Bleach Episode 139: Ichigo vs. Grimmjow, the 11-second battle!
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Bleach Episode 139: Ichigo vs. Grimmjow, the 11-second battle!
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
9.2
56 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
kiawe
That crazy hollow mask of Ichigo's looked so cool, and it was about time he got some real hits in on Grimmjow, which felt good. But then Ulquiorra just showed up out of nowhere, and I truly felt for Orihime as she had to make that agonizing decision to go with him, sacrificing herself to protect everyone else.
mekurabe_mage
I am still laughing at how long that 11 second mask lasted because it felt like ten minutes but Ichigo actually landing hits on Grimmjow felt so good after that first beatdown
jadeite_377
Grimmjow is still a beast even with only one arm and him holding his own against the hollow mask shows why he is one of the best villains so far
midoriya_mighty
Ulquiorra showing up just to tell Orihime she has to go with him or her friends die was so cold and he did not even give her a choice
tsunade_titan
I felt so stressed watching Ichigo and that 11 second timer because he was just beating Grimmjow but then the mask broke and he was totally wide open
malon
shinji pulling out his own mask to save ichigo from that final blast was such a massive shift
krillin_ki_59
Grimmjow losing it over Ichigo's growth was great, and it really shows how much that training with the Vizards paid off.
ruri
Watching Urahara show up at the very end and just ruin Aizen's plans for a second was the highlight for me
iono_363
grimmjow getting pushed back by a guy he totally trashed a few episodes ago was incredibly satisfying
steven_stone_327
eleven seconds in anime time must be different from real life because that mask stayed on for a while
kohaku_kunoichi
too much recap at the start but that black getsuga tensho hitting grimmjow was worth the wait
goh
I got a chill when Shinji put his mask on, because seeing another Vizard actually fight felt like a huge deal after all that training.
raifort
i thought the sheer gap between ichigo and grimmjow disappeared the second that mask came out and seeing grimmjow look so confused and angry the whole time was great even though the fight ended up being way longer than the eleven seconds he said it would be plus shinji showing up with his own mask was a total shocker
kageromaru
that mask powerup looks terrifying and Grimmjow looked genuinely shaken by it
rauru
timing that mask made it clear it was way more than 11 seconds but seeing Ichigo actually hold his own against Grimmjow felt like a real power jump
kitsune_knight
That black and red energy looked so good on screen and the way the ground was just getting deleted while they clashed showed how much higher the power ceiling is now
sawyer
Watching Grimmjow refuse to finish the fight until Ichigo was at full strength was unexpected but he clearly has some kind of code about fighting fair
itzzeom
The speed of the masked form was insane and seeing Ichigo actually pushing Grimmjow back for a minute there while using that dark Getsuga Tensho looked terrifying
tulip
It is messed up how Orihime feels like she is a burden when her powers are the reason Aizen wants her, and now she is stuck watching this brutal fight.
zanpakuto_zephyr
Ichigo needs to be careful about leaning on that hollow power too much because he looks like a monster and it is scary seeing him lose himself just to keep up with an Arrancar
EPISODE CONTEXT
Coming directly off Hitsugaya's fierce confrontation with Yammy, episode 139 shifts the spotlight back to Ichigo's ongoing rivalry with Grimmjow during the Arrancar invasion arc, one of Bleach's most sustained escalation periods. This episode serves as a critical pulse-check on Ichigo's combat evolution while the broader conflict deepens around him. It sets the stage for Ulquiorra's emerging schemes and the increasingly dire challenges the protagonists will face as the arc pushes toward its next major turning point.
QUICK TAKES
kiawe
That crazy hollow mask of Ichigo's looked so cool, and it was about time he got some real hits in on Grimmjow, which felt good. But then Ulquiorra just showed up out of nowhere, and I truly felt for Orihime as she had to make that agonizing decision to go with him, sacrificing herself to protect everyone else.
mekurabe_mage
I am still laughing at how long that 11 second mask lasted because it felt like ten minutes but Ichigo actually landing hits on Grimmjow felt so good after that first beatdown
jadeite_377
Grimmjow is still a beast even with only one arm and him holding his own against the hollow mask shows why he is one of the best villains so far
midoriya_mighty
Ulquiorra showing up just to tell Orihime she has to go with him or her friends die was so cold and he did not even give her a choice
tsunade_titan
I felt so stressed watching Ichigo and that 11 second timer because he was just beating Grimmjow but then the mask broke and he was totally wide open
malon
shinji pulling out his own mask to save ichigo from that final blast was such a massive shift
krillin_ki_59
Grimmjow losing it over Ichigo's growth was great, and it really shows how much that training with the Vizards paid off.
ruri
Watching Urahara show up at the very end and just ruin Aizen's plans for a second was the highlight for me
iono_363
grimmjow getting pushed back by a guy he totally trashed a few episodes ago was incredibly satisfying
steven_stone_327
eleven seconds in anime time must be different from real life because that mask stayed on for a while
kohaku_kunoichi
too much recap at the start but that black getsuga tensho hitting grimmjow was worth the wait
goh
I got a chill when Shinji put his mask on, because seeing another Vizard actually fight felt like a huge deal after all that training.
raifort
i thought the sheer gap between ichigo and grimmjow disappeared the second that mask came out and seeing grimmjow look so confused and angry the whole time was great even though the fight ended up being way longer than the eleven seconds he said it would be plus shinji showing up with his own mask was a total shocker
kageromaru
that mask powerup looks terrifying and Grimmjow looked genuinely shaken by it
rauru
timing that mask made it clear it was way more than 11 seconds but seeing Ichigo actually hold his own against Grimmjow felt like a real power jump
kitsune_knight
That black and red energy looked so good on screen and the way the ground was just getting deleted while they clashed showed how much higher the power ceiling is now
sawyer
Watching Grimmjow refuse to finish the fight until Ichigo was at full strength was unexpected but he clearly has some kind of code about fighting fair
itzzeom
The speed of the masked form was insane and seeing Ichigo actually pushing Grimmjow back for a minute there while using that dark Getsuga Tensho looked terrifying
tulip
It is messed up how Orihime feels like she is a burden when her powers are the reason Aizen wants her, and now she is stuck watching this brutal fight.
zanpakuto_zephyr
Ichigo needs to be careful about leaning on that hollow power too much because he looks like a monster and it is scary seeing him lose himself just to keep up with an Arrancar
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