People say Bleach has zero/bad world building because it isn’t laid out in front of you in big chunks. You have to piece things together and often make the connections yourself. I can’t think of any instances where you’re spoon fed massive exposition dumps that tie multiple concepts and ideas together. Don’t even get me started on people complaining about Ichigo (and others) having no personality or defined goals. It drives me bonkers dawg lmao. With that said, WONDERFUL VIDEO
Largely I agree, but I do think this has SOME of those Shonen world lore dumps, but they are often framed much better and, especially early on, are framed through Rukias understand of the world, which itself grows and evolves. What I think bleach does is that it never serves stuff up more than once. So you are right on the money with how it expects you to piece it together. They also become less and less as the series progresses. Also, more often than not , those lore dumps are presented somewhat angrily, as Rukia is mad at Ichigo for not already knowing it for some reason.
Bleach has the best world building out of any shonen and yes that includes HxH. Narratively it isn’t the best not even top 10 shonen of all time but the secondary characters, the mundane things they do, the chemistry, the villains, the concept of the afterlife and how Ichigo’s friend interact makes Bleach an amazing experience. It’s my favorite shonen of all time even with it flaws, the world feels very real and alive, I feel like I could belong in this world. Bleach needs the HxH 2011 treatment and get rebooted entirely and scrap the meaningless filler *cough cough* bount arc.
I mean, my problem with bleach lore is it’s retarded… why does the soul society need a teenager to save it? How is the afterlife / entire world that fucking fragile… Idk. I mostly stop there. I could not give less of a shit about how he’s the most special / powerful because he has the most special / powerful blood combination
@@_.Jenstu It is objectively not the best, Bleach it’s very inconsistent, it has many plot holes, too many shit going off screen it’s not top 10 of all time and those are the facts… HxH, Yuyu Hakusho, FMAB, Rurouni kenshin, berserk, Code Geass, Dead note, one piece, even Naruto are all much better than bleach narratively but Bleach has something special that I can’t quite describe there’s a hint of greatness that’s in the manga and hasn’t been translated well to the anime. Again bleach is my favorite anime of all time but I’m not a blind fanboy, HxH dog walks bleach and so does other popular shonen Bleach just resonates with me better.
Bleach not focusing too much on injustice of soul society is actually why I really like it. Not every moral quandry needs to be addressed by Ichigo's story but the author still weaves them into the universe because they exist, just like in our world where someone can go through their life and not fix all the worlds problems whilst still having a meaningful journey
Exactly, and Compared that to Other's of Big 3 Naruto temporarily fixes everything but never a lasting solution (what's the use?)😅 Luffy fixes most of it, but there was simply no need, Many a Times it Felt that Author could have just focused on Developing the Complexity and Quality rather than Quantity .... and That's one of the Biggest complain i have with Oda. He seems to be doing Anything and Everything, to make Luffy's Glory as Louder as Possible with his quests when he finally becomes a Pirate King. ...Oh Btw Naruto serie really Nails this Buliding Glory aspect cuz it's happen Organically... While with One Piece where they sail Everyone just has to be in need of Help, and Luffy just happens to appear. It's almost always the same, ....what Naruto Sucks at One Piece excells, while OP sucks at which Naruto excells But BLEACH is soo different because it doesn't venture in those futile stuff, It's a very intimate story about Self discovery and Personal Glory which Give equally strong feels like the other 2 but while being very well self-contained and Self Aware of What the Serie Wants to be. Long serie often Suffer from stagnation (like OP) if they want to venture and explore everything to the same extent, ...it becomes a story about Stories and that's also the reason why OP is soo hard to Catch up cuz the staring 100s of episodes are just boring to Average at best when compared to it's current run. This glaring Flaw shouldn't be ignored like sick One Piece often ignore, ...This alone Makes OP a 8/10 Story at best. and Naruto being 7.8/10 While Bleach is easily consistently good if not getting better, so.. it deserves 8.8/10 If the Anime gets reAdaptations then OP will be an 8.5/10 cuz studios can only do so much. While if Og Bleach Anime was adapted according to Kubo's Vision It'll easily be 9.3/10 Bleach is a mature serie after all so it definitely does stuff with actual Impact than what 90s Kids Feel due to Nostalgia. Bleach is Just objective Very Very Well Written, _..and we can actually use Kubo's Work to Study Thematic & poetic Storytelling._
I don’t care what anyone says going up to someone and flexing your spiritual pressure is the coolest anime concept ever. The gravity and fear is almost tangible in the air pressing you down to let you know your at a disadvantage so you can run or take the fight more seriously. it’s just awesome.
@@JaguarsclawI think the main reason is that Quincy are known for using spiritual pressure of their enemies against them i.e. the fight with Mayuri where uryu starts decomposing the building or the fight with female ex arrancar where he steals energy from her tail.
@@victorhernandez-uy7wrhe was absorbing reishi, I’m not sure to what extent they can absorb reiryoku if at all. Bc if they can wouldn’t they be doing it throughout fights as most Shinigami don’t suppress it all the time especially not mid fight.
The amount of time it took into making this video must’ve taken months. You have to write a script, redraft it, record voice lines, research the anime being covered, saving screen captures from web pages etc. Respect
Long story short Ichigo Kurosaki is Sora soul society is a world in Kingdom Hearts, Hollows are heartless, Arancar/vasto lordes are nobodies, zanpaktos are key blades and the realm of the soul King is kingdom hearts itself, yawach is the original Xehanort.
@17:57 , Ichigo's bankai Shihaksho is tied to his Reiryoku, in the convo between him and Unohana, she assumed orihimes healing was like Shinigami's which was to refill their energy THEN heal wounds. she assumed he was at 100% because he was healed. he pointed out that he has 1/3 or a 1/4 of his coat left and stated for him it shows his % of energy left. she got bug eyed realizing how powerful his energy wsa at that level and figured topping him off was priority for success
There seems to be a subtle hint about the races of Bleach, that while we generally think of them as separate, there's a lot of overlap between them. Regular humans by becoming pluses can eventually become either hollows or shinigami. Arrancars have weapons that are similar to the zanpakuto of the shinigami and they can use quincy powers with the right tools. Quincies can also use their conjuration to create weapons similar to the zanpakuto and you can also be a quincy without actually originating from Yhwach. Fullbringers conjure abilites from items similar to quincies and they can create powers that imitate those of hollows or shinigami. Perhaps these lines are much muddier than even the characters inside the story realise or admit to themselves.
At 1:08:04 part of the video you can see that a gillion class of menos grande is not opening a portal to the world of the living but rather it is outright tearing open the space time continum completely physically with bare hands and yet people would still say that bleach is city level .
I like the theory of Ichigo being the next incarnation of the Soul King. As if by chance or by will of the same being who created the first soul king, he slowly gathers/reconnects with the powers and values of the different races in Bleach. Also would like to add that, if that's actually the case and Ichigo is to be the next Soul King, he's more complete, given that he actually has hollow and human within him, unlike the first Soul King.
It's a very interesting video and a well done and searched one ! I've really enjoyed this 2 hours session of BLEACH lore / world-building really, thanks.
I haven't finished the video yet but you are right about one thing that a lot of people misconceive world building as just a simple detailed setting with people, geography, and culture and I'm just really tired of it. Any story had world building on it even on stories like How I Met your Mother or The Office and I sort of get irritated when people only recognize world building when it has a lot of details on it and most of it just ties to the plot, and alot of the people just dismiss soft world-building that is just as well done on other series aside from probably berserk
Big miss on the Fullbring part, You should definitely read the CFYOW novels ! There is a fullbringer named Aura she became the leader of Xcution after Ginjo's death and she's basically the strongest normal -(Ichigo, Ginjo)- fullbringer ever known. I'll say no more to let you discover by yourself :)
One small correction. Different races do have different signatures, but theres not much evidence that itw possible to tell human from quincy and/or quincy from shinigami. The reason for this is when ishida/ichifo use the spirit ribons technique and they dont immediately detect that ichigo is not fully human to begin with
A truly fascinating series that is overhated bc of its direction but if you clear your mind of it and come to understand the series and it’s world building you’ll see that the series is one of the greats shout out fiji for always speak on twt bout it
Thank you so much for making this video. Love Bleach, but never understood certain stuff fully not having the access to Manga that I'd like. Also Kenpachi becoming captain is one of the most bad assed moments ever!
I remember seeing the 2nd Opening for Bleach for the first time, seeing the episode that played *On the Precipice of Defeat* as Ichigo is training and getting ready for his battle, or as it shows a Hollow or someone coming to earth to cause harm. Even as a very young teen I remember thinking "This is so badass... this is just SO COOL!" and it made ME feel cool. As nerdy as that may sound, I swear Ichigo made an impact on me as a child / teen. I still like to dress like him well into my adult years. He has good style :). Okay, now to shut up and watch this amazing video.
for the record I'm not walking around in Soul Reaper outfit lmao, I just meant his style in clothes when he's home. They really put a lot of thought and care into the character design on this show, more than any I've other seen. I love how each person has their own unique style in clothes, attitude, but all come together. Reminds me of my friends in school :')
The current Quincy are Yhwach's "children" because they were given this power by the people he originally gave pieces of him when he was a baby. Those people had children and those children were the first Quincy. Pretty much what I took from the story.
I enjoyed rewatching all of this. And I'm so excited for your videos (if you decided to continue them, which I wish you should) about the pendulum arc and your theories about a higher will compared to the Reio. There's a lot of possibilities, adding the fact that the dimension of hell also existed way before the creation of the three dimensions in bleach. That can possibly mean, there's more people who can be stronger and more primordial than the era of the Reio and Ichibei's, which would also mean that the primordial history we know right now is not it 🔥
58:49 dunno where you got this from but we wouldn't even pronounce the word like that. The c is on it's own just a k sound like in count in English. Anyway "Monk of destruction" would be "Mönch der Zerstörung".
Yeah I made a mistake there, it doesn't mean that in German but rather the Kanji that is used in Japanese. In the manga, Quincy is spelled using Kanji that mean monk of destruction (滅却師 mekkyakushi?) but it is pronounced as Quincy (クインシー Kuinshī)
Listened to this at work, needed this because ive been wanting to rewatch the whole show pre TYBW just to relearn the systems and lore, especially now that im like 5 years older now 💀
Check out this massive analysis of Ichigo's character: ua-cam.com/video/wJ-qJZGmIGs/v-deo.html&lc=Ugyg5d9ed1dSaqaSMrR4AaABAg&ab_channel=Radman This video is a compilation of my Bleach worldbuilding video series. Links to each individual video can be found in the description above if you would rather watch it that way!
18:17 Bro small mistake, ichigo in his Fake Bankai, actually wears his power that's why, it represents his Reiatsu lvl... Else normally A shihakusho doesn't really signify anyone's Reiatsu.
18:15 I thought that was an Ichigo specific thing, where his garments when in bankai are actually a part of his bankai, with the clothing's state reflecting the state of his reiryoku.
love your work man, great detail and nice understandable still high-level explanation :D 07:15 bro, air-pressure/atmospheric pressure and concepts of air-flow are a real thing... not trying to correct you, just please dont state false statements, when you could have easily googled it...
no atmospheric pressure is not a "thing." It is a consequence of particles colliding against a surface. It is a simplification of molecular fluid dynamics into a singular, intensive property that makes it easier to conceptualize and work with for most of our every day and even specific purposes. Pressure does not exist at the level of a single particle. It only exists when a number of particles interact with their environment.
Can u talk about the eyes in bleach universe? why does reio have four, yhwach had two then it changed and became three, mimihagi have one but the other arm (pernida) has two. Can u upload a video telling us why it is different and what does the eyes represent and why yhwach eyes have became three?
I think the coolest thing about Hueco Mundo is that, even though Aizen failed and was imprisoned, his creation of the Arrancar has brought a certain civility to Hueco Mundo. We never got any serious closure on the matter, but post TYBW Hallibel is now the de facto ruler of Hueco Mundo. Ichigo is just a substitute soul reaper, but he and his friendship with Nel leads him to protect Hueco Mundo from the sternritter. Makes you think maybe going forward that Hueco Mundo could have civility going forward, in some capacity, where they're actively politically engaged with soul society.
I wish they would go more into depth on what a soul is. Sometimes they talk about it like an external entity other times they talk about the soul as if it’s an internal organ and other times they talk about the soul when referring to any ghost that isn’t a hollow or soul reaper. Except that one time Aizen referred to Rukiya as a soul when removing the hogioku
As someone who watched AND read the big 3, I remember loving (at the time) Bleach and Naruto way more than the great fictional story of all times. One Piece kept reaching godly heights while Bleach kept sinking to the depths of hell... I remember already being analytical and being mad Kubo's "poor writing skills" many instances..... But I have a new found appreciatiation thanks to you, especially since I never dove deep enough into Bleach's extented material the same way I have with One Piece, maybe I'll go watch Burn the Witch now :)
A correction on the shihakusho section at 17:40 is that they aren't tied to the wearers reiryoku in most instances. They are usually actual clothing given to shinigami, the example with Ichigo was in reference to his bankai, which changed both his zanpakuto and shihakusho into more slender variants when activated during that arc. His shihakusho regrows only when in Bankai. In fact, Unohana only makes the connection when Ichigo states that his outfit is tied to his reiryoku, and doesn't believe him at first when he states that he's only at half power.
There's actually a bigger reason for Ginjo to want revenge on Soul Society a descendant of the 5 great nobles like Byakuya and Yoruichi Tokinada he actually planned to create a perfect hybrid like Ichigo to be his puppet and be the new soul king but instead of how Ichigo was born he took a shortcut and take soul king fragments from Fullbringers by killing them the fact he's a noble and Jushiro was monitoring Ginjo helped him got away with it He's also the reason why Tosen went bad by killing Tosens friend who's Tokinadas wife and when Tosen wanted to seek justice Tokinada acted nicely and Tosen pretty much believed he's a good guy then at last moment flipped revealing how evil he is and how he killed his wife for no reason
This is an amazing video! Thank you for doing your research and everything you say is accurate! I would encourage any die hard Bleach fan to watch this video You know, the Humans in the Bleach verse are the dumb cattle that need to be churned to maintain the balance of the world. Bleach empowers what it means to be Human. Ichigo humanizes the other beings ( Shinigami, Hollows etc ) since he shares parts of them. It's an underlying message
I often coin historical world building which is explaining notable past prior to 1st episode and geographical world building which is notable locations like countries and cities where the places may be key to the lore.
18:13 this is actually not entirely true. Ichigo specifically uses this as a way to measure his spiritual power. This is because he specfically is able to wear is Reiatsu because of that form of his Bankai!
Real quick about the shihakusho, it's not reflective of the wearer's spirit energy that's just ichigos bankai and stops being a thing when his true powers are realized
It Kinda is. It's connected to a Shinigamis Reiryoku. For example when Ichigo absorbed Rukias Reiryoku in ep/chapter 1 she was only left with a (White) Shitagi and lost her (Black) Kosode and (black) Hakama. So when Shinigamis lose their Reiryoku then they also lose their Shihakushou which proves they are onnected to their Reiryoku. Then you have also Ichigo as evidence in the tybw arc. He got a new Shihakushou made by Shutara and it looks different than the original Shihakushou
I don't think it was used on Ichigo though. Why would Yhwach do that? He needed him to kill Rei-O. The only one he used it on and survived was Uryu. The question should be why are Juzu and Karin alive 😂
I will forever love the parallels the Japanese use with Scriptures. The Shinigami not being able to leave their post, or interact with the Human world unless directed by the Soul Society is a direct Parallel to the Watchers in the Book the Enoch. In this book it is explained that the Watchers ( The stars, that are not Gas planets, They are angels who are stationed by god to watch over us, Get it now?) decided to gather together, well some of them did, and they took a trip down to the Human world to mate with human woman and teach them forbidden knowledge, like pottery, Mining and creating Jewelry and essentially using minerals to enhance woman's beauty (Make up). Now we all know why Ishin was Banished from the Soul Society, This would be similar to the Punishment of the Watchers. Gotta love Kubo for this one.
good video but can you do a breakdown on the bounts next? i think Jin Kariya can go toe to toe with Yhwach for reasons I will not elaborate as of now :) edit: also what software do you use for the mindmap? would love to know if you have the time!
I just wanna point out that there seems to be a level of spiritual power missing in the levels section. The second lowest is Ichigo pre-stab and that equates to awareness but effectively zero combat ability. Then the next one up is lieutenant level. I feel like there's a pretty huge gap between someone like tatsuki who is aware but can't fight, and substitute arc lieutenant renji. The entire substitute arc power scaling spans the gap between pre stab Ichigo and renji. It's also treated like a pretty minor power up Ichigo used to beat him when you look at the training uryu orihime and chad went thru to catch up in such a short time. If it was up to me I would create a new class above "no spiritual power" called "spiritually aware" for tatsuki and pre-stab Ichigo, and bump substitute Ichigo and uryu ECT. Plus all the weekly hollows to the "low spiritual power" class. The thing is, jumping from nothing to lieutenant basically says that every nameless soul reaper in the hotel are lieutenant level, or every lieutenant is actually captain level because they aren't what you would call an "average" lieutenant because they are all special and gifted. Both of which don't seem to make much sense. Edit: while listening to the Quincy abilities, I noticed you forgot the reishi domination ability quilge used. Just wanted to let you know.
It's sad that in the last 20 or so years, Bleach which is my favorite manga ever excited me and disappointed me to no end. As a kid I just enjoyed the fights and badassery, now I see the countless hours sunked into the world but it's still too unclear. Like for example Kido - why the numbers? Who decides them? Where does the incantations come from? But despite it all you've pieced together a great video delving into the more obscure stuff. Great work!
I think the arrancar release isn't there verison of bankia. I think it's comparable to shikia. The 4th espada is the only one to ever achieve a state equivalent to bankia.
just a question when u say reaistu is a concept of pressure, then its does it make it concept or reality in in its universe, because fluid pressure in our universe is pressure, pressure is technically force exerted on a form existence. so can we call it a concept, when energy can neither be destroyed or created but changes from to another, fission to fusion vice versa.🎉🎉🎉. p.s this hooka might have something😂
It can definitely be complicated but I wouldn't say it's ever unnecessary. Everything tying to the soul/heart or 'kokoro' is incredibly appropriate thematically and complements the many ideas Kubo explores throughout the story.
People say Bleach has zero/bad world building because it isn’t laid out in front of you in big chunks.
You have to piece things together and often make the connections yourself.
I can’t think of any instances where you’re spoon fed massive exposition dumps that tie multiple concepts and ideas together.
Don’t even get me started on people complaining about Ichigo (and others) having no personality or defined goals. It drives me bonkers dawg lmao.
With that said, WONDERFUL VIDEO
Largely I agree, but I do think this has SOME of those Shonen world lore dumps, but they are often framed much better and, especially early on, are framed through Rukias understand of the world, which itself grows and evolves. What I think bleach does is that it never serves stuff up more than once. So you are right on the money with how it expects you to piece it together. They also become less and less as the series progresses.
Also, more often than not , those lore dumps are presented somewhat angrily, as Rukia is mad at Ichigo for not already knowing it for some reason.
Bleach has the best world building out of any shonen and yes that includes HxH. Narratively it isn’t the best not even top 10 shonen of all time but the secondary characters, the mundane things they do, the chemistry, the villains, the concept of the afterlife and how Ichigo’s friend interact makes Bleach an amazing experience. It’s my favorite shonen of all time even with it flaws, the world feels very real and alive, I feel like I could belong in this world.
Bleach needs the HxH 2011 treatment and get rebooted entirely and scrap the meaningless filler *cough cough* bount arc.
I mean, my problem with bleach lore is it’s retarded… why does the soul society need a teenager to save it? How is the afterlife / entire world that fucking fragile…
Idk. I mostly stop there. I could not give less of a shit about how he’s the most special / powerful because he has the most special / powerful blood combination
"Narratively it isn't the best not even top 10 shonen of all time" 😹🫵
@@_.Jenstu It is objectively not the best, Bleach it’s very inconsistent, it has many plot holes, too many shit going off screen it’s not top 10 of all time and those are the facts… HxH, Yuyu Hakusho, FMAB, Rurouni kenshin, berserk, Code Geass, Dead note, one piece, even Naruto are all much better than bleach narratively but Bleach has something special that I can’t quite describe there’s a hint of greatness that’s in the manga and hasn’t been translated well to the anime. Again bleach is my favorite anime of all time but I’m not a blind fanboy, HxH dog walks bleach and so does other popular shonen Bleach just resonates with me better.
Bleach not focusing too much on injustice of soul society is actually why I really like it. Not every moral quandry needs to be addressed by Ichigo's story but the author still weaves them into the universe because they exist, just like in our world where someone can go through their life and not fix all the worlds problems whilst still having a meaningful journey
Exactly, and Compared that to Other's of Big 3
Naruto temporarily fixes everything but never a lasting solution (what's the use?)😅
Luffy fixes most of it, but there was simply no need, Many a Times it Felt that Author could have just focused on Developing the Complexity and Quality rather than Quantity .... and That's one of the Biggest complain i have with Oda.
He seems to be doing Anything and Everything, to make Luffy's Glory as Louder as Possible with his quests when he finally becomes a Pirate King. ...Oh Btw Naruto serie really Nails this Buliding Glory aspect cuz it's happen Organically... While with One Piece where they sail Everyone just has to be in need of Help, and Luffy just happens to appear.
It's almost always the same, ....what Naruto Sucks at One Piece excells, while OP sucks at which Naruto excells
But BLEACH is soo different because it doesn't venture in those futile stuff, It's a very intimate story about Self discovery and Personal Glory which Give equally strong feels like the other 2 but while being very well self-contained and Self Aware of What the Serie Wants to be.
Long serie often Suffer from stagnation (like OP) if they want to venture and explore everything to the same extent, ...it becomes a story about Stories and that's also the reason why OP is soo hard to Catch up cuz the staring 100s of episodes are just boring to Average at best when compared to it's current run.
This glaring Flaw shouldn't be ignored like sick One Piece often ignore,
...This alone Makes OP a 8/10 Story at best.
and Naruto being 7.8/10
While Bleach is easily consistently good if not getting better, so.. it deserves 8.8/10
If the Anime gets reAdaptations then OP will be an 8.5/10 cuz studios can only do so much.
While if Og Bleach Anime was adapted according to Kubo's Vision It'll easily be 9.3/10
Bleach is a mature serie after all so it definitely does stuff with actual Impact than what 90s Kids Feel due to Nostalgia.
Bleach is Just objective Very Very Well Written, _..and we can actually use Kubo's Work to Study Thematic & poetic Storytelling._
love this perspective!
my understanding of the series became more clearer
I don’t care what anyone says going up to someone and flexing your spiritual pressure is the coolest anime concept ever. The gravity and fear is almost tangible in the air pressing you down to let you know your at a disadvantage so you can run or take the fight more seriously. it’s just awesome.
Not to mention the flex of withholding most of your spiritual pressure so as not to vaporize those around you
I wish we saw this in tybw
@@JaguarsclawI think the main reason is that Quincy are known for using spiritual pressure of their enemies against them i.e. the fight with Mayuri where uryu starts decomposing the building or the fight with female ex arrancar where he steals energy from her tail.
@@victorhernandez-uy7wrhe was absorbing reishi, I’m not sure to what extent they can absorb reiryoku if at all. Bc if they can wouldn’t they be doing it throughout fights as most Shinigami don’t suppress it all the time especially not mid fight.
I think that bleach is better than naruto in it's story themes side character world building and power system
Holy shit, the Bleach Compendium.
Saving this for when I finish the series.
I've been a bleach fan for about 12 years. It's always good to have a refresher. Great video!
You watch Burn the witch?
I love bleach too
1:08:29 1:08:29 1:08:29
The amount of time it took into making this video must’ve taken months. You have to write a script, redraft it, record voice lines, research the anime being covered, saving screen captures from web pages etc. Respect
Long story short Ichigo Kurosaki is Sora soul society is a world in Kingdom Hearts, Hollows are heartless, Arancar/vasto lordes are nobodies, zanpaktos are key blades and the realm of the soul King is kingdom hearts itself, yawach is the original Xehanort.
I know nothing of Kingdom Hearts so this explains nothing but I'm sure if I saw a video about Kingdom Hearts, it would say the same but backwards
I'm having a hard time arguing against this 😭🤣
sharp observation
aizen = lucifer
yhwach = jesus (quincy)
@17:57 , Ichigo's bankai Shihaksho is tied to his Reiryoku, in the convo between him and Unohana, she assumed orihimes healing was like Shinigami's which was to refill their energy THEN heal wounds. she assumed he was at 100% because he was healed. he pointed out that he has 1/3 or a 1/4 of his coat left and stated for him it shows his % of energy left. she got bug eyed realizing how powerful his energy wsa at that level and figured topping him off was priority for success
"topping him off" heh 😗
There seems to be a subtle hint about the races of Bleach, that while we generally think of them as separate, there's a lot of overlap between them. Regular humans by becoming pluses can eventually become either hollows or shinigami. Arrancars have weapons that are similar to the zanpakuto of the shinigami and they can use quincy powers with the right tools. Quincies can also use their conjuration to create weapons similar to the zanpakuto and you can also be a quincy without actually originating from Yhwach. Fullbringers conjure abilites from items similar to quincies and they can create powers that imitate those of hollows or shinigami. Perhaps these lines are much muddier than even the characters inside the story realise or admit to themselves.
This could make for a good plot for another bleach arc.
I love how dense Bleach is. It goes over the heads of causals because there's no big exposition dumps to explain spiritual power
This is the best bleach video I've watched thank you so much bro
Thanks for watching my man!
At 1:08:04 part of the video you can see that a gillion class of menos grande is not opening a portal to the world of the living but rather it is outright tearing open the space time continum completely physically with bare hands and yet people would still say that bleach is city level .
I like the theory of Ichigo being the next incarnation of the Soul King. As if by chance or by will of the same being who created the first soul king, he slowly gathers/reconnects with the powers and values of the different races in Bleach.
Also would like to add that, if that's actually the case and Ichigo is to be the next Soul King, he's more complete, given that he actually has hollow and human within him, unlike the first Soul King.
Thank you. Your series on the lore and worldbuilding was absolutely awesome, more people need to see this.
Thank you!!!
It's a very interesting video and a well done and searched one !
I've really enjoyed this 2 hours session of BLEACH lore / world-building really, thanks.
I haven't finished the video yet but you are right about one thing that a lot of people misconceive world building as just a simple detailed setting with people, geography, and culture and I'm just really tired of it. Any story had world building on it even on stories like How I Met your Mother or The Office and I sort of get irritated when people only recognize world building when it has a lot of details on it and most of it just ties to the plot, and alot of the people just dismiss soft world-building that is just as well done on other series aside from probably berserk
Big miss on the Fullbring part, You should definitely read the CFYOW novels !
There is a fullbringer named Aura she became the leader of Xcution after Ginjo's death and she's basically the strongest normal -(Ichigo, Ginjo)- fullbringer ever known.
I'll say no more to let you discover by yourself :)
I look forward to it!
@@R7dmanBro where exactly does the characters of Burn The Witch are residing in the Bleach Verse?
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@@TheDockent-u3fis it good? At first glance it doesn’t really pull me in
@@dingleberry4234i'd say just watch some UA-cam video of the Story.
One small correction. Different races do have different signatures, but theres not much evidence that itw possible to tell human from quincy and/or quincy from shinigami. The reason for this is when ishida/ichifo use the spirit ribons technique and they dont immediately detect that ichigo is not fully human to begin with
At that moment in time he didnt awaken his own powers so its possible that why they couldnt see it
A truly fascinating series that is overhated bc of its direction but if you clear your mind of it and come to understand the series and it’s world building you’ll see that the series is one of the greats shout out fiji for always speak on twt bout it
Very well put together and in depth. Hats off to you my guy. 😉
Thank you man!
Yes finally I needed this,
Thank you so much for making this video. Love Bleach, but never understood certain stuff fully not having the access to Manga that I'd like. Also Kenpachi becoming captain is one of the most bad assed moments ever!
Wish I knew about this channel sooner. Fire content 🔥
I remember seeing the 2nd Opening for Bleach for the first time, seeing the episode that played *On the Precipice of Defeat* as Ichigo is training and getting ready for his battle, or as it shows a Hollow or someone coming to earth to cause harm. Even as a very young teen I remember thinking "This is so badass... this is just SO COOL!" and it made ME feel cool. As nerdy as that may sound, I swear Ichigo made an impact on me as a child / teen. I still like to dress like him well into my adult years. He has good style :).
Okay, now to shut up and watch this amazing video.
for the record I'm not walking around in Soul Reaper outfit lmao, I just meant his style in clothes when he's home. They really put a lot of thought and care into the character design on this show, more than any I've other seen. I love how each person has their own unique style in clothes, attitude, but all come together. Reminds me of my friends in school :')
The current Quincy are Yhwach's "children" because they were given this power by the people he originally gave pieces of him when he was a baby. Those people had children and those children were the first Quincy. Pretty much what I took from the story.
What an amazing video, even though I already knew most stuff I thoroughly enjoyed watching your presentation of this universe. You got yourself a sub.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed rewatching all of this. And I'm so excited for your videos (if you decided to continue them, which I wish you should) about the pendulum arc and your theories about a higher will compared to the Reio. There's a lot of possibilities, adding the fact that the dimension of hell also existed way before the creation of the three dimensions in bleach. That can possibly mean, there's more people who can be stronger and more primordial than the era of the Reio and Ichibei's, which would also mean that the primordial history we know right now is not it 🔥
You're a legend for putting all this together mate.
58:49 dunno where you got this from but we wouldn't even pronounce the word like that. The c is on it's own just a k sound like in count in English.
Anyway "Monk of destruction" would be "Mönch der Zerstörung".
Yeah I made a mistake there, it doesn't mean that in German but rather the Kanji that is used in Japanese. In the manga, Quincy is spelled using Kanji that mean monk of destruction (滅却師 mekkyakushi?) but it is pronounced as Quincy (クインシー Kuinshī)
Love all the bleach videos! Much appreciated
Listened to this at work, needed this because ive been wanting to rewatch the whole show pre TYBW just to relearn the systems and lore, especially now that im like 5 years older now 💀
Ima tap in a few weeks from now, Bleach my next journey I am thinking
WE WILL BE THERE NO MATTA WHA!!!
one of the best, most in-depth analyses I've seen on YT. Props on taking a stab at proper pronounciations as well
This video was great review i see you on twitter alot you spark good convos can't wait for the next Bleach & One piece videos
Check out this massive analysis of Ichigo's character: ua-cam.com/video/wJ-qJZGmIGs/v-deo.html&lc=Ugyg5d9ed1dSaqaSMrR4AaABAg&ab_channel=Radman
This video is a compilation of my Bleach worldbuilding video series. Links to each individual video can be found in the description above if you would rather watch it that way!
Bro it would be nice if you make video regarding the buildup made for TYBW in the previous arcs including every every foreshadowings and Hints.
We all know name of soul king, why you dont say his name???
We don't know his name. Reio directly translates to Soul King.
18:17 Bro small mistake, ichigo in his Fake Bankai, actually wears his power that's why, it represents his Reiatsu lvl...
Else normally A shihakusho doesn't really signify anyone's Reiatsu.
@@R7dman as of now we do!!!
This video just goes to shows there's still more I have to learn about the world of bleach really underrated and a amazing video
Great video very informative I never really questioned the rules of Bleach's world but this was appreciated none the less.
18:15 I thought that was an Ichigo specific thing, where his garments when in bankai are actually a part of his bankai, with the clothing's state reflecting the state of his reiryoku.
It is you're right, it's exclusive to Ichigo's bankai that's a mistake from me my bad
All Shihakushous are somewhat connected to a Shinigamis Reiryoku. Ichigo is just a more special case
love your work man, great detail and nice understandable still high-level explanation :D
07:15 bro, air-pressure/atmospheric pressure and concepts of air-flow are a real thing...
not trying to correct you, just please dont state false statements, when you could have easily googled it...
no atmospheric pressure is not a "thing." It is a consequence of particles colliding against a surface. It is a simplification of molecular fluid dynamics into a singular, intensive property that makes it easier to conceptualize and work with for most of our every day and even specific purposes.
Pressure does not exist at the level of a single particle. It only exists when a number of particles interact with their environment.
Amazing. Immense effort.
Appreciate it
I don’t get the mixed blood aspect of the Quincy
Mixed blood: Quincy x normal human. Think of it as mixed race.
Saving this for work tonight ✅
Respect for making this mate
Can u talk about the eyes in bleach universe? why does reio have four, yhwach had two then it changed and became three, mimihagi have one but the other arm (pernida) has two. Can u upload a video telling us why it is different and what does the eyes represent and why yhwach eyes have became three?
I love you saying espada names. Gives me chills😊
Feel like an even bigger fan of bleach after this mindblowing video THANKS RADMAN
Incredible W video thanks now I've
understand the whole cosmology of Bleach
This is the video we needed 😊
Incredible work FiJi doing Gods work for the Bleach fans
I think the coolest thing about Hueco Mundo is that, even though Aizen failed and was imprisoned, his creation of the Arrancar has brought a certain civility to Hueco Mundo.
We never got any serious closure on the matter, but post TYBW Hallibel is now the de facto ruler of Hueco Mundo. Ichigo is just a substitute soul reaper, but he and his friendship with Nel leads him to protect Hueco Mundo from the sternritter. Makes you think maybe going forward that Hueco Mundo could have civility going forward, in some capacity, where they're actively politically engaged with soul society.
I wish they would go more into depth on what a soul is. Sometimes they talk about it like an external entity other times they talk about the soul as if it’s an internal organ and other times they talk about the soul when referring to any ghost that isn’t a hollow or soul reaper. Except that one time Aizen referred to Rukiya as a soul when removing the hogioku
I think part of this is because Japanese has multiple words that can mean "soul", primarily Tamashii and Kokoro.
As someone who watched AND read the big 3, I remember loving (at the time) Bleach and Naruto way more than the great fictional story of all times. One Piece kept reaching godly heights while Bleach kept sinking to the depths of hell...
I remember already being analytical and being mad Kubo's "poor writing skills" many instances.....
But I have a new found appreciatiation thanks to you, especially since I never dove deep enough into Bleach's extented material the same way I have with One Piece, maybe I'll go watch Burn the Witch now :)
Heading to the fan-verse for a moment: I'm planning an OC Zanpakutou based on a cleaning tool. Any ideas on what i could name it, pls?
Def name it Chunchunmaru
A correction on the shihakusho section at 17:40 is that they aren't tied to the wearers reiryoku in most instances. They are usually actual clothing given to shinigami, the example with Ichigo was in reference to his bankai, which changed both his zanpakuto and shihakusho into more slender variants when activated during that arc. His shihakusho regrows only when in Bankai. In fact, Unohana only makes the connection when Ichigo states that his outfit is tied to his reiryoku, and doesn't believe him at first when he states that he's only at half power.
lot of work, much respect!
what about sosuke aizen in the anime its said he has TWICE AS MUCH AS A CAPTAIN
There's actually a bigger reason for Ginjo to want revenge on Soul Society
a descendant of the 5 great nobles like Byakuya and Yoruichi
Tokinada he actually planned to create a perfect hybrid like Ichigo to be his puppet and be the new soul king but instead of how Ichigo was born he took a shortcut and take soul king fragments from Fullbringers by killing them the fact he's a noble and Jushiro was monitoring Ginjo helped him got away with it
He's also the reason why Tosen went bad by killing Tosens friend who's Tokinadas wife and when Tosen wanted to seek justice Tokinada acted nicely and Tosen pretty much believed he's a good guy then at last moment flipped revealing how evil he is and how he killed his wife for no reason
Wow that was an amazing 👏 😍 Video please make more 🙏 I thought I knew a lot after watching your video I realized I didn't know much 😂Thank you
IMO Bleach has THE best world. Maybe "World-building" in a term if how the story progreses isn't peak, but overall it's my favorite.
Progression of the story isn't really world-building, I think; it's just narrative
This was fire
So you’re telling me that Ichigo is a shinigami, a Hollow, a Quincy, James Bond, and possibly the reincarnation of God?
Sounds like Naruto
He's also a Fullbringer and Human.
Respect that you have to pronounce so many japanese words in a way that doesnt butcher my ears
I believe Aizen's chair is made of sekiseki as well. Soul King's death and SK Yhwach's reiatsu however showed the ability to destroy sekiseki.
The worldbuilding is pretty good, but nobody can deny the ending arc was the most rushed thing possible.
This is an amazing video! Thank you for doing your research and everything you say is accurate! I would encourage any die hard Bleach fan to watch this video
You know, the Humans in the Bleach verse are the dumb cattle that need to be churned to maintain the balance of the world. Bleach empowers what it means to be Human. Ichigo humanizes the other beings ( Shinigami, Hollows etc ) since he shares parts of them. It's an underlying message
56:40 Orihime surviving here means her kids would be Fullbringers, regardless if Ichigo was the dad.
This is what I've been looking for my guy thanks
I often coin historical world building which is explaining notable past prior to 1st episode and geographical world building which is notable locations like countries and cities where the places may be key to the lore.
Can you release the mind map you made for the entire bleach world and their connections to Reio?
2:02:43 “her” blood?
yall are going to correct pronouns every damn bleach video that has giselle?
@@sugarxxxplum9635 it’s funny
Great video man
An almost three hour long video detailing everything about the best of the Big 3's world? The only thing I can say is: Why is it so short? :D
Wait he doesnt get their ability schrift after ashwalen?
Judging by the spells in burn the witch, I think the Kido core focuses, mainly on the western branch
You always make the bleach videos for True fans ❤
Nianzol's "W" is not the wind(blowing air). It is Wind, like bending things.
Whenever he says "Juhaba" i drink.
About noble family, there was Shiba clan (notable member: Ichigo kurosaki, isshin kurosaki, Kaien Shiba, Ganju Shiba, Kukaku Shiba
18:13 this is actually not entirely true. Ichigo specifically uses this as a way to measure his spiritual power. This is because he specfically is able to wear is Reiatsu because of that form of his Bankai!
Awesome work!!! 👏👏👏
Real quick about the shihakusho, it's not reflective of the wearer's spirit energy that's just ichigos bankai and stops being a thing when his true powers are realized
It Kinda is. It's connected to a Shinigamis Reiryoku. For example when Ichigo absorbed Rukias Reiryoku in ep/chapter 1 she was only left with a (White) Shitagi and lost her (Black) Kosode and (black) Hakama.
So when Shinigamis lose their Reiryoku then they also lose their Shihakushou which proves they are onnected to their Reiryoku.
Then you have also Ichigo as evidence in the tybw arc.
He got a new Shihakushou made by Shutara and it looks different than the original Shihakushou
Ichigo survived just like Uryu. Both are impure Quincies. Anyone have any insight as to why this isn't mentioned?
I personally.believe ichigo survived.because of the Hollow inside if him as.Hollow.blood.is.toxic to the Quincies
I don't think it was used on Ichigo though. Why would Yhwach do that? He needed him to kill Rei-O.
The only one he used it on and survived was Uryu.
The question should be why are Juzu and Karin alive 😂
@@kevinbaumhoer7359 I didn't think of that. Good answer!
@@muchoyurdem5260 Now, that is a good question!
@@reaudimills7947 because Ichigo hadn't awaken Quincy powers maybe? So what was there to really steal?
I will forever love the parallels the Japanese use with Scriptures. The Shinigami not being able to leave their post, or interact with the Human world unless directed by the Soul Society is a direct Parallel to the Watchers in the Book the Enoch. In this book it is explained that the Watchers ( The stars, that are not Gas planets, They are angels who are stationed by god to watch over us, Get it now?) decided to gather together, well some of them did, and they took a trip down to the Human world to mate with human woman and teach them forbidden knowledge, like pottery, Mining and creating Jewelry and essentially using minerals to enhance woman's beauty (Make up). Now we all know why Ishin was Banished from the Soul Society, This would be similar to the Punishment of the Watchers.
Gotta love Kubo for this one.
good video but can you do a breakdown on the bounts next? i think Jin Kariya can go toe to toe with Yhwach for reasons I will not elaborate as of now :)
edit: also what software do you use for the mindmap? would love to know if you have the time!
I just wanna point out that there seems to be a level of spiritual power missing in the levels section. The second lowest is Ichigo pre-stab and that equates to awareness but effectively zero combat ability. Then the next one up is lieutenant level. I feel like there's a pretty huge gap between someone like tatsuki who is aware but can't fight, and substitute arc lieutenant renji. The entire substitute arc power scaling spans the gap between pre stab Ichigo and renji. It's also treated like a pretty minor power up Ichigo used to beat him when you look at the training uryu orihime and chad went thru to catch up in such a short time.
If it was up to me I would create a new class above "no spiritual power" called "spiritually aware" for tatsuki and pre-stab Ichigo, and bump substitute Ichigo and uryu ECT. Plus all the weekly hollows to the "low spiritual power" class. The thing is, jumping from nothing to lieutenant basically says that every nameless soul reaper in the hotel are lieutenant level, or every lieutenant is actually captain level because they aren't what you would call an "average" lieutenant because they are all special and gifted. Both of which don't seem to make much sense.
Edit: while listening to the Quincy abilities, I noticed you forgot the reishi domination ability quilge used. Just wanted to let you know.
It's sad that in the last 20 or so years, Bleach which is my favorite manga ever excited me and disappointed me to no end. As a kid I just enjoyed the fights and badassery, now I see the countless hours sunked into the world but it's still too unclear. Like for example Kido - why the numbers? Who decides them? Where does the incantations come from?
But despite it all you've pieced together a great video delving into the more obscure stuff. Great work!
Little fumble here- Komamora didn’t die, he just had to step down since he’s a wolf now. But overall, fantastic video!
Well done
“Don’t judge a man based on the size of his zanpakuto” best line in bleach😎
Tapping back in for my quarterly rewatch
I always thought Ginjo's actual fullbring power was turning his zanpakto into the pendent and he lied about it being the opposite.
Quincy does not mean monk of destruction. Quincy is not even a german word.
I must've missed something. Why does ABD keep bleeping out Nika?
I think the arrancar release isn't there verison of bankia. I think it's comparable to shikia. The 4th espada is the only one to ever achieve a state equivalent to bankia.
Incredible video
just a question when u say reaistu is a concept of pressure, then its does it make it concept or reality in in its universe, because fluid pressure in our universe is pressure, pressure is technically force exerted on a form existence. so can we call it a concept, when energy can neither be destroyed or created but changes from to another, fission to fusion vice versa.🎉🎉🎉. p.s this hooka might have something😂
Thats a lot to cover. The world of Bleach is so Bount-iful, yet I can't help feeling like something's missing.
I will always love Bleach and will hate it’s power system. It is so unnecessarily convoluted, it makes my bones itch. Lol.
It can definitely be complicated but I wouldn't say it's ever unnecessary. Everything tying to the soul/heart or 'kokoro' is incredibly appropriate thematically and complements the many ideas Kubo explores throughout the story.
@@emmanuelomego7080you are annoying
@@R7dmanit could definitely be simplified in some areas.
we all knew Ulquoiorra just wanted Orihime for his own but her screaming Kurosaki everytime kills Ulquiorra inside