One of the classic shounen trio, Tite Kubo’s ‘Bleach‘ is one of the most popular anime, often considered one of the pillars of the animeverse. The story focuses on Ichigo Kurosaki who is forced to make a life-changing choice and choose the path of a soul-reaper.
In this soul verse, he is challenged by powerful opponents time and again. The path to being the strongest is not an easy one, but an exciting one for sure. He comes across friends and foes who help in his character development throughout the story.
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Top 5 Strongest Characters in the ‘Bleach’ Universe
Ichigo’s encounter with shinigami (soul reaper) Kuchiki Rukia changes his fate. Fighting with holos (a form of soulless monster) was only the start of his vigorous journey. He has to prove himself through pure strength and stand on top of the system, in order to protect the people close to him.
The path is filled with challenging individuals who are more powerful than him even though he himself is one of the strongest. Here in this article, we have mentioned such 5 characters who stood out the most among the rest.
5. Sosuke Aizen
Aizen is the main antagonist of the first half of the series. He is the 5th division captain in the Soul Society (where the soul reapers live). Even though the Society is filled with powerful individuals including the master of the place, Aizen still manages to topple everyone and stand atop the mountain.
He even gives our favorite protagonist a run for his money. Not only that no one in the soul society could stop him when he started wreaking havoc. The master of the Society even loses an arm in the fight, and Ichigo needed special training and skills to even be able to paralyze him (not even finish).
4. Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto
Genryusai is the leader of the Soul Society who has controlled the seat of the ‘powerful’ for more than thousands of years. Though he loses an arm in the fight against Aizen, he did make the latter crawl for some time. He is placed on top of our list because considering his age and the amount of output he can have, he is an extraordinarily powerful being.
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3. Ichibe Hyosube
Ichibe Hyosube is a god-like character who protects the Soul King and his royal family in the soul verse. He has insane regenerative skills along with extreme raw power. Ichibe is the one who named everything in the soul society, including the sword names and their power. He is the ‘high priest’ and the leader of the special Zero Division who serve the Soul King.
2. Ichigo Kurosaki
Though the protagonist of the story, he is yet to secure the seat as the strongest in the franchise of Bleach. From an ordinary school boy to a soul reaper, he sure had it tough. Challenges came knocking at his door after he awakened his innate power as a soul reaper. He can transform in various forms to utilize his power to the fullest, but it still won’t be enough to overpower the person in the first place.
1. Yhwach
More than a strong character in the ‘Bleach’ anime, Yhwach is more like a nightmare himself. He is the most powerful being in the soul verse who can obliterate the whole world with a single flick. He did try to do that and would have been successful if he didn’t make a critical slip.
Even if all the characters mentioned above in the list come together along with the rest of the members, they will still fall short of defeating him. Yhwach is the son of the Soul King who was sealed away in the inner cell for almost 1000 years. So of course he has his share of grudge against everyone. Reason? Watch the anime to find out more!
