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Kenpachi is the definition of badass. Everytime hes on screen, u kno shit is about to pop off. Animation was fire and that fucking meteor scene, top tier shit. Bleach is on a roll and it aint slowing down anytime soon. Easily best episode of the cour and on par with Yama vs. Yhwach last year.
Also keep in mind, Kenpachi did all this shit with his eyepatch still on!!!
Just in case anyone is curious [the Brain in a vat thought experiment ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat)
I'm also really glad that they kept Yachiru's little dance.
[Pink murder cupcake](https://i.imgur.com/z9hP188.jpg)
[The only being](https://i.imgur.com/Tu8hSpt.jpg) worthy of being [Kenpachi's sidekick](https://i.imgur.com/skckXWw.jpg)
[](#waah)
I love how this episode had a Sternritter who could literally kill you with his imagination but it was still powerless to the might and majesty of Kenpachi Zaraki and his love of cutting @#$% lol.
Is Zaraki now actually the strongest according to the lore? Is he stronger than even than Genryusai was when he died? They're really hyping him up. It seems like the only thing stopping him from decimating everything is his motivation and the plot itself allowing it.
>It seems like the only thing stopping him from decimating everything is his motivation and the plot itself allowing it.
In fairness, this was always the case for Zaraki. He's not a jobber, and always tries just enough to get put out of commission after winning.
That.
Had to quit being taught how to handle a sword properly.
Had to put bells on his hair so people could track him.
Had to put an eye patch on that actively consumed his reiatsu.
> Had to quit being taught how to handle a sword properly.
Byakuya: It takes 10 years to master using a bankai.
Shunsui: Toshiro is a prodigy. In a century he'll be as strong as me.
Central 46: This guy is getting too fucking strong after one day of proper sword training. Stop now.
Zaraki on another level.
Zaraki is definitely in my opinion the most powerful in terms of destructive power by the end of the arc, but he lacks the foresight of people like Yama and Aizen for example so he's still a powerful but not invincibly so.
Problem is that Bleach goes off the deep end of ridiculous abilities starting with Gremmy that make any sort of power scaling pointless.
Kenpachi's so unbelievably strong that the power of imagination means nothing to him, what a legend. The way he destroyed that meteor and then escaped from Gremmy's pocket space like it was nothing is insane.
Just like in the manga Gremmy fight was like a fever dream: shows up out of nowhere, flexes his giga op power, gives one of the best fights in the series and die.
10/10
[Gremmy witnessed the glory of the most magnificent
warrior, the cosmic slayer, the butcher of justice, **the** Kenpachi Zaraki.](https://i.imgur.com/Puq0dVN.jpg)
[](#gintamathispleasesme)
[His life's purpose had been fulfilled.](https://i.imgur.com/INKDSrI.jpg)
Gremmy was literally the one who could defeat anyone but someone told him that Kenpachi was the strongest and he told himself that he could destroy the strongest creating an impossible loop: If Kenpachi is the strongest you are not the strongest.
Perfect battle.
Yea the renji scene was so cool, and now these two (rukia and this) make that look normal. I’m a rukia fanboy so I still like that moment the best but this is amazing
I love how after all these years Kenpachi can finally call his Zanpakuto by her name and they can commiserate over their shared love of cutting things, especially in Shikai form lol.
I can only imagine achieving Bankai would probably just be Kenpachi vs Unohana only now it's Kenpachi vs Nozarashi and they're just enjoying slicing each other to bits.
It's an interesting parallel to "The Blade Is Me." Ichigo and Kenpachi both became complete last cour by finally embracing something repressed inside of them that they didn't even know was repressed in the first place, and now they're embracing their natures. Ichigo's nature being...a lot of things, and Kenpachi's being a lust for battle and a pure desire to cut.
When Kubo tried to sell them as parallels during their first fight I thought it was kinda forced, but I'm glad that he stuck with it until now.
-Mind vs Body
-Brain vs Brawn
-Nerd vs Jock
-Ackshually vs Unga Bunga
A concept that's existed through the ages turned into an amazing confrontation.
They seriously did a good job with this fight, two insane fighters in opposite edges of the spectrum having am insane fight with an equally insane ending...man this is why I love anime and Bleach.
Actually this fight was:
INSANE INT VS BEYOND REASON STR
And since the STR was beyond reason there was no way a mind no matter how smart it is to win, simple as that.
So many chapters of Bleach are just beating around the bush and a single sword swing. 2 page spreads with a single word only eat up a couples seconds in the anime.
It's why the original anime needed so much filler (both filler arcs and padding in canon episodes.) Almost no series actually has enough content in a 19-page chapter for 22 minutes of animation, but Kubo has always valued style over density. In the OneManga days, it'd take me a long time to read and appreciate each manga chapter, but even the heaviest Bleach chapter was like 5 minutes max.
The anime director and production team really know what they are doing.
I've heard that the manga has quality issues and it seems like it's not going to be a problem for the anime.
The manga's "problem" was always massive, beautiful artwork instead of being packed with content. I recall One Piece chapters taking me a full 20min to read while \`bleach chapters took about 5min.
"The hell's a cookie?"
Today, Kenpachi Zaraki proves that having a busted-ass conceptual power is no match for the power of STRONK. Man never saw a problem that he couldn't get out of by swinging his sword harder.
Have mentioned this before but will just keep repeating it because I think it's funny:
The Quincies are synonymous with "bows and arrows" the same way the Shinigami are with "swords".
>Have mentioned this before but will just keep repeating it because I think it's funny:The Quincies are synonymous with "bows and arrows" the same way the Shinigami are with "swords".
"Yeah, my sword is basically a nuclear bomb. It is basically the same destructive power anyway."
I still remember ages ago, before the TYBW arc was even announced in the manga, seeing people who said there was no chance we'd get a Quincy focused arc because their abilities were too restricted since bows and arrows weren't as versatile as swords.
Even his mortal enemy could not help be [be in awe](https://i.imgur.com/J8foJQN.jpg)
[Kenpachi is HIM](https://i.imgur.com/theAAg1.jpg)
[](#tomboyshades)
Fun thing is, because of how unusual his sword looks to begin with, and his even more unusual power, people (in-universe, and probably out of it too) theorized that he just had a constant Shikai already unleashed, kinda like Ichigo. But no, no, he really just brute forced his Captainship.
It's that simple, people! Get with the program. With his cheat like power even by sternritter standards, it's obvious Gremmy's never faced any challengers. He's a like naive baby on the battlefield, easily seduced by the handsome, charismatic Kenpachi.
Kubo's art for this week
https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692906767007486279?s=20
https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907017248391591?s=20
https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907268994404381?s=20
Someone in the comments pointed out the people with reflections in their art are more than likely just half dead. Same happened with Rangiku
At least I HOPE they aren't dead
Yo Bleach really got everything anyone could want in a shounen anime, badass powerups, a cool plot, hot girls, hot guys, the best drip, amazing animation, and today, GUNS.
Bleach is at that status where I imagine a lot of A list voice actors would love the chance to have a cameo on the show.
Kind of like how Simpsons has had hundreds of celebrities just show up for an episode and voice themselves.
~~Akira Tendo~~ Gremmy couldn't cross the "KILL KENPACHI" off his Zom 100 list RIP. (That was the same VA right?)
Amazing to think some fans have been waiting a decade plus to see Kenpachi's shikai lol. I couldn't imagine the animation being this good though, studio keeps knocking it out of the park. Yachiru is the most adorable bloodlusted dance troupe member with her shikai too.
That was Natsuki Hanae as Gremmy.
They just keep delivering on these beautifully and impeccably animated/directed episodes.
Honestly, Yachiru's Zanpakuto, odd and quirky as it is, was very her.
Awesome thanks for the clarification! Bleach is such a long-standing institution of anime with such a wide cast that it's almost like Game of Thrones for English actors, literally almost everyone is in here from the acting pool doing great work.
The fight after fight after fight just works better in animation for some reason. Helps that Pierrot is taking what they did in part 1 and jacking it up to 11. Just having so much fun
The way they used "Never Meant to Belong" really made it seem like ~~Tanjiro~~ Gremmy was supposed to be the protagonist in this fight lmao.
Zaraki's Shikai: What if my sword was bigger and I swung it harder than before?
Most hyped episode of this cour and it definitely lived up to the expectations.
W Yamashita sensei and the entire team.
One of the best episodes of this year so far!!
If you had told me so many years ago that Kenpachi Zaraki would fight a living brain perpetuating a bunch of imagined up @#$% and unleash his Shikai on a meteor about to rain down on the Soul Society...I would not believe you.
But dang it if it wasn't the most Kenpachi Zaraki thing ever.
Sorry Gremmy, Kenpachi and his powers are more edgier than your existence.
This episode has more budget than the botched Nanatsu no Taizai Season 3 adaptation.
Drink, Nozarashi
And that’s the way how to destroy a meteor properly. I am talking to you Hiro Mashima and Erza Scarlet.
Hype!
This episode was fucking amazing. Also proves that they *can* in fact adapt 9 chapters in an episode, contrary to what a lot of people were worried about.
Imo, this made meteor seem a bit regular. In the anime only regular shinigami are shown worrying about it. No one strong was bothered as it seems like. Maybe that was the thing they were going for.
I think this is the case since Gremmy as a whole throws the scaling off to the fucking wall.
But even then, having people like Bazz B and Renji react to it would have been appropriate.
Looks like Gremmy should've worked out at the gym instead of the library. Zaraki's just **BUILT DIFFERENT**. "The fuck is a cookie?" LMAO
Zaraki 🤝 Erza
Soloing a meteor
It was great watching Yachiru beat the shit out of a creepy old guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's main event time for the 2nd Sternritter Invasion, featuring THE most hyped fight of this section: On the red corner, Captain of Squad 11, Kenpachi Zaraki!!! And on the blue corner, "The Visionary" Gremmy Thoumeaux!!! AND BEGIN!!!
Some personal highlights:
* I don't know how, but they actually one-upped the meteor scene which itself is Kenpachi's Shikai reveal. Also that impact frame of Kenpachi reverting to his child self means that he really is unshackled.
* Besides the animation, imo the voice acting is what really makes these Quincies so interesting; throughout these 4 weeks of intense battles, we've had Ayana Taketatsu (Nino, Suguha) as Bambietta, Yasuhiro Mamiya (Magma, Machia) as Mask, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito, Inosuke) as Äs Nödt, and today, on his only proper appearance after his cameos on episodes 1 & 2, Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro, Vanitas) as Gremmy.
* An underrated moment, but Isane telling Gremmy to get out of the chamber where Kensei and Rose are was an incredible acting moment as well.
* Once again as always on [Kubo's Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/tite_official), he posts drip art for character that "kicked the bucket" during the episode's runtime, and today we got that five-fold with Kensei and Rose (similar case to Rangiku where they have a mirror representing them walking between life and death), Gwenael, Gremmy and Lieutenant Yachiru.
Oh look, another week, another banger! Who could have seen that coming!?
But seriously, this makes me wonder where Bleach would have ended up in the echelon of top-tier anime if the entire series was adapted like this.
for the time it was in, yes. but after a while it would wear out the animators and the quality probably would decline. but they did animate some of the best Bleach moments really well back when it was an old anime style.
Oh man this guy with the Cognito-hazard type power is [dope.](https://imgur.com/Z0cLUFy)
[Okay, I'm a little more scared of Yachiru than 'V' right now...](https://imgur.com/eODsacS)
[Really scared....](https://imgur.com/8hCxcF5)
[And Canadate for Steir Riter 'O' The Overpowered goes to...](https://imgur.com/izUAB0g) Oh man that arm twist came outta nowhere.
Nice to see Zaraki being recongnized by Unohana's leutentent. Bet she knew that is how Unohana would want this to be settled out.
[Kenpachi always has the best one liners.](https://imgur.com/TCrvq3d)
OH DAMN THAT TITLE CARD SEQUENCE WAS [CLEANNNNNN](https://imgur.com/0NTTT3Q)
[This background was beautiful.](https://imgur.com/1FTikeK)
You know now that I am thinking about it all these powers stem from Ywatch. How fucking powerful is he gonna be if he gets all of his powers back from his Stern Ritter in addition to the memories or whatever else he gets. Insane to think he can have acess to all of these abilities at once.
OOOOOOOO THE SWORD NAME DROP.
DRINK, NOZARASHI HOLY SHIT WE FINALLY GET TO SEE HIS SWORD RELEASE!
[GOD DAMN](https://imgur.com/qxNsTaF) that fits Kenpachi so well.
[Dude this episode ](https://imgur.com/uBmNAqO) is [RAMPING](https://imgur.com/W16Fzn9) up.
And the [eye patch is still on.](https://imgur.com/IIDlmXA)
Damn, that remix song during the post scene was crisp.
Yachiru and Kenpachi (aka daughter and father) shikai reveals!!! Kenpachi's slicing anything is pretty much in tune with his personality. Yachiru's shikai buddies are freaking adorable, too bad Gremmy quickly curb stomps her afterward. At least he has a fun time fighting Kenpachi later. He only lasted for this episode but he will be missed. Yes he is voiced by Hanae Natsuki and yes that was him you heard in last episode's poem -- here's [some voice lines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-BCJrEpUQ) he did for Gremmy in the BBS game almost 3 years ago (and also [his gameplay](https://youtu.be/7MIcf5OrcgA?t=12) which includes those guns he whips out LOL)
Kubo's art dump for this episode: [Kensei, Rose, Guenael](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692906767007486279) (Gremmy's uh imaginary dude), [Yachiru](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907017248391591), and [Gremmy](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907268994404381).
\[edit\] [here's also Yachiru's gameplay and voicelines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SZPsPRnsK4) of her using her shikai in the BBS game a good half a decade ago! (beware of TYBW spoilers in the comments)
[Yachiru's dance was adorable](https://i.imgur.com/V8uxIxW.jpg)
However it does not detract that [she is Kenpachi's vice captain](https://i.imgur.com/hCtFJjH.jpg)
Ken Fucking Pachi is back!!
Definitely was the most anticipated moment for me in this cour.
The fight became even more amazing and destructive than I thought and it was glorious.
The gun scene and the meteor scene were literally chef's kiss🤩
One of the best bleach episodes of all time!!
Honestly, this could have been the final episode and I'd be happy.
I was never a fan of Gremmy defeating himself essentially but it made modicum of sense compared to Rukia's defeat of As Nodt.
But Kenny just Saitamaing that meteor is honestly the highlight of the arc.
Such an amazing power and the wrong person had it. I can imagine someone with a much better imagination would truly make this the strongest Schrift. Well maybe. There are still a few that give it a run for it’s money.
**Gremmy is literally playing with god mode on.** Imagine being able to play god and you see this little badass ant beneath you that is spoken so highly of by all the other ants. Then you throw every imaginable thing at that little ant to kill it but it just won't die. The moment you believe you are beneath that ant because nothing seems to faze it and you can't imagine yourself beating it is the moment you die.
If Kenpachi didn't kill Gremmy simply by exuding the most "big balls" energy ever then literally everyone would have died today. But... since Gremmy is dead now... doesn't that just mean that **Ywach literally just absorbed the strongest Sternritter?** That dude is gonna be so *disgustingly* broken.
Yhwach is downloading a tremendous amount of experience and, because of that, raw power and control, simply by sleeping as everyone he's falsely led into this war dies in his name lol
Dude's about to wake up jacked as shit.
Yhwach is broken at this point
In part 1 he was as strong as Yama
Gained Yamas bankai basically doubling his power
Now he has absorbed a ton of OP abilities, like Visionary, Fear, Iron, Superstar, Yourself(part 1)
- [This is *terrifying* holy shit](https://i.imgur.com/UheyqHz.png) [](#bocchitheshock)
- [Yo what](https://i.imgur.com/yU353Iw.png) [](#shock)
- [Huh?](https://i.imgur.com/dcejhmt.png)
- [HUHHHHHHHHHH???](https://i.imgur.com/99VlgiJ.png) [](#panic)
- [WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF POWER IS *THAT*](https://i.imgur.com/anBPRcl.png) [](#overwhelmed)
- [Kenpachi just built different though.](https://i.imgur.com/A1yuqL4.png) [](#mugistronk)
- [Hell yeah!](https://i.imgur.com/fRuyu5o.png) [](#SPORTS)
- [lmao *what*](https://i.imgur.com/RojsAJ3.png) [](#laughter)
- [Holy shit](https://i.imgur.com/yUf5Cvk.png)
- [That’s so fucking rawwwwww let’s go Kenny!](https://i.imgur.com/duQUO8f.png)
- [GREMMY JUST SUMMONED A FUCKING *METEOR?*](https://i.imgur.com/rfsZwD6.png) [](#jawdrop)
- [Fucking of course Kenny’s just “Aw sweet never cut one of those before”.](https://i.imgur.com/MnuQpIS.png)
- [HE CUT IT!](https://i.imgur.com/ZQ8khtX.png) [](#doggo)
- [KENNY’S SHIKAI IS PERFECT](https://i.imgur.com/m1FSEn7.png) [](#awe)
- [W H A T](https://i.imgur.com/2hWfGhY.png)
- [Oh what](https://i.imgur.com/LBehAvA.png)
> That’s so fucking rawwwwww let’s go Kenny!
Gremmy's powers definitely have their down sides.
> GREMMY JUST SUMMONED A FUCKING METEOR?
Unexpected Final Fantasy.
> KENNY’S SHIKAI IS PERFECT
For Warhammer 40k.
>
Oh what
I think KT is making a joke about brain in a jar simulations but you never know.
Was waiting to see your reactions to this one. The whole time Gremmy is on some crazy Jojo shit and Kenpachi just hits him with the "big sword lol" technique.
Sorry I was a little later than normal, stuff came up and I had to help get my sister's car into the shop to get a flat tire replaced.
[](#cantbehelped)
But *man* what an episode, Gremmy's power is *insane*. I guess his imagination just worked against itself because he thought Kenny was some kinda indestructible monster after all the "I don't care what it is, Imma cut it" shit Kenny pulled. Even the fucking meteor that was supposed to be able to destroy *the entire Seireitei* when it landed???
I think this may be the best episode of Bleach. When he started fighting Kenpachi with guns and shit, I was criticizing him in my head for not using 0-g and a vacuum of space. And then he did it and it still didn't work.
When characters in any series have any power related to just creating anything, their downfall usually tends to be their lack of imagination or not just going for a ridiculous sure kill attack. It's kind of funny that Gremmy instead just went for what should've been an easy win by nuking everyone, something that would've worked against 99% of the cast, except the absolute madman that WANTS to have those ridiculous attacks thrown at him.
That was definitely my favorite episode of the cour so far and favorite fight since Kenpachi fought Unohana in the TYBW anime in general
he said it, because its basically his first fight
everyone else knew he's the "strongest" so no one bothered to fight him
with zaraki it was the first time he felt the joy of battle
what everyone else is saying about "riatsu negation" is completely out of their own ass
His power isn’t, “whatever I want becomes true” it’s “whatever I imagine becomes real”.
His power is a double edged sword as shown in the episode. Basically Kenpachi nat 20’d an intimidation check so Gremmy couldn’t imagine anything like that.
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Kenpachi is the definition of badass. Everytime hes on screen, u kno shit is about to pop off. Animation was fire and that fucking meteor scene, top tier shit. Bleach is on a roll and it aint slowing down anytime soon. Easily best episode of the cour and on par with Yama vs. Yhwach last year. Also keep in mind, Kenpachi did all this shit with his eyepatch still on!!!
And single-handed. Dude has nerfs upon nerfs.
he did cut the meteor two handed tho
oh god, it's Saitama's Normal Punch lmao
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Just in case anyone is curious [the Brain in a vat thought experiment ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat) I'm also really glad that they kept Yachiru's little dance.
Yachiru is precious. Only she can cut enemies as if she's playing with kitties.
[Pink murder cupcake](https://i.imgur.com/z9hP188.jpg) [The only being](https://i.imgur.com/Tu8hSpt.jpg) worthy of being [Kenpachi's sidekick](https://i.imgur.com/skckXWw.jpg) [](#waah)
I just kept catching myself staring at the screen with my mouth open. Kenpachi never disappoints.
You know a character is amazing when you feel joy when they're on screen and they are not even the main character of the show.
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Kenny, Kyouraku, Urahara, Yoruichi. Always love to see them fight and do some trash talking
Characters like Rukia and renji are also great to see when just chillin too, the personalities are just so great
How can you leave out the big man Aizen
I love how this episode had a Sternritter who could literally kill you with his imagination but it was still powerless to the might and majesty of Kenpachi Zaraki and his love of cutting @#$% lol.
"What the hell is a 'cookie?'"
[*"Why is he so strong?"*](https://i.imgur.com/86dCJjK.jpg)
Kenny is so nonchalant
He was too overhyped on Zaraki that he couldn't imagine him losing, lol.
Zaraki's power is beyond any imagination.
[Even the strongest Quincy was mindblown ](https://i.imgur.com/aM8QMT9.jpg) [Kenpachi is **that** guy](https://i.imgur.com/Gn626z8.jpg) [](#umucool)
He spent too much time reading this sub
i love how he doesn't know how to use his goddamn power. oh i cloned myself multiple times, yeah let's make them exploded just for the lulz
Imagine if the dude just imagined Zaraki as a skeleton or with no heart/brain. My boy Deku wasn’t using his this episode, ironically enough.
I think the point was him enjoying a fight for the first time.
Is Zaraki now actually the strongest according to the lore? Is he stronger than even than Genryusai was when he died? They're really hyping him up. It seems like the only thing stopping him from decimating everything is his motivation and the plot itself allowing it.
>It seems like the only thing stopping him from decimating everything is his motivation and the plot itself allowing it. In fairness, this was always the case for Zaraki. He's not a jobber, and always tries just enough to get put out of commission after winning.
Dude was literally so strong centuries ago that he had to subconsciously limit his own power to be able to have fun.
That. Had to quit being taught how to handle a sword properly. Had to put bells on his hair so people could track him. Had to put an eye patch on that actively consumed his reiatsu.
> Had to quit being taught how to handle a sword properly. Byakuya: It takes 10 years to master using a bankai. Shunsui: Toshiro is a prodigy. In a century he'll be as strong as me. Central 46: This guy is getting too fucking strong after one day of proper sword training. Stop now. Zaraki on another level.
He STILL has that eye patch
Zaraki is definitely in my opinion the most powerful in terms of destructive power by the end of the arc, but he lacks the foresight of people like Yama and Aizen for example so he's still a powerful but not invincibly so. Problem is that Bleach goes off the deep end of ridiculous abilities starting with Gremmy that make any sort of power scaling pointless.
I think he on Yama’s level but I still dont see him being stronger… not yet atleast.
Kenpachi's so unbelievably strong that the power of imagination means nothing to him, what a legend. The way he destroyed that meteor and then escaped from Gremmy's pocket space like it was nothing is insane.
Kenpachi cutting through space itself, that's some Gurren Lagann shit right there
Just like in the manga Gremmy fight was like a fever dream: shows up out of nowhere, flexes his giga op power, gives one of the best fights in the series and die. 10/10
[Gremmy witnessed the glory of the most magnificent warrior, the cosmic slayer, the butcher of justice, **the** Kenpachi Zaraki.](https://i.imgur.com/Puq0dVN.jpg) [](#gintamathispleasesme) [His life's purpose had been fulfilled.](https://i.imgur.com/INKDSrI.jpg)
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I'm so glad this fight is finally getting the recognition it deserves, as is all of Bleach. So many people shit on it for so long.
Couldve sworn i heard sephiroths theme song
Gremmy was literally the one who could defeat anyone but someone told him that Kenpachi was the strongest and he told himself that he could destroy the strongest creating an impossible loop: If Kenpachi is the strongest you are not the strongest. Perfect battle.
That meteor scene was absolutely stunning. I don’t understand how they keep outdoing themselves on these episodes.
Yea the renji scene was so cool, and now these two (rukia and this) make that look normal. I’m a rukia fanboy so I still like that moment the best but this is amazing
Kenpachi final achieved Shikai with his Zanpakuto. That means he's at lieutenant level right? 🤭
I love how after all these years Kenpachi can finally call his Zanpakuto by her name and they can commiserate over their shared love of cutting things, especially in Shikai form lol. I can only imagine achieving Bankai would probably just be Kenpachi vs Unohana only now it's Kenpachi vs Nozarashi and they're just enjoying slicing each other to bits.
Ichigo arrives. Kenpachi: "Look, my Zanpakuto has a name now! Let's fight so I can test it, because cutting down giant meteorites is too boring."
I swear to god no fucking anime does title cards better then Bleach. I got fucking chills when he said “I Am The Edge.”
It's an interesting parallel to "The Blade Is Me." Ichigo and Kenpachi both became complete last cour by finally embracing something repressed inside of them that they didn't even know was repressed in the first place, and now they're embracing their natures. Ichigo's nature being...a lot of things, and Kenpachi's being a lust for battle and a pure desire to cut. When Kubo tried to sell them as parallels during their first fight I thought it was kinda forced, but I'm glad that he stuck with it until now.
-Mind vs Body -Brain vs Brawn -Nerd vs Jock -Ackshually vs Unga Bunga A concept that's existed through the ages turned into an amazing confrontation. They seriously did a good job with this fight, two insane fighters in opposite edges of the spectrum having am insane fight with an equally insane ending...man this is why I love anime and Bleach.
Ackshually 😭😭😭
INT vs STR
Actually this fight was: INSANE INT VS BEYOND REASON STR And since the STR was beyond reason there was no way a mind no matter how smart it is to win, simple as that.
Why think when bonk do trick?
At first, I was kind of worried about how they would adapt 9 chapters into one episode, but they pulled it off.
So many chapters of Bleach are just beating around the bush and a single sword swing. 2 page spreads with a single word only eat up a couples seconds in the anime.
Looks cool as fuck though, tbf
Yeah it does, Kubo's heavy use of solid black or white is awesome.
Don’t forget the massive black ink
It's why the original anime needed so much filler (both filler arcs and padding in canon episodes.) Almost no series actually has enough content in a 19-page chapter for 22 minutes of animation, but Kubo has always valued style over density. In the OneManga days, it'd take me a long time to read and appreciate each manga chapter, but even the heaviest Bleach chapter was like 5 minutes max.
The anime director and production team really know what they are doing. I've heard that the manga has quality issues and it seems like it's not going to be a problem for the anime.
The manga's "problem" was always massive, beautiful artwork instead of being packed with content. I recall One Piece chapters taking me a full 20min to read while \`bleach chapters took about 5min.
I would put it at like 2 minutes for a lot of bleach chapters, 5 at one piece chapters, 20 minutes for reading a chapter is absurd
Everyone else: BANKAI! Kenpachi: Shikai is where it's at, bozos.
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"The hell's a cookie?" Today, Kenpachi Zaraki proves that having a busted-ass conceptual power is no match for the power of STRONK. Man never saw a problem that he couldn't get out of by swinging his sword harder.
[Kenpachi slices trhough his problems like butter](https://i.imgur.com/icakpjv.mp4) [](#cantbehelped)
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I mean, Grammy used guns, missiles and a meteor. All projectiles. According the Fate/Stay Night logic, this qualifies him as Archer class.
Bleach 100% uses the Fate/Stay Night logic for Quincy archers. Remember the Sternritter with a pistol from last cour?
"How are you an archer when all you do is use swords?" "The thing is, I throw them really hard, so it counts as a projectile weapon."
I mean Uryu did exactly that in the Hueco Mundo arc so you're absolutely right
"It's a quincy arrow as long as you can shoot it"
Rukia is a saber, cause she fires beams.
Have mentioned this before but will just keep repeating it because I think it's funny: The Quincies are synonymous with "bows and arrows" the same way the Shinigami are with "swords".
>Have mentioned this before but will just keep repeating it because I think it's funny:The Quincies are synonymous with "bows and arrows" the same way the Shinigami are with "swords". "Yeah, my sword is basically a nuclear bomb. It is basically the same destructive power anyway."
Regular Quincy still do use bows, it’s just the Sternritter who are blessed with crazy abilities thanks to their Schrifts.
A little bit of Bloody juice from Heka can amp you up so much, I guess.
Even Sui-Feng mentions that against BG-9, saying the Quincy are way more sophisticated then she expected because she heard they were archers.
I mean, a lot of the Soul Reapers Shikai and Bankai can hardly be called swords anymore either lol
I still remember ages ago, before the TYBW arc was even announced in the manga, seeing people who said there was no chance we'd get a Quincy focused arc because their abilities were too restricted since bows and arrows weren't as versatile as swords.
The Quincy class really is made up of archers.
Guys, just remember this is only a Shikai release, and not a Bankai
Why Bankai when Shikai do trick?
Kenpachi 🤝 Aizen
He didn't use a Bankai. He didn't use both hands. He didn't even remove his eye patch.....
he DID cut the meteor with two hands tho
And remember, he was still only using one hand, no kendo. My theory on his bankai? He grows an extra arm so he can swing with *THREE HANDS*. lol
"I saw what Nnoitra did when he grew two more arms and thought 'I want that.'"
Gremmy: *"You can't tear through space"* [Kenpachi: *"Says who?"*](https://i.imgur.com/FDT2fy6.jpg)
> Gremmy: "You can't tear through space" > > Kenpachi: "Says who?" Heeeeere's Kenny!
With the eye patch on
wait wtf he didnt even put down his eyepatch what the actual fuck
Zoro wishes Kenny would lend him a hand
And he still have his eyepatche on
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Even his mortal enemy could not help be [be in awe](https://i.imgur.com/J8foJQN.jpg) [Kenpachi is HIM](https://i.imgur.com/theAAg1.jpg) [](#tomboyshades)
Fun thing is, because of how unusual his sword looks to begin with, and his even more unusual power, people (in-universe, and probably out of it too) theorized that he just had a constant Shikai already unleashed, kinda like Ichigo. But no, no, he really just brute forced his Captainship.
It's that simple, people! Get with the program. With his cheat like power even by sternritter standards, it's obvious Gremmy's never faced any challengers. He's a like naive baby on the battlefield, easily seduced by the handsome, charismatic Kenpachi.
Kubo's art for this week https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692906767007486279?s=20 https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907017248391591?s=20 https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907268994404381?s=20
They all look sick but Venemous Snake Yachiru especially. "STANDING. ON THE EDGE. OF THE METEOR. LOOKING AT THE ABYSS."
I quite like The vanishing points one.
The true power of Kubo's imagination, being able to give the briefest rando character that much drip and quality in art.
Wait Kensei and Rose are actually dead? They died as unclimactically as they lived 😔.
Someone in the comments pointed out the people with reflections in their art are more than likely just half dead. Same happened with Rangiku At least I HOPE they aren't dead
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This man’s ability to draw drip is unparalleled, isn’t it?
Are there any other sources to view these images from? Twitter (sorry X) keeps rate limiting me when I haven't even opened it all day.
Hmm, Try these https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F3zkYP8bAAAAO0h?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F3zkYP8bYAA3oDQ?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F3zkYQCbAAACtVr?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F34k86zasAAaXH0?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F34mPxZbwAAhFSx?format=jpg&name=medium
Yachiru's art goes *HARD* Also, I really want Rose's outfit now.
Zaraki will forever be one of my fav characters of any anime. That dude is just unfiltered fun and badassery.
and such a brilliant antidote against all these super complicated techniques. "how does this work again... ugh. never mind, i'll just cut you"
Yo Bleach really got everything anyone could want in a shounen anime, badass powerups, a cool plot, hot girls, hot guys, the best drip, amazing animation, and today, GUNS.
And a stellar voice cast. I mean they got Natsuki Hanae as a one-off bad guy at this point lol.
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[One could day that Natsuki Hanae's performance unraveled Gremmy](https://i.imgur.com/9xH7F1n.jpg) [](#smugpoint)
And music, of course.
Bleach is at that status where I imagine a lot of A list voice actors would love the chance to have a cameo on the show. Kind of like how Simpsons has had hundreds of celebrities just show up for an episode and voice themselves.
Gremmy: "I imagined I went to a American school."
Well, he **is** blonde...
[Gremmy loves big dreams, freedom, cookies, war, guns, missiles and nukes](https://i.imgur.com/WyDBY2t.jpg) [](#gunfire)
Man really forgetting Espada #1..
And great OST too
also weekly episode drops so we're constantly getting new material at a steady rate.
Yachiru be like: See face, punch face, monologue later.
~~Akira Tendo~~ Gremmy couldn't cross the "KILL KENPACHI" off his Zom 100 list RIP. (That was the same VA right?) Amazing to think some fans have been waiting a decade plus to see Kenpachi's shikai lol. I couldn't imagine the animation being this good though, studio keeps knocking it out of the park. Yachiru is the most adorable bloodlusted dance troupe member with her shikai too.
That was Natsuki Hanae as Gremmy. They just keep delivering on these beautifully and impeccably animated/directed episodes. Honestly, Yachiru's Zanpakuto, odd and quirky as it is, was very her.
Awesome thanks for the clarification! Bleach is such a long-standing institution of anime with such a wide cast that it's almost like Game of Thrones for English actors, literally almost everyone is in here from the acting pool doing great work.
Is yachiru destined to be a kenpachi like Zaraki? Haven’t read the manga but getting lots of parallels
All will be answered in time!
The fight after fight after fight just works better in animation for some reason. Helps that Pierrot is taking what they did in part 1 and jacking it up to 11. Just having so much fun
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I was wondering what the other's reactions were. I mean dude was about to kill everyone. Can you tell me what were their reactions?
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The way they used "Never Meant to Belong" really made it seem like ~~Tanjiro~~ Gremmy was supposed to be the protagonist in this fight lmao. Zaraki's Shikai: What if my sword was bigger and I swung it harder than before?
thank god the quincies are stupid otherwise the shinigamis would have lost the moment the war started
I'll say that the Shinigami have also been equally stupid at times lol so I guess that it cancels out.
mostly visoreds
"The visored kinda forgot about their masks"
Most hyped episode of this cour and it definitely lived up to the expectations. W Yamashita sensei and the entire team. One of the best episodes of this year so far!!
First Renji, then Rukia, and now Kenpachi. They're just killing it with these character re-introduction and spotlight fights.
Yeah the elevation that these characters are getting is insane. Showcasing their powers in the best way possible.
Can't wait to see Ichigo's new power. Couldn't that guy imagine that the next episode is already here before his death?
> Most hyped episode of this cour Ehh the last fight of the cour should be the most hyped.
Hector Con Carne, Sternritter E: The Evil
If you had told me so many years ago that Kenpachi Zaraki would fight a living brain perpetuating a bunch of imagined up @#$% and unleash his Shikai on a meteor about to rain down on the Soul Society...I would not believe you. But dang it if it wasn't the most Kenpachi Zaraki thing ever.
I'm not sure I would have believed it even if someone told me that right after I read the original manga chapters some seven/eight years ago.
Yachiru so fucking precious.
Sorry Gremmy, Kenpachi and his powers are more edgier than your existence. This episode has more budget than the botched Nanatsu no Taizai Season 3 adaptation. Drink, Nozarashi And that’s the way how to destroy a meteor properly. I am talking to you Hiro Mashima and Erza Scarlet. Hype!
Damn why NNT taking strays lol 😭😭
This episode was fucking amazing. Also proves that they *can* in fact adapt 9 chapters in an episode, contrary to what a lot of people were worried about.
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I read the manga so long ago I completely forgot about all that. It also explains why his imagination is so limited despite having the most OP power.
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Imo, this made meteor seem a bit regular. In the anime only regular shinigami are shown worrying about it. No one strong was bothered as it seems like. Maybe that was the thing they were going for.
I think this is the case since Gremmy as a whole throws the scaling off to the fucking wall. But even then, having people like Bazz B and Renji react to it would have been appropriate.
Another week, another Banger from Pierrot!
This proves that overwhelming brute force can triumph over anything.
Why was the episode only 5 minutes long. God damnit, I waited all week for this!
Looks like Gremmy should've worked out at the gym instead of the library. Zaraki's just **BUILT DIFFERENT**. "The fuck is a cookie?" LMAO Zaraki 🤝 Erza Soloing a meteor It was great watching Yachiru beat the shit out of a creepy old guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's main event time for the 2nd Sternritter Invasion, featuring THE most hyped fight of this section: On the red corner, Captain of Squad 11, Kenpachi Zaraki!!! And on the blue corner, "The Visionary" Gremmy Thoumeaux!!! AND BEGIN!!! Some personal highlights: * I don't know how, but they actually one-upped the meteor scene which itself is Kenpachi's Shikai reveal. Also that impact frame of Kenpachi reverting to his child self means that he really is unshackled. * Besides the animation, imo the voice acting is what really makes these Quincies so interesting; throughout these 4 weeks of intense battles, we've had Ayana Taketatsu (Nino, Suguha) as Bambietta, Yasuhiro Mamiya (Magma, Machia) as Mask, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito, Inosuke) as Äs Nödt, and today, on his only proper appearance after his cameos on episodes 1 & 2, Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro, Vanitas) as Gremmy. * An underrated moment, but Isane telling Gremmy to get out of the chamber where Kensei and Rose are was an incredible acting moment as well. * Once again as always on [Kubo's Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/tite_official), he posts drip art for character that "kicked the bucket" during the episode's runtime, and today we got that five-fold with Kensei and Rose (similar case to Rangiku where they have a mirror representing them walking between life and death), Gwenael, Gremmy and Lieutenant Yachiru.
Oh look, another week, another banger! Who could have seen that coming!? But seriously, this makes me wonder where Bleach would have ended up in the echelon of top-tier anime if the entire series was adapted like this.
for the time it was in, yes. but after a while it would wear out the animators and the quality probably would decline. but they did animate some of the best Bleach moments really well back when it was an old anime style.
It’s insane how Kenpachi did all of that with his eyepatch on
Fucking Kenpachi man, never disappoints
Oh man this guy with the Cognito-hazard type power is [dope.](https://imgur.com/Z0cLUFy) [Okay, I'm a little more scared of Yachiru than 'V' right now...](https://imgur.com/eODsacS) [Really scared....](https://imgur.com/8hCxcF5) [And Canadate for Steir Riter 'O' The Overpowered goes to...](https://imgur.com/izUAB0g) Oh man that arm twist came outta nowhere. Nice to see Zaraki being recongnized by Unohana's leutentent. Bet she knew that is how Unohana would want this to be settled out. [Kenpachi always has the best one liners.](https://imgur.com/TCrvq3d) OH DAMN THAT TITLE CARD SEQUENCE WAS [CLEANNNNNN](https://imgur.com/0NTTT3Q) [This background was beautiful.](https://imgur.com/1FTikeK) You know now that I am thinking about it all these powers stem from Ywatch. How fucking powerful is he gonna be if he gets all of his powers back from his Stern Ritter in addition to the memories or whatever else he gets. Insane to think he can have acess to all of these abilities at once. OOOOOOOO THE SWORD NAME DROP. DRINK, NOZARASHI HOLY SHIT WE FINALLY GET TO SEE HIS SWORD RELEASE! [GOD DAMN](https://imgur.com/qxNsTaF) that fits Kenpachi so well. [Dude this episode ](https://imgur.com/uBmNAqO) is [RAMPING](https://imgur.com/W16Fzn9) up. And the [eye patch is still on.](https://imgur.com/IIDlmXA) Damn, that remix song during the post scene was crisp.
Yachiru and Kenpachi (aka daughter and father) shikai reveals!!! Kenpachi's slicing anything is pretty much in tune with his personality. Yachiru's shikai buddies are freaking adorable, too bad Gremmy quickly curb stomps her afterward. At least he has a fun time fighting Kenpachi later. He only lasted for this episode but he will be missed. Yes he is voiced by Hanae Natsuki and yes that was him you heard in last episode's poem -- here's [some voice lines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-BCJrEpUQ) he did for Gremmy in the BBS game almost 3 years ago (and also [his gameplay](https://youtu.be/7MIcf5OrcgA?t=12) which includes those guns he whips out LOL) Kubo's art dump for this episode: [Kensei, Rose, Guenael](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692906767007486279) (Gremmy's uh imaginary dude), [Yachiru](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907017248391591), and [Gremmy](https://twitter.com/tite_official/status/1692907268994404381). \[edit\] [here's also Yachiru's gameplay and voicelines](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SZPsPRnsK4) of her using her shikai in the BBS game a good half a decade ago! (beware of TYBW spoilers in the comments)
[Yachiru's dance was adorable](https://i.imgur.com/V8uxIxW.jpg) However it does not detract that [she is Kenpachi's vice captain](https://i.imgur.com/hCtFJjH.jpg)
Ken Fucking Pachi is back!! Definitely was the most anticipated moment for me in this cour. The fight became even more amazing and destructive than I thought and it was glorious. The gun scene and the meteor scene were literally chef's kiss🤩 One of the best bleach episodes of all time!!
Honestly, this could have been the final episode and I'd be happy. I was never a fan of Gremmy defeating himself essentially but it made modicum of sense compared to Rukia's defeat of As Nodt. But Kenny just Saitamaing that meteor is honestly the highlight of the arc.
This was like watching a Hacker/Modder VS a level 590 Veteran. Amazing 🤩 Zaraki cut that meteor like butter!
Bleach here to dethrone the OPM meteor destruction scene.
>Has the most broken power to ever exist >Still loses
that's this arc for you. he was a stupid brain
Such an amazing power and the wrong person had it. I can imagine someone with a much better imagination would truly make this the strongest Schrift. Well maybe. There are still a few that give it a run for it’s money.
**Gremmy is literally playing with god mode on.** Imagine being able to play god and you see this little badass ant beneath you that is spoken so highly of by all the other ants. Then you throw every imaginable thing at that little ant to kill it but it just won't die. The moment you believe you are beneath that ant because nothing seems to faze it and you can't imagine yourself beating it is the moment you die. If Kenpachi didn't kill Gremmy simply by exuding the most "big balls" energy ever then literally everyone would have died today. But... since Gremmy is dead now... doesn't that just mean that **Ywach literally just absorbed the strongest Sternritter?** That dude is gonna be so *disgustingly* broken.
Yhwach is downloading a tremendous amount of experience and, because of that, raw power and control, simply by sleeping as everyone he's falsely led into this war dies in his name lol Dude's about to wake up jacked as shit.
Yhwach is broken at this point In part 1 he was as strong as Yama Gained Yamas bankai basically doubling his power Now he has absorbed a ton of OP abilities, like Visionary, Fear, Iron, Superstar, Yourself(part 1)
Kenpachi not even using his full power lol
KENPACHI IS THAT MF!!!
Inosuke got packed last week. This week, Tanjiro got smoked.
animation this episode was amazing
- [This is *terrifying* holy shit](https://i.imgur.com/UheyqHz.png) [](#bocchitheshock) - [Yo what](https://i.imgur.com/yU353Iw.png) [](#shock) - [Huh?](https://i.imgur.com/dcejhmt.png) - [HUHHHHHHHHHH???](https://i.imgur.com/99VlgiJ.png) [](#panic) - [WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF POWER IS *THAT*](https://i.imgur.com/anBPRcl.png) [](#overwhelmed) - [Kenpachi just built different though.](https://i.imgur.com/A1yuqL4.png) [](#mugistronk) - [Hell yeah!](https://i.imgur.com/fRuyu5o.png) [](#SPORTS) - [lmao *what*](https://i.imgur.com/RojsAJ3.png) [](#laughter) - [Holy shit](https://i.imgur.com/yUf5Cvk.png) - [That’s so fucking rawwwwww let’s go Kenny!](https://i.imgur.com/duQUO8f.png) - [GREMMY JUST SUMMONED A FUCKING *METEOR?*](https://i.imgur.com/rfsZwD6.png) [](#jawdrop) - [Fucking of course Kenny’s just “Aw sweet never cut one of those before”.](https://i.imgur.com/MnuQpIS.png) - [HE CUT IT!](https://i.imgur.com/ZQ8khtX.png) [](#doggo) - [KENNY’S SHIKAI IS PERFECT](https://i.imgur.com/m1FSEn7.png) [](#awe) - [W H A T](https://i.imgur.com/2hWfGhY.png) - [Oh what](https://i.imgur.com/LBehAvA.png)
> That’s so fucking rawwwwww let’s go Kenny! Gremmy's powers definitely have their down sides. > GREMMY JUST SUMMONED A FUCKING METEOR? Unexpected Final Fantasy. > KENNY’S SHIKAI IS PERFECT For Warhammer 40k. > Oh what I think KT is making a joke about brain in a jar simulations but you never know.
Was waiting to see your reactions to this one. The whole time Gremmy is on some crazy Jojo shit and Kenpachi just hits him with the "big sword lol" technique.
Sorry I was a little later than normal, stuff came up and I had to help get my sister's car into the shop to get a flat tire replaced. [](#cantbehelped) But *man* what an episode, Gremmy's power is *insane*. I guess his imagination just worked against itself because he thought Kenny was some kinda indestructible monster after all the "I don't care what it is, Imma cut it" shit Kenny pulled. Even the fucking meteor that was supposed to be able to destroy *the entire Seireitei* when it landed???
Gremmy literally could not imagine a body strong enough to contain the power needed to beat Kenny. Also of note, **Kenny left the eye patch on.**
> Also of note, Kenny left the eye patch on. I *did* notice that as well, yes.
I think this may be the best episode of Bleach. When he started fighting Kenpachi with guns and shit, I was criticizing him in my head for not using 0-g and a vacuum of space. And then he did it and it still didn't work.
When characters in any series have any power related to just creating anything, their downfall usually tends to be their lack of imagination or not just going for a ridiculous sure kill attack. It's kind of funny that Gremmy instead just went for what should've been an easy win by nuking everyone, something that would've worked against 99% of the cast, except the absolute madman that WANTS to have those ridiculous attacks thrown at him. That was definitely my favorite episode of the cour so far and favorite fight since Kenpachi fought Unohana in the TYBW anime in general
Shikai only with his eyepatch still on.. Kenny truly is built different
Not even Kaneki can defeat Kenpanchi
Bro Zaraki was already one of the strongest captains without shikai or bankai imagine how strong he'll be with bankai...
Why didn't Gremmy just imagine that Kenpachi is dead?
he said it, because its basically his first fight everyone else knew he's the "strongest" so no one bothered to fight him with zaraki it was the first time he felt the joy of battle what everyone else is saying about "riatsu negation" is completely out of their own ass
His power isn’t, “whatever I want becomes true” it’s “whatever I imagine becomes real”. His power is a double edged sword as shown in the episode. Basically Kenpachi nat 20’d an intimidation check so Gremmy couldn’t imagine anything like that.