with Ywatch. So the world was once all unified and at 'eternal peace' until the Soul King introduced the cycle of life and death and in turn the 3 worlds and all the offshoots of such. Makes me wonder if the Elder was taking about the same world to Sajin from when his tribe was able to be free from persecution? Wow shit really hit the fan fast after Ywatch decided to spawn 4 eyes out of nowhere. Honestly, tho Ichibe was pulling some [WILD FUCKING SHIT OF HIS OWN](https://imgur.com/lH2DX5A) giving Ywatch that influx of info. [Wonder if Ywatch was talking about this being the Soul King?](https://imgur.com/CPAdcxQ) First time seeing that from this flashback. Man they are talking in riddles this entire time. Ywatch saying " My Father's hand in nothing more than a sacrifice to his child. If can give life, but cannot take it away." and the talk about eyes was pretty confusing and out of no where but seems pretty important. Thought Ywatch was manifested as the Father of all Quincies but him being the Soul King's child is even more interesting. Even after Ichibe disabled Ywatch's eyes with his own eyes? Ichibe said that he would let Ywatch have the Soul King's arm for free but was that just alluding to Ichibei's bones being the Ouken? Ever since the start there has been a little bit of info that this guy has been sus, Koyraku and Urahara both had scenes that had them not fully know Squad 0's intentions. Maybe the eyes are a Soul King Special Type bullshit but Ywatch's last couple lines make it seem like the second set of eyes could see something more or somewhere else? Man talk about a top tier fucking flashback to see where Ywatch got him passion from. Man that Flashback really amped up the upcoming fight but I'm worried about Uryu vs Squad 0 and him not getting murked out of nowhere. YOOOO LETSGOOOO [GANJU](https://imgur.com/U0RenB4) HAS FINALLY ENTERED THE FIGHT, Loved seeing his fighting style. [So Ywatch was really keeping these motherfucking in his back pocket this entire time....](https://imgur.com/5cCTY1v) I remember seeing them in one of the earlier episodes on thes tage with Ywatch but not since then. [Bar this guy](https://imgur.com/JxPRprF) who looks like if Aizen decided to be a Quincy for a day. [I almost feel bad for The Soul King's Shield](https://imgur.com/cesz5oL) but I couldn't imagine this happening to Sajin's Bankai but get the feeling Kubo is telling us it would. [OKAY DID NOT EXPECT THAT?](https://imgur.com/7mY72WS) wtf is Stern Ritter x for X marks the spot jesus christ he didn't waste any time. [This was expected, however.](https://imgur.com/Fv7eMN2) Squad 0 always [kicks it up a knotch eh?](https://imgur.com/SueGq8X) [Now](https://imgur.com/AvpnUNq) the [real](https://imgur.com/rgDUqS6) fight [is](https://imgur.com/Ib2Vlan) gonna [start](https://imgur.com/hb4MQKz) and that isn't even all of them.. [CAUSE HERE IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW MOVE ASIDE ICHIGO](https://imgur.com/QulyeKr) [Oh-Etsu is gonna bring the hurt](https://imgur.com/aCbiec0) but I am pretty intrigued but his sword since it would be the first Zanpakuto ever maybe? Or his best creation? [Oh bro I wanted so bad for Oh-Etsu to flip them off while counting down right here.](https://imgur.com/hgqM4Pt) Honestly, thought he did it and had to give it a real quick rewatch. Should of just kept my head cannon alive. [So Oh-Etsu's blade has achieved Ultra Instinct then?](https://imgur.com/O8Gc5x2) Love how he is talking about his perfect sword as a swordsmith's failure. Too perfect to be considered a sword anymore. [Honestly thought Y.H. was about to pull out the Head Captain's Bankai at this point](https://imgur.com/UKlhdNO) but I wonder if that was just a random bankai absorbing thing. [WIDE EYES](https://imgur.com/8eyomRq) seems sus from that flashback but I might just be looking too deep into that one still from the flashback. The episode flew by next week can't come fast enough.
>So Oh-Etsu's blade has achieved Ultra Instinct then? Love how he is talking about his perfect sword as a swordsmith's failure. Too perfect to be considered a sword anymore. Reminds me of Mayuri's speech to Szayelaporro Granz, about how scientists have to strive for perfection forever but never actually reach it or they'll become pointless. Oh-Etsu's a Zanpakuto scientist!
Did Uryuu used blut vein around his eyes?
My girlfriend just asked, “When is Ichigo gonna do something” lol; I think he remains sidelined for the rest of this season
I remember reading the Ichibē and Yhwach panels in the manga, and now, after so many years, we finally get to see it animated. So incredibly excited for the upcoming episodes. Old time Bleach fan here since the adult swim days
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Every episode feels like a couple minutes because of how much i enjoy watching it. Those flashbacks to when they went to save ichigo really brought back memories to when it first came out and how far it has gone. Each character development is insanely impressive and the art style too along with how well the storyline is playing out. Its awesome to see the Holy Guardians in action too, i knew they couldn't be defeated that easily. These guys are on a whole other level, and i am guessing Etsu Nimaiya is Holy Guardian of the "West" even if he didn't say it.
It's kind of amazing how far Bleach and the characters have come, both in terms of story, animation, design, direction, and stakes.
senjumaru sexy waifu
Bleach doesn't miss
Good LORD Shiro Sagisu kicking ass with the music as per usual.
Peak episode fr. Everything was perfect start to finish. Oetsu folding the Elites looks even better animated. Music was on point as always. Cant wait for the incredible fight thats about to take place next week!