10.0/101 votes#1 - AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT
Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 11/2/2024
Yhwach is overflowing with power from having absorbed the Soul King.
Director: Takumi Ichikawa
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.3/107 votes#2 - The Fire
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2022
Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto confronts Yhwach for the first time in a thousand years. As Yhwach finally draws his sword against Genryusai, the Soul Reapers notice an abnormal change taking place across the Seireitei.
Director: Ema Saito
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.3/108 votes#3 - Born in the Dark
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2022
Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto learns that the Yhwach he defeated was an impostor. The real Yhwach then reveals himself and easily kills Genryusai, sending a wave of shock and devastation across the Soul Reapers.
Director: Shinichirou Ueda
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.3/104 votes#4 - I AM THE EDGE
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 8/19/2023
Isane and Yachiru are attacked by Gwenael.
Director: Yusaku Kikuchi
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.2/106 votes#5 - Everything but the Rain: June Truth
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2022
Squad 10 Captain Isshin Shiba of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads decides to not report his encounter with the Quincy named Masaki Kurosaki in the World of the Living to the Head Captain.
Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.0/107 votes#6 - Wrath as a Lightning
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2022
Quilge Opie uses his power to imprison Ichigo inside the Garganta. As he tries to break free, Ichigo begins to hear, through his Soul Phone, the screams of the Soul Reapers falling to the enemy's onslaught.
Director: Mitsutoshi Sato
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.0/105 votes#7 - THE MASTER
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 9/30/2023
Yhwach confronts Hyosube, who is protecting the real Royal Palace.
Director: Shinichirou Ueda
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
9.0/102 votes#8 - KILL THE KING
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/2024
Ichigo and his friends hurry to the Reio Greater Palace to stop Yhwach.
Director: Yoshinori Odaka
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.8/104 votes#9 - THE HEADLESS STAR
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/26/2023
Candice, Meninas, Giselle, and Liltotto try to take down Kenpachi.
Director: Mitsutoshi Sato
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.7/103 votes#10 - A
Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 10/5/2024
The battle between Squad Zero and Yhwach's Royal Guards for the Soul King rages on.
Director: Hikaru Murata
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.7/106 votes#11 - The Battle
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2022
Kenpachi Zaraki removes his eye patch to fight Retsu Unohana, a.k.a. Yachiru Unohana, “The First Kenpachi.” Meanwhile, Ichigo and Renji head to Hoohden to meet Oh-Etsu Nimaiya, the man who is said to have created the Zanpakuto.
Director: Hikaru Murata
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.7/106 votes#12 - The Blade Is Me
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/2022
Ichigo learns that he is the child born of a Soul Reaper and a Quincy. Finally understanding the truth behind his heritage, Ichigo decides to return to Hoohden with a renewed resolve to finish what he has started.
Director: Yoshinori Odaka
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.7/103 votes#13 - PEACE FROM SHADOWS
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/15/2023
Yhwach sets his plan to end the world in nine days in motion.
Director: Yusaku Kikuchi
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.7/103 votes#14 - THE FUNDAMENTAL VIRULENCE
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 7/22/2023
Mayuri receives a call from Urahara, who had stayed behind in Hueco Mundo.
Director: Ouri Yasukawa
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.6/105 votes#15 - The Drop
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2022
Squad Zero brings Ichigo back to the Royal Palace to prepare for the coming battle. Meanwhile, Kyoraku is appointed as the new Head Captain to lead the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
Director: Kaito Asakura
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.6/105 votes#16 - Everything but the Rain
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2022
Ichigo is kicked out of the Royal Palace by Oh-etsu Nimaiya for failing his test. When Ichigo next opens his eyes, he finds himself standing in front of his house in the World of the Living.
Director: Yusaku Kikuchi
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.6/105 votes#17 - TOO EARLY TO WIN TOO LATE TO KNOW
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 9/23/2023
Yhwach finally enters the Royal Palace.
Director: Takahiro Otsuka
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.5/104 votes#18 - HEART OF WOLF
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 7/29/2023
The Stern Ritters drive the Soul Reapers deeper into a corner.
Director: Shinichirou Ueda
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.5/104 votes#19 - THE WHITE HAZE
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 8/12/2023
A fearless Rukia takes on Äs Nödt.
Director: Chen Dali
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
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8.0/105 votes#20 - The Shooting Star Project [Zero Mix]
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2022
Rescue efforts are being made across the Seireitei to find and help those who've survived the Stern Ritter attack. Meanwhile, Ichigo meets with Mayuri Kurotsuchi about fixing his broken Tensa Zangetsu.
Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.0/104 votes#21 - RAGES AT RINGSIDE
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 8/5/2023
Kensei Muguruma joins the battle against Masculine.
Director: Itoko Nagai
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
8.0/105 votes#22 - MARCHING OUT THE ZOMBIES
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 9/9/2023
Ichigo tries to stop Yhwach upon learning that his real target lies within the Royal Palace.
Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
7.8/105 votes#23 - MARCHING OUT THE ZOMBIES 2
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 9/16/2023
Ikkaku, Yumichika, and the Arrancars work together to fight off Giselle’s zombies.
Director: Kazuya Fujishiro
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
7.7/106 votes#24 - The Last 9 Days
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2023
Ichigo prepares to leave the Royal Palace to return to the Seireitei but is stopped by Hyosube, who claims that Ichigo cannot defeat Yhwach as he is now.
Director: Hikaru Murata
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
7.4/1014 votes#25 - BLACK
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 9/30/2023
Yhwach performs Auswählen to bestow power to his fallen Royal Guards.
Director: Hikaru Murata
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
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"AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT" is the best rated episode written by Masaki Hiramatsu. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Takumi Ichikawa. It aired on 11/2/2024 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Fire".