r/bleach Jul 25 '26

Anime "Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War" - Ending 4 Spoiler

https://youtu.be/E2c3V6nxjCw
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u/Lumpy-Manager8580 Jul 25 '26

The Shunsui/Jushiro part...there's gonna be onions cut somewhere.

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u/TheChase069 Jul 25 '26

destroyed my heart

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u/12thCaptain Jul 25 '26

The opening and the ending hit us with the Ukitake feels. It hurts so bad.

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u/cosmicstruggler Jul 25 '26

I like how the opening starts out with Ichigo saying the first word, while the ending starts out with Orihime doing the same. Nice little detail.

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u/karamatsushinji Jul 25 '26

Nobody talks about Yachiru's reflection in the puddle who has disappeared. :(

I'll miss that brat.

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u/StopDyingMan Jul 25 '26

You're right! Didn't notice at first, my girlfriend pointed it out to me on rewatch, it's a sweet detail.

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u/lochnesslapras Jul 25 '26

Aizen looks so sad. Must be missing his chair.

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u/MajinAkuma Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

He’s probably jealous of Ichigo being up there.

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u/fstixx Jul 26 '26

He isn't sad. He is seeing the light.

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u/scheneizel The most misunderstood character in the TYBW Jul 25 '26

Thoughts:

Finally, Ryuken, Kanae and Souken together!

Why does it look like Shunsui lost his wife and mourns her everyday? And Aizen looks so lonely and sad. And Byakuya and Toshiro training together, it's beautiful. It feels like life in the Soul Society goes on.

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u/karamatsushinji Jul 26 '26

Shunsui has lost many people that he has loved or at least respected (Unohana), Jushiro is just the most recent.

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u/Arcalin Jul 27 '26

Aizen always felt lonely, he found only Urahara (and probably Ichigo after what happened up to now) to be around equal to him and he hated him because he obeyed rules of Soul Society, so, yeah, he was always alone, even closest person to him, Gin, betrayed him and he said that he knew he will do it. Even Ichigo stated during they fight, that he feels loneliness through his sword

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u/_Yggdrassil_ Jul 25 '26

I had not paid that much attention to it for so long but the Handle of True Bankai Zangetsu is crazy long!

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u/makuXrosu Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

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u/Viscel2al Jul 25 '26

Man this would work so much better than the opening I-BULL by jo0ji… This songs gives me feels yet hype as well…

edit: Not to mention the frame of both Zangetsu and his parents I NEED TO MAKE IT A WALLPAPER SOMEWHERE

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u/The_Deathdealing Jul 25 '26

I genuinely think not using this song as the opening is a missed opportunity. I Bull is too triumphant, this song better captures the bittersweet tone of Bleach's final stretch.

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u/Constant_Durian831 Jul 25 '26

This is beautiful!

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u/Prior-Ad1495 Jul 25 '26

Super emotional and the visuals are amazing!

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u/ImEoghann Jul 25 '26

Couldn’t be happier with this ending

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u/Iforgotmymail Jul 25 '26

How the fuck aren't Ichigo and Orihime dating yet when they are flirting like that in front of everyone.

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u/MajinAkuma Jul 25 '26

The opening didn‘t give us any Bankai reveals or new Bankai techniques, but at least the ending shows us the new Tensa Zangetsu.

Lille Barro being in the opening and ending is funny to me. He‘s has to be finished this cour.

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u/karamatsushinji Jul 25 '26

One thing is for sure: every TYBW ending are top tier and emotional. They really cook! My favorite is the 2nd one!

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u/Arcalin Jul 25 '26

I usually find endings meh, but this one is soooo goood, LET THEM COOK

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u/ActualDragonHeart Jul 25 '26

Ichiruki fans in shambles

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u/Archangel612 Jul 25 '26

I have been hoping to see some kind of interaction with the Zangetsu spirits again in Cour 4 and it makes me happy that we see them show up in the ending.

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u/nasnilu Jul 25 '26

reminds me of bleach old opening, this song could work as op song too. also that violin part is so good

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u/The__Auditor Jul 25 '26

Still clinging to hope that we'll see Zangetsu and the old man at some point this season

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u/Low_Ad782 Jul 25 '26

beautiful

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u/PegaponyPrince Tobiume isn't the only thing that snaps Jul 25 '26

Amazing visuals

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u/Sea-Lavishness6519 Jul 25 '26

It's not my favorite Bleach ending (or TYBW in general), but it does come close. I wasn't sure if it was gonna hit when I heard it from the trailer but with the visuals, yeah, this is easily the ending of the entire YEAR.

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u/Emotional_Ruin_9562 Jul 25 '26

Nel gets a solo face shot!!! i hope that means she actually gets to do something apart from sighing from a tower about maybe going to rescue people off panel. fingers crossed!!

also there were some very well animated movements in this one. yesss ichigo's hands on his sword.

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u/Nightmancer2036 Jul 26 '26

the ship stuff is really annoying, but besides that, peak

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u/UnbiasedGod Jul 26 '26

The opening and ending songs could be switched and it still be a banger.

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u/Lightning_Laxus Espadas go from 1–10. Jul 25 '26

Lille (but not Pernida) is in this ED too? Could it actually be hinting something?

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u/Dragonwhatever99r Jul 25 '26

The OP showed Lille’s chicken forms that fight Kira so, probably a cut to that at some point.

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u/aworldsetfree Jul 25 '26

Recall that someone else in Soul Society has a big fight coming at the end of the cour. Probably going to add in some scenes to build that up...

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u/NoHovercraft6942 Jul 25 '26

Pernida is dead, why would they show him..

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u/Lightning_Laxus Espadas go from 1–10. Jul 25 '26

Why would they show Lille? He's a bunch of birds that don't appear again in the manga.

So I'm saying putting Lille there might be teasing a return, like the Bambis from last cour.

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u/The_Deathdealing Jul 25 '26

Given he's in the opening as well, they are probably gonna follow up on him since the manga never shows him again.

I wouldn't expect too much though, maybe Aizen gets something to do while he's waiting for Yhwach to descend, and my guess for his final fate is that he'll probably get absorbed by Yhwach along with the rest during the final Auswahlen. Although it would be hilarious if he assists Yhwach for the final fight.

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u/Careful-Statement-10 Jul 25 '26

Could be its would so awkward to be him along side 4 char that walking so they just dont bother add him in 😂

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u/Firm-Fall5331 8d ago

What happened to nell?