Ichigo Vizard (Visored) Training!! Ichigo vs Hichigo!! - Bleach Boys Podcast 7 (Bleach Rewatch)
11A new episode of Bleach boys!! Youtubes only podcast where we go through and rewatch all of Bleach before the new anime! This week we are seeing the end of the Vizard training arc that pits Ichigo vs Hollow Ichigo!, we get to find out what Aizen is truly after, we get to see Momo and then unfortunately we move onto a set of filler episodes that raps up the Visored training session and we get to see Rangiku and Shota.
Which is a huge RIP. Would rather skip that one than ever watch it again. Lots of good stuff to talk about this episode so sit back relax and hang out with the Bleach Boys!
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Vizard Training Arc:
In the inner world, Ichigo's inner Hollow overpowers him and stabs him, explaining to him that he has no desire to serve someone with no instinct for battle. Ichigo, however, begins to turn the tide as the Hollow's words about instinct go through his mind.
While the inner world fight goes on, Ichigo is continually assaulted by inner manifestations of previous foes - Captain Byakuya Kuchiki and Jin Kariya - and force him to re-fight their battles (Ichigo is defeated by both of them).[8]. In addition, Ichigo goes through with another discourse with an inner manifestation of Kenpachi Zaraki. The discourse with Kenpachi causes Ichigo to realize that his trouble is because he lacks pure fighting spirit, instead needing reasons to fight his opponents. With his spirit rekindled by this revelation, Ichigo is able to make a comeback, seizing the Hollow's sword and impaling him on it. However, Ichigo's inner Hollow gives a cryptic warning that he will take over if the chance ever comes and advises Ichigo to stay alive until he can return if Ichigo ever wants to truly master his Hollow powers.
Despite having apparently defeated his inner Hollow, Ichigo is still possessed as he taken the full appearance of a Hollow (now fighting Love Aikawa). Ichigo prepares to fire a Cero at Love which Love then prepares to Hollowify himself. This becomes unnecessary as with his inner Hollow subdued for the moment, Ichigo retakes control. The Hollow body begins to break apart and shatters, leaving Ichigo standing with a Hollow mask, but he collapses. When he comes to, he learns that while he was fighting internally, his outer body had transformed into that of a powerful and berserk Hollow and that the Visored had taken turns battling this monster to keep it in check. However, the training is successful as Ichigo says that he is not too bad when asked how he is feeling.
Aizen's Plans:
While the various training sessions go on, Orihime Inoue is alerted about a strange object that was carried into Orihime's residence by Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto. She walks in just as Captain Hitsugaya begins his talk with Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who had ordered the urgent creation of the line of communication for one purpose: to speak with Hitsugaya about Aizen's true objective.
Although Orihime moves to leave, she is told to stay as the information about Aizen's true objective concerns the humans there as well. Yamamoto begins by discussing how their investigation has combed the 5th Division's barracks, the Seijōtōkyorin of the Central 46 Compound, and the Great Spirit Library. Hitsugaya asks that they move to the main issue which Yamamoto obliges. Yamamoto goes on, detailing that Captain Jūshirō Ukitake, in charge of searching the Great Spirit Library's circuits, had found that Aizen had accessed data on not only the Hōgyoku but also the Ōken (King's Key). Matsumoto and Yamamoto then explain a bit about the Soul King to Orihime. Orihime correctly guesses that Aizen plans to obtain the key to overthrow the Soul King. However, the issues lies in that Aizen researched information about the method for creating an Ōken as the key's location is only known to the Gotei 13 Captain-Commander (with no written record available). The material needed to create a Ōken are 100,000 souls and a plot of spirit-enriched land with a radius of half a spirit-mile. It just so happens that while the spirit-enriched land shifts location over time, it is currently set on Karakura Town. If Aizen succeeds in creating an Ōken with the method in reference, Karakura Town and its inhabitants would be wiped out. Yamamoto then asserts that the Gotei 13 will find a way to stop Aizen. He then orders Hitsugaya and Matsumoto to train themselves and asks for Orihime to relay all the information she has heard to Ichigo Kurosaki as they will need all the strength they can muster for Aizen will make his move in four months after the Hōgyoku is completely awakened. Orihime leaves and Matsumoto heads out to inform the rest of Hitsugaya's advance guard. Just as Hitsugaya is about to leave, Yamamoto tell hims to wait as he has someone who wishes to speak with him.