Yuzu has just given Kon a new makeover, prompting him to run away in search of a place where he truly belongs. Ishida is extremely late for school, and when he arrives, is all bandaged up. Rukia is acting weird as she knows she will have to return to Soul Society sooner or later. Yoruichi […]

The conclusion of the match between Ishida and Ichigo: Ichigo and Ishida fight back to back to defeat the Hollows as Chad and Orihime watch from a bridge that they may choose the path they must take. However, a Menos Grande, or super big Hollow, appears, and Ichigo discovers the absurd size of his spirit […]

The continuation of the match between Ishida and Ichigo though there is not as much action from either in this episode. The episode focuses mainly on Orihime, who, when faced with a Hollow that controls people’s bodies from seeds, finds her spiritual power, the Shun Shun Rikka. Urahara tells Chad and Orihime about Hollows and […]

This episode covers the beginning of the match between Ichigo and Ishida, in which Ishida scatters anti-Hollow bait, luring a multitude of Hollows to Karakura town. While Ishida stands upon a bridge shooting down Hollows as soon as they appear, Ichigo is running around trying to find his sisters, who have high spiritual power, which […]

Ichigo is reprimanded for appearing on national TV, and Rukia, Keigo, Mizuiro, Chad, Tatsuki and Inoue are also hauled to the Principal’s office for not stopping Ichigo. Orihime is ranked 3rd, while Ichigo is 23rd for the exams. The 1st is Ishida Uryuu, who later meets Ichigo and Rukia, who have arrived where a Hollow […]

Ichigo and Rukia are at a very popular show, “Drop-in”, in which Don Kanonji supposedly exorcises spirits. Ichigo hates these shows but goes to appease his father and Yuzu. Things go awry, however, when Kanonji opens the hole in the chest of a demi-Hollow (spirit bound to the earth by regrets), thinking he is exorcising […]

Ichigo realizes that the Hollow he now faces is the one who killed his mother, and is enraged enough to carelessly lunge at him, who has evaded the Shinigami for over 50 years – Grand Fisher. As Ichigo gets beaten up pretty badly by Grand Fisher due to his ability to use his head appendage […]

The Kurosaki family goes to visit the grave of Masaki, their mother. Ichigo finds Rukia already there, and Rukia tells him that it is possible that a Hollow had killed his mother. She later discovers a Shinigami who has come to ask her reason for exceeding her time limit in the human world, and when […]

Urahara and company prepare to collect their merchandise, while “Ichigo” tries to attack three children, but is stopped by Ichigo. A Hollow appears and “Ichigo” fights it, getting injured in the process. Ichigo arrives to save the day, but “Ichigo” is the real hero – he saves those 3 children from being squashed by the […]

Rukia is late for school, after having gone to shop at the Urahara Store. Punching Ichigo and dragging him away to the rooftop, she throws him a tube of Soul Candy, and asks him to try one. Ichigo does, and his soul exits his body, and a temporary soul is inserted. Unfortunately, this soul is […]