A New Enemy! The Materialization of Zanpakuto

Season 13, Episode 1, Aired

Episode Summary

EDIT
go
Hulu
Free
Fancast
Free
iTunes
Buy
9.4
out of 10
EPISODE RATING: Superb
35 votes
  • Your Rating: 10
    "Perfect"
  • Your Rating: 9.5
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 9
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 8.5
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 8
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 7.5
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 7
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 6.5
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 6
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 5.5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 4.5
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 4
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 3.5
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 3
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 2.5
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 2
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 1.5
    "Abysmal"
  • Your Rating: 1
    "Abysmal"
Rate Now!
In Soul Society strange things are happening with the Shinigami's Zanpakutou; Byakuya is cut by Senbonzakura during training, Hitsugaya can't communicate with Hyourinmaru and Haineko refuses to show herself at all to Matsumoto. However, it soon emerges that this is just the tip of the iceberg when Komamura is attacked by his own Zanpakutou during a hastily assembled emergency meeting. A mysterious man called Muramasa then explains that he has 'freed' the Zanpakutou giving them physical form and that he plans to bring an end to the 'Shinigami's rule'.moreless
WRITE A REVIEW

Watch Online

Hulu
Free
Fancast
Free
iTunes
Buy

Fan Episode Reviews (3)

See All

  • Finally! These look like promising fillers and very interesting ones! Can this be end of shinigami? The zanpakutous are no longer in their command!

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By Bleach4ev, Jul 31, 2009
    Finally, this filler looks really really great and promising.I mean, the bount arc. was kind of interesting but not that cool. The Amagai arc. was a total failure. It was so not interesting. But these fillers i think are going to be very interesting. We will see zanpakutous real physical forms and obviously zanpakutous and their master fights to bring them back in their command. It was a real shock when i saw that they turned against Shinigami. I think it is disrespect and why the hell do you need to free them? It is their destiny to be the powerful Zanpakutous. Maybe that M guy ( forgot his name) made some kind of spell to go against Shinigami. Oh, we will see. I'm hoping full of surprises :)moreless

  • A new enemy named Muramasa claims that the Shinigami era has come to an end. He has the power to release the Shinigami's Zamnpakutou into their materialization form. We see several captains and vice captains Zanpakutous such as Hitsuguya, and Byakuya.moreless

    10
    "Perfect"
    By unknownsayin, Jul 30, 2009
    I have to say, out of all the filler episodes this episode caught my attention because its been a while since we seen Zangetsu and heard anything about Materialization of Zanpakutous. How will the Shinigami's fight? Sure they have Kidou but without the power of their swords its a uphill battle. I would recommend this episode to any and all people who think that the filler eps have gotten uninterested in previous filler episodes. Out of a possible 10 I would give this episode a 10 because some new drama has been stirred up. I also noticed that captain Ukitake Kyouraku Zanpaktous did not materialize. I wonder why????moreless

  • Shinigami within Soul Society find that they are losing their ability to summon and control their zanpakutous. A new villain by the name of Muramasa has appeared claiming that the age of Shinigami is over and that the age of the Zanpakutou has begun.moreless

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By Ralwn, Jul 29, 2009
    This episode has the makings of the first great side arc within the anime series. Lets face it, the Bounts were horrible and Captain Amagai was "okay" but not great. The villain in this arc looks promising to say the least.

    I've always liked how Bleach has followed the Lost example of having "less" be the new "more" by telling the viewer many things but then leaving so much out. This episode shows many of the physical manifestations of the various Zanpakutous within the series. We've only ever seen Zangetsu and Zabimaru before so this arc is beginning to break new ground.

    It's particularly entertaining to try and identify each Zanpakutou from its physical manifestation. It's also good fun to examine the appearances of the Zanpakutou themselves because you might see something new about its wielder by doing so.moreless
WRITE A REVIEW
 

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

FILTER BY TYPE

  • TRIVIA (3)

    ADD TRIVIA

    • Whenever a Zanpakuto spirit uses Bankai, they merely wield the Bankai weapon, But it was later revealed in Chapter 411 of the Manga that a Zanpakuto spirit looks completely different in Bankai.

    • Komamura is knocked out by Tenken, as of right now, of the 3 battles that weren't interrupted. He has lost 2 in mere moments. The only battle he's won was with the arrancar Poww.

    • This is the first episode of the filler arc being called zanpakutou� Strange Tales (zanpakutou Ibun Hen), or, informally, the zanpakutou Rebellion arc. The zanpakutou Strange Tales arc is also the first filler arc in which Tite Kubo is said to be giving technical advice.

  • QUOTES (0)

    ADD QUOTES

  • NOTES (2)

    ADD NOTES

  • ALLUSIONS (0)

    ADD ALLUSIONS

Bleach Forums


Add a Topic See All
Last Activity
Replies

Watch Bleach Full Episodes

See All

Related Shows

Season 13 Episodes

See All
Ep 36
Evolution?! The Wonder of ...
Ep 35
Battle of the Females? Nan...
Ep 34
Imprisonment?! Senbonzakur...
Ep 33
Haineko Cries! The Tragic ...
Ep 32
The Person with the Unknow...
Ep 31
Conclusion?! Hisagi vs. Ka...
Ep 30
Terror! The Monster That L...
Ep 29
Stray Snake, Tortured Monkey
Ep 28
A New Enemy! The True Natu...
Ep 27
Byakuya`s Anger! The Kuchi...
Ep 26
Final Chapter - The Zanpak...
Ep 25
Byakuya and Renji, the 6th...
Ep 24
Hollow!? Muramasa's True I...
Ep 23
Byakuya, the Truth Behind ...
Ep 22
The Dark History! The Wors...
Ep 21
That Man - for the Sake of...
Ep 20
Senbonzakura's Bankai! Off...
Ep 19
Dragon of Ice and Dragon o...
Ep 18
Deceived Shinigami! The Wo...
Ep 17
Special Mission! Rescue Ca...
Ep 16
Pursue Byakuya! The Confus...
Ep 15
The Long-Awaited... Kenpac...
Ep 14
One-to-One Fight! Ichigo v...
Ep 13
Shinigami & Zanpakuto, Tot...
Ep 12
For the Sake of Pride! Bya...
Ep 11
Byakuya's Betrayal
 more

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

TV Listings

Full Listings
TV.com Properties | Shows | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | TV.com Blog

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use