It was a mercy. If he had survived and been captured he certainly would've been tried for treason and executed, possibly after undergoing periodic 'interrogation' by Soifon and the Punishment Force. It would've been a big tragedy especially after what he endured earlier. Aizen made it quick and that's probably more than what Gotei 13 would've done for sure.
@@mystic1360 For lack of a better term, torture and all that it entails. All Stealth Force members are trained to inflict and resist it. In particular those working the detention unit are specifically trained to inflict damage in hand to hand combat, to be fair the prisoners they guard are typically unruly. Despite being skilled in those sinister arts at least Kisuke and Yoruichi are restrained and responsible with them, while Soifon will break a bone and leave a bruise for very petty reasons.
@@mystic1360 Not a hobby but she certainly follows orders zealously and her explosive temper only makes her more wrathful. Soifon sure allowed her status and skills warp her personality to a dark degree but that's all she's ever known her entire existence, dealing death and pain for corrupt power tripping nobles.
He kind of had to. Tosen was one of the few people who aizen couldn’t fool with his shikai so he needed to make him an ally off rip or it could’ve ruined aizens plans.
@@PS-Tekken Nah Tousen himself debunks this. "He also wondered whether perhaps Aizen had recruited him as an ally only because Kyoka Suigetsu did not work on him-but that doubt vanished immediately. If that were the case and Tosen were one of Aizen’s weaknesses, Aizen could have just killed him. " -Tousens thoughts in CFYOW Vol. 2 INTERLUDE Aizen and Tousen met just after Tousen got beaten up by Tokinadas guards when he went to protest for leaving his friends killer with essentially a pat on the back at that time Tousen wasn't anybody important and Aizen could have just killed him without a problem and Tousen knows this, but he didn't.
@@jankieek8218 Aizan need soldiers for his plan. If he didnt, then why he recruited those Espada? Aizen is looking for a Loyal Dog when he recruited Tosen. Having a Captain level dog is a huge plus. By recruiting Tosen he also guarantees that Tosen wont break his plan. Its like catching 2 dog with 1 hand. In Halibel's case, he is looking for Loyalty among the Hollow faction. Loyal followers is needed for a grand plan. For his service as a Loyal Dog, Aizen granted Tosen the Retirement plan that Tosen have asked for.
@@angryzombie8088 Tosen wasn't captain level when Aizen and him started working together he wasn't even a shinigami yet, Aizen had no reason to recruit him insted of killing him especially when Tousen was hostile to Aizen for years at the start of their work. The narrator also describes Tousen as a subordinate Aizen trusted. Aizens trust is not a thing you can get if you are just his follower he said that himself in fake Karakura " “What doesn’t allow me to sever myself from the justice that my friend… Kakyo extolled, is my own inexperience.” “I don’t mind that either. Knowing one’s own weakness is the foundation of climbing higher.” Aizen looked at the incomplete Hogyoku he held in his hand as he continued with a daring smile, “Since evolution occasionally requires fear.” Then, Aizen agreed to something that was absolute for the subordinate he trusted. “Let me promise you that. Before you suffer from the plight of forgiving the Soul Reapers, I will erase you with certainty.” " Can't Fear Your Own World Vol.3 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
@@PS-Tekken What all the others said :) But thats what other captains thought so good logic! But also I think Tosen was pretty straightforward to read - like Aizen knew what his goals were and Tosen didnt hide them from Aizen - because of that/other factors I think Aizen could afford to trust Tosen. But even then, like Gin said Aizen never gave him an opening (this was intentional cuz Aizen knew gin would betray him since Gin disagreed a lot with what aizen did - so aizen knew it was inevitable) - but I dont think Aizen would have given any opportunities for Tosen to kill or betray him - or at least I think Aizen would have realised if that was gonna happen. Afterall, everything goes as he plans it right... hehe
The story of Kaname Tousen is a tragic one indeed. Even though he was physically blind, he could see the evil and corruption in Soul Society all too clearly. Aizen became a beacon of hope for Tousen, as he supported his views. And even though it was Aizen who delivered the killing blow, he actually did him a favour. No doubt if Tousen lived, Soul Society would have him imprisoned for life or possibly executed him for his treason. Afterall, they were prepared to execute Rukia for WAY less! All this time till now I thought Aizen killed Tousen because he was defeated, weakened, and useless to him, but thanks to the novel the reader learns that Aizen actually had a great deal of respect for Tousen. And he respected him right till the end when he granted Tousen his wish.
Now i wouldn't say that what Rukia did was considered way less b/c what Rukia did was considered act that was TABOO in soul society. This is the only point I wanted to correct for you.
@@drama-addictic6462 Oh I know what Rukia did was taboo in Soul Society. But so is being apart of a plan to betray said Soul Society, escaping to Hueco Mundo with your co-conspirators, allying yourself with Arrancar against Soul Society and even hollowfying yourself. Rukia did what she did cuz her and Ichigo's lives were in danger (and I bet know Soul Society is happy with what Rukia did now given everything that happened afterwards). Tousen did what he did to literally stick it to the Shinigami and Soul Society in general. Big difference in terms of motives.
@@troyoneil1648 You are definitely not wrong my friend. By no means am i saying that Tousen treason against Sereitei is weaker in terms of wrongful doing compared to what Rukia did. Just didnt want to make Rukia's act seem so light b/c at that present time it was as heavy as an act of treason and in the Fullbring Arc, we learned why it was so TABOO to do what Rukia did.
It's actually sad. Aizen gave Tosen mercy by killing him. If he were to join the Shinigami again, it would contradict his belief about justice so Aizen putting him out of his misery. I think the person who killed Tosen's friend is Tokinada.
Yes it was Tokinada and he did it break her belief in goodness in the world. Tosen certainly would not have been allowed to rejoin Gotei 13, they are not exactly forgiving or merciful to those they regard as traitors.
I think the difference between Aizen respect for Tousen and the others is that it was more than just strength with Tousen. I think Aizen felt Tousen was genuinely searching for something similar to what he was looking for.
We see Aizen as someone very cold and selfish but for the first time he truly cared and respected his relationship with Tousen. "Aizen felt 'fear' the first time when Tousen Kaname-his most loyal subordinate and confidant-wishes to be killed by his hands if ever a time comes when he accepts the ways of the shinigami." - Quoted from the novel Can't Fear Your Own World.
This is the reason why Kaname Tosen is my favorite bleach character because he still had a sense of honor and dignity to honor his friend that was taken away from him, even though the means was questionable betraying Soul society. However, this event shows how the 46 guards and noble family have some shady motives that they don’t want to reveal. This was the saddest death to me in Bleach and one day, I’m going to cosplay as Kaname Tosen.
Truth. Tosen also would not want to serve a system that allows a maniac like Tokinada run rampage. In the end Tokinada was killed only because he threatened the status quo and knew too much of Soul Society's bloody secrets, not for the numerous atrocities he committed. Yoruichi made this coldly clear to Kisuke in CFYOW's end. At least Tosen died believing in his form of justice while the nobles literally can't see beyond their shallow drive for power and dominance.
Gin was a fool he sought revenge over Rangiku but sacrificed everything to do so his happiness her happiness everything Gin is ichigo if ichigo refused to rely on anyone Tosen honoured his friend Gin sacrificed his friendship and everything on a bid for revenge
@@logandelaharpe6362 tosen turned his back on his other friends in search of vengeance and revenge for the wrong doing on her, blatantly ignore all the good that was being done around him. He was a fool and a worthless character. Should of been offed by kenpanchi.
And yet gin still had his loved one but brushed her aside without a thought to avenge what she doesn’t remember You he had sajin and hisagi You say he should see the good but you expect him ignore the bad kenpachi is a literal monster out only for his own enjoyment regardless of the damage he causes and life’s around him Mayuri a mad. Scientist that went so far as to use his own men as living bombs as a distraction to capture a teenage girl to do his scientific research The same organization that freed tokinada a criminal shunsui himself put in jail simply because tokinada had his family assassinaded then he wiped out the assassin family except one escaped Turn a blind eye in a society where the nobles have all the power and can step on use kill mutilate any one hell event the literal god of their universe
I’ll be honest, when I first read through Bleach between him and Gin I cared for Gin more seeing him as much more interesting and Tosen was just a lackey being manipulated. However now that I’m older and understand not just Tosen but the Soul Society in general I appreciate Tosen a lot more and definitely see him more as a tragic character. He was definitely not an evil Man, but unfortunately there was no way his end was gonna be pleasent regardless if he was spared or not.
Gotta love Simo and the ability to intertwine multiple story points to uncover hidden lore nuggets I never knew about. One of the reasons I sub to this channel. Keep it up!
makes me wonder if Aizen saw Tousen as his only friend, because he killed him not out of losing but at his request in honouring him and his values because we know Aizen cares for no one only his own interests
I always like the treacherous three. They all had interesting developments. From being good guys to bad guys to maybe not such bad guys. Tousen was avenging his soulmate by trying to destroy a corrupt and broken society. Gin was also avenging a loved one rangikyu, and would defy a literal God being his master Aizen to do so. They were both in their own ways fighting what they perceived to be evil.
Surprisingly merciful on AIzen's part. Now that I think about it, Tosen would've been imprisoned no doubt. Instead of rotting in a cell reflecting on himself, he was killed in a way that he died near his comrades.
As time goes by you realize that Aisen was right even if he went about it in awful way given that the soul society and the bleach afterlife as a whole can be a very depressing place, there is no paradise. A lot purgatory and even Hell but there’s no peaceful afterlife in bleach
Makes alot of sense on why aizen set an auto kill switch in tosen and not other members like Harribel or Gin. For Tosen there was a condition, and I'm strongly convinced this is it, given his sorrowful past further explained in detail in the light novels. I agree 👍.
@@J.c410 to honor tosens wish at any given time, given the case that aizen may be too preoccupied to go all the way to tosens location to finish him of. Also Tosen is one of those few that's yet affected by or immune to Kyouka Suigetsu (Ichigo Kurosaki, Azashiro Souya, Kaname Tosen), cause he's blind, giving him a more genuine interaction with aizen, especially since he has a genuine reason to go against soul society. Seeing as tosen definitely had an end at some point aizen would rather agree to Tosen's terms and set it up automatically than have someone prevent him from doing it manually, plus killing tosen manually sends a different message than intended, sorta like how he handled Harribel. In Aizen's eye it's honoring a genuine follower's wish.
@@topher_69eze Doesnt change the fact that aizen killed him on that exact mimdnt from sheer power outburst. This is bleach, it's not like he had a bomb or something implemented inside his body xD. Aizen just blew him up when he got defeated
@@J.c410 It's more like soul suicide and probably the reason why Tousen was hollowfied in the first place. If it was soul suicide, than yes. It was an auto kill switch.
@@J.c410 "This is bleach, its not like he had a bomb or something implemented in his body" I mean, Mayuri did this with some of the soul reapers under his command.
Wow... tosen was over 700 years old. 700 years ago, when Tokinada murdered his wife, and Tosen tried to get a meeting to punish him. No wonder he had so many forms with his bankai
I always thought that he really had tosen as an ally and killed him because token is the only shinigami immune to his ability. He is blind so he can't be hypnotized.
Tousen understood two aspects of life the most, fear and despair. These were things Aizen did not possess and therefore kept him around to understand them.
This is one of the many reasons I loved CFYOW. My bros and I always wondered and argued among us the reason why Aizen killed him: I thought it was Tousen was defeated and useless, my older bro thought it was because he knew things Aizen wanted to keep secret and our younger bro...well, he's not the brightest pen in the drawer and his theory (jokingly) was that since Tousen was black he had to die (specially funny to us since he himself is also black lol) but when the novel answered the question we were really excited...'till, once again, our younger bro said "gay Aizen confirmed".
Idk why people find it odd aizen would have given him mercy but aizen as a character does tend to have respect for specific characters. He's more logical in his reasoning. It may not be empathetic but it's out of a sense of understanding and respecting the person based on their ideals and how well they uphold them. He likes those are true unto themselves. It's very much a Kimbly from FMAB sort of thing imo. These types of characters although psychopathic do have principles st the very least. Which to me, makes them better villains.
Yes naruto bleach and one piece have croupt system that created thier villains naruto has the shnobi system bleach soul society system croupt and one piece world government system croupt no wonder that the characters in thier world become evil because of croupt system that created them
Tousen followed Aizen for justice. He was probably told the truth about the soul king and how he's an inanimate being. Also, Tousen believes that The Central 46 was unjust when investigating his friend's murder. Aizen wanted to be the soul king so he could become justice himself. This made Tousen view Aizen with worship as he knew his abilities were inferior to his. He does the grunt work, power measuring, and scouting for Aizen's respect.
Most of the ideas in that novel came from Kubo himself. Narita(the writer) was surprised and sad Kubo wasnt able to put many of these into the story itself but fully understood why after Kubo explained it to him.
Something just hit me. Before Kaname Tosen got killed by Aizen. When Tosen use his Resurrección to become that bug and can see. After he got defeated and was apologizing to Sajin and Shūhei. Before Aizen slash Tosen… should Tosen seen the attack before it hit him? Remember he was blinded and wasn’t affected by Aizen Kyoka Suigetsu.
After hearing this with also thinking he just killed him for being defeated. I have a better understanding of why he did it.. So now I’m like 98% for Aizen doing that. But I don’t think being who he was with his friends that they would have gone though as tough with the torturing then they would have before Ichigo. I mean they specifically say that he changed the way they do things. So I doubt he would have went through the old ways. But then again they probably would have considering everything he did… Something to ponder and think about. Because now I can’t really say he was a bad guy.
You know what's worse when Tousen survived? Tokinada waltzing in his prison and troll the shit out of him. And this time he can do it and still be justified.
@@zeroskaterz92 exactly lol the only thin he made up on is own was spirit are forever with you cause that was for kubos 10 years anniversary for bleach , but the ones after the war was all him due to his illness during the war
This topic of the video is one of the mystery that hunt me till now, since I watched the anime and read the manga of bleach. It’s really sad, and Tousen was one of my favorite character just like neji is in naruto. Knowing both died put a ‘what the heck moment’ as I follow the story.
Aizen became the soul king. He will eventually come out. Eventually all the “noble” houses will be abolished. Tousen was a fool choosing to cling to others instead of learning to see for himself. That is why he was killed. Not a mercy but a consequence of abandoning oneself to others mercy. His naivite was taken advantage off always.
Mercy huh? Sparing him? If I remember correctly, in Tosen’s final moments, he wants to see Hisagi’s face because his hollow powers are still active. But in the next panel we see Aizen obliterated Tosen before he gets the chance. Kinda a dick move don’t you think?
@@gralegambino1433 Mayuri Sama, would never respect a request like that... At all. Also he is not mentioned as having been cast to Hell, Gin either... They achieved Bankai, no way they would have been missed
I think all the villain especially Aizen and Yhwach is the right one. I mean, soul society is full of coruption then Aizen want to rule it to correct it, i guess. And in Yhwach point of view, his father(Soul King) has been used by shinigami and he want to free his father by absorb his power like to evenge what the shinigami has done to soul king.
@@troyoneil1648 We dont know if it was immense reiatsu. For all we know it could've been soul suicide and the main reason why Tousen agreed to hollowfication. If it was immense reiatsu, than Hisagi as an example would've been effective by it as well.
@@michaelshahoe It was pretty heavily implied even before the novel came out it was Aizen who killed him. In both the manga and the anime they panned over to Aizen with a smug look on his face after Tousen was killed. Komamura even yelled at Aizen with rage because he knew it was him who was responsible. And yeah that convo between Aizen and Tousen about Aizen taking him out if he were to ever forgive the Shinigami all but confirmed it
@@troyoneil1648 Yes it was implied Aizen did it. But it was never staten how he did it. Soul Suicide can be the reason and why Tousen agreed to hollowfication in the first place and Aizen would still be the reason why Soul Suicide happen because Aizen was the one who hollowfied Tousen. Not sure how anything you said confirmed Aizen killed Tousen with his reiatsu.
the point of having Tousen as his lieutenant was to show off to the rest of his minions and Soul Society that it wasnt Kyoka Suigetsu solely that made Aizen a monster
This is not accurate at all Kaname died because of "soul suicide" his hollowfication was not complete. Aizen didn't kill him at all. He didn't even move or do anything. Kaname died because he didn't hollowfy properly. I think you need to go do some more research bro.... you're way off here. They explained what happens to a Soul that tries to exist as both hollow and soul. If you don't get it right you literally will self destruct. This is explained way back in the first arcs
Tosen is literally a perfected vizard not only is he described like that but we see it where is it ever stated that he wasn't complete? Besides it's from the novels so it's canon.
It has nothing to do with that and Tosen himself said that Aizen would never kill him for that because Aizen can kill him whenever he wants, he doesn’t need his shikai to do it.
Huh. Leave it to Tite to make you feel something for a character you once hated. I was always confused on Tousen's actions especially after all his preaching of Soul Society corruption and after his insulting of Sajin Komamura on his appearance I was all to willing to see this prick die and smiled when he got axed. But now I actually have a different view point. Kaname still had no right to insult Sajin after everything he did for Tousen but now I kinda feel bad for the asshat.
Wait, they never showed it, Tosen just exploded. He became a hollow, Espada class, did his sword release, you don't get to be human/ soul reaper after that, you just die
I hope BLEACH can continue the manga Hell Arc. I also wish for that can get more arcs after Hell Arc. I got some ideas like West Soul Society Arc, Heaven Arc, High Dimensional Being Arc. Wish Kubo could see my ideas : Hell Arc : about go to hell and fight the evil soul reapers and devil clan for saving world peace, and the final boss could be Satan the King of Hell who in charge the whole hell. West Soul Society Arc : about they go to British and crossover with Burn the Witch, and fight the new enemy called hybrid beings. This Hybrid beings are mixed with dragon cell, vampire cell, hollow cell, and zombie cell, created by a mad scientist. Since ESS we have Mayuri, so WSS side has a mad scientist would make sense. Heaven Arc: about to fight angels, archangels, fallen angels from heaven realm. If we have a Soul King in east, maybe there's a Angel King in west. Angel clan characters/enemies could be Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Lucifer. High Dimensional Being Arc : about they go to 4D or 5D realm to fight the new enemy called higher dimensional beings, and reveal that there's a true God who created Soul King, Hell King, and Angel King.
He killed Tosen because he was a Black man. Harribel is a female Hollywood actress, (Halle Berry) so, he caused progressiveness and #Metoo movement, and is illuminati (Hollywood orgy masquerade dollar as above so below conspirator goon) so he made Ichigo watch movie of own life, but a WholeGoku killed Aizen with final get-suga' at-ten-show.
Ive always disliked tousen. He is the epitomy of selfishness, he uses "justice" as an excuse to justify anything he does. He is willing to let aizen do anything he wants because tousen is mad about something that happened in the past. What he wants isn't justice, its vengence
Honestly straight up crap once again everybody's got to copy Naruto by stupidly having redeeming arcs for villains let me tell you something real quick about life people if someone's capable of being a hero and a villain they're bipolar
The black guy always dies. Tosen was designed with a noose around his neck this tied rope was used to lynch African American people. So death was designed into this characters appearance from the start. His name Tosen sounds like Token as in the token black guy in the group to prove you're not racist. Your ghetto pass. Lastly Tosen was a vizard at the end and it would've been cool to see him become a Vasto Lorde though since he doesn't have a Quincy inside him like Ichigo to hold him back
I'm with you on idea if it possible that it would be cool to have seen Tousen become a Vastol Lorde. Would've also fit since would explain why he seemed fond of Wonderweiss.
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It was a mercy. If he had survived and been captured he certainly would've been tried for treason and executed, possibly after undergoing periodic 'interrogation' by Soifon and the Punishment Force. It would've been a big tragedy especially after what he endured earlier. Aizen made it quick and that's probably more than what Gotei 13 would've done for sure.
I love this channels content and extra analysis. Glad I subscribed though.
What kind of interogation does Soi fon do to her captives?
@@mystic1360 For lack of a better term, torture and all that it entails. All Stealth Force members are trained to inflict and resist it. In particular those working the detention unit are specifically trained to inflict damage in hand to hand combat, to be fair the prisoners they guard are typically unruly. Despite being skilled in those sinister arts at least Kisuke and Yoruichi are restrained and responsible with them, while Soifon will break a bone and leave a bruise for very petty reasons.
@@manuelacosta9463 oh that's makes sense considering their job, still I didn't know that Soi fon would actually torture people as her hobby
@@mystic1360 Not a hobby but she certainly follows orders zealously and her explosive temper only makes her more wrathful. Soifon sure allowed her status and skills warp her personality to a dark degree but that's all she's ever known her entire existence, dealing death and pain for corrupt power tripping nobles.
I wish we saw more of Aizen and Tosen's relationship... Aizen genuinely respected him which is extremely rare.
He kind of had to. Tosen was one of the few people who aizen couldn’t fool with his shikai so he needed to make him an ally off rip or it could’ve ruined aizens plans.
@@PS-Tekken Nah Tousen himself debunks this.
"He also wondered whether perhaps Aizen had recruited him as an ally only because Kyoka Suigetsu did not work on him-but that doubt vanished immediately. If that were the case and Tosen were one of Aizen’s weaknesses, Aizen could have just killed him.
"
-Tousens thoughts in CFYOW Vol. 2 INTERLUDE
Aizen and Tousen met just after Tousen got beaten up by Tokinadas guards when he went to protest for leaving his friends killer with essentially a pat on the back at that time Tousen wasn't anybody important and Aizen could have just killed him without a problem and Tousen knows this, but he didn't.
@@jankieek8218 Aizan need soldiers for his plan. If he didnt, then why he recruited those Espada?
Aizen is looking for a Loyal Dog when he recruited Tosen. Having a Captain level dog is a huge plus.
By recruiting Tosen he also guarantees that Tosen wont break his plan. Its like catching 2 dog with 1 hand.
In Halibel's case, he is looking for Loyalty among the Hollow faction. Loyal followers is needed for a grand plan.
For his service as a Loyal Dog, Aizen granted Tosen the Retirement plan that Tosen have asked for.
@@angryzombie8088 Tosen wasn't captain level when Aizen and him started working together he wasn't even a shinigami yet, Aizen had no reason to recruit him insted of killing him especially when Tousen was hostile to Aizen for years at the start of their work.
The narrator also describes Tousen as a subordinate Aizen trusted.
Aizens trust is not a thing you can get if you are just his follower he said that himself in fake Karakura
"
“What doesn’t allow me to sever myself from the justice that my friend… Kakyo extolled, is my own inexperience.”
“I don’t mind that either. Knowing one’s own weakness is the foundation of climbing higher.”
Aizen looked at the incomplete Hogyoku he held in his hand as he continued with a daring smile, “Since evolution occasionally requires fear.”
Then, Aizen agreed to something that was absolute for the subordinate he trusted.
“Let me promise you that. Before you suffer from the plight of forgiving the Soul Reapers, I will erase you with certainty.”
"
Can't Fear Your Own World Vol.3 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
@@PS-Tekken What all the others said :)
But thats what other captains thought so good logic!
But also I think Tosen was pretty straightforward to read - like Aizen knew what his goals were and Tosen didnt hide them from Aizen - because of that/other factors I think Aizen could afford to trust Tosen. But even then, like Gin said Aizen never gave him an opening (this was intentional cuz Aizen knew gin would betray him since Gin disagreed a lot with what aizen did - so aizen knew it was inevitable) - but I dont think Aizen would have given any opportunities for Tosen to kill or betray him - or at least I think Aizen would have realised if that was gonna happen.
Afterall, everything goes as he plans it right... hehe
Tosen was such a tragic story and it was why I loved him.
The story of Kaname Tousen is a tragic one indeed. Even though he was physically blind, he could see the evil and corruption in Soul Society all too clearly. Aizen became a beacon of hope for Tousen, as he supported his views. And even though it was Aizen who delivered the killing blow, he actually did him a favour. No doubt if Tousen lived, Soul Society would have him imprisoned for life or possibly executed him for his treason. Afterall, they were prepared to execute Rukia for WAY less! All this time till now I thought Aizen killed Tousen because he was defeated, weakened, and useless to him, but thanks to the novel the reader learns that Aizen actually had a great deal of respect for Tousen. And he respected him right till the end when he granted Tousen his wish.
Now i wouldn't say that what Rukia did was considered way less b/c what Rukia did was considered act that was TABOO in soul society. This is the only point I wanted to correct for you.
@@drama-addictic6462 Oh I know what Rukia did was taboo in Soul Society. But so is being apart of a plan to betray said Soul Society, escaping to Hueco Mundo with your co-conspirators, allying yourself with Arrancar against Soul Society and even hollowfying yourself. Rukia did what she did cuz her and Ichigo's lives were in danger (and I bet know Soul Society is happy with what Rukia did now given everything that happened afterwards). Tousen did what he did to literally stick it to the Shinigami and Soul Society in general. Big difference in terms of motives.
where can I read this novel?
@@troyoneil1648 You are definitely not wrong my friend. By no means am i saying that Tousen treason against Sereitei is weaker in terms of wrongful doing compared to what Rukia did. Just didnt want to make Rukia's act seem so light b/c at that present time it was as heavy as an act of treason and in the Fullbring Arc, we learned why it was so TABOO to do what Rukia did.
Aizen was behind rukia’s execution
It's actually sad. Aizen gave Tosen mercy by killing him. If he were to join the Shinigami again, it would contradict his belief about justice so Aizen putting him out of his misery. I think the person who killed Tosen's friend is Tokinada.
Wasn't it his friend?
It was his friend not his lover.
Thanks. I forgot if it's his lover or his friend.
Yes it was Tokinada and he did it break her belief in goodness in the world. Tosen certainly would not have been allowed to rejoin Gotei 13, they are not exactly forgiving or merciful to those they regard as traitors.
It is confirmed in " cant fear your own world"
I think the difference between Aizen respect for Tousen and the others is that it was more than just strength with Tousen. I think Aizen felt Tousen was genuinely searching for something similar to what he was looking for.
We see Aizen as someone very cold and selfish but for the first time he truly cared and respected his relationship with Tousen.
"Aizen felt 'fear' the first time when Tousen Kaname-his most loyal subordinate and confidant-wishes to be killed by his hands if ever a time comes when he accepts the ways of the shinigami." - Quoted from the novel Can't Fear Your Own World.
Another reason why i love Bleach so much. Thank you for making this video, Simo Urahara. I really need to get around to reading the CFYOW novels.
This is the reason why Kaname Tosen is my favorite bleach character because he still had a sense of honor and dignity to honor his friend that was taken away from him, even though the means was questionable betraying Soul society. However, this event shows how the 46 guards and noble family have some shady motives that they don’t want to reveal. This was the saddest death to me in Bleach and one day, I’m going to cosplay as Kaname Tosen.
Truth. Tosen also would not want to serve a system that allows a maniac like Tokinada run rampage. In the end Tokinada was killed only because he threatened the status quo and knew too much of Soul Society's bloody secrets, not for the numerous atrocities he committed. Yoruichi made this coldly clear to Kisuke in CFYOW's end. At least Tosen died believing in his form of justice while the nobles literally can't see beyond their shallow drive for power and dominance.
Nah gin was the one who truly honoured his friend till the end. Tousen was just blinded by vengeance
Gin was a fool he sought revenge over Rangiku but sacrificed everything to do so his happiness her happiness everything
Gin is ichigo if ichigo refused to rely on anyone
Tosen honoured his friend
Gin sacrificed his friendship and everything on a bid for revenge
@@logandelaharpe6362 tosen turned his back on his other friends in search of vengeance and revenge for the wrong doing on her, blatantly ignore all the good that was being done around him. He was a fool and a worthless character. Should of been offed by kenpanchi.
And yet gin still had his loved one but brushed her aside without a thought to avenge what she doesn’t remember
You he had sajin and hisagi
You say he should see the good but you expect him ignore the bad kenpachi is a literal monster out only for his own enjoyment regardless of the damage he causes and life’s around him
Mayuri a mad. Scientist that went so far as to use his own men as living bombs as a distraction to capture a teenage girl to do his scientific research
The same organization that freed tokinada a criminal shunsui himself put in jail simply because tokinada had his family assassinaded then he wiped out the assassin family except one escaped
Turn a blind eye in a society where the nobles have all the power and can step on use kill mutilate any one hell event the literal god of their universe
I’ll be honest, when I first read through Bleach between him and Gin I cared for Gin more seeing him as much more interesting and Tosen was just a lackey being manipulated. However now that I’m older and understand not just Tosen but the Soul Society in general I appreciate Tosen a lot more and definitely see him more as a tragic character. He was definitely not an evil
Man, but unfortunately there was no way his end was gonna be pleasent regardless if he was spared or not.
Gotta love Simo and the ability to intertwine multiple story points to uncover hidden lore nuggets I never knew about. One of the reasons I sub to this channel. Keep it up!
Should have named it "The Reason why Aizen Killed Tosen - The UNSEEN TRUTH!
Lol
makes me wonder if Aizen saw Tousen as his only friend, because he killed him not out of losing but at his request in honouring him and his values because we know Aizen cares for no one only his own interests
I wish his background story got more explored in the main material, i legit started to like and respect his character more after this
I always like the treacherous three. They all had interesting developments. From being good guys to bad guys to maybe not such bad guys. Tousen was avenging his soulmate by trying to destroy a corrupt and broken society. Gin was also avenging a loved one rangikyu, and would defy a literal God being his master Aizen to do so. They were both in their own ways fighting what they perceived to be evil.
Gin has little morals yet all the conviction, Tousen has the best morals and sense of justice but very little conviction
@Plxusible Conviction as in a firmly held belief? I think Tozen had pretty strong beliefs.
Surprisingly merciful on AIzen's part. Now that I think about it, Tosen would've been imprisoned no doubt. Instead of rotting in a cell reflecting on himself, he was killed in a way that he died near his comrades.
As time goes by you realize that Aisen was right even if he went about it in awful way given that the soul society and the bleach afterlife as a whole can be a very depressing place, there is no paradise. A lot purgatory and even Hell but there’s no peaceful afterlife in bleach
Makes alot of sense on why aizen set an auto kill switch in tosen and not other members like Harribel or Gin. For Tosen there was a condition, and I'm strongly convinced this is it, given his sorrowful past further explained in detail in the light novels. I agree 👍.
Wdym auto kill switch lmao. Aizen just blew him with straight power
@@J.c410 to honor tosens wish at any given time, given the case that aizen may be too preoccupied to go all the way to tosens location to finish him of. Also Tosen is one of those few that's yet affected by or immune to Kyouka Suigetsu (Ichigo Kurosaki, Azashiro Souya, Kaname Tosen), cause he's blind, giving him a more genuine interaction with aizen, especially since he has a genuine reason to go against soul society. Seeing as tosen definitely had an end at some point aizen would rather agree to Tosen's terms and set it up automatically than have someone prevent him from doing it manually, plus killing tosen manually sends a different message than intended, sorta like how he handled Harribel. In Aizen's eye it's honoring a genuine follower's wish.
@@topher_69eze Doesnt change the fact that aizen killed him on that exact mimdnt from sheer power outburst. This is bleach, it's not like he had a bomb or something implemented inside his body xD. Aizen just blew him up when he got defeated
@@J.c410 It's more like soul suicide and probably the reason why Tousen was hollowfied in the first place. If it was soul suicide, than yes. It was an auto kill switch.
@@J.c410 "This is bleach, its not like he had a bomb or something implemented in his body" I mean, Mayuri did this with some of the soul reapers under his command.
This was very informative about his character
Wow man Kubo’s writing is so amazing bruh
Wow... tosen was over 700 years old. 700 years ago, when Tokinada murdered his wife, and Tosen tried to get a meeting to punish him. No wonder he had so many forms with his bankai
Tokinada killed her 700 years ago??
I always thought that he really had tosen as an ally and killed him because token is the only shinigami immune to his ability. He is blind so he can't be hypnotized.
Tousen understood two aspects of life the most, fear and despair. These were things Aizen did not possess and therefore kept him around to understand them.
This is one of the many reasons I loved CFYOW. My bros and I always wondered and argued among us the reason why Aizen killed him: I thought it was Tousen was defeated and useless, my older bro thought it was because he knew things Aizen wanted to keep secret and our younger bro...well, he's not the brightest pen in the drawer and his theory (jokingly) was that since Tousen was black he had to die (specially funny to us since he himself is also black lol) but when the novel answered the question we were really excited...'till, once again, our younger bro said "gay Aizen confirmed".
Thats a funny story man, glad you guys still remember Bleach and have those kind of moments
“If you choose the path of revenge, dig two graves”.
And Kaname Tousen knew that from the very beginning.
Idk why people find it odd aizen would have given him mercy but aizen as a character does tend to have respect for specific characters. He's more logical in his reasoning. It may not be empathetic but it's out of a sense of understanding and respecting the person based on their ideals and how well they uphold them. He likes those are true unto themselves. It's very much a Kimbly from FMAB sort of thing imo. These types of characters although psychopathic do have principles st the very least. Which to me, makes them better villains.
The Central 46 & noble families in Bleach are corrupt, just as the Celestial Dragons from One Piece.
They resemble the real world politics you go against them they kill you atleast in third world countries
@Essence of Bravery 😂
Yes naruto bleach and one piece have croupt system that created thier villains naruto has the shnobi system bleach soul society system croupt and one piece world government system croupt no wonder that the characters in thier world become evil because of croupt system that created them
Tousen followed Aizen for justice. He was probably told the truth about the soul king and how he's an inanimate being. Also, Tousen believes that The Central 46 was unjust when investigating his friend's murder. Aizen wanted to be the soul king so he could become justice himself. This made Tousen view Aizen with worship as he knew his abilities were inferior to his. He does the grunt work, power measuring, and scouting for Aizen's respect.
First well drawn black person in anime
Nope, it was Chad
Thanks for sharing this. I did not know this. And I’m kinda happy. Tousen was my favorite character.
Kubo should add you to the creative department of Bleach. People like you are the reason why I haven't lost faith in being a Bleach fan.
Most of the ideas in that novel came from Kubo himself. Narita(the writer) was surprised and sad Kubo wasnt able to put many of these into the story itself but fully understood why after Kubo explained it to him.
@@michaelshahoe thank you for this
bro??
Perfect Video Simo Urahara great detail
I read “Can’t Fear Your Own World”, hell of a story!
Great vid. This had totally went over my head.
Something just hit me. Before Kaname Tosen got killed by Aizen. When Tosen use his Resurrección to become that bug and can see. After he got defeated and was apologizing to Sajin and Shūhei. Before Aizen slash Tosen… should Tosen seen the attack before it hit him? Remember he was blinded and wasn’t affected by Aizen Kyoka Suigetsu.
The more I learn about the soul society croupt the more i become convinced that aizen and tousen were right
After hearing this with also thinking he just killed him for being defeated. I have a better understanding of why he did it.. So now I’m like 98% for Aizen doing that. But I don’t think being who he was with his friends that they would have gone though as tough with the torturing then they would have before Ichigo. I mean they specifically say that he changed the way they do things. So I doubt he would have went through the old ways. But then again they probably would have considering everything he did… Something to ponder and think about. Because now I can’t really say he was a bad guy.
That's why these 2 are my favorite characters of all of bleach
Common W from simo
Tosen would of been imprison like Aizen did. So Aizen made it quick and end his foresee suffering.
I didn't even know he killed him until now on my rewatch 5 years later.
Dam …. Good stuff . New found level of respect to kubos masterpiece more n more . Thank you for the content
Betting Aizen saved Hallibel by defeating her himself, and sparing all the other captains he defeated, at least from Manga Anime.
You know what's worse when Tousen survived?
Tokinada waltzing in his prison and troll the shit out of him. And this time he can do it and still be justified.
That's called forgetting reality.
Just like every guy is forced to become loser by society but he forgets he never wanted to be part of that.
This was interesting. Thanks
Wow. This makes his character so much better.
I would say you nailed that one good job
He asked him to previously if he ever starts to be friends with them again so he wouldn't slip into depression.
My thing was, how the hell was he able to use her sword especially if each is unique to that person.
He poured his reitsu into the sword for a long time before it accepted him as his master.
A clear explanation indeed. Politics and corruption are the reasons why Soul Society will eventually fall.
Very Interesting.
Aizen and Tousen were besties 🤜🏾🤛🏻
If you don't know the condition to Aizen's shikai to be activated you don't need to think about none of this 👀🙈
Japanese feudal society. What do you expect? That's how it was back then in the real Japan and most of other societies. Samurais, knights..
Give thanks to narita ryohgo for making cfyow and safwy for covering bleach plot holes
safwy is a fanfic.
cfyow atleast was created based on concepts Kubo made but couldnt fit into the story for different reasons.
You mean Kubo? Narita literally just did what Kubo told him to when it comes to the lore and plot points. None of these were from Narita himself.
@@zeroskaterz92 exactly lol the only thin he made up on is own was spirit are forever with you cause that was for kubos 10 years anniversary for bleach , but the ones after the war was all him due to his illness during the war
This topic of the video is one of the mystery that hunt me till now, since I watched the anime and read the manga of bleach. It’s really sad, and Tousen was one of my favorite character just like neji is in naruto. Knowing both died put a ‘what the heck moment’ as I follow the story.
Poor Tosen got nerfed too much
I thought he killed him because if he became there Ally . since his sword power wouldn't work it's better to kill him that regret it later.
Aizen became the soul king. He will eventually come out. Eventually all the “noble” houses will be abolished. Tousen was a fool choosing to cling to others instead of learning to see for himself. That is why he was killed. Not a mercy but a consequence of abandoning oneself to others mercy. His naivite was taken advantage off always.
His reasons for following him make sense though so I don’t blame him
Tosen is a tragic story of a friend zoned s!mp
If only these details were adapted or hinted at somehow in the anime
When I first seen show first thought to defeat aizen was tousen
Mercy huh? Sparing him?
If I remember correctly, in Tosen’s final moments, he wants to see Hisagi’s face because his hollow powers are still active. But in the next panel we see Aizen obliterated Tosen before he gets the chance. Kinda a dick move don’t you think?
Tosen himself asked him to end him the moment he turned his back on his ideals to befriend again the shinigamis.
Man, Kubo is a genius.
I think, Aizsn is opening a second hidden form of Tosen, no one said anything about him being sent to Hell Like the Others
Bringing Tousen back would be amazing
@@dend1 a definite Ringer, and Mayuri collected their corpses... Who is to say he is not alive
No tosen asked to be erased from existence entirely
@@gralegambino1433 Mayuri Sama, would never respect a request like that... At all.
Also he is not mentioned as having been cast to Hell, Gin either...
They achieved Bankai, no way they would have been missed
@@nodatastored684 what????????? That makes zero sense … read my comment
I think all the villain especially Aizen and Yhwach is the right one. I mean, soul society is full of coruption then Aizen want to rule it to correct it, i guess.
And in Yhwach point of view, his father(Soul King) has been used by shinigami and he want to free his father by absorb his power like to evenge what the shinigami has done to soul king.
Eh no? Yhwach wanted to change the system the world operates in, which in his eyes is extremely corrupt and broken (he's actually right)
Both were right in arrancar, Fullbringer and Quincy eyes the shinigami are traitorous thieves who steal and impose their rules upon them.
it is true that Urahara cannot use his shikai in his bankai form
What? Is this a riddle?😂 Bankai is the next lvl of Shikai, they ARE using shikai, just in its pure and ultimate form.
Tosen and Gin both had it rough before aizen
Tokinada is truly a meneace to society
Loyalty from Aizen???
That's unexpected.
Wait, I thought 69 killed Tosen?
Hisagi did stab Tousen through his head, but he was still alive. It was Aizen who used his immense reiatsu to finish of Tousen for good.
@@troyoneil1648 I didn't realize that. I must have missed that when I was watching the anime.
@@troyoneil1648 We dont know if it was immense reiatsu. For all we know it could've been soul suicide and the main reason why Tousen agreed to hollowfication. If it was immense reiatsu, than Hisagi as an example would've been effective by it as well.
@@michaelshahoe It was pretty heavily implied even before the novel came out it was Aizen who killed him. In both the manga and the anime they panned over to Aizen with a smug look on his face after Tousen was killed. Komamura even yelled at Aizen with rage because he knew it was him who was responsible. And yeah that convo between Aizen and Tousen about Aizen taking him out if he were to ever forgive the Shinigami all but confirmed it
@@troyoneil1648 Yes it was implied Aizen did it. But it was never staten how he did it. Soul Suicide can be the reason and why Tousen agreed to hollowfication in the first place and Aizen would still be the reason why Soul Suicide happen because Aizen was the one who hollowfied Tousen. Not sure how anything you said confirmed Aizen killed Tousen with his reiatsu.
Even tosen could see you got some money
The justice man
that was mercy killing
This is the reason cous his blind he is the only one to par with aizen in his first form
Interesting =)
Tosen is immune to Aizen's shikai...need there be anymore reason than that?
The 2 people who didn't get hit by Aizen's shikai were Tosen and Ichigo, so I think that Aizen really respects those 2
@@aizewn He can't do it on Tousen because he is blind, nothing to do with respect. With Ichigo, he just wanted to see his strength.
@@thrilla72 Hey, have you read the novel Bleach cfyow? you will get the answer from there, the story of Aizen's first meeting Tosen
the point of having Tousen as his lieutenant was to show off to the rest of his minions and Soul Society that it wasnt Kyoka Suigetsu solely that made Aizen a monster
This is not accurate at all
Kaname died because of "soul suicide" his hollowfication was not complete. Aizen didn't kill him at all. He didn't even move or do anything. Kaname died because he didn't hollowfy properly. I think you need to go do some more research bro.... you're way off here. They explained what happens to a Soul that tries to exist as both hollow and soul. If you don't get it right you literally will self destruct. This is explained way back in the first arcs
Tosen is literally a perfected vizard not only is he described like that but we see it where is it ever stated that he wasn't complete? Besides it's from the novels so it's canon.
Nope aizen himself admitted of killing tousen
Aizen is the GOAT and its not even close
Aizen killed tosen cause tosen haven't seen Aizen's kyoka suigetsu and can challange aizen without even opening his eyes
Even then I doubt Aizen would think Tosen would go out to actually fight him
It has nothing to do with that and Tosen himself said that Aizen would never kill him for that because Aizen can kill him whenever he wants, he doesn’t need his shikai to do it.
I still lowkey feel it still an excuse to lowkey black anime characters.
But Hallibel didn’t die. Tosen did, it might be that Tosen couldn’t handle the full truth
Yeah halibel is still alive till this day since she’s now the ruler of hueco mundo. She even has a new look in the hell arc
@@cristianflores1588 she deserves it, I do like how the hollows are ruled by a triumvirate of sorts
One of the few characters in bleach I straight up despised along with Momo.
Huh. Leave it to Tite to make you feel something for a character you once hated. I was always confused on Tousen's actions especially after all his preaching of Soul Society corruption and after his insulting of Sajin Komamura on his appearance I was all to willing to see this prick die and smiled when he got axed. But now I actually have a different view point. Kaname still had no right to insult Sajin after everything he did for Tousen but now I kinda feel bad for the asshat.
Reason = worthless, no more explaination needed
Wait, they never showed it, Tosen just exploded. He became a hollow, Espada class, did his sword release, you don't get to be human/ soul reaper after that, you just die
What's blint
I hope BLEACH can continue the manga Hell Arc. I also wish for that can get more arcs after Hell Arc.
I got some ideas like West Soul Society Arc, Heaven Arc, High Dimensional Being Arc.
Wish Kubo could see my ideas :
Hell Arc : about go to hell and fight the evil soul reapers and devil clan for saving world peace, and the final boss could be Satan the King of Hell who in charge the whole hell.
West Soul Society Arc : about they go to British and crossover with Burn the Witch, and fight the new enemy called hybrid beings. This Hybrid beings are mixed with dragon cell, vampire cell, hollow cell, and zombie cell, created by a mad scientist. Since ESS we have Mayuri, so WSS side has a mad scientist would make sense.
Heaven Arc: about to fight angels, archangels, fallen angels from heaven realm. If we have a Soul King in east, maybe there's a Angel King in west. Angel clan characters/enemies could be Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Lucifer.
High Dimensional Being Arc : about they go to 4D or 5D realm to fight the new enemy called higher dimensional beings, and reveal that there's a true God who created Soul King, Hell King, and Angel King.
Hisagi killed Tousen. What gives?
or maybe aizen it’s just racist, halibel and tosen both had darker skin
He killed Tosen because he was a Black man. Harribel is a female Hollywood actress, (Halle Berry) so, he caused progressiveness and #Metoo movement, and is illuminati (Hollywood orgy masquerade dollar as above so below conspirator goon) so he made Ichigo watch movie of own life, but a WholeGoku killed Aizen with final get-suga' at-ten-show.
Ive always disliked tousen. He is the epitomy of selfishness, he uses "justice" as an excuse to justify anything he does. He is willing to let aizen do anything he wants because tousen is mad about something that happened in the past. What he wants isn't justice, its vengence
Honestly straight up crap once again everybody's got to copy Naruto by stupidly having redeeming arcs for villains let me tell you something real quick about life people if someone's capable of being a hero and a villain they're bipolar
So the Punisher?
If Toisen and Chad died would that relative or racist? 💡🤔🤔🤔🤔🤯🤷
The black guy always dies. Tosen was designed with a noose around his neck this tied rope was used to lynch African American people. So death was designed into this characters appearance from the start. His name Tosen sounds like Token as in the token black guy in the group to prove you're not racist. Your ghetto pass. Lastly Tosen was a vizard at the end and it would've been cool to see him become a Vasto Lorde though since he doesn't have a Quincy inside him like Ichigo to hold him back
Wtf?
I'm with you on idea if it possible that it would be cool to have seen Tousen become a Vastol Lorde. Would've also fit since would explain why he seemed fond of Wonderweiss.
racism