THE FINAL GETSUGA TENSHO! ⚔️ | Bleach Episodes 308, 309, & 310 REACTION!

I love when Ichigo caught Aizen's blade! Mirrors each moment that Aizen stopped Ichigo's bankai with his finger! Like other narcissists, Aizen feels the need to denigrate others in order to raise himself up. He couldn't accept the new reality that Ichigo had reached a new level. He couldn't accept that he was losing. He couldn't accept this new reality. In the end, Ichigo felt the loneliness in Kyoka Suigetsu. Aizen never fully accepted his sword, never fully accepted himself. In that way, he was like Kenpachi before he fought Ichigo. Kubo has this way of getting us to feel for the losers of the battle. Their deaths don't feel like victories. It feels like we lose something in the process. That's one reason why Bleach stands out to me. There's victory, but it's oftentimes a melancholic victory. What a way to end the Arrancar Saga!

@ron I have a final getsuga tensho ichigo from this episode tatted on my forearm

Lest,s gooo

teddy cam???

Ep 310 was the last episode of Bleach I watched before going to basic training in the army in 2011! THis final form will always have a special place in my heart.

Ichigo is the strongest in the big 3 outside of that he's just a spec to other characters like Rimaru, goku, and jin woo *novel not anime*

You guys should watch nezha and nezha 2

Ichigo revenging on aizen holding his blade and asking aizen Why did you back away)

[Tidbits 308-309] - If it wasn't clear by the poem at the start of Ep 308. Gin did all of this because Aizen took a piece of Rangikus soul, and from that moment Gin vowed to kill him. For that cause, he was willing to do whatever evil deed, so part of him doubts whether Rangiku could ever love him after what he's done. That's what the poem was about at the start of the episode. "If you became a snake tomorrow And began devouring people, If you roared your love for me With that mouth you use to devour people Could I still say that I love you As I do today?" [Lotta Reading for those interested, Mini Book] These episodes cover content found in Volume 48 of Bleach titled "God is Dead" which is very important here and later within the story, but today I'm only talking about what we do know. That title derives from the famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who began his quote with : “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” the quote ended with : “Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it” Aizen similarly once said: “Since The Beginning, no one has ever stood in the heavens, neither you, nor I, not even God himself, but that emptiness in the throne of heaven will be filled from this day forth” This tells us that Aizen is an Übermensch. what is that? The Übermensch is a being who reaches their best self by not succumbing to religion or morality, a being who can affirm their own life, not seek purpose in what they have been told to do. The Übermensch can determine for themselves, their own value. Therein being a God. which is why here Aizen says: “The Victor must always speak not of the world as it is, but of how it should be” If something greater does not deem it so, then for what purpose do we exist? In this philosophy where “God is Dead” it must then be understood that all things that existed through that God are destined for the same fate, therein sets the reality that there is no meaning to life. This leads us to another Aizen quote “All living things believe in someone superior to them, and cannot live unless they blindly follow them. Then, the objects of their faith try to escape this crushing pressure by seeking another being that is more superior to them to believe in. And they, in turn, seek a stronger being still. That is how all kings are born. That is how... all gods are born.” people still need something to believe in, because that is where purpose is derived, but if the God they seek and believe in is vacant then they are living a life with false purpose and worse they won't be able to escape it. The last bit I’ll cover (cause this has already stretched far enough) is the additional aspect of Nietzsche’s Übermensch philosophy which talks about “The Last Man” In short, The Last Man is a concept in which we as a people from lacking meaning choose to do what’s comforting and easy instead of taking charge of our own purpose. In other words, The Last Man is a person who chooses to keep things the way they are because it’s safe and comfortable We see this with Urahara, who knows the truth and can enact change, but he chooses the status quo, he chooses complacency. This is why Aizen is upset with him, because with a mind as great as theirs, why would you choose to uphold a falsehood? Why choose to not be the best version of you? (There is so much more but I can’t speak on it now, plus this is already far to much for a patreon comment)

They stole a part of her soul for the hongoku thats why Gin wanted revenge

You can't talk about the strongest characters in anime until you've watched Dragon ball Z and Dragon ball Super

I think you didn't cry for Gin because you didn't understand his sacrifice for rangiku

Now I can unsubscribe until 1000 year blood war. Yes, that arc is better than this one. 😉

Been loving these intros. Damn it guys. Good job.

Not Aizen calling the Soul King "that thing" and Urahara not disagreeing LOL

Guys, I just want to say one thing. Don't forget the shape of Ichigo's sword at 25:54. You'll understand why later . Many people missed that detail

Even though Aizen’s Zanpakutō shattered, he did not lose his power of hypnosis. Kyōka Suigetsu had already fused with him, meaning the ability to control all five senses became part of his being rather than something dependent on a blade. On top of that, he still possesses the Hōgyoku, which continuously evolves and sustains him beyond the limits of a normal Soul reaper. However, the level of imprisonment he is confined to suppresses spiritual power to such an extreme degree that, within that space, he is effectively powerless. The restraints and seals placed upon him nullify his spiritual pressure output, preventing him from actively using his abilities. So while Aizen retains his powers in theory — hypnosis, immortality, and Hōgyoku-enhanced evolution — the prison environment renders him unable to express them. His strength still exists… but it is completely contained.

Dont forget to watch ep 342 before you move to the next arc.

There is no way you guys have not been spoiled at all for The 1000 Year Blood War and the real bad guy.

guys ichigo is not even stronger than kakashi relax hhaahha

I read a theory that Gin did to Rangiku the same thing Rukia did to Ichigo — he transferred part of his power to her so she could survive. That would explain why Rangiku’s first memory is her lying there and seeing Gin. It could also explain why Rangiku’s Zanpakutō is sand-based, similar to Gin’s — because she received a part of his power

The next arc is one of my favorites in Bleach. At first, I underestimated it, but when I rewatched it, I realized that it was amazing!

oof now after a mini saga we will finally get to peak 😍😍

Gin and Matsumoto's relationship was given so little time, but I find their love story tragic and beautiful at the same time ❤️

RIP GIN ICHIMARU

Can’t wait for all the comments about this next arc 😭

Watching Aizen's last words about "speaking of how the world should be, not how it is" before being sealed is so much deeper watching back again now. He hated the fact that everyone just accepted the structure of the world. He was the only one who truly challenged the way things are. He hated that someone as smart as Urahara would just bow down and accept the system set in place by the Soul King. Something you see through the series is how the soul society is actually not all that "good" they are simply keeping the order of things. Soon we will see more on that!

What they stole from her was shown in the flash back it was a piece of her soul Aizen was using to create a hogyoku but it failed so he used the one he got from rukia

That Teddy Cam at the end was a little bit weird

The thing that Aizen "took" from Rangiku was implied to be her spirit/life energy, shown in the last couple episodes when Aizen is having his henchmen bring him different ppls life force to create his own Hogyoku and she is laying in the street dying. We dont see it but I assume Gin saved her by giving her some of his life. It would make sense that she wouldve died otherwise bc the creation of the Hogyoku requires sacrificing souls

Gin fkn Ichimaru man...what a guy! Almost like the Severus Snape of Bleach. Misunderstood heroes who do huge things in the background without asking for anything in return. One of my favorite characters in all of anime! Im excited for you guys to get to TYBW but the next arc just has alot of lore dump that you need to know. Not my favorite arc but the info ul learn makes it worth the watch

PEAK!!!!!!!! The next two arcs are my fav in Bleach.

Michelle I'll answer your questions and hopefully clear the confusion regarding Gin. They've already answered it in episode 308 with Aizen's dialogue about the hogyoku and the little flashback of Rangiku and kid Gin but surprisingly as obvious as it was to put the pieces together, it still went over a lot of people's heads. First: the poetry "If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and began devouring humans, and from the same mouth you devoured humans, you cried out to me, 'I Love You!' Would I still be able to say 'I Love You,' the same way I do today?" Gin is saying if Rangiku were to be the one doing all these terrible things he wonders if he would still be able to tell her "I love you" the same way. Second: Aizen explained in order to complete the hogyoku he gouged out hundreds of souls of soul reapers and citizens of the rukon district and gave them to the hogyoku. THAT INCLUDED RANGIKU. Please go back and watch in ep 307 the part where Aizen is putting something pink in a glass with the hogyoku in it. After Gin witnesses that, and then sees Rangiku lying on the ground he says "I'm gonna kill him". Easy enough to put 2 and 2 together right? This is what Gin was referring to when he said "I couldn't retrieve what was taken from you." But the only thing that you're not expected to know (because they don't explicitly say it) is that Rangiku's soul had essence of the soul king in it. I believe this info is from a Bleach novel. Third: In the moment Gin tells Rangiku he's going to become a soul reaper to "fix it", he's not referring to anything specific in that moment. It was just his way of letting Rangiku know that he will change things as well as protect her so that she no longer has to cry again because she's been suffering and she was done wrong by Aizen. Fourth: Gin said about Ichigo "You are at a level now where I can DIE and leave the rest to you." After the fight, Rangiku mourns over not having a keepsake to remember him by. So yes he's dead. I know Kubo isn't the type to be direct with his explanations but I thought the anime did a well enough job spoon-feeding and guiding to make it obvious enough to put the pieces together.

Yea Ron Ichigo one of the strongest MCs. Bleach verse in general is extrememy strong. Strongest out of the Big 3

Y'all Gin is dead. You aren't gonna learn anything more about Gin and Matsumoto. Just letting u know in case you keep asking about it. Matsumoto was saying if Gin left her a momento (which he didnt) it would keep her going as if it'll make her grief journey a bit easier that's how I took it.

Ron "I wanna be on squad 10. Kenpachi all day." Lmao Kenpachi is squad 11 Michelle would wanna be on squad 10 which is Hitsugaya that makes sense. But nvm tho she changed to squad 4

RIP Gin, the goat (yes, he’s dead) 🥺🩵 This is what separates Bleach from other anime - you have to think for yourself... Aizen talked about gouging out souls of hundreds of Soul Reapers to complete the Hogyoku (Rangiku was one of them as seen as she was lying on the ground). So, Aizen stole part of Rangiku’s soul and Gin wanted revenge and taking back what was stolen from her. "If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and began devouring humans, and from the same mouth you devoured humans, you cried out to me, 'I Love You!' Would I still be able to say 'I Love You,' the same way I do today?" -> Gin believes he's become a monster (I mean, he really did shitty things) and that an "I love you” to Rangiku would be tainted - so he never says it, and shows it only through his actions 🐍💔 Their story always hits me hard 😭 As for Aizen: he fused with the Hogyoku, which makes him nearly impossible to kill - hence the seal. (Can’t kill it? Seal it - another influence on JJK, btw.) The Final Getsugatensho is the coolest form EVER! 🤩 Just the whole scene with the music and so on is pure perfection 🤌 And no, the Thousand-Year Blood War arc is not like Naruto Shippuden. TYBW is simply the final arc of the manga that never got animated back then. It feels so different because it’s a faithful adaptation: the poems, the lack of censorship, the pacing… all chef’s kiss. Add the top-tier animation and yeah - you’re gonna lose your shit 🤯 Chronologically and narratively, TYBW is just “Bleach continuing,” not a Shippuden-style second series/sequel.

Aizen thinking ichigo gave up his spiritual pressure sounds like some of the jjk heavenly restriction. It's so cool how much bleach and hunter x hunter inspiration jjk has

Surprised they didn’t talk at all about what Aizen and Urahara were saying about the Soul King, it’s pretty interesting stuff

can’t wait for TYBW!

This is what we've all been waiting for!

Ichigo is definitely very strong among all anime, but you have some that are crazy reality warpers that are quite a bit ahead of him.

You guys are so lucky you already have a few seasons of TYBW to watch. It was 11 years of waiting which most of us didn't even believe bleach would return

Haha I love Bleach. Ichigo has been one of my favorite character for the longest time. I have always loved the big 3, and at times you have Naruto and Luffy at the same tier of "aura", but Ichigo is almost always in that cool state with the occasional goofyness, where as its flipped for Naruto and Luffy. Still love all 3 but I have always favored Bleach a bit higher.

…what was with the Teddy cam?

Next arc is my personal favorite can’t wait for the reactions

full bring arc is solid and is key for yall to know what going on in tybw. Especially regarding ichigo.

🔥🔥🔥 Rip Gin🥹 Aizen top shit talker😂

Kurohitsugi's full incantation is used as kinda the exam that judges whether someone loves Bleach or not😂

Who the enemy now is? Just get ready for a complete onslaught. That is all I will say about that.

PEAK 🙌

Michelle on squad 4 and Ron on squad 11 lmao TYBW can’t come soon enough 😭

Aizen’s confidence= Ron trying to predict anything in Anime lmao

PEAK

Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived. 🏔️

whos the enemy now lol like what

I was in my 1st year in high school when these episodes came out. At the time it was the best thing I had ever seen.

Dont let anyone tell you the next arc is bad. The only thing that brings down the next arc is that it comes after this one.

Umm did anyone noticed the teddy cam after episode 310…….😳🙁😬😐

to answer some questions: 1. gin is dead 2. aizen still has hogyoku which is why he's immortal 3. aizen stole a part of rangiku's soul to give it to the hogyoku, which is why gin wanted revenge the rest will be answered in tybw

next Fullbringer Arc!! 👍👍❤️❤️ before Thousand Year War Arc 👍👍❤️❤️ we almost there, Fullbringer Arc is necessary it's canon and integral to the story one of the best arcs in Bleach. The villains of the arc are very compelling and scary in their way and adds depth to Ichigo’s character and the world of Bleach. anyone who tells you to skip is not a true fan of Bleach and has no idea what they are talking about

I am going to say it. Gin is dead. That is what the scene is saying. Ofc the author could make a new chapter and says Gin is not dead. But that is the implication/meaning of rangiku scenes. Idk, but the author and bleach is very implicit show. They do a lot of show not tell with these things. For example, Gin/Rangiku he left it p ambigious, but idk to me it is obvious they love each other, but that it's a toxic love. Gin refuse to say or even give keepsake for Rangiku, left her hanging for century/decade to help her? Like he is so obsessed in protecting her, he doesn't let her know anything. There is also Aizen's whole backstory. His arc (the arrancar arc) ended and we basically know nothing about him and he is defeated. But you can really understand his character by his interactions, the way he acts, how he speaks to others. So there is bunch of other thnigs, you kinda expect to be not shown too much in this show from what I notice. So don't expect too much, but expect a lot? When I first watch bleach, I was honestly disappointed. but after watching videos, cool analysis (after finishing the show), the show is super unique in the implicitly of its portrayed. Hogyoku is forever fused in Aizen. So we can end the Ichigo Hogyoku theory, since Aizen and Kisuke had to both make Hogyoku to fuse into each other. Plus it doesnt make sense with Ichigo character imo. With Aizen wanting to be god. It basically means he would become immortal and never able to die. I doubt Ichigo would live forever without his friends.

so are we watching tybw next?

aizens true final form is chair-sama

Watching this back I forgot aizen woulda won if kisuke didn’t use that kid’o

"who's the enemy now", peak anime begins. We waited 10 years y'all lucky.

Ngl Even if Ichigo kept attacking in Mugetsu, I think Aizen would regenerate forever. Kisuke even predict that its nearly impossible to kill even after witnessing Final Getsuga Tensho. Not sure on the wording, but I'm pretty sure the technique is one shot anyway

Fullbring arc will be the last arc of OG bleach then it’s on to thousand year blood war

The Fullbringer Arc is Cannon, so you know that the arc is also gonna be Peak Fiction 🙌🏻

"A victor must always speak of how the world should be rather than how the world is" Aizen didn't like how the world was, he hated how Soul Society operated and wanted to rebel against Soul Society and the Soul KIng (we don't know much about him yet). Bleach up until now has had mostly themes from Buddhism and Shintoism, however it also has some themes from Christianity which started to appear with Aizen's character and will heavily appear in TYBW. Aizen symbolizes Lucifer who rebelled against God in the Bible. Also Aizen didn't only feel lonely because he was powerful, he was lonely because he was the only one with that ideology, loneliness was also the reason that Aizen kept Gin around even though he knew someday Gin would betray him. Aizen's God complex was the cause of his loneliness, he saw himself as better, smarter, stronger and at a higher level than others. At the end deep down he wanted to lose, so that he finally feels like he has somebody equal to him in power, that's why he didn't evolve, the hogyoku didn't reject him, it just granted him the wish to lose to an equal so that he doesn't feel lonely. And fun fact Aizen is immortal by the end of the arrancar arc, that's why they sentenced him to 20.000 years instead of executing him, it says it in the episode but I wasn't sure if you noticed.

I remember when I said "here comes the Ichigo Tattoo" haha great reaction thank you guys again

Fullbring Arc is canon and important

I cannot wait for TYBW.. there's not 40 episodes back to back across any anime that can stack up against it.. rip to my goat Gin!

Damn man y'all ain't give af ab gin death😭

TYBW is some of the best shonen there is

Dude ( Gin ) got one tapped 😂😂😂💀😂😂😂😂

TYBW is PEAK!!!

that intro was fire

Dope intro, fire

'Nothing can be explained' ost is also Zangetsu's theme. One of Bleach's goated soundtracks, it hits different this scene. Hands down Ichigo's best transformation, one of the hypest moments. 'Stand up be strong' ost embodies the scene perfectly 🔥 Mugetsu means 'Moonless Sky' representing the darkness of Ichigo's technique. Ichigos eyes weren't always red Ron. He has brown eyes

When I hear the legendary ost 'B13A' all I think about is Aizen getting face palmed by Ichigo across the city, that's one of the best moments lol the disrespect. He basically said: "I'm not asking you b*tch, I'm telling you we going somewhere else." I love how unfazed, calm and cool Ichigo is the whole time. Gin and Rangiku would have been the perfect ship. RIP Gin.

the light novels need to be animated. iykyk

To answer your question Ron, YES Ichigo is amongst the conversation as one of the strongest in the whole Shonen. He is easily the strongest of the big 3...but yeah, this next arc is short but super sweet and HIGHLY important to ichigos character development and then we are off to a literal MASTERPIECE of an anime bangerthon, Thousand Year Blood War ( No episode has a rating lower than a 9/10 in ALL 3 cours btw, that alone speaks volume as to how insane this passion project was for Studio Perriot) Best war arc in anime IMO. This journey has been an amazing one but its not over it only gets better :). ALSO ! If you guys ever decide to read the BLEACH Light Novels, they go into much further detail and emotional connection between Gin and Rangiku, there are RUMORS that the light novels might be adapted into an anime in the future, but this is only rumors for right now. Also, When Gin was saying sorry and that he couldnt retrieve what was taken from her, Aizen answered that when he was talking about " stealing the souls and latent soul reaper powers" from soul reapers and feeding it to the Hogyoku ( that was that glowing red orb you see him feed the hogyoku ). EDITED - I forgot to touch on Aizen reacting and being "cocky" even after Ichigo was woopin his behind. If you think about it and put yourself in Aizens shoes, imagine being the absolute STRONGEST Shinigami for 100s of years (edited - outside of Yamamoto). Having an insane ability like Aizen and pulling off every single one of your plans without a flaw, you'd naturally become drunk in your own success pretty much. In his life he barely tasted failure or what it looks like or what it feels like, ya know? to him someone being above him was completely unimaginable. LASTLY, Tell me that Dangai Ichigo transformation isnt one of the greatest transformations you've ever seen in anime? the definition of BAD ASS

What makes Muken level prison special • Absolute isolation: Pitch-black, silent, and endless. No guards. No windows. No contact. • For immortal or god-tier threats: Reserved for beings who cannot be executed or whose death could destabilize reality. • Psychological punishment: Eternal solitude is the sentence. Time loses meaning. Why it’s terrifying • The name “Muken” (無間) implies “without interval”—no beginning, no end. • Prisoners are sealed, not just locked up. • It’s implied to be limitless in size, almost like a pocket void beneath Soul Society.

Should be done by or before march 23rd!

24 episodes left until TYBW!!! Let’ssss gooooooo

Everyone skips the filler arc after this which is a crime

Unfortunately. Gins and Tosens backstory is not fully fleshed out in the anime/manga. It is fully explained in the light novels though. Gin kind of mentioned what Aizen did to Rangiku. He was going around forcefully taking parts of people's souls from them to build his Hogyoku. Aizen took part of rangikus soul. You kind of see this in a previous episode where aizen is holding something over her with gin watching from the bush. Also all we know for why aizen did this was during his rage speech during his sealing. Something about the soul king, calling the king a "thing" all we can do is speculate for now. Also next filler arc imo is pretty good for ichigo as a character but no necessary for the story. Hyped for the next arc personally and even more hyped to he closer to TYBW. Dont think too hard about what its about yet. It will make sense when the time is right

I have heard that rongyku had a special power (dont wanna spoil what it is) but its very special and I always wanted to know what it would have been like if she matured that power but thats what aizen supposedly stole and sacrificed or absorbed into the hogyku

HELL YEAH

1 MORE ARC LEFT TIL THOUSAND YEAR BLOOD WAR LFG!!!!!!!!!!

Aizen didn’t get rejected by the hogyoku Urahara was wrong that’s why Ichigo asked “Did he really get rejected by the hogyoku ?”

That intro was dope

what was stolen from rangiku is explained in a light novel

Aizen still has the hogyoku inside him even though he’s locked up

you guys gonna love bleach TYBW it is PEAK

Kenpachi is squad 11 btw Hitsugaya is squad 10

Let’s go let’s get started on the fullbring arc

Aizen and his men stole a piece of Rangiku's soul and fed it to the Hogyoku. Gin killed them and joined Aizen so that he could one day take her soul back and get revenge, but Aizen grew too powerful at the end lol.

if i could like this more than once i would lol

Zangetsu saying goodbye definitely hit, as Ron said Ichigo's main goal has been wanting to protect the people he cared about - but here you have the Zangetsu wanting to protect Ichigo himself and fearing that if he loses his powers then he won't be able to defend himself. But there was too much at stake, it had to be done. Beautiful writing. And yea RIP Gin :/

Ron Kenpachi is Squad 11 my guy. Squad 10 is Toshiro.

31:15 ost name?

Such a journey, the next arc ir really underestimate... you guys will enjoy it!!

Yokoso

Oh and W intro 💯🔥🔥

Been waitin all day lessssgooo!!!

There’s been hints throughout the show that Gin and Rangiku were very close in their youth. Aizen hurt child Rangiku and Gin’s mission was to eliminate the man who hurt the person he loved the most even if it meant playing the bad guy role. You can say it’s a little convoluted but with a character like Aizen you literally need decades of patience and planning to outplay him. ( One of Aizen’s henchmen took a piece of child Rangiku’s soul for the Hogyoku and this lit a fire inside Gin to get revenge. That’s what he meant by trying to “fix it).

Yeaaaaaaa

Let’s gooo! Mugetsu!

Ichigo literally parroted back to Aizen what Aizen said to him ages ago during the Rukia execution debacle

PLZ time for TYBW

Holyyy SHittttt new intro and everything!!! PEAKKK yalll!!!

Peak

Unforgettable timeless moment it never gets old🕊️🐐

Ichigo grabbing Aizens sword had me hollering the first time I watched. Stole all of Aizens aura on the get back🤣🤣

And oddly enough the scene where Gojo gets sealed in jjk was inspired by Aizen being sealed

PEAK!!

Yesss been waiting

MUGETSU!!!!!!

CINEMA

Peak fr 🔥

PEEEEAAAAAAKKKKK

LETS GOOOO

Hell yeah.

YES! I have been waiting all day!

It’s time