The fourth and final cour of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War is guaranteed to have plenty of incredible battles. Although two of Yhwach's Elite Guard have been defeated, victory isn't assured for the Soul Reapers just yet. Arguably, Lille Barro hasn't actually been beaten considering his clones now litter Soul Society beneath the Soul King's Palace. Not all is lost; Izuru Kira appears to have returned from the dead. He enters by saving his fellow Soul Reapers and turning to face the Sternritters with many clones. The anime hasn't shown any scenes with Kira surviving until now, so this is a shock.

Kira isn't the first character to have a fake-out death in the series, but it's still a surprise to see him return. One of the many ways the Thousand-Year Blood War arc differentiates itself from the rest of this shonen is by killing off characters. Kira's death showed...