Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen

Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki spends his days fighting against Hollows, dangerous evil spirits that threaten Karakura Town. Ichigo carries out his quest with his closest allies: Orihime Inoue, his childhood friend with a talent for healing; Yasutora Sado, his high school classmate with superhuman strength; and Uryuu Ishida, Ichigo's Quincy rival.

Ichigo's vigilante routine is disrupted by the sudden appearance of Asguiaro Ebern, a dangerous Arrancar who heralds the return of Yhwach, an ancient Quincy king. Yhwach seeks to reignite the historic blood feud between Soul Reaper and Quincy, and he sets his sights on erasing both the human world and the Soul Society for good.

Yhwach launches a two-pronged invasion into both the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, the home of Hollows and Arrancar. In retaliation, Ichigo and his friends must fight alongside old allies and enemies alike to end Yhwach's campaign of carnage before the world itself comes to an end.

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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

Hayami, Show Japanese

Hitsugaya, Toushirou Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Kuchiki, Rukia Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

Kuchiki, Byakuya Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Jaegerjaquez, Grimmjow Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Kyouraku, Shunsui Jirou Sakuranosuke Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Negishi, Genki Producer

Hijikata, Makoto Producer

Tominaga, Yoshihiko Producer

Honda, Tasuku Producer

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Dec 29, 2024

Lecus01

Recommended

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is a triumphant return for the beloved franchise, delivering on its promise of high-stakes action, emotional depth, and breathtaking visuals. This long-awaited adaptation of Tite Kubo’s final arc captures the intensity and grandeur of the source material while elevating it with modern animation techniques and a polished narrative structure.

The story picks up with Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends as they face the Quincy, led by the fearsome Yhwach, who declares war on the Soul Society. What unfolds is a brutal and emotionally charged conflict that pushes every character to their limits, revealing new layers to their personalities and relationships. The stakes ... have never been higher, and the series doesn’t hold back in showing the devastating consequences of war.

One of the arc’s greatest strengths is its pacing and focus. The narrative wastes no time diving into the action, yet it balances this with moments of reflection and character growth. Long-time fans will appreciate the spotlight on supporting characters, as well as the revelations about Ichigo’s past and his true heritage, which add depth to his journey.

Visually, the series is stunning. Studio Pierrot has gone all out, delivering dynamic fight choreography, vibrant colors, and cinematic lighting that breathe life into Kubo’s iconic art style. The character designs are sharper and more detailed than ever, while the fights are a visual spectacle that surpasses anything seen in the original series.

The soundtrack, composed by Shiro Sagisu, deserves special praise. It masterfully blends new tracks with iconic themes from the original series, enhancing the tension and emotion of every scene.

In conclusion, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is a thrilling and emotionally satisfying continuation of the franchise. It respects the legacy of the original series while raising the bar with its visuals, storytelling, and action.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 18, 2024

grimace805

Mixed Feelings

I’ll keep it short and simple. The animation is amazing in this however I can’t in good faith give a higher score than a 7 because the actual plot, storyline and pacing was pretty terrible. The whole thousand year blood war arc in general was poorly written. I am and will always be a huge fan of the major arcs that are so much better such as the soul society arc and wako mundo arc. It’s sad to see the original anime have a much lower score than this arc simple because of the animation. I’m still going to watch the rest of the thousand ... year blood war because I love bleach’s universe and not because of the garbage plot for the this final arc.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 4, 2024

Hhirata

Not Recommended

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Beautiful art ... bad history ... bad characters and cringe as hell ...

Bleach : Sennen kessen-hen is the last arc of bleach. The main story is about a normal living guy that has contact with ghosts(???) and shinimigamis, he gets powers and the chaos starts.

This time they put some money on this bs, cause everyone that watched bleach must be kinda old nowadays.

History (1/10) : I´m really a fan of shoujo and shounen ́s histories, but they must be good and bleach is not one of those. History wise is a bs with lots of cliches, hey the good boy is losing ? He gets ... power from his ass and beats the bad guy/a random and more powerful dude appears and beats the crap out of the bad guy...

Hey a good guy is losing ? Ok, he didn't die (cause hell yeah ?) and he goes through a training kinda fast training to beat the bad guy.

And that pretty much resumes bleach, bad guys are pretty bad guys, some ppl on the army of the bad guys join up with the good guys ...

But the bad ones just wanna beat the crap of the good guys and seek power. THE END.

Characters (3/10): Nothing original here, This one is the cring..e naruto, not even good naruto, just plain normal shonen characters with cring..e, and most of the time useless. Genius cringe child ? Mommy and sexy cr..inge ? Crazy and crin..ge ? Fighting spirit cringe ? Old but strong cringe ? Cool and deadly crin..ge ? Beauty but crin..ge ? Small child but crin..ge ? You can find everything you want in bleach ...

Music (8/10): At least they got really good music, if you can go through the cringe parts, characters and history the music is pretty good.

Art (7/10): The photo of this anime is pretty nice ... but the fights are just bad .. Choreography is horrible ... The flashy and shiny things are good, but that's all. Sometimes I forget I was watching an anime or a fashion show. Walk and stop and pose and 180 and walk and leave the catwalk.

Overall (4/10): if i was younger and there ́s few options to watch, maybe this one could remain in my memories , but sorry is too cringe for me ...

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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