The sheer hype surrounding Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Episode 5 was unmatched, though its legendary perfect score was short lived! Titled “Defend You,” the fifth episode of Season 4 premiered on August 22, 2026, and immediately exploded across popular review platforms. The installment instantly achieved an extraordinary 10/10 rating on IMDb right after release, driven by passionate acclaim from thousands of early viewers.
However, as thousands more anime fans submitted their individual scores, the episode’s user score eventually stabilized at a staggering 9.9/10 based on approximately 27,000 ratings. Even with the tiny drop, holding a 9.9 rating officially solidifies this monumental chapter as one of the highest rated television episodes in the history of the IMDb platform!
The episode earned widespread critical acclaim for its jaw dropping animation quality, the emotional team up featuring Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue against Yhwach, and major original additions that vastly expanded Tite Kubo's manga narrative.
Even after losing that elusive 10/10 milestone, maintaining a near perfect 9.9 across tens of thousands of fan votes is an incredible accomplishment! Did this episode live up to the hype for you?
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