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I wanted to see your reaction to big eyeballs guy naming everything. You know that names are super important in the bleach world, whether the name of your zanpakto, or saying your name in battle, or saying the full kido spell, so you know eyeball monk guy is going to be really strong. (No Spoilers Here)
Realize that Yhwach says "so James is dead" implying that James was the actual Sternritter. Kubo confirmed in a Q&A that Mask is just a personification of his ideal hero.
Strange he wrote it as a symbiotic relationship. For some reason he wrote it as one cannot live without the other existing. Strange how James was so powerful, he created a hero that would be able to revive him in his own death. Strange that Kubo gave one Quincy a very similar power to another that can create others. Feels like it was something said to appease fans with a twist of a mystery.
@@sevionus80 I agree with you, just Kubo adding more to his story that really wasn’t needed, kinda like when he said Zangetsu was calling himself Yhwach in the first 100 chapters
@@Mugetsu2021 to be fair all writers do this, the creator of spawn came up with the "costume is alive" reveal because fans noted the inconsistency in the character outfit. If it doesn't break the story then why not
Gonna say this...If Kensei and Rose fought almost any other Quincy except for that guy or Yhwach ( probably Geraldt too), their Bankai would have been game over...Mask comeback power is just so broken, it's like fighting Majin Buu, you must destroy him whole, like Renji did ! At least we got to see their Bankai in glorious action !
Just to point out the captains didn’t see that James is important, they probably just assumed Mask de Masculine was the only threat there. so they just ignored James until he was a clear threat
I like the change in the name of Renji’s bankai. From what I’ve heard, his original bankai Hihio Zabimaru roughly translates to Baboon King Snake Tail while Renji’s true bankai, So-oh Zabimaru translates to Twin King Snake Tail, which references that it’s equal parts baboon and snake now.
You're close on So-Oh Zabimaru. It's not Twin King but Two King(s). In other words, the snake and the baboon are both equally represented now in their full power.
Yeaaaa the letters don't determine rank of strength or nothing. The letters just tell what their power is I wouldn't think too much about it. Ironically enough some of the most powerful abilities happen to be closer to the end of the alphabet than the beginning
Renji manga poem: Light a fire to the fang that cannot be reached So that I do not have to see that star So that I do not slit this throat The left arm that was pushed away by rukia when they parted. The left arm that held her when protecting her from Aizen is now apart of his bankai. Now he has to move forward for the arm to reach its target.
3 lieutenants have a hard time with Mask before defeating him but Mask was powered up by James and completely annihilate them. Now, that powered up Mask was defeated instantly by Kensei but he was again powered up and also instantly defeated both Kensei and Rose. That Mask was again powered up and even use his Vollstandig, only to be completly erased by Renji. Now, no one can talk shit again to my Man Renji💪 He's done being called a walking L😂
shut up noob its just bad writing renji was shit before this he just got a power up that's it kensei would have easily defeated him if other lieutenant had training they could have defeated him too you know write renji admired ikkaku the most
exactly what i've been saying...after all the 3rd wheel disrespect through out the series.....finally on his own, 1on 1 the real Renji we all knew was in there...F'N WON...Grtz
The most amazing thing as a manga reader is knowing how many new amazing transformations and evolutions are still to come from ALL SIDES (not both) of this war 🤐
Man, I freaking loved Rose's Bankai so much. A shame he got to fight one of the very people brave (or stupid) enough to destroy their own ears just to win a fight. On another note, RENJI GETTING RESPECT. They even gave my man a whole ass Number Two
[Tidbits & Clarifications] - Some people are confused about Rose's Bankai. It's an illusionary type, however, it seems that those illusions can affect reality as long as you believe it so. [Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong] - The aspect about Renji not knowing his Zanpaktou's True name is something we experienced in part with Yumichikia, If you recall Yumichika intentionally calls his Zanpaktou a wrong name which results in a half-released shikai. We also learned when Renji fought Byakuya that his Bankai was still immature so it was bound to improve at some point. - Renji's original Bankai name was "Hihio Zabimaru" which translates to Baboon King Snake Tail, referencing only the Baboon as the King whereas the True Name "Sōō Zabimaru" means Two Kings Snake Tail. - Many question "Why aren't the Vizards using their mask", the answer is honestly quite simple, if you think about it in most of the fights they haven't need them. For example, Shinji was easily winning until he was straight up blindsided/caught of guard, same thing happens here, Kensei has 0 issue until Mask get a random power up, then it's too late to pull out the Hollow Mask. Same with Rose, he was winning the a sudden change of events turn the table. - Ichibei reveals here that his name given by the Soul King is Manako Osho which means "The Monk who speaks the True Name" He's also the one who created the name Bankai and Shikai, this is important because names in Bleach mean a lot, to use one's power often requires a name. So Renji's question "What are you" is very fitting - As many may comment judging by Yhwach's words, James is the real sternritter. This was confirmed by Kubo in his Klub Outside QnA's, Mask De Masculine is simply a being that's made from James ideal of a Hero, which is why no matter how often he went down James could simply bring him back, James is the Fan and as long as Fans Exist, the Hero can never fade. - Soken Ishida is interesting, he seems important enough that someone like Jugram Haschwalth knows him by name, it makes you wonder what was his position back when Shinigami and Quincy were at war. - [Sidenote: The beginning of Mask v Renji is slightly different in the manga, it's has more moments of Renji overpowering Mask.]
I love that you gave the actual proper explaination for why the Vizards aren't using their masks. I'm baffled bby how many people seem to believe the fact that using the masks is forbiden as the actual, canon explaination, when 1) it's pure speculation, it's never stated nor even suggested, it's just a theory to explain why they didn't use hollowfication and 2) It's a much dumber explaination, I mean the seireitei is destroyed, shingamis are being slaughtered, they are getting wrecked but they aren't gonna use their masks because they aren't allowed to ? That's stupid. That's why I like the idea they didn't need them then didn't have the time to use them when things got sour because of how quickly them got beaten. I also like to add that in Rose's case, because of the very nature of his bankai, using his mask on top of it would be useless.
From all I've read on Rose's bankai, it's basically a music performance based illusion. That's why bursting the eardrums defeats it. The music is the catalyst to convince the mind they're drowning or being burned to ash. If you can't hear it, you break the illusion
@@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 True but at the same time, the blades wouldn’t be able to reach Yamamoto’s body as they would just melt from the temperature and Byakuya has no defense like Blut Vene to help him handle the heat. I still give it to Yama.
One thing I respect about Renji in this fight He showed up Took care of business Didn't over explain his abilities to the ENEMY. he was acting as a real Captain should have been!
Kensei actually had his Bankai revealed prior, but couldn't say it. Back in the past arc how they became hollows. When they found him, he was already in Bankai.
@BleachAshish yea, probably. I think it's because he was big and bulky like a boxer form . I couldn't remember seeing if it held a sword either so brain resembled a Bankai.
Lowkey kinda wish the renji fight lasted a little longer. I guess it makes sense to make it fast since it shows that he got really strong, but at the same time I want to see them go back and forth throwing hands more.
Here's your bit of useless (not so useless) piece of trivia: Hihiō Zabimaru (Baboon King Snake Tail): Renji's incomplete Bankai Sōō Zabimaru (Twin Kings Snake Tail): His complete Bankai Zabimaru's spirit is a Nue, a japanese chimera composed of four main creatures (as seen in early SS arc), those elements represented in Renji's character: the face of a monkey and a snake for a tail (which compose Sōō Zabimaru), the limbs of a tiger (Renji's bandana designs and tattoos) and the body of a tanuki or japanese raccoon dog (Renji has often been described as a stray dog like in Bleach volume 11) Most probably Zabimaru never fully acknowledged Renji's strength, given his constant desire to surpass Byakuya in the past rather than do it for himself, a sort of inferiority complex, with no aim and onlyfollowing Byakuya's shadow like a lapdog (as the aforementioned stray dog); now he built his strength, to crush his enemies as a true warrior. End of trivia
I’m so hyped for the next episode!! I think the poems have hinted which is the next villain to be fought-‘cause I think we had one written from Bambietta’s POV, right before her fight with Komamura-which means it’s likely gonna be Sternritter “F”, Fear-aka Äs Nödt. And, NOT a spoiler, but I vaguely recall reading the fight from the manga and thinking “this is going to be amazing animated”. ..And, as a horror fan, he’s probably my favorite Sternritter so far.
Renji's redemption is finally here. After all the disrespect, 3rd wheel shenanigans, powering up to only be let down though out the series....He finally has his moment, away from Ichigo's influence, to truly have a 1 on 1 battle,.....and F'N WIN!!!....BOUT DAMN TIME MY MAN
Only took over three hundred episodes and an out of nowhere reboot of a bankai because his original was THAT trash lmao. This ain't no dub, its just a pity W at this point 😂
I just realised that Renji did to Mask, what Mask has done to Kensei and Rose. Mask broke Kensei arm, Renji did it to him Mask pierced Rose, Renji did the same
16:50 for adorkable. Renji does not have two bankai per say. The bankai we had been seeing was the incomplete form. What we see now is his true bankai now that he is strong enough and has perfected his bankai. I believe what adorkable was thinking of was when Zamibaru showed himself to renji and we saw he was a baboon with a snake tail.
Well I'm not so sure about that. this might really be a good foreshadowing from her. Because Renji might have 2 Zanpakutou spirits who knows? If Kubo decides to continue the manga we might find out if that's true
I have a question, why have none of the Visord captains used their hollow mask, we were just told that Hollows are poison to Quincies. Wouldn't a hollowfied captain be a great resource.
A popular theory is that the use of hollowfication has been forbiden by central 46, but that one is pretty stupid in my opinion. For me the reason they didn't use it from the begining is to save their strength, hollowfication being very stamina taxing isn't anything new, plus they can only keep the mask for 3 minutes (according to the anime) and they probably expected to fight more than just one sternritter. When you know you're gonna have to run a marathon, you don't start with a sprint. Then the reason why they didn't use it during the fight is, they didn't even get the time, be it Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated, they didn't even get the time to realize they were gonna need it, let alone the time to put the mask on. I'll also add that the very nature of Rose's bankai makes it so it'd have been useless for him to use his hollow mask on to of it.
Just an FYI - not a spoiler either: Names are very important in Bleach as they are metaphysical representations of power (think of it sort of like Plato's theory of forms/platonic concepts), the names of things are what gives those things their strength, hence why Soul Reapers call out the names of their Zanpakuto for Shikai and Bankai. This is also why Renji wasn't as powerful as he could be due to not knowing his Zanpakuto's full name. Ichibei named absolutely everything in the Soul Society. I'm not sure if he also literally named the Soul Society...the Soul Society, but I wouldn't be surprised lol.
And if you look up photos of Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Impaler, you can immediately see how similar they look. Idk if Kubo took direct inspiration from the real-life guy or if it's an apt design coincidence, but yeah major Dracula vibes even back to the first episode of this cour. The scene showing Yhwach as a baby, it looked like he was draining the energy or life from the people
I feel like Mask de Masculine is kinda Don Kanonji as a Sternritter Showy, has a hero complex, never wants to let his fans down…. 😅 (I mean, at least persona wise- though Kanonji wouldn’t let James be hurt by his own attack.)
"Unless it's Ichigo" tells you how little they actually understand about Ichigo's power ups and how they come. About how they come in this series in general. Time has never been established as an overarching significant factor within this fictional world. Especially when you factor in how the unique traits, growth rates & methods of each race factor in. Let alone how they'd compound within a perfect hybrid & allow him to gain far more from the standard Soul Reaper methods.
Tells how little you understood the statement. “Unless” it’s Ichigo means it’s understood he’s gonna get his fast power ups and didnt feel it was necessary to explain cuz everyone already knows the obvious reasons he gets stronger so fast without the consequences or drawbacks. (doesn’t everyone know he is a soul reaper, Quincy, hollow?) The context of the conversation was nobody gets strong fast without a consequence or draw back etc etc “unless your Ichigo “
I said. When you have to earn it “unless you Ichigo “ you get to keep no consequences When you get it the fast way. There is a consequence “unless your Ichigo” of course. To make it simple to understand. Ichigo doesnt fit into the rules i was applying to everyone else.
@@YaBoyRockLee now feeling like you needed 2 replies to fully clarify something is ironic after initially saying it didn't have to be clarified. Hope going forward you can go into more depth in the actual video. Would be far more enjoyable for those also searching for more substance beyond the jokes.
@@Zdahszdahs lol. Because you didn’t get it and i found my first comment too messy. I listened to my video after explaining so I wrote again. We used to talk longer if you are familiar with old bleach reactions most people skip the dialogue hurting my analytics/performance. So we went for concise high energy remarks/jokes/a bit of whit, and that made retention better. Since we record so much. It works anyways, we can post more videos and talk less.
@@Zdahszdahs we talk long on end discussion but thats gets cut on youtube around the point where people start to drop out the video. So the patreon has long end discussions cuz they overwhelmingly care more than our average youtube viewer.
Renji stronger than 2 captains combined xD??? Seriously though I am happy for my man, he has been catching so many L that some people called him the Yamcha of Bleach lol.
2:28 Kyoraku going to tell ichigo's family and friends that he might not come back sounds like there might be consequences for ichigo too if he gets too strong...
Man they went all out with Renji vs Mask, Rose's Bankai looks good too. Now I'm more 3xcited for the upcoming episodes. As we move along I observed, the production keeps getting better
Im pretty sure it is based on the letter how strong you are. Cause Yhwach is letter A, and his right hand man is letter B. Bambi was trouble and she was letter E. That guy who stopped Bazz B and the letter B from fighting is letter D and they both looked scared/surprised.
Damn, i thought about vampires, but not that Drácula Alucard comparison I dont think there is any interview, but i wouldnt be surprise if Kubo is a fan of Castelvania
I believe it's quite simple to explain why. I can divide it into 2 parts, why they didn't use it from the begining, and why they didn't use it during the fight. Why they didn't use it from the begining: They were saving their strength. The hollow mask being pretty taxing in terms of stamina is nothing new, on top of that, according to the anime they can only last for 3 minutes. We should also consider the fact that they were likely expecting to fight more than just one sternritter. In short, they were waiting for the right time to use it. Why they didn't use it during the fight: They didn't get the opportunity. If you think about whenether it is Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they all went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated in an instant, they didn't even get the opportunity to realize they were gonna need it, much less the time to actually put on the mask.
@@xegin1572Nah man that explanation only works for Rose and Shinji. But not Kensei. After Mask powers up its not like he instantly wins by one shotting Kensei. Kensei still tries to attack him a bunch of times, SEES that his attacks including his Bankai's specialty ain't working and STILL doesn't pull up the mask??? Hell no. If he was knocked out while trying to pull a hollow mask your explanation might have worked but this Kensei fight disproves that notion completely.
@@sammydray5919 Rewatch the fight, Kensei first sees his Bankai dealing damage with his first strike, he sees Mask injured and in pain. Even when Mask recovers due to the Superstar, he still looks injured. After that Mask is suddenly faster and lands a few blows, then Kensei lands another blow with his Bankai which only then is completely ineffective, and right after that Mask defeat Kensei in a instant.
I'm still not sure how did James know about Renji's Bankai! He was wondering why the bankai looks different although Renji never used it against him before. And obviously James can't know all types of bankai... Plot hole?😅
They have been living in the shadows of Soul Society for a thousand years, it was already explained. They were probably eating popcorn while he showcased Zabimaru against Byakuya lol
all this time, Renji only use his Snake King and not the Baboon King. Means he only use 50% of his true bankai. His rue bankai are he combinati on of both Snake and Baboon.
Like, mad respect to Kensei and Rose - Kensei would have maxed him without that power-up, and if Rose had been calmer and not as mad about Kensei and kept his mouth shut, he would have also killed Mask. Hell, the three lieutenant-level fighters killed him before. Mask in his base form was an easy defeat; the power-up was the biggest problem. Well done to Renji though, that training made him seriously strong; would have preferred to see a demerit to having his Zanpakto's name revealed by another - like he's not allowed to lose every again, or else lose his Zanpakto entirely - but still very satisfying.
15:41 That explains why Renji has had an infamously weak Bankai all through the series. He developed it on his own, in secret, and he didn't do it right.
And yet Hihiho Zabimaru is only the 3rd weakest bankai, arguably the 4th depending on how you compare it to Jakuhō Raikōben, which packs overwhelmingly more firepower but is also overwhelmingly more limited in terms of usability in battle
@@Taiga-16 I agree, but I can see people arguing that the whole point of having diverse abilities is that one beating the other does not mean it's automatically better, and argue from there that due to Jakuho Raikoben's many flaws and drawbacks, it's a worse bankai than Hihio Zabimaru who's relatively versatile.
You know Lee is a renji fan when he’s been calling him by his government name since the beginning of bleach lol. I’ll admit, renji needed a dub but I didn’t like that the two visored captains had to take L’s for it to happen. Especially cause I like both their Bankais. But renji’s new Bankai is dope.
Is it ever explained why the Vizards never used their Hollow powers during these fights? Pretty sure the masks are supposed to be massive boosts so why wouldn't they? Also it would have made for witty banter: "aha! I see you 2 are also masked wrestlers like me!"
Hmm not really. I think it was stated or a theory that they just wanted to full embrace being captains/soul reapers again and a condition of them coming back was to not use those hollow powers. But have to look more into it
As far as I know Kubo never explained it. The only one we know about is Ichigo because all of his powers fused together so the mask's power is always on. But the rest of the Vizards never used their masks even in the manga (except Mashiro in that training scene).
I believe it's actually quite simple to explain why. I can divide it into 2 parts, why they didn't use it from the begining, and why they didn't use it during the fight. Why they didn't use it from the begining: They were saving their strength. The hollow mask being pretty taxing in terms of stamina is nothing new, on top of that, according to the anime they can only last for 3 minutes. We should also consider the fact that they were likely expecting to fight more than just one sternritter. In short, they were waiting for the right time to use it. Why they didn't use it during the fight: They didn't get the opportunity. If you think about whenether it is Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they all went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated in an instant, they didn't even get the opportunity to realize they were gonna need it, much less the time to actually put on the mask.
First ever Renji W in the series (I don’t think he’s ever won before at least lmao) but at least now we know why his bankai, although looking cool, was kinda lacking before
big up to renji ,but dude defeated himself by killing james due to his own arrogance . how long would it have taken renji to figure out a way to kill them both for good?
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@@ohsipapirugen877 renji finally released from fraud academy
I wanted to see your reaction to big eyeballs guy naming everything. You know that names are super important in the bleach world, whether the name of your zanpakto, or saying your name in battle, or saying the full kido spell, so you know eyeball monk guy is going to be really strong. (No Spoilers Here)
@@benloper5727 oh. Reaction to it? Like we nodded and listened 😅
Realize that Yhwach says "so James is dead" implying that James was the actual Sternritter. Kubo confirmed in a Q&A that Mask is just a personification of his ideal hero.
Strange he wrote it as a symbiotic relationship. For some reason he wrote it as one cannot live without the other existing.
Strange how James was so powerful, he created a hero that would be able to revive him in his own death.
Strange that Kubo gave one Quincy a very similar power to another that can create others.
Feels like it was something said to appease fans with a twist of a mystery.
@@sevionus80 I agree with you, just Kubo adding more to his story that really wasn’t needed, kinda like when he said Zangetsu was calling himself Yhwach in the first 100 chapters
@@sevionus80whats so strange about it???
@@Mugetsu2021 to be fair all writers do this, the creator of spawn came up with the "costume is alive" reveal because fans noted the inconsistency in the character outfit. If it doesn't break the story then why not
I don't know if that's true, because Superstar ends up killing James with his Supernova. I think Mask De Masculine's real name is James.
Renji showed the haters that he's HIM
HIM who?
@@kevinbrooks9074 ayo stop the disrespect already
@random.randint Halt the accusations, Sir.
bro he got a power up
He showed us that he just became him because until this episode he was definitely NOT HIM
Quick note James is the sternritter, Mask is just a manifestation of his power
Gonna say this...If Kensei and Rose fought almost any other Quincy except for that guy or Yhwach ( probably Geraldt too), their Bankai would have been game over...Mask comeback power is just so broken, it's like fighting Majin Buu, you must destroy him whole, like Renji did ! At least we got to see their Bankai in glorious action !
Lile and Gremmy beat both for sure. Pernida and Askin (mostly because both are durable af) would also probably beat Kensei
any royal guard, jugram and gremmy would destroy both kensei and rose lol
Bear minimum at least 10 Sternritter beat Kensei and Rose. Rose's Bankai is still really cool though
Regardless of the battle outcome, seeing everyone's Bankais is incredible
Just to point out the captains didn’t see that James is important, they probably just assumed Mask de Masculine was the only threat there. so they just ignored James until he was a clear threat
yeah they lost due to their hubris
Exactly
I like the change in the name of Renji’s bankai. From what I’ve heard, his original bankai Hihio Zabimaru roughly translates to Baboon King Snake Tail while Renji’s true bankai, So-oh Zabimaru translates to Twin King Snake Tail, which references that it’s equal parts baboon and snake now.
You're close on So-Oh Zabimaru. It's not Twin King but Two King(s). In other words, the snake and the baboon are both equally represented now in their full power.
Yeaaaa the letters don't determine rank of strength or nothing. The letters just tell what their power is I wouldn't think too much about it. Ironically enough some of the most powerful abilities happen to be closer to the end of the alphabet than the beginning
Rukia is gonna be epic next week.after all these years were gonna see it animated 😢
Let's see if they can make it creepier than the manga
Tatarforas was dope
Renji manga poem: Light a fire to the fang that cannot be reached
So that I do not have to see that star
So that I do not slit this throat
The left arm that was pushed away by rukia when they parted. The left arm that held her when protecting her from Aizen is now apart of his bankai. Now he has to move forward for the arm to reach its target.
3 lieutenants have a hard time with Mask before defeating him but Mask was powered up by James and completely annihilate them. Now, that powered up Mask was defeated instantly by Kensei but he was again powered up and also instantly defeated both Kensei and Rose. That Mask was again powered up and even use his Vollstandig, only to be completly erased by Renji.
Now, no one can talk shit again to my Man Renji💪 He's done being called a walking L😂
To bad kensei isn’t dude is such a badass only to get humbled in both his major fights, one being off screen
Trying to make up for the hueco Mundo arc
shut up noob its just bad writing
renji was shit before this
he just got a power up that's it
kensei would have easily defeated him
if other lieutenant had training they could have defeated him too
you know write renji admired ikkaku the most
exactly what i've been saying...after all the 3rd wheel disrespect through out the series.....finally on his own, 1on 1 the real Renji we all knew was in there...F'N WON...Grtz
Why Kubo hate Kensei so much? His design is top
The most amazing thing as a manga reader is knowing how many new amazing transformations and evolutions are still to come from ALL SIDES (not both) of this war 🤐
Man, I freaking loved Rose's Bankai so much. A shame he got to fight one of the very people brave (or stupid) enough to destroy their own ears just to win a fight.
On another note, RENJI GETTING RESPECT. They even gave my man a whole ass Number Two
Now You Feel Like Number Two!
Shining Bright For Just a Few!
@@gremmythoumeaux2393 Living out your fantasy, you're the second brightest star to see
Random person: "why the hell did you tell him how your bankai works if you don't want him to counter it?!"
Rose: ... alas. It is the law of anime.
@@Akaritomi tbf who would expect the guy to blow out his eardrums to counter it?
I love his Bankai too but why he gotta be an idiot and tell him EVERYTHING about his Bankai?
[Tidbits & Clarifications]
- Some people are confused about Rose's Bankai. It's an illusionary type, however, it seems that those illusions can affect reality as long as you believe it so. [Anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong]
- The aspect about Renji not knowing his Zanpaktou's True name is something we experienced in part with Yumichikia, If you recall Yumichika intentionally calls his Zanpaktou a wrong name which results in a half-released shikai.
We also learned when Renji fought Byakuya that his Bankai was still immature so it was bound to improve at some point.
- Renji's original Bankai name was "Hihio Zabimaru" which translates to Baboon King Snake Tail, referencing only the Baboon as the King whereas the True Name "Sōō Zabimaru" means Two Kings Snake Tail.
- Many question "Why aren't the Vizards using their mask", the answer is honestly quite simple, if you think about it in most of the fights they haven't need them. For example, Shinji was easily winning until he was straight up blindsided/caught of guard, same thing happens here, Kensei has 0 issue until Mask get a random power up, then it's too late to pull out the Hollow Mask. Same with Rose, he was winning the a sudden change of events turn the table.
- Ichibei reveals here that his name given by the Soul King is Manako Osho which means "The Monk who speaks the True Name"
He's also the one who created the name Bankai and Shikai, this is important because names in Bleach mean a lot, to use one's power often requires a name.
So Renji's question "What are you" is very fitting
- As many may comment judging by Yhwach's words, James is the real sternritter. This was confirmed by Kubo in his Klub Outside QnA's, Mask De Masculine is simply a being that's made from James ideal of a Hero, which is why no matter how often he went down James could simply bring him back, James is the Fan and as long as Fans Exist, the Hero can never fade.
- Soken Ishida is interesting, he seems important enough that someone like Jugram Haschwalth knows him by name, it makes you wonder what was his position back when Shinigami and Quincy were at war.
- [Sidenote: The beginning of Mask v Renji is slightly different in the manga, it's has more moments of Renji overpowering Mask.]
I love that you gave the actual proper explaination for why the Vizards aren't using their masks. I'm baffled bby how many people seem to believe the fact that using the masks is forbiden as the actual, canon explaination, when 1) it's pure speculation, it's never stated nor even suggested, it's just a theory to explain why they didn't use hollowfication and 2) It's a much dumber explaination, I mean the seireitei is destroyed, shingamis are being slaughtered, they are getting wrecked but they aren't gonna use their masks because they aren't allowed to ? That's stupid. That's why I like the idea they didn't need them then didn't have the time to use them when things got sour because of how quickly them got beaten. I also like to add that in Rose's case, because of the very nature of his bankai, using his mask on top of it would be useless.
From all I've read on Rose's bankai, it's basically a music performance based illusion. That's why bursting the eardrums defeats it. The music is the catalyst to convince the mind they're drowning or being burned to ash. If you can't hear it, you break the illusion
If Renji got this strong after training in the Soul Palace, imagine how much stronger Byakuya got.
Yeeeees!
He's gonna come back with his Bankai upgraded and with a cool outfit!!
Byakuya AFTER the Soul Palace vs One armed Yamamoto.... Who's walking away as head captain?
@@aidensnew8562 Difficult to say, Yamamoto is kinda always nerferd since he can't use his powers for very long.....they would destroy Soul society.
@@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 True but at the same time, the blades wouldn’t be able to reach Yamamoto’s body as they would just melt from the temperature and Byakuya has no defense like Blut Vene to help him handle the heat. I still give it to Yama.
One thing I respect about Renji in this fight
He showed up
Took care of business
Didn't over explain his abilities to the ENEMY.
he was acting as a real Captain should have been!
Next 2 episodes are gonna be my most awaited episodes for years!!!
Yeeeees!!!! Is incredible!
Please tell me we are getting kenapchi vs grenmy in next two ep😭
@@aryansood9521 fuck yes we are
@@aryansood9521 rukia vs as nodt and then kenpachi vs gremmy
@@random.randint hell yeah..finally....that shit was above peak...🔥
All the 3 visoreds got the same treatment lmfao 😹😹
We HAVE seen Kensei activate his Bankai before. He used it in his offscreen battle with the modified Arrancar Wonderweiss....where he was defeated
Kensei gets so fucking shafted. Dude literally attacks internal organs with his Bankai, and it always gets worfed.
@@thomasschmelzer7676 The Vizards as a whole get shafted so hard and I hate it
Kensei actually had his Bankai revealed prior, but couldn't say it. Back in the past arc how they became hollows. When they found him, he was already in Bankai.
he fought wonderweiss with it
He wasn't in bankai then. He released it against Wonderweiss first time.
Well, it's the look of the 2. He could say it, but the look on his Bankai state and way back look very similar
@@ProfBills When they found Kensei hollowfied, white rods were sticking out of his back. That was his hollow form.
@BleachAshish yea, probably. I think it's because he was big and bulky like a boxer form . I couldn't remember seeing if it held a sword either so brain resembled a Bankai.
Lowkey kinda wish the renji fight lasted a little longer. I guess it makes sense to make it fast since it shows that he got really strong, but at the same time I want to see them go back and forth throwing hands more.
Here's your bit of useless (not so useless) piece of trivia:
Hihiō Zabimaru (Baboon King Snake Tail): Renji's incomplete Bankai
Sōō Zabimaru (Twin Kings Snake Tail): His complete Bankai
Zabimaru's spirit is a Nue, a japanese chimera composed of four main creatures (as seen in early SS arc), those elements represented in Renji's character: the face of a monkey and a snake for a tail (which compose Sōō Zabimaru), the limbs of a tiger (Renji's bandana designs and tattoos) and the body of a tanuki or japanese raccoon dog (Renji has often been described as a stray dog like in Bleach volume 11)
Most probably Zabimaru never fully acknowledged Renji's strength, given his constant desire to surpass Byakuya in the past rather than do it for himself, a sort of inferiority complex, with no aim and onlyfollowing Byakuya's shadow like a lapdog (as the aforementioned stray dog); now he built his strength, to crush his enemies as a true warrior.
End of trivia
Loved seeing all the bankais! They were all great🔥
yeah 3 bankai in one episode!😍
@@Lyaagatoright! They were all epic in their own ways
I can see RockLee loves Mask's voice actor haha,great episode!
Renji came back for Dune 2.
The bankais were awesome! Wish kenseis fight was longer, I just love close combat fighting cuz it’s just straight throwing hands
I’m so hyped for the next episode!!
I think the poems have hinted which is the next villain to be fought-‘cause I think we had one written from Bambietta’s POV, right before her fight with Komamura-which means it’s likely gonna be Sternritter “F”, Fear-aka Äs Nödt.
And, NOT a spoiler, but I vaguely recall reading the fight from the manga and thinking “this is going to be amazing animated”.
..And, as a horror fan, he’s probably my favorite Sternritter so far.
I love how you guys looked at each other when the bisected James sprouted up again.
Rukia was the only one of crew, other than Ichigo, to take down an Espada in a 1v1!
Truth
Byakuya knows a bankai when he sees one... Renji's Bankai being just one of them
Also No, 2 captains got bodied and 1 liutenant, a 3rd, and a 4th seat. And Rukia took both since renji obviously said to take both captains. .-.
RIP Mask you were the best hero in all of bleach. No whining, no crying and no b*tching. Just pure awesomeness.
Renji beat fraud allegations
10:13 That's my Goat right there 🙌🏾
the letters signify their ability his majesty gives out
Renji the goat his drip is insane
RENJI IS GOATED PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAMEEEEE
Let's be honest, WHO IS EVEN SURPRISED? Renji been bodying people since day 1 this is just another weekend for him 💯💯💯
No he has not
U got be capping at FIRST 😭 but until now yes they giving him some respect finally
To all the Renji hater take that I never lost faith on Renjis abilities
Simp
"White Haze"! can't wait to see Rukiya's Bankai , and Byakuya will back
Lol, the monkey was basically holding out on him, of you guys seen the zanpacto arc, zabimanru really doesn’t respect renji
Renji's redemption is finally here. After all the disrespect, 3rd wheel shenanigans, powering up to only be let down though out the series....He finally has his moment, away from Ichigo's influence, to truly have a 1 on 1 battle,.....and F'N WIN!!!....BOUT DAMN TIME MY MAN
Only took over three hundred episodes and an out of nowhere reboot of a bankai because his original was THAT trash lmao. This ain't no dub, its just a pity W at this point 😂
James is the real sternritter
Mask is supposed to be his ideal superstar
I just realised that Renji did to Mask, what Mask has done to Kensei and Rose.
Mask broke Kensei arm, Renji did it to him
Mask pierced Rose, Renji did the same
16:50 for adorkable. Renji does not have two bankai per say. The bankai we had been seeing was the incomplete form. What we see now is his true bankai now that he is strong enough and has perfected his bankai. I believe what adorkable was thinking of was when Zamibaru showed himself to renji and we saw he was a baboon with a snake tail.
Well I'm not so sure about that. this might really be a good foreshadowing from her. Because Renji might have 2 Zanpakutou spirits who knows? If Kubo decides to continue the manga we might find out if that's true
8:10 DID YOU JUST PREDICT THE FUTURE ?!?!??!!!!
The letters aren’t indicative of how strong you are. You are assigned a letter which is taken from the ability you have. Its not based off rank
@04:07 we see Kensei's Bankai in FKT arc against Wonderweiss.
Great reaction 🔥 Next episodes are gonna be FIRE
Glad you guys finally get to see your boi renji reach his peak
Love you guys
Wrenji’s greatest dub
I have a question, why have none of the Visord captains used their hollow mask, we were just told that Hollows are poison to Quincies. Wouldn't a hollowfied captain be a great resource.
A popular theory is that the use of hollowfication has been forbiden by central 46, but that one is pretty stupid in my opinion.
For me the reason they didn't use it from the begining is to save their strength, hollowfication being very stamina taxing isn't anything new, plus they can only keep the mask for 3 minutes (according to the anime) and they probably expected to fight more than just one sternritter. When you know you're gonna have to run a marathon, you don't start with a sprint.
Then the reason why they didn't use it during the fight is, they didn't even get the time, be it Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated, they didn't even get the time to realize they were gonna need it, let alone the time to put the mask on. I'll also add that the very nature of Rose's bankai makes it so it'd have been useless for him to use his hollow mask on to of it.
9:42 he looks like he got hit with a star shaped cookie cutter 😂
Just an FYI - not a spoiler either: Names are very important in Bleach as they are metaphysical representations of power (think of it sort of like Plato's theory of forms/platonic concepts), the names of things are what gives those things their strength, hence why Soul Reapers call out the names of their Zanpakuto for Shikai and Bankai. This is also why Renji wasn't as powerful as he could be due to not knowing his Zanpakuto's full name. Ichibei named absolutely everything in the Soul Society. I'm not sure if he also literally named the Soul Society...the Soul Society, but I wouldn't be surprised lol.
And if you look up photos of Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Impaler, you can immediately see how similar they look. Idk if Kubo took direct inspiration from the real-life guy or if it's an apt design coincidence, but yeah major Dracula vibes even back to the first episode of this cour. The scene showing Yhwach as a baby, it looked like he was draining the energy or life from the people
I feel like Mask de Masculine is kinda Don Kanonji as a Sternritter
Showy, has a hero complex, never wants to let his fans down…. 😅
(I mean, at least persona wise- though Kanonji wouldn’t let James be hurt by his own attack.)
next 3 eps are amazing
"Unless it's Ichigo" tells you how little they actually understand about Ichigo's power ups and how they come. About how they come in this series in general. Time has never been established as an overarching significant factor within this fictional world. Especially when you factor in how the unique traits, growth rates & methods of each race factor in. Let alone how they'd compound within a perfect hybrid & allow him to gain far more from the standard Soul Reaper methods.
Tells how little you understood the statement. “Unless” it’s Ichigo means it’s understood he’s gonna get his fast power ups and didnt feel it was necessary to explain cuz everyone already knows the obvious reasons he gets stronger so fast without the consequences or drawbacks. (doesn’t everyone know he is a soul reaper, Quincy, hollow?)
The context of the conversation was nobody gets strong fast without a consequence or draw back etc etc “unless your Ichigo “
I said. When you have to earn it “unless you Ichigo “ you get to keep no consequences When you get it the fast way. There is a consequence “unless your Ichigo” of course.
To make it simple to understand. Ichigo doesnt fit into the rules i was applying to everyone else.
@@YaBoyRockLee now feeling like you needed 2 replies to fully clarify something is ironic after initially saying it didn't have to be clarified. Hope going forward you can go into more depth in the actual video. Would be far more enjoyable for those also searching for more substance beyond the jokes.
@@Zdahszdahs lol. Because you didn’t get it and i found my first comment too messy. I listened to my video after explaining so I wrote again.
We used to talk longer if you are familiar with old bleach reactions most people skip the dialogue hurting my analytics/performance. So we went for concise high energy remarks/jokes/a bit of whit, and that made retention better. Since we record so much. It works anyways, we can post more videos and talk less.
@@Zdahszdahs we talk long on end discussion but thats gets cut on youtube around the point where people start to drop out the video. So the patreon has long end discussions cuz they overwhelmingly care more than our average youtube viewer.
All the Renji haters been real quiet since this episode dropped.
16:16 you guys are the like only ones that caught thank ty
Why is this week's update faster than usual? I thought that these people discriminate BLEACH for each part and make light of it
Renji stronger than 2 captains combined xD??? Seriously though I am happy for my man, he has been catching so many L that some people called him the Yamcha of Bleach lol.
No no that’s Chad.
@@royalreptile923 Both are victims of the Worf effect
2:28 Kyoraku going to tell ichigo's family and friends that he might not come back sounds like there might be consequences for ichigo too if he gets too strong...
Man they went all out with Renji vs Mask, Rose's Bankai looks good too. Now I'm more 3xcited for the upcoming episodes. As we move along I observed, the production keeps getting better
Im pretty sure it is based on the letter how strong you are. Cause Yhwach is letter A, and his right hand man is letter B. Bambi was trouble and she was letter E. That guy who stopped Bazz B and the letter B from fighting is letter D and they both looked scared/surprised.
Mask Accidentally killing James is Renjis plan all along
He knows that Mask will use a star beam on him that's why he drop at where James is.
RENJI W
18:34 it’s even tougher being a rose fan everyone thinks he’s weak now and that’s just not it superstar knew he could heal if he killed his ears off
SOO ZABIMARU
Damn, i thought about vampires, but not that Drácula Alucard comparison
I dont think there is any interview, but i wouldnt be surprise if Kubo is a fan of Castelvania
Why are the vizards not hollowfying??????
I believe it's quite simple to explain why. I can divide it into 2 parts, why they didn't use it from the begining, and why they didn't use it during the fight.
Why they didn't use it from the begining:
They were saving their strength. The hollow mask being pretty taxing in terms of stamina is nothing new, on top of that, according to the anime they can only last for 3 minutes. We should also consider the fact that they were likely expecting to fight more than just one sternritter. In short, they were waiting for the right time to use it.
Why they didn't use it during the fight:
They didn't get the opportunity. If you think about whenether it is Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they all went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated in an instant, they didn't even get the opportunity to realize they were gonna need it, much less the time to actually put on the mask.
@@xegin1572Nah man that explanation only works for Rose and Shinji. But not Kensei. After Mask powers up its not like he instantly wins by one shotting Kensei. Kensei still tries to attack him a bunch of times, SEES that his attacks including his Bankai's specialty ain't working and STILL doesn't pull up the mask??? Hell no. If he was knocked out while trying to pull a hollow mask your explanation might have worked but this Kensei fight disproves that notion completely.
@@sammydray5919 Rewatch the fight, Kensei first sees his Bankai dealing damage with his first strike, he sees Mask injured and in pain. Even when Mask recovers due to the Superstar, he still looks injured. After that Mask is suddenly faster and lands a few blows, then Kensei lands another blow with his Bankai which only then is completely ineffective, and right after that Mask defeat Kensei in a instant.
I'm still not sure how did James know about Renji's Bankai! He was wondering why the bankai looks different although Renji never used it against him before.
And obviously James can't know all types of bankai... Plot hole?😅
My guess would be that the forms of the Bankai are recorded in the Daten.
They have datas that they share between them
They have been living in the shadows of Soul Society for a thousand years, it was already explained. They were probably eating popcorn while he showcased Zabimaru against Byakuya lol
@mongreltwoo6972He didn't use his bankai back then. He just got one shot and+ Mask de masculine said he didn't know lieutenant could have bankai.
We have aleady been introduced to vampires in bleach, in one of the filler arcs.
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Visoreds got jobbed, but Renji showed up and showed why he was that dude.
Bruh that title is foul 😂😂
all this time, Renji only use his Snake King and not the Baboon King. Means he only use 50% of his true bankai. His rue bankai are he combinati
on of both Snake and Baboon.
Rose talks too much. He should've just killed mask right there lol
Like, mad respect to Kensei and Rose - Kensei would have maxed him without that power-up, and if Rose had been calmer and not as mad about Kensei and kept his mouth shut, he would have also killed Mask. Hell, the three lieutenant-level fighters killed him before. Mask in his base form was an easy defeat; the power-up was the biggest problem. Well done to Renji though, that training made him seriously strong; would have preferred to see a demerit to having his Zanpakto's name revealed by another - like he's not allowed to lose every again, or else lose his Zanpakto entirely - but still very satisfying.
Renji got a W; it’s very surprising 😂
The Vizards being disrespected 😔
15:41
That explains why Renji has had an infamously weak Bankai all through the series.
He developed it on his own, in secret, and he didn't do it right.
And yet Hihiho Zabimaru is only the 3rd weakest bankai, arguably the 4th depending on how you compare it to Jakuhō Raikōben, which packs overwhelmingly more firepower but is also overwhelmingly more limited in terms of usability in battle
@@xegin1572I'm sure Jakuho Raigoben could one shot Hihio Zabimaru
@@Taiga-16 I agree, but I can see people arguing that the whole point of having diverse abilities is that one beating the other does not mean it's automatically better, and argue from there that due to Jakuho Raikoben's many flaws and drawbacks, it's a worse bankai than Hihio Zabimaru who's relatively versatile.
You know Lee is a renji fan when he’s been calling him by his government name since the beginning of bleach lol. I’ll admit, renji needed a dub but I didn’t like that the two visored captains had to take L’s for it to happen. Especially cause I like both their Bankais. But renji’s new Bankai is dope.
Is it ever explained why the Vizards never used their Hollow powers during these fights? Pretty sure the masks are supposed to be massive boosts so why wouldn't they? Also it would have made for witty banter: "aha! I see you 2 are also masked wrestlers like me!"
Hmm not really. I think it was stated or a theory that they just wanted to full embrace being captains/soul reapers again and a condition of them coming back was to not use those hollow powers. But have to look more into it
@@kamlee8160 sounds like BS to me. I'd rather stay on earth and enjoy the life I built.
Also we saw Mashiro use her mask!
@@Akaritomi yeah we all felt the same way lol
As far as I know Kubo never explained it. The only one we know about is Ichigo because all of his powers fused together so the mask's power is always on. But the rest of the Vizards never used their masks even in the manga (except Mashiro in that training scene).
I believe it's actually quite simple to explain why. I can divide it into 2 parts, why they didn't use it from the begining, and why they didn't use it during the fight.
Why they didn't use it from the begining:
They were saving their strength. The hollow mask being pretty taxing in terms of stamina is nothing new, on top of that, according to the anime they can only last for 3 minutes. We should also consider the fact that they were likely expecting to fight more than just one sternritter. In short, they were waiting for the right time to use it.
Why they didn't use it during the fight:
They didn't get the opportunity. If you think about whenether it is Kensei, Rose or even Shinji in the previous episode, they all went straight from having the advantage without the mask to being defeated in an instant, they didn't even get the opportunity to realize they were gonna need it, much less the time to actually put on the mask.
Suara gamelan pengiring tari pendet bali 🇮🇩
First ever Renji W in the series (I don’t think he’s ever won before at least lmao) but at least now we know why his bankai, although looking cool, was kinda lacking before
I think he won against one of Grimmjow's Fraccion, and one of the Fullbringers. And of course Mask.
@@cosesu8929 I forgot about those lol, first major win from renji then lol
Tbh I keep waiting for that common Renji L to drop😅, but nah this is a rare Renji W
I learned in this episode that if someone wants to defeat Roman Reigns, that person should take down Paul Haymen first.
big up to renji ,but dude defeated himself by killing james due to his own arrogance . how long would it have taken renji to figure out a way to kill them both for good?
Please upload Gear 5th