Bleach (English)

A new captain joins Squad Three, taking the place of the rebel Gin Ichimaru. His name is Shusuke Amagai. Shusuke is an unknown captain who was away on a long-term assignment and has only recently returned to the Seireitei. The members of the Squad Three are still scarred by the way their previous captain left them, and they are unable to hide their mixed emotions. Meanwhile, Shusuke brings Soul Reaper Makoto Kibune to appoint to the third seat.

In the middle of the night, a strange Senkaimon opens in Karakura Town, and a mysterious team of three arrives in the World of the Living. That morning, when Ichigo and Rukia go to school, they get word of a Hollow sighting. Ichigo prepares to go slay the Hollow as usual. But from their Soul Phone, they see that the number of Hollows is rapidly increasing. Ichigo and Rukia are taken aback by the large number of Hollows, but they are quick to take action. While the two of them are slaying Hollows downtown, they run into a young girl's soul. Then, her two male companions arrive.

A mysterious team of three transfers into Ichigo's class. Their names are Rurichiyo Kasumiohji, Kenryu, and Enryu. Rurichiyo acts like a princess, and Kenryu and Enryu obsessively guard her surroundings. Ichigo is clearly suspicious of the three of them, but the rest of his classmates welcome them without question. That night, when the town has gone to sleep, a strange Spiritual Pressure appears. Ichigo senses it, and when he goes outside, he finds Kenryu standing on the roof of a house.

Ichigo and Rukia assume the responsibility of being Rurichiyo's bodyguard. It is Rurichiyo's first time in the World of the Living, and she asks Ichigo to teach her about everything she sees. Rukia takes Rurichiyo out to play. Kenryu and Enryu cry tears of joy at seeing Rurichiyo have fun in the World of the Living thanks to Ichigo and Rukia. Ichigo asks them what they're planning to do next, but Kenryu gives an evasive answer. That night, Yuzu invites Rurichiyo to dine at the Kurosaki's house.

Since welcoming Shusuke Amagai as the new captain, Squad Three has been hard at work. But the duties Shusuke assigns them are tasks that one couldn't imagine a Soul Reaper doing. Izuru Kira senses the dissatisfaction of the squad members, and as Lieutenant, he decides to advise the new captain. However, he is admonished instead, as Shusuke tells him that they need to work steadily in order to regain the trust that was lost when Gin Ichimaru betrayed the squad. Meanwhile, Makoto Kibune, who filled the vacant third seat, demonstrates his true power and slowly mixes in amongst the squad members.

One morning, Rurichiyo suddenly disappears. Kenryu finds some indication that leads him to believe that she used the Kasumiohji Clan's private Senkaimon to return to the Soul Society. He heads back to the Soul Society along with Ichigo and Rukia to look for Rurichiyo. Meanwhile, Rurichiyo runs into Gyokaku Kumoi at the mansion, but she manages to talk her way out and leave on a trip. Ichigo and the gang arrive in the Soul Society soon after she has departed. They decide to split up and look for Rurichiyo. While searching, Rukia runs into Kenpachi Zaraki. Kenpachi finds out that Ichigo has also come, and he pressures Rukia to take him to Ichigo.

Ichigo returns to the World of the Living, and he draws up a countermeasure at Kisuke Urahara's shop. According to Kisuke, there is a shortage of a kind of Reishi that is used as a raw material for merchandise at the shop. He says it is not a natural phenomenon, but that it is highly likely that someone is behind it all. When everyone leaves Urahara's shop, they come across Hanza Nukui, the head of an assassination squad, and they begin fighting at various places in Karakura Town. In the meantime, Gyokaku Kumoi takes secret measures to manipulate who will become the Kasumiohji Clan's successor.

Hanza Nukui, the leader of Gyokaku Kumoi's assassins, has misjudged the power of Ichigo and his friends, and has failed to assassinate Rurichiyo. He forms a unit of assassins, armed with powerful Bakkouto swords, and prepares to go back to the World of the Living. Around that time, in the World of the Living, Kenryu and Enryu put up a barrier around their house, and everyone takes turns watching after Rurichiyo. Rurichiyo notices she is under close guard, but she has not been filled in on the situation and is thus clearly confused. That evening, Rurichiyo tells Ichigo that she thinks she is constantly causing trouble to those around her. Just then, Gyokaku Kumoi's assassins appear in the World of the Living.

Hanza Nukui and his team of assassins, armed with Bakkoutos, arrive in the World of the Living, and they challenge Ichigo and the others to fight. When Ichigo and Hanza take off to fight one on one, a creepy assassin, Jinnai Douko, appears before Rurichiyo, wielding a Bakkouto. Jinnai eats his Bakkouto to become one with it, and he attacks. Uryu encounters the Bakkouto-wielding Kuzuryu. Chad is confronted by Genga, who attacks with a Bakkouto that makes walls wherever he strikes-- something a former defeated opponent of Ichigo had. Chad is baffled that this assassin is using the same sword.

The respective battles of Rukia, Uryu, and Chad continue. Jinnai Douko becomes one with his Bakkouto, Retsurai, and keeps attacking. Rukia has a tough battle against Jinnai, whose whole body transforms into a weapon. Uryu, who is fighting against Kuzuryu, is trapped inside a sea of mist, unable to sense the whereabouts of his opponent. Chad gets into a contest of strength with his adversary, Genga, who uses his Bakkouto, Kakuyoku. And Ichigo struggles against Hanza Nukui and his Bakkouto, Saiga, which becomes more powerful by stealing the Spirit Energy of others. However, Ichigo caught on to his opponent's weakness the last time he faced him, and he decides to attack his Achilles' heel.

Hanza Nukui uses his Bakkouto, Saiga's weak point, to act as a trap for Ichigo. Ichigo ends up getting caught in Hanza's scheme, an expanse of mirrors. The mirrors take the memories of the captive and turn them into nightmares. Ichigo sees his late mother, Masaki, and is forced to relive his memories of her up to her death. He is psychologically overwhelmed and finds himself powerless against the illusion. At that moment, an immense amount of Spiritual Pressure radiates from Ichigo.

At a captain's meeting in the Soul Society, Shusuke Amagai proposes to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads that they train directly with the squads. But Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi speak out against the idea, and the captains object due to their lack of interest. Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku encourage Shusuke, as they too feel that the captains should cooperate a little more. Then one day, the Soul Reapers get word that Menos have infiltrated the Seireitei. Each squad immediately jumps into action to show up the other squads, but the Menos are nowhere to be found.