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As for Tokindada Tsunayashiro's assassination, he mentions quite directly early on in the trilogy that the nameless assassin is the child of the assassins he hired to attempt to kill him in the first place. I had to go re-read it and even played through BBS' CFYOW parts and found that Tokinada called the hit out on himself. The young assassin was the child or at least related to the first group that tried to kill him on his own orders as he used them to kill his entire family. I hope this helps!

Im wondering if CFYOW, will also be animated as a side story when TYBW plays through its seasons

I love that Tokinada was the final villain (so far) because he represents the faction that started much of this chaos to begin with: The Noble Families. I love the fact that he'd so evil that Yoruichi would rather be under Aizen than him. The fact he could easily emotionally attack Shunsui, Byakuya (two men known to keep their cool much of the time) and others shows that he knows he has reach to touch them but they can't touch him so easily. The fact he has the powers to help change the world for the better but he would rather destroy is scary because villains like Aizen, Koga, Kiriya, Amagai, Ginjo and others did what they did for personal gain and you make change but.... Tokinada just wanted to put all the secrets out there just to see what happens.

I remember hearing Kubo had more involvement in Can’t Fear Your Own World. So that explains why it fits better.

7:05 The real reason why fans care more about CFYOW than SAFWY is the former got both a fan translation and official translation so we can actually read the damn thing. SAFWY has nothing but a summary,

37:45 mind you, this is both a Yamamoto that is very young as well as the fact that he doesnt have Ryuujin Jakka yet, the only person with a zanpakuto is Ichibe

I'd argue the two prior kenpachi HAVE to be overkill or it would seem weird for them better the name. If they were scaled to the average captain, I think that would be a tad lackluster. Many of them got their positions by slaying the previous one.

I think Tokinada being killed by a nameless assassin is ironic as the man who tried to make a god is killed by some random assassin. He tried so hard to be a torrential force in the history books and he died to what can be written off as politics between the aristocracy.

What do you think is the unrevealed final clan that wanted to put a lid on Hell? We know Aizen has been pushing Hell back.

Wished Grimmjow and Ginjo had a scene interacting with Ichigo.

This is the video that I was waiting for, after all the story said and all the lore that make this great, one thing that makes Hikone way more interesting is that as he combines everything makes me thing if ichigo could do that, if ichigo with his powers controlled could go jumping from abilities using the one he needs or if he uses them without thinking and all that he could do

To be fair, there was a minor MINOR amount of foreshadowing done for Hisagi’s Zanpaktou’s true nature in the Fake Karakura town arc. When he entangles Aeon with it and then Aeon breaks the chain holding him, Hisagi says “man it broke so easily” implying he knew the chain was more significant. Granted it’s a major stretch. But it’s something

An immediate thought I came up with while being reminded of the anciently foreseen dream the soul king had. Yhwach, his son, killed him as his dream dictated. Yhwach, while soul king, dreamed about Ichigo "his son" killing him.

Good vid, but I disagree with your take on Kenpachi. I feel him being overpowered helps to contextualize from others' pov how monstrously powerful he can be. More importantly though, i view him whipping Hikone around and defeating ikomikidomoe as actually vital to the story. I will concede that it may be a little heavy handed, but, narratively speaking, Kenpachi is really there to teach Hikone a lesson: that there are people he simply cannot defeat. This is especially poignant after Tokinada sics him on his Aura, his mother figure, and leaves him for dead. The two things Hikone knew how to do were serve Tokinada and do battle, and both of these things just crumbled before Hikone's very eyes; his worldview has shattered. This is when Shuhei steps in and uses his Bankai to really show Hikone that sometimes you are totally helpless and there's nothing you can do but humble yourself. The reason Kenpachi cuts down ikomikidomoe is because the story isn't supposed to be about Shunsui and the gotei fighting a giant hollow in the valley of screams, it's about Shuhei maturing and accepting the part of him that his zanpakuto is, and he truly embraces that by showing Hikone his bankai. Shuhei's development is complete after he sets Hikone on the right path and is even offered the pathway to captainhood following the story, showing that his journey is complete; he used his Bankai for the first time, not to kill, but to teach and to bring life to Hikone who now sees there is so much more to life than serving and killing. Ultimately I think Kenpachi played a really crucial role in making that happen, if not him then maybe Shunsui or Urahara, but I really don't think the story should've been Shuhei saving the day with a bankai perfectly suited to defeating Hikone after everyone else failed.

For the love of god, please make more videos like this! Loved all of it! Thank you for the amazing content!

It was rather jarring seeing Yoruichi want to 'silence' Hisagi at the end, especially with the menacing and paranoid tone she espouses. Then you remember she's a noble and an assassin who certainly ended many lives to keep the aristocracy's secrets hidden during her time leading the Stealth Force. Though to be fair the tone of that conversation she and Kisuke shared implies that they want more honorable people to be the arbiters of change and to pick up from where they only followed orders and obeyed, especially as far as Kisuke is concerned.

I feel it's fairly obvious that the part about Urahara's true reason for creating the Hogyoku is tied into his backstory which was told to Narita by Kubo. Hopefully we get to see that backstory some day. Also it has been confirmed by Kubo that Urahara lied about his reasons for putting the Hogyoku in Rukia; I don't think it's particularly unlikely to believe he lied about his reasons for creating it in TBTP.

Been waiting for this! I haven't found anyone reviewing it that I like to watch.

Man i really apreciate this long videos I work all day with an earbud just getting that bleach goodness from you

tom, i will always be with you. (that sounded less weird in my head). i meant always watching your videos till the end! you are the best Bleach content creator out there, and you are a huge reasonwhy many people i know (me included) are hyped for TYBW and the future of Bleach. thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you so much MrTommo, I'll look forward to your review of SAFWY novel.

This mans be pumping out amazing content regularly. Thank you!

We all know that you're a manga purist, so it's to my delight that you've finally done this. I do enjoy your critique. It's always well thought out and constructive, imo!

YEEEES. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LOOOONG.THANK U!

I had been waiting tjis video for so long. I had seen that some other KZfaqrs had a review of CFYOW. But I wanted to see yours. Great video. Thats for the great content!

A very comprehensive breakdown. More like this please!

Yaassss!!! I live my bleach Fandom vicariously through you my friend! Keep up the great work!

Waiting on it forever thank you for keeping the bleach manga alive

FINALLY! Thanks Tommo! Best way to start Winter Break.

Thank you for making this! Great video!

I think it's weird that Mayuri pick some the weakest Sternritter to be in his Corpse Unit when he could have gone for the characters like Askin and Hashwalth but at the same time he did the exact same thing with the Arrancar and didn't revive a single Espada so maybe Mayuri for some reason goes for the weak ones on purpose.

Given Gin betrayed Aizen, I think the idea was very much to make Tosen the *real* confidant, real 2nd in command.

narita did amazingly on the novels. Great writer

I loved the twist when Hirako used his shikai on Hisagi to prevent him from seeing Kyoka Suigetsu release right before his eyes. Too often manga/anime "tactics" come down to just each side taking turns showing off their new abilities - while for me the most satisfying fights are those where instead already established abilities are used in clever and creative ways.

Hell yeah, I'm glad you're continuing this series :D

YES!!! Thanks Tommo 🙏🏽

At work n now I have something to listen to. Thanks!

Awesome video was well worth the wait !! If the anime does good it would dope to see them animate this

I’ve been looking forward to this!

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Hell yeah. I was waiting for this vid.

Holy fudgeballs! I saw your review on the other volumes yesterday and I was like damn hopefully he reviews the third on soon. AND LO AND BEHOLD haha

Amazing video like always^^

Finally got all 3 novels the other day I'm already half way through the first one and I'm really enjoying it myself

Tokinada's death was pure karma. More so since it was at the hands of the relative of the assassins Tokinada savagely butchered in part 1. Sure being assassins they don't warrant sympathy for obvious reasons, but what he did to them was ghastly and drove home what a maniac he was.

Great video MrTommo

The Soul King stuff is so interesting. Maybe he felt bad for disrupting the balance of the world he let them use him to maintain it after? Pretty crazy what he let those five do to him either way.

Oooh, a whole hour? This is nice

Hey Tommo another amazing video. Always love hearing your thoughts. I wanted to try to maybe shed some light on Hisagi's continued loyalty to Tosen. I actually hope you end up doing a full character analysis on Kaname Tosen at some point, because I think he's actually quite nuanced despite his lower popularity when compared to Gin and Aizen. I think that kinda plays into why Hisagi feels the way he does about him. The idea that his time spent with Tosen and the lessons and morals he learned from him were not lies despite Tosen's actions. I think the tears that Tosen cries for Sajin Hisagi and Himself at the end of his life were real. In CFYOW volume 1 we learn that aizen chose to end Tosen's life because Tosen made Aizen promise to do so should he ever find peace among the soul society. Something he beleived would be an insult to Kakyo's memory since the soul society did nothing to punish her killer due to his royal status. He was a very genuine man in my opinion. Kensei has every right to resnt him for the betrayal. But just as easily, Hisagi has every right to defend the captain who taught him to be a shinigami.

Thanks Tommo, I loved this read. I feel it handled the fight very well, and explained the immediate afterfects with tybw very well. I'm a big fan of tokinada, and a bigger fan of Shuhei now.

Tosen wasn't dying. His wound wasn't even close to Hiyori's. Given his instant regeneration, he could definitely have survived.

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Its Exciting. thank you Tommo

idk, i don’t mind the fake dual wielding zanpakutos. it isn’t necessary, but it doesn’t really hurt anything. what i do like is hisagi’s zanpakuto being the chain. i like it because it means hisagi didn’t truly understand his zanpakuto, and neither did us.

lol i screamed when i saw Jak on your shirt. forgotten epic game. currently re-playing Jak 2. wow. btw man, love your dedication, love from Italy

I'm waiting for Kubo (or this author) to write a story that isn't about preserving the status quo in Soul Society. Ironic that only Hueco Mundo has progressed throughout the series.

love all your content been afk from Bleach for 8 years!

Its about time. We got other discussions for ever and we finally fucking get it guys lmao

This was a great read

I really really loved it! I took my time but once the Tokinada unleashed Kyoka Suigetsu I read it until the end. There were a lot of things that I really appreciate about the book and there were ones you mentioned I didn't even remember, and its amazing. IN particular, I really like the theories of Kisuke being a bad guy, and part of the last noble family (kept secret by notion of Kubo I think)

Great Video! Please make a video discussing the Anime Invading Army Arc pls!

Good video thank you.

In the anime, it seems like Aizen mercy killing him is more likely and is supported by Komamura yelling Aizen. Hard to deny it. I get the soul suicide part, but I still believe Aizen mercy kill is what actually happebed

I’d say Tokinada has to be the most evil villain in Bleach, with Tsushima as the second evilest villain. Also I love how Hikone has a chain around his zanpakuto (or whatever it is) that goes around him

The only reason Ikomikidomoe feared Barragan was because Barragan had all of Hueco Mundo on his side

Yessir🔥🔥

Its about time. Thank you. When the last arc comes out next year will you do episode reveiws?

I'd love to see a video on the various fights that took place

I think zaraki is one of the strongest captains, so it's only natural that they would take him to battle someone like hikone & ikkomikidomo since they mostly fight with brute strength too, shinji literally said in the manga that if zaraki dies they'll lose the war, i think that's because of the asset he is to the soul society, not to mention that unohanna said zaraki gets stronger with every battle so aftet his tybw battles we didn't get an idea on how strong he had become and this help put things in perspective.

What if Nimaiya and Ichibe "create" zanpakuto spirits like that. The two of them could come across a hollow with interesting abilities.. Ichibe could assign it a name and Nimaiya would then give it a form by way of an asauchi..and presto! A zanpakuto spirit!

I'm hoping the light novel contents get included in the anime somewhere down the line

Tosen always seemed like a Hinamori to me. Just how Aizen disposed of her when he was done playing, he did the same with Kaname and Gin. He softened after being defeated and I like that. But trying to retcon him as always having hidden soft side doesn't sit right with me either

Finally!! Long awaited and it’s over an hour long? Sign me up!!!!!

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

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I remember when Ichigo learned of the true nature of his zanpakto in the original manga my take away was no one really has two zanpakutō or a constant release shikai.

Kenpachi vs Grimmjow (and Yammy and Edrad) did happen in the story of the Bleach 3rd Phantom DS game, which was written by Kubo.

YESSSSS!!!

God bless you for the timestamps

@MrTommo2304 I've watched it till the end. Amazing video. Thank you, I would mostlikely never read any of those novels but I love the lore dumps and any content bleach related. Looking forward to your next videos! Congratz on 100k! I was here when you had just 4k, amazing how you grew... Totaly deserved

This guy says 'Cult of Personality' and doesnt even say anything about name dropping a popular song XD I love these videos Tommo! Keep pumping out more beautiful content!

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Weird - I completely forgot about soul suicide and always assumed that Aizen mercy killed Tosen which angered Hisagi and dog-cap. I also thought that Tosen wanted Aizen to remove him from the cycle of reincarnation - not just kill him. I loved the extra background.

Aizen grinning at Kamamura could have been a trick of camera angles to make the audience think that Aizen was looking at him. But would it be possible that Aizen was actually looking at Tosen reveling in a comrades request to be fulfilled(Being the old Tosen, as a comrade)? (in some twisted sense) Forgive me, I haven't read CFYOW. Just spit balling. and the thing about soul suicide might have had something to do with Aizen doing his own thing with Tosen like what Kisuke did with Masake just a little different.

1:05:10 I always thought it was Aizen who killed him, because he realized that Tousen has reverted back to shinigami side. Amazing video btw

Something being overblown and feeling like it was made by a fan is honestly what I really like in Narita's other work for another franchise, Fate/Strange Fake. It has a really similar approach to stuff that Narita wrote for Bleach where he takes a small pieces out of much bigger Universe and starts to expand on them in completely insane directions. Ask any Fate fan that read F/SF and they will say that it's crazy, but at the same time it's full of reference and nods to previous works/events/characters and such. I like how enthusiastic Narita about his Bleach stuff, even if it sometimes borders on fanfiction, but for me its a selling point rather than something detrimental.

I am not gonna lie Expected the ichigo vs grimmjow vid.... But his is great too

Finally bro

It's entirely reasonable to tie the Hogyoku scientific research to the Soul King, considering he was the perfect model as he was a mix of Quincy, Shinigami, and Hollow.

All these years later and I still consider Ichibei to be the strongest/wisest/most intelligent shinigami there has ever been. He almost transcends what it means to be a shinigami.

Says he doesn’t want the video to balloon to a huge size. Ends up uploading an hour+ long video. either way I’m watching every min of it and I plan on getting all 3 of these vols.

Just imagine two possible soul kings and both substitute shinigami whom the soul society was monitoring all along

Don't know if you were aware of a book/movie called a clockwork Orange but the main character Alex is 150% who tokinada is based off of. If you've never read it I implore you to do so, very dark but incredible, the movie is great too directed by Stanley Kubrick

I also didn't like the "retconning" of duel zanpakuto either. It's fine to have exceptions that prove the rule, and for there to be only four multi-bladed zanpakuto out of thousands that currently and used to exist is an acceptable number.

18:00 it was stated in either the first or second CFYOW book that Giselle can turn a hollow into a Zombie but that it is only temporary and due to there Hollow Reiatsu they would eventually overcome the zombiefication

funny enough, i didnt even catch on that kirge absorbed ayon and it was a hallow and he wasnt affected by it in the slightest.

Also question, what happens to a Quincy's soul when they die? Like we know normal people and fullbringers turn into spirits and can possibly become soul reapers or hollows themselves. But what about the quincy

From the start(of the video) what I can gather Spirits Are Forever With You=read for the spectacle CFYOW=Read for substance

So we know for a fact that grimmjow and Nel are also vasto lordes, and ichibe was around during the time of the splitting of the 3 worlds? Damn, Ichibe was around way back when the soul king could still actually speak, he was ancient before Barragan and Yamamoto we're even born. Since all the original Gotei 13 captains had a Bankai, I'm curious if there was already a royal guard, Ichibe and the Sword creator, before the formation of the Gotei 13, but after the formation of the squads, they were given the name Zero Division .