Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 4: Kill the Shadow

Manga chapter 492-494

Canon/HIGH

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8.8

63 Fans

5

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 4: Kill the Shadow

Manga chapter 492-494

Canon/HIGH

← Prev: EP 3 Next: EP 5 →

OSHIMETER

8.8

63 Fans

5

4

3

2

1

PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack

READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 11 scenes • 5 min read

EPISODE REVIEWS

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dazarodriguez459

Comienza el ataque a la sociedad de las almas, Ichigo se encuentra atrapado en hueco mundo peleando un enemigo difícil.

Los segadores se están viendo superados y en el momento más crítico, Ichigo no logra llegar.

Un capítulo con mucha tensión que te mantiene al borde de la silla.

I still can't believe Uryu actually shot Yoruichi like that and seeing him stand next to Yhwach with those cold eyes hurt more than the actual fight

gendo_ikari_182

Ukitake’s farewell to Rukia hit me in the gut; I couldn't believe he was actually sacrificing himself, especially with that terrifying blackness swirling out of him. It just made me reflect on how much he always cared for his subordinates, and this was his ultimate way of protecting them, even at the very end.

ukitake sacrificing his internal organs to that shadow deity was brutal and his last smile to rukia really hurt to see

Yhwach's grotesque transformation into that red-eyed monster felt so intensely wrong, like the world itself was screaming as he just *consumed* the Soul King. My stomach dropped watching him casually disregard Ukitake's sacrifice, and now Ichigo's completely helpless fall makes me wonder if there's even a way to come back from this.

loveablepanda101

i am still trying to process uryu shooting yoruichi in the back like that because it felt so personal and cold

calamity_ganon_297

chad_champion_494

Watching Ichigo scream for an answer while Uryu just stood there with those cold eyes was heartbreaking, and that shot of him falling through the clouds really made it feel like the end

nunnally_lamperouge_174

The reveal that Ukitake was living with a shadow god inside his lungs since he was a kid explains so much, and his death hitting Rukia like that was just too much to handle

akkorokamui_angel

miyuki_shirogane

EPISODE CONTEXT

Following the Sternritter invasion launched in episode three, this fourth installment marks the point where the war's consequences become viscerally real, transforming the conflict from a looming threat into an active catastrophe for the Soul Reapers. Positioned early in the thirteen-episode season, it serves as a critical turning point that exposes the Gotei 13's vulnerabilities and establishes the desperate stakes that will drive the remaining episodes. Everything that follows builds on the losses and revelations seeded here.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

Following the Sternritter invasion launched in episode three, this fourth installment marks the point where the war's consequences become viscerally real, transforming the conflict from a looming threat into an active catastrophe for the Soul Reapers. Positioned early in the thirteen-episode season, it serves as a critical turning point that exposes the Gotei 13's vulnerabilities and establishes the desperate stakes that will drive the remaining episodes. Everything that follows builds on the losses and revelations seeded here.

READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 11 scenes • 5 min read

EPISODE REVIEWS

!!

dazarodriguez459

Comienza el ataque a la sociedad de las almas, Ichigo se encuentra atrapado en hueco mundo peleando un enemigo difícil.

Los segadores se están viendo superados y en el momento más crítico, Ichigo no logra llegar.

Un capítulo con mucha tensión que te mantiene al borde de la silla.

I still can't believe Uryu actually shot Yoruichi like that and seeing him stand next to Yhwach with those cold eyes hurt more than the actual fight

gendo_ikari_182

Ukitake’s farewell to Rukia hit me in the gut; I couldn't believe he was actually sacrificing himself, especially with that terrifying blackness swirling out of him. It just made me reflect on how much he always cared for his subordinates, and this was his ultimate way of protecting them, even at the very end.

ukitake sacrificing his internal organs to that shadow deity was brutal and his last smile to rukia really hurt to see

Yhwach's grotesque transformation into that red-eyed monster felt so intensely wrong, like the world itself was screaming as he just *consumed* the Soul King. My stomach dropped watching him casually disregard Ukitake's sacrifice, and now Ichigo's completely helpless fall makes me wonder if there's even a way to come back from this.

loveablepanda101

i am still trying to process uryu shooting yoruichi in the back like that because it felt so personal and cold

calamity_ganon_297

chad_champion_494

Watching Ichigo scream for an answer while Uryu just stood there with those cold eyes was heartbreaking, and that shot of him falling through the clouds really made it feel like the end

nunnally_lamperouge_174

The reveal that Ukitake was living with a shadow god inside his lungs since he was a kid explains so much, and his death hitting Rukia like that was just too much to handle

akkorokamui_angel

miyuki_shirogane

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©久保帯人／集英社・テレビ東京・dentsu・ぴえろ

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All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their owners. If you are a rights holder and have concerns about any content on this site, please contact us at legal@animeoshi.com