Srong contender for anime episode of the year!

Fun fact: A fan animator actually played a role in the animation of this episode. His KZfaq name is Retro Ryno and he did a whole bunch of TYBW fan animations a few years back. He's credited in this episode under his real name Ryan White. Pierrot seriously went above and beyond to involve someone from the community.

That "Bankai: Summer In Arizona” caught me way off guard 💀

3:51 “Summer in Arizona” Very accurate to be honest.

Yamamoto bankai is insane. I love it it was worth the 10 year wait for this arc

3:50 The editor is getting way too good at blending in his own subtitles with the anime 😂 “Summer in Arizona”

They sentenced Aizen to 17,000 years then he started talking shit to central 46 and they bumped it up to 20,000 😂

The face of Yamamoto really touched me. He looks so done, he has given up.😭

Yamamoto hit them with that "THE POWER OF THE SUN IN THE PALM OF MY HAND"

Yhwach revealing Yamamoto fighting a double is the same energy as Itachi hitting Sasuke with genjutsu from his chair

For those who don't know, apparently the studio and kubo himself were hyping up episode 6, for MONTHS, saying that it's like a special gift for bleach fans and they couldn't wait for them to witness it and now here we are, what an EPIC BATTLE😭

This is one of the most unexpected scenes ever. As soon as Yhwach mentioned the best villain *"Aizen"* that he wants him to his under command. What a goat villain for _Sosuke Aizen_

Genryusai’s face at the end was the definition of “fuck. I got caught lacking”. Only ever seen Chris Hanson bring that look outa people before

This is what I was waiting for! Yo, the *Summer in Arizona* edit has me dead 😂😂😂

Royd actually copies the personality too, so Yhwach would in fact feel that way about his subordinates. He was killing underling Arrancars, Royd was just beyond saving so he ended his suffering. And Yamamoto is so strong that he always has to get done dirty. Both Aizen and Yhwach sealed away his power instead of fighting him...

"Bankai... Summer in Arizona" got me ROLLING!

If he's gone, that was one hell of an exit for Yamamoto. This episode was beautifully animated. Also that Bankai named killed me.

Here’s just a little bit of information that the anime skipped, Royd and Loyd are twins Sternritter Y, the one that Yama fought first and the one that kenpachi fought that copied him. “The first person to confuse the twins Loyd and Royd for one another was the nurse who brought them into the world. From the moment of their birth, it was unclear which was the “older” and which was the “younger” brother, and the order that the nurse told the parents was, in fact, incorrect. Both the parents, too, soon lost track of which was the older and which the younger so ultimately, the question of which child was the older became meaningless. The reason why these two children resembled one another so closely was because they had been subconsciously imitating one another since before they were even born. They did not realise this themselves until they were both five years old. And when they were twelve years old, they realised that they could imitate other people as well as one another. The older brother Loyd could perfectly imitate another’s appearance, power and skill (the one that fought Kenpachi). The younger brother Royd could perfectly imitatate another’s appearance, memories, and mind (the one that pretended to be yhwach).”

''This man T posed for a thousand years'' had me laughing so hard hahaha

The fight was amazingly well done and Yamamoto really said “I am him this episode” but I still always feel like he got cheesed out of a win here. Also, I noticed that they changed Aizen’s prison from a chair into a pillar. I kinda liked the chair though. It made for a great meme

Yamamotos bankai versions translated Zanka no tachi: long sword of the remaining flame East: rising sun blade West: prison uniform of the remaining sun South: great army of the 10,000,000,000,000 buried by the flames North: Heaven and earth are burned to ashes They don't really translate attack names or sword releases anymore so I pulled these names from the manga since they were too epic to not be known.

The Quincies came with a plan. Their power is certainly impressive and but they came equipped with the tools to dismantle the soul reapers. From the bankai stealing to formulating a double that is strong enough to deceive Yamamoto and wear him down you can see how prepared they were for this fight.

The sound effects in this episode was top tier. It's like they threw a mic into an actual inferno. The rushing of the wind and the brightness was epic

"He pencil sketched him" - That cracked me up so much. You guys are too funny at times, lol.

Yamamotos face is not only one of a man who realizes he lost, but also realizes he gave his enemies a powerful weapon, his own bankai, to use against his people.

That bankai and smoke was the coldest shot in Bleach

I feel like Roshi.I read this arc so many years ago that i've forgotten so much.I can still remember parts,like Yama's Bankai with the skeletons etc but i've completely forgotten that he fought an Imposter.I'm so excited for this arc,because i remember many cool parts but i've just forgotten how the story will evolve there haha

You already know an anime character is about to take a huge L when they start using all of their techniques right off the bat and explain all their techniques

You know I never thought that we’d get to see Yama’s Bankai ever and it more than delivered 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I love that the anime gave us flashbacks of the fight they had 1000yrs ago. I remember reading it in the anime and just being heartbroken. RIP to a real one

I'm very happy they did the battle justice, it's already in my favourite anime fights of all time, the problem I have is that it's hard to believe studio pierrot actually pulled this off, usually anime fans would expect mappa, bones or ufotable to produce this level of animation

Aizen returns, Yamamoto Bankai revea, one of the best fights of the year and all with movie grade animation? Bleach fans, we used to pray for days like this 😭

the battle choreography and animation in this episode is insaneeeeee so imagine how would the battle between kenpanchi and that certain individual when in the manga, kubo illustrated it as a flurry of blades clashing. cant wait!

Seeing Bleach animated like this is actually incredible.

Yhwach beating Yamamoto is essentially just a “no you” twist/reversal, but god damn if it isn’t an amazing “no you”.

Yhwach officially became one of the most powerful and magnificent bastards of all of anime/manga. that was both evil and epic at the same time strategy wise.

Bleach TYBW has been so fucking fire. It’s amazing to see how busted Yamamoto is. I still remember when the two captains were nervous to fight him during the execution of Rukia

The animation was insane for this episode and I don't know if they're going to each battle like that, but I hope they can make it cool and rest in peace Yamamoto man, bleach is back with a whole new start

Massive respect to hiroyuki yamashita the ace of all the best naruto fights we've seen came onto bleach and also massive praise to Q KAWA, the ace animator of mushoku tensei 🙌

You know a episode is goated when Lupa get to sweatin from all the excitement 😂😂😂 best Bleach episode as of now! Greatly exceeded all of the fans expectations! Anime of the year! I'm not arguing with nobody! 11/10 episode 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Orihime gone have to drop out of high school to reject the whole Soul Society back to life🤣 Can't wait for the next episode

This 100% was the best bleach episode and omg Yamamotos bankai is so dope

Yama really ran after Yhwach saying “Hey come on bro let me use just the tip” Lmfao 🤣

editor don't miss a beat, Summer in Arizona got me dying Also I find Zanka no Tachi metal as fuck, it means Ember Longsword and the cardinal points mean: -East: Daybreak Edge -West: Dawn's Prison Garb -South: Great Burial Formation of the Ten Trillion Burnt -North: Heaven and Earth End in Ashes

Did that Bankai translation say “Summer in Arizona”?😂

This is what Studio Pierrot could deliver with Bleach being a Seasonal Anime 🔥🔥🔥

I'm glad to see, other than Mappa, Bones or Ufotable, another animation studio, by the name of studio pierrot gave us a god tier battle!

BANKAI summer in Arizona, got me wheezing 🤣 💀 😂

This was no doubt, one of the most epic anime episodes ever. and as a bleach fan, I couldn't be happier

We finally get to see YAMA-GOAT-O’s ultimate legendary BAN-KAI in action~ 🔥ZANKA NO TACHI🔥 (Blade of Ember) And it’s 4 deathly directional phases. East- Rising Sun Blade: where all flames are concentratedly focused into the blade to one tap anything out of existence, the offense. West- Hell Cloak of the Lingering Sun: where all flames cloak the user and rise to the temperature of 15 million°C (27 million °F) The defense. South- Great funeral array of 100,000 multitudes of flaming deaths: Gathering the ashes of the fallen as an army of reinforcements to hold the enemy off and down. North- Consuming ash of heaven & earth: Gathering the ashes in the atmosphere altogether into one final slash killing blow. Literally the perfect BANKAI and all with only 1 hand since giving up his other hand in the battle with Aizen, who coincidentally enough that we finally see return, just like we saw then we see it again here with Yhwach, can only ever hope to win by cheating/having someone else fight in their place to sacrifice themselves. As iconic as they are as characters/villains, even they’re made petty cowards having no direct answer before YAMA-GOAT-O: The embodiment of Japanese Mythos. This is only the 1st true major fight of the Thousand-Year 🩸Blood🩸 War, expect more 🔥BLEACH🔥 GREATNESS AHEAD!!!!!!

i am dead that " summer in Arizona " killed me for real 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yama's bankai burnt even the ink off the screen.

Bruh you had me "Summer in Arizona" 🤣💀💀

3:50 Summer in Arizona is the best bankai ever

RIP YAMA HE WENT ALL OUT 🙏

Don't think I didn't catch that at 3:50. Not even Yamamoto's bankai could reach those temperatures.

Every time the editor changes the subtitles, I'm always dying of laughter

After watching this episode, it's safe to say, just like the sternritters declared war on soul society, 'Bleach' literally came back and declared war on all ANIME.

yamamoto didnt even fucking blink when cut in half just stared into the mans soul....insane episode

6:52 I had that same reaction! The animation of the skeletons were so unsettling and chilling I was actually scared watching this episode.

This episode definitely takes the throne for episode of the year, especially with how we got hyped to see Yamamoto go all out when he was facing Aizen back then. We finally get what we wanted all these years later, in beautiful animation.

Seeing Aizen so soon was a surprise we don’t see him until much later in the manga!

Why nobody mentions the soundtrack? That shit literally lets you feel all the danger and heat that's coming! It actually lives up to the tension of the scene, damn.

As someone who lives in Arizona. The caption for Yamamoto’s Bankai is an accurate name

Ywach's impostor bodied Kenpachi ☠️

I felt it when Yamamoto stood there and got slashed, bruh it feels like I'm losing my already deceased Grandpa and it's the way he just took it like a champ, old man Yama has my Undying respect. Bro imagine if the Quincies killed out most of the Soul Reapers in the Soul Society, just to throw a Surprise Birthday Party for Yamamoto.

Yhwach basically went "Work smarter, not harder".

I never get tired of Lupa screaming🤣🤣

Seeing Bleach have animation like this...brings tears of joy lol

Aizen sitting in that chair like a whole menace. Going to visit him? Him denying your offer? All according to his plan. Even chair-sama isn't immune to Aizen's plan

4:22 my exact reaction!

Such a fire episode...blown away by what they did in this for sure.

No doubt one of the best anime episodes of the year ! Absolutely 🔥

Yhwach pulled the uno reverse card on Yamamoto 🤣

Yeah Yamamoto's a whole problem, now we see why Aizen sealed his Zanpakto when they fought

Props to the guy to the right knowing how hot the sun is

The whole main problem was with them thinking that the Quincy‘s were all the same from before but the fact that the fellow captains are having trouble should’ve been accounted for and the fact that they had the nerve to stroll in to their domain should’ve been taken into account but even the head captain underestimated when in fact the head captain could’ve went banki and killed almost every one of his lieutenants but he let his emotions take over

In the manga we don't see Aizen till much later so its a bit of a surprise to see him so soon

Yamamoto was so op, they had to did him dirty every time.

I love everyone reaction to Yamamoto's speed. They did so well with this fight.

This season has me feeling so overwhelmed. I seriously can't see how the main crew will win with all that's going on. As a Side note Yamamoto is a beast. His Bankai is legit a cheat code in this verse.

Damn, Yamamoto had it coming ngl. Major Quincy W

It just hit me, earlier they claimed Ichigo was one of THREE special threats. Later we learn Kenpachi and Aizen were the other two... meaning that even Yamamoto wasn't considered a threat. Is it because the three special threats didn't have Bankais that could be stolen?

Lupa: “is that Hell?” Yamamoto: “wait a minute”

What I liked about episode six is Aizen and Yhwach having a conversation since it wasn’t in the manga material, and I’m glad that it got added in the anime, and the head captain fighting using his only one arm and going out full Bankai.

I'm glad to see, other than mappa, bones or ufotable, another animation studio, by the name of studio pierrot gave us a god tier battle

Royd Lloyd actually copies the memories and personality of a person. Ywach 100% would have felt that way when seeing his subordinates. Remember those were most likely Quincies killed in the past, who knows how Ywach was back then.

Yamamoto's power was so strong he had to use every letter in the alphabet

Summer In Arizona

While full metal alchemist brotherhood and hunter x hunter(2011), are considered to be the best remakes in anime history, bleach TYBW ARC has to be the greatest COMBACK in anime history😍.

Yhwach really asked THE Aizen to bow before him🤣

In the Blu-ray release they change Yhwach to what he actually looked like 1000 years ago.

It’s funny how Yhwach asked Aizen to join him since he knows Aizen’s still a threat to Soul Society and the Quincys. And Aizen refuses of course.

3:50 "Summer in Arizona" 😭😭🤣🤣 EDITOR, YOU'RE KILLING ME WITH THE EDIT

As someone who plays bleach brave souls i was hype af to see this moment

The bleach comeback is insane. I cant believe how good it is. Worth waiting 10 years for

2:58 "Pocket Shingles" destroyed me! lmao i had to pause cuz I couldnt stop laughing

"He 'bout to use it back on him..please don't..not the south" Lupa is just to funny 😂

Bankai - “Summer in Arizona” 💀💀😂😂

Whats dope about his bankai is when you see him use the west side, he is literally wrapped in fire...all you see is his head..