Bleach follows the life of Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15-year-old high school student with the ability to see ghosts, and a shinigami (Soul Reaper or, literally, "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki, who runs into him one day while searching for a hollow (an evil spirit). During the ensuing confrontation with the spirit, she is wounded and forced to transfer all of her powers into Ichigo. Thus the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia begin. Together they search for hollows and perform soul burials on wayward souls, cleansing the spirits and sending them to Soul Society.
The early parts of the story focus mainly on the characters and their past, rather than the actual occupation of the shinigami. However, as events unfold, the story begins to delve deeper into the world of these gods of death on the "other side" called Soul Society.
Ichigo Kurosaki is a rough-and-tumble teenager who has always had the special ability to see ghosts. The story begins with the sudden appearance of an oddly-dressed stranger in Ichigo's bedroom. This stranger is the shinigami Rukia Kuchiki, who is surprised at his ability to see her. Their resulting conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a hollow, an evil spirit. After Rukia is severely wounded during battle, she decides to transfer half of her powers to Ichigo, hoping to give him the opportunity to face the hollow on an equal footing. For unknown reasons, however, Ichigo absorbs all of Rukia's powers during the attempt, allowing him to defeat the hollow with ease.
The next day, Rukia turns up in Ichigo's classroom as a transfer student. Much to his surprise, she now appears to be a normal human. She theorizes that it was the unusual strength of Ichigo's spirit that caused him to fully absorb her powers, rather than just half, thus leaving her stranded in her gigai — an artificial human body. While she waits to recover her abilities, Ichigo must take over the job of watching over the area, battling hollows and guiding lost souls to the afterlife.
There are two distinct "races" revealed in Bleach: humans and spirits. Most humans cannot see or sense spirits in any way. However, spirits can inhabit artificial human bodies that are visible to ordinary humans. Furthermore, about one in 150,000 humans can see spirits clearly. Some humans have both the power to sense and to fight with spirits. Other humans can gain the ability to do so by spending time around a large source of spirit energy. Spirits have a form composed of reishi (ectoplasm), with an anatomy similar to an ordinary flesh body, including organs and blood. However, this form encompasses all of a spirit's being. In other words, there is no distinction between soul and body. Human and spirit classes are described below.
Plus: A plus (Whole in the official English editions) is the disembodied spirit of a person who has died. A plus has a spiritual body composed of reishi that resembles its material body at the time of death. From the chest hangs the Chain of Fate (因果の鎖,inga no kusari?). This chain ties the soul to something in the world that keeps it there. If the chain of a spirit is broken, the chain begins to corrode. Normally, pluses are sent to Soul Society by shinigami in a ritual called soul burial (魂葬,konsō?). However, if the corrosion is completed before a shinigami can perform a soul burial, the plus degrades into a hollow. The plus may alternatively use shinigami powers to prevent this from occurring.
Shinigami: Shinigami (Soul Reapers in the official English editions) are the psychopomps of Bleach. They are pluses with inner spiritual power, recruited from the ranks of the residents and nobility of Soul Society. Like all pluses, they cannot be detected by normal humans. Shinigami use their soul slayers (zanpakutō) to perform soul burials on pluses. Shinigami also use zanpakutō and demon arts (kidō) to fight their archrivals, the hollows. Some shinigami have acquired hollow powers using illegal methods; they are known as the vizard.
Ichigo facing a hollow
Hollow: The hollows are the major antagonists of Bleach. They are evil spirits who reside in Hueco Mundo. Like shinigami, hollows are made of spiritual matter, cannot be detected by ordinary humans, and use their internal spiritual power to fight. While most hollows can be overcome by the average shinigami, some can surpass a shinigami captain in strength. All hollows wear white masks, except for a few created under the direction of Sōsuke Aizen. These hollows are called arrancar and have been able to remove most of their masks and tap into the powers of the shinigami. Although they carry zanpakutō, the sword is used to modify the body of the arrancar itself.
Modified soul: Modified souls were experimental souls authorized and created by shinigami. They were meant to hunt hollows by possessing soul-less human bodies and supercharging a particular aspect of them (for example, strength or speed). The shinigami decided to scrap the project due to the inhumanity of forcing dead bodies to fight, leading to the destruction of all modified souls. Those that were manufactured but yet to possess human bodies were also to be terminated, but some escaped. The only modified soul in the original manga is Kon. However, in the bount arc of the anime, there are three others: the modified souls Ririn, Claude, and Nova live in gigai created by Kisuke Urahara.
Quincy: The Quincy were a clan of spiritually aware humans who once fought against the hollows, using weapons composed of spiritual energy to slay them. As opposed to shinigami, Quincy absorb and channel energy from their surroundings. When a shinigami slays a hollow, this cleanses the hollow's spirit and washes away its sins, allowing it to enter Soul Society. The Quincy technique to slay hollows simply destroys the spirit entirely. Furthermore, using this method has the propensity to shatter the balance of the universe. When souls are destroyed, the number of souls entering and leaving Soul Society cannot remain equal. This issue prompted the shinigami to conduct a campaign to exterminate the Quincy about 200 years before the main storyline. However, at least two Quincy remain.
Bount (anime only): The Bounts are, like the Quincy, a group of human beings with special abilities. Unlike the Quincy, who destroy hollows, Bounts consume the souls of human beings to survive. They also differ from the Quincy in that eating souls allows them to live for centuries; theoretically, a Bount could live forever. Although the Bounts have a strict rule to consume only the souls of the dead, the last group of Bounts chose to begin draining living humans of their souls in order to become more powerful. Each Bount uses a "doll" in combat, a type of familiar possessing its own special abilities. Each doll is unique and is a manifestation of the user's power, similar to the zanpakutō. The Bounts were created by Shinigami scientists looking for a way to create infinite life.
There are several planes of existence in the Bleach universe. These broadly correspond to the life and afterlife of human belief systems. The living humans of Bleach reside in a world resembling the present day; buried souls live in a kind of Heaven called Soul Society; unredeemed spirits reside in a purgatory called Hueco Mundo; evil souls are sent to Hell. Once in Soul Society, a spirit is able to live much longer than humans in the living world, with many aging into the thousands. Once a spirit dies in Soul Society, its soul is sent back to the living world and reborn as a new human. This provides the two worlds with balance.
Human world: The human world of Bleach is modern Japan, or more specifically, a fictional area of Western Tokyo called Karakura Town.[1] In this world, Ichigo attends school, fights hollows, and tries to avoid rumors that he is Rukia's boyfriend. Places of note are the high school, the Urahara Shop, the river where Ichigo's mother was killed, the cemetery, and Ichigo and Orihime's homes.
Soul Society: Soul Society consists of a giant walled city in the center, known as the Seireitei (Court of Pure Souls), and four regions (north, south, east, and west), each with 80 districts, outside of it. The districts outside of the Seireitei are known as the Rukongai (Town of Wandering Spirits) and are the place where non-shinigami and non-nobles live. The district number of the Rukongai also describes its conditions. Each District 1 is peaceful and orderly, while District 80 is filled with criminals and has poor conditions. A king resides in Soul Society, but no details about him have surfaced.
Hueco Mundo: Hueco Mundo is the area between the human world and Soul Society. Literally meaning "hollow world" (although the Spanish is inaccurate), it is where hollows reside when not in the human world or Soul Society, and where they are nigh undetectable. The entrance to Hueco Mundo is a rip in the fabric of the human world.
Hell: Hell is the destination of those who committed unforgivably evil acts during their lives in the human world. When a hollow whose mortal soul is too wicked to enter Soul Society has its mask split by a zanpakutō, the gates of Hell (giant doors with a skeleton holding on to each) appear and begin to open, and a giant, laughing spiritual being with a blade will spear the wicked spirit and drag it down into Hell.
Bleach characters move from world to world by several means. Human souls usually cross between planes through birth into the human world or soul burial by shinigami. However, living humans can also use special portals to move between worlds. Shinigami open passages between worlds by means of their zanpakutō. Moths created during soul burial, called hell butterflies, make these routes safe. While hollows are portrayed as able to move between planes at will by opening rifts in space, they usually remain in Hueco Mundo due to the risk of discovery in Soul Society or the human world. Encounters between roaming and displaced characters are a driving plot force in Bleach.
The Bleach animated TV series is broadcast at 7:27 p.m. on Wednesdays on TV Tokyo and affiliated stations throughout Japan. Studio Pierrot does the animation work. The first episode aired on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, replacing F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu in the 6:30 p.m. timeslot. It remained in that timeslot for the first 51 episodes. The next 46 episodes aired at 7:27 p.m. on Tuesdays. As of October 4, 2006 there are a total of 98 episodes and two OVAs. Recent episodes are original to the anime, and are designed to prevent the anime storyline from overtaking that of the manga. The series has no plans to end production.
The Bleach manga is being translated into English by VIZ Media, although several scanlation groups continue to release unofficial English translations. On March 15, 2006, VIZ Media also obtained foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the Bleach anime from the TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha Inc. These licensing privileges in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania prompted some fansub groups to end their work on the series; others continue their work. Subsequently, VIZ Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English dub of the anime. [1]
The English version of the Bleach anime premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix program block on September 8, 2006 at 10:30 p.m. EDT. This represented the show's official debut in North America. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim began airing Bleach the following evening at 12:30 a.m. EDT. In addition, Adult Swim has launched a Bleach website that includes the original opening and ending themes with English credits. [2] The English voice acting is directed by Michael Sorich.
Bleach: Memories of Nobody is an animated film scheduled for release in Japan on December 16, 2006. It is set just after the Soul Society arc. Ichigo is in the living world fending off hollows when there is a new crisis that threatens to "collapse the world."
In Volume 4, Issue 3 of the American Shonen Jump, there was an interview with the creator of Bleach. In the interview, it was said that Tite Kubo entered into a manga contest, but lost. An editor noticed him, and they worked with each other.
Bleach: Episode 1 -
The Day I Became a Soul Reaper
Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old boy who can see spirits. As he tries to protect the spirit of a little girl from a hollow, he witnesses a clash between the malevolent spirit and a Soul Reaper.
Later, Ichigo is met by the woman again in his...
After discovering Rukia has enrolled in his class, she reveals to Ichigo that she has lost her power and tells him to stand in as a substitute. Although he refuses this position at first, Ichigo
eventually accepts after realizing he cannot...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish
Ichigo discovers that one of his classmates, Orihime Inoue, is stalked by her older brother's spirit turned hollow. As he is forced to use his power again, Ichigo finally submits to his purpose as a
substitute Soul Reaper and agrees to take...
Ichigo’s friend Chad comes into possession of a cursed cockatiel that is inhabited by the soul of a small boy. The curse, which brings misfortune to anyone who possesses it, is really the acts of a
hollow that has been stalking the boy's...
With Rukia's help, Chad fights the hollow despite not being able to see it. Ichigo eventually arrives and defeats the hollow, but unlike the previous hollows that simply dissolved and went to Soul
Society, the gates of Hell appear and...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Fight to the death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo
In order for Ichigo to transform into a Soul Reaper when Rukia is not around, she purchases some soul candy from the Urahara Shop for him. However, the candy is actually a modified soul, an
artificial warrior from Soul Society created to...
Ichigo confronts the modified soul possessing his body, but is then distracted by an emerging hollow. Together, they defeat the hollow. When Kisuke Urahara (the merchant who sold Rukia her gigai)
comes for the "defective" merchandise, Ichigo...
Ichigo and his family visit their mother's grave on the anniversary of her death. While there, the Soul Reaper sent for Rukia attacks them because she broke Soul Society law by giving him her powers.
The battle halts when Ichigo's sisters...
Ichigo confronts the hollow, who is revealed as the Grand Fisher, the hollow who killed Ichigo's mother. Ichigo defeats the hollow, but does not manage to kill it. The Soul Reaper sent after Rukia
gives up his search when he witnesses...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Assault on Trip at Sacred Ground!
When popular TV star/spirit medium Don Kanonji transforms a spirit into a hollow during an exorcism, Ichigo is forced to clean up the mess. Upon the hollow's defeat, Kanonji is shocked to realize
what he has done. With a little cheer-up from...
While on another hollow fighting mission, Ichigo encounters Uryū Ishida, a fellow classmate belonging to a clan known as the Quincy - humans that can use spiritual power to fight hollows. Ishida
declares himself an enemy of all Soul Reapers...
The hollow-hunting contest between Ishida and Ichigo has lured hundreds of hollows to Karakura Town, endangering many of Ichigo's friends. Chad is forced to fight a hollow in order to save Karin.
During the battle he is finally able to see...
The situation worsens as more hollows appear in the human world, attacking the school where Orihime and her friends are. While defending them, Orihime develops her own power, the Shun Shun Rikka — a
group of fairy-like creatures coming...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
Back to Back, a Fight to the Death!
The legion of hollows force Ichigo and Ishida to team up in combat while the others watch. A giant hollow called a Menos Grande arrives on the scene, and is driven away after Ichigo inflicts a wound
with his full power. However, he releases...
Tired of mistreatment from Ichigo, Kon runs away to find a nicer owner. Instead, he is abused wherever he goes. Ichigo makes an effort to befriend Ishida but is rebuffed. Rukia becomes conflicted
with her attachment with humans. Rather than...
Ichigo faces off against the Soul Reaper Renji Abarai, who has come to capture Rukia. Renji triggers his initial release, gaining the advantage by transforming his sword into a unique weapon, and
Ichigo finds himself overwhelmed fighting a...
Ichigo makes a comeback against Renji, overwhelming him. Just when Renji is about to fall, Byakuya Kuchiki, Rukia's brother, steps in and defeats Ichigo. Rukia returns to Soul Society so that
Ichigo can be spared death, and Ichigo is left...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
Reclaim the Power of a Soul Reaper!
As his last day of school ends, Ichigo is upset to discover that no one except for Orihime and Chad seems to remember Rukia, due to a Soul Society-imposed mind wipe. He begins his training at the
Urahara Shop, first battling Ururu Tsumugiya...
In Soul Society Rukia’s sentence is moved up and she only has 25 days left. In the pit Ichigo battles through the agony of the process of becoming a hollow. His transformation is almost complete as
he enters his own mind, coming face to...
While fighting Urahara, Ichigo learns the name of his zanpakutō - Zangetsu. Upon learning the name, the sword transforms into a much more powerful version and he unleashes an energy blast which
knocks off Urahara's hat, completing the third...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Enter! The World of Soul Reapers
Ichigo, Uryū, Orihime, Chad and Yoruichi cross over into Soul Society using the gate. They arrive in Rukongai, where normal spirits reside. Ichigo quickly finds himself in a battle with the gate
watcher Jidanbō when he carelessly tries to...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
The Man who Hates Soul Reapers
Ichimaru uses his shikai and pushes Ichigo back through the gate. After being "shot" out of Seireitei by Ichimaru, Ichigo and his friends must find another way in. While searching for a friend of
Yoruichi’s, Ichigo meets Ganju Shiba, a man...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
14 Days Before Rukia's Execution
Yoruichi solicits the help of Ganju's sister, Kūkaku Shiba, who agrees to send them into Seireitei using her fireworks cannon. Meanwhile, Rukia's sentence has been moved to 14 days, and she is
transferred into a cell called the Shrine of...
In order to use the cannon to enter Seireitei, Ichigo and his friends must first learn how to focus their spiritual energies in order to use an item called a Spirit Orb, a task Ichigo finds
especially difficult. He finally succeeds with the...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?
Before the group launches into Seireitei, Ganju reveals that the reason he hates Soul Reapers is because his brother was killed by one. In Seireitei, 11th division captain Kenpachi Zaraki sets out to
hunt Ichigo, believing him to be a worthy...
Ichigo lands with Ganju, and Ishida with Orihime, while Chad and Yoruichi are alone. Ichigo and Ganju encounter and fight two 11th division members, Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa
respectively. Ikkaku gains an advantage by using the...
Ichigo eventually overpowers Ikkaku, although he is injured in the process. Ganju and Yumichika continue their fight, with Yumichika pursuing Ganju throughout Seireitei. The 11th division captain,
Kenpachi Zaraki continues to search for...
Ganju manages to defeat Yumichika by exploding fireworks on his face. Uryū and Orihime are confronted by Jirōbō Ikkanzaka, the 4th seat of the 7th division. Uryū is easily able to destroy the
projectiles he sends at them, and destroys...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Breakthrough! The Soul Reapers' Encompassing Net
Ichigo and Ganju attempt to escape the Soul Reapers following them by using Hanatarō Yamada, a 4th division officer, as a distraction. They fail, but the Soul Reapers are distracted by Sado's energy
blasts elsewhere, enabling them to...
With Hanatarō's help, Ichigo and Ganju begin to move towards Rukia's location. However, Renji Abarai, the lieutenant of the 6th division, confronts them. Ichigo begins to fight him, and Renji reveals
that he is five times more powerful than...
Ichigo and Renji fight viciously, with Renji initially gaining the advantage. However, Ichigo reflects on his training with Urahara, and uses his "resolve" to fire a blast of spiritual energy at
Renji, defeating him.
Renji reflects on his past with Rukia, remembering how they were childhood friends, and how they joined the Soul Reaper Academy together. However, they steadily grew more separated, and he stopped
interfering with her after she was adopted...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero
This is a filler episode featuring Don Kanonji and the Karakura Superheroes. Karin successfully destroys a hollow with her soccer ball after it falls from the sky, along with a kitten's soul.
Elsewhere, Ururu Tsumugiya and Jinta Hanakari see...
Hanatarō and Ganju carry Ichigo away as the Soul Reapers arrive. Hanatarō begins to heal Ichigo. Renji, despite being heavily injured, is incarcerated on the orders of his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki.
Meanwhile, the Soul Reaper high command...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Aizen Assassinated! The Darkness which Approaches
Believing that he murdered Aizen, Hinamori attacks Ichimaru, but is stopped by Kira. Hitsugaya stops their fight, and orders both to be incarcerated. He then promises to kill Ichimaru if he harms
Hinamori in any way. Chad continues through...
The 10th division lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto, gives Hinamori a letter from Aizen, which discloses the true identity of his murderer. Meanwhile, Ichigo begins to fight Kenpachi. However, Kenpachi's
spiritual energy is so great that Ichigo...
As Chad continues through Soul Society, he encounters members of the 8th division. He manages to defeat them all until the 8th division captain, Shunsui Kyōraku, confronts him. Although Chad is
determined to win to uphold his promise to...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu
Rather than kill him, Shunsui orders Chad to be incarcerated. Elsewhere, Ichigo is fleeing Kenpachi, terrified of Kenpachi's overwhelming power. After realizing the importance of his mission,
however, Ichigo finds the resolve to face him. He...
Zangetsu, the spirit of Ichigo's zanpakutō, brings Ichigo into his world. Through fighting a hollow version of himself, Ichigo realizes that zanpakutō are more than mere tools, and that simply
knowing his zanpakutō's name does not make...
Kenpachi falls down beside Ichigo in defeat, and Yachiru takes him away for medical treatment. Yoruichi also retrieves Ichigo. Ganju and Hanatarō arrive at Rukia's cell, but Ganju becomes infuriated
because he believes Rukia was the killer...
As Ichigo awakens, Yoruichi reveals that she is actually a woman. Afterwards, Yoruichi shows Ichigo a device that allowed her to fly, and Ichigo uses it to go save Ganju and Hanatarō. Meanwhile,
Byakuya easily defeats Ganju with his shikai,...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Yoruichi, Goddess of Flash, Dances!
As Renji Abarai recovers in his cell, the spirit of his zanpakutō, Zabimaru, says that he wishes to face Ichigo Kurosaki's zanpakutō, Zangetsu, again, but Renji tells him that Ichigo is no longer his
enemy. Elsewhere, Yoruichi Shihōin...
Uryū and Orihime continue towards Rukia's location, but are accosted by Makizō Aramaki, a Soul Reaper of the eleventh division. Some twelfth division members arrive to help, but Mayuri Kurotsuchi,
who has made them into human bombs,...
Uryū uses the Quincy technique ransōtengai to overcome the paralysis of Mayuri's zanpakutō. However, he is outclassed by Mayuri, and is forced to take off his sanrei glove, an act that releases
the limits on his powers. Uryū proceeds to...
Tōsen disables Uryū instantly with his zanpakutō, and has him incarcerated. Yoruichi summons Zangetsu using a tenshintai, one of Kisuke Urahara's inventions. Zangetsu states that if Ichigo defeats
him, he will be able to perform his...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Authentic Records! School of Soul Reapers
While incarcerated, fifth division lieutenant Momo Hinamori recalls her experiences at the Soul Reaper Academy, where she befriended Renji and Izuru. On a field trip to hunt hollows, she and her
comrades were saved by captain Sōsuke Aizen...
Yoruichi notes that Ichigo's training for his bankai is going well and stops the training for the day. She reveals in their subsequent conversation that Kisuke Urahara used to be the twelfth division
captain. Elsewhere, Tōshirō Hitsugaya...
Hitsugaya and Ichimaru begin to fight, and Ichimaru initially takes the upper hand with his swordplay. Hitsugaya turns the tables by using the shikai of his zanpakutō to immobilize Ichimaru by
freezing his arm, but this advantage is...
Rukia reminisces about her past as a member of the thirteenth division. As she was able to get into the Gotei 13 due to being part of the Kuchiki clan, she was disliked by the other members of her
division, but she was able to construct a...
In this filler episode, Kon tries to escape from Yuzu Kurosaki. While on the run, he is found by a desperate Don Kanonji, whose television ratings are starting to plummet. Together they reform the
Karakura Superheroes, with Yuzu playing...
Kenpachi, along with Orihime and his subordinates, begins to travel to the execution grounds, but are confronted by captains Sajin Komamura and Kaname Tōsen and their lieutenants, Tetsuzaemon Iba and
Shūhei Hisagi. Ikkaku Madarame and...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya
Renji travels to Rukia's execution area, and meets his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, along the way. Renji uses his bankai to fight Byakuya, but his lack of experience with his bankai stymies his efforts.
Byakuya uses his own bankai, and defeats...
As Rukia travels to the execution area, Ichimaru shatters her resolve by offering to help her, but subsequently claiming that his offer was insincere to begin with. Kenpachi is easily battling both
Komamura and Tōsen, forcing Tōsen to use...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!
Rukia has accepted her execution, and gives a request to General Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai to send Ichigo and his friends home after her execution. The sōkyoku, a massive halberd that transforms
into a phoenix, is the execution method....
Bleach: Episode 14 -
The Strongest Soul Reapers! Ultimate Confrontation Between Teacher and Students
Byakuya begins to fight Ichigo, and promises to execute Rukia himself. Fourth division captain Retsu Unohana personally heals all of the injured present, then leaves to investigate another location.
Shunsui and Ukitake also sprint from the...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle
Yumichika returns to his captain after defeating Hisagi, and Kenpachi remarks that Komamura fled after Yamamoto began fighting. Shunsui and Ukitake decide to fight their teacher, and both use the
shikai of their zanpakutō. Meanwhile, Soifon...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
Senbonzakura, Crushed! Zangetsu Thrusts through the Sky
Soifon recalls her past with Yoruichi. She was Yoruichi's personal guard, and highly faithful to her. However, when Yoruichi left Soul Society, she felt betrayed, and carried a grudge against her
mentor from that point forward. As Soifon...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
Unseal! The Black Blade, the Miraculous Power
Byakuya uses his bankai and overwhelms Ichigo with millions of tiny blades. In response, Ichigo uses his own bankai, which makes him incredibly fast. Ichigo evades Byakuya's bankai and stabs him with
his sword. Meanwhile, Tōshirō Hitsugaya...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
Conclusion of the Death Match! White Pride and Black Desire
Byakuya uses the second form of his bankai, summoning several rows of swords. As he and Ichigo continue to fight, Ichigo becomes progressively weaker as the strain from his bankai increases. His
inner hollow takes over his body after Byakuya...
Bleach: Episode 19 -
Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto enter the Central 46 Chambers to find all of its occupants slain. Kira arrives, and Hitsugaya and Matsumoto pursue him. Hitsugaya returns when Kira tells him that Hinamori has
entered the Central 46 Chambers. Ichimaru...
At Unohana's command, Isane Kotetsu informs all high-ranking members of the Gotei 13 of Aizen's duplicity. Aizen arrives at Rukia's execution site, where Tōsen has brought Rukia and Renji. When Aizen
asks Renji to leave Rukia, he refuses...
Bleach: Episode 21 -
Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Soul Reapers!
Aizen defeats Komamura with an extremely powerful kidō spell and continues his explanation. He expresses his desire for the Orb of Distortion, an artifact that would allow him to gain hollow powers.
He extracts the Orb of Distortion from...
After a clip show in which the events of the arc are recounted, Ichigo and his friends return to the human world. However, Rukia decides to remain in Soul Society rather than leave with
Ichigo.
Bleach: Episode 1 -
New School Term, Renji has Come to the Material World?!
With Ichigo back home, family life in the Kurosaki home returns to normal. At school, everyone is returning from summer break, and Inoue almost spills the beans to Tatsuki about what happened in Soul
Society. After class starts, Ichigo hears...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
Creeping Terror, the Second Victim
In Soul Society, Commander Yamamoto assembles the remaining captains and tells them about the efforts being made to find Aizen and the Hougyoku. Ukitake and Kyouraku are talking later about Renji,
and Kyouraku mentions that he heard a rumor...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Break Through! The Trap Hidden in the Labyrinth
Ichigo leaves his real body in the care of Urahara, and then receives a call from Ririn telling him to go to the museum so that they can continue the game. This time, Kon gets to come along, but only
after Ishida turns him into a backpack....
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Death Game! The Missing Classmate
After they arrive at school; Ririn tells Ichigo and the others about the next game. One of them is an imposter and they must find out who it is before noon or everyone in their school will disappear.
Bleach: Episode 5 -
True Identity of the Devil, the Secret which is Revealed
Ririn, Claude, Nova are on their final game. Orihime, Ishida, Renji, Kon and Ichigo make there attempt to save Chad. It turns out that Urahara has been the one behind it all, but then they find out
their new enemies they must beat.
Ririn senses the presence of a Bount, who are the new villans, and tells Ichigo about it. He arrives on the scene and starts to fight with the female Bount. Later, someone he doesn't expect comes to
help him.
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Rukia's Return! Revival of the Substitute Team!
Rukia and Ichigo continue to fight with the female Bount, Yoshino, until a male Bount, Ryō, shows up and takes her away. Ichigo, Rukia, Chad and Orihime then go to Ichigo's room to discuss the Bount
and what they know so far, which isn't...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
The Moment of Collision! An Evil Hand Draws Near to the Quincy
While still fighting with Ryō, Ishida decides to trade himself for the life of an innocent woman. Suddenly, Yoshino appears and saves Ishida, taking him with her. Why did she help Ishida and what are
her motives?
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Water Attack! Escape from the Shutdown Hospital
Ichigo and company keep an eye on Ishida at the hospital. When Ishida is attacked by two Bount who can control water, Ichigo and company try to break out of the closed hosiptal.
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Gathering at the Place of Fortune! The Man Who Makes His Move
After escaping the hospital Ichigo and the others see that it is raining outside. Unfortunately this means they must continue fighting Hō and Ban, the two Bounts who control water.
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Memories of an Eternally Living Clan
Yoshino tells Ishida of her past with Jin, the leader of the Bount. Meanwhile Yachiru identifies one of the Bount as Ichinose, a former member of the 11th division.
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Earth-Shattering Event at 11th Squad! The Revived Soul Reaper
Yoshino and Ishida are captured by a Bount named Koga and brought back to the Bount mansion. After the mod souls sense Ishida's spritual energy, Ichigo and the others go to the mansion to try and
resue him.
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Crashing force! Fried vs. Zangetsu
While at the mansion Ichigo fights against Ryō and his doll Fried. Meanwhile Rukia and the mod souls run into trouble when they meet up with Ichinose, a former member of the 11th division.
Ichigo seems to be having trouble fighting Ichinose when Jin steps in and offers for Ichigo join them since he likes his spirit. Then Ichinose remembers when Zaraki defeated his captain and how he
met Jin.
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Shocking Revelations for the 13 Divisions! The Truth Buried in History
Mayuri shows some of the other captains the data he found on the Bount including data on a battle long ago between the Quincy and the Bount. Yoruichi tells Ichigo and the others about this
information and they talk about it. While they are...
After leaving Urahara's place, Yoshino heads over to the remains of Bount mansion to confront Jin. While there Jin's explains that Yoshino doesn't know of her own importance to the Bount. Yoshino
doesn't want anything to do with Jin's plan...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
Assault From a Formidable Enemy! A Tiny Final Line of Defense?!
Ririn and Claude think that Ichigo isn't taking the Bount threat seriously so they dress up in special suits created by Urahara that look like the new Bount dolls and stage a fake attack. When Ichigo
and Rukia's attacks become too much for...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
Hitsugaya Moves! The Attacked City
The Bount's new dolls have begun to attack living humans. When a team of shinigami from the covert ops can't seem to handle these dolls, Hitsugaya and a small group of others are sent down to the
living world to help out. Meanwhile, Ichigo...
Bleach: Episode 19 -
Ichigo vs. Dalk! Appearance of the Faded Darkness
While wearing Urahara's new Bount sensor Ichigo is drawn to a construction site where his friend Keigo is having his soul sucked out by a few of the new Bount dolls. Ichigo stops the dolls and saves
Keigo. Then Koga and his doll, Dalk, show...
Bleach: Episode 20 -
Grey Shadow, the Secret of the Dolls
While Ichigo is lying on the ground unable to move, Koga is reminded of the time Jin had him care for a young Bount named Cain Nao. Meanwhile Rukia, Orihime and Claude continue fighting against the
female Bount, Yoshi.
Bleach: Episode 21 -
Dissension in the Substitute Team? Rukia's Betrayal
The battle between Koga and Ichigo continues. Kira comes in and aids Ichigo in his battle aganist Koga and Dalk. Kira takes on Dalk while Ichigo tries to finish off Koga but can't. Koga then rethinks
something and leaves. Yoshi conitunes her...
Bleach: Episode 22 -
Deadly Battle of Tears! Rukia vs. Orihime
The battle between Rukia and Orihime conitunes on. As Orihime struggles to attack Rukia, who is under the control of Mabashi's doll Ritz. There only seems to be one choice: kill Rukia. Shūhei Hisagi
shows up to aid Orihime. How will...
Bleach: Episode 23 -
Rangiku Dances! Slice the Invisible Enemy!
Rangiku enters the real world and appears in front of Chad, Nova and Ururu. Soon enough they start fighting against the older Bount, Sawatari, and his doll Baura, who looks like a huge fish. Things
become difficult when they realize that...
Bleach: Episode 24 -
Byakuya is Summoned! The Gotei 13 Start to Move!
Beginning where they left off in episode 86, Chad, Nova, and Lieutenant of the 10th division, Matsumoto Rangiku, have one more plan to save Ururu from Baura. The plan works, but the second after the
Bount decides he's had enough and...
Bleach: Episode 25 -
Annihilation of the Lieutenants!? Trap in the Underground Cave
Ichigo and the gang regroup at Urahara's place. In the Soul Society Yamamoto tells Byakuya that his believes they have a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile Rangiku, Hisagi and Kira meet up with
Yumichika in front of the Bount hideout. They...
Nemu, the 12th division vice captain, appears in front of Ishida and begins to attack him. After confirming her believe that Ishida lost his powers she asks him if he desires power. Meanwhile Ichigo
and the others enter the Bount cave and...
Bleach: Episode 27 -
Renji Abarai, Bankai of the Soul!
Ichigo and Renji continue through the Bount's cave. As they see Yumichika, they try to save him. But Ugaki and his doll Gesell, attack. Ugaki shows his true doll's form, and starts to attack. Renji
decides to fight alone, because of him...
Bleach: Episode 28 -
Soul Reapers and Quincy, the Reviving Power
After knowing Kariya's real evil plan, Ichigo finally achieves Bankai in the real world. He and Kariya start fighting, but they are interrupted by Ishida's surprising entrance - along side with the
gang (Chad, Inoue, and Rukia). Later on, it...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Invasion of the Soul Reaper World, Again
Soul Reaper Commander-General Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai calls for a meeting of all the Soul Reaper captains to discuss the Bount threat.
Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya is tasked with defeating the Bount, and Yamamoto gives a standing...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
The Bount Assault! The Gotei 13 of Destructive Earthquake
Ichigo and his friends begin to search different parts of Rukongaki for the Bount.
While searching, Rukia Kuchiki is attacked by the Bount Yoshi. Caught without her zanpakutō, Rukia is quickly overpowered by Yoshi. Meanwhile,...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Hitsugaya's Decision! The Clash Approaches
Byakuya sends Rukia to the Kuchiki clan's house to recuperate.
In Rukongai, Kariya enteres Kusajishi, one of the most crime-ridden parts of Rukongai, and asks the populace to aid him in fighting the Soul Reapers. Ichigo, Uryū Ishida,...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Byakuya Takes the Field! Dance of the Wind-Splitting Cherry Blossoms
Byakuya and Kariya begin their battle, and Kariya reveals his doll, which gives him the ability to control wind.
Byakuya uses his shikai, but Kariya uses a barrier of wind to deflect his attack. Ichigo arrives to assist Byakuya, and...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Ichigo・Byakuya・Kariya, The Battle of the Three Extremes!
Byakuya and Ichigo continue to fight Kariya, who continually regenerates all damage by absorbing spirit particles.
However, Byakuya and Ichigo begin to inflict larger injuries on Kariya, and do not give him time to recover. Rantao,...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Hitsugaya Strikes! Slice the Enemy in the Middle of the Forest
The Bount finish there weapons and planning to attack the Soul Society. As Hitsugaya, Matsumoto and Renji go to try to stop them before they attack them. Ichinose stays behind to attack them. As the
Bount attack the gate guardians and start...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Clash! Kenpachi Zaraki vs. Maki Ichinose
Just as the fight between Ichinose and the gang (including Ichigo and Captain Hitsugaya) begins, they are suddenly interrupted by someone very powerful.
Ichinose finally fights his ultimate battle against Zaraki Kenpachi with all the power...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
Soul Reaper vs. Soul Reaper! The Uncontrollable Power
The Bount real plan comes out and they where just using the Kasjin district to get into the Soul Society. They still plan on destorying it, but now the captains all must now kill any ryokas without
thinking of it. As Mabashi seems to be...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Soifon Dies? The Last of the Special Forces
Mabashi uses his doll to control the Shinigami and make them attack others. Captain Unahana tries to heal them but discovers that the only way to save them is by capturing the puppet master (who is
Mabashi).
Mabashi poisons Soifon who...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Mayuri's Bankai!! Sawatari・Clash of the Demon
Mayuri battles Sawatari and his doll Baura. Mayuri tries to tempt Sawatari into becoming a test subject so he can get all the information on the Bount. Sawatari refuses and at first he seems to have
the edge over Mayuri, but Mayuri regains...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
The Last Quincy! The Exploding Power
Ishida battles Yoshi and her doll Niidaa. As Ishida is struggling to battle with his new bracelet against Niidaa defense and offensive abilities. Ishida struggles not to battle full power, because of
its weakness.
As this battle...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Ishida, Exceeding the Limits to Attack!
Ishida's battle with Yoshi contiunes and he is still struggling, but Ishida finds one thing that helps him in his battle by accident. Elsewhere in the Soul Society, the 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th division
captains have a meeting to discuss how to...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
10th Division's Death Struggle! Release Hyōrinmaru
Hitsugaya and Matsumoto, with the help of the 10th division, are pursuing Koga. Koga easily defeats several 10th division units before finally meeting and fighting captain Hitsugaya. Hitsugaya
quickly overpowers Koga's doll, Dalk, freezing...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation
Hitsugaya starts to rest up at his division base after his battle with Koga. He finds Ichigo and crew trying to heal up Ishida. The 10th division has a party to sooth things out. As Nanao tells
Yamamoto more about Jōkaishō and Rantao. Then...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Life and Revenge! Ishida, the Ultimate Choice
Kariya explains the background of his past as a Bount and how the Shinigami betrayed and slaughtered all of his companions. As Kariya begins to attack Rantao, Ishida jumps and fights instead. After
some really cool fight scenes, it becomes...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
The Swung-Down Edge! The Moment of Ruin
As Ishida's power fails him, Kariya is about to finish him and Rantao off. Ichigo saves them by going bankai and battling Kariya.
As Ishida is taking Rantao away they run into Orihime, Chad and the Mod Souls. Hitsugaya and Matsumoto check up...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
The Wailing Bount! The Last Clash
The battle between Ichigo and Kariya contiunes and ends. As the other shinigami's try to seal the other Jōkaishōs, Ichigo's friends show up at different times, but try not to cut into Ichigo's fight.
Can Ichigo save the Soul Society or...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student
In Hueco Mundo, the hollow Grand Fisher transforms into an imperfect arrancar and enters the real world. Meanwhile, Shinji Hirako enrolls at Ichigo Kurosaki's school. During a routine hollow
purification, Ichigo is confronted by Shinji, who...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
Shock! The True Characters of the Fathers
After rescuing Ishida from the arrancar attacking him, Ryūken offers to restore his powers on the condition he never associates with Soul Reapers. Kon continues to flee from the Grand Fisher; despite
receiving help from Lirin, Kurōdo, and...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
The Commencement of War, Vizard and Arrancar
Kisuke Urahara appears and converses with Isshin about the arrancar under the command of former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen, and the Visoreds. At school, Shinji asks Ichigo again to join the
Visoreds, explaining that Ichigo's inner...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Prelude to the Apocalypse, The Arrancar's Attack
After his discussion with Shinji, Ichigo realizes that his inner hollow is indeed becoming more than he can control. Meanwhile, two arrancar, Yammy and Ulquiorra Schiffer arrive in Karakura Town, and
Yammy begins to consume the souls of all...
Ichigo uses his bankai, and Ulquiorra identifies him as the target Aizen sent them to investigate. Ichigo begins to battle Yammy, blocking Yammy's first attack and subsequently cutting off his arm.
However, his inner hollow interferes, and...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Mission! The Soul Reapers Have Come
After greeting the team, Ichigo is taken by Rukia to fight a hollow. While Ichigo fights the hollow, Rukia berates his inability to defend his friends, and encourages him to fight his inner hollow.
Inspired, Ichigo easily defeats the hollow,...
Ulquiorra and Yammy are debriefed by Aizen and the other arrancar. Grimmjow Jeagerjaques questions Ulquiorra's decision to keep Ichigo alive, and Aizen asserts that he trusts Ulquiorra's judgment,
angering Grimmjow. Grimmjow takes a group of...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
Rukia's Battle Commences! The Freezing White Blade
Grimmjow's five arrancar separate to attack their targets. D-Roy encounters Chad, and nearly kills him before Ichigo intercepts the fatal blow. Rukia arrives, telling Ichigo to allow her to fight
D-Roy. Using the shikai of her zanpakutō,...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Ikkaku's bankai! The Power that Breaks Everything
Ikkaku fights Edorad, who is forced to release his zanpakutō after failing to counter Ikkaku's unorthodox fighting style. In his released form, Edorad easily overpowers Ikkaku, and Ikkaku
uses his bankai. Meanwhile, Grimmjow dispatches...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Zaraki Division's Secret Story! The Lucky Men
Ikkaku recalls his first encounter with Kenpachi Zaraki when he was a vagrant in Rukongai. Kenpachi easily defeated him, and told Ikkaku to consider a respite from death after a fight as luck. After
learning that Kenpachi joined the Gotei 13...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru
Hitsugaya fights Shawlong, who overpowers him even though he is using his bankai. Renji, also using his bankai, is outmatched against Illfort. Elsewhere, Ichigo begins to fight Grimmjow, who
encourages Ichigo to use his bankai. Ilfort and...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Clash! The Person Who Protects vs. The Person Who Suffers
With their power limits lifted, Hitsugaya, Matsumoto, and Renji easily dispatch their opponents. Meanwhile, Ichigo is overpowered by Grimmjow, who is able to fight against Ichigo barehanded. Ichigo
uses his getsuga tenshō, which slightly...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Vizard! The Power of the Awakened
Grimmjow is taken back to Hueco Mundo by Kaname Tōsen, who asks Aizen for permission to execute Grimmjow. When Aizen denies his request, Tōsen slices off Grimmjow's arm and incinerates it. In the
real world, Ichigo attempts to find the...
With her hollow mask, Hiyori overpowers Ichigo, who is unwilling to use either his hollow mask or his bankai. Ichigo's inner hollow surfaces, and the other Visoreds restrain him before he can harm
Hiyori. Shinji gives Ichigo an exercise to...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Collision! Black bankai and white bankai
Ichigo battles against his inner hollow for control while the Visored battle his increasingly berserk body. Ichigo and his inner hollow both use their bankai and commence fighting. Meanwhile, Ichigo
is continually assaulted by inner...
After a conversation with a manifestation of Kenpachi Zaraki, Ichigo is able to steal his hollow's sword and impale him with it, and gains control over his inner hollow. Elsewhere, Soul Reaper
captain-commander Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
Uryū vs. Ryūken! Clash of the parent-child Quincies
Hinamori appears to still be in a trance, believing that Aizen is innocent and urges Hitsugaya to save him, which angers him. Throughout the town, various training sessions are taking place: Ichigo
is training with Hiyori to lengthen the...
With Orihime's attack spirit, Tsubaki, destroyed by Yammy, Urahara tells Orihime that he does not want her to participate in the upcoming battle against the arrancar. Orihime is saddened by the
decision, but understands it. After being taken...
Bleach: Episode 19 -
The Nightmare Arrancar! Team Hitsugaya Moves Out
During a hollow attack, Matsumoto protects the spirit of a child from an arrancar that sings a strange song. After Ikkaku dispatches the arrancar, they forgo sending the child to Soul Society to
interrogate him. The child, named Shōta...
Bleach: Episode 20 -
The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary! The Propagation of Malice
While tracking the arrancar, Matsumoto and Shōta discover that its song can force souls to walk towards it, and that it can multiply itself without limit. A researcher from the twelfth division
reveals that another arrancar is creating the...
Bleach: Episode 21 -
The Invisible Enemy! Hitsugaya's Merciless Decision
The arrancar is revealed to be able to disguise itself as the human souls it has devoured. Upon learning of the attack on Yui by the arrancar, Hitsugaya assumes she is one of the copies, and his
inability to send her to Soul Society confirms...
Bleach: Episode 22 -
Rangiku's Tears, the Sorrowful Parting of Brother and Sister
Although Yui is able to resist the arrancar and keep Shōta safe, the original arrancar devours her. It is overpowered by Hitsugaya and Rangiku, and stalls them by revealing that Yui's trapped soul
will be destroyed if they kill him. It...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Hitsugaya, Karin and Soccer Ball
Karin Kurosaki meets Tōshirō Hitsugaya when she is playing soccer in the streets. Karin discovers that older students are using a soccer field for practice during a time slot that her team had
booked. After a confrontation, the two teams...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
Ikkaku's Hot-Blooded Kendo Tale
Keigo Asano asks Ikkaku Madarame to help train a group of kendo students at his school. Ikkaku's brutal training causes most of the team to quit; the only remaining member is a boy named Shinji, who
is dedicated to become stronger. To...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
The Beautiful Patissier, Yumichika!
Twelfth division Soul Reaper Rin Tsubokura is sent to Karakura Town to conduct research, and Hanatarō Yamada accompanies him as an escort. Yumichika Ayasegawa, one of the Soul Reapers based in the
real world, is assigned as their guide....
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Kon is Deceived! Rangiku on the Lookout..
After encountering Rangiku Matsumoto, Kon rescues a girl named Miyuki from drowning. In the process, however, Kon is swapped with Shintarō, the girl's stuffed animal. Kon attempts to talk to Miyuki,
who requests that Kon play with her, as...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Hueco Mundo Civil War! Ulquiorra's Death
In Hueco Mundo, an arrancar named Patros and his two subordinates steal the Orb of Distortion, and kill Espada Ulquiorra Schiffer in the process. Unwilling to continue taking orders from former Soul
Reaper Sōsuke Aizen, Patros wishes to use...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Battle of Bad Faith, Aizen's Trap
In Hueco Mundo, Ulquiorra's staged death and the theft of the Orb of Distortion are revealed to be a ploy by Aizen, engineered using his illusion-casting zanpakutō. In the real world, Patros'
subordinates are defeated, and Renji uses his...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Second Move of Hueco Mundo! Hitsugaya vs. Yammy
In Hueco Mundo, Aizen creates the arrancar Wonderweiss Margera with the Orb of Distortion, and Aizen tasks Ulquiorra with gathering arrancar for a mission. Meanwhile, Ichigo's visored training has
enabled him to use his hollow mask for...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
Ichigo vs. Grimmjow, 11 Second Battle!
Ichigo dons his hollow mask, and overwhelms Grimmjow with his enhanced power. However, Ichigo is unable to defeat Grimmjow in his eleven-second limit, and Grimmjow takes the advantage. Meanwhile,
Hitsugaya battles Yammy, and Luppi demands...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Ulquiorra's Scheme, the Moment when the Sun Sets!
As the battle with Luppi continues, Hitsugaya uses a sneak attack with his bankai and defeats Luppi. Meanwhile, Kisuke Urahara dodges Yammy's attacks using one of his inventions, and subsequently
nullifies all of them. Grimmjow nearly kills...
Ulquiorra gives Orihime twelve hours to say goodbye to one person, and provides her with a bracelet that makes her invisible. Orihime travels through Karakura Town, watching her friends from a
distance. She then visits Ichigo, who is...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Order! Forbid rescue of Inoue Orihime
Orihime's friends discover that she is missing following the attack by the arrancar. Because she healed Ichigo before departing, Soul Reaper captain Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai assumes that she is a
traitor, and refuses any attempts to...
After being brought before Aizen, Orihime is asked to demonstrate her power by restoring Grimmjow's arm. After doing so, Grimmjow asks her to restore his tattoo. Following this, he kills Luppi to
regain his rank among the Espada. Although...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Ishida and Chad, the Quickening of a New Power
After arriving in Hueco Mundo, Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida traverse the halls of an unknown structure. After setting off several traps, they are greeted by Demōra and Iceringer, two arrancar under
Aizen's command. Chad and Ishida insist that...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
The Espada Gather! Aizen's Royal Assembly
With the two arrancar defeated, the room collapses, forcing Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida to escape outside. Upon seeing the Las Noches, they begin running towards it, impeded by the various natural
hazards of the desert. Meanwhile, Aizen gathers...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Her Name is Nel! The Appearance of the Strange Arrancar
Ichigo learns that the human child is an arrancar named Nel. The three hollows are her brothers Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka, and their pet, Bawabawa. Afterwards, a hollow named Lunuganga attacks
the group, and they are unable to harm him...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
Forest of Menos! Search for the Missing Rukia
Lunuganga sinks the group beneath the sands, and Rukia is separated from the group. Nel explains that they are in the Forest of Menos, where most hollows reside. As they begin to fight the hollows
around them, Rukia attempts to fight the...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
Ashido, the Shinigami who Came from the Past
Ashido reveals that his attack was test of her strength, and he decides to take her back to her friends. Along the way, he relates his past to Rukia, explaining that he was part of a hollow-hunting
unit that inadvertenly came to Hueco Mundo....
Bleach: Episode 18 -
The Collapsing Forest, a Million Menos
Ashido's mask absorbs the brunt of the adjuchas' attack, and Rukia kills the adjuchas. Meanwhile, Ichigo and the others locate Nel, and are led into an ambush; however, they defeat all of the hollows
present. Elsewhere, Ashido and Rukia...
After breaking into Las Noches and finding themselves at a five-way fork, Ichigo's group splits up and each takes one path. Nel chases after Ichigo, and Pesche and Dondochakka forget the direction
she took, and travel down a different paths....
Bleach: Episode 20 -
The Raging Storm! Encounter with the Dancing Arrancar
Ichigo and Nel encounter the Privaron Espada Dordonii, and Ichigo begins to battle him. Ishida and Chad each encounter an arrancar, and former Soul Reaper captains Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen
observe the battles through the surveillance...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Ichigo Strikes Back! This is my Bankai
Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with the Privaron Espada Dordonii, and Dordonii easily overpowers Ichigo, leading him to demand that Ichigo use his bankai. Ichigo refuses and Dordonii uses a
cero blast in response. Nel Tu blocks the...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
The Devilish Research! Szayel Aporro's Plan
Dordonii is struck down by Ichigo once again, and to thank Ichigo for using his full power against him, Dordonii fights the Exequias, a group of arrancar specializing in eliminating intruders, to
allow Ichigo to retreat. When Sōsuke Aizen...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Rukia and Kaien, the Sorrowful Reunion
Rukia converses with Aaroniero, and realizes that he is the real Kaien. Kaien states that after he was killed, he was resurrected in Hueco Mundo, where he became one of Aizen's Espada. Kaien offers a
Rukia a chance to atone for killing him...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Rukia Retaliates! Release the Desperate Kidō
Rukia continues to struggle against Kaien, and he begins to overpower her when he uses the shikai of his zanpakutō. When Kaien disarms her, Rukia attempts to use a kidō spell, and reveals in the
process that Kaien is afraid of the...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Ishida & Pesche, the United Attack of Friendship
Ishida continues to battle with battle with Cirucci, who blocks all of his attacks with her zanpakutō. The arrancar Pesche Guatiche decides to help Ishida, and uses his saliva to cause Cirucci to
trip and land awkwardly on the ground....
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Ishida's Trump Card, the Cutter of Souls
With his energy sword, which he calls Seele Schneider, Ishida is easily able to defend himself against Cirucci's attacks. In response, Cirucci sheds her wings and focuses all her power into a single
blade on her tail, and Ishida defeats her...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Right Arm of the Giant, Left Arm of the Devil
With his full power unleashed, Chad overpowers Gantenbainne, and Gantenbainne releases his zanpakutō in response. However, Chad reveals that his right arm is intended solely for defense, and
transforms his left arm, naming it Brazo...
Bored with the ease of his victory, Nnoitra leaves to pursue another intruder. Chad's apparent death is felt by everyone in Hueco Mundo, and when Espada Ulquiorra Schiffer brings dinner to Orihime
Inoue, she refuses to believe that Chad has...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Testament - Your Heart is Right Here
Overwhelmed by Aaroniero's released form, as well as the realization that he possesses Kaien's actual body, Rukia is impaled through the stomach, and her zanpakutō is broken in the process.
She recalls her training with Kaien, in which he...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
The Cruel Arrancar, Ulquiorra's provocation
When Renji asks Szayel how he negated his bankai, Szayel reveals that he gathered the data using parasites stored in the body of his older brother, Yylfordt Granz, who Renji fought and defeated. With
only his shikai, Renji's attacks cannot...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Szayel Aporro Laughs, The Net Trapping Renji is Complete
Even after using his most powerful attacks, Ichigo is overpowered by Ulquiorra. Ichigo, however, refuses to give up, believing Ulquiorra to be the top-ranked Espada. Ulquiorra reveals his "4" tattoo,
indicating that he is the fourth Espada,...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Shinigami and Quincy, The Battle with Madness
Orihime is rescued from Loly and Menoly by Espada Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, who claims he is repaying Orihime for restoring his arm. He tells Orihime that he needs her help, and takes her with him.
However, Orihime chose to heal both Loly and...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Ishida's Strategy, the 20-second Offense and Defense
With Renji's help, Ishida maneuvers Szayel into a trap, catching him in a massive explosion. Athough the trap is damaging, it fails to kill Szayel. By eating one of his subordinates, Szayel
completely heals himself. However, rather than...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
The Murderous Intent Boils! The Joyful Grimmjow
Using a special device, Grimmjow traps Ulquiorra in an alternate dimension, and remarks that it will take several hours for Ulquiorra to break free. Orihime finishes healing Ichigo, and Ichigo begins
to fight Grimmjow. Even after using his...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Desperate Effort vs. Desperate Effort! Ichigo Transforms into a Hollow
Grimmjow, pleased that Ichigo is fighting with his full power, releases his zanpakutō. The two continue their fight, and Ichigo is slowly worn down by Grimmjow despite the fact that he is
able to use his hollow mask longer than he...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
Time of Conclusion, End of Grimmjow
In a flashback, Grimmjow recalls his time as a hollow, and his history with Shawlong Qufang, Edorad Leones, Ilfort Grantz, Nakim, and D-Roy, his former subordinates. In the present, Grimmjow, despite
being wounded, refuses to give up. He...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
The New Captain Appears! His Name is Shūsuke Amagai
Syūsuke Amagai is the newly appointed captain of the 3rd Division, having come from a hollow-hunting squad most of the Gotei 13 doesn't interact with. He brings with him Makoto Kibune, whom he has
appointed as the division 3rd seat. Seeing...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
New Development, the Dangerous Transfer Student Appears!
Three new people arrive on Earth: Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, a young child who appears to be a princess; Kenryū, a somewhat ordinary-looking Soul Reaper; and Enryū, an extremely tall and silent Soul
Reaper. Kenryū informs Rurichiyo that their...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Desperate Struggle Under the Moonlit Night, the Mysterious Assassin and Zanpakutō
The overly cautious behavior of Rurichiyo's bodyguards causes Ichigo to be suspicious; however, he resolves to wait for them to make the first move. That night, an assassin arrives at Rurichiyo's
house, and her bodyguards leave her to Ichigo...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Kenryū, the Profusion of Blooming Crimson Flowers
Ichigo and Rukia take Rurichiyo around town to show her the real world. Afterwards, they have dinner at his house while Kenryū and Enryū prepare the house. They get into an argument after Ichigo
tries to get Rurichiyo to eat carrots, and...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Kibune Goes to War! Raging Reppū
Syūsuke Amagai orders various menial missions and training exercises in the hope of rebuilding the trust between the division and their captain. He plans to have the division rely not only on
himself, but on Izuru and Kibune as well....
Bleach: Episode 6 -
The Appearance of the Great Evil! The Darkness in the House of Kasumiōji
Kumoi finds Rurichiyo after she sneaks back into the family compound, and tells the head assassin, Hanza, to kill her while she is unprotected. Kenryū, Enryū, Ichigo, and Rukia arrive in the compound
to search for Rurichiyo, and split up....
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Break the Mirror's Boundary! Captive Ichigo
Kumoi further consolidates his power by eliminating the clan members who oppose him. In the Urahara shop, Urahara reveals that there has lately been a shortage of a certain kind of spirit particles,
and wonders if it is linked to the current...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
The Revenging Assassin, a Targeted Ichigo
Having failed in his previous attempt to kill Rurichiyo, Hanza gathers three of his subordinates from the criminal underground and requests that they be given similar weapons. Kumoi agrees, and the
four set out to kill Rurichiyo, Ichigo, and...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
Mystery! The Sword-Consuming Assassin
Rukia is approached by one of the assassins, Jinnai Doukou, who is able to eat his bakkoutou to gain power and fire sword blades at her. Uryu fights Kuzuryuu, whose bakkoutou transforms him into
mist. Chad fights Genba, who wields the...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Comeback Rukia! The Rampaging Blade
Rukia discovers how to counter Jinnai's attacks and freezes him. He manages to break free, but is consumed by his bakkoutou. Before she can pick it up, several of Hanza's assassins retrieve it. Uryu
realizes that Kuzuryuu has fused with the...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
The Nightmare Which is Shown, Ichigo's Inside the Mirror
Ichigo is sealed within a mirror dimension which causes him to relive his childhood and his mother's death. The mirror then reflects Ichigo's guilt for not able to protect her, and the illusion of
his mother tries to kill him. He is able to...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Confrontation?! Amagai vs. Gotei 13
Amagai proposes joint training between the squads, citing the failed shutdown of the cleaners but his request is denied. That night, Izuru confronts Kibune about his entering the Kasumiōji compound,
which he denies. An alarm goes off,...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
The Princess's Decision, the Sorrowful Bride
Kumoi schedules Rurichiyo's wedding for the day after tomorrow, forcing Kenryū and Enryū to take action lest he replace her with a look-alike to secure his power. Ichigo goes to speak with Rurichiyo,
who reveals that she knew about the...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
The 2nd Division Sorties! Ichigo is Surrounded
Ichigo tries to reach out to Rurichiyo, but she recognizes neither him nor the rest. Enryū unleashes his zanpakutō, which becomes a pair of large floating fists, and destroys the building.
Ichigo uses the confusion to reach Rurichiyo and...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Amagai's True Strength, zanpakutō is released!
The second and third squads keep watch over the Kasumiōji compound in order to catch Ichigo. Soi Fon returns Kenryuu and Enryuu to the Kasumiōji clan at Yamamoto's order, and continues the search
despite her reservations. It is revealed...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
The Darkness Which Moves! Kibune's True Colors
Amagai is revealed to be helping Ichigo, and is also branded a criminal. Ukitake and Kyoraku grow more suspicious about what Ichigo, Rukia and Amagai know, but Yamamoto forbids them from
investigating the Kasumiōji clan. Meanwhile, Renji...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
Kira and Kibune, Offense and Defense of the 3rd Division
The squads manage to put aside their fighting and set up specified territories to patrol, but Ichigo, Amagai, Rukia and Shuu proceed through unassigned territory and, making contact with members of
the third division, head for the third...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
Ice and Flame! Fierce Fight of Amagai vs. Hitsugaya
Although Izuru is nearly exhausted attempting to evade Kibune's attacks, he realizes that Kibune is relying on his bakkoutou's strength to protect his zanpakutou from having its weight increased. He
manages to make Kibune's zanpakutou...
Bleach: Episode 19 -
Sortie Orders! Suppress the House of Kasumiōji
Word of the plan to invade the Kasumiōji compound reaches the 10th squad, and Hitsugaya and Rangiku stop fighting against Amagai and Rukia. Yamamoto reveals that he had suspected the clan, but
because of its status as a weapons...
Bleach: Episode 20 -
Ichigo Rages! The Assassin's Secret
Amagai faces down Yamamoto at his office. The mastermind of the events that plagued the Kasumiōji household was his doing. Kenryu and Enryu manage to save Rurichiyo and try to subdue Amagai, but he
is too strong for them. Yamamoto demands...
Ichigo begins fighting Amagai, whose bakkoutou's ability to suppress zanpakutou powers initially limits his strength. However, due to his hollow powers, he is able to fight on equal footing with
Amagai, getting in several direct hits. Amagai...
Bleach: Episode 22 -
The Fallen Soul Reaper's Pride
Amagai uses the power of the bakkoutou to dangerous levels in order to further increase his strength, but after unleashing a powerful blow on Ichigo, he manages to take control of himself. After
learning that Ichigo still does not want to...
A recap of the Hueco Mundo arc. After the fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, Grimmjow comes back up to fight Ichigo again but ends up getting struck down by Nnoitra. Nnoitra and Ichigo begin to
fight, while Nnoitra's Fraccion, Tesla,...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
The Frightening Banquet, Szayel Aporro Theater
The fight between Nnoitra and an exhausted Ichigo continues. Attacks from Ichigo with his bankai are easily fended off by Nnoitra. Orihime is warned not to interfere by Tesla, who says her power
belongs to Aizen who has allowed Tesla to...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Nel's Secret, a Big-Breasted Beauty Joins the Battle!?
The fight between Nnoitra and Ichigo gets more desperate as Nnoitra is about to crush Nel's head. Ichigo saves her, but Nnoitra brutally throws Ichigo out of the way each time he attempts to stop
him. Nnoitra's moves get more aggressive...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Irresistible, Puppet Show of Terror
Uryu and Renji struggle against their clones, which multiply every time one is destroyed. Renji uses his bankai to get his clones to follow, crushing the building. Szayel then reveals a second
ability: he is able to create voodoo dolls of an...
Neliel's past is revealed through her fight with Nnoitra. Meanwhile, Pesche and Dondochakka mounts an offensive against Szayel after seeing Renji struggling against the Espada. Pesche thinks back to
the time when Nnoitra attacked Neliel for...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness
Neliel finishes calling out her sword, Gamuza, and transforms into a white centaur. Meanwhile, Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Bilstin fight Szayel, using their Bawabawa. Pesche takes out his sword,
Ultima, as he lands a strike on Szayel. As...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears
Kenpachi kills Tesla with one blow and tells Ichigo to stay out of his fight with Nnoitra. He informs Ichigo that Urahara was tasked with making the Garganta into Hueco Mundo stable enough for the 4
captains to enter, and that three others...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
Byakuya's Bankai, the Quiet Anger
Zommari, upset over Byakuya refusing to consider him an equal opponent, releases his zanpakuto, Brujeria, causing him to grow eyes all over his body that can control anything. He attempts to hinder
Byakuya by controlling his left leg and...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap
Zommari survives Byakuya’s attack but Byakuya, having already discovered how to counter his ability to control others, quickly dispatches him. Mayuri initially seems unable to fight back against
Szyael destroying his organs, but reveals...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
Holy Birth, The Resurrected Szayel Aporro
Rukia regains consciousness, but is told to rest and regain her strength for the battles ahead. Kenpachi's battle with Nnoitra continues, and Orihime heals Nel at Ichigo's request. Despite managing
to have his bankai swallow Szayel, Mayuri...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra
Szayel, his senses heightened as a result of the drug, feels Mayuri's zanpakuto piercing through his hand and heart for what seems like countless lifetimes before he dies. After restoring Nemu to
full health, Mayuri orders her to clear away...
Kenpachi manages to wound Nnoitra with the slash, and finds the right amount of force he needs to put into his blows in order to cut his opponent. He continues to attack Nnoitra, and after Nnoitra
accidentally tears off his eyepatch while...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?
Kenpachi continues fighting Nnoitra, and although he is able to keep up with his attacks, soon realizes that he is in danger of dying. He then resorts to using kendo and deals Nnoitra a powerful
sword strike, severely wounding him. Nnoitra...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami
After Kenpachi defeats Nnoitra, he demands Orihime heal him. Before Orihime reaches him, the Espada Stark arrives and takes her away to a tower where Sōsuke Aizen greets her. He informs her that he,
Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen are...
Back in the real world, Ichigo is in school when he happens upon Lurichiyo from the Kasumioji clan again, who it turns out has come back to the real world because she is angered that Kenryuu, her
retainer, would not allow her to play soccer...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows
The soccer game officially kicks off, with the referees being the proprietors from the Urahara Shop, Jinta and Ururu, with Urahara himself overseeing the proceedings, including setting up a gigantic
barrier around the play field to designate...
Bleach: Episode 17 -
The Past Chapter Begins! The Truth from 110 Years Ago
The pendulum of time swings back 110 years to reveal secrets that need to be shown before time can advance again. In the Soul Society, the then-fifth division captain, Hirako Shinji, is approached by
then-fifth division lieutenant, Aizen...
Bleach: Episode 18 -
12th Division's New Captain, Urahara Kisuke
Urahara is appointed Captain of 12th Division at the ceremony attended by all the other captains and then introduces himself to the rest of his squad. His lazy and laid-back manner is quickly and
easily apparent, and Vice-Captain Hiyori is...
Urahara takes Hiyori to the Maggots Nest, explaining on the way that its purpose is to hold people deemed potentially dangerous by the Soul Society. Because it is underground and heavily guarded, the
prisoners are free to walk around, doing...
Bleach: Episode 20 -
Muguruma 9th Division, Moves Out
The pendulum of time has swung forward nine years, and mysterious events are occurring in the outskirts of the Soul Society. Three shadowed figures watch on as citizens of Rukongai are devoured and
killed by a strange white substance. Some...
Bleach: Episode 21 -
Hiyori dies? The Beginning of Tragedy
The spiritual energies of Kensei and all of his squad have vanished, and this sparks a now serious situation in Soul Society. An emergency captain's meeting is held to determine who will go to
oversee the situation that is growing worse by...
Captain Kyoraku is out late when he happens upon Nanao Ise, his future lieutenant, who wonders if Lisa will be all right. Kyoraku reassures her that she'll be fine, but she is actually getting beaten
by the rampaging Kensei, whose terrifying...
Bleach: Episode 23 -
Rescue Hirako! Aizen vs. Urahara
Kisuke and Tessai arrive to stop Aizen, but Aizen is expecting this the entire time. Aizen attempts to lie by saying that he found his fellow shinigami injured from battle, but Kisuke reveals he has
been testing hollowification in Soul...
Bleach: Episode 24 -
The Soul Burial Detective, Karakura Riser is Born
Going back to the time when Ichigo, Uryu, and Chad left the real world for Hueco Mundo with Kisuke's help, the main focus is now directed to the events that took place in Karakura town during the
previous arc. Kisuke feels that Karakura town...
This is a continuation of the previous episode. The team assembled in the previous episode are to infiltrate a gate that the Arrancar are using to travel between Hueco Mundo and the world of the
living. At the "Hollow Fortress" numerous...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
Defend Karakura Town! Entire Appearance of the Shinigami
Aizen, Tousen, and Gin arrive in Karakura town and are greeted by the remaining captains of the Gotei 13 and their lieutenants.
Aizen states how he is aware that he is not in the real Karakura Town and says that after slaughtering...
Ichigo arrives in the 5th Tower to save Orihime and confronts Ulquiorra, who tells him that because Aizen has not ordered Orihime killed, he shall not do it unless ordered to. But because Ichigo is a
threat to Hueco Mundo that must be...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Beautiful Little Devil Charlotte
In the fire prison that Yamamoto's zanpakuto created, Gin notices that Kira is pretty upset. Tosen asks him what is wrong, and if he misses Kira, because he used to be his captain. Gin states that he
doesn't, he's just glad that Kira is...
Bleach: Episode 4 -
Kira, The Battle Within Despair
Yumichika reveals that he uses a "nickname" for his zanpakuto to avoid revealing its kido-based abilities so that he can fit in with the 11th Division, and Cuulhorne is impressed by his resolve to
avoid revealing its true nature to others...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...
Hisagi has difficulty fighting his opponent, Findor Carias, despite technically being on the same level of power. When Findor releases his zanpakuto Pinza Aguda and corners Hisagi with
blasts of water, Hisagi reluctantly releases his...
Bleach: Episode 6 -
Ikkaku Falls! The Shinigami's Crisis
As a result of the pillar being destroyed, the real Karakura town starts to return, but Seventh Division lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba manages to stop it while his captain Saijin Komamura face Poww.
Poww knocks Komamura aside with a single...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
The Full Showdown! Shinigami vs. Espada
Barragan's two remaining fraccion, Ggio Vega and Nirgge Parduoc, offer to deal with the other Shinigami themselves, and end up facing against second division captain Soifon and second division
lieutenant Marechiyo Oomaeda. While tenth...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
The Most Evil Tag!? Soi Fon & Ōmaeda
Ggio manages to free himself and fights back against Soi Fon, chiding her for not finishing him off when she had the chance. He releases his zanpakuto and continues fighting her, seeming to be of
equal or greater skill. Oomaeda continues...
Bleach: Episode 9 -
A Miraculous Body! Ggio Releases
Soifon continues fighting Ggio, and is pinned down. Nirgge gets up and tries attacking Omaeda again, but he defeats him and tries to help Soifon. Ggio is about to shoot Omaeda with a Cero but Soifon
breaks free and knocks Omaeda away before...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
3 vs. 1 Battle! Rangiku's Crisis
Rangiku struggles against Harribel's Fraccion until fifth division lieutenant Momo Hinamori arrives and, using kido and her zanpakuto's abilities, manages to severely injure the enemy. In response, the three Fraccion release their...
Bleach: Episode 11 -
Vice-Captains Annihilated! The Terrifying Demonic Beast
Lilynette continues to attack Ukitake in absolutely futility as he is able to repel her attacks effortlessly, even having enough time to use a low kido spell to repel her kick and send her flying
backwards. In anger, Lilynette fires a cero...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
Fierce Fighting Concludes? Towards a New Battle!
Allon goes into a rage after being wounded by Yamamoto and increases in size, but Yamamoto easily defeats it and Harribel's three Fraccion. Hitsugaya struggles against Harribel, who reveals that she
is third among the Espada and then hits...
In the real world, much of the main class is attending their first day at Karakura High School. Ichigo and Chad met and befriend Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima while saving Keigo from some thugs.
Orihime meets Chizuru, who tries to woo her...
The Soul Reapers decide to take a vacation to the ocean in the real world because captain Byakuya Kuchiki destroyed the pool the Shinigami Women's Association covertly built in
his mansion. The Women's association shop for swimsuits and then...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born!
Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa travel to Karakura Town on a assignment to catch a hollow that had attacked a convoy in Soul Society. The two travel to Ichigo's house planning to stay there
until their assignment is complete. Ichigo,...
Bleach: Episode 1 -
A New Enemy! The Materialization of Zanpakutō
A mysterious man informs a group of strange beings that it is the time to strike. Ichigo Kurosaki wakes up in Zangetsu's dimension, where Zangetsu asks if Ichigo can hear anything, but thinks it is
okay that he cannot. In Seireitei, the...
Bleach: Episode 2 -
Byakuya, Disappearing with the Cherry Blossoms
Ichigo finds Rukia Kuchiki injured in the world of the living, and that she is being attacked by a strange woman, who uses Rukia's abilities. It is revealed that this woman is in fact Rukia's
zanpakutō, Sode no Shirayuki. Ichigo...
Bleach: Episode 3 -
Sode no Shirayuki vs. Rukia! Confused Heart
Rukia rushes back to the 6th Division HQ and is reunited with Renji. However, Byakuya's status remains unknown after the night of the zanpakutō'
attack. Ichigo and Yoriuchi arrive in Soul Society and split up to search for clues. Rukia...
Muramasa sends Sode no Shirayuki away, and Ichigo asks why he wanted the zanpakutō to gain independence over the Soul Reapers. Although he does not give the reason, Muramasa replies that zanpakutō
can seperate themselves away regardless of...
Bleach: Episode 5 -
Renji Surprised?! The Two Zabimarus
Rukia is found by the 4th Division and sent to recover from her injuries. Hisagi and his men patrol Seireitei and are attacked by the sadistic Kazeshini. Renji searches the ruins for any clues of the
missing Byakuya, who was last seen hit by...
Kyoraku and Ukitake discuss the possibility that defeating the zanpakutō spirits will destroy the zanpakutō themselves. Renji continues fighting with Zabimaru, who taunts him for
his weakness. Hisagi fights with Kazeshini, and, disgusted...
Bleach: Episode 7 -
Release! The New Getsuga Tenshō
Hisagi is wounded in a surprise attack by Kazeshini, but Izuru intervenes to help him, and using kido, binds Kazehini long enough for the two of them to escape. Renji's fight with Zabimaru continues,
and Zabimaru takes the advantage when...
Bleach: Episode 8 -
Soi Fon, Surrounding the Zanpakutō
Ichigo reports his findings of Muramasa's abilities to Ukitake, Shunsui and Unohana. In order to find out about Muramasa's effects on zanpakutō, Ichigo and Ikkaku patrol Seiretei to seek out
the entities. Meanwhile, someone breaks into a...
Ichigo continues searching for Byakuya, and encounters the spirits of Tobiume and Haineko, who are looking for Hyourinmaru. Momo and Rangiku arrive to fight their zanpakutos while Ichigo continues
the search. Momo uses a kido spell to knock...
Bleach: Episode 10 -
The Awakening Hyōrinmaru! Hitsugaya's Fierce Fight
Ichigo is still trapped in the ice prison Hyorinmaru imprisoned him in as Tōshirō and Hyorinmaru confront each other. Meanwhile, Momo and Rangiku fight their zanpakutos in the woods and finally
manage to overpower them with kido spells. As...
Mayuri experiments on Gegetsuburi, and discovers that the zanpakutō only return to their owners' control if they are defeated by their owners. Momo and Rangiku send their
zanpakutō's back to the 4th division barracks, but an unknown...
Bleach: Episode 12 -
For the Sake of Pride! Byakuya vs. Renji
The shinigami discuss Byakuya's betrayal, and the discovery that if a zanpakuto is killed by anyone other than its owner, it will be unusable. Byakuya returns to the zanpakutos' hideout, and proves
his loyalty by defeating and seemingly...
Bleach: Episode 13 -
Shinigami and Zanpakutō, Total Sortie
Ichigo goes to confront Byakuya, but Senbonzakura intercepts him, and he and Ichigo fight each other with their bankais. Renji and Zabimaru move to prevent Byakuya from leaving. Izuru begins fighting
Kazeshini, suspecting that its...
Bleach: Episode 14 -
One-to-One Fight! Ichigo vs. Senbonzakura
Soifon fights Tengen and Gonryomaru, making some progress, but then her zanpakuto, Suzumebachi appears and attacks her. Ruriiro Kujaku gains the advantage over Yumichika, and begins to use its
special ability on him. Iba and Isane attempt to...
Bleach: Episode 15 -
The Long Awaited...Kenpachi Appears!
Wabisuke is about to finish off Izuru when Kenpachi appears. The zanpakuto turns to strike him but is killed off by Kenpachi instead, leaving Izuru unable to use Wabisuke. Yachiru appears as well and
tells the shinigami present that she and...
Bleach: Episode 16 -
Pursue Byakuya! The Confused Gotei Divisions
Ichigo continues fighting Senbonzakura while Kenpachi fights Byakuya, but Ashisogi Jizo appears and using its bankai, spraying poison gas over the battlefield, enabling Senbonzakura and Byakuya to
escape. Yachiru chases Ashisogi Jizo and he...
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