"Greetings from a Stuffed Lion"
"Nuigurumi kara KONnichiwa"(ぬいぐるみからコンにちは)

While Ichigo is fighting with the modified soul Rukia gets a message on her spirit phone about a nearby Hollow. Ichigo and the mod soul then defeat the Hollow together. Shortly after this happens Urahara removes the mod soul from Ichigo’s body. Instead of getting the mod soul destroyed Ichigo places it in a stuffed animal and gives it the name Kon.


Ichigo confronts the modified soul possessing his body, but is then distracted by an emerging hollow. Together, they defeat the hollow. When Kisuke Urahara (the merchant who sold Rukia her gigai*) comes for the "defective" merchandise, Ichigo takes the modified soul back. He places the modified soul into a stuffed lion plushie and names it "Kon". Meanwhile in Soul Society, another Soul Reaper is sent to track down Rukia, who has spent too much time in the living world and ne... Read more »

"Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo"
"Shitō! Ichigo vs Ichigo" (死闘！一護VSイチゴ)

Rukia purchases a temporary soul at Urahara's store for Ichigo to use when she is not around and he needs to fight a Hollow. What Rukia does not realize is that what she purchased isn't a normal temporary soul; it is a modified soul with special powers created by the Soul Society. When this modified soul takes Ichigo's place it decides to have a little fun in Ichigo's body and refuses to give it back to Ichigo. This episode is awesome. Its the first appearance of kon. Kon is hilarious he starts flirting with the girls at ichigos school and he starts making a fool of ichigo by jumping around and picking fights. But he is a mod soul so he has to be killed but he wants freedom and in the end ichigo saves him.


Rukia buys a soul candy for ichigo for when rukia is not around. ichigo leaves the rest to the mod soul unt... Read more »

"Beat the Invisible Enemy!"
"Mienai teki o nagure!" (見えない敵を殴れ!)

Rukia and Chad are fighting the Hollow who was hunting the young boy's soul. Chad cannot see the Hollow but he can sense it and attacks it. Rukia can see the Hollow, but since she still has none of her Soul Reaper powers her attacks have no effect. A little while into the fight Ichigo appears and starts fighting the Hollow. When Ichigo defeats this Hollow it is sent to Hell and not the Soul Society because the soul slayer can only cleanse sins after death not ones during life.


Rukia and Chad are fighting the Hollow who was hunting the young boy's soul. Chad cannot see the Hollow but he can sense it and attacks it. Rukia can see the Hollow, but since she still has none of her Soul Reaper powers her attacks have no effect. A little while into the fight Ichigo appears and starts fighting the Hollow. When Ichigo defeats this Hollo... Read more »

"Cursed Parakeet"
"Noroi no inko" (呪いのインコ)

Ichigo’s friend Chad finds a bird that is rumored to bring bad luck. Chad takes the bird in anyway because he has a soft spot for animals. Ichigo’s sister Karin finds out that the bird is really the soul of a young boy whose mother was killed. The boy is now being hunted by a Hollow. Karin makes Ichigo promise that he will save the boy.


Ichigo's friend Chad finds a bird that is rumored to bring bad luck. Chad takes the bird in anyway because he has a soft spot for animals. Ichigo's sister Karin finds out that the bird is really the soul of a young boy whose mother was killed. The boy is now being hunted by a Hollow. Karin makes Ichigo promise that he will save the boy. The story of the cursed bird doesnt frighten chad he takes in the parret and gets hurt alot. The parret tells chad to abadon him but he refuses now chad with the help of ichigo and ... Read more »

"The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish"
"Ani no omoi, imōto no omoi"(兄の想い、妹の想い)

Orihime and her friend Tatsuki are being attacked by a Hollow who was once Orihime's brother. Ichigo shows up and begins fighting with him. Orihime's brother is also struggling to gain control. Orihime is almost killed but her soul remains attached to her chain. Finally Orihime's brother gains control long enough to say one last goodbye to his sister before Ichigo sends his soul off to the Soul Society.


This was a very nice episode, going into abit about the past of Orihime's brother: Sora. Who died and his spirit looked over her, even when living as a spirit. This really was a sad episode, and rather touching to ones who are especially Orihime fans. Such a nice episode in which, showing how she was like when she was younger and some things which came to pass in her past time as a kid. She came to t... Read more »

"A Shinigami's Work"
"Shinigami no oshigoto"(死神のお仕事)

After the previous night's attack, Ichigo decides to check up on his family and finds that they do not remember anything that happened. In school, Ichigo meets the Soul Reaper from the night before, Rukia Kuchiki; she is posing as an exchange student until her powers return. Rukia tells Ichigo that he must take her place as a substitute Soul Reaper, for now. Later, when attacking a Hollow, Ichigo recognizes the Hollow as Orihime Inoue’s older brother.


This episode of Bleach was even better than the first. The action scenes depicted were at about the same level, but the plot twists and humor were improved. Rukia enrolling into Ichigo's high school made me laugh so hard. There was a further explanation on hollow. New characters were introduced and developed into. When Ichigo saves a little boy from a hollow he tells Rukia that ... Read more »

"The Day I Became a Shinigami"
"Shinigami ni natchatta hi"(死神になっちゃった日)

Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15 year old teenage boy who can see ghosts, helps a young girl ghost when some skateboarders knock over a vase offering for her. The next day Ichigo sees the young girl being chased by a big monster called a Hollow. Ichigo goes to help the girl but when the girl is just about to be eaten, a female Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki, appears and saves them. That night Rukia visits Ichigo's room and is surprised when she realizes she is visible to him. While they are conversing a Hollow appears and terrorizes Ichigo's family and household. After receiving a terrible injury from the Hollow, Rukia makes a final attempt to save her life, as well as that of the Kurosaki family and transfers her powers to Ichigo so he can save his family.


Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old boy who can see spirits . ... Read more »