Bleach - Episode 54, An Accomplished Oath! Get Back Rukia! - Group Reaction

[@Thenormies]

Ichigo is a Boeing 737 confirmed!!!

[@Hamzethegoat]

Yup also old anime had pacing issues cause they weren’t seasonal all these new gens rn are seasonal. You’ll see in the TYBW how much better the pacing is.

[@ChocolateFishBrains]

BTW it's called Bleach because that's the title of the author's favorite Nirvana album.

[@rmanileavell5271]

@@ChocolateFishBrains I’ve heated a few different reasons why it’s called bleach, but I haven’t heard that one yet 😂

[@sk_lurks]

Ichigo taking down three lieutenants bare-handed is one of the biggest flexes in Bleach. I think that establishes him as a Captain-level threat even more efficiently than having him actually go toe-to-toe with a Captain.

[@ComicCrossing]

Even if 1 of them in particular doesnt make much sense. But we can just assume he was caught off guard

[@BigFatSammich]

Sasakibe getting bodied here makes the OG 13 flashback hilarious to me

[@yeetus8870]

imagine being thousands of years old, having thousands of years worth of experience and achieving bankai only to get bodied by some 17 year old kid that unlocked his bankai in three days. This is why I never like main characters of any anime

[@axelmok498]

​@@yeetus8870It really can only be explained away that they expected a dramatically weaker opponent and was caught off guard.

[@In-The-Zone]

@@ComicCrossing No Kubo just hadn't decided his backstory yet, no need to try and justify it.

[@Acoustickitten1]

Ichigo is Floating because of the Cloak the Yoruichi gave him. I'm not sure if y'all noticed but Both the Cloak and the Weapon that Ukitake used to destroy the Phoenix both have Yoruichi's family seal on because they both belong to her family.

[@kalasHH]

well Rana did noticed it, and I was hopeing they would put 2 and 2 together but I was wrong :(

[@iSpEcKz--]

He was also foreshadowed "floating" while fighting Orihime's brother wayyyyyyy back.

[@Rog_GN]

I dont think so, and by the way, at some point everyone will start floating and they will not explain this. I think Ishida will mention some quincy technique, but that is all.

[@mray4784]

@@kalasHH Not everyone is a genius on their first watch.

[@devonm042690]

It's weird that this was ever a thing when Shinigami were already shown standing in air on multiple occasions. But then suddenly because Ichigo needs to arrive in new drip there's a Shihoin artifact that allows flight/airwalking?

[@thelifeofb8319]

One of the best episodes that had my mouth dropped as a kid 😂 Ichigo is HIM

[@inmyhead00]

ichigo is the goat at overcoming impossible odds, or having the biggest ass-pulls. same same

[@ndongift]

@@inmyhead00what asspulls?

[@Jakkob37]

Facts Ichigo knows how to make an entrance

[@vibezworldwide]

@@Jakkob37the goat at making a hero entrance

[@Aniissshhhh]

@@ndongift everything about this anime is ass pull

[@Crescentknight8189]

I love how everything Ichigo does Byakuya takes personally. This man was the first one out the gate after Ichigo 😂

[@Twiska]

In Japanese mythology, Shinigami, or Soul Reapers as the dub names them, are associated with the colour black. E.g. Ryuk from Death Note. Kubo was originally going to call the manga "Snipe", as all the Shinigami used guns in the first draft, but he decided to stick to swords. Then he thought "White" should be the title as the Hollows are white and the opposite of Shinigami. But he settled on "Bleach," another English word for White. He always planned to have the title be a single English word to make it stand out in Japan.

[@Vloddamick]

Now I want to watch Bleach but with guns.

[@leven301]

@@Vloddamick[Coyote Starrk has entered the chat]

[@davidyodo24]

Bleaching

[@KozueMegami]

Ichigo throwing Rukia at Renji is one of my all-time favorite anime moments.😅

[@raymondyongho5757]

Stop the execution ✅ Casually block the Sokyoku ✅ Destroy the scaffolding ✅ Save the girl ✅ Have a badass staredown with her brother ✅ Take out 3 Lieutenenats with his bare hands ✅ Dripped out while doing it ✅ This episode was Ichigo whipping out his big main character energy for everyone to see.

[@dariusnoxian1642]

Ichigo whipping out his Plot Armor main character energy?

[@syressx9098]

cry more​@@dariusnoxian1642

[@viktorkovacevic8058]

@@dariusnoxian1642 just shut up

[@marthapinos9276]

Rukia is nothing like Sakura even in this arc when they have to rescue her, Rukia lost her powers in the first chapter and then in the soul society they used methods to absorb her spiritual energy, but she is still relevant to the plot beyond of being the one the protagonist must rescue. Not even Orihime, who is often a supposedly "useless" character due to her sweet and non-violent personality. Sometimes she plays a filler character, but someone has to be one, she and Chad share that condition.

[@AgrestisAnima]

Yeah I can't imagine Chad being a filler character 😂

[@lucyalthussy7172]

Every time someone says something is impossible, it makes Ichigo stronger.

[@icyjules]

the true ability of his zanpakuto lmao 😂

[@jeyrm]

8:58 Rana you absolute unit Yes thats the same symbol Ukitake is using, its The Shihoin Family Crest Yoruichis family, a very old one with very cool artifacts, like the flying wing she had, the cape, the shield etc I have said this before and ill say it again Yoruichi is the real mvp of this saga, even when she is not on screen, she is helping out some way, cause she definitly gave that to Ukitake

[@samueljuarez2052]

That's cool!, I never really thought about how ukitake got that, it makes sense.

[@jeyrm]

​@@samueljuarez2052yeaph, and thats why Kyoraku reminded Ukitake reinforcement was on the way, they knew Yoruichi was coming

[@Funky_Student]

Ichigo is a badass in this episode! Looking forward to upcoming fights.

[@neomoscoso10]

Rukia still had it in her heart to complain about the rescue.

[@Narutoanime16g]

Ichigo coming in at the very last second was awesome

[@iSpEcKz--]

One thing a lot of people forget is that Ichigo actually "floated" for like a second while fighting Orihime's brother in the early episodes.

[@VicVibez]

sigh...now to wait another 7 days for these upcoming amazing episodes.

[@Kazeromaru]

Or pay them money to watch them all ... seriously this model is the worst, but I've got plenty of videos to watch weekly that I can wait.

[@tyruswillier7358]

@@Kazeromaru yeah Patreon ruined KZbin lol I remember when people actually cared about their audience and it felt like an actual interaction now they paywall everything while they just watch tv for money so dumb like I'm gonna pay to watch good shows on top of supporting your channel for years it's greedy

[@NXD_95]

Y'all inspired me to rewatch this from the beginning and woof, I forgot how epic it was. These next few episodes are AMAZING. Also if anyone is getting the Sakura treatment, it's Orihime not Rukia. Although, Rukia does spend this entire arc as a damsel in distress as if she's not a strong seated member of Squad 13

[@jobinmcgooch]

Ichigo with one of the coolest entrances in anime and his drip is sick 🤘🏽He really flexes his power up on everyone.

[@sterlynagnar6411]

It's called Bleach because Tite Kubo wanted to called it Snipe when he first thought of giving the Shinigami guns, but then change it to Black but he thought it was to simple and change it to White to contrast Black and finally decided for Bleach who also means White.

[@roxus3737]

The “flying” in bleach is then standing on reatsu as foot holdings so technically their not flying their basically making a floor to stand on in the air Ik I was confused when I found out

[@nvrguru22]

Ichigo’s eyes have glowed since his fight with Kenpachi

[@AnubisVoid]

[Tidbits & Clarifications] - "Ichigo is so far away" Well we the viewers have no perception as to how far away Ichigo was. We know he was training and he had a certain amount of time left, but we don't know when he finished or how far away he was from the Hill. (Plus he had the special flying item from Yoruichi)

[@spaceocean2530]

Guys! He's just doing what hollow ichigo did with the spinning trick. You saw it before.

[@stonaman8712]

sadly we never see it again

[@3agl33y369]

Every time I hear Rukia's inner monolouge I keep thinking "she's an idiot"

[@vanguardduelist]

The characters are actually able to stand on the air by utilizing the spirit particles in the air and essentially form “platforms” to stand on. You’ll see more of it as the show goes on.

[@In-The-Zone]

They can't in the Sereitei though, they never do it there so thats why they assume they can't. Heck Ichigo only does it once in the whole prior arc and its super fast.

[@lolitsZana]

Did they ever say this in the show? I didn't know this tbh and I just kinda ignored it lol

[@KingsKrimson]

@@lolitsZanano Zangetsu explains it in the manga but the anime cuts it out so they just start doing it with no explanation.

[@Karma-pq9fi]

Yes ichigo did it vs acid wire and zangetsu explains it in the manga.

[@samueljuarez2052]

Ikaku explains it in the fullbring arc ,but I don't remember if they do it earlier in the show too?

[@lolitsZana]

So let's talk about the name Bleach lol. So the author, Tite Kubo was originally gonna call the show Black. Since it's written as a manga in black and white, Kubo kinda incorporated that into the show. Captains wear mostly white, regular reapers wear mostly black, and hollows will usually play with that a little bit too. So he was gonna call it Black but thought it was a little generic, was gonna call it White but instead went with Bleach. I'm pretty sure its supposed to represent soul reapers cleansing hollows when they kill them.

[@PoPo-qp8zq]

Ichigo's cloak and Ukitake's shield are belong to Yoruichi's clan, they have the same emblem

[@ackkenan2346]

Kubo, the mangaka first title he came up with was Black, but as he explained in an interview, he felt that it was too simple a title, as was the inversion, "White." So, Kubo changed "White" to Bleach, referring to how he "bleached" the black clothes of the Reapers to give his new shonen manga an unexpected name.

[@denickart]

Most older anime have good pacing as well. It's mainly just anime by Pierrot(the studio behind Naruto and Bleach) and Toei(the studio behind Dragon Ball and One Piece) that don't.

[@patricktorres1292]

Most older anime also weren't long running weekly shows that didn't have to worry about doing filler

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Soi Fon: Lieutenant go get him !!!! Why do i hear main character music " number one" playing ?!?

[@wymg4480]

ICHIGOAT IS JUST THAT GUY

[@DaveH82]

I can't wait for them to find out WHY he's that guy.

[@ghostspider2056]

The shield thing and Ichigo’s cloak both have the same creat of Yoruichi’s family, which one of the 4 noble houses. Byakuya’s family is one of those nobles. Ganju’s family; Shiba we’re originally one of those families back when there were 5. The 5 families help form the Soul Society, hence why they’re a big deal.

[@Dannydarko27]

There's a Yugi Oh card called DD Survivor, and I built my deck around it solely because it resembled this shot of Ichigo with the flowing garments and sword protecting Rukia

[@williamsmith4854]

Glad to Tsukishima supporting the OG, Ichigo + Tsukishima vs Byakuya is gonna be hype!!!

[@starbustergaming5651]

He helped me in school projects

[@In-The-Zone]

Uncle Tshu is gonna shock the normies, they aren't ready to see his two pupils fight it out once he's done testing Byakuya's progress.

[@jblack276]

His eyes glowed in multiple episodes guys.

[@nero9109]

It was the cape that yoriuchi the black cat gave ichigo

[@Seissmo]

I NEVER even questioned why Bleach is called Bleach after watching ALL of it. 😂

[@denniszhen3126]

Okay, so three Shikai's were revealed. Marechiyo's, the lieutenant with the purple collar, zanpakuto's name is Gegetsuburi (which translates to "Five-Formed Head"). Chōjirō's, the head captain's lieutenant, zanpakuto's name is Gonryōmaru (which translates to "Stern Spirit") And Isane's, the lieutenant with the two braids, zanpakuto's name is Itegumo (which translates to "Frozen Cloud").

[@TheKannibalistic]

Imagine getting your ass beat in a sword show by a dude using taijutsu lol

[@metacat3106]

That's just Might Dai beating up the seven swordsmen of the mist in Naruto

[@kylemma33]

Chojiro should've used bankai.

[@metacat3106]

@@kylemma33 It seems like one of those situations where he didn't plan out the power scaling until later, probably originally planned him to just be lieutenant strength and then later on builds out his character more.

[@carlosandresvazquezbaur9024]

My god Ichigo is a legend in this episode and this is the beginning of the best fight in the entire anime. It's so hype

[@VicVibez]

best fight in the entire anime? did you even watch BLEACH entirely ?

[@DeltaDrifter2201]

It isn't the best fight.... Don't know what kind of drugs you are on.

[@dejisauce6025]

@@VicVibez It's up there I would say top 5

[@VicVibez]

@@dejisauce6025 I can agree, its top 5 for sure.

[@raymondyongho5757]

@@VicVibez At the very least, it's the best introduction to his Bankai.

[@wisewillowgames]

The Husbands are here!!!! Kyoraku + Ukitake YAY!!!!

[@jacksquat7850]

I just finished TYBW Part 2 yesterday, now that arc is pretty awesome but man, nothing feels quite as good as the soul society arc.

[@ryanbagley3293]

soul reapers can just stand in the air! They manipulate the ambient reishi to gain traction on nothing! They’ve been doing it since the start of the series! Idk how reactors keep forgetting this xD ( granted ichigo did arrive their so quickly because of the flying cloak BUT STILL )

[@LilGamez21]

I've been waiting a long time to comment this, but Chris beat me to it, but I'll say it, before that scene where Naruto shows up with the squad this was the almost equivalent version of that to me. I remember when me and my older brother saw this back in '06 and we saw Ichigo show up to save Rukia we were so hyped.

[@Karma-pq9fi]

You probably forgot but ichigo walked on air in the first arc.

[@blackanimelover18]

Coldest scene in the history of Bleach and a top 5 scene among the Big Three anime in total.

[@Kazeromaru]

Ichigo's best look... for 2 episodes.

[@davidnobre5660]

15:13 bro what in the Allmight face?! 😂

[@dareason27]

Almost close to one of the biggest reveals in all of anime and manga

[@heatrs4717]

Probably my favorite episode of any anime I've ever seen.

[@DaveH82]

9:07 Zoom in on Rana made me laugh too hard, my side hurt.

[@JMK248]

Wish I can see this arc with fresh eyes lol. I was super hyped watching this episode as a kid episodes after this gets really really good and y’all close to the biggest reveal of this show lol

[@yoga_bear.]

13:45 this was the one scene I was looking forward for in yah reaction.

[@redohealer2]

You're about to find out what Ichigo can do against a fire bird.

[@aaronbrandon2321]

If you bleach black hair it will turn orange you have to add other chemicals like a lightener to get blonde. However most likely the title refers to turning dark to light as a general concept same as yin and yang. Cant all be as simple as the title Naruto.

[@wolfsaints]

Modern day anime usually done after the manga or the source materials already done or it doesn’t have source material

[@sameer-shefa]

Guys ,I have to spill some beans but this is the most hyped episodes until wayyyy later , so guys gotta go back to slow building up arc

[@Hamzethegoat]

Ichigo is spirit technically so floating isn’t a crazy idea

[@masamune2984]

Did Suraj just say “while Navi is looking that up in HIS phone?” 😂

[@TheAnimeknight002]

Yo guys will go crazy when you see ichigo's bankai 🔥😎

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

As afar as I know Kubo has never confirmed why its called Bleach. People around him have said that its called Bleach because originally had had several possible names based on the appearance of the Shinigami and settled on Black, but either that was in use or he was unsatisfied with it. so he changed the name to White but that had the same problems... so he chosen Bleach because that is associated with the color white.

[@timkruse9912]

13:47 LMAO their reaction

[@splinter360]

All I'll say is don't judge bankai based off low tier captains.

[@jacquesmassard9226]

why is it like chris is the only one who has seen anime before? hahahahahaahahaha you know what time it is!!

[@Humstuck]

Its not his Bankai but it will come. Just like Goku. His base power is just a lot higher now.

[@koejoetg4237]

"The series was meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the title was too generic. He later tried the name of "White", but came to like "Bleach" more for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious." As seen from the bleach wiki.

[@beastyboy101bo]

Next episodes are gonna be so badass

[@airenbideo]

Thank you! I really don't want you to miss the arches.

[@havi9351]

Burn everything to Ashes ......OMG, next episode is insane

[@AJ-kt5zo]

Exactly 🔥

[@andtheneverythingchangedwh5234]

It's a Phoenix it's be ok. LOL, why did that comment make me so happy.

[@infinitelybi2064]

Y'all aint ready for the next few episodes, much less the rest of the series 😂🎉 i imagine MAYBE we might lose a few Normies along the way, but honestly i feel it'll help y'all in understanding the show in the long run anyways. But yall are only scratching the surface of everything sooo... Just buckle up and understand only what you can understand, and file away the rest for later.

[@tomatokage]

Huh, reading the comments has taught me the actual origin of the name Bleach. I had always assumed it was a reference to Ichigo’s hair. If you bleach black hair without any toner, it tends to turn that shade of orange - one of the reasons Ichigo has gotten so tough at fighting is because people always assume he’s bleaching his hair to look cool, and in Japan (especially in the time period the manga premiered in), any youth who bleaches/dyes their hair from it’s natural black is kinda considered a delinquent who’s asking for trouble by trying to stand out. Ichigo gets discriminated against on sight and considered a ruffian by fellow kids and authority figures alike for these reasons, even though it’s his natural hair color. Not me thinking this whole time that the title was a tongue-in-cheek reference to that dichotomy and how it can be applied to the larger narrative as a whole.

[@yashmehta4087]

Ichigo entrances are easily best in big 3 lol

[@myne5689]

Trying to watch their reactions without getting annoyed by their dumb comments. The ultimate struggle.

[@kieng5801]

Because Unohara healed him. if not her, he's already dead.

[@WeyardWiz]

12:14 ahhhh so cool😅

[@peternash7104]

See you all at 2077 where they start TYBW

[@DaveH82]

I wish _THIS_ week was a double drop.

[@djgusto5878]

Ichigo the Drip God!!!

[@henriboylan7361]

You can also look at the shinigami cleansing of hollow souls as bleaching. 😁

[@fullmetalbarret]

you never find out the title of the show from the show. I'm sure there is a legitimate answer, I just don't want to go searching for it. I always thought it was called Bleach because soul reapers purify the spirit of hollows, essentially bleaching their souls. There are also a lot of themes in the show focused on the color white.

[@knsrulz]

"Just shut up and watch" I CAME!

[@areopanda1664]

Can someone more observant tell me what the upload pattern for bleach is? Is it every fourth a double upload?

[@ryanbrodsky5488]

Last week of the month.

[@powerofberzerker9487]

Is it the opening three now, cause that shit slaps!

[@jbriggs06]

Bad pacing is not 90% of anime Chris! You guys literally only watch one genre! Its only the shounen that's mostly like this...

[@fzhz]

Nah, that's not true There are literally so many good shonen anime with great pacing like jjk, jojo, demon slayer, hxh and many more.

[@jarrettenaope7038]

Leads up to one of the best Fights in Bleach

[@tyruswillier7358]

Spoilers I love the heuco Mundo arc the fight with number 4 is legendary for me can't wait to see it same with grimmjow love those fights as well

[@jacquesmassard9226]

this is a fire episode. the manga went interesting to cool.

[@splinter360]

Also everyone can walk on air. It gets explained later

[@Karma-pq9fi]

Just not in soul society.

[@theotakuoftime6465]

To add to the other comments on the title. After he went through other titles then settled on bleach for a couple reasons. Bleach is meant to be another word for white or cleanse. The idea is the soul reapers cleanse the souls of the hollows when they kill them. They are there to maintain balance and order even if it means they are a necessary evil. That’s what it means. To keep things pure. So the tittle reflex’s that as it’s about cleaning and purifying.

[@senpaistreams502]

since this was reacted to like 4 months ago I'll assume you've seen Ichigo use bankai after which byakuya gets angry claiming that small sword isn't bankai. The reason byakuya says this is while most bankais become giant specticals like the giant samurai titan or the scientist's yellow poison baby ichigo's tensa zangetsu just looks like a normal sword and byakuya assumed Ichigo was shit talking by instead of going from shikai to bankai he went from shikai to its sealed normal form and calling it a bankai to fuck with him and disrespect the soul society saying bankai ain't shit

[@ChawkyVirus]

Early Bleach is really confusing, best not to question it

[@axelmok498]

Series is Bleach to involk the concept of White, which is lore important for spoiler reasons. Just think of how Hollow Ichigo is a White Colored Ichigo.

[@eliotheeternal]

BLEACH is undefined greatness

[@wolfsaints]

It was his cape

[@BishopTDE]

If we explain why its called bleech then the anime becomes more simpler to understand but also more confusing.

[@Seissmo]

I was JUST about to say Rukia is being a lot like Sakura in this arc and then they say that in the discussion. 😂

[@tyruswillier7358]

I never agreed that Sakura was a terrible character maybe cause I always shipped Hinata and Naruto so her love for Sasuke makes sense she obviously gets a bit annoying at moments but to disregard her whole character is dumb I think so she wasn't as strong as the sons of God what a surprise

[@XxHrallundeadrogueXx]

Its Begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aaronbrandon2321]

Rukia should of responded to the head captain asking if she had any last words with some Rukon District attitude. "Yeah fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you, I'm out.

[@wolfsaints]

Why is Bleach anime called Bleach? After that, the series was meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the title was too generic. He later tried the name of "White", but came to like "Bleach" more for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious.

[@tonywalker1954]

The fights begin and I'm hype