The first Quincy invasion is something I've been dying to talk about. It's one of my favourite parts of Bleach - but what do you think? Do you rate the first invasion as highly as me? What's your favourite moment? Let me know!
My favorite moment is when Isane wants to help her friends during the attack but is ordered to stay put. Seeing such a pure-hearted character in tears is haunting and heart-breaking.
I think the first invasion ranks up there among some all time great anime moments ever . I mean killing the head captain off in the first invasion was amazing.
Honestly that panel of Kenpachi entering with 3 quincy corpses was such a treat when I was reading this week to week. Definitely one of my favorite moments.
I think what sets the first invasion apart is that everyone (all soul reapers) are involved and not just lieutenants and captains. Seeing the lower ranked soul reapers engage in battle and lose easily really shows how devestating the invasion is. The huge casualties from the first invasion really show the ruthlessness of the Wandenreich
And this is the reason why the Thousand Year Blood War Arc is my favorite in all the manga. I remember that night, reading the final arc, and my heart was running like crazy. Not a lot of mangas coul do that to me.
Especially going week to week. Not gonna lie when Byakuya was thrown against the wall and he had more blood outside than inside I genuinely thought he was dead. Still think he should have died (even though he's my favorite character) and when I found out he somehow survived I was really relieved. However long it took to show he was alive damn near killed me
For me, it comes down to the fact that the Wandenreich had a bunch of their heavy hitters come out swinging in this first invasion. From previous arcs, we always had a couple of fights against lower level (but still strong in their own right) enemies such as the Privaron Espada in Hueco Mundo and then the Fraccion in Fake Karakura then it ramped up to the major threats once they were dealt with. So to then get events like Kira getting one shot, the Bankai stealing and Byakuya vs As only a few chapters in, you knew these new guys weren't messing around. It felt like no one knew where Kubo's crazy ride was taking us.
It also goes to show that Ywach was right, the power of the Gotei is a shadow compared to the first blood war, imagine if they hadn't gotten the training against Aizen and the Espada, I expect they would have been done and dusted during the first invasion.
It makes me all the more excited for the hell arc that will eventually continue because we have a chance to see the very first generation of the gotei 13 and they’re going to be even more deadly due to the hell power up.
@@GODOFAWSOMENESS1 they're not a buncha thugs. Yhwach explained the old Gotei were really just a band of criminals that did what they want. After the first war, Yamamoto gained something he wanted to protect and became more ethical/law abiding. The consequences of that is that he now fights with honor and doesn't hunger for victory like bwfore. He no longer fights through willingly sacrificing the life of his men, he doesn't use any pawns to get ahead, etc. He doesn't even accept healing from Orihime because of his pride in that order. Basically, they are far weaker because they rely on their structure and sense of justice rather than doing whatever they must to dominate.
The 1st Quincy Invasion really cements that the safety nets we've seen from bankai, Genryusai, Kenpachi, Allon, Ichigo, etc; are not going to be enough to win against the Quincies. All the trump cards being held mean nothing and that the Shinigami need to step up and change and adapt now or die.
You’re very right I honestly couldn’t believe just how the shinigami were getting destroyed by mere Quincy Because I used to think they were all like Uryu. Every single captain was destroyed or rendered useless when their bankai were taken away Soul society was shaken to its core The first invasion of the Quincy was honestly the best introduction to an arc in all of shonen manga
I think it's like you said too about how pretty much everybody I'd guess thought they were like Uryu strength wise. When they came through and absolutely decimated the soul society I swear I said oh my god countless times during the first invasion
It went from 0 to 100 in like 3 chapters. I definitely agree. The pacing and suspense had me on edge for a few weeks. The thing that I noticed was that we had 3 or 4 arcs about Aizen. Then a slice of life type arc for the fullbringer arc. Then Kubo went balls to the wall on the last arc. Was sitting there reading it..... "no character is safe"
One of the biggest take aways I made out of this arc was how useless the lieutenants except for Renji and Rukia. Even when Hisagi unlocks bankai, he was defeated before using his new abilities.
The 1st fight between Ichigo and Yhwach is also amazing, especially when Ichigo activates Blut Vene. And Haschwalth one-shotting Tensa Zangetsu at the end just to cement Wandenreich superiority. I can't wait for anime.
Agreed, that part where Yhwach knocks Ichigo's hand away and jams his sword down on his neck is one of the badass "finishers" in Bleach imo. Really sells how much more brutal and "hands on" Yhwach is compared to Aizen.
When I read this part of the arc, it stood out to me as the biggest “shit just got real” moment out of the entire series. It wasn’t a looming threat of war like the Arrancar attack or a big twist caused by Aizen’s trickery. It was just a giant wave of defeat crashing down on Soul Society and most of the main characters were powerless to do anything but suffer it. This was encapsulated by Byakuya, Kenpachi, and even Yamamoto getting obliterated. It took the parts of Bleach we took for granted as the “safe zone” and showed us it wouldn’t be enough this time.
This part of TYBW also gave us one of the best (if not the greatest) Isane scenes ever. The scene where she wants to help but can’t, and then resorts to crying is such a crushing but beautiful scene. She’s so pure hearted but lacks the gifts and physical power to act in the moment.
Just makes me wonder imagine if Byakuya was killed and in his last moments he’s practically pleading to Ichigo to save the soul society and from one big brother to another asks him to make sure nothing happens to Rukia. I’m not really a huge fan of major character deaths but in a war setting, things happen and people die and people become traumatized and some become emotionally unavailable. It would’ve further displayed just how badly the first invasion crippled the gotei 13 and were on their back foot for the entirety of the arc. Just like in real life when you deal a decisive blow to an enemy it makes it almost impossible for them recover.
100%. He’s my favorite character and I would have accepted the way it happened. He was done dirty but in the sense that he was just overpowered by someone else. Like bruhhh my guy was done for and defeated but As Nodt kept blasting him even more 😭😭 like chill! 💀 It still sucks that Kubo got slandered for making that decision to “kill” him off but it was so well done!
Honestly it would have been painful and as much as I love byakuya, I think kubo should have ultimately left him dead to make the threat that much bigger. Rukia should have killed as nodt without anyone interfering
@@gammafrost YESSS 💯! That’s what I thought and it looked like it was suppose to be setup that way. Rukia avenging her brother would have been SICK!!!! But I assume kubo made additional changes for the battle since he was alive still.
@@gammafrost you right my guy. And I can’t even call those people fans tbh. If you know what the story is about and love it and trust the author, then you shouldn’t have an issue with what he is doing. The weekly readers can be the ones to judge (maybe) but even then… it’s ridiculous how he was threatened.
The first invasion is absolutely 100% the peak of bleach. The stakes never felt higher. I was on the edge of my seat reading this thing. I'd blast through like 50 chapters i day because i could not stop reading it. It was insane Edit: something I'd like to see in the anime is more battles with lesser quincy and shinigami. I'd like to see base camps across hueco mundo and soul society. The 1st invasion was a blitzkrieg but the 2nd invasion should actually be an all-out war. Show us battles across the worlds.
It's my favorite part of the entire series and I hope Kubo can explore and expand more in the anime, especially the second half of the arc. But I understand if he wants to save some things exclusively for the Hell arc.
I know it's probably not gonna happen but I really wanna see how the fight between Yuha and Yamamoto went. Seeing the almost unholy monster Yamamoto used to be would be incredible
I just want to say I’ve never read bleach, but your immense passion and love for this series with your coverage has made me really want to watch the upcoming TYBW anime and I’m going to read up to that in the manga right now!
The first invasion had a huge impact on this war. I cannot wait to see if the anime reveals which sternritters at each division. I’m hoping the anime shows the 4th division being attacked, as it would make sense for the Quincy to harm the healers of Soul Society as it would prevent the shinigami from recovering from the first invasion. Maybe Zaraki defended the 4th division and we will get to see that, but I’m hoping we get a scene where we get a glimpse of Unohana’s own battle strength as she protects her own division.
If I had to nitpick I would say that Kubo missed a golden opportunity to introduce us to some new promising talents among the no-name Shinigami. I would've loved to see some no names rise to the occasion, show some leader skill and/or battle prowess. Later Kubo could've promoted them to higher seats and have them join the main cast.
It’s been said enough. What differentiates the first invasion from the war in the fake Karakura Town are consequences. As cool as the Espadas where, what they were not was a threat to the heroes(minus Ichigo who’s almost always an underdog). It’s as if the Quinces where fed up with the Soul Reapers always winning and wanted to personally hand them their first L.
An amazing video idea would be talking about ichigos final getsuga form and who “Mugetsu” really is. Ichigo stated he became mugetsu himself. I never really understood who Mugetsu was and I think it would make for a great video.
Being a weekly reader for Bleach at the time will always skew how I see certain parts of the series, and the amount of hype at this point in the community off the charts. Little hype meme charts being made and edited weekly, because every week something tremendous happened. Kubo also has a way of making villains that just eat the entire scene and I love it.
Great channel. Been enjoying for a few months now. Interesting topics and I like you showing the manga panels and things as you talk about it. Nice reminder since it’s been a while!
I just loved how everyone was robbed of plot armor so to speak. Didn’t matter who it was, anyone was at risk of dying so the stakes were extremely high. The one thing that’s always bothered me Tomo is how powerful old man Yama I’d be defeated with really cheap tricks imo. Aizen had wonderweich and Ywach had Royd/loyd combo. Just feels like he died without a real chance against the final villain. I’d love to know your thoughts on it
If anything that shows how powerful Yamamato is though that all the main villains had to have plans in set to weaken him. They couldn't just come at like they were stepping to one of the other captains, they had to make sure he was at best at half strength before making a move against him.
In my opinion, Bleach rose the stakes on the first invasion when you see characters getting fodderized and despair. It felt like an actual war where there was no plot armor, you won't know when or if your favorite character would drop. That's the tension that I love about the first invasion, until Kubo pussied out and brought some of the characters who were supposedly dead back to life and dropped the ball on the later part of the arc, sidelining other characters to make space for these fan favorites.
The First Invasion was magnificent. The Fullbringer Arc is still my favorite, and the second half of the war against the Quincy is one my least, but this arc was structured perfectly.
Everyone sings the praises of the first invasion, but post first invasion is still SOLID AF too! You got all the Kenpachi fights (Unohana, Gremmy, Gerard), Rukia's Bankai, Renji scoring his first W ever, Ichigo flexing on the Femritters, Yhwach vs Ichibei (top 3 fights for me), Askin, and my favorite arc in all of Bleach - Everything But The Rain.
This is going to rock the anime world when everyone sees this animated. This really is the anime equivalent of infinity war and end game. But as big of a marvel fan as I am, I feel like this will be even more impactful than that for bleach fans. I was honestly at the edge of my seat every single chapter during the invasion. I lost my shit both when we got to see Yamamoto's bankai and when he died. Fully agree that the invasion was masterpiece.
You mentioned how unprepared Soul society was for the quincy invasion. I think this stems from Yamamoto's poor leadership. Even during the Soul Society society arc, the shinigami were unprepared when Ichigo invaded. Soul Society definitely needed new leadership
Yeah it always made me think about everything that happened before the soul society arc. Did nothing happen before then like turn back the pendulum? Like how is a full on military organization so unprepared for such a small invasion group like ichigo and his friends. That was what 5 or 6 people and they changed the soul society forever. As the old saying goes. Just because you've been doing something a long time doesn't mean you're good at it. Yamamoto was honestly a failure as a leader if a small group could turn the soul society upside down
Thats more Kubo fault than Yamamoto.. He pictured Yama as a badass iron hand leader, invencible with 1000 years of experience on comand. I dont remember ANY moment in Bleach that Kubo tried to picture an image of bad leader to Yama. The only thing Kubo showed is that Yama have a stupid pride and isnt maleable as Kyouraku after..
Tbh Kyoraku isn't the sharpest tool in the shed either, sacrificing one of the best healers and as we can see fighters, for a one minded guy driven by urge to fight with anyone isn't that much of a good deal.
@@piotrj.451 zaraki is on another level of power. His boost its was like a human to a god. And he already was one of the most powerfull of the anime BEFORE this boost. Unohana wasnt q fighter anymore, she chosed to nor fight even if SS got fucked. And yes she was one of the best healers but in the worldS decisive war, a war we are losing by far, we need a healee to protect the guys who gonna be beaten (and having LOT OF healers) or we power up one guy to the lever of being consider top 5 dangerous just by brute power by fucking quincy king the guy who can see the future and the guy who killed YAMAMOTO?? And as we seen unohana was waiting this fight since centuries, it was inevitable and a pleasure for the two strongest kenpachi to end this way. Again i throw the guilty to Kubo that haved this great plot and then zaraki did nothing with that power, like 90% of the characters in this arc that did nothing with their boosts..
One of my favourite moments in the first invasion is actually Yamamoto killing Driscoll. I never really thought Yama was in much danger there but the look of absolute unbridled fury at the apparent poor usage of Chojiro's Bankai to him instantly incinerating Driscoll on the next page was something that always stuck with me. I feel like I'm really underselling that moment but I haven't really seen it be mentioned much.
This is the best bleach channel hands down. I love the fact that we both came to the same conclusion after re reading the tybw arc to realize how well written and excecuted the initial start of the arc was. I also felt like it was kubos best writing and it was made even better having all the characters and world building before this arc
Yeah Kubo had those Quincy coming out swinging but it was expected, because he basically directly addressed one of the larger criticisms of Arrancar/FKT arc and the Lost Agent . Where the heroes never really felt like they were in any real danger for me, the only time I ever felt any real tension was the fight against Ulquiorra He totally rectified that in the eyes of many with the first invasion The only nitpick is I wish he stuck to the conceit of different projectile weapons for each Quincy, too few of them explicitly had it in their fighting repitoire, only Robert Accutrone, Lille Barro and Bazz B kinda? Too many of them had the similar Holy Bow, which felt a bit uninspired
its not that byakuya should have died.....he was SUPPOSED TO DIE. I just want to make that clear. Kubo HAD to change it because he was getting death threats from psychos.
@@tobbakken2911 it didn't hurt it but it most definitely hurt Rukias moment when she finally learned bankai. Her brother had to come save her and imo lowered the impact of her fight.
I totally agree, great analysis (as always), but I would like to ask one thing. Am I the only one who thinks that the FIRST QUINCY INVASION was strongly inspired by the beginning of the ZANPAKUTO'S REBELLION ARC? I mean, the ZRA started with 3 swords (Katen Kyokotsu, Sogyo no Kotowari and Minazuki) visiting the captain commander, and so did the quincies. Sasakibe was the first officer to battle and be defeated (off-panel in both version lol). Muramasa made a dramatic appearance inside the Seiretei, so did it Yhwach. In both cases, the enemies infiltrated without any problems nor being noticed, then they started to bomb and rampaging into the Seiretei (more scenic with the quincies, but similar too). The shinigamis suffered a first real defeat, especially because they were caught off guard in losing the powers of their swords (something simillar happened with the quincies with the steal of the bankais). Under very different circumstances, but after this, Ichigo arrived at the SS and had the first confrontation with the main enemy, and Kyoraku took the lead without Yama-ji (even if with Unohana and Ukitake in ZRA). Not to mention, that ZRA spoiled Gonryomaru abilites (Kubo wrote or copied those), Byakuya faced Senbonzakura (this make laugh a lot in the different ways he dealed against his own powers, winning on one side, being utterly crushed on the other), more than Sode no Shirayuki and Katen Kyokotsu designs (but this has nothing to do with the first invasion). I would also say that Muramasa and Yhwach share some points, excluding the intent to destroy the shinigami (a lie for both of them, the real goal was another), both were the source of the power of all their allies, Muramasa gave freedom to the swords (though he manipulated them) and Yhwach the letters to the quincies (with a price), both using them as pawns and betraying them in the end. Off course, probabily also cause it was a middle filler arc, the impact was lighter in ZRA, a defeat for the Gotei but without very serious consequences, while the FQI was much heavier, brutal, devastating, with much more serious consequences and subsequent impact. But the similarities between these first two parts are there, in my opinion. What do you think?
What is worth appreciating is that this only works as well as it does is because we have those previous arcs like the Arrancar Arc to establish the sense of introducing a new crew of antagonists that the Shinigami are expected to triumph over. Kubo shines best when playing with expectations that he has already set up and by mirroring certain structures, Kubo always knows where he has his reader and when to shake things up to keep it interesting.
I think if we can get flashback about "quincy massacre" just like turn back the pendulum arc,it would be much more impactful and it's really shows how deeply the hate of quincy to shinigami
I'm SO looking forward to the anime only watchers being all excited for Yamamoto's triumph over ywach and then the next episode ending in him being beaten to a pulp and the anime community blowing up about it online
Can we get a vid of Tommo telling us what his Zanpakuto would be and its shikai and bankai abilities, I think it would be a fun creative vid and would be great to hear what it would be
I think Kubo could have made the Quincy more relatable and human by having some Quincy stating they’re fighting this war to “save” the soul king, and have Juha lean more into being the son of the soul king and trying to avenge his father.
17:47 Moments like this are why I absolutely love Saijin Komamura. I know he isnt the strongest character but his kind nature, his bond with his fellow Shinigami and his absolute love/respect for Yamamoto make him such an endearing character. And his arc in TYBW and how he gets revenge on Bambietta while sacrificing himself was such a great reading experience for me.The way saijin was able to receive a power up BUT have it be balanced out with such a great cost really set the standard for me regarding what the captain's powerups should have been, instead of the random power ups they got with no apparent effort or consequences (cough cough renji/byakuya). All in all, Komamura is an extremely underrated character and I cant wait to see him animated again in the anime :)
The fall of Soul Society was their chickens coming home to roost, the old ways coming to an end. The aristocracy ran for the hills despite their brutal bluster and the Shinigami took the bloody brunt as Ichigo saved the day. Something new would arise from the ashes. And it affects every other group/world too.
The idea of having the villains win was to me interesting and jaw dropping at the same time. And the fact the Shinigami took a very humiliating L was definitely one of the best shocking moments that made me as an audience pulled me in and was sold on it on how this arc was going. I’ll definitely be looking forward on the extended fights in the anime. I honestly hope that Izuru gets a moment before being taken out, cause to honest in the manga he never got a chance to fight a Sternritter, he was just one shot and blew half of his body apart and was out just like that. Hopefully the anime will change that.
I think one of the best parts about the first invasion is that the Quincy came in there and actually did something significant. They came in and decimated the soul society like it was nothing. No other arc starts off like that and that's why it's so impactful. It really helps that they were actually organized and a military force with a singular purpose. The arrancar weren't like that. The Espada weren't like that. It was really setting the fact that there are actual stakes in this arc and people were dying left and right. This part of the story in particular is probably my favorite of the entire series because of these reasons. The fact that I was genuinely worried about the soul society surviving says everything
I love the first invasion because it's, at the same time, Bleach's troppiest (big fights, big flashy techniques), but also its most un-troppey and unpredictable, because the heroes have little to no plot armor. Invasion starts, Kira gets blasted. Quincies come in, steal 4 Bankais easily. Renji, Rukia and Byakuya get utterly trashed. Shunsui, who's always super chill loses an eye without mercy. Kenpachi comes in, kicking ass, but has his ass kicked soon after. Yamamoto goes all out in a rage, but is mercilessly killed by a mocking true Yhwach. It's such a wild ride. And I'm glad the anime is setting it in a cloudy day, with gray skies. I feel it captures the despair of this section well. And I hope the music delivers. Maybe start with the trumpet theme we heard in the trailer as the Quincies arrive and start killing fodder Shinigami in a montage, only to shift to a more familiar Gotei 13 theme as the Captains arrive, only to switch back to the war march music as the Quincies swiftly counter them.
Imo , this is bleach's equivalent of pain invading the hidden leaf village in Naruto. Kind of feel like kubo set the bar to high , cause that invasion was the most hype from this arc . And even this invasion plot has some problems .
The war declaration where the lieutenant of squad 1 dies is an incursion, not an invasion. An incursion is a small unit sent into enemy territory to test the waters so to speak. So the first invasion is correctly called an invasion invasions are typically when a large force encroaches upon another groups territory typically firing the first shot.
I particularly liked this arc because unlike the Arrancar car Arc and the fake Karakura town ark, this felt like they were playing for keeps. People actually died. Like known characters bit the bullet. The threat level felt like they would not overcome. And if they did, it was by the skin of their teeth. Their first invasion in the story was so tragic that one Quincy, and not even one of the chosen, crushed the heads of two seated officers and mangled Kira, who isn't by any means a weakling, before homeboy even knew he lost 50lbs. The plot armor was looking kitten soft when Toshiro was getting wrecked, our favorite pervy captain lost an eye, Byakura made low, and and and. The Quincy seemed like some sort of particular human species that was strong but not strong enough to contend with soul society. Then you have these deviant quincies who not only mess up the balance of souls, but are not open to negotiation like the ones who were around when Uriyu's grandfather was kicking. These Quincy apparently traded principles for power, and honestly, if any of them are related to the Quincy that were killed by shinigami, I don't blame them.
Pretty off topic, but I just wanted to thank you for not adding music to these videos because I like listening to my own music while watching and it's really nice
it is crazy we have the equivalent of the Full Military Force of the Gotei randomly popping up and wreaking havoc out of nowhere, killing left right and center (rip Head Captian Yama). and then leave. all within 15 chapters. more damage was done in this minute window of time than ever before. think about that, over millennia of peace, uprooted in 1 fell swoop. in roughly less than a day. I cannot wait for your live reactions tom!!
Yeah it was great... and then it comes second invasion with the deus ex machina known as Royal Palace training, suddenly Bykuya that should be dead seems to be alive and well, soloes 5 sternritter, Renji is better then two experienced veteran captains with a damn hollow powers, after that we have even more bullshittery up there in the Reiokyu(Get Mayuri out of it, but the rest... ugh). The only fight i really like, is the Komamura one, because even if he defeated Bambietta, it came with a sacrifice, and that fight had some stakes. Komamura could have his human form for a longer time, it's the first time he was somehow crucial in any kind of battle so Kubo really did him dirty since, while a supposedly dead Byakuya is galavanting in the Soul Society like nothing happened, but hey... it is what it is.
If ichigo and the gang never came to the soul society and became the catalyst of growth for everyone in the gotei, then the quincey invasion would have been a massacre.
11:06 I mean, Aizen was pretty much succesful on the SS arc since he got what he wanted; he killed Central 46, he tricked and betrayed everyone on the Gotei 13, he stole the Hogyoku and escaped to Hueco Mundo. Also Ulquiorra's group in the arrancar arrival arc was succesful on taking Orihime with them while disctracting Ichigo and the lieutenants. What you probably meant is that the villains weren't succesful in actually killing shinigami, thus giving a fair number of casualities compared to the quincies in the final arc, since in FKT almost all the arrancar died while the Gotei and the vizards remained intact.
I’m an anime only so I’ll be back once it’s done. I have to ask though bc it seems like most ppl like this part. Is no one else bothered by not only how easily most of them were killed but how their best fighters weren’t even fighting like themselves? The only one that really put up a fight was Kenpachi. Byakuya and Renji both lost in the most embarrassing and ridiculous way. Renji being too hot headed to win makes sense but calm, cool and collected Byakuya pulling out his bankai knowing damn well it’s going to be stolen instantly? That actually pissed me off 😂 Again, I still want to watch to the end bc it’s Bleach but just the beginning has already frustrated me beyond words. I get a strong opponent dusting ppl but it really seemed like 90%+ of soul society might as well had been powerless humans. Absolutely no fight in them whatsoever
The 1st invasion was so good because of how chaotic it was. I was so hyped for this arc with the way it started. I was disappointed that Kubo kind of backtracked with keeping Byakuya and Kira alive afterwards. I was hoping after the 1st invasion that the shinigami would have to go into hiding in hueco mundo and have to plan their retaliation assault on the Quincy from there whilst teaming up with the arancarr. I just picture Shuhei and other captains and lieutenants sitting in the sand around a camp fire in hueco mundo looking dejected, but also thinking of how they’re going to reclaim soul society and get revenge on the Quincy.
6:00 the First Quincy invasion is kinda what they (the soul Society) thought was happening back in the mission to Rescue rukia and to be honest how poorly the gotei 13 handeled a few kids sneaking in should have been this massive warning to Yamamoto of how unprepared the gotei 13 was for anything real. yes luckly nothing came of Ichigo and his friend breaching the defenses but the fact they could was a problem then when they did the gotei 13 was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, they should have been rounded up within an hour and if im been brutally honest they NEVER should have gotten in in the first place not even with the help they got, also someone was able to build a MASSIVE cannon in range of the walls and no one spotted it been built? if i had been in old Man yamas place after that heads would have been rolling, ied already be furious at myself for not seeing thought Aizen's lies and that's would have been a driving force to whip the gotei 13 into shape and im a fairly laid back even lazy person (unless something catches my interest then ill put 1000% of myself into it)
I think one of the critizisms that Kubo had against him was that his "good guys" never die or really get hurt. That's why this was also such a surprise. I did love this section, but I do like the second invation. I forget when it happened, but I loved when Ruckia gets her Banki and the converstatiin between here and Byakuya. That was fantastic. And the way he changed as well. I am probably well into the second invation, and I do like it. But, it got really weired. Not in a bad way. I am on chapter 650, so I know I am almost done. But this arc has been fantastic. I can't wait to to see it animated and see the new and extened sceens. But, selfishly, I hope that it is not over. I hope they turn No Breaths from Hell into a full arc. But if they did not, I would probably be very satisfied if it ends here, with this arc. I can't wait to see what happens.
The first Quincy invasion is something I've been dying to talk about. It's one of my favourite parts of Bleach - but what do you think? Do you rate the first invasion as highly as me? What's your favourite moment? Let me know!
more writers need make villains that play no games they just their merc no mercy rule no power frienship bs nonsense etc lol
My favorite moment is when Isane wants to help her friends during the attack but is ordered to stay put. Seeing such a pure-hearted character in tears is haunting and heart-breaking.
Fav moment by far the Yama fight
I think the first invasion ranks up there among some all time great anime moments ever . I mean killing the head captain off in the first invasion was amazing.
Honestly that panel of Kenpachi entering with 3 quincy corpses was such a treat when I was reading this week to week. Definitely one of my favorite moments.
I think what sets the first invasion apart is that everyone (all soul reapers) are involved and not just lieutenants and captains. Seeing the lower ranked soul reapers engage in battle and lose easily really shows how devestating the invasion is. The huge casualties from the first invasion really show the ruthlessness of the Wandenreich
I will never forget Yamamoto getting cut in half. That was so brutal and sad. Waiting a week to find out what happened was so difficult.
I expected more of Yamaji
And this is the reason why the Thousand Year Blood War Arc is my favorite in all the manga. I remember that night, reading the final arc, and my heart was running like crazy. Not a lot of mangas coul do that to me.
The sheer exhilaration is still unmatched by any manga for me!
Especially going week to week. Not gonna lie when Byakuya was thrown against the wall and he had more blood outside than inside I genuinely thought he was dead. Still think he should have died (even though he's my favorite character) and when I found out he somehow survived I was really relieved. However long it took to show he was alive damn near killed me
For me, it comes down to the fact that the Wandenreich had a bunch of their heavy hitters come out swinging in this first invasion. From previous arcs, we always had a couple of fights against lower level (but still strong in their own right) enemies such as the Privaron Espada in Hueco Mundo and then the Fraccion in Fake Karakura then it ramped up to the major threats once they were dealt with.
So to then get events like Kira getting one shot, the Bankai stealing and Byakuya vs As only a few chapters in, you knew these new guys weren't messing around. It felt like no one knew where Kubo's crazy ride was taking us.
It also goes to show that Ywach was right, the power of the Gotei is a shadow compared to the first blood war, imagine if they hadn't gotten the training against Aizen and the Espada, I expect they would have been done and dusted during the first invasion.
It makes me all the more excited for the hell arc that will eventually continue because we have a chance to see the very first generation of the gotei 13 and they’re going to be even more deadly due to the hell power up.
Maybe but they’re far more ethical
@@pn2294 how?
@@GODOFAWSOMENESS1 they're not a buncha thugs. Yhwach explained the old Gotei were really just a band of criminals that did what they want. After the first war, Yamamoto gained something he wanted to protect and became more ethical/law abiding. The consequences of that is that he now fights with honor and doesn't hunger for victory like bwfore. He no longer fights through willingly sacrificing the life of his men, he doesn't use any pawns to get ahead, etc. He doesn't even accept healing from Orihime because of his pride in that order.
Basically, they are far weaker because they rely on their structure and sense of justice rather than doing whatever they must to dominate.
@@pn2294 Kinda fucked up to think the current Gotei is more ethical than the first one. What kind of savages were the first generation?
The 1st Quincy Invasion really cements that the safety nets we've seen from bankai, Genryusai, Kenpachi, Allon, Ichigo, etc; are not going to be enough to win against the Quincies. All the trump cards being held mean nothing and that the Shinigami need to step up and change and adapt now or die.
The feeling of urgency was executed masterfully by Kubo during the first Invasion.
You’re very right
I honestly couldn’t believe just how the shinigami were getting destroyed by mere Quincy
Because I used to think they were all like Uryu.
Every single captain was destroyed or rendered useless when their bankai were taken away
Soul society was shaken to its core
The first invasion of the Quincy was honestly the best introduction to an arc in all of shonen manga
I think it's like you said too about how pretty much everybody I'd guess thought they were like Uryu strength wise. When they came through and absolutely decimated the soul society I swear I said oh my god countless times during the first invasion
It went from 0 to 100 in like 3 chapters. I definitely agree. The pacing and suspense had me on edge for a few weeks. The thing that I noticed was that we had 3 or 4 arcs about Aizen. Then a slice of life type arc for the fullbringer arc. Then Kubo went balls to the wall on the last arc. Was sitting there reading it..... "no character is safe"
One of the biggest take aways I made out of this arc was how useless the lieutenants except for Renji and Rukia. Even when Hisagi unlocks bankai, he was defeated before using his new abilities.
TBF it wouldn't make sense for the liutenants to be able to beat the foes when captains are getting slapped around like b*tches.
@@odgarig8601 depends on the Lt and who there fighting
some of the chicks and other weak sterrnritter were more Lt level then captain
I can’t wait to see people compare the manga to the anime when it comes out.🙂
Well....did you see?
Cant wait for First episode of final Arc!! So hyped....we have waited a decade for anime to come back
The 1st fight between Ichigo and Yhwach is also amazing, especially when Ichigo activates Blut Vene. And Haschwalth one-shotting Tensa Zangetsu at the end just to cement Wandenreich superiority. I can't wait for anime.
Wasn't even a fight. My man Yhwach absolutely humbled Ichigo.
Agreed, that part where Yhwach knocks Ichigo's hand away and jams his sword down on his neck is one of the badass "finishers" in Bleach imo. Really sells how much more brutal and "hands on" Yhwach is compared to Aizen.
@@Vaporious2000 yeah for real. Aizen screwed with your head. Yhwach straight up goes to decapitate yours on sight
When I read this part of the arc, it stood out to me as the biggest “shit just got real” moment out of the entire series. It wasn’t a looming threat of war like the Arrancar attack or a big twist caused by Aizen’s trickery. It was just a giant wave of defeat crashing down on Soul Society and most of the main characters were powerless to do anything but suffer it. This was encapsulated by Byakuya, Kenpachi, and even Yamamoto getting obliterated. It took the parts of Bleach we took for granted as the “safe zone” and showed us it wouldn’t be enough this time.
I can’t wait to see this in the anime, this entire invasion was the most hype moment in the entire series I feel.
How you feel now?
even the Quincy knew not to go to Squad 4
This part of TYBW also gave us one of the best (if not the greatest) Isane scenes ever.
The scene where she wants to help but can’t, and then resorts to crying is such a crushing but beautiful scene. She’s so pure hearted but lacks the gifts and physical power to act in the moment.
I wish we'd see more of Isane.
@@adrkskn2540 Maybe we will. There’s gonna be a lot of extra scenes and fights across the board in the TYBW anime. Anything’s possible tbh.
Just makes me wonder imagine if Byakuya was killed and in his last moments he’s practically pleading to Ichigo to save the soul society and from one big brother to another asks him to make sure nothing happens to Rukia. I’m not really a huge fan of major character deaths but in a war setting, things happen and people die and people become traumatized and some become emotionally unavailable. It would’ve further displayed just how badly the first invasion crippled the gotei 13 and were on their back foot for the entirety of the arc. Just like in real life when you deal a decisive blow to an enemy it makes it almost impossible for them recover.
100%. He’s my favorite character and I would have accepted the way it happened. He was done dirty but in the sense that he was just overpowered by someone else. Like bruhhh my guy was done for and defeated but As Nodt kept blasting him even more 😭😭 like chill! 💀
It still sucks that Kubo got slandered for making that decision to “kill” him off but it was so well done!
Honestly it would have been painful and as much as I love byakuya, I think kubo should have ultimately left him dead to make the threat that much bigger. Rukia should have killed as nodt without anyone interfering
@@gammafrost YESSS 💯! That’s what I thought and it looked like it was suppose to be setup that way.
Rukia avenging her brother would have been SICK!!!! But I assume kubo made additional changes for the battle since he was alive still.
@@robloxvempor I heard the reason he brought byakuya back was because of the backlash from the fans. Some people take it too far
@@gammafrost you right my guy. And I can’t even call those people fans tbh.
If you know what the story is about and love it and trust the author, then you shouldn’t have an issue with what he is doing. The weekly readers can be the ones to judge (maybe) but even then… it’s ridiculous how he was threatened.
anime finna bump it up by ten time just watch
The first quincy invasion was easily the best part of that arc.
The first invasion is absolutely 100% the peak of bleach. The stakes never felt higher. I was on the edge of my seat reading this thing. I'd blast through like 50 chapters i day because i could not stop reading it. It was insane
Edit: something I'd like to see in the anime is more battles with lesser quincy and shinigami. I'd like to see base camps across hueco mundo and soul society. The 1st invasion was a blitzkrieg but the 2nd invasion should actually be an all-out war. Show us battles across the worlds.
It's my favorite part of the entire series and I hope Kubo can explore and expand more in the anime, especially the second half of the arc.
But I understand if he wants to save some things exclusively for the Hell arc.
He already said he's adding more content in the anime. Hoorah!
I know it's probably not gonna happen but I really wanna see how the fight between Yuha and Yamamoto went. Seeing the almost unholy monster Yamamoto used to be would be incredible
Yeah we're definitely getting Ukitake content in Hell arc since he was so majorly set up. I guess I'd like to get some fight for him in TYBW though.
I just want to say I’ve never read bleach, but your immense passion and love for this series with your coverage has made me really want to watch the upcoming TYBW anime and I’m going to read up to that in the manga right now!
Wait, so you have spoiled yourself for what happens?
@@tobbakken2911 👀
Never been this early before love when mrtommo blesses my CZcams feed
The first invasion had a huge impact on this war. I cannot wait to see if the anime reveals which sternritters at each division. I’m hoping the anime shows the 4th division being attacked, as it would make sense for the Quincy to harm the healers of Soul Society as it would prevent the shinigami from recovering from the first invasion. Maybe Zaraki defended the 4th division and we will get to see that, but I’m hoping we get a scene where we get a glimpse of Unohana’s own battle strength as she protects her own division.
I honestly want to see that fight between kenpachi and royd loyd (the twin that impersonates memory and appearance )
I hope a Quincy tries to attack the 4th division and they get one shotted by unohana
It's gonna be straight up 🔥🔥🔥 when this gets animated.
If I had to nitpick I would say that Kubo missed a golden opportunity to introduce us to some new promising talents among the no-name Shinigami. I would've loved to see some no names rise to the occasion, show some leader skill and/or battle prowess.
Later Kubo could've promoted them to higher seats and have them join the main cast.
Considering he didn't even have time for some of the old characters later on, I don't think this would've paid off
@@lucasfranke5161 I agree.
Nah, too many characters as is. Ichigo is the MC and we barely saw him do anything significant the whole arc, imagine a no name getting screentime
I mean they were pushing the twins in those early chapters, plus you had that guy who look lil like Aizen.
Just never did anything in the end.
Mayuri’s vice captain Akon stepped up a bit.
It’s been said enough. What differentiates the first invasion from the war in the fake Karakura Town are consequences. As cool as the Espadas where, what they were not was a threat to the heroes(minus Ichigo who’s almost always an underdog). It’s as if the Quinces where fed up with the Soul Reapers always winning and wanted to personally hand them their first L.
An amazing video idea would be talking about ichigos final getsuga form and who “Mugetsu” really is. Ichigo stated he became mugetsu himself. I never really understood who Mugetsu was and I think it would make for a great video.
Being a weekly reader for Bleach at the time will always skew how I see certain parts of the series, and the amount of hype at this point in the community off the charts. Little hype meme charts being made and edited weekly, because every week something tremendous happened. Kubo also has a way of making villains that just eat the entire scene and I love it.
Great channel. Been enjoying for a few months now. Interesting topics and I like you showing the manga panels and things as you talk about it. Nice reminder since it’s been a while!
I just loved how everyone was robbed of plot armor so to speak. Didn’t matter who it was, anyone was at risk of dying so the stakes were extremely high.
The one thing that’s always bothered me Tomo is how powerful old man Yama I’d be defeated with really cheap tricks imo. Aizen had wonderweich and Ywach had Royd/loyd combo. Just feels like he died without a real chance against the final villain. I’d love to know your thoughts on it
If anything that shows how powerful Yamamato is though that all the main villains had to have plans in set to weaken him. They couldn't just come at like they were stepping to one of the other captains, they had to make sure he was at best at half strength before making a move against him.
In my opinion, Bleach rose the stakes on the first invasion when you see characters getting fodderized and despair. It felt like an actual war where there was no plot armor, you won't know when or if your favorite character would drop. That's the tension that I love about the first invasion, until Kubo pussied out and brought some of the characters who were supposedly dead back to life and dropped the ball on the later part of the arc, sidelining other characters to make space for these fan favorites.
he was threatened man jeez
This! the second one felt like such a let down in comparison
Yeah he should've killed more captains imo
The First Invasion was magnificent. The Fullbringer Arc is still my favorite, and the second half of the war against the Quincy is one my least, but this arc was structured perfectly.
Anime only are not ready for the first invasion
Agreed, the first Quincy invasion was absolute peak writing
You’re videos are great, your channel revived my love for Bleach. Keep up the great work brother.
As always, brilliant analysis and I couldn't agree more with everything you're saying!
Everyone sings the praises of the first invasion, but post first invasion is still SOLID AF too! You got all the Kenpachi fights (Unohana, Gremmy, Gerard), Rukia's Bankai, Renji scoring his first W ever, Ichigo flexing on the Femritters, Yhwach vs Ichibei (top 3 fights for me), Askin, and my favorite arc in all of Bleach - Everything But The Rain.
bro this video got me so hyped for the anime. so many good moments in this first part of the arc
Very well done! So much so that I was compelled to pick up my phone to see the video rather than simply listening. Again, bravo. 👏
This is going to rock the anime world when everyone sees this animated. This really is the anime equivalent of infinity war and end game. But as big of a marvel fan as I am, I feel like this will be even more impactful than that for bleach fans. I was honestly at the edge of my seat every single chapter during the invasion. I lost my shit both when we got to see Yamamoto's bankai and when he died. Fully agree that the invasion was masterpiece.
You mentioned how unprepared Soul society was for the quincy invasion. I think this stems from Yamamoto's poor leadership. Even during the Soul Society society arc, the shinigami were unprepared when Ichigo invaded. Soul Society definitely needed new leadership
Yeah it always made me think about everything that happened before the soul society arc. Did nothing happen before then like turn back the pendulum? Like how is a full on military organization so unprepared for such a small invasion group like ichigo and his friends. That was what 5 or 6 people and they changed the soul society forever. As the old saying goes. Just because you've been doing something a long time doesn't mean you're good at it. Yamamoto was honestly a failure as a leader if a small group could turn the soul society upside down
Thats more Kubo fault than Yamamoto..
He pictured Yama as a badass iron hand leader, invencible with 1000 years of experience on comand. I dont remember ANY moment in Bleach that Kubo tried to picture an image of bad leader to Yama. The only thing Kubo showed is that Yama have a stupid pride and isnt maleable as Kyouraku after..
Tbh Kyoraku isn't the sharpest tool in the shed either, sacrificing one of the best healers and as we can see fighters, for a one minded guy driven by urge to fight with anyone isn't that much of a good deal.
@@piotrj.451 zaraki is on another level of power. His boost its was like a human to a god. And he already was one of the most powerfull of the anime BEFORE this boost.
Unohana wasnt q fighter anymore, she chosed to nor fight even if SS got fucked. And yes she was one of the best healers but in the worldS decisive war, a war we are losing by far, we need a healee to protect the guys who gonna be beaten (and having LOT OF healers) or we power up one guy to the lever of being consider top 5 dangerous just by brute power by fucking quincy king the guy who can see the future and the guy who killed YAMAMOTO??
And as we seen unohana was waiting this fight since centuries, it was inevitable and a pleasure for the two strongest kenpachi to end this way.
Again i throw the guilty to Kubo that haved this great plot and then zaraki did nothing with that power, like 90% of the characters in this arc that did nothing with their boosts..
One of my favourite moments in the first invasion is actually Yamamoto killing Driscoll. I never really thought Yama was in much danger there but the look of absolute unbridled fury at the apparent poor usage of Chojiro's Bankai to him instantly incinerating Driscoll on the next page was something that always stuck with me.
I feel like I'm really underselling that moment but I haven't really seen it be mentioned much.
Excellent video, you touched on everything that makes these initial chapters so cool and captivating
yooo I was just rereading the arc and found myself amused by the start of it again and again, very good timing lol
Ur videos are amazing keep going i keep checking ur channel every day rewatching vedios 3 times because its so entertaining keep up king
Every video you make gets me more excited to watch the anime
The first invasion is what permitted me to scream of hype after Komamura destroys Bambietta later after everything Soul Society went through
Funny enough I just reread this port of the story today, and it definitely holds up 😁
I think the only portion of the arc comparable to this portion is from when the unohana fight starts to when the blade is me ends
Amazing video. You're getting me even more hyped for the TTYBW
This is the best bleach channel hands down. I love the fact that we both came to the same conclusion after re reading the tybw arc to realize how well written and excecuted the initial start of the arc was. I also felt like it was kubos best writing and it was made even better having all the characters and world building before this arc
I've read TYBW like 3 or 4 times, but Deicide mini arc still makes it for me, best part of Bleach imo.
Yeah Kubo had those Quincy coming out swinging but it was expected, because he basically directly addressed one of the larger criticisms of Arrancar/FKT arc and the Lost Agent .
Where the heroes never really felt like they were in any real danger for me, the only time I ever felt any real tension was the fight against Ulquiorra
He totally rectified that in the eyes of many with the first invasion
The only nitpick is I wish he stuck to the conceit of different projectile weapons for each Quincy, too few of them explicitly had it in their fighting repitoire, only Robert Accutrone, Lille Barro and Bazz B kinda?
Too many of them had the similar Holy Bow, which felt a bit uninspired
its not that byakuya should have died.....he was SUPPOSED TO DIE. I just want to make that clear. Kubo HAD to change it because he was getting death threats from psychos.
Luckily it didn't hurt the effect of the first invasion, since Yamamoto died
@@tobbakken2911 it didn't hurt it but it most definitely hurt Rukias moment when she finally learned bankai. Her brother had to come save her and imo lowered the impact of her fight.
I totally agree, great analysis (as always), but I would like to ask one thing. Am I the only one who thinks that the FIRST QUINCY INVASION was strongly inspired by the beginning of the ZANPAKUTO'S REBELLION ARC?
I mean, the ZRA started with 3 swords (Katen Kyokotsu, Sogyo no Kotowari and Minazuki) visiting the captain commander, and so did the quincies. Sasakibe was the first officer to battle and be defeated (off-panel in both version lol). Muramasa made a dramatic appearance inside the Seiretei, so did it Yhwach. In both cases, the enemies infiltrated without any problems nor being noticed, then they started to bomb and rampaging into the Seiretei (more scenic with the quincies, but similar too). The shinigamis suffered a first real defeat, especially because they were caught off guard in losing the powers of their swords (something simillar happened with the quincies with the steal of the bankais). Under very different circumstances, but after this, Ichigo arrived at the SS and had the first confrontation with the main enemy, and Kyoraku took the lead without Yama-ji (even if with Unohana and Ukitake in ZRA). Not to mention, that ZRA spoiled Gonryomaru abilites (Kubo wrote or copied those), Byakuya faced Senbonzakura (this make laugh a lot in the different ways he dealed against his own powers, winning on one side, being utterly crushed on the other), more than Sode no Shirayuki and Katen Kyokotsu designs (but this has nothing to do with the first invasion). I would also say that Muramasa and Yhwach share some points, excluding the intent to destroy the shinigami (a lie for both of them, the real goal was another), both were the source of the power of all their allies, Muramasa gave freedom to the swords (though he manipulated them) and Yhwach the letters to the quincies (with a price), both using them as pawns and betraying them in the end.
Off course, probabily also cause it was a middle filler arc, the impact was lighter in ZRA, a defeat for the Gotei but without very serious consequences, while the FQI was much heavier, brutal, devastating, with much more serious consequences and subsequent impact. But the similarities between these first two parts are there, in my opinion. What do you think?
What is worth appreciating is that this only works as well as it does is because we have those previous arcs like the Arrancar Arc to establish the sense of introducing a new crew of antagonists that the Shinigami are expected to triumph over. Kubo shines best when playing with expectations that he has already set up and by mirroring certain structures, Kubo always knows where he has his reader and when to shake things up to keep it interesting.
I think if we can get flashback about "quincy massacre" just like turn back the pendulum arc,it would be much more impactful and it's really shows how deeply the hate of quincy to shinigami
I'm SO looking forward to the anime only watchers being all excited for Yamamoto's triumph over ywach and then the next episode ending in him being beaten to a pulp and the anime community blowing up about it online
Can we get an Aizen character analysis?
Can we get a vid of Tommo telling us what his Zanpakuto would be and its shikai and bankai abilities, I think it would be a fun creative vid and would be great to hear what it would be
Keep pumping these out! cant wait for TYBW!
I really hope your page BLOWS the FUCK up after the new season starts to release. You do such great arc/character analyses on the Bleach universe
I think Kubo could have made the Quincy more relatable and human by having some Quincy stating they’re fighting this war to “save” the soul king, and have Juha lean more into being the son of the soul king and trying to avenge his father.
"Please... Save the Soul Society, Kurosaki Ichigo...!"
Another thing you say 2 is technically the only reason Ycwvbach and army retreated was because they had to return to the shadows realm palace.
17:47 Moments like this are why I absolutely love Saijin Komamura. I know he isnt the strongest character but his kind nature, his bond with his fellow Shinigami and his absolute love/respect for Yamamoto make him such an endearing character. And his arc in TYBW and how he gets revenge on Bambietta while sacrificing himself was such a great reading experience for me.The way saijin was able to receive a power up BUT have it be balanced out with such a great cost really set the standard for me regarding what the captain's powerups should have been, instead of the random power ups they got with no apparent effort or consequences (cough cough renji/byakuya). All in all, Komamura is an extremely underrated character and I cant wait to see him animated again in the anime :)
To bad he accomplished literally nothing, because she came back as a zombie, and is still alice. He accomplished literally nothing, which annoys me
@@realrealwarpet ok good for you
Just lit a joint, perfect time for some Mr.Tommo content 💨💆🏾♂️
The fall of Soul Society was their chickens coming home to roost, the old ways coming to an end. The aristocracy ran for the hills despite their brutal bluster and the Shinigami took the bloody brunt as Ichigo saved the day. Something new would arise from the ashes. And it affects every other group/world too.
But aren’t the newer ones the weak ones?
The idea of having the villains win was to me interesting and jaw dropping at the same time. And the fact the Shinigami took a very humiliating L was definitely one of the best shocking moments that made me as an audience pulled me in and was sold on it on how this arc was going. I’ll definitely be looking forward on the extended fights in the anime. I honestly hope that Izuru gets a moment before being taken out, cause to honest in the manga he never got a chance to fight a Sternritter, he was just one shot and blew half of his body apart and was out just like that. Hopefully the anime will change that.
Best arc Bleach in my opinion, I just love everything, the anime will make all perfect, I can't wait.
I think one of the best parts about the first invasion is that the Quincy came in there and actually did something significant. They came in and decimated the soul society like it was nothing. No other arc starts off like that and that's why it's so impactful. It really helps that they were actually organized and a military force with a singular purpose. The arrancar weren't like that. The Espada weren't like that. It was really setting the fact that there are actual stakes in this arc and people were dying left and right. This part of the story in particular is probably my favorite of the entire series because of these reasons. The fact that I was genuinely worried about the soul society surviving says everything
I think it's mostly because we never really got a proper introduction to the Quincy, that's why most people latched onto it so hard.
Can't wait to see this animated, it most certainly will blow mine and everybody else's minds.
I love the first invasion because it's, at the same time, Bleach's troppiest (big fights, big flashy techniques), but also its most un-troppey and unpredictable, because the heroes have little to no plot armor. Invasion starts, Kira gets blasted. Quincies come in, steal 4 Bankais easily. Renji, Rukia and Byakuya get utterly trashed. Shunsui, who's always super chill loses an eye without mercy. Kenpachi comes in, kicking ass, but has his ass kicked soon after. Yamamoto goes all out in a rage, but is mercilessly killed by a mocking true Yhwach.
It's such a wild ride. And I'm glad the anime is setting it in a cloudy day, with gray skies. I feel it captures the despair of this section well. And I hope the music delivers. Maybe start with the trumpet theme we heard in the trailer as the Quincies arrive and start killing fodder Shinigami in a montage, only to shift to a more familiar Gotei 13 theme as the Captains arrive, only to switch back to the war march music as the Quincies swiftly counter them.
This Arc inspired me to make my own War Arc my favorite moment was when Byakuya told Ichigo to save the Soul Society
There was more blood on the floor than Carrie’s prom.
I would have loved to see Unohana part of this war...
It was at point I knew if I wanted to be any race in Bleach is would be a Quincy
Imo , this is bleach's equivalent of pain invading the hidden leaf village in Naruto. Kind of feel like kubo set the bar to high , cause that invasion was the most hype from this arc . And even this invasion plot has some problems .
Quincy invasion is better and with the anime this will be even better.
@@felipez3115 I agree
@@felipez3115 facts man
Quincy invasion is far superior
Lmao whay plot points? Pathetic bleach hater
The war declaration where the lieutenant of squad 1 dies is an incursion, not an invasion. An incursion is a small unit sent into enemy territory to test the waters so to speak.
So the first invasion is correctly called an invasion invasions are typically when a large force encroaches upon another groups territory typically firing the first shot.
I particularly liked this arc because unlike the Arrancar car Arc and the fake Karakura town ark, this felt like they were playing for keeps. People actually died. Like known characters bit the bullet. The threat level felt like they would not overcome. And if they did, it was by the skin of their teeth. Their first invasion in the story was so tragic that one Quincy, and not even one of the chosen, crushed the heads of two seated officers and mangled Kira, who isn't by any means a weakling, before homeboy even knew he lost 50lbs. The plot armor was looking kitten soft when Toshiro was getting wrecked, our favorite pervy captain lost an eye, Byakura made low, and and and.
The Quincy seemed like some sort of particular human species that was strong but not strong enough to contend with soul society. Then you have these deviant quincies who not only mess up the balance of souls, but are not open to negotiation like the ones who were around when Uriyu's grandfather was kicking.
These Quincy apparently traded principles for power, and honestly, if any of them are related to the Quincy that were killed by shinigami, I don't blame them.
Pretty off topic, but I just wanted to thank you for not adding music to these videos because I like listening to my own music while watching and it's really nice
Just can't wait to see it animated... if they do it right it will be jaw-dropping...
anytime I can see Zaraki get his shit pushed in is a good day
it is crazy we have the equivalent of the Full Military Force of the Gotei randomly popping up and wreaking havoc out of nowhere, killing left right and center (rip Head Captian Yama). and then leave. all within 15 chapters. more damage was done in this minute window of time than ever before. think about that, over millennia of peace, uprooted in 1 fell swoop. in roughly less than a day.
I cannot wait for your live reactions tom!!
Yeah it was great... and then it comes second invasion with the deus ex machina known as Royal Palace training, suddenly Bykuya that should be dead seems to be alive and well, soloes 5 sternritter, Renji is better then two experienced veteran captains with a damn hollow powers, after that we have even more bullshittery up there in the Reiokyu(Get Mayuri out of it, but the rest... ugh).
The only fight i really like, is the Komamura one, because even if he defeated Bambietta, it came with a sacrifice, and that fight had some stakes.
Komamura could have his human form for a longer time, it's the first time he was somehow crucial in any kind of battle so Kubo really did him dirty since, while a supposedly dead Byakuya is galavanting in the Soul Society like nothing happened, but hey... it is what it is.
I feel the best comparison to Kira's fate in the Arrancar arc/Karakura arc is Hiyori who gets sliced in half by Gin
If ichigo and the gang never came to the soul society and became the catalyst of growth for everyone in the gotei, then the quincey invasion would have been a massacre.
11:06 I mean, Aizen was pretty much succesful on the SS arc since he got what he wanted; he killed Central 46, he tricked and betrayed everyone on the Gotei 13, he stole the Hogyoku and escaped to Hueco Mundo. Also Ulquiorra's group in the arrancar arrival arc was succesful on taking Orihime with them while disctracting Ichigo and the lieutenants.
What you probably meant is that the villains weren't succesful in actually killing shinigami, thus giving a fair number of casualities compared to the quincies in the final arc, since in FKT almost all the arrancar died while the Gotei and the vizards remained intact.
why did the quincy leave after they kill yamamoto? and not ex ter min ate every1?
maybe you should pay attention first
Cuz the Zero division where coming
I can’t believe bleach is back, lfg 🥵
Coming back to this wanting to say the anime knocked this out of the park
I’m an anime only so I’ll be back once it’s done. I have to ask though bc it seems like most ppl like this part. Is no one else bothered by not only how easily most of them were killed but how their best fighters weren’t even fighting like themselves? The only one that really put up a fight was Kenpachi. Byakuya and Renji both lost in the most embarrassing and ridiculous way. Renji being too hot headed to win makes sense but calm, cool and collected Byakuya pulling out his bankai knowing damn well it’s going to be stolen instantly? That actually pissed me off 😂 Again, I still want to watch to the end bc it’s Bleach but just the beginning has already frustrated me beyond words. I get a strong opponent dusting ppl but it really seemed like 90%+ of soul society might as well had been powerless humans. Absolutely no fight in them whatsoever
I have come to not mind these long arcs as long as it is going somewhere stirywise and character development
I find it crazy that Yama fought this much that is how you know things are dire
The 1st invasion was so good because of how chaotic it was.
I was so hyped for this arc with the way it started.
I was disappointed that Kubo kind of backtracked with keeping Byakuya and Kira alive afterwards.
I was hoping after the 1st invasion that the shinigami would have to go into hiding in hueco mundo and have to plan their retaliation assault on the Quincy from there whilst teaming up with the arancarr. I just picture Shuhei and other captains and lieutenants sitting in the sand around a camp fire in hueco mundo looking dejected, but also thinking of how they’re going to reclaim soul society and get revenge on the Quincy.
6:00 the First Quincy invasion is kinda what they (the soul Society) thought was happening back in the mission to Rescue rukia and to be honest how poorly the gotei 13 handeled a few kids sneaking in should have been this massive warning to Yamamoto of how unprepared the gotei 13 was for anything real.
yes luckly nothing came of Ichigo and his friend breaching the defenses but the fact they could was a problem then when they did the gotei 13 was running around like a chicken with its head cut off, they should have been rounded up within an hour and if im been brutally honest they NEVER should have gotten in in the first place not even with the help they got, also someone was able to build a MASSIVE cannon in range of the walls and no one spotted it been built?
if i had been in old Man yamas place after that heads would have been rolling, ied already be furious at myself for not seeing thought Aizen's lies and that's would have been a driving force to whip the gotei 13 into shape and im a fairly laid back even lazy person (unless something catches my interest then ill put 1000% of myself into it)
I think one of the critizisms that Kubo had against him was that his "good guys" never die or really get hurt. That's why this was also such a surprise. I did love this section, but I do like the second invation. I forget when it happened, but I loved when Ruckia gets her Banki and the converstatiin between here and Byakuya. That was fantastic. And the way he changed as well. I am probably well into the second invation, and I do like it. But, it got really weired. Not in a bad way. I am on chapter 650, so I know I am almost done. But this arc has been fantastic. I can't wait to to see it animated and see the new and extened sceens. But, selfishly, I hope that it is not over. I hope they turn No Breaths from Hell into a full arc. But if they did not, I would probably be very satisfied if it ends here, with this arc. I can't wait to see what happens.