Recaps

Ichigo Kurosaki confronted White Ichigo in his Inner World and fought him for control of Zangetsu. After White Ichigo nearly killed him, Ichigo awakened his own battle instinct, pierced White Ichigo, and earned his acknowledgment before a burst of light engulfed them.

• Liu Hao remained with the unconscious Ichigo Kurosaki inside the barrier while Shinji Hirako and the others left him to face the presence awakening within him.
• Ichigo Kurosaki met White Ichigo in his Inner World, recognized him as Zangetsu, and agreed to prove himself by defeating him.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and White Ichigo both entered Bankai, but White Ichigo overpowered him, destroyed his black Tensa Zangetsu, and impaled him with the white blade.
• As White Ichigo tried to draw the blade from his abdomen and kill him, Ichigo Kurosaki seized it and unleashed a surge of instinctive black Reiatsu.
• Ichigo Kurosaki pulled the blade free, transformed it with his Reiatsu, and pierced White Ichigo, who acknowledged him and warned him not to die before he appeared again.
• White Ichigo released a tremendous burst of Reiatsu from the blade, and white light engulfed Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ichigo Kurosaki’s Hollowfication escalated far beyond the expected training, forcing Liu Hao to fight him as he transformed into Bull-Head Ichigo. Liu Hao survived the monster’s devastating attacks and prepared to get serious, hoping Ichigo would survive.

• As Ichigo Kurosaki’s Hollow mask formed, Liu Hao restrained him with Gochūtekkan while Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Kurosaki watched from outside the barrier.
• Ichigo broke free, attacked Liu Hao with Getsuga Tenshō and Zangetsu, and began regenerating as his Hollowfication spread.
• Ichigo’s speed and ferocity increased as he entered Bankai, while Liu Hao countered his attacks and noticed a Hollow Hole forming in his chest.
• Ichigo grew a Hollow arm, used Cero and Sonído, and struck Liu Hao with a corrosive blade before a surge of white light transformed him into Bull-Head Ichigo.
• Bull-Head Ichigo overwhelmed Liu Hao and charged a powerful Cero, but Liu Hao smashed it apart with his forehead, leaving both fighters injured.
• Liu Hao rose and told Bull-Head Ichigo he would have to get serious, hoping Ichigo would survive.

Liu Hao subdued Ichigo Kurosaki’s Hollow form and guided him toward reclaiming his Zanpakuto by training with an Asauchi. As Ichigo began learning Hollow and Quincy abilities, Liu Hao told Isshin Kurosaki he could help Aizen create the Oken, leaving Isshin stunned.

• Liu Hao released his Imperial Sword Shikai, defeated bull-headed Ichigo, and ended Ichigo Kurosaki’s Hollowfication rampage.
• After Ichigo Kurosaki awoke, Liu Hao instructed Isshin Kurosaki to give him the Asauchi and explained how to imprint his soul and powers on it.
• Ichigo Kurosaki began carrying the Asauchi and training in Hollowfication with the Visored and Quincy abilities with Masaki Kurosaki.
• Liu Hao and Isshin Kurosaki discussed Aizen’s threat to Karakura Town, and Liu Hao offered to help create the Oken.
• Isshin Kurosaki stared at Liu Hao in disbelief and asked whether he could create the Oken.

Liu Hao revealed the truth about Mimihagi and Hell to Isshin Kurosaki before Arrancar appeared in Karakura Town. Soul Reapers and Visored prepared to face them, and the chapter ended with Tōshirō Hitsugaya clashing blades with Yammy Llargo.

• Liu Hao told Isshin Kurosaki that Mimihagi, the Soul King's Right Hand, lived inside Jūshirō Ukitake and explained that powerful dead Soul Reapers were reborn in Hell.
• Liu Hao and Isshin Kurosaki agreed that they had to win the coming war against the Quincy and deal with Aizen before addressing Soul Society's future.
• Liu Hao left to investigate the Arrancar Reiatsu above Karakura Town and told Isshin Kurosaki to stay hidden.
• Renji Abarai and Kisuke Urahara prepared to confront the Arrancar, while Masaki Kurosaki persuaded the Visored to let Ichigo Kurosaki join the fight.
• Tōshirō Hitsugaya's team encountered Yammy Llargo, Luppi Antenor, Wonderweiss Margela, and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in the industrial district.
• Tōshirō Hitsugaya attacked Yammy Llargo, and their Zanpakuto clashed as the ground cracked beneath them.

Ichigo Kurosaki fought Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez with a new Zanpakuto and a powerful Hollow mask, but the mask shattered before he could finish Grimmjow. As Grimmjow prepared to kill him, Uncle Zangetsu appeared in Ichigo’s frozen Inner World and led him into a deeper layer for a final trial.

• Tōshirō Hitsugaya faced Yammy Llargo, while Ikkaku Madarame and Yumichika Ayasegawa confronted Luppi Antenor, and Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori watched another silent Arrancar.
• Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez stopped Ichigo Kurosaki on his way to the Arrancar, and Ichigo revealed his new Zanpakuto before donning a Hollow mask.
• Ichigo’s masked power overwhelmed Grimmjow with successive black slashes, but his mask cracked and shattered as he attempted a finishing blow.
• Grimmjow exploited Ichigo’s sudden weakness, wounded him badly, and prepared to kill him when Ichigo could no longer summon the mask’s power.
• Time stopped around Ichigo, and Uncle Zangetsu appeared, acknowledged Ichigo’s uncertainty about awakening his powers, and took him into a deeper layer of his Inner World.

Ichigo Kurosaki accepted Zangetsu as his true Zanpakuto and awakened a new power, defeating Grimmjow before Ulquiorra took him away. Liu Hao revealed that the Arrancar's real target was someone in Karakura Town, but stopped Ichigo from rushing back until he learned to control his new strength.

• Liu Hao watched Ichigo Kurosaki's Quincy power awaken and chose not to intervene.
• Uncle Zangetsu admitted that he had hidden his identity to protect Ichigo, then gave him the true Zanpakuto, Zangetsu.
• Ichigo Kurosaki summoned Zangetsu as two blades and used his new power to badly wound Grimmjow.
• Ulquiorra Cifer stopped Grimmjow from releasing his Resurrección and withdrew with him, saying their mission had failed because the sun had fallen into their hands.
• Liu Hao told Ichigo Kurosaki that the Arrancar's true target was someone in Karakura Town, then stopped him from leaving until he could master his new power.

Four Espada attacked the World of the Living, overwhelming the Soul Reapers in Karakura Town as Luppi released his Resurrección. Kisuke Urahara arrived to save Rangiku Matsumoto, but Yammy ambushed him and battered him with Bala, leaving his fate unclear.

• Rin Tsubokura and Akon detected four Espada attacking the World of the Living, and Rukia Kuchiki departed to provide support while Orihime Inoue waited for transport.
• Tōshirō Hitsugaya and the other Soul Reapers struggled against Yammy Llargo and Luppi Antenor, who released his Resurrección and overwhelmed them with eight tentacles.
• Luppi bound Rangiku Matsumoto and prepared to attack her, but Kisuke Urahara arrived and cut her free.
• Wonderweiss Margela attacked Kisuke, and Yammy struck him from behind before pounding him with Bala.
• Luppi watched Kisuke disappear beneath the smoke and dust and assumed Yammy had killed him.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya froze Luppi Antenor while Kisuke Urahara fought Yammy Llargo, but the Arrancar were extracted by Negación before the Soul Reapers could finish them. Liu Hao realized the attack had been a diversion to split Soul Society's forces and urgently asked Rukia Kuchiki to check whether Orihime Inoue had returned to the World of the Living.

• Tōshirō Hitsugaya revived Hyōrinmaru with moisture in the air and trapped Luppi Antenor in the Thousand-Year Ice Prison, freeing Rangiku Matsumoto and the other captives.
• Kisuke Urahara evaded Yammy Llargo's Bala with a portable Gigai, countered his attacks, and wounded him.
• Three Garganta opened, and Negación beams extracted Yammy Llargo, Wonderweiss, and the still-living Luppi Antenor.
• Luppi Antenor threatened Tōshirō Hitsugaya as Negación carried the Arrancar away, leaving Kisuke Urahara uneasy about their mission.
• Liu Hao told Ichigo Kurosaki that the Arrancar had attacked to divide Soul Society's forces, then asked Rukia Kuchiki to contact Jūshirō Ukitake about Orihime Inoue's whereabouts.
• Rukia Kuchiki asked Jūshirō Ukitake whether Orihime Inoue had returned to the World of the Living.

After Aizen abducted Orihime Inoue to draw Soul Society’s forces toward Hueco Mundo, Liu Hao prepared a rescue mission and warned Kisuke to prepare to seal Aizen. In Las Noches, Orihime restored Grimmjow’s arm and old scar, prompting Grimmjow to kill Luppi and reclaim his place as the Sixth Espada; meanwhile, Liu Hao recruited Uryū for the rescue.

• Rukia told Liu Hao that Orihime had disappeared while being escorted to the World of the Living, and Liu Hao concluded that Aizen had abducted her to divide Soul Society’s forces.
• Liu Hao told Shinji to have Kisuke prepare a seal for Aizen, then ordered Rukia to alert Soul Society while he and Ichigo went to Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime.
• Aizen introduced Orihime to the Arrancar and ordered her to heal Grimmjow’s arm; she restored it, and Aizen described her ability as the Rejection of All Creation.
• Orihime healed Grimmjow’s old scar, revealing the number 6, and Grimmjow killed Luppi with a Cero to reclaim his title as the Sixth Espada.
• Liu Hao visited Ryūken and learned that Uryū could barely reach Vollständig, then recruited Uryū to help rescue Orihime; they headed toward the Urahara Shop.

Liu Hao gathered the group at the Urahara Shop, explained how they should develop their powers, and led them into the Garganta to rescue Orihime Inoue. The group traveled toward Hueco Mundo, resolving to improve their Reiatsu control along the way.

• Liu Hao told Renji Abarai that Zabimaru had not fully recognized him and advised Rukia Kuchiki, Yasutora Sado, Ichigo Kurosaki, and Uryū Ishida on developing their abilities.
• Liu Hao and Kisuke Urahara prepared to travel to Hueco Mundo, and Liu Hao explained that Renji would need to defeat Zabimaru to earn its full recognition.
• Kisuke Urahara opened a Garganta, and Liu Hao led Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Ichigo Kurosaki, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida through it.
• Liu Hao formed a road of Reishi through the Garganta and taught the group that precise Reiatsu control made their abilities easier to use in battle.
• The group followed Liu Hao through the endless darkness, each resolving to practice precise Reiatsu control.

Liu Hao led Ichigo Kurosaki and the others through Hueco Mundo and reunited with Nel, Dondochakka Birstanne, and Pesche Guatiche. They set out for Las Noches to rescue someone, and the chapter ended as they neared their destination.

• Liu Hao guided the group out of the Garganta into Hueco Mundo and pointed them west toward building ruins.
• After walking across the desert, the group encountered Nel, Dondochakka Birstanne, Pesche Guatiche, and their giant Hollow Bawabawa.
• Nel joined Liu Hao’s group and explained that Nnoitra Gilga and Szayelaporro Granz had ambushed her, forcing her to leave Las Noches.
• Liu Hao introduced Nel and her Fracción to the others, and they boarded Bawabawa to travel toward Las Noches.
• Nel said she might settle her old grudge if they encountered Nnoitra Gilga and Szayelaporro Granz, while Liu Hao and the others joked during the journey.
• Pesche Guatiche warned the group that they were almost at their destination.

Liu Hao defeated Nunigangka and led the group into Las Noches through a passage he opened in its wall. As they descended, Aizen and the Espada watched their progress, with Grimmjow and Nnoitra reacting to the intruders.

• Liu Hao drew Nunigangka out of the sand and killed him with a pillar of flame after melting the surrounding sand into magma.
• Liu Hao broke an arched opening through Las Noches's wall, and the group followed him into a dark passage leading downward.
• Liu Hao illuminated the passage with Reishi as the group continued deeper into Las Noches.
• Aizen showed the Espada surveillance footage of the intruders and identified the group, including Ichigo Kurosaki and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck.
• Grimmjow reacted fiercely to seeing Ichigo, while Nnoitra, Aaroniero, Baraggan, and Szayelaporro dismissed the intruders.

Aizen warned the Espada not to underestimate the intruders, while Liu Hao led his group through Las Noches to rescue Orihime Inoue. After reminding them to prioritize bringing her back over fighting or dying, Liu Hao chose a door and assigned Ichigo, Uryū, and Sado to face three former Espada.

• Aizen told the Espada that Ichigo Kurosaki and Liu Hao were dangerous, and Tōsen revealed that Liu Hao would have killed Nnoitra without Aizen’s intervention.
• At five identical doors, Liu Hao rejected the idea that the rescue was a battlefield and urged the group to avoid needless sacrifices for Orihime’s sake.
• Liu Hao explained the Espada’s abilities and weaknesses, then led the group through a randomly chosen door.
• The group encountered Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, Cirucci Sanderwicci, and Gantenbainne Mosqueda, who challenged them to prove their strength.
• Liu Hao assigned Ichigo to fight Dordoni, Uryū to fight Cirucci, and Sado to fight Gantenbainne as the battle was about to begin.

Liu Hao assigned Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryū Ishida to test their newly acquired powers against former Espada members while Renji Abarai watched. Ichigo defeated Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, while Uryū Ishida’s fight with Cirucci Sanderwicci remained unresolved after she countered his arrows with her vibrating wings.

• Liu Hao explained that Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado needed to test their new powers against the former Espada, and Renji Abarai accepted that he had no opponent.
• Ichigo Kurosaki fought Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, who released his Resurrección, but Ichigo defeated him with Getsuga Tenshō without using Bankai or his Hollow mask.
• Ichigo Kurosaki told Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio that his new swords drew on his own power, then returned to Liu Hao after Dordoni lost consciousness.
• Uryū Ishida used Ginrei Kojaku to overwhelm Cirucci Sanderwicci with arrows, prompting her to release her Resurrección, Golondrina.
• Cirucci Sanderwicci used her vibrating wings to shatter Uryū Ishida’s arrows and attack him with black feather-shaped blades, while Uryū Ishida remained calm.

Uryū Ishida used the Seele Schneider to dismantle Tirute’s Reishi attacks and explained how the weapon decomposed and absorbed Reishi. He then fired the relic from Ginrei Kojaku, pierced Tirute’s defense, and left her badly wounded and losing Reiatsu.

• Uryū Ishida drew the Seele Schneider and formed its vibrating blade of Reishi light.
• Tirute’s feather blades shattered against the weapon, and Uryū Ishida cut away part of her wing when she attacked at close range.
• Tirute severed her wings, revealed a powerful Reishi blade at the end of her tail, and struck the Seele Schneider, which began dismantling her weapon.
• Uryū Ishida explained that the Seele Schneider decomposed Reishi structures and absorbed the released Reishi to strengthen itself.
• Tirute reshaped her tail blade into the Poison Sting Sword and launched it at Uryū Ishida.
• Uryū Ishida set the Seele Schneider against Ginrei Kojaku’s bowstring and fired it, destroying Tirute’s attack and shield before striking her abdomen and leaving her in pain and weakened.

Yasutora Sado fought Arrancar No. 103, Gantenbainne Mosqueda, and adapted to his Sonído while awakening the Giant's Right Arm. After Sado's new power badly injured him, Gantenbainne entered Resurrección and launched Dragon Fist, leaving their decisive clash unresolved.

• Yasutora Sado trusted Liu Hao's judgment and continued fighting Gantenbainne despite being repeatedly outmaneuvered by Sonído.
• As Gantenbainne's attacks pressured him, Sado's footwork and instincts improved, allowing him to predict Sonído and counterattack.
• Sado transformed his Devil's Left Arm into the Giant's Right Arm and used its power to strike Gantenbainne twice, sending him crashing through a wall.
• Gantenbainne emerged from the rubble in Resurrección, with dragon-like features and increased Reiatsu.
• Gantenbainne unleashed his finishing technique, Dragon Fist, at Sado as the battle entered its decisive stage.

Yasutora Sado survived Gantenbainne’s Dragon Fist with the Giant’s Right Arm and awakened the Left Arm of the Devil during their fight. He defeated Gantenbainne with Demon’s Strike and realized his two arms formed a complete system of protection and attack.

• Gantenbainne launched his Dragon Fist, but Yasutora Sado blocked it with the Giant’s Right Arm and emerged unharmed.
• Yasutora Sado explained that his right arm was a shield and revealed the destructive power hidden in his left arm, which he named the Left Arm of the Devil.
• Gantenbainne attacked from behind, but Yasutora Sado caught his claw, disrupted its Reiatsu, and hurled him across the ground.
• Yasutora Sado used Demon’s Strike to pierce Gantenbainne’s defenses and leave him unable to fight.
• Gantenbainne’s Resurrección faded, and Yasutora Sado reflected that his shield and spear powers had completed his system of power.

After the group defeated their opponents, a trap split them into separate cells and passages. Liu Hao hurried to find Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado, while Ichigo Kurosaki and Nel identified Szayelaporro Granz as the likely mastermind and entered a passage together.

• Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado finished their battles, and their companions praised their performances.
• Three rune-covered walls erupted from the ground, separating the group and blocking their sight and Reiatsu sensing.
• Ichigo Kurosaki, Renji Abarai, and Yasutora Sado broke through their barriers and discovered Liu Hao, Uryū Ishida, Rukia Kuchiki, Nel, Pesche Guatiche, and Dondochakka Birstanne were gone.
• Liu Hao warned that Ichigo Kurosaki and Renji Abarai could be in danger against high-ranking Espada, then led Uryū Ishida, Rukia Kuchiki, Pesche Guatiche, and Dondochakka Birstanne into a passage to search for Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado.
• Nel recognized the trap and passages as Szayelaporro Granz's work, and Ichigo Kurosaki entered the passage with her.

Separated into different passages in Hueco Mundo, the Soul Reapers and their allies pressed forward and encountered Espada waiting in the ruins. Rukia Kuchiki prepared to fight Aaroniero Arruruerie, Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado faced Szayelaporro Granz, and Ichigo Kurosaki escaped a looping maze with Nel.

• Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado decided to push through the passage together rather than try to find the other groups.
• Liu Hao’s group encountered Aaroniero Arruruerie, and Liu Hao told Rukia Kuchiki to fight him before he could adapt to her abilities.
• Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado met Szayelaporro Granz, who activated Reishi runes around the hall as they prepared to fight.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Nel identified a Reishi maze, and Ichigo’s first Getsuga Tenshō opened a wall that released sand.
• Ichigo Kurosaki destroyed another wall with a second Getsuga Tenshō, revealing a new passage, and he and Nel entered it.

Rukia Kuchiki sealed Aaroniero Arruruerie with a technique she had developed under Liu Hao’s guidance, but Aaroniero broke free for a last attack. Liu Hao killed him and then reprimanded Rukia for lowering her guard before confirming the enemy’s death.

• Aaroniero removed his disguise, revealed his Gluttony release, and transformed into a monster made from the Hollows he had devoured.
• Rukia dodged Aaroniero’s attacks, laid an ice formation around him, and trapped him inside an iceberg with San no Mai: Ice Prison.
• Aaroniero shattered part of the ice and launched a deadly tentacle at Rukia from behind as she turned away.
• Liu Hao intervened, severed the tentacle, and destroyed Aaroniero’s core with a single slash, dispersing the Espada and his frozen body into Reishi dust.
• Liu Hao flicked Rukia on the forehead and warned her that she had exposed herself by turning away before Aaroniero’s Reiatsu had disappeared.

Liu Hao rushed toward Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado after sensing Renji’s fading Reiatsu, while the chapter revealed how the two Soul Reapers had encountered the eighth Espada, Szayelaporro Granz. Renji and Yasutora injured Szayelaporro, but he healed himself by consuming one of his Fracción and left to change clothes before continuing the fight.

• Liu Hao explained that Rukia should have destroyed the enemy’s spirit core and analyzed how its Gluttony ability had helped it escape her Ice Cage.
• Liu Hao sensed Renji Abarai’s weakened Reiatsu after a violent roar, broke through a wall, and led Rukia, Uryū Ishida, Pesche, Dondochakka, and Nel toward the desert battlefield.
• Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado met the eighth Espada, Szayelaporro Granz, in his laboratory, where a special chamber prevented Renji from using Bankai.
• Renji and Yasutora attacked Szayelaporro together, and Renji’s close-range Hadō #31: Shakkahō set up Yasutora’s Demon’s Strike, which hurled the Espada into a wall.
• Szayelaporro consumed his Fracción Lumina to heal his wounds, then walked away to change clothes while threatening to dissect Renji and Yasutora.

Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado escaped Szayelaporro Granz’s laboratory trap by causing his Copy Bodies to unleash Bankai in unison, destroying the facility. Szayelaporro survived and, enraged by the destruction, prepared to fight them in earnest.

• Renji and Sado found a hidden passage and followed it to Szayelaporro’s Main Laboratory, where he released Fornicarás and created Copies of them.
• Szayelaporro’s Copies matched Renji and Sado’s abilities and coordinated their counterattacks, keeping the two fighters from reaching him.
• Renji realized the Copies would imitate his Bankai, so he unleashed Baboon King—Zabimaru and caused the Copies to do the same.
• The many enormous skeletal weapons collided and destroyed the laboratory, allowing Renji and Sado to escape the ruins.
• Szayelaporro protected himself from the explosion, then angrily vowed to dissect Renji and Sado and make them pay for his losses.

Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado tried to hold off Szayelaporro Granz until Liu Hao and Rukia arrived, but Szayelaporro overwhelmed them with Fornicarás and captured copies of them as Dolls. The chapter left Renji and Sado facing Szayelaporro’s claim that they were now his specimens.

• Renji Abarai sensed Liu Hao and Rukia racing toward the battlefield with two other allies, and told Yasutora Sado that reinforcements were coming.
• Szayelaporro Granz launched Fornicarás’ underground predator wings, but Renji and Sado escaped into the air with Zabimaru’s help.
• Renji fired Hikotsu Taihō and Sado struck with Giant’s Strike, but Szayelaporro’s Fornicarás made both attacks disappear.
• Szayelaporro summoned two giant Arrancar, who knocked Renji and Sado down before Fornicarás tendrils wrapped them in membranes.
• Renji tore free with Kidō and Sado escaped through brute strength, but Szayelaporro produced lifelike Dolls resembling both men and declared them his specimens.

Ichigo and Nel escaped a seemingly endless passage into a desert and found Grimmjow holding Orihime captive. Grimmjow forced Ichigo into battle, while Nel reached Orihime and explained that Ichigo’s hesitation was weakening him.

• Ichigo and Nel cut through the passage wall and emerged in a pale desert, where they spotted a distant tower and headed toward it.
• Ichigo sensed Grimmjow among some ruins, and Grimmjow revealed Orihime before demanding that Ichigo fight him for her freedom.
• Grimmjow attacked, and Ichigo met his blade while Nel climbed to Orihime’s side.
• Nel reassured Orihime and pointed out that Ichigo was holding back because he was worried about harming Grimmjow, attracting enemies, and rescuing her.
• Nel predicted that Grimmjow’s relentless attacks would force Ichigo to overcome his hesitation as their battle intensified.

Ichigo Kurosaki fought Grimmjow while struggling to access Bankai, then unleashed his restrained power to stop Grimmjow’s Gran Rey Cero from hitting Orihime Inoue and Nel. Grimmjow transformed with Resurrección and pressed Ichigo with attacks that repeatedly threatened the two women on the pillar.

• Ichigo Kurosaki told Grimmjow that he could not smoothly enter Bankai, while Grimmjow grew angry at Ichigo’s restraint and intensified his attacks.
• Grimmjow fired a Gran Rey Cero at Orihime Inoue and Nel, and Ichigo Kurosaki intercepted it with a powerful slash that split the beam apart.
• Grimmow released his Resurrección, Pantera, and attacked Ichigo with a Reiatsu-laden roar and rapid claw strikes.
• Ichigo Kurosaki blocked Grimmjow’s attacks and countered, but kept positioning himself between Grimmjow and the stone pillar.
• Grimmjow noticed Ichigo’s continued concern for Orihime Inoue and Nel and began shaping his attacks to threaten them.