Needed 1,000 years, a broken ability, and plot armor to beat him. Man was truly a menace to the soul society. R.I.P

Interesting that Yama and Ichigo's Bankais both follow the same idea of condensing your power into the sword itself, rather than say, turning into a giant baby.

Byakuya Kuchiki once said: "There is no way Bankai can be so small" Surely he was too young to witness Zanka no Tachi.

My little brother was so intrigued by Yamamoto's bankai that he waited for YEARS, avoiding spoilers, memes and reading the manga, for the moment he would finally see this bankai in all his animated glory. He said the wait was worth it. Every damn second of it.

Notice how it immediately rained when yamamoto deactivated his bankai. His bankai caused all water in soru society to evaporate thus turning into heavy rain clouds. Simple attention to basic scientific details are amazing

Yama is the only character I’ve ever seen who looks 100% terrifying even though he’s missing an arm. It’s like he didn’t need it anyway!

After all this time. I still think Yama getting one shotted was pretty stupid

One of the greatest best fights ever in the Anime history.

man, this ep is insane, we finally see Yamamoto uses 100% of his power. So sad that he still lost this fight

I read manga long long time ago so I knew Yamamoto would die but still, so disappointed to see such a powerful character go out like that.

I love that Yama did not disappoint as far as his power at all! And I never realized how scary that Bankai must look after he extinguished/absorbed all that fire at once. The manga doesn’t do this justice. Now him losing to plot annoys me every time but the man is a damn demon!

Yamamoto mistake in this battle is, he is too much consumed by his own wrath, that he himself couldn’t analyse whether he against real yhwach or impostor (reiatsu can’t lie). This is the same mistake when Toshiro stabbed Aizen turns out it was Hinamori all along.

Consider for a moment that Yamamoto had to actually bring the temperature *down* for those flames to become visible. They were always there, but they burned so hot no one could perceive them.

Yhwach stated that Yamamoto became beyond weaker actually in his old age and even more weaker after loosing his arm and not wanting it back. He said basically that if he had his other arm he would be a challenge to him

One of the biggest penny drop for me when reading the manga was when I looked at the form of his bankai, and to a lesser extent his shikai, then connected the dots of the Bankai being referred to as 'true strike' and explained as the purest incarnation of the sword which, in turn, is essentially a reflection of its owner and Yamamoto's past as the leader of what amounts to a group of roving killers that morphed into the Gotei 13. Yamamoto is, at heart, a destroyer. And nothing but.

Man i absolutely love this show. Its a shonen but its different from the others. The dark atmosphere it created, brilliant anime style, and amazing osts just really sets a tone. Fantastic

One thing the anime has done better than the manga so far is showing the carnage. Never in the manga did I realize just how many soul reapers were actually killed.

I don’t think a lot of people are giving this sternritter the credit he deserves. He doesn’t copy power, only identity and memory. This whole fight was with his own Quincy powers and he managed to last that long. Well done

This fight was majestic. Possibly the best animated fight in Bleach anime.

Remember, Yamamoto is always beaten in a fight that is not a fair fight. That's how powerful he is 🔥🔥 even Aizen needed to come up with a plan

You know you're OP when every villain avoids a proper 1v1 against you❤

Yamamoto is too strong to progress the storyline with his presence. His dead is inevitable for main character “Ichigo”.

i just realised that South is literally just yamamoto reheating his enemies back to life 😭😭🤣🤣 bro put his food in a microwave

I love how immediately after resealing his zanpakuto, it just starts piss pouring rain from all the moisture that got evaporated

This fight kinda reminds me of how the Jedi were deceived by the Sith. The Sith had changed, and were no longer the same enemy as before, creating new methods and strategies to destroy the Jedi. The Jedi grew stagnant and unaware. I think this is a form of what Yhwach is saying to Yama at the end. Yhwach had already won a long time ago, and this wasn't even a fight. We all want to see a grand spectacle of a fight (and we did somewhat), but the true fight was in mindset and action that was taken beforehand. I think that's the beauty of this fight.

The fact that Yamamoto wasn't actually fighting with Yhwach truly shows how being old affects even the strongest shinigami.

The way the flames and heat get swallowed up is insane. I get goosebumps every time man

Not only is this Bankai insanely physically powerful, it is also a mental drain. Imagine fighting this dude, and having him constantly switch between his 4 stances. One of them is literally you being "attacked" by enemies this dude has killed revived as skeletons. Like, your buddy Jimmy could've just been stabbed and now he is trying to kill you. This fight didn't show the full tactical usage of Zanka no Tachi, so we have to imagine what it would be like if Yama basically tried to create a fully optimized strategy. If he were to constantly switch between his Cardinal Stances, there is no way for even the most powerful enemy to withstand it. Maybe someone like Aizen with his intellect, but other than that, it would be an impossible fight. Yama is just kinda dumb in this fight.

So aizen saved ichigo , crazy how strong someone can become even sealed away

you know Yamamoto bankai is the sh*t when Night turned into day , damn , that was badass.

Yamato is the most badass swordsmen. His power literally effect the environment. Imagine fighting in that kind of climate

Strongest shinigami, used bankai and explains to the enemy how it works, knowing that the enemy can steal bankais. Then dies with 1 hit

Yama-jii got one-shotted because he isn't smart enough to realize or analyze the enemy from start (paired with his blind rage and prideful senior persona) Everybody know he's the OG thats why Aizen and Yhwach used effective tactics to dump him first.

Considering how everyone has their bankai back a few episodes later it shows that this entire bankai stealing arc was only to kill Yama he’s that OP ichibe at that point is probably the only one who could beat him

Bleach fans have to agree this was the best animated good scene it’s my opinion if u agree 👇

Yamamoto is the strongest shinigami with all the sword and hadou techniques. Just remember him teaching Zaraki tiny bit of kendo move was enough to one shot Nnoitra. If he had both hands things would have been much different. That handicap was necessary and ended up killing him in order for story to continue.

I'm glad Kubo finally officially confirmed lloyd had 70-80% of Yhwach's power given to him for this fight. The bleach wikia and its editors were hellbent that lloyd didn't have any of yhwach's power -just his appearance and personality/memories which is like, the stupidest thing i've ever heard, even before Kubo confirmed otherwise. lil bro lloyd ain't gonna lay hands on himpachi like that without at least some of Daddy's power.

This is one of the best anime battles I’ve seen. The animation is on another level

I love how his first bankai form is so peaceful but a the same time so powerful

Yes, this sequel should have to be animated🔥

Honestly yammamoto losing makes sense to me, now don’t explode on me. Kubo makes a good argument in manga in showing how emotionally charged the head captain could be. He subordinates brutal death really effected him made him think out of anger even when speaking with mayuri he was tempted to blame mayuri for lack of foresight which didn’t work because mayuri doesn’t overlook anything and he called the head captain out on his hubris. Head captain made same mistake he made with Aizen, he thought raw power was enough without understanding that his enemies would have realized his power and planned ahead. He realizes this all too late hence his dead expression. Like really dude the fact he thought they couldn’t steal his bankai was just hubris.

The sound design for this part was insane. Yama's bankai was blowing out the speakers.

I love how Yamamoto just barely has control over his shikai alone and the only reason his bankai isn't causing widespread collateral damage is because is so laser-focused/pissed.

you can tell the difference between manga readers and anime watchers from the comments..

This was the best replay of the fight without skipping too much

Yhwach knew he couldn’t fight Yamamoto head on loll he lucky

Bleach TYBW is the greatest comeback in anime history

The best episode. The episode where yama jii used his skills, the episode where we see yhwach (or his image) apologizing, the episode where we see aizen trashtalks again, the episode where we see ichigo uses blut vene, the episode where yhwach points his finger twice lol

*Bleach's rule:* Whoever shows their final form first loses

Moral of the story: if you hear “bankai” and all you see is a tiny sword, run.

"Think of it this way, with this Bankai, my whole body and the sword are clad in the sun." This line goes so hard. Yamamoto was a goat, no question. So sad he got ho'd like that.

I really really like the idea that his bankai is just a tiny broken sword because the fire is just that hot and massive

快晴になる演出かっこいい アニメだからできる

It's more like 60% yamamoto, he didnt use his full strength.. he could literally destroy soul society if he's still ruthless. Sadly he changed himself and wanted to be a great peson.

The sound effects of this fight are just 👌🤌

0:13 that moment

I have to give the ywachs imposter a lot of props he was able to withstand old Yama and his bankai

We should’ve known that was an impostor when his sword broke so easily. Yea old man Yama’s bankai is insane but this was the man that went toe-to-toe with Yamamoto. Which makes me wonder how that actual battle would’ve gone

After such a long delay this was the best thing ever

I love how yuha is more surprised of ichigo's will more than his power

Crazy how royd was able to keep up with yamaji and even able to evade his attacks considering he (in the manga) can only copy someone's appearance, personality and memories.

Bleach villains be like: 99% how to defeat yamamoto 1% any other

3:15 When a character gets beaten so bad they get turned into pencil sketches.

Every person should watch this episode fully at least once in their life time.

The man who can't use bankai uses it for the first time and uses it twice in one episode but still died☠️

man it is so unfortunate that the strongest guy in the whole series gets taken out by such a pathetic little trick

One of, if not, the most lit moments in Anime history

I just love how all the flames disappear, not sure why but just looks dope

I appreciate the editing you did for this. So many edits cut some of the best parts while dragging out the others- this was made in a way that kept the dialogue fast and snappy, while also showcasing the action well.

God I’m so glad. I managed to avoid spoiling his Bankai for years… Then they really said “I know… it’s been far too long. We was down… but now we up. We’re gonna make it up to you Fr fam” And then created what will be known as the most iconic animated fight scene for decades, as well as one of the most attentive to detail pieces of anime history. They absolutely smoked this shit out the park, secured the bag, got the W, this is a true masterpiece.

I've been waiting for this

plot armor save to yhwach , someone like Yamamato didn't realise that he was really a puppet.

Yohh watching this fight was literally breathe taking , gave me goosebumps and I began releasing tears cause it was that epic 💯💯 camera angles and sound effects were on point , demon slayer had a good one but this is my favourite one

Now do you understand why Zangetsu doesn't like the rain?

定期的に見に来てるわ（笑） 最高すぎる～～

Toshiro is the only one with decent humidity in this whole scene everyone else is dry asf

That Yamamoto's bankai works almost exactly like Ichigo's does, where it condenses all of his bankai's power into a normal katana size blade, is a very interesting parallel.

Yamamoto was my favourite anime character ever 😢

I'm just happy to see them bring back all the tunes and music before they start fighting.

Anyone who says Yamamato wasnt shit because it was a clone really miss the fact that he got outplayed.

Imagine unohona and Yamamoto stepped in together..

i know it wasn't the real yhwach but at least we get to see yamamoto's bankai capabilites in action

When you so goated plot armor gotta knock you off early before the show even start getting good 😭😂

Honestly seeing that for the first time had me emotional 😂 lol holy shit. This is soo good imo. I've watched the whole thing from when it was first being serialized when I was in highschool in mid 2000's til the last season. I haven't gotten around to watch anything recently but I should start cause I keep checking on scenes from what I hear people talking about and need to make the time to watch this season from the beginning 😂❤

0:43 is epic moment!

props to my man royd lloyd for lasting that long against the captain commander other sternritters wouldve gotten cremated in 5 seconds

One of the greatest Anime battles in history.

When I saw this I was like "There's no way that's the real Yhwach. Way too easy."

A shinigami master, respected by everyone alive, using the heaviest fire power existing, putting all his power in one sword... just to fight the wrong dude. 🎉😢

if kurosaki died that moment, aizen also would find a way to wake him up lol

Yhwach:" Peace has cost you your strength, Victory has defeated you "

i like how it got bright after activating his bankai

Yamamoto activated Bankai Ability: DESOLATE LAND The sunlight became extremely harsh!

Man istg his bankai incantation is the coolest of all bankai that I've ever seen. If bankai like senbonzakura and zangetsu have cool effect like sakura flowers and overwhelming reiatsu, then zanka no tachi is the opposite, from overwhelming fire of ryujin jakka, to a quiet-looking power

can we take a moment to appreciate how bleach kept elemental-ists relevant! usually using fire, water, ice, cold, wind becomes irrelevant onces energy balls, slashes, and beams enter the game.

I fucking love that Aizen just said "fuck off nerd, youre not the main villain..." then hit him with a sneaky genjutsu from inside prison 😂😂😂

Anime hood classic

When you use all your skill to a minion....

This went hype 😮😮

Well worth the ten year wait for more episodes, the animation budget is BONKERS I say. God I fucking love Bleach and it's world minus a few discrepancies/retcons