Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War episode #9 is gearing up for their new captain to enter battle for the first time since winning the title, marking an exciting moment as they prepare to face Lille Barro. Lille’s sniping skills have already proven deadly to the Soul Reapers, so Captain Kyoraku really has his work cut out for him.
Episode 8 saw Mayuri fighting Pernida Parnkgjas, the bizarre Quincy who turned out to be the Soul King’s left hand. Pernida’s Schrift power proved to be exceptionally dangerous, forcing Kenpachi Zaraki to lose an arm. Mayuri was delighted with the discovery of Pernida’s true nature and tried a series of tricks to draw some Pernida into further study, but was unsuccessful at every step. Pernida has proven capable of integrating his nerves even into the ground, allowing him to truly go crazy in his fight against the mad scientist Soul Reaper.
When will new episodes of Thousand Year Blood War, Part 3 be released?
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War produced by Studio Pierrot, based on the manga Bleach by Tite Kubo
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 premieres new episodes on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus internationally on Saturdays at 7:30am PT/10:30am ET. This means fans can look forward to episode 9 of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War part 3 premieres November 30, 2024, at 7:30am PT/10:30am ET. The English dub has finally started to be uploaded, with the first four episodes currently available dubbed as of November 23rd. It can be assumed that new dubbed episodes will continue to be released on Saturdays at 6:30am PT/9:30am ET, with episode #5 of the dub set for the next release.
What happened in the Thousand Year Blood War Part 3 Episode 8?
Mayuri Faces the Left Hand of God
Captains Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Zaraki, who ended up separated from the main force of the Soul Reapers, went deeper into the city until they encountered Pernida Parnkgjas, which left Zaraki perplexed and made Mayuri curious. After Pernida nearly killed Zaraki by destroying his arm, Mayuri incapacitated her fellow captain for his own good, preventing Zaraki from fighting. Mayuri deployed all sorts of bizarre techniques on Pernida, thwarting her attacks with relative ease. Mayuri, intrigued by Pernida’s unique nature, attempted to capture the Quincy for experimentation, only to discover that its regenerative abilities prevented this.
Mayuri even employed a Quincy technique, the Hirenkyaku, against Pernida, allowing him to generate footholds in the air like the Quincy do. When Pernida’s nerves infected him, Mayuri quickly performed surgery on his own arm to extract it and rearrange its nerves. Mayuri ended up summoning her modified Bankai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo, which gave birth to a giant baby that apparently devoured the now enormous left arms and ended the battle.
Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 Episode 9 Does Not Chase Shadows
Captain Kyoraku faces Lille Barro
Episode #9 of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War part 3 is titled “Don’t Chase A Shadow”, which shares its name with chapter #645 of the manga. This chapter sees the focus return to the main group of Soul Reapers, who are currently under fire from Quincy sniper, Lille Barro. Lille has already managed to eliminate some Soul Reapers and is well hidden, making it difficult to even determine its location. Captain Kyoraku will take on the duty of stopping Lille and freeing the others to continue deeper into the Wahr Welt.
Of course, even if they manage to overtake Lille, there are still other Sternritters out there, like Gerard Valkyrie, who could become almost as much of a problem as Lille if given the chance. And this is all assuming that Pernida is down and that Mayuri’s battle has truly come to an end. The Soul King’s Left Arm may prove to be a more powerful opponent than Mayuri anticipated, and who knows how many tricks Mayuri has up his sleeve.
There are other stories out there to check out too. Ichigo’s group is currently in battle with Askin, while the Sternritter bandit, including Bazz-B, is plotting their own revenge against Yhwach and Haschwalth. It will be interesting to return to these fights as well, and there is still the question of Renji’s fate after being defeated by Uryu to resolve. There’s a lot going on Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War now, and each of these fights will matter.