I Watched Bleach for the First Time, All of it.

[@gladesucks7907]

If Shinji would quit explaining his powers immediately after he uses them, he’d probably lose a lot less

[@whatdavodid]

explaining how his powers work is a part of his power

[@TROLLIX-THE-ANT]

its the only way his power works.@@whatdavodid

[@snoopk9783]

his shikai being better than his bankai is yet just another case of him as a character inverting things. To be honest his bankai is absolutely useless in most cases, only op in very niche situations.

[@maccawelsh7536]

not using his hollow form anymore when he’s a visored probably doesn’t help him either

[@mano__diep1318]

given he can himself do things backwards it would make everything even more confusing when it looks like its normal for him but for you everything isnt working

[@NerdishGeekish]

The Aizen twist was one of the most iconic moments in all of anime, from the "soft spoken gentleman revealed to be master manipulator" to "everything you did from birth was part of my plan" to "running your hand through your hair for instant bad boy hairstyle" have all become well established tropes in the industry!

[@Flyki]

Similar to aechmea!!

[@ABxDragon]

I was literally in shock when that happened.

[@Nane140199]

Well one thing that I want to point out is about the lack of variety of powers you mentioned. It is because Bleach is different than other shonen anime. Here to get more power you have to get to know your sword and create a bond. Ichigo got his bankai in 3 days when others get it in 10 years. He forcefully got stronger. Normally, to get real strength you have to get to know your zanpakto well, talk with it, meditate. The longer you are like that, the more powers you get. Shinigamies spend hundreds of years to get there - thats how they have variety of moves and powers. That's why capitans have more options in attacks and powers. And because Ichigo doesn't know Zangetsu that well, doesn't talk with it often and doesn't know about himself, he is stuck only with Getsuga Tensho. That makes bleach different from other shows. You can't 'simply' get stronger just from training, you have to also dedicate yourself to understand yourself and your sword.

[@MrMagnetron2]

Well, there's also many other more experienced characters that don't have a wide variety of Zanpaktou abilities(not counting other abilities like kido). Ikkaku has one trick, Renji has like 2 or 3 tricks, Byakuya too but his a lot more impactful, Kenpachi has nothing but hack and Slash even after learning of his sword's name, Soi Fon is just 2 stabs=death than a rocket launcher, Komamura is big swings, and a few others.

[@mr_dino4222]

@@MrMagnetron2 Experience has nothing to do with it, hence why Instar never once brought it up. It's about the BOND with the Zanpakuto, how well you know/understand/accept it. Renji has only a couple techniques because Zabimaru is witholding itself from him and has only had Zabimaru's shikai for under 50 years not the hundred+ of characters who DO have a large number of techniques. Soi Fon barely has anything because to her, Suzumebashi is little more than a tool for execution. Kenpachi has zero techniques because he literally only JUST started hearing Nozarashi's voice at all, there was no time for him to learn anything about it beyond its primary ability, which he's probably not even intersted in going past anyways. Ikkaku is constantly hiding his bankai, so his relationship with Hozukimaru is likely not the best. Heck, even BYAKUYA who actually does have a fair number of techniques doesn't know everything about Senbonzakura and spends time meditating on it and gets a MASSIVE powerup over it. And in Komamura's case, to no small degree, he rejects his own nature, which is tantamount to rejecting Tekken. Your arguments to counter Instar's point really only further serve to prove it.

[@claudiuandrei6654]

It's because Ichigo has 16-17 unexperienced as shinigami and shinigami who spends houndred years for training, that's why Ichigo doesn't know kido or other abilities to beat the enemies

[@Wolfkey13]

Also because Ichigo ignores every technique White "teaches" him because he strongly dislikes everything about his hollow.

[@Eric-dd8bk]

These people clearly haven't read the manga. They don't know that Ichigo's Bankai in the anime is not his full or even real Bankai let alone his Shikai. And I actually gatta give them that it's hard to pick up on it just by watching the anime alone, cuz a lot of subtle foreshadows and hints of Ichigo's growth are lost in the anime.

[@aesir748]

I watched the anime up until The Aizen reveal and then switched to the manga and I could not be happier. I hate saying this but the manga really is way better in just about every way. The art is better, the pacing is better, the character interactions are more fleshed out, and to me it has a lot more impact because of Kubo's signature negative space

[@manstar2600]

The Kenpachi dilemma is why i kinda lost interest tbh

[@someguy3508]

but the music which is the best in anime imo is not in the manga :)

[@AntiZubat]

@@manstar2600wdym what was wrong with him limiting himself? That literally was his whole character, fighting for fun and life, so of course he’d limit himself unless he’d beat everybody

[@manstar2600]

@AntiZubat its nonsensical since he wasn't really the strongest in the Anime tho.... this and Fairytail were plotically challenged 😆 🤣 😂

[@AntiZubat]

@@manstar2600 oh I didn’t watch the anime mb. Anime really got us bleach fans so much drama

[@pRopaaNS]

Seems like you've been watching the series, solely from story and battle perspective. There is so much more in it that just that, because Bleach is exploration of themes and characters. The very abilities that characters possess are basically psysical manifestations of who they are inside. The battles are not just swinging swords, but clashes of the different characters. And there is reason for why Ichigo have only single sword technique. It's because he doesn't know anything about himself, which reflects in his poor ability arsenal.

[@kavish4331]

Yes 🗿

[@alphagatorstudio]

Agreed

[@marcomilillo23]

Literally the truth

[@saav392]

One piece is just better

[@marcomilillo23]

@@saav392 ehm,who cares? It's not even the main topic

[@Gojeto346]

I just realized I absolutely love Bleach’s power creep because it’s not just bankai v2 and v3 etc, you have different factions, different types of power, different forms of releases with the espada and shinigamified hollows, the shit always made sense in terms of the world, everything was a branch off another. Even fullbring made a lot of sense like yeah maybe not everyone can be a shinigami but there’s a whole spiritual realm so who’s to say humans can’t draw a little from it? I absolutely love bleach

[@Frontalllll]

bankai being the completed version of shikai segunda etapa being the second release of resurrection Quincy Vollständig being the completed version of shrift

[@antonioauditore1877]

Btw Ichigo didn’t just get an increase of power from orihime. At that point he was already stronger than grimmjow but he was holding back not to scare orihime since she was scared of his hollow powers because of her brother. So Ichigo then went all out and overpowered grimmjow

[@antonioauditore1877]

You need to really look into the forshadowing of this anime. You seem to think orihime is what gives Ichigo power but it’s not. When he turns into a hollow that’s his hollow taking over. Not Ichigo getting power from orihime. Even his hollow said if he wants to control him he mustn’t die before they meet next.

[@abbacuspotter9232]

@@antonioauditore1877 well no, orihime was a reassuring person for him, her belief and trust in him is what helped him overcome his fear of the hollow within

[@antonioauditore1877]

@@abbacuspotter9232 that wasn’t what happened. He didn’t feel fear of his hollow at that point. He had beaten his hollow. His fear was from what he thought orihime was feeling when she saw him with the mask

[@abbacuspotter9232]

@@antonioauditore1877 no, his fear was literally part of what he was going through, you dont just forget that, yes, part of his concern was that he didnt want orihime to suffer, but again, that ties back to him being taken over by the hollow. like her brother was. and what happens against ulquiorra? exactly the thing they both feared. theres a reason kubo ties these moments so close together.

[@abbacuspotter9232]

@@antonioauditore1877 ichigo needed to know that she trusted an believed in him, because he wasnt sure of himself. that trust and faith she showed in him helped him.

[@Youaremysunshine894]

arrancar when use reseruction: kenpachi when hold blade with both hands and takes off eyepatch: this is pure hype

[@iXSIKOBOIXi]

They did set up the Gentei Kaijo in the previous arc, Renji says Lieutenant Class and higher get sealed to 20% of their power so as to not adversely affect the World of the Living, Ikkaku being a 3rd Seat didn't have this so he was at full power from the start. Also Ashido is actually a filler character, along with the Menos forest. It's probably the best Filler in my opinion as it doesn't intrude too much, doesn't overstay it's welcome and Ashido is a really cool character

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

Wasn't he made canon due to his popularity? I think it was mentioned he was in the same squad as rukia back during Kaien's time.

[@rossadams1897]

Ashido is canon. Kubo apparently wanted to include him in the manga (there's an omake of him), but couldn't due to time constraints. So he let the anime team include him. He got referenced in one of the novels.

[@bren45]

thats also why they would send ikkaku and yumichia alone bc they knew the captains knew they were stronger then there seat which u find out later on and they nvr are restricted they just restrict themselves w pride when they do

[@huxleybennett4732]

@@Heavenly_Advent Bro saw 2 sentences and gave up

[@ivnislykun]

​@@huxleybennett4732 preschool behavior

[@The_Absolute_Dog]

The thousand year blood war animation is outstanding, and the music is straight burgers.

[@siwap3809]

i love it when the music is a burger bro; tastes so yummy 🤤

[@thatonguy2407]

A lot of stuff gets cut/changed in the anime adaptation. Which is REALLY bad for a series like Bleach that relies on Kubo's subtlety to set up important payoffs later. The reason Ichigo is able to beat Grimmjow so easily when Orihime tells him not to get hurt anymore is because he was significantly stronger than Grimmjow. When he started using his hollowfication, he dominated Grimmjow up until he bodyblocked the projectiles from hitting Orihime, where he sees that she's scared of his hollow powers, so he starts paying less attention to the fight itself, and loses some of his resolve, but when Orihime reassures him that she isn't scared of him, his mind is calmed, and his resolve is strengthened, placing him back to 100%, so he's able to beat Grimmjow. The 69 on Kensei's chest is because his name in Japan is "六車 拳西" which has the kanji "六" in it, which is 6. He is captain of squad 9. He is 6 of 9, thus 69.

[@someguy3508]

Is the manga different than the anime? I only read the Ginjo and Thousand year blood war arcs

[@thatonguy2407]

@someguy3508 a lot of stuff. Orihime recieved basically a character assassination.

[@someguy3508]

@@thatonguy2407 cool, time to read then!

[@wgnd1614]

i watched the anime and years latter (last year) i read the manga (haven't read the blood war arc yet because i got bored tbh) and it really wasn't that different... the experience is the same

[@therealdude707]

​@thatonguy2407 I was surprised on just how different the Rukia/Ichigo relationship was between the manga vs anime.

[@Rick-z1y6z]

Aizen's impact on Ichigo, him being the orchestrator of all the events of bleach and his philosophical depth is what makes him one of the greatest villains in anime. Hard disagree.

[@justposeidon3285]

fax

[@Eiferin]

agreed, aizens whole " i knew you were going to do that" at that time wasnt a cliche,now it is but back then aizen was basically the defenition of being 100 steps ahead of you before newer anime had it overdone. aizen was not just another mr know it all, He was THE know it all before the rest and thats why i like his character.

[@joshuaphillips1501]

@@Eiferin yeah homie really went "eh I've seen the things that came after this and copied it, this isn't kinda cliche" like what the fuck

[@T4PLAYicikiwir]

TOKINANDA TSUNAYASHIRO: "excuse me..."

[@scarlingheart]

When I heard that horrible take I had to pause the video and read the comments lmao

[@Snickers754]

I think bleach doesnt get much love because people look at at for the wrong thing. I love bleach because everything is connected when you start to think about it and its mind blowing

[@donovan4222]

I like bleach but I just feel it didn’t quite draw me in to the world and characters like Naruto or Dragonball.

[@Chris-rj4bt]

Honestly by the way ppl talk about the manga I think it’s because of the anime adaptation is pretty bad. I’ve only see up to around ep 170 of the anime and it’s one of the most boring and overhyped animes to me (Soul Society was great tho)

[@Snickers754]

@@Chris-rj4bt im not sure i watched the anime and read the manga for tybw but the manga was really good. The anime has a shit ton of filler so if you arent skipping it then ur ruining the show for urself

[@oscar3153]

It’s connected because it’s extremely contrived lol

[@diablo.the.cheater]

@@oscar3153 It being contrived is one of his strengths, uncontrived shows are boring.

[@brando_05]

46:29 Anime did her dirty with this scene. I re-read this part of the manga last week she did NOT say Ichigo's name nearly this much 💀

[@isaacvanderlinde8541]

It’s quite literally the one of the only things she does this entire arc, she heals Ichigo the first time but His second resurrection was white, a call back to when he subjugated White and he told him that if you fail he’ll take over. (which clearly he did)

[@brando_05]

@isaacvanderlinde8541 Yeah but my point is that the anime overdid it with Orihime screaming (mainly Ichigo's name). She said his name at least 13 times in a row across different scenes, when her manga version was 5 in one panel.

[@KohakGaming1000]

The anime in general did the manga real dirty tbh

[@zarekebatson8133]

@@isaacvanderlinde8541🎉🎉😂😂

[@nishilg3387]

Honestly, the manga conveys everything so much better. Kubos use of negative space is very absent from the anime and I feel like that alongside the censorship takes away from the experience.

[@ZangetsuStudios]

yes but also the manga was RUSHED HEAVILY torwards the end the anime will get more animation then the manga has

[@RobertFierce]

What does that even mean. "use of negative space"? Are you drunk? Just like Kubo was when he decided to kill off unohana for no good reason and without any solid explanation? Must be.

[@blur58]

@@RobertFierce negative space is when there's a lack of background, which keys in on the subject. Also, Unohana had to die because she had to fight Zaraki until he was strong enough to kill her. And no, they couldnt both walk out of there alive. There can only be one true "Kenpachi". Are you just upset they killed your favorite character?

[@dr.ongobongo5448]

​@RobertFierce bro you were reading detergent not bleach 😔

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

​@@RobertFierceso drawing is at its core negative space. You take out what you want and form the basis of it. Then you add to it. Manga is a black and White medium, I hate comics never liked it EVER. And manga GRIPPED me....why...IDFK. Anyway kubo from day one pre bleach was zombie powder another death base concept. So kubo was gonna name it "White" but thought it to be blah and didn't want black for the exact same reason. So he knew he wanted to MAXIMIZE the concept of " light" and "dark" for it was the duality he wanted to convey and so "Bleach" turns black white I.E. the blending of good and evil. Again a show about death, journey we take from birth to death. This is why for us KUBO is incredibly important. To come at the story from the way ymany other's to call it simply " bland" or " surface level" and how no backgrounds are due kubo being bad or lazy or untalented is aggravating. I am a musician, I ve played drums and I love using any and all styles in songs. But the key to a great part is context. I WANT to play fills every moment, be complex and show off. But that doesn't make the Song better inherently. Less is more and more is less. Kubo gives you detail when he needs to, he knows WHEN and at WHAT to look at. Check the fight with tensa zangetsu and ichigo in the dangai. You will understand

[@braxtonsmith3726]

I would disagree about Ichigos lack of powers since it is due to being part of his character. And the thoughts on Aizen. I believe Aizen setting everything up is great, it puts hopelessness into the reader like Ichigo, and makes him that much more terrifying.

[@honu_of_Tarlach]

I just rewatched bleach without filler ~200 eps, props for getting through all the filler

[@toekneetalks7153]

If I ever did again I'm 100% skipping it lmao

[@maylabrown4584]

@@toekneetalks7153 Even the Zanpankuto Rebellion Arc?

[@futureelement924]

Honestly bleach filler is still some amazing shit IMO

[@sonixka257]

@@futureelement924 lets not talk about bounto arc

[@shahedmustafazada878]

@@toekneetalks7153 rip to mfs who waited 45 weeks to get through this dogshit

[@betweenpenandpaper9498]

What i really like about ichigo as a main character is his origin, like him gaining power ups and then later you get to know how good of an origin story he has so all of that makes him my favorite.

[@chasinghaze0962]

This is such a good video. Really enjoyed it. Glad to see you enjoyed Bleach as much. I may have some disagreements but overall Bleach love is always a W. This last arc is my fav so I hope you will enjoy it too. And if you ever wanna experience Bleach again, I would recommend manga (unless you don't read manga generally). Waiting for next one

[@toekneetalks7153]

I appreciate it! I'm loving the TYBW so far. I haven't got into reading manga yet, but if I end up in the future, it's definitely on my list.

[@Thomas48484]

I feel like Orihime was done dirty in the anime. Due to the long fillers and the fact that the subtleties of her character were cut out or not done well, it looks like she's just reduced to a damsel in distress who has no other depth to her character. When I read the manga, I actually really liked her character. From all the people in bleach, Orihime is the one who tends to get him the most. Due Orihime's wanting to protect the one's she loves and her strong feelings for Ichigo, she often is the first one to notice when something is wrong. Because she cares about him, she can't stand to see him get hurt. So she tries to get stronger, but she doesn't have the heart of a warrior and she also doesn't have any remarkable physical feats, due to her having a normal human body. She knows that Ichigo is going to get hurt again, yet she can't do anything about it despite her efforts. Then after the first arrancar raid happened, she starts training with Rukia and has gained a newfound confidence in her abilities. All her luck seems to have run out when she meets ulquiorra of all people. Her newfound confidence is crushed by an overwhelmingly powerful opponent and she really has no other option to oblige and go with him to Hueco Mundo, because it is the only way to protect Ichigo from more conflict (or so she thought). She sacrifices her own life and has no hope of coming back, leaving with an emotional farewell to Ichigo. In Hueco Mundo, we finally see who Orihime is without her normally put on cheerful mask. She's understandably desperate and depressed due to having to leave everyone behind. Then when she hears that Ichigo and the others have come to rescue her, she realizes that she once again couldn't safe Ichigo from upcoming conflict, and then hears that Ichigo has been killed. I don't remember exactly, but when she hears that her friends has come to rescue her, she doesn't look happy or hopeful, but sad. She feels responsible for her friends getting hurt, just to save her. I could go on here but this comment is way too long. Orihime as a character is in an endless struggle to grow stronger to protect those who she loves (basically Ichigo), but can't due to her own powerlessness around the more powerful entities around her. She is a perfect representation how any one of us would fare in the world of Bleach.

[@LongXue]

Pesche being voiced by Dio and having the same blonde hair just makes him better

[@siwap3809]

literally the only reason why pesche wasnt downright deplorable imo

[@WanderTheNomad]

I thought I was just hearing things XD

[@RhiannonSenpai]

27:25 No, the Bounts never show up in the manga, they were added in the beginning of the Arrancar arc for the anime original writers' entertainment.

[@kevthepoet]

Was looking for this, thank you 🙏🏾

[@VerfluchtKrieger]

The man told me to comment monkey or something so here I am. But honestly this video was a treat to watch and listen to start to finish. I love video essays but combined with your humor and personality it just makes the whole experience so much better. Bleach looks fantastic and I very much would like to get back into watching anime after the hiatus I took after my ex and I split, we bonded over a lot of anime and it’s been hard to watch it but kind of tired depriving myself of this pleasure. Anyway keep up the excellent work Toeknee, always a treat to watch any of your vids.

[@toekneetalks7153]

I feel that man, can be hard to get back in with those feelings. Kinda somewhat related, the reason I actually started watching anime was when I split with my ex. Was a great way for me to take my mind off of things.

[@GrimmjowwJ]

I got into Bleach years after it finished airing. It took me just under a month to watch all the episodes. Hearing you say it took you 2 yrs to finish it was surprising to me. I was hooked from the the first episode of Bleach. Once i finished the anime, i read the manga. So i was waiting fking yrs for bleach to come back

[@ksya473]

It took me 5 months to finish with some filler being skipped especially bount arc.

[@jamesgodd6133]

I’m glad you aren’t turning away from your other types of content, I was scared you were going to only do For Honor content 😊

[@Jack-The-Gamer-]

just wanted to say, I heard "The days when my mother was there" in the background. My personal favorite song from P5, and honestly way underrated. Great taste, and good job on the video.

[@BrickFlairMMA]

Amazing track!l that one!

[@dan_z0064]

Bleach's anime suffered from horrendous pacing, each episode covered roughly 4-6 chapters on average. Since back then weekly anime was the norm the amount of chapters to episode ratio was the cause of all the added filler, strange spacing and exaggeration of some scenes. Which ruined the pace of the series even misinterpreting characters. Still glad you enjoyed the series, bleach will always be one of my favorite series faults and all.

[@max.4810]

i respect you for surviving through the bount arc and many other filler arcs. you are a true hero

[@RedAstrals]

gin really did get done dirty, he was my favorite bleach character by far

[@sohi3453]

There’s a lot of stuff such as foreshadowing and why characters are the way they are, how their abilities and zanpakuto perfectly align their abilities with them as a whole and how each division operates. The reason Yumichika doesn’t use shikai abilities and Ikkaku doesn’t use their Bankai is because it’s frowned upon in the 11th division to win fights via op abilities and such. They mimic their captain out of respect and focus on only honing their raw power and ability. Another great example is Kensei who hates killing coming from tosens division and how is shikai and bankai are beautifully based around his character.

[@SirrSmirksalot]

You've done it! I'm watching Bleach now 😂 I loved the video dude, it was great to veg out and watch

[@jackblack5082]

when orihime says dont get hurt ... its her showing she is not afraid of ichigo and is accepting him ... thus ichogo doesnt hold back his power due to his fear of also rejecting his hollow powers thats what i understood from that fight

[@bullrun2772]

I mean, I think that most people understand that, but she’s being a complete b***h I mean it’s his opinion, but I just don’t know how someone can just be like oh, it’s all origami’s fault

[@teros7146]

Ichigo and Isshin do not have the same powers... its more like that ichigo never used his own powers until tybw ep 13, he couldnt develop own shinigami powers, because he didnt trained with a original zanpakuto instead he got a kind of copy of his fathers, because his fathers powers fused with the hollow inside ichigo.

[@Vonmoonlight]

And with the way Getsuga works, it's more or less function the same way like Quincies Eat and gather and compress reiatsu and release Only diff between Isshin and Ichigo Isshin basically has a polished version of basically sharpening his reiatsu and shooting it out with his slash While Ichigo I would assume is more similar to Quincy, gather compress and shoot out

[@eveningswan4491]

You know what’s confusing. In the flashback of how his parents meet didn’t isshin use a fire technique

[@junkofunko6443]

@@eveningswan4491 actually isshins getsuga is supposed to be fire element as well being he has a fire type zampakto. just like ichigos getsuga is supposed to be yellow-gold not blue

[@teros7146]

@@Vonmoonlight true words

[@worthyedge9307]

This info is so weirdly conveyed tbh Love bleach but I definitely understand the misunderstanding and confusion behind the connections between ichigo and issin's powers

[@ryanohearts3177]

1:12:43 I mean to be fair, Toshiro and Rukia both have ice powers despite not being related. And both Shinji and Aizen have abilities to mess with people's senses.

[@LongXue]

Mayuri vs the arrancar is so much disrespectful, mah dud made the guy suffer for thousands of years in a moment.

[@logTopic]

I've been with Bleach since the start (before it was licensed and dubbed in the US) had to stop because I was getting filler burnout from both Bleach AND Naruto around the same time. Now that 1000 year war arc is out, I really wanna finish Bleach and get up to speed, but idk. It's hard to sit through it nowadays.

[@gamingiltv8489]

1:05:25 If we talk about this kind of ed let's talk about Rukia past with kaien episode the Moment she kills him it cuts to Ed singing "Happy people" LMAO

[@jakenotjake899]

this man dislikes aizen controlling alot of moments? its like the whole point of his character

[@darkfirelord183]

I liked what you said About most of bleach but the two that stood out was the orhime and aizen comments, I feel like you didn’t really look at orhime a character or powers and just focused on how annoying kuroskai kun was (which is the anime fault) and for aizen, I feel like you missed his whole charcter apart from the I plan everything aspect, there’s much more to his charcter that again I believe you missed because you didn’t like the I plan everything thing, I also feel like you missed out on a lot of things like why vasto lorde happened, ichigo powers (it’ll get explained in tybw), abilities, also some concepts in bleach, and so on but overall I really liked your video tho

[@Vonmoonlight]

Even so with Ichigo mental state towards Hollow and how it seemed to seemingly tied to his power level And this mental state and attitude to his powers conversion, esp his Hollow power is always been referenced throughout even since SS rescue arc And ltr in TYBW, we understand why his power level is so far apart from peak to low esp when Ulquiorra says how when his power is high, its stupidly high then when low its super low, the difference went so high, he would either body or get bodied by sealed Yami His entire Shinigami strength was mainly his Hollow, so when Ichigo just went fck u on Hollow, Hollow wasn't happy and toys on him to make him learn how he is his Zankupakuto when Ichigo still didn't believe when Zangetsu told him literally

[@JasonsWeirdPizz]

lmao the yoruichi eating scene had me and my friend laughing so hard, it was just out of nowhere and was A FULL MINUTE of nothing

[@Stasis_lmao]

43:48 I know its a bit late but the reason the chose the number 69 for Kensei is that his name has the Japanese character for 6 in it and he leads squad 9. I know this because he is one of my favorite characters despite Kubo wanting to kill him off every five minutes.. Hope this helps

[@TrueMakaveli50]

Mayuri wasn’t in a “criminal” prison, he was in what’s called the Nest of Maggots. Basically anyone in the Soul Society with powers who isn’t in the Gotei 13 is sent there, regardless if they’ve done anything wrong or not.

[@BlazeCoil]

That's a lot of dedication, well played.

[@triedge5477]

Here's a crazy thing about Inoue shouting for Ichigo's help. The hollow is not fighting for Inoue. He is fighting to protect Ichigo.

[@Koshak87]

06:53 - he looks like a cardboard girl from MiB entrance exam. The most non-suspicious guy and probably the 1st to hit the bucket, seeing as the mangaka didn’t even give him any memorable features, only glasses and friendly demeanour. Yeah, they got me with this one too, ngl =)

[@leviosdraekion6993]

1:01:08 it has been awhile since I watched the Soul Society arc, but if I remember correctly the Bankai training Ichigo did was specifically designed to allow one to accomplish bankai in a short amount of time but making it to where your life is on the line. Traditional bankai training does not involve doing combat with your Zanpakuto spirit materialized.

[@VilicusVII]

2 YEARS???? I got to episode 153 in 3 days

[@GuyKage]

Sorry you may be busy, but I'm happy to say I started an anime channeI if you could take a look. Appreciate all the support.

[@FrcsWolf]

what have you been doing these 3 days?????

[@anusaukko6792]

bro is unemployed

[@Exinith]

You literally learned Bankai: Shitsuyō ni musha-buri mi suru shitsugyō-sha

[@Taiga-16]

Bro it's took me 1 week to get in ep 279 🗿

[@theshadow5200]

I’ve dubbed the whole thing that orihime does as the “Finn” trope where all he does is scream “REY!”

[@dragon-ye2mw]

There is a lot of stuff cut and changed in the anime but I believe that Aizen's plans and motives will make sense to you in the new arc, glad you enjoyed it!

[@datruliverking]

that’s wild bc the first few arcs are what made me bounce off this anime so many times

[@arakakishinigamich.8859]

I’m a die hard bleach fan and even I didn’t watch all filler bro props to you also orihime stayed one of my favorite characters the whole series don’t know why I just fw her

[@marcomilillo23]

Same

[@junkofunko6443]

in the manga for sure. in the anime i get the "kurosaki-kun" gets annoying but in the manga she doesn't say that nearly as much. the panels the anime is trying to convey she says nothing but her expression is one of distress. i thing the anime wasn't sure they'd get that idea across and just has her say "kurosaki-kun"

[@marcomilillo23]

@@junkofunko6443 they just didn't think about anything else. Like,giving inner mologuese about how worried she is and what she can do But it seems like that Pierrot animators were huge Ichiruki shippers

[@gamingiltv8489]

I watched the entirety of it.

[@unfortunateflicks6751]

Bread girl is Best girl

[@austintwitty6164]

Solo Leveling is a similar feeling of exceptional art from the lettem cook method, slow start, phenomenal progression

[@blitzshadow9148]

Orihime's character arc is way better in the manga. The anime butchered her character, they made her say kurosaki kun way too many times.

[@toekneetalks7153]

I feel that happened a lot with these 2000s shonen unfortunately

[@RickyUzumaki993]

@@toekneetalks7153 I’m still pissed off at how they ruined Orihime’s character arc in the anime, honestly…

[@royalfun1031]

Like Sakura

[@kennethcarloscomar6900]

​@@toekneetalks7153sakura 2.0

[@SomeguyIdk-df5td]

I agree, for me, she singlehandedly reduced my out of 10 score

[@Gojeto346]

Shiro Sagisu dropping pure bangers only, Clavar La Espada, ¡Hola Arrancar! and honestly the whole Los Noches OST is just some of the hardest OST I’ve ever heard

[@huh5950]

6:50 well, apparently you saw Kyouka Suigetsu and didn't even know 💀

[@rabornevines7399]

LAter on, in the continuation you understand the Shiba Connection to Ichigo its a big reveal. The Bount arc was supposed ot be a 3 part movie but got turned into a filler arc cause Kubo has a chronic illness

[@joejames1794]

If you’re interested I definitely recommend you read the manga. The issues you have while I don’t think all would be alleviated by reading the manga most would. For example Ichigo doesn’t get a boost from Orihime telling him to not get hurt anymore he was holding back that entire fight with Grimmjow because of her trauma with her brother.

[@toekneetalks7153]

I need to just get into manga in general, but I've never really been a fan of reading. Maybe one day lol

[@skippi99r32]

just checked the chapter youre talking about, 283, it seems to play out exactly like in the anime

[@adityajha689]

@@skippi99r32 after sketches are important in bleach , you can see 1 image at the end of each chap , will recommend checking them out after you read the whole chap hollowfied ichigo is bounded by chains in one chap ( before orihime accepting) he breaks free from them in the next ( after orihime tells him to not lose/accepts him)

[@abbacuspotter9232]

@@toekneetalks7153 you dont really need to read the manga to grasp that, you just need to stop looking for blatant exposition. ive read the manga and watched the series multiple times, they arent that different. the subtext is still there. stop focusing on face value of things and start asking "why would someone feel or think like this" then relate it to past arcs and experiences of the character. hell, the story even blatantly shows ichigos struggle with his hollow power long before this, he sees it as an enemy, (if youve seen tybw, then you should grasp the concept of "the blade is me") he refuses to see it as a part of himself (also why his hollow freezes him against yami) you take to much at the in moment face value to comprehend the whole. as much as i hate the saying... you cant see the forest for the trees.

[@dsimi415]

Ive only watched the anime and i thought it was pretty clear Ichigo started holding back because his Hollow powers were scaring Orihime. From what I remember, Ichigo was destroying Grimmjow until he noticed Orihime was scared, they showed flashbacks of the thing with her brother and I swear Orihime said something along the lines of "im not scared" before Ichigo started winning again. I might be misremembering but either ways, I don't remember it being very subtle at all. Everyone talking about "pay attention to the subtext", I thought it was quite in your face about it

[@Cookiesiguess]

I just finished bleach and i loved it the fact bleach doesn't get much love saddens me, i highly recommend giving it a try cuz it will be worth it

[@Grimnoire]

As much as I commend you for taking the time to go through the series I feel like you should definitely make a follow up/acknowledge the people making some really good points: 1. Ichigo's abilities aren't complete 2. The storytelling and themes are often represented by abilities, character traits, clothing, dialogue, backstory, nuance (such as inspiration and external references) By the way it's sounding you haven't considered any of this. At the very least from now on, you should make your intentions clear from the start. (It's evident from your explanation on anime you've *started* watching but becomes muddled when you begin showing us your ever expanding repotoir of anime experience). I feel that will help alleviate some of this confusion, especially if you don't intend on interacting with this type of discussion.

[@promonkeyman21]

facts

[@Eggz69]

I wish bleach was more known for its music, its severly unappreciated. Ost like Clavar Le Espada, Escalon, creeping shadows and on the precipe of death are definetly one of my favourite pieces

[@pale5614]

Bleach just gives me a different feeling man. Can’t wait to see some of the scenes in TYBW animated

[@toekneetalks7153]

That first episode alone got me hyped af

[@pale5614]

@@toekneetalks7153 for sure. Ichigo’s bankai at the beginning was pure fanservice

[@spiritknightshiro]

monkey It was great to recap the show, I watched it when it originally came out and had to wait 10 years for TYBW! Very much enjoying it though and I hope you are too!

[@alswisha8519]

"The don't get hurt" power boost is explained in the end chapter drawings kubo does. Ichigo is restricting himself cuz he's afraid of his power and he knows orihime is too so when she reassures him he just walks grimmjow

[@danmalt5174]

I fr thought aizen was a nice fellow citizen when I first started watching bleach

[@delmarhi]

I love how they totally immersed the viewer during the Bount arc….. could really feel the life being drained from you.

[@kevinsmoon3257]

Lol😂 i love bleach but i always tell people to just skip it

[@Onattamato]

One of my favorite parts of the Fullbring Arc was in the fight between Ginjo and Ichigo where Ichigo uses the "thousand image" thing, but then ACTUALLY SWINGS HIS SWORD during it.

[@alamgir5553]

THANKYOU FINALLY someone talks about that one minute long scene of Yoruichi just emptying bowls. I recently rewatched bleach and that scene was just pain.

[@CarboKill]

I fucking always mention that to everyone who I introduce Bleach to. It's the worst single example of a filler scene I've ever seen in my entire life. The fact that they did it in an otherwise canon episode...

[@BetelgeuseRomaneeConti]

In Naruto Shippuden, Tsunade has a scene after the 5 kage summit where she's emptying bowls for a minute as well. Don't they have the same English voice actor?

[@tarac8969]

Took me just over a month to watch Bleach and *most* filler and it’s definitely top 2 and maybe not even number 2 for me. Great vid ❤

[@DanjasLP]

Slightly disappointed that you didn't mention how Aizen literally stopped Ichigo's theme with one finger at the end of the rescue arc. Other than that and some minor disagreements I have with your opinions on the characters, great video 👍

[@Frontalllll]

6:34 "except aizen he seems nice" dude was already under the effects of kyokasuigetsu from the beginning

[@thebatman8093]

if you enjoyed the show this much than I recommend you reading the series. It's a much more solid and way more enjoyable experience than watching the show and I honestly think that you'll value some characters more after you've read Bleach

[@Reshi9984]

Bleach's OST during both the Soul Society and Arrancar arcs are so fucking iconic and great

[@camb3284]

Saw u upload this vid 2 weeks ago and decided fuck it I'm just gonna read bleach so I can watch the video. And here I am 2 weeks later all caught up now reading TYBW. Hopefully you'll upload your thoughts on that when it's all finished, loved the vid

[@expertmonkey8432]

1:05:26 its like that in the manga too. You'd be surprised at how often Kubo's just like "Yeah they're trying to murder each other, but what if they were drippy?"

[@bartoszpierwszy6973]

Great reciew, one problem, ichigo didn't learn bankai because he is the mc but because youruichi was with him, she is a captain and she saw kisule learn bankai in a compareable amount of time so she has experiamce in that field, and ichigo is special, no spoilees for those who havent watched tybw

[@marcomilillo23]

And well,Kisuke tricks helped him

[@PiousSlayer]

Urahara invented the technique and that's how he obtained bankai himself, if I recall correctly. He knew the constraints of the method due to first hand experience, just like how he knew the timeline about the Hōgyoku.

[@toshiro-kano]

Didn't say he learned it because he's the MC. He's saying he learned it as FAST as he did cause he's the MC. Yoruichi herself said even Captains take 10 plus years to learn to use bankai. You're saying that she and urahara are experienced and therefore that's the reason he learns so fast. You really think all the other people that learned bankai didn't have anyone helping them? Including yoruichi and urahara? But it still takes 10+ years for other captains? Goes along with the whole Ichigo spent x amount of time (I think the equivalent of 3 months) in dangai and learns this ultimate technique and even without mugetsu he becomes insanely strong. So you're telling me that some of these captains that have been around for literally a thousand or more years who have been training for probably the vast majority of that weren't able to do the same thing over those thousands of years while this guy is able to do it and essentially three months? LMAO no no it makes sense. Also yoruichi never confirmed to have bankai. She says she doesn't get along with her zanpakuto spirit herself. And bankai is not a requirement for being a captain.

[@PiousSlayer]

toshirokano Didn't Yoruichi say that Urahara used the technique he created to develop his own bankai? Then, Ichigo used the same proven method. So Ichigo learned it fast because of a method developed by Urahara, not because Ichigo was deus ex machina'd because he's the MC. Urahara also said his method had a maximum useful time limit, and if you went beyond it, it was dangerous or pointless at the minimum. It essentially brute forced the Bankai awakening, which meant that Ichigo still lacked the bonding and other things the traditional method provided. It had tradeoffs. Regardless, Old Man Zangetsu was limiting Ichigo's power and growth until a certain point, which also wasn't helpful.

[@Kirill-ig6nr]

​@@toshiro-kano Reread chapter 120. Yoruichi told Ichigo that normal bankai training takes 10-20 years on average but thru Urahara's invention to manifest the Zanpukato spirit immediately instead of the lengthy process of drawing it out and that no one else has had Urahara's device except Ichigo, Urahara and Renji which makes the whole point moot. Ichigo is the main character because he has incredible powers, even as a human his speed, strength and awareness were much higher than they should be and it was shown in the first chapter of the series. The whole story wouldn't function if the main character wasn't special in some way because that is what drives the plot.

[@cristianomorais6702]

I love how in soul society arc we see Aiken and like no one remembers him the entire series but once he switches up everyone starts remembering him just lurking in the captain meeting at soul society arc and him being the main antagonist is kinda crazy

[@aidensnow5017]

Inoue is actually a much better character in the manga, for some reason the anime studio decided to make her more stupid and even straight up deleted lines of dialog she had in the manga to flesh out her charterer, witch is why most anime only fans think Inoue is a "flat" character for 80% of her time in the series. She was never represented properly. The anime studio also decided to add in Ichigo x Rukia moments that never existed in the manga, witch pissed off the author of the series Kubo. Kubo said multiple times he never intended Bleach to be a romance series, and alot of fans believe him setting Ichigo up with Inoue was Kubo's way of giving a big fat middle finger to the animation studio for altering his story in the beginning. That's why Inoues "capture" in the Hueco Mundo arc, along with her kissing Ichigo in his sleep kinda seems like it was shoved into the story last second. Because it kinda was just to spite the animation studio for them trying to make Ichigo x Rukia a thing for nearly the entirety of the Soul Society arc when Kubo only wanted them to be friends. Kubo really told the animation studio: "nah fck you, he's with the red head now... and just so you cant edit it out, BOOM! its now a major f-ing plot point for the ENTIRE next arc... Bite me."

[@kevinappel1847]

Great refresher for those that watched years ago and are just starting TYBW.

[@LadyMorgaine1976]

It's amazing how you did this video while COMPLETELY ignoring Kuchiki Byakuya! Dude! He's the characters whose arc was the best! Dude becomes a better brother, better captain, has awesome dialogues with Ichigo... The main character in the Zanpakuto Rebellion Arc... You didn't mention his "betrayal" nor his badass fight with Kōga. Everything he comes in to save/help Ichigo and the rest of the Karakura team. The whole Lost Agent Arc fight with Tsukishima?!? He was the only one who got cut and YET still stuck by Ichigo's side! Do you have something against Byakuya?

[@gawwdlydreams3525]

Ppl are confused by bleach it’s a story about reflection hence why Ichigo is always looking inside or the swords reflecting their characters I feel like a lot of ppl don’t like it simple they don’t do a lot of self reflecting their self. Like Kenny asking why do u fight or ichigo battling this inner hallow( his demons) to find answers to who he is he doesn’t know anything about himself he’s growing and unfolding right before us always asking the big questions it’s not just powers being thrown around on screen bleach has the heaviest theme out the big three op being freedom Naruto friendship and bleach being self reflection which a lot of us as human don’t do hardly take time to look deep to find who u are and what ur doing things for.

[@d0m0b40]

damn you had the patience to watch the filler arcs too? you know you didnt have to suffer through them lmao. regai and zanpakuto are the only ones i watched after i finished the series and they are pretty good for filler, but I rest my case. After seeing both mediums I have to say I much prefer the bleach manga but im glad you enjoyed one of my fav shonen aot. The anime adaptation of the war arc looks STELLAR and I hope you have a blast with it.

[@StrawHatCloud4116]

Invading army arc is really good man you tripping the fights and character build up was soooo good you tripping

[@Abbraxes]

The new arc is gonna be good

[@Solmnfray61]

You was right!

[@permin9533]

Bount Arc is such an interesting existence, cuz everyone has the same experience with it Watch bleach for first time, get to bount arc, drop bleach itself for at least a year

[@Bleach1283]

2 years? Damn, it took my a month to watch it all 💀

[@callmebruh8689]

When I saw the first bleach filler I was like what the hell there was just a amazing fight

[@LongXue]

Aww sad you skipped the part right after Aizen used his shikai and fooled Shinji and the rest.

[@hernardyumang5738]

6:50 ah yes, I see you've fallen under his Kyoka Suigetsu just by looking at him...

[@tnuhenaj3752]

Whatever the reason for it Ichigo only having one proper move was a completely deliberate choice. In the same author's previous series zombiepowder the main character uses 5 different named techniques in 27 chapters. So it wasn't because he was too lazy to come up with moves. He wanted ichigo to only use one. More evidence for that is whenever ichigo uses a different move he only uses it for one fight and then never again. The random powerups during fights in bleach i feel are a bit unfairly judged too. In the soul society arc they're the most prevalent and least excusable which is ironic considering to anyone who doesn't like the show that's the best arc yet its riddled with issues worse than the others. Anyway take his battle with grimmjow for example. That wasn't a random power up. If you look at the fight before ichigo gets hit by those elbow spikey things grimmjow has he fights completely evenly with grimmjow and even has the upper hand in some moments. At the end of the fight he catches grimmjow's hand and thats supposed to be really shit because he got a BS powerup but near the beginning of the fight he already catches grimmjow's hand another time. So why was he getting his ass beat towards the end of the fight then? First minor reason. He took the elbow spikes to protect orihime. Which injured him. Maybe hearing orihime's voice got the adrenaline pumping and he overcame it for a bit. But the main reason which is impossible to tell in the anime is that ichigo got the first ever DE-power of friendship. When orihime looked afraid of his hollow mask ichigo became weaker. At the end of every chapter in the manga there's one page with a little sketch. For this chapter it was some entity with a hollow mask (representing ichigo) being chained up. Then in the next chapter when orihime gives her motivational speech the end chapter sketch is the entity breaking through the chains. I would address some other points but I know this is already too long for people to bother reading. To sum things up though as others have said the old anime did some honestly dumb as shit decisions. In many aspects it was such a horrible adaptation. And some issues will be resolved in the final arc which is being animated currently. If you have watched the new anime you already know that ichigo's original bankai wasn't a real bankai. So its not so bad he achieved it so quickly. Bleach is, like most others a series riddled with issues. But many of the complaints are either unfair, or are just as prevalent in other series, even the ones people call masterpieces. I'm not sure why it gets given a harder time than the others it's often compared to.

[@adwersary1766]

I appreciate the edit for video this long. I laughed many times man

[@FCB.Diego1984]

I don’t get how you don’t like Vasto Lorde transformation setup. It’s so emotional. To each their own

[@bullrun2772]

Yeah, that’s so f***ing truth it’s just that they’re evil but they’re not actually evil these types of hollows I don’t think he gets

[@Uberdude6666]

Man I'd forgotten how annoying Inoue was in the Arrancar arc... Good job she picks up again in the Fullbringer and TYBW-arcs... I think maybe Kubo was going for this "They are just angsty teenagers"-approach, which might be why there is a lot of "emo-arcs" and those instances of "characters being annoying" that you mention... Like it was supposed to be really gritty and grimdark with how it would actually look if a bunch of teenagers were thrown into a Shounen-battle-scenario or something... but the anime kinda dragged it out a lot, particularly with Inoue's "Kurosaki-kun"-arc

[@LongXue]

I actually liked the bounto arc compared to the zanpakutou rebellion arc...

[@VoidBringer_98]

Monkey Definitely thought that I was not going to watch This video due to its length. I don't even comment on videos. But going through this, brought back so many memories and reminds me why I loved this show so much a decade ago

[@minecraftgravityguy]

Loving the video but i had to say, who the fuck thinks anything much less his Vasto Lorde form reveal was bad? I have never seen anyone say anything negative about this fight, by the contrary most praise it as one of the best fight and moments in the entire series and in shonen stories in general, sounds more like you personally dislike Inoue so much that anything that is at all related to her you associate as something bad even though it clearly isn’t. Idk just seems really weird considering the scene makes all the sense int he world, why else would ichigo wake up from death or near death for then? Just because? Because he has a really strong dream or interest in continuing the battle? Of course it would be one of his friends crying in despair for him that would be the catalyst for such a transformation and moment. Otherwise great video, didn’t expect you would enjoy parts of the fillers, even I don’t remember much of them fondly despite being interested in the franchise and world/world-building.

[@gamingbutnotreally6077]

Bleach holds a special place in my heart, because it is the only anime, aside from like DBZ where i've watched every single episode, even the filler.

[@connorharnage6697]

Really love the video! Although Aizen is an interesting character to discuss because I completely disagree with your take on his twist and him knowing everything. To me the twist where everything was planned by him is what makes him one of the best Shonen villains of all time. First, you think it takes away from all of Ichigo's achievements and I simply can't disagree more. The reasoning is the same as to why I don't hate the twist where Naruto and Sasuke are reincarnations of the sons of the Sage of Six Paths like so many do. Neither twist ruins or recontextualize previously amazing scenes. Just like how you can ask "Where was the Sage of Six Paths every time Naruto and Sasuke nearly died before", you can easily ask "Why didn't Aizen step in all the times Ichigo nearly died". Now besides the obvious answer of the mangaka not thinking of it at the time, both twists have built in explanations. In the case of Aizen it's simply, he didn't care. Ichigo was an experiment, to see if Aizen could create an enemy to match his power. If Ichigo died, he'd likely either continue his plans or try again with another person. Even with the information presented in TYBW (won't say what to avoid spoilers for whoever reads it), this still holds up. Aizen did it once, he could do it again. Second is the toll this takes on Ichigo. Between what happened to Uryu in Hueco Mundo while he was in his Vasto Lorde form, Ichigo is having it rough. He has a lot of despair to get over and not a lot of time to do it before Aizen wins. This adds to the tension. Finally, it makes Aizen's defeat at least more satisfying for me. You mentioned how you liked how OP Ichigo was in that moment and I agree, but what makes it better for me is that this is what Aizen wanted and it came back to bite him. While he didn't kill him, Ichigo was his experiment and he still lost because he genuinely thought nobody could beat him. As for him knowing everything, that's what I like. Until he goes god with the hogyoku, Aizen has nothing physically imposing about him. It's his intelligence and the fact that he knew these people for so long that makes him scary. Yeah, him saying 'I know' every other sentence can be annoying but that's up to the person in question. It personally didn't bother me

[@junkofunko6443]

i was just gonna comment more or less this exact sentiment when he said aizens character was ruined for him. decided to check comments section to see if anyone else disagreed with the video. glad i did

[@abbacuspotter9232]

the thing is, ichigo wasnt his "experiment". ichigo (and his mother) was an anomaly beyond his predictions. thats one of the main reasons aizen was so invested in manipulating ichigo's encounters. it was something aizen didnt predict, or plan. he may have planned out a lot of what happened to ichigo, but only because he was interested in something he didnt plan for. hell, even a lot of what aizen did, its not like he planned it step by step ahead of time, he adapted to the situations and data from each instance. part of aizens genius is his adaptability and willingness to accept the unpredictable. which is why he lectured tosen on why white wasnt a failure. if aizen ignored, forgot, or didnt care about ichigo, that would be a mischaracterization of aizen as a person. people dont ever seem to grasp that.

[@connorharnage6697]

@@abbacuspotter9232 All true. But I was leaving that part out because I wanted to judge the reveal as it was presented before TYBW. Not only did I not know he had seen it before typing it but I also think the reveal is just amazing even without that

[@dracoblizzard7944]

I just finished Bleach, I read the manga and then speed watched the anime (sped up and skipping all filler) and Aizen just felt underdeveloped to me. I saw in another comment someone saying that "the twist isn't a problem because it doesn't recontextualize or change anything" when literally the whole point of a twist IS to do those 2 things. What was the point of it being there if it never ended up changing anything? It was cool, but it just felt kind of pointless. Aizen never felt like a real character to me, we never are given any insight into why he does anything other than "He wants to become god" "He dislikes the way of the world" and "He is bored of being too strong" pretty much, which isn't enough to be a real character, and certainly not the primary antagonist. The scene after he is defeated where Ichigo comments on how Aizen probably let himself be sealed also ended up feeling pointless because we don't know why. We're just being told that was what happened, if Ichigo never said that, we would never know that that was supposed to be implied. I feel many Bleach characters suffer from this problem of not being real characters, they're around for the whole story and have cool fights but they don't develop enough to care about them from a narrative perspective. Basically every character is just a list of traits they must follow at all times and maybe 1 thing that changes during 1 arc, which then just gets added to their list of traits for the rest of the story.

[@connorharnage6697]

@@dracoblizzard7944 Well it doesn't negatively recontextualize anything was what I was trying to get anything. That's why I used the Naruto example. A lot of people point to that as ruining Naruto's character when it really doesn't and the same apply to Ichigo. It certainly does change things as it only makes Ichigo's identity crisis even worse which makes sense given his arc across the series. Also really? I always thought Aizen was a really well fleshed out character. His main goal is to overthrow the Soul King who he feels doesn't deserve to rule. He can't accept things as they are and even calls Urahara a loser for doing so despite being the smartest person in the Soul Society. I can sorta agree most of the side cast doesn't develop much but I'd also argue that they don't need to. Most of these characters have been alive for hundreds if not thousands of years. At some point there's just no more room to grow. They're sorta like the Hashira or Magic Knight Captains in that regard. Still I found myself enjoying these guys and caring about them more than some of the main characters. I loved seeing the Vizards finally get their chance at payback and actually felt sad when Kumomura had to fight against Tosen. This last part is sorta just sharing my opinion but even characters who don't develop can still be good characters

[@drunkenprayer8390]

As downhill as Bleach went the Soul Society arc is still one of my favourite arcs in all of anime. So many good fights, new and interesting characters with unique designs and personalities.

[@shiroufan5401]

It really didn’t go downhill

[@AntiZubat]

@@shiroufan5401I heard anime went down hill but manga went up

[@dualken7799]

I would love to watch all of this but im also interested in watching the anime on my own so.... shit

[@toekneetalks7153]

definitely give it a watch. This new arc is looking fire.

[@crimson2444]

I genuinely had to pause the video to laugh at 6:55. "Except Aizen, he seems nice." hilarious.