Ep. 257: Ichigo battles a sword beast that fuses with a hollow while Hitsugaya and others investigate the threat.
Aired on February 9, 2010Filler
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In the real world, Ichigo fights a sword beast until Hitsugaya arrives, causing it to retreat. Ukitake and Kyouraku deduce that the number of sword beasts equals the Soul Reapers lost in the war and plan to stabilize them into sword forms, ignoring Mayuri’s indifference. The creature is attacked by a hollow but successfully fuses with it. This hollow sword beast defeats Haineko in combat, though Ichigo disarms it. When the fused entity fires a cero blast at Ichigo, Hitsugaya destroys the attack, acknowledging that the sword beasts pose a greater danger than previously assumed.
Episodes
- Ep. 253 · Muramasa's True Identity Revealed
- Ep. 254 · Byakuya and Renji: The Sixth Division Returns
- Ep. 255 · Ichigo Confronts Muramasa in the Collapsing Inner World of Kouga
- Ep. 256 · Byakuya's Anger and the Fall of the Kuchiki House
- Ep. 257 · Ichigo battles a sword beast that fuses with a hollow while Hitsugaya and others investigate the threat.
- Ep. 258 · Renji and Zabimaru's Two Halves Encounter Human Siblings and a Boomerang Sword Beast
- Ep. 259 · The group investigates thefts and battles a tentacle sword beast in the sewers
- Ep. 260 · Hisagi and Kazeshini Clash Amidst Rukongai Sword Beast Threats
- Ep. 261 · Orihime becomes friends with Kyouko Haida, a new student with future-predicting abilities.