How Bleach Made A Perfect Episode...Twice

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[@Jargalhurts]

For a show about a war between magical Japanese people, magical Spanish people and magical German people, Bleach sure managed to be the coolest fucking thing in existence.

[@be4ut1ful.st4rl1ght]

with magical british people who hunt and kill dragons in the same universe 😂 tite kubo can do no wrong

[@KobaMr]

@@be4ut1ful.st4rl1ght The first British people in the verse were Fullbringers.

[@awesium5031]

It's all about the aesthetic

[@zaraki942]

I’ve been soooo curious to see Soul King

[@ReiChiquita567]

@@KobaMr fullbting are american related

[@thatrandomderp]

I love the idea that the current big bad was stopped or at least sufficiently stalled by Aizen, the previous big bad. Their mutual antagonism is so funny. Gives me TWD Negan vibes.

[@sanddry738]

I remember seeing a reaction mentioning how Aizen was one of their favorite villains of all time because he’s such a problem that even the new big bad has to account for him

[@Urahara_wISUKE19999]

His name is yhwach not big bad guy as your saying

[@thatrandomderp]

@@Urahara_wISUKE19999 Yes. His name is Yhwach as you're saying. Correct word use is important :)

[@user-ik3xt1bx2n]

@@Urahara_wISUKE19999 🤓

[@copaceticobserver]

Ain't no way I get pseudo-spoiled on Negan the day after I watch the episode where he gets name dropped. After I took maybe half a year break from the walking dead.

[@EnbyNomad]

It's a good time to be a Bleach fan

[@dimitrilepain3821]

always has been

[@madhukarg8052]

Obviously 🔥

[@laforestadeimillepugnali3865]

I just want to say, both episode 6 and episode 7 were made with some of the top Pierrot talent working inside their studios right now ( episodio 6 was entirely animation directed by Yamashita, one of the best animators alive right now, that also animated the Getsuga Tensho of Ichigo in ep.1, and longtime Naruto animator and director for most of the best fights of Naruto!)

[@wolfpytlak2786]

Fuck, Pierrot is doing this? Where was this talent when they adapted tokyo ghoul? I can't believe its the same studio

[@Grimnoire]

@@wolfpytlak2786 the animation was there

[@bleachfade1520]

@@wolfpytlak2786 For Tokyo ghoul I heard that it was because of the production community decision. Not sure about that though

[@some_guy_with_a_anime_profile]

@@hessenic6862 TYBW is a separate anime so yes 6 and 7

[@jonsolo7343]

@@some_guy_with_a_anime_profile it's not separate bruh

[@arcanus5120]

One more thing to note. In terms of the nostalgia, the remixed soundtrack with new things incorporated is just cathartic. The synergy is just there on it's face. The most recent mix of "Nothing Can Be Explained" is fucking beautiful.

[@videocliplover]

I agree 💯

[@sirshinra]

Honestly, this is how you carry on a show/bring it back and keep it modern without falling for nostalgia bait. Incredible work! Just a shame that so many won't experience this magical new season of Bleach due to never watching Bleach originally, which just makes it way better that the animators and studio in general just went crazy with the work without a huge audience to witness it.

[@purupuru333]

Savage books making an episode on Bleach? This is the best thing I've woken up to!

[@thatrandomderp]

I hope you cover TYBW once it (hopefully) sticks the landing. It'd be a rare example of an adaptation correcting the mistakes of the original text. The manga run was notoriously rushed for various reasons. It's so gratifying to see this arc get the TLC that it couldn't get originally. Yama and Chojiro were further fleshed out, we got a look at the OG 13 Soul Society Captains, and hopefully we'll get even more character work for those who were underserved in the manga. The potential is exciting!!!

[@fabiandonvil]

i've read that at the pace they are animating the story right now the fourth cour would be entirely anime-only content.

[@thomasallen9974]

@@fabiandonvil considering that would mostly be the rushed ending that could, depending entirely on writing, the ending we all deserved

[@9thhokagegoku671]

Being a manga reader the anime the has me feeling that feeling I had when I first read the final arc . That happiness that sadness that going back to happy . The anime had me happy to see my favorite character after ten years only to feel the dread the soul society felt in episodes 4-7 th

[@cronosnow6284]

Bleach truly has the greatest comeback in the history of anime.

[@manuelp6791]

Mustang vs envy ? Buddy that wasn’t a battle that was a execution

[@lovethyenemies6702]

ngl, the weekly release really made me enjoy the TYBW a lot more. I get to soak in everything and build anticipation for the next episode, whereas a bulk release would've given me instant gratification but lose its impact after a week or two.

[@absolutelynotgriffith1954]

That's exactly what happened to Jojo Stone Ocean, back when Golden Wind was airing weekly, the anticipation of what would happen (to new watchers) and how things would be adapted (to people who read the manga) was amazing. With Stone Ocean, no one i knew (outside of the Jojo Facebook/Reddit community) was talking about it, the hype just died down so quickly it was sad.

[@CozieGhosty]

This is the exact reason why I'm waiting for the whole arc to be over so I can binge it all at once, from episode 1 until the very end.

[@phonesjuda7318]

But like, sometimes binging doesn't allow each episode to sink in and be appreciated as a whole

[@CozieGhosty]

@@phonesjuda7318 I know, but I can’t do the week to week thing, lol! Even though I know what’s gonna happen it’s so hard for me…

[@phonesjuda7318]

@@CozieGhosty yeah, both ways have their cons and pros, I get you :(

[@CozieGhosty]

@@phonesjuda7318 my main issue for me is that the art is so beautiful so each week I see clips and I almost break down and get a Hulu account, lol. And then I get nostalgic because I remember reading these chapters and all the emotions that came with them, lol.

[@phonesjuda7318]

@@CozieGhosty sounds kinda like for this case you would benefit for following it week by week at least by periods idk hahahaj

[@TheDahaka1]

The fact that the tropey tragic rain happens immediately after Yamamoto's defeat, but that it's perfectly explained by the disappearence of his bankai that previously made all the water in Seireitei evaporate, is meta-narrative at its finest XD

[@sunshineday3668]

This review is so emotionally satisfying, you convinced me to try the new series! I loved bleach back in the day and am excited to see the story come to life again in all its nostalgia and beauty

[@justinpachi3707]

9:40 “This episode solidifies that this era of Bleach will not cater to the idea that good prevails.” This is even more evident once you learn of YHWACH’s motivations and the true nature of the Soul Society and its great sins.

[@lukas_prime]

I love this point because it pulls you in for another thought: if soul society's sin gives you life, after-life and a cicle of souls, and the quincy's "justice" is the chaos of pre-separation world, then who is right? And does right means good? Or doing things for the sake of the greater good?

[@umitencho]

@@lukas_prime PLus we learn what Kisuke was gonna do with the Hogyoku had Aizen not interfered.

[@sanddry738]

Bleach was the first of the big 3 and one of my earliest anime and brought me into the medium. To see them NAIL TYBW brings such joy

[@ftsvectors2164]

Was not expecting a video on Bleach but I’m all here for it! Also I want to talk about a bit more about Byakuya. Not only was he one of the most dangerous characters of the 13 Court Guard Squads, he represented its pride as a whole. Byakuya is one of the most prideful characters ever right next to the likes of Vegeta. He is one of the most stoic characters in the series. Willing to kill family members and friends without hesitation or even tears because of his pride of upholding the law and rules for Soul Reapers. And this man, representing the pride of the entirety of the Soul Reapers, cries and begs Ichigo, a living person, to defend the afterlife and his home. When Yamamoto died, the power and hope of the Soul Society went with him. But it was when Byakuya cried and begged, that the pride of the Soul Society was truly defeated.

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

I never understood how people complained that unexpected things keep happening so casually in the TYBW and then they say it's bad writing, we've seen this happen alot of times in full metal alchemist, attack on titan, hunter x hunter, naruto one piece and so much more, the only flaw the TYBW has, is the ending, it just needs to be fleshed out alot in my opinion, also can't wait for the hell arc in the future

[@Pompadourius]

My main hope is that the final battle and epilogue are improved, as they felt rushed. In particular the final battle didn't feel as satisfying as I'd have liked it, so I hope it gets some more love in the anime.

[@xSkyWeix]

I disagree. The first half of the manga material was good. But the latter half had reveals and plot points that were bad writing. For example, we saw Zanpaktou spirits before. We know they look unique. By showing that Ichigo Zanpaktou's power was his hallow spirit all along makes no sense. The idea is good but it grits at established facts. Him having two zanpaktou's later is also odd. I get that one is from Quincy's powers imitating the shinigami ones, but that isn't convincing. Power scaling also got beyond manageable. This god's territory that I never like in anime. The Toushiro flowers really are just a girls' fanservice. And the ending... But the frists sub arcs were done splendidly.

[@viniciussimeoni4476]

Thanks man. Bleach changed my life and these news episodes were so powerful and amazing that... boy, how good an anime can be!

[@inakab6650]

Yamamoto embodies the idea of a Shinigami in the sense we fear. A literal god of death whose mere presence when his bankai is released can destroy a realm and burn everything to ash. He is death in the sense we irrationally fear.

[@daviddavis3939]

I need you to cover the "everything but the rain" sub arc when it finishes. it provides so much context and backstory while weaving in emotional beats and I find it hard to express what I love about it because I am just crap at storytelling. It is better than "turn back the pendulum" imo, and anime only watchers will be treated to some of bleach's best writing in the short parts before, during, and after the flashback.

[@YoungSlim51]

Honestly one of my favorite arcs in the series. But hey, I may be just a sucker for past arcs lol

[@JjustBoy]

This video sums up those episodes perfect! Its rare we get such spectacular epsiode its anime but these two where incredible. It pains me most of my anime friends are younger and never watched bleach and so arnt watching this now 😔

[@hoozoohleague8264]

My old roommate said I was exaggerating when I said ep. 6 and 7 were the best 2episodes I've ever seen (when we lived in the same apartment, I made him watch Bleach as his first anime, we ended up watching all 366episodes.). Now I see the sentiment is shared throught the community ☺️

[@FarawayBrawlHacks]

Saint Seiya had a very similar situation when the last animated arc aired, The Hades Chapter, over a decade after the original series aired. Incredibly improved visuals alongside the nostalgia and continuing the story with higher stakes than ever.

[@petersonofleo11]

I hope that Bleach doesnt suffer like Saint Seiya Hades chapter. Saint Seiya Hades chapter first third was a total masterpiece then it dropped in quality in the Inferno chapter and Elysium chapter.

[@Chillchildren999]

Tybw is inspired off the Hades arc to

[@mash4010]

Bleach has been amazing so far! like dude I hate waiting for mondays now lol its just a beautiful and one of the best adaptations ive seen from a shonen

[@comaduster_real8589]

I can't agree more with this. And since these episodes came out, they've upped things even more. I too also read the entirety of the manga and know what's going to happen. BUT -- the pacing they've chosen with this anime REALLY shows how well Kubo has been at crafting a sort of mystery box show, and it's incredibly satisfying to see it distilled down into something REALLY well done.

[@Frankenstec]

Bro, you nailed it. You captured everything I was thinking about with these past 2 episodes. TYBW is making me go back and realize why I love this show

[@ArchetGames]

YESSS dude, I am SO happy to see something on Bleach from ya

[@jenostheascended7818]

The moment Yamamoto used bankai I got chills down my spine. I don't think it could have been adapted better.

[@skullsquad900]

This has been on my to-watch list for a while, now I know I should definitely watch it! 😎 👍

[@yedidiah4866]

Excellent writing!

[@williampitts2669]

I think this is one if not my favorite of your videos.

[@euroanez998]

Remember, the anime, has been expading the story, in the manga, we never got that little talk of Aisen and the King Quince, or the dead of Yamamoto Litenuant, we saw him, not how he died, little piece, by little pice is adding, and thats what i love even more of this part of the anime

[@gavinw3077]

Saw this video when it came out and had to wait until I’d caught up to the final episodes before watching

[@MR-xm9on]

Great video and analysis

[@Hydrodictyon]

I’ve been fucking crying through the whole first episode of bleach, because… nostalgia. I was 13 when I started, I turned 16 by the time I finished. I’m turning 23 in one and a half months, and yet here I am, watching bleach again. Bleach has been around me for my whole life and with me for half of it.

[@IncandescentWriter]

Now I have a reason to pick this series up. Thank you :)

[@Johnnyvo30]

Jesus one paragraph into this video and all i can think is wow. What a skillful story telling this KZbinr have. The word choice combine with great inflection in the tone, surging with emotions… 👏

[@Nexion3653]

Dude I love your work

[@sdmugabe]

Excellent explanation -very poetic too

[@d1m5um]

I love your film analyses, I can't believe you're covering my favorite anime as well! I would love to see your analysis on the earlier arcs like the Soul Society arc or Turn Back the Pendulum. Cheers!

[@ItsJustArtemis69]

Wow I'm so early. Love your videos they've helped improve my writing so much. ❤️✨

[@Anhiksi]

Great video by the way. We all love #BLEACH and it truly does bring a tear to my eye to get to feel these type of emotions in general towards the series once again.

[@madhukarg8052]

I was expecting a Bleach video from you, I really saw it late ❤️👍🔥

[@ade1174]

I completely agree. The last two episodes of Bleach are my favorite episodes of anime this year.

[@kamamara2567]

Will be 3 soon there’s another important fight coming up 😏

[@Dual_Singularity]

Bro the zuko vs Azula fight gives me chills STILL by just seeing it. The color contrast and music of that scene just perfectly depict the weight of what’s finally happening on screen.

[@theganondorky7238]

Ay love to see you covering Bleach, the anime has been dropping banger after banger and I can't wait to see how it keeps going.

[@Gojeto346]

Honey, you’ve got a big storm comin! This arc only gets better with each revelation and step forward!!

[@BlackHand531]

Great video my guy

[@Nastyn1nja808]

I've been loving it. I'm so glad I've waited ten years for this. Me being an Anime only.

[@LupercalRising]

We have so many crazy fights to come i cant wait

[@Froggyquack]

Episode 7 is one of my favourite Bleach episode. The pacing was perfect. Storytelling and Animation was amazing. And the music

[@jacksfacts20]

Holy shit, I never thought a pro would do bleach, I loved watching it growing up, saw nearly all episodes (never finished the last arc). I still have the song Number One saved on my phone to work out to. This has made me excited to watch the final season!

[@Frogger]

I was sooo hyped when I heard they are finally adapting the last arc of bleach and like you I experience the story a second time, having read the manga, but forgot about a lot of details. It's crazy how invested I am after just the first 13 episodes , even though I know how the story ends!

[@androsh9039]

Great video. I wish I could get back into Bleach, but it's been so long for me.

[@unknownzero9611]

Great video

[@devonvolwech3515]

So you liked Yamamoto's Bankai huh... Wait till you see what Unohana and Kyoraku can do.

[@bohba13]

wait... he's talking about bleach? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! and about those moments, my favorate is simple. "Bankai, Hakka no Tokame"

[@andyzhang7890]

If they keep this up the anime is gonna become the definitive version of the arc 🔥🔥

[@SHAWNJX]

It already is

[@winner23746]

I really wished you had talked about ichigos encounter with hyakuya that scene genuinely moved me

[@aytaf5430]

I was awed by how good this season is.

[@LeBeautiful]

Bleach really did that. Yamamoto's bankai is INCREDIBLE

[@skieth9999]

I think the strength of TYBW is that it's an arc that's being adapted WAY after everyone's read it and digested it. It's not a 1-1 adaptation of the manga as much as it's a re-creation of the same events. We get a few extra scenes here or there to add to the emotional storytelling, we get some great new depictions of different abilities or interactions to add more weight to them. This adaptation also does what the original often failed to do, imo, which is capture Kubo's love of negative visual space for emphasis. Kubo LOVES the use of negative space to create really striking scenes of scale and flow. The original anime often just used the same fucking coloring style as One Piece or Naruto or DBZ, but TYBW is really laying into how blacks and whites are used in Kubo scenes to emphasize singular points of interest

[@derbaumi_4512]

Bleach TYBW really Kicks ass ^_^ Also the last Episode "nothing but the Rain" was wonderfull, Seing this scene animated (I've read the last Arc ~4 years ago) with the wonderfull fire-animations (again) and the badass middle-finger Shot were magnificent

[@crazycryo5856]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@toshido_yamada]

Dope video

[@kasairb8563]

This Bleach season is crazy good

[@VonKriger]

0:15, at the time when Bleach was ongoing, it was definitely one of the prettiest anime out, definitely the best out of the long running ones

[@dionysisnance4204]

I loved the video

[@alphahunter4791]

I think a really underrated moment was the realization by Yhwach that Aizen had manipulated his senses. It really sets up early for the audience another little bit of hope to be used in the future fights against Yhwach

[@holloify_tensa_zangetsu]

As a new bleach FANATIC. Seeing every anime YT with bleach content makes me think " I hope i see bleach content on there channel from a yr ago" because I've seen many YT with NO content" and then if they pronounce names wrong I know. Then you said biggest power ups"and was about to feel sad but you KNEW what goes into shikai and bankai. Where other bleach grifters won't know or don't. So I'm happy. Great content

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I think this anime will serve as the ultimate example of Seasonal vs Weekly

[@gstvntt]

I'm the deeply invested fan who knows how the story ends, my girlfriend however is watching it for the first time with me, it's cool seeing her more interested as episodes go on

[@Broke30YearOldShmuck]

I like how you had code geass and death note in the intro best story's hands down

[@Rune_Scholar]

I had to do a double-take when I saw this video. Like, who the heck is this talking about my favourite shōnen, why did they show up in my feed, and why is their name so familiar? But then I checked your videos and realized that I'd been watching them for years-I think it started with a Game of Thrones video-and enjoying your dissection of writing and story telling technique. I had no idea you were a Bleach fan.

[@Alastherra]

Unexpected surprise to see you talking about Bleach. But much appreciated. I can't put into words how much I didn't want to watch these last few episodes, because I remember how literally shattered I was back then when Senbonzakura shatters. So my emotional investment is there and it was glorious and it threw me for a loop … *AGAIN* Yeah, thanks guys, for ripping my old wounds open to bleed all over, once more 😭😅

[@ianbadilla577]

Let’s go bleach, is the best out of the big three

[@heavenlyarianator6335]

Top tier art in shonen, what a beautiful show

[@justlearning1881]

well said

[@BadPenny3]

I am a...casual? fan of Bleach (my first shōnen was DBZ, and Cowboy Bebop is what showed me how amazing anime can be) and I didn't start watching it until they were already doing the Fullbring arc. But I'll tell you what, what they've been doing with these new episodes is absolutely brilliant and beautiful. I've been very impressed with the animation, and how well it has helped tell a story. Stunning is a good word. On a side note, Hulu was really awesome and only put in like, a single ad break in each episode, so I could watch the Yamamoto fight scenes in their full, unbroken glory. So good on you, Hulu, it's appreciated.

[@LEVRAN]

Words like diamonds my friend

[@DumbChaoticFuck]

the only thing i remembered about bleach was ichigos backstory on how he was made

[@jorgecid5016]

I swear these episodes are beyond amazing... i really think they are 20/10!! as a big bleach fan its just blowing my mind in so many ways... but there is one observation i would like to do... everything in all episodes till now has been pretty much on POINT except the breaking or ending points of some battles... im going to even make a comparison... of how yamamoto could ressemble to jiraiya(naruto) and how big of a deal he was in soul society... and everything goes by so fast you dont really have the time to feel bad about him... i think they could really get into more details with thoes losing battle/deaths... beyond that... its really GOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@midknight9715]

I'd argue that the last THREE episodes were pretty much perfect tbh. Byakuya vs As Nodt and Yamamoto appearing on the scene in Episode 5 was amazingly well done.

[@holloify_tensa_zangetsu]

Dude I didnt even think of that. Yamamoto is the "Dad" that's why shunshi even said that to Robert. Tekking101 said that on his Bankast with jaymes

[@EdgeGilid]

that moment when i realized that the anime that i watched during my teens is the childhood anime to some people....damn i feel old

[@justtoolit6051]

Bleach is a masterpiece

[@risersin7957]

Finally watched last night. When Yama flies in a burst of flames I fucking squealed.

[@WeyardWiz]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Jason-vi8ny]

One of the best Ep ever.. Up there with Ep 19 Demon Slayer... Ep 3 Madoka ...Etc..

[@michaelbarnes2126]

After episode 6 everyone was saying it's the greatest Bleach but I knew from previous videos (I never read the manga just watched the OG anime) that there was gonna be bigger and better scenes even tho this was Yamamoto finally letting loose, then 7 happened. Someone on here said that 6 was a masterclass in animation and 7 was a masterclass in emotional driven narrative. I cried, I screamed at my TV cause Yhwach is a BITCH!!!!!, I got hyped af when the Akon opens the doorway for Ichigo to come thru, and the battle at the end of 7 was just epic animation another god tier example smh

[@alphacabbage5169]

Lets hope we get to see "the almighty" animated.

[@chrissullivan6572]

I loved this fight so much more in the anime.

[@justinskinner6651]

love the shout out to avatar

[@j.elizabeth4621]

Did you ever read the Golden Compass series? Or watched the HBO series? I was a fan on the books all throughout my childhood; I’m in my late 30s now and still reread them at least once a year. Philip Pullman did such an amazing job with structure, relatability, and the right amount of alliteration. The entire series is grounded so heavily in mystery and fantasy, which is something the show failed to capture. It took the wonder and amazement the books built up and put it in a cage. The third season is incredible though; it truly captures the sorrow and loneliness the books show. Their new writing team is killing it. It made me so angry that I’ve been turning a sci-fi concept I have into a tv show and have pitched it a couple times already. Your videos have truly transformed and helped the way I look at things as a script writer. I’m an engineering technical writer right now, and it goes back to my favorite saying: a system is a system is a system. TV is such an incredible narrative tool and it’s been amazing learning so much.

[@Froggyquack]

Yamamoto still holding back during his fight with Yhwach.

[@ramonety1154]

This was an excellent breakdown of Bleach’s episodes! I have to ask, where did that OST come from at 8:22 and onward? That was a nice somber piece while explaining things. EDIT: The ost is from The Promised Neverland, someone else found it!

[@TheWeeklySlopYT]

"The true ending" *releases hell ark* Oh...

[@boobooclap1223]

I'm so glad bleach is getting the true respect it well deserved and that's not even saying enough

[@Nero-fo4gi]

And did it again, then did it again, and again

[@AlexT7916]

10 bucks there be a 3rd near perfect episode before this cour ends ( the Kenpachi one )