This was one of the first major climaxes produced in the series' later 16:9 widescreen format , which began with episode 168. Soundtrack:
With the release of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW), the anime community has rediscovered Bleach . However, the animation studio (Pierrot) deliberately changed the art style for TYBW to be more modern and moody. Going back to Episode 309 is like visiting a museum of peak 2010s shonen animation. bleach dub episode 309
We all know the animation for the Final Getsuga Tensho sequence is iconic, but the dub performance adds such a heavy layer of gravitas. Johnny Yong Bosch’s delivery when Ichigo says, "I'm not fighting you because I want to win. I'm fighting you because I have to," hits differently. It’s calm, resolved, and utterly terrifying compared to the screaming matches of the Hueco Mundo arc. This was one of the first major climaxes