Bleach 5×23: Hitsugaya scatters! The broken Hyourinmaru
Hitsugaya, Renji, and Matsumoto contiune there battle and are struggling due to the limiters placed on them. Ririn, Cloud, Nova and Ururu try to help Renji, but are beaten down. Ururu gets II-Forte to release, due to her attacks.
Shawlong explains how the Arrancar number system works. And how he thinks HItsugaya’s bankai works. As this is happening Ichigo is not even denting Grimmjaw and is forced to use Bankai. Meanwhile Hitsugaya is having much problems with his opponent who is now in released form. Before things get really bad however, Matsumoto reciveves a call they seem to have been waiting for. The good news: no more limit on their power. The ending scene shows all three of them releasing massive amounts of reiatsu.
Bleach 5×22: Team Zaraki’s Secret Story! The lucky men
Ikkaku thinks back to the day, when he first met Zaraki Kenpachi and lost a sword battle with him. He wanted Zaraki to kill him, but Zaraki let him live so they could fight again another day. He hunts for Zaraki and finds out he is now a captain of the Soul Society.
He and Yumichika, go there and join his squad. Ikkaku then starts training Renji who was just moved from the Aizen’s division for fighting too much. Renji after the events of the Aizen’s betrayal tries to talk Ikkaku in to becoming a captain, but Ikkaku tells him his resolve.
The ending part of the Edorad and Ikkaku battles ends as both fall from the sky. But Edorad has more damage.
Bleach 5×21: Ikkaku’s Bankai! The power that breaks everything
Ikkaku continues his fight with the Arrancar. The Arrancar is forced to unshealth his Zanpakutou after Ikkaku hears his boast about having steel skin. Keigo asks why Yumichika doesn’t help, and learns that Ikkaku is having fun fighting. Ikkaku is able to switch hands between scabbard and sword, surprising the Arrancar who thinks he uses simple tactics. Arrancar releases his Zanpukutou, Volcanica, and reveals his name, Edorad Leones (Arrancar Thirteen). Meanwhile, Grimmjow easily cripples Rukia, leaving only Ichigo. Edorad explains that the Arrancar’s zanpakutou is the opposite of the Shinigami’s and allows the Arrancar to reach their true forms. Ikkaku is blown off with a single strike of Volcanica. Yumichika calls Soul Society and requests special freezes around each Shinigami to protect nearby souls, in addition to preparations for Ikkaku’s military funeral. Meanwhile, Ikkaku releases his shikai but is still smashed to the ground by Edorad. Edorad is about to finish of Ikkaku when the Shinigami releases his Bankai, Ryuumon Houzukimaru (Dragon’s Crest, Demon Light). Ikkaku’s Bankai is a strength type that gets stronger as it cuts or gets cut, shown by the dragon that turns red in his center blade.
Bleach 5×20: Rukia’s Battle Begins! The Freezing White Blade
After the Arrancar arrive Ichigo finds Chad being overpowered and asks him to step back. After Rukia learns what he said, she asks him to do the same thing and shows him her true power.
Meanwhile Keigo makes a deal with Ikkaku; After Ikkaku saves him from the Arrancar Keigo will provide him with a place to stay.
Bleach 5×19: The Evil Eye, Aizen Again
Ulquiorra shows his report to Aizen and his fellow Arrancar by crushing his left eye. When Grimmjow questions why his didn’t kill Ichigo, Ulquiorra explains Aizen’s concerns about Ichigo’s power.
Later, Matsumoto talks to Orihime about why she has been so depressed recently.
Bleach 5×18: Mission! The Shinigami Who Came
Rukia helps Ichigo over come, his depression, from not being able to help his friends and getting beat up by the Arrancar. Afterwards the Shinigami group that came down to Earth to help the upcoming battle, tell Ichigo what kind of Menos they are battling.
Bleach 5×17: Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia
Ichigo runs into trouble fighting Yammy, while Ulquiorra watches the battle. Urahara and Yourichi show up to aid Ichigo and his friends. They get the upper hand, then Ulquiorra decides to leave, because his mission for Aizen is done.
Meanwhile, while everyone is healing, Ichigo gets really depressed because he couldn’t save his friends from injuries. Then a surprise group comes to help him, from the Soul Society. They are there to battle the new threat, The Arrancars.
Bleach 5×16: Prelude to the Apocalypse, the Arrancar Offensive!
Ichigo is depressed and wonders about what Shinji told him about his Inner Hollow. As he is thinking, he is visited by his Inner Hollow who says that he will be coming closer now. Karin also walks in and demands to know what is going on saying that she knows of Ichigo being a Soul Reaper. Meanwhile ion Soul Society, the Development Bureau gets a response telling them that the Arrancar have arrived. In the real world, before Ichigo can address Karin’s concerns, they are interrupted by a heavy reiatsu signalling the arrival of the Arrancar. Ichigo leaves to go face them but Orihime and Chad arrive first. They must now hold out until Ichigo can arrive.
Bleach 5×15: The Commencement of War, the Vizards and the Arrancars
Isshin and Urahara talk about an upcoming war, where the Vizards, Arrancars, Soul Society, and the Earth will be in a battle that is upcoming. They all take off, because Ichigo is coming there way.
Hirako is still trying to talk Ichigo into joining the group called Vizards, and isn’t doing a good job, so Sarugaki Hiyori comes to make Hirako do his job, as Chad and Orihime follow him.
Bleach 5×14: Shock! The Father’s True Character
Uryū Ishida and Kon are in trouble, being chased by Menos typed powered Hollows. They get help from someone they would have never expected to help them.
Uryū is surprised that his helper was able to finish off two Menos Hollows in only 3 hits.
Kon is surprised who defends him, from the attack of the Grand Fisher and his newly achieved Arrancar powers. An unlikely hero saves the day…
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By N2H