What a truly incredible episode of TYBW! What did you think of the latest 1000-year flashback, featuring the confrontation between Ichibei and Yhwach? Or the Schutzstaffel's assault on the Royal Palace? Did you enjoy seeing Oetsu taking them all down? There's too much to choose from, so settle in, grab a drink, and let's take a look!
*Fun Fact:* The Schutzstaffel are based on several different eras of warfare, particularly Western Warfare (The Quincies have been confirmed by Kubo himself to have been heavily based around Western Traditions) As it were: Gerard - Medieval Perdina - Biological Askin - Chemical Lil barro - Modern Now, if we can get the 1000 Year Flashback War that'll be amazing.
You dont care about bleach you spent all the 2016 to 2020 insulting it on bleach videos due to end game pairings you are not a bleach fan you are a toxic shipper f off
@@BqW-nt5wb we got in total of maybe 4mins of content from the original invasion - all combat with no dialogue.. I think OP is saying cour 3 hopefully will add more anime exclusive content, that will add more depth to the first war and its players.
57:30 I actually think the sound isn't Nimaya moving, but Sayafushi being so sharp that it cuts the very air around it, causing the sword to have no drag and thus causing a weird sound and not the sound a normal swing would cause
I'm seeing some WW2 parallels here regarding the Licht Reich. We do know that Bleach takes place loosely in the real world (London in Burn the Witch and Japan). Maybe the quincies are based on Axis Powers in WW2. We have German and Japanese quincies, so there might be some Italian quincies running around somewhere. There are other Axis states, so this could tie in with what Osho is saying about Juha's unification of quincies.
remember in the first trailer he said "my name is ishida uryu, on my pride as a quincy i shall eliminate you" that hasn't happened yet. so there's a chance
The Quincy girl in the beginning of the episode that fires at ichibei I feel like she held the schrift the x axis at that time. No solid evidence but the gun she used and the line in the episode “you bring shame to the x axis name” just makes me think of that. I could be way off though
A detail that I find intriguing is that the Quincy sigils in the room during the flashback only have 3 divisions/sections rather than the 5 that seem to be the current Quincy symbol. Does anyone more knowledgeable have an explanation? Loved this episode and Mr. Tommo's reaction and breakdown!
I actually discuss that at some point in the video, but the three-pointed Y symbol was the emblem of the Lichtreich 1000 years ago. The 5-pointed star we see today is adopted 1000 years ago, actually before the flashback in this episode, upon the creation of the Sternritter unit specifically, and is technically their emblem - but it would become the emblem of the Wandenreich itself once the Lichtreich fell.
Ichibei is honestly robotic in his blind loyalty to the actions and objectives of the founders as opposed to "pragmatism". To him, the word of the founders is absolute, consequences be damned. Also, I love how this flashback complicates the previous picture we had of Ywach as this completely self-serving, cowardly monster. At one point at least, he genuinely cared about the suffering of the souls he took/absorbed, even if he wasn't a great guy, but I guess centuries of experiencing their suffering and a millennium of waiting surgically removed what empathy he might have had. He's still a fascist, but he feels more human all the same, and it really connects him to Old Man Zangetsu. EDIT: I really, really hope they don't skip over the reactions of the Stërnritter down below as the Auschwällen hits them. Those moments were genuinely gripping even in the manga.
In the manga I always read that scene between Gerard and Askin as Gerard threatening Askin, but with the way the VA delivered the line, it sounds a lot more like a friendly banter. Honestly, I like the anime team's take (or Kubo clarifying) the schutzstaffel's relationship.
I just can't even imagine Cours 3 & 4... like literally what are they gonna do ? Adapt half the amount of chapters as they have been ? Add new content and new fights throughout the episodes ? Cover CFYOW ? God there's just so many possibilities
@elemomnialpha yea they could add some actually interesting stuff in a 5th season showing what kind of mission ichigo was on during CFYOW. They could actually make it very interesting. I can't imagine a whole Bleach season with only Soul Society characters. It may sound fanficy but they could pull a Burn the witch collab.
The anime has really done well for Bleach tybw arc. It gave Kubo a second chance to improve and edit the story a bit and he did not waste this chance. Yet some people, cough twitter cough, are acting like whining b*tch morons complaining the animation is bad. Seriously are they blind, the animators clearly put more love in this series than with Boruto
@@stevenwayne3701what do you expect ? Is squad zero just supposed to kill off YH and the royal guard and just fade into a “Fin”?They were meant to die, it’s about how it happened and if they show that they put up a fight or not.
@@stevenwayne3701the story is most definitely not exactly the same and we're gonna start to see that in cour 3 and especially cour 4. the two biggest things are that 1. ichibei at one point had the arms of the soul king and 2. ichigo knows both about reio and the original sin. both of those can have pretty huge implications for both the history of the series and the ending
Jujitsu is rad, definitely good on showing movement, but the backgrounds and composition in Bleach are so clean and sharp. Like every shot looks like a stand alone work of art. Probably one of the best examples of expertly using positive and negative space and the solid red and then blue sky just makes everything pop. Kind of getting Patrick Nagel-ish vibes and I'm here for it. If ypu dont know, he's the dude who does those 80's posters found in nail salons that basically everyone over than 30 has scene.
when Yhwach threw that button to escape the cage for a second i thought it was that thing they used to steal the Bankai... I thought he was going to use Zanka No Tachi
@NinjaJamez True... maybe that's why Genryuusai felt that it was so weak compared to the real deal. That certainly wasn't the experience of captains fighting their own bankai.
I love everything the anime has done and how it has expanded the story, glad to see Kubo being allowed to flesh out the story as he wanted. I wonder if the anime has been making Ichibei seem more ominous than the manga not just to portrait him but perhaps because he might play a bigger role in the upcoming hell arc as a potential villain. Whatever the case exciting anyway.
The flashback to before the first Quincy Invasion was the best part of TYBW so far, imo. It gives so much context for Yhwach, and it also explains one of the most mysterious Schutztaffel. I feel like there will be more flashbacks explaining Reio much better than the manga ever could.
I think that the sound Oetsu makes is actually the sound of the zanpakto, which is wobbling and unstable. We can actually hear the sound when he reflects Lilles projectiles, and he is not moving in that moment, just swinging the sword.
The cool thing about Uryu using his Antithesis is that he doesn’t simply switch the positions of Yuha and the badge. As it’s explained, Uryu takes two things and reverses something that has already happened between them. So Yuha threw the badge outside of the cage and Uryu made it so that the badge threw Yuha outside of the cage. It’s really interesting because despite how powerful it is, the ability still has limitations. Uryu can’t just switch the positions of two people or things at a whim, those two targets had to have previously interacted with each other in a way that put them in those positions. Makes me wonder if he will do anything in the fight ahead because he could just sit back and use the Antithesis on his allies and the Zero Division to completely turn the tide.
You guys are making it sound more nefarious than it actually is. Ichigo was a backup linchpin in case of the apocalypse. The math is simple. Ichigo dies anyway if all of reality implodes back into a singularity.
We've dreamed and hoped for changes like this ever since we heard the anime was coming and im so grateful. Amazing context and extra scenes I'd never imagined
yeah im also going with the theory pernida was a human host for the arm like ukitake was and shown here with ichibei and yhwach, whether its this girl or not. I think its really telling how it tried correcting mayuri saying that it's the left arm of the soul king, which is indeed true, but it seemed like it wanted to assert that it was "pernida" rather than the label mayuri used.
Edit: I called it ! Do you think Kubo would actually give Uryu a kill from Squad 0? That would be ballsy and there would be no witnesses to it. Killing a member of squad 0 would go over better then killing someone’s from the 13 court gaurd squads
58:17 Yhwach over here getting transported like Sasuke Uchiha's Rinnegan ability Amenotejikara to swap places with an object. Ironic that Uryu's VA is also Sasuke Uchiha's.
I’m really glad we get to see this side of YHWACH. I always questioned his whole “getting rid of the fear of death” and “hating conflict” ideology. But this adds a lot of depth. He at one time really did believe in this and empathize with them on a whole different level. He could feel their anguish and cries. And I think on some level he still does believe in this. It feels like the previous fight with the shinigami had hardened him. And once he goes mad with power after absorbing the soul king then he really becomes kinda just insane. I’m glad we finally get some more backstory also on the soul kings parts and how they joined him. Hopefully we get to see more on how he got the soul kings heart. And it’s looking like he truly is the soul kings son and his mother was more of a Virgin Mary type character.
It's that contradiction that makes Ywhach very interesting... Further, the shinigami do not look at things as right and wrong but as law. As for Quincy, it's about fairness and justice... So conflict and eradicating blah blah is achievable since conflict is means to the end not viewed as evil way of achieving something
Another cool thing about Nianzol body getting dropped from Royal Palace is that now we know why Yhwach won't revive him with Auswahlen like others sternritters
I am loving the TYBW. I just hope they don't cut out too much. especially some of the comedic moments that come later with a certain Character (don't wanna give away too much). Continue making these videos, Absolutely Love your Channel
If you look at the flash back again of Ichibei holding the Soul King you'll notice Ichibei is slightly looking to his left hand and is holding his left palm open. This seems to indicate that he was gifted the left arm of the soul king which would explain how he got it.
I like that they changed tenjiros entrance it makes the zero division look 1000x better because he wasn’t struggling with a Quincy who’s not even a royal guard😂 and then for sunjamru to beat him instantly it just made him look useless tbh😂 i hope they let him fight in the finale though that’s for sure, but i like that they all introduced themselves like this!
God, Ichibei would make a great villain. Kind of hope he ends up being the main antagonist of the Hell Arc, if we ever get it. Can totally see him commanding a Hellish host in order to try and catch and groom Kazui (who we can assume is infused with a bit of Yhwach's Almighty) into being his evil sidekick, or something👀
I'm thinking what Uryu was using was charging up blut arterie rather than blut vene. Also, I'm thinking Yhwach might use Aueschwahlen on himself against Ichibe rather than use it to revive the Shut Staffel
I love how thematically consistent BLEACH is and these changes highlight that!! The whole first arc of BLEACH establishes how all of our main characters have lost someone close to them and how their bond survives and they continue to live in relation to that loss. So it's only fitting that the final antagonist is driven by that same sense of loss and connection to the suffering of everyone he's ever connected to.
The sound during Nimaya’s fight is the wobble and godly sharp sword moving with light speed. It’s similar to a plasma blade/lightsaber. But I can’t get over how amazing the ost and everything was from the point of the introduction of the Zero Squad! This episode was movie quality
FYI: Northwest Territories means Europe. Kubo is scaling this as pre-North/South America. Edit: Also, with the way they've been chapter-chopping, they're gonna make it so when Mayuri beats Pernida, Ywach's power will return.
I like to think the original Schutzstaffel were just maxed out/Master level Quincys before Yhwach created the shrifts for the current war. They don't appear to have Schifts or transformations yet for added power. There are only Soldlets in the flashback. So Yhwach and his army was was way weaker in the past then the current. The OG Gotei didn't have to deal with Almighty, Captain level-Sternritters, or bankais getting stolen. So now I'm curious if the Original Gotei were really all that powerful seeing as they had a easier time to deal with compared to the modern Gotei 13. That is some serious discussion to be had there in that.
yuha wouldnt see the need to praise them if they were indeed that weak, his royal guard was probably OP aswell, i mean he already had pernida to begin with. they probably just didnt have time to adapt visuals of them flexing their abilities in such a short flashback.
Tite Kubo #KlubOutside : "This week I oversaw the additional scenes at the beginning of Episode 24 and the addition of additional events for the Royal Guards. This time it's my turn to show them off. As for next week's two episodes, "25/26,” I worked a lot on them, and they are the two episodes I have worked on the most since the beginning of this entire second season."
Also consider for Ep 26, that there are many new setups in chapters 605-611, that can easily be moved to next cour. Namely, the Shunsui and Ukitake meetup and the Visoreds and Yushiro meeting up with Kisuke
I think the flashing near Uryu's chest is his Quincy medallion being "charged up" for use later with The Antithesis and the blut on his eyes is him "defending" against the illusion and seeing the cage being built around them.
I don't think that works though does it? Unless Senjumarus actual shikai is similar to Aizens but it just looks like she physically weaved this illusion
@thebreifcaseman269 I think Kubo is only involved in a consultant role, unless I'm mistaken. I believe the writers are doing the bulk of the work on this stuff. And I love it. The new material is FANTASTIC. Just to be clear.
Thank god for mr tommo, simo urahara, DBZimran, Tekking, etc. They really helped me, and is doing a great service to Bleach fans, and possible future fans. 👍🙏
I really like how the anime has emphasized how sketchy Ichibe is. It works as both excellent foreshadowing to the Original Sin, and also makes his defeat by Yhwach feel like some well deserved karma for him and the propaganda he has made the Soul Reapers believe in for so long. The flashback being in black and white was a very nice artistic choice as well.
This is the episode that got me interested in tybw again. They added so much and all the big reveals were VERY necessary. The changes in this episode actually feel worth the seven-year wait.
Yeah boy this was a good one,They made a lot of great changes and edits here That opening sequence with the meeting was badass, I've already seen people simping for the machine gun quincy girl , chop chop BBS devs I got the orbs ready Also that whole origin with Pernida mean that Yhwach was crippled in the fight against Yama in the original conflict, Ichibei set him up to lose which is a nice gap they explained. The intros for the Zero Squad was great like that little cartoony sound effect they used for Hikifune from when she popped from behind the tree had me cracking up and seeing the Numbah one Zanpaktou creator in action was sweet, (iirc he did say it in the episode)It was great in the manga and it was great here. I love the sound effect they gave for Sayafushi's swing. Also that little moment with Askin is so underrated. I really thought for a second when Yhwach threw the button it was Yama's bankai to escape the life cage but then he swapped and I was like oh shit it's Uryu power
@MrTommo2304 That sound isn't how fast Oetsu is, its to illustrate this his sword bypasses anything as if it is just moving through a vacuum. It is literally so sharp that there's not even the slightest bit of friction.
Next week’s episode is going to be INSANE!!! So excited! Thanks again for posting all this content and half the fun is seeing your reactions to all this new bleach content!!
I always thought it would be so much better if Tsukishima and Uryu were better used in the end. The fact that Uryu can use his powers this way can help deceive YH in a much better way. If Ichigo has some Soul king powers, then maybe YH couldn't see his future or his death. Than the arrow could be shot at Ichigo and in the next moment the antithesis could invert that to hit Yh. Something that Yh could never foresee. Maybe Uryu could use his powers to bring back Ichigo's bankai or all the powers Yh's taken from him. That still isn't very clear to me. Anyway, his powers are perfect to use this way because no one can predict since it's indirect, it adds another layer to things Yh can see but maybe not fully understand, like when Aizen shows. Imagine that combo
If Ichibe was going to give Yuha the arm of the soul king, was it at this moment were Yuha "stop" seeing since he received it and thought it meant that he was gonna be killed by Ichibe? My thought would be in this order: *present Yuha looking into the future actions of Ichibe and the soul king's arm* *future Ichibe "casts" the soul king arm to Yuha (probably to cancel his allmighty and make him a lesser problem), effectively supressing Yuha's allmighty.* *present Yuha cant "see" any further than that, since it's his first experience with it, he might have thought it meant he dies at that point, since he cannot see anything else after the "cast" of the soul king's arm on him" Thus Yuha goes after Ichibe before that happening. Ichibe, being pragmatic, leaves after "suppressing Yuha's allmighty forever", since having an all out war right there would be pointless, since he wont be a problem anymore. Or so he might have thought
The Quincy cross actually evolves over time from a 3 point cross 1000 years ago, a 4 point cross as seen on Ichigo's bed and Uryu's medallion, the 5 point cross used by the TYBW invasion army, and the 6 point cross used by Yhwach's Royal Guards.
43:59 this is what I was thinking, its a hint that he knows he's about to play a part in the fight, which is either alluding to him vs Ichigo, or another fight theyre gonna do outside of manga canon. (also interesting to me that yup the phrasing "his heart", the pin is directly over his heart at the moment Orihime's talking about him. Personally I think this is yet another hint at where his allegiance really is. Theyve done really well with giving his words and actions double meaning...
Honestly I'm more than impressed and satisfied with the additions and I can't wait to see more in the upcoming episodes! Of course the same applies to your reviews!
Oh man, when you said you're thinking of doing more timeline videos, I shouted "yes!" The ones you did on kido and Hueco Mundo are some of my favourites of yours, so more comprehensive guides like those would be awesome
Yhwach Bach and Otto von Bismarck have the same goals, unifying all 39 German states to form the German Empire and Unifying all the Quincy Nations to form an Empire that will conquer the Soul Society. A very interesting parallel between the two.
@@TheRealChannelZeroin terms of religious depiction he is but in the real world perspective, I can see the difference between Otto von Bismarck and Yhwach Bach
This video added a lot of context to the episode for me, I didn't read the manga And I didn't notice at all that Uryu was involved in getting Yuha out of the cage Thanks, good stuff
This review and discussion is over an hour long?! Let’s go!!!! This is going to be great (not that the other reviews haven’t been great, but you know what I mean lol)!
I don't think that the Zero Division Officers' numbers are there to show their rank but their cardinal locations surrounding the Soul King's Palace. I was bursting with joy when Nimaya displayed his super sword skills and highspeed steps in his fight. I wish he'd lasted in the source material. All these changes tend to tell that Cours 3 and 4 will get even more changes too
57:30 I think that weird sound that he mentions here is actually supposed to be the sound of Sayafushi traveling through the air. A blade so sharp and unstable it cuts through the air so effortlessly it makes that unique sound.
I really like the stark difference between the two sky colors the red made sky we've had the entire cour made it feel the shinigami have been dragged down to hell and now with the drastic transition to open blue infinite skies it really makes it feel the quincy are invading heaven
Aren't Hubert, Argola and Zeydlitz the three Quincies Yhwach recognises from the dead, brought back by Zanka no Tachi South? Yamamoto mentions that he killed them. Whether that means he directly killed them or not isn't clear 🤔
I absolutely love what kubo and the animation team are doing with this adaption bc they are doing an amazing job. Especially with them altering and adding different things.
Oetsu not having a shikai or Bankai would be logical cuz that sword is supposedly incomplete/failure. He assumed it would end the fight and it did , them reviving and even empowered is definitely something you don't think.
This is what Bleach is all about! Give us the primordial world once and for all in 3 years time, please KUBO! But this was absolutely gorgeous and it's starting to get to some different LEVELS!
Actually I’m going to make a theory for how the next two episodes are going to go. First Ichibe vs Yhwach is going to be next episode and not be episode 26. And adding to this Im gonna say the episode is gonna end with Yhwach getting beaten. But instead of the Almighty simply awakening, Jugram is going to use The Balance. “You were very fortunate to have won this battle. That fortune will be balanced by the same amount of misfortune.” And the final scene will be the Almighty awakening because Yhwach has finally “died” as Ichibe said. And now he can use his eyes. This will lead to episode 26 being the final showdown with Squad 0 now as Yhwach uses Auschwalen and Almighty to bring the Schutzstaffel back. And episode is Squad 0’s final stand and we get that fight we think is coming. The only thing I can’t decide is if the Askin’s portion is going to be next episode or the one after. I’m thinking next episode though. It’s not that much to go through. Weird I know, but I just have this feeling.
I didn't really pay too much attention to the quincy girl with the machine gun, but now I can't stop thinking about it. I will say something about her reminds me a bit of Masaki. Maybe an ancestor? Maybe I'm just over analyzing it now.
Honestly the flashback scene answered alot of questions I’m happy kubo is putting things in the anime that wasn’t in the manga he’s really doin justice for this arc
What I'm personally hoping for would be A quick add on to ending the fight on SS to see an upgraded bazz, followed by Yhwach immediately using his auswählen. At this point, he uses the energy for himself, and the fight of him vs Ichibe happens. Post fight upon the squad 0 looking on in horror, he redirects the auswählen to his Schutzstaffel. At which point they revive, and Catch Nimaiya off guard, gravly wounding or killing him. A proper fight ensues, shikai are revealed while fighting the base Schutzstaffel. The 0 squad are forced into useing bankai, and in response the Schutzstaffel call on their holy forms. We don't see them (unlike the bankai), but we see the light covering them. This would be where it cuts away to something, and when it cuts back, we see the zero squad dead. This way they get a good showing. They DO seem stronger then captains, but we also don't have the holy forms reveal. We also don't need an explanation of any Schutzstaffel powers, perhaps just hint towards.
20:35 Is it really hard to believe Kubo just like cute females and handsome men in his character designs. Just look at who’s alive from the Quincy’s and Espadas, all the Bambies and Grimmjow and bothe number 3 Espadas.
Yes, but beside like omaeda a lot of bleach's cast is good looking so idk if that's a specific reason or just there are so many that it happens to be that way 😅
Recently I had come to realize a slight resemblance between the soul king and the Wandenreich's crest, and its interesting that the 5 pointed crest became a thing after Ichibei showed Yhwach the soul king. It's probably a coincidence, but you never know
This flashback is somehow better to me than the battle between the original Gotei 13 and Yhwach and the Quincy 1000 years ago. And I loved that from cour 1.
It's just nice seeing how happy this is making people like Mr. Tommo and other fans. The energy from the live video was infectious.
agreed. i had a giant smile on my face watching Tom freak out
Agreed. I had the exact same reaction when Pernida’s eyes opened
especially og bleach manga readers
Mr. Tommo doesn’t miss every video is peak
I'm truly thankful that Kubo and the rest of the team ate getting the opportunity to flesh out the story through the anime.
What a truly incredible episode of TYBW! What did you think of the latest 1000-year flashback, featuring the confrontation between Ichibei and Yhwach? Or the Schutzstaffel's assault on the Royal Palace? Did you enjoy seeing Oetsu taking them all down? There's too much to choose from, so settle in, grab a drink, and let's take a look!
That flashback was the equivalent of Kubo getting a second chance to improve the tybw arc and make bleach great again, and he did not waste it.
Thank you for creating this content & all your videos, from your Battale Analysis to your episode breakdowns, love everything Bleach from you !
been waiting for this
Yay we finally broke the hour mark!!
I dont see why Yuha's clasp/button would be made from Reishi if it's from the human world.
*Fun Fact:* The Schutzstaffel are based on several different eras of warfare, particularly Western Warfare (The Quincies have been confirmed by Kubo himself to have been heavily based around Western Traditions)
As it were:
Gerard - Medieval
Perdina - Biological
Askin - Chemical
Lil barro - Modern
Now, if we can get the 1000 Year Flashback War that'll be amazing.
You dont care about bleach you spent all the 2016 to 2020 insulting it on bleach videos due to end game pairings you are not a bleach fan you are a toxic shipper f off
We already got the flashback on cour 1 what are you saying? Also stop spamming this on bleach videos
@@BqW-nt5wb we got in total of maybe 4mins of content from the original invasion - all combat with no dialogue..
I think OP is saying cour 3 hopefully will add more anime exclusive content, that will add more depth to the first war and its players.
You got it wrong , is antic for pernida and current for askin .
Pernida is ancient warfare (magic and sorcery). As for Askin, he's represent the era of current warfare (plague and disease)
Review over 1 hour, the time has come
The sad thing is, we gonna have to wait until next year for cour 3.
@@kelvinallen9327thats a good thing
57:30 I actually think the sound isn't Nimaya moving, but Sayafushi being so sharp that it cuts the very air around it, causing the sword to have no drag and thus causing a weird sound and not the sound a normal swing would cause
That’s so sick😅
That’s exactly what that is
And the wobble, don’t forget that it wobbles as well
That's not it, sayafushi is wobbling which is causing that sound
its basically the sound of a lightsaber.
I'm seeing some WW2 parallels here regarding the Licht Reich. We do know that Bleach takes place loosely in the real world (London in Burn the Witch and Japan). Maybe the quincies are based on Axis Powers in WW2. We have German and Japanese quincies, so there might be some Italian quincies running around somewhere. There are other Axis states, so this could tie in with what Osho is saying about Juha's unification of quincies.
Just went back from school and realized MrTommo has released an hour long video. Best way to end my day by listening to my favorite Bleach YT ❤
Facts
Hoping Uryu gets to shine these next episodes. He’s supposed to be the successor of Y.H. And him being able to display that would go hard
Maybe he might fight against Ichigo in last two episodes
@@animanco6833 we might not see that till cour 3
Is the next episode the last episode ?
We get a double episode this weekend as a season finale
remember in the first trailer he said "my name is ishida uryu, on my pride as a quincy i shall eliminate you" that hasn't happened yet. so there's a chance
We can finally end the debate once and for all that Yama never beat Yhwach with Almighty
And thus power scaling is persevered
yeah always thought that yamamoto beating almighty yhwach was weird
Isn't the meeting with ichibe and ywach not long before the war. Yama beat him 1000 years ago so didn't that happen first?
@@ryanpearl8230the meeting is before the first war, 1000 years ago
@@ryanpearl8230y.h. in the flashback looks younger than zangetsu, it takes place 1000 years ago before the first war
Yeah I never thought Y.H ever used it back then this whole time. Never knew about this debate til recent days.
The Quincy girl in the beginning of the episode that fires at ichibei I feel like she held the schrift the x axis at that time. No solid evidence but the gun she used and the line in the episode “you bring shame to the x axis name” just makes me think of that. I could be way off though
Omg I just realized to the woman and lille both have their eyes covered!!!
That's not possible tho, SPOILERS
since Lille is the first given a schrift.
@@syazwanmustapah2826 ahh true enough. Just wishful thinking
But isnt all shrift abilts are a personelfied powers ? And also Lille baro is the first person the get a shrift
A detail that I find intriguing is that the Quincy sigils in the room during the flashback only have 3 divisions/sections rather than the 5 that seem to be the current Quincy symbol. Does anyone more knowledgeable have an explanation? Loved this episode and Mr. Tommo's reaction and breakdown!
I actually discuss that at some point in the video, but the three-pointed Y symbol was the emblem of the Lichtreich 1000 years ago. The 5-pointed star we see today is adopted 1000 years ago, actually before the flashback in this episode, upon the creation of the Sternritter unit specifically, and is technically their emblem - but it would become the emblem of the Wandenreich itself once the Lichtreich fell.
Ichibei is honestly robotic in his blind loyalty to the actions and objectives of the founders as opposed to "pragmatism". To him, the word of the founders is absolute, consequences be damned.
Also, I love how this flashback complicates the previous picture we had of Ywach as this completely self-serving, cowardly monster. At one point at least, he genuinely cared about the suffering of the souls he took/absorbed, even if he wasn't a great guy, but I guess centuries of experiencing their suffering and a millennium of waiting surgically removed what empathy he might have had. He's still a fascist, but he feels more human all the same, and it really connects him to Old Man Zangetsu.
EDIT: I really, really hope they don't skip over the reactions of the Stërnritter down below as the Auschwällen hits them. Those moments were genuinely gripping even in the manga.
Why do I have the weirdest feeling that he's like some sort ancient homunculi/konpaku made by the five families, he just has this weird uncanny aura
@@poenpotzu2865 He definitely acts like it, but the way he describes the situation, he speaks as if he was their contemporary and near equal.
In the manga I always read that scene between Gerard and Askin as Gerard threatening Askin, but with the way the VA delivered the line, it sounds a lot more like a friendly banter. Honestly, I like the anime team's take (or Kubo clarifying) the schutzstaffel's relationship.
The Quincy girl is possibly the person Haschwalth sends to the World of the Living to save the Quincy.
I just can't even imagine Cours 3 & 4... like literally what are they gonna do ? Adapt half the amount of chapters as they have been ? Add new content and new fights throughout the episodes ? Cover CFYOW ? God there's just so many possibilities
They're not going to cover CFYOW here
It's more useful as another season rather than trying to cram it into the TYBW
@elemomnialpha yea they could add some actually interesting stuff in a 5th season showing what kind of mission ichigo was on during CFYOW. They could actually make it very interesting. I can't imagine a whole Bleach season with only Soul Society characters.
It may sound fanficy but they could pull a Burn the witch collab.
This guy's vocabulary is so good.
I mainly watch this channel for him rather than the breakdown.
The anime has really done well for Bleach tybw arc. It gave Kubo a second chance to improve and edit the story a bit and he did not waste this chance.
Yet some people, cough twitter cough, are acting like whining b*tch morons complaining the animation is bad. Seriously are they blind, the animators clearly put more love in this series than with Boruto
Only jujutsu kaisen has better animation segments but bleach is not much behind and bleach is more consistent
"Redo the story. The story is exactly the same. Squad zero is still gonna lose but because he's not being rushed, he doesn't have to offscreen it.
@@stevenwayne3701what do you expect ? Is squad zero just supposed to kill off YH and the royal guard and just fade into a “Fin”?They were meant to die, it’s about how it happened and if they show that they put up a fight or not.
@@stevenwayne3701the story is most definitely not exactly the same and we're gonna start to see that in cour 3 and especially cour 4. the two biggest things are that 1. ichibei at one point had the arms of the soul king and 2. ichigo knows both about reio and the original sin. both of those can have pretty huge implications for both the history of the series and the ending
Jujitsu is rad, definitely good on showing movement, but the backgrounds and composition in Bleach are so clean and sharp. Like every shot looks like a stand alone work of art. Probably one of the best examples of expertly using positive and negative space and the solid red and then blue sky just makes everything pop. Kind of getting Patrick Nagel-ish vibes and I'm here for it. If ypu dont know, he's the dude who does those 80's posters found in nail salons that basically everyone over than 30 has scene.
when Yhwach threw that button to escape the cage for a second i thought it was that thing they used to steal the Bankai... I thought he was going to use Zanka No Tachi
That would have been fire
If hollowfying the shinigami hollowfies the bankai, the actual death of the shinigami should kill the bankai.
@@drigondii we know that's not true, remember the sternritter that used Sasakibe's Bankai against Yama
@NinjaJamez True... maybe that's why Genryuusai felt that it was so weak compared to the real deal. That certainly wasn't the experience of captains fighting their own bankai.
I love everything the anime has done and how it has expanded the story, glad to see Kubo being allowed to flesh out the story as he wanted. I wonder if the anime has been making Ichibei seem more ominous than the manga not just to portrait him but perhaps because he might play a bigger role in the upcoming hell arc as a potential villain. Whatever the case exciting anyway.
The flashback to before the first Quincy Invasion was the best part of TYBW so far, imo. It gives so much context for Yhwach, and it also explains one of the most mysterious Schutztaffel. I feel like there will be more flashbacks explaining Reio much better than the manga ever could.
I think that the sound Oetsu makes is actually the sound of the zanpakto, which is wobbling and unstable. We can actually hear the sound when he reflects Lilles projectiles, and he is not moving in that moment, just swinging the sword.
yea it's a wobbly sound effect
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The cool thing about Uryu using his Antithesis is that he doesn’t simply switch the positions of Yuha and the badge. As it’s explained, Uryu takes two things and reverses something that has already happened between them.
So Yuha threw the badge outside of the cage and Uryu made it so that the badge threw Yuha outside of the cage.
It’s really interesting because despite how powerful it is, the ability still has limitations. Uryu can’t just switch the positions of two people or things at a whim, those two targets had to have previously interacted with each other in a way that put them in those positions. Makes me wonder if he will do anything in the fight ahead because he could just sit back and use the Antithesis on his allies and the Zero Division to completely turn the tide.
Ichibei's jovial and lighthearted characterization drives home his sinister aura especially given his plan to seal Ichigo as the next Spirit King.
You guys are making it sound more nefarious than it actually is.
Ichigo was a backup linchpin in case of the apocalypse. The math is simple. Ichigo dies anyway if all of reality implodes back into a singularity.
@@Babylauncher3000they pretend he’s evil, but he’s just trying to keep multiple worlds intact lol
@@Babylauncher3000I mean I’m sure all of Ichigo’s loved ones would never agree to mutilate him into a doll for eons of lifetimes
@@MrBlink622I think in the fullbringer arc, Isshin and Urahara were talking about the ichigo contingency plan
@@MrBlink622 and Ichibei would kill them if it came to that.
58:15 - it's the quincy medalion with Zanka no Taichi probably
We've dreamed and hoped for changes like this ever since we heard the anime was coming and im so grateful. Amazing context and extra scenes I'd never imagined
I love Senjumaru so much! She's such an absolute queen, I hope we get to see much more of her and the zero division!
yeah im also going with the theory pernida was a human host for the arm like ukitake was and shown here with ichibei and yhwach, whether its this girl or not. I think its really telling how it tried correcting mayuri saying that it's the left arm of the soul king, which is indeed true, but it seemed like it wanted to assert that it was "pernida" rather than the label mayuri used.
Edit: I called it !
Do you think Kubo would actually give Uryu a kill from Squad 0? That would be ballsy and there would be no witnesses to it. Killing a member of squad 0 would go over better then killing someone’s from the 13 court gaurd squads
I bet Antithesis can easily counter Shutara.
Love these long form discussion videos podcast style videos 😁1hr+ is the perfect length to listen to during a long commute
58:17
Yhwach over here getting transported like Sasuke Uchiha's Rinnegan ability Amenotejikara to swap places with an object.
Ironic that Uryu's VA is also Sasuke Uchiha's.
I’m really glad we get to see this side of YHWACH. I always questioned his whole “getting rid of the fear of death” and “hating conflict” ideology. But this adds a lot of depth. He at one time really did believe in this and empathize with them on a whole different level. He could feel their anguish and cries. And I think on some level he still does believe in this. It feels like the previous fight with the shinigami had hardened him. And once he goes mad with power after absorbing the soul king then he really becomes kinda just insane. I’m glad we finally get some more backstory also on the soul kings parts and how they joined him. Hopefully we get to see more on how he got the soul kings heart. And it’s looking like he truly is the soul kings son and his mother was more of a Virgin Mary type character.
It's that contradiction that makes Ywhach very interesting... Further, the shinigami do not look at things as right and wrong but as law. As for Quincy, it's about fairness and justice... So conflict and eradicating blah blah is achievable since conflict is means to the end not viewed as evil way of achieving something
Another cool thing about Nianzol body getting dropped from Royal Palace is that now we know why Yhwach won't revive him with Auswahlen like others sternritters
Yhwach might surpass aizen in terms of character portrayal if he’s done right in the anime cuz so far he already been done justice in the manga
senjumaru kinda sauce ?! voice actor did an excellent job btw
I am loving the TYBW. I just hope they don't cut out too much. especially some of the comedic moments that come later with a certain Character (don't wanna give away too much). Continue making these videos, Absolutely Love your Channel
Never noticed just how hilariously short pernida is, compared to the others he looks like a kid in a costume
Next ep is gonna be crazy. THis ep was a trailer, what's to come. Great vid !!
As a person that read the whole manga before I ever seen a episode I’m so proud of this episode for adding this much needed context
If you look at the flash back again of Ichibei holding the Soul King you'll notice Ichibei is slightly looking to his left hand and is holding his left palm open. This seems to indicate that he was gifted the left arm of the soul king which would explain how he got it.
This episode was genuinely incredible and this analysis makes it so much better.
I like that they changed tenjiros entrance it makes the zero division look 1000x better because he wasn’t struggling with a Quincy who’s not even a royal guard😂 and then for sunjamru to beat him instantly it just made him look useless tbh😂 i hope they let him fight in the finale though that’s for sure, but i like that they all introduced themselves like this!
Bro you preaching. I hate how squad zero except (ichibe)was handled in manga. This episode made them look more intimidating.
This first scene was so awesomr
Yes!!!
Yes it was
God, Ichibei would make a great villain. Kind of hope he ends up being the main antagonist of the Hell Arc, if we ever get it.
Can totally see him commanding a Hellish host in order to try and catch and groom Kazui (who we can assume is infused with a bit of Yhwach's Almighty) into being his evil sidekick, or something👀
Great now I'm imagining the Yotsuba meme with ichibei, yhwach, and little Kazui
I'm thinking what Uryu was using was charging up blut arterie rather than blut vene. Also, I'm thinking Yhwach might use Aueschwahlen on himself against Ichibe rather than use it to revive the Shut Staffel
We need that Bleach universe timeline video, that is peak content right there
I love how thematically consistent BLEACH is and these changes highlight that!!
The whole first arc of BLEACH establishes how all of our main characters have lost someone close to them and how their bond survives and they continue to live in relation to that loss.
So it's only fitting that the final antagonist is driven by that same sense of loss and connection to the suffering of everyone he's ever connected to.
The sound during Nimaya’s fight is the wobble and godly sharp sword moving with light speed. It’s similar to a plasma blade/lightsaber.
But I can’t get over how amazing the ost and everything was from the point of the introduction of the Zero Squad! This episode was movie quality
FYI: Northwest Territories means Europe. Kubo is scaling this as pre-North/South America.
Edit: Also, with the way they've been chapter-chopping, they're gonna make it so when Mayuri beats Pernida, Ywach's power will return.
I like to think the original Schutzstaffel were just maxed out/Master level Quincys before Yhwach created the shrifts for the current war. They don't appear to have Schifts or transformations yet for added power. There are only Soldlets in the flashback. So Yhwach and his army was was way weaker in the past then the current. The OG Gotei didn't have to deal with Almighty, Captain level-Sternritters, or bankais getting stolen.
So now I'm curious if the Original Gotei were really all that powerful seeing as they had a easier time to deal with compared to the modern Gotei 13. That is some serious discussion to be had there in that.
yuha wouldnt see the need to praise them if they were indeed that weak, his royal guard was probably OP aswell, i mean he already had pernida to begin with.
they probably just didnt have time to adapt visuals of them flexing their abilities in such a short flashback.
Tite Kubo #KlubOutside : "This week I oversaw the additional scenes at the beginning of Episode 24 and the addition of additional events for the Royal Guards. This time it's my turn to show them off.
As for next week's two episodes, "25/26,” I worked a lot on them, and they are the two episodes I have worked on the most since the beginning of this entire second season."
Also consider for Ep 26, that there are many new setups in chapters 605-611, that can easily be moved to next cour. Namely, the Shunsui and Ukitake meetup and the Visoreds and Yushiro meeting up with Kisuke
Are we gonna see Aizen in the last episode
@@mmmmmshprobably not consider it happens when Ichigo's group already at soul palace.
@@humanbeing418 rumour has it that Aizen gonna be shown in the last episode
I think the flashing near Uryu's chest is his Quincy medallion being "charged up" for use later with The Antithesis and the blut on his eyes is him "defending" against the illusion and seeing the cage being built around them.
I don't think that works though does it? Unless Senjumarus actual shikai is similar to Aizens but it just looks like she physically weaved this illusion
@rev0568 idk. The anime writers are taking liberties but that's how I saw it.
The fake royal palace is not a regular illusion but a physical copy. I think uryu was looking directy at the sun and used blut to protect them
@@griftyKubo is taking liberties... he had to rush the manga. He chose to change these things
@thebreifcaseman269 I think Kubo is only involved in a consultant role, unless I'm mistaken. I believe the writers are doing the bulk of the work on this stuff. And I love it. The new material is FANTASTIC. Just to be clear.
Yessss
Bro, I wait for these videos just like the actual episodes 🙏🏼 Keep it UP please
Thank god for mr tommo, simo urahara, DBZimran, Tekking, etc. They really helped me, and is doing a great service to Bleach fans, and possible future fans.
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haha now people can’t say the almighty awakening was plot armour it’s fully explained now
Nah unfortunately they prefer not use the brain and call everything "plot armour" about Yhwach and the elite guard.
@@Rizingfz08 yh but it’s just the thoughts of the smartest bleach hater. just idiots
I really like how the anime has emphasized how sketchy Ichibe is. It works as both excellent foreshadowing to the Original Sin, and also makes his defeat by Yhwach feel like some well deserved karma for him and the propaganda he has made the Soul Reapers believe in for so long. The flashback being in black and white was a very nice artistic choice as well.
This is the episode that got me interested in tybw again. They added so much and all the big reveals were VERY necessary.
The changes in this episode actually feel worth the seven-year wait.
Yeah boy this was a good one,They made a lot of great changes and edits here
That opening sequence with the meeting was badass, I've already seen people simping for the machine gun quincy girl , chop chop BBS devs I got the orbs ready
Also that whole origin with Pernida mean that Yhwach was crippled in the fight against Yama in the original conflict, Ichibei set him up to lose which is a nice gap they explained.
The intros for the Zero Squad was great like that little cartoony sound effect they used for Hikifune from when she popped from behind the tree had me cracking up and seeing the Numbah one Zanpaktou creator in action was sweet, (iirc he did say it in the episode)It was great in the manga and it was great here. I love the sound effect they gave for Sayafushi's swing.
Also that little moment with Askin is so underrated.
I really thought for a second when Yhwach threw the button it was Yama's bankai to escape the life cage but then he swapped and I was like oh shit it's Uryu power
Bleach TYBW arc = Ichibe & Yhawch stories Ichigo truly feels like a secondary character, despite being the main character.
And this is amazing, huge focus on other characters, this is Yhwach war, Ichigo is just one of them to stop him.
@MrTommo2304 That sound isn't how fast Oetsu is, its to illustrate this his sword bypasses anything as if it is just moving through a vacuum. It is literally so sharp that there's not even the slightest bit of friction.
Next week’s episode is going to be INSANE!!! So excited! Thanks again for posting all this content and half the fun is seeing your reactions to all this new bleach content!!
I always thought it would be so much better if Tsukishima and Uryu were better used in the end. The fact that Uryu can use his powers this way can help deceive YH in a much better way. If Ichigo has some Soul king powers, then maybe YH couldn't see his future or his death. Than the arrow could be shot at Ichigo and in the next moment the antithesis could invert that to hit Yh. Something that Yh could never foresee.
Maybe Uryu could use his powers to bring back Ichigo's bankai or all the powers Yh's taken from him. That still isn't very clear to me.
Anyway, his powers are perfect to use this way because no one can predict since it's indirect, it adds another layer to things Yh can see but maybe not fully understand, like when Aizen shows. Imagine that combo
If Ichibe was going to give Yuha the arm of the soul king, was it at this moment were Yuha "stop" seeing since he received it and thought it meant that he was gonna be killed by Ichibe? My thought would be in this order:
*present Yuha looking into the future actions of Ichibe and the soul king's arm*
*future Ichibe "casts" the soul king arm to Yuha (probably to cancel his allmighty and make him a lesser problem), effectively supressing Yuha's allmighty.*
*present Yuha cant "see" any further than that, since it's his first experience with it, he might have thought it meant he dies at that point, since he cannot see anything else after the "cast" of the soul king's arm on him"
Thus Yuha goes after Ichibe before that happening.
Ichibe, being pragmatic, leaves after "suppressing Yuha's allmighty forever", since having an all out war right there would be pointless, since he wont be a problem anymore. Or so he might have thought
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The Quincy cross actually evolves over time from a 3 point cross 1000 years ago, a 4 point cross as seen on Ichigo's bed and Uryu's medallion, the 5 point cross used by the TYBW invasion army, and the 6 point cross used by Yhwach's Royal Guards.
43:59 this is what I was thinking, its a hint that he knows he's about to play a part in the fight, which is either alluding to him vs Ichigo, or another fight theyre gonna do outside of manga canon. (also interesting to me that yup the phrasing "his heart", the pin is directly over his heart at the moment Orihime's talking about him. Personally I think this is yet another hint at where his allegiance really is. Theyve done really well with giving his words and actions double meaning...
Honestly I'm more than impressed and satisfied with the additions and I can't wait to see more in the upcoming episodes! Of course the same applies to your reviews!
I’ve been waiting for this one!
Oh man, when you said you're thinking of doing more timeline videos, I shouted "yes!" The ones you did on kido and Hueco Mundo are some of my favourites of yours, so more comprehensive guides like those would be awesome
Yhwach Bach and Otto von Bismarck have the same goals, unifying all 39 German states to form the German Empire and Unifying all the Quincy Nations to form an Empire that will conquer the Soul Society.
A very interesting parallel between the two.
I thought I was the only one who felt hitler/ Satan vibes I
His name is just Yhwach or Juha Bach .
@@TheRealChannelZeroin terms of religious depiction he is but in the real world perspective, I can see the difference between Otto von Bismarck and Yhwach Bach
@@TheRealChannelZero he has bit of Stalin vibes, due to his brutality 😊
This video added a lot of context to the episode for me, I didn't read the manga
And I didn't notice at all that Uryu was involved in getting Yuha out of the cage
Thanks, good stuff
Kubo and who ever work on this we appreciate you
When first seeing # 24s flashback, first thought was "i cannot wait to see Tommo flip out about this"
This review and discussion is over an hour long?! Let’s go!!!! This is going to be great (not that the other reviews haven’t been great, but you know what I mean lol)!
I wonder if the slow-mo music bit when Yhwach escapes the cage was for dramatic effect or if that is to indicate Uryu is activating the Antithesis…
I just hope the fights don't feel rushed like gremmy vs zaraki.
The cut of meteor reactions didn't make the fight rushed.
I don't think that the Zero Division Officers' numbers are there to show their rank but their cardinal locations surrounding the Soul King's Palace.
I was bursting with joy when Nimaya displayed his super sword skills and highspeed steps in his fight.
I wish he'd lasted in the source material.
All these changes tend to tell that Cours 3 and 4 will get even more changes too
57:30 I think that weird sound that he mentions here is actually supposed to be the sound of Sayafushi traveling through the air. A blade so sharp and unstable it cuts through the air so effortlessly it makes that unique sound.
I really like the stark difference between the two sky colors the red made sky we've had the entire cour made it feel the shinigami have been dragged down to hell and now with the drastic transition to open blue infinite skies it really makes it feel the quincy are invading heaven
Cour 3 and Cour 4 is going to be so fun man, we're essentially might see a lot of new things going forward!
Great breakdown as always bro, as a og bleach manga reader, i really enjoy these type of videos
Aren't Hubert, Argola and Zeydlitz the three Quincies Yhwach recognises from the dead, brought back by Zanka no Tachi South? Yamamoto mentions that he killed them. Whether that means he directly killed them or not isn't clear 🤔
I absolutely love what kubo and the animation team are doing with this adaption bc they are doing an amazing job. Especially with them altering and adding different things.
Oetsu not having a shikai or Bankai would be logical cuz that sword is supposedly incomplete/failure.
He assumed it would end the fight and it did , them reviving and even empowered is definitely something you don't think.
This is what Bleach is all about! Give us the primordial world once and for all in 3 years time, please KUBO! But this was absolutely gorgeous and it's starting to get to some different LEVELS!
*The new context is insane finally something little more!!*
Actually I’m going to make a theory for how the next two episodes are going to go.
First Ichibe vs Yhwach is going to be next episode and not be episode 26. And adding to this Im gonna say the episode is gonna end with Yhwach getting beaten. But instead of the Almighty simply awakening, Jugram is going to use The Balance. “You were very fortunate to have won this battle. That fortune will be balanced by the same amount of misfortune.” And the final scene will be the Almighty awakening because Yhwach has finally “died” as Ichibe said. And now he can use his eyes.
This will lead to episode 26 being the final showdown with Squad 0 now as Yhwach uses Auschwalen and Almighty to bring the Schutzstaffel back. And episode is Squad 0’s final stand and we get that fight we think is coming.
The only thing I can’t decide is if the Askin’s portion is going to be next episode or the one after. I’m thinking next episode though. It’s not that much to go through.
Weird I know, but I just have this feeling.
I didn't really pay too much attention to the quincy girl with the machine gun, but now I can't stop thinking about it. I will say something about her reminds me a bit of Masaki. Maybe an ancestor? Maybe I'm just over analyzing it now.
We did it, Over an hour lets goo
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Honestly the flashback scene answered alot of questions I’m happy kubo is putting things in the anime that wasn’t in the manga he’s really doin justice for this arc
Great video Tommo!
Thank you!
Best part of this anime IMO is those new scenes
What I'm personally hoping for would be A quick add on to ending the fight on SS to see an upgraded bazz, followed by Yhwach immediately using his auswählen. At this point, he uses the energy for himself, and the fight of him vs Ichibe happens. Post fight upon the squad 0 looking on in horror, he redirects the auswählen to his Schutzstaffel. At which point they revive, and Catch Nimaiya off guard, gravly wounding or killing him.
A proper fight ensues, shikai are revealed while fighting the base Schutzstaffel. The 0 squad are forced into useing bankai, and in response the Schutzstaffel call on their holy forms. We don't see them (unlike the bankai), but we see the light covering them.
This would be where it cuts away to something, and when it cuts back, we see the zero squad dead. This way they get a good showing. They DO seem stronger then captains, but we also don't have the holy forms reveal. We also don't need an explanation of any Schutzstaffel powers, perhaps just hint towards.
Forget machine guns, I love that these guys were strolling around in 1900s military uniforms hundreds of years before they were invented
Yamamoto fans took a huge L this week, proving he never faced almighty (which was obvious he would have lost but many still wanted to believe)
20:35 Is it really hard to believe Kubo just like cute females and handsome men in his character designs. Just look at who’s alive from the Quincy’s and Espadas, all the Bambies and Grimmjow and bothe number 3 Espadas.
Yes, but beside like omaeda a lot of bleach's cast is good looking so idk if that's a specific reason or just there are so many that it happens to be that way 😅
Najahkoop is alive but he's not handsome 😆✌️
@@abegailpreciousdecosto6468 he’s a zombie under Mayuri while the Bambies are free, yeah I don’t think he got it all that great.
Recently I had come to realize a slight resemblance between the soul king and the Wandenreich's crest, and its interesting that the 5 pointed crest became a thing after Ichibei showed Yhwach the soul king. It's probably a coincidence, but you never know
This flashback is somehow better to me than the battle between the original Gotei 13 and Yhwach and the Quincy 1000 years ago. And I loved that from cour 1.