NANAO'S ABILITY IS ABSOLUTE HACKS!! - Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Episode 37 REACTION!

[@ednamodee]

Lille’s Trompete was fucking crazy but Nanao said I activate my trap card! Mirror Force!

[@kiki13003]

She uno reversed him 😂

[@absolutefeather9418]

full counter*

[@sajjadalmomen5174]

Just to clarify, Nanao's zanpakto is not Shunsui's other sword Kyokotsu. It's just that Kyokotsu (or Okoya as he calls her) was hiding her zanpakto under Shunsui's command (and Nanao's mother's wish). So Shunsui's zanpakto is still Katen Kyokotsu (dual wielder), and Nanao's zanpakto is Shinken Hakkyōken

[@TGLReacts]

Yeah realised this at the end of the fight but didn't find the right time to correct myself😅 my bad - Prez

[@sajjadalmomen5174]

@ I realized that it was corrected later on in the video, my bad. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to your bleach and one piece reactions

[@kyoky-senpai8231]

Thanks, so did Shunsui already have 2 blade from the start or has he say, Katen create the second sword later to hide Sinkken ?

[@robso1998]

While that's true, as said by author himself, 'dual zanpakutou' are abnormality - they should not exist under normal circumstances. So Shunsui having two blades IS directly tied to him hiding Ise family blade.

[@sajjadalmomen5174]

@@kyoky-senpai8231 As far as I understand, Katen (Ohana) gave “birth” to Kyokotsu (Okyo) to hide the Ise family zanpakto. So I imagine that it was not always a dual wielding sword, but due to that circumstance became a dual wielding zanpakto. I can imagine that Jushiro Ukitake also had a circumstance that led him to being a dual wielder.

[@thelaw586]

WOW Senjumaru's Bankai was like a spoiler then? In her Bankai Lille Baro died from his own attacks that got reflected from the mirrors she manifests. Same goes to the Hand of the soul king when he tried to consume the sands and it overwhelmed him just like how he consumed Nemu and the growth thing overwhelmed his body.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@thelaw586 Not a spoiler it was just clever foreshadowing by Kubo. Her Bankai didn't just foreshadow their death's it also foreshadowed who their opponents would be. Gerard fighting Toshiro and Jugram fighting Bazz B.

[@Knockedy]

Also Kurotsuchi literally means black sand lmao

[@Kyokasu1getsu]

For those who don't know, the sword nanao used is the same sword the soul king was holding in the flashback, no wonder that it is op

[@EdgarX007]

Oh well makes sense why in the filler arc zanpakto rebellion the small sword and her shared an episode together 264 ❤️

[@afh7170]

Common consensus amongst manga readers and bleach KZbinrs is that lille is the strongest

[@Momonga-s7o]

Yup, only plot could defeat him. Gerald got retcon by Kubo, people can defeat him if they are not stupid like all those lieutenants and captains together.

[@abimanthayaparan1795]

@@Momonga-s7o no it was made clear that the cross was too durable to be broken. Maybe they could if they knew it was a weakness but none of their attacks could do it. I believe Kubo also mentioned that they were not strong enough to cut it

[@afh7170]

@abimanthayaparan1795 and its made clear that the x axis can destroy anything including sayafushi which did kill Gerrard and the cross

[@gikafiqih]

fyi, Senjumaru's Bankai actually foreshadowed Schutzstaffel destiny, as Lille died when his attack was reflected back at him by eight mirror formation and now his power get reflected by shinken hakkyoken (divine eight mirror sword), remember another Schutzstaffel?

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@gikafiqih It didn't foreshadow everyone's destiny. Jugram was never killed by fire in his fight against Uryu and Gerard was never killed by being frozen in his fight against Toshiro.

[@Castiel_01x]

@@POCAHONTASBOI Jugram used Balance to get out of Senjumaru's Bankai while Gerard was defeated by Toshiro's ice.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@Castiel_01x You have no idea what you're talking about. Jugram never got out of Senjumaru's Bankai. Itsukase Tokaba: Yakenohar literally directly countered the Balance, which is how Jugram died. The last we saw of him in that moment was him getting burned by the flames. Gerard was never defeated by Toshiro; lmao, he was killed by Auswalshen. Please go re-read. Jugram was killed by Uryu transferring his injuries to him using Antithesis, and Gerard was killed by Auswalshen. Senjumaru's Bankai didn't foreshadow Gerard and Jugram's deaths; it only foreshadowed their fights later on. Jugram vs. Bazz B and Gerard vs. Toshiro.

[@Castiel_01x]

@@POCAHONTASBOI Literally Jugram was seen to escape Senjumaru's Bankai when he was monologing about the Almighty. That's how he wasn't affected by it. Gerard's fate was sealen the moment Toshiro froze his powers. Gerard's Miracle would no longer have worked because of it. Senjumaru's Bankai wasn't about their deaths rather it was about how they were defeated. And stop getting worked up over a comment lol.

[@gikafiqih]

@@POCAHONTASBOI destiny not always about their death, just their future (can be dead or just something gonna happen to them)

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Yes, that Poem was Bazz B, and Maybe The Final Poem for the Finale, was Jugram and Yuha's Poem that will be in Syncronized Voice

[@Castiel_01x]

If you look back to Senjumaru's Bankai we can see that she defeated Lille Barro by reflecting his own attacks. Also Shinken Hakkyoken translates to Eight Mirror Sword and there were eight mirrors in the dome that Senjumaru put Lille in. Similarly, Pernida was engulfed by black soil. Black soil in Japanese means Kurotsuchi. And Mayuri Kurotsuchi was the one who defeated Pernida in the end. So there's a theory that Senjumaru's Bankai is a reality weaving Bankai. Also Shunsui was told that he wouldn't run into the curse by hiding the sword anymore but that wasn't the case. He lost his mentor or father figure in Yamamoto, colleague in Unohana and a friend in Ukitake. Also there's a theory that this Shinken Hakkyoken is the sword used to dismember the Soul King. That's why Central 46 was quick to execute Nanao's mother.

[@motdurzazbratislavy6802]

Also need to say, i was really hype over this. Although I think it is hella convenient, when op/unkillable enemy appear, having single weapon that is capable killing him by coincidence in pocket for whole time. But story of it, and art work both in manga and anime were simply beautiful, that much it outshines the negatives. No pun intended.

[@motdurzazbratislavy6802]

He didn't actually say he is strongest. He said he is closest to the god. Which may be interpreted same, but still. I say whether he is strongest or not is questionable. I am not sure myself. He is top 5 for sure. But within those top 5, it may go either way. On top of that Askin which is probably weaker than him in power, is probably more dangerous than him via skills.

[@ajisaputra-nii6279]

Believe me, even yamamoto cannot defeat lille in this form. Nanao is the only hard counter for him on the shinigami side

[@Kelvin_D_Dragneel]

The lieutenant are stepping up

[@jhomsubiaga-cabaro5715]

Renji, Nemu and Nanao Carried this Cour . But the finale next week will gonna be an absolute Peak 🔥 Kubo and Pierrot didn't Rearranged the Pacing and make the Bazz and Jugo Fight + their backstory as the main event of this Cour 3 for nothing

[@That_One_Guy...]

Think back to when the Elite's guard face Senjumaru's Bankai compared to their end

[@AzenHawke1995]

Yes Lille is indeed 2nd to YuHa. If Gremmy was not just a brain and was a real person who held the Visionary, then that person would be 2nd to YuHa 1st-YuHa-100/100 2nd-Lille-99/100 3rd-Gerard-99/100 4th-Pernida-98/100 5th-Askin-95/100 6th-Jugram-90/100 7th-Ishida-90/100 Gremmy-50/100 Gremmy with Visionary-100/100 even when used improperly by Gremmy He's basically just another YuHa

[@nick0888]

the previous episode ends with bazz b and haschwalth face to face and in the end of this episode the poem is bazz b, we continuing that face off in the next episode

[@xKazeshi98x]

first Barragan, now Lille.. history do be repeating itself :v

[@elbandito2990]

This is the part of the story that was starting to get rushed because Kubo was sick and Shonen Jump was pushing him. Next cour is adapating less than half of all of the other cores, so its going to have a ton of anime exclusive content. Also keep in mind, we still have to fight Askin and Gerald Valkyrie. Plenty of sick reveals in those 2 fights so I cant wait. I personally hope they change parts of the Gerald fight but we will see.

[@zamaskowany12]

Yamamoto wouldn't be able to kill Lille either. Nobody would. Conventional damage does not work on him. That's why they needed an asspull sword to win.

[@naijagerd7909]

The only thing I can think of is a Kid spell somewhere, that can probably seal him.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@zamaskowany12 Yamamoto can kill Lillie in the 3 chances he gets before Lillie leaves both eyes open and becomes intangible just like Oetsu did. Even in his intangible form Yamamoto would still have a chance because Lillie is still affected by Reiatsu.

[@genokaihl008]

Lille is indeed the strongest sternritter.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@genokaihl008 You can say he's strongest Royal Guard but people still debate if he's stronger than Gerard or not. Jugram is the strongest Sternritter.

[@genokaihl008]

@@POCAHONTASBOI Rofl hell nah! Jugram is overrated and those people claiming that he's strongest are those who don't even know how his abilities works. Gerard used to be the better version of Lille as they were clearly the top 2 gos. But because of his new weakness that Kubo himself revealed. Lille easily stomps him now.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@genokaihl008 No, the people who claim Jugram is the strongest actually understand how his Schrift works. It’s always illiterate people like you who say he’s not the strongest yet fail to provide any counterarguments to back it up 🤣 Lille isn’t stomping Gerard either, lmao. Gerard can still hurt Lille with Hoffnung, as any damage inflicted on the weapon is reflected back onto the attacker, often magnified. For instance, even a minor scratch on the blade would translate into a severe injury for the one who caused it. If Gerard manages to block Lille’s shots with Hoffnung, Lille will inadvertently end up harming or even killing himself. But I'm not going to waste my time debating on who would beat who since Gerard's cross is the real deciding factor in this fight. If Lille manages to locate and destroy Gerard's cross, he could potentially defeat him. However, the exact location of the cross remains ambiguous, as shown during Gerard's battles. When Kenpachi cut Gerard in half in his Bankai form, the cross was seen flying out of Gerard's head. Yet, later, when Byakuya crushed Gerard's head with Ikka Senjinka, Gerard still regenerated, and the cross wasn’t visible at all. This raises questions about where the cross actually resides and how it functions during regeneration. Without this key information, it's hard to determine a definitive winner between Lille and Gerard 🤷🏽 Now if you actually understood how The Balance works, you’d know why Jugram’s Schrift directly counters both Lille and Gerard. The Balance can redirect Gerard’s fortune (the miracle of growing stronger through damage) into misfortune, negating his growth. If Gerard’s empowerment is seen as "good fortune," Jugram can flip it, causing the miracle to work against Gerard instead of for him. Hoffnung reflects damage, but Jugram doesn’t need to physically strike it. The Balance doesn’t work through physical interaction but through manipulating the essence of fortune itself, as seen with the Cage of Life. This means Jugram can bypass Gerard's reflection mechanism. Jugram's friend Schild absorbs and redistributes misfortune. If Gerard tries to overpower Jugram with size or strength, the misfortune of those attacks would be absorbed and redirected to Gerard. Jugram’s ability to manipulate fortune on a fundamental level makes him a direct counter to Gerard's probability-based power. Gerard's miracles rely on fortunate outcomes, which Jugram can negate. As for Gerard's regeneration. Gerard’s regeneration and empowerment are forms of "good fortune" resulting from the miracle. Jugram’s schrift directly counters such good fortune by redirecting it as misfortune. If Gerard regenerates after an attack, The Balance could reverse this fortune, preventing him from healing or even causing his own regeneration to backfire catastrophically. In essence, Jugram’s power can turn Gerard's body’s miraculous growth and healing into self-destruction. His own body might fail him, or his regeneration might create fatal flaws (e.g., unstable growth). As for Gerard's cross. Jugram doesn’t rely on raw physical power to target weaknesses. The Balance works in ways that circumvent physical interaction. If Gerard’s cross is the linchpin of his existence, Jugram could manipulate the fortune of the cross itself, breaking it indirectly. For example, Jugram’s power shattered the Cage of Life without physically interacting with it. This suggests he could affect Gerard’s cross by amplifying the misfortune tied to it (e.g., creating a situation where the cross shatters due to Gerard’s growing misfortune). Jugram’s ability to negate the very fortune that fuels The Miracle would undermine Gerard’s immortality. Targeting the cross is feasible through Jugram’s conceptual manipulation of fortune, bypassing Gerard’s seemingly unkillable nature. Against Lille. Lille’s intangibility is a form of good fortune, as it renders him immune to physical attacks. However, The Balance treats this as fortune and reverses it into misfortune, making Lille tangible and vulnerable. Lille’s main weakness is reflected power, and hax and Jugram’s Freund Schild is designed to absorb and redirect misfortune. If Lille fires his X-Axis attacks, Jugram could absorb them and reflect the misfortune back as damage, bypassing Lille’s intangibility. Additionally, Jugram’s powers aren’t limited to physical attacks. He could manipulate the fundamental fortune tied to Lille’s intangibility, rendering it a misfortune in the same way he handled Squad Zero’s advantage during the Cage of Life incident. Lille’s regeneration, which stems from his Quincy essence, is another form of good fortune. Jugram’s Schrift could prevent Lille from reforming or corrupt the process entirely. Alternatively, Jugram could use Lille’s own attacks against him. A redirected X-Axis shot could destroy Lille’s Heiligenschein (halo), which powers his Vollständig, just as Shunsui’s Bankai managed to do. Unless Lille is capable of one-shotting Jugram-which he clearly isn’t, considering he couldn’t even one-shot Shunsui-there’s no way he’s beating Jugram. I'm not going to waste my time arguing back and forth with you so you're muted. Jugram beats Gerard and Lille any day of the week 🤷🏽

[@genokaihl008]

@@POCAHONTASBOI See this is exactly the reason why you people overrate Jugram's Balance as you don't even understand how it works. Balance is indeed a strong ability so long as you know how to use it but its weakness is it's not passive and needs to be activated. Not to mention that it's a double edge ability as Jugram can get affect by his own misfortune but that's why he has his shield to absorb it. Which means so long as you take him out before he activates his balance he wouldn't be able to do a thing. He isn't immortal which makes him vulnerable. WIthout his shield he won't activate his Balance recklessly which will put him on a tight spot. Gerrad definitely lost as the number 1 spot because of his Quincy Cross weakness but that doesn't make him weak as he is still very strong. Negating his Miracle ability is utterly useless as he will eventually bypass and overcome it like the way he overcome Adult Toshiro's true bankai ability. Your only best way is to destroy his cross but it's very durable as Zaraki couldn't even destroy it. Lille happens to ignore any durability which makes him capable of destroying Gerard's cross. Lille's only weakness is once you destroy his Halo. He loses his phasing and invincibility. Nanao's sword didn't just reflect it. But it disperse his ability. Learn to know the difference.

[@howkit9028]

the god complexes of Lille and Gremmy makes no sense, aren't they loyal to yhwach? (Gremmy im not too sure, there isn't alot that has shown that he's "loyal" to yhwach, he just likes to toy with people), I wonder if yhwach doesnt care if they call themselves god, seeing that yhwach can reabsorb any sternritter he wants to at any given moment

[@Justhoping]

Guys did they drop dr stone?

[@Mask_DaGoat]

That's thing is broken W VID AND FIRST ❤🎉

[@troytheboy1985]

where in the end game its fights from here on out

[@Franco567ocean]

Yamamoto can’t beat Lille either tbh.

[@kalyansaren7911]

Maybe he can beat.But he can't kill barro.That's the point😂😂

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@Franco567ocean Yamamoto can beat him if he kills him in the 3 chances he gets before Lillie leaves both eyes open.

[@Franco567ocean]

@@POCAHONTASBOIthat’s a long shot ngl, if Yamamoto uses bankai I think he would open his eyes immediately. It’s only in bankai I can see him hitting a killing blow against Lille. It’s definitely not impossible though.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@Franco567ocean It's not a long shot because Lille himself explained that he has a self-imposed rule: he only allows himself to keep both eyes open after opening his left eye three times in battle, as doing otherwise would be "unfair to sinners." Assuming he would break this rule and immediately keep both eyes open in response to Yamamoto's Bankai contradicts his character and the conditions Kubo established for his intangibility activation. Oetsu already blitzed and one-shot Lillie before Lillie could activate his intangibility during their first encounter. This proves that if you’re capable of killing Lillie within the window of his self-imposed limitations, he can be defeated before becoming intangible.

[@Franco567ocean]

@ that was Lille before the auswahlen boost though, after the boost he was keeping up with oetsu pretty well and still opened his eyes when oetsu got close. I’m not saying he will skip right to volstandig, I’m just saying unless Yamato goes bankai and one shots him Yama will lose. If Yama starts in shikai and makes Lille open his eyes thrice then Yama loses. I doubt Yama can kill him easily with shikai

[@Prushinthespirit]

It's not hax by any means. It can only reflect the light and in the hands of someone like Nanao... well, not that powerful 😂

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

It can reflect the power of a God, that's literally hax lmao. It's powerful against certain opponents, but obviously Nanao wouldn't be efficient at using it because this was literally her first time using her Zanpakutō, and she's inexperienced in fighting as she was kept away from the battlefield.

[@DrunkenSoulReaper]

That’s false … it reflects all god powers …. That’s how she was able to cut him in the first place

[@potatosalad3655]

It's a god slaying sword Only works on gods but is super effective And sadly since nanao is kinda weak and not used to fighting she'd get instantly killed before ever getting the chance to use it in any other case

[@Sam-qc8my]

Yamamoto don't stand a chance versus Lille Baro guys And Lille Baro is not the strongest quincy here

[@AA-tz2bm]

its jugram and then a gerard, uryu, lille three way

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@Sam-qc8my He does though. Yamamoto is capable of killing Lillie before he opens his eye just like Oetsu did. If he fights Lillie in his intangible form Lillie is still affected by Reiatsu so Yamamoto would still have a chance against him.

[@afh7170]

Lille is the strongest

[@afh7170]

​@POCAHONTASBOI wrong not even oetsu could catch lille off guard, lille would be able to react and open his eye

[@kalyansaren7911]

​​@@afh7170exactly after all he is immortal 😂.😂

[@cld8510]

It isnt hacks lmao who in the bleach verse has gods light like Lille Barro? literally nobody

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

It literally is hax. It reflects the powers of God's. Just because it can only be used on certain opponents doesn't negate the fact it's a hax ability lmao.

[@ericksandoval8276]

⁠if anything being usable only against gods and godlike beings is more hax since literally nothing else can do it. And it said gods power gets reflected back not his light

[@danstern102]

PEAK

[@sparknazo]

Tbh this was probably the most asspullish fight for both the heroes and the villains 😂 like the shit each of them had was extremely convenient or just totally left field like Shinsui and Nanao god sword is mad asspull but at the same time Lille just becoming immortal simply cause its asspullish 😂

[@ericksandoval8276]

To be fair Lille had the intangibility thing already from before he pulled out his holy form or kyoraku unleashed Bankai so everything after that shouldn’t have hurt him at all especially when we see he’s made up of light. Still hate that sword but at least it did the job unlike in the manga

[@jamesbrook9815]

not rly it was stated in the cfyow novels that some noble houses has a clan zanpakuto that only the head of that noble family can use. For example yoruichi is from the Shihouin noble family and they also has a clan zanpakuto so for the isse to have one as well ain't rly surprising. And for lille barro he did say that he was immortal 2 ep ago and that nothing could kill him so i guess he was right to some extent?

[@danstern102]

lille is not asspull tho since begining his elite guard and the first quincy who gave privilage from yhwach and his schrift is OP

[@sparknazo]

​@@ericksandoval8276he being intangible is completely separate from being immortal though it's like obito kamui kamuo makes intangible but not immortal when Shinsui got passed his intangible hax he just outright became immortal when neither Aizen or Yuha has such an ability Aizen literally spend decades experimenting on himself and others to get to that point

[@sparknazo]

​@@ericksandoval8276he being intangible is completely separate from being immortal though it's like obito kamui kamuo makes intangible but not immortal when Shinsui got passed his intangible hax he just outright became immortal when neither Aizen or Yuha has such an ability Aizen literally spend decades experimenting on himself and others to get to that point

[@Mei_I_Know_Aaron]

2nd!

[@oscaraguilar6346]

Well Lille still fights Kira

[@IceQueenRukia.]

That's a spoiler...

[@Fathertime94]

When? I don't recall this in the manga

[@troytheboy1985]

@@Fathertime94spoliers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! next ep I guess now but since its now friend i guess it be after friend, think theres 14 eps this cour so the start of ep 14 could be kira popping up and then them going on to set up thors fight or ends with ichigo losing

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@Fathertime94 Chapter 654 Kira fights Lillie's clones.

[@POCAHONTASBOI]

@@troytheboy1985 Kira's return takes place right after Lille's shards reform into his clones, and since Bazz-B vs. Jugram is rearranged to follow Lille's defeat, it makes sense to show Kira's return at the start of the next episode. While it has been said that the total episode count for Thousand Year Blood War will be 52, with each cour having 13 episodes, I can't find any official source confirming this. A leaker has said that Cour 3 will have 14 episodes, but given that the previous cours were 13 episodes each, we'll have to wait and see 🤷🏽

[@tajaemartin2251]

This was such an asspull

[@emiliooo1995]

Back when it came out in the Manga it wasn’t received with welcomed arms either

[@kytsunee6324]

Lille Barro actually being immortal and unkillable was an asspull too, though. Kubo created the entire situation to elaborate on Shunsui and Nanao’s respective stories and to let her, in particular, have her “shine” 🌚 Sure, it can be seen as an asspull, but why would anyone mind it in this case? The situation was built exactly to lead into it for a reason. It’s definitely not a Deus Ex Machina by any definition of the term. It doesn’t damage the logic of the power system or the plot itself, it doesn’t actively go against any pre established lore and actually elaborates on stuff that was unclear before (such as Nanao never using a zanpakuto or Shunsui always wearing the kimono and hairpins).

[@AstroCS2]

@@kytsunee6324 To be fair anyone that would see it as a Deus Ex Machina should also agree on Lille being Immortal and unkillable being a Deus Ex Machina as well. You could cut the whole him being immortal and Nanao zanpakuto thing out, and have Lille die to Shunsui's Bankai, and nothing would change in the grand scheme. But, you introduce a deus ex machina, introduce another one to counter the first one, but in turn add a lot of character development. I think it's fair and people are butthurt for no reason

[@BoosterUM]

Yeah yeah buddy

[@rell0778]

@@kytsunee6324 Very well said. I can probably agree with OP that this fight has its share of "asspulls". On the other hand, everything that transpired here absolutely benefits the characters of Shunsui and Nanao. So it was all worth it to me. The anime did this fight justice. It was epic, tragic and beautiful.