Bleach: Japanese Fans React to Rukia's Mirror-World Turn — "We Forgot Tsukishima Existed"
BLEACH 新作ゲームPVでルキア敵対に海外反応集が沸く
“Man, everyone completely forgot Tsukishima existed lol”
皆月島さんの事忘れてて草
Across 120 comments on a Japanese Bleach reaction-compilation video breaking down new footage from an upcoming game, the top comment (163 likes) wasn't about the fight at all — it was fans realizing they'd completely forgotten Tsukishima Shukuro existed. From there the thread turns into a running theory session: is Rukia's sudden hostility toward Ichigo in a mirrored, upside-down world actually Hirako's Sakanade Bankai, or is it Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu doing the reversing? Commenters trade references to past movies and games where Rukia has turned on Ichigo before, until someone points out this is footage from a new mobile game set three years after the Thousand-Year Blood War — complete with a tongue-in-cheek "final boss roster" pulled straight from the trailer. By the end, nobody's arguing the Soul Reapers have this one in the bag.
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Oh, so Rukia can actually move on her own after using Bankai now — she's clearly grown a ton.
おぉールキア卍解後に動けるようになるんやな。めちゃくちゃ成長してそうじゃん。
— @魚の訓読み-WowWow107 likesWait, "reversed perception"? That's literally just Hirako's Bankai at that point...
認識が逆て、それもう平子の卍解やん……
— @あっちょんぶりけ-f7n84 likesGuess someone just wandered into Sakanade's range without noticing.
うっかり逆様邪八方塞の範囲内に入っちゃったんだな
— @漆黒の中坊れたす恥31 likesWouldn't it be hilarious if in the mirror world Hirako's zanpakuto turned out to be the "dud" version — left and right stay normal, up and down stay normal, and only front and back get flipped.
鏡の世界で平子の斬魄刀が 左右上下がいつも通りや 見えてる前後もいつも通りやの ハズレ斬魄刀になってたらウケる
— @kodoguru23 likesWait, "mirror"... does that mean this is actually Kyoka Suigetsu?
ミラーってことは鏡花水月？
— @user-id4tk1wn7w1 likesSpeaking of mirrors, that's usually Aizen's whole thing — maybe this really is his Bankai.
鏡といえば藍染だけど、藍染の卍解だったりして
— @AnmoniaCola0 likesSo does that make old man Yamamoto the final boss, then?
とゆうことは和尚がラスボス？
— @uluulu2560 likesDon't remember all the details, but allies turning on each other happens constantly in the filler arcs and movies, so... here we go again lol
あんまり覚えてないけどアニオリとか映画とかでちょくちょく味方に襲われてるから、またかって感じｗｗ
— @縁の下の鏡餅-TM52 likesFeels exactly like the third movie all over again.
3作目の劇場版みたいな感じだな。
— @風っ49 likesRemember who you are, Rukia!! 😺
思い出しなさい、ルキア‼️😺
— @猫足の足活2 likesGuess we need Ichigo to stab her again to snap her out of it...
もう1回チャンイチに刺してもらうか…
— @ケンケン-h6v2 likesRukia turning hostile, some shocking twist? Dark Rukia did the exact same thing in the movie, and so did the DS game (the one with "Higanbana" in the title). Doesn't feel that rare, honestly.
ルキアが敵対するまさかの展開？劇場版のダークルキアや、DSゲーム(緋願花のやつ)でも敵対してた。珍しくない気が。
— @ズぼっち3 likesRukia turning hostile was surprising enough, but Ichigo dodging her Bankai with a backflip is honestly the bigger shock!
ルキアと敵対するってのは驚いたけどさ、一護がルキアの卍解をバックジャンプで避けられる方が驚きが強い！
— @海亀80120 likesWait, I thought this was AI-generated footage, but it's actually a game cutscene?
これAIだと思ってたけどゲームのアニメなんだ
— @マダオ-x2x0 likesIs this a prequel to the Hell Verse arc, then?
これ、獄頤鳴鳴篇の前日譚？
— @ltsul48730 likesPretty sure this game is actually set three years after the Thousand-Year Blood War.
確かこのゲームは千年血戦の3年後の設定のはず
— @pkmnM-ne5zq1 likesThis game's final boss lineup, "Team Ichigo": Captain — Ichigo Kurosaki (Fullbring-tempered), Vice-captain — Sosuke Aizen, Mid-guard — Yhwach, Sub-vanguard — Ichibei Hyosube, Vanguard — Shukuro Tsukishima. Welcome to Bleach's first actual soulslike, everyone.
今作の敵、『TEAM一護』大将：黒崎一護(月牙化) 副将：藍染惣右介 中堅：ユーハバッハ 次鋒：兵主部一兵衛 先鋒：月島秀九郎 BREACH初の死にゲーをプレイしよう！
— @MisakaRGen3292 likesWell then, guess we just have to throw Grimmjow onto Ichigo's side too.
ふむ、ならばグリムジョーをチャンイチの味方にぶっ込むしかねぇな
— @不巳夜0 likesPurely on power level this shouldn't even be a contest, and yet you just know Ichigo's somehow going to struggle or lose anyway — so on-brand it hurts.
これ単純な力の差だと勝負にすらならないのに絶対チャンイチが苦戦or負けるのがわかるのほんとチョコラテ
— @リッキー-t2w0 likesIs there genuinely any way the Soul Reaper side wins this? Maybe if Kenpachi shows up or something?
死神側勝てる要素なくない？ 剣八とかくらい？
— @yu091650 likesRukia's closing the distance all smug, but if her surprise opening AoE gets dodged, isn't she just done for? lol
ルキアドヤ顔で距離詰めてるけど起動時の不意打ち範囲攻撃躱されたら負け確じゃね？w
— @ぐっぴー-e4z0 likesAttacking Ichigo with her own Bankai, lol. Rukia's Bankai is genuinely strong, but Ichigo casually dodging it is impressive too.
卍解で一護襲うの草 ルキアちゃんの卍解強いのにサラッとかわしちゃう一護も凄いですが
— @天空マッチョ0 likesOld man Yamamoto as the enemy's final boss is such an unfair-difficulty joke, I love it.
山爺が敵の総大将とか無理ゲーでオモロい
— @予想の2兆倍の白0 likesThe Soul Reapers already look completely cooked, lol.
死神詰んでそうで笑う
— @両面宿儺-f7t0 likes
FAQ
- What's actually happening in this clip?
- New trailer footage shows Rukia briefly turning hostile toward Ichigo inside a mirrored, reversed world — a setup commenters compare to Hirako's Sakanade Bankai (which flips an opponent's sense of direction) or possibly Aizen's illusion-based Kyoka Suigetsu.
- What is this footage actually from?
- Commenters identify it as trailer/beta footage for a new Bleach game set three years after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, rather than a new anime episode.
- Who do fans joke makes up the "final boss" lineup?
- One highly-liked comment lists a joke "Team Ichigo" boss roster pulled from the trailer: Ichigo Kurosaki, Sosuke Aizen, Yhwach, Ichibei Hyosube, and Shukuro Tsukishima — calling it Bleach's first real soulslike lineup.
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