Recaps

Yushiro discussed Tokoyo Misao’s possible connection to the Tokoyo Clan with Jūshirō Ukitake, while the Soul Reapers awaited more information from the Shiba Clan. In Karakura Town, Misao faced 120 Hollows as the injured trainees despaired, and he reassured Izuru Kira before the fight began.

• Yushiro showed Jūshirō Ukitake the Tokoyo Clan crest and explained that his records identified its members as wardens of Hell.
• Ukitake said Shunsui was secretly investigating whether Tokoyo Misao was a genuine clan member, while the Stealth Force watched him.
• Yushiro said the Shihoin Clan would help return the Tokoyo Clan’s possessions if the Shiba Clan returned to the noble district.
• Tokoyo Misao reasoned that Aizen’s modified Hollows could help him draw out information about the Tokoyo Clan, then saw 120 Hollows revealed by the moonlight.
• Renji Abarai, Momo Hinamori, and the injured trainees panicked, while Shūhei Hisagi offered to hold off the Hollows so they could escape.
• Tokoyo Misao told the trainees to leave the fight to him, and Izuru Kira’s fear eased when he saw Misao’s familiar smile.

Tokoyo Misao fought off the 120 Hollows with modified Kidō and close-quarters combat, eliminating half before his Reishi ran low. The remaining Hollows hesitated under the moonlight as Shūhei Hisagi tried to recover enough to join the fight.

• Tokoyo Misao used modified Chain Lightning Crest and Hundred-Rope Binding Chain, then Ōkasen, to defeat or bind 38 Hollows.
• With little Reishi left, Tokoyo Misao fought at close range, using one Hollow as a shield and killing two more.
• The remaining 60 Hollows backed away from Tokoyo Misao, and the battle came to a standstill.
• Izuru Kira, Momo Hinamori, and Renji Abarai praised Tokoyo Misao’s Kidō and combat skill while Shūhei Hisagi assessed the danger.
• Shūhei Hisagi worked to recover from his injuries, hoping to use his Shikai and help within ten minutes.

Tokoyo Misao fought the remaining Hollows after Aizen drove them into a frenzy, while Gin Ichimaru and Aizen watched and planned to stage a rescue. Misao cut through the attackers with Sword Draw: Ring Severance and charged the Menos Grande, leaving the battle underway.

• Gin Ichimaru told Sōsuke Aizen that the Hollows’ intelligence showed the experiment was successful, and Aizen planned to wait a minute before appearing to rescue the survivors.
• The modified Hollows released pink mist that sent the remaining Hollows into a frenzy, and their Reiatsu forced Shūhei Hisagi unconscious and threatened the Kidō barrier protecting Renji Abarai, Momo Hinamori, Izuru Kira, and the injured.
• Tokoyo Misao killed and battered the charging Hollows, then used Sword Draw: Ring Severance to slice the surrounding Hollows in half.
• Tokoyo Misao charged the Menos Grande and cut its lower leg as he passed.

Tokoyo Misao fought the Blade Hollow and a horde of Hollows until Aizen arrived and rescued him. Aizen and Kaien Shiba suspected Kisuke Urahara had set a Kidō trap, and the injured trainees were prepared to return to Soul Society.

• Tokoyo Misao lured the Hollows into an alley, fought the Blade Hollow, and broke his Asauchi while wounding it.
• As the Blade Hollow and the remaining Hollows closed in on Tokoyo Misao, Aizen arrived and subdued the horde with his Reiatsu.
• Aizen killed the pinned Hollows, though Tokoyo Misao saw the Blade Hollow's Spirit Ribbon escape.
• Kaien Shiba reached the alley and learned that Tokoyo Misao had saved the other trainees by drawing away the Hollows.
• Aizen showed Kaien a strange Kidō mark and damaged equipment, and Kaien suspected Kisuke Urahara had set the trap.
• Kaien arranged for the injured trainees to return to Soul Society, and Aizen offered to accompany them.

After recovering from the internship ambush, Tokoyo Misao rejected Retsu Unohana’s offer to join the Fourth Division and returned to the academy. During Sōsuke Aizen’s special instruction on developing Zanpakuto, Aizen questioned why Misao’s weapon was still an Asauchi.

• Tokoyo Misao woke in the Fourth Division infirmary and learned that the survivors would receive concentrated-Reishi food and lessons from Captain Aizen, but no freedom to choose their divisions.
• Tokoyo Misao encouraged Izuru Kira to keep aiming to surpass his own goals and credited Captain Aizen and the others with saving the survivors.
• Retsu Unohana examined Tokoyo Misao’s Reishi Manipulation and invited him to join the Fourth Division, but he declined because he was more interested in the Sixth and Second Divisions.
• Retsu Unohana ordered Tokoyo Misao to stay in bed and sent Izuru Kira and Momo Hinamori back to the academy with Kiyōnosuke Yamada.
• Half a month later, Sōsuke Aizen taught Tokoyo Misao’s group about developing Zanpakuto and Shikai, then asked why Misao’s weapon remained an Asauchi.

Tokoyo Misao learned that he had been cultivating his Asauchi incorrectly by infusing it with Reishi instead of sharing the feelings that made up his soul. After Aizen explained the difference, Misao recalled his desperate battle against the Hollows and used those emotions to begin connecting with his Asauchi.

• Tokoyo Misao infused his Asauchi with Reishi during Jinzen, but it failed to become a Zanpakuto.
• Aizen explained that Reishi was not the soul and that Misao needed to share his emotions and memories with the Asauchi.
• Aizen asked Misao about his life goals and whether he had ever acted on instinct during a surge of feeling.
• Tokoyo Misao remembered the fear and exhilaration he felt while fighting the Blade Hollow and other Hollows in the World of the Living.
• Tokoyo Misao recalled those feelings while holding the Asauchi, and it began trembling along with him.

Tokoyo Misao revealed his Shikai, World-Crossing Principle, which took the form of a crowbar he called the Holy Sword of Physics. After demonstrating its versatile combat uses, Aizen suggested Misao apply for early graduation, and the chapter ended as Misao began explaining why Gin Ichimaru had taken a year to graduate.

• Tokoyo Misao released his Shikai and revealed the crowbar form of World-Crossing Principle, naming it the Holy Sword of Physics.
• Tokoyo Misao sparred with Renji Abarai, using the crowbar as a spear, tonfa, and staff before disarming him.
• Aizen praised Misao's Shikai, and Misao thanked him for his guidance.
• Aizen told the group that the special make-up instruction had ended and asked Misao whether he wanted to apply for early graduation.
• Izuru Kira and Renji Abarai reacted excitedly to the possibility that Misao could graduate in half a year, and Misao began explaining Gin Ichimaru's reasons for taking a year.

Tokoyo Misao applied for early graduation while hiding the true nature of his Zanpakuto, the World-Crossing Principle, from Aizen. Captain-Commander Yamamoto ordered that Misao must join the 11th Division if he graduated early, apparently positioning him to inherit the title of Kenpachi.

• Tokoyo Misao told Momo Hinamori and Renji Abarai that he would apply for early graduation, and Aizen offered him a place in the Fifth Division, which Misao declined in favor of the Sixth or Second Division.
• Tokoyo Misao entered his inner world and discussed his concealed Shikai with the World-Crossing Principle, which revealed a chaotic landscape and said Bankai training would require greater Rei'i.
• The World-Crossing Principle told Tokoyo Misao to enjoy himself for now, then covered its strange silver left eye with a black eyepatch after he left.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe reported Misao's early graduation application, Shikai, and ninth-class Rei'i to Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai.
• Yamamoto ordered the academy to require Misao to join the 11th Division if he graduated early, and Chōjirō wondered whether Misao was meant to inherit the Kenpachi title.

Tokoyo Misao was assigned to the 11th Division despite wanting to join another division, and he considered avoiding the vacant Kenpachi position. After the academy graduates passed their assessment, Kiyoyuki Yamanaka brought Misao to the 11th Division and explained its rules.

• Yamamoto arranged for Tokoyo Misao to graduate early and join the 11th Division without taking the usual assessment.
• Kiyoyuki Yamanaka tested nine graduates, then let them pass after deliberately exposing an opening for Shūhei Hisagi to cut his sleeve.
• Renji Abarai and Izuru Kira promised to graduate early and join Tokoyo Misao in the 11th Division.
• Tokoyo Misao decided he did not want to become Kenpachi and resolved to switch divisions.
• Kiyoyuki Yamanaka took Tokoyo Misao to the 11th Division, gave him a shihakushō, and explained that members could earn seated ranks by winning weekly challenges.

Tokoyo Misao entered Noble Street after claiming to be the head of the Tokoyo Clan, one of the Five Great Noble Clans. As he strolled toward the Kuchiki estate, Soi Fon remained suspicious of his identity and planned to verify his claims.

• Kiyoyuki Yamanaka explained the 11th Division's pay, training, and mission rules to Tokoyo Misao.
• Tokoyo Misao visited Noble Street without an invitation and claimed he was head of the Tokoyo Clan.
• Two Sixth Division guards challenged Tokoyo Misao and attacked him, so he nearly killed them before Soi Fon stopped his blade.
• Soi Fon let Tokoyo Misao enter and ordered the guards back to their posts, while privately suspecting his noble behavior was an act.
• Tokoyo Misao strolled through Noble Street toward the Kuchiki estate.

Tokoyo Misao visited the Kuchiki Estate to see Rukia and meet Byakuya, while making clear he intended to reclaim the Tokoyo Clan’s inheritance. After Rukia found old records about the clan and reunited with Misao, she struck at him when his teasing flick hit her hand.

• The old Kuchiki man led Tokoyo Misao through the estate, and Misao asked whether Rukia was settling in well.
• Rukia asked Byakuya Kuchiki about records of the Tokoyo Clan, and he directed her to a parchment scroll in the ancestral shrine.
• Tokoyo Misao met Byakuya Kuchiki, claimed his irreverent behavior followed the Tokoyo Clan’s rules, and warned that anyone who had taken the clan’s property would pay.
• Byakuya Kuchiki allowed Misao to visit Rukia, and a maid led him to the rear garden.
• Rukia greeted Misao formally, and his attempted forehead flick struck the back of her hand before she punched toward his stomach.

Tokoyo Misao gathered Reishi from modified Hollows while the 11th Division struggled with a surge of attacks, then seized on an offer to transfer divisions. He visited the Kuchiki residence after a mission, where Rukia had just finished training.

• Tokoyo Misao ambushed and killed a modified Hollow, collecting its Reishi in a bead to keep as a reserve.
• Iba questioned why Tokoyo Misao had not challenged a seated officer, while a hidden Captain-level observer continued watching him.
• The exhausted 11th Division discussed the growing number of Hollow attacks, and Acting Captain Yamanaka told anyone unable to endure the workload to apply for a transfer.
• Tokoyo Misao asked Iba about the transfer procedure and learned that both his current and prospective divisions had to approve.
• After eliminating two modified Hollows, Tokoyo Misao visited the Kuchiki residence and was led to the rear courtyard, where Rukia had just finished training.

Tokoyo Misao failed to secure Byakuya Kuchiki’s help with transferring to the Second Division, so he considered approaching the Shiba Clan instead. After two months of missions with Iba, a Rukongai challenger named Kiganjō arrived at the 11th Division seeking a Kenpachi duel, leaving Tokoyo Misao to assess the newcomer.

• Tokoyo Misao sparred with Rukia while waiting for Byakuya Kuchiki, then asked Byakuya to help him transfer to the Second Division and was refused.
• Tokoyo Misao considered seeking information and help from the Shiba Clan, but postponed visiting the Tsunayashiro residence and chose to focus on his transfer first.
• Tokoyo Misao continued missions with Iba for two months, collected over a hundred beads, and earned Iba’s gratitude for protecting their squad from powerful Hollows.
• Iba asked whether Tokoyo Misao still intended to leave the 11th Division, and Tokoyo Misao said he did not want to compete with Iba for promotion.
• A Soul Reaper brought Kiganjō and five other wandering souls to the 11th Division, where Kiganjō challenged the division to a Kenpachi duel.

Iba killed Kiganjō after he tried to strike Kiyoyuki Yamanaka from behind, disrupting the Kenpachi Duel. The 11th Division then killed Kiganjō’s four companions, leaving the Soul Reaper who brought them there fearing he would be silenced.

• Tokoyo Misao advised Kiyoyuki Yamanaka to use his Zanpakuto, but Yamanaka refused to break the duel’s code of honor.
• Kiganjō challenged Kiyoyuki Yamanaka for his white haori, and the two fought before the 11th Division.
• Kiyoyuki Yamanaka wounded Kiganjō, who begged for mercy; Yamanaka spared him and turned away.
• Kiganjō attacked Yamanaka from behind with a chained spiked hammer, but Iba killed Kiganjō before the blow landed.
• Kiganjō’s four companions protested the interference, and Iba beheaded them as the Soul Reaper who had brought them watched nervously.

Tokoyo Misao sought to join Isshin Shiba’s Tenth Division after leaving the 11th Division, and Isshin explained the significance of the Kenpachi duel before hearing why Misao had intervened. Ten days later, Misao returned to the 11th Division to get Kenpachi Saki’s signature on his transfer paperwork, but he and the squad members turned toward the gate as someone arrived.

• Kenpachi Saki gave Tokoyo Misao the choice to duel him or leave the 11th Division, and Misao chose to seek a transfer to the Tenth Division.
• Iba offered to help Misao find another division if the Tenth Division rejected his application, and Misao left the 11th Division.
• Tokoyo Misao met Isshin Shiba at a tavern and learned that the Tokoyo Clan had been known as Hell’s wardens.
• Isshin Shiba welcomed Misao to the Tenth Division and explained that the Kenpachi duel represented the 11th Division’s dignity and pride.
• Tokoyo Misao told Isshin that he had intervened because doing so made him happy, regardless of Kiyoyuki Yamanaka’s dignity or resentment.
• Ten days later, Tokoyo Misao returned to the 11th Division for Kenpachi Saki’s signature, and he and the squad members turned toward the gate.

Zaraki challenged the 11th Division, and Kenpachi Saki died after Zaraki cut him down in a single blow. Yachiru urged Tokoyo Misao to fight Zaraki, leaving Iba baffled by her wish for someone traveling with Zaraki to kill him.

• Tokoyo Misao and the 11th Division members sensed a powerful Reiatsu approaching, and Zaraki entered the training ground with Yachiru Kusajishi on his shoulder.
• Yachiru identified Tokoyo Misao as the strongest, but Zaraki chose to fight Kenpachi Saki.
• Kenpachi Saki attacked Zaraki, but Zaraki trapped his blade in his chest and cut him in two.
• Zaraki challenged the remaining members and pointed his sword at Tokoyo Misao.
• Yachiru pleaded with Tokoyo Misao to fight Zaraki, saying she thought he could kill him, and Iba questioned why she wanted Zaraki dead.

Kenpachi Zaraki became the 11th Division captain after defeating Saki and set out to challenge Captain-Commander Yamamoto, while Tokoyo Misao returned to the division after directing him toward Yamamoto. In a flashback, Yamamoto reviewed Misao’s actions and ordered that a man from Rukongai be brought into the 11th Division.

• Tokoyo Misao explained the Kenpachi Duel tradition, gave Saki’s Captain’s Haori to Zaraki, and recognized him as the new 11th Division captain.
• Kiyoyuki Yamanaka announced that squad members could consider transferring, and Zaraki gave Tokoyo Misao a fingerprint for his transfer request.
• Zaraki asked who the strongest person in Soul Society was, and Tokoyo Misao named Captain-Commander Yamamoto; Zaraki then ordered Kiyoyuki to lead him to the First Division.
• Tokoyo Misao told Iba to contact the Fourth Division to collect Saki’s body, then left the 11th Division.
• In a flashback, Chōjirō Sasakibe briefed Yamamoto on Tokoyo Misao’s actions and the Tokoyo Clan, and Yamamoto ordered him to bring a man from Rukongai into the 11th Division.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto tested Kenpachi Zaraki after Zaraki became captain of the 11th Division, quickly overpowering him in the First Division training grounds. Zaraki kept demanding a fight even after Yamamoto’s blow shattered his internal organs, and Yamamoto began evading his attacks instead of striking back.

• Yamamoto learned that Tokoyo Misao had avoided Zaraki and ordered Sasakibe to bring Zaraki to the First Division.
• Zaraki arrived at the First Division with Yachiru Kusajishi and Kiyoyuki Yamanaka, then Sasakibe escorted him to Yamamoto.
• Yamamoto claimed he was the strongest Soul Reaper in a thousand years, and Zaraki challenged him to fight to the death.
• Yamamoto stopped Zaraki’s attacks with precise punches and then struck his stomach, sending him flying and badly injuring him.
• Sasakibe used Tsuriboshi to catch Zaraki, and Yamamoto sent him to fetch Captain Unohana for treatment.
• Zaraki charged Yamamoto again, but Yamamoto dodged his attacks and only tapped him with his cane when he found an opening.

Tokoyo Misao learned that Kenpachi Zaraki’s brutal missions had devastated the 11th Division, while he continued serving in the Tenth Division and avoiding Zaraki’s challenge. After drinking with Rangiku Matsumoto, he left the tavern still wary of the fight Yamamoto had set up for him.

• A Tenth Division member told Tokoyo Misao that Kenpachi Zaraki’s missions had left fewer than twenty members in the 11th Division and caused heavy casualties.
• Tokoyo Misao reflected that several former 11th Division members, including Kiyoyuki Yamanaka, had transferred out, while Iba had become Third Seat.
• Rangiku Matsumoto found Tokoyo Misao drinking during patrol, then accepted his offer of yuzu sake and told him the captain was considering promoting him to Ninth Seat.
• Tokoyo Misao recalled that Kenpachi Zaraki had attacked him on sight after Yamamoto told Zaraki to defeat Misao before challenging him again.
• Rangiku Matsumoto discovered the sake was gone, and Tokoyo Misao paid and left the tavern.

Aizen investigated the Tsunayashiro Clan after learning that Tokoyo Misao could manipulate external Reishi, and he later took control of the clan’s estate and discovered its Zanpakuto, Enrakyōten. After Tōsen killed the remaining Tsunayashiro members, Aizen tested Enrakyōten’s ability to imitate other Zanpakuto by feeding it a spiritual power orb.

• Tōsen reported to Aizen that Tokoyo Misao appeared able to manipulate external Reishi, prompting Aizen to consider investigating the great noble clans.
• Aizen shifted his attention to the Tsunayashiro Clan, and modified Hollow attacks became less frequent as Soul Society enjoyed several peaceful years.
• Five years later, Tokoyo Misao celebrated Rukia Kuchiki, Momo Hinamori, Renji Abarai, and Izuru Kira graduating and joining their respective divisions.
• Aizen revealed that Tōsen had killed the remaining Tsunayashiro members after years of extracting information from them.
• Aizen explained that the clan’s Enrakyōten could imitate multiple Zanpakuto and placed a spiritual power orb against its blade to test it.

Tokoyo Misao recruited the gifted Tōshirō Hitsugaya from Rukongai and began teaching him after Rangiku Matsumoto discovered his extraordinary potential. The chapter left them walking through Kobushi Mountain as Tōshirō continued learning the fundamentals of zankensoki.

• Rangiku Matsumoto urged Tokoyo Misao to take her lieutenant position, but Isshin Shiba said Misao lacked the Rei'i Grade for the role.
• Tokoyo Misao explained that Rangiku had found a genius boy in Rukongai who could naturally emit Reiatsu with an attribute.
• Rangiku wanted to bring the boy directly into the Tenth Division, while Tokoyo Misao offered to teach him; Isshin agreed with Misao's plan.
• Tokoyo Misao went to fetch the boy, and later walked with Tōshirō Hitsugaya through Kobushi Mountain in Rukongai District 3.
• Tokoyo Misao told Tōshirō that he had nearly mastered the fundamentals of zankensoki and needed to practice until they became instinctive.

Aizen used an ambush against Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako to test whether Tokoyo Misao could detect the attack. The three Hollows attacked the Shiba couple, who fought back while cut off from outside help.

• Aizen dismissed Kaname Tōsen's suggestion to attack Tokoyo Misao as well and ordered him to send three Hollows after Kaien Shiba, using the ambush to test Misao's abilities.
• Kaname Tōsen led the Hollows through a sound-sealed area and set them on Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako without their noticing until the attack began.
• Kaien Shiba dodged the Hollows' first strikes, released Nejibana, and sent two of them flying with a wave.
• Shiba Miyako tried to call for help but found the area sealed, then attacked with Sōkatsui and discovered it could not harm the Hollows.
• Shiba Miyako cast Sekienton to cover the battlefield in red smoke.

Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako were ambushed by three Hollows and a hidden attacker, leaving Miyako gravely wounded. Kaien awakened Bankai and defeated the Hollows, then confronted the unseen enemy as Tokoyo Misao and Tōshirō Hitsugaya rushed to seek help.

• Shiba Miyako used Bakudō to support Kaien Shiba against three Hollows, but a hidden attacker wounded her from behind.
• Kaien refused to leave Miyako, and the pair tried to escape under her Kyokkō while the Hollows’ wild attacks injured them both.
• Miyako canceled Kyokkō and chose to face the Hollows; Kaien released Bankai and destroyed all three with Heavenly Whirlpool Pierce.
• Kaien sensed Kidō concealing the area and challenged the enemy hiding behind a tree.
• Tokoyo Misao sensed Kaien’s Reiatsu and turned back toward the fight while Tōshirō Hitsugaya went to request reinforcements.
• Sōsuke Aizen noticed Kaien’s Bankai, then withdrew with Kaname as Kaien continued confronting the hidden attacker.

Tokoyo Misao visited the Tenth Division captain’s office and found Tōshirō Hitsugaya handling paperwork while Captain Isshin Shiba and Rangiku Matsumoto avoided their duties. Their conversation revealed that Tōshirō wanted to learn Bankai and that Misao had not trained for it because he lacked sufficient Rei'i.

• Tokoyo Misao found Tōshirō Hitsugaya sorting reports and shared a plum rice ball with him.
• Tokoyo Misao scolded Rangiku Matsumoto and Isshin Shiba for leaving Tōshirō to handle the paperwork.
• Tōshirō finished organizing the documents, and Isshin Shiba praised him as a future captain.
• Tōshirō explained that Misao’s instruction had helped him improve in several techniques, but Misao’s refusal to train for Bankai had left him unable to teach it.
• Tokoyo Misao said his Rei'i grade was too low to materialize his Zanpakuto, and Isshin Shiba realized that Misao had already mastered the communication stage with it.

Isshin Shiba and Tokoyo Misao traveled to the World of the Living to investigate the unexplained deaths of several Soul Reapers in Naruki City. Misao entered an arcade and played a game, leaving a security guard terrified by a machine operating on its own.

• Isshin Shiba found a report listing several Soul Reaper deaths as accidents under investigation and decided to investigate in person.
• Tokoyo Misao agreed to accompany Isshin Shiba, though Isshin suspected Misao had hidden Captain-level strength; Misao privately prepared to use his Reishi Orbs if danger arose.
• After they reached the World of the Living, Tokoyo Misao headed into an entertainment center while Isshin Shiba went to find the locally stationed Soul Reapers.
• Tokoyo Misao powered up the arcade machines, took tokens, and began playing The King of Fighters.
• A security guard investigated the lit arcade, found nobody there, and fled after seeing a game machine's joystick and buttons move by themselves.