Bleach TYBW Episode 28 is out on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu, and if you haven’t read the manga, this episode definitely must have given you ‘chills’ while watching.
The first round of Ichigo vs. Yhwach felt like watching Ichigo’s final battle with Aizen. But then Yhwach turns the tables by revealing his ability, “The Almighty“.
Turns out, Yhwach has already seen everything because his power allows him to see the future, making it seem like Ichigo never stood a chance from the start.
Recap
Senjumaru Shutara of Squad Zero releases her bankai after her fellow members sacrifice themselves to boost her power.
She overwhelms Yhwach’s Schutzstaffel soldiers. Meanwhile, Ichibe Hyosube tries to take down Yhwach using his bankai, Shirafude Ichimonji, renaming Yhwach “King of Ants.”
But Yhwach reveals his ability, The Almighty, which lets him see the future and nullifies all attacks. He completely destroyed Ichibe’s body leaving only his head behind.
Uryu Ishida then battles Senjumaru, turning the whole battle by reversing her bankai and defeating her.
Yhwach continues his journey to the Soul King’s palace, where he stabs the Soul King. Ichigo then meets with Ichibe and promises him that he will stop Yhwach.
What Happened in Bleach TYBW Episode 28
Bleach TYBW Episode 28, titled “Kill the King” starts with a flashback of Yhwach and his father, the soul king. Ichigo also had some kind of vision. The shaking is felt in all three realms when Yhwach stabs the Soul King with the sword.
Ichigo vs Yhwach
Finally, Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, Yoruichi, and Ganju make it to the Royal Realm. Yhwach immediately taunts Ichigo, telling him that no matter what they do, they can’t stop him from killing the Soul King
Ichigo promises that he is going to defeat Yhwach.
The reason I got this power is to stop you.
Yhwach also challenges Ichigo saying, let’s see if his two zanpakuto will be able to pierce through him.
The fight between them begins, and at first, as I mentioned above, the fight completely feels like Aizen vs Ichigo.
It felt like Ichigo had overpowered Yhwach. They were evenly matched but Ichigo was able to overpower him during the fight as well.
Yhwach Shows His Real Power
However, Yhwach was just playing around as he had seen everything, He knew Ichigo had gotten stronger after training with the Squad Zero.
You don’t know the difference in strength between us, right? ~Yhwach
Soul Society Events
Yhwach then easily defeats Ichigo and the scene shifts to Rukia and Renji. They head to the R&D department where Urahara is.
Meanwhile Shinji and Sui also head towards the R&D department to find out what is happening. Urahara then explains the conflict between Quincy and the Soul King.
Yhwach Manipulation
The scene then again shifts to Ichigo, he gets back up and again promises to defeat Yhwach. Yhwach tells Ichigo, that the quincy blood in his body will deny the existence of Soul King eventually.
Then the scene shifts to Ichibe, who is talking to himself, and apologizing to Ichigo and his friends, that he knew they didn’t stand a chance against Yhwach.
Yhwach tells Ichigo that they are too late to save the Soul King. In a desperate attempt, Ichigo rushes to the Soul King, grabbing the stabbed sword from his chest.
Yhwach’s manipulation kicks in as Ichigo pulls out the sword, causing Quincy’s veins to appear on Ichigo’s body. Yhwach forces Ichigo to unintentionally slash the Soul King in half, something Yhwach had planned all along.
Yhwach explains this was always Ichigo’s destiny due to his multiple powers. As Ichigo drops to his knees, Yhwach explains how his power, “The Almighty” lets him see and manipulate future events.
Ichigo Was The Key
He reveals that he guided Ichigo to this moment, forcing him to kill the Soul King. The only person who can kill Soul King needs to have Soul Reaper, Human, Full Bringer, Quincy, and Hollow Powers Ichigo had all of those.
Down in the Soul Society, Urahara notices the world around him falling apart. He realizes that Ichigo and his friends arrived too late, he does not know that it was actually Ichigo who destroyed Soul King.
Now, not only Soul Society but also Hueco Mundo and the Human World are all shaking and soon to be destroyed.
Review
Bleach TYBW Episode 28 was nothing short of epic, the episode gave major Aizen vs. Ichigo vibes at the start, yes I am emphasizing on this way too much, I know.
His manipulation was insane, especially when he started revealing his ability, “The Almighty” Watching him toy with Ichigo, all while knowing the future was chilling.
It was insane how Yhwach casually told Ichigo that his Quincy blood was the key to everything, and yet Ichigo didn’t realize that he was only alive because he had a major role to play in Yhwach’s plan. Overall, this episode really gave off an end-of-the-world vibe.
