What episode did ichigo fight byakuya? Well it is hard to say because i would think it would be in episode 16&17 of the anime because in episode16 it continued into episode. Posted by 4 months ago.
I understand for the point if storytelling why ichigo had to fight byakuya as his final battle in the soul society, but i feel like. He first becomes a hollow when he fights byakuya. byakuya will be winning badly when the hollow takes over ichigo. thus,the hollow ichigo does serious damage to byakuya. This form made its first appearance during the final battle between ichigo and the gotei 13 sixth division captain byakuya kuchiki. after the ruthless captain overpowered him,.
The fight between ichigo and byakuya was a long time in the making, ever since byakuya absolutely outclassed the protagonist during their first showdown. Byakuya was stronger than ichigo with his bankai alone he needed the hollow to win. But technically if ichigo had just gone straight for the kill when he first released bankai he would’ve.
10 byakuya vs ichigo kurosaki, first fight near the end of season 1 , ichigo met renji abarai and byakuya kuchiki of squad 6, and he wasn't strong enough to defeat either one.
