Bleach

Ichigo, Ishida, Orihime, Chad and Yoruichi get past the Seikaimon and they are nearly swallowed up by the Kototsu in the passage way that connects the real world to Soul Society. But they make it safely to Soul Society, to the Rukon District, where konpaku live when they first come to Soul Society. Ichigo sets out for Seireitei which houses the Soul Reapers. Just then, a giant wall comes down...

Standing before the White Road Gate is Captain Gin Ichimaru of the Third Company. Unaware that Gin is a Soul Reaper Captain, Ichigo sets upon him, ignoring Yoruichi's warnings. Upon hearing Ichigo's name, Gin draws his Zanpakuto and attacks, forcing Ichigo to use Zangetsu to protect himself. Unable to open the gates, disappointment fills the entourage. Just then, the residents of Rukongai who...

Ichigo and his entourage are attacked by men on boars. Ichigo crosses swords with their leader, Ganju, but in the middle of the fight, Ganju is shocked at the time on the clock and dashes off. Ichigo and his friends are shocked at this boar gang which has disappeared just as quickly as they appeared. The following morning, they prepare to set out in search of Kukaku Shiba who may hold the key...

Kukaku Shiba, the one who knows how to get into Soul Society is Rokongai's top pyrotechnist. Furthermore, she is the older sister of Ganju, who appeared the previous night on a boar. Kukaku explains how she will get them into Soul Society. She will gather their spiritual energy and form it into a giant ball and fire it like a cannon into the skies over Soul Society. Although it sounds...

With some advice from Ganju, Ichigo is finally able to control his spiritual energy in order to create the Cannonball. Now that they are ready to go, Yoruichi gives the group directions on what to do when they get to Soul Society. But Ichigo is totally spent from practice and falls asleep. Next to the sleeping Ichigo, Ganju feverishly practices the words that will control the Cannonball. He has...

The Cannonball is launched, and Ichigo and company make it over Seireitai. But because Ichigo is unable to control his spiritual power, they become stuck within the shakonaku (Soul Shield Membrane). Ichigo and the others desperately try to collect their spiritual energy, but in that instant, the Cannonball explodes and everyone begins a descent towards Seireitei -- Ishida with Orihime, Chad,...

Inside the Seireitei, orders are given and a full-fledged search for the Ryoka is called into action. Rukia is transferred to the Shishinro Repentance Cell to await her execution and it is becomes more imperative that Ichigo and his fellow Ryoka learn of her whereabouts soon. Ichigo and Ikkaku's fight dramatically comes to a close; Ganju and Yumichika challenge each other's tempers during their...

Forced to stay alert and on their toes. Ichigo and the others continue to be hunted by Soul Reapers. Uryu and Orihime struggle to outwit Squad 11's Captain Zaraki and Lieutenant Yachiru in their ongoing chase, but end up in an even more threatening encounter with Jirobo, a towering Soul Reaper, who quickly identifies Uryu as a Quincy. Yumichika's obsession with vanity is amplified as Ganju...

Uryu's days of training pay off as he is able to protect Orihime and himself from Jirobo and his zanpaku-to, known as Tsunzaki Garasu. Ganju and Ichigo finally run into each other, but each brings with them a trail of angry Soul Reapers. Their attempt to hold the weak and unappreciated Hanataro hostage fails when they learn that he is a member of the weakest squad. Meanwhile, Captain Kurotsuchi...

Hanataro leads Ichigo and Ganju toward the Repentance Cell where Rukia is being imprisoned using an underground network of sewage system passageways. As Hanataro guides them, he recounts the stories that Rukia had told him about her time in the world of the living with Ichigo. Upon their arrival just outside the White Tower, Renji Abarai appears and challenges Ichigo to a fight to the finish....

As Renji and Ichigo engage in battle, Ichigo remembers his days of intensive training under Urahara prior to entering the Seireitei. Ichigo is forced to face and overcome his biggest fears as he proves that he has indeed developed into a opponent strong enough to face Renji.

Renji faces defeat, and in his last living moments, recalls his youth, struggling as a poor street kid with Rukia in "Hanging Dog" aka the Seventy-Eighth District of South Rukongai. He describes how they both came to move to the Seireitei to become Soul Reapers, and Rukia's adoption into the noble Kuchiki family. As Renji struggles to atone for the sins of his life, he blames himself for...

Back in the world of the living, Karin and Yuzu find themselves entrusted with a mysterious cat that falls from the sky which draws the attention of a number of deadly Hollows. Along with Jinta and Ururu, they are recruited by television personality Don Kanonji to learn how to fight bad spirits and protect their town. Although they are skeptical about working under Don Kanonji's leadership,...

After word spreads of Renji's defeat, an all-out war is declared on the Ryoka, allowing all Captains of the Seiretei permission to carry and release their zanpaku-tos. However, Momo Hinamori becomes increasingly suspicious about the changes taking place around her. In the underground sewage tunnels of the Seireitei, Hanataro continues to treat Ichigo's wounds inflicted during his battle with...

When Captain Aizen is discovered slain and hung, Hinamori quickly suspects Ichimaru. In a bout of revenge, Hinamori tries to attack Ichimaru, but is stopped first by Lieutenant Kira and then by Toshiro Hitsugaya, the captain of Squad 10. Ichigo and Ganju continue to receive healing treatments from Hanatoro until they are well enough to continue their journey to the White Tower. Meanwhile, Chad...

As Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanataro make their way to the top of the Senzaikyu staircase, they sense an unprecedented, vast amount of unrecognizable spirit energy. The source of this spirit energy reveals itself as Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of Squad 11, who Ichigo had been earlier warned of during his battle with Ikkaku Madarame.

Chad's journey to the Senzaikyu is interrupted by the Captain of Squad 8, Shunsui Kyouraka. Kyouraka's laid-back mentality and attempt to convince Chad to retreat irks Chad and tries his patience. Chad realizes that time is of the essence and that he must proceed to meet the rest of the Ryoka. As Chad starts to battle, he has flashbacks to the world of the living where he is reminded of his...

Chad continues to persevere against Captain Kyouraka. Ichigo, still battling Captain Zaraki at the Senzaikyu, senses a loss of Chad's Spirit Energy and fears for the worst. Ichigo grows angrier and more determined as his sense of responsibility for the rest of the Ryoka increases, leading him to stand up to Zaraki in battle...

After being attacked by Captain Zaraki's sword, while lying weak on the ground, Ichigo is greeted by a metaphysical version of his zanpaku-to, Zangetsu. Zangetsu takes Ichigo to develop his understanding about the nature of his zanpaku-to. When Ichigo calls a surprised Captain Zaraki into battle again, he has a renewed confidence in the strength of his fight.

Ichigo and Captain Zaraki lie motionless on the ground after their battle. Zaraki admits defeat and remains alive just long enough to recount his meeting with Yachiru. Yoruichi finds Ichigo and takes him away for treatment. Ganju and Hanataro continue toward the White Tower to save Rukia. When they arrive in Rukia's holding cell, Ganju realizes that Rukia is not who he expected her to be...

Yoruichi's true form is revealed, much to Ichigo's surprise. Ichigo finds a mysterious mask that he remembered Hanatoro throwing into an underground tunnel. Sensing great Spirit Energy near the Repentance Cell, Ichigo defies Yoruichi's orders and flees to assist Ganju and Hanatoro. Captain Kuchiki and Captain Ukitake are both surprised by Ichigo's Captain-like level of Spirit Energy. Rukia is...