Which topic did you find the most interesting in this round-up? Did Aizen know Urahara prior to TBTP? How do you feel about the Auswählen explanation? And of course, most importantly...do you agree with Kubo's take on who Bleach's most handsome characters are? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks everyone!
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The only way Aizen knowing Kisuke makes any sense to me is if Kisuke lived somewhere else before entering the Shihōin Mansion. Like if they were both from the Rukongai. Aizen having lived in the Shihōin Mansion just raises so many questions that I can’t yet rationalize it with the story we’ve been presented.
Yeah i believe both of them met even before although, surprisingly, maybe aizen didnt know his name, possibly just appearance or an action that happened, not identity. Although i am a believer of the theories that say he is either the literal will of the soul king or his literal reiatsu personified (just like how that quincy was the brain) and "lack of sousuke's background" is actually a hint, but thats more just me Regarding handsome ranking... aizen is my lord 😅😅 although.... szayelaporro did surprise me
"Before he got involved with Yoruichi" sounds like "before they started dating". Not "before Kisuke and Yoruichi met". Kisuke and Yoruichi could have been childhood friends but not really have "gotten involved" until they were adults or even peers.
I think it's more believable that Aizen knew of Urahara. I might be misremembering but I think during their confrontation in TBTP, Aizen mentioned Kisuke had a reputation.
I think Kubo meant that Aizen knew *about* Kisuke, not that he knew him personally. Maybe he invented something or did/said something interesting that Aizen heard and put him on his mental list of people to pay attention to.
I know, right? It only makes sense that two men with similar interests and intellects would be aware of each other, especially if an informal group like Senjumaru's existed for people to compare notes and share ideas.
Aizen knowing "about" Kisuke doesn't mean he "knew" Kisuke or that they'd ever "met". Aizen also "knew about" Yhwach before they ever met... Knowledge is Aizen's whole thing afterall.
@@aramikami the root of the verb is what matters, こと doesn't signify what kind of meeting it was, if he knew him, about him or they had been together at some point.
@@JaviuntComedy i mean how many possibilities are there i just assumed the verb was 知る and こと was the part you meant lol so something like 浦原のこと知っていた would still imply both and probably not help as 知る is both knowing about someone AND knowing someone / being acquainted with them
Mr Tommo: “I don’t like the idea of Aizen being injected into everyone’s backstory.” Aizen: “What makes you think I wasn’t already injected into everyone‘s backstory?”
There is something quite important Kubo never explored. Aizen knew Urahara was aware of the Soul King actual conditions, that's one of the reason why he got so angry at him while he was being sealed. How they both knew about it? Maybe that's the situation in which he came to know about Urahara.
i always had this headcanon that Kisuke is/was related to one of the RGs (esp Senju) & had visited the royal palace before which explains why he has ‘replicas/deep knowledge’ of their inventions including Tenjiro’s healing hotspring, Oetsu’s asauchi (3-day bankai course), & Kirio’s gikon via mod-souls (the 2 kids at his shop) etc
I'm so glad you do these videos of the Klub outside questions. Not a lot of people I don't think actually go to the website to read the questions themselves, so having a quick video to refer to for answer is awesome!
Kubo’s response about Aizen knowing Urahara before his involvement with Yoruichi opens up a tantalizing mystery. The idea that Aizen might have had his eye on Urahara from an early stage adds another layer to their rivalry. Was Aizen drawn to him because he saw a kindred spirit, or because he saw him as a potential threat to his own ambitions? The ambiguity around this early connection keeps us wondering about how much of their rivalry was truly planned from the start, which would only add to Aizen’s calculating, omniscient persona. While part of me agrees that their first formal encounter should ideally stay within the confines of Turn Back the Pendulum, I think there’s a unique allure in imagining they shared a complex awareness of each other. A subtle rivalry from a young age, possibly seeded with jealousy or suspicion, could give even more weight to their later confrontations. Whatever direction Kubo takes, this insight into Aizen’s lingering gaze on Urahara feels like it’s just scratching the surface of something profound-and I’d love to see more of it explored!
Aizen clearly considered Urahara a kindred spirit, they had so much in common, Aizen truly respects Urahara hence why when he is being sealed he finally let himself go to rage because he cannot believe that someone so intelligent and talented like Urahara accepts the world as he is instead of fighting to change it like he is doing. That Aizen's speech is filled with respect and disappointment. In my opinion it's very similar, even if very different, to Kenpachi and Ichigo confrontation when Ichigo says "What is wrong with you!? How can you love to fight so much!?" and he replies "What is wrong with me? What is wrong with you!? You are so strong, why don't you love fightning!?"
@@Kal911Aizen’s frustration is so much more than just rivalry; it’s a clash of ideologies. Urahara, someone Aizen sees as his intellectual equal, accepting the world’s rules rather than defying them, strikes him as a betrayal of their shared potential. Aizen’s rage in that moment isn’t just anger; it’s the disillusionment of realizing his “kindred spirit” doesn’t share his conviction. It adds a tragic layer to Aizen’s character, as if he’s waging a war not just on Soul Society but on Urahara’s quiet acceptance.
if i had to guess, aizen might have observed kisuke from an early stage, hoping he would join him in turning against the soul society. after some time aizen must have realised this wouldn't come to fruition and was frustrated with how such a brilliant mind could still conform to the soul king. this probably incited the rivalry or something idk
@@azashiro6 No I don't think he realised it back then, after all, if I recall the info revealed in CFYOW, initially the purpose to create the Hogyoku for Uraraha was to be able to break the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollow to create a potential substitute for the Soul King. My guess is that Aizen realised that they were different when Urahara chose not to use it and sealed it away.
@@visionary4787 similar to the villain from B: the beginning. His rivalry with his childhood friend and not understanding how he doesn’t accept and respect his own decision to be a serial killer. And so he commits crimes as a way of testing his friend.
2:00 It makes sense that Aizen knew of Kisuke that long ago, even if that knowledge only went one way. As he was being sealed, the one thing on Aizens mind was: Urahara Kisuke. Like he had expected Kisuke to be a sympathethic mind. Hoped for it? Like Kisuke maybe was his hero at some point? Now that I think about it, this was exactly the same reaction as Ginjo when Ichigo would not join him. They had the same kind of "mutual understanding of circumstances, opposite conclusions, fighting each other with killing intent."
We know Urahara invented the doll that can forcibly manifest your zanpakto spirit in order to achieve bankai, and that that's how he achieved his own bankai, right? So he must have been inventing before he became captain of the 12th division because he had to have achieved bankai in order to become a captain in the first place
This is pretty much what I thought, and figured that it'd also apply to other survivors. The idea that some people could be strong enough to survive it directly raises some questions, but I could see both being true as well.
21:58 Aüschwahlen means "Select". You have to imagine that Yhwach's intention with the later Aüschwahlen's are to wipe out his remaining subordinates, being on the cusp of achieving his goal
Yes in other words, it’s a completely arbitrary technique, as in he can control its parameters. The Auschwalen that brought him back to life that killed the Gemischt Quincy was like rain, and they lost their powers, but didn’t seem to just KO. During the TYBW he used it to varying degrees of potency.
All I'm asking is for a short scene of Liltotto looking at Robert's skeleton, and saying "you knew this would happen, didn't you Accutrone?" Then we get a splash screen on the iconic kneeling skeleton. Wouldn't even take 30 seconds.
I think by high level he's talking about the power of the individuals it's something I noticed as well. When used in bulk Aushwalan seemed to not affect the more powerful quincy as much as the weaker ones. Bazz B was a candidate for the royal gaurd so it makes sense he can tank it. When used a more concentrated level it makes sense Jugram the grandmaster can tank Aushwalan while Gerard was instantly vaporized.
This. And also Ychwah is a Quincy god, almighty, he's not bound to rules, he can take their power how he wants and wehenever he wants. I mean Auswachlen does't have to be consistent, he can decide how much power to take from whom in the spour of the moment, lije he didn't take any power from Pernida, Askin and other guards.
@@justineczarnobyl9987 yeah they say he chooses. Ik when he did it initially in the war it was to return the royal gaurd to full power so I think he used it before to boost the much weaker sternritter and troops.
The way I see it, Aizen was conscious of his own power and loneliness very early, and he saw Kisuke in his youth and saw the same thing, yet avoided him. He instinctively knew the two were similar and perhaps kept an eye open just in case. His suspicions happened to be confirmed during TBTP. The two never had to interact. Aizen simply witnessed him during their youths
I think the simple explanation of Aizen knowing of Urahara all along, is that Aizen made sure to have knowledge of every single person in the Seireitei before even taking the first steps in his plans.
I thought everyone already knew that aizen was aware of kisuke who basically was the only person who rivalled him in the knowledge department. I always knew aizen knew him, he also spoke of the second division teachings when suifong confronted him etc.. all of this was pretty clear too me at the time. Aizen knew of him but not the other way around kisuke never knew of aizen and his true intentions, he always probably had used his powers when he was around him and he knew him as someone else 😅
The Auswählen explanation does answer one question though. Why it is Askin was allowed to join the Schutzstaffel. Those with the strongest shrifts with probably one other factor makes them special. Also the Gerard part I think is different because it was used to empower Yhwach at an even higher point compared to just awakening his powers and theirs.
Aizen probably knew about Kisuke before Kisuke knew about Aizen but his interest in Kisuke didn't peak until turn back the pendulum. Kisuke had a eye for science before becoming a captain so it wouldn't be surprising if Aizen came across some of his early work and actually found it somewhat interesting.
The idea that Aizen and Kisuke knew each other before Kisuke even knew Yoruichi sounds suspect but it would strangely make sense given their deep rivalry and two sides of the same coin theme. A rivalry can go further than a friendship but only one is productive, the other is destructive. In either case more clarification is needed, it will give their rivalry quite a new meaning that's for sure.
My theory on the reason jugram died from the Auswahlen was always that it wasn’t from the Auswahlen itself but from Uryus wounds, since I always thought that since Jugram was weakened, his body probably couldn’t endure the wounds for a very long time and it eventually killed him. If it weren’t from Uryus wounds, I’m sure he would have lived like Bazz-B.
no he transferred all his wounds to uryu , it was a back and forth and uryu basically lost that fight until ywach aushawalen hashwalth and then he said "I'm going to die just transferred your wounds onto me " that's why you see tom post the panel of him saying what he said
@@halojeff15all of the quinces hit by Auswahlen were eventually gonna die because of the silver clot, lol. I’m sure jugram didn’t mean he was gonna die immediately, he just said eventually he will. Bazz and the others also would’ve died soon because of the clot
Kubo's answer about Urahara may have meant 'Before Kisuke began working as a Jailer under Yoruichi's command' and not 'before they were young/lived together'
I think that Aizen knows about Urahara because of some connection that Urahara had with Senjumaru. In a previous Klub Outside we learned that Senjumaru was aquainted with Kisuke and Mayuri because they were in some sort of unofficial organization which she was the leader of. Aizen might also have been in that organization or been spying on it, possibly being older than Urahara and Yoruichi.
Regarding Auswahlen I think Kubo tried explaining Yhwach's logic for taking powers at that time. However it's likely that Yhwach can take whatever he needs without being bound by that first logic, and so the next time, when he needed more power, he took everything Gerard had left which was probably a lot given he was the heart of the soul king, and so from Haschwalth he didn't need to take that much. Basically there are different types of consequences based on how much power Yhawch needs to take back and he probably chooses how much he wants to take from each soul he reaches with the light.
Could be Gerard is all power, being the soul kings heart, and no ‘person’ left once it’s gone? Or his power has recreated him into a form where he’s now just a big mass of energy which yuha takes, whereas jugram is a man who has power and dies of the silver clot when it’s taken Robert could be similar as we don’t know the details of his power, or he’s so old that he can’t exist without it
If you think about the time line and know that kisuke and yoruichi always played in that underground caverns he built with the fact that it has mock version of Tenjiro's hot tub then maybe it's through soul king research or something of that sort that he found out about Kisuke.
jugram and bazz are old but compared to those that died from the holy selection, they seemed to be younger, so i guess they are of the last generation, as well as the bambis. hence why they met the criteria for surviving
I do like the idea that Aizen might have, at one, approached Kisuke to have him join forces in disguise, like he did with Gin and Tosen, but was turned down by Urahara because he felt something was off and that immediately put Aizen on the defensive, that Kisuke like Unohana, could tell something was off even with the Perfect Hypnosis
Regarding the Quincy terminology names, during Mayuri vs Pernida, Mayuri speculates that the Wandenreich Quincies might have a different (presumably German) name for Hirenkyaku, and it's likely the same applies to Ransotengai and Ginto.
I want to know where the Soul King's Legs are. Since the two arms stayed in Soul Society, I have a feeling either leg is in Hueco Mundo and the World of the Living.
I think Gerard suffered worse than Haschwalth because there was nothing physical left of him except his bones. His "body" was his power, and so when stripped of that power, well, nothing but bone remains.
It's also worth noting that he is a golem containing the heart of Reio; it could have been an all-or-nothing deal. Either Yhwach had to take the heart of the Soul King all as one unit, or he only took part of it and this destabilized Gerard so badly that he crumbled away, because a chunk of the heart couldn't maintain the energy needs of the Miracle.
11:06 Unfortunately this contradicts what Yoruichi said to Ichigo during his Bankai training since the underground bunker they used in the Soul Society was said by her to be a secret place where she and Urahara played in when they were kids. So unless Aizen somehow knew Kisuke when he was a toddler I don’t know how he could know of him before involving himself with Yoruichi.
It might be possible, unless I'm forgetting something, that Urahara was a human who knew about soul reapers, or something of the sort which intruiged Aizen, and maybe he died as a kid on Earth and met Yoruichi thereafter
To be fair we don't really know what age she specifically means when she says "Kids" she could mean when they were like 12 or even 15 considering how older people use the term "kid" loosely
Not necessarily, age in Bleach is a bit ambiguous. From Yoruichi's point of view I'm sure that both Toshiro and Ichigo can be considered kids despite their difference in age. For all we know, she could have been referring to the time they were 12 years old or 50 years old. Both of which would be considered young in Shinigami terms.
I personally always assumed Aizen and Urahara had history prior to TBTP, mostly because both of them seemed privy to secrets of the Royal Palace very few others are and it only makes sense that two men with similar intellects and interests would have been aware of each other before this. That, and I feel mucb of their dialogue only really makes sense if they had history beyond Urahara's Captain initiation. There's so much implied personal baggage IMO.
Remember the quinces separated and created different ways of doing things, that’s why they saw uryu Quincy as old school because I would assume they used majority of the techniques from like a thousand years ago.
hum interesting. Prior to listening to this video, I had always assumed that Juha stole the of the quincies rather than their reistu or life force (which is debatable in certain cases such as Robert Acutone and Gerald). I had based my hypothesis on the way the medallion worked. When you think about it, the medallion are pretty much a water down, toned down version of Auswahlen performed on Shinigamis rather than Quincy. It steals the bankai of a shinigami without taking away their life force or reitsu but rather the ingrained into their souls... Also, the quincies have been portrayed as the only ones capable of absorbing reistsu. Juha has demonstrated this ability, Quirge has demonstrated that ability, Ishida have demonstrated this ability through his Letz Stil (he aborbed the reistsu of the sereitei), and I wonder if to a certain extant Final Getsuga Tensho Ichigo was not another case of display of quincy power mixed with other races. His body had all reistu in order to gain tremendous physical prowess and he was able released all of it all at once through the mugetsu which resuslted to him loosing his powers. The event I just described mirrors Ishida's use of the Letzt Stil. Anyway, even though i seem to be linked multiple concept, i doubt kubo would go to such lenght. He doesnt really seem to care but had it been Togashi (the author of HxH) maybe this much depth and detail would have been expected
In my opinion, I don't think any of the sternritter who hit by the Auswhälen are dead. I think Meninas and Candice will likely not appear again until the end of Cour 4, same with Nanana, as we know those 3 are basically enslaved by Mayuri. Robert, on the other hand, is more confusing. The fact that they have gone out of their way to not show him dead in any capacity makes me think there is a chance he could show up again before the soul reapers go to the royal palace. I think he likely will still be killed, but maybe he tries to do one last act of honor to gain Yhwachs admiration.
@@xXToraKobayashiXx Then again, the letters are also in English, so clearly Ywach decided on a different language convention for those. That, and it mirrors the naming conventions of Fullbring, which these Schrift(en) are basically refined versions of.
So about Aizen and Urahara I know people I’ve never meet people that have never meet me or know of me, do I now everything about then no but I know enough to know the kind of person they are at their core. Another interesting thing about smart people almost 100% of them tend to be not “”normal””, like most people with a Genius level IQ tend to be dyslexic and a lot of then tend to have problems socialising, the tardiness we see from Urahara is something else you see from super smart people as their mind is elsewhere so he forgets things that aren’t as important.
I like that Aizen "knew of" Kisuke way back. Now when we get Urahara's backstory Aizen will be included in someway. Idk how Kubo will make it work but, i fully trust that he will. He has not let me down before. keep the faith.
I find it so funny that Kubo doesn't consider Yumichika one of the most handsome characters. His entire character and theme is based around beauty and vanity but this is like a back-handed way of Kubo saying "well, he thinks he's a lot prettier than he actually is."
Maybe for the first one this could be my interpretation of kubo’s words. When he says “before getting involved with Yoruichi” we automatically assume the days pre the mansion. But it is referring to kisuke in the period of time of the mansion and starting up in the second division. When him and yoruichi were up to building the foundation of what kisuke wanted to set out to do in the soul society. So again it could be the academy days or maybe something.
It could be something as simple as a brief meeting between them with Aizen being able to pick up on Kisuke's true nature but didn't think much about it until Kisuke joined the gotei 13
It occurred to me that Ichigo’s original Zanpakutō could be seen as similar to an Arrancar’s in that it’s manifested from his Hollow powers and didn’t require an Asauchi or Quincy medallion to create
I find it fascinating that Aizen didn’t approach Urahara when neither were soul reapers. His story from a assassin to a front fighter is way too interesting. Also how Urahara created a hogyoku on a whim.
So for the Aizen question given how Kubo's phrasing it could be a one sided knowledge. As in Aizen knew of Urahara but Urahara didn't know Aizen And as for the second I imagine it's a sliding scale for who gets targeted. The physically older and weaker you are the quicker you're targeted and the younger and higher your individual strength is the later. I don't think it's specifically their shrifts playing a part in resisting but their own idividual strength. Sure the flame shrift might not be the strongest shrift itself but Bazz B is certainly one of the stronger base quicies.
My questions is: why are there only 2 hogyoku? if they were "made" why did Aizen need Urahara's, when he could just make another? and the wording about the hogyoku needing to eat another to be complete, would imply to me, that they were 2 parts of 1 whole, like 2 sides of 1 brain since it has its own feelings, a certain someones brain lol
Szayelaporro zanpakuto name is literally fornicate "lust" is in his motif. Yes his aspect is insanity but his personality with his zanpakuto spirit is a stronger bond I think so it makes absolute sense to me he's a "pretty boy/handsome" type character
Everything you take issue with regarding Uarahara and Aizen is easily explained. First, I don't see ANY animosity toward Urahara by Aizen until the final battle when Urahara declares support for the Soul King; that's when Aizen flips out. They just knew each other at Soul Reaper Academy, and the Shihoen Clan took Urahara and Tessai in when they graduated in order to prepare them for the Stealth Force and Kido Corps respectively; Aizen joined the Gotei 13 directly upon graduation and became Lieutenant after demonstrating his skill and locking all the other Lieutenants into Kyoka Suigetsu. Aizen had been observing Urahara to figure him out, and did: Aizen likely snuck into Uarahara's proficiency exam and knew what his Bankai could do. This is also demonstrated by the fact Urahara doesn't use his Bankai on Aizen; Kansen Saimen works on Zanpakuto Spirits. This is further proven by the fact that Yahicru is under the effects of Kyoka Suigetsu.
Sometimes I feel like Kubo actually has answers and then other times I feel like he didn't actually think far enough ahead to have an answer Like I don't see a point in gate keeping info about Aizen and Kiskes Origins because the series is done and only Kiske would be relevant if the Hell arc becomes an arc and if it's not gate keeping he probably just didn't plan anything for those two backstory wise (For Aizen at least) If we do actually get their origins one day though, I would hope for some recognition by some powerful shinigami force of how much Reiatsu Aizen has as a child like how Toshiro's was mentioned by Rangiku and I feel like it would be a mirrored backstory between the two showing the differing ways they got into science and how their ideals changed as they grew up but as for how they knew each other I don't think it's anything crazy they probably just randomly met one day because from what Kubo said he didn't explicitly mention it Aizen knew about Kiske or if he actually met him when he was very young I'm in favor of him just knowing about him
I think that Kisuke & Sosuke were born as neighbors and before Mr., or Mrs., Urahara got a job working for the Shihoin. According to Mayuri in his fight with Uryu, the Japanese names were just what Souken called them and other Quincy call them something else.
Like many other comments mentioned, Aizen knowing of Urahara is not the same as Urahara and Aizen personally knowing one another. The latter is not what Kubo was suggesting; that's not what his answer says.
I think we just don’t know the German name for these techniques because Uryuu thought they were the last and we only heard him utter Japanese names. And I think the ishida family was head of the Japanese Quincy and they were thus the keepers of the records.
I think aizen, urahara, and Mayuri are in the research group that senjumaru build. It'll explain how they become such good researchers, and how urahara and aizen found out about the soul king. Then when senjumaru and the rest of squad 0 move out from soul society, yoruichi's family took in urahara. Mayuri was captured and jailed in the maggot nest. And aizen entered the soul reaper academy
Impossible. Urahara grew up with Yoruichi since he was a kid, Mayuri is way older than Urahara and Yoruichi, and Aizen being a scientist was basically unknown to anyone and if Urahara knew about him being such a genius he would have not behaved that way.
@@Kal911 they don't have to know each other, it could be that aizen knows about urahara since he created something there, while urahara didn't know about aizen because he has been secretive since the start. Also being a child doesn't matter, Akon has been in research and development since he was a child too so it wouldn't be weird if those three are all at some point involved with the previous research group led by senjumaru. Although yeah it's less likely the case since urahara is really paranoid and would notice aizen since even shinji was able to notice how suspicious aizen is
@@hikariizuki1693 also Kubo stated that Mayuri worked for Senjumaru not the other two, especially because Senjumaru was promoted probably even before they were born since she created the shihakusho that were used +1000 years ago. Yoruichi and Urahara have the same age or extremely close and they are not that old at all.
@@Kal911 that or it's his kyoka suigetsu, since in the latest episode there's information about kyoka suigetsu ability other than the perfect hypnosis is being able to find things. So I could be that aizen found out about the soul king because this ability of kyoka suigetsu, and he found out about urahara, and later about the hogyoku. Since I doubt urahara made the hogyoku when he was a child
@@hikariizuki1693 wait what are you talking about? I watched the episode and there is no such information. Kyoka Suigetsu was never intended to be able to find things.
I think with as powerful as Aizen is he was prodigy like Gin and Hitsugaya his age is never stated, but maybe he had a zanpakuto and how long he knew of its power of complete hypnosis he could have set up himself as someone else and meet him this way.
Kubo did a klub outside regarding chad and orihime. Suggesting that if they were to get ahold of an asauchi they could turn it into a zanpakto. I would love to hear your “purely speculation” ideas on something like that.
The Gerald death made sense to me. He’s either a golem with only the heart being the living part and his body turn to light too at that point. So when ywach took his power it either took the heart ability to keep beating or if he lost his powers he had no skin left so what remain what was the bones and Robert survive the first war and had fear in his heart so maybe ywach found him a complete failure being in 2 wars and accomplished nothing. And also ywach almighty and he being shock it didn’t work on the hand even tho he had 3 soul king pieces in his army it could be because his Almighty was block by ichibei and gave all 3 his blood so it tied them to him making them able to be affected by the A even tho we never saw him try since they all where loyal to him. So when a Ryo part showed up that wasn’t tied to ywach, he didn’t know that was possible thinking the A was absolute and the only difference being how far you can see.
Well, I think that’s the thing about Aizen in general: he was always overlooked before he revealed his true self to the Gotei in the Soul Society Arc. I think we have to accept that it’s definitely possible that Aizen was involved with a bunch of events and that, if we get more content past TYBW/Breaths from Hell, his past could be revealed in full. I don’t think the fandom would be ready to have Aizen’s origins revealed, even if they say they want it as it removes the mystery behind him.
22:00 I want to bet the hell arc will be the infamous French that kubo has hinted would be the next potential adversary. Mixed with a bit of Japanese of course.
idk with keiske and aizen i think it kinda fit for them to have some past together more than just awareness of the other. i think itd give alot more depth to that outburst aizen shot at urahara after he sealed him post final getsuga, about how he couldve done the same thing, n couldnt understand why he wouldnt. like maybe they originally both had similar goals until urahara learned how far hed have to go
I really think that the part about Aizen knowing Urahara before his involvement with Yoruichi is more of a Urahara growing up in the Shihouin family but never caught Yoruichi's eye and in the process of him making a name for himself (enough to be noticed) he caught Aizen's eye before anyone else because he likes to keep tabs on everyone, but this doesn't necessarily mean they had a direct interaction between each other. Also I agree we don't need Aizen to be injected into the story more than he already is, the lack of knowledge about him is part of his appeal
I wonder how aizens information network works...we got a peek once when he was shown using a surveillance drone in the shape of a fly but using his absolute hypnosis could he make himself impossible to perceive? So he just walks by security and such?
I do think the moment that Aizen stated that Kisuke was the man he was hoping he was, does open up the idea that he had known about him for some time, and was pleased to see that his hunch regarding Urahara was correct. Again, if we get a Kisuke flashback, maybe we will see how Aizen knew of him? But, I would prefer it if we did not get a in-depth flashback for Aizen, so I hope that it would only be a small moment. As for the handsome men answer, it is very logical that Jugram is on that list. I did always feel like Kubo designed him to be very conventionally attractive.
Kurosaki males are handsome especially the younger Isshin. But no one could deny the impact of Grimjow i heard there are even hentai drawings lurking around about him. I also like Bazz B even with his hair lol
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Which topic did you find the most interesting in this round-up? Did Aizen know Urahara prior to TBTP? How do you feel about the Auswählen explanation? And of course, most importantly...do you agree with Kubo's take on who Bleach's most handsome characters are? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks everyone!
I just want to say that Bleach is probably my favorite anime since it is one of the few I keep rewatching. Thanks for all the vids and coverage. It is fun to watch your channel!
The only way Aizen knowing Kisuke makes any sense to me is if Kisuke lived somewhere else before entering the Shihōin Mansion. Like if they were both from the Rukongai. Aizen having lived in the Shihōin Mansion just raises so many questions that I can’t yet rationalize it with the story we’ve been presented.
Yeah i believe both of them met even before although, surprisingly, maybe aizen didnt know his name, possibly just appearance or an action that happened, not identity. Although i am a believer of the theories that say he is either the literal will of the soul king or his literal reiatsu personified (just like how that quincy was the brain) and "lack of sousuke's background" is actually a hint, but thats more just me
Regarding handsome ranking... aizen is my lord 😅😅 although.... szayelaporro did surprise me
"Before he got involved with Yoruichi" sounds like "before they started dating". Not "before Kisuke and Yoruichi met".
Kisuke and Yoruichi could have been childhood friends but not really have "gotten involved" until they were adults or even peers.
I think it's more believable that Aizen knew of Urahara. I might be misremembering but I think during their confrontation in TBTP, Aizen mentioned Kisuke had a reputation.
I think Kubo meant that Aizen knew *about* Kisuke, not that he knew him personally. Maybe he invented something or did/said something interesting that Aizen heard and put him on his mental list of people to pay attention to.
Exactly
I know, right? It only makes sense that two men with similar interests and intellects would be aware of each other, especially if an informal group like Senjumaru's existed for people to compare notes and share ideas.
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But even just knowing about him before he met Urahara would mean he has been following up on Urahara since he was a kid
@@praz7urahara lineage that mutilated Soul King.
Aizen knowing "about" Kisuke doesn't mean he "knew" Kisuke or that they'd ever "met".
Aizen also "knew about" Yhwach before they ever met... Knowledge is Aizen's whole thing afterall.
If anyone was to provide the Japanese version of the answer I could clarify which of those meanings of the verb he used.
@@JaviuntComedy i guess koto would be used there so it could probably still mean both?
@@aramikami the root of the verb is what matters, こと doesn't signify what kind of meeting it was, if he knew him, about him or they had been together at some point.
@@JaviuntComedy i mean how many possibilities are there i just assumed the verb was 知る and こと was the part you meant lol so something like 浦原のこと知っていた would still imply both and probably not help as 知る is both knowing about someone AND knowing someone / being acquainted with them
@@aramikami thing is, we don't know the verb and depending on who and how it was translated it could be many different ones.
Mr Tommo: “I don’t like the idea of Aizen being injected into everyone’s backstory.”
Aizen: “What makes you think I wasn’t already injected into everyone‘s backstory?”
Tsukishima _side-eyes_
lol Tsukishima planning his revenge for Aizen taking his lines
There is something quite important Kubo never explored. Aizen knew Urahara was aware of the Soul King actual conditions, that's one of the reason why he got so angry at him while he was being sealed. How they both knew about it? Maybe that's the situation in which he came to know about Urahara.
That's my thought. I feel they both have some shared history involving the Royal Palace.
@@MrGksarathyKisuke even asks him “so… you’ve seen it”
if i remember correctly it was mentioned that the hogyuko showed them the soul king and what he really is
@@user-ii4oi4pw3z never mentioned. They both created it to have a potential substitute for the SK.
i always had this headcanon that Kisuke is/was related to one of the RGs (esp Senju) & had visited the royal palace before which explains why he has ‘replicas/deep knowledge’ of their inventions including Tenjiro’s healing hotspring, Oetsu’s asauchi (3-day bankai course), & Kirio’s gikon via mod-souls (the 2 kids at his shop) etc
I'm so glad you do these videos of the Klub outside questions. Not a lot of people I don't think actually go to the website to read the questions themselves, so having a quick video to refer to for answer is awesome!
Kubo’s response about Aizen knowing Urahara before his involvement with Yoruichi opens up a tantalizing mystery. The idea that Aizen might have had his eye on Urahara from an early stage adds another layer to their rivalry. Was Aizen drawn to him because he saw a kindred spirit, or because he saw him as a potential threat to his own ambitions? The ambiguity around this early connection keeps us wondering about how much of their rivalry was truly planned from the start, which would only add to Aizen’s calculating, omniscient persona.
While part of me agrees that their first formal encounter should ideally stay within the confines of Turn Back the Pendulum, I think there’s a unique allure in imagining they shared a complex awareness of each other. A subtle rivalry from a young age, possibly seeded with jealousy or suspicion, could give even more weight to their later confrontations. Whatever direction Kubo takes, this insight into Aizen’s lingering gaze on Urahara feels like it’s just scratching the surface of something profound-and I’d love to see more of it explored!
Aizen clearly considered Urahara a kindred spirit, they had so much in common, Aizen truly respects Urahara hence why when he is being sealed he finally let himself go to rage because he cannot believe that someone so intelligent and talented like Urahara accepts the world as he is instead of fighting to change it like he is doing. That Aizen's speech is filled with respect and disappointment. In my opinion it's very similar, even if very different, to Kenpachi and Ichigo confrontation when Ichigo says "What is wrong with you!? How can you love to fight so much!?" and he replies "What is wrong with me? What is wrong with you!? You are so strong, why don't you love fightning!?"
@@Kal911Aizen’s frustration is so much more than just rivalry; it’s a clash of ideologies. Urahara, someone Aizen sees as his intellectual equal, accepting the world’s rules rather than defying them, strikes him as a betrayal of their shared potential. Aizen’s rage in that moment isn’t just anger; it’s the disillusionment of realizing his “kindred spirit” doesn’t share his conviction. It adds a tragic layer to Aizen’s character, as if he’s waging a war not just on Soul Society but on Urahara’s quiet acceptance.
if i had to guess, aizen might have observed kisuke from an early stage, hoping he would join him in turning against the soul society. after some time aizen must have realised this wouldn't come to fruition and was frustrated with how such a brilliant mind could still conform to the soul king. this probably incited the rivalry or something idk
@@azashiro6 No I don't think he realised it back then, after all, if I recall the info revealed in CFYOW, initially the purpose to create the Hogyoku for Uraraha was to be able to break the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollow to create a potential substitute for the Soul King. My guess is that Aizen realised that they were different when Urahara chose not to use it and sealed it away.
@@visionary4787 similar to the villain from B: the beginning. His rivalry with his childhood friend and not understanding how he doesn’t accept and respect his own decision to be a serial killer. And so he commits crimes as a way of testing his friend.
2:00 It makes sense that Aizen knew of Kisuke that long ago, even if that knowledge only went one way.
As he was being sealed, the one thing on Aizens mind was: Urahara Kisuke.
Like he had expected Kisuke to be a sympathethic mind. Hoped for it? Like Kisuke maybe was his hero at some point?
Now that I think about it, this was exactly the same reaction as Ginjo when Ichigo would not join him. They had the same kind of "mutual understanding of circumstances, opposite conclusions, fighting each other with killing intent."
We know Urahara invented the doll that can forcibly manifest your zanpakto spirit in order to achieve bankai, and that that's how he achieved his own bankai, right? So he must have been inventing before he became captain of the 12th division because he had to have achieved bankai in order to become a captain in the first place
My head canon before this was Bazz B mostly came out fine because he had received most of his power from Jugram in the past and not Yhwatch.
oooooh that's good, i like that
This is pretty much what I thought, and figured that it'd also apply to other survivors. The idea that some people could be strong enough to survive it directly raises some questions, but I could see both being true as well.
Better than canon tbh
Aizen has known about everything before Kubo was born.
At this point, I believe Kubo is Aizen’s Bankai.
People repeat this line for 10 years, it's not even funny at this point. It's boring.
21:58 Aüschwahlen means "Select". You have to imagine that Yhwach's intention with the later Aüschwahlen's are to wipe out his remaining subordinates, being on the cusp of achieving his goal
Not even imagine. He outright says it.
Yes in other words, it’s a completely arbitrary technique, as in he can control its parameters. The Auschwalen that brought him back to life that killed the Gemischt Quincy was like rain, and they lost their powers, but didn’t seem to just KO. During the TYBW he used it to varying degrees of potency.
All of these questions feel like the person who asked gave their own speculation and Kubo just said "yea, let's go with that"
This Klub Outside was part of his plan....
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Chair Sama 💺 agrees with this statement.
@vileluca The world was part of his plan so Kubo can be born thus his creation
Aizen wrote bleach. Kubo is just a product of the hogyoku
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All I'm asking is for a short scene of Liltotto looking at Robert's skeleton, and saying "you knew this would happen, didn't you Accutrone?" Then we get a splash screen on the iconic kneeling skeleton. Wouldn't even take 30 seconds.
Agreed. I would go even further and bring back Robert to die against Aizen in place of or possibly alongside NaNaNa.
A Tommo video always brings a smile to my face
I think by high level he's talking about the power of the individuals it's something I noticed as well. When used in bulk Aushwalan seemed to not affect the more powerful quincy as much as the weaker ones. Bazz B was a candidate for the royal gaurd so it makes sense he can tank it. When used a more concentrated level it makes sense Jugram the grandmaster can tank Aushwalan while Gerard was instantly vaporized.
This. And also Ychwah is a Quincy god, almighty, he's not bound to rules, he can take their power how he wants and wehenever he wants. I mean Auswachlen does't have to be consistent, he can decide how much power to take from whom in the spour of the moment, lije he didn't take any power from Pernida, Askin and other guards.
@@justineczarnobyl9987 yeah they say he chooses. Ik when he did it initially in the war it was to return the royal gaurd to full power so I think he used it before to boost the much weaker sternritter and troops.
The way I see it, Aizen was conscious of his own power and loneliness very early, and he saw Kisuke in his youth and saw the same thing, yet avoided him. He instinctively knew the two were similar and perhaps kept an eye open just in case. His suspicions happened to be confirmed during TBTP. The two never had to interact. Aizen simply witnessed him during their youths
Aizen knew about Urahara since he was in his mother's womb 💀 💀
He was the one who put it there. It was all part of the plan… 💀
@@iminyourwallz420 bruh CHILL OUT 💀☠
I wouldn't even be suprised
To date, this is my favorite Bleach quote.
Aizen == Geto/Kenjaku
I think the simple explanation of Aizen knowing of Urahara all along, is that Aizen made sure to have knowledge of every single person in the Seireitei before even taking the first steps in his plans.
that makes the most sense.
I thought everyone already knew that aizen was aware of kisuke who basically was the only person who rivalled him in the knowledge department. I always knew aizen knew him, he also spoke of the second division teachings when suifong confronted him etc.. all of this was pretty clear too me at the time. Aizen knew of him but not the other way around kisuke never knew of aizen and his true intentions, he always probably had used his powers when he was around him and he knew him as someone else 😅
Aizen and Urahara’s relationship reminds me of Victor von Doom (Doctor Doom) and Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic).
That's actually a great comparison, except Aizen isn't nearly as petty as Doom.
@@MrGksarathy remember that time doom helped sue give birth just so he gets to name her
@@kannan07 Yup. He delivered Valeria Richards, but demanded naming rights in turn.
The Auswählen explanation does answer one question though. Why it is Askin was allowed to join the Schutzstaffel. Those with the strongest shrifts with probably one other factor makes them special. Also the Gerard part I think is different because it was used to empower Yhwach at an even higher point compared to just awakening his powers and theirs.
Aizen probably knew about Kisuke before Kisuke knew about Aizen but his interest in Kisuke didn't peak until turn back the pendulum.
Kisuke had a eye for science before becoming a captain so it wouldn't be surprising if Aizen came across some of his early work and actually found it somewhat interesting.
I think Aizen was aware of Urahara, but didn't know him personally.
But Urahara knew yoruichi since they were kids so that means Aizen also knew about existence of Urahara when he was a kid
@@praz7aizen was connected and knew the teachings of the second division he elaborated on this when suifong confronted him
Gerald was the heart of the Soul King, he was literally older than the 3 worlds
The idea that Aizen and Kisuke knew each other before Kisuke even knew Yoruichi sounds suspect but it would strangely make sense given their deep rivalry and two sides of the same coin theme. A rivalry can go further than a friendship but only one is productive, the other is destructive. In either case more clarification is needed, it will give their rivalry quite a new meaning that's for sure.
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My theory on the reason jugram died from the Auswahlen was always that it wasn’t from the Auswahlen itself but from Uryus wounds, since I always thought that since Jugram was weakened, his body probably couldn’t endure the wounds for a very long time and it eventually killed him. If it weren’t from Uryus wounds, I’m sure he would have lived like Bazz-B.
Did you miss the part were he reflected those wounds back to uryu?
no he transferred all his wounds to uryu , it was a back and forth and uryu basically lost that fight until ywach aushawalen hashwalth and then he said "I'm going to die just transferred your wounds onto me " that's why you see tom post the panel of him saying what he said
@@halojeff15all of the quinces hit by Auswahlen were eventually gonna die because of the silver clot, lol. I’m sure jugram didn’t mean he was gonna die immediately, he just said eventually he will. Bazz and the others also would’ve died soon because of the clot
@@ZaziKurosakiBut the bambies survived?
@@xenoemblem7after the Auswahlen Katagiri survived 3 months even when she was ill. It takes time
Gerard also got his powers stolen by a stronger Soul King amped Yhwach. That might’ve accounted for the drastic effect.
Hope that's altered or tweaked for a proper fight with the medallion.
This was such a great Klub Outside episode!! I'm glad I can watch these in full, so I can have my fill of Tommo content for the week 😂❤
I agree. I that Kubo’s response to Aizen & Kiskue is something he tends to explore in Cour 4.
Kubo's answer about Urahara may have meant 'Before Kisuke began working as a Jailer under Yoruichi's command' and not 'before they were young/lived together'
I think that Aizen knows about Urahara because of some connection that Urahara had with Senjumaru. In a previous Klub Outside we learned that Senjumaru was aquainted with Kisuke and Mayuri because they were in some sort of unofficial organization which she was the leader of. Aizen might also have been in that organization or been spying on it, possibly being older than Urahara and Yoruichi.
Regarding Auswahlen I think Kubo tried explaining Yhwach's logic for taking powers at that time. However it's likely that Yhwach can take whatever he needs without being bound by that first logic, and so the next time, when he needed more power, he took everything Gerard had left which was probably a lot given he was the heart of the soul king, and so from Haschwalth he didn't need to take that much.
Basically there are different types of consequences based on how much power Yhawch needs to take back and he probably chooses how much he wants to take from each soul he reaches with the light.
Could be Gerard is all power, being the soul kings heart, and no ‘person’ left once it’s gone? Or his power has recreated him into a form where he’s now just a big mass of energy which yuha takes, whereas jugram is a man who has power and dies of the silver clot when it’s taken
Robert could be similar as we don’t know the details of his power, or he’s so old that he can’t exist without it
I see it maybe Gerard is made of power - he’s the soul king heart, so maybe there’s no man left when it’s gone
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Klub Outside and the anime are giving us so much extra info, I love it.
I love the quincies, they're my favorites, so hearing more about the auschwallen (or however you spell that) was really nice! Explains a lot ❤
If you think about the time line and know that kisuke and yoruichi always played in that underground caverns he built with the fact that it has mock version of Tenjiro's hot tub then maybe it's through soul king research or something of that sort that he found out about Kisuke.
jugram and bazz are old but compared to those that died from the holy selection, they seemed to be younger, so i guess they are of the last generation, as well as the bambis. hence why they met the criteria for surviving
Always loved how quincies were more like a spiritual race rather than physically with them being multinational
I do like the idea that Aizen might have, at one, approached Kisuke to have him join forces in disguise, like he did with Gin and Tosen, but was turned down by Urahara because he felt something was off and that immediately put Aizen on the defensive, that Kisuke like Unohana, could tell something was off even with the Perfect Hypnosis
Regarding the Quincy terminology names, during Mayuri vs Pernida, Mayuri speculates that the Wandenreich Quincies might have a different (presumably German) name for Hirenkyaku, and it's likely the same applies to Ransotengai and Ginto.
I want to know where the Soul King's Legs are. Since the two arms stayed in Soul Society, I have a feeling either leg is in Hueco Mundo and the World of the Living.
I think Gerard suffered worse than Haschwalth because there was nothing physical left of him except his bones. His "body" was his power, and so when stripped of that power, well, nothing but bone remains.
@@corruptangel6793 My thought exactly. He was literally held together by The Miracle.
It's also worth noting that he is a golem containing the heart of Reio; it could have been an all-or-nothing deal. Either Yhwach had to take the heart of the Soul King all as one unit, or he only took part of it and this destabilized Gerard so badly that he crumbled away, because a chunk of the heart couldn't maintain the energy needs of the Miracle.
11:06 Unfortunately this contradicts what Yoruichi said to Ichigo during his Bankai training since the underground bunker they used in the Soul Society was said by her to be a secret place where she and Urahara played in when they were kids.
So unless Aizen somehow knew Kisuke when he was a toddler I don’t know how he could know of him before involving himself with Yoruichi.
It might be possible, unless I'm forgetting something, that Urahara was a human who knew about soul reapers, or something of the sort which intruiged Aizen, and maybe he died as a kid on Earth and met Yoruichi thereafter
To be fair we don't really know what age she specifically means when she says "Kids" she could mean when they were like 12 or even 15 considering how older people use the term "kid" loosely
Not necessarily, age in Bleach is a bit ambiguous. From Yoruichi's point of view I'm sure that both Toshiro and Ichigo can be considered kids despite their difference in age. For all we know, she could have been referring to the time they were 12 years old or 50 years old. Both of which would be considered young in Shinigami terms.
She said kids, so it could be as young as 12-15 year olds in human terms.
I personally always assumed Aizen and Urahara had history prior to TBTP, mostly because both of them seemed privy to secrets of the Royal Palace very few others are and it only makes sense that two men with similar intellects and interests would have been aware of each other before this. That, and I feel mucb of their dialogue only really makes sense if they had history beyond Urahara's Captain initiation. There's so much implied personal baggage IMO.
i always assumed bazz b survived because of his power boost from jugram
Remember the quinces separated and created different ways of doing things, that’s why they saw uryu Quincy as old school because I would assume they used majority of the techniques from like a thousand years ago.
hum interesting. Prior to listening to this video, I had always assumed that Juha stole the of the quincies rather than their reistu or life force (which is debatable in certain cases such as Robert Acutone and Gerald). I had based my hypothesis on the way the medallion worked. When you think about it, the medallion are pretty much a water down, toned down version of Auswahlen performed on Shinigamis rather than Quincy. It steals the bankai of a shinigami without taking away their life force or reitsu but rather the ingrained into their souls... Also, the quincies have been portrayed as the only ones capable of absorbing reistsu. Juha has demonstrated this ability, Quirge has demonstrated that ability, Ishida have demonstrated this ability through his Letz Stil (he aborbed the reistsu of the sereitei), and I wonder if to a certain extant Final Getsuga Tensho Ichigo was not another case of display of quincy power mixed with other races. His body had all reistu in order to gain tremendous physical prowess and he was able released all of it all at once through the mugetsu which resuslted to him loosing his powers. The event I just described mirrors Ishida's use of the Letzt Stil. Anyway, even though i seem to be linked multiple concept, i doubt kubo would go to such lenght. He doesnt really seem to care but had it been Togashi (the author of HxH) maybe this much depth and detail would have been expected
Probably just met each other briefly as kids and Aizen recognized something special in Urahara’s reiatsu
Thanks for this vid, never knew about those Q&A’s. Really lightened up my mood and made me reread the Gerard battle
In my opinion, I don't think any of the sternritter who hit by the Auswhälen are dead. I think Meninas and Candice will likely not appear again until the end of Cour 4, same with Nanana, as we know those 3 are basically enslaved by Mayuri. Robert, on the other hand, is more confusing. The fact that they have gone out of their way to not show him dead in any capacity makes me think there is a chance he could show up again before the soul reapers go to the royal palace. I think he likely will still be killed, but maybe he tries to do one last act of honor to gain Yhwachs admiration.
As a German myself I think the names for the "Schrift(en)" of each Quincy should be German terms too because it would make sense but yet they aren't.
@@xXToraKobayashiXx Then again, the letters are also in English, so clearly Ywach decided on a different language convention for those. That, and it mirrors the naming conventions of Fullbring, which these Schrift(en) are basically refined versions of.
It makes sense,Stern Ritters are Quincies with Fullbring.Fullbringers' theme is English.
So about Aizen and Urahara I know people I’ve never meet people that have never meet me or know of me, do I now everything about then no but I know enough to know the kind of person they are at their core.
Another interesting thing about smart people almost 100% of them tend to be not “”normal””, like most people with a Genius level IQ tend to be dyslexic and a lot of then tend to have problems socialising, the tardiness we see from Urahara is something else you see from super smart people as their mind is elsewhere so he forgets things that aren’t as important.
can't wait for mr Tommo's reaction to episode 30 it's gonna be epic
I like that Aizen "knew of" Kisuke way back. Now when we get Urahara's backstory Aizen will be included in someway. Idk how Kubo will make it work but, i fully trust that he will. He has not let me down before. keep the faith.
Aizen knew Kisuke, he never said Kisuke knew Aisen
I find it so funny that Kubo doesn't consider Yumichika one of the most handsome characters. His entire character and theme is based around beauty and vanity but this is like a back-handed way of Kubo saying "well, he thinks he's a lot prettier than he actually is."
Maybe for the first one this could be my interpretation of kubo’s words. When he says “before getting involved with Yoruichi” we automatically assume the days pre the mansion. But it is referring to kisuke in the period of time of the mansion and starting up in the second division. When him and yoruichi were up to building the foundation of what kisuke wanted to set out to do in the soul society. So again it could be the academy days or maybe something.
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It could be something as simple as a brief meeting between them with Aizen being able to pick up on Kisuke's true nature but didn't think much about it until Kisuke joined the gotei 13
It occurred to me that Ichigo’s original Zanpakutō could be seen as similar to an Arrancar’s in that it’s manifested from his Hollow powers and didn’t require an Asauchi or Quincy medallion to create
OsanaNajimi Arc: Aizen and Urahara forgoten bromance
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I find it fascinating that Aizen didn’t approach Urahara when neither were soul reapers.
His story from a assassin to a front fighter is way too interesting. Also how Urahara created a hogyoku on a whim.
One weird one with the quincy, they use English words for the schrift (all mighty, balance, explode)...not german or japanese words
So for the Aizen question given how Kubo's phrasing it could be a one sided knowledge. As in Aizen knew of Urahara but Urahara didn't know Aizen
And as for the second I imagine it's a sliding scale for who gets targeted. The physically older and weaker you are the quicker you're targeted and the younger and higher your individual strength is the later. I don't think it's specifically their shrifts playing a part in resisting but their own idividual strength. Sure the flame shrift might not be the strongest shrift itself but Bazz B is certainly one of the stronger base quicies.
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I can always count on Aizen's plan to ensure bro uploads. 🙏🏾
I love Szayelaporro
He is my seccond favorite Espadaa, but I wasn't expecting Kubo to consider him beautiful
My questions is: why are there only 2 hogyoku? if they were "made" why did Aizen need Urahara's, when he could just make another?
and the wording about the hogyoku needing to eat another to be complete, would imply to me, that they were 2 parts of 1 whole, like 2 sides of 1 brain since it has its own feelings, a certain someones brain lol
Szayelaporro zanpakuto name is literally fornicate "lust" is in his motif. Yes his aspect is insanity but his personality with his zanpakuto spirit is a stronger bond I think so it makes absolute sense to me he's a "pretty boy/handsome" type character
Love these, thanks!
Everything you take issue with regarding Uarahara and Aizen is easily explained. First, I don't see ANY animosity toward Urahara by Aizen until the final battle when Urahara declares support for the Soul King; that's when Aizen flips out. They just knew each other at Soul Reaper Academy, and the Shihoen Clan took Urahara and Tessai in when they graduated in order to prepare them for the Stealth Force and Kido Corps respectively; Aizen joined the Gotei 13 directly upon graduation and became Lieutenant after demonstrating his skill and locking all the other Lieutenants into Kyoka Suigetsu. Aizen had been observing Urahara to figure him out, and did: Aizen likely snuck into Uarahara's proficiency exam and knew what his Bankai could do. This is also demonstrated by the fact Urahara doesn't use his Bankai on Aizen; Kansen Saimen works on Zanpakuto Spirits. This is further proven by the fact that Yahicru is under the effects of Kyoka Suigetsu.
When's the episode reaction coming out Tommo? This just might be your dream coming true. I bet u'll find the review exciting, to say the least.
The ep only came out 3 hours ago in the uk he's probably uploading the review now
i need this reaction so bad. Im so happy for tommo
@@afz3003 I see. What did you think of the episode btw?
Personally, I loved Uryu and Ichigo's fight. And that sweet OST for their standoff.... 🔥🔥 Was a version of yamamoto's rage from episode 5 wasn't it?
@@kshitijsatish4798 I didn't like the look of uryus volstandich apart from that it was amazing. Yuha vs the mimihagi was so clean.
Sometimes I feel like Kubo actually has answers and then other times I feel like he didn't actually think far enough ahead to have an answer
Like I don't see a point in gate keeping info about Aizen and Kiskes Origins because the series is done and only Kiske would be relevant if the Hell arc becomes an arc and if it's not gate keeping he probably just didn't plan anything for those two backstory wise
(For Aizen at least)
If we do actually get their origins one day though, I would hope for some recognition by some powerful shinigami force of how much Reiatsu Aizen has as a child like how Toshiro's was mentioned by Rangiku and I feel like it would be a mirrored backstory between the two showing the differing ways they got into science and how their ideals changed as they grew up but as for how they knew each other I don't think it's anything crazy they probably just randomly met one day because from what Kubo said he didn't explicitly mention it Aizen knew about Kiske or if he actually met him when he was very young I'm in favor of him just knowing about him
I think that Kisuke & Sosuke were born as neighbors and before Mr., or Mrs., Urahara got a job working for the Shihoin.
According to Mayuri in his fight with Uryu, the Japanese names were just what Souken called them and other Quincy call them something else.
Keep in mind Gerard was pure energy when Auswählen struck him so it wouldn’t be out of the question that it would instantly take and kill him.
If masaki wasn’t fighting grand Fischer based on what you said wouldn’t she have died from the supposed silver blood clot anyway?
Like many other comments mentioned, Aizen knowing of Urahara is not the same as Urahara and Aizen personally knowing one another. The latter is not what Kubo was suggesting; that's not what his answer says.
I think we just don’t know the German name for these techniques because Uryuu thought they were the last and we only heard him utter Japanese names. And I think the ishida family was head of the Japanese Quincy and they were thus the keepers of the records.
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I absolutely love these Kubo Reveals videos. Wish we'd learn the letters K and N though.
maybe once we don't annoy Kubo about it just like in the you-know-what arc
K probably stands for Knowledge
Are we gonna get to see the Zarakis bankai in this part of bleach?????
A true Urahara fan would tell you that their favorite character is Gin, when it’s actually Urahara
I think aizen, urahara, and Mayuri are in the research group that senjumaru build. It'll explain how they become such good researchers, and how urahara and aizen found out about the soul king.
Then when senjumaru and the rest of squad 0 move out from soul society, yoruichi's family took in urahara. Mayuri was captured and jailed in the maggot nest. And aizen entered the soul reaper academy
Impossible. Urahara grew up with Yoruichi since he was a kid, Mayuri is way older than Urahara and Yoruichi, and Aizen being a scientist was basically unknown to anyone and if Urahara knew about him being such a genius he would have not behaved that way.
@@Kal911 they don't have to know each other, it could be that aizen knows about urahara since he created something there, while urahara didn't know about aizen because he has been secretive since the start.
Also being a child doesn't matter, Akon has been in research and development since he was a child too so it wouldn't be weird if those three are all at some point involved with the previous research group led by senjumaru.
Although yeah it's less likely the case since urahara is really paranoid and would notice aizen since even shinji was able to notice how suspicious aizen is
@@hikariizuki1693 also Kubo stated that Mayuri worked for Senjumaru not the other two, especially because Senjumaru was promoted probably even before they were born since she created the shihakusho that were used +1000 years ago. Yoruichi and Urahara have the same age or extremely close and they are not that old at all.
@@Kal911 that or it's his kyoka suigetsu, since in the latest episode there's information about kyoka suigetsu ability other than the perfect hypnosis is being able to find things.
So I could be that aizen found out about the soul king because this ability of kyoka suigetsu, and he found out about urahara, and later about the hogyoku. Since I doubt urahara made the hogyoku when he was a child
@@hikariizuki1693 wait what are you talking about? I watched the episode and there is no such information. Kyoka Suigetsu was never intended to be able to find things.
I think with as powerful as Aizen is he was prodigy like Gin and Hitsugaya his age is never stated, but maybe he had a zanpakuto and how long he knew of its power of complete hypnosis he could have set up himself as someone else and meet him this way.
Kubo did a klub outside regarding chad and orihime. Suggesting that if they were to get ahold of an asauchi they could turn it into a zanpakto. I would love to hear your “purely speculation” ideas on something like that.
The Gerald death made sense to me. He’s either a golem with only the heart being the living part and his body turn to light too at that point. So when ywach took his power it either took the heart ability to keep beating or if he lost his powers he had no skin left so what remain what was the bones and Robert survive the first war and had fear in his heart so maybe ywach found him a complete failure being in 2 wars and accomplished nothing. And also ywach almighty and he being shock it didn’t work on the hand even tho he had 3 soul king pieces in his army it could be because his Almighty was block by ichibei and gave all 3 his blood so it tied them to him making them able to be affected by the A even tho we never saw him try since they all where loyal to him. So when a Ryo part showed up that wasn’t tied to ywach, he didn’t know that was possible thinking the A was absolute and the only difference being how far you can see.
I like to think that if Gerard or Pernida didn't self identify as Quincies then Auswahlen wouldn't have worked on them.
Well, I think that’s the thing about Aizen in general: he was always overlooked before he revealed his true self to the Gotei in the Soul Society Arc. I think we have to accept that it’s definitely possible that Aizen was involved with a bunch of events and that, if we get more content past TYBW/Breaths from Hell, his past could be revealed in full. I don’t think the fandom would be ready to have Aizen’s origins revealed, even if they say they want it as it removes the mystery behind him.
The Shihouins estate being a home for strays seems logical lore wise
I can’t believe Kubo forgot to mention Charlotte in the most handsome character question.
I think Charlotte would consider himself beautiful, not handsome.
The fact that two of my favorite characters ( Jugram and Szayel ) are considered beautiful makes me so happy 😂
22:00 I want to bet the hell arc will be the infamous French that kubo has hinted would be the next potential adversary. Mixed with a bit of Japanese of course.
*Kisuke and Yoruichi getting it on *
Aizen: "Just as I planned!"
idk with keiske and aizen i think it kinda fit for them to have some past together more than just awareness of the other. i think itd give alot more depth to that outburst aizen shot at urahara after he sealed him post final getsuga, about how he couldve done the same thing, n couldnt understand why he wouldnt. like maybe they originally both had similar goals until urahara learned how far hed have to go
I really think that the part about Aizen knowing Urahara before his involvement with Yoruichi is more of a Urahara growing up in the Shihouin family but never caught Yoruichi's eye and in the process of him making a name for himself (enough to be noticed) he caught Aizen's eye before anyone else because he likes to keep tabs on everyone, but this doesn't necessarily mean they had a direct interaction between each other.
Also I agree we don't need Aizen to be injected into the story more than he already is, the lack of knowledge about him is part of his appeal
I wonder how aizens information network works...we got a peek once when he was shown using a surveillance drone in the shape of a fly but using his absolute hypnosis could he make himself impossible to perceive? So he just walks by security and such?
I do think the moment that Aizen stated that Kisuke was the man he was hoping he was, does open up the idea that he had known about him for some time, and was pleased to see that his hunch regarding Urahara was correct. Again, if we get a Kisuke flashback, maybe we will see how Aizen knew of him?
But, I would prefer it if we did not get a in-depth flashback for Aizen, so I hope that it would only be a small moment.
As for the handsome men answer, it is very logical that Jugram is on that list. I did always feel like Kubo designed him to be very conventionally attractive.
Kurosaki males are handsome especially the younger Isshin. But no one could deny the impact of Grimjow i heard there are even hentai drawings lurking around about him. I also like Bazz B even with his hair lol