ICHIGO VS YHWACH ROUND 2! WHAT AN EPISODE! Bleach: TYBW Episode 28 - LIVE REACTION (Manga Spoilers)

[@MrTommo2304]

Yeah...I struggled to string my words together a bit in this one. I mean, wow - what an incredible episode. What did you think of TYBW Episode 28? Did it live up to the hype? What about Ichigo vs Yhwach round 2? Let me know in the comments - thanks everyone!

[@agastya2803]

I thought it was great, but I just can't get something out of my mind about the animation. While it's still good, I really really enjoyed how clean it was in cour 1 of tybw (brighter colors, and the glossy animation, mostly on character's faces not as much the abilities) and am I the only one who feels like it's quite different now and potentially a step down?

[@Raifyiix]

top 3 TYBW episodes EASILY

[@Ginthe1]

We were all like that... 💯

[@ezra1735]

I loved it but might potentially make Yhwach look even worse if his words of being more angry at the soul king than any sense of compassion. He's also seen to be committed to say that he's avenging the Quincies when he probably did have a hand in the race near extinction given his willingness to sacrifice them to empower his minions and lead his nation into war for the once benefit of himself. I don't know but Yhwach is seemingly more and more of a hypocrite than he usually is .

[@TheOneNeo390]

Love it! I love the extra action we didn't get on the manga chapter for this part of it.

[@unamedname2748]

and of course yhwach starts using the almighty against ichigo in the 9th minute because this is peak

[@PepeMetallero]

Right at 9 minutes and 9 seconds

[@unamedname2748]

@@PepeMetallero oh wow i didn't realise they were being that exact

[@rastapig1]

wait whaat? thats a nice touch

[@BrutalMorV]

I think he already saw that he was going to lose with just his powers alone, but he wanted to put his Almighty abilities to the test before he flat out destroyed Ichigo.

[@DontatMe-u9h]

him doing it in the previous episodes as well made it so much more peak. Bleach returns as the GOAT in the big 3

[@rDuskHuntress]

The whole episode I was going "Man Tommo gonna love this one" lmao

[@jordanadams4908]

Same

[@sammydray5919]

Same

[@BladeZlayer]

Exactly

[@07ilyes]

same lol

[@davidCcode]

Same, especially when soul king's name popped on my screen

[@cdmhimself2847]

I love how Yhwach basically deactivates the Almighty just so he can test Ichigo’s new powers without any spoilers. It kinda reminds me of Kenpachi whenever he limits himself so he can enjoy the fight. Overall, the added fight between the two was super fun to watch.

[@homulity5293]

What i appreciate about this, is this shows us what the manga never really did. Yes, ichigo is way way stronger now. In fact they make it out to be that ichigo is stronger than yhwach without the almighty. As tommo says, it would now be weird for ichigo to struggle against askin, because we believe that ichigo is the strongest in the verse, as he is supposed to be

[@Drakuma35]

⁠@@homulity5293the thing about askin, I realized something about that panel of ichigo laid out after fighting him, for whatever reason that mf only used one sword against askin

[@giornogiobama1795]

No spoilers is crazy😭😭😭

[@homulity5293]

@@Drakuma35 needless to say and im sure i speak for many here that, i have high hopes that will be different.

[@jasonreed7501]

Yhwach hands down the best Villain n Anime

[@Nexus-ub9jm]

My theory for the opening scene is that when Adenyus splits the world into 3, Yhwach see's his father fall apart, but before he can do anything, he is casted into the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Which would add another reason as to why he wants to end the status quo so much. And the shot of young Yhwach crying is his reaction to seeing his dad's "death"

[@Elvisnotpresley97]

Yeah ive been thinking are the shinigami bad? I mean they sealed the soul king, took his limbs, he’s just a vessel that’s immobilized and stabilizes the 3 worlds, I mean yhwach said end his humiliation, is yhwach saving his his dad?

[@Nexus-ub9jm]

@@Elvisnotpresley97 That's one of the reasons I love Bleach so much. It's not a case of this side is good and this side is evil, they're both just grey

[@m0ckyzo185]

would make sense since we see him grow up and seemingly turn back into a baby

[@m_d_thp]

The deterrent to this theory is that Ywach only learned about the truth of the soul king when Ichibe visited him 1000 years ago. But if the anime show us Ichibe inking baby Ywach then that can explain why Ywach lost his previous life memory. And the scene of Ywach learning the truth 1000 years ago when Ichibe sealed the almighty is just Ywach regaining his previous life memory

[@Nexus-ub9jm]

@@m_d_thp That is true. I don't think we're done with Soul King Flashbacks though. I think we can see them as early as the next episode, which if that is the case is very exciting.

[@NickKrillin]

If you notice when the Getsuga Jujisho is still behind Ichigo, it looks kind of like the Soul King's eyes. Pretty good foreshadowing/likening to the information given in Can't Fear Your Own World

[@ThermiteKitty]

They cross-cut between the two in the OP as well, super direct!

[@abdan7262]

Great spot. That poem at the end is that voice of the soul king speaking to Ichigo ?

[@dawnh]

@@abdan7262 it's ukitake, speaking to mimihagi who you saw in cour 2, you'll see more of them next episode

[@abdan7262]

@@dawnh yes you right. I was just so into the episode and I knew by the next episode the hand will come out that as the name of the next episode suggests. But that went totally over my head for some reason.

[@MrGksarathy]

@@dawnh I thought it was Mimihagi speaking to Ukitake.

[@arg_9584]

We… we are not worthy. Soul King Adneyus, extended Yhwach v Ichigo fight, new revelation regarding Ichigo being a hybrid of everything being the key to breaking some sort of seal on the soul king. I can’t beehive we are here right now!

[@dencheq]

But I have a question why Ichibei let Ichigo to go if he knew everything. Maybe it will be revealed later.

[@anonisnoone6125]

I wish the Yhwach fight had more melee combat in it as well but it's still good.

[@arg_9584]

@@dencheq ichibe has a plan in case Ichigo and the others fail. Granted, Yhwach would have to disable the almighty for it to work.

[@Matty_14]

​@@dencheqWell, we know from CFYOW that Ichibei's plan was to make Ichigo the new Soul King. Probably he thought that Yhwach would have still managed to break Adnyeus seal in some way, or maybe the balance of the worlds would have been still affected even without completely breaking the seal. There could be many reasons, hopefully we will get more about Ichibei's plan, maybe in Cour 4.

[@goodmorningennui]

@@anonisnoone6125 well tbf yhwach is a quincy and quincies mainly use ranged

[@manuelacosta9463]

The Spirit King getting his identity back is symbolic especially given what was done to him by the ambitious. Yoruichi cutting off that conversation harks to CFYOW, where she really wanted to erase Hisagi's memories for investigating the truth of the King/worlds. Her tone sinister and menacing, we saw her old assassin side.

[@stefanocremonini2656]

She's a psychopath like Unohana and her ancestor. No wonder she's friend with Urahara. He's a machavellian genius scientist.

[@manuelacosta9463]

@@stefanocremonini2656 Both she and Kisuke have killed legions, more than at least Aizen in their past. And given Soul Society's law system doesn't have the concept of presumption of innocence, quite a lot of those they killed certainly were innocent. It's all a product of the ancestor's sin and subsequent cover up. If there's some redemption at least both admit that the system is lousy, with Yoruichi having nothing but contempt for the nobility with their paranoid power hunger.

[@thetacokawaii5708]

​@@manuelacosta9463it looks like she and Kisuke are two of the more redeemable characters, maybe their time spent in the human world around humans softened up their worldview.

[@xagnam935]

"Raise them! Silver emblems, ashen meadows, circular path buried in light. Eye of agate, tongue of gold, skull cup, coffin of Adnyeus. The object we raise is your heart. Auswählen." So not only did the chant give us the name of the Soul King, but the "Eye of agate" part is also what the eyes looked like in the beginning of the episode; like a kaleidoscope.

[@tekkamanspade8709]

Lore shattering and redefining moments in this episode. - Yuha is a primordial being forced into the cycle of birth, life and death -SK's name, and its links to a Gnostic deity that keeps souls trapped in the cycle of creation. -The SK's supposedly willful abandonment of his son and the Quincy, and perhaps his complicit cooperation in the creation of the three worlds. -More on the nature of the primordial world and the SK'S role in it.

[@Invictus-Solaris]

The one person’s reaction I was waiting for. This episode was great! 🔥

[@crisgon9552]

Him and Tekking are the first people I go to

[@sofyanjamal4980]

Mr tommo and dbzirman

[@jonsolo7343]

Jettro is just 👌

[@ACE78123]

Facts

[@jrgenvellesen7800]

So going by what we saw, Yhwach was around in the Primordial World, but the creation of the current reality caused him to revert into a infant. Which makes his mixture of love and hate for his father quite logical. He has experienced how it is living without the fear of Death and yet his father let a world where he knew his son would suffer be created. Kind of a dick move, NGL!

[@kwartengkwakumensah]

I don't think he was there. I think that's the memory ichibe showed him

[@pitoseavy4523]

​@@kwartengkwakumensah So why would he be turn to a baby ? & Why show him growing up until he was old man zangetsu ? How did he know the world was once one ?

[@kwartengkwakumensah]

@pitoseavy4523 I don't really know, but you can see that he only grew to the time when his moustache wasn't fully grown.

[@pitoseavy4523]

​@@kwartengkwakumensahikno after that we see the soul king use the move & he turns into a baby in my head that's telling me he's being reincarnated to the 3 worlds

[@pluto8701]

@@kwartengkwakumensahdude the anime literally shows us ywach with his father 😂there’s a reason it was rushed in manga and new scenes are added in anime.

[@Risingshinigami00]

This episode was so fucking good. Then seeing ichigo use getsuga jujisho for a 2nd time and then standing in front of the cross was so badass. Each week they improve on this arc so much. I love how they are introducing things that come into play later and a bunch of much needed lore that the manga didnt have and especially more context for yhwach. This episode had so much that we needed that the manga didn't have.

[@5upreme_K1ng]

I'm calling it now, if Reiō's name is Adyneus which was mentioned from the Auswhalen chant, then perhaps Yhwach's mother is Agate. Which is really interesting cuz if you look up Agate in theology, it's often associated to goddesses in almost every mythology, supposedly the embodiment of Earth and the mother of all creation like Gaia in Greek mythology.

[@Rom-lm8xl]

Possibly, Kubo is taking several names from God in the bible Yhwach-- Hebrew YHWH (God of Israel) Adyneus-- Hebrew Adonai [master,lord] (another title of the God of Israel)

[@MasterZeus94]

Unfortunately, the Japanese chant for Auswahlen uses "Menō (瑪瑙)" for "agate", so we know it's a gemstone.

[@m_d_thp]

I think the intro showd allegory of passage of time. Basically the Soul King "split the worlds" iin "not just a single day. Basically The soul King was at it for years from when Ywach was a child until he grew into an adult. That scenery is not "Ywach aging rapidly". It just basically tells us the process of splitting the worlds took so many years. On another tangent, I think Ichibe is involved in why baby Ywach was inked black.

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

That would be a major change from CFYOW, which everything else has been pretty consistent with.

[@m_d_thp]

@@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 its not really changing amything, It just adds things that is already stated in cfow. No one stated How long did it take to separate the world. And it was Ichibe that is narrating it so he can omit things from what he is telling.

[@thetacokawaii5708]

What does baby yuha inked black mean?

[@midalin5201]

Yhwach has power to share parts of his soul with others which he can later retake it (forcibly or when person die), by doing this he can obtain more power. If he stop doing this he revert to this black baby. Ichibei's ink can only removes names, so I don't see how he is responsible for this. Yhwach use power which are connected to shadows like: portal used to transport between Soul Society and Quincy dimension or when he replace his powers with Haschwalth when he go to sleep. So, not every power connected with color black has to be connected with Ichibei. For me it's more looking like in the primordial world Yhwach didn't need to use this power (or even didn't have such ability) and after seperation of world, suddenly he was forced to do this by created by Soul King cycle of life and death.

[@m_d_thp]

@@midalin5201 remember when Ichibe ink half Ywach's arm and how that arm's strength get's half. If his full arm gets inked that basically erases its name "arm" completely making his arm unable function as an "arm" since that is not an arm anymore. Basically if the entire body is inked. It loses all its name in its entirety thus making that body basically "lose" its entire bodily functions And that fits the description of baby Ywach. A baby that lost its 5 senses and that can't even move.

[@ShikiRyougi05]

One of the best episodes so far. Sooo many new additions! I'm absolutely blown away.

[@WaituSnaiku]

20:18 the ripples represent the newly formed 3 realms, him submerging is him being incarnated into the world of the living. Him crying (i believe) is due to the existence of death as it would be new to him

[@FatGamerDad]

Hearing MrTommos excitement about finally hearing the soul King's name just reignited my excitement from hours ago when I first watched the episode and I'm loving it😂

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

Half the episode was full of new original content. That's what we needed especially for the last few cours. I hope it'll be like that for the rest of the cour.

[@hasan7275]

i think they had to be tight with cour 1 and 2 so they had enough room in cour 3 and 4 for original material

[@Swagkia_Kuchiki]

@@hasan7275 They should have opted for 5-6 cours to fully flesh out this arc. Especially with a lot of scraped ideas that Kubo wanted like the French inspired characters or Rangiku's importance. After the Fullbring Arc ended, he did say this next arc was supposed to last 10 years. Edit: Maybe end this arc with 90 episodes to symbolize the 9.

[@hasan7275]

@@Swagkia_Kuchiki way easier said than done. you won’t see many anime getting even more than a 2 cour order per season because anime production is very expensive and time consuming. trade offs have to be made.

[@omensoffate]

@@Swagkia_Kuchikiyea sure dude 😂

[@okxd8988]

​@@Swagkia_Kuchikibro asking for too much 💀

[@insertname5371]

God the smile on your face was so enjoyable its so much fun to watch people simply be happy.

[@MyNameJefff]

They're doing EVERYTHING so well. All the new content is insane.

[@AJ-kt5zo]

Hopes there more to

[@maliknmalikah5637]

@@AJ-kt5zo I came for the action which was amazin but stayed for the WORLD BUILDING.

[@0MaxK0]

That shot of Ichigo in front of the Jujishio attack looks incredible but another cool piece of imagery is that it also looks like the eyes of the soul king (the whites if the eye forming a cross around the multiple irises). Perhaps another symbolic reminder that the Soul King has seen or planned around this very moment?

[@FireTrainer92]

Ichigo is the Soul King

[@visionary4787]

It’s like *Bleach* is constantly finding new ways to shock us while keeping the tension sky-high. The changes from the original material are wild, but honestly, they feel more like enhancements than anything. That whole "Soul King Adanas" drop? Absolute chills. The way the show cranked up the “end of days” feeling makes the pacing so much more intense and natural. And Ichigo's growth-he’s on a whole other level now. This isn’t just a retelling; it’s a full-on reimagining, and I’m completely here for it!

[@hey608]

Finally a good explanation of why Yhwach didn't finish cutting the SK and waiting for Ichigo. In the manga was weird of the reason he didn't himself when he had the opportunity and wasted so much time until Ichigo appears.

[@SuaatanaTube]

So Soul King actually saw that all of the Quincy, including hiw own Son would be discriminated and massacred in the world he was about to create and did nothing to stop it. He willingly let himself get mutilated and imprisoned for eternity to become a lynchpin of the very worlds he created. To stop the ''Darkness'' from approaching, whatever the fuck that is. But yeah, if I were Yhwach I would be fucking pissed as well if my father did that to me. It is finally good to see that Yhwach actually has a clear, understandable motive for the things he does. Makes him so much more interesting than ''I wanna rule the world, and be a God. LMAO!''.

[@gregorytreacy7085]

I think there's a primordial chaos he once fought but couldn't beat, nearly every mythology has a primordial chaos so maybe instead of the devil in the hell arc well deal with this darkness instead

[@johnrenwelmauro2387]

@@gregorytreacy7085 Yeah maybe hell arc is about the darkness being kept in hell and the purpose of the captain tier souls there is to suppress it or something.

[@AJ-kt5zo]

​@@johnrenwelmauro2387 If that's the case think they were turned into demons or Oni s too add too your point.

[@AJ-kt5zo]

​@@gregorytreacy7085 Think the 🌑🕶️🕶️🌑 darkness became or made the devil 👿😈😈👿 if Lucifer or Satan exist or a bleach equivalent of both .

[@tipodeincognito5660]

I think, it could simply be the tedency of souls to go hollow getting completely out of hand and/or the influence of hell.

[@kamikazelemming1552]

I was shocked that we actually got the Soul King's name. Also loved the little bits of foreshadowing for stuff what will be happening later, like Yoruichi's little brother helping out around the R&D Department, and Ryuken holding a few pieces of Still Silver in the palm of his hand.

[@wizels1403]

So we at least without a shadow of a doubt, know that we are still going towards the still silver usage route, maybe they will even change how its used 😱😱

[@talos86]

@@wizels1403 i hope, that we will get few moments between Ryuken and Uryu. At this point, i feel, that Uryuu is totally on Juchas side. We dont get that total mistrust from Jugram against Uryu, like in the manga. In the manga, he was totally disgusted with his father and what he was done with Katagiris, his mothers dead body(collecting the still silver).

[@BrandonRS95]

Tommo sounding like he needs a cigarette after that ep 😂😂

[@UnoriginallyChrisLPs]

Ichigo and Yhwach zipping around the sky like Super Saiyan's was so hype

[@Miguel_Noether]

lamest part

[@xenoemblem7]

@@Miguel_Noether "lamest part" no, that's when you were born.

[@wizels1403]

@@Miguel_NoetherI don’t recall anyone asking u lol

[@lucasljs1545]

@@Miguel_Noether Egg Priority is lame.

[@Young_Ruckus]

Your comment history is just hating on bleach gtfo you fatherless loser ​@@Miguel_Noether

[@FutureOverYou]

The 2 prevailing theories I've seen so far are that: 1. Yhwach saw the splitting and that was how and why he was "reborn" as a baby into the World of the Living. This lines up with Yhwach "Dark Jesus" allegory or whatever but not sure about the timelines. 2. Yhwach having inherited The Almighty from his "dad" was able to experience the splitting because The Almighty allows him to "see all."

[@AJ-kt5zo]

❤️💙💙💛

[@angelaizen2231]

As far as I'm aware, yhwach cannot see anything regarding the soul kings past using the almighty. IIRC, ichibe alluded to this when they spoke prior to the first quincy invasion.

[@gabrielrasilva]

​@@angelaizen2231 He can't use the almight but it is never mentioned he can't use the almoght to recover his own memorys of the time he is together with the Soul king

[@angelaizen2231]

@@gabrielrasilva no, but it is mentioned that he can't see the soul king.

[@matheusbecker2351]

My interpretation of the beginning scene was that it is basically a reference to the Christian God sending his son (who is basically himself) down to Earth as a baby. What I get from this is that Yhwach was basically the Soul King? Just like Jesus IS God, but at the same time he's his son.

[@abbamalami9171]

This is the best theory I've seen regarding that scene

[@peterdamian_7]

Yhwach=Yahwch=Yahweh🔥

[@gabrielrasilva]

The problem is jesus is not god but his first creation, and the reason Yhwach as "reborn" in the new world is because the new world created is a world without a place for quincys, because of this Yhwach need to recreate the quincy legacy from zero.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@gabrielrasilva Jesus is God. God is The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, and Jesus is The Son.

[@brandonok813]

Babe wake up, mrtommo2304 just dropped a video.

[@Sintpro100]

This is one of the best episodes in TYBW. Just 10/10.

[@KJh-x9t]

😮i think one of.. but squad zero vs sternritter was good to watch them fighting comparwd to manga so it was aswel very high in score

[@You_can_call_me_just_Toha]

About Yhwach turning into a baby. It seems to be that he was a normal person before, but this world separation made him loose himself and turn into baby. That kinda make sense, because Yhwach already lost himself in the plot 1000 years ago. He lost to Yamamoto, but survived, though lost all his powers. So he just turned into a baby back then. And when worlds were separated that was his first time turning into a baby

[@ThermiteKitty]

I always wondered why the Soul King's son was born with such heavy disabilities, the idea that he was "reduced" to that baby similarly to how the Soul King was torn apart is pretty chilling.

[@NunoMatias-qq7ud]

This is the first EP that only Perriot Filmes worked on unlike the previous one that was still done with the OG studio and it shows. The quality and the names os the staff on this ep is insane

[@Acoustickitten1]

I think it's interesting that Yhwach was surprised that Orihime was healing Ichigo when he had the Almighty activated

[@FireTrainer92]

Orihime is gonna be key?

[@matheusbecker2351]

@@Acoustickitten1 Could it possibly be a build-up for he's eventual defeat? Orihime kind of plays a role in restoring Ichigo's Bankai, so maybe they are planning something else for her, since her powers are supposedly, as Aizen says, godlike.

[@GM-dg6mj]

that's the flaws of the almighty, if he sees something at the very last second, he needs to refocus to reset and choose whichever new future outcome needed to now avoid the new future he saw for the split second.

[@Michael_mki233]

I've been scrolling down to see if anyone else had posted about this. I saw it when I watched the episode myself, but it didn't really register. I absolutely means something. Question is, what?

[@kjford587]

@@GM-dg6mj The almighty generally sees every future before it happens, so seeing something 'at the last second' isn't really possible since it's always before it ever happened. There are a very limited number of people/abilities in bleach with potential to circumvent it (Aizen's kyoka suigetsu, Ichigo's true bankai potentially, etc.) so Orihime's powers suprising Yhwach could signify they are one of the tools used in besting Yhwach.

[@terokai7880]

Yhwach looking ay the soul king from afar creating the 3 worlds, just drives home how there was no place for the quincy in the soul kings worlds Also ichigos getsuga Jujisho hanging in the air in the same rough pattern created by the white space of the soul kings eye with ichigo in the center. It also calls back to irazusando where ichigo had the 5 pupils while seeing the soul king vision, if you count him in the center of jujisho as a pupil.

[@DontatMe-u9h]

12:41 CRAZY Orihime feat. Absolutely nuts.

[@purerage7963]

Keeping up with True Shikai Ichigo's serious speed and healing him fully mid-rush is insane.

[@DontatMe-u9h]

@@purerage7963 Im so glad kubo is giving her flowers because now we know WHY kazui is an absolute beast. We’ve literally got a Soul King lineage. And I really hope we get to more after TYBW.

[@SwastikBiswas-b3r]

Orihime gotten really strong Ichigo gonna have lot of fun after this arc

[@Just_B0red]

I hope Chad gets some love too, like obviously he wont be boxing with Yhwach, but give him few jobber quincy that he can pound to death

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

​@@Just_B0rednah, make Chad Shoryuken Yhwach into the sky

[@arkalias3994]

That flashback was beautiful. I love that those who speculated that the Soul King's name was Adyneus WAY back got their confirmation finally. Beautiful fight, and I loved the reworked scenes. I wonder at what point we'll get Ichigo vs Uryu. Can't wait for Ukitake next week (and Tommo's reaction to it!).

[@SamsarasArt]

I love how this fight took place all throughout the Royal Palace, not just the Soul King chamber. Also that Yhwach deactivated the Almighty just to truly show off how strong Ichigo has come since last time. Also also, the scale of the tremors across all the realms is a nice touch. The stakes of this battle is truly enormous.

[@bondsmatthew]

Is that flashback saying Yhwach was grown when the worlds were split? And that the split changed him back into a baby? If so, that's huge imo. That he was an original member of that singular world. Did Ichibe do something and take away his name THEN? Wouldn't that line up with God Like You? God(hah), so many questions this episode put forth

[@AJ-kt5zo]

Love the name and reveal because it only added more sudo questions ❓⁉️⁉️❓ without telling all.

[@rayvonvelez3129]

Basically ichibei kicked yhwach into that cycle and regressed yhwach into a pitch black infant

[@ThermiteKitty]

That would also explain where the Kaiser Gesang comes from. In the manga, it just seemed like he could have predicted his resurrection with The Almighty, but the anime clarified that Yhwach didn't have The Almighty in the original war. Instead, he probably took 999 years to recover from being turned back into an infant the first time, so he would have let his people know that they could expect him to return in the same way when Sasakibe smoked him. Also fits with the real-world disappearance of YHWH's true name of course, with words like Yahweh, Jehovah and now Yhwach as guesses. No wonder Ichibe thought he could win until the end, if Yhwach wasn't even screaming his true original name as he won.

[@Atticus-Catnipp]

This was Ichigo’s and Yhwach’s second fight out of 4. It only gets better from here on out.

[@undeade.t7044]

the anime just gets better and better love the added content from the extended fights to more lore like the soul king's name being Adnyeus which actually foreshadowed when Yhwach said his father's name in his chant for the auswahlen

[@KJ-sq7xm]

So glad you're back doing these! They're always such a delight to watch. 💯💯

[@khairularchi]

We've been through all 28 episodes so far and this is imo the best episode that they had ever did.

[@poochyenajones1362]

What a glorious episode. I couldn't contain my excitement the entire time. And we have confirmation of Soul King's name.

[@partapbejai548]

This has to be one of the greatest elevated source material anime episodes of all time

[@Rizingfz08]

EASILY One of the best episodes, the fight and new revelations!! We are having a masterpice of arc fully showed how it was suppose to be!

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

The upside-down floating shot was so cool

[@Dr.J.Konopinski]

Requiring a perfect hybrid to break the seal made so much sense finally. Also Aizen was spot on trying to create one, without even knowing it xD

[@Hirako14]

Love the surprise appearance of rug Ichigo...best character this arc ☝🏿👏🏿

[@WeyardWiz]

😂😂

[@WeyardWiz]

7:25 i loved that ywach reused qual kries and sankt zwinger 🔥🔥

[@michaeldoukas4444]

A great episode. So much going on at a blazing pace. The fact that Ichigo had to be the one to kill the king. And seeing other people doing things and reacting to what was happening was great. Just a great episode.

[@dygalann8550]

I wasn't expecting there to be so much tension with this episode, but the animators really nailed it out of the park with this one. The calm before the storm of Ichigo trying to save the soul king, pulling out Yhwach's blade, only to then very hesitantly slash him at the behest of the power of the all mightly was actually very intense. The impact of the blade cracking the barrier before being cut in 2 was also a really nice touch.

[@rayray9865]

When you were asking what that was in the sky in the 11th minute that is what yhwach essentially sees when he’s using the Almighty to see into futures

[@razgrize11]

THIS is the reason ive been a fan since the orginal anime release the world the lore its all glorious seeing all these aditions to the anime feels like this a gift from kubo to us for sticking with him for so long

[@mortalcrimes]

This episode honestly hooked my attention unlike any for awhile. Absolute Banger.

[@quentincoetzee4313]

16:03 What I really like about that plot twist was: it gave Yhwach a reason why he himself couldn't just kill the Soul King and be done with it. Just looking at the manga version of this scene, it feels like its only purpose was to let Yhwach gloat to Ichigo and then further humiliate him by forcing him to strike the killing blow instead. At least here in the anime, Ichigo is the only one _able_ to strike the killing blow, so that's why Yhwach has to use that sword blut trick in the first place. Otherwise, this is just minor in the grand scheme of things, but I really wish we could see what happens when something physically crosses the boundaries of Sankt Zwinger. Sure [Royd] said it smites intruders with God's light, but I actually want to _see_ that in action. I do like that Yhwach himself actually uses it as opposed to just Royd-as-Yhwach though.

[@bennybeck]

The gift that keeps on giving, that scene of soul king in that primordial lake and Yhwach’s evolution is something that will stick with me for a while. Really nice stuff to see.

[@redred1952]

11/10....Ichigo v Yhwach extended, the additional lore added in the start, the silver arrow being teased. Cour 3 is shaping up to be the best

[@AndrewHahaLee]

This ep was a great plot and pacing fix in so many ways.

[@Wolfkey13]

I just want to point out the bgm that was used when the Almighty was activated. That was a very fitting track for that moment, if a bit on the nose. I love how the music plays a part in showcasing the events as they unfold.

[@L0ki123]

I think its just so cool seeing and hearing Ichigo now calmly say Getsuga Tensho like that. Its showed how much he has evolved as a character. 10/10 episode

[@nerdragon2649]

Couple things I noticed in the episode: 1). Ukitake's line of "Please don't die" as he's healing Kenpachi might be a double entendre. He can be referring to Kenpachi, sure, but there's a possibly that he's also referring to Reiō, since this scene happens as the quakes are taking place. 2). I believe that Ganjū being the one to yell at Yhwach for stabbing Reiō might be a nod to the ancient past described in the novels, where it's stated that the Shiba ancestor was more merciful and didn't want to kill or seal Reiō. It's a very nice touch.

[@arielalvarado2842]

I love how many references there are to ichigo vs yhwach’s first fight. They do a great job at highlighting ichigos improvement

[@billykotsos4642]

BEST EPISODE BY FAR PEAK IS BACK

[@Pathogenus]

i like how they just give us hints and glimpses of the flashback scene to give us stuff to speculate about instead of just info dumping everything right away

[@psychdelicpurple621]

Anyone of you even noticed that Yhwach used his allmighty at 09 minutes and 09 seconds ?

[@camronbrown1252]

The episode was damn near perfect. Nice blend of story and new matiral. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@usamatexas]

Absolutely blown away. Such an upgraded experience over the manga with all these additions wow I’m super excited for whats to come

[@ez_is_bloo]

I freaking love how they foreshadowed Still Silver

[@tylermorrison9775]

it just occurred to me while rewatching, when Ichigo and Ywach are fighting, he says to him "If you fear, the only future left for you is death" which kinda reminded me of what "Old man Zangetsu" said to ichigo back in the soul society arc: "Abandon your fear. Look forward. Move forward and never stop. You'll age if you pull back. You'll die if you hesitate." I dont think it was intentional or anything, but its interesting to think about, seeing as OMZ and Ywach are basically the same person.

[@Akasorus]

During the soul king flash back. What if Yhwach was being used as the first test of the 3 new worlds and the cycle of life and death? He saw his fathers plan for death and rebirth maybe was scared of the idea of ending up in the hollow stages which gives the Quincies a natural hatred for hollows. Soul king ritual ends up forcing him through rebirth cycle which is why he grew and reverted to a baby to reborn in the human world.

[@ismaelhayes9317]

Crazy it is. Liked the epilogue foreshadowing Jushiro's soon to be kamikaze.

[@Geboss51]

I needed that Ichigo fight. I felt in the original manga that he got outshone by a lot of the side characters in the final arc. Not that I didn't love those, but it feels good to see the main character do his thing.

[@uraharakisuke1329]

My interpretation of the beginning scenes is that Yhwach wasn't actually there. Imo, that's him experiencing the creation of the triplet world when he gained the Almighty the first time. Because at that point he became a Soul King candidate. I think Yhwach experienced something similar to what Ichigo experienced in Irazusando when he gained "the power of the king". It's just that because of the Almighty and his connection to his father, Yhwach saw more than Ichigo did. But we definetly need more context.

[@rayvonvelez3129]

Yhwach falling through the triplet world and regressing into a dark child tells me everything I need to know.

[@pluto8701]

All this head canon bs when kubo is working on the anime, and isn’t being rushed for a reason bro Ywach was there and turned into a baby in the new realms.

[@rayvonvelez3129]

@@pluto8701 cook 🗣

[@uraharakisuke1329]

@@pluto8701 how do you explain him aging so quickly in the beginning? And Ichigo appearing in the water? The last part is a vision for sure because I can assure you that Ichigo didn't swim in the primordial waters 1 million years ago. And if the end is a vision, why isn't the beginning? Also calling simple theories "headcanon bs" is kinda ridiculous when we don't know the full context yet

[@LHellHoundEditz]

​@@uraharakisuke1329 Cook Em 💥

[@DistanceVideoStudio]

Thank you for loving bleach as much as we all do bro

[@Chikararyoku]

a battle where Ichigo shows that he's on the level of squad 0 in a battle with Yhwach, awesome info on the soul king; Adnyeus

[@kewl969]

That was amazing episode. I'm so hype for this core.

[@sternritternovad]

There's so much to digest Kubo is a genius.

[@Official_RetroMania]

They already added so much more lore and new fighting scenes and this is just episode 2! I have hopes for a better final ending now, I don't think they will leave it like it was in the manga, I can be wrong though.

[@welgaia]

honestly your passion about all of this makes me smile, it's really cool, now each time i watch an episode i'm hyped about the video you're gonna post on it

[@Pushiii736]

I FREAKING LOVE seeing tomo happy!!!!

[@shakennotstir93]

THIS EPISODE WOW! From that little backstory between yhwach and the soul king, the animation on point as always, scenes that weren't shown in the manga, and they showed scenes of dialogue that were showcased later on in manga format, everything was just amazing, and this is only episode 2 of the new season, its only gonna get better from here.

[@Metylaner]

That was the first time in a while where i screamed out loud: "F* Yeah thats cool as heck!" when we saw the second Getsuga Jūjishō, sorry for doing that at 4am but dang it was cools as heck!

[@johndoelifestyle]

I’m Just Glad I Wasn’t The Only One Screaming At The Scream😩

[@ZrCorelx]

this episode was master class, im so proud to be a Bleach fan and proud of Kubo and team!

[@BladeZlayer]

He used the Almighty at 9 min AGAIN. Obv this time he could us it at any time but i love how they foreshadowed it again.

[@kbonics25]

Studio Pierrot Films slanged it out there like "can you take this?!?" and we with whimsical eyes looked back at it like "Yesssss Daddy!!"

[@saika1615]

This episode had me going crazy, I was mesmerized

[@IRenegadEEEEE]

Kubo and crew blessed us. We are not worthy of this brilliance

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Oh man, this episode was a huge banger. The battle went from the palace to Kirinji’s hot springs to Ichibei’s temple back to the palace! And it was very emotional when Ichigo sliced the Soul King as he struggled to regain control of his arm, that’s amazing. Ukitake helping to save Kenpachi Plus, plus! We get the Soul King’s name!!!!!!!! The haiku at the end is definitely Ukitake, which means we are getting Ukitake sacrificing himself for Mimihagi next episode!!!

[@PoPo-qp8zq]

Crazy episode

[@TT-qc1ib]

INCREDIBLE EPISODE!! I couldn't close my mouth due to all the reveals and spectacles

[@iReiGNxx]

It’s finally setting in how crazy of a ride this cour is going to be compared to the last one. I was excited for last week’s episode but this one had my jaw dropping. Not to mention seeing Tommo losing his mind about new content is a rare opportunity! 😂

[@Infamouscritter]

ganju yelling had me CRYING it was so funny

[@Ace-pb2bs]

been waiting all day for this

[@DragonRifle555]

Lost my mind watching this episode. I love Bleach so much.

[@hollowfiedespair]

The selfish side of me always wants More Soul King lore/backstory but so far, the anime's additions have been tremendous. This one was a real treat.

[@JesusMadrid1321]

This is such art the wait was worth it 😊

[@syphxa]

I just teleported from that notification