Hitsugaya has his hands full with Hinamori, Kira and Renji each escaping from their respective cells. Meanwhile, day one of Ichigo’s training has drawn to a close, and in a healing hot spring with Yoruichi, he hears about Urahara’s bigwig past. Hitsugaya finds Kira and Ichimaru together, but Hinamori arrives and recites Aizen’s letter of [...]

Whilst Renji and Kira have each escaped from their cells, Hinamori is still stuck in hers, remembering the day she had met Aizen. It had been one of the days in the academy when she had first seen Aizen and his then-lieutenant Ichimaru. She had raved about him to Hitsugaya, adding that she’d definitely get [...]

The method Ichigo will use to attain Bankai is the Spirit-Transfer Shell that forcibly materializes one’s Soul Slayer. Ichigo must now fight the materialized Zangetsu into submission if he wants Bankai. Meanwhile, Chad, Ishida and Ganju find themselves together in a cell, and deduce that Orihime is also a captive elsewhere. She is, only that [...]

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.

Ishida, determined to avenge his sensei’s humiliation, uses a technique that Mayuri had never seen in all the Quincy specimens, Heavenly Wild Suit Puppet that allows Ishida to move immobilized parts like a puppet. Ishida goes against his sensei’s wishes and takes off the glove on his arm, thus attaining immeasurable power that it even [...]

Ichigo, Ishida and Renji continue to play Ririn’s game. This time Ririn wants them to play hide and seek in the museum.

Ishida and Orihime are hiding out in a warehouse, Tsubaki being healed by Ayame and Shun’ou. Orihime practices with her Shun Shun Rikka and is now able to call them out without using the magic words. This proves useful when they are met by 12th Division Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri, who uses explosions to try and [...]

Commander Yamamoto gathers the other captains and tells them about what is being done to find Aizen. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Ichigo and the others are looking for clues to find Orihime. They recieve a phone call from a girl; she wants them to play a game and if they win she says she will [...]

Yoruichi saves the day once again by rescuing Ichigo, leaving Ganju, Hanatarou and Rukia at Ukitake and Byakuya’s mercy. Since the latter loses interest, the former ends up having to put Rukia back in her cell, and more. Ishida and Orihime are now in the perfect disguise – Shihakushos. Also, Yoruichi’s just told Ichigo how [...]

Renji comes to the Material world in his gigai. Also Orihime’s brother returns or is it really him? The new villians appear, but who are they targeting?