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Nov 16, 6:28 AM
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Grimmjow chasing Askin is gold, just like I imagined would be like when animated LOL. Lille Barro is living up to his hype and role in his position.

About time Renji met Uryu and didn't hesitate to fight him. I still remember his first battle against Uryu from the very first season. This episode's soundtrack, momentum, and overall vibe was very intense. Also very impressed by how much Renji has improved over this time.

Nov 16, 6:28 AM
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We really do need more of Kenpachi and Mayuri’s interactions lol. As I mean both are kind of really extremes in their own way. Though fun and light stuff aside, it wasn’t really a stroll in the park which the stuff with Grimmjow might have lead us to believe when all of these people landed in Yhwach’s soul palace and wanted to do what they wanted to do. People are literally getting sniped every walking minute after all. I mean that was to be expected but still, watching that was actually pretty sad.

Renji against Uryu was once again one of those fights which I think this adaptation kind of improved upon. Uryu is anyway too full of edge so yeah, he deserved a beating. But you know the kind of character Renji is, and the way the author has written him, he always ends up taking the short end of the stick. He did his best but yeah, it is what it is. Being a professional “jobber” for a reason:(
Nov 16, 6:29 AM
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Yeah, I knew it was too good to be true after Renji had won that one fight last cour.


Nov 16, 7:09 AM
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A truly masterpiece. Anime of the year!
Nov 16, 7:09 AM
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Good storyboarding and animation throughout the episode.
Nov 16, 7:23 AM
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It's crazy that every fight in this cour is anime-original so far, and each one is sooo good. I can't wait for Baby, Theatre, and Friend.
Nov 16, 7:25 AM
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As party composition goes, Zaraki have the one I like to most, Zaraki as tank/DPS, Yumichika/Ikakku as DPS, and Yamada as healer.

Damn this aimbot.

So cool, Renji's Bankai.
Nov 16, 7:26 AM
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This is by far the best looking episode of the entire TYBW. Even better than episode 6/season 1. The camera angles are breathtaking. Even when there isn't an ongoing fight, the anime still makes an effort to show the scale of Wahrwelt. Grimmjow chasing Askin is a good example. I don't care if it's CGI, it looks incredible. The fight between Renji and Uryu is a masterpiece as well. The anime did not need to go that hard on this fight. It's not just the amazing animation, it's the clean art, the insane camera angles, the perfect transitions between stillness and movement, and the music. Everything married together perfectly. There were some really great moments in the fight where the camera would slow down to show the immensity of what was going on, then pick up again as the fight increased in pace. The music at the very end when Uryu used sklaverei was so beautiful and eerie. I complained hard during season 1 and 2 that Jujutsu Kaisen was getting the better adaptation but this episode has definitely changed that. Genuinely a 10/10 episode and this cour has been superb so far.
lucjanNov 16, 7:30 AM

Nov 16, 7:31 AM
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boring and empty episode! who the fuck cares renji and uryu!
Nov 16, 7:36 AM

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Holy hell, almost an entire episode of anime original content featuring Renji fighting Uryu and using abilities never seen before. Unlike Ichigo vs Uryu, the intent was to kill here, and Renji almost killed Uryu on multiple occasions. As fun as it is to meme about him being the resident jobber, he deserves credit and we're actually being shown his growth post-royal training outside of just a one-sided stomp against Mask. A very much welcomed and needed episode dedicated to Renji. In the end, Uryu was just too hax.

Also, note how the two never referred to each other by their names in battle. They called each other "Shinigami" and "Quincy", totally detaching themselves from their shared history ever since the Soul Society arc. Shit is getting intense.
Nov 16, 7:36 AM

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Reply to Hermiyas
boring and empty episode! who the fuck cares renji and uryu!
@Hermiyas I remember when bait used to be more believable

Nov 16, 7:36 AM

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Reply to Hermiyas
boring and empty episode! who the fuck cares renji and uryu!
@Hermiyas They are main characters, Mr. Retardo.
Nov 16, 7:37 AM

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Holy hell, almost an entire episode of anime original content featuring Renji fighting Uryu and using abilities never seen before. Unlike Ichigo vs Uryu, the intent was to kill here, and Renji almost killed Uryu on multiple occasions. As fun as it is to meme about him being the resident jobber, he deserves credit and we're actually being shown his growth post-royal training outside of just a one-sided stomp against Mask. A very much welcomed and needed episode dedicated to Renji. In the end, Uryu was just too hax.

Also, note how the two never referred to each other by their names in battle. They called each other "Shinigami" and "Quincy", totally detaching themselves from their shared history ever since the Soul Society arc. Shit is getting intense.
@TheBladeIsMe Uryu said that Renji was holding back and not trying to kill him though.

Nov 16, 7:43 AM

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@TheBladeIsMe Uryu said that Renji was holding back and not trying to kill him though.
@lucjan Yeah possibly, but Renji's dialogue implied otherwise to me. If Uryu's intuition is correct though, it makes me wonder if Renji could've outmatched him with sheer power like Ichigo.
Nov 16, 7:46 AM
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After both the Ichigo advanced squad and the Gotei 13 arrived in this final battleground last episode, this episode it's time to duke it all out!

So this is where that OP scene of Askin running away from Grimmjow is from, come to think of it, Askin really loves to dip out of any threat he perceives lol.

And of course, I can't forget the main spotlight of this ep, Renji vs Uryu. It's quite a strange feeling to see Uryu who used to stand with Ichigo fight against Renji who used to stand against them. This time it's the other way around. These two guys are fighting it out to be Ichigo's boyfriend lmao nah jk. Amazing fight as always, Bleach supremacy!
Nov 16, 7:46 AM
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Very good drawing and the fight is perfect, I didn't expect to see such a good quality fight
Nov 16, 7:47 AM
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A truly masterpiece. Anime of the year!
@Yhwach19977 Agree
Nov 16, 7:51 AM
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Wow, anime of the year! Fantastic!!
Nov 16, 7:56 AM

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A really good episode. We have finally entered the battlefield and it's just getting started. While Grimmjow is down for now, Renji was fighting his ass off in this fight. He was seriously so cool in his fight against Uryu and he was doing so good against him. He could've defeated him if he wasn't hestitaing to not kill him in that fight. But, too bad, Uryu wins this one.

Some really cool action sequences in this one and some really cool animation cuts. Really enjoyable episode.
Nov 16, 8:03 AM
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Renji beat the fraud allegations frfr
Nov 16, 8:05 AM

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Renji has truly come far. From being how he was when introduced to improving as a character in each and every arc with this being the culimanation of everything. Which also meant he has come to care for his friends and couldn't go all out against Ishida. Doesn't make him any less badass though. That was pure fire, literally. Grimmjow though? What are you doing man?
Nov 16, 8:05 AM

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There's just something about Zabimaru that makes Renji one of the coolest guys in Bleach... I don't care if people think he's weak or is "Bleach's Yamcha", nah buddy, he's cool as hell.
The choreography here was so amazing too, definitely my favorite from cour 3 up until now, I liked more than Ichigo vs Uryuu, I love when animators switch the POV angle in the middle of the fight like they did here, like a "camera change", love it.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEXT EPISODE IS "BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND" ALREADY?!?!?! MAN, WE TALKING BLEACH TOP 3 FIGHTS IMO, PEOPLE ARE NOT READY. PEOPLE. ARE. NOT. READY.
Even Mayuri's poem was fire - Be your own God.



Nov 16, 8:11 AM
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Fuck you Ishida Uryu
Nov 16, 8:13 AM

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ishida too strong for renji to fight
Nov 16, 8:27 AM

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Another amazing episode
Good comedy and action
Nov 16, 8:30 AM

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A truly masterpiece. Anime of the year!
@Yhwach19977 Undoubtedly. Two great episodes this week in Bleach and Dandadan as well.
Nov 16, 8:41 AM
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Finally some Renji love. Last time he fought he sort of ended the fight really quick but this time we saw a whole arsenal of move and techniques he could do. I especially liked the part where he kicked the quincy arrowhead in slow motion lol
Nov 16, 8:47 AM

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I love that we got to see even more payoff to Renji's training besides just defeating Mask, Pierrot did an incredible job! Did anyone else notice the Soul Reapers doing the Naruto run near the beginning of the episode, thought that was funny lol. I cannot wait for Baby Hold your Hand, PLEASE MAKE IT TWO EPISODE KUBO AND PIERROT PLSSSSS.
Nov 16, 8:52 AM

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This was absolutely PEAK no ther way to describe this. Amazing animation and the ost's god this was perfect
Nov 16, 8:58 AM

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I loved the Renji vs Uryu fight, since Uryu finally got beaten to a pulp a bit, but he still won. I'm so eager to see him getting obliterated by someone so bad, since he's been getting on my nerves so bad since the start of this arc.
Nov 16, 8:59 AM
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Top 2 fights in TYBW, and it might even be top one if it was between two more important characters.

It was fluid, had good choreography and the character design was on point. What other fight in TYBW nailed all these 3? Can’t remember. It really caught me by surprise.

Also all the crazy camera angles that I assume are possible due to the 3D stuff being used, just amazing. This is how you use CGI in a show.

10/10
Nov 16, 9:00 AM
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episode 7 was really really good, funny as hell in the first half, and an absolutely beautiful fight in the 2nd half
Nov 16, 9:01 AM

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Lille sniping 6(?) of the characters in the span of a minute made me chuckle. W Schutztstaffel.
Nov 16, 9:04 AM

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Next saturday omgomgomgomgomgomg

Nov 16, 9:10 AM
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I almost thought Renji won
Nov 16, 9:10 AM
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Gotta love a goofy chase scene in between the serious fightings.
Nov 16, 9:24 AM

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How much better can Bleach and its animation get ? Is there a limit.

Holy shit.
Nov 16, 9:33 AM
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i cant remember any of this cool stuff with Ishida in the manga
that aside, Bazz B an his little group really think they can do anything on their own?
Nov 16, 9:36 AM

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Renji was putting in that work this week holy shit. But alas, it’s Renji, and he was against one of the major main characters of the series, so of course the plot demands that he take the L đź’€ still though, this fight was amazing.
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Nov 16, 9:45 AM
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Literally peak fiction, now they really reached the Studio Mappa level of animations, at least during fights. Renji showed all his greatness, but still took his usual L. Uryu is one of the goats huh? Now they just need to nail all the fights that separates us from the great finale (or well, they gotta make it great when the time will come cause the original ending was lame as hell), we need top notch visuals, longer fights than the manga counterparts, soundtrack used in the right (one of the few lowlights of the second cour imo, the music choice was all over the place) and, well, nail the fan service (I'm not talking about boobies, y'all gotta celebrate our loved cast of characters during their fight, like in this episode they nailed Renji). Anime of the year already, not even the almost perfect Kingdom Season 5 can't quite compare
Nov 16, 9:46 AM
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Good storyboarding and animation throughout the episode.
@KENKAIYT yep, good storyboarding is what the second cour lacked, they are freaking nailing this third one
Nov 16, 9:49 AM

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OMG IS THAT A NIGERUNDAYO REFERENCE??
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Nov 16, 9:54 AM
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this fight was a masterpiece, i'm speechless...
so as i'll be next week
Nov 16, 10:02 AM
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Another good episode from bleach as well. Also, they changed the ending song for this episode, they just reversed it tho, got me wondering, is that some kind a hint for Ishida's Anti thesis power? Im just guessing it, I don't read the manga, and because in Ishida vs Renji fight, there's a scene where Ishida Stand up fine after get beating from Renji, I see it like Ishida reverse the effect of renji's beating, idk.. (Im fine with spoiler, but don't spoil (possibly) cour 4 material)
Nov 16, 10:08 AM

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I'm so excited for whatever comes next, this season has been absolutely a masterpiece imo. I read the manga a long time ago, so watching these new scenes is just so ahhhhh, I can't even describe it. 100/10 best episode so far.
Nov 16, 10:18 AM

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Don't you guys think that Renji gave a better fight than Ichigo against Ishida?
Nov 16, 10:19 AM
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When will Renji actually catch a good W lol. I hope he's able to catch at least one good W in the future after the superstar W.

Overall, fantastic episode. Plot is moving really well.

5/5
Nov 16, 10:21 AM
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Animation was great, the comedic moments were funny too.
Not only is Ishida's vollstandig similiar to Byakuya's shikai and the defense form of his bankai, but also this fight had a bunch of reference to the fight between Renji and Byakuya in SS. Kinda funny to see that. I don't care that Renji took another L, his sacrifice gave us an amazing battle that's up there with the top fights in Bleach.
Nov 16, 10:31 AM

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This is so far Renji's best fight. He usually beats fast in many episodes, but I like this fight between him and Uryu. Even though he lost, I loved this fight. The episode was truly amazing
Nov 16, 10:44 AM

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Don't you guys think that Renji gave a better fight than Ichigo against Ishida?
@Yasminaa I agree, but Ichigo he doesn't want to fight Ishida unlike Renji he just doesn't want to kill him. I would rather Renji fight than Ichigo.
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