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Nov 1, 2024 5:48 PM
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Misread something Yhwach said early on which left me bothered till I re-read it, but over than that, pretty good episode. Ishida vs Ichigo had a very personal tension to it, and the action was pretty solid. Good all round.
Nov 2, 2024 1:21 PM
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Nov 3, 2024 2:47 AM
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Peak anime/episode man

Nov 3, 2024 9:30 AM
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Very disappointing episode.
I just had flashbacks of the previous arcs. All the drama about that crazy heavy walk like Ichigo is squating his RP LOL. And in the even previous to the last arc, when all that drama about Ichigo getting double Zanpakutō. And evaporating the whole ocean of water by just one move.
And now he is getting his a$$ wacked by who? By that glasses guy. LMAO.
Nov 3, 2024 8:28 PM
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really love aizen fr
Nov 4, 2024 12:28 AM
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very good, love it
Nov 6, 2024 1:35 PM

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Classic, shonen characters being shonen characters lol
Nov 9, 2024 10:03 AM
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new added material really shined this episode!
Nov 9, 2024 8:14 PM
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Yaggamy said:
tasos1598 said:
They never really gave us a good explanation to why Ishida became Yhwach's successor or whatever

But they already explained it!
He became his successor because he survived Auswählen, which should have been impossible.

Oh, I thought Yhwach chose whom to remove the Quincy power from during Auswählen and Ishida was not chosen. Was there a scene showing what happened to Ishida during Auswählen? Or, did they mention what happened?
Nov 9, 2024 8:45 PM
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neffst3r said:
tasos1598 said:
They never really gave us a good explanation to why Ishida became Yhwach's successor or whatever. Ishida always felt weak and he is the most indifferent character in the anime. Also, Yhawch was 100% correct. Ichigo is naive and that's making him look bad. Ichigo be like "The world is ending and I'm running out of time, but lets just let Ishida live because Ishida". Instead of cutting him in two pieces instantly 😑.

You want Ichigo to cut his own friend in two pieces? lol
I don’t think you understand this character, we’re talking about the guy that went to check Hueco Mundo just because Nel (a friend) said that she was in danger, now he’s trying to understand why Ishida is on Yhwach’s side, he can’t just kill him like that.

He even looked sad when Ulquiorra died and Ulquiorra wasn’t even a friend of his.

I understand this character very well and I actually like that he is sympathetic even towards his enemies. Its just that during this moment, everything and everyone was hanging on his decision. Ichigo went through training with Ichibe, got a new zanpakuto, learned about his past and seemed like he became wiser. Almost every other character became wiser, or advanced in some way in TYBW. Rukia, Renji, Kenpachi, Byakuya, pretty much everyone. Ichigo's choice there didn't feel right. It felt like, it was like that in order to create suspense etcetera. But it didn't fit with the "new", improved Ichigo. It was disappointing to say the least.
Tas1698Nov 9, 2024 8:50 PM
Nov 10, 2024 3:51 AM

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Pretty boring episode. A lot of yelling, Ichigo playing the goody-good shoe protagonist perfectly to his his own detriment and a pretty lame setup of the weakest followers against the strongest Sternenritter. All the while a literally gutless Ukitake is the lifeline of all worlds... huh...
Nov 10, 2024 4:08 AM

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Yaggamy said:
tasos1598 said:
They never really gave us a good explanation to why Ishida became Yhwach's successor or whatever

But they already explained it!
He became his successor because he survived Auswählen, which should have been impossible.

Oh, I thought Yhwach chose whom to remove the Quincy power from during Auswählen and Ishida was not chosen. Was there a scene showing what happened to Ishida during Auswählen? Or, did they mention what happened?
tasos1598 said:
Oh, I thought Yhwach chose whom to remove the Quincy power from during Auswählen and Ishida was not chosen. Was there a scene showing what happened to Ishida during Auswählen? Or, did they mention what happened?

Yes, Yhwach chose whom to remove the Quincy powers from during Auswählen and he chose all impure Quincies. And Ishida was among them.
There's no scene because there's nothing to animate. They just get sick and slowly die without their powers.
Ishida was immune for some unknown reason. Even Yhwach doesn't know why he's alive, this is the reason he recruited him and made him his successor. To keep him close and study him.
Nov 10, 2024 7:07 AM
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AIZEN UWOOOOOOOOOH
Nov 10, 2024 6:47 PM
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BEST FIGHT IN THE SHOW
Nov 15, 2024 2:08 PM
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nothing really happened in this episode did it? just pointless attack spam.. Ichigo is as boring as ever, dude never has any resolve and always carries a depressed look
Yoruichi looked like a complete clown out here, wouldve been better she was sidelined like rangiku doing nothing
tybw 1st season was nice, 2nd was okayish.. 1st ep of this season was nice, last ep is neat too other than that nothing as good so far
Nov 16, 2024 12:49 AM
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Fantastic episode! Ishida vs Uryu was fantastic, gave me final Naruto vs Sasuke vibes (which was also amazing). Great development in plot from the Soul King and Yhwach side as well. Blud absorbed his father and has become a many eyed entity lol.

5/5 episode.
Nov 16, 2024 12:53 AM

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Cool animation and calling each others name every 5 sec, that's about it. Feels like Yhwach has been on the same dialogue on repeat, who's supplying him drugs?
Nov 19, 2024 8:45 AM
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Just amazing, and cinematic
Nov 21, 2024 1:59 PM
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They added Ichigo vs Uryu's fight compared to the manga and they even gave Uryu's his Vollständig along with new techniques such as giant arrow and light cage. Meanwhile, Ukitake uses the Soul King's right hand to fix the Soul King's crystal but Yhwach battles it and eventually absorbs it along with the Soul King himself. Everyone got defeated and got blown away from the Soul King Palace.
Nov 23, 2024 9:39 AM

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HHOLY SMOKES, finally Ishida is getting some justice in the anime. Excellent ep
Nov 23, 2024 3:15 PM
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Well given the title of the episode, I’m not surprised that Uryu showed up. The fact that he showed up at the nick of time to stop Yoruichi from using Sankotsuno-Jufu from creating a new Soul King is just so anime.

Uryu has definitely gotten stronger, and it seems that for whatever reason, reading that Quincy book has made him believe that there’s no chance for Quincys and Soul Reapers to live in harmony, hence why he was fighting to KILL Ichigo, and knowing Ichigo, he had no intention of doing that.

Jushiro unfortunately may have sacrificed himself in vain given that at this point, there’s no stoppping Yhwach, especially considering the fatal condition that Ichigo is in (since he’s the protagonist, he’s not gonna die; maybe Uryu has an ulterior motive and he actually spared Ichigo somehow).

Bro this is getting more intense by the minute!
Nov 24, 2024 3:50 AM
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ABSOLUTE STRAIGHT GAS
Nov 25, 2024 2:01 AM
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peak but not better than jojo
Nov 25, 2024 7:19 PM
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Damn you Uryu!!!!! I’m really holding out thinking you have something up your sleeve. I refuse to believe you really betrayed us. Pull your uno reverse like Gin did!

Yhwach is a menace to all of society. He really destroyed the Soul King AGAIN! And absorbed him at that.

RIP Ukitake. You tried…
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Nov 30, 2024 6:35 PM
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i just want to vote so only thing i would say is THIS IS A MASTERPIECE
Dec 6, 2024 4:09 PM
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Holy shit Ishida vs Ichigo and Ichigo has been taken down... what can they do at this point because after that Yhwach just absorbed the Soul King :S
Dec 8, 2024 1:55 PM

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All the flies have gathered to just jump into the fire....

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Dec 15, 2024 9:18 AM
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Loved it, the action looked great and the ost’s can’t be beat!
Dec 16, 2024 9:42 AM
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ishida's new form is bleh, i wish we got to see a more interesting powerup. and ichigo was basically even with him in base form, even if ishida was sandbagging

i wish we got to see uruychi do more than get blown away and same with the crew. they need to either change the scaling or have better fights. the animation was decent.
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Dec 19, 2024 10:33 PM

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Episode 4 is by far the worst so far. It’s essentially just Ichigo and Uryu repeating the same lines to each other over and over: Ichigo says, “I’m going to stop Yhwach,” and Uryu counters with, “I am here to stop you.” That’s it. That’s the entire exchange, stretched out across the episode.

Meanwhile, Ichigo’s friends continue to be completely useless. They’re so outclassed by their opponents that it’s almost comical. It makes the poor writing stand out even more because, despite being severely outnumbered and outmatched, they miraculously survive without any real consequences. There’s no tension, no stakes, and absolutely no believability to their continued presence in this battle.

Yhwach’s Almighty ability is another major failure in this episode. He’s supposed to be able to see all possible futures, yet he somehow doesn’t foresee anything beyond Ichigo slashing the Soul King? It’s lazy and inconsistent, completely undermining the supposed omnipotence of his power.

Yes, the animation is still good, and the OST is fine, but none of that can save the plot, which is severely lacking. The suspension of disbelief is completely nonexistent at this point. Even Urahara and his group, who are known for their quick thinking and resourcefulness, are just sitting around doing nothing. They acknowledge that Ukitake can’t hold out for long, yet they don’t take any meaningful action. It’s frustrating and feels like a waste of potentially great characters.

Overall, this episode was a major letdown. The visuals and music can’t cover for the glaring issues in storytelling and character utilization, making it hard to stay invested in what’s happening.
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Dec 19, 2024 10:37 PM

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orihime and Chad along with ganju were just standing there when ishida arrived they could have tried to stop ishida so that ichigo can deal with yhwach.

the animations were good.
@pranavcognito Why are they even there? They cannot fight against this enemy yet they aren't getting injured. Ganju's sand ability was so weak considering all these guys can fly then they just look down on them from high. Ichigo's crew should all be dead and all the soul reapers who should be able to help in this situation are standing around watching Ukitake die....this shit is bad.
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Dec 21, 2024 11:47 PM

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Fight scenes were cool but the plot is really losing me here. I really liked the first season of tybw and I liked the second season too. But this third season has just kinda been a slog so far. It feels like the stakes should be high but I don't feel any urgency. All four episodes so far are just stepping stones to drag out the killing of the Soul King. I really hope things get interesting soon because this season has kinda been a disappointment to me.
Dec 22, 2024 6:18 PM
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Animation was perfect everything from the staff was perfect the coloring was perfect everything about this episode was perfect.
Dec 28, 2024 10:53 AM

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That was a good episode, but I’m still not feeling the gravity of Ishida’s betrayal for a few reasons. First, we don’t have a full understanding of why he’s doing what he is doing. Second, I have a strong feeling that Ichigo isn’t completely done for the rest of this arc. The episode is called the betrayer, but I didn’t get as much insight as I would’ve liked. (7.5/10)
Dec 30, 2024 7:32 AM
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cada episodio só mostra o carinho da pierrot
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Amazing episode, the music always hit the background the detaild and also the story progresses.
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Ichigo not overpowering Ishida at this point of the story is nuts. Also, what's the point of Sado, Inoue & the other fella being there? As if they could ever 3v4 the Sternritter lol
Feb 27, 1:31 PM
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dogshit writing some women wrote this yapping crap.

Ichigo got lobotomized.
Feb 27, 5:49 PM
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Chad is a complete waste of time and always has been.
Apr 25, 10:47 PM
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Yourichi never gets enough screentime.
Jun 25, 12:53 AM
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Another expansion added but this one felt a little like filler
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I don't understand why the Soul King is like a mannequin, if he's supposed to be so powerful then why can't he move around and defeat or at least fight the enemy
@Maou_heika Didn't you pay attention while watching the other episodes? It has been shown and said multiple times. Yhwach even says in ep 24 that Soul King has become a mindless lump of flesh to be worshipped and that he is going to end his humiliation. In ep 28 he says that Soul King was sacrificed to maintain stability. He also holds a grudge against him for abandoning the quincies even though he saw that quincies would be anhilated in the future. Aizen was also disgusted by the fact that they were being ruled by a mindless lump and he didn't agree with it. That's the whole reason why he goes on a rant when he was getting sealed. In ep 24 we also see Ichibei holding the mutilated body of the soul king. Also Ichigo also saw a lot of Visions when he was training in the Irazusando which will most probably be explained in the next cour. You have to really be dense to miss all this.
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Fight scenes were cool but the plot is really losing me here. I really liked the first season of tybw and I liked the second season too. But this third season has just kinda been a slog so far. It feels like the stakes should be high but I don't feel any urgency. All four episodes so far are just stepping stones to drag out the killing of the Soul King. I really hope things get interesting soon because this season has kinda been a disappointment to me.
@Captainjeddy What? All the first 4 episodes were interesting. The first 4 episodes had quite a lot of lore, Yhwach's motives were expanded upon,Ukitake's backstory etc. There were quite a lot of revelations. Were you watching something else?
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