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BAN-KAI! Bleach General Discussion

Kid Zaraki > Soul King đź’Ż
I’m not trolling, but Zaraki Bankai TYBW cannot defeat base Yhwach. Ichigo managed to injure base Yhwach in his Fullbring Bankai form, whereas Zaraki lost to Fake Yhwach. After that, he had his training with Unohana and then fought Gremmy. If you closely watch the fight, Zaraki is afraid of machine guns in the anime; he even uses a slab of rock to protect himself, while Fake Yhwach withstands the temperature of the sun.

Even Gremmy isn’t that strong—he doesn’t even use Blut. He hardens his body like steel, while Fake Yhwach uses Blut to protect himself from Yamaji’s flames. Anyway, you’ll see it clearly today: Mayuri defeated Kenpachi, just like he defeated Pernida and its abilities. So why doesn’t Zaraki’s reiatsu protect him?

Zaraki’s Bankai has no real feats. He tears off Valkyrie’s arm but then knocks himself out on his own. On the other hand, Adult Toshiro has better feats than Bankai Zaraki. Even as a child, Toshiro managed to block Nozarashi twice in the manga.
 
It wasn't bad but also not as good as it could have been. Pernida didn't need to be cgi since it didn't move a lot and in the manga the fight felt more dynamic
 
Yeah I agree that Pernida didn’t need to be cgi this episode since he was mostly stationary, but the CGI wasn’t hideous either. I’m glad they kept the entire Zaraki Mayuri interactions in tact, always fond of the banter. I quite enjoyed the episode, although Shunsui’s Bankai next episode is going to be a cour highlight for sure.
 
I was a little disappointed by the CGI in some shots. I get they tried to make Pernida look otherworldly but it ended looking goofy for me. Although I didn't mind it the majority of the time. Mayuri as always was the highlight of the chapter for me, his voice actor really is delivering like crazy.
 
Ep was fine. I still don't like the cgi but it was better than Dangai Joe or Kinshara butodan and managed to incorporated Pernida well with the backround so it do the job so far.

Going by the next poem, we will not have the outcome of the fight next week and switch to Shunsui ?
 
The sinister and inhuman way they portrayed Mayuri’s abilities was also really good. I thought they sold the notion well that Mayuri is this mad scientist on steroids with how creepy his techniques are. And you could tell Mayuri’s VA was having a good time this episode which was awesome.
Also, I think his Bankai really looked awesome. When he summoned Matai Fukuin Shotai was an amazing shot.
 
While the first half of the episode was alright, the best part of it being Mayuri and Zaraki's banter (which really showcases them being one in the same), the second half shines brighter like Mayuri's specialized suit. That's where the action really picked up, it looked clean. I didn't mind CGI Pernida, really made him look alien compared to everything else, and the anime managed to make him look even more eerie.
 
Yeah calling the episode a Mayuri yap bore fest is just hater behavior like it was not that much of a yap fest. The Zaraki Mayuri dialogue wasn’t yap, the flashback to Mayuri as a young man wasn’t yap, maybe some of the ability explanations were a bit on the yap side, but it wasn’t that bad 🗿
Yap yap yap, all I hear.

On a serious note, episode was fine, not great but enjoyable enough. I honestly was expecting more from the Soul Kings left hand but meh, was surprised the episode wasn't showing other people but I didn't have an issue with them being the center focus. Overall, I was still interested in what was happening so that's still a win in my book especially when it's focused on a character I'm not much a fan of.

R.I.P to Kenpachi.
 
Kenpachi fan bore here. If you can't tell, look at this profile pig.
Idk, I like it when characters stfu and beat the shit outta each other. Scratches a part of my glue eating brain.

It wasn't that bad tho, but the first half of Mayuri vs Pernida isn't the strongest link in the chain, even in the actual fight itself. Next week will be when things get interesting.
 
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