Ulquiorra, Yhwach & Bleach’s Main Theme

[@hujendong3730]

Kubology at its finest with this one

[@visionary4787]

Flame of rebirth created that term

[@hujendong3730]

@@visionary4787i am aware 🙏another bleach veteran

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

​@@hujendong3730ahh another fellow of kubology. Just got the BA.....working on my Masters. @R7dman a professor of kubology...love the video.

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

​@@visionary4787HA! Flame just uploaded a video today too GOAT in a day ❤

[@zeallexandre]

Usogui PEAK Fiction.

[@Atticus-Catnipp]

This Ulquiorra focus is yet again justice

[@CorvusTheNerd]

"Vasto Lorde Ichigo is the worst use of plot armor ever." -Ulquiorra, probably.

[@GurraLager]

Haha

[@SemekiIzuio]

The coolest Ichigo transformation for me, Mugetsu coming in 2nd. I cant wait for Horn of Salvation until then

[@myboicyndaquil2824]

​@semekiizuio im not a fan of the horn of salvation look. Neither his actual look or the shape of his sword but thats only how they look. As a theme and how there applied is amazing

[@aarong8099]

⁠@@myboicyndaquil2824I think it’s really cool visually and narratively but everyone is entitled to their own opinion

[@suneethalankipalli8643]

@@myboicyndaquil2824 nah HOS looks fire

[@nerosiegfried]

You cooked. 3 star Michelin. This is why I'll never get tired of the Bleach fandom

[@R7dman]

Glad you liked it man

[@ska4666]

​@R7dman bro i have wanted to Watch AOT after seeing your aot retrospect video... but i can't i watched the 1st episode and it didn't really catch me as the BLEACH did. So, i honestly wanna ask, how good is AOT ? Compared to BLEACH, or is it equally as good and Deep.

[@Apla-pm7lr]

@@ska4666 aot is a story where the wait for the climax pays off big. theres a lot of things unique to it. personally, i think bleach > aot, but aot is rlly good. keep watching

[@Anhiksi]

"Through the Heart, Kaien rose above death itself"... what a beautiful quote.

[@samedos69]

Many people do not appreciate Bleach and believe that is a basic and simple Shonen because they only look at fights or other hype scenes but if you really take a deeper look and read between the lines you are truly able to comprehend Kubos excellent character writing and world building which is embedded in this fantastic and captivating story. One thing in Bleach that stands out for me is how many unique and complex characters there are and how each individual has their own philosophy and reason to fight. Plus the majority of the characters are dripped the hell out :)

[@User5hdbh]

Even until this day nobody know about what ichigo power capable of, from ulquiora poem it said everything reflect on my eyes has no meaning, but if you read or watch again there is one who has this feat

[@doggerlander]

bleach is a simple and basic shonen, and theres nothing wrong with that. stop misrepresenting its qualities

[@mtriccc]

​@@doggerlander welcome to earth

[@certainlynotmalo1.0.0]

@@doggerlander Like Geoff from mothers basement said at the end of his only bleach video, after reading the manga for the first time even though he hated the anime: "I can assure you, that it is, in fact, THAT deep, bro!" I somehow trust a professional manga/anime reviewer a bit more than randoms in youtube comments. But that might just be me. Maybe watch his video, he tries his best to disprove your statement. And he does it very effectively, i might add.

[@aarong8099]

⁠@@doggerlander More like solid with a few moments of genius here and there like most popular shonen. They may have been overrating, but not misrepresenting.

[@wumbojet]

Fantastic video man, it truly saddens me the popular perception bleach has because almost nobody knows how truly profound this beautiful story is.

[@TheMrstevewalker]

Never appreciated bleach this much until watching all your content Fiji It has more substance than you can see on the surface level

[@R7dman]

Glad to hear it man

[@Br0ku]

Perfect. Needed something to listen to during cardio today 💪🏻

[@fahimmaf2469]

33:31 i like this part so much. Like Yhwach can see anything and everything he forgot to see one thing which is HIMSELF which lead to his own lost.

[@JohnnyStar]

One of my favorite things about Bleach is how poetic it is and Radman always does a great job expressing and explaining its poetic nature in a way that makes sense. W video⭐

[@R7dman]

Appreciate you Johnny

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

Bleach is better than naruto

[@sir_mcfer_the_69th34]

this is what im gonna show to people when i say bleach is deep

[@michaelrowland2478]

Holy shit this is one of the best bleach analysis I have ever seen

[@tanmaydhodapkar9061]

Man, Ulquiorra is my favorite Bleach Character! Thank you for this wonderful analysis.

[@veraprnstr]

Man cooked up a masterpiece. Editing Narration Just the overall presentation & delivery. RADMAN COOKED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@emanuelzbeda1420]

God you’re so good at what you do

[@R7dman]

Thank you so much!

[@emanuelzbeda1420]

No dude, THANK YOU for bringing a level of insight to animanga that is sorely needed. It is of a level of quality that is appropriate for an academic journal and is presented in an incredibly accessible way. Your writing inspires me, especially after your Gojo vs. Sukuna analysis.

[@Anhiksi]

You absolutely cooked. This is beautiful and brings back great memories especially of all the talk about Ulquiorra's emptiness and nihilism the community used to have back in the day. The talk about the Heart is something I believe many of us have been pondering about for a long time.

[@DrWavy-fq2qk]

The bleach community is blessed by ur ability to remind us why we love the series so much. You’ve yet again cooked up another 5 course meal

[@UncleHuss1]

You cooked 🙏 Also the editing is insane😭❤️

[@R7dman]

Preciate you bro

[@GrimmjowwJ]

This why Bleach is my favourite anime!!!! It deals with things other animes dont touch on. Even if they do, it doesn't compare to how Bleach does it

[@smrutishikharath3025]

Man I'm really emotional watching this video... How beautiful your understanding of Bleach's themes and characters are! You truly did a good job of connecting the two major antagonists of Bleach via a single concept i.e. The Heart...

[@hyjenks7155]

You have some of the best Bleach analysis out of anyone I've watched. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next one.

[@clara1291]

This is definitely my favourite bleach analysis channel. As someone who has now read way, WAY too many bootleg xianxia/wuxia translations, I have gotten used to buddhist/daoist narrative arcs, and you're pretty much the only person I see who seems to grok those at work in Bleach. Kubo's incorporation of several spiritual philosophies in Bleach stands out to me now as one of the most interesting things about it.

[@gameofthrawn8209]

One of the best bleach analysis videos I have seen so far

[@Bootleg_Sasuke]

You absolutely COOKED with this video. Well done. 👏👏👏

[@WolfofBende]

Man, this is a perfect video on Bleach. Well done man

[@1hundred1]

Greatest to ever do it man

[@R7dman]

Appreciate you brothaaa

[@rayvonvelez3129]

The thing I don't think anyone has talked about with ulquiorra is his fight was never really with ichigo. His fight was always with orhime and her heart as a human and what it means to have a heart. In the end he found he had a heart as well. Ichigo even jokes to ulquiorra saying he's become more human like. Ichigo knew ulquiorra was effected by his talk with orhime. It's one of ichigo powers to understand people when he clashes swords with them. Ichigo sensed ulquiorra turmoil.

[@xenophobieamouage9411]

Man .. I must admit that this Video touched my heart… you have earned a new subscriber. It made me emotional in good kind of way. To be honest the "heart" part is something that is very often in my mind. Ulquiorra is such an fasntastic written character. Thank you so much for this. ❤

[@343JustMe]

The bit with ulquiorra sharing his memory to aizen i feel like is very exactly ulquiorra. Unlike how every other arrancar informs aizen by mouth, ulquiorra knows that only something that can be seen or experienced is real and so by sharing his memories he can turn something that is not physical or objective into a completely factual and objective truth where aizen can infer whatever he will from said objectivity/truth

[@MythMasterMao]

You did it, you made a good succint anime video essay. Pat yourself on the back. Thank you for putting respect on Kubo Tite the GOAT. And also for finding the connecting thread between two of the most important of Bleach's antagonists. Also thank you for verbalizing a feeling I had regarding what Ichigo 'is', he's a product of things defying logic for the better. People finding meaning in truly improbable conditions where the only constant of Ichigo's life is that the people guiding him or doing the actions that result in him, are doing 'the right thing'. Isshin may have been playing into Aizen's plans, but he never questioned what he was doing by becoming human and being with Misaki. He was doing the right thing.

[@ray2601]

just commenting to boost your algorithm because you deserve it bro. every video is a fucking banger

[@dbw2587]

The editing goes crazy wow

[@R7dman]

Thank you!

[@Yookay15]

awesome video, never thought of comparing what Ulquiorra and Yhwach represent

[@sanddry738]

After seeing the soul king video, I’m just blown away at how deeply you research and connect the themes that Bleach is portraying. The Japanese translation for “the heart” also meaning courage is amazing and puts so much more weight into things like Aizen’s final speech. Thanks for another great Bleach video!

[@alvesraphsrevenge6616]

Rly good video man. That last bit about the part of Yhwach inside Ichigo changing his goals seeing the world through Ichigos eyes really sticks out to me. Even though a part of Yhwach is inside Ichigo and every Quincy, their hearts are their own and that is something Ichigo would never cede to someone like him, even if he took away some of his Reishi, he is his own man. I cannot wait to see the final battles in the anime

[@joebidenjr5902]

Amazing video man ❤

[@Starmag99]

13:23 I'd say that it's where Ulquiorra's heart would be, and he projects that location onto Ichigo by wounding him there, but everyone's heart is "in" a spot personal to them. Since the hole in a hollow's body is the the former location of their heart that emptied out and became their mask, each person's spiritual center and their heart is in a different spot, as we see with those various holes, even if that spot is very often in the chest.

[@Based4045]

Excited,man. Hoping its your best Bleach Analysis.

[@R7dman]

I hope it lives up to the hype

[@Based4045]

​@@R7dmanMan it was Great,but not your best. The Ichigo Analysis is still your Magnum Opus on Bleach. Btw do you think(literally)everything about Yhwach is Contradictory. Like for EVERYTHING Yhwach says he Dislike/Likes,is the reality actually the Opposite? Yhwach constantly need Battle for his Survival,but at the same time he also says he dislike Battles. Does that necessarily means Yhwach likes Battle though..? Isnt he just Fighting Battles for his Survival and not because he likes to Fight?

[@ZangetsuGetsuga7]

Bro , this video is Awesome , the Editing , Narration and the Explanation , it is just so Awesome .

[@ilikethis3203]

Beautiful

[@Aaandro001]

phenomenal video. Its crazy that your able to word everything in such a beautiful way and even crazier that kubo was able to write a story like that

[@TimeIguess]

Great great video man. On the topic of Uryu I would also say everything stemmed from his mother just like with Ichigo. I was thinking about how interesting it is that we learn about Uryu basically did everything he did for his mother rather then some tie to the Quincy or to even Soken. Because his mother represents the concept of a Quincy to him. He, just like ichigo lives with his mothers heart at all times on his shoulder. But he never mentions it. The story basically avoided every mentioning his mother until the tybw arc. The kanae always living in the shadow of Masaki thing is real...... I love her tbh. Uryu firing his mothers heart that was a secret weapon the entire story both figuratively and literally for Uryu. Also super interesting how Aizen Yhwach and even ginjo all are battles about how only you can defeat yourself. Anyway hopefully one day you make a video on Uryu (maybe with the next cour of tybw) cause I feel like Uryu has a lot to tap into with His dynamic with Ichigo, Soken, Ryuken, Yhwach, Jugram, and his relationship with his mother. I would say I have mostly positive feelings about the blatant change of emphasis in the tybw with that episode 14 dialogue talking about his mother and his feelings towards her. Super curious to see where that goes.

[@TimeIguess]

Oh also sorry i mainly focused this comment on uryu I just like him a lot as u know.... ALSO YES I LOVE THE mizuiro chapter so much

[@mediumchicago_pizza]

being an uryu fan is so funny lol. like watching mob psycho and coming away being a ritsu fan, except he gets more characterization hehe.

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

watching this arc rn, perfect timing radman

[@astro-ko3cu]

Bleach is one of my personal favourite shonen manga not only becuse of the fights or the paneling, because how deep it is,the symbolism both western and eastern and the philosophy behind it.

[@JuanRodriguez-yq5og]

Bleach is amazing 👏 love this video.

[@andyzhang7890]

Holy shit you cooked so hard, your analysis videos are next level 🔥🔥

[@TheBigbaddodooDaddy24]

Goat with Bleach content please 🙏 keep cooking

[@R7dman]

I got you

[@mangetsu9774]

Wow.. one of my favorite video essays in a while. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this.

[@akeachmorgan8926]

never have I seen someone breakdown the contrast on this story with such an understanding of its idiosyncrasies brings me to tears almost thinking how it reflects on this transactional world where we spend time trying to enjoy life and ignore death losing the value of enjoying each other and reveling in nihilism

[@dankuya]

this was a great video man youre gonna blow up

[@mystic1870]

another good video, is good to see people who genualy understand and love bleach

[@SmoothBlk]

Been waiting Faithfully for your next Upload Bro 💪🏾

[@halojeff15]

As usual a great deep dive fiji, 🔥🔥🔥

[@R7dman]

Thank ya halojeff

[@toshinronin]

Radman back with another banger

[@nabihaahmed1738]

Another banger 🙏

[@JohnnyStar]

TIME TO FEAST!!!

[@R7dman]

YESSIRRR

[@Hamzethegoat]

Kubology cook Bleach is the greatest battle Shonen to me since Dragon Ball

[@fahimmaf2469]

Agree its like Bleach contain hidden message in the story that many wouldn't notice.

[@generalytsubs9759]

Left a like, you must have put in a lot of effort into this video on two of my favourite characters

[@jc_cer]

25:56 love the background music “what will the future hold” also its fate from neon genesis

[@Trentmoney]

We here

[@R7dman]

MY HABIBI

[@jaggedvisions]

This is actually the best bleach video I’ve ever watched, outstanding job man

[@WorlBoss]

Genius!

[@GabeLightfoot]

The script in this video is very poetic and beautiful. Thank you for creating.

[@User5hdbh]

Ichigo power can't be steal, the more you steal it the more he get power, the more you put him on despair the more he get you will see despair. .

[@visionary4787]

Radman X Bleach ??? Instant banger

[@shinobinokami774]

PEAK storytelling, Kubo you are captivating beyond words ❤️

[@TheDockent-u3f]

Wake up honey Radman posted

[@certafan]

Based Bleach enjoyer

[@PetarBladeStrok]

You cooked with this one Fiji! Amazing video! Especially for someone who loves Ulquiorra as much as me!

[@manuelacosta9463]

For all his power and trampling upon others in his campaign to achieve his death free world, Yhwach was fundamentally fearful of ending up as the Spirit King. He fears death for sure yet would rather be dead and buried than endure such a nightmare. It makes his final fate supremely ironic. Ulquiorra understanding the heart with Orihime's gentle imput in defiance of the hopeless emptiness he adheres to will always be a key moment of development for one of Bleach's characters, even if it was in his final moments.

[@PoH27]

w vid mihawk vid when

[@R7dman]

I got an idea for a video that includes Mihawk

[@PoH27]

@@R7dman 😬

[@TaigaK3NN]

Yhwach, Ulquiorra and Kaien, No words can describe how important these characters are to bleach's thematic framework, One who can see everything but failed to look within, The man who could only see defied anything he could not see and yet the thing that fulfilled him was a thing thats intangible, something you can never see, and then there's the man Who's the embodiment of the very concept of heart, the man who believed in the things Ulquiorra and yhwach scoffs at, It is that very thing that made him persist even beyond death and his empact can be seen throughout the entire story bleach Kubology... What a beautiful thing it is indeed

[@SmoothBlk]

You should do a video on how each Individual Zanpakuto expresses their Owners identity

[@fahimmaf2469]

Watching this it change my view of Kubo masterpiece.

[@chickenmonger123]

You are really well spoken.

[@v.bozhilov4871]

W vid

[@plotholedetective4166]

The shape of the shadow follows the form the light shines on. There is no devil in the shadows that doesn't walk in the light.

[@strider_hiryu850]

i always loved the scene where Byakuya saves Rukia. it's the heart formed between them that persists beyond the edge of death. and it's only when the lies of what Byakuya told her are shattered by Ichigos blade of fate that the truth is revealed, and that connection is forged in fire. which scene am i talking about? the one in Soul Society or the one in Los Noches? both. because they are the same, beautiful scene. Rukia is the pride of Byakuya. she is his new heart, where Hisana once was.

[@tensai1099]

Kubologist

[@AtenSol12]

You last video on bleach should just be a 8 hr long video of all things youve talked about in separate videos all interconnected. Like the story of bleach

[@Manuel-gt9jf]

Bro you tube tripping just got noti to video right now lmao

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

Interesting never realized the parallels between ulquiorra and yhwach

[@KRAKSKRAKSKRAKS]

10:15 correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Urahara implant the hogyoku in Rukia after she lost her powers?

[@MZOver]

I see Ulquiorra, I click.

[@angelcandelaria6728]

I love this 🎉

[@bornanime3255]

I kneel. Only issue I have with Ulqiorra's heart thing is that I never understood how a bond even formed between him and Orihime. Because he was actively antagonistic I find it hard to understand. Even if in their final moments they understood eachother it's hard to believe that just from that he'd form a bond with Orihime. In the first place I'm not even sure if Orihime completely understood him to begin with. I just assume that's the case given her expression and her reaching out her hand. The act of which still doesn't make sense to me.

[@SemekiIzuio]

Their bond was basically Ulquiorra trying to break Orihime into what he is, for her to despair for her friends for her loss, in some way for her to become like him and that would also validate his existence confirming his despair his lonliness that existed within all. He tried to do the same with Ichigo both failed both times. Orihime showed him that no he was wrong, he wasnt alone the heart exists between the bonds shared by others. Regardless of what Ulquiorra had done, Orihime in the last moments didnt look at him with hate or anything like that, she looked at him with kindness thus establishing a bond, the heart between them. Like how Ichigo said he felt Aizen wanted to not feel lonely, an equal, I think Ulquiorra was also searching for the heart even though his actions spoke otherwise. My thoughts anyways, I havent watched the full video yet.

[@bornanime3255]

@@SemekiIzuio I see. That makes sense I suppose.

[@abhinandp1844]

In Bleach, another core ideology was concealed in the Yamamoto vs. Aizen battle. It's an underappreciated fight; I'm unsure if my thoughts hold value. I always regarded Ichigo and Yamamoto as the two primary foes or rivals Aizen sought. Aizen strategically placed two obstacles between them-Ulquiorra and Wonderweiss. Ichigo overcame his obstacle and became Aizen's perfect being, while Yamamoto failed due to his arrogance and patriarchal approach. He insisted on facing Aizen alone, neglecting involvement in other captains' fights. When Yamamoto declared himself the strongest shinigami, he ultimately lost

[@dastard12]

My favorite yapper 🔥

[@angelcandelaria6728]

Ulquiorra is my favorite character

[@Lean_time32]

Bleach may have the most articulate youtubers 😂

[@umziwoxolodlodlo285]

You've probably single handedly answered how Ichigo beat Ywhach. The fact that YH took all the powers that he (old man Zangetsu) had held back from Ichigo means Ichigo was left with the powers that YH couldn't hold back from Ichigo. I'm willing to bet that's what caused his defeat.

[@mediumchicago_pizza]

being somali is the best base for being a bleach fan

[@SuperCozzmic]

The real Bleach was the Kingdom Hearts we made along the way.

[@SemekiIzuio]

Ichigo truly is the center of his universe, also is that FFXIV music I hear 😅

[@karstanpetschen1354]

I think Yhwach was honestly right in the end. I hate the idea that you need death and pain in the world. You literally don't and all Yhwach was trying to do was get rid of it as he holds all of the memories of the people who touched him. He knew what they feared and how they felt and that's why what he was doing was inherently selfless. He didn't just do it for himself, he did it for all of the people that relied on him and believed in him, he saw all of them as his children. He wanted to get rid of something that everyone doesn't want. You can add a deep philosophy to it but in essence, death is not necessary and if you lost a loved one from this death, you'd know that it isn't the death that gives life meaning but that love with the person that made you keep going. Meanwhile Ichigo was fighting for this death that wasn't important to life at all. He was being inherently selfish in a way and he was fighting for the same people that wanted to use him and even kill him. Instead of getting rid of Squad Zero, one of the most evil sums of people in Bleach, he fought for them. This courage is not caused by life and death but is made up by love. Love is sacrifice and courage is made by love to help make you face those challenges to sacrifice making it inherently selfless. In my opinion, Yhwach filled this role better than anyone, he saw and felt more people die than anybody and he cared about those people as well as they were his children in a way. He wanted death to be gone cause of this fact, he was so willing to kill his people because he would bring them back once he got rid of death. Being stuck in a cycle of reincarnation and hell isn't very cool to me but Yhwach was the way out of those fates, he was the one who could change things and that's why he did it. Yhwach's my favorite character so I might be a bit biased. This video was amazing tho and much love.

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

I agree he wanted a world without pain suffering free of death that kind of world doesn't seem evil

[@karstanpetschen1354]

​@@dytgyfgyffuh243That's what I'm saying, some people for some reason hate on Yhwach saying he's selfish but the world he wanted to create was free of suffering and he did it both for his Father and the whole human race.

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

@@karstanpetschen1354 it kinda like madrara goal of creating a world without war and suffering from naruto

[@karstanpetschen1354]

@@dytgyfgyffuh243 Yeah, that's so fax

[@dytgyfgyffuh243]

@@karstanpetschen1354 but the difference between bleach and naruto is that the villains don't change thier ideology after a five minutes speech that is why like bleach more the villains have conviction in thier ideology

[@FeoXD]

If I could, I would love to give this vid more than one like ❤

[@axelpouetpouet]

10:10

[@WhiskeyJackRake]

i’m commenting

[@kira24708]

I don't know if this is wrong or not but bro stole the thumbnail from Twitter

[@R7dman]

Lol. I made this thumbnail myself, I posted it on Twitter a few days ago to hype up the video & it was stolen from me.

[@kira24708]

@@R7dman 👍

[@Townzie]

💀💀💀

[@R7dman]

@@Townzie 🤣🤣🤣🤣 getting accused of thiefing something you made is craazy