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Jun 17, 2009 9:58 AM
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Amazing episode glad Ichigo won even though i knew from the start he would. Inoues reaction when she saw him was really cute. I wonder whats happening so that the gate is not working I wonder if that is where Kenpatchi is.

Oct 7, 2009 10:54 PM
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Ichigo has got some inner demons to deal with...literally.

I wanna see what Toushirou's gonna do now.

(I should watch the preview before I make my posts)


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Mar 23, 2010 5:54 PM
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Byakuya is still cute. :3
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Aug 18, 2010 10:05 PM
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Liked this episode.. Too bad Byakuya lost ..
Oct 12, 2010 11:34 AM
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Wow, Ichigo has a dark side. Amazing battle! Glad to see Ichigo as the winner.
Orihime trying to catch Ichigo. XD
I wonder what is happening from that cliffhanger ending?
Nov 21, 2010 2:47 PM
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Even though Byakuya lost this fight still made him cooler!
Maybe we're going to see more from Ichigo's dark side?
Aww that's too good of a cliffhanger XD

Edit: Wow that preview was amazing, 'Matsumoto, you go home' epic!
Nov 21, 2010 3:17 PM
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one word SEXY!!!!!!!!!


Nov 23, 2010 10:01 AM
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Hell yeah that was awesome! Hollow Ichigo is the shit!
Sep 10, 2011 9:21 AM
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Always knew that mask would turn up again, finally Ichigo won can't wait to see whats behind those gates.
Dec 6, 2011 12:21 PM

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Mar 13, 2012 8:18 PM

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I like Byakuya, despite "losing", was the one who seemingly walked away fine. I thought that kept his sort of "cool" character.

Wonder whats up with Hitsugaya. Probably Ichimaru in that room...
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Mar 18, 2012 7:37 AM
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This is quite ironic. A bad gateway at the end of the episode followed by a "Bad Gateway" error on the website preventing me from watching the next episode...
Jul 7, 2012 11:45 PM

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"Conclusion Of The Death Match! White Pride And Black Desire"

Hey let's not get into racism here...
Aug 17, 2012 3:07 PM

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Ichigo wouldn't have won if it wasn't for his hollow tbh..love this episode!
Dec 17, 2012 12:39 PM

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SunsetRainbow said:
Ichigo wouldn't have won if it wasn't for his hollow tbh..love this episode!

True, the only thing I hate about him. Ichigo's about to lose versus a better enemy? Ofc no, Hollow bro is always there for him.
Dec 31, 2012 10:20 AM

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Nice conclusion to the fight. Usually when antagonists lose their fights, they become worst but I think Byakuya kept his character and coolness even after losing. He also had to fight that monster hollow Ichigo.

Cliffhanger at ending, I wonder what had Toshiro so shocked.
Apr 1, 2013 5:07 AM

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best fight
Aug 14, 2013 12:29 PM
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Meritas said:
SunsetRainbow said:
Ichigo wouldn't have won if it wasn't for his hollow tbh..love this episode!

True, the only thing I hate about him. Ichigo's about to lose versus a better enemy? Ofc no, Hollow bro is always there for him.


Still, you must admit it's gotten much more interesting when the hollow soul came out, also the inner fight of Ichigo shows us some more background to the source of his powers, I guess.
Sep 18, 2013 2:37 PM

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Really amazing episode and what a cliffhanger! Didn't expect that his hollow side would appear so sudden in the middle of a fight and oh boy was it interesting, really epic fight and ow it's so great he won! Inoue was so cute in the end, I do wonder if they'll add some romance development in this story as well, lets see what that ending was all about next!
Sep 9, 2014 2:26 AM

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I'm guessing that hollow was from that time when he was training with Urahara.. back then it looks like he drove off the hollow but now I think it just hid beneath him waiting to posses his body

what did Toshiro saw in that room? probably Gin
May 31, 2015 5:44 AM

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What an amazing fight and especially with the fact the Hollow side of him came back out to play, didn't expect that, so he's obviously still lurking in the darkest recesses of his mind or body. Wow, but at least for now he seems to to be able to fight it off.

Ichigo is so damn awesome! Awww, Orihime at the end lol.

What was in the room? D:

Bodies I bet.
Aug 23, 2015 11:59 PM

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Awesome episode 5/5 hollow Ichigo is so strong in Bon Kai mode, he was overpowering Byakuya. I like how Byakuya was so calm and serene during the whole fight. I wonder what Hitsuguya and his lieutenant found.

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Dec 27, 2016 8:42 AM

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I wanna see more Hollow Ichigo from now on shit He so reckless in that form yet so strong Well we got to wait for his next fight,Byakuya looked handsome as hell when Ichigo said I will fight the law his eyes got so big and beautiful, I wonder what happened with The old man's fight againsg Ukitake and the other guy.
Feb 17, 2017 2:40 PM

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asdfgh- i just love Hollow Ichigo in this episode ^_^'
i'm sad that they didn't do his voice this funny the other times Hollow shows up ;_;

but seriously; Byakuya's a wee bit slow if he didn't catch on there...
"Very well, i will not ask what that was right now-.." <--why not?!
it's seriously something that should be bothering you man _<D!!!
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Nov 24, 2018 11:57 PM

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(yet another good use of nothing can be explained)
wow so...byakuga did indeed defeat ichigo? he would have died for sure if the hollow didn't stop the sword. it only makes sense ichigo wouldn't have beat byakuga in two days. he can beat him for sure but not in training for two days...that's just an insult to him as a soul reaper. regardless, i was pretty surprised to see the hollow appear suddenly to save him (actually to save itself). i have my own proposal on how Hollow can fight quicker and better than ichigo: because he goes into a dark, evil way of fighting and that's something ichigo simply can't do because he's a good person. so he'll fight his own way, even though it can get him killed. it also finally makes sense that the mask appeared whenever he was pierced in a fatal way, Hollow did it so It would live on.
Mar 11, 2020 4:28 AM
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Byakuya lost but he was still cool, I really wonder what happened to Ichigo with the "other him" it's creepy.
And Orihime was so cute at the end <3
Apr 30, 2020 1:57 PM

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Raizel said:
I wanna see more Hollow Ichigo from now on shit He so reckless in that form yet so strong Well we got to wait for his next fight,Byakuya looked handsome as hell when Ichigo said I will fight the law his eyes got so big and beautiful, I wonder what happened with The old man's fight againsg Ukitake and the other guy.


Hollow Ichigo was so savage and I loved it. Ngl was so satisfying to see him messing with Byakuya, easily my favorite part of this fight.

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May 3, 2020 10:54 AM

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Ichigo has a hollow form...?
Sep 10, 2020 9:09 AM
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Holy shit, Hollow Ichigo was SICK! Had to even rewatch the moment once because of how epic it was! Glad this form of Ichigo was foreshadowed, would've been a mess otherwise.
Apr 16, 2021 9:51 PM

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this was so satisfying
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May 5, 2021 10:20 PM

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what a dope fight, loved it!!
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Aug 22, 2021 4:43 PM

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it would be much better if ichigo didn't saved by his "inner" self, or the fact that byakuya showed one hell badass attack that supposed to be only for that big clash thingy.

and inoue should marry ichigo...
Oct 31, 2021 6:31 AM

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Ichigo is Stanley Ipkiss from the Mask. I've finally realised it!
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Jan 7, 2022 1:29 AM
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Ok, fools.
You hate Byakuya now. He admitted defeat and kept his word instead of attacking Ichy after the fight.
Feb 21, 2022 6:35 AM
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Wtf is that mask??? Hollow Ichigo?

It's so satisfying seeing Ichigo won, but respect for Byakuya for keeping his words.
Jun 26, 2022 4:04 PM

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Ichigo vs Byakuya felt shorter than I remembered. Still one of the most defining fights of Soul Society though, for sure. Orihime's ditzy antics always warm my heart. After an intense duel like that, her silliness is a nice bit of relief.

Now it's time to get hyped for the real fun...
Aug 10, 2022 1:46 PM
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Hats off.
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Sep 8, 2022 6:11 PM
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MY BOI ICHIGO WITH THE HEFTY W
Nov 1, 2022 2:29 PM

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...Is that really the real reason why Byakuya wanted to kill Rukia? That's...eh. Ichigo is right; sometimes you need to fight the law instead of upholding 'em.
May 20, 2023 1:33 PM
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hollow ichigo looked really cool and powerful too. isn't he the same guy that ichigo battled with when in the sideways world with zangetsu?
Jun 15, 2023 1:13 PM
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essperava mais dessa luta... mas foi foda mesmo assim
Jul 16, 2023 7:47 AM
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That form is awesome, i love ichigo
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Jun 30, 2024 7:03 AM

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Ichigo got possessed by that other version of him and acted a lil wacky, but he won the battle by Byakuya's standards. Now for them to wrap up their act and find Renji to get Rukia out of there.
Nov 3, 2024 2:43 PM
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The match technically resulted as a draw. But Byakuya himself admitted that he lost the fight. Byakuya himself can probably still beat Ichigo even without his Zanpakuto, but I think Hollow version of him will gonna save his ass again anyway so best conclusion for him would be to fleeing away from the scene lol.
Nov 4, 2024 12:16 PM
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After making us wait for so many episodes the fight was worth it and amazing but you can tell they couldn't afford to animate from the amount of cutaways 2 other characters.
Nov 30, 2024 10:30 AM

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They don´t call him ICHIGOAT for nothing.
Soo glad he won
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Sep 5, 6:22 PM

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Well Ichigo’s fight with Byakuga took an interesting turn because while Ichigo had the advantage on the latter, for a bit, he ultimately got outclassed just by sheer experience alone but then Ichigo’s inner hollow self emerged and quite honestly I was not expecting it to show up in the fight and boy was that version of Ichigo just crazy luckily Ichigo was able to resist it and manage to continue the fight.

Eventually Byakuya conceded and handed the fight to Ichigo, he was pretty much calm throughout the whole thing and even in defeat he doesn’t seem to have lost his cool at all but rather respect Ichigo as an opponent as a whole. Pretty amazing fight regardless. And Orihime was well being Orihime and being cute at the end. But god the reactions that Tosuya and Rangiku had when they entered Central 46 really had me anxious as to what they were reacting to but that’s for the next thread. Otherwise a great conclusion to what has been an awesome fight overall.

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