Chapter Summaries

Duke, Ichigo, and Kenpachi confronted Starrk, the Primera Espada, in Hueco Mundo as Aizen sealed the Garganta and revealed his plan to create the Ōken and attack Karakura Town. The captains learned Karakura Town had been moved to Soul Society, but Starrk escaped to join Aizen, leaving the group surrounded by Arrancar.

• Pesche and Dondochakka reunited with Nel and identified Starrk as Coyote Starrk, the Primera Espada.
• Aizen used Tenteikūra to announce that he had sealed all four Garganta and intended to create the Ōken and conquer Soul Society.
• Duke explained that the Gotei 13 had prepared for Aizen’s move and that the real Karakura Town had been transferred to Soul Society.
• Starrk dodged Ichigo, Kenpachi, and Duke, then escaped with Sonído to join Aizen and Ulquiorra.
• Duke proposed dealing with the Arrancar left behind before joining Captain Mayuri, but Yammy objected after hearing himself called cannon fodder.

Aizen confronted the Soul Society forces in Karakura Town with four Espada, while in Hueco Mundo the others battled Yammy and waited for Mayuri Kurotsuchi to analyze a Garganta. The chapter ended with Duke challenging Mayuri’s claim that only he could handle the science.

• Aizen dismissed the Captain-Commander’s threat and summoned Starrk, Baraggan, Halibel, and Ulquiorra to face the Soul Society forces.
• Soi Fon scolded Ōmaeda for acting frightened, while Starrk’s wound and Lilynette’s reaction drew attention from the other Espada.
• In Hueco Mundo, Byakuya and Kenpachi attacked giant-form Yammy but began fighting each other instead of working together.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi analyzed Szayelaporro’s Garganta research while Ichigo, Unohana, Duke, and the others waited for a way to reach the Human World.
• Mayuri boasted that his scientific ability surpassed Urahara’s, and Duke offered to help analyze the Garganta, prompting Mayuri to question his knowledge of science.

The Captain Commander trapped Aizen and Gin behind Ryūjin Jakka’s flames while the captains prepared to fight the Arrancar. In Hueco Mundo, Duke completed a Garganta device and persuaded Mayuri to help take him, Ichigo, and Unohana to the Human World.

• The Captain Commander used Jōkaku Enjō to contain Aizen and Gin, then ordered the captains to fight the Arrancar.
• Kenpachi and Byakuya continued fighting Yammy without cooperating, while Duke rapidly analyzed Garganta data and assembled a crude activation device.
• Mayuri objected to Duke’s achievement and refused to assist, but Duke tempted him with the prospect of conducting a dangerous experiment.
• Duke, Ichigo, and Unohana prepared to travel to the Human World, with Mayuri and Nemu needed to open the Garganta.
• Mayuri agreed to work with Duke after their exchange, and Duke hinted that something else might be hidden within the Seireitei.

The battle in Karakura Town began as the captains and lieutenants faced the Espada and their Fracción. Rangiku and Momo Hinamori were badly wounded by the fused creature Yammy, just as Duke arrived with Retsu Unohana and Ichigo and offered to take the field.

• Aizen and the Captain Commander stayed in the rear while the Soul Reapers and Arrancars began fighting across the battlefield.
• Tōshirō fought Halibel, Ōmaeda and A-Cup faced Baraggan, Ulquiorra battled Ukitake, and the two sides' aces fought each other.
• Rangiku and Hinamori joined forces against Sung-Sun, Apacci, and Mila Rose, but the three Arrancars fused into a powerful monster named Yammy.
• Yammy tore open Rangiku's abdomen and then struck Hinamori, leaving both lieutenants badly injured.
• Duke arrived with Retsu Unohana and Ichigo, then asked the Captain Commander to let him handle the enemy's main general.

Duke arrived to rescue HinaMori and Rangiku, defeated Yammy and incapacitated Apacci, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun. Halibel then confronted him while Tōshirō struggled nearby, leaving Duke facing a powerful opponent.

• Duke deflected blame for the delay onto Mayuri Kurotsuchi and accepted the Captain Commander's order to deal with Yammy.
• Duke stopped Yammy from striking HinaMori and Rangiku, then used New Moon and Full Moon to stabilize their injuries.
• Yammy grew larger and charged, but Duke cut him in half with Heavenly Flight Dragon Flash.
• Duke offered Apacci, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun a chance to surrender, then wounded all three when they attacked him.
• Halibel fired a Cero at Duke and ordered her injured Fracción to leave the fight to her, while Tōshirō emerged from the rubble nearby.

Duke fought Third Espada Halibel after she released Tiburón, demonstrating his superior swordsmanship and water-based techniques. He summoned an enormous azure dragon from the flooded battlefield and left Halibel trapped before the Dragon King’s attack.

• Halibel released Tiburón and attacked Duke, while Tōshirō left to support Ichigo against Ulquiorra.
• Duke and Halibel exchanged blows, and Duke evaded her attacks before wounding her with rapid sword strikes.
• Halibel fired Cascada at Duke, then unleashed Ola Azul and flooded the surrounding city.
• Duke explained that water’s power lay in its cutting force as well as its volume, then summoned the Azure Dragon with Nameless Divine Wind Style—Azure Dragon.
• Halibel found herself unable to move as the water dragon rose from the flood, and Duke told her to feel the Dragon King's Fury.

Duke overwhelmed Halibel, but a gigantic Hollow emerged from a spatial rift and launched a devastating black Cero. The Espada began releasing their Resurrección and attacking the Bleaches, leaving the battle escalating on all fronts.

• Aizen and Gin Ichimaru watched Duke dominate Halibel as Aizen anticipated the start of the next phase.
• Duke defeated Halibel with his Unseen Divine Wind Style, leaving her severely wounded and preparing to finish her off.
• A gigantic Hollow tore open a spatial rift and fired a black Cero at Duke, who stopped it with Genbu and redirected its blast into the sky.
• Starrk and Ulquiorra released their Resurrección, while Baraggan unleashed his Reiatsu and pressured the Bleaches.
• Ulquiorra wounded Tōshirō, Baraggan's Respira cost Soi Fon an arm, and Starrk knocked Shunsui Kyōraku from the sky.
• Shunsui Kyōraku complained that Starrk had broken their agreement to slack off, while Ukitake lay behind the front line after his old illness flared up.

Aizen and the Captain Commander faced off as Wonderweiss summoned a swarm of Gillians, but the Visoreds arrived and turned their attention to Aizen. Shinji attacked Aizen and was cut by Gin Ichimaru, while Kaname Tōsen remained imprisoned, overcome by a strange sense that something was missing.

• Aizen’s Hollow blew away the Captain Commander’s flames, while Wonderweiss’s cries woke a giant Hollow that vomited Gillians onto the battlefield.
• The Visoreds arrived, and Shinji Hirako told the Captain Commander they had come to take revenge on Aizen, not to ally with Soul Society.
• Shinji revealed that the Visoreds and Duke were enemies, and Duke explained that he had fought them during a past mission in the Human World.
• The Visoreds donned their Hollow masks, destroyed the Gillians, and blasted the giant Hollow back through the Garganta.
• Shinji challenged Aizen, but Gin Ichimaru’s Shinsō intercepted him and cut his cheek.
• In the Seireitei prison, Kaname Tōsen stared at the wall and wondered why he suddenly felt something was missing from his life.

The Soul Reapers gained the upper hand against Aizen’s forces, but Ulquiorra’s Segunda Etapa turned the battle into a threat to Karakura Town. Kurosaki Ichigo transformed into a fully Hollowfied Vasto Lorde and unleashed a devastating Cero that struck Ulquiorra and the Captain Commander alike.

• Duke watched from behind the Captain Commander as the Visoreds joined the battle, while Shinji Hirako was defeated by Aizen and Gin Ichimaru held back.
• Baraggan died from his own aging ability, Starrk fell to Katen Kyōkotsu, and Ulquiorra defeated Tōshirō, Ichigo, Komamura, and four Visored members.
• The Captain Commander fought Ulquiorra and wounded him, but Ulquiorra regenerated and formed two Lanza del Relámpago powerful enough to threaten the Karakura Town replica.
• Aizen told Gin that Ulquiorra and Starrk were the two Vasto Lordes among the Espada and revealed his confidence that he alone could reach the heavens.
• Kurosaki Ichigo became a fully Hollowfied Vasto Lorde and fired a crimson Cero that engulfed Ulquiorra and the Captain Commander, sending destructive shockwaves across Karakura Town.

Duke revealed New Moon and Full Moon’s true power and reached a state beyond the limits of Bleach, surprising Aizen and everyone on the battlefield. He challenged Aizen before the latter could emerge from his Hōgyoku chrysalis, and their first clash left Aizen kneeling in a crater.

• Duke confronted Aizen, warning that the Captain Commander might reach him first, and Aizen began transforming inside a white chrysalis formed by the Hōgyoku.
• Aizen identified Reiatsu accumulation as the true ability of New Moon and Full Moon and questioned how Duke could keep growing stronger; Duke said he could use Bankai only after more accumulation.
• Duke activated New Moon and Full Moon’s third stage, Full Moon, and released a brief Reiatsu burst that left him beyond the limits of Bleach.
• The Captain Commander, Ōmaeda, and Aizen were shocked when they could no longer sense Duke’s Reiatsu, while Aizen realized he had not yet reached Duke’s level.
• Duke attacked Aizen to push his evolution forward, and Aizen blocked the strike before being driven to one knee in a massive crater.

Duke pushed Aizen to the brink of death, triggering the Hōgyoku to transform him into a new form. The two began an evenly matched battle that devastated Karakura Town, and Aizen celebrated finally meeting an equal.

• Duke kicked Aizen through a series of buildings, then vanished and pierced him from behind with New Moon and Full Moon.
• Duke overpowered Aizen, knocked him to his knees, and brought his blade down on Aizen’s neck.
• The Hōgyoku erupted with Reiatsu as Duke’s strike broke Aizen’s white covering and helped him emerge in a new form.
• Aizen thanked Duke and attacked with sword pressure, but Duke deflected it with the back of his hand.
• Duke and Aizen clashed at immense speed, their battle shaking Karakura Town and filling the sky with dust and storm clouds.
• After their blades rang out and the battlefield cleared, Aizen laughed and praised Duke as a worthy equal.

Duke and Aizen fought across Karakura Town while Aizen explained the Hōgyoku’s power and urged Duke to use it. Duke revealed his greater strength, gained the advantage, and left Aizen with most of his neck severed.

• The Soul Reapers and captains watched as Duke and Aizen exchanged blows, unable to intervene.
• Aizen told Duke that the Hōgyoku could manifest the wishes of those around it and offered to help him achieve Bankai, but Duke refused.
• Duke dismissed Aizen’s faith in the Hōgyoku and claimed that people ultimately had to rely on themselves.
• Duke and Aizen continued fighting, devastating Karakura Town as Aizen’s evolution accelerated and Duke began to overpower him.
• Duke used New Moon and Full Moon to break Aizen’s defense, then slashed through most of Aizen’s neck.

Duke and Aizen continued their battle as the Hōgyoku repeatedly evolved Aizen, while Duke deliberately pushed him to grow stronger. Aizen briefly gained the upper hand, but Duke revealed a greater speed and unleashed countless slashes, leaving Aizen unable to evade them.

• Aizen healed from Duke's beheading and explained that the Hōgyoku let him evolve beyond lethal injuries.
• Aizen and Duke resumed fighting, while Gin Ichimaru renewed his resolve to seize the Hōgyoku and save Rangiku.
• Duke admitted that he kept injuring Aizen to accelerate his evolution, and Aizen grew angry at being treated as someone else's project.
• Aizen gained strength, sent Duke flying, and declared that he had surpassed him, but Duke blocked Aizen's next attack and challenged his claim to superiority.
• Duke drew New Moon and Full Moon and unleashed countless rapid slashes, leaving Aizen unable to move or evade them.

Duke’s devastating sword attack left Aizen wounded but advancing further through evolution, while Gin Ichimaru tried to steal the Hōgyoku and kill him. Duke saved Gin from Aizen’s counterattack and sent him away to face Rangiku, leaving Aizen and Duke poised to confront each other again.

• Duke’s sword attack blasted Aizen into a crater and carved open the sky, but Aizen’s wounds healed as he wondered how Duke could keep growing stronger.
• Gin Ichimaru approached Aizen, revealed Shinso’s poisonous Bankai ability, and took the Hōgyoku from his chest.
• Aizen recovered from the poison, reclaimed the Hōgyoku, and prepared to kill Gin for his failed betrayal.
• Duke blocked Aizen’s strike and persuaded him to spare Gin, noting that Gin’s attack had helped Aizen advance in his evolution.
• Duke sent Gin toward the rear of the battlefield and told him that Rangiku had been right to wait for him.

Aizen and Duke moved their final battle from Karakura Town to Hueco Mundo, where Duke revealed the Waning Moon technique and reached the final stage of his power. Their sword fight intensified, with Duke accelerating past Aizen and beginning to drive him back.

• Aizen transformed further through the Hōgyoku, and Duke suggested they move their battle away from the failing barrier around Karakura Town.
• Duke and Aizen entered Hueco Mundo through a Garganta, while Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi opened another passage for the gathered Bleach to follow.
• Isshin Shiba reunited with Ichigo, and the Bleach crossed into Hueco Mundo to find Duke and Aizen.
• Duke unleashed Sakutsuki: Final Stage - Waning Moon, and Aizen realized Duke had reached the end of his potential.
• Aizen attacked Duke, but Duke evaded the strike and answered with a massive crescent of Sword Qi.
• Duke and Aizen exchanged rapid sword strikes until Duke's growing speed surpassed Aizen's evolution and forced him backward.

Duke overwhelmed Aizen in their duel, but Aizen’s latest Hōgyoku evolution gave him greater Reiatsu and monstrous new abilities. As Aizen believed he had won, Duke revealed that his sword intent had reached the moon and trapped Aizen beneath its descending light, preparing his ultimate strike.

• Duke impaled Aizen with New Moon and Full Moon and Illusion, while Aizen’s injuries healed but his confidence faltered.
• Aizen tried to cast Hadō #90: Black Coffin, but Duke interrupted him and followed with a rapid series of sword strikes.
• Duke unleashed Unseen Divine Wind Style: Four Gods, prompting Aizen to evolve into a monstrous form and fire four Bala that destroyed the attack in a vast explosion.
• Aizen claimed victory and blasted Duke into the sand, but Duke revealed that his sword intent had reached the sky.
• Moonlight descended and bound Aizen, while the Hōgyoku stopped beating; Duke explained his understanding of evolution and challenged Aizen to withstand his strike.

Duke defeated Aizen with a devastating sword strike, and the Soul Reapers secured Aizen and the Hōgyoku. After the battle, Soul Society began its recovery while Duke reflected on what he had learned and rested with Retsu Unohana.

• Aizen gave up evolving, asked Duke about Bankai, and handed him the Hōgyoku after Duke said he still needed a push to reach Bankai.
• The captains, Visoreds, and Kisuke Urahara's group arrived, and Yoruichi and Soi Fon restrained Aizen while Ōmaeda God carried Illusion away.
• Duke gave the Hōgyoku to Kisuke Urahara, who sealed it in a black box.
• Soul Society worked to restore Karakura Town, imprisoned Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen, and began negotiating the Visoreds' return.
• Duke rested at the Squad 4 barracks with Retsu Unohana after discussing Rangiku's visits and skincare questions, then fell asleep with his head on her lap.

Bleach Duke encountered three versions of himself from different worlds in the Unknown Space and learned about their lives and abilities. The chapter ended with him questioning why a nine-thousand-year-old Peach of Immortality relieved constipation.

• Bleach Duke arrived in the Unknown Space and mistook three newcomers for people already familiar with the place.
• The newcomers exchanged memories and learned that Bleach Duke had defeated Aizen, while the Kantai Collection Duke asked when the Ura Ichiban version would appear.
• The Kantai Collection Duke described his system, which grew stronger as he contracted more ship girls, and his struggle to fund his naval base.
• The Type-Moon Duke explained how he had searched for magic and found an old introductory textbook, and Bleach Duke offered to teach him spells from their shared memories.
• Bleach Duke learned that the third newcomer was an immortal employed by the Heavenly Court in the Journey to the West World.
• Bleach Duke asked why a nine-thousand-year-old Peach of Immortality relieved constipation.

Byakugan Duke reported that Uchiha Aotian had become a vegetable, and Detective Duke suspected outside interference from the story’s author. In the One Piece World, Duke found an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, only to face Kaido of the Beasts, who demanded it.

• Byakugan Duke told the gathered Dukes that Uchiha Aotian had lost all awareness and was in a vegetative state.
• Immortal Duke confirmed the symptoms, and Detective Duke blamed either censorship or the author losing control of the story.
• Duke found a Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Triceratops, on an unnamed island in the New World.
• Kaido of the Beasts appeared and ordered Duke to hand over the Devil Fruit.

Duke refused to give Kaido the Devil Fruit and fought him on a nameless island. After Kaido’s attacks failed to seriously injure him, the two began a fierce battle that continued as they prepared to clash with their fists.

• Kaido demanded the Devil Fruit from Duke, but Duke stabbed it with Flower Continent and made it vanish.
• Kaido struck Duke with his Spiked Club, but Duke recovered and slashed Kaido, leaving only red marks on his back.
• Kaido offered to make Duke his subordinate, then unleashed a roar that devastated the island.
• Duke and Kaido exchanged powerful weapon strikes until Duke cut most of Kaido’s Spiked Club away.
• Kaido and Duke charged at each other with Armament Haki-coated fists.