The file refers to the sixth episode of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Sennen Kessen-hen) anime, titled " The Fire " (episode 372 overall) . This episode is widely considered a high point of the series, featuring the long-awaited battle between Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and the Quincy King, Yhwach. Episode Overview Title: " The Fire ". Original Air Date: November 14, 2022.
The real Yhwach steals Yamamoto's Bankai using a Medallion, explaining that only he was powerful enough to contain it. The episode ends with Yhwach delivering a devastating, likely fatal, blow to Yamamoto. Production Notes
The episode was highly praised for its movie-quality animation and visual direction.
– Resurrects the charred skeletons of everyone Yamamoto has ever killed to fight as his army.
For the first time in 1,000 years, Yamamoto activates his Bankai, Zanka no Tachi . The heat is so intense that it causes all moisture in the Seireitei to evaporate, even melting Tōshirō Hitsugaya's ice-based Bankai.
Fan animator Retro Ryno (Ryan White) was officially involved in the animation of this episode, a rare instance of the studio (Pierrot) collaborating directly with a community creator.
– Envelopes Yamamoto in an aura of heat reaching 15 million degrees Celsius.
