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| Yhwach is just relentless this season, not caring whoever or whatever stands in his way and the Soul King. We finally get a more open confrontation between Uryu an Ichigo. I think it's the highilght of the episode because of the emotional weight it carried. Others like Lille were also dangerous threats too but felt like Uryu vs Ichigo is more important. |
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| Took long enough but finally after so long we finally get the long awaited shown between Ichigo and Uryu. And yeah, that OST playing the back while the whole scene of them talking was so fucking good. Had that very classic Bleach feel to it. Then we get an actual fight between them WTF??? Don't remember that being the manga for sure. Has to be canon as well because Uryu used his Quincy cross. And yeah, you know it's serious when Ganju the goat joins into the fight /s. But yeah, that fight with Uryu and Ichigo was so fucking good. Animation was pretty good as well. But yeah, RIP Ichigo, I guess. Dude has joined the infamous donut club xD But yep. Reio's arm only lasted a good episode it seems lmao. Yhwach is actually just unstoppable now. |
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| Man, Ichigo’s life really is something else. I mean, back then it was Aizen who gave him the dialogue of knowing every bit of his actions and them always being done for his favour, and now yeah, Yhwach is doing the same. But then again, he’s the main guy, and IchiGOAT, so it really doesn’t matter much. Though you know, one of the main cons of being a main guy is that you’ve “friends”, and you care a lot about these “friends” of yours. Always the characters voiced by Sasuke’s VA who runs away from his friends, and yeah then these friends doing everything to get him back lol. Uryu is the newest addition, and yeah, dude betrayed them hard. Loved every bit of action we had between Ichigo and Uryu, and I mean, you don’t need to actually state the obvious every time, as they again did the damn job with the action scenes. When staff actually knows what they’re doing, you get something like this. Feel for Ichigo and lot, but yeah, that’s the part of the plot, so gotta deal with it. Btw, feels like the end but it isn't lol. |
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| I love all the additions and changes. They're actually rewriting a lot of things too and not just flat out adding things. Every single episode feels like a movie. The animation during the fight was jaw-dropping |
thatsnotsafeOct 26, 8:18 AM
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| I could say didn't have much going in this episode, being mostly Yhwach and Mimihagi doing some arm-wrestling, and Ichigo not checkmating Uryu twice. Uryu:The Soul Reapers took everything from me. Uryu's mother that was killed by Yhwach plan: I'm a joke to you. Or anyone else: Your father is Quincy, and is living pretty well, from what looks like. |
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| Alright guys, calm down. I'm here. I have finally emerged from my slumber to rate the new Bleach TYBW episode. 3.5/5 I think a lot of the moments were too drawn out and much of the episode could have been told in 2/3rds the time. Uryu's vollstandig ability reminds me of Jirobo's shikai (he was the first shinigami the crew met in soul society). It's a little lame looking if I'm being honest. Also a lot of jarring inconsistencies with the art. It was like two different styles were smacked together. When high animation began, the art completely changed, then when it ended, same thing. Art change. I don't like how the episode began with a minute and a half recap. A lot of people complained that last episode began abruptly with Ukitake proclaiming he will stabilize the worlds. What was in this week's recap could have been cut from last week's episode, allowing last week's episode to begin in a more organic fashion. I'm not too hung up on this because I read the manga but it still came to mind. If the rumors are true and we are getting 14 episodes this cour vs 13, then I don't mind the more drawn out scenes and recaps as much. That's still yet to be 100% confirmed though. It's easy to pick out what I don't like because I have already read the manga and enjoyed the series. I still really enjoy this adaptation and I do like a lot of the new additions. I really like how Ishida was carefully explaining his ambition and intent to Ichigo. |
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| Uryu lucks out that Ichigo is too emotional and didnt decide to wipe him out with his 2 clear chances, and thats without him using hollow or bankai powers. Uryu is alot better than he was in the manga by a mile so its being a good watch for that alone. The fight with Chad, Orihime and Ganju against the others was a little funny just because they was actually thinking they could fight them as if Gerrard wouldn't solo those 3 bums. I would like less scenes of Orihime and Chad just standing saying "ichigo" or stuff though |
| Nah... Uryu's betrayal of his own friends and especially Ichigo is quite idiotic if I do say so myself. BOTH of their mothers died due to Yhwach's auswählen and BOTH of their fathers are alive and well. Hell, they even know each other and are in the same line of work. Other than that, this episode is amazing as always! The spotlight is now between Uryu and Ichigo. Their fight sequence was beautifully animated, I particularly love how the fight initially stated in the building before Ichigo took the fight outside in midair. Despite Uryu's spam-like attacks, Ichigo has dealt with attacks with a more insane proportions, deflecting those arrows were nothing if not for Ichigo holding back. Ichigo could've stuck down and incapacitated Ishida after the latter was taken aback when he saw that Ichigo was innately capable of utilizing blut, something only a Quincy should usually have. Even AFTER Uryu unleashes his vollständig which looks absolutely immaculate by the way, he was really only able to slightly put a bit of pressure on Ichigo who is still in his default shikai form all this time, WITHOUT bankai or his hollow visor mask. The real showcase of their power is shown when Uryu and Ichigo unleash their most powerful attack against one another. Vollständig + Sternenstaub vs Non-Bankai, Non-Hollow Visor Getsuga Jujisho. And oh boy is the difference in power incomparable. The Getsuga Jujisho quite literally eats through Uryu's attack and pieces through it before continuously blasting across the sky past the horizon. As Uryu himself said, Ichigo is just too naive and too kind for his own good that he'd go so far as to hold back and restrain himself from directly attacking Uryu which ultimately leads to Ichigo's Skyfall. |
ShadowkillZOct 26, 7:13 PM
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| Felt like 5 min. ep, Ichigo vs Uryu was fire. |
| Being SHOOK™️ by anything Ishida does at this point, after all this time, after everything that's happened, is just... tiresome, I swear. Soundtrack also felt incredibly random at times, I was looking around to find wth else was playing in the background. |
| I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy |
 「あなたのためなら世界中を敵にしてもかまわない」 "If it was for your sake I wouldn't mind even if I had to turn the whole world into my enemy" |
| Ichigo vs Uryuu… a much better fight in the anime compared to manga, Chengxi Huang really is one of the best when it comes to animation, I hope we see more of him in future episodes. However, episode ended with Yhwach absorbing the Soul King, which means the Ukitake sacrifice was completely useless… which pisses me of, yes I’m a Bleach fan but there are still some issues within this arc that I don’t think are fine. I’m probably going to enjoy the next episode a lot more, even if the animation is not as great as this one. Nice poem by Aizen tho. |
| Yet again, another episode that felt like it was only 5 minutes long. Just cinema, week after week. Finally we get the long-awaited showdown between Ichigo and Ishida, and it didn’t disappoint. What can I say that hasn’t already been said, by me or by anyone else in here, yea the animation was gorgeous. That’s basically become the expectation every week at this point, and I’d expect nothing less from an episode like this one. Bleach’s music continues to be a highlight, the OST just never fails to hit. And damn, what a way to end the episode. Obviously Ichigo has “main character” protection so this won’t be the end for him, but still, seeing him become a donut was still shocking. Now for the painful week-long wait for the next episode. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Nah, it's just sad reading some sad nitpickers already. Guess that's inevitable for popular series. Another great episode. |
| Ishida was ballin'. Blonde still suspects him though. RIP Soul King, he truly dead now. Aizen teased at the end, will we see him next episode???? |
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Maou_heika said: I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy Here's the thing, to understand why the Soul King is in his current state you would have to read the novels, which is another issue that pisses me off even though I’m a fan. “The Original Sin” is something Kubo should have shown in the manga, not in novels that nobody besides hardcore fans have read… 70% of Bleach lore is in the novels, especially Can’t Fear Your Own World, now the anime is adapting just the manga and leaving out the novels, so there is a lot of stuff that people will not understand, for example why the Soul King has his arms and legs cut off. Tokinada Tsunayashiro is one of Bleach’s most important villains, probably more evil than Aizen and Yhwach themselves and anime-onlies have never heard of him, which is… sad. Man, Can’t Feeel Your Own World being adapted into anime is a ESSENTIAL thing, Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up. They have adapted Naruto novels, so why not the ones from Bleach? |
neffst3rOct 26, 9:47 AM
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Maou_heika said:
I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy
I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy
Here's the thing, to understand why the Soul King is in his current state you would have to read the novels, which is another issue that pisses me off even though I’m a fan.
“The Original Sin” is something Kubo should have shown in the manga, not in novels that nobody besides hardcore fans have read… 70% of Bleach lore is in the novels, especially Can’t Fear Your Own World, now the anime is adapting just the manga and leaving out the novels, so there is a lot of stuff that people will not understand, for example why the Soul King has his arms and legs cut off.
Tokinada Tsunayashiro is one of Bleach’s most important villains, probably more evil than Aizen and Yhwach themselves
and anime-onlies have never heard of him, which is… sad. Man, Can’t Feeel Your Own World being adapted into anime is a ESSENTIAL thing, Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up. They have adapted Naruto novels, so why not the ones from Bleach?
neffst3r said: Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up Let them adapt TYBW first, geez. It's not like every piece of information they have to put into this arc. |
| Holy shit Kubo cooked so much with this episode. I'm loving the additions to the manga. Makes it much better |
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18927 said: neffst3r said: Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up Let them adapt TYBW first, geez. It's not like every piece of information they have to put into this arc. Oh great, sure… let them adapt the manga first, and now we have to see people criticizing the arc all over again because every explanation for their questions are in CFYOW which is something they never heard of. The Naruto novels were adapted within the Shippuuden anime, even the novel where Sasuke fought some dinosaurs was adapted into the Boruto anime, meanwhile we Bleach fans get just a 100% manga adaptation without any minor element from CFYOW. |
| Ishida vs Ichigo has started and it was pretty good. Captain Ukitake is still fighting as Right Arm of Soul King and trying to stabilize the worlds. Everybody's playing their part in this fight. Ishida showed his resolve and took down Ichigo with his ultimate attack. As for Ichigo, things are not looking good for anyone who's against Quincies. Soul King seems like he's been taken over by Yhwach. This could mean the end for all of them if something's not done quickly. |
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Reply to ShadowkillZ
Nah... Uryu's betrayal of his own friends and especially Ichigo is quite idiotic if I do say so myself. BOTH of their mothers died due to Yhwach's auswählen and BOTH of their fathers are alive and well. Hell, they even know each other and are in the same line of work.
Other than that, this episode is amazing as always!
The spotlight is now between Uryu and Ichigo. Their fight sequence was beautifully animated, I particularly love how the fight initially stated in the building before Ichigo took the fight outside in midair. Despite Uryu's spam-like attacks, Ichigo has dealt with attacks with a more insane proportions, deflecting those arrows were nothing if not for Ichigo holding back.
Ichigo could've stuck down and incapacitated Ishida after the latter was taken aback when he saw that Ichigo was innately capable of utilizing blut, something only a Quincy should usually have. Even AFTER Uryu unleashes his vollständig which looks absolutely immaculate by the way, he was really only able to slightly put a bit of pressure on Ichigo who is still in his default shikai form all this time, WITHOUT bankai or his hollow visor mask.
The real showcase of their power is shown when Uryu and Ichigo unleash their most powerful attack against one another. Vollständig + Sternenstaub vs Non-Bankai, Non-Hollow Visor Getsuga Jujisho. And oh boy is the difference in power incomparable. The Getsuga Jujisho quite literally eats through Uryu's attack and pieces through it before continuously blasting across the sky past the horizon. As Uryu himself said, Ichigo is just too naive and too kind for his own good that he'd go so far as to hold back and restrain himself from directly attacking Uryu which ultimately leads to Ichigo's Skyfall.
Other than that, this episode is amazing as always!
The spotlight is now between Uryu and Ichigo. Their fight sequence was beautifully animated, I particularly love how the fight initially stated in the building before Ichigo took the fight outside in midair. Despite Uryu's spam-like attacks, Ichigo has dealt with attacks with a more insane proportions, deflecting those arrows were nothing if not for Ichigo holding back.
Ichigo could've stuck down and incapacitated Ishida after the latter was taken aback when he saw that Ichigo was innately capable of utilizing blut, something only a Quincy should usually have. Even AFTER Uryu unleashes his vollständig which looks absolutely immaculate by the way, he was really only able to slightly put a bit of pressure on Ichigo who is still in his default shikai form all this time, WITHOUT bankai or his hollow visor mask.
The real showcase of their power is shown when Uryu and Ichigo unleash their most powerful attack against one another. Vollständig + Sternenstaub vs Non-Bankai, Non-Hollow Visor Getsuga Jujisho. And oh boy is the difference in power incomparable. The Getsuga Jujisho quite literally eats through Uryu's attack and pieces through it before continuously blasting across the sky past the horizon. As Uryu himself said, Ichigo is just too naive and too kind for his own good that he'd go so far as to hold back and restrain himself from directly attacking Uryu which ultimately leads to Ichigo's Skyfall.
ShadowkillZ said: Nah... Uryu's betrayal to his own friends and especially Ichigo is quite idiotic if I do say so myself. BOTH of their mothers died due to Yhwach's auswählen and BOTH of their fathers are alive and well. Hell, they even know each other and are on the same line of work. BlichoBoy said: Can both of you remind me again who genocided the Quincies? could say didn't have much going in this episode, being mostly Yhwach and Mimihagi doing some arm-wrestling, and Ichigo not checkmating Uryu twice. Uryu:The Soul Reapers took everything from me. Uryu's mother that was killed by Yhwach plan: I'm a joke to you. Or anyone else: Your father is Quincy, and is living pretty well, from what looks like. Also, objectively a lot DID happen in this episode if you have any idea what the context is. Yhwach and the Mimihagi were "arm-wrestling" for the linchpin of the universe, lol. Yhwach just absorbed the Soul King. The Shinigami have lost. All of the questions I'm reading in this thread get answered in the story eventually. Just keep watching. Any writer worth their salt does not spoonfeed you narrative details immediately after it makes you ponder. |
TheBladeIsMeOct 26, 9:59 AM
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18927 said:
Let them adapt TYBW first, geez. It's not like every piece of information they have to put into this arc.
neffst3r said:
Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up
Pierrot Films needs to wake the fuck up
Let them adapt TYBW first, geez. It's not like every piece of information they have to put into this arc.
Oh great, sure… let them adapt the manga first, and now we have to see people criticizing the arc all over again because every explanation for their questions are in CFYOW which is something they never heard of.
The Naruto novels were adapted within the Shippuuden anime, even the novel where Sasuke fought some dinosaurs was adapted into the Boruto anime, meanwhile we Bleach fans get just a 100% manga adaptation without any minor element from CFYOW.
| @neffst3r So what? If people are that eager to know why the King's state is the way it is, they can wait for the CFYOW adaptation. Heck, maybe more questions will be answered in the upcoming episodes. Let's be patient. So far, each episode includes about 50% original content, there are also more than 20 episodes left. Chill. neffst3r said: without any minor element from CFYOW. Didn't we get Shinji's Bankai? Maybe there was more, but I didn't read CFYOW, so I know mostly the main details about it. |
| Hats off to Pierrot, this was an incredible episode |
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Alright guys, calm down. I'm here. I have finally emerged from my slumber to rate the new Bleach TYBW episode.
3.5/5
I think a lot of the moments were too drawn out and much of the episode could have been told in 2/3rds the time. Uryu's vollstandig ability reminds me of Jirobo's shikai (he was the first shinigami the crew met in soul society). It's a little lame looking if I'm being honest. Also a lot of jarring inconsistencies with the art. It was like two different styles were smacked together. When high animation began, the art completely changed, then when it ended, same thing. Art change.
I don't like how the episode began with a minute and a half recap. A lot of people complained that last episode began abruptly with Ukitake proclaiming he will stabilize the worlds. What was in this week's recap could have been cut from last week's episode, allowing last week's episode to begin in a more organic fashion. I'm not too hung up on this because I read the manga but it still came to mind. If the rumors are true and we are getting 14 episodes this cour vs 13, then I don't mind the more drawn out scenes and recaps as much. That's still yet to be 100% confirmed though.
It's easy to pick out what I don't like because I have already read the manga and enjoyed the series. I still really enjoy this adaptation and I do like a lot of the new additions. I really like how Ishida was carefully explaining his ambition and intent to Ichigo.
3.5/5
I think a lot of the moments were too drawn out and much of the episode could have been told in 2/3rds the time. Uryu's vollstandig ability reminds me of Jirobo's shikai (he was the first shinigami the crew met in soul society). It's a little lame looking if I'm being honest. Also a lot of jarring inconsistencies with the art. It was like two different styles were smacked together. When high animation began, the art completely changed, then when it ended, same thing. Art change.
I don't like how the episode began with a minute and a half recap. A lot of people complained that last episode began abruptly with Ukitake proclaiming he will stabilize the worlds. What was in this week's recap could have been cut from last week's episode, allowing last week's episode to begin in a more organic fashion. I'm not too hung up on this because I read the manga but it still came to mind. If the rumors are true and we are getting 14 episodes this cour vs 13, then I don't mind the more drawn out scenes and recaps as much. That's still yet to be 100% confirmed though.
It's easy to pick out what I don't like because I have already read the manga and enjoyed the series. I still really enjoy this adaptation and I do like a lot of the new additions. I really like how Ishida was carefully explaining his ambition and intent to Ichigo.
| @lucjan - This "style shift" happens across many anime productions, especially during scenes of action. Episodes often have different animation teams with varying art styles depending on the scene. - Uryu's ‘Voll Stern Dich’ shown in the episode was only recently awakened and he has yet to fully utilise it in general + it's true power. However I think it fits his personality very well. Him being precise, disciplined. Also calculating every move and adapting his strategies. Just the way anyone depicts Uryu.  |
| the itano circus sakuga scenes are cool ishida looking like a gundam with lots of funnels there sexy yoruichi will hopefully be alright |
| THAT WAS THE GREATEST BLEACH EPISODE OF ALL TIME!!!!! |
| That fight was insane, especially finally seeing Uryu's Vollständig which the manga never showed us. Then he turns poor Ichigo into a doughnut... surely there's better ways to end your friendship. It's also hilarious how Ganju of all people caught the Schutztaffel off guard, and Pernida sinking into the sand like that was pretty funny. But I can't believe Chad lost... Overall, this is the best episode of Cour 3 for me, though I've enjoyed them all so far. I'm looking forward to the return of God aka Chair-sama next episode... oh, and I guess Aizen too. |
SeiyaTempestOct 26, 12:20 PM
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ShadowkillZ said:
Nah... Uryu's betrayal to his own friends and especially Ichigo is quite idiotic if I do say so myself. BOTH of their mothers died due to Yhwach's auswählen and BOTH of their fathers are alive and well. Hell, they even know each other and are on the same line of work.
Nah... Uryu's betrayal to his own friends and especially Ichigo is quite idiotic if I do say so myself. BOTH of their mothers died due to Yhwach's auswählen and BOTH of their fathers are alive and well. Hell, they even know each other and are on the same line of work.
BlichoBoy said:
could say didn't have much going in this episode, being mostly Yhwach and Mimihagi doing some arm-wrestling, and Ichigo not checkmating Uryu twice.
Uryu:The Soul Reapers took everything from me. Uryu's mother that was killed by Yhwach plan: I'm a joke to you. Or anyone else: Your father is Quincy, and is living pretty well, from what looks like.
Can both of you remind me again who genocided the Quincies? could say didn't have much going in this episode, being mostly Yhwach and Mimihagi doing some arm-wrestling, and Ichigo not checkmating Uryu twice.
Uryu:The Soul Reapers took everything from me. Uryu's mother that was killed by Yhwach plan: I'm a joke to you. Or anyone else: Your father is Quincy, and is living pretty well, from what looks like.
Also, objectively a lot DID happen in this episode if you have any idea what the context is. Yhwach and the Mimihagi were "arm-wrestling" for the linchpin of the universe, lol. Yhwach just absorbed the Soul King. The Shinigami have lost.
All of the questions I'm reading in this thread get answered in the story eventually. Just keep watching. Any writer worth their salt does not spoonfeed you narrative details immediately after it makes you ponder.
TheBladeIsMe said: Wasn't Uryu's grandfather one of the last Quincy that was kidnapped and tortured as well? The thing that makes Uryu's dichotomy so great here is that he has personal bonds involved in both parties. The Shinigami took his grandfather, Yhwach took his mother. Can both of you remind me again who genocided the Quincies? Staying loyal to and fighting with his close friends is valid, but so is siding with his own people who are on a revanchist crusade against a deeply sinister and corrupt status quo that's only allowed to function because of the oppression of his people. Just to add insult to injury, the "Soul King" who is the centrepiece of all of this is a Quincy. Personally if I was Uryu, I would look at the bigger picture here and join Yhwach's army. Why would I fight to maintain a world order who's foundations involved the downfall of my own people? Maou_heika said: The thing is, the meat of Bleach's lore (which involves the history of the Soul King) exists thanks to the Can't Fear Your Own World light novel sequel to the manga. Kubo is already incorporating aspects of it that revolve around the SK and Yhwach into his adaptation, thus elevating the final arc. So I believe why the SK is the way he is (which is at the core of why Yhwach is doing what he is) and the cosmology of the Bleach world will be revealed in TYBW as well like it was originally intended for the manga. If you've already read the manga, then I highly recommend reading CFYOW. It was written by Ryohgo Narita (author of Baccano).I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy |
HealthAndWealthOct 26, 11:16 AM
| This has to be the best anime original content I've ever seen. (way better than Demon Slayer's anime original content from S3/S4) Almost 90% of this is anime original but it's so good. The fight scene is even better than some of Demon Slayers' best combat sequence. It just blows my mind how high-class treatment Bleach got (despite the manga ended for a long time) They're basically giving Bleach "Demon Slayer" treatment now. The studio/ director could have cut corner and just let the fight end instantly or have a black screen transition showing everyone's defeat like in manga, but instead we get a bunch of phenomenal / outstanding/ fluid fight sequences showing every little detail. Looking at Bleach Thousand Year War makes me feel sad cuz a lot of other Shonen I liked got mediocre/ horrendous adaptation. (ex. Shamon King Reboot, Karakuri Circus , Yozakura Family) |
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