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{{short description|Season of television series}}
'''The Hueco Mundo arc, Part 2''' is the tenth airing season of the '']'' ] series. The episodes are directed by ] and produced by ], ], and ]. This season is an adaptation of the ''Bleach'' ] by ] that continues the fight of the Soul Reaper ] and his friends against the arrancar and the former Soul Reaper captain ] that was stopped in season 8.
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 10
| bgcolour = #30BFBF
| image = Bleach DVD season 10 volume 1.png
| alt = A DVD cover shows a woman with a skull mask on top of her long green hair, one of her hands rests on a sword, and a solemn look adorns her face. Behind is a bright green background. The word "BLEACH" is prominent at the top of the cover.
| caption = The cover of the first DVD compilation released by ] of Arrancar vs. Shinigami arc
| num_episodes = 16
| network = ]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|10|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|02|03}}
| episode_list = List of Bleach episodes
}}

The tenth season of the '']'' ] series, released on DVD as the {{nihongo|'''Arrancar vs. Shinigami arc'''|破面・VS.死神篇|Arankaru VS. Shinigami Hen}},<ref name="vol1">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001V30UBO|title=Bleach 破面·VS.死神篇 1|trans-title=Bleach Arrancar vs. Shinigami hen 1 DVD|language=ja|access-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> is directed by ], and produced by ], ] and ].<ref name="staff">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://pierrot.jp/title/bleach/staff.html|title=ぴえろ Bleach =ブリーチ=|trans-title=Pierrot Bleach =Staff= |publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> The season adapts ]'s '']'' ] series from the rest of the ] volume to the ] volume (chapters 286–315), with the exception of episodes 204 and 205 (]). The episodes' plot continues to follow ]'s and his friends' battle against the ], the strongest of former Soul Reaper Captain ]'s army, to rescue ].

The season aired from October 2008 to February 2009 on TV Tokyo.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes17/|script-title=ja:第189-200|trans-title=Episodes 189-200|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=January 19, 2009|archive-date=October 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006173113/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes17/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes18/|script-title=ja:第201-213|trans-title=Episodes 201-213|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=November 3, 2009|archive-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127234317/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/bleach/episodes/episodes18/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The English adaptation of the anime is licensed by ],<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-15/viz-officially-announces-bleach-anime|title=Viz Officially Announces Bleach Anime|date=March 15, 2006|publisher=]|access-date=April 13, 2009}}</ref> and aired on ]'s ] from February to May 2011.<ref name="first"/> Aniplex released the season in a series of DVD compilations, with each of the four volumes containing four episodes. The first DVD volume was released on May 27, 2009, and the fourth one on August 26 of the same year.<ref name="vol1"/><ref name="vol4">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002CFRQ3U/|title=Bleach 破面·VS.死神篇 4 DVD|trans-title=Bleach Arrancar vs. Shinigami hen 4 DVD|language=ja|access-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref>


The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Velonica" by ].<ref name="ep190">{{cite episode|title=ウェコムンド編、再会!|series=Bleach|credits=TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot|network=TV Tokyo|airdate=October 14, 2008}}</ref> The first ending theme, "]" by ], is used for episode 190 to 201, and the second ending theme, {{nihongo|"Sky Chord (Otona ni Naru Kimi e)"|Sky chord 〜大人になる君へ〜|Sukai Kōdo ~Otona ni Naru Kimi e~|lit. "Sky Chord (To the Adult You)"}} by ], is used for the remainder.<ref name="ep190"/><ref name="ep202">{{cite episode|title=激動決着!最強は誰だ|series=Bleach|credits=TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot|network=TV Tokyo|airdate=January 13, 2009}}</ref> To promote the third feature film, '']'', which was released on December 13, 2008, the credits from episodes 197 through 201 use ] footage.<ref name="ep197">{{cite episode|title=白夜の哉卍解、静かなる怒り|series=Bleach|credits=TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot|network=TV Tokyo|airdate=December 2, 2008}}</ref>
The episodes use two pieces of ]: one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is "Velonica" by ] and the ending song is "Hitohira no Hanabira" by Stereo Pony.<ref name="BleachANN">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4240|title=Bleach (TV)|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-09-25}}</ref>
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==Episode List== == Episodes ==
{{See also|List of Bleach episodes{{!}}List of ''Bleach'' episodes}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 190
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| EnglishTitle = Hueco Mundo Chapter, Restart!
|airdate=12
| JapaneseTitle = Weko Mundo hen, saikai!
|altdate=12
| KanjiTitle = ウェコムンド編、再開！
|altdateT=English air date
| OriginalAirDate = October 14, 2008
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| ShortSummary = A recap of the ]. After the fight between ] and ], Jesus comes back up to fight Ichigo again but ends up getting struck down by ]. Jesus and Ichigo begin to fight, while Nnoitra's Fraccion, Truus, captures Piet, and Nnoitra reveals that he is the 5th Espada and stronger than Grimmjow. Renji, Uryuu, Henk and Pesche go to save Orihime, Rukia, and Satan, but encounter Jesus again.
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| EpisodeNumber = 190
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Hueco Mundo Chapter, Restart!
| TranslitTitle = Weko Mundo Hen, Saikai!
| NativeTitle = ウェコムンド編、再会！
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Hiroki Takagi
| DirectedBy = Hatsuji Kawanishi
| WrittenBy = Masashi Sogo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|14}}
| AltDate = February 6, 2011<ref name="first">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |title=Revised 12/14/2010 |publisher=] |access-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422192514/http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary = After the fight between ] and ] concludes when Ichigo breaks through Grimmjow's strongest attack, Grimmjow attempts to continue the fight, but is attacked by ], an Espada. However, Ichigo protects Grimmjow. As Ichigo and Nnoitra begin to fight, Tesla Lindocruz, Nnoitra's subordinate, captures ]. Nnoitra reveals that he is the Fifth Espada and is stronger than Grimmjow. Meanwhile, ], ], ] and ] attempt to flee the Espada ], but because Szayelaporro controls the building they are in, he redirects the hallways to point back towards their battlefield.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 191
| EpisodeNumber = 191
| EnglishTitle = The Frightening Banquet, Szayel Aporro Theater
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| JapaneseTitle = Kyōen, Zaeruaporo gekijō
| Title = The Frightening Banquet, Szayelaporro Theater
| KanjiTitle = 恐宴, ザエルアポロ劇場
| TranslitTitle = Kyōen, Zaeruaporo Gekijō
| OriginalAirDate = October 21, 2008
| NativeTitle = 恐宴、ザエルアポロ劇場
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary = The fight between Nnoitra and an exhausted Ichigo continues. Attacks from Ichigo with his bankai are easily fended off by Nnoitra. Orihime is warned not to interfere by Tesla, who says her power belongs to Aizen who has allowed Tesla to destroy it if she attacks. Renji, Uryū, Dondochakka and Pesche begin their fight with Szayel who has had time to redress himself for their second act. He indicates his annoyance with the fight with such insects and unleashes his released form, Fornicaras, to create clones of the four rescuers. He releases the power limiter on the room so that they can fight their clones at full power. Meanwhile, Tesla remembers that Ichigo's companion, the arrancar Nel, has gone missing. He locates the trembling Nel hiding behind a rock and exposes her. Nnoitra recognizes the terrified child immediately by her broken mask and facial mark and reveals that her real name is Neliel Tu Oderschvank, a former Espada.
| Aux1 = Masami Anno
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Mitsutaka Totani
| WrittenBy = Masahiro Ōkubo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|21}}
| AltDate = February 13, 2011<ref name="Secondschedule">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |title=Revised 1/24/2011 |publisher=] |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422192514/http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Nnoitra overpowers the tired Ichigo, and when Orihime attempts to help, Tesla threatens to destroy her hair clips, the source of her power which would allow her to stop Tesla. Szayelaporro releases his '']'' and creates clones of Renji, Uryū, Pesche and Dondochakka. Furthermore, he releases the power limiter in the room to allow Renji and Uryū to fight at full power. Meanwhile, Nnoitra encounters Nel and recognizes her. When Ichigo asks how he knows Nel, Nnoitra reveals Nel's true name is ], indicating that she is a former Espada.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 192
| EpisodeNumber = 192
| EnglishTitle = Nel's Secret, a Big-Breasted Beauty Joins the Battle!?
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| JapaneseTitle = Neru no himitsu, kyonyū bijo sansen!?
| Title = Nel's Secret, A Busty Beauty Joins the Battle!?
| KanjiTitle = ネルの秘密, 巨乳美女参戦！？
| TranslitTitle = Neru no Himitsu, Kyonyū Bijo Sansen!?
| OriginalAirDate = October 28, 2008
| NativeTitle = ネルの秘密、 巨乳美女参戦!?
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary = The fight between Nnoitra and Ichigo gets more desperate as Nnoitra is about to crush Nel's head. Ichigo saves her, but Nnoitra brutally throws Ichigo out of the way each time he attempts to stop him. Nnoitra's moves get more aggressive until he begins to break Ichigo's arm. The intensity of Nel's emotions unleash an unintentional transformation to her original adult form. Nel then reveals that she has the rank of the former 3rd Espada- Neliel tu Oderschvank-, and begins to overpower Nnoitra. Nnoitra, however, is not easily defeated, even surviving Nel's powerful Cero Doble technique, and reveals that while Neliel once outranked him, the Espada have grown more powerful in her absence.
| Aux1 = Kiyomu Fukuda
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Rokou Ogiwara
| WrittenBy = Kento Shimoyama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|28}}
| AltDate = February 20, 2011<ref name="Secondschedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Nnoitra uses Nel as a shield against Ichigo, whom he pins to the ground. As he prepares to break Ichigo's arm, the intensity of Nel's emotions causes her to return to her original adult form, Neliel. Pesche and Dondochakka realize that Nel has transformed into her original form, and feel nostalgic. Neliel takes Ichigo away from the battlefield, and as she prepares to fight Nnoitra, she reveals that she was the former Third Espada. She overpowers Nnoitra, and in desperation, Nnoitra uses a '']'' blast. Neliel uses her Cero Doble technique to absorb Nnoitra's ''cero'' and redirect it at him with doubled force. However, Nnoitra is relatively unharmed, and reveals that the Espada have grown stronger in her absence.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 193
| EpisodeNumber = 193
| EnglishTitle = Irresistible, Puppet Show of Terror
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| JapaneseTitle = Teikō funō, kyōfu no ningyōgeki
| Title = Irresistible, Puppet Show of Terror
| KanjiTitle = 抵抗不能、恐怖の人形劇
| TranslitTitle = Teikō Funō, Kyōfu no Ningyōgeki
| OriginalAirDate = November 4, 2008
| NativeTitle = 抵抗不能、恐怖の人形劇
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary = Ishida and Renji struggle against their clones, which multiply every time one is destroyed. Renji uses his bankai to get his clones to follow, crushing the building. Szayel then reveals a second ability: he is able to create voodoo dolls of an opponent by wrapping them in his wings. He succeeds with Ishida and Renji, and shows that by using them, he can cause pain to the targets and damage their internal organs. Meanwhile, Nnoitra is still losing to Neliel, but they hesitate before they can deal each other fatal blows, and Nnoitra notes that he has despised Neliel even before her departure.
| Aux1 = Hiroaki Nishimura
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Rokou Ogiwara
| WrittenBy = Genki Yoshimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|4}}
| AltDate = February 27, 2011<ref name="Secondschedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Uryū and Renji struggle to fight their clones as they copy their attacks. Renji uses his '']'', and the clones copy him, destroying the building. In response, Szayelaporro destroys the clones, and uses another ability of his released form to create voodoo dolls of his opponents. Using the dolls, he causes pain to his targets, and damages their internal organs. Meanwhile, Nnoitra and Neliel fight each other to a stalemate, and Nnoitra states that he despised Neliel even during her time as an Espada.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 194
| EpisodeNumber = 194
| EnglishTitle = Neliel's Past
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| JapaneseTitle = Nerieru no kako
| Title = Neliel's Past
| KanjiTitle = ネリエルの過去
| TranslitTitle = Nerieru no Kako
| OriginalAirDate = November 11, 2008
| NativeTitle = ネリエルの過去
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary =
| Aux1 = Hotaka Kumoto
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Eiko Nishi
| WrittenBy = ]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|11}}
| AltDate = March 6, 2011<ref name="adultswimschedulethird">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |title=Adult Swim Air Schedule |publisher=] |access-date=March 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422192514/http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Nnoitra recalls his past encounters with Neliel, in which Neliel sparred with Nnoitra and easily defeated him. In one session, Nnoitra demanded that she continue the fight until one of them died, and Neliel refused. As a result, Nnoitra attacked Neliel's subordinates, Pesche and Dondochakka, and with Szayelaporro's aid, paralyzed Neliel long enough for him to land an attack on her. He left her outside Aizen's palace, where she transformed into an amnesiac child, in which Pesche and Dondochakka vowed to protect her. In the present, Nnoitra taunts Neliel about their past and Neliel prepares to release her ''zanpakutō''.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 195
| EpisodeNumber = 195
| EnglishTitle = The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| JapaneseTitle = Kyuukyoku gattai! Pesshe no honki
| Title = The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness
| KanjiTitle = 究極合体！ ペッシェの本気
| TranslitTitle = Kyūkyoku Gattai! Pesshe no Honki
| OriginalAirDate = November 18, 2008
| NativeTitle = 究極合体！ペッシェの本気
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary =
| Aux1 = Yasuhiro Matsumura
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Yasuhiro Matsumura
| WrittenBy = ]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|18}}
| AltDate = March 13, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |title=Revised 3/28/2011 |publisher=] |access-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422192514/http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html |archive-date=April 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary = Neliel finishes her release, transforming into a white centaur, and overwhelms Nnoitra. Meanwhile, Pesche and Dondochakka begin to fight Szayelaporro, and use ''cero sincrético'', a combination attack fusing their ''cero'' blasts, to attack Szayelaporro. However, Szayelaporro nullifies the attack, and reveals that he had already analyzed their spiritual energy. When Neliel attempts to finish off Nnoitra, she transforms back into her child form. Ichigo tries to help Nel, and Nnoitra allows Tesla to fight him. After releasing his ''zanpakutō'', Tesla starts to torture the exhausted Ichigo. Before Tesla can deal the final blow, Soul Reaper captain ] stops him.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 196
| EpisodeNumber = 196
| EnglishTitle = Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| JapaneseTitle = Sanzen! Saikyou shinigami gundan toujou
| Title = Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears
| KanjiTitle = 参戦！最強死神軍団登場
| TranslitTitle = Sanzen! Saikyō Shinigami Gundan Tōjō
| OriginalAirDate = November 25, 2008
| NativeTitle = 参戦！最強死神軍団登場
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary =
| Aux1 = ]
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Fukuda Akira
| WrittenBy = Kento Shimoyama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|25}}
| AltDate = March 20, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Kenpachi defeats Tesla in one blow and tells Ichigo to stay out of his fight with Nnoitra. He informs Ichigo that ] was tasked with making the ''garganta'' gateways into ] stable enough for Soul Reaper captains to enter, and that three other captains came with him. Captain ] arrives with her lieutenant, ], and they stop ] and the Exequias from killing ] and ]. Captain ] and his lieutenant, ], arrive and Mayuri is confident that he can win against Szayelaporro, even after Szayelaporro creates a voodoo doll of him. Captain ] arrives to save ] from Espada ], and overcomes Zommari's enhanced speed with the techniques ] taught him.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 197
| EpisodeNumber = 197
| EnglishTitle = Byakuya's Bankai, the Quiet Anger
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| JapaneseTitle = Byakuya bankai, shizuka naru ikari
| Title = Byakuya's Bankai, The Quiet Anger
| KanjiTitle = 白哉卍解、静かなる怒り
| TranslitTitle = Byakuya Bankai, Shizukanaru Ikari
| OriginalAirDate = December 2, 2008
| NativeTitle = 白哉卍解、静かなる怒り
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary =
| Aux1 = Masami Anno
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Taiji Kawanishi
| WrittenBy = Masahiro Ōkubo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|2}}
| AltDate = March 27, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = After realizing that Byakuya refuses to treat him as an equal opponent, Zommari releases his ''zanpakutō'', and grows on his body eyes that can control the objects they are looking at. Zommari takes control of Byakuya's arm and leg, and Byakuya cuts his own tendons to stop them from moving. Meanwhile, Byakuya orders ] to take Rukia to safety. Zommari uses one of his eyes to control Rukia, and has her slice Hanatarō with her sword. Before Byakuya can interfere, he threatens to force her to commit suicide. Byakuya immobilizes Rukia with '']'', and uses his ''bankai''. Surrounded by thousands of tiny blades, Zommari is overwhelmed by the attack.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 198
| EpisodeNumber = 198
| EnglishTitle = The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| JapaneseTitle = Ni nin no kagaku sha, Mayuri no wana
| Title = The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap
| KanjiTitle = ２人の科学者、マユリの罠
| TranslitTitle = Futari no Kagakusha, Mayuri no Wana
| OriginalAirDate = December 9, 2008
| NativeTitle = 2人の科学者、マユリの罠
| FirstEngAirDate = —
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| ShortSummary =
| Aux1 = Yasuhito Nishikata
| LineColor = FCA845
| DirectedBy = Mitsutaka Totani
| WrittenBy = Genki Yoshimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|9}}
| AltDate = April 3, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Zommari survives Byakuya's attack, but Byakuya uses ''kidō'' to block Zommari's control ability, and quickly dispatches him. Mayuri initially seems unable to fight back against Szayelaporro, who uses his voodoo doll ability to destroy all of Mayuri's organs. However, he reveals that he has made himself immune to Szayelaporro's attack by replacing the organs in his body with dummies, after learning about the ability from bacteria he implanted in Uryū to use the voodoo doll. He then activates his ''bankai'', which poisons Szayelaporro, and subsequently swallows him.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 199
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Holy Birth, The Resurrected Szayelaporro
| TranslitTitle = Seitan, Yomigaeru Zaeruaporo
| NativeTitle = 聖誕、蘇るザエルアポロ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Hotaka Kumoto
| DirectedBy = Rokou Ogiwara
| WrittenBy = Masashi Sogo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|16}}
| AltDate = April 10, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Rukia regains consciousness, and Byakuya tells her to rest and regain her strength for the impending battles. Kenpachi battles Nnoitra, and Orihime heals Nel at Ichigo's request. While swallowing Szayelaporro with his ''bankai'', Mayuri inadvertently poisons Uryū and Renji, and Szayelaporro seizes the opportunity to resurrect himself by absorbing Nemu's spiritual particles through his Gabriel technique. However, in the process, he ingests a "superhuman" drug from inside Nemu that increases all of his senses to the point where his body cannot respond to the flood of sensory information, immobilizing him with Mayuri stating that one second would feel like a century. He then stabs Szayelaporro through the hand before stabbing him in the heart.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 200
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra
| TranslitTitle = Saikō no Karada!? Noitora o Kire
| NativeTitle = 最硬の体!? ノイトラを斬れ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Hiroaki Nishimura
| DirectedBy = Hiroaki Nishimura
| WrittenBy = Michiko Yokote
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|23}}
| AltDate = April 17, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Szayelaporro, whose senses are heightened by the drug, feels Mayuri's ''zanpakutō'' piercing through his hand and heart for what he feels as centuries before he dies. After restoring Nemu to full health, Mayuri orders her to clear away the rubble that concealed Szayelaporro's laboratory. Afterwards, Mayuri heals Uryū's injuries. Meanwhile, Kenpachi has difficulty cutting through Nnoitra's skin, which Nnoitra claims is the toughest of any of the Espada, but believes that Nnoitra can be injured. Kenpachi stabs Nnoitra through his eyepatch, but Nnoitra counterattacks, injuring Kenpachi. He then reveals that Kenpachi had stabbed him through his hollow hole, which is where his left eye should have been.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 201
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms
| TranslitTitle = Noitora Kaihō! Zōshokushita Ude
| NativeTitle = ノイトラ開放！増殖した腕
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Hitoyuki Matsui
| DirectedBy = Eiko Nishi
| WrittenBy = Rika Nakase
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| ShortSummary = Kenpachi slashes at Nnoitra, wounding him, and uses the correct amount of force he needed to cut Nnoitra's skin. He continues to attack Nnoitra, and after Nnoitra accidentally tears off Kenpachi's eyepatch while trying to attack him, the limits on his power are removed. Kenpachi delivers a slash through Nnoitra's torso. Nnoitra releases his ''zanpakutō'', and gains an additional pair of arms. Nnoitra attacks Kenpachi and severely wounds him, while Kenpachi manages to cut off one of his arms. Nnoitra regenerates the arm and continues on the assault, growing another pair of arms and stabbing Kenpachi with one of his hands.
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| EpisodeNumber = 202
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?
| TranslitTitle = Gekitō Ketchaku! Saikyō wa Dare da
| NativeTitle = 激闘決着！最強は誰だ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Yasuhiro Matsumura<hr/>Yasuhito Nishikata
| DirectedBy = Yasuhiro Matsumura
| WrittenBy = Rika Nakase
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|13}}
| AltDate = May 1, 2011<ref name="thirdchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = Kenpachi continues fighting Nnoitra, and although he is able to keep up with his attacks, he realizes that he is in danger of dying. He then resorts to using ], and severely injures Nnoitra with a two-handed strike. Kenpachi attempts to leave, but Nnoitra insists that he finish their battle. Nnoitra recalls his time with Neliel, in which Neliel frequently saved him from his attempts to die in battle, and claims that he is angered by any display of pity from his opponent. He charges Kenpachi, who inflicts the finishing blow.
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| 1 = Bleach season 10
| EpisodeNumber = 203
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami
| TranslitTitle = Karakura-chō ni Shūketsu! Aizen Tai Shinigami
| NativeTitle = 空座町に集結！藍染対死神
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Masami Anno
| DirectedBy = Akane Inoue
| WrittenBy = Genki Yoshimura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|20}}
| AltDate = May 8, 2011<ref name="fourthchedule">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/tools/img/on-air-schedule.jpg |title=Revised 4/25/2011 |publisher=] |access-date=April 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513215854/http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/tools/img/on-air-schedule.jpg |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ShortSummary = After Kenpachi defeats Nnoitra, the Espadas ] arrive and carry Orihime away to a tower, where ] greets her. He informs her that he, ] and ] are preparing to destroy ]. Aizen orders Tōsen to contact the Soul Reaper captains, Ichigo, and his friends with ''kidō'', and reveals that he brought Orihime to Hueco Mundo to lure and trap them. While he travels through a ''garganta'' portal to Karakura Town, however, first division captain ], the leader of the ] confronts Aizen, with five other captains. Aizen summons the Espadas Stark and Lilinette, ], and ] and orders Espada ] to protect Las Noches. Ichigo, sensing the threat to Orihime, flies off to save her.
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| EpisodeNumber = 204
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Ichigo's Seppuku Persuasion Strategy ☆
| TranslitTitle = Ichigo no Seppuku Settoku Sakusen
| NativeTitle = 一護の切腹説得大作戦☆
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Junya Koshiba
| DirectedBy = Taiji Kawanishi
| WrittenBy = Kento Shimoyama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|27}}
| AltDate = May 15, 2011<ref name="fourthchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = In the real world, Ichigo is in school when he see ], who has come back to the real world because she is angered that Ryūsei "Kenryū" Kenzaki, her retainer, would not allow her to play ] when she has other important duties. This leads to an outburst between Lurichiyo and Kenryū, and Kenryū intends to kill himself to make Lurichiyo "happy". After Ichigo and his friends persuade Kenryū, they put on an act to fool Lurichiyo into forgiving him, but she sees through the trick. This leads to another argument and culminates in Lurichiyo challenging Kenryū to a kemari game to see who is right.
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| EpisodeNumber = 205
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Thump! A ] Tournament Filled with Hollows
| TranslitTitle = Doki! Horō Darake no Kemari Taikai
| NativeTitle = ドキ！虚だらけの蹴鞠大会
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| Aux1 = Hotaka Kumoto
| DirectedBy = Mitsutaka Totani
| WrittenBy = Masahiro Ōkubo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|2|3}}
| AltDate = May 22, 2011<ref name="fourthchedule"/>
| ShortSummary = The kemari game officially starts. The referees are the proprietors from the Urahara Shop, ] and ]. ] himself oversees the proceedings, and set up a gigantic barrier around the play field to indicate the assigned area. The two teams, each with varying characters attempt to keep the ball away from each other in different, comical ways. ] joins in the game, while sparring with Ichigo under the impression that he was undergoing intensive training. Then a hollow appears on the field, drawn by everyone's spiritual pressure. With the help of Ichigo, Uryū and Chad, the hollow is quickly dispatched, but the game ends because Lurichiyo's team dropped the ball. Before she can lament about going back to her world, Shū Kannogi enters the human world and shows Lurichiyo that her idea about a kemari tournament in the Soul Society was not such a bad idea in the eyes of the commoners after all. Satisfied at this, Lurichiyo returns to the Soul Society.
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Season of television series Season of television series
Bleach
Season 10
A DVD cover shows a woman with a skull mask on top of her long green hair, one of her hands rests on a sword, and a solemn look adorns her face. Behind is a bright green background. The word "BLEACH" is prominent at the top of the cover.The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of Arrancar vs. Shinigami arc
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 14, 2008 (2008-10-14) –
February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)
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The tenth season of the Bleach anime series, released on DVD as the Arrancar vs. Shinigami arc (破面・VS.死神篇, Arankaru VS. Shinigami Hen), is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season adapts Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series from the rest of the 32nd volume to the 35th volume (chapters 286–315), with the exception of episodes 204 and 205 (filler). The episodes' plot continues to follow Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest of former Soul Reaper Captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to rescue Orihime Inoue.

The season aired from October 2008 to February 2009 on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the anime is licensed by Viz Media, and aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim from February to May 2011. Aniplex released the season in a series of DVD compilations, with each of the four volumes containing four episodes. The first DVD volume was released on May 27, 2009, and the fourth one on August 26 of the same year.

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Velonica" by Aqua Timez. The first ending theme, "Hitohira no Hanabira" by Stereopony, is used for episode 190 to 201, and the second ending theme, "Sky Chord (Otona ni Naru Kimi e)" (Sky chord 〜大人になる君へ〜, Sukai Kōdo ~Otona ni Naru Kimi e~, lit. "Sky Chord (To the Adult You)") by Shion Tsuji, is used for the remainder. To promote the third feature film, Bleach: Fade to Black, which was released on December 13, 2008, the credits from episodes 197 through 201 use teaser footage.

Episodes

See also: List of Bleach episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleStoryboarded byDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateEnglish air date
1901"Hueco Mundo Chapter, Restart!"
Transliteration: "Weko Mundo Hen, Saikai!" (Japanese: ウェコムンド編、再会！)		Hiroki TakagiHatsuji KawanishiMasashi SogoOctober 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)February 6, 2011
After the fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez concludes when Ichigo breaks through Grimmjow's strongest attack, Grimmjow attempts to continue the fight, but is attacked by Nnoitra Gilga, an Espada. However, Ichigo protects Grimmjow. As Ichigo and Nnoitra begin to fight, Tesla Lindocruz, Nnoitra's subordinate, captures Orihime Inoue. Nnoitra reveals that he is the Fifth Espada and is stronger than Grimmjow. Meanwhile, Renji Abarai, Uryū Ishida, Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Bilstin attempt to flee the Espada Szayelaporro Grantz, but because Szayelaporro controls the building they are in, he redirects the hallways to point back towards their battlefield.
1912"The Frightening Banquet, Szayelaporro Theater"
Transliteration: "Kyōen, Zaeruaporo Gekijō" (Japanese: 恐宴、ザエルアポロ劇場)		Masami AnnoMitsutaka TotaniMasahiro ŌkuboOctober 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)February 13, 2011
Nnoitra overpowers the tired Ichigo, and when Orihime attempts to help, Tesla threatens to destroy her hair clips, the source of her power which would allow her to stop Tesla. Szayelaporro releases his zanpakutō and creates clones of Renji, Uryū, Pesche and Dondochakka. Furthermore, he releases the power limiter in the room to allow Renji and Uryū to fight at full power. Meanwhile, Nnoitra encounters Nel and recognizes her. When Ichigo asks how he knows Nel, Nnoitra reveals Nel's true name is Neliel Tu Odelschwanck, indicating that she is a former Espada.
1923"Nel's Secret, A Busty Beauty Joins the Battle!?"
Transliteration: "Neru no Himitsu, Kyonyū Bijo Sansen!?" (Japanese: ネルの秘密、 巨乳美女参戦!?)		Kiyomu FukudaRokou OgiwaraKento ShimoyamaOctober 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)February 20, 2011
Nnoitra uses Nel as a shield against Ichigo, whom he pins to the ground. As he prepares to break Ichigo's arm, the intensity of Nel's emotions causes her to return to her original adult form, Neliel. Pesche and Dondochakka realize that Nel has transformed into her original form, and feel nostalgic. Neliel takes Ichigo away from the battlefield, and as she prepares to fight Nnoitra, she reveals that she was the former Third Espada. She overpowers Nnoitra, and in desperation, Nnoitra uses a cero blast. Neliel uses her Cero Doble technique to absorb Nnoitra's cero and redirect it at him with doubled force. However, Nnoitra is relatively unharmed, and reveals that the Espada have grown stronger in her absence.
1934"Irresistible, Puppet Show of Terror"
Transliteration: "Teikō Funō, Kyōfu no Ningyōgeki" (Japanese: 抵抗不能、恐怖の人形劇)		Hiroaki NishimuraRokou OgiwaraGenki YoshimuraNovember 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)February 27, 2011
Uryū and Renji struggle to fight their clones as they copy their attacks. Renji uses his bankai, and the clones copy him, destroying the building. In response, Szayelaporro destroys the clones, and uses another ability of his released form to create voodoo dolls of his opponents. Using the dolls, he causes pain to his targets, and damages their internal organs. Meanwhile, Nnoitra and Neliel fight each other to a stalemate, and Nnoitra states that he despised Neliel even during her time as an Espada.
1945"Neliel's Past"
Transliteration: "Nerieru no Kako" (Japanese: ネリエルの過去)		Hotaka KumotoEiko NishiMichiko YokoteNovember 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)March 6, 2011
Nnoitra recalls his past encounters with Neliel, in which Neliel sparred with Nnoitra and easily defeated him. In one session, Nnoitra demanded that she continue the fight until one of them died, and Neliel refused. As a result, Nnoitra attacked Neliel's subordinates, Pesche and Dondochakka, and with Szayelaporro's aid, paralyzed Neliel long enough for him to land an attack on her. He left her outside Aizen's palace, where she transformed into an amnesiac child, in which Pesche and Dondochakka vowed to protect her. In the present, Nnoitra taunts Neliel about their past and Neliel prepares to release her zanpakutō.
1956"The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness"
Transliteration: "Kyūkyoku Gattai! Pesshe no Honki" (Japanese: 究極合体！ペッシェの本気)		Yasuhiro MatsumuraYasuhiro MatsumuraRika NakaseNovember 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)March 13, 2011
Neliel finishes her release, transforming into a white centaur, and overwhelms Nnoitra. Meanwhile, Pesche and Dondochakka begin to fight Szayelaporro, and use cero sincrético, a combination attack fusing their cero blasts, to attack Szayelaporro. However, Szayelaporro nullifies the attack, and reveals that he had already analyzed their spiritual energy. When Neliel attempts to finish off Nnoitra, she transforms back into her child form. Ichigo tries to help Nel, and Nnoitra allows Tesla to fight him. After releasing his zanpakutō, Tesla starts to torture the exhausted Ichigo. Before Tesla can deal the final blow, Soul Reaper captain Kenpachi Zaraki stops him.
1967"Joining the Battle! The Strongest Shinigami Army Appears"
Transliteration: "Sanzen! Saikyō Shinigami Gundan Tōjō" (Japanese: 参戦！最強死神軍団登場)		Shigenori KageyamaFukuda AkiraKento ShimoyamaNovember 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)March 20, 2011
Kenpachi defeats Tesla in one blow and tells Ichigo to stay out of his fight with Nnoitra. He informs Ichigo that Kisuke Urahara was tasked with making the garganta gateways into Hueco Mundo stable enough for Soul Reaper captains to enter, and that three other captains came with him. Captain Retsu Unohana arrives with her lieutenant, Isane Kotetsu, and they stop Rudbornn Chelute and the Exequias from killing Yasutora "Chad" Sado and Gantenbainne Mosqueda. Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi and his lieutenant, Nemu Kurotsuchi, arrive and Mayuri is confident that he can win against Szayelaporro, even after Szayelaporro creates a voodoo doll of him. Captain Byakuya Kuchiki arrives to save Rukia Kuchiki from Espada Zommari Leroux, and overcomes Zommari's enhanced speed with the techniques Yoruichi Shihōin taught him.
1978"Byakuya's Bankai, The Quiet Anger"
Transliteration: "Byakuya Bankai, Shizukanaru Ikari" (Japanese: 白哉卍解、静かなる怒り)		Masami AnnoTaiji KawanishiMasahiro ŌkuboDecember 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)March 27, 2011
After realizing that Byakuya refuses to treat him as an equal opponent, Zommari releases his zanpakutō, and grows on his body eyes that can control the objects they are looking at. Zommari takes control of Byakuya's arm and leg, and Byakuya cuts his own tendons to stop them from moving. Meanwhile, Byakuya orders Hanatarō Yamada to take Rukia to safety. Zommari uses one of his eyes to control Rukia, and has her slice Hanatarō with her sword. Before Byakuya can interfere, he threatens to force her to commit suicide. Byakuya immobilizes Rukia with kidō, and uses his bankai. Surrounded by thousands of tiny blades, Zommari is overwhelmed by the attack.
1989"The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap"
Transliteration: "Futari no Kagakusha, Mayuri no Wana" (Japanese: 2人の科学者、マユリの罠)		Yasuhito NishikataMitsutaka TotaniGenki YoshimuraDecember 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)April 3, 2011
Zommari survives Byakuya's attack, but Byakuya uses kidō to block Zommari's control ability, and quickly dispatches him. Mayuri initially seems unable to fight back against Szayelaporro, who uses his voodoo doll ability to destroy all of Mayuri's organs. However, he reveals that he has made himself immune to Szayelaporro's attack by replacing the organs in his body with dummies, after learning about the ability from bacteria he implanted in Uryū to use the voodoo doll. He then activates his bankai, which poisons Szayelaporro, and subsequently swallows him.
19910"Holy Birth, The Resurrected Szayelaporro"
Transliteration: "Seitan, Yomigaeru Zaeruaporo" (Japanese: 聖誕、蘇るザエルアポロ)		Hotaka KumotoRokou OgiwaraMasashi SogoDecember 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)April 10, 2011
Rukia regains consciousness, and Byakuya tells her to rest and regain her strength for the impending battles. Kenpachi battles Nnoitra, and Orihime heals Nel at Ichigo's request. While swallowing Szayelaporro with his bankai, Mayuri inadvertently poisons Uryū and Renji, and Szayelaporro seizes the opportunity to resurrect himself by absorbing Nemu's spiritual particles through his Gabriel technique. However, in the process, he ingests a "superhuman" drug from inside Nemu that increases all of his senses to the point where his body cannot respond to the flood of sensory information, immobilizing him with Mayuri stating that one second would feel like a century. He then stabs Szayelaporro through the hand before stabbing him in the heart.
20011"The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra"
Transliteration: "Saikō no Karada!? Noitora o Kire" (Japanese: 最硬の体!? ノイトラを斬れ)		Hiroaki NishimuraHiroaki NishimuraMichiko YokoteDecember 23, 2008 (2008-12-23)April 17, 2011
Szayelaporro, whose senses are heightened by the drug, feels Mayuri's zanpakutō piercing through his hand and heart for what he feels as centuries before he dies. After restoring Nemu to full health, Mayuri orders her to clear away the rubble that concealed Szayelaporro's laboratory. Afterwards, Mayuri heals Uryū's injuries. Meanwhile, Kenpachi has difficulty cutting through Nnoitra's skin, which Nnoitra claims is the toughest of any of the Espada, but believes that Nnoitra can be injured. Kenpachi stabs Nnoitra through his eyepatch, but Nnoitra counterattacks, injuring Kenpachi. He then reveals that Kenpachi had stabbed him through his hollow hole, which is where his left eye should have been.
20112"Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms"
Transliteration: "Noitora Kaihō! Zōshokushita Ude" (Japanese: ノイトラ開放！増殖した腕)		Hitoyuki MatsuiEiko NishiRika NakaseJanuary 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)April 24, 2011
Kenpachi slashes at Nnoitra, wounding him, and uses the correct amount of force he needed to cut Nnoitra's skin. He continues to attack Nnoitra, and after Nnoitra accidentally tears off Kenpachi's eyepatch while trying to attack him, the limits on his power are removed. Kenpachi delivers a slash through Nnoitra's torso. Nnoitra releases his zanpakutō, and gains an additional pair of arms. Nnoitra attacks Kenpachi and severely wounds him, while Kenpachi manages to cut off one of his arms. Nnoitra regenerates the arm and continues on the assault, growing another pair of arms and stabbing Kenpachi with one of his hands.
20213"Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?"
Transliteration: "Gekitō Ketchaku! Saikyō wa Dare da" (Japanese: 激闘決着！最強は誰だ)		Yasuhiro Matsumura
Yasuhito Nishikata		Yasuhiro MatsumuraRika NakaseJanuary 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)May 1, 2011
Kenpachi continues fighting Nnoitra, and although he is able to keep up with his attacks, he realizes that he is in danger of dying. He then resorts to using kendo, and severely injures Nnoitra with a two-handed strike. Kenpachi attempts to leave, but Nnoitra insists that he finish their battle. Nnoitra recalls his time with Neliel, in which Neliel frequently saved him from his attempts to die in battle, and claims that he is angered by any display of pity from his opponent. He charges Kenpachi, who inflicts the finishing blow.
20314"Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami"
Transliteration: "Karakura-chō ni Shūketsu! Aizen Tai Shinigami" (Japanese: 空座町に集結！藍染対死神)		Masami AnnoAkane InoueGenki YoshimuraJanuary 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)May 8, 2011
After Kenpachi defeats Nnoitra, the Espadas Coyote Stark and Lilinette Gingerbuck arrive and carry Orihime away to a tower, where Sōsuke Aizen greets her. He informs her that he, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen are preparing to destroy Karakura Town. Aizen orders Tōsen to contact the Soul Reaper captains, Ichigo, and his friends with kidō, and reveals that he brought Orihime to Hueco Mundo to lure and trap them. While he travels through a garganta portal to Karakura Town, however, first division captain Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the leader of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads confronts Aizen, with five other captains. Aizen summons the Espadas Stark and Lilinette, Baraggan Louisenbairn, and Tier Halibel and orders Espada Ulquiorra Schiffer to protect Las Noches. Ichigo, sensing the threat to Orihime, flies off to save her.
20415"Ichigo's Seppuku Persuasion Strategy ☆"
Transliteration: "Ichigo no Seppuku Settoku Sakusen" (Japanese: 一護の切腹説得大作戦☆)		Junya KoshibaTaiji KawanishiKento ShimoyamaJanuary 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)May 15, 2011
In the real world, Ichigo is in school when he see Lurichiyo Kasumiōji, who has come back to the real world because she is angered that Ryūsei "Kenryū" Kenzaki, her retainer, would not allow her to play kemari when she has other important duties. This leads to an outburst between Lurichiyo and Kenryū, and Kenryū intends to kill himself to make Lurichiyo "happy". After Ichigo and his friends persuade Kenryū, they put on an act to fool Lurichiyo into forgiving him, but she sees through the trick. This leads to another argument and culminates in Lurichiyo challenging Kenryū to a kemari game to see who is right.
20516"Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows"
Transliteration: "Doki! Horō Darake no Kemari Taikai" (Japanese: ドキ！虚だらけの蹴鞠大会)		Hotaka KumotoMitsutaka TotaniMasahiro ŌkuboFebruary 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)May 22, 2011
The kemari game officially starts. The referees are the proprietors from the Urahara Shop, Jinta Hanakari and Ururu Tsumugiya. Kisuke Urahara himself oversees the proceedings, and set up a gigantic barrier around the play field to indicate the assigned area. The two teams, each with varying characters attempt to keep the ball away from each other in different, comical ways. Ikkaku Madarame joins in the game, while sparring with Ichigo under the impression that he was undergoing intensive training. Then a hollow appears on the field, drawn by everyone's spiritual pressure. With the help of Ichigo, Uryū and Chad, the hollow is quickly dispatched, but the game ends because Lurichiyo's team dropped the ball. Before she can lament about going back to her world, Shū Kannogi enters the human world and shows Lurichiyo that her idea about a kemari tournament in the Soul Society was not such a bad idea in the eyes of the commoners after all. Satisfied at this, Lurichiyo returns to the Soul Society.

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