Ichigo became a god to strike down a false God and willingly understood that he will lose that godhood though ichigo hates being powerless you have to admit ichigo giving up his power is such a way is amazing i love the mugetsu
@@siriusbizniss naruro power levels are much higher than bleach, thats why. Ichigo is strong, but naruto at the end of the war arc is above him. Shit if Isshiki couldn’t shink himself or absorb chakra Naruto and Sasuke would have won.
the whole Beyond Bankai and all the True Bankai stuff is soo interesting, you can really see a character's development be literally forged into their Zanpakuto, very nice. Mugetsu imo is the best-looking transformation in the whole series.
should they introduce a official third zanpakuto release where shinigami fuse with their zanpakuto and both shinigami and zanpakuto recieve new names ?
@@jessyjc551 They should but chances are we would not be able to since bleach has already ended. Also, that could be a thing in all zanpakuto as shinigami and quincy has similarities it would be the most logical endgame for every zanpakuto.
he will be the strongest character besides yhwach by a large margin and with his true zanpaukto and horn of salvation he will be stronger than yhwach with no hax powers
@@Mosdra_Kazuma In Bankai, Ichigo should be strong enough to be just that since Yhwach considered him enough a threat to break his sword after taking the Hollow and Quincy powers.
Well bleach isn’t over, and ichigo still hasn’t shown his full power consistently yet, just wait for the hell arc, I think that’s when ichigo will fully show off all of his powers, especially quincy
6:28 Ichigo was already able to feel Aizen's reiatsu before his training in the Dangai, that's why he frozed when Aizen goes to the Soul Society and why Isshin knew that Ichigo could reach Aizen and that's why he told him about the Final Getsuga Tensho.
Aizen continued to evolve, I'm sure there is a point where to an ordinary Shinigami it would have appeared as though he has no Spiritual Pressure when in actual fact he transcended and his Spiritual Pressure can no longer be perceived by them. You're right Ichigo was an exception and was able to sense Aizen before, but I'm not sure if this would have proven to be true if Aizen continued to transcend# and started becoming more godlike. Dangai Ichigo surpassed Aizen from the get go, because Aizen assumed he had no Spiritual Pressure when he first appeared, proving that he was above Aizen, and had done enough in those 3 months to put a stop to him. If left unchecked I think Aizen would have continued evolving, thanks to the Hogyoku.
Whats interesting is both Ichigo and his dad have "Getsu" in their sword names and as well as in their techniques, presumably Kazui may follow that same pattern.
I think so too. He has a bit of a water themed motif about him, from what we've seen, so I think it may be Suigetsu or "Water Moon". Not like Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, but just Suigetsu. It could be the opposite of Isshin's, Engetsu, which has the kanji for "Fire" in it's name, fitting it as a fire based ability. Kazui's could have a water based ability. Just my thoughts.
@@aleeef090 Yeah. Instead of Isshin compressing and condensing flames, and Ichigo compressing and condensing pure energy, Kazui could do the same with water.
@@aleeef090 I disagree, kauzi had shown so far to have an affinity for time space manipulation, I.E he creating portals, and destroying yhwach’s reiastu. So I imagine his blade name would probably be something along the lines of “reality slayer” or “Slayer of time, and space.”
The theme of sacrifice is meaningful be it Ichigo giving up his powers to defeat a god wannabe or his Shiba ancestors made outcasts for doing what's right and having no regrets. Ichigo is a true hero in the end.
After Mugetsu, Aizen was revived with his sword fused into his body, making it so that Kyouka suigetsu could be activated by just looking at any part of his body, since his body and his blade are one. Ichigo, while in Mugetsu form, also has no sword, and manifests his ''sword'' at will from his body. This is why Mugetsu was a tier above Aizen's hollow butterfly form, which was still in the ''sword fused with the hand'' stage of transcendence. Makes sense when you think about it.
Not gonna lie, seeing this form in J-Stars made me start Bleach. This form was so dope and I’m kinda sad we couldn’t see it more (even tho we can’t see it again because of story reasons)
Mugetsu also gives Ichigo dark hair like Kaien and Isshin, a stretch but its another detail that leads me to believe mugetsu is a shiba clan exclusive attack. Altho it can be theorized that Ryuken knows about it too since he and isshin know each other
You’re absolutely correct. It’s stated that Mugetsu is the strongest attack in the Bleach lore (at that time). This is at a time where the Soul King exists as a quadriplegic and Prime Soul King is a different story, but you are very much correct.
@@jamesw7098 I think true zanpaktou ichigo who should be equal to or above mugetsu via yhwach, ichibe, shunsuis, and this databooks statements is above weakened soul king aswell
@@turnerbrawley4715 nothing is above mugetsu besides prime sk/sk ywach/galaxy aizen if you play bbs and we assume its aizen's pinnacle. There is a reason he is pretty much only allowed to do a single attack
@@UryuCifer yhwach says that true zanpaktou ichigo has regained the power he lost during his battle with aizen that being dangai/mugetsu and both shunsui and ichibei in both the manga and cfyow believe that war arc ichigo is a suitable replacement for the weakened soul king I'm not saying true ichigo is the strongest just that he is above mugetsu but weaker than prime soul king and reio/mimihagi post absorption yhwach and galaxy aizen is non canon not much info on him to gauge him
I'm so glad you made this video. I was surprised when I realized sooooo many people didn't understand the true reason Ichigo used Mugetsu and what it meant for his powers. I'm so glad you made this video!!! Ichigo's development is one of the many things that make him such a solid MC
The weight of Aizen realizing Ichigo is beyond him hits even harder looking back after the TYBW with knowledge that he had the Quincy aspect that Aizen lacked
My head cannon was the reason the Final Getsuga became a technique in the shiba clan was be cause all the other noble families took a part of the soul king even if they did lose some of them later so those clans probably got a lot stronger and this is how the shiba clan survived till it was kicked out of the noble clans.
With brave souls, other beyond bankai states were shown. Ichigo's was more comparable with dangai ichigo. So beyond bankai is trancendence for the "godly" shinigami, while ichigo had to go beyond even that to the point of litteraly being his sword. You could say that he was punished for that power by only being allowed one attack and then without the power to boot, broke with it (with the armor breaking, the hair dissappearing, etc.). However that form, for which he was punished, punished Aizen, who reached a similar trancended form just less powerful and more immortal.
Now, something we could point out is that, since Ichigo got back his powers, he would logically be capable to re-use FGT and Mugetsu once again seeing he should still possess the knowledge of the technique as well as now having accepted his Zanpakuto fully. While I don't think Kubo would re-use the concept again (since that would undermine the moment against Aizen in retrospect), he could theoretically have Ichigo readapt Mugetsu and the concept of GT in new techniques in the future Hell Arc without the weakness of losing his powers again.
That explanation was beautiful! You made it all so clear! And I appreciate the name translation: I never appreciated how the names Zangetsu/Getsuga Tensho/Mugetsu fit together. So I take it that - given enough experience and effort - Kaien Shiba could have used Mugetsu as well?
Mugetsu is 100% Shiba clan technique. Would be cool if Kubo did some chapters in new Hell arc about Shiba clan, its technique, story behind Ganju's sister etc. Before TYBW I thought Ishhin has used Final Getsuga technique in the past that's why he didn't have shinigami powers.
Mugetsu is one of the greatest designs in all of anime combined with it's symposium and story of ichigo. and he's powers and how he attains it it's really the near perfect.
Woah, I've never been this early. I just got finished watching another of your videos, on Bleach's worldbuilding. Keep up the great work, DBZ. You're creeping up on 100k! 👀
I LOVED LOVED LOVED when Aizen is just being cocky when ichigo said like not do it here. And Aizen then says a couple and the. Within that moment just GRABBED Aizen by the face. Brilliant
It makes so much more sense if Getsuga is a branch family genetic technique. Since Nejibana isn't a moon based Zanpakuto and cannot perform a GetsugaTensho which is from Kaien from the main family if the shiba clan. Nejibana doesn't have "getsu" in its name so it makes more sense.
I've just now noticed how Ichigo in his FGT (Final Getsuga Tenshou) form looks somewhat similar to Yhwach. Long black hair, red eyes and with the black reiatsu. The reason behind Ichigo's FGT form looking so similiar to Yhwach could either be that the FGT is a power that originates from the Soul king similiarly to Yhwach's The Almighty or it could just be that Ichigo's form takes it's apperance from both of his Zanpakuto spirits.
The data book stated that Ichigo becomes Zangetsu himself. And at that time, the role of zanpakuto was occupied by Yahweh. I guess that's why he became so similar to him.. While the real Zangetsu was suppressed. I guess if Ichigo used Mugetsu in the last arc, he would become more like a Real Zangetsu, that is, hollow.
I don't care what anyone says mugetsu ichigo looks dope as hell. If I remember correctly in a databook it was stated that mugetsu was the most powerful attack ever in the franchise and in another databook it was stated if aizen beat ichigo then aizen would win by default meaning the zero squad would lose and mugetsu obliterated aizen mugetsu solos zero squad?
Mugetsu would be a high tier threat at the end of the TYBW arc. He scales above one arm Yamamoto, everyone in the Zero Division, and the nerfed Yhawach (without the Almighty and the Mimihagi amp).
In the battle, Aizen was going on about how a soul reapers zanpakotū final form beyond a bankai might be to fuse with it's user it some way. Ichigo was the first example we saw as he fused with Zangestu for Mugetsu. We sww another similar example with Hitsugaya in the battle with Gerard Valkyrie when he completes Hyōrinmaru and his body grows. Actually, now that I think about it Byakuya too has a sort of semi fusion with Senbonzakura when he performed Shūkei: Hakuteiken against Ichigo which like Ichigo's Mugetsu is a last resort attack with a huge down side. This videos really made me look at all the bankai's differently now.
Bruh I'm so glad you clarified "The ABILITY mugetsu" because it legit annoyed me that people referred to the form itself as Mugetsu lmao. I made a post a while back on Twitter along the lines of Mugetsu being the highest level of Getsuga, and that it is as though Getsuga is effectively using itself in its greatest augmented state, so I'm stoked that you've backed this up! Also, I really like that FGT Ichigo, with his hair and eyes, resembles Yhwach Bach (or Zangetsu). Great video man, I'd reached the same conclusions as you so I appreciate this being out there.
I will die on the hill that Final Getsuga Tensho was the strongest Ichigo. Taking into account everything Ichigo had, it was essentially a limit break of the powers he had accumulated into one single attack. His new form is much more balanced. Strong, but efficient. Mugetsu was a recklessly strong single attack by comparison.
Because ichigo was held back by fear in that moment he was already on the same plain as aizen his training had him get over his fear and transcend far above aizen
Thank you for this video. I was confused about the meaning of Ichigo becoming Getsuga but your explanation clears it up. I wonder if Kubo will want to dive deep into the Shiba clan or the noble houses in general if he does want to continue the one-shot chapter. I feel that Hell and these noble houses are intricately linked though I'm not sure how. We know about the 4 noble families though only 2 are mentioned as well as lower houses like Kyoraku and Ukitake etc. My assumption is out of the 2 unknown noble families, one of them is in charge of Hell. After all the noble families are in charge of something important to Soul Society.
i feel the Mugetsu form is the ultimate form of the shinigami (personalized to Ichigo), cause they use zanpakuto to bring out their powers but as in tybw the zanpakuto ARE the people who use them, then the ultimate expression of that is them merging into one. the blade no longer is a separate thing and the shinigami is fully bringing out their power
This is what I think too. They no longer need a sword because they are one. I also think why no others can use it is because it basically means their death, while ichigo just loses his soul reaper powers.
I think this is similar to the Quincy final form. It's overwhelmingly powerful but has a massive cost as you'll lose all your powers in the process. After watching edit: your explanation actually makes perfect sense. It's a max power getsuga tencho that requires you to be merged with your zanpakuto. Also if zangetsu means moon slayer what does engetsu mean?
Bleach is amazing and super underrated, channels like yours that breakdown characters and the story with such detail and love is why I follow you, why we are getting bleach chapters and anime again. The fan base here is faithful and loving knowing that just like any manga/comic has it’s flaws, it’s far from without focus and dedication that Tite Kubo brings to the story. Ichigo can whoop all of the anime base lol jk but definitely top 10
Aizen mentions while fighting Ichigo that fusing with your sword was the final step.During TYBW Aizen was already in a dangai state. Seeing that Aizen, Ichigo and his dad could learn this, i think it's safe to assume that it's the step after bankai for all soul reapers. What i really wanted to see was Yamamoto, any captain, or especially Squad 0 reach dangai
Let's be real though if yamamoto merged with his zanpaktou story would've ended right when aizen showed his betrayal. Not even hougyoku could've done anything about it.
@@idunusegoogleplus nah, immortality is a different ball game and nothing can touch it Rli. Is Yamamoto fused with ryujin jakka and decided to end everything then it’s GG haha, only Aizen (immortality) and yhwach (basically a frikkin god) will be the only ones he can’t end.
@@omeganavie2087 I'm just confused on how they didn't know it. Ichigo learned it in a couple of months. Squad 0 and Yamamoto should at least know about it and seeing how old and experienced they are. The strongest soul reapers couldn't reach the next step? But Ichigo's dad could learn it
Much better than Naruto’s baryon mode. At the very least ichigo beat aizen enough for urahara’s plan to seal him, while remaining on top of the fight the entire time.
From the point Ichigo accepted Zengetsu and became "dangai" Ichigo, was that a wholely independent buff from the final Getsuga? Or was it like the Quincy power, and put him on a time limit to use the ability before it ran out?
He became his Zampakuto, like the Getsuga Tensho, his power is compress and released in a single attack. Edit-> Its probably like how in Early DBZ when Goku and Piccolo's power rise greatly when doing their special attacks
Well, for one, Quincy Zangetsu wasn't suppressing Hollow Zangetsu anymore when they fused into one, so Ichigo did get a massive boost in power from just that. But also, he did spend 3 months training against an opponent that, by Ichigo's own admission, could have easily smoked him instantly if he wanted, so his power was likely to increase as he'd likely have closed a lot of that gap. Then, after the training, Merged Zangetsu and Ichigo fused in a way, with Zangetsu giving the newly powered Ichigo his full support, albeit reluctantly, to grant him an immense boost on top of the training he did. So that's what I figure "Dangai Ichigo" to be. Getsuga Tensho, as established, absorbs a small fraction of Ichigo's power and highly compresses it, increasing it's potency, then fires it off the end of his blade, causing it to explode with more power than was absorbed from Ichigo. Mugetsu takes that to the extreme, and absorbs all of his power, does the same compression, and then fires it in the same way. But due to the fact that it takes all of his power, instead of a small fraction, the output is on another level.
U can explain final getsuga more logic like... . Hollowpowers and Quincy powers gets fused. Problem with that is Hollows are like a infection for Quincys and deadly. Its explained in TYBA.Thats very good to see after the usage of this power Getsugas appearance crumbles away like its getting unstable of a poison.
The technique was probably passed down to the Shiba clan by the soul king at some point in time. Therefore it resembles Quincy fundamental. But it really is a shinigami technique because it was passed down to a shinigami clan. We know that the soul king liked the Shiba clan and that he passed down powers to them so this is highly possible.
So the final getsugatensho was the technique that the shiba ancestor was trying to do to replace the soul king. The white zangetsu is actually all his shinigami hollow and quincy power fused inside of him. No wonder he was in a plane above aizen. If aizen had quincy abilities he would have been on the same plane as ichigo. Anyway the final technique is somehow poetic, in orders to destroy someone else you need to destroy yourself first. Ichigo sacrificed all his powers in order to disintegrate aizen's hollow and shinigami powers.
Honestly, the Mugetsu reminds me of what happened Letz Steil with the extremely prevalent black reiatsu gathered around Ichigo's right arm, which is almost the exact same look (albeit with a completely different color scheme) as Uryu's Quincy technique.
With a very similar penalty as well,which is completely losing all of your spiritual powers. It's kinda why I think it's Ichigo's version of Quincy Letz Steil,considering he was relying on his Quincy powers almost exclusively until sometime in the Thousand Year Blood War Arc.
I read somewhere that Kubos idea, at least after Bleach prematurely ended, was to have the great 5 noble families to each have like a special, extremely powerful weapon that could only be used by the head of the clan, however this would have backdraws. Spoiler. Since the five clan where the ones to cut the soul king, each of these weapons were empowered by it, but since the Shiba clan head knew that only having one weapon like that for the entire clan would cause problems he instead turned it into a technique that anyone of the clan could use but with a cost, the final getsuga tensho. The technique elevates you to the utmost of your strength threshold at the time.
Ichigo is the perfect agent to possess great power. he knows what it is like to be helpless. he has no ambition for the hierarchy of soul society. He does not fall into the system and tradition soul society is ingrained with allowing him to do what is right despite the hang ups other shinigami . Lastly his sacrifice is one of growth and understanding, he knows and accepts the cost of his sacrifice , once reaching the apex of power he knows it must be short lived seeing how the power is easily corruptible. For him it is a means to an end. Much like his father he sacrificed his powers for the ones he loved. A nice bit of cemetery. All in all we know ultimately this may not be the end but if it is it would be a fitting one.
Everytime i hear about the state of beeing dangai ichigo is and beeing compared to aizens state, i always think that aizen goes through all stages one at a time starting from shinigami over the hollow phase ( which is comparable to the other vaizards but his soul is merging with the hollow) and with ichigo its more like his natural state of beeing ... his soul contains all the parts ( hollow, human, quincy, and shinigami) so fusing with zangestsu means atainig the same or close a level to the soul king ... so its natural to asume that the beeing aizen is to that point is one or two steps behind ichigo, therefore he cannot sense ichigo. i think the butterfly aizen was a failed attempt to merge the shinigami with the hollow (like ichigos vasto lorde). therefore he needed himself to be stoped to devolve and can evolve properly ... kinda like ichigo said aizen wanted to be stoped .... otherwise these words dont make any sense to me. dont know if this is some new thoughts but i leave them here to think about.
Aizen wanted to lose, he felt "lonely" as Ichigo puts it. Seeing himself as the Top and Ichigo was the only one that can put down from being the top. Subconsciously of course.
Dangai form was ichigo attaining BLADE IS ME like state through the process of letting go of all resistance (symbolised by him letting go of his sword) and accepting the blade in its entirety (symbolised by getting stabbed by Zangetsu). This resulted in him attaining this new understanding and power. Then Mugetsu was ichigo's fall from grace he gave in into his "desire to protect" and lost the profound understanding and the power.
I did love that questioning by Aizen. Talk about being hit by a wall, Aizen was finally confused for once. Edit: That is something I’ve learned by Bleach, I love the explanation of “Moonless sky” now.
Whereas the horn of salvation and 'vasto lorde Ichingo' are the hollow taking the lead, I think mugetsu would be the quincy taking the lead; this is why he looks like ywach and looses his power in the same way as Ishida performing Letz Still. Since both quincy and shinigami powers are linked, both may have deactivated after mugetsu.
When I think about the Mugetsu form and the Vasto Lorde form, both which were utilised only once, it makes me even more antsy about a new arc of bleach with his kid!
Here is a few questions, if performed post tybw arc will this attack look different, due to ichigo having his full shinigami power and his fused Quincy power, would it still be a bow attack? How will ichigo new powers compare?
And with what we know now, the bandages on ichigo might be an extention of his "sheath" while he wears his initial "fake" zangetsu. Now in Mugetsu form he has become as you said, Getsuga itself, a falso god
When I read this a few years back, the reason why no one can sense Ichigo is not because of transcendence, but because he has become the sword itself. This just means he no longer holds any Reatsu in his body so no one can sense it since there are none. So most likely, it is considered a technique or an attack move and not an official form. The only questionable thing I had before up until now is that Isshin knows this move, which can also be a final move for all Shinigamis merging with their sword. If done with other Characters ex. Byakuya, it will be a Final Senbonzakura or something. Just a theory though.
I feel like Ichigo uses a weaker form of mugetsu in his fight against byakuya when they have there one attack to end it. Ichigo puts all of his spirit energy into that attack and his attack is black like when he uses mugetsu. Just something I noticed on a reviewing
I don't think so. As Ichigo states against Byakuya, he's just focusing all of his power into one point for an all out attack. It's something anyone could do.
True but what I am saying is the art style is very similar. Generally if he is concentrating his spirit energy while in banki it is noticably black and red. The only 2 times I can think of it being fully black and white is during those two moments. Although I could be mistaken just now rewatching the series to prepare for the TYBW ark
Ichigo became a god to strike down a false God and willingly understood that he will lose that godhood though ichigo hates being powerless you have to admit ichigo giving up his power is such a way is amazing i love the mugetsu
@@ez_is_bloo Exactly. I love Bleach, but I would've been happier if it ended at the Aizen arc
Aizen was fine after that.
Tell this to those Morons over at death battle. They made Naruto stomp my guy while making mugetsu look like a joke.
I just noticed this but Ichigo is a demigod.
@@siriusbizniss naruro power levels are much higher than bleach, thats why. Ichigo is strong, but naruto at the end of the war arc is above him. Shit if Isshiki couldn’t shink himself or absorb chakra Naruto and Sasuke would have won.
the whole Beyond Bankai and all the True Bankai stuff is soo interesting, you can really see a character's development be literally forged into their Zanpakuto, very nice.
Mugetsu imo is the best-looking transformation in the whole series.
in all of anime*
Fact
i hope it relates to hell since hell has lots of chain designs
should they introduce a official third zanpakuto release where shinigami fuse with their zanpakuto and both shinigami and zanpakuto recieve new names ?
@@jessyjc551 They should but chances are we would not be able to since bleach has already ended. Also, that could be a thing in all zanpakuto as shinigami and quincy has similarities it would be the most logical endgame for every zanpakuto.
Man if only Mugetsu wasn't temporary its by far my favorite form
I think alot of people would agree with you on that.
he will be the strongest character besides yhwach by a large margin and with his true zanpaukto and horn of salvation he will be stronger than yhwach with no hax powers
@@Mosdra_Kazuma In Bankai, Ichigo should be strong enough to be just that since Yhwach considered him enough a threat to break his sword after taking the Hollow and Quincy powers.
he looks like young yhwach so there you have it.
Well bleach isn’t over, and ichigo still hasn’t shown his full power consistently yet, just wait for the hell arc, I think that’s when ichigo will fully show off all of his powers, especially quincy
6:28 Ichigo was already able to feel Aizen's reiatsu before his training in the Dangai, that's why he frozed when Aizen goes to the Soul Society and why Isshin knew that Ichigo could reach Aizen and that's why he told him about the Final Getsuga Tensho.
Aizen continued to evolve, I'm sure there is a point where to an ordinary Shinigami it would have appeared as though he has no Spiritual Pressure when in actual fact he transcended and his Spiritual Pressure can no longer be perceived by them. You're right Ichigo was an exception and was able to sense Aizen before, but I'm not sure if this would have proven to be true if Aizen continued to transcend# and started becoming more godlike. Dangai Ichigo surpassed Aizen from the get go, because Aizen assumed he had no Spiritual Pressure when he first appeared, proving that he was above Aizen, and had done enough in those 3 months to put a stop to him. If left unchecked I think Aizen would have continued evolving, thanks to the Hogyoku.
Both are higher dimensional beings... 4D or maybe even beyond lmao
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@@DBZimran ichigo could sense aizen because he ineherently had that level of power. But he couldn't use it. He has been using fraction of it.
Whats interesting is both Ichigo and his dad have "Getsu" in their sword names and as well as in their techniques, presumably Kazui may follow that same pattern.
I think so too. He has a bit of a water themed motif about him, from what we've seen, so I think it may be Suigetsu or "Water Moon". Not like Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, but just Suigetsu. It could be the opposite of Isshin's, Engetsu, which has the kanji for "Fire" in it's name, fitting it as a fire based ability. Kazui's could have a water based ability. Just my thoughts.
@@Zac_Frost honestly that sounds cool
@@aleeef090 Yeah. Instead of Isshin compressing and condensing flames, and Ichigo compressing and condensing pure energy, Kazui could do the same with water.
This arc also implies that the father lost his power once, then obviously regained it..
@@aleeef090 I disagree, kauzi had shown so far to have an affinity for time space manipulation, I.E he creating portals, and destroying yhwach’s reiastu.
So I imagine his blade name would probably be something along the lines of “reality slayer” or “Slayer of time, and space.”
Mugetsu is one of the coolest forms in all of manga/anime
Absolutely loved the design. IMO it was the coolest design and the OST was perfect. Great video bro. Loving these bleach videos
The theme of sacrifice is meaningful be it Ichigo giving up his powers to defeat a god wannabe or his Shiba ancestors made outcasts for doing what's right and having no regrets. Ichigo is a true hero in the end.
After Mugetsu, Aizen was revived with his sword fused into his body, making it so that Kyouka suigetsu could be activated by just looking at any part of his body, since his body and his blade are one. Ichigo, while in Mugetsu form, also has no sword, and manifests his ''sword'' at will from his body. This is why Mugetsu was a tier above Aizen's hollow butterfly form, which was still in the ''sword fused with the hand'' stage of transcendence. Makes sense when you think about it.
Not gonna lie, seeing this form in J-Stars made me start Bleach. This form was so dope and I’m kinda sad we couldn’t see it more (even tho we can’t see it again because of story reasons)
we had similar first time watching bleach. for me it is to understand more characters so i watched bleach and medaka box,
I agree. It was too dope to just vanish 😂
Aizen and that ichigo form are the reason I started watching bleach
Mugetsu also gives Ichigo dark hair like Kaien and Isshin, a stretch but its another detail that leads me to believe mugetsu is a shiba clan exclusive attack. Altho it can be theorized that Ryuken knows about it too since he and isshin know each other
@V I thought the same,since Ichigo had to train with White and Old man Zangetsu to combined together,to achieve this power
@@marcomilillo23 that's because ichigo only listened to young yhawch at that time without realising who zangetsu really was
is ichigo apart of the Shiba clan Or is that just a theory?
@@charpad6690 technically yes. His dad was shiba isshin. Only took the kurosaki name after marrying kurosaki masaki
@@charpad6690 He’s not apart of them but he’s related to them
The data book unmasked heavily implies that mugetsu is above the weakened soul king
Eh
You’re absolutely correct. It’s stated that Mugetsu is the strongest attack in the Bleach lore (at that time). This is at a time where the Soul King exists as a quadriplegic and Prime Soul King is a different story, but you are very much correct.
@@jamesw7098 I think true zanpaktou ichigo who should be equal to or above mugetsu via yhwach, ichibe, shunsuis, and this databooks statements is above weakened soul king aswell
@@turnerbrawley4715 nothing is above mugetsu besides prime sk/sk ywach/galaxy aizen if you play bbs and we assume its aizen's pinnacle. There is a reason he is pretty much only allowed to do a single attack
@@UryuCifer yhwach says that true zanpaktou ichigo has regained the power he lost during his battle with aizen that being dangai/mugetsu and both shunsui and ichibei in both the manga and cfyow believe that war arc ichigo is a suitable replacement for the weakened soul king I'm not saying true ichigo is the strongest just that he is above mugetsu but weaker than prime soul king and reio/mimihagi post absorption yhwach and galaxy aizen is non canon not much info on him to gauge him
I'm so glad you made this video. I was surprised when I realized sooooo many people didn't understand the true reason Ichigo used Mugetsu and what it meant for his powers. I'm so glad you made this video!!! Ichigo's development is one of the many things that make him such a solid MC
DBZimran starting to upload more often... I think we are all blessed.
The weight of Aizen realizing Ichigo is beyond him hits even harder looking back after the TYBW with knowledge that he had the Quincy aspect that Aizen lacked
He still is merged with the Hogyoku which is still OP
@@0eyes oh for sure
@@0eyes hogyoku evolves accordingly but since losing to mugetsu, it literally shutdown its evolution.
@@0eyeshogyoku now wants Ichigo's body but binding will make Ichigo the new soul king
My head cannon was the reason the Final Getsuga became a technique in the shiba clan was be cause all the other noble families took a part of the soul king even if they did lose some of them later so those clans probably got a lot stronger and this is how the shiba clan survived till it was kicked out of the noble clans.
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With brave souls, other beyond bankai states were shown. Ichigo's was more comparable with dangai ichigo. So beyond bankai is trancendence for the "godly" shinigami, while ichigo had to go beyond even that to the point of litteraly being his sword. You could say that he was punished for that power by only being allowed one attack and then without the power to boot, broke with it (with the armor breaking, the hair dissappearing, etc.). However that form, for which he was punished, punished Aizen, who reached a similar trancended form just less powerful and more immortal.
Now, something we could point out is that, since Ichigo got back his powers, he would logically be capable to re-use FGT and Mugetsu once again seeing he should still possess the knowledge of the technique as well as now having accepted his Zanpakuto fully. While I don't think Kubo would re-use the concept again (since that would undermine the moment against Aizen in retrospect), he could theoretically have Ichigo readapt Mugetsu and the concept of GT in new techniques in the future Hell Arc without the weakness of losing his powers again.
Mugetsu are useless when you fight opponent that can see the future since it was a one time singgle attack
That was a deep dive. Very well done.
That explanation was beautiful! You made it all so clear! And I appreciate the name translation: I never appreciated how the names Zangetsu/Getsuga Tensho/Mugetsu fit together. So I take it that - given enough experience and effort - Kaien Shiba could have used Mugetsu as well?
I don't think so, as his Zanpakuto wasn't a "Getsu" Zanpakuto.
His was called Nejibana.
Mugetsu is 100% Shiba clan technique. Would be cool if Kubo did some chapters in new Hell arc about Shiba clan, its technique, story behind Ganju's sister etc.
Before TYBW I thought Ishhin has used Final Getsuga technique in the past that's why he didn't have shinigami powers.
i will like to see more about the shiba's the best noble family
Mugetsu is one of the greatest designs in all of anime combined with it's symposium and story of ichigo. and he's powers and how he attains it it's really the near perfect.
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Man, i really enjoy your videos. Some of the best Bleach content
Know what,I certainly bet this is the combination of Ichigo's Hollow and Quincy powers!
is it weird I liked the video before I even watched it, I knew it was great because its a DBZImran video
The Bleach community is forever indebted to you for all the effort you put in defending the franchise from so called critics. Shokran Bhai-san.
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I LOVED LOVED LOVED when Aizen is just being cocky when ichigo said like not do it here. And Aizen then says a couple and the. Within that moment just GRABBED Aizen by the face. Brilliant
before training in dangai ichigo could sense aizen's reiatsu too, that's why isshin was sure that he can defeat aizem
Please make a video about the recent answer kubo gave about ichigo’s zanpakuto zangetsu.
Great video my dude!
Sure thing, im going to understand Kubos comments and make a proper explanation soon
@@DBZimran great cause I think even while we have this explanation it doesn’t entirely negate the sealed sword idea that some have thought up.
Sooo underrated bro u deserve 10 mil imo. Always putting out good content and great analysis that really makes sense
It makes so much more sense if Getsuga is a branch family genetic technique. Since Nejibana isn't a moon based Zanpakuto and cannot perform a GetsugaTensho which is from Kaien from the main family if the shiba clan. Nejibana doesn't have "getsu" in its name so it makes more sense.
But the Moon control the tides, think about it LOL!
@@Themarvelous88 awesome 👍 I see what you did there
I've just now noticed how Ichigo in his FGT (Final Getsuga Tenshou) form looks somewhat similar to Yhwach. Long black hair, red eyes and with the black reiatsu.
The reason behind Ichigo's FGT form looking so similiar to Yhwach could either be that the FGT is a power that originates from the Soul king similiarly to Yhwach's The Almighty
or it could just be that Ichigo's form takes it's apperance from both of his Zanpakuto spirits.
He also has some kind of reishi around his chest and face that looks similar to a hollow mask's material or whatever
The data book stated that Ichigo becomes Zangetsu himself. And at that time, the role of zanpakuto was occupied by Yahweh. I guess that's why he became so similar to him.. While the real Zangetsu was suppressed. I guess if Ichigo used Mugetsu in the last arc, he would become more like a Real Zangetsu, that is, hollow.
@@adamin9738 like his vasto lorde form most likely
@@amadhollow635 zangetsu secunda etapa
I don't care what anyone says mugetsu ichigo looks dope as hell. If I remember correctly in a databook it was stated that mugetsu was the most powerful attack ever in the franchise and in another databook it was stated if aizen beat ichigo then aizen would win by default meaning the zero squad would lose and mugetsu obliterated aizen mugetsu solos zero squad?
I think so
Mugetsu would be a high tier threat at the end of the TYBW arc. He scales above one arm Yamamoto, everyone in the Zero Division, and the nerfed Yhawach (without the Almighty and the Mimihagi amp).
Been watching this channel for years, but wasn’t subbed, at least for this account. Great content as usual.
I can finally understand the Getsuga Tenshou Final "Mugetsu" Thanks DBZimran for the video it's my favorite transformation of Ichigo 🖤
Crazy to think that Gintoki surpasses Ichigo just because he can transform to the Mugetsu state at any point that he wants.
In the battle, Aizen was going on about how a soul reapers zanpakotū final form beyond a bankai might be to fuse with it's user it some way. Ichigo was the first example we saw as he fused with Zangestu for Mugetsu. We sww another similar example with Hitsugaya in the battle with Gerard Valkyrie when he completes Hyōrinmaru and his body grows. Actually, now that I think about it Byakuya too has a sort of semi fusion with Senbonzakura when he performed Shūkei: Hakuteiken against Ichigo which like Ichigo's Mugetsu is a last resort attack with a huge down side.
This videos really made me look at all the bankai's differently now.
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Real talk thou he’s that guy
Just remember that zangetsu was concealing his power. Imagine what would happen if ichigo used mugetsu against yhwach
Bruh I'm so glad you clarified "The ABILITY mugetsu" because it legit annoyed me that people referred to the form itself as Mugetsu lmao. I made a post a while back on Twitter along the lines of Mugetsu being the highest level of Getsuga, and that it is as though Getsuga is effectively using itself in its greatest augmented state, so I'm stoked that you've backed this up! Also, I really like that FGT Ichigo, with his hair and eyes, resembles Yhwach Bach (or Zangetsu). Great video man, I'd reached the same conclusions as you so I appreciate this being out there.
Mugetsu was wonderfully designed drawing.
I will die on the hill that Final Getsuga Tensho was the strongest Ichigo. Taking into account everything Ichigo had, it was essentially a limit break of the powers he had accumulated into one single attack.
His new form is much more balanced. Strong, but efficient. Mugetsu was a recklessly strong single attack by comparison.
Ichigo could always sense aizens reiatsu even when aizen leaves for the soul society ichigo asks his father can’t you sense that monster
Good question, why is that?
Because ichigo was held back by fear in that moment he was already on the same plain as aizen his training had him get over his fear and transcend far above aizen
Kubo is such a genius with his plot and art man; its just chills for days ; ive watched bleach at least 7-8 times ,and i still get them.
Thank you for this video. I was confused about the meaning of Ichigo becoming Getsuga but your explanation clears it up. I wonder if Kubo will want to dive deep into the Shiba clan or the noble houses in general if he does want to continue the one-shot chapter. I feel that Hell and these noble houses are intricately linked though I'm not sure how. We know about the 4 noble families though only 2 are mentioned as well as lower houses like Kyoraku and Ukitake etc. My assumption is out of the 2 unknown noble families, one of them is in charge of Hell. After all the noble families are in charge of something important to Soul Society.
Enjoying Ure vids keep it up yera
I admit I didn't completely understand Mugetsu before, but I do now, thanks to this explanation
i feel the Mugetsu form is the ultimate form of the shinigami (personalized to Ichigo), cause they use zanpakuto to bring out their powers but as in tybw the zanpakuto ARE the people who use them, then the ultimate expression of that is them merging into one. the blade no longer is a separate thing and the shinigami is fully bringing out their power
This is what I think too. They no longer need a sword because they are one. I also think why no others can use it is because it basically means their death, while ichigo just loses his soul reaper powers.
I can't stop hearing getsu now. Thank you
Thanks for this video.. 2009 was the year when i first watched my favourite anime Bleach. Finally the Anime is returning 💖 have a lovely day bro.
Anytime I neeed to understand any bleach plot point Imran explains it perfectly. Keep up the hard work bro!🙏
I think this is similar to the Quincy final form. It's overwhelmingly powerful but has a massive cost as you'll lose all your powers in the process.
After watching edit: your explanation actually makes perfect sense. It's a max power getsuga tencho that requires you to be merged with your zanpakuto. Also if zangetsu means moon slayer what does engetsu mean?
Engetsu means scathing moon.
Bleach is amazing and super underrated, channels like yours that breakdown characters and the story with such detail and love is why I follow you, why we are getting bleach chapters and anime again. The fan base here is faithful and loving knowing that just like any manga/comic has it’s flaws, it’s far from without focus and dedication that Tite Kubo brings to the story. Ichigo can whoop all of the anime base lol jk but definitely top 10
Being struck with infinity is unfathomable. Like every possible damage that could happen does and more beyond our comprehension.
Such a good video. Thank you.
Aizen mentions while fighting Ichigo that fusing with your sword was the final step.During TYBW Aizen was already in a dangai state. Seeing that Aizen, Ichigo and his dad could learn this, i think it's safe to assume that it's the step after bankai for all soul reapers.
What i really wanted to see was Yamamoto, any captain, or especially Squad 0 reach dangai
Let's be real though if yamamoto merged with his zanpaktou story would've ended right when aizen showed his betrayal. Not even hougyoku could've done anything about it.
@@idunusegoogleplus if he merged with his zanpaktou he would have oneshot literally everyone in the series
@@idunusegoogleplus nah, immortality is a different ball game and nothing can touch it Rli. Is Yamamoto fused with ryujin jakka and decided to end everything then it’s GG haha, only Aizen (immortality) and yhwach (basically a frikkin god) will be the only ones he can’t end.
@@omeganavie2087 I'm just confused on how they didn't know it. Ichigo learned it in a couple of months. Squad 0 and Yamamoto should at least know about it and seeing how old and experienced they are. The strongest soul reapers couldn't reach the next step? But Ichigo's dad could learn it
And also it would be cool if Ichigo used dangai again in TYBW like Aizen instead of getting his bankai shattered over and over
I figured Ichigo became a Conduit for the final Getsuga, concentrating all his SP in one attack. He did not necessarily become Zangetsu. Great video!
Love your work appreciate the hard work you put in the videos
Ichigo can sense Aizen's reiatsu before the "training"
Much better than Naruto’s baryon mode. At the very least ichigo beat aizen enough for urahara’s plan to seal him, while remaining on top of the fight the entire time.
some fans so it was kisuke defeated aizen not ichigo. i say it was both but ichigo did the most damage
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Amazing videos like always!!!!
I love your videos!! Thank you for all your hard work and love for these amazing series!!!
Thank you. Now I finally understand what mugetsu really is. Mugetsu is simply the greatest part of bleach for me
Thanks dude
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Keep up the great work!
Getsuga Tensho is my favourite ability, it's literally just Augmentation
Well explained!! 👍
From the point Ichigo accepted Zengetsu and became "dangai" Ichigo, was that a wholely independent buff from the final Getsuga? Or was it like the Quincy power, and put him on a time limit to use the ability before it ran out?
He became his Zampakuto, like the Getsuga Tensho, his power is compress and released in a single attack.
Edit-> Its probably like how in Early DBZ when Goku and Piccolo's power rise greatly when doing their special attacks
Well, for one, Quincy Zangetsu wasn't suppressing Hollow Zangetsu anymore when they fused into one, so Ichigo did get a massive boost in power from just that. But also, he did spend 3 months training against an opponent that, by Ichigo's own admission, could have easily smoked him instantly if he wanted, so his power was likely to increase as he'd likely have closed a lot of that gap.
Then, after the training, Merged Zangetsu and Ichigo fused in a way, with Zangetsu giving the newly powered Ichigo his full support, albeit reluctantly, to grant him an immense boost on top of the training he did. So that's what I figure "Dangai Ichigo" to be.
Getsuga Tensho, as established, absorbs a small fraction of Ichigo's power and highly compresses it, increasing it's potency, then fires it off the end of his blade, causing it to explode with more power than was absorbed from Ichigo.
Mugetsu takes that to the extreme, and absorbs all of his power, does the same compression, and then fires it in the same way. But due to the fact that it takes all of his power, instead of a small fraction, the output is on another level.
Hi I’m a newer fan and I wanted to know could you explain Ichigo’s Horn of salvation more in depth
U can explain final getsuga more logic like... . Hollowpowers and Quincy powers gets fused. Problem with that is Hollows are like a infection for Quincys and deadly. Its explained in TYBA.Thats very good to see after the usage of this power Getsugas appearance crumbles away like its getting unstable of a poison.
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Final getsuga tensou design really gave off ywach vibes cause of long wavy dark hair and red eyes
The technique was probably passed down to the Shiba clan by the soul king at some point in time. Therefore it resembles Quincy fundamental. But it really is a shinigami technique because it was passed down to a shinigami clan.
We know that the soul king liked the Shiba clan and that he passed down powers to them so this is highly possible.
So the final getsugatensho was the technique that the shiba ancestor was trying to do to replace the soul king. The white zangetsu is actually all his shinigami hollow and quincy power fused inside of him. No wonder he was in a plane above aizen. If aizen had quincy abilities he would have been on the same plane as ichigo.
Anyway the final technique is somehow poetic, in orders to destroy someone else you need to destroy yourself first. Ichigo sacrificed all his powers in order to disintegrate aizen's hollow and shinigami powers.
Honestly, the Mugetsu reminds me of what happened Letz Steil with the extremely prevalent black reiatsu gathered around Ichigo's right arm, which is almost the exact same look (albeit with a completely different color scheme) as Uryu's Quincy technique.
With a very similar penalty as well,which is completely losing all of your spiritual powers. It's kinda why I think it's Ichigo's version of Quincy Letz Steil,considering he was relying on his Quincy powers almost exclusively until sometime in the Thousand Year Blood War Arc.
*I wonder what Isshin’s zanpakuto Spirit looks like*
I original thought that True Bankai was gonna be Mugetsu without the risk of losing your powers. I wish I was right
That would have been the shit son. I could only imagine Ichigo whooping ass in that form without having to worry about losing his powers again.
@@mr.chaosvicious5968 I can imagine ichigo just saying mugetsu every ten seconds to just hear nothing
Only remembering people that "the Blade is Me" is where Ichigo realy obtained control over all the powers he have.
I read somewhere that Kubos idea, at least after Bleach prematurely ended, was to have the great 5 noble families to each have like a special, extremely powerful weapon that could only be used by the head of the clan, however this would have backdraws. Spoiler.
Since the five clan where the ones to cut the soul king, each of these weapons were empowered by it, but since the Shiba clan head knew that only having one weapon like that for the entire clan would cause problems he instead turned it into a technique that anyone of the clan could use but with a cost, the final getsuga tensho. The technique elevates you to the utmost of your strength threshold at the time.
Ichigo is the perfect agent to possess great power. he knows what it is like to be helpless. he has no ambition for the hierarchy of soul society. He does not fall into the system and tradition soul society is ingrained with allowing him to do what is right despite the hang ups other shinigami . Lastly his sacrifice is one of growth and understanding, he knows and accepts the cost of his sacrifice , once reaching the apex of power he knows it must be short lived seeing how the power is easily corruptible. For him it is a means to an end. Much like his father he sacrificed his powers for the ones he loved. A nice bit of cemetery. All in all we know ultimately this may not be the end but if it is it would be a fitting one.
Everytime i hear about the state of beeing dangai ichigo is and beeing compared to aizens state, i always think that aizen goes through all stages one at a time starting from shinigami over the hollow phase ( which is comparable to the other vaizards but his soul is merging with the hollow) and with ichigo its more like his natural state of beeing ... his soul contains all the parts ( hollow, human, quincy, and shinigami) so fusing with zangestsu means atainig the same or close a level to the soul king ...
so its natural to asume that the beeing aizen is to that point is one or two steps behind ichigo, therefore he cannot sense ichigo.
i think the butterfly aizen was a failed attempt to merge the shinigami with the hollow (like ichigos vasto lorde).
therefore he needed himself to be stoped to devolve and can evolve properly ... kinda like ichigo said aizen wanted to be stoped .... otherwise these words dont make any sense to me.
dont know if this is some new thoughts but i leave them here to think about.
Aizen wanted to lose, he felt "lonely" as Ichigo puts it.
Seeing himself as the Top and Ichigo was the only one that can put down from being the top. Subconsciously of course.
i believe that the fact that ichigo’s mugetsu strictly resembles ywach, it’s a big mix of all of ichigos powers, like if he was close to the soul king
I just now realized ive been watching youre stuff and was never subed until now
Can you do an explained video for Aizen's chair?
Dangai form was ichigo attaining BLADE IS ME like state through the process of letting go of all resistance (symbolised by him letting go of his sword) and accepting the blade in its entirety (symbolised by getting stabbed by Zangetsu). This resulted in him attaining this new understanding and power.
Then Mugetsu was ichigo's fall from grace he gave in into his "desire to protect" and lost the profound understanding and the power.
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I have my theory, especially you bringing up Isshin, but let me finish watching the whole video
I did love that questioning by Aizen.
Talk about being hit by a wall, Aizen was finally confused for once.
Edit: That is something I’ve learned by Bleach, I love the explanation of
“Moonless sky” now.
Whereas the horn of salvation and 'vasto lorde Ichingo' are the hollow taking the lead, I think mugetsu would be the quincy taking the lead; this is why he looks like ywach and looses his power in the same way as Ishida performing Letz Still. Since both quincy and shinigami powers are linked, both may have deactivated after mugetsu.
When I think about the Mugetsu form and the Vasto Lorde form, both which were utilised only once, it makes me even more antsy about a new arc of bleach with his kid!
Here is a few questions, if performed post tybw arc will this attack look different, due to ichigo having his full shinigami power and his fused Quincy power, would it still be a bow attack? How will ichigo new powers compare?
It would still be a getsuga tenshō attack but since Ichigo's base is higher, the attack would definitely be stronger
It would probably be the same (I mean c'mon, the design is too cool to be replaced) but just much stronger.
And with what we know now, the bandages on ichigo might be an extention of his "sheath" while he wears his initial "fake" zangetsu. Now in Mugetsu form he has become as you said, Getsuga itself, a falso god
When I read this a few years back, the reason why no one can sense Ichigo is not because of transcendence, but because he has become the sword itself. This just means he no longer holds any Reatsu in his body so no one can sense it since there are none. So most likely, it is considered a technique or an attack move and not an official form.
The only questionable thing I had before up until now is that Isshin knows this move, which can also be a final move for all Shinigamis merging with their sword. If done with other Characters ex. Byakuya, it will be a Final Senbonzakura or something. Just a theory though.
Haha Byakuya would just transform into EVEN MORE cherry blossoms.
I feel like Ichigo uses a weaker form of mugetsu in his fight against byakuya when they have there one attack to end it. Ichigo puts all of his spirit energy into that attack and his attack is black like when he uses mugetsu. Just something I noticed on a reviewing
I don't think so. As Ichigo states against Byakuya, he's just focusing all of his power into one point for an all out attack. It's something anyone could do.
True but what I am saying is the art style is very similar. Generally if he is concentrating his spirit energy while in banki it is noticably black and red. The only 2 times I can think of it being fully black and white is during those two moments. Although I could be mistaken just now rewatching the series to prepare for the TYBW ark
@@battlebunkerbud3422 I get what you mean.
Wow. This was fucking awesome! I never caught onto this while reading the manga!
Mugetsu is objectively the best design in the series