第 19 集: 一護經歷虛化並與內心的靈壓斬月展開戰鬥。
2005年2月15日 播出
In the Soul Society, Rukia's sentence is moved up and she only has twenty five days left. In the pit, Ichigo battles through the agony of the process of becoming a hollow. His transformation is almost complete as he enters his own mind, coming face to face with his inner spirit, Zangetsu, who helps him unleash the Soul Reaper powers he was born with. In a powerful display, Ichigo emerges from the pit with his Soul Reaper uniform on, wearing the mask of a hollow. Breaking the mask off, Ichigo enters the next stage of his training, that is to fight Urahara. Agent of the Shinigami arc: (19/20)
集數
- 第 15 集 · Kon 尋找新主人，而 Ichigo 和 Rukia 則面臨 Soul Society 追殺者的追捕
- 第 16 集 · 一護與死神副隊長阿巴萊·仁志展開激烈對決。
- 第 17 集 · 一護敗於白哉並同意與浦原一起訓練
- 第 18 集 · 一護在浦原商店接受訓練，以在變成虛之前奪回死神力量。
- 第 19 集 · 一護經歷虛化並與內心的靈壓斬月展開戰鬥。
- 第 20 集 · 一護發現斬月之名，眾人啟程前往屍魂界
- 第 21 集 · 一護與朋友們穿過門戶進入屍魂界，面對卍解與市丸銀。
- 第 22 集 · 一護被市丸銀逐出瀞靈廷後，與志波岩鷲相遇
- 第 23 集 · 四楓院夜一招募志波海燕潛入屍魂界，而露琪亞面臨十四天後的處決。