THE SOUL KING'S NAME! WHAT A CRAZY 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

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ShikiRyougi05]

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

[@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😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@BrandonRS95]

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

[@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.

[@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).

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@insertname5371]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@poochyenajones1362]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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🔥

[@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!).

[@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

[@mortalcrimes]

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

[@khairularchi]

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

[@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.

[@WeyardWiz]

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

[@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

[@EmissaryOfStuff]

Ichigo got played like a fiddle, again. Man just doesn't learn, does he?😅

[@sammydray5919]

I mean... He literally couldn't have done anything. Just like every other time the poor boy got manipulated.

[@AJ-kt5zo]

​@@sammydray5919 😂❤💙 If I had nickel or quarter 🌜🌛 everytime someone Aizen or Ychwach me I'd be rich son of .

[@omensoffate]

@@sammydray5919you don’t need literally there

[@sammydray5919]

@@omensoffate ok

[@KJh-x9t]

Yhwack standing there. Saying to him ,youl couls do it. And ichigo just doing it. Instead mybe if yhwack wouldnt talk and ichigo try to save the soul king by take the sword out.. would be more reasonble.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Nik-xh8gt]

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.

[@billykotsos4642]

BEST EPISODE BY FAR PEAK IS BACK

[@partapbejai548]

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

[@DistanceVideoStudio]

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

[@usamatexas]

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

[@Ace-pb2bs]

been waiting all day for this

[@TheRealHerbaSchmurba]

10:24 bro he was on the precipice of defeat not dying.

[@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! 😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@TT-qc1ib]

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

[@BelKuran]

i mean yhwach is the son of soul king so its pretty obvious that he knows about irazu sando.cause u know its for testing soul king candidates incase of soul king dying

[@devinnall2284]

I feel like Yhwach wasn't literally there in the past that was just him viewing it through his powers

[@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

[@fidelcooper2499]

Been waiting all day for this review no kidding 😂

[@syphxa]

I just teleported from that notification

[@raphaelceni]

It's been a long time since I felt this excited about anything. The hype around Bleach is on another level.

[@ez_is_bloo]

I freaking love how they foreshadowed Still Silver

[@tgoa_1388]

I love watching mrtommo's reactions; I love seeing him happy and smiling

[@sternritternovad]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@johndoelifestyle]

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

[@iSpEcKz--]

Can’t wait for the full breakdown of the episode because it was an amazing episode and hopefully a sign of what’s to come in the future 🔥

[@AJ-kt5zo]

🙂‍↕️😌😌😏 I see the flame 🔥 new 🫁 breaths from the jaws hint hopefully.

[@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.

[@replica.t]

Fantastic reaction video! As someone who haven't read this arc in manga yet, I felt the episode was indeed spetacular on its presentation and such as it should be. But Tommo's genuine excitement and surprise to all the improvements from the source material made it way, way better. Seeing a true fan of the series enjoying it so much was so satisfying. Man, what a core, and we're only 2 episodes in. Can't wait for the analysis video, and maybe I should start reading the manga for real this time!

[@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.

[@boolboi2296]

Waited all day for your reaction my man, can’t wait for the review. Still can’t believe this episode is real!🔥🔥🔥

[@oladejiraji2919]

Almost everything you wanted happened... amazing episode🤩

[@djordjemitrovic687]

Is ichigo seeing the future? That vision he saw looking at yhwach from below looks quite a lot like when he is looking up to him when they are hanging upside down from the palace

[@PartingDeath]

I still cannot believe we are getting this treatment for a bleach tybw adaption!

[@antont4974]

Good stuff, they are super tightly rewriting events from the manga, which is cool

[@JohnnyEnigma]

SUCH A GREAT EPISODE! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Us long-suffering Bleach fans are EATING GOOD!

[@Metylaner]

Also dang, YH just owning Ichibe by calling him Osho now after he got killed and revived.

[@timdavidson8964]

I wonder if the scene in the water actually took place over many years. I wonder if that was how the balance between the three worlds was originally maintained, but then the founders of the five noble houses decided they couldn't trust Reio and decided to mutilate him and force him to continue maintaining the balance forever. Instead of resisting, Reio chose to allow this and gave Ichibei the first Oken in order to communicate his will.

[@nicolashelbig2142]

Your excitement is awesome

[@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

[@jasonarendse943]

Aizen-"Everything is part of my plan" Yhwach-"I foresaw it" Who has the best catchphrase?

[@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!

[@aliveandwellinisrael2507]

Just a reminder that kid Kazui destroyed this Yhwach's attempt to come back and kill everyone in their happiest moment in the future LOL

[@carnim7929]

Really really great episode, us Bleach fans finally getting to eat well the past two years

[@SleepyKurisu]

Is it just me or did the glistening things in the room the soul king was in behind the curtains look like mini TV screens on curtains (I believe) playing something? Could the curtains there have been created by Senjumaru and are being used to store the soul kings memories or is the crystal holding his body containing them and reflecting them onto the curtains somehow? Also does Ichigo being a hybrid of all races and that being needed to kill the soul king impact Aizens plot a lot more now? I know with that being in the past it makes things a little less organized but maybe someway down the road Aizen had intended on keeping Ichigo alive so he could use him to kill the soul king so Aizen could replace him? Since Aizen wouldn't be able to completely kill him just affect or damage the soul kings hollow and shinigami aspect. Finally I thought the shot of Yhwach grabbing Ichigo by the face and tossing him was more of he created a giant explosion of reishi while holding onto then letting go of Ichigo launching him up and the explosion looking like a quincy arrow shooting him upwards. That attack can probably be seen in many different ways despite it being something simple but it caught my attention.

[@afz3003]

Been waiting for this one 😅 did not disappoint. The soul King backstory is so close I really wish we get a mini turn back the massive pendulum to the history of the soul king. Or should I say Adanyus

[@masterstyx2877]

I think the thing at the beginning with Yhwach getting older then turning into a baby might imply that he reincarnated, so Yhwach genuinely might have been around b4 the Soul King was sealed and then died and reincarnated much later.

[@TheGrzyGnome]

All day long I've been waiting for your reaction!

[@KingRoot-ie9qh]

I don't know if people paid attention but during the break in today's episode, there was actually an explanation for the Almighty and it was mentioned as yhwach explained it to ichigo in the manga: "The Almighty is the power to see the future, yhwach, when he sees a power, he can "steal" and "give" the power he saw through the future, this is HOW HE DID TO KILL ICHIBEI. I knew it very well, i knew that he never altered the future because it wouldn't have made sense, given that in chapter 660, jugram A is described as the STRONGEST ENEMY EVER " and jugram A can't alter the future And that yhwach probably only acquired this power after the absorption of the spirit king and not before, Yhwach turned ichibei's FUTEN TAISATSU RYÜ against him. I knew very well that I was right, the bleach fans who do not pay attention to what the bleach characters say, went to tell nonsense like that, yhwach killed ichibei through the future, that he altered the future and yet just before killing ichibei, he said THE ALMIGHTY IS THE POWER TO SEE THE FUTURE.

[@DragonRifle555]

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

[@Larssonlevrone]

Yhwach almost Copied Aizens line With That Plan !! 👀 You actions, your will, your everything is connected with my will. It was all for this exact moment for you to end the life of the Soul king in front of my eyes. That.. is the future i foresaw. Nice one and i love it!❤

[@alexstone9816]

I continue to be blown away by the quality of this adaptation and how much they’ve elevated the source material

[@crisgon9552]

Thank you Kubo for giving us flashbacks and fleshing out characters. Rip Heian Era flashback/JJK

[@AJ-kt5zo]

I wish a Heian Ere flashback JJk part 2 tease

[@joedonis7329]

Can really feel your enthusiasm felt like I was the only one freaking out while watching it lol