BLEACH
Season: 1
Episode: 1
The Day I Became a Shinigami
Air Date:05/10/2004
Fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki has the uncanny ability to see ghosts, but otherwise lives an ordinary life. However, once a Shinigami named Rukia Kuchiki appears before him, everything changes.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromi Okazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Kasahara
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Rieko Oiwa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Tomoshige Inayoshi
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kinuko Izumi
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryou Nakaya
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Ishino
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiko Saito
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Opening/Ending Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ko Hyo soon
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kayoko Koitabashi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Aki Sawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shinji Sugiyama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Mari Sasagawa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hideaki Kita
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Park Jong im
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Harumi Suwa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Mariko Nakayama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sawako Takagi
Role: Art Designer
Department: Art
Name: Park Yong-Il
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: You Choong Hyun
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Mio Isshiki
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Guest Stars
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Isshin Kurosaki (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character: Karin Kurosaki (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Ayumi Sena
Character: Yuzu Kurosaki (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomoe Hanba
Character: Pigtailed Ghost (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Yutaka Aoyama
Character: Toshirin (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Shouto Kashii
Character: Mitchan (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Koichi Kuriyama
Character: Citizen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Yasuhiro
Character: Citizen (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 2
A Shinigami's Work
Air Date:12/10/2004
After becoming a Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki refuses to help Rukia Kuchiki with her work as the local Shinigami of Karakura Town.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuguyuki Kubo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Neriki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuichi Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Saruwatari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunobu Hoshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eitaro Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamoru Otake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadakatsu Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Komori
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Guest Stars
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Isshin Kurosaki (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Noda
Character: Tatsuki Arisawa (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rina Sato
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Masakazu Morita
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Hiroki Yasumoto
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Fumiko Orikasa
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Yuki Matsuoka
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Chafurin
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Yuji Ueda
Character: Sora Inoue (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 3
The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish
Air Date:19/10/2004
When a Hollowfied Sora Inoue attacks his younger sister, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki set out to save her.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Haruo Miyagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takahiro Miura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Miyoshi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideaki Kudo
Role: Art Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 4
Cursed Parakeet
Air Date:26/10/2004
When Yasutora Sado receives a parakeet that contains the Soul of a young boy, it is up to Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki to protect him from the Hollow that is after them.
Crew
Name: Takushi Kimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Ishihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hwang Il-jin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ikeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidehito Ueda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Hisao Muramatsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hironori Sawada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuteru Kubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Guest Stars
Name: Masakazu Morita
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Wataru Hatano
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Makoto Tsumura
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Fumiko Orikasa
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Chafurin
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 5
Beat the Invisible Enemy!
Air Date:02/11/2004
Rukia Kuchiki and Yasutora Sado team up to take on the Hollow Shrieker.
Crew
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Chiba
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Ootsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuru Obunai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Michinori Chiba
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideaki Kudo
Role: Art Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 6
Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo
Air Date:09/11/2004
At Rukia Kuchiki's behest, Ichigo Kurosaki puts an artificial soul in his body to take care of it and not arouse suspicion while he carries out his Substitute Shinigami duties, but the artificial soul has its own agenda.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumi Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Otsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asami Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Guest Stars
Name: Masakazu Morita
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Character: Tessai Tsukabishi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Fumiko Orikasa
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Noda
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Noriko Shitaya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Shin-ichiro Miki
Character: Kisuke Urahara (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 7
Greetings from a Stuffed Lion
Air Date:16/11/2004
Ichigo Kurosaki becomes friends with the Modified Soul, Kon, and puts him into a plushie.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Akira Shimizu
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Murayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rieko Akasaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hisao Muramatsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Hirabayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiyasu Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Hagimori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Guest Stars
Name: Masakazu Morita
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Character: Tessai Tsukabishi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Fumiko Orikasa
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Takuya Kirimoto
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Noriko Shitaya
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 8
June 17, Memories in the Rain
Air Date:23/11/2004
Ichigo Kurosaki goes to his mother's grave with the rest of his family.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Junko Noda
Character: Tatsuki Arisawa (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Takuya Kirimoto
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Sayaka Ohara
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Yuki Matsuoka
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Chafurin
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 9
Unbeatable Enemy
Air Date:30/11/2004
Ichigo Kurosaki battles against Grand Fisher.
Episode: 10
Assault on Trip at Sacred Ground!
Air Date:07/12/2004
While grudgingly attending Don Kanonji's show with the rest of his family, Ichigo Kurosaki is forced to fight a Hollow inadvertently created by Don Kanonji himself.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoko Nakano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kayano Tomizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masayoshi Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiaki Kouta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 11
The Legendary Quincy
Air Date:14/12/2004
Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Uryū Ishida, a Quincy.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuguyuki Kubo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Neriki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Saruwatari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunobu Hoshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eitaro Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamoru Otake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadakatsu Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Komori
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidehiko Okano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaharu Tada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 12
A Gentle Right Arm
Air Date:21/12/2004
As Ichigo Kurosaki begins his duel with Uryū Ishida, Yasutora Sado gains a new power.
Crew
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eitaro Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Chiba
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Ishii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidehiko Okano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Hideaki Kudo
Role: Art Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 13
Flower and Hollow
Air Date:28/12/2004
Orihime Inoue gains a new power in order to protect Tatsuki Arisawa.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Character: Tessai Tsukabishi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Daisuke Kishio
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Noda
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Yoko Soumi
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 14
Back to Back, a Fight to the Death!
Air Date:11/01/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida work together to defeat a Menos Grande.
Crew
Episode: 15
Kon's Great Plan
Air Date:18/01/2005
Kon decides to run away from the Kurosaki Clinic as Soul Society comes after Rukia Kuchiki.
Episode: 16
The Encounter, Abarai Renji!
Air Date:25/01/2005
Two Shinigami, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai and Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, arrive in the Human World to take Rukia Kuchiki back to the Soul Society.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumi Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Otsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asami Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motosuke Takahashi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motosuke Takahashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 17
Ichigo Dies!
Air Date:01/02/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki loses his Shinigami powers and Rukia Kuchiki is taken back to Soul Society.
Crew
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhisa Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 18
Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami!
Air Date:08/02/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his training with Kisuke Urahara to regain his Shinigami powers and save Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Character: Tessai Tsukabishi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Noriko Shitaya
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 19
Ichigo Becomes a Hollow!
Air Date:15/02/2005
Kisuke Urahara helps Ichigo Kurosaki regain his Shinigami powers.
Episode: 20
Ichimaru Gin's Shadow
Air Date:22/02/2005
After completing their training, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends depart to Soul Society to rescue Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Kiyoyuki Yanada
Character: Tessai Tsukabishi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Katsuyuki Konishi
Character: Shuhei Hisagi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Character: Kaname Tōsen (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Rie Kugimiya
Character:
Department: Acting
Name: Koji Yusa
Character: Gin Ichimaru (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Noda
Character:
Department: Acting
Episode: 21
Enter! The World of the Shinigami
Air Date:01/03/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter Soul Society.
Crew
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eitaro Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideaki Kudo
Role: Art Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 22
The Man who Hates Shinigami
Air Date:08/03/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends are forced to find another way into Seireitei due to 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru's intervention.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shinji Saruwatari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamoru Otake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoko Nakano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 23
14 Days Before Rukia's Execution
Air Date:15/03/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter the household of the Shiba Clan.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Okuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 24
Assemble! The 13 Divisions
Air Date:22/03/2005
As Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends begin their preparations to get into the Seireitei, the Gotei 13 captains assemble for a meeting.
Episode: 25
Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?
Air Date:29/03/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter the Seireitei.
Episode: 26
Formation! The Worst Tag
Air Date:05/04/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends are scattered throughout the Seireitei, where they encounter new enemies.
Crew
Name: Takushi Kimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hisao Muramatsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsunobu Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jung kun Kim
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Ki-suck
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hwang Ki jin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jung Ji-moon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 27
Release the Death Blow!
Air Date:12/04/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki completes his battle with 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame while his friends continue to progress through the Seireitei.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tadashi Fukuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuo Horii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Okuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masanao Bessho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junichi Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 28
Orihime Targeted
Air Date:19/04/2005
Ganju Shiba wins his battle against 11th Division 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa while Uryū Ishida begins his own.
Crew
Name: Keizo Kusakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsutomu Ohshiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiji Kishimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinori Inami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masatomo Sugawara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiji Kishimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yohko Ariizumi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsutomu Miyazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yang Kwang-seock
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nozomu Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 29
Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net
Air Date:26/04/2005
Uryū Ishida defeats 7th Division 4th Seat Jirōbō Ikkanzaka while Ichigo Kurosaki and Ganju Shiba encounter 4th Division 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada, who personally knows Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kayoko Yabuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sayuri Sugito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 30
Renji's Confrontation
Air Date:03/05/2005
Having been led to the base of Senzaikyū, Ichigo Kurosaki begins his rematch with 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumi Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Otsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asami Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motosuke Takahashi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motosuke Takahashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 31
The Resolution to Kill
Air Date:10/05/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai conclude their rematch.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sansai Onogi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukimi Isozaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misa Kuwahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 32
Stars and the Stray
Air Date:17/05/2005
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai remembers his past with Rukia Kuchiki and begs Ichigo Kurosaki to save her in his stead.
Crew
Name: Takushi Kimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Yong-sun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsunobu Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 33
Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero
Air Date:26/05/2005
In the Human World, Yuzu Kurosaki finds a cat named Raku and is drawn into an adventure with Don Kanonji and his Karakura-Raizer Team.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Chiaki Kon
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Ootsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhisa Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidehiko Sawada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kayano Tomizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sayuri Sugito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chiaki Kon
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 34
Tragedy of Dawn
Air Date:01/06/2005
As the Gotei 13 reacts to 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai's defeat, Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto declares war against the Ryoka.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuo Horii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Ishii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiaki Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 35
Aizen Assassinated! The Darkness which Approaches
Air Date:07/06/2005
While the Gotei 13 deals with the death of 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen, Ichigo Kurosaki and his group attempt to enter Senzaikyū once again.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Miyoshi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Osamu Sakata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuyuki Matsubara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Gou Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryozo Sugiyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaki Kamiguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 36
Zaraki Kenpachi Approaches!
Air Date:14/06/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Crew
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 37
Motive of the Fist
Air Date:21/06/2005
Yasutora Sado battles with 8th Division captain, Shunsui Kyōraku.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Ishii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misa Kuwahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 38
Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu
Air Date:28/06/2005
As the high-ranking members of the Gotei 13 continue to react to 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen's murder, Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Crew
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jung Ji-moon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hong Jung eun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Song Yu-bang
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Heo Gwi yeon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Ju-hak
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Jung-keun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Emi Hirano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuya Soma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 39
The Immortal Man
Air Date:05/07/2005
After learning to access the power of Zangetsu in addition to his own, Ichigo Kurosaki concludes his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiaki Kouta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshitaka Kohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hisashi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryou Nakaya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 40
The Shinigami whom Ganju Met
Air Date:12/07/2005
While 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi reminisces about her history with her captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, Ganju Shiba and 4th Division 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada reach Rukia Kuchiki's cell in Senzaikyū.
Crew
Name: Ryo Miyata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Reiko Nozaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Baba
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiro Kikuchi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Nomura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masafumi Tamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Ninagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Terao
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoki Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Ikekawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 41
Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia
Air Date:19/07/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki arrives at the White Tower and reunites with Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiaki Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 42
Yoruichi, Goddess of Flash, Dances!
Air Date:26/07/2005
Yoruichi Shihōin saves Ichigo Kurosaki and decides to help him attain Bankai.
Crew
Name: Akira Iwanaga
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tsutomu Ohshiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiji Kishimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiji Kishimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsutomu Miyazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nozomu Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsushi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 43
The Despicable Shinigami
Air Date:02/08/2005
Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue are confronted by 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumi Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Otsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asami Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motosuke Takahashi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 44
Ishida Ultimate Power!
Air Date:09/08/2005
Uryū Ishida removes his Sanrei Glove to defeat 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
Crew
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Osamu Sakata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Nishimura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 45
Overcome Your Limits!
Air Date:16/08/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his Bankai Training.
Crew
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Akira Shimizu
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tomomi Murayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Hirabayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Hidenori Inokari
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 46
Authentic Records! School of Shinigami
Air Date:23/08/2005
5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori recalls her past at the Shin'ō Academy.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Miyoshi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Aritomi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shigeyuki Miya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 47
The Avengers
Air Date:30/08/2005
As Ichigo Kurosaki continues his Bankai Training, 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori confronts 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya over the contents of the letter left by her captain, Sōsuke Aizen.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Shimoda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Hatta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 48
Hitsugaya Roars!
Air Date:06/09/2005
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru.
Crew
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 49
Rukia's Nightmare
Air Date:13/09/2005
Rukia Kuchiki recalls her past with Kaien Shiba.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuo Horii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidehiko Sawada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiaki Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Ishino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 50
The Reviving Lion
Air Date:20/09/2005
The Karakura Superheroes come together once more and fight a Hollow.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kaori Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Miyagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takato Fukuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mieko Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naomi Utsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 51
Morning of the Sentence
Air Date:27/09/2005
As the day of Rukia Kuchiki's execution arrives, various groups around the Seireitei move out and clash with one another.
Crew
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yoshinori Odaka
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuki Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinori Inami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masatomo Sugawara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsutomu Miyazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nozomu Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Seong Beum
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeru Ishii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Shirojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Matsui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 52
Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya
Air Date:04/10/2005
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai battles his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki.
Episode: 53
Ichimaru Gin's Temptation, Resolution Shattered
Air Date:04/10/2005
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and his subordinates battle the 7th and 9th Division captains and lieutenants.
Episode: 54
An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!
Air Date:18/10/2005
Rukia Kuchiki's execution ceremony commences, but does not proceed as planned.
Episode: 55
The Strongest Shinigami! Ultimate Confrontation Between Teacher and Students
Air Date:25/10/2005
After the interruption of Rukia Kuchiki's execution, battles commence all across the Seireitei.
Episode: 56
Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle
Air Date:01/11/2005
Yoruichi Shihōin battles 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng.
Episode: 57
Senbonzakura, Crushed! Zangetsu Thrusts through the Sky
Air Date:08/11/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Byakuya Kuchiki continue their battle.
Episode: 58
Unseal! The Black Blade, the Miraculous Power
Air Date:15/11/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki activate their Bankai.
Episode: 59
Conclusion of the Death Match! White Pride and Black Desire
Air Date:22/11/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki's battle reaches its conclusion.
Episode: 60
Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung
Air Date:06/12/2005
A conspiracy connecting several recent events in Soul Society is revealed.
Episode: 61
Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions
Air Date:13/12/2005
4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu informs the Gotei 13 that Sōsuke Aizen is alive as the latter reveals his machinations.
Episode: 62
Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami!
Air Date:20/12/2005
5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen removes the Hōgyoku from Rukia Kuchiki's Soul and retreats to Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 63
Rukia's Resolution, Ichigo's Feelings
Air Date:10/01/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends say their goodbyes in Soul Society before heading back home through the Dangai.
Episode: 64
New School Term, Renji Has Come to the Material World?!
Air Date:17/01/2006
As the lives of Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends begin to return to normal, three mysterious figures appear and abduct Orihime Inoue.
Episode: 65
Creeping Terror, the Second Victim
Air Date:24/01/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, Yasutora Sado, and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai are forced to play a game in order to find Orihime Inoue.
Episode: 66
Breakthrough! The Trap Hidden in the Labyrinth
Air Date:31/01/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki, Lieutenant Renji Abarai, and Uryū Ishida must navigate a labyrinth in order to free their friends.
Episode: 67
Death Game! The Missing Classmate
Air Date:07/02/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends must deduce the identity of an impostor in their midst.
Episode: 68
True Identity of the Devil, the Secret which Is Revealed
Air Date:14/02/2006
The truth about the Mod-Souls is revealed as a new enemy appears.
Episode: 69
Bount! The Ones Who Hunt Souls
Air Date:14/02/2006
The Mod-Souls receive new bodies as Ichigo Kurosaki encounters a Bount for the first time.
Episode: 70
Rukia's Return! Revival of the Substitute Team!
Air Date:21/02/2006
Two new Bount appear as one takes an interest in Uryū Ishida.
Episode: 71
The Moment of Collision! An Evil Hand Draws Near to the Quincy
Air Date:07/03/2006
With Ryō Utagawa attempting to devour his Soul, Uryū Ishida finds himself abducted and saved by Yoshino Sōma.
Crew
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Retsu Ohkawara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Miyagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Ikematsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masataka Akai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chika Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Kawai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 72
Water Attack! Escape from the Shutdown Hospital
Air Date:14/03/2006
While Uryū Ishida is in the hospital, his friends must fight two Bount who can control water.
Episode: 73
Gathering Bounts! The Man Who Makes His Move
Air Date:28/03/2006
Ganju Shiba and 4th Division 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada help conclude the fight against Hō and Ban.
Episode: 74
Memories of an Eternally Living Clan
Air Date:28/03/2006
Uryū Ishida gets to know Yoshino Sōma while 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and his lieutenant, Yachiru Kusajishi, discover that a former member of their division is in Karakura Town.
Episode: 75
Earth-Shattering Event at 11th Squad! The Shinigami Who Rises Again
Air Date:04/04/2006
12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi informs the Gotei 13 of his missing data on the Bount while Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends break into the Bount Mansion to save Uryū Ishida.
Episode: 76
Crashing Force! Fried vs. Zangetsu
Air Date:04/04/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki faces off against Ryō Utagawa, who ends up betraying Jin Kariya with the intention of dethroning him.
Episode: 77
Unfading Grudge! The Shinigami whom Kenpachi Killed
Air Date:11/04/2006
Maki Ichinose remembers his past as he and Jin Kariya battle Ichigo Kurosaki.
Episode: 78
Shocking Revelations for the 13 Divisions!! The Truth Buried in History
Air Date:02/05/2006
Uryū Ishida tries to understand more about Yoshino Sōma as Ichigo Kurosaki spars with 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai and Ganju Shiba in order to regain his fighting spirit.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumi Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Otsuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asami Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 79
Yoshino's Decision of Death
Air Date:09/05/2006
Yoshino Sōma makes a final stand against Jin Kariya in order to redeem herself.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shoko Kushibiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masataka Akai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Iimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chika Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Osamu Sakata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 80
Assault from a Formidable Enemy! A Tiny Final Line of Defense?!
Air Date:16/05/2006
At Kisuke Urahara's request, Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba prepare anti-Bount traps around the Kurosaki Clinic, but are angered when Ichigo Kurosaki brushes them off as pointless and unhelpful.
Episode: 81
Hitsugaya Moves! The Attacked City
Air Date:23/05/2006
The Bitto' attack Karakura Town, allowing the Bount to grow stronger, while 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya briefs his strike force on their mission in Soul Society.
Episode: 82
Ichigo vs. Dalk! Appearance of the Faded Darkness
Air Date:30/05/2006
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai fights off the Bitto, who are quickly recalled, while Ichigo Kurosaki battles Gō Koga's Doll, Dalk, in her new form.
Episode: 83
Grey Shadow, the Secret of the Dolls
Air Date:06/06/2006
Gō Koga tells Ichigo Kurosaki that he reminds him of a boy from his past, Cain, whom Koga was assigned to train by Jin Kariya until tragedy struck.
Episode: 84
Dissension in the Substitute Team? Rukia's Betrayal
Air Date:13/06/2006
3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira fends off Gō Koga's Doll, Dalk, while Mabashi arrives to take over for a struggling Yoshi.
Episode: 85
Deadly Battle of Tears! Rukia vs. Orihime
Air Date:13/06/2006
Mabashi uses his Doll, Ritz, to take control of Rukia Kuchiki's body and force her to fight her friends.
Episode: 86
Rangiku Dances! Slice the Invisible Enemy!
Air Date:20/06/2006
Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto, Yasutora Sado, Noba, and Ururu Tsumugiya face off against the old Bount, Sawatari, and his Doll, Baura.
Episode: 87
Byakuya is summoned! The Gotei 13 start to move!
Air Date:04/07/2006
Sawatari retreats while an invisible intruder enters Soul Society. Uryū Ishida remembers training to become a Quincy.
Episode: 88
Annihilation of the Lieutenants!? Trap in the Underground Cave
Air Date:11/07/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and company head off to the Bounts' cave, only to encounter Ugaki's Doll, Gesell.
Episode: 89
Rematch?! Ishida vs. Nemu
Air Date:18/07/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and friends continue to fight Gesell as Lieutenant Nemu Kurotsuchi presents Uryū Ishida with a battle accessory.
Episode: 90
Renji Abarai, Bankai of the Soul!
Air Date:25/07/2006
Gesell turns on its master. Ichigo Kurosaki attempts to fight Jin Kariya with little success.
Episode: 91
Shinigami and Quincy, the Reviving Power
Air Date:01/08/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki initiates Bankai, but Uryū Ishida completes the Bounts' portal, allowing them to enter Soul Society.
Episode: 92
Invasion of the Shinigami World, Again
Air Date:08/08/2006
The Bounts arrive in Soul Society. Rukia Kuchiki meets up with Yoshi once more.
Episode: 93
The Bount Assault! The Gotei 13 of Destructive Earthquake
Air Date:15/08/2006
Rukia Kuchiki squares off against Yoshi. Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto informs the other captains of the Bounts' origins.
Episode: 94
Hitsugaya's Decision! The Clash Approaches
Air Date:22/08/2006
Jin Kariya recruits men from Kusajishi as Ichigo Kurosaki and friends finally arrive at Kūkaku Shiba's house.
Episode: 95
Byakuya Takes the Field! Dance of the Wind-Splitting Cherry Blossoms
Air Date:05/09/2006
Captain Byakuya Kuchiki battles Jin Kariya when Ichigo Kurosaki shows up to help.
Episode: 96
Ichigo, Byakuya, Kariya, The Battle of the Three Extremes!
Air Date:12/09/2006
As Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Byakuya Kuchiki continue to fight a continuously healing Jin Kariya, Ran'Tao shows up, prompting Kariya to leave.
Episode: 97
Hitsugaya Strikes! Slice the Enemy in the Middle of the Forest
Air Date:19/09/2006
Ran'Tao reveals the reason for her resemblance to Yoshino Sōma as Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya faces off against Maki Ichinose.
Episode: 98
Clash! Kenpachi Zaraki vs. Maki Ichinose
Air Date:04/10/2006
Captain Kenpachi Zaraki arrives to stop Maki Ichinose.
Episode: 99
Shinigami vs. Shinigami! The Uncontrollable Power
Air Date:11/10/2006
The Bounts break into Seireitei and Captain Suì-Fēng encounters Mabashi.
Episode: 100
Suì-Fēng Dies? The Last of the Special Forces
Air Date:18/10/2006
Captain Suì-Fēng survives her poisoning by using her own poison to nullify Mabashi's, and kills Mabashi.
Episode: 101
Mayuri's Bankai!! Sawatari: Clash of the Demon
Air Date:01/11/2006
Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, of the 12th Division, battles against the Bount, Sawatari.
Episode: 102
The Last Quincy! The Exploding Power
Air Date:08/11/2006
As Jin Kariya looks for the Jokai Crest, Uryū Ishida battles the Bount, Yoshi.
Episode: 103
Ishida, Exceeding the Limits to Attack!
Air Date:15/11/2006
As Uryū Ishida defeats the Bount, Yoshi, Jin Kariya prepares to destroy the Soul Society.
Episode: 104
10th Division's Death Struggle! The Release of Hyōrinmaru
Air Date:22/11/2006
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles against the Bount, Gō Koga.
Episode: 105
Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation
Air Date:29/11/2006
As the Shinigami learn more about the Jōkaishō, Ran'Tao confronts Jin Kariya.
Episode: 106
Life and Revenge! Ishida, the Ultimate Choice
Air Date:06/12/2006
Uryū Ishida confronts the Bount, Jin Kariya.
Episode: 107
The Swung-Down Edge! The Moment of Ruin
Air Date:13/12/2006
As Ichigo Kurosaki and Jin Kariya battle each other, the Shinigami look for the other Jōkaishō to re-seal them.
Episode: 108
The Wailing Bount! The Last Clash
Air Date:20/12/2006
The battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Jin Kariya concludes.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Haruo Miyagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuji Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chika Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuo Horii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yasuhiro Okuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 109
Ichigo and Rukia, Thoughts in the Revolving Around Heaven
Air Date:04/01/2007
Following the battle with the Bounts, things slowly return to normal.
Crew
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoko Soeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 110
Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student
Air Date:10/01/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki goes back to slaying Hollows in the Human World, but he is soon confronted by Shinji Hirako - a Visored.
Crew
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hye-Ran Shin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Won Tae-sung
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Park Boo-kang
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiko Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Ju-seok
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoon Suk Hue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 111
Shock! The Father's True Identity
Air Date:17/01/2007
Isshin Kurosaki reveals himself as a Shinigami and fights Grand Fisher.
Crew
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Eitarou Ano
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hironori Sawada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akiko Tanada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 112
The Commencement of War, Vizards and the Arrancars
Air Date:24/01/2007
Information on the Visored and Arrancar is revealed.
Episode: 113
Prelude to the Apocalypse, The Arrancar's Offensive
Air Date:31/01/2007
Arrancar arrive in the Human World.
Crew
Episode: 114
Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia and Soul Reapers
Air Date:07/02/2007
The Arrancar leave the Human World while the Gotei 13 send help to protect the Human World.
Episode: 115
Mission! The Soul Reapers Have Come
Air Date:14/02/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki regains his confidence to fight again. Later, more facts about the Arrancar are revealed.
Episode: 116
The Evil Eye, Aizen Returns
Air Date:21/02/2007
The Arrancar arrive in the Human World, again.
Episode: 117
Rukia's Battle Commences! The Freezing White Blade
Air Date:28/02/2007
Rukia Kuchiki battles against the Arrancar, Di Roy Rinker.
Crew
Episode: 118
Ikkaku's Bankai! The Power That Breaks Everything
Air Date:07/03/2007
3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame battles against the Arrancar, Edrad Liones.
Crew
Episode: 119
Zaraki Division's Secret Story! The Lucky Men
Air Date:21/03/2007
3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame recalls when he joined the 11th Division.
Episode: 120
Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru
Air Date:28/03/2007
The battles with the Arrancar continue.
Episode: 121
Clash! The Protector vs. The Bearer
Air Date:11/04/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez battle each other.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Akira Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Iimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Shimazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumi Ichiguchi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 122
Vizard! The Power of the Awakened
Air Date:18/04/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki goes to where the Visored are in hopes of learning how to control his Hollowfication.
Episode: 123
Ichigo, Complete Hollowification!?
Air Date:25/04/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki begins training to control his Hollowfication.
Episode: 124
Collision! Black Bankai and the White Bankai
Air Date:02/05/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with his inner Hollow.
Crew
Episode: 125
Urgent Report! Aizen's Terrifying Plan!
Air Date:09/05/2007
As Ichigo Kurosaki successfully controls his Hollow, Sōsuke Aizen's plans are revealed.
Episode: 126
Uryū vs. Ryūken! Clash of the Parent-Child Quincys
Air Date:16/05/2007
As Ichigo Kurosaki is informed of Sōsuke Aizen's plans, Uryū Ishida finishes his training.
Episode: 127
Urahara's Decision, Orihime's Thoughts
Air Date:30/05/2007
Orihime Inoue is told that she won't be allowed to fight in the upcoming battles.
Episode: 128
The Nightmare Arrancar! Team Hitsugaya Moves Out
Air Date:06/06/2007
The Shinigami in the Human World find a boy named Shōta Toyokawa.
Episode: 129
The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary! The Propagation of Malice
Air Date:13/06/2007
The Shinigami help out Shōta Toyokawa and Yui Toyokawa.
Episode: 130
The Invisible Enemy! Hitsugaya's Merciless Decision
Air Date:20/06/2007
The Shinigami look for the Cloning Arrancar.
Episode: 131
Rangiku's Tears, the Sorrowful Parting of Brother and Sister
Air Date:27/06/2007
The Shinigami face off against the Cloning Arrancar.
Episode: 132
Hitsugaya, Karin, and Soccer Ball
Air Date:04/07/2007
Karin Kurosaki tries to get Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya to help her win an upcoming soccer match.
Crew
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunobu Hoshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Nagamine
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Iimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Kan-min
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 133
Ikkaku: The Hot-Blooded Kendo Tale
Air Date:11/07/2007
3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame helps a school student named Shinji Iijima win a Kendō tournament.
Episode: 134
The Beautiful Patissier, Yumichika!
Air Date:18/07/2007
5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa helps a Plus named Heita Momoyama bake a cake for his mother.
Episode: 135
Kon is Deceived! Rangiku on the Lookout...
Air Date:25/07/2007
Kon is forced to live with a girl named Miyuki.
Episode: 136
Civil War in Hueco Mundo! Ulquiorra's Death
Air Date:08/08/2007
Several Arrancar betray Sōsuke Aizen and steal the Hōgyoku.
Episode: 137
The Malicious Battle, Aizen's Trap
Air Date:22/08/2007
The rogue Arrancar are defeated by the Shinigami.
Episode: 138
Hueco Mundo moves again! Hitsugaya vs. Yammy
Air Date:29/08/2007
Several Arrancar head into the Human World.
Episode: 139
Ichigo vs. Grimmjow, the 11-second battle!
Air Date:05/09/2007
As the battles with the Arrancar continue, Ichigo Kurosaki shows off his new power.
Episode: 140
Ulquiorra's Scheme, the Moment when the Sun Sets!
Air Date:12/09/2007
The battles conclude as the Arrancar head back into Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 141
Goodbye..., Kurosaki!
Air Date:19/09/2007
Orihime Inoue says goodbye to Ichigo Kurosaki before leaving for Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 142
Strict Order! The Forbidden Rescue of Orihime Inoue
Air Date:26/09/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki learns of Orihime Inoue's disappearance and decides to rescue her.
Episode: 143
Grimmjow Revived
Air Date:03/10/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado head to Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 144
Ishida and Chad, The Quickening of a New Power
Air Date:17/10/2007
Uryū Ishida and Yasutora Sado show off their new strength after arriving in Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 145
The Espada Gather! Aizen's Royal Assembly
Air Date:24/10/2007
As Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends head to Las Noches, Sōsuke Aizen holds a meeting with the Espada.
Episode: 146
The Name's Nel! The Appearance of a Strange Arrancar
Air Date:31/10/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki meets the Arrancar Nel Tu and a Guardian causes some trouble.
Crew
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Hirakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Akita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Haruka Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tamako Miyanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyako Nishida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromi Kawamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumi Sudarehata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masao Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 147
Forest of Menos! Search for the Missing Rukia
Air Date:07/11/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and the others are forced into the Forest of Menos.
Episode: 148
Ashido, The Soul Reaper Who Came from the Past
Air Date:14/11/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and the others continue exploring the Forest of Menos.
Episode: 149
Through the Crumbling Forest, a Million Menos
Air Date:21/11/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and the others escape the Forest of Menos.
Episode: 150
Oath! Back Here Alive Again
Air Date:28/11/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and his group arrive in Las Noches.
Episode: 151
The Raging Storm! Encounter with the Dancing Arrancar
Air Date:05/12/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki battles against the Arrancar, Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio.
Episode: 152
Ichigo Strikes Back! This Is My Bankai
Air Date:12/12/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki concludes his battle with Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio.
Episode: 153
The Devilish Research! Szayelaporro's Plan
Air Date:19/12/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and the others continue going on through Las Noches.
Episode: 154
Rukia and Kaien, the Sorrowful Reunion
Air Date:26/12/2007
Rukia Kuchiki reunites with her deceased mentor, Kaien Shiba.
Episode: 155
Rukia Retaliates! Release the Desperate Kidō
Air Date:09/01/2008
As Rukia Kuchiki battles Kaien Shiba, she struggles with wondering on whether or not he's truly Kaien.
Episode: 156
Ishida & Pesche, the United Attack of Friendship
Air Date:16/01/2008
Uryū Ishida and Pesche Guatiche battle against Cirucci Sanderwicci.
Episode: 157
Ishida's Trump Card, Seele Schneider
Air Date:23/01/2008
Uryū Ishida battles Cirucci Sanderwicci with a new weapon called Seele Schneider.
Episode: 158
Right Arm of the Giant, Left Arm of the Devil
Air Date:30/01/2008
Yasutora Sado realizes his true power and battles against Gantenbainne Mosqueda.
Episode: 159
Yasutora Sado Dies! Orihime's Tears
Air Date:06/02/2008
Yasutora Sado is defeated by Nnoitra Gilga and Lieutenant Renji Abarai is confronted by the Espada Szayelaporro Granz.
Crew
Episode: 160
Testament, Your Heart is Right Here...
Air Date:13/02/2008
Rukia Kuchiki recalls her past with Kaien Shiba before she kills Aaroniero Arruruerie.
Episode: 161
The Cruel Arrancar, Ulquiorra's Provocation
Air Date:20/02/2008
As the Espada react to the death of Aaroniero Arruruerie, Ichigo Kurosaki is confronted by Ulquiorra Cifer.
Episode: 162
Szayelaporro Laughs, The Net Trapping Renji is Complete
Air Date:27/02/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki battles Ulquiorra Cifer, Lieutenant Renji Abarai struggles with his fight against Szayelaporro Granz.
Episode: 163
Shinigami and Quincy, The Battle with Madness
Air Date:05/03/2008
As Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez saves Orihime Inoue from Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia, Uryū Ishida joins Lieutenant Renji Abarai's battle against Szayelaporro Granz.
Episode: 164
Ishida's Strategy, 20-Second Offense and Defense
Air Date:12/03/2008
While Uryū Ishida and Lieutenant Renji Abarai continue their battle against Szayelaporro Granz, Ichigo Kurosaki is healed by Orihime Inoue.
Episode: 165
The Murderous Intent Boils! The Joyful Grimmjow
Air Date:19/03/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his final battle with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.
Episode: 166
Desperate Effort vs. Desperate Effort! Hollowfied Ichigo
Air Date:09/04/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Orihime Inoue struggles dealing with Ichigo's Hollowfication form.
Crew
Episode: 167
The Moment of Conclusion, The End of Grimmjow
Air Date:16/04/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez conclude their battle.
Episode: 168
The New Captain Appears! His Name Is Shūsuke Amagai
Air Date:23/04/2008
Shūsuke Amagai is appointed as new captain of the 3rd Division.
Episode: 169
New Development, the Dangerous Transfer Student Appears!
Air Date:07/05/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki meets Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and her two Shinigami guards in the Human World.
Episode: 170
Desperate Struggle Under the Moonlit Night, the Mysterious Assassin and Zanpakutō
Air Date:14/05/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki learns more about Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, he is forced to fight off an assassin going after the girl.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Seo Jin-won
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Cha Sang-hoon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yeon Jung Eun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Im Jin-uk
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Park Myoung-hun
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lim Keun-soo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kiyomu Fukuda
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 171
Kenryū, the Profusion of Blooming Crimson Flowers
Air Date:21/05/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki is forced to take care of Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, another assassin attempts to kill her.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Hiramuki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Nagamine
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Bo-min
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eriko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Okuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 172
Kibune Goes to War! The Violent Wind that Rages
Air Date:28/05/2008
Izuru Kira begins to get depressed over the fact that the 3rd Division members like Makoto Kibune more than him.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Akira Shimizu
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koudai Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Iwaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satomi Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Se-chang
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuyasu Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 173
The Appearance of the Great Evil! The Darkness in the House of Kasumiōji
Air Date:04/06/2008
Rurichiyo Kasumiōji is targeted by more assassins after secretly returning to the Soul Society.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroko Kaneda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 174
Break the Mirror's Boundary! Ichigo's Captivity
Air Date:11/06/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki faces off against the assassin Hanza Nukui.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Jang Min-ho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin Min-seop
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 175
The Revenging Assassin, Ichigo is Targeted
Air Date:18/06/2008
Hanza Nukui and his subordinates attack the Human World to kill Ichigo Kurosaki and Rurichiyo Kasumiōji.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hayato Tejima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kyoko Hatta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiichi Ishida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ju Hyun-woo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 176
Mystery! The Sword-Consuming Assassin
Air Date:25/06/2008
The fights with the assassins continue.
Episode: 177
The Reversal of Rukia! The Rampaging Blade
Air Date:25/06/2008
Rukia Kuchiki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado finish their battles against the assassins.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kaori Higuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eriko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 178
The Nightmare Which is Shown, Ichigo's Inside the Mirror
Air Date:02/07/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki finishes his battle with Hanza Nukui.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Nitta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 179
Confrontation!? Amagai vs. Gotei 13
Air Date:09/07/2008
Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto orchestrates a Menos Grande attack on Soul Society to help him decide on Captain Shūsuke Amagai's proposal to have joint training between the Divisions.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Akira Shimizu
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rieko Akasaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuki Kosaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satomi Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shunichi Sakai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Sunagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuyasu Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 180
The Princess's Decision, the Sorrowful Bride
Air Date:16/07/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki heads to the Soul Society to stop Rurichiyo Kasumiōji's wedding.
Episode: 181
The 2nd Division Sorties! Ichigo is Surrounded
Air Date:23/07/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki try to stop Rurichiyo Kasumiōji's wedding, but they end up getting attacked by the Gotei 13 in the process.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Isshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 182
Amagai's True Strength, the Released Zanpakuto!
Air Date:30/07/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki looks for Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, he is confronted by Captain Shūsuke Amagai.
Episode: 183
The Darkness Which Moves! Kibune's True Colors
Air Date:06/08/2008
Lieutenant Izuru Kira and Makoto Kibune face off against each other.
Episode: 184
Kira and Kibune, Offense and Defense of the 3rd Division
Air Date:20/08/2008
Lieutenant Izuru Kira and Makoto Kibune continue their battle.
Episode: 185
Ice and Flame! Fierce Fight of Amagai vs. Hitsugaya
Air Date:27/08/2008
As Lieutenant Izuru Kira concludes his battle with Makoto Kibune, Captain Shūsuke Amagai is forced to battle against Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.
Episode: 186
Sortie Orders! Suppress the House of Kasumiōji
Air Date:03/09/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki is able to save Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, but more problems arise when it is revealed that Captain Shūsuke Amagai was working with Gyōkaku Kumoi.
Episode: 187
Ichigo Rages! The Assassin's Secret
Air Date:10/09/2008
Captain Shūsuke Amagai reveals his true intentions to Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Episode: 188
Duel! Amagai vs. Ichigo
Air Date:17/09/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Shūsuke Amagai battle each other.
Episode: 189
The Fallen Shinigami's Pride
Air Date:07/10/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Shūsuke Amagai conclude their battle.
Episode: 190
Hueco Mundo Chapter, Restart!
Air Date:14/10/2008
Following a lengthy recap of the events since Sōsuke Aizen betrayed Soul Society, Ichigo Kurosaki concludes his duel with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez before being confronted by Nnoitra Gilga.
Episode: 191
The Frightening Banquet, Szayelaporro Theater
Air Date:21/10/2008
Szayelaporro Granz releases his Zanpakutō, while Nnoitra Gilga provides a surprising revelation about the true identity of the Arrancar Nel Tu.
Episode: 192
Nel's Secret, A Busty Beauty Joins the Battle!?
Air Date:28/10/2008
Nel Tu transforms back into her original Espada form.
Episode: 193
Irresistible, Puppet Show of Terror
Air Date:04/11/2008
Szayelaporro Granz demonstrates a new technique, whilst Nnoitra Gilga is taken aback by Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck's onslaught.
Episode: 194
Neliel's Past
Air Date:11/11/2008
Nnoitra Gilga recalls his past with Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck.
Episode: 195
The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness
Air Date:18/11/2008
Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck returns to her child form, leaving Ichigo Kurosaki in the hands of Tesra Lindocruz. Szayelaporro Granz is seemingly impervious to attack, Zommari Rureaux is about to finish off Rukia Kuchiki, whilst the Exequias plan to execute Yasutora Sado.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinobu Ando
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rumi Miyata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miami Ryuu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiki Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayumi Tsukishita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Konno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiichi Nodate
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chizuru Kiuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taeko Ogi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Myeong-geun
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Michinori Shirato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Ishii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 196
Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears
Air Date:25/11/2008
The Gotei 13 come to the rescue of Ichigo Kurosaki and his comrades.
Episode: 197
Byakuya's Bankai, The Quiet Anger
Air Date:02/12/2008
Zommari Rureaux releases his Zanpakutō, forcing Captain Byakuya Kuchiki to take drastic action to avoid defeat.
Crew
Episode: 198
The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap
Air Date:09/12/2008
Captain Byakuya Kuchiki finishes off Zommari Rureaux, while Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi gains the upper hand against Szayelaporro Granz.
Episode: 199
Holy Birth, The Resurrected Szayel Aporro
Air Date:16/12/2008
Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi decides to end his battle against a reborn Szayelaporro Granz.
Crew
Episode: 200
The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra
Air Date:23/12/2008
Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga continue their brawling.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Michiko Yokote
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Yutaka Ito
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shinobu Takahashi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sohei Koizumi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Izumi Wada
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 201
Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms
Air Date:06/01/2009
The battle between Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga becomes more fierce as Nnoitra releases his Zanpakutō.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Eiko Nishi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Akita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hayato Tejima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuichiro Miyake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenta Sawatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ayumi Kawai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 202
Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?
Air Date:13/01/2009
Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga conclude their battle.
Episode: 203
Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus the Soul Reapers
Air Date:20/01/2009
Sōsuke Aizen reveals his plans and heads to Karakura Town.
Episode: 204
Ichigo's Seppuku Persuasion Strategy ☆
Air Date:27/01/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki tries to help out a feuding Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and Kenryū.
Episode: 205
Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows
Air Date:03/02/2009
Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and Kenryū have a kemari match.
Episode: 206
The Past Chapter Begins! The Truth from 110 Years Ago
Air Date:10/02/2009
The past of several Shinigami from 110 years ago is revealed.
Crew
Episode: 207
12th Division's New Captain, Urahara Kisuke
Air Date:17/02/2009
The 12th Division deals with Kisuke Urahara being the new captain.
Crew
Episode: 208
Aizen and the Genius Boy
Air Date:24/02/2009
Captain Kisuke Urahara takes Lieutenant Hiyori Sarugaki to the Nest of Maggots.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Hiramuki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Nitta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyo Yamamoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Eriko Murakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 209
Muguruma 9th Division, Moves Out
Air Date:03/03/2009
The Gotei 13 attempt to figure what's behind the disappearances of Rukongai citizens.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Eiko Nishi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuaki Arito
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 210
Hiyori Dies? The Beginning of Tragedy
Air Date:10/03/2009
Several Gotei 13 captains and lieutenants face off against a Hollowfied Captain Kensei Muguruma and Lieutenant Mashiro Kuna.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Yuko Kobayashi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Rieko Oiwa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sohei Koizumi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ayumi Kawai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 211
Betrayal! Aizen's Secret Maneuvers
Air Date:17/03/2009
Lieutenant Sōsuke Aizen reveals himself as a traitor.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mitsue Yamasaki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Seiji Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuaki Arito
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Eri Baba
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takayo Mitsuwaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Kasugai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayumi Nishihata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayumi Kawai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Reiko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiro Kikuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Takai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 212
Rescue Hirako! Aizen vs. Urahara
Air Date:24/03/2009
Captains Kisuke Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi, and Yoruichi Shihōin leave to the Human World with the Hollowfied captains and lieutenants.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Ogura Shirakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoko Nitta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyo Yamamoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Wataru Sekimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenta Sawatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Junko Araki
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yuki Kasahara
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Rieko Oiwa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sohei Koizumi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Izumi Wada
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ayami Aritake
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Episode: 213
The Konso Cop Karakuraizer is Born
Air Date:31/03/2009
Kisuke Urahara creates the Karakura-Raizer Team to protect Karakura Town.
Episode: 214
Karakuraizer's Last Day
Air Date:07/04/2009
The Karakura-Raizer Team face off against a female Arrancar.
Episode: 215
Defend Karakura Town! Entire Appearance of the Shinigami
Air Date:14/04/2009
As the Gotei 13 prepare to face off against the top three Espada, Ichigo Kurosaki confronts Ulquiorra Cifer.
Episode: 216
Elite! The Four Shinigami
Air Date:21/04/2009
As Ichigo Kurosaki confronts Ulquiorra Cifer, the battle for the four pillars begins in Karakura Town.
Episode: 217
Beautiful Little Devil Charlotte
Air Date:28/04/2009
5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa and Charlotte Chuhlhourne battle each other.
Episode: 218
Kira, The Battle Within Despair
Air Date:05/05/2009
Lieutenant Izuru Kira, Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi, and 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame continue their fights against Baraggan Louisenbairn's Fracción.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Rokou Ogiwara
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Kakoi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 219
Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...
Air Date:12/05/2009
Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi and Findorr Calius battle each other.
Crew
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 220
Ikkaku Falls! The Shinigami's Crisis
Air Date:19/05/2009
3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame loses his fight against Choe Neng Poww, forcing Captain Sajin Komamura to take over his battle.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 221
The Full Showdown! Soul Reapers vs. Espada
Air Date:26/05/2009
Captain Suì-Fēng begins her battle with Ggio Vega while the other two Espada and their Fracción begin their fights.
Episode: 222
The Most Evil Tag!? Suì-Fēng & Ōmaeda
Air Date:02/06/2009
Ggio Vega and Nirgge Parduoc release their Zanpakutōs, prompting Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda to use his true power.
Episode: 223
A Miraculous Body! Ggio Releases
Air Date:09/06/2009
Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda and Captain Suì-Fēng struggle against their opponents, but are eventually able to win.
Episode: 224
3 vs. 1 Battle! Rangiku's Crisis
Air Date:16/06/2009
Lieutenant Momo Hinamori arrives to help out Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto, prompting Harribel's Fracción to bring forth Ayon.
Crew
Name: Tomoko Hiramuki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Iimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 225
Vice-Captains Annihilated! The Terrifying Demonic Beast
Air Date:23/06/2009
Ayon overpowers the lieutenants, greatly injuring them, but Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto appears to fight the beast.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Taiji Kawanishi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Jang Min-ho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chang Bum-chul
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 226
Fierce Fighting Concludes? Towards a New Battle!
Air Date:30/06/2009
Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto effortlessly finishes Ayon and Harribel's Fracción. Starrk reveals himself to be the Primera Espada. Rukia Kuchiki fights Rudbornn as Ichigo Kurosaki struggles against Ulquiorra Cifer.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromi Ishigami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 227
Wonderful Error
Air Date:07/07/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki and Yasutora Sado become classmates with Mizuiro Kojima and Keigo Asano. Rukia Kuchiki is assigned to Karakura Town and Renji Abarai is promoted.
Crew
Name: Rokou Ogiwara
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Satomi Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Kakoi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 228
Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!
Air Date:14/07/2009
The characters take a break on the beach.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hye-Ran Shin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kyoko Hatta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeru Uchihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Emi Koyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 229
Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born!
Air Date:21/07/2009
Ikkaku and Yumichika are forced to stay with Mizuho again while on a mission in the Human World.
Episode: 230
A New Enemy! The Materialization of Zanpakutō
Air Date:28/07/2009
A mysterious Zanpakutō Spirit named Muramasa releases the spirits of many Zanpakutō from their swords and attacks Soul Society.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 231
Byakuya, Disappearing with the Cherry Blossoms
Air Date:04/08/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki battles against the manifested Zanpakutō Spirit of Sode no Shirayuki, who arrives in the Human World while chasing Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Takeshi Yamaguchi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinobu Ando
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiki Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiichi Nodate
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Tachibana
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Keiichi Sugiura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasunori Matsuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 232
Sode no Shirayuki vs. Rukia! Confused Heart
Air Date:11/08/2009
Rukia Kuchiki and Ichigo Kurosaki battle Sode no Shirayuki, and Muramasa reveals he is a Zanpakutō Spirit.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Eiko Nishi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yuichiro Miyake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiichi Ishida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 233
Zangetsu Becomes an Enemy
Air Date:18/08/2009
Muramasa releases Zangetsu, and Ichigo Kurosaki fights him as his inner Hollow begins to take control.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 234
Renji Surprised?! The Two Zabimarus
Air Date:25/08/2009
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai is confronted by the spirit of his Zanpakutō, and Muramasa enters Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world.
Episode: 235
Clash! Hisagi vs. Kazeshini
Air Date:01/09/2009
9th Division Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi fights his Zanpakutō spirit while Hollow Ichigo fights Muramasa and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai regains the ability to release his Shikai, Zabimaru.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ogiso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Tamaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 236
Release! The New Getsuga Tenshō
Air Date:08/09/2009
3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira aids 9th Division Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi, who is fighting Kazeshini, while 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai and Ichigo Kurosaki conclude their battles.
Crew
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Hosogoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Fujisawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Tachibana
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 237
Suì-Fēng, Surrounding the Zanpakutō
Air Date:15/09/2009
11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame and 2nd Division Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda encounter their Zanpakutō Spirits, and Ichigo Kurosaki spots 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki.
Episode: 238
Friendship? Hatred? Haineko & Tobiume
Air Date:22/09/2009
10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto and 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori battle their Zanpakutō Spirits, and 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya tells Hyōrinmaru what his name is while Muramasa limps through the Forest of Menos.
Episode: 239
The Awakening Hyōrinmaru! Hitsugaya's Fierce Fight
Air Date:29/09/2009
As 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori and 10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto conclude their battle, 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya tries to convince Hyōrinmaru he is his master, but the Zanpakutō Spirit does not believe it.
Episode: 240
Byakuya's Betrayal
Air Date:06/10/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki attacks Muramasa, but Senbonzakura, and later 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, shows up to protect him.
Episode: 241
For the Sake of Pride! Byakuya vs. Renji
Air Date:13/10/2009
Muramasa has 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki perform a test of loyalty. Afterwards, Byakuya invades the 6th Division barracks and is forced to fight his lieutenant, Renji Abarai.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 242
Shinigami and Zanpakutō, Total Sortie
Air Date:20/10/2009
As Ichigo Kurosaki, 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng, and 3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira begin their battles, 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame fights and defeats his Zanpakutō Spirit, Hōzukimaru.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Rokou Ogiwara
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Chihiro Washio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akihiro Fukui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 243
One-to-One Fight! Ichigo vs. Senbonzakura
Air Date:27/10/2009
As the Shinigami battle the Zanpakutō Spirits, 3rd Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira defeats Kazeshini, only to be attacked by Wabisuke. Meanwhile, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki arrives at the battlefield.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Noriko Kitazawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lin Mingwei
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Torahiko Yamagami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Fujisawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukihiro Urata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 244
The Long Awaited... Kenpachi Appears!
Air Date:03/11/2009
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki arrives and defeats Wabisuke before moving on to 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki. Meanwhile, 11th Division 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa defeats his manifested Zanpakutō Spirit, Ruri'iro Kujaku.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 245
Pursue Byakuya! The Confused Gotei Divisions
Air Date:10/11/2009
As 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and 6th Division Byakuya Kuchiki fight, 11th Division Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi chases Ashisogi Jizō before 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi forces his Zanpakutō Spirit to self-destruct and tells others to not interfere. Muramasa takes Byakuya to see Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who is inside of a barrier guarded by a dark-haired woman, two white-haired boys, and a cloaked figure.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Nobuyuki Iwai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jang Min-ho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Takeuchi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chang Bum-chul
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 246
Special Mission! Rescue Captain Commander Yamamoto!
Air Date:17/11/2009
A group of Shinigami attempt to rescue Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, but they are held back by several Zanpakutō Spirits. Meanwhile, Ichigo Kurosaki arrives at the barrier surrounding Yamamoto and prepares to destroy it.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 247
Deceived Shinigami! The World Collapse Crisis
Air Date:24/11/2009
As Yoruichi Shihōin, 8th Division Captain Shunsui Kyōraku, 11th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake, and 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki continue to fight against the Zanpakutō Spirits, Ichigo Kurosaki frees Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, only to learn this was all part of Muramasa's plan.
Crew
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Christophe Ferreira
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasue Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kitamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiko Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Wanibuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuro Moronuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Hashimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiyuki Mitsui
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Shimada
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Arumi Taji
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Mori
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiyuki Mitsui
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Otsuki
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Emi Koyama
Role: Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 248
Dragon of Ice and Dragon of Flame! The Strongest Showdown!
Air Date:01/12/2009
Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and the others are held back by Ryūjin Jakka's flames as Muramasa attempts to free Kōga Kuchiki.
Episode: 249
Senbonzakura's Bankai! Offense and Defense of the Living World
Air Date:08/12/2009
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki faces off against Tenken's Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, as Muramasa frees his master, Kōga.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiya Washida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 250
That Man, for the Sake of the Kuchiki
Air Date:15/12/2009
Kōga Kuchiki's past is revealed.
Episode: 251
Dark History! The Worst Shinigami Is Born
Air Date:22/12/2009
6th Division Captain Ginrei Kuchiki and Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto are forced to seal Kōga Kuchiki away. In the present, 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki stops Kōga from killing Muramasa.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Konakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 252
Byakuya, the Truth Behind His Betrayal
Air Date:05/01/2010
As Senbonzakura reveals the truth about 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki's betrayal, Byakuya fights against Kōga Kuchiki. Meanwhile, Muramasa loses controls and unleashes hundreds of Gillians.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Hiroya Iijima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Hosogoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuro Moronuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiya Washida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 253
Muramasa's True Identity Revealed
Air Date:12/01/2010
6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki defeats Kōga Kuchiki as Muramasa loses control and transforms into a Hollow version of himself. As Ichigo Kurosaki battles Muramasa, several Shinigami and their Zanpakutō Spirits arrive to help.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Rika Kanetaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shouichi Funaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuu Kaneshiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuyuki Iwai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Boo-hee
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichiro Ogata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsutoshi Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akane Umezu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Park In Hee
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hirotaka Nii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jang Min-ho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ju Heung-seok
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hye-Ran Shin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 254
Byakuya and Renji, the 6th Division Returns
Air Date:19/01/2010
The Shinigami and their Zanpakutō Spirits try to deal with the Gillians.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Takeshi Yamaguchi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Michael Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kei Sakai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsunori Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinobu Ando
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruma Edo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hisateru Manabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuya Wakano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Morishita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Reika Hoshino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Marina Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 255
Final Chapter - Zanpakutō The Alternate Tale
Air Date:26/01/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki defeats Muramasa, and the Zanpakutō Spirits return to their original forms.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Bo-min
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 256
The Angered Byakuya! The Collapse of the Kuchiki House
Air Date:02/02/2010
A party is being held at the Kuchiki Manor when two rogue Zanpakutō Spirits, called Tōjū, attack and disrupt the party.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuichi Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoki Suehiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chen Jie
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Kataoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rong Hong
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shen Hong
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takayoshi Hayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 257
A New Enemy! The True Nature of the Sword Beasts
Air Date:09/02/2010
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles a Tōjū which has been absorbed by a Hollow.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Hosogoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 258
Stray Snake, Tortured Monkey
Air Date:16/02/2010
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai and his Zanpakutō Spirit, Zabimaru, must defeat a Tōjū, but Hebi wants freedom.
Episode: 259
Terror! The Monster That Lurks Underground
Air Date:23/02/2010
A group of Shinigami must go into the sewers to fight a Tōjū. They are aided by a Zanpakutō Spirit who has been living in the sewers.
Episode: 260
Conclusion!? Hisagi vs. Kazeshini
Air Date:02/03/2010
Kazeshini has a change of heart when he is forced to look after a baby.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mitsue Yamasaki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tsuyoshi Kida
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Shigeru Ueda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Eri Baba
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 261
The Person with the Unknown Ability! Orihime Is Targeted
Air Date:09/03/2010
Orihime Inoue must help a transfer student who is being controlled by a Tōjū.
Episode: 262
Haineko Cries! The Tragic Sword Beast!
Air Date:16/03/2010
Haineko falls for a Tōjū who is fully aware. However, when he loses control, Haineko decides to defeat him herself.
Crew
Episode: 263
Imprisonment?! Senbonzakura & Zabimaru
Air Date:23/03/2010
Zabimaru and Senbonzakura are trapped in the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.
Episode: 264
Battle of the Females? Katen Kyōkotsu vs. Nanao!
Air Date:30/03/2010
8th Division Lieutenant Nanao Ise tries to relate to the violet-haired girl while they battle a Tōjū.
Episode: 265
Evolution?! The Menace of the Final Sword Beast
Air Date:06/04/2010
The Zanpakutō Spirits struggle with the final Tōjū until their wielders arrive to help.
Episode: 266
Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra, Resume
Air Date:13/04/2010
Prior events are recalled.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Takahashi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Akane Inoue
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Rika Nakase
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Nishimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Taiji Kawanishi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Genki Yoshimura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tomoko Hiramuki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Ogura Shirakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hodaka Kuramoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 267
Connected Hearts! The Left Fist of Certain Death
Air Date:20/04/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki struggles against Ulquiorra Cifer as Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado fight Battikaroa.
Episode: 268
Hatred and Jealousy, Orihime's Dilemma
Air Date:27/04/2010
Loly Aivirrne and Menoly Mallia take Orihime Inoue up to where Ichigo Kurosaki is fighting. Yammy Llargo shows up and, after disposing of Loly, is ambushed by Uryū Ishida.
Episode: 269
Ichigo and Uryū, Bonded Back to Back
Air Date:04/05/2010
As Uryū Ishida deals with Yammy Llargo, Ulquiorra Cifer shows Ichigo Kurosaki his Resurrección.
Episode: 270
Beginning of Despair... Ichigo, the Unreachable Blade
Air Date:11/05/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki greatly struggles with Ulquiorra Cifer in his released form and to further drive it in, Ulquiorra shows Ichigo his second release.
Crew
Episode: 271
Ichigo Dies! Orihime, the Cry of Sorrow!
Air Date:18/05/2010
As Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollow form completely takes him over, he begins battling Ulquiorra Cifer again.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Susumu Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nariyuki Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eiki Arasato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryoji Nakamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiko Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Tojo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 272
Ichigo vs. Ulquiorra, Conclusion!
Air Date:25/05/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki and Ulquiorra Cifer conclude their battle.
Episode: 273
Fury of the Shark! Halibel's Release
Air Date:01/06/2010
As Rukia Kuchiki, Yasutora Sado, and Lieutenant Renji Abarai battle Yammy Llargo, the captains in the Fake Karakura Town continue battling the Espada.
Episode: 274
Hitsugaya, the Desperate Hyōten Hyakkasō!
Air Date:08/06/2010
The battle between Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Tier Harribel continues.
Episode: 275
The Approaching Breath of Death, the King Who Rules Over Death!
Air Date:15/06/2010
Captain Suì-Fēng and Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda struggle against Baraggan Louisenbairn.
Episode: 276
One Hit Kill, Suì-Fēng, Bankai!
Air Date:22/06/2010
As Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda distracts Baraggan Luisenbarn for Captain Suì-Fēng, Captain Shunsui Kyōraku and Coyote Starrk continue their battle.
Episode: 277
Climax! Kyōraku vs. Stark!
Air Date:29/06/2010
Captain Shunsui Kyōraku and Coyote Starrk decide to get serious in their battle.
Episode: 278
The Nightmare Returns... Revival of the Espada
Air Date:06/07/2010
The Espada are shown to still be alive, Sōsuke Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen are freed, and the Visored arrive on the battlefield.
Episode: 279
Hirako and Aizen...the Reunion of Fate!
Air Date:13/07/2010
The Visored join the fight.
Episode: 280
Hisagi and Tōsen, the Moment of Parting
Air Date:20/07/2010
Hachigen Ushōda helps Captain Suì-Fēng battle Baraggan Luisenbarn.
Episode: 281
Crown of Lies, Baraggan's Grudge
Air Date:27/07/2010
Baraggan Luisenbarn recalls his past as the King of Hueco Mundo before dying.
Crew
Episode: 282
Power of the Soul! Los Lobos, Attack!
Air Date:03/08/2010
Love Aikawa and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi battle against Coyote Starrk.
Episode: 283
Stark, the Lone Battle
Air Date:10/08/2010
Coyote Starrk and Captain Shunsui Kyōraku conclude their battle.
Episode: 284
Chain of Sacrifice, Halibel's Past
Air Date:17/08/2010
As Tier Harribel falls unconscious from her wounds, she recalls her past.
Episode: 285
The Hundred-Year Grudge! Hiyori's Revenge
Air Date:24/08/2010
As the situation begins to get desperate in the Fake Karakura Town, the battle with Yammy Llargo continues in Hueco Mundo.
Episode: 286
Ichigo's Return! Protect Karakura Town
Air Date:31/08/2010
The captains in Hueco Mundo decide to send Ichigo Kurosaki back to Karakura Town.
Episode: 287
Side Story! Ichigo and the Magic Lamp
Air Date:07/09/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki has a dream and tries to escape from it.
Episode: 288
The Final Trump Card! Ichigo, Towards the Decisive Battle
Air Date:14/09/2010
As the battle with Yammy Llargo continues, Ichigo Kurosaki begins his return to Karakura Town.
Episode: 289
Byakuya vs. Kenpachi?! The Melee Commences
Air Date:21/09/2010
As Captains Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki prepare to battle with each other, Yammy Llargo's anger makes him even stronger than before. Meanwhile, Kaname Tōsen reveals he has Hollowfication to Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi and Captain Sajin Komamura.
Episode: 290
For the Sake of Justice?! The Man Who Deserted the Shinigami
Air Date:28/09/2010
Kaname Tōsen reveals his true reasons for betraying Soul Society.
Episode: 291
Desperate Struggle with Aizen! Hirako, Shikai!
Air Date:05/10/2010
As Captain Sajin Komamura continues his battle with Kaname Tōsen, Shinji Hirako releases his Zanpakutō against Sōsuke Aizen.
Episode: 292
All Out War! Aizen vs. Shinigami
Air Date:12/10/2010
The Shinigami and Visored vow to protect Ichigo Kurosaki and defeat Sōsuke Aizen.
Episode: 293
Hitsugaya, Enraged! Blade of Hatred!
Air Date:19/10/2010
The Shinigami and Visored, attacking Sōsuke Aizen, are unable to defeat the treacherous captain.
Episode: 294
Impossible to Attack? The Sealed Genryūsai!
Air Date:26/10/2010
Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto joins the battle against Sōsuke Aizen, only for his Zanpakutō's abilities to be sealed by Wonderweiss Margela.
Episode: 295
It's All a Trap... Engineered Bonds!
Air Date:02/11/2010
Sōsuke Aizen reveals to Ichigo Kurosaki that all of his battles have taken place exactly as he desired.
Episode: 296
The Shocking Truth...The Mysterious Power Within Ichigo!
Air Date:09/11/2010
As Sōsuke Aizen reveals more facts to Ichigo Kurosaki, Isshin Kurosaki joins the battle.
Episode: 297
The Extending Blade?! Ichigo vs. Gin!
Air Date:16/11/2010
As Ichigo Kurosaki and Gin Ichimaru battle, Sōsuke Aizen explains to Isshin Kurosaki about the true power of the Hōgyoku.
Episode: 298
Film! Festival! Shinigami Film Festival!
Air Date:23/11/2010
The Shinigami in the Gotei 13 make a movie for the "Seireitei International Film Festival."
Episode: 299
Theatre Opening Commemoration! The Hell Verse: Prologue
Air Date:30/11/2010
While visiting the World of the Living, Kuchiki Rukia comes across Kurumadani Zennosuke, the current Soul Reaper stationed in Karakura Town, being attacked by a mysterious masked man.
Episode: 300
Urahara Appears! Stop Aizen!
Air Date:07/12/2010
The battle with Sōsuke Aizen continues as Aizen is transformed by the Hōgyoku.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuo Nogami
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuya Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeru Ueda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 301
Ichigo Loses His Fighting Spirit!? Gin's Expectation!
Air Date:14/12/2010
As his transformation progresses, Sōsuke Aizen proves more and more resilient. Ichigo Kurosaki's strength fails to defeat Gin Ichimaru.
Episode: 302
The Final Getsuga Tenshō!? Ichigo's Training!
Air Date:21/12/2010
Ichigo Kurosaki begins training to learn the Final Getsuga Tenshō. Sōsuke Aizen and Gin Ichimaru arrive in Karakura Town.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Mika Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Otsuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuko Etō
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Shimoda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ikumi Oka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 303
Real World and Shinigami! The New Year Special!
Air Date:04/01/2011
The Soul Reaper Association hosts a New Year’s party in the Soul Society.
Episode: 304
Another Side Story! This Time's Enemy Is a Monster!?
Air Date:11/01/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki has another dream and tries to escape from it again.
Episode: 305
Delusion Roars! Hisagi, Towards the Hot Springs Inn!
Air Date:18/01/2011
Lieutenants Shūhei Hisagi and Rangiku Matsumoto go on a mission, and Hisagi deludes himself into thinking that Rangiku likes him.
Episode: 306
For the Sake of Protecting! Ichigo vs. Tensa Zangetsu!
Air Date:25/01/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki stands his ground against Tensa Zangetsu, who fuses with Ichigo's inner Hollow.
Crew
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Moriyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kayoko Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masami Shimoda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Haruka Oikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 307
Emergency Situation! Aizen, New Evolution!
Air Date:01/02/2011
As the Humans run away, Gin Ichimaru betrays Sōsuke Aizen.
Crew
Name: Akane Inoue
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chuji Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Morita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenichi Umemoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Ooshiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Nikaido
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyo Yamamoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Noriko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 308
Goodbye...Rangiku
Air Date:08/02/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki emerges from his training and forces Sōsuke Aizen into battle away from Karakura Town.
Crew
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Otsuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rui Niitsuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mina Itou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanayo Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Murao
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiko Inada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 309
Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Release, the Final Getsuga Tenshō!
Air Date:15/02/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki uses the Final Getsuga Tenshō against Sōsuke Aizen.
Crew
Name: Yoshifumi Sueda
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Sogo
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Susumu Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hironori Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuji Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Miyamae
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiji Ishihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Matsubara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiko Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshifumi Sueda
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shota Iwasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Ogura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Takamizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Murao
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kyota Washikita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuo Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoshige Inayoshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroya Iijima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 310
Ichigo's Resolution! The Price of the Fierce Battle
Air Date:22/02/2011
The aftermath of the battle with Sōsuke Aizen is shown.
Episode: 311
The Soul Detective: Karakuraizer Takes Off Again!
Air Date:01/03/2011
The continued adventures of Karakura-Raizer.
Episode: 312
Inauguration! The Brand New 2nd Division Captain!
Air Date:08/03/2011
Lieutenant Marechiyo Ōmaeda pretends to be the captain of the Second Division.
Episode: 313
The Man Who Risks His Life in the 11th Division!
Air Date:15/03/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki meets a member of the 11th Division named Seizo Harugasaki.
Episode: 314
Kon Saw It! The Secret of a Beautiful Office Lady
Air Date:22/03/2011
Kon chases after a beautiful girl, while the rest of Karakura Town is threatened by a Hollow.
Episode: 315
Yachiru's Friend! The Shinigami of Justice Appears!
Air Date:29/03/2011
Lieutenant Yachiru Kusajishi encounters her old Shinigami friend and catches up with him.
Episode: 316
Toshirō Hitsugaya's Holiday!
Air Date:05/04/2011
Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya visits the Human World and visits Haru, an old lady he knew from his first assignment in the Human World.
Episode: 317
Unusual Incident in Seireitei?! Gotei 13 Invading Army Arc!
Air Date:12/04/2011
One month after Sōsuke Aizen's defeat, as things are returning to normal, people begin to disappear in the Dangai.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Atsushi Wakabayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Usami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Kusumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Episode: 318
Renji vs. Rukia?! Battle With Comrades!
Air Date:19/04/2011
As Ichigo Kurosaki escapes from his detention, Kagerōza Inaba comes to collect Nozomi Kujō.
Episode: 319
Ichigo's Capture Net! Escape From Soul Society!
Air Date:26/04/2011
As Uryū Ishida battles Kagerōza Inaba, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki attempt to escape from Seireitei.
Crew
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Kutsuna
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuichi Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoki Yoshibe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Haneda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuya Miki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuyuki Kai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Harayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasushi Fujiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuki Shimizu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mayu Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Episode: 320
Gotei 13, Gathering in the Real World!
Air Date:03/05/2011
While the real Gotei 13 have a meeting about the Reigai, Kon is tasked with looking after Nozomi Kujō.
Episode: 321
Showdown of Mutual Self, Ikkaku vs. Ikkaku!
Air Date:10/05/2011
Captains Jūshirō Ukitake and Shunsui Kyōraku investigate the SRDI's records, while the real Gotei 13 officers encounter their Reigai counterparts.
Episode: 322
Clash! Rukia vs. Rukia!
Air Date:17/05/2011
As the Reigai continue their attack, Nozomi Kujō wanders around Karakura in search of something.
Episode: 323
Protect Ichigo! Nozomi's Determination
Air Date:24/05/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki defeats many Reigai while protecting Nozomi Kujō.
Episode: 324
Recapture Seireitei! The Captains Move!
Air Date:31/05/2011
The captains return to Soul Society to confront Kagerōza Inaba.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Wakabayashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Susumu Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Toyomasu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Yabuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Episode: 325
For the Sake of the Believers! Byakuya vs. Hitsugaya!
Air Date:07/06/2011
As Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto fights the Reigai, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki encounters a Reigai of Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Wakabayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tomomi Ishikawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 326
The Two Hinamori, Hitsugaya's Resolution
Air Date:14/06/2011
As the captains advance through Seireitei, Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya encounters a Reigai of Lieutenant Momo Hinamori.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuo Nogami
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Yuri Ichinose
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Sakai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Murao
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Erina Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuri Ichinose
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chiaki Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuki Kosaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanako Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hwan Yong Sick
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seo Seon Jong
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asuka Hayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 327
Pride of the Kuchiki Family! Byakuya vs. Byakuya!
Air Date:21/06/2011
Captains Sajin Komamura, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto continue their battles with the Reigai.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Minoru Yamaoka
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Minoru Yamaoka
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Susumu Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikumi Oka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kanamori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Futoshi Higashide
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takumo Norita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Mutaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 328
Defeat Kageroza! Shinigami, All-Out War!
Air Date:28/06/2011
The real members of the Gotei 13 arrive at Kagerōza Inaba's lair to challenge him.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mika Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kawamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Yabuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chiaki Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ayuko Etō
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Bo-min
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Tokunaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junko Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 329
The Forbidden Research...Nozomi's Hidden Secret!
Air Date:05/07/2011
Kagerōza Inaba struggles to recover from Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi's attack, while his motives and Nozomi Kujō's identity are revealed.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Christophe Ferreira
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Yabuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiko Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kayoko Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruka Oikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuya Shirashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouichi Shimoda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideaki Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 330
I Want to Live...! Nozomi's Zanpakutō
Air Date:12/07/2011
As the remaining members of the Gotei 13 try to recover, Nozomi Kujō decides she wants to help the others.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Kataoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takayoshi Hayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Aya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 331
For the Sake of Fighting! The Awakened Nozomi!
Air Date:19/07/2011
Nozomi Kujō trains with Ichigo Kurosaki and the others while the Reigai assault the Human World once again.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Akane Inoue
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunari Kume
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Umemoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanako Ooyabu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 332
The Most Evil Reigai, Appearing in the Real World!
Air Date:26/07/2011
Kujou Nozomi tries to join Ichigo and the others to fight the Reigai captains, but the other Soul Reapers tell her not to interfere.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunobu Shimizu
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kei Sakai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinobu Ando
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rumi Miyata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Kurihara
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiro Okazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Okada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyasu Okamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shouji Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Sekizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kuroyanagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ken Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Maruyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 333
Destroy Nozomi!? Genryusai's Decision!
Air Date:02/08/2011
Head Captain Genryusai Yamamoto steps in to battle against the Reigai. Kurosaki Ichigo and Kujou Nozomi join the fight.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuo Nogami
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuri Ichinose
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzo Tomizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuki Kosaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Kawasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 334
The Depleting Reiatsu! Ichigo, Death Struggle of the Soul!
Air Date:09/08/2011
Kujou Nozomi’s Zanpakuto breaks in the midst of trying to protect Yamamoto-Genryuusai Shigekuni from Inaba Kagerouza’s attack.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Mika Okubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuko Etō
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 335
Hiding in the Dangai? Another Ichigo?!
Air Date:16/08/2011
After being brought back to the Urahara Shop by Kisuke Urahara, Ichigo Kurosaki heads into the Dangai to retrieve his Reishi.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shin'ichi Kurita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiji Ishihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Hayakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Narihito Sekikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiichi Honda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 336
Pursue Kageroza! Technological Development Department, Infiltration!
Air Date:23/08/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki, Kon, and Kisuke Urahara infiltrate Soul Society as Inaba begins to fuse with Nozomi Kujō.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yoshifumi Sueda
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouji Matsuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Nishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 337
The Developer of the Modified Souls
Air Date:30/08/2011
As Yoruichi Shihōin and the captains battle the Reigai, Ichigo Kurosaki, Kon, and Kisuke Urahara go in search of Kagerōza Inaba's lab.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mizue Ogawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 338
Kon's Thoughts, Nozomi's Thoughts
Air Date:06/09/2011
Urahara Kisuke and Kon find Ouko Yushima, the man behind Kageroza’s invasion. Finding traces of Kageroza’s blood nearby, the two follow the trail.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Akane Inoue
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunari Kume
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Umemoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chiyuki Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuji Maruyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Koga
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akemi Kobayashi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuya Koshizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chihiro Hayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 339
Protect Ichigo! The Bonds of Friends!
Air Date:13/09/2011
The Gotei 13 battle the Reigai, while the combined form of Inaba and Nozomi Kujō fights off a Hollowfied Ichigo and his friends.
Episode: 340
Reigai vs. Original, The Fierce Fighting for Gambled Pride!
Air Date:20/09/2011
As the merged Inaba Nozomi Kujō is confronted, the captains and lieutenants battle the Reigai.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuo Nogami
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Erina Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzo Tomizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 341
Invading Army Arc, Final Conclusion!
Air Date:27/09/2011
As the captains and lieutenants fight against the Reigai, Ichigo Kurosaki uses his restored powers to fight the fused form of Kagerōza Inaba and Nozomi Kujō.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuichi Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Miwa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sho Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomokatsu Nagasaku
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nariyuki Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mai Yoneyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Megumi Kouno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hironori Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuki Shimizu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuji Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mayu Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 342
Thank You
Air Date:04/10/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki gradually loses his remaining powers and bids farewell to Rukia Kuchiki.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Ogura Shirakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 343
3rd Year High School Student! Dressed Up, and a New Chapter Begins!
Air Date:11/10/2011
Seventeen months later, Ichigo Kurosaki continues living life as a normal teenage high school student in Karakura Town.
Episode: 344
A Dispute in School!? Ichigo and Uryū, Fight Together!
Air Date:18/10/2011
Kurosaki Ichigo’s boss Unagiya Ikumi shows up and drags him back to the office, where he meets a man called Kugo Ginjo.
Episode: 345
Uryū is Attacked, A Threat Draws Near the Friends!
Air Date:25/10/2011
After Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue visit Uryū Ishida in the hospital, Keigo Asano is attacked.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Junya Koshida
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Aimer
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Kazuya Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 346
The Man with the Fullbring Ability: Kūgo Ginjō
Air Date:01/11/2011
Ginjou Kuugo tells Kurosaki Ichigo of his goal to restore his lost Soul Reaper powers, as well as demonstrating his own unique power.
Episode: 347
A Crisis Sneaking up on the Kurosaki Family!? Ichigo's Confusion!
Air Date:08/11/2011
Kurosaki Ichigo has a day to decide whether to regain his lost Soul Reaper powers or not.
Episode: 348
Power of the Substitute Badge, Ichigo's 'Pride'!
Air Date:15/11/2011
Kurosaki Ichigo begins training, his first session is to fight and win against Mr. Pork
Episode: 349
Next Target, The Devil's Hand Aims at Orihime!
Air Date:22/11/2011
Inoue Orihime is suddenly stopped and asked to die by a man named Shishigawara Moe.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Geisei Morita
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mio Imamura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tadahito Matsubayashi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Aimer
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Episode: 350
The Man Who Killed the Shinigami Substitute!? Tsukishima Makes His Move
Air Date:29/11/2011
Tsuskishima pretends to impale Orihime's chest and leaves her. Although Orihime suffered no cuts, she starts having a vague idea that Tsukishima was her friend. Unwilling to worry Ichigo about what happened, she only tells Chad about Tsukishima. Aware that Orihime is hiding information from, Ichigo goes back to to Xcution headquarters to continue his training to help his friends.
Episode: 351
Fullbring, The Detested Power!
Air Date:06/12/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki continues his training with Xcution, as they struggle to convince Jackie Tristan to help.
Episode: 352
Tsukishima Attacks! The Training Has Been Thwarted
Air Date:13/12/2011
As Jackie Tristan and Ichigo Kurosaki train in the fish tank, Shūkurō Tsukishima arrives in Xcution's hideout.
Episode: 353
Ichigo, Mastering the Fullbring!
Air Date:20/12/2011
As Shūkurō Tsukishima arrives at Xcution, a battle ensues.
Episode: 354
Ichigo vs. Ginjō! To the Game's Space
Air Date:27/12/2011
Ichigo Kurosaki fights Kūgo Ginjō in the Game Space.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Aimer
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Erina Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rui Kondou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Momoko Nagakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sakurako Sagano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Yamaoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuri Ichinose
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Itai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asuka Kurokawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shunsuke Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Miura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 355
Shinigami at War! New Year in Seireitei Special!
Air Date:10/01/2012
New year celebrations in Soul Society include a kite-flying contest and Rukia performing a celebration dance.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mio Imamura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Kazuya Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junichi Takadate
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hitoshi Morikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kiyomi Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Wakabayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Aya Nagumo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rika Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 356
Friend or Foe!? Ginjō's True Intentions!
Air Date:17/01/2012
Ichigo Kurosaki continues his training with Kūgo Ginjō, resulting in him completing his Fullbring.
Crew
Name: Geisei Morita
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiro Irie
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuta Masaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Risako Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mika Nakashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunari Kume
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasunori Aoki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Seiji Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuji Maruyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Konomi Sakurai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Umemoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Koga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukie Sasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Ooshiro
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Kanemaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taizo Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromi Fushimi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuji Maruyama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Koga
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaru Yamada
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takehiro Nakayama
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 357
Tsukishima's Ability, the Danger is Drawing Near!
Air Date:24/01/2012
Ichigo trains with his Fullbring. Chad and Orihime investigate Tsukishima and engage in battle.
Crew
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tadahito Matsubayashi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Maki Fukui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Nakanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mifumi Tomita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuko Etō
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 358
Clash!? Xcution attacks Ginjō
Air Date:31/01/2012
Uryū leaves the hospital to investigate a Reiatsu that is appearing everywhere. Ichigo's friends and family, as well as the members of Xcution except for Ginjō, have been cut by Tsukishima.
Crew
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Eiichi Akiyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takayuki Kitagawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsutomu Ohno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Shibata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouji Matsuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Hayakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 359
The Sorrowful Battle! Ichigo vs. Sado & Orihime
Air Date:07/02/2012
Ichigo and Kūgo catch their breath at a secret hideout and formulate a plan. They go to Tsukishima's mansion and engage in battle.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Rokou Ogiwara
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Mizue Ogawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Gi-nam
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 360
Ichigo vs Uryū!? Who is the Traitor!?
Air Date:14/02/2012
As Ichigo Kurosaki begins his battle with Shūkurō Tsukishima, Uryū Ishida arrives, and Kūgo Ginjō is cut by Tsukishima.
Crew
Name: Masahiro Okubo
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Ogura Shirakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Otsuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 361
A New Appearance! The Gotei 13, Arrives!
Air Date:21/02/2012
Stripped of his Fullbring, the powerless Ichigo Kurosaki is stabbed by Rukia Kuchiki and has his Shinigami powers returned to him.
Crew
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tadahito Matsubayashi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Maki Fukui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Kudo
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiyo Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadahito Matsubayashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 362
Revival! Substitute Shinigami: Ichigo Kurosaki!
Air Date:28/02/2012
The 13 Court Guard Squad Soul Reapers share their Spirit Energy to restore Ichigo Kurosaki’s lost powers.
Crew
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Erina Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koudai Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Tokugawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryosuke Senbo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ippei Masui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sakurako Sagano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Itai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuzo Tomizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chiaki Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Asuka Kurokawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shunsuke Masuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuki Kosaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 363
Fierce Fight! Shinigami vs. XCUTION!
Air Date:06/03/2012
The Soul Reapers take on the Xcution members in one-on-one battles.
Crew
Name: Mio Imamura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Ogura Shirakawa
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Maki Fukui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shuta Osabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Anzu Katsuragi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Okada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Kodama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouji Matsuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 364
Desperate Struggle!? Byakuya's Troubled Memories
Air Date:13/03/2012
The battle between Kuchiki Byakuya and Tsukishima Shuukurou escalates as they both push their powers to the limit.
Crew
Name: Mio Imamura
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Rokou Ogiwara
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Shigemi Aoyagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kameyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuki Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Ishizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Kon
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Hatta
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mizue Ogawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Boo-hee
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukari Takeuchi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadahito Matsubayashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 365
Ichigo vs. Ginjō! Secret of the Substitute Badge
Air Date:20/03/2012
As the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Kūgo Ginjō intensifies, the truth behind the Substitute Shinigami Badge surfaces.
Crew
Name: Kazunori Mizuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Tsumagari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junya Koshiba
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kumiko Katou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaya Onishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chie Otsuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sanae Shimada
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 366
Changing History, Unchanging Heart
Air Date:27/03/2012
Ichigo Kurosaki and Ginjou Kuugo both release their Bankai to settle the score.
Crew
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kenta Shimoyama
Role: Series Composition
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroaki Imaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Maki Fukui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuko Matsumura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazumasa Orii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Shimojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Abe
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Kawashima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Yabumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuko Nakajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Umemura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Fukasawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kento Shimoyama
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Karatani
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Nagamine
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Shibata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Suzuki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tsuneo Ninomiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Takagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuhito Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuto Nishikata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art