Recaps

Miyako Amamiya joined the Thirteenth Division, mastered his Shikai, and became its lieutenant while investigating the Quincy power that had preserved his soul. After Rukia lost her powers in Karakura Town, Miyako joined the mission to find her, unaware that Aizen had approved it to draw out Kisuke Urahara.

• Miyako enrolled at Shin'ō Academy, joined the Thirteenth Division, and began training to awaken his Zanpakuto while helping Rukia confront her grief over Kaien Shiba.
• Miyako trained with Ryūken Ishida, learned Quincy techniques, awakened his Shikai, and defeated Sentarō Kotsubaki to become the Thirteenth Division lieutenant.
• Miyako accompanied Rukia to the Shiba family, where Kūkaku and Ganju accepted her apology for Kaien’s death, and later helped Rukia rebuild her friendships with Renji.
• Miyako challenged the 11th Division after its members mocked the Thirteenth Division, defeating Renji and Ikkaku before refusing to fight Kenpachi Zaraki.
• Rukia went to Karakura Town, transferred her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo, and helped him defeat Grand Fisher after Ichigo faced the Hollow that had killed his mother.
• Miyako persuaded Ukitake and Byakuya to let him investigate Rukia’s disappearance alongside the Sixth Division’s arrest mission, then entered the World of the Living with Byakuya and Renji.
• Aizen told Gin Ichimaru that he had approved Miyako’s investigation to draw Kisuke Urahara into the matter and distract him from Soul Society.

Miyako helped rescue Rukia and thwart Aizen’s attempt to seize the Hōgyoku, then uncovered Aizen’s plan to make the Ōken and prepared to defend Karakura Town. The arc ended with the Arrancar attacking Ichigo’s group and Miyako offering to explain Aizen’s true objective.

• Renji Abarai and Byakuya Kuchiki confronted Rukia Kuchiki, and Byakuya broke Ichigo Kurosaki’s sword and destroyed his Saketsu and Hakusui before Miyako Amamiya treated him.
• Miyako told Kisuke Urahara that Sōsuke Aizen was behind Rukia’s Gigai, then joined Ichigo’s group’s preparations to rescue her and learned that she had been sentenced to execution.
• Miyako studied the Shiba family’s records about Yhwach and the Quincy, then worked with Yoruichi Shihōin, Ukitake, and Renji to help rescue Rukia and destroy the Sōkyoku.
• Miyako protected Rukia from Tōsen and Aizen, revealed that his Zanpakuto could resist Kyōka Suigetsu, and helped Yoruichi and Soi Fon prevent Aizen from taking the Hōgyoku.
• After Aizen escaped to Hueco Mundo, Miyako learned that the Hōgyoku had entered his soul and helped Ukitake uncover Aizen’s plan to create the Ōken using a hundred thousand souls in Karakura Town.
• Miyako prepared for the coming war, trained his Reishi abilities, and joined Rukia in the force assigned to defend Karakura Town as Uryū Ishida regained his Quincy powers.
• Ulquiorra and Yammy attacked Karakura Town, and Miyako and the arriving Soul Reapers stopped the Arrancar after Ichigo was overcome by fear of his inner Hollow.
• Miyako urged Ichigo to seek help controlling his Hollow and offered to explain Aizen’s true objective as the Soul Reapers prepared to stay in Karakura Town.