So a surprise character analysis to kick off December! I just really wanted to talk about a Vice-Captain... anyway, what did you think of Nanao and in particular, the Shinken Hakkyoken reveal? Let me know!

Nanao is definitely an underSTATED character. I wouldn’t call her underrated because in my honest opinion her character does exactly what its meant to do. But its kind of sad ya know. No one other than her probably realizes how lost Shunsui feels. Thrust into a position that he is more than capable of fulfilling but in the shadow of a man who was considered the strongest. Even more so now, with Shunsui having lost his best friend. She knows that she has to do her best to be that “proxy” because she doesn’t want Shunsui to hold the burden of being the Captain Commander as that position has many.

Shes kinda underrated I feel. TYBW definitely made her more interesting and i look forward to the Lillie Barro fight in the anime 🔥

Nanao is SO underrated. Although Rukia will always be my favourite Lietuenant/Captain, Nanao is so close as well. She's just amazing, I hope she gets more popular after the fight with Lillie gets animated

Lisa, Nanao, and Kyoraku’s relationship with each other is one my favorites. Love their designs and their relationship. Wish it was explored more. Always imagined Kyoraku as a loving dad-figure to them. That last fight moment with Nanao and Kyoraku vs Lillie is one of my favorites.

By the end she looks like a cross between Lisa and Uryu’s mom Katagiri. Always liked her relationship with my favorite captain Shunsui. Never thought an analysis of Nanao would be any good or something I’d watch, but good job Tommo, made it interesting.

Ise was one of those characters that always just kind of flew under the radar for me and its honestly the analysis videos from these kinds of characters that I want to see most.

I really enjoy your focused analyses of individual characters! I'm impressed that you just pulled off a comprehensive 42 minute examination of Nanao Ise just on the spur of the moment. To me it really feels like Kubo invented Shinken Hakkyoken specifically for this arc, not as a deus ex machina to defeat Lille Barro (Kouraku could have won the fight on his own if Kubo had wanted him to) but to tie together the stories of Kouraku and Ise, and give her a moment to stand out and contribute. I would have liked it better if they had known what they were dealing with and Kouraku had realized he would need her to help with the fight against Lille Barro as a strategic decision, rather than a fortunate coincidence. But their backstory did tie some elements together nicely. And while the manga didn't foreshadow anything of her sword there was an unexplained affinity between Nanao and the younger element of Katen Kyokotsu in the anime Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc. I'd like to request sort of companion piece to this character analysis. There is another Lieutenant who comes to mind because they seem to have a similar amount of focus, a biological connection to their Captain, a particularly strong showing in the Thousand Year Blood War, and no zanpakuto. I am referring of course to Nemu Kurotsuchi (they even have similar roles within the Shinigami Women's Association - Nanao being official Vice-President, while Nemu is Yachiru's hand-picked choice to replace her).

Man If the sword would have had a little more foreshadowing, this will be my favorite fight, even though I still do not like how broken chicken quincy is

36:12 How is that controversial? It really showed someone who is thrown into battle for the first time really well, let alone against some one on Lillo's caliber. Shunsui coming to her side to assist her is a really good moment as well.

Nanao zanpaktou ability was foreshadowed in soul society. When shunshi knocks chad out, nanao is about to kill chad, she looks to be grabbing something and we saw light from her hand. I was shocked that all have MISSED THIS

"Kyouraku isn't present--he's dealing with his own personal business, otherwise known as Aizen" Ah, yes, good fanfiction material

I don't know if it was mentioned in the manga but Kyouraku wearing her mother's kimono is an insane touch to see

Glad Nanao is getting some respect, Jugram Haschwalth gave props to her kido skills.

The idea of an inherited Zanpakuto being expanded on in CFYOW was a real treat. While the Ise clan's "curse" associated with the blade in regards to their women may be likely superstition, the Tsunayashiro's had an actual proven downside to its use.

22:11 so from a tactical pov it does make sense to shield your casters from direct attack as almost all caster type characters tend to be one of two things 1 extremely squishy or 2 so over powered they are completely untouchable.

Nanao! I love Nanao honestly, poor woman's back must hurt from carrying the 8th division when Shunsui's slacking (all the time). She needs a break, and I would prefer Shunsui not flirting at his goddamn niece. But I do understand why he shelters her from the fighting. The Zanpakutō Ex Machina moment was a bit...out of left field as we don't have any real type of foreshadowing or lead up to it which I would have liked. But other than that I'm fairly happy with the growth she got in the TYBW arc. Definitely looking forward to any future content we get for her.

Damn, these analysis videos never fail to astound me just how much thought Kubo actually puts into his characters. Wow.

I think the reason Nanao wasnt on the fake karakura fight was mostly because a lieutenant was needed in soul society if anything went wrong in the fight with Aizen. Sasakibe was holding the barrier and maybe Nanao was helping him. She is kido master as well. Of course that stands too that Kyoraku wanted her to be safe. But Toshiro wanted Hinamori to be safe too and she still came calling Aizen a captain again

Imagine Matsumoto as Kyoraku's vice... oh my god... the potential!

I love Nanao!!!! I was sold on her when they showed Shunsui and she was throwing the flower pedals down on him and hes like okay thats enough and she just keeps throwing a ton down on him, its was funny. "Yeah, I think its fair to say... I liked Nanao from the start." Any super movie people know what I grabbed that quote from? Its a Stehen King adapted movie, anyone?

The problem with pure (or almost pure) kidō users is that, since we don’t know exactly how recruitment works, it’s hard to understand why she would be in the Gotei and not in the Kidō Corp.

26:30 i always wondered what those early days between kempachi and yamamoto were like. I imagine yamamoto didn't just teach kempachi about kendo but also things like how to speak without shouting, and how to wait for someone to finish talking, even when they wouldn't last 5 minutes in a fight. God i hope yachiru was there as well.

I find the entire ancestral sword situation absolutely fascinating.

One of the things I disliked the most about the war arch was simply that so many characters just "happened" to have the exact power or weapon needed to overcome a specific enemy that seemed unbeatable. Same for Yoruichi for example who just so "happens" to have a form where her spirit energy constantly changes, something specifically needed to defeat that opponent. It honestly would have felt a little better if they would have found an actual strategy to counter those seemingly unbeatable enemies, rather then having cheap moves that would be utterly useless in other situations, but just to happen to be prefect for said opponent. I did like the arch of course, but this is something that always really bothered me.

I would’ve loved to have seen CHAD VS NANAO back in the S.S arc.

I like her serious dedication to work especially when things get comical. But when things get serious and those glasses come off you know the situation is going to get dangerous. Still, Shunsui keeping her lethal side in check is quite a hallmark. It's obvious he doesn't want her hands stained in blood and who can blame him given their relations and the obvious burdens he goes through?

Maybe Kyoraku shielded Nanao the way he did because she's his biological niece and probably his only living family member

I just wanna say I love your channel and I seriously have been binge watching all your videos. Thank you so much for the great content 👏

I remember how disappointed I was in her when she was facing off against a grunt sword fiend and was struggling. She had to be saved from that guy smh.

I was just reading the community post and now this comes out, lol. Another banger video! 🙌

I enjoy Nanao and Shunsuei’s interactions. It’s great comic relief: her feistiness against his laziness; yet it’s clear they adore each other. I never saw it as romantic, but more of a familiar and familial relationship. In a way, they protect each other. She understands his grief and accepts his “sheltering;” yet at the same time, she also keeps him in line by scolding and covering for his lack of direction/ambition. More times than not, she acts like a mother hen; and he’s her knight in shining armor, protecting her from harm. It’s a silent agreement/acceptance between them, and they both clearly understand the dynamics of it. Some have suggested she’s weak. Not true. After all, kido is it’s own kind of deadly force. Others have wondered why she doesn’t have a shikai. Again, not true. She *does* have a sword that was issued to her, just as Yourichi does. They simply choose not to use them, which is their prerogative. The God-Killing Sword is a family heirloom and ancient artifact, and so it’s natural that she should have it. It belongs to her family. Another commenter suggested that it might have been created to be used on the Soul King. I think that’s a distinct possibility. Otherwise, how would they have dismembered him, even though he didn’t resist their attempt to render him powerless except for his function to hold the worlds together?

Really good video, loved seeing your perspective and analysis on this!

Thanks for this video, I love Nanao. She deserves more attention.

all of my favorite characters are super underrated so i loved this! can't wait for my ultimate favorite Nemu analysis from you!!

OMG Tommo - so close to 100k ... wow! I've been around for so long and to see this milestone so close is amazing. Well done mate.

I need more my guy..love the channel . Especially I'm waiting on the series to come back

23:45 Commenting on nanou not having shared her knowledge with the other reapers/ units fits into the original relationships amongst the different squads and their brutal criticisms of one another that we see early on before ichigo and company's involvement with them completely changed the way they do things as we see at the end of the full ring arc after ichigo regains his powers. So it's no surprise that nanou hadn't had a proper chance to show and teach these techniques to the other reapers yet.

SOOOOO happy you did this video. Nanao is one of my favorites.

Props to you for continuing the bleach content

Thank you for making this very detailed and informative video!

Just discovered this channel, kinda upset I never knew about it but kinda glad because it’s all new to me

I remember when I was younger I used to get Nanao, Nemu and Lisa mixed up.

Nanao is one of those characters who isn't as prominent, but a lot of the time she does show up I find myself getting the feels, ie when Shunsui shields her from Yamato, when Nanao is reunited with Lisa, and when she is so shaken from being in a real fight with Lille.

I hope one day you do a character analysis of Izuru, his appearances in the soul society arc and the TYBW fascinated me, and why he seemed to be evil/morally gray with Gin. It always felt like there was more to him

yo its crazy i found your channel like a month ago and you were at 80k subs and you're about to hit 100k well deserved bro keep making great content like always

Haven’t been a subscriber for that long but I’m really enjoying your videos, best bleach KZfaqr in my opinion

Nanao is my Favorite Female character in Bleach.....I somehow like her design and personality being a vice captain....also she somehow look like my high school crush with her specs and slimness and those nerd-like attitude she has....love her🥰

Such a great channel thank you!!!

I like how you are doing less popular characters after doing ALL the famous ones

we are fine with more analysis videos!! thank you tom!! cant wait to watch it

21:40 I didn't even think about the extra effort that would have went into putting the first division symbol into a spell nanao is cool for that

Love your analysis videos.

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Central 46 any more, I learn something new about them that makes me glad Aizen got rid of them all.

This is the one I've been waiting for!

Great video as always my friend I am on episode 72 I'm rewatching Bleach from the very beginning and Nanao is one that is kind of on the side so to speak relevant but we don't know a whole lot about her backstory and this is awesome Bravo again. I like her. The librarian look is spot on. But kinda hot too lol. Sensui is one of my favorite captains. And I've noticed that throughout the first 65 episodes that none of the captains feel any kind of ill-will coming from Ichigo and the rest of the team and I'm going to admit it that when Byakuya Kuchiki gave props to Ichigo and promised to not pursue Rukia any longer because he felt that Ichigo was not targeting him but the grand scheme of the rules of the Soul Society. I cried so what LOL. She has been a mystery. Her abilities are incredible he has bodyguard /teacher. And getting a glimpse of her backstory. I never knew it to be such a deep-seated. And if I have missed it I did not know that he was her uncle. It does speak to his character though. But also by keeping her away from any fighting. She never was able to gain any experience in that type of combat but her ability to use Kido the way she does is astounding

Is it just me or has anyone else always thought Lisa was Nanao's older sister. They look almost identical and the fact they are both vice for the same captain.

Dude it's like you read my mind. I wanted more background on Nanao especially after the Lille battle.

Dude your subscriber growth on youtube has been unreal! The push to 100k subs before the end of 2021 is coming to fruition!! 😁

Love this video.....I wish we had more Nanao in the series and really see what she could do

Wooooo yeaaahh baby this what we were waiting for

Definitely one of the more understated characters of the verse! I always liked her character + it was cool to see her get a big-ish moment w/Shunsui in the TYBW battle Vs Lille.

Yeah I thought the video was awesome you did a great job and I like the fact that you picked a character in the story that doesn't get as much screen time as some of the main characters

I'm really happy that she got more screen time during this arc!

YEAH!!! almost there! 100K subs!!

I honestly wish there was more build up to her family blade and lineage. I genuinely find her interesting and cool very different from the other vice captains but I just wanted more out of it personally

For forgotten characters, do you think Hanataro could fit into that category?

I’d really enjoy an analysis of Nemu and the complete experiment of Mayuri

Me anytime Yamamoto gives his famous look: Boy you should’ve shut your damn mouth when you had the chance lol

I do really like Nanao and her character alot! Her, Rangiku and Insane have always been my fav Female Lieutenants. :3 (Yes Rukia can count here too lol)

this story is so beautiful...

Honestly I loved the idea of everything revealed in the fight but I didn't like how the fight played out. Overall the fight was good except the nanao stuff because it came kinda out of nowhere. If it had been foreshadowed better I'd like it way more. I still really like nanao though, and for what it's worth the character moments were still amazing. Loved this video man!

When she dumped the petals on him, i just started cracking up! xD

Please do a character analysis for Nemu, both she and Nanao get major development in the TYBW.

The fact Kubo forgot about her in the White Invasion arc speaks a lot. She should've fight either Lilynette or join Matsumoto and Hinamori vs Tres Besties.

The ceremonial blade-thing was very cool,they should've just implemented it earlier. Very cool character thougj

I really love bleach and the story is just phenomenal.

Can't help but feel you really wanted an excuse to talk more about Kyoraku 😆. He's my favorite Captain so I'm not complaining.

I love listening to your content while I work. If you ever run out of bleach analysis ideas....... maybe start naruto? LOL, just an idea.

This made me cry.

I'm rewatching and re-read bleach for the third time cause it seems I missed so much...Thank you #mrtommo2304

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its funny seeing the man who free Aizen , send Unohana to her dead and giving a very dangerous person a zanpakuto didn´t want to give a curse sword

God I can't wait for some of these scenes in the anime

It would be pure fanfic but I’d love a video on Isshin’s bankai.

I did not think to much about NaNao but now like I actually really care about this character now.

I absolutely adore her. I'm glad she ended up so powerful.

Mr. Tommo2304 I just wanna say I love your content and in my opinion you are the best bleach youtuber. P.s this isn't relevant I love the way you say Liltotto

Nanaos zanpakuto was mentioned in the filler arc. Well not directly but she got close to the little girl from Kyorakus swords. She was the one to actually understand Katen. Of course we didnt know this and we saw it just as a filler episode but after reading the manga it makes a lot of sense

If the sword and curse had been even slightly foreshadowed earlier in the arc or series, I think it could have been a showstopper moment, instead of coming across as a complete asspull. It is a cool moment for sure but is held back by how out of nowhere it is.

Def nao! She gives so much with what little time she has in the last arc even before her big reveal.

Finally some attention to legend Nanao 👏

I really wish u include the anime with the fillers on the characters because it does animated them more better.

Only 1k away! Let's go!!

Bleach's Main Character: *Sword go brr* Bleach Lore: *It was all apart of the plan*

Kubo really sank alot of ships when he revealed her and Shunsui were related......or strengthen ships....depends where you sit lol

It does explain the duality of this sword

Im sad that she didn't get the fancy vice-captain vest like Sasakibe had. It'd make her stand out more as the VC of the first

Could be fitting is her deus ex machina debut was a set up for a more active role in a hell arc, playing on that divine aspect

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