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From Episode 45, \u0026#34;DEFEND YOU,\u0026#34; the anime shows Ichigo in a Hollowfied Bankai state, two horns on his head and chains of spiritual pressure around his neck and limbs, a form and name that do not appear in the manga. Orihime Inoue then uses a new technique, Rokuten Shibaku, to restrain Yhwach, and dies in the attempt. Episode 46, \u0026#34;THE END,\u0026#34; adds a scene of Tatsuki Arisawa weeping without knowing why. Yhwach\u0026#39;s future alteration is rendered as never having happened, so the two deaths are undone. The developments differ from the manga, and the design and naming of the new form were handled by Kubo.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tite Kubo designed and named Kessha no Ichigo himself, so the added material carries author intent rather than studio invention.","twitterPost":"Tite Kubo designed Kessha no Ichigo himself, so the added material is his, not the studio's invention.","threadsPost":"Tite Kubo handled the design and naming of Kessha no Ichigo, so the added material carries author intent rather than studio invention. The distinction matters when fans weigh which parts of the finale count as canon.","newsletterBlurb":"The final episode of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity - aired October 26, 2026, ending the TV anime run that began in 2004. The closing episodes added material absent from the manga, including Ichigo's Kessha no Ichigo form, whose design and name Tite Kubo handled. Orihime's new technique, her death, and a new scene for Tatsuki Arisawa also differ from the original.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/383625\",\"title\":\"Is the Final Battle in the 'BLEACH' Anime Not 'Anime-Original'? 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