Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan

After a brutal surprise attack by the forces of Quincy King Yhwach, the resident Reapers of the Soul Society lick their wounds and mourn their losses. Many of the surviving Soul Reaper captains train to battle without their Bankai, the ultimate technique wielded by the fiercest warriors.

In the previous assault, Ichigo Kurosaki narrowly managed to help fend off Yhwach's fearsome wrath. However, to ultimately defeat his godly adversary and save his allies, Ichigo must now undergo severe training that will push him beyond his physical, emotional, and mental limits.

Though Yhwach already holds the upper hand in this ongoing blood feud, he also successfully recruits Uryuu Ishida, Ichigo's close friend and rival, to be his successor. Yhwach strikes out once again at the weakened Soul Society, intent on finally obliterating his long-standing enemies. As Ichigo struggles to attain new power, the Soul Reaper captains fight for survival and borrowed time.

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Kurosaki, Ichigo Main

Morita, Masakazu Japanese

Ishida, Uryuu Main

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Zaraki, Kenpachi Supporting

Tachiki, Fumihiko Japanese

Urahara, Kisuke Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Aizen, Sousuke Supporting

Cifer, Ulquiorra Supporting

Hitsugaya, Toushirou Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Kuchiki, Rukia Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

Kuchiki, Byakuya Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Jaegerjaquez, Grimmjow Supporting

Negishi, Genki Producer

Hijikata, Makoto Producer

Tominaga, Yoshihiko Producer

Honda, Tasuku Producer

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Jul 31, 2024

64bitAnthony

Recommended

I am rating it an 8 out of 10 solely because of the two fabulous Episode Title Drop in Episode 14 and 21.

There's nothing deep about it , I like music and i like when people enjoying what they are working on. Those two episodic title drops just represents that jump in the stylistic presentation of this arc. Any series/anime that understand the merit in indulging in the creatively of a visual medium will always have my utmost respect.

The plot isn't complex, nor the development of it is that drastic from Cour 1/Season 1 of TYBW. Heck even Cour 1/Season 1 concluded the ... season better but man i cant help but be bias about Cour 2 because it just caters to my taste so well.

Again, I am a simple man, give me badass title drops and great music and i'll just sing its praises for days.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 31, 2024

Daniel750

Mixed Feelings

I mean...... it's Bleach..... It has good fight sequences and a lot of "let me tell you exactly how my power works". The manga would be worse, thank god the anime is better. I believe it is a solid 7. If you have time, go watch it. But if you don't watch it, you won't lose out on life.

One can engage in an academic differentiation of this anime, but it would be an exercise in futility. Ichigo's struggles in his quest to his newfound powers consists of a lot of sweating and all he has to show for it is a sexier telegraphing of his ... one-trick-pony technique and some kick-ass dodge mechanics. To the uninitiated, this continues in his future clashes, where he has a lot more of nothing to show for it. His claims proved to be empty bravado and nothing in the show highlighted anything significantly different.

There are some significant death, and some insignificant deaths. I classify such characters into the trope of "The peak moment of their existence was their death", and generally they are forgettable and irrelevant to the greater plot point.

Perhaps the most surprising change over the manga was how gory the anime was. It displayed with bare crassness blood and dismemberment of limbs and deformations of bodily structures. I cannot say I particularly enjoy gore, but kudos to the bravery of the script-writers to at least try and make the plot impactful.

In summary, I return to my opening remark. It's Bleach. It's known for its sick action sequence and banal plot-line. Watch it with commensurate expectation and you can grift some enjoyment from it. Good luck!

Alternatively, you can chill while watching something else. I last watched Bartender: Glass of God and found it to be an acceptable execution of a novel plot. Like a third aunt in a crisis, you can rely on it to provide you tepid entertainment for a a quarter of a day.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 15, 2023

Bensonas

Not Recommended

Funny

Back with season two, a season after one I thought was a missed opportunity. The hype of the first continued into the second and after being told it was better than the first, I had high hopes when diving into season two.

The thing that I feel I can confidently say was better than the first was the music. There was quite the variety of styles that fit the scenes perfectly. I say it was better than the first because for me, I cannot remember the music of the first. The second however, made me remember it's quality. I would probably give the music overall ... an 8/10. Not sure I can say this for the rest.

Animation wise, personally, despite some people raving about how good it was, I felt it was rather box standard for the times. When you see what AoT delivered, what Demon Slayer delivered, even smaller scale shows like the now 6 year old Inuyashiki and Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu, it's not all that. Character animations are average, the different Bankai have there moments but other than that is pretty standard. I also feel there were lost of opportunity missed here. So much could have been done with more time afforded to the screen time of the action, 6/10. It felt as rushed as the story, speaking of which...

The story, no change here from my opinion of the previous season. Why are these not 25 EPs per season? Everything is rushed. Moments that should explode with anticipation are other before any excitement can begin. I had a moment early on when remember saying out loud 'oh, here we go, now we're talking' (I won't say what it relates to as to not spoil it). Nothing really exciting happens though. Some of the fights were longer than previous season, but where is the bloody story?!? Its just a load of Quincies against Soul Reapers, that's it, soulless action. For me, it's the equivalent of sticking the roster of both sides in a fighting game. Selecting a 7vs7 and hitting the random button to select your sides 7. Once select, they all fight individually until victors of those fights emerge and THAT is your first 10.5 episodes. The last 2.5 has a small smudge of story, which you've been waiting for this entire time for it to be incredibly disappointing. Story is 5/10.

All in all, it's the same faults as the first. Rushed, with little story that could have been something with time and space to develop. I honestly am baffled that it retains such a high review score. Maybe it's the name that clouds objectivity.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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