Bleach Episode 359: The Sorrowful Battle! Ichigo vs. Sado & Orihime
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Bleach Episode 359: The Sorrowful Battle! Ichigo vs. Sado & Orihime
Canon/MED
OSHIMETER
9.4
49 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
sasha_necron_157
I seriously cannot handle how much they are putting Ichigo through and seeing Chad and Orihime turn on him because their memories got swapped is just cruel but it makes the tension feel so much higher and I really want to know why Urahara or the Soul Society haven't stepped in yet because this is getting way too dangerous for him alone
tengen_tempo_131
I felt sick watching Chad and Orihime defend Tsukishima and it really messed me up to see them treat Ichigo like the actual enemy
impa
Even though the recap was long the actual content of the episode was so intense and seeing Ichigo finally snap after everything that happened with his family was a huge moment
raijin_rider
Ichigo looked completely broken when he realized he might have to kill Tsukishima just to save his friends and you can see him losing his mind
nemona
The psychological stuff is great, but where is the Soul Society while one of their best fighters is getting mentally tortured by a guy with a book
uryu_archer_102
Tsukishima has such a terrifying ability and seeing him rewrite everyone's past just to mess with Ichigo's head is actually genius writing for a villain
gigai_ghost_476
I am actually losing it after seeing Chad and Orihime protect that guy and it hurts so much seeing Ichigo that desperate when his own friends think he is the villain
obariyon_oracle
That book ability is the most broken thing in the show so far and seeing it rewrite years of friendship in a second is way scarier than any hollow fight
shinigami_shadow
Everything hurts seeing Ichigo get treated like the enemy by the people he cares about most, especially since Orihime is using her powers to help the person destroying their lives
krillin_ki_59
My heart sank when Orihime healed Tsukishima and the look on Ichigo's face was just devastating because he has literally nobody left to trust right now
enenra_enigma_53
The animation during that fight was so crisp and it really made the psychological weight of the situation feel even heavier while Ichigo was trying to process his friends attacking him
ancient_robot_295
I seriously can't get over how disturbing it was to see Chad and Orihime turn on Ichigo like that. The way they talk about Tsukishima as if he was always part of their childhood is just haunting. My stomach turned when Orihime healed him because it shows how deep the brainwashing goes and Ichigo looks completely broken by the betrayal
jonakra
Tsukishima is actually terrifying and the way he just inserted himself into everyone's lives makes my skin crawl because it feels like there is no way to fix what he did to their heads
ryme_361
Ginjo acting all surprised feels so suspicious and you can just tell something else is going on behind the scenes with him while Tsukishima continues to mess with everyone's memories
viluy_384
Watching Ichigo slowly lose his mind while his friends treat a total stranger like family is the most intense part of this arc and the tension is getting unbearable
alvavalva
I can't believe how stressful this is getting because everyone Ichigo loves thinks Tsukishima is their best friend or family member. Seeing Orihime treat that villain like a brother while Ichigo is bleeding out right there is the most messed up thing. At least he still has Ginjo for now, but the whole situation feels so hopeless and dark.
kaepora_gaebora_269
You can tell Ichigo is completely losing it when he decides he has to kill Tsukishima just to get his friends back to normal
lone8
I seriously can't handle how much they're putting Ichigo through right now because seeing your best friends treat a total stranger like family is a special kind of nightmare, and I actually felt his desperation when he decided he had to kill Tsukishima just to make it stop. This arc turned into a total psychological thriller and it is stressing me out so much today
guru_guru_275
Tsukishima is actually terrifying and the way he just rewrote their entire lives makes this feel more like a horror show than a battle series
uryu_ultimate
I felt so bad for Ichigo when Chad and Orihime stood in his way and they actually think Tsukishima is their friend which is just messed up to watch
EPISODE CONTEXT
Sitting at episode 359 of 366, this installment is deep into Bleach's final stretch, where the stakes are existential and the conflicts become deeply personal. The previous episode established that Ichigo's closest allies were behaving erratically, pointing to sinister external influence, and this episode escalates that tension into direct, painful confrontation. It builds the foundation for the episodes immediately following, which dig into the root cause of these manipulations as Ichigo fights to reclaim normalcy before the series reaches its conclusion.
QUICK TAKES
sasha_necron_157
I seriously cannot handle how much they are putting Ichigo through and seeing Chad and Orihime turn on him because their memories got swapped is just cruel but it makes the tension feel so much higher and I really want to know why Urahara or the Soul Society haven't stepped in yet because this is getting way too dangerous for him alone
tengen_tempo_131
I felt sick watching Chad and Orihime defend Tsukishima and it really messed me up to see them treat Ichigo like the actual enemy
impa
Even though the recap was long the actual content of the episode was so intense and seeing Ichigo finally snap after everything that happened with his family was a huge moment
raijin_rider
Ichigo looked completely broken when he realized he might have to kill Tsukishima just to save his friends and you can see him losing his mind
nemona
The psychological stuff is great, but where is the Soul Society while one of their best fighters is getting mentally tortured by a guy with a book
uryu_archer_102
Tsukishima has such a terrifying ability and seeing him rewrite everyone's past just to mess with Ichigo's head is actually genius writing for a villain
gigai_ghost_476
I am actually losing it after seeing Chad and Orihime protect that guy and it hurts so much seeing Ichigo that desperate when his own friends think he is the villain
obariyon_oracle
That book ability is the most broken thing in the show so far and seeing it rewrite years of friendship in a second is way scarier than any hollow fight
shinigami_shadow
Everything hurts seeing Ichigo get treated like the enemy by the people he cares about most, especially since Orihime is using her powers to help the person destroying their lives
krillin_ki_59
My heart sank when Orihime healed Tsukishima and the look on Ichigo's face was just devastating because he has literally nobody left to trust right now
enenra_enigma_53
The animation during that fight was so crisp and it really made the psychological weight of the situation feel even heavier while Ichigo was trying to process his friends attacking him
ancient_robot_295
I seriously can't get over how disturbing it was to see Chad and Orihime turn on Ichigo like that. The way they talk about Tsukishima as if he was always part of their childhood is just haunting. My stomach turned when Orihime healed him because it shows how deep the brainwashing goes and Ichigo looks completely broken by the betrayal
jonakra
Tsukishima is actually terrifying and the way he just inserted himself into everyone's lives makes my skin crawl because it feels like there is no way to fix what he did to their heads
ryme_361
Ginjo acting all surprised feels so suspicious and you can just tell something else is going on behind the scenes with him while Tsukishima continues to mess with everyone's memories
viluy_384
Watching Ichigo slowly lose his mind while his friends treat a total stranger like family is the most intense part of this arc and the tension is getting unbearable
alvavalva
I can't believe how stressful this is getting because everyone Ichigo loves thinks Tsukishima is their best friend or family member. Seeing Orihime treat that villain like a brother while Ichigo is bleeding out right there is the most messed up thing. At least he still has Ginjo for now, but the whole situation feels so hopeless and dark.
kaepora_gaebora_269
You can tell Ichigo is completely losing it when he decides he has to kill Tsukishima just to get his friends back to normal
lone8
I seriously can't handle how much they're putting Ichigo through right now because seeing your best friends treat a total stranger like family is a special kind of nightmare, and I actually felt his desperation when he decided he had to kill Tsukishima just to make it stop. This arc turned into a total psychological thriller and it is stressing me out so much today
guru_guru_275
Tsukishima is actually terrifying and the way he just rewrote their entire lives makes this feel more like a horror show than a battle series
uryu_ultimate
I felt so bad for Ichigo when Chad and Orihime stood in his way and they actually think Tsukishima is their friend which is just messed up to watch
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