Bleach TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12 — “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” — reviewed in full Kagex format. Hub: Bleach. Previous: TYBW Part 1 Episode 11 — Everything But the Rain.
Hook
People search bleach tybw part 1 episode 12 review when they want a straight answer: worth watching, what changes, and how it scores — without a random spoiler dump. “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” sits in Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” keeps Bleach’s pressure honest — no soft reset, just the next cost. ]] Twenty years ago, in the meeting hall of the First Division barracks, 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba concludes his report to the othe…
Spoiler-free top half; deep recap after the warning. Character links go to live guides where they exist (Ichigo, Rukia, and more as published).
Quick Information
- Anime: Bleach
- Season / Episode: TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare, Episode 12 (TYBW #12 · franchise #378)
- English title: EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”
- Arc: Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare
- Runtime: ~24 minutes
- Studio: Studio Pierrot / Pierrot Films
- Original air date: December 27, 2022
- Kagex score: 9.0 / 10
- Where to watch legally: Hulu (US) / Disney+ (intl) / Crunchyroll (region-dependent for classic seasons)
- Characters: Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Byakuya Kuchiki
Should You Watch It?
Worth it? Yes if you are on the Bleach track in order. “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” is load-bearing for Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare, not clip fodder. Score 9.0/10 reflects this hour’s craft, character pressure, and fight clarity.
Beginner-friendly? Only after earlier TYBW parts (and ideally the classic series / relevant recap). Open Season 1 Episode 1 first if you are brand new.
Who bounces? Viewers who want zero spiritual-politics talk and only final-form aura spam. Bleach still spends minutes on duty, friendship cost, and why a Hollow hunt feels personal.
Bottom line: keep going if Ichigo’s stubborn protectiveness already hooked you. Skip only if you already quit long shonen as a genre — this hour will not convert a hard no.
Spoiler Warning
Spoilers for TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12 (“EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth””) follow. Stop above for a clean first watch. No later-arc spoilers beyond this episode’s end.
Story Recap
Ordinary Life
]] Twenty years ago, in the meeting hall of the First Division barracks, 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba concludes his report to the other captains and Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who affirms his understanding of the situation and notes that while an unauthorized excursion is a violation of their laws, Isshin’s quick and decisive action helped minimize Shinigami casualties and prevented excessive damage to the Human World, which is why Yamamoto will overlook this violation. ]] Initially celebrating this, Isshin regains his composure and thanks Yamamoto as 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi mockingly asserts that failing to retrieve the remains of this mysterious Hollow is a serious crime on its own. When Yamamoto brings up Isshin’s report only describing how unusual the Hollow was and questions if the latter truly did not leave anything noteworthy out, Isshin recalls Masaki Kurosaki and claims that he did not.
Kagex beat note: “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” uses ordinary life inside Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. Ichigo’s protect-first instinct and the Soul Reaper / Quincy rulebook keep colliding — this recap stays inside TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12, no unaired later spoilers.
Unexpected Incident
Later, on June 5th at Seito High School in Karakura Town, Masaki sits in her classroom and thinks about Isshin while wondering if he made it safely back to Soul Society. ]] Meanwhile, Masaki walks down a road with her friends after school ends for the day and denies anything going on between her and Ryūken Ishida because the latter is her cousin, though her friend insists that something must be happening since they are living together. Suddenly, Masaki experiences a sensation of crawling darkness across her left side, causing her to lose focus and begin stumbling until she bumps into Kisuke Urahara.
Kagex beat note: “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” uses unexpected incident inside Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. Ichigo’s protect-first instinct and the Soul Reaper / Quincy rulebook keep colliding — this recap stays inside TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12, no unaired later spoilers.
Escalation
Though the latter assures Masaki that he is fine when she profusely apologizes to him and continues walking after asking her if she is okay, he stops in surprise upon sensing something strange from her. ]] While Masaki’s friends walk away with her and tease her about this being a new method for her to meet people, which Masaki denies, Urahara looks at Masaki in confusion and furrows his brow. Shortly afterward, Masaki returns to the Ishida estate and announces her arrival, but Ryūken’s friendly greeting is cut off by Izumi Ishida confronting her over her battle against a Hollow to save a Shinigami the other night, to both her and Ryūken’s shock.
Kagex beat note: “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” uses escalation inside Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. Ichigo’s protect-first instinct and the Soul Reaper / Quincy rulebook keep colliding — this recap stays inside TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12, no unaired later spoilers.
First Discovery
Despite Masaki denying this, Izumi admonishes her for disgracing herself by lying, and as Ryūken runs up the stairs in search of Kanae Katagiri, Izumi demands to know why Masaki did such a thing. ]] With Izumi berating Masaki for being so shameless as to break the rules of the Quincy while in their care, Ryūken confronts Katagiri in the laundry room by pressing her up against the wall and demanding to know why she told Izumi despite his request that they stay silent about Masaki since she had no problems, only for Katagiri to reveal there was a problem because Masaki sustained a wound from White’s attack, meaning that the future of Ryūken’s bloodline could become tainted if she does not receive proper treatment from Izumi and Sōken Ishida. Though Ryūken claims that this does not matter, Katagiri counters that it means everything to them.
Kagex beat note: “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” uses first discovery inside Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. Ichigo’s protect-first instinct and the Soul Reaper / Quincy rulebook keep colliding — this recap stays inside TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12, no unaired later spoilers.
Important Encounter
]] After musing that Hollowfication inevitably causes those afflicted by it to self-destruct in a process known as Soul Suicide, Urahara
Kagex beat note: “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” uses important encounter inside Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare. Ichigo’s protect-first instinct and the Soul Reaper / Quincy rulebook keep colliding — this recap stays inside TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12, no unaired later spoilers.
Story Analysis
Studio Pierrot / Pierrot Films’s TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12 board prioritizes readable faces when fights stack cuts. “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” (Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare) assumes you already care why Ichigo fights first and asks later — that stubbornness is the series engine.
Kagex story score 9.1 for this hour only: ]] Twenty years ago, in the meeting hall of the First Division barracks, 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba concludes his report to the other captains and Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamot… Compare binge pace vs weekly drops — the episode was designed as a chapter, not a highlight clip.
Animation 9.2: Zanpakutō swings, kidō flashes, and Hollow masks each get distinct timing. When the episode goes quiet (clinic talk, rooftop waits, captain meetings), composition still carries threat.
Characters score 9.1: Bleach rarely wins because one speech soft-resets everyone. Wins and losses come from who protects whom, and who pays for the rescue. Ichigo, Rukia, and the expanding cast only matter when their jobs are visible.
“EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” works when spiritual pressure is allowed to hurt. Bleach rarely softens a lost fight for vibes — it uses the loss to force a vow, a training arc, or a pride check. That honesty is why later wins feel expensive instead of gifted.
Pacing inside Episode 12 is chapter pacing: setup → pressure → adjustment → residue. If a bankai or Schrift lands, it is because the episode already told you who is panicking. Kagex does not invent future reveals; the analysis stays local to this hour.
Character Analysis
Ichigo still leads with protect-first chaos — even when captains or Sternritter steal the spotlight, the episode tests whether his stubbornness plugs into a real system. Rukia remains the duty problem: rules that demand sacrifice, friendship that demands disobedience.
Supporting pressure from Renji, Byakuya, Urahara, Yoruichi, Orihime, Chad, Uryu, and the Gotei captains only matters when their jobs are visible. Supporting cast this hour should feel like people with roles, not crowd noise. Kagex does not invent manga-only scenes to pad word count.
TYBW hours may spotlight Yhwach, Yamamoto, Kenpachi, Hitsugaya, or Schrift holders — when they appear, watch how Soul Society’s language changes under extinction pressure.
World Building
Soul Society under Quincy invasion — palace politics, bankai theft, and Three Worlds stakes advances in TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare. “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” adds Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare rules: how spiritual pressure translates to match-day survival, what a release changes about floor control, and why a single rescue can rewrite allegiances.
This episode only: geography stays local to the locations on screen. No unaired Part 4 E6+ spoilers, no filler-arc detours. The world is reiatsu, vows, and the next threat through the door.
Animation
Studio Pierrot / Pierrot Films on TV: elastic sword swings, faces held long enough to read doubt, and fight geography that stays readable when bodies collide. Animation score 9.2 for this episode’s peak clashes vs dialogue coverage. TYBW remake craft is the point of the return — not nostalgia soft-focus.
Music & Voice Acting
Score 8.7. TYBW Part 1 leans on “Scar” / “Saihate” era heat — Pierrot Films cuts for Quincy invasion scale, not 2004 TV comfort. Japanese track is reference (Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, and the wider Gotei / friend casts). Silence between strikes is half the emotion — mute it and the war flattens.
Hidden Details
- Watch eye-lines after a release shout — Bleach hides strategy in who flinches first.
- Background captains / Sternritter often telegraph the next hour’s threat.
- Episode title “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” usually names the emotional receipt, not just the opponent.
- Clinic / rooftop / palace quiet scenes are plot: who talks, who leaves, who stays.
- No manga chapter homework required for this page beyond what aired.
Best Moments
- ]] Twenty years ago, in the meeting hall of the First Division barracks, 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba concludes his report to the other captains and Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who affirms his understanding of the situation and notes that while an unauthorized excursion is a violation of their laws, Isshin’s quick and decisive action helped minimize Shinigami casualties and prevented excessive damage to the Human World, which is why Yamamoto will overlook this violation.
- ]] Initially celebrating this, Isshin regains his composure and thanks Yamamoto as 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi mockingly asserts that failing to retrieve the remains of this mysterious Hollow is a serious crime on its own.
- When Yamamoto brings up Isshin’s report only describing how unusual the Hollow was and questions if the latter truly did not leave anything noteworthy out, Isshin recalls Masaki Kurosaki and claims that he did not.
- Later, on June 5th at Seito High School in Karakura Town, Masaki sits in her classroom and thinks about Isshin while wondering if he made it safely back to Soul Society.
- ]] Meanwhile, Masaki walks down a road with her friends after school ends for the day and denies anything going on between her and Ryūken Ishida because the latter is her cousin, though her friend insists that something must be happening since they are living together.
- Any mid-fight adjustment where someone stops freestyling and starts reading reiatsu — that is Bleach’s real power fantasy.
Pros & Cons
Pros: Specific to “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth””; Studio Pierrot / Pierrot Films craft; through-line for Ichigo/Rukia and the expanding cast.
Cons: Requires sequential viewing; war-politics hours can feel dense if you only want final duel clips.
Final Verdict
Kagex overall: 9.0 / 10
- Story: 9.1
- Characters: 9.1
- Animation: 9.2
- Music: 8.7
- Enjoyment: 8.8
“EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” keeps Bleach’s pressure honest — no soft reset, just the next cost. ]] Twenty years ago, in the meeting hall of the First Division barracks, 10th Division Captain Isshin Shiba concludes his report to the othe…
What to Expect Next
Next: TYBW Part 1 Episode 13 — THE BLADE IS ME. Sequential viewers should continue — Bleach pays off patience with escalating cost, not random filler resets.
FAQ
Do I need TYBW Part 1 — The Blood Warfare Episode 12?
Yes in order. Skipping “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” leaves gaps Thousand-Year Blood War: The Blood Warfare assumes filled.
English title?
“EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” (Fandom / streaming listings).
When did it air?
December 27, 2022 · Studio Pierrot / Pierrot Films · ~24 min.
Is this filler?
No — TYBW is manga-final-arc adaptation (with Kubo-involved expansions marked on some hours).
TYBW / franchise numbers?
TYBW #12 · franchise #378.
Where to watch?
Hulu (US) / Disney+ (intl) / Crunchyroll (region-dependent for classic seasons).
Character guides?
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Did “EVERYTHING BUT THE RAIN “June Truth”” earn your continue button? Favorite clash, line, or quiet beat?
Which voice felt loudest this hour — Ichigo, Rukia, or someone else who stole the frame?
Sources: Bleach Wiki (Fandom) episode Summaries / Wikipedia ShortSummary fallback; © Tite Kubo / Shueisha / Studio Pierrot / TV Tokyo / Bleach Production Committee.
