Bleach Power System Explained in Under 5 Minutes

In this video, I break down entire Bleach power system, covering everything from Reiryoku and Reiatsu to the various abilities of Soul Reapers, Hollows, Quincies, and Fullbringers. This is your ultimate guide to understanding how power works in Bleach!

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Background music used in this video is a remix created by the YouTuber Delsuion Beats.

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[sticksimple]

Guys, let me know if you want an explanation of the literally entire power system of Bleach. In this video, I tried to only explain the important stuff. For now, here are some of the things that were missing:

Soul Repaer:
Kaido - healing techniques.
Hakuda - martial arts used by soul reapers.
Vizards - soul reapers who gained hollow powers, after being infected with hollow essences.

Arrancar:
Segunda Etapa - second stage of resurrección.

Quincy:
Sklaverei - quincy ability that absorbs and controls surrounding reishi.

General:
Hogyoku - mystical orb that grants the user's deepest desires. also able to break the boundaries between hollows and soul reapers.

[TacticianMark]

7/10 all the stick figures and drawings should've been done in the "Rukia cutesy doodles" style

[Castiel_x]

You forgot the most important part of the power system. Mental state and mindset of the user is directly tied to their reiatsu output.

[AuraTale]

Big things missed:
Kaido is another type of Kido one can use.
Reiatsu is controlled by one's physical capabilities AND dependant on mental state.
Vollstandig is a perfected letz stil that made letz stil obsolete.
Schrifts are granted by Yhwach, while some powers inherent to certain Quincy were simply given a letter to their already processed power (ie Gerard's Miracle.)
At a high enough Reiatsu, you can erase the existence of others.
High density reiatsu is better than large reiatsu.
There is a class system of reishi amongst all things ranging from class 20 to class 1. Class 1 is the highest.
Lieutenants often sit between 2 to 4. Captains are typically class 1.
Anything class 5 or above can affect the world of the living and destabilize it.
Anyone who dies as a soul enters the cycle of reincarnation.
Any captain class killed is too powerful for their reishi to go back into the world and a special ritual must be performed to send their reishi to hell.

[SkeltalDelegate]

Bleach's power system is literally the iceberg meme where there's always a totally obscure layer to it that is only subtextually alluded to.

[Ultraempoleon]

YU HABA HAKA!

So sorry I'm happy with the video it's amazing.
Yu haba haka is very funny tho

Yu hak ba is what you're looking for

[Naverdo]

Fullbringer Explanation:

They are all born with a piece/fragment of the soul king. However, this attracts hollows that wish to obtain this soul king fragment. When the hollow is killed, its reiatsu is usually absorbed into the mother (and, by extension, the child). Once the soul king fragment mixes with hollow reiatsu, I believe that allows them to manipulate the “souls” of inanimate objects. This usually forms as their fullbring. It requires the user to usually feel an emotional connection to an object though. However, there are some fullbringers (only one that is canon though) that can manipulate all objects. This is known as a multi-fullbring. Some, such as Chad (at least I believe), draw power from their own soul. Similar to a Shinigami with their Zanpakutō. Which is why his fullbring is his body. This is called a Clad-Type fullbring. When a fullbringer is stabbed by a Zanpakutō, I believe the soul king fragment responds to the Zanpakutō and gives them Shinigami powers. Similar to Ichigo (as a substitute soul reaper) and Ginjo. However, a fullbring is typically related to hollow powers, due to the hollow reiatsu inside them.

Soul King fragments:

When the Soul King's body parts were removed from his body, some parts fell down to Soul Society and the World of the Living. It seems like whoever touches these parts can absorb them into their soul. Those who absorbed these Soul King fragments would then pass them down to their descendants.

[fijiman]

99% sure that sonido does not rely on soul energy if i remember correctly it is a purely physical movement performed instinctively by high level hollows creating the iconic boom sound it also masks reiatsu when used

[Fradth]

Actually Noitra have the best Hierro in the arrancar army. I love the fact that Shinigamis, arrancars and Quincies use the reishi with great variation.
Arrancar and Hollow technique are based on their brute animal strenght, they rely poorly on spells; Shinigamis combine strenght and reishi use, and Quincies mostly rely on reishi use. When a Shinigami or an Arrancar attack, he use his own energy, but the Quincy will use the energy outside of his body.

[-Drain]

Bleach power system, aka Ichigo in a nutshell.

[dryyynnn]

you forgot about kaido (healing) form of kido and fullbringer power actually coming from pieces of soul king in their soul which also the reason why hollow attack them in the first place. But overall this is a really good video

[bruhlake]

his pronunciation of Yhwach had me DEAD

[benevolence]

Don’t let the haters get you down, nice vid my dude 👍

[maromaro]

This put me on the perspective how much bleach fanbase doesn't understand their own power system. Like when I asked them how it works, they simply straight up say the character dialogue without even explained.

[hypotrain]

I do enjoy how most of the power system's mechanics don't even come up in actual fights. Like you could watch every tybw fight without any knowledge of what even the difference between reishi and reiatsu is, and nothing would change

[charredolive]

You forgot to mention that drip is the strongest force

[spmfiwyy]

So many people saying you missed stuff not thinking first on how you're doing this in 5 minutes 😭

[xy.z-]

Thank you! My captain told me to do my soul reaper homework but I forgot to do it but now I know what reiastsus are

[nonenoninomae]

It's a power system so full of BASIC SKILLS that it feels like you're explaining all of the different Bankai and Shikai and Resurrecciones. I love Bleach so much, even more since I speak Spanish.

[stars._.]

0:01 So Reiryoku is basically just what it and it’s basically the core of all things

0:09 Reiatsu is basically like Conqueror’s Haki in a way.

0:23 Zanpakuto is already simple, Swords using by Soul Reapers, Each one reflecting the owner soul

0:29 So they are two different levels of it. Shikai basically being the starter while Banaki being the full deal.

0:34 So in other words. It’s true self,

0:38 It’s basically just like levels in other words

0:43 Very straightforward, Both types being for offensive and defensive and they are ranked to how strong it is.

0:58 I don’t have to explain, Already simple

1:14 So just charge into one single attack

1:32 So another type of form of like a fusion in a way

1:42 Armament Haki (Look I watch One Piece, This is my first time watching this)

1:59 So it’s Cero but weaker and a machine gun

2:27 More powerful Cero

2:30 I don’t have to say anything since its simple

2:52 Just a application of it used Quincy (Idk if I said it right)

3:01 Another Armament Haki thing and also just a buff

3:12 No need for me to explain

3:31 Just a last resort attack

3:44 So like a different fighting style (I didn’t get this one)

I understand now