THE BLADE IS ME • Ichigo's True Zanpakuto | BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War | VIZ

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[@ChristianVillamil]

Number One will always be Bleach´s most iconic soundtrack

[@godofcombat3113]

Too bad it’s only been used twice so far

[@shogunarchon8394]

This remix does go hard

[@kingjamestres]

@@godofcombat3113 It wasn't used often in the og anime either. That's how you knew when you heard it that something crazy was about to happen.

[@godofcombat3113]

@@kingjamestres it was only used once in the OG

[@KillingSpreeXLWDGNG]

Idc what anybody says number one is a awful song. The ost Ditty for daddy is more coherent.

[@Zangetsu1660]

The anime really did this scene justice 😭🙌🏽🔥

[@blackbulls8783]

Studio pierrot really nailed it

[@muhammadahmadabba3038]

Final my hero ichigo kurosaki transform the true Bankai in the final arc thank you very much 😔!

[@Zangetsu1660]

@@muhammadahmadabba3038 well let’s see how that part goes lol hopefully we get to see how kubo really wanted to end this arc

[@dinogt8477]

the old animation is way better

[@reaganthai9529]

@@Zangetsu1660 his chance to right the wrong of what happened six years ago

[@GangstaASMR]

Seriously big shoutout to the director, animators , voice actors, editors and Kubo sensei for bringing such a masterpiece to life

[@jtotheroc]

And thankfully noriyuki abe is no where to be scene in the credits.

[@JavedKhan-bo1nn]

@@jtotheroc wait who is noriyuki abe

[@andrewdc1]

@@JavedKhan-bo1nn Noriyuki Abe these nuts

[@scottvgamer1163]

@@jtotheroc pretty sure he’s the director of the original anime.

[@Stryfe52]

@@jtotheroc​ Funny how his name is literally the only one I ever managed to remember out of the original anime’s *entire team.* Never remembered the names of any directors before, but I somehow only remember his.

[@Zac_Frost]

The smile on Hollow Zangetsu's face in this scene looks really genuinely happy, as if to say, "Hey, you've finally accepted me. That's all I've ever wanted."

[@karaokekingskingdom]

all he ever wanted was a king

[@timurestik8681]

He said “I told you, bakaeroga!”

[@conormccue2871]

I'd say its more like "You're finally worthy of the crown on your head. You have my respect now. Lets get this done."

[@6ixlxrd]

@@conormccue2871 We all know it’s a “look at my cute little boy finally becoming a man 😍🥰🥰” smile. White is a literal kitten about Ichigo lol.

[@maggiem6209]

@@conormccue2871 Absolutely perfect summary of his weird brand of care. He's not human, and he doesn't think like one. But he's not completely hollow either. If you earn his respect, he'll stand by you.

[@justinpachi3707]

I love how White is smiling like a proud parent.

[@manicmcgee1]

Nah that's not a proud parent smile, that's that older brother who's glad his lil bro can drive by himself now smile

[@randomt800kiddo2]

his role as bad cop is done now, which was really heartwarming to see since he's been unfairly judged as a bad guy all this time due to his empty threats as a hollow

[@Sanakan.safeguard]

yessss

[@IGniTo100]

Where is White though? Why don't we seem him in the inside world?

[@kylenguru2515]

@@manicmcgee1 that will be me when my younger brother gets married

[@asianpersuasion4901]

Zangetsu isn't Ichigo's tool. Zangetsu isn't Ichigo's partner. Zangetsu is Ichigo. *_The Blade is Me._*

[@kaikuso9711]

... Sooo does that make you Zangetsu?

[@iminsane834]

​@@kaikuso9711Ichigo pierces his enemies with Ichigo

[@buccofsorrow]

@@iminsane834 AYO?

[@jethawk1172]

This was done so freaking well. Ichigo no longer rejecting white and accepting him, understanding his parents story and how he came to be. Knowing he has Quincy powers and that the manifestation of them saw him grow and learn in battle. How white was saving him all the time and that the manifestation just wanted to protect him. They both trust ichigo now and he trusts them. He no longer has to talk to them because they are him. He doesn’t have to rely on them because they are him. They are his blades. The blade is him. I just wonder how overpowered ichigo is now with all this.

[@cameraredeye3115]

He's at least on the same level as his Dangai form when he fought Aizen. Yhwach confirms as much later on...

[@MrGksarathy]

Short answer: Very, and he still has plenty of room to grow.

[@jethawk1172]

@@cameraredeye3115 definitely that’s gotta be his base level!

[@Gopstop222]

not by much he still got owned again by ywach

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Did old man zangetsu released Vasto Lorde ichigo? Cause he said he was suppressing him this whole time or did white protection?

[@karaokekingskingdom]

Two cool bits, kubo always wanted ichigo's reiatsu to be golden so having the blue from his quincy side and the red from his hollow side turn golden was epic. Secondly the lake evaporating is also a metaphor for his inner world no longer being flooded, it's some parallel genius writing there.

[@sggyd.795]

That splash as he reaches out for Zangetsu underwater also implies that

[@tonydak8573]

It’s so crazy how Aizen’s initial plan of Hollowfication wound up saving the Soul Society. No wonder Aizen was mocking Yhwach. He knew all along that Ichigo’s abilities wasn’t that of a Soul Reaper. Amazing how much continuity is in this series! It all comes back full circle!

[@johnnysalery7383]

All according to Keikaku :)

[@jtotheroc]

Aizen was of course the person that is single handily responsible for how Ichigo turned out. He set up all the battles for Ichigo beforehand. Aizen was the invisible hand.

[@joaov.candido8399]

Yhwach knew about Ichigo's origin powers too.

[@tonydak8573]

@@joaov.candido8399 He knew about his Quincy abilities not of his newfound combined abilities of Quincy, Reaper, and Hollow.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@jtotheroc You're joking, right? The whole point of the scene where Aizen claims that is that he's full of bologna.

[@derpmanaveragegamer7791]

Ichigo picking his asauchi is one of the best scenes so far. just that little expansion of ichigo walking through all the asauchi backing away and kneeling to him really gives a feel to just how strong ichigos true power is

[@lucastws]

You can tell by the reactions of them since this moment to the one in this video that Ichigo is in another level.

[@awsan111]

Asauchies don't acknowledge actual power, they test your resolve. When Ichigo's resolve was clear and set they kneeled

[@sleep5329]

It shows how deep his connection with Zangetsu truly was. They respected him instantly when he found out more about himself

[@Jesusesmyfortaleza333]

@@awsan111 naaahh They acknolewdge his power,it hadnt happened that everything was clear and set as you said besides it was obvious because of assauchi inventor's expression since it wasnt something so normal and simple at all, in fact in this vídeo showed things wasnt still clear and set, Ichigo didnt even know who zangetsu was,please pay attention the next, you and people that gave you a like ...

[@awsan111]

@@Jesusesmyfortaleza333 cool, I wIlL pAY aTtENTioN

[@unamused2158]

I absolutely love the imagery of Ichigo's inner world. When Ichigo realized that Zangetsu was young Yhwach, it started raining due to the betrayal and sadness that Ichigo felt, leading to his inner world being submerged in water because of his despair. Ichigo leaving the water symbolizes him overcoming the despair and sadness.

[@DamianQualshy]

Not only despair, everything started to fall apart. Ichigo's entire worldview collapsed in an instant.

[@WeyardWiz]

Everything in this scene was AWESOME! WELL DONE PIERROT!

[@ko-rp7ge]

It's dope

[@rouged3392]

Their seasonal anime works > naruto, og bleach, black clover (all have the same studio but dont have consistent animation) well maybe except for MOST of naruto. Can't wait to see cour 2 greatness

[@ophhate]

I dont know why oetsu was talking to ichigo like he was some normie soul reaper. All those soul reaper rules really dont apply to him.

[@shrimpman.]

@@ophhatethe problem was that he *wasn’t* a soul reaper

[@azure8696]

Indeed 💯

[@rinr7052]

“You are both Zangetsu to me” 😭😭😭❤️ love this part

[@kingretro2360]

Same it was so emotional😭

[@fruitspunchsamurai69]

The true Zangetsu are the frienda we made along the way

[@Salada_defrutos2]

The cinema:😭😭

[@slimeboy5626]

@@fruitspunchsamurai69 cringe

[@xthewhitewolf]

@@slimeboy5626 you are? Yeah.

[@pertinaciax9701]

This scene will go down as one of the greatest and most iconic scenes in anime history, fortunate that I got to see it.

[@main.ignisha]

From "The Blade and Me" during the Substitute Soul Reaper Arc, to "The Blade is Me" now Edit1: for those who didn't read the manga and only watched the anime, "The Blade and Me" were the titles for both the 66th chapter and the 8th volume. This is around the time Ichigo trains with Kisuke and first releases Zangetsu at the time. Edit2: replaced Soul Society Arc with Substitute Shinigami Arc

[@ivan_d_feets4495]

😮

[@holierthanu1]

They actually also made a promo still for this 2-parter where versions of it before the episode where the title on it says 'The Blade and Me', and versions of it after it aired, the promo shows 'The Blade is Me'

[@gigibadawy5097]

@@holierthanu1where can I watch it?

[@JoseLopez-is2zc]

I read both the manga and watched the anime I don’t think I would have never noticed that!

[@JoseLopez-is2zc]

@@gigibadawy5097 in the US Hulu only now or online

[@dst6960]

Best bleach scene OAT imo. The strongest surge of emotions were felt when watching this, shed a tear of joy.

[@rosisfree6767]

Best is yhawchs backstory

[@dst6960]

@@rosisfree6767 that’s not animated though 👀

[@ningningfish06]

I do likes oats

[@orednas4561]

imo best is the mugetsu scene, that was peak bleach for me

[@deleanor9665]

brother I am famished may I please have some oats

[@lucastws]

The frame of hollow Ichigo/white in this new art style after a long time without his appearence was the peak for me. I just couldn't hold back the huge smile of joy in my face.

[@zamirroa]

He looks very elegant, not gonna lie.

[@middysart]

Same! I wish he got to say something, though 😭

[@TheFoolishable]

@@middysart same. He never lied from the beginning.

[@soulam3618]

honestly it's phenomenal the music, the pacing, animation, symbolism. everything is just everything you could've asked for the return of bleach. Sheer perfection.

[@jaredmn8580]

This scene honestly almost made me cry, I love Bleach.

[@stacyrensburgoliver]

I cried 😢 like when I watched Luffy’s red rock 😭😭

[@lockspeekingthru]

almost ????? bro u must be strong i cried rivers watching this

[@OkRoomer123-]

When the "This is what you waited for part" kicked in simultaneously when Ichigo grabbed both his blades..perfection

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

That face makes me think Zangetsu was the one playing “Number One” the whole time whenever Ichigo does something he’s proud of.

[@xthewhitewolf]

It's you...

[@DamianQualshy]

which Zangetsu tho

[@NovaXII]

I have a headcannon that the lyrics to number one is zangetsu hyping up ichigo

[@bigpmp883]

I still can't get over the fact that Kubo told us from the BEGINNING that white was really Zangetsu, and none of us believed him. The best part is that there weren't any plot holes created or retcons needed to make this work. White and Zangetsu work well as two separate powers, AND as two halves of the same.

[@jasond1497]

Seeing White smiling for that one moment was just epic. He looks so great.

[@PrinceRevolver]

The best part about this entire scene is that Kubo had hollow Ichigo lay it out in plain sight in SS that he's zangetsu but no one picked up on it at the time.

[@pryme42100]

You are right I watched it recently and if u go back the signs were there.....

[@projectshadow0091]

I knew from the very beginning before the Manga that his hollow was the real zangetsu and what help me piece all of his words together was the in filler the zanpakto rebellion arc the only question left I had to figure out was who was old man zangetsu

[@Loldino897]

Kubo was Aizen all along just as planned

[@rasengankamehanow5521]

@@projectshadow0091 doesn't that mean Zangetsu is the only Zanpaktou that's a hollow? Also that means Ichigo defeated byakuya back then with his own Zanpaktou's power when he had his hollow mask.

[@pryme42100]

@@rasengankamehanow5521 yea but ichigo wasn't in control but u are right

[@r0ckA.]

honestly ichigo has some of the best development in anime

[@thecubeheadguy6747]

i get goosebumps every time when chan - ichi pulls out his zanpakutou. The song starts playing and oh etsu screams temeno zanpakuto da

[@rayvonvelez3129]

I wish we could've gotten more scenes of white ichigo again. 😭 He was so cool and he helped ichigo alot. Ichigo misunderstood his hollow, but now he finally understands him. Amazing work everyone who worked on this. ❤️

[@Mosdra_Kazuma]

i wanted him to say i told you so

[@roguetank3526]

Hey to be fair, hollow zangetsu threatend ichigo many times to take his body and turn it to a full hollow if he wasnt strong enough to prevent it. But he helped him everytime he was at the brink of death, ichigos death would also be his because as we know zanpakutos and their wielders are one and the same.

[@nkosinathisibiya600]

Easily the best anime this fall

[@Mauritanian22]

Yea bro 🤌🔥

[@xhyz54]

This year

[@wolfkingomega1405]

I'd say cyberpunk is. But it will get over shadowed by the nostalgia of bleach

[@nkosinathisibiya600]

@@wolfkingomega1405 i dont know i never liked scifi anime😅plus it not nostalgia since i recently finished bleach the only anime that would fall under that category is naruto

[@nkosinathisibiya600]

@@xhyz54 ill say one of the best this year the were alot of bangers this year

[@Galactus78]

Ichigo stopped letting the Hollow and the Old Man dictate what his powers were about and claimed it for his own. Finally creating the real Zangetsu.

[@Q115115]

Breaks in 30 seconds in the next fight -.-

[@Blastonem]

@@Q115115Lmaooo maybe we’ll get a glimpse of what it does, or an explanation from yhwach himself

[@Galactus78]

@@Q115115 😭

[@kiavaxxaskew]

it's not that they were dictating anything, he just realized that they are him. which is a powerful realization.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@kiavaxxaskew They kind-of were; both of them were fighting each other to be the one that Ichigo relied on, Old Man Zangetsu tried to suppress Hollow Ichigo while Hollow Ichigo tried to take over Ichigo to protect him. It took him accepting both of them as part of him that enabled him to unlock his full power.

[@dynami1967]

One of the best moments in all of Bleach. This arc has been absolutely incredible.

[@jbank7547]

I love how Nimaiya is just as hype as everyone that ever watched this episode😂

[@princeamori]

Made the 10 year wait worthwhile. Thank you for this masterpiece

[@alig8680]

All this time Ichigo was nerfed 💀 Imagine this Ichigo invading Soul society

[@fun4joke]

Ichigo be like: "world record speedrun, any %"

[@tonyepic8]

​@@fun4jokeany percent rescue speedrun

[@raph8505]

Funny part is, White even said it in one of the training episodes that he was Zangetsu and questioned Ichigo on why he kept looking for the other one 🤯

[@matthewmuir8884]

Yes. That was foreshadowing for the big reveal that Old Man Zangetsu isn't his zanpakuto spirit but is his quincy powers.

[@Rommulo35628]

It's so safisfying to see Ichigo accepting his both sides!! Specially after watching him struggling with White for years and how shaken he was after Zangetsu reveal.

[@g0ldenher0]

I can say for a fact that I cried tears of happiness when this was animated from the manga, seeing Ichigo holding his true zanpakuto truly made me happy.

Yuji Nunokawa, THANK YOU for bringing back Bleach, my favorite anime after 10 years, the runs of Naruto and Yu Yu Hakusho, and all that you and your company Studio Pierrot did in your lifetime. Your impact on my life and millions of other people will be felt for years to come. May you rest peacefully and fulfilled.

[@uraharakisuke1329]

They adapted this scene to perfectly. It was perfect, perfect. Everything down to the last minute details

[@trapstarreezy452]

Seeing this clip have over 1M views put so much joy in my heart. Hundreds of thousands of people collectively agreeing that The Blade Is Me was peak 🙏

[@Wolfencreek]

Can anyone else believe its been 3 months already? I'm so ready for the next part

[@noname72390]

coming to you in 10yrs.

[@meme62227]

@@noname72390 and its gonna be worth it 😭

[@robensonbadette6102]

Shout out to Oetsu's VA when he said: this is your zanpakuto gives me chills each time

[@isaacbarros9821]

FR the chills 😩🔥🔥🔥

[@PillowheadCreations]

Who ever wrote the number one song must be proud wish there was a live Performance of it

[@Blizzardfire]

This is my favorite moment in the entire TYBW arc.

[@AmbitiousMuscle]

Definitely some PEAK story telling, animation, storyboarding and music. We won Blech fans!!

[@MarkAround]

He literally just said ‘Let bygones, be bygones’ And be the power that I always claimed as mine to be what is needed

[@gustavoburciaga6200]

This moment was the equivalent of Yusuke achieving his own blend of Sacred Energy. Both amazing moments that are beautifully representative of the character’s growth.

[@cesarcaballero2499]

Gotta love the progress from "the blade and me" to "the blade is me" Though I think only manga readers get to appreciate that sort of details

[@101Draico]

So to be clear, that means that every story arc before this, Ichigo has been fighting everyone with one arm tied behind his back

[@Hamzethegoat]

It’s cause Ichigo never accepted himself his hollow was always his true power but he feared it and tried to push it back especially during the arrancar arc this scene was about self acceptance

[@TOASTxJ4M]

He was basically self sabotaging

[@Volkaer]

@@Hamzethegoat Yeah he kept snatching defeat from jaws of victory every time his Hollow came out, then barely clawed victory back, bruised and battered from that defeat.

[@Mosdra_Kazuma]

The closes we got to ichigos full power is dangai ichigo

[@tophfan]

I would say dangai ichigo/final getsuga was indeed his full power or the closest version to it, but HoS is a more refined version of those anyway

[@bearberserker]

A great way of ending the four with his true Zangetsu! I can't wait for the next one!!

[@samthesuspect]

Guys this 1k blood war has been everything we could of hoped for so far. AMAZING animation with a little more gore, the OG cast putting in some of their best, and the new version of this song was SUCH a improvement, like bravo to everyone involved.

[@kerosoldier]

Just one word can describe this. PERFECTION

[@Stuff8522]

Zangetsu is just smiling there irritably. "Oh NOW you get the memo. Fine, I'll share."

[@wrought-ironheroEMIYA]

White stays smug even though he's satisfied. Gigachad😌🔥

[@VickRyann]

very cool the real zangetsu looking at ichigo with pride

[@EckserDR]

He dont need to act like the bad guy anymore

[@michaelbartholomew2629]

Loved this scene so much, such a mix of emotions. It was so badass seeing Ichigo finally get his true zanpakuto. Also couldn’t help crying from him having to say bye to the zangetsu he knew and reaching his self-acceptance

[@stupidanon5941]

A few years ago, I wrote a 30-page piece analyzing Ichigo's relationship with Zangetsu as independent study work. I went straight for the Jungian analysis (I was doing it from a literary perspective, before a certain clinical psychologist made it cool to do it from a psychological perspective) and all I had seen was the anime. I hadn't read the manga. In fact, I rewatched the entire anime (no filler) just for that paper. In it, I argued that Zangetsu was Ichigo's shadow, every part of him that he thought of as either untrue about himself, or that he disliked about himself and wanted to shut away, and that his ultimate moment of growth would be in bringing those disparate parts of his being into union with his living consciousness. As part of the analytical context for the piece, I cited a line from Jospeh Campbell's _The Hero with a Thousand Faces_ : "The mighty hero of extraordinary powers, able to lift Mount Govardhan on a finger, and to fill himself with the terrible glory of the universe, is each of us: not the physical self visible in the mirror, but the King within." As tends to happen with these things, I was right.

[@p0ker_m]

Don't think you need a 30 page piece analysis to realize that this is a common trend in anime protagonists' power up and character developemnt.

[@stupidanon5941]

@@p0ker_m That wasn't what it was for.

[@rando5744]

Was this for school or something? Or did u just feel to write 30 page essay on a anime?

[@stupidanon5941]

@@rando5744 Both. It was a university project, done as an independent study, meaning I basically had the choice to do whatever I wanted with it. One of these days, I'm going to put it through another draft, do some final edits on it, and then send it off to a lit journal for publication. It's just one of a shitzillion writing projects I've been working on.

[@Poke-ladd]

I know you didn’t include filler but I think the filler also helps with the characterisation as well, eg Bount arc and Zanpakuto rebellion we get to see Hollow and Old man a little more

[@CHS2001]

Bleach deserves really to be the best anime ever , with all my respects to the other amazing animes.

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

Title: Ichigo's True Zanpakuto Video: Cuts off before Ichigo's true Zanpakuto is shown

[@Fluminox-]

"The Blade And Me" "The Blade Is Me" Kubo's a genius man

[@LionheartMindExplosion]

Studio Pierrot and Tite Kubo-sensei, thank you for this masterpiece

[@KTAC1]

This scene became iconic instantly. They did it justice

[@siavm]

This was my favorite show of 2022. This show not only came back a decade later and delivered it set a new standard. I am so glad I made this far but the show is not over and the next exciting part is next year.

[@ade1174]

Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War is my anime of the year. Thank you to Studio Pierrot, Shiro Sagisu, and all of the VAs for knocking it out of the park.

[@imwalkingrn]

The ‘you are me’ at the end was just perfect.

[@titord6031]

0:10 bro's still a menace

[@GilliganKrueger0829]

0:10 I don't know why, and maybe it's just me, but there's something legitimately wholesome about seeing White appear proud of Ichigo after so many taunts and abuse over the years before...

[@HenhousetheRed]

When Ichigo first meets the spirit of "Old Man Zangetsu," the latter tries to tell Ichigo his name, but it's blurred out. In the manga (chapter 63), this plays out differently in a subtle way. The speech bubble Old Man Zangetsu uses for saying his name is cracked, and has the vertical space for dialogue (in the Japanese release) blacked out. "Zangetsu" is written as "斬月" in kanji, whereas "Yhwach" is written "ユーハバッハ" as Yuha-Baha in katakana. The blackened out space is too large for the kanji of "Zangetsu," but fits the katakana of "Yhwach." The first time Ichigo meets "White" or Hollow Ichigo, the latter says that he is Zangetsu, over and over again, and Ichigo is copying all of his moves. "White" is teaching Ichigo, albeit in an antagonistic way that zanpakuto spirits sometimes do. You're led to think that the hollow within Ichigo is coming out at an opportune time to seize control, to become "king," but it's acting in a way to protect him when a dangerous, seemingly unbeatable foe is present. I have some issues with how Tite Kubo has written Bleach, some which I know is from rushing and contraints due to publisher pressure and illness. But the White / Old Man Zangetsu / True Zangetsu part of the TYBW story was extremely satisfying.

[@afmikasenpai]

The voice acting, the visuals, the narration, everything in this episode was just epic !

[@Aurelionitee]

I always thought that old man zangetsus clothes looked like Yhwach with his all-mighty ability (I only saw like 1 drawing of it) and now IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!

[@WockeeNamedWookie]

Crazy, Nimaiya not only reforged Zangetsu, he brought back Number One! Goated

[@chimpmaster]

Studio Pierrot really did their best for Thousand-Year Blood War and it really shows. I've enjoyed pretty much every second of it and I can't wait for the continuation!

[@CorvusTheNerd]

The reveal about White makes his King and Horse speech less about "Be strong or Ill take over" and more of "If your in trouble I'm gonna bail you out even if you don't want me to"

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

I loved this moment. The sudden truth reveal for Ichigo, caused it to rain and his inner mind to start breaking down. He felt despair like Tensa Zangetsu told him in the Fullbring arc. But the moment he understood himself, his power, he knew what he had to do. Thus he gained his true Zanpakuto which was amazing. No matter what he is, Zangetsu will be Zangetsu to him. A part of him like White. Such a great finale, Can't wait till cour 2 in July

[@eliottmillois4943]

I love the "Teme no zampakuto !!" Really cool

[@conleyscreations1847]

Bleach had the best intros, best music and best anime ever!!!!

[@patricklagerberg4387]

The angles in the inner work were awesome, I rarely get chills but here I definitely did, amazing job Also, a moments respect for the Studio Peirrot founder who just passed away

[@nobledonkey17]

This was by far my favorite anime moment from 2022

[@trayanhristov]

You have no idea how much I've needed and waited this scene... Other than the pain for waiting another 7 months, thanks for this animation, voice act, script writers, editors and the man - Tite Kubo himself! Honestly, this inspires me to write too!

[@riveraharper8166]

Proud Hichigo face is Life! It puts a smile to my face. And a tear to my eye.

[@folonrng]

his pullout game is strong

[@bluberey4579]

This was the best anime experience I ever had, loved every second of it.

[@Curator737]

There’s 38 more episodes broksi

[@Tkj1990]

Having Hollow Ichigo be Zangetsu in the end and it make absolute sense when looking back is such a great late min twist to the series.

[@daenopher]

I feel so lucky to relive these scenes animated with all of you!

[@hiphopkillen14]

Remember when Ichigo trying to tame his hollow power and Hollow Ichigo say I'm Zangetsu Years later turn out he telling the truth all along .

[@_Senjumommy]

The greatest moment of da first season , ichigo true bankai scene always looks so majestic ahh 😭 fr

[@OthinusTheGod]

I have waited so long for this scene to be animated and everything about this was perfect!

[@miked9594]

Step child telling his step parent and parent they love them both

[@ICHIGOT73A8]

I love Bleach anime with all its qualities, drama, comedy, courage, strength, and everything is beautiful in Bleach anime, and someone comes and says Bleach anime is not beautiful.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

White has that expression of "You finally *get it."*

[@MrZuribachi]

When animators don't care about budget. The animation and scenery are just a masterpiece

[@katleholetsabo4133]

The horse and the master have finally become one and the same.

[@RayKn1ght]

This is one of the best scenes in whole anime!

[@darkdzyerz]

Hearing Johnny’s voice in the dub of this episode was so captivating ❤

[@mgustafson2010]

Kubo's foreshadowing low key underrated

[@WeyardWiz]

Masterful

[@sychoplayz8153]

His foreshadowing was truly great. When Ichigo borrowed Zangetsu's power to beat Kenpachi, his spiritual pressure looked like a Hollow.

[@deborahlozano7482]

We’ll see you guys in July 🫡🫡

[@randombasic338]

Cya there

[@Sendvic-666]

White looks like a proud dad.

[@shogunarchon8394]

Having Number 1 play was an unexpected surprise but it works so well! Honestly one of the most hyped moments of Anime in 2022. I’m so ready for Cour 2

[@MrSmolCrocs]

This hit just as hard as the Naruto/Kurama goodbye 😭😭

[@matthewmuir8884]

Honestly, this hits far better than the Naruto/Kurama goodbye. As much as the Boruto anime improved on the goodbye scene itself, it couldn't do anything to improve just how poorly the manga set up the death of Kurama. I honestly am of the opinion that the biggest problem with the Boruto anime is its source material: the Boruto manga, and the Naruto/Kurama goodbye is an example I would point to for illustrating why.

[@Mr.YasQueen]

​@@matthewmuir8884 The reason the Boruto one hurts me more is because of my feelings for Kurama, you're right about the writing and set up to Zanpakuto's goodbye was better in Bleach. You're right about the criticism of the manga also.

[@wisamalkhoory6237]

not gonna lie I have never had goosebumps like this my entire life

[@xavierwalker6470]

Bro White's jawline is insane