NO! You cannot skip the Fullbring Arc before watching the TYBW arc anime! The Fullbring arc is NOT CANON FILLER! Been reading some madness online, this is my response.
This Arc is very underrated. I really like this story writing. The fact that strawberry was Robbed of his powers in a blink of an eyes was scary. If that was me I'll still kick buddy azz 🤣👊 👊
Saw some reactions of people to the new trailer. Some even said "Wait I thought he lost his powers..." which makes it clear that they skipped the Fullbring arc.
This arc is where Ichigo's character development peaked. Not only did he had to fight physically but internally and emotionally as well while feeling hopeless and alone.
Agreed, it was the first time he didnt feel like a generic shonen hero and I loved it! Unpopular as it is, it's one of my fav arcs. edit: well not the first time but its when it really stood out.
@@andreaskarlsson5251 I don't like this take, please don't take this the wrong way, but some people simply paid more attention to the nuance of the show and caught on to more foreshadowing and character development than most viewers, yes it absolutely could have been directed and produced better, but i believe that he was far from a standard shonen protagonist. I'm not calling you stupid i promise, im simply saying maybe i paid more attention to the little details than you did. Either way we both seem to like the show and im glad Bleach has such a large fan-base. Good day to you fellow Bleach fan :)
@@IllNacs for someone who claims to be paying more attention to details you sure failed to interpret my comment.. lmao. I was pretty fucking obvious with saying that bleach isnt like most generic battle shonen mcs. 😆😆 Jesus christ.
He be like, "Wait, Ginjo, my man, you thought those were Getsugas? Nah B, they're just my basic-ass sword swings. Here's a _real_ Getsuga Tenshou." *splits the fucking sky clean in half*
@@cdmhimself2847 fullbring arc was terrible and I hated it. Bleach is my favorite anime. Fullbring arc was worse than all of JoJo and that's saying a lot.
@@kingchrono2011 its easy for people to think its filler, especially if they’re anime only. When i watched this arc, its’ pacing was pretty slow and the sudden introduction of a bunch of random characters and this sudden new power system…kinda felt like a filler
People dislike this arc because its obviously rushed, it shares a LOT of similarities with the filler Bount arc, all of the fullbringers have one or two scenes/aren't fleshed out, and, like you say, Ginjo was an extremely weak villain. He's all but one dimensional, pretty uninspired powers/fights, he even looks like Aizen, its another training arc, and he isn't really dealt with well at the end of the arc or afterwards. Sure its not a traditional, uncanon filler arc, but it may as well be a canon filler arc. Basically nothing would have changed if Rukia gave him his powers back and he went to the Soul Kingdom to train. All it gives us is some sick designs and some explanation for Chad. None of the characters introduced change much of anything.
People coming up with thoughts like that about the fullbringer arc either ignored it or just skipped alot of important information. I actually enjoy that arc
When I was younger I admit I was let down by this arc because it was ''boring''. When I rewatched it a few years later..well it hit a lot differently. This was an absolutely essential and beautiful arc. You need to be a little older to really appreciate this arc.
I think thats really only because we’d just come back from hueco mundo where there was just pretty much fighting same reason people say bleach doesn’t get good til the soul society arc even tho the first arc sets the ground for the rest of the show
It's also worth noting that in CFYOW it is explained that fullbringers hold aspects of the Soul King inside of them, which is what led to hollows attacking them prenatally.
Exactly, every fullbringer has a piece of the Reiō inside their soul which is what attracts hollows to their pregnant mothers in the first place. Ginjo wasn't necessarily wrong but he definitely didn't know the full story
@@itzmrinyy7484 he has all parts of the soul king but a literally part. Aizen purposely made him to fight a real soul king bc when he visited he saw wtf he was and knew he was stronger and smarter than everyone at that point. He then subconsciously wanted to lose and created ichigo to beat him. The thing he had brings out your hidden wishes and all aizen wanted to do was lose to a stronger opponent and after creating ichigo he did.( should be noted aizen might of wanted to replace the soul king with ichigo so that the worlds would still be there with ichigo being the new portal and having maybe all parts of the soul king a double soul king or aizen was going to use him himself and become even stronger)
@@leopardtree2249 As i saw it, the hogyoku was a device that would protect it's wielder by giving them power, but only if it deemed the user worthy enough. Aizen wanted to reach a form so powerful, even the soul king couldn't kill him. He wanted to be immortal. However there was one problem, there was no one alive strong enough to bring out the hogyoku's full potential and reach immortality. So Aizen starting experimenting with hollows on shinigami's and eventually created Ichigo, the ultimate hollow/shinigami/quincy merge. He put ichigo through many battles to hone his power so that one day he could fight Aizen and aizen would be able to draw out the hogyoku's full power. And he almost succeeded, he did become immortal in the end. However, he was sealed away before transforming into his completed immortal form and the hogyoku didn't deem him worthy enough at that moment to give him any more power and so he remained sealed.
What gets me is Ichigo, with no powers, legit considers murdering another person, without knowing if that will even erase him from his friends memories. That arc was 2 cents away from going to a really dark place.
I find it to be madness how this arc gets labled off as filler, canonical filler and any other buzzward when its integral to Ichigos character and further foreshadowing for the tybw. The fullbring arc really highlighted how little attention people paid to it the fact they have to ask if u can skip the fullbring arc is madness thx for the great analysis as always made for a nice birthday present for me
It’s because the anime didn’t look like it was returning The Aizen battle felt like a better place to end due to the length of the set up It’s different now that TYBW is being animated
The Fullbringer arc is one of my favorites because it challenged Ichigo to the point agreeing to kill someone. Everyone he loves turned against him by the supposedly villain and who he thought was the only one he could trust turned out to be the big bad of the arc
I loved the fullbring ark. Especially when Ichigo had his powers stolen. Like.. this man who had just given up his power previously to save everyone and accepted he wouldnt be able to help again. Only to see hope in light in becoming a fullbringer to help his friends again. And then that TOO being taken away from him. The absolute anguish he felt... his plea for his powers back.. he didnt want to be human.. he wanted to help and protect. It was his true desire and it was squashed. That emotion the story conveyed was so powerful. When people say they didnt like the ark, I look at them with judgemental eyes. No culture or sense of storytelling. Haha
The fullbring arc was amazing kind of like a reboot to show how Ichigo felt after loosing his powers and how he still wanted to have the power to protect rather than have the normal life he’s always wanted.Plus Fullbring Shikai and Bankai are the two best looking forms in my opinion
This arc highlighted one of the biggest problems with a large number of Shonen fans. They always want something different but as soon as they get it suddenly it’s bad. This arc really set bleach apart from most the other Shonen by making the protagonist vulnerable as all hell and then introducing a foe not nearly as intense as the previous but still a major thing simply because the protagonist no longer has the means to fend them off.
Originally, I was mainly into this because of Ichigo, and how he tried to get his power and then he hit rock bottom. I wasn't too invested in the happenings like Tsukushimas and Ginjos backstab plotting and investigations. Its one of those arcs that's a much better reading it all at once as opposed to waiting weekly. Cause its a slower build and not as action packed initially even with the thriller elements. Granted I did like Ginjo since his introduction and his reveal as a substitute soul reaper but I didn't really fully invest in the details of this arc originally. But in no shape did I see it as filler or bad. Initially it just wasn't an enticing over all cause of all the crap Aizen had them all involved in.
The Fullbring arc wanted me to see more of them beyond Chad even though a more powerful Chad would also be nice. I didn't realize the Fullbring powers were more of his Hollow powers in a different form. For a while, I thought fullbring, soul reaper, and hollow were three separate sources of power. If Ichigo can completely regain his fullbring powers and merge them with soul repear, the power increase would be insane. This does bring up a question for the other Soul Reapers who had the hollow mask form if they could become fullbringers as well.
Vizards never were human for most part, they are more like Arrancars than Fullbringers. Also Spoilers about Fullbring and novels below: And if you would take the Novels to the consideration as canon (which you don't need to but they are expanding stuff logically and I mean, if people count Shunsui's bankai canon, so this should be). The Fullbring is actually not just Hollow power. Most of those are parts of Soul King body parts and powers.
iirc the Fullbring arc was supposed to be centered around Chad and focus more on him Orihime and Uryu but SJ/Shueisha was rushing him to finish the series and didn't think it would do as well not having Ichigo be the main focus so we got the Fullbring arc we did with the super rushed TYBW arc. I enjoyed both still, but would have loved for Kubo to not have been rushed and got to see an arc for Chad and others while not having TYBW feel like it could've used a dozen or so extra chapters to feel fully fleshed out.
@@solomongrey5339 not every novel and not necessarily everything in the novels. But CFYOW that I am referencing here is tbh. the most canon it can get, considering the author has worked closely with Kubo on it.
fan designs are the best, not that kubo is bad at it but narratively there just wasn't space for some things. like imagine shinigami fullbring clothes, hollow horns, mugetsu mask and the red fur from the hollow form.
Full bring training alowed ichigo to master his inner hollow better than his visor training because the hollow/shinigami power was not being distributed by old man zangetsu, or the source of his Quincy power.
I thought the fullbring arc was brilliant. It felt more personal and the anguish ichigo goes through is palpable. Yeah it wasn't bombastic like the previous arc but i think going for a different vibe worked quite well.
I read it recently. It's a really good arc. It definitely doesn't deserve the flak it gets. It is a little underwhelming in the same sense One Piece's Thriller Bark since it was sandwiched in between Enies Lobby and Sabaody Archipelago, (the same way the Fullbring arc is lobbed between the events of the Deicide arc and the Thousand Year Blood arc) but the Fullbring arc still had some suspenseful moments and great drama
yeah its a really good arc with tons of epic and emotional moments. It also completely dismisses any argument about ichigo not having Character development.
Curious, that Ichigo's completed fullbring looks like inverted quincy outfit, with short blade similarly like his quincy powers looks after reforging his zanpakuto. His shinigami-hollow powers masquarading as quincy powers, similarly like his quincy powers always pretended to be his shinigami zanpakuto.
I mean Fullbring is pretty much a version of Quincy powers. Soul King and most of his parts were Quincy and Fullbring is a power coming from Soul King parts. Not to mention Ichigo's Fullbring reflects his "Shinigami" powers, which in fact never were just Shinigami powers, but were a mixture of Quincy and Shnigami, due to Yhwach/Zangetsu spirit taking over Zangetsu.
If you were to give each of these forms a name (similar to other anime techniques) what would you name them? Here are mine: 1- Badge of Honor 2- Reaper's cloak 3- Hollow armor (in this case hollow being a slight pun on the hollows of Bleach & hollow meaning void, empty, meaningless considering it didn't really get to do much)
That's exactly it: Ichigo *_wears his power like a badge of honor_* (because it lets him protect everyone). I think that's why it takes the form(s) it does.
Thank you so much for uploading this explanation! I was always turned off by the Lost Agent Arc because 1) there was very little focus on my favorite characters (Shinigami); and 2) Tsukishima's power was so torturous and unfair to Ichigo. The critical point that I missed as a result is that this arc fused Ichigo's Shinigami and Hollow powers via the mechanism of his Fullbring ability.
I love the explanation! Good job DBZimran, love your videos! Even the non-BLEACH vids! I loved this arc honestly, I didn't appreciate it first until I sat down and read, then watched it. Going back and checking the series for at least the 8th time in a row, it makes me appreciate this series more and I am glad your videos exist because they make me learn more about the series!
I feel like the concept of this chapter is sort of like establishing ichigo's maturity more than anything. His strength is entirely based on his mood and his confidence and he had moments where he lack resolve before this but I feel like the whole point of this chapter is just harden him to the point that he can be that reliable guy again and sort of quell that inner turmoil that constantly had him pinging between like, hollow human soul reaper. Like understanding what protecting people means and changing it to a more adult mindset.
His fullbring form ultimately doesn’t matter if in the TYBW he unlocks his real Shikai and Bankai the fullbring form ultimately just makes his sacrifice to beat Aizen just less impactful
@@needmetobethebadguyhuh2371 I disagree that it made it less impactful, and that his Fullbring form doesn't matter. One of the main points of the Fullbring arc was to show how Ichigo got along without his powers. And he was miserable. He hated that he was powerless to protect his loved ones from danger. Which is where the next main point of the arc comes into play, he works on getting his powers back. And when Soul Society gave him his Shinigami powers back, that was a big moment of development for Soul Society. After centuries of inflexibility, they were willing to disregard their own rules about giving powers to a human. Because Ichigo was willing to sacrifice his powers to save the world, Soul Society viewed him as an invaluable ally.
After finishing the aizen arc I waited months to finish the series. Gotta say this was my second/ third favorite arc behind the retrieval and aizen arcs
Good video. I too considered the Fullbring arc as a decent one. But when looking at the form that Ichigo takes at the end of the arc, and how you stated that it is a combination of both his Fullbring & Soul Reaper, I wondered if Ichigo has gained the ability to change into his Soul Reaper form without ever having to leave his body, and his badge is basically the on/off switch (or morpher if anyone believes Ichigo is based on Adam Park from PR) for it? If so, it might explain how his son Kazui is able to change into his Soul reaper form without essential needs. Well I don't know about you, but what do you think?
that is a solid theory I hope if the hell arc does become a full story for us to read we get a bit more view of how the fullbring aspects changed or even altered his abilities especially with mastering the control of each reiatsu type he has
The Fullbring arc is amazing imo, but as it doesn't follow the same line as the previous arcs, which is: fight, fight, fight, Ichigo get a new power up, fight - people find it boring, because it's a shonen, so they want to watch fights, they don't care about the emotional part
Good way to start off 2022 my dude! I think on some level ginjo lied about how you get fullbring in the first place since he was not actually being his true self. Ichigo has less fullbring on his attire while ginjo had more on his attire.
I will admit that I was one of the haters of this arc before. However, after so many analysis videos on this arc, and while not my favorite, I do appreciate getting a look and deconstruction of Ichigo's character. It makes his rise back to power all the greater.
I loved the full ring arc but watching this arc I was younger & didn't connect it was manifesting his hollow powers into a physical form! Really great explanation!
On the point of Ginjo being an obvious villain, I'd argue that that's kind of the point. If we think of the entirety of Bleach in terms of a traditional 3 act structure, fullbring is essentially the act 2 low point. The fact that Ichigo is going along with everything this shady guy says shows how desperate he is to get some sort of power back, which is established at the very beginning of the arc where it's clear how sad he is that his friends are still able to help others but he no longer has the power to do so.
This arc hits differently because it more of a personal arc for Ichigo where the stakes are not the world around him is in danger but it's more of his life and the people closest to him.
That thanos line is pretty relevant right now. This breakdown had me thinking back to it and I was like "Hey... Yeah. That makes a lot of sense" rewatching the anime with my roomate now. We just got to the Vizard training. This video has me actually looking forward to the fullbring arc now. Gonna go into it with a whole new outlook. Your breakdowns are second to none.
I ❤ this arc! Ichigo had to overcome powerlessness to gain a new power in a different way. And the fact that the court guard squads had so much respect for him and how he has carried himself through the years to share their power with him. That speaks volumes! And yes....his outfit was sick!! Love how his full bring was represented in his new soul reaper shikai form and bankai. The markings on his wrists, chest and feet were awesome! I ❤ it!
Tite Kubo: makes Fullbring arc common folk: THIS IS NOT CANNON Tite Kubo: but I made it cannon common folk: you have no power here, creator of the story! me: 👀
I was hyped Ginjo vs Ichigo fight. i personally liked the arc. I was wondering how he could get hes power back after the final getsuga. But if hes hollowe side merged with the energi from material and made fullbring possible. and from there it makes more sense. They who reject fullbring arck is left behind. Now looking forward to Tybw. I have onpurpose not read the manga. I have hoped for the anime. And im glad i did. Now its back
If Ichigo told Urahara about fullbringers, he wouldn’t be betrayed in the end. If Ichigo had some questions to his father or Urahara, he should have asked them. It’s much better than trusting some strangers
Thank you for this my man serioussly you help out so much against they hype train fake bleach fans where they calling so many slow arcs being filler and non Canon 😂
Fullbring arc was the arc bleach was missing. From the beginning ichigo was just growing and growing. He needed some time to crumble and he does that this arc. 8/10 arc for me.
You really blew my mind I only focused of zan Ken so ki power system and uses with the espadas and Quincy powers as well but I never payed attention to the full bring system such a simple to understand well thought out power system I’m impressed
I never thought of this arc as filler especially when associated with the plot Kubo would never allow such a pivotal moment in the series being handled as mere filler content
The fullbring arc was amazing ichigo is still a human so to see him deal with his powerlessness in a more human way instead of being dragged off to some fantastical other worldly place to regain his powers is refreshing.
It is really interesting to see people looking back and liking it more, but actually when I watched it for the first time and Finally getting bleach back after the filler before the FB arc I LOVED IT!! I really like drama and this arc was one I could REALLY connect with. The struggle of Ichogo knowing about all the bad stuff happening, but not being able to help as he did before. I loved it the most of all the arcs from the very beginning, and this video just helps this even more. Thank you!
You did a great job on the video! My only problem with the full bring arc is that it felt slow. I'm not sure if that's just me or not it's been a few years since I watched it.
i don't blame people for not liking the arc, it's only significance really was giving ichigo's his powers back and introducing a concept that wasn't really used that often.
It's a significant arc not only for bleach but towards a unique concept you see mostly media shows that giving up your powers to save someone they display that once you do that you should not try to get them back which creates a negative mindset which this arc does not have
I saw bleach 2 years ago and I loved the fullbrinher arc I love how instead of having a different power ichigo just builds upon his outfit throughout the series
True. The plot twist that it was Ginjo who attack Ishida was so good. I never thought he was the one who attacked Ishida until the episode where it was revealed.
I always thought the Fullbring arc was a perfect way to end the story. Not that thousand year blood year was bad, just that it felt like a really good note to leave Bleach off on with Ichigo getting his powers back for more untold stories to come. Good arc and great video explaining it!
Couldn't explain it better myself, i have no clue why people have a dislike to the arc, it's not even bad I'm 100% sure all they look for is fights and exposition since most fans nowadays don't think for themselves anymore everything is spoon fed to them in terms of Shounen
I disliked the arc because it seemed like a hack way to give Ichigo back his powers, which renders his massive sacrifice in beating Aizen. Bleach could have been finished after the Aizen fight with Ichigo sacrificing it all to save the day. This arc is a retcon.
@@warriorscholar41 i have some agreements but in the end the arc was to explain his powerd a bit as well as develop his more human side in terms of what can someone who has a drive to protect do now that he's powerless and his loved ones are in danger Its less lets just give him back his powers and more, let's see how he acts without them which i find really good development wise, plus it would be kinda shitty for the Soul Society to just not help him after all that to be fair
I get how each of the main sources of power futher Ichigo's arc. Soulreaper gives him the ability to protect, the hollow is the beast within that all must overcome, and his quincy abilities is there for him to deal with his past concerning his mother. Where exactly does fullbring fit into this.
I’ve always been curious as to what ichigos form would have looked like and how powerful he would have been if rukia had arrived before he got his fullbring stolen. So his entire fullbring fused with his shinigami powers
I really loved this arc. It really did ad more character development than a lot of other larger arcs. The other arcs kinda felt like he was blindly rushing forward and he just had to dig deep to get what he needed to win. This arc was about him coming from basically a place of retirement and truly thinking about whether he actually wanted to do this. A conscious decision rather than just reacting to a situation. That is character development.
I look at the fullbring arc like i do skypeia. It's not filler but it's also super important. You might miss a few details that are explained later anyways...
After reading and watching bleach for so many years when the fullbring arc came out i loved it! It took the character driven story to maximum! I loved seeing ichigo and his friends go through so many emotional moments, real down to earth.
This is one of my favorite arcs. My favorite was Soul Society, followed by Fullbring arc, and the third favorite is the Arrancar arc, which only looses to Fullbring arc because some fights feel way too drawn out and Fullbring arc feels a lot more personal.
I thoroughly enjoyed this arc because we got to see more of the Human world and get answers to characters like Chad. However, one thing I did not like is how little they focused on characters like Chad, Orihime, and Uryu.
You honestly put a good point on the fullbring arc which I didn't really like due to the fact that we never found out his motive, Naruto wanted to be hokage, Goku the strongest and Luffy king of pirates. Here is Ichigo going back to season one gaining his powers which was kind of a filler I only watched the fights of that arc and read tybw which I feel was rushed.
Honestly, the Fullbring arc's biggest problem was having to follow up the Deicide arc. That combined with the fact that I was reading the manga through weekly scanlations meant that this part of the story with much lower stakes dragged. I'm rewatching the show now, and I'm curious how I react to it in the anime.
NO! You cannot skip the Fullbring Arc before watching the TYBW arc anime! The Fullbring arc is NOT CANON FILLER! Been reading some madness online, this is my response.
Thank you, Jesus. I'm tired of the bad takes of this arc seriously
My eyes roll at those people
This Arc is very underrated. I really like this story writing. The fact that strawberry was Robbed of his powers in a blink of an eyes was scary. If that was me I'll still kick buddy azz 🤣👊 👊
Saw some reactions of people to the new trailer. Some even said "Wait I thought he lost his powers..." which makes it clear that they skipped the Fullbring arc.
Fullbring is pretty cool. I like the power and kinda wished that Ichigo utilized some Fullbring skills into his combat.
This arc is where Ichigo's character development peaked. Not only did he had to fight physically but internally and emotionally as well while feeling hopeless and alone.
Agreed, it was the first time he didnt feel like a generic shonen hero and I loved it! Unpopular as it is, it's one of my fav arcs.
edit: well not the first time but its when it really stood out.
I don’t mind the themes behind the arc it was just poorly executed that’s all
@@andreaskarlsson5251 I don't like this take, please don't take this the wrong way, but some people simply paid more attention to the nuance of the show and caught on to more foreshadowing and character development than most viewers, yes it absolutely could have been directed and produced better, but i believe that he was far from a standard shonen protagonist. I'm not calling you stupid i promise, im simply saying maybe i paid more attention to the little details than you did. Either way we both seem to like the show and im glad Bleach has such a large fan-base. Good day to you fellow Bleach fan :)
@@IllNacs for someone who claims to be paying more attention to details you sure failed to interpret my comment.. lmao.
I was pretty fucking obvious with saying that bleach isnt like most generic battle shonen mcs. 😆😆 Jesus christ.
We can all relate to feeling helpless and alone, bleach easily best out the big 3 for how relatable it is and ect
The massive getsugatensho’s he fired in his fullbring shikai form were insane.
He could do that earlier man, since volume 22 i think, it's some Excalibur type of shit, they came around the same time period too 2004-2006
He be like, "Wait, Ginjo, my man, you thought those were Getsugas? Nah B, they're just my basic-ass sword swings. Here's a _real_ Getsuga Tenshou."
*splits the fucking sky clean in half*
Fullbring arc was the worst of the filler arcs for sure.
@@GFG2gifted cut the 🧢
@@cdmhimself2847 fullbring arc was terrible and I hated it. Bleach is my favorite anime. Fullbring arc was worse than all of JoJo and that's saying a lot.
If it is in the manga, it is not filler. I am surprised that many people may still be dismissing this Arc.
Reading fullbring arc during weekly releases is terrible honestly. Fullbrimg arc reads better when you binge read it
I'm tryna wonder who TF called this filler
@@kingchrono2011 its easy for people to think its filler, especially if they’re anime only. When i watched this arc, its’ pacing was pretty slow and the sudden introduction of a bunch of random characters and this sudden new power system…kinda felt like a filler
@@z.incognito6259 yeah i think people thought it was the bount arc again
People dislike this arc because its obviously rushed, it shares a LOT of similarities with the filler Bount arc, all of the fullbringers have one or two scenes/aren't fleshed out, and, like you say, Ginjo was an extremely weak villain. He's all but one dimensional, pretty uninspired powers/fights, he even looks like Aizen, its another training arc, and he isn't really dealt with well at the end of the arc or afterwards.
Sure its not a traditional, uncanon filler arc, but it may as well be a canon filler arc. Basically nothing would have changed if Rukia gave him his powers back and he went to the Soul Kingdom to train. All it gives us is some sick designs and some explanation for Chad. None of the characters introduced change much of anything.
People coming up with thoughts like that about the fullbringer arc either ignored it or just skipped alot of important information. I actually enjoy that arc
When I was younger I admit I was let down by this arc because it was ''boring''. When I rewatched it a few years later..well it hit a lot differently. This was an absolutely essential and beautiful arc. You need to be a little older to really appreciate this arc.
Same
Facts I've seen alot of people that don't pay attention at all and then call it trash like how?!?
Same I it’s not as crazy in terms of combat but the tension couldn’t feel any higher in fullbring arc
I think thats really only because we’d just come back from hueco mundo where there was just pretty much fighting same reason people say bleach doesn’t get good til the soul society arc even tho the first arc sets the ground for the rest of the show
It's also worth noting that in CFYOW it is explained that fullbringers hold aspects of the Soul King inside of them, which is what led to hollows attacking them prenatally.
Yep!
Exactly, every fullbringer has a piece of the Reiō inside their soul which is what attracts hollows to their pregnant mothers in the first place. Ginjo wasn't necessarily wrong but he definitely didn't know the full story
Does that mean Ichigo also has a Soul King fragments?
@@itzmrinyy7484 he has all parts of the soul king but a literally part. Aizen purposely made him to fight a real soul king bc when he visited he saw wtf he was and knew he was stronger and smarter than everyone at that point. He then subconsciously wanted to lose and created ichigo to beat him. The thing he had brings out your hidden wishes and all aizen wanted to do was lose to a stronger opponent and after creating ichigo he did.( should be noted aizen might of wanted to replace the soul king with ichigo so that the worlds would still be there with ichigo being the new portal and having maybe all parts of the soul king a double soul king or aizen was going to use him himself and become even stronger)
@@leopardtree2249 As i saw it, the hogyoku was a device that would protect it's wielder by giving them power, but only if it deemed the user worthy enough. Aizen wanted to reach a form so powerful, even the soul king couldn't kill him. He wanted to be immortal. However there was one problem, there was no one alive strong enough to bring out the hogyoku's full potential and reach immortality. So Aizen starting experimenting with hollows on shinigami's and eventually created Ichigo, the ultimate hollow/shinigami/quincy merge. He put ichigo through many battles to hone his power so that one day he could fight Aizen and aizen would be able to draw out the hogyoku's full power. And he almost succeeded, he did become immortal in the end. However, he was sealed away before transforming into his completed immortal form and the hogyoku didn't deem him worthy enough at that moment to give him any more power and so he remained sealed.
What gets me is Ichigo, with no powers, legit considers murdering another person, without knowing if that will even erase him from his friends memories. That arc was 2 cents away from going to a really dark place.
Loved that
What episode Is where he consider killing?? I don’t recall! And I really wanna know! Can you send a link? Or tell me the number
It is 359 and 360 man was upset because he came to his home and turn his own sisters against him man wanted him DEAD
I find it to be madness how this arc gets labled off as filler, canonical filler and any other buzzward when its integral to Ichigos character and further foreshadowing for the tybw. The fullbring arc really highlighted how little attention people paid to it the fact they have to ask if u can skip the fullbring arc is madness thx for the great analysis as always made for a nice birthday present for me
It's literally a manga arc how people think it's filler it came from Kubo's pen
@@ehudezra4610 i wouldn't be surprised their probably the same people who go it falls off after soul society
@@nyhtfall1969 yeah i think you're right
people criticize ichigo for having no character development in the same breath that they say the fullbring arc was trash
It’s because the anime didn’t look like it was returning
The Aizen battle felt like a better place to end due to the length of the set up
It’s different now that TYBW is being animated
The Fullbringer arc is one of my favorites because it challenged Ichigo to the point agreeing to kill someone. Everyone he loves turned against him by the supposedly villain and who he thought was the only one he could trust turned out to be the big bad of the arc
I loved the fullbring ark. Especially when Ichigo had his powers stolen. Like.. this man who had just given up his power previously to save everyone and accepted he wouldnt be able to help again. Only to see hope in light in becoming a fullbringer to help his friends again. And then that TOO being taken away from him. The absolute anguish he felt... his plea for his powers back.. he didnt want to be human.. he wanted to help and protect. It was his true desire and it was squashed.
That emotion the story conveyed was so powerful. When people say they didnt like the ark, I look at them with judgemental eyes. No culture or sense of storytelling. Haha
EXACTLY. The crying scene is SO good.
I completely agree! It’s such good storytelling! Anyone who doesn’t like this arc doesn’t appreciate good storytelling, if you ask me.
So tell me why did the new bleach anime which is after the fullbringer arc did not show the new form?
@@Drippinonyou which new form?
bro showed his true colors at the end
The fullbring arc was amazing kind of like a reboot to show how Ichigo felt after loosing his powers and how he still wanted to have the power to protect rather than have the normal life he’s always wanted.Plus Fullbring Shikai and Bankai are the two best looking forms in my opinion
This arc highlighted one of the biggest problems with a large number of Shonen fans.
They always want something different but as soon as they get it suddenly it’s bad. This arc really set bleach apart from most the other Shonen by making the protagonist vulnerable as all hell and then introducing a foe not nearly as intense as the previous but still a major thing simply because the protagonist no longer has the means to fend them off.
You forget that all fullbringers have a piece of the body of the soul king. that is what draws the hollows to attack
Originally, I was mainly into this because of Ichigo, and how he tried to get his power and then he hit rock bottom. I wasn't too invested in the happenings like Tsukushimas and Ginjos backstab plotting and investigations. Its one of those arcs that's a much better reading it all at once as opposed to waiting weekly. Cause its a slower build and not as action packed initially even with the thriller elements.
Granted I did like Ginjo since his introduction and his reveal as a substitute soul reaper but I didn't really fully invest in the details of this arc originally. But in no shape did I see it as filler or bad. Initially it just wasn't an enticing over all cause of all the crap Aizen had them all involved in.
The Fullbring arc wanted me to see more of them beyond Chad even though a more powerful Chad would also be nice. I didn't realize the Fullbring powers were more of his Hollow powers in a different form. For a while, I thought fullbring, soul reaper, and hollow were three separate sources of power. If Ichigo can completely regain his fullbring powers and merge them with soul repear, the power increase would be insane. This does bring up a question for the other Soul Reapers who had the hollow mask form if they could become fullbringers as well.
Vizards never were human for most part, they are more like Arrancars than Fullbringers.
Also Spoilers about Fullbring and novels below:
And if you would take the Novels to the consideration as canon (which you don't need to but they are expanding stuff logically and I mean, if people count Shunsui's bankai canon, so this should be). The Fullbring is actually not just Hollow power. Most of those are parts of Soul King body parts and powers.
iirc the Fullbring arc was supposed to be centered around Chad and focus more on him Orihime and Uryu but SJ/Shueisha was rushing him to finish the series and didn't think it would do as well not having Ichigo be the main focus so we got the Fullbring arc we did with the super rushed TYBW arc. I enjoyed both still, but would have loved for Kubo to not have been rushed and got to see an arc for Chad and others while not having TYBW feel like it could've used a dozen or so extra chapters to feel fully fleshed out.
@@mjm3091 the novels are undebatably canon as confirmed by Kubo in multiple occasions
@@solomongrey5339 not every novel and not necessarily everything in the novels. But CFYOW that I am referencing here is tbh. the most canon it can get, considering the author has worked closely with Kubo on it.
Fullbring Shikai Ichigo if the best design imo
Facccctttttssssss
For me it's vasta lorde
fan designs are the best, not that kubo is bad at it but narratively there just wasn't space for some things.
like imagine shinigami fullbring clothes, hollow horns, mugetsu mask and the red fur from the hollow form.
Man ichigos fullbring shikai and bankai are easily his best appearance just wish it lasted longer.
Better than even his true shikai? I'm gonna have to disagree on that >.
@@louisrobitaille5810 I mean his true shikai is up there but i just think the fullbring shinigami attire looks better
@@turnerbrawley4715 You do you, I do me.
@@louisrobitaille5810 true
@@turnerbrawley4715 mugestu and vasto lorde ichigo too
Full bring training alowed ichigo to master his inner hollow better than his visor training because the hollow/shinigami power was not being distributed by old man zangetsu, or the source of his Quincy power.
I thought the fullbring arc was brilliant. It felt more personal and the anguish ichigo goes through is palpable. Yeah it wasn't bombastic like the previous arc but i think going for a different vibe worked quite well.
I read it recently. It's a really good arc. It definitely doesn't deserve the flak it gets. It is a little underwhelming in the same sense One Piece's Thriller Bark since it was sandwiched in between Enies Lobby and Sabaody Archipelago, (the same way the Fullbring arc is lobbed between the events of the Deicide arc and the Thousand Year Blood arc) but the Fullbring arc still had some suspenseful moments and great drama
I agree. That's a great comparison the way you put it actually 👍
I feel the problem is it doesn't work as well when read weakly because you can't appreciate the story as well
yeah its a really good arc with tons of epic and emotional moments. It also completely dismisses any argument about ichigo not having Character development.
Curious, that Ichigo's completed fullbring looks like inverted quincy outfit, with short blade similarly like his quincy powers looks after reforging his zanpakuto. His shinigami-hollow powers masquarading as quincy powers, similarly like his quincy powers always pretended to be his shinigami zanpakuto.
I mean Fullbring is pretty much a version of Quincy powers. Soul King and most of his parts were Quincy and Fullbring is a power coming from Soul King parts.
Not to mention Ichigo's Fullbring reflects his "Shinigami" powers, which in fact never were just Shinigami powers, but were a mixture of Quincy and Shnigami, due to Yhwach/Zangetsu spirit taking over Zangetsu.
Okay so actually confused about this arc being filler or not so pretty happy knowing u made a video about it!
If you were to give each of these forms a name (similar to other anime techniques) what would you name them? Here are mine:
1- Badge of Honor
2- Reaper's cloak
3- Hollow armor (in this case hollow being a slight pun on the hollows of Bleach & hollow meaning void, empty, meaningless considering it didn't really get to do much)
1- black cross
2- shadow shihakshou
3- FULL-bring
1- Badge Shuriken
2- Shadow Moon Cloak
3- Hollow Bringer
That's exactly it: Ichigo *_wears his power like a badge of honor_* (because it lets him protect everyone).
I think that's why it takes the form(s) it does.
Thank you so much for uploading this explanation! I was always turned off by the Lost Agent Arc because 1) there was very little focus on my favorite characters (Shinigami); and 2) Tsukishima's power was so torturous and unfair to Ichigo. The critical point that I missed as a result is that this arc fused Ichigo's Shinigami and Hollow powers via the mechanism of his Fullbring ability.
I love the explanation! Good job DBZimran, love your videos! Even the non-BLEACH vids!
I loved this arc honestly, I didn't appreciate it first until I sat down and read, then watched it. Going back and checking the series for at least the 8th time in a row, it makes me appreciate this series more and I am glad your videos exist because they make me learn more about the series!
When I read this arc for the first time I loved it and I’m very confused as to why people dislike it so much it’s amazing.
Maybe because it is less action than the previous arc
@@NoNames_00 yeah I think so too
I feel like the concept of this chapter is sort of like establishing ichigo's maturity more than anything. His strength is entirely based on his mood and his confidence and he had moments where he lack resolve before this but I feel like the whole point of this chapter is just harden him to the point that he can be that reliable guy again and sort of quell that inner turmoil that constantly had him pinging between like, hollow human soul reaper. Like understanding what protecting people means and changing it to a more adult mindset.
People want to say that Fullbring is filler, yet in the reveal of the TYBW, Ichigo is in his Soul Reaper/Fullbring form in both Shikai and Bankai
His fullbring form ultimately doesn’t matter if in the TYBW he unlocks his real Shikai and Bankai the fullbring form ultimately just makes his sacrifice to beat Aizen just less impactful
@@needmetobethebadguyhuh2371 I disagree that it made it less impactful, and that his Fullbring form doesn't matter. One of the main points of the Fullbring arc was to show how Ichigo got along without his powers. And he was miserable. He hated that he was powerless to protect his loved ones from danger. Which is where the next main point of the arc comes into play, he works on getting his powers back. And when Soul Society gave him his Shinigami powers back, that was a big moment of development for Soul Society. After centuries of inflexibility, they were willing to disregard their own rules about giving powers to a human. Because Ichigo was willing to sacrifice his powers to save the world, Soul Society viewed him as an invaluable ally.
After finishing the aizen arc I waited months to finish the series. Gotta say this was my second/ third favorite arc behind the retrieval and aizen arcs
Thank god someone has done a video about this
Good video. I too considered the Fullbring arc as a decent one. But when looking at the form that Ichigo takes at the end of the arc, and how you stated that it is a combination of both his Fullbring & Soul Reaper, I wondered if Ichigo has gained the ability to change into his Soul Reaper form without ever having to leave his body, and his badge is basically the on/off switch (or morpher if anyone believes Ichigo is based on Adam Park from PR) for it? If so, it might explain how his son Kazui is able to change into his Soul reaper form without essential needs. Well I don't know about you, but what do you think?
that is a solid theory I hope if the hell arc does become a full story for us to read we get a bit more view of how the fullbring aspects changed or even altered his abilities especially with mastering the control of each reiatsu type he has
The Fullbring arc is amazing imo, but as it doesn't follow the same line as the previous arcs, which is: fight, fight, fight, Ichigo get a new power up, fight - people find it boring, because it's a shonen, so they want to watch fights, they don't care about the emotional part
While it's not my favorite arc I really appreciate this arc. It was so interesting and was just a deep dive into Ichigo's character and it was great
Good way to start off 2022 my dude!
I think on some level ginjo lied about how you get fullbring in the first place since he was not actually being his true self.
Ichigo has less fullbring on his attire while ginjo had more on his attire.
Your Explanation Was Amazing You Basically Summed Up The Entire Arc In Your Own Words
I will admit that I was one of the haters of this arc before. However, after so many analysis videos on this arc, and while not my favorite, I do appreciate getting a look and deconstruction of Ichigo's character. It makes his rise back to power all the greater.
I loved the full ring arc but watching this arc I was younger & didn't connect it was manifesting his hollow powers into a physical form! Really great explanation!
Still my favorite arc. Well put. I never thought about full bring being the reason he no longer uses the mask though. Very nice!
I've always loved the arc as well as the fullbringers.
On the point of Ginjo being an obvious villain, I'd argue that that's kind of the point. If we think of the entirety of Bleach in terms of a traditional 3 act structure, fullbring is essentially the act 2 low point. The fact that Ichigo is going along with everything this shady guy says shows how desperate he is to get some sort of power back, which is established at the very beginning of the arc where it's clear how sad he is that his friends are still able to help others but he no longer has the power to do so.
The only sins of fullbring arc is giving the fight to Gotei instead of giving Inoue and Chad time to shine through fight.
You would of thought his full bring powers would of had a avatar like hollow ichigo and old man stagetsu
Most underrated arc in bleach
This arc hits differently because it more of a personal arc for Ichigo where the stakes are not the world around him is in danger but it's more of his life and the people closest to him.
Behold Ichigo, the Fullbring Shinigami Hollow Quincy Human Hybrid damn.....that's one unique Lineage
That thanos line is pretty relevant right now. This breakdown had me thinking back to it and I was like "Hey... Yeah. That makes a lot of sense" rewatching the anime with my roomate now. We just got to the Vizard training. This video has me actually looking forward to the fullbring arc now. Gonna go into it with a whole new outlook. Your breakdowns are second to none.
2:52 Thank you for explaining this! I knew the fullbring added to his development, but I could not remember exactly what was significant about it.
I ❤ this arc! Ichigo had to overcome powerlessness to gain a new power in a different way. And the fact that the court guard squads had so much respect for him and how he has carried himself through the years to share their power with him. That speaks volumes! And yes....his outfit was sick!! Love how his full bring was represented in his new soul reaper shikai form and bankai. The markings on his wrists, chest and feet were awesome! I ❤ it!
Tite Kubo: makes Fullbring arc
common folk: THIS IS NOT CANNON
Tite Kubo: but I made it cannon
common folk: you have no power here, creator of the story!
me: 👀
Perfect because I was looking for more understanding of how Fullbring Works and how Fullbringers are different
The only thing I dislike about the FullBring arc is that it was the last one to air on Cartoon Network. I want more Bleach dame it ! lol
Bro, you just helped me understand how all the fullbring powers work. I get it now, thank you
I was hyped Ginjo vs Ichigo fight. i personally liked the arc. I was wondering how he could get hes power back after the final getsuga. But if hes hollowe side merged with the energi from material and made fullbring possible. and from there it makes more sense. They who reject fullbring arck is left behind. Now looking forward to Tybw. I have onpurpose not read the manga. I have hoped for the anime. And im glad i did. Now its back
The art looks *_soooooo good!_*
If Ichigo told Urahara about fullbringers, he wouldn’t be betrayed in the end. If Ichigo had some questions to his father or Urahara, he should have asked them. It’s much better than trusting some strangers
This was a very informative video. There was a lot of stuff I don't not know. Made me appreciate the arc even more.
The reveal of book guy not being the big bad was great. Simular feeling I had from Soul Society arc with Aizen. Some good story telling in this arc.
Thank you for this my man serioussly you help out so much against they hype train fake bleach fans where they calling so many slow arcs being filler and non Canon 😂
I really like this vid, helped me put the arc in a new light. Convenient I’m rewatching the series now.
Fullbring arc was the arc bleach was missing. From the beginning ichigo was just growing and growing. He needed some time to crumble and he does that this arc. 8/10 arc for me.
Fullbringer arc so underrated. Yes its a bit slower than the Espada fights but man its got great lore to it.
You really blew my mind I only focused of zan Ken so ki power system and uses with the espadas and Quincy powers as well but I never payed attention to the full bring system such a simple to understand well thought out power system I’m impressed
10:08 The madlad Kubo Sensei literally used Ichigo's drip as a form of storytelling
I never thought of this arc as filler especially when associated with the plot Kubo would never allow such a pivotal moment in the series being handled as mere filler content
The fullbring arc was amazing ichigo is still a human so to see him deal with his powerlessness in a more human way instead of being dragged off to some fantastical other worldly place to regain his powers is refreshing.
It is really interesting to see people looking back and liking it more, but actually when I watched it for the first time and Finally getting bleach back after the filler before the FB arc I LOVED IT!! I really like drama and this arc was one I could REALLY connect with. The struggle of Ichogo knowing about all the bad stuff happening, but not being able to help as he did before. I loved it the most of all the arcs from the very beginning, and this video just helps this even more. Thank you!
thank you for the vid
Wow, really eye opening video, Thanks!
You did a great job on the video! My only problem with the full bring arc is that it felt slow. I'm not sure if that's just me or not it's been a few years since I watched it.
Each Captain gave Ichigo some of their spirit energy, not just anybody's THE CAPTAINS!!
i don't blame people for not liking the arc, it's only significance really was giving ichigo's his powers back and introducing a concept that wasn't really used that often.
i always enjoyed the arc and just assumed I had bad taste/nostalgia bias, but this does a rather good job of pointing out why the arc is great.
It's a significant arc not only for bleach but towards a unique concept you see mostly media shows that giving up your powers to save someone they display that once you do that you should not try to get them back which creates a negative mindset which this arc does not have
I saw bleach 2 years ago and I loved the fullbrinher arc I love how instead of having a different power ichigo just builds upon his outfit throughout the series
Thanks for making this easily digestible informative video!
Reading the fullbring arc on a weekly basis back in the day taught me that Kubo can definitively write a horror/mystery and suspense manga
True. The plot twist that it was Ginjo who attack Ishida was so good. I never thought he was the one who attacked Ishida until the episode where it was revealed.
This video was very helpful. The fullbring arc is definitely very underrated.
I always thought the Fullbring arc was a perfect way to end the story. Not that thousand year blood year was bad, just that it felt like a really good note to leave Bleach off on with Ichigo getting his powers back for more untold stories to come. Good arc and great video explaining it!
Couldn't explain it better myself, i have no clue why people have a dislike to the arc, it's not even bad I'm 100% sure all they look for is fights and exposition since most fans nowadays don't think for themselves anymore everything is spoon fed to them in terms of Shounen
I disliked the arc because it seemed like a hack way to give Ichigo back his powers, which renders his massive sacrifice in beating Aizen. Bleach could have been finished after the Aizen fight with Ichigo sacrificing it all to save the day. This arc is a retcon.
@@warriorscholar41 i have some agreements but in the end the arc was to explain his powerd a bit as well as develop his more human side in terms of what can someone who has a drive to protect do now that he's powerless and his loved ones are in danger
Its less lets just give him back his powers and more, let's see how he acts without them which i find really good development wise, plus it would be kinda shitty for the Soul Society to just not help him after all that to be fair
I get how each of the main sources of power futher Ichigo's arc. Soulreaper gives him the ability to protect, the hollow is the beast within that all must overcome, and his quincy abilities is there for him to deal with his past concerning his mother. Where exactly does fullbring fit into this.
The death saves the strawberry light novel tells the significance of the reishi sword rukia uses to restore ichigo's powers.
I’ve always been curious as to what ichigos form would have looked like and how powerful he would have been if rukia had arrived before he got his fullbring stolen. So his entire fullbring fused with his shinigami powers
This design actually exists and was revealed in Bleach: Brave Souls for the game's fifth anniversary.
It's cool as hell.
Some people really don't understand the importance of the Fullbring arc, It's one of the best Bleach arcs imo. Great Video!
I will admit stage 2 of the fullbring the reishi cloak I wish it was the final cause it looked so cool if he could make more swords as well
Also I just wanted to add the Fullbring Arc saw another polishing to the art style. The Fullbring arc just overall looks and feels amazing.
I really loved this arc. It really did ad more character development than a lot of other larger arcs. The other arcs kinda felt like he was blindly rushing forward and he just had to dig deep to get what he needed to win. This arc was about him coming from basically a place of retirement and truly thinking about whether he actually wanted to do this. A conscious decision rather than just reacting to a situation. That is character development.
Whoa, hate Fullbring arc? It's very well said honestly, it's in my top 3 bleach arcs, it's where Ichigo has one of his best character development.
I look at the fullbring arc like i do skypeia.
It's not filler but it's also super important. You might miss a few details that are explained later anyways...
After reading and watching bleach for so many years when the fullbring arc came out i loved it!
It took the character driven story to maximum!
I loved seeing ichigo and his friends go through so many emotional moments, real down to earth.
I feel like with Aizen and the Espada finally out of the way we finally had a chance to go more in depth with Ichigo's powers.
Considering the central properties of Fulbring, i guess this is basically Ichigo's training arc at controlling reishi or spiritual pressure.
I noticed that the crosses that Ichigo was shooting out of his badge are Quincy crosses
This is one of my favorite arcs. My favorite was Soul Society, followed by Fullbring arc, and the third favorite is the Arrancar arc, which only looses to Fullbring arc because some fights feel way too drawn out and Fullbring arc feels a lot more personal.
I thoroughly enjoyed this arc because we got to see more of the Human world and get answers to characters like Chad. However, one thing I did not like is how little they focused on characters like Chad, Orihime, and Uryu.
Kubo had to rush the end because of the editor I think
You honestly put a good point on the fullbring arc which I didn't really like due to the fact that we never found out his motive, Naruto wanted to be hokage, Goku the strongest and Luffy king of pirates. Here is Ichigo going back to season one gaining his powers which was kind of a filler I only watched the fights of that arc and read tybw which I feel was rushed.
Fullbring has always been my second favorite arc I love it
Honestly, the Fullbring arc's biggest problem was having to follow up the Deicide arc. That combined with the fact that I was reading the manga through weekly scanlations meant that this part of the story with much lower stakes dragged. I'm rewatching the show now, and I'm curious how I react to it in the anime.
Happy new year. I hope you'll make episode reviews when the anime comes
This arc actually got me into Bleach I remember watching it back in 2012 on Adult swim
i really liked his second fullbring form, I wish that one was his final fullbring
I loved the fullbringer arc and this made me love it even more