Everything You NEED To Know About Bleach Before TYBW!!

[@reesem6411]

"And then theres 44 episodes of the Bount arc, which you should ABSOLUTELY skip" im dying 💀

[@dixiytb7198]

True shit

[@BrokeBoiWoody]

I’m on that arch now 💀

[@KaraSuraDraw1]

@@BrokeBoiWoodyskip it 😅

[@xaviormchorney6959]

@@KaraSuraDraw1 fr. SKIP IT

[@6oku666]

I must be the only mf who like that shi😂

[@Sachiel235]

Damn dude you put a TON of work into this. I haven't seen the anime in a long time so this definitely helped as a refresher. Keep it up!

[@emoney6657]

Yeah that's why i watched it. Needed a refresher for sure!

[@MarkI808]

Same

[@christheanimeguy6114]

He put in alot of work and didn't do a good job, instead 9f calling the soul society heaven, he should have said its deva realm of the samsara. He just serves to perpetuate misunderstanding of bleach fans

[@Sachiel235]

People like you are why there is a negative connotation associated with anime fans. Touch grass.@@christheanimeguy6114

[@Ryan-ot9bf]

yeah defiantly great content very detailed lol i needed that refreshment after taking a brake

[@TruuColorZ]

Let’s not forget that rukia did give half of her power to ichigo but she mainly awakened his. She didn’t try to give half of her power ichigo took it by accident 1 because he can’t control spirit energy at all til way later and 2 because his natural spirit energy is just huge and like a flowing sinking that’s not turned off.

[@magik2410]

he prolly woulda awakened them during the fight even if he didnt get his powers awakened by ryukia anyways because of his genetics

[@christheanimeguy6114]

Wrong, Rukia tried to give ichigo only half of her powers, however he took almost all due to his massive reiryoku, not his lack of control over his rietsu. Even while giving the sink analogy uryu realized he was wrong about ichigos rietsu being on full blast all the time, and that ichigos reiryoku is so massive that what he initially thought was always flowing on high, was actually just the overflow.

[@Muhammad_marij]

Honestly, I think it was Because ichigo was a Quincy, Quincy are known for absorbing Reishi, it was a great way to foreshadow this

[@SasoriZert]

*Grabs my snacks* Good now I have something to watch while I relax

[@troypeterson7506]

RIGHT

[@belckroz1952]

Got cheese sticks and chicken tenders

[@kainakafuji1982]

I got ground turkey and rice

[@kyletakesws]

Me falling asleep

[@rogerserna9170]

I needed a monster white pineapple flavor

[@STOKEZGAMING]

this is definitely starting to become my favorite channel on youtube, thank you so much for the great and entertaining content

[@kamaallowen5824]

As someone that has somehow NEVER watched Bleach growing up, I needed this. Ready for the latest ark. Awesome job my boi

[@soggysal3158]

I really appreciate the amount of work you put into these videos especially the long ones I watched them on repeat while I'm working or playing games The amount of care you put into these shows thank you fr

[@manasdharpure5789]

Can we get a round of applause for THIS MAN!!! I only finished like 74 episodes only and now I can finally watch TYBW. Thank you

[@Beefybeef5]

Definitely finish the soul society, get a general gist on the "aizen arc" and I'm sure his explanation for the fullbringer arf is good enough to skip it, although it's actually really good with cool plot twists.

[@christheanimeguy6114]

No, no applause from me, dude doesn't even know that the soul society isnt modeled after heaven, but rather the deva realm of the samsara. I thought the dude was bad with naruto content SMH.

[@lsquad]

Bro finish it first

[@machopewell7026]

Few in accuracies I've found in your recap 1) it's not a couple of lieutenants, it's the lieutenant and captain of the 6th division. 2) as above Renji isn't of the 11th division (he was but he transferred to the 6th division after he transferred from the 5th division to the 11th to be close to the captain of the 6th division, he also never got past the 6th seat of the 11th division)

[@Dovgtrio]

Nice summarization! If you're considering doing more Bleach content then I think videos about each of the different factions like shinigamis, hallows/arrancars, quincies, and fullbringers would be interesting. Or a video on the top sternritters or schrifts would be interesting too.

[@paulj8726]

Thanks! I needed this short refresher as I watched every episode of Bleach. You awaken my memories of the most important episodes. I was planning to try to re-watch every episode before getting into TYBW, but after this, i’m going to jump right into TYBW.

[@rockingeforge]

I cannot explain how excited I was when TYBW was announced for an anime. I read the manga cover to cover many years ago, and I've been so happy with the anime representation.

[@justingabriel1765]

As someone who loves bleach, this is pretty great, yeah there’s bits missing, but I think as a recap video the stuff missing wasn’t important to begin with, so it’s fine, overall I’m so glad to see you do stuff on bleach since you put so much effort into explaining things

[@KidCaelus]

Also i just wanna state for the record Gin’s Bankai reveal (while at first glance wasn’t spectacular) when he said “Kamishini no Yari” was the coldest Bankai reveal. The way he said it was no calm yet malevolent it always gives me chills

[@Ixidora]

I was particularly fond of how he was totally honest and kept giving Ichigo just enough information to mislead him about his Zanpakuto's abilities! Only time in anime were telling your opponent about your abilities was a good thing(very recent exception made for JJK i.e. "Showing your Hand"). Gin was absolutely amazingly well written for what little screentime he got!

[@shanehorton4022]

Gin by far my favorite

[@ixlikexpiex420]

I just love how he smiles

[@BobThePenguin.]

4:56 already pissing off the Ichruki fans, im liking where this summary is going

[@gnarlybastard8687]

Was my fav part of the show

[@allanpatricio1688]

Did an amazing job of breaking it down and not getting distracted with everything else that goes on in the show!!! Glad I found your account!!!

[@zarostheemptylord5893]

Even tho I read then watched all of bleach I super appreciate this video...I miss the days of new bleach content and now one of my new favorite anime youtubers is covering it in 2022 alongside the anime finaly being finished...after the last few years...we needed this...something actually good happening...great video..has some minor errors but none that ruins the recap for those preparing for TYBW..the best recap I've seen and highly recommend for all preparing for TYBW

[@groundhogcs]

Excellent recap. I had started bleach 15years ago, and had not seen the fullbringer arc.. This makes things easy.. Best wishes from kerala, India.. Kudos to the effort!

[@seanhettenbach2101]

I remember in the epsiode where ichigo gets his powers for the first time and we see his zanpakto, ryukia tells ichigo that the size of ones zanpakto respresents the power that the holder posseses, and ichigo's zanpakto is one of the biggest zanpaktos she remembers ever seeing. I loved this. Thanks for the recap its been years if not like an entire decade so everything was sort of a blur and i couldnt remember timeline wise when certain things had happened. This show just had so many different plots happening all the time all at once so i needed a refresher lol.

[@dillonlinks1759]

Was rewatching Bleach before I start TYBW. I made it until season 7 until this video came up. You just saved me so much time

[@LiterallyHarveySpecter]

Duddeee you should still watch it

[@Arcaeau]

I've been watching bleach since 2021 and only now I'm finishing it for the first time. I really love bleach and it's in my top 3. I'm here for the summarised fullbring arc

[@ky-Lee30000]

@@Arcaeausame

[@DJMG_876]

There are a lot of errors in this, but good video regardless. Ichigo didn't beat Renji because of his hollow powers, the hollow mask that kept manifesting in his clothing partially blocked Renji's last strike. He didn't access his hollow power until it forcefully took over in the fight with Byakuya.

[@thanatoskw8285]

Yeah fortunately no errors on anything central to the plot. Mostly names and technical details. I got the impression from Nick’s last Bleach video that he’s fairly new to Bleach though so it’s understandable.

[@ddcyt7714]

Another error was that Rukia accidentally gave up all of her powers Bc Ichigo unintentionally absorbed them all

[@topher93rodden]

@@ddcyt7714 also Renji is not squad 11 he is squad 6 with Byakuya Kuchiki

[@fossil98]

Also a grave error, orihime is not best girl

[@manofculture432]

And grimmjow wasn't killed either.

[@Jose-zs3he]

1: please never stop these explanation videos, they're awesome and very useful 2: love how when u make a mistake, you don't just edit it out but you correct yourself

[@MicheleeiRettili]

wow i didnt remembear i had seen all of bleach up until that second rukia stab, i thought i had watched only 50-60 episodes 😅 thanks for the refresher, this was almost 10 years ago

[@Lupinemancer87]

Bleach was always my favorite of the Big Three, and I am so happy it is back. I can tell you've put a ton of work into this, and although I don't need it, cuz not only do I have an incredible memory so I remember clearly everything in Bleach, I've read/watched the series multiple times. But I still enjoy these types of videos so I'm here for it :D

[@grottoguru6473]

The big three are DBZ, Bleach and OP?

[@sphewandiso]

​@@grottoguru6473no it's Op,Bleach and Naruto

[@grottoguru6473]

@@sphewandiso there's literally no way db/dbz isn't one of the 3 It's DBZ, OP, and Naruto (not necessarily in that order). With Bleach being close 4th

[@sphewandiso]

@@grottoguru6473 DBZ is not in the big 3 it's not an opinion it's facts

[@grottoguru6473]

@@sphewandiso Bleach is no where close to as popular as DBZ. What you are telling me is just subjective opinion. Actually, we're both correct. The list you made is the big 3 but DBZ was just older (and bigger) than those three so it's the S-Tier lmao

[@papaxci]

thanks for the massive update, its been a long time since i watched bleach and i wasn't looking forward to rewatching it all before TYBW arc

[@YunGGenO77]

THANK YOU NCNAMMER. Literally, could never tell the difference between filler and main content with the bleach anime 😅

[@danishbutter1847]

the Hime filler i could tell back then but thought the Bountu was a legit journey until i the i caught the midst of it, and figured it was a filler arc and not associated about the hunt down of Aizen onwards but however the zanpanktou arc was a essential lore peace for Bleach and the Shinigami.

[@NeimanMarkiss]

Thank you man this helped me understand everything in Thousand Year Blood War! Flawless breakdown 👏🏾

[@robbiewilson2797]

Not really flawless he made at least one mistake Renji when he first showed up was part of the 6th decision not the 11th he was formally 11th

[@jaebates3976]

I love this, can't wait for more Bleach content. . . it was my into to long animes!! Thank you!!!!

[@addvantage3223]

Definitely watching as a refresher as I have seen all of bleach, it's just been a hot minute

[@timothyfanning1753]

Dude thank you for making this man so in depth and a great way to explain it to people who haven't payed attention to the actual anime/Manga please make you know nothings for these characters 🙏

[@pierre3434]

I'm so impressed with the quality of your content, even so it's not a big channel. This video is VERY appreciated for the release of the news bleachs épisodes. I'll be there for the future !

[@jakesult1426]

Absolutely love this type of long story content bro. Love the new channel. Love your original channel. Love what you do. Keep it up. In good health brother

[@thebleeding6518]

Thanks Nic this has really helped me understand bleach. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos. Your one of the most entertaining KZbin creators out there.

[@harrisric128]

The fact that I know the story and still watched this whole video goes to the quality of your work bro. Great stuff🤙🏾

[@AbbyKebabby]

i haven't "consumed Bleach" in many years, but the way that came out had me gigglin'

[@Jakamakala]

Great video, did spot a few errors though: 1) Renji was in the 6th division by the time he met Ichigo. He was in the 11th and before that the 5th, but Yachiru was the 11th Lieutenant. 2) Grimmjow did not die. He is one of 2 Espada to survive. 3) I'm pretty sure Gin's name is with a hard G. 4) Espada 5 is named Nnoitra. Gilga is his family name.

[@dandam5582]

3 Espada including Nel.

[@Jakamakala]

@@dandam5582 totally forgot about discount Orihime.

[@jlntpy1706]

What is a hard g? U mean k? 😂

[@Judefluff525]

@@jlntpy1706no doofus. he means hard G as in pronounced “Geen” not “Jin”

[@Bird.Lover6000]

He also mispronounced murcielago

[@Ericcartman6969-l8z]

26:11 Im watching bleach rn and i needed a explanation thanks nick

[@nessaaaaaaa7]

THANK YOU! i was thinking of rewatching bleach before tybw but then i realized i don't wanna sit through 300 episodes again lol. you're the best, man

[@jamasa23]

wow! very concise presentation of a complex story

[@k1ngh0rus46]

Damn you did a great job. Again damn!!! All that info stockpiled in your head 😳, your the best at explains anime hands down!!

[@SibylWhisp]

I haven't watched Bleach in years and stopped reading it in college after the fight against Aizen, just lost interest but I had friends who were interested in watching the new season and I just didn't have the time to rewatch / read certain key parts in time before it started. This helped plenty, thanks man

[@imdarehouse]

Thankyou! I just watched this at 1.5x speed and remembered everything . I’m about to start TYBW rn

[@Loyaltensa69]

17:16 woooooooow the foreshadowing of zangetsu is crazzzyyyyyyy😮I completely forgot about him not being able to hear his name

[@OTGEntertainment4991]

15:01, I believe Renji was the lieutenant of squad 6, not 11.

[@drcalliber732]

Just fyi, Ichigo didn’t necessarily hollowify. His Shinigami and Hollow powers are inherently linked together. Which is why Ichigos zanpakto is just hollow ichigo.

[@Decimator_517]

You didn't show or explain his most powerful form, you' know the one with the long black hair and the bandages all over his body.

[@tntexplosion1830]

Let’s appreciate that he filmed this all in one day

[@Zomdude]

Thank you very much for all your efforts and giving us a fantastic video to prepare us for tybw. If definitely does not go unappreciated.

[@Gmills139]

31:35 “Bet! Didn’t think of that” lmfaooo 😂

[@Riccob95]

Also, I appreciate how much effort you put into this video. Bleach has been my fav since childhood

[@apexnxt1900]

Thank you so much for your content bro. Everytime I search for some info anime related your always the one to pop up with exactly what I need.

[@shaunjordan-heard1517]

This was awesome. I watched all of bleach and still enjoyed this

[@ohword5897]

Same

[@mccraecorbett3125]

Bleach thousand year blood war is how im starting my 2025, i appreciate this as im not willing to go back and learn everything before hand. Thank you Nic!!!! Your community loves and appreciates you!

[@g-saint5565]

This guy deserves more likes and let me just say thank you for all your effort in making this video.

[@agamatsu2119]

nope

[@adisonhiatt154]

"Ichigo does what he does best and... gets his teeth kicked in" 😅😅 I'm only about 3/4th thru Original Bleach but just jumped back in to finish cuz TYBW looks soooo legit. Great breakdown tho! I follow you on other social media platforms but this long form video was as solid as it gets. You killed it

[@kdiary007]

Nice love the explanation 😂 I started watching bleach when I was 15 so I needed this lol 😂😂

[@saltimbanque2000]

This is exactly the kind of recap I was looking for! thanks for all the hard work

[@WhatASithuation]

Thank you so much! I couldn't get through the last arc and now years later wanting to go back into it I felt like I would have to rewatch everything from the beginning. ~_~ Time to go watch blood war!!

[@lolsnez7542]

What?

[@jeffreyofoegbu1344]

“Why’re the quincies pissed?” 😂😂 1:28

[@wulfrion]

This is amazing. I watched up until the last 13 episodes, but because of life, things happened that I just never got around to finishing it. And then so much time passed that I felt that I needed to rewatch the entire anime just to understand those last 13 episodes that I missed. So this really refreshed my memory and also now I can watch those last episodes knowing and remembering wtf is happening haha. So excited for the TYBW.

[@strongnerd4913]

Everything you need to know. It was all in Aizen's plan which was in Kisuke's plan.

[@DQWebb1993]

Ngl I'm so down for some more bleach content from you like Naruto, probably the most in depth and well explained anime source💯

[@calelkeandrefuentebella6043]

This was so informative. Thank you my bro! Keep up the good work!

[@MeNoCareBye]

Can you do a in depth explaining the differences between the powers in the series. For example the differences, pros and cons of being a soul society member vs Quincy vs full bringer vs someone like Ichigo who has multiple and what the power up give him specifically. You could even rank them. Think you'd do great.

[@oliverholm3973]

10:40 I'm about to become Reishist against the Japanese for making this shit so complicated. Jokes aside, I love how deep the system goes, and I super appreciate you making this video because I think I was a child when I last watched Bleach

[@Ottsk16]

Thank you for letting me find out which chapter I am at which lines up the the episode I’m at so I could read the manga.

[@bananadane]

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Also, it is one of the few videos that moves along at a pace that doesn't bore me. Thx 4 that

[@ssjisaac6949]

Thank you Nick i havent watched since 2015 and you explained it perfectly

[@TheJ-Rod]

Thanks for the recap. It's been so long since I watched this show. Keep up the good work.

[@kristopherwillis8075]

57 minutes of Bleach🥤👨🏿‍💻🥞

[@lultrappy4457]

Glad you did this, I haven’t seen bleach since aizen fought ichigo and used “the rest of his powers” and “lost them” and I later found out that he gets em back some how lol, but that was Wayyyyy back in the day. So watching this was a really great refresher/ taught me what I didn’t stay tuned in order to see thanks buddy !

[@allainfrancisco7584]

Great work! Just small correction renji was lieutenant of squad 6 not 11 :)

[@Hidden_G3ms]

This is one of the best summaries of bleach that you could ever watch. And I’m a big fan of Bleach. Well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@NuriTheSecond]

Agreed I needed a refresher bad

[@Hidden_G3ms]

@@NuriTheSecond heck yeah

[@PokerOnChips]

The hollows and vizards with the mask was one the of the coolest things in bleach sad they got rid of the mask

[@akai3974]

In thousand year blood war u think he never used it after getting new powers idk if you have read the manga

[@peanut2764]

I realized that half of Bleach is a training arc

[@yxngfrog3711]

imagine if they animated the cant fear your own world novels

[@LelandMGrayer]

When does that take place?

[@yxngfrog3711]

@@LelandMGrayer after this arc

[@MantisM8]

god damn the dedication to make this video 10/10 i loved every second of it hope we get more bleach videos

[@Pasta_Parade]

So not entirely correct, technically the only confirmed Vasto Lorde were Halibel, stark, ulquiora, and grimmjow in TYBW. Grimmjow and all of his fraccion were only Adjujas when they became arancar. And Ulqiora turns to dust when he finds hope and understands love. His aspect is dispair and he died when he defied it.

[@minatouchiha9971]

28:00 whoa whoa she actually turns back time to before the injury happens

[@HedonLionist]

Hueco Mundo isn't the worst arc, the fillers are c:

[@franciscocota6440]

Just in case you're wondering. Arrancar: to tear off/rip apart Espada: sword Las Noches: The Nights Menos Grande: Minus Big Fracciones: Fractions Hueco Mundo: Hollow World Murcielago: bat Resurrección: resurrection Segunda etapa: second stage And yes. There's a lot of Spanish in Bleach. Even Spanish guitar

[@D.boys6t9]

Can you please do an episode on the quinces and the dudes that get their dreams fulfilled. Or the races

[@tylerwhite628]

Nowadays I don't really watch anime, the one I keep up with mostly is Naruto/Boruto. I'll say I have always had this interest in Bleach. Amazing work BTW 👍

[@TheGoodrog]

Arrancars do not start put as vasto lordes, it is clearly stated that none of them were vasto lordes not even the espada. It’s never clearly stated but the only vasto lorde is probably hollow ichigo from the fight against ulquiorra

[@josephmatthews7698]

Totally forgot how complicated Bleach was. Just remember it being a cool sword fighting cartoon about ghosts and stuff.

[@WalleBrown]

I've read all of the bleach manga, and this was a really good summary. Thank you. I think the big reveal for the sword will throw some people.

[@Khronyn]

Can you say what reveal with what sword without exactly spoiling it? Like the zanpaktuo in general

[@conner12893]

When I want something explained in detail I know where to come.......thanks for all the hard work. 👍

[@akabutterz9574]

4. Ichigo didn't lose to gin. It was an even match. He lost the will to fight because of his fear of aizen. They both agreed to talk and stop fighting

[@thegreaser]

28:40 is it bad that the Hueco Mundo arc is my favourite… i love the Arrancers so much they’re cool. the first few episodes are really awful but the rest are amazing imo (Ulquiorra is my favourite character in the show so i’m a bit biased)

[@KidCaelus]

Actually it was Noitora who dealt the “final” blow to Grimmjow not Ichigo

[@akai3974]

Yeah he pretty much did everything until he came and finished it

[@KidCaelus]

@@akai3974 *SPOILER DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T READ MANGA* honestly Noitora saved Grimmjow’s life cause Ichigo would have killed him

[@akai3974]

@@KidCaelus yeah your right if u read tybw u will be surprised who’s there

[@shonenprince977]

Not going to lie, Nick hitting the pauses when talking about the spells is very Dora/any 2000s educational kids show. I'm here for it.

[@strawhat_j]

I recently just caught up the bleach like two months ago, so I didn’t have to wait that long but I forgot some stuff sama just watch his video anyways thanks

[@nitroplayz3983]

"The name of the group is Xecution, but it starts with an x so it's edgy" I love this guy

[@longle88]

i like at the beginning of bleach , they made it like its a thing that quincy destroy the soul , wthout allowance to ss, so theyre not supposed to be killing hollows. but towards the end, uryu just killing hundreds by the frame lol

[@chasinghaze0962]

Tbf overall SS just don't want balance to falter. Which I don't think Uryu alone can do

[@Cannabest]

I haven't watched Bleach since 2011- thank you I really needed this. Wanted to pick up where I left off but didnt want to rewatch everything

[@turtle_combat]

I love how he got Aaroniero Aruerie on the first try but still can't say Edo Tensei 💀

[@pickleb4tt]

me after watching this and people ask me: "did you watch bleach" im like: "yes ofccc"

[@aidenphilp-reid3743]

Whyyyyyyyy?!?! I literally finished rewatching all of bleach yesterday, my entire boxset including filler in a month, now you made a video, also very nicely done this will surely help alot of people

[@JayPlæz]

Because people who are chasing the bag dont have time to rewatch 115.9 hours of an old anime. You spent days of time rewatching something you've already watched instead of going to the gym, studying (leveling up your own Real Life Reiatsu) or going to spend time in social circles. Priorities determine the quality of your life. It's literally one of the key messages of bleach. Did you really even watch it?

[@aidenphilp-reid3743]

@@JayPlæz I actually did a group watch with 4 of my friends and watched while doing my weights and cardio at my home gym, aswell as working full time, while still putting in training time at the same time with 2 of my other hobbies, thanks for the life coach tho, would've really helped if I hadn't already worked on being a fully functioning adult

[@aidenphilp-reid3743]

I just decided to dedicate some of my mental time to rewatch a show that has helped me grow as a person with characters I've loved since I first watched it years ago, and now that I feel I'm at that level I did it as a tribute to the show I love

[@ImmortuiRex74]

This was a perfect summary for me. I haven't watched Bleach in 6 or so years and was just about to watch TYBW. Once I started the first episode I realized I didn't remember anything from the previous arcs. When I looked up a refresher this was the first video to pop up. Thank you for making this video.

[@offbeatweapon]

I think I somehow missed the part where Rukia was weakened by the hogyoku, leading the beginning of the anime series to make way more sense. I disagree with your take that the Arrancar arc sucks though. The Arrancar arc had a lot links with depression, which I thought was neat. Ichigo was struggling against White Zetsu being within him, so that was why he was so hesitant to use the vizard mask

[@thanatoskw8285]

Yeah the hogyoku and the substitute soul reaper badge are the two things in the show I struggle to understand no matter how many times they’re explained.

[@DimitriWithLemon]

Thanks for the great video! Great refresher before i start TYBW!