The PERFECT COUNTER To Yhwach | Uryu Ishida's: THE ANTITHESIS | BLEACH Explained

Uryu Ishida awakens his schrift ability The Antithesis during the Thousand Year Blood War arc of BLEACH. Uryu Ishida's Schrift 'A', known as the Antithesis is a formidable ability, and is the only known counter to Yhwach’s The Almighty. In this video I will be breakdown and analysing Uryu’s unique power, its origins, how the power works, and how Tite Kubo will expand upon it’s role within the Thousand Year Blood War arc Anime.
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[@years-ti7xl]

Can't wait to see the Anthesis being the big reason for Senjumaru's defeat in Cour 3.

[@danwarner7816]

There two ways uryu can escape through anthesis Or Kubo will expand on yhwach almighty as he not only rearrange his own death but range of others including uryu

[@koraymaru2926]

​​@@danwarner7816but how would his ability counter her? Isn't his ability counter injures he receives only not others? Senjmaru seems like she absorbed uryu life....idk how countering this to her would kill her

[@sahilsinghrautela743]

​@@koraymaru2926no, his ability is to reverse any 2 event. He can fall in a cliff and could reverse the effects of falling to his opponent such that his opponent would have the sensation and after effects of falling .

[@danwarner7816]

@@koraymaru2926 uryu can only counter injuries inflicted on himself. If she done finishing blow on all of them at same time. It's possible his shift can reverse ability onto square 0 killing them instantly. he can also teleport inanimate objects as well so it's possible thru anime exclusive

[@sahilsinghrautela743]

@@danwarner7816 he can use his ability on others too. Shown in Anime when uryu helped Yhwach escape the prison womb

[@justsomeguywithamustache2901]

Fingers crossed that we are still getting an ichigo vs uryu fight in cour 3🤞

[@obrians-brown1307]

Seems like it based on the trailer

[@forgive.them.]

Spicy

[@zachhenson7844]

It's foreshadowed in the opening

[@RiruKrypto_]

The homies finally battling it out 😤

[@MultiAnikan]

Gonna be a boring watch

[@somerandomsavage5341]

I would 100% prefer uryu being the key to defeat ywhach in the anime than the random never mentioned arrow in the manga, it would be way better narratively

[@jrgenvellesen7800]

I really like how much Uryu and Yhwach contrast each other, and their powers display that contrast wonderfully!

[@gammafrost]

Hopefully the final battle incorporates Uryu in a major way apart from the silver arrow. I want to see the Antithesis used more.

[@corruptangel6793]

Personally, I think Book of the End is the more direct contrast. Almighty inserts the user into a moment of the future where they alter it as if they were there. Book of the End inserts the user into a soul's past to alter it as if they were there. Antithesis is kind of just off to the side as it's own thing

[@Grayson-Winchester]

I hope the anime will focus on the fatal arrow that deactivated the Almighty. We should see Ryuken and Isshin preparing to enter Soul Society

[@MrBrianpdj]

FACTS, they HAVE to give Isshin and Ryuken some justice plus show they’re experience.

[@yourname888]

most likely, the anime already filled in lots of plot holes and ended being much better written than the manga

[@tailez606]

One more cool thing between Yhwach and Uryuu is that where Yhwach relied on his Sternritter until he gained his ultimate power, then took back all his power, sacrificing his allies, Uryuu was the opposite - his powers were the most useful in a group/team setting where multiple people pitched in.

[@maxonbardo]

How did he know I was looking up Antithesis explanation videos literally yesterday

[@undeade.t7044]

I really hope uryu gets more better showings of his power in the cour 3 and 4 than what we got in the manga so far they are going in the right directions with his new fight against Senjumaru at the end of cour 2 but i would like to see more

[@asdergold1]

More better. I'd just say one, lmao.

[@gammafrost]

Yeah it looks like we still may even get that Uryu vs ichigo fight. It fleshes out more of Uryu’s new powers.

[@isaacmendes1926]

​@@asdergold1it's not wrong because he means more(as in quantity) better showings

[@xPepe1310]

Toshiro and Uryu are the perfect successors to their respective leaders. Yamamoto is the contrast of Toshiro just like Yhwach is contrast of Uryu

[@wisehunterx5650]

As for yhwach it's haschwalth

[@drama-addictic6462]

My hopeful idea for the antithesis is that Uryu uses his shrift to reverse Yhwach Almighty to himself, but ofc realize that the power is too overwhelming to hold for like a second and Ryuken fires the still-silver arrow at Yhwach which disables Almighty at the moment when Uryu relinquishes Almighty due to losing control. Then Ichigo cuts him in half. Lemme know if you guys think this would be a logical sense for an ending. Both Ichigo and Uryu working together and Ryuken getting his revenge for killing his wife.

[@notarobot3531]

Since the almighty is the power to see the future I find it hard that ywach didn't see the arrow being fired and dodge it. I would make it so uryu stabs himself with the arrow and then uses the antithesis to make ywach suffer the effects of it. I'm pretty sure the arrow won't have to same effect on uryu as it did on ywach because it was specifically designed to take ywach down.

[@cybermoon6036]

​​@@notarobot3531damn that's actually genius 👍

[@raphaelceni]

I like that, but if he's is the one firing the arrow. He could hit Ichigo, reversing the arrow and the Soulkings powers between Ichigo and YW. YW could retain his Almighty, but Ichigo could briefly appear with 4 pupils, that way YW could never see anything since Ichigo would have the Soulkings powers which are immune to the almighty as shown in the anime new scene and also when YW doesn't understand or couldn't predict Mimihagi actions.

[@raphaelceni]

That way, Yhwach's downfall would be to have absorbed Jugram, which was the counter for Uryu's abilities. As much powerful as the almighty is, it always needed the balance or Jugram to work properly. The moment he used aschwallen he became alone. It's interesting if you make the parallel with the Cristian God. He is one, but somehow had to be 3 to achieve what he wanted as Holy father, Jesus and the holy spirit.

[@kakashihatake1029]

That is such a fire idea. I would love to see this but unfortunately it won't happen. I can only hope they do something like this.

[@rajaryan-fe1oy]

The stone paper scissors dynamic between all three of their powers is so endlessly fascinating with so much potential for both intresting fights and character development, I hope the anime goes all out with them since they're probably my favourite Quincy powers in the entire story

[@thewanderingartists]

Honestly i don't remember being this hyped for an anime in a long time.

[@redlox2]

Yup! Even haschwalth mentions he was glad he managed to hang Uryu back to fight him over going with Ichigo to confront Yawach directly, (I know in the end Uryu didn’t end up using the “A” against soul king Yawach but Uryu still proved a pivotal role in giving Ichigo an opening to defeat him once and for all. Ichigo only got his chance by that one moment as he was about to get overwhelmed again before hand).

[@mattd889]

I have a strong feeling that Uryu’s Antithesis will be the thing that counters Senjumaru’s Bankai. Keeping everyone alive.

[@rayvonvelez3129]

Think about it tho. Nianzol a high tier sternritter in yhwach opinion since he brought him up to the soul palace with them and his hax the wind is pretty op. But nianzol absolutely got destroyed by senjumaru, in the manga i originally thought it was some kinda reality warping hax that allowed senjumaru to manipulate the Winds sternritter uniform, but no.. later in the anime we find out she just straight up blitzed him and changed his entire uniforms fabric. She did it so fast even us the audience couldn't tell what happened, than later we see uryu in base pre aushwalen reacting to all of senjumarus strikes and blocks them. she was trying to do the same thing to uryu that she did to nianzol at the beginning but uryu is able to react to her same blitz and block all her needles in just his normal state. Uryu is pretty insane i can't wait to see more from uryu in cour 3. I'm thinking we'll see uryu defeat senjumaru with volstanding on his own.

[@gammafrost]

Nianzol wasn’t a high tier sternritter at all. Ywach was just using him to get to the soul king faster.

[@corruptangel6793]

She didn't blitz him. The fact that no one reacted, I think, proves that. I think her attack was simply that subtle, which is why it focuses on the thread that no one had noticed until then. If not even Kirinji could blitz Nianzol, and he has the speed to overwhelm Haschwalth, it doesn't make sense that Shutara could.

[@watcher314159]

A - the Antithesis, Book of the End, and Shun Shun Rikka are all notable counterpoints to The Almighty, practically being tailor-made to counter it. It's not even that the Antithesis is the most versatile or anything like that, that gives Uryuu his prominence over Orihime and Tsukishima. It's simply that he has motive. Or, well, not just motive. It's more that every aspect of his existence serves to spite Yhwach. Because we also have to factor in whatever experimentation Souken did to allow Uryuu to survive Auswählen.

[@zachhenson7844]

Uryu's father also wasn't affected by Aushwalen

[@watcher314159]

@@zachhenson7844 Uryuu is the only Gemischt Quincy to have ever survived Auswählen. Ryuuken and every other Sternritter is Echt, hence their survival 9 years ago. Yhwach stated this outright during the ceremony where he gave Uryuu his Schrift. And Ryuuken's Echt status was made explicit during the Everything But The Rain flashback.

[@KingRoot-ie9qh]

Yeah but the A is a Directly counter whereas all those you mentioned are non direct counter ​@@watcher314159

[@wisehunterx5650]

Shun shun Rikja is useless against the almighty,

[@watcher314159]

@@wisehunterx5650 ehhh... Yes, Orihime couldn't fix Tensa Zangetsu, but an argument could be made that it was a skill issue of not rejecting the right thing. Or that Orihime had the theoretical ability but not the reiatsu. More importantly, Aizen and Hachigen were very much of the opinion that Shun Shun Rikka is a power capable of defying Soul King level BS. Its earlier positioning in the narrative was very much that of something tailor-made to counter Yhwach.

[@douglascramer1501]

Argument: Uryuu's "Antithesis" is foreshadowed as being able to counter the Almighty, because his power anchors 2 points in time and space, then reversing anything within its range, that he chooses. Scenario: Ywach attacks in the future, then Uryuu reverses it. Ywach wouldn't be able to tell that it was reversed, just like the other person can't tell that Ywach changed it. Conclusion: Ywach's Almighty ability is only invincible, because he can "see" the different temporal possibilities, and even affect it. Uryuu's Antithesis would make it so that Ywach's Almighty ability can't work, which means that Ywach would have to beat him through strength. Antithesis is enough to challenge Ywach, but not to defeat him. That being said, he may be able to reverse the blood ceremony on Ywach's minions, given enough time.

[@gammafrost]

I like this idea and think it makes sense.

[@kgkg7790]

I really hope Uryu kicks senjumaru ass in part 3 it will be amazing to see

[@shahzabeshah7304]

Nice one bro. I’ve always wanted an explanation video on my fav character in Bleach. 10/10 vid

[@jonathanjones4440]

I hope uryu still has this ability in the Hell Arc

[@kgkg7790]

For part 3 we need to see more of Quincys back storys this will be kubo final chance to give the Quincys the same care and loved that they deserve

[@vaidikchauhan4382]

I think for elite sterniters when they will get defeated they will some flashbacks like how they did with as nodt but better and some what longer.

[@kgkg7790]

@@vaidikchauhan4382 at this point anything is better than nothing we are at a critical point of the story if Kubo doesn't give us anything it means he neglected the Quincys and all their potential

[@jimynutron87]

⁠​⁠@@kgkg7790the fact that we’re anything is incredible…be grateful 👹

[@kgkg7790]

@@jimynutron87 I'm asking for the bare minimum asking for back stories for the Quincys when the Arc is about them screams neglect and we know nothing about them is not being entitled I'm simply asking for the same treatment the soul reapers and Arrancars had

[@corruptangel6793]

Get rid of that stupid arrow head and have Uryu just use the Anti-thesis to achieve the exact same thing. That's the only thing I'd change with it. I also think another weakness of the Anti-thesis is that every time he reverses a past event, he has to make a new mark to use it again. This would explain why he is so passive with it, only using it at the last second

[@justinrodriguez5957]

I am interested in seeing The Antithesesis explored since Kubo/Ywach explain it's because Uryu has this ability that Ywach couldn't touch him with Aschwalen. Even when he engraved a portion of his soul to Uryu in attempts to guarantee the effect as Haschwalt explained, Ywach still couldn't absorb Uryu. Confirming Ywach's statement that Uryu's ability does beat Ywach's. And I definitely look forward to see how it is expanded upon when it is used against another "wielder of fates" in Shutara as we know her ability doesn't work on him either through the trailers. Hope everyone has got Uryu stonks invested.

[@raphaelceni]

If you consider Uryu's antithesis, Aizen's shikai, Tsukishima's book of the end and Giriko's time tell no lies they could come up with some nice ways of fighting Yhwach. YW is so broken he could easily kill the one helping Ichigo, but that's where Aizen could aid using Kyoka Suigetsu to hide the others. I always thought that YW should've seen the arrow and therefore escaped it before hitting him. But it would be interesting if the arrow hits Ichigo and then Uryu use the antithesis to switch from Ichigo to YW. Another interesting thing is the fact that YW can't see Soulking powers future interactions, and maybe this could be the key for that. Uryu could revert Ichigo's power back or even a part of Mimihagi into Ichigo, or maybe in the anime Ichigo would already have some Soulking power after the irazusando and it would be reestablished.

[@kennethjimenez5185]

To me, Uryu’s greatest strength has always been his intellect. To me he is one of the most intelligent characters in the series, not in the applied sciences the way Mayuri and Kisuke are. But in terms of strategy and tactics and outthinking your opponent. For example, he would not be able to create a medicine or construct a machine the way that Mayuri and Kisuke can, but I sincerely believe he would smoke them both in chess. In fact, he could probably play both of them at the same time. I wish we all saw a lot more of from his character and I hope we get to see more of that in the anime, and perhaps, even in the Hell arc.

[@bling0holic]

The best about this video is the philosophy and what it represent as Kubo is known to put a lot of symbolisms in Bleach. And now thinking about it, the concept has always been somewhat the same for most of the arc, and as you presented, a contrast, or balance, a Yin and Yang. Even though Kubo had no time or even retroactively is trying to represent in the Anime, is a plus in my book, and showing Uryu, possibly one of the strongest characters in the series to never one-up anyone other than S1 Kurotsuchi and Cirucci Sanderwitch, is because, and at least, imo, is the opposite of what Ichigo is, incomplete. Whilst Ichigo was complete and didn't accept until The Blade IS Me, Uryu was never complete as the one thing to complete him is the awakening of Ywach. Once he awoken, Uryu's Yin and Yang would be complete, hence the TYBW and his relevance. Of course, it all sounds like retconning, plot convenience and what-nots, but it fits in the world of Bleach's symbolism, which imo, is what I appreciate the most about from this vid's explanation AND Kubo's writing in Bleach!

[@adityamayekar1744]

Was busy for quite a time then Got time to watch your videos once again🔥🔥felt good👍🏻

[@ShardsOfStone]

I feel like Uryu is going to beat Senjimaru with this ability. Either that or this is how YHVH gets his almighty back with swapping with Senjimaru with this. Its the only way I can forsee this working.

[@MrReganomics1]

Its plot armor, the weapon. He can completely undo anything as long as he encounters who is responsible or was part of that timeline essentially.... Its a reset button

[@knull9499]

i think antithesis is more broken than the almighty on how its described like you could just break a stone or kill a insect and then switch it with your opponent

[@wisehunterx5650]

Nah

[@manuelacosta9463]

I would hope that we see it in action in the upcoming cour. It's a perfect opportunity to show all of the abilities of the main combatants especially given this is a battle for keeps. Uryu's serves perfectly to contrast Yhwach's general MO, his gives while Yhwach takes.

[@nicnix4485]

If the anime decides to take a different turn with Ichigo and Uryu vs Ywhach maybe Uryu uses his power to bring Tensa Zangetsu back to whole for Ichigo to deliver the final blow along with (possibly) swapping strength with Ywhach to weaken him in that exact moment. Hopefully we get to see their fathers in action

[@jbabylucus1641]

Have you ever done the breakdown about each of the species natural power sets. I’m curious what your take would be on the difference between the Quincy and Fullbringer

[@chillandrelaxx]

In other words Uryu is the most powerful character in Bleach.

[@brandonwilliams9433]

I have always wanted a better explanation on him

[@scarlet-khaganate]

My theory is that Uryu will revive Sternritter by reversing the situation that has already happened between Senjumaru and Sternritter. Dead Sternritter will be revived while Senjuru will be dead. Let's see what's it going to be

[@GideonFerrante]

It would be so perfect if Uryu was just infiltrating the sternritters to learn all he can about Yhwach including his weaknesses, while avoiding the danger of being an openly direct threat, and ultimately avenging his mother. He doesn't need a redemption arc.

[@KatsuBAle]

Actually Yhwach also awaken the Silver of stillness inside Uryu by giving his blood to drink to give Shrift. Uryu is the one Quincy survival form Auswahlen. He basically had the silver of stillness inside his heart and Yhwach's blood was needed to activate it.

[@insatiablehunger2138]

I neeed to see how they fix the plot arrow he said it would only halt his power for a second, so even when he got cut in half a second passed so he could have just regenerated

[@misterOrca4]

In a way, Uryu has a similar ability to the Izanagi from Shippuden, but with a little extra.

[@SageR_24]

Hi DBZman, please can you RANK all the Schrifts it self from the Weakest to Strongest. And can you also RANK all the Vollständig Design with the Power Levels from the Weakest to Strongest. Thank you.

[@DBZimran]

Sternritter Ranking, kinda summarises my thoughts on how their schrifts rank: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGe7ioqrbph-bck

[@SageR_24]

@@DBZimran Ok thanks. What about the Vollständig Designs with their Power Levels (From the Anime and the Manga) They added more upgrades to some of the Vollständig Designs and Power level Scales. Please can you RANK all the Vollständig Design with the Power Levels from the Weakest to Strongest. Thank you. ..

[@charlescuster6781]

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[@Leo-pd4fc]

Bleach THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR Cour 3 Trailer was really AMAZING, I was surprised to see GRIMMJOW and RURIKA. Ishida will survive from Squad Zero's Zanpakuto's an illusion Room Trap easily. By the way would LOVE to see Kurosaki Ichigo VS Uryu Ishida Full Battle in TYBW Cour 3. CAN'T WAIT Next Year 2024, it's gonna be an AMAZING for BLEACH because there is coming BLEACH SOUL RENOSANCE Game and THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR Cour 3, so EXCITED for it defienitily for a New Opening/Ending Songs! 🔥🎸🗡🎻🏹🔥

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

We also have the hell arch to look forward too.

[@VinhPham-eg3sk]

Studying Realism, especially in Politics and International Relations makes me realise that the relationship between Balance and Antithesis is actuatlly more complex than that. In terms of global affair, expecially in the Realism's view, the world history I see is a series of conflicts between Balance and Antithesis. I mean to make the global affair works, all nations must accept a balance (Balance of power Theory). However, this balance will not be forever, like there would be a rising power, which disagree with that Balance, rise to challenge it, which we could see in many rivalry between current dominant and rising power (Like 2 World Wars, and even today). It means there will always be an Antithesis that would rise to challenge this Balance, and history has proved that many time the Antithesis succeeded to break this Balance (in International Relations we called Counter-balance). But the complexity here show that every time when Antithesis broke this Balance, there will always be a new Balance could be made, the complex lies on who would create this new Balance, the one who is holding the Balance or the one who owns the Antithesis. Just like whenever we make arguement, there will always be antithesis to challenge our aruguement, whether we succeed to protect our arguement or be defeated by that antithesis will be depended on the situation That's why I don't really agree that Balance is overwhelm Antithesis, but I do think that Kubo also has a point when portraying the fight between Uryu and Jugram. When Uryu activated the Antithesis, which broke the Balance made by Jugram, but in the conflict, Jugram could still maintain that Balance, to make a new Balance (which we saw that Uryu was once again be knock-out). However, the Antithesis then striked again, it was the Auswählen which Yhwach striked on Jugram, completely broke this Balance. I think it was actually Kubo's intention to explain this complexity, because even when we live in a paradise, or perefect world, the will be thing that could challenge its effect. I hope the anime would make a better job in describing Uryu's ability

[@Willrocs]

The race car analogy hit home cause I’m old and falling apart right before the finish line

[@asandasiyabongamahlambi3565]

Hey bro please talk about jugrams death

[@jackmorton9246]

Ap lit students🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Nebula_303]

Unrelated but a ninja storm bleach game would go so hard imo

[@fatanimeboy6961]

Really hope the anime does justice to antithesis.

[@abhamyy]

yo brother i am having a argument with someone, and i wanted to ask here for anyone. the subject is if chad and Orihime have spiritual pressure or not, and if it can be proven.

[@sharkygamer1409]

They do. Every time hollows have gone after any of Ichigo's friends, the hollows did so by sensing their spiritual pressure.

[@dinleywalters9067]

7:20

[@OLIVER-ox7ef]

Uryu will severly injure ichigo but will use antithesis to acquire the damages that he caused just to show loyalty to ywach

[@deonhargrove7846]

What if he trains enough to have in work automatically? That way if he gets killed he doesnt.

[@googleuser3007]

Their powers reminds me of Rock. Paper, Scissors!

[@nowornever2003]

This is why I still don't understand why people think that Yamamoto outclasses Yhwach, Jugram, and Uryuu. This 3 are godlike beings.

[@sasailicc]

Because they think yamamoto win by default just because he is yamamoto. Jugram stomps even ishida in term of 1v1, idk how yamamoto can win vs that guy. People just dont follow naration and story, by naration jugram and ishida are above elite guard in term of power.

[@yassine4185]

​@@sasailicc The real rank is : Rio Yhwach Aizen Ichibei Ichigo Jugram Gerard Valkyrie Ishida Yamamoto

[@Leoneltron]

LILLE BARRO FOR YAMAMOTO​@@yassine4185

[@Saintjackoftrades]

I think Bach knew he was going to die and gave Uryu that power on purpose.

[@BrotherGodhand]

I think Antithesiscoin is going to be appreciating in value a lot over the course of cour 3 and cour 4. Looking forward to some real bullshit from Ishida.

[@GudHunterYT96]

Would ywatchs all mighty had seen uryu's betrayal? If he can see the future basicly

[@thebbb2334]

isn’t the “balance “ also a counter to the almighty?

[@warrmachine1]

yeah Uryu can revive Ywhach at anytime

[@CaribbeanCryptoTips]

The power should be used to redo the manga lol

[@stephenjehudunbar9285]

The father, the son, and Holy Spirit I guess 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@bishoyshinigami9422]

4 hours 4k views 400 likes 40 comment😂

[@marssaintsenat2995]

Imagine if his ability can swap gender

[@step_grandpa]

ywach confirmed pedo

[@KeepRockingTheDragon]

the antithesis is thee most broken ability PERIOD

[@dboyfly24]

Theses stupid ass chapters anime is doing g now is just dumb thank you jjk for giving us the whole season like old school anime use to do

[@allanbaker3958]

Explained badly, it's basically a plot armor uno reverse card.

[@kingsloth1077]

The dumbest power ever just one shot him he's done 😂😂😂😂

[@Diddys-BoyToy]

Ishidas ability isn't to swap damage it's to swap anything between any two targets.

[@Arjaysucks]

will we ever get a damn bankai from aizen

[@nakhart]

Who knows? Maybe it might happen in the final battle against Yhwach.

[@deaggravv]

it will destroy that special thing about aizen he is an unusual character

[@stefanocremonini2656]

It is possibly a weak ability that he makes stronger just like his shikai.

[@jermainestate4972]

Who knows, maybe you have already witnessed it