Real Name: Sosuke Aizen | Universe: Anime | Rating: 97 OVR (Transcendent Master Hypnotist)
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even God. But that vacant throne ends now."
Writer/Artist: Tite Kubo | Format: Manga Volume 20
Aizen fakes his death, reveals his villainous godhood on Sokyoku Hill, and ascends to Hueco Mundo.
Why Start Here: The greatest plot twist in modern shonen anime history.
Writer/Artist: Tite Kubo | Format: Manga Volume 48
Aizen evolves through the Hogyoku into a butterfly-winged god, facing Ichigo Kurosaki's Final Getsuga Tensho.
Why Start Here: The climactic battle showcasing Aizen's reality-shattering immortal forms.
Writer/Artist: Tite Kubo | Format: Manga Volume 74
Even bound to the Central 46 muken chair, Aizen assists Ichigo against the almighty Yhwach using Kyoka Suigetsu.
Why Start Here: Legendary climax where Aizen deceives the god of the future.
Documented Weakness: Subconscious desire to find an equal capable of understanding his isolation.
Citation: Bleach (Manga Ch. 683)
Even while sealed to the Muken chair, Aizen disrupted the future-altering sight of the Quincy Soul King using Kyoka Suigetsu illusions.