The fact that they animated senjumaru’s bankai so beautifully and so detailed even when they were having bts issues is so impressive. They deserve more time for cour 3.

@IchigoKurosakicool

8 ай бұрын

Ehh, most of it was pure CGI though, NOT SAYING IT'S BAD, its just that 3D animation is much easier to do.

@0gsrV

8 ай бұрын

bts?

@IcecoldWaluigi

8 ай бұрын

​@@0gsrVbehind the scenes

@Marlinkz_

8 ай бұрын

@@IchigoKurosakicooland somehow it looked pretty good

@glatzigoblin

8 ай бұрын

Also helps that she is floating and they dont have to animate her walking.

Kirinji vs Haschwalth had no reason to go that hard🥶

@misterninja911

8 ай бұрын

Yea that looked way too good than the other two fights 😂. Animation went crazy there🔥

@Grayson-Winchester

8 ай бұрын

Why do you have 🥶? Tenjirou threw boiling water at Jugram

@lillith7257

8 ай бұрын

i still wanna know what the shimmer is about lol

Squad Zero ... You will be missed in Fraud Academy o7

@woodstockings6545

8 ай бұрын

o7

@deathstriker9076

8 ай бұрын

Sadly... Gojo took their place.

@Megallo-ch3bs

8 ай бұрын

​@@deathstriker9076I contest your statement Gojo got jumped, so he ain't attending yet.

@DXXD_

8 ай бұрын

​@@Megallo-ch3bscope

@SSAS939

8 ай бұрын

gojo and yama-ji got dirty ngl@@deathstriker9076

the blood oath also makes sense for the soul reaper philosophy. Even lieutenant class fighters need to be bound and have their power cut if they go into the wol, so even stronger squad 0 needs an additional seal to maintain the worlds

@jalpat2272

8 ай бұрын

Meaning only 1 of 4 (excluding ichibei) could fight at full power as 3 would have "died" To nulify the seal, ps, shunenmaru power is weaveing themed, what also weaving themed?, fate. each quincy "death" In this episode foreshadowing their true defeats at gotei 13 hands.

@Astropasser

8 ай бұрын

​@jalpat2272, do you think squad zero knew they would lose? So senjumaru used her bankai to seal their(The royal guards) fates of being defeated in the long run? Idk if I'm making sense. However, that would be interesting.

@jalpat2272

8 ай бұрын

@@Astropasser just fandom theory, would be cool if that true as yuha the All mighty skill just that broken.

@5un5hine73

8 ай бұрын

​@@Astropasserit's her literally weaving the fabric of reality. Pretty cool

"I don't think Senjumaru can see the future" See it? Perhaps not. But her Bankai is clearly a reference to the Loom of Fate and the three Sisters who weave it. Even the "Red String of Fate". So the Bankai almost certainly creates things based on the fate of it's victims.

@MegaChoupidou

8 ай бұрын

She’s a seamstress - to do this job you need intricate measurements of the person and know their tastes etc. I think her bankai plays on this idea i.e., when people are trapped in it, she’s able to know everything about them, physically and emotionally, hence why she’s able to know what their weaknesses are and how to defeat them.

@ThermiteKitty

8 ай бұрын

Plus Rose's Bankai told us clearly that one Zanpakuto can't actually create tons of elements. So rather than her actually being able to make tons of rooms that counter each enemy perfectly, it makes more sense to me that she's "just" controlling fate, and the effects are all the result of how they're currently destined to die.

@raikaria3090

8 ай бұрын

@@ThermiteKittyYes; Rose's Bankai created illusions based on sound. Senjumaru's bankai isn't createing all these things. It's focused around fate. I looked up the names of the sisters in the myth; it's Clotho; Lachesis and Atrophos. Note that Senjumaru also has 6 arms out of her back. Three pairs. Three sisters of fate.

@5un5hine73

8 ай бұрын

It's following the theme of transcendent bankai. She goes from weaving "clothing" to literally weaving the "fabric of reality "

@hackfleischking5162

8 ай бұрын

I think she is not creating stuff after their fate, she is weaving fate itself. For the release of her full power the other members of the zero squad have to die leaving the soul king unprotected after they are gone. By weaving enemies into their fate that will defeat them she makes sure that there will be new, strong shinigami to take their role as protectors of the soul king that are even stronger than the royal guard

This is what Kubo originally wanted to make us see squad 0 like. I think it's also the reason why Ichibei vs Yhwach didn't conclude. To redeem the royal guard. Though now I'm actually curious if Nimaya, Hikufune and Kirinji would use Bankai while the others bleed.

@Alexander-kc8oq

8 ай бұрын

I’m curious too but having Senjumaru be the one that remains was the best decision as she’s the one who was least explored in the manga and up to this point in the anime. Both in terms of how she is as a person and what her powers are.

@Grayson-Winchester

8 ай бұрын

@@Alexander-kc8oq that's true. It's just Nimaya is my favorite. He's funny, talkative and the number 1 zanpakuto character. His sword is literally too sharp. What would the creator of all Zanpakuto have up his sleeve?

@WeyardWiz

8 ай бұрын

​@@Grayson-Winchester I don't think we will get any more squad0 bankai until he'll arc

@joshuakhaos4451

8 ай бұрын

I think so too. I think the next 2 seasons are going to be more of what Kubo had wanted back when these chapters were coming out, but had to cut a lot of his vision due to Jump forcing him to rush and finish the story up. There was hella backlash back in the day over how the arc went from suspenseful and amazing, to feeling like it was all over the place and almost as if there was chunks of content missing. A thing that reached it crescendo at the part of the manga that these 2 episodes covered. From here on out, it was a ton of ass pulls and rushing. as well as entire plot points and info just being left out or only hinted at. Only for us to find out in the last 10 chapters that Kubo had been working on a deadline since basically the start of the 2nd invasion. I think a lot of people who hated on Bleach for so long or only got into anime the last 3-4 years after Bleach had crash landed and burned, have no Idea what the Bleach fan base went through for a good 3 and a half years till we got the ending. It was a mess until we got the explanation of why it turned into a shitfest. And even then many of us still took issue with Jump for fucking the story over.

@kelvinallen9327

8 ай бұрын

​@@Grayson-Winchester Brilliant rising Was it You Wow, he said too? 😂🤣

Man.... Because of what happened in episode 26, I'm really excited for Ichigo's Bankai to get the hype it deserved. Just show us how devastating it is by showing it in the "future", then I don't mind seeing it being broken "at the beginning". Man. Please oh Kubo-sama, I trust you.

@gcustomkicks532

8 ай бұрын

That’s true from here on I know this squad will be epic… ichigos Bankai im hella waiting to see it in full regardless ….. inknow we haven’t seen it all yet

@Blackflame-jl7pf

8 ай бұрын

I have a feeling Ichigo's bankai is going to look incredibly different in the anime. if it does, i'mma flip out. It looks too simplistic to be the final form of ichigo. It really is just the blade. i always thought that. I really hope they change it!

@nkosinathisibiya600

8 ай бұрын

​@@Blackflame-jl7pfyah let wait and see

@destructo3457

8 ай бұрын

Ichigo's Bankai was always hyped up for me, Yhwach already absorbed the Soul King but he still was like "ahh hell nah i'm not letting him activate that 💀"

@tiosevenstars

8 ай бұрын

Very interesting idea. I'd like that too!

Not only does this make Squad Zero look amazing but it also makes the Elite Sternritter look incredible too. The fact that it took a Bankai that shook the three worlds, and three Squad Zero sacrificing themselves, to defeat the six of them for the moment, is awesome.

@jfernandez925

8 ай бұрын

Just a reminder because your statement may confuse people; 3 of them didn't sacrifice themselves so 1 of them can power up or use their combine strength. 3 of them sacrifice themselves so one of them can use their full power. They always were this powerful and its pretty clear that the Elite Sternritter would not stand a chance if all 4 of them can use their full power at the same time but that would mean the destruction of the 3 worlds if they were to do that. Hell, probably 2 of them using their full/true form would mean the destructions of the 3 worlds. That is bad ass.

@codebreak1884

8 ай бұрын

​@@jfernandez925Fact

@lexogun1311

8 ай бұрын

​@@jfernandez925the power levels of zero squad is insane! Damn!! Kubo really did them so much justice just that the quinces have stupidly OP abilities and all the reviving and all the nonsense lol. Raw power wise zero squad would wipe anyone without those silly shenanigans lol

@graygrimace1646

8 ай бұрын

They didn't have to kill themselves because the SS were strong. They killed themselves because 1.) It was necessary to break their limiters and 2.) Only 1 of them could use their full power while ensuring the safety of the multiverse. They could have easily used their Bankais and demolished the SS, but they cared more about the stability of the multiverse.

@jfernandez925

8 ай бұрын

@lekanogun1311 (spoiler alert) from my understanding, listening to Manga readers of this series, squad zero has the same broken resurrection bs. I know Ishibe does, at least.

More than a reviewer and a content creator, you are an important voice of his community. Thank you

Regarding Pernida being sucked in by the black sand,/soil, it's actually indicative of him being defeated by Kurotsuchi, whose name translated means black soil

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Good catch

@saketmeena9581

Ай бұрын

This was mentioned in DBZimran's video. Maybe this commentator is a watcher of his videos.

You put it so perfectly the pacing and removed comedy scenes are such a necessary sacrifice to the make the arc better and just simply let Kubo cook!

Given how squad 0 got treated here, Ichigo will get much more respect in the 2nd half of TYBW anime which I’m ecstatic for

@stefanopatsiuras2838

8 ай бұрын

Saved from the humiliation of being shown as a punchbag 😅

By making only one member of Squad 0 use their Bankai, Kubo actually avoided any progression to the fight that could make them come across as weak because Senjumaru will either be defeated by Yhwach, who is the final villain and therefore the strongest active character, by Uryu, who was hyped up by Yhwach himself as worthy of being his successor or the combined efforts of the entire Royal Guard and in all of the three cases it'll just show how much of a monster a single member o Squad 0 is without downplaying any of the other characters because even if they need a 4v1 to win, defeating a multiversal tier character isn't a small feat and I think this is genius Edit: As for the question of wether Aizen would win against Squad 0... definitely not in his monster form BUT maybe that's why he never used his Bankai during the FKT Arc, maybe he was saving it for his fight against Squad 0 and that's something he could even explain during Cour 3 or 4

@nenmaster5218

8 ай бұрын

Kido and the Kido-Corps are still incredibly underuzilized.

@rexlapis1075

8 ай бұрын

You forgot Jugram

@benjaminherron1016

8 ай бұрын

Pn

@DAn-mo9kh

8 ай бұрын

i dont know about the other 4 but i know for sure aizen can use whatever he want he will not be able to pass ichibei

@takeo_624

8 ай бұрын

@@rexlapis1075 Jugram was killed by Shutara's Bankai so as far as the ones trapped inside it fighting back goes, it's either all of them getting back up on their feet because Quincy fuckery or Uryu doing something by himself, I don't think the Balance can do anything otherwise we would have to consider Gerard as well. I also don't think Kubo wants them to lose so that's really the two possibilities, either they win as a group or Uryu shows them his power like Yhwach said he would, otherwise it'll probably come down to Yhwach saving them with the Almighty

No matter the issues with the finale/this cour in general both production and animation wise, it truly has added a LOT of exclusive scenes from kubo and the team enhancing the story altogether, which is at the end of the day the most important thing. I hope pierrot and taguchi take their time with cour 3, fix their issues and give us great content again.

I'm hoping Chad and Orihime get to do something now, they have so much wasted potential. Especially when Gerard uses miracle powers and Orihime's power literally rejects phenomenon. Complete missed opportunity to have her shine in a fight only she could win

@MimiMimi-yj4kl

8 ай бұрын

Orihime need a boobs to slim down it's over size so disgusting

@carloskingdomh

8 ай бұрын

what are you talking about? they werent wasted potential specially orihime

@RainbowStray

8 ай бұрын

@@carloskingdomh She helped a bit with Ichigo near the end, but you can't say Chad and Orihime had any moments aside from just being by Ichigo. They should've had their shining moments

@stephenstretton336

7 ай бұрын

Knowing Orihime she would probably go and heal the enemy 🤣

@mojusticeomar

7 ай бұрын

Both are lame character no thanks

People need to remember that Kubo was really unwell during the final arch of bleach. that's why so many things were rushed. Really glad the anime is able to expand and give more depth and redemption to this arch.

@raiden3013

8 ай бұрын

they also forced him to end the manga earlier than anticipated so he had to keep cutting things out too

@bboygenetics9882

8 ай бұрын

Is the anime different than the manga? Like extended scenes?

@iamcoachmark8327

8 ай бұрын

​@@bboygenetics9882There are so many added new content thats not come from manga. Thats the whole point of cutting a unesessary scene in manga to give way to new content. New content that makes the plot more making sense.

@Orthuzz

8 ай бұрын

@@iamcoachmark8327 omgggg lovee itttt

@raiden3013

8 ай бұрын

yes. kubo stated he is adding scenes into the anime for more context because at the time of the manga he was both sick and rushed by editors that he did not get to properly finish the manga. so the anime expands a lot. squad zero is legitimately each casually stronger than yamaoto and are not allowed to use thier full power because it was causing the 3 worlds to tremble.@@bboygenetics9882

Ichimonjis activation has to be one of my favorite sound effects ever, it feels so unnerving, ancient and ethereal, I love it

I feel her bankai put their demise onto the fabric of time, sealing their future fait. Not foreshadowing, but creating their future.

@cabletelcontar5440

8 ай бұрын

That's a great explanation. My explanation was that her Bankai could read the threads of their lives and kill them based on their weakness. Which means these are the only ways they could be put down ergo why the get defeated the same or similar ways later on. What do you think?

@pspsmallz

8 ай бұрын

100 percent expecting their fates to be manipulated and that their deaths are guaranteed once the bankai goes off, I expect very different fates for two of the royal guard compared to the manga

@5un5hine73

8 ай бұрын

Weaving the fabric of reality

Honestly you and MrTommo2304 are the only Bleach accounts I like to listen too. Calm, collected, not drama-filled.

@joshuamcneely3028

8 ай бұрын

It was cool seeing MrTommo watched Ep 26. He looked like he was going to pass out.

@wizels1403

8 ай бұрын

Sameee

@lolsnez7542

8 ай бұрын

You forgot tekking and jaymes hanson

Also 100% agree on your rant. Loss of Rukia peach and Orihime and Yoruichi scene is tragic but the constant f***ing complaining and harassing is so braindead. This has to be a psyop cause I refuse to believe that people are braindead enough to not understand why scenes are getting cut. It's literally the volume warning bs all over again

@tabkg5802

8 ай бұрын

*volume burning

Senjumaru is HOW YOU WRITE A GOOD FEMALE CHARACTER. First off her Design is amazing, she's looks like an Asian woman compared to basicly every other woman in Bleach, she's crazy powerful as we could clearly see, you really don't want to piss her off, BUT in her battle with Ishida you can see how smoothly and delicately she moves, when she crafts her umbrella, parries Ishida's attack and spins it she says "So gentle... Just like the spring rain." The reason i'm highliting this is because it's BEAUTIFUL. She has a taste for GOOD things, she's a Craftswoman as it's obvious and does BEAUTIFUL things. If you told me she Crafted Shunsui's Kimono i'd say that's a great touch connecting the 13 Court Guard Squads to the Zero Division in present time and i'd say it would be fitting because one it connects her ability to more than just fighting and 2 she's a Beautiful woman so it would make sense for Shunsui to flirt her. So in the end you're writting and designing an older woman who is beautiful, graceful and powerful and part of that power is from her beauty and grace. To me this makes me feel like she's Human, and something that i personally love about Ichigo is exactly how so much more human Ichigo is compared to the vast majority of anime and manga MC's, so the fact that Senjumaru is also like that makes me elevate her and highlight her like this. This anime adaptation is DIVINE. LET THEM COOK!

Squad Zero got its moment in the sun and it was incredible. It's a far cry from the original manga.

As we get closer to the ending, where Kubo's health started declineing more and Jump rushed him more, I am 99% sure we'll get more changes and addittions. Cour 3 will have more changes.

@lacudafrost

7 ай бұрын

I'm almost completely certain Ichigo will be the new Soul King. It was the path things were leading towards before his health went to hell.

@Cryosxify

7 ай бұрын

​​@@lacudafrostthat 12 years later hell arc that got one chapter is probably telling us he isn't going to be soul king. we're just getting the final draft of thousand year blood war arc with proper fights that meet expectations

@lacudafrost

7 ай бұрын

@@Cryosxify I haven't been watching the anime, have they shown the fullbringer guys leave to go help ichigo yet? That was a forgotten plot by Kubo originally. I had sworn they were going to return ichigo's fullbringer power to him so he would finally be complete. It's the only power he's missing. He's literally the only viable replacement.

@Cryosxify

7 ай бұрын

@@lacudafrost i think there was a scene but don't remember any fighting with them

@lacudafrost

7 ай бұрын

@@Cryosxify yeah they didn't get any fighting in the manga if I remember correctly, just the one dude like "I'm changing zangetsu's memory of being broken" or something it didn't work with his power

I really commend everyone right now for showing positivity. Really that is great. I hope there's also more recognition, support and understanding for the staff. Showing it helps not only the staff but also the image of the bleach community.

I’ve spoken about the production issues and how it sort of lets down the finale imo, but since I’ve spoken about that already with other people I’d rather talk about the changes. Because oh my god, it’s one thing for a little change or an extended fight but THIS? Is totally different, it’s insanely good, the lore, implications, and portrayal are INSAAAANE. It’s above and beyond just fixing the fight, it’s totally altered the story in a much better way than it was before

Thanks for the explanations at the end brother, very well said and very well thought out, I never realised we are THIS lucky to have Bleach TYBW arc adapted in such a majestic way ( with the behind the scenes problems and all that ). I was already grateful for this arc being adapted without knowing they had these problems behind the scenes, but now my respect for the team reached a whole new level 🫡. We Bleach fans got some Top tier treatment after waiting for so long, this is for sure. I am soooo hyped for part 3 and 4 right now... Now... let's be grateful Everrrybody !!! (please read with Nimaiya accent before Senjumaru's Bankai) Peace! ✌️

That was an amazing end to Season 2! THANK YOU to everyone involved in making BLEACH: TYBW so amazing! Zero Squad has been redeemed and all is right with the BLEACH world!

Absolutely love the rant. I can’t believe I’m just now finding your page. The return of bleach has just made me want more bleach. I watched/read bleach when I was 24 in it’s entirety. I’m now 42 and extremely grateful. Bleach is like Game of Thrones. Could you image a turn back the pendulum all Quincy invasion anime, littered with fights with the original Shinigami. I’d pay to watch that and fully support it. Bleach is my all time favorite anime and I’m thankful to be watching it again.

This was the most Informative anime and bleach explanation on KZread. Thank you.

Thanks for the rant. You shared details I never knew….learned a lot!

Yeah, I'd love to have seen a peek at each 0 division bankai and more of their powers, but I'm ok with how this worked out. I also believe they are all equally as strong, but felt that Senjumaru probably has the most versatile bankai to deal with multiple opponents with different strengths. The others are probably sporting super strong bankai's, but may be something similar to a kenpachi/ichigo, where they are top tier bankais, but just not great matchups against them.

good rant, really helps to put things into perspective and make people understand. I agree.

The animation of this Bankai is just stunning. This colours, the light, the perspectives......it touched my soul😮

I honestly love your rants as always because they're insightful.. Thanks for loving the community sir Flames

Fantastic breakdown man. Stellar job. Opened my eyes to some really beautiful storytelling I would not otherwise have caught.

Great rhoughts, love listening to people so knowledgeable and passionate whilst remaining reasonable and level headed when talking about their specialist ssubject!

Just saw the entirety of your vid. Thanks for being the voice of reason, fans can be quite toxic sometimes. It's good to see that a KZreadr with such a big voice in the community is also a very logical, calm, guy. We all love Bleach, let it be something that unite us, instead of becoming a source of in-fighting.

Actually ichibei is also an eternal being. So long as someone remembers his name he exists.

your rants were right on the money, kudos!

Because so many original content we get in this Bleach Anime ,make me wonder if we finnaly will see Aizen Bankai whe he fight yhwach

Ngl I don't know what Yhwach is gonna do now with Wahrwelth since he basically killed everyone down in the Wandenreich. There's no point in building a new castle if you have no soldiers to man it and no subjects to really rule over once the new world is created.

@rexr9781

8 ай бұрын

I mean if you are better than the entire army combined they don't really serve a purpose but I get the vision.

@Grayson-Winchester

8 ай бұрын

Liltotto and Bazz-B didn't like it. They have a mind of their own. He frequently doesn't care about the Quincies

I'm with you on everything you said and part 2 of a thousand year blood war is awesome I can't wait for 3&4

It was important that you explained to the audience what happens behind closed doors with regards to the anime production. So far the Bleach team has done a fantastic job and we should all encourage them to continue to deliver like this for the last two parts! Great video.

Wow, thank you for showing me the foreshadowing so I can appreciate it more. Bleach definitely in my top 3 action anime!

It's nice to see Squad Zero finally live up to their legend, because they definitely didn't in the manga. Now the claim of them being more powerful than the entire Gotei 13 actually feels true. Adored Senshumaru Shutara's design even as far back as her appearance in the manga and seeing her become the MVP of Squad Zero with such an amazing Bankai that shook three separate planes of existence was fantastically cathartic.

Bro was really playing diary of Jane in the back that's so peak great video

I have a feeling Senjumaru truly already won the fight but Yhwach will reverse everything when he first activates the Almighty. Either way this was an absolutely stellar finale and I’m so hyped lol.

@hackfleischking5162

8 ай бұрын

I think her bankai can't deal direct damage. The other 3 members sacrificed themself to make this possible. That means for the next attack on the soul king there are only two members left. My guess is that she weaved their defeat into their fate so they will be defeated but also creates new individuals that are strong enough to do that. I think she is what makes it even possible that the others defeat them later. By that she makes sure that there are strong shinigami that can replace them in the zero squad.

@snokuhlemagwaza-xh5mb

6 ай бұрын

I think Uryu would destroy her

Great video man! My first time tuning in and thank you for keeping it about core 2 and not spoiling to much bc I'm not a Manga reader. I don't follow the animators all the way up to the studios enough to know anything substantial but I remember telling my friends soon as core 2 ended that as great as it was there was something missing almost like the same effort wasn't put in this core as they did in core 1 and you explained it eloquently. Also I think it's casuals that think it's the animators or directors fault whenever there are lack luster eps when to me its always obviously been the bosses fault and whoever is above him more so whoever is above the boss of course. Always go for the head of the snake, I just wish whoever is truly in charge of these decisions to limit truly expanded there minds bc I think it'll be worth it in the long run for bleach if they actually went all out! But maybe that's just me talking as fan and not a anime businessman from Japan. Hopefully they notice that bleach was the greatest anime this summer and unleash the beast that we know bleach can be for these final 2 cores! Thanx again for this amazing 👏🏽 video.

Loved your "rant" section. The additions they've made to the series are dramatically more valuable than the scenes they cut. I can only imagine how transformative the changes to the final chapters are going to be.

Thank you so much for your rant. "Fans"are a big reason why studios are afraid to make new original content because "fans" want what they want and won't ever be happy. This is even happening in America that's why every major studio is doing remakes. Maybe its lack of creativity, but fans are a part of the problem. We should enjoy these animated for what it is.

Professor Rebirth, my man! Thank you very much, this was an awesome take. You are not just bringing the Kubology masterclass as usual, but the Aureliusology and Bet-Davidology went pretty hard at the rant on production analysis part. Very important stuff, not just for Bleach, but for a healthy and informed outlook on life in general. Bringing real value to the table, appreciated to bankai and beyond! 🔥🔥🔥 Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher emperor of ancient Rome. I highly suspect you are actually familiar with him, or at least the teachings of Stoicism in general. The way you talked about considering ourselves lucky on how good the anime turned out really fits their teachings. Yyup, having a critical mind and pushing for better is important. But showing gratitude to the hard fought victories and understanding how mind bogglingly against the odds was getting this far is the other end of the scale. There is no balance without both. Be humble yet determined, understand the world and what you do or do not have control over, push hard on the former and don't waste your valuable energy on the latter. Raging at the slightest inconvenience and harassing staff just weakens your character and increases the stress for everyone. Just like swinging a sword without aim or intent... you will get tired, you won't hit the target and you may accidentally end up injuring yourself or your comrades. Patrick Bet-David of Valuetainment fame may not be as well known, but he is making some pretty big waves as a business guy and online educator. If I gotta say contemporary people who's work affected me the most... Kubo and Pat are my instant response. So I do not say his name lightly. But how you unpacked the restrictions of the studio and industry inner workings for everyday people, really pumped up the Pat fanboy in me. Chef's kiss. One more addition on the pacing and episode restrictions. It's not just the number of episodes. But the number of episodes per season, or cour. Even back in the day, an anime season is 12-14 episodes. And long running shows also have to adhere to that format even if we don't notice it mid-run. And while I also think we are running at warp speed and would've preferred a 16-17 episode run for both seasons for perfect pacing, no broadcasting would run an episode length like that. Ok, a 5 cour long running instead of a 4 cour seasonal would roughly fit that pace and broadcast schedule too. But that means longer pre-production and/or worse quality... also higher front-up costs and profits to maintain it only starting to flow in later with the trunkated airing without the hiatus between cours. Does anyone think a production community would've greenlit that especially at the level we get Bleach now? I doubt it. So 4 cour seasonal it is. That's what Taguchi had to cook with. And just as you talked about manga filler pages for optimal cliffhanger. Each cour has to be paced for not just the overall runtime, but to give that extra punch for the season finale. And just as The Blade Is Me dropped, I understood and forgiven 99% of cut content. There is no war won without casualties... and the team thread the needly the best they could to deliver that massive W with the season finale. And now they did it again. On Senjumaru and foreshadowing: I don't think she knows the future, but her bankai may sort of. Like it tailors their fate to their souls being intertwined with the threads of time so to speak. So the effects are not consciously picked by Senjumaru, but based on the victim's soul, it automatically delivers weaves some sort of poetic justice. Sewing puns absolutely intended. On Aizen: he would stomp even Squad Zero if he really WANTS to. And no amount of added content can change that. Now let me unpack that: Kenpachi vs Gremmy is a lot like Aizen vs Ichigo and helped me a lot to see the depth there. Gremmy's Imaginary was so hax, it was hardly defeatable. And Gremmy did not lost because his ability was weaker than Kenpachi, but due to personality/character flaws that made him lose control over his ability. Also epic foreshadowing regarding Kenpachi's bankai. Aizen with the Hougyoku fused into him is much the same. That's what Ichigo's line on Aizen deep down wanting to lose and feeling lonely ment. Aizen went past every barrier to reach his goal. And in the end he sacraficed his identity to reach it, and that hole in him collapsing made him lose. Gin's betrayal going from theoretical to factual Ichigo's unshakable resolve and transcended state beyond his power at the time Urahara's prepwork and trap, and the whole Gotei 13 uniting against him. In the end it all broke down his psyche, and the Hougyoku reacted to that. So Aizen VS Squad Zero implies he got past Ichigo. That would require going from butterfly to a different evolution path than monster which leads to victory. And what mental state he would be upon getting to the royal realm? To put simply: The Hougyoku IS me: Aizen steamrolls The Hougyoku AND me: Aizen gets destroyed hard. But there are infinite interesting scenarios on mind games and how he could fluctuate on the spectrum between the two, and where he would end. Have fun with that everyone!

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

I agree on all counts here tbh

I can never appreciate recaps that last longer than a couple of minutes, but the rant half of this video really was great. And necessary!

just a small note Senjumaru said her Zanpakuto's name earlier when she was fighting Gerard.. it was "Shigarami" and to confirm that this was indeed the name of her Zanpakuto, the same word can be found within her Bankai's name, "Shatatsu Karagara *Shigarami* no Tsuji"

Oetu's Bankai With Sayafushi would have been somethin to see, also I'm assumin as sword God He would have multiple Bankai, addin to his Brokeness😂😂 with the number of swords he Himself has which would go amazin with His Symbol on the Ouken Seal😅 I also love how He's The defect Leader among them in a fight

@guilhermenovo8967

8 ай бұрын

As it wasn't revealed I can keep dreaming of his his Bankai being just summoning every zampakuto he ever made and have them use their bankai, cause that would be awesome

@honguyenhoaibao3676

8 ай бұрын

The Gilgamesh of Bleach.

@mori_Jin.

8 ай бұрын

@@guilhermenovo8967 Usin other People's Bankai I feel wouldn't do it justice simply coz no other Bankai can be on the level of a S-0 Member in the whole soul society so takin they Bankai no matter how many they are would still be a nerf to him... personally that's what I think

@AJ-kt5zo

8 ай бұрын

​@@mori_Jin. Fair point 👉 Unlimited 0 Squad member Blade - Maker God works

I like how beings of this level cannot simply release their full power without consequences. I always found it strange in shows like dragon ball super that someone who can destroy a multiverse could fight seriously on Earth without destroying everything.

Honestly, I liked your talk in the 2nd half of the video. I didn't read the manga, waiting with hopes for Bleach's return, and I'm glad I did. Regardless, I appreciate finding someone trying to understand and defend the animation team, because oh hell, I'm glad they are doing it!

Just finished the last 3rd of the video. Very, very good points by you. Seriously, it’s almost like you have industry experience (I’m new here so I don’t know if you do). I really appreciate thoughtful, mature, and perceptive points here.

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

You was on point we have only 77 chapters left. Is little for 26 episodes ahead. So Kubo is gonna bring so much nee content for is I'm so excited

@MarcosSantos-dj6lk

8 ай бұрын

I'm so hyped for that!!

Finally i been waiting on youe review

Thank you you explain the back curtain of the headache of the “Anime studio” and how the real world works

Great coverage

Great content, man. You speak so eloquently, and you have a quick eye for what's going on. Subbing for sure.

One Bleach animator wrote that none of his work made it into the ep26, he really considers taking a break from Bleach 'cause of this - there were production issues and "bad animation" happens not 'cause animators are bad, but because they are not given enough time!

@Marlinkz_

8 ай бұрын

hopefully he doesn’t take a break from it

@tobbakken2911

8 ай бұрын

You're talking about Evoki? I have seen the cuts they sent and they looked very off model, the staff had to send it back and/or make changes. The person never did what was asked of them, but what they wanted.

@TrestonDodd

8 ай бұрын

@@tobbakken2911i heard episode 21 had the same issues

@tater8960

8 ай бұрын

@@tobbakken2911 and what is sad is that this approach works in most other shows that make use of styalized animation like one piece. this is why wano fights have so many different art styles in its sakuga moments. taguchi does not use stylized animation in his approach to tybw and wants very on model drawings similar to what chainsawman does.

@zeroskaterz92

8 ай бұрын

@@tobbakken2911 I would rather much prefer a consistent artstyle than stylized if that's the case. I don't want Naruto vs Pain moment again. The fight animation was cool but man, it looked overexaggerated and goofy for supposedly a serious fight.

On a different note, your voice is so soothing to listen to

Awesome video man 😎

Love the video bro! your rant at the end was great!

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This makes me extremely excited for Ichigos bankai, i think this go round we will actually see why Ywach saw it as a major threat before removing it from the battle.

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Let’s hope!

It has to be Ishida who defeats Senjumaru with his Antithesis. The chapter in the Manga when YH opens his eyes is named "A" which explains his Almighty powers. So it only makes sense that the same episode would at least hint at Ishida's power Antithesis which is also A. In the same scene, Hashwalth explains Almighty to Ishida, which requires him not to be defeated at that time. Ishida will likely reverse and flip everything Senjumaru did which ends up defeating her and undoing everything she did.

Great video dood

Great video bro

Bleach was one of the ones that started on top, got laughed into memedom and has now returned as a POWERHOUSE of an anime. This has been such a fun series to watch since its return, especially since it hasn't been focused on Ichigo but letting the other characters and their powers TRULY shine. Here is to hoping season 3 blows everyone away.

Great rant!

I’m definitely looking forward to the next cour after seeing this! I was paying attention to how much they’d stretch this out, but I’m liking this pace. I remember when FMA Brotherhood was released. Even though I liked it, it seemed super short.

Good video bro.. well done!

I couldn't wait for your take on this I'm flabbergasted KUDOS TO KUBO

Thank you for speaking to the community. Some people are blaming people who have no control.

Hi flame of rebirth. i want to say thank you for quality videos on bleach. I finally subscribed today and the tipping point was you carefully explaining to the bozos(some group of bleach fans) why certain things had to happen i.e. staff issues, some low quality episodes and exclusion of some ecchi/comedic fillers. it pisses me off when people don't actually examine the possible reasons why certain things happen before making a judgement or passing a comment of ignorance. And with all the restrictions, the staff at hand did their utmost best with the limited resources at hand. Bleach is my fav anime of all time. I do like jjk but it has lotta issues but since it has a studio like mappa working on it, they eclipsed the flaws with spectacular visuals. Hence the newbies think jjk and demon slayer amongst a few are better. I hope as you said later in the video, due to the justice Kubo has done to squad zero, we hope to see more justice like, ichigo's bankai, ryoken and ishin involvement, Aizen extended participation in the fight, etc Thank you. Rexford

Thanks bro now I understand dx episode.😊😊😊😊

Im glad we are where we are in terms of episodes left vs chapters left. My biggest issue was with the final battle and how hyped ichigos true bankai was for it to basically be an after thought. Hopefully what we get is Kubos true vision for how it ends and not the rushed one.

I think there’s a possibility her Bankai actually wove their eventual fates in this moment and that was it’s true power. It would also leave open the possibility that she could have actually killed them but chose to do the least reality warping necessary to guarantee their downfall keeping to the idea that their power was far more dangerous than the current threat.

Senjumaru's bankai was insane. Weaving the "Fabric of Reality" telling the fate of how the royal guard dies is genius. Its really goes to show that a full powered squad zero is no joke.

Bleach dropping 3 years in a row consecutively is a great millennium for me I Remember watching on adult swim like 9 years old im 22 now 😂😂

Amazing video

This is what happens when they don't peer pressure Kubo and let him cook. Give him time and resources and he will deliver and even some more.

Well done!!!

What can I say I loved the whole vid

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Arigatou!

Not breaking benjamin casually playing in the background 😭 so good

I feel like the mangas version of this fight shows how rushed kubo while writing tybw

Squad Zero went from Fraud Academy to PEAK University. Like god damn seriously? A bankai strong enough to make all 3 universes shake? You know this only makes me more hyped for Ichigo's bankai because I'm hoping to god it is this peak.

@ichigokurosaki9098

8 ай бұрын

This makes the characters above her much more powerful than in the manga

Her Bankai is a reference to the Fates, which uses threads representing a persons life to weave a tapestry and in the end cuts the thread to seal their fate.

Maybe off topic but I’ve stumbled on your video by chance while I was hipped after the latest episodes, and I enjoyed every second of it especially the rant part as you were extremely logical about the whole thing seemingly I just went ahead to subscribe without even thinking Please keep up the great content

@user-cm2pl6kj9f

8 ай бұрын

Rant*

@flameofrebirth101

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!🙏🏻

Great video

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

This finale was hype surpassed my expectations 😁

I loved that kubo expanded on the zero division's fights and on their lore and im just absolutely happy that it was senjumaru who was chosen bc she was massively ignored in the manga and the anime kind of ignored her too up until now. Then seeing her bankai and then her spiritual pressure being felt all the way down to the world of the living where it was being felt by isshin snd ryuukin and shaking the skies. The only way it wouldve been even better is if they did show hueco mundo shaking too and showed nel and a silhouette of grimmjow looking up feeling it as well.

@stefanopatsiuras2838

8 ай бұрын

Probably they left already to meet kisuke that's why reaction hidden, in order not to spoil cour 3 big revelation.

Superb video

Great video man u earned a new sub looking forward to new content

The akudama drive mentions was unexpected but i am happy that its being used as an example

Vary nice video brother keep it up

At this point ywach is now fighting kubo writing Staff