Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero

'''Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero''' is the thirty-third episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: May 26, 2005
 * English Airdate: May 13, 2007
 * Opening Song: D-tecnoLife
 * Ending Song: Houkiboshi
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 88.5 (Karakura Heroes omake)
 * Kanji: 奇跡！謎の新ヒーロー
 * Romaji: "Kiseki! Nazo no shinhīrō"
 * Arc: Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc

Summary
It begins with Karin and Yuzu noting that many strange things have been happening lately. Karin says it must be the hollows, and a cat falls seemingly from the sky onto Yuzu. The hollows try to attack but Karin wards them off. With that incident over, Yuzu says the cat reminds her of Ichigo. The girls note that the cat gives them a strange feeling. The scene changes to Urahara's shop. Jinta says no one will be coming to the shop, and a hollow appears. After it's destroyed by Ururu, Jinta notes that a lot of those have been appearing since Ichigo left. He decides to eavesdrop on Urahara, who questions if he's been getting enough excercise lately. His assistant offers him a product, and while they are distracted, the kids decide to leave.

Elsewhere, Yuzu has named the cat Raku. They come home to find a hotpink car in front of their house. Don Kanoji emerges, and asks if they are Ichigo's sisters. He says Ichigo is his number one student and seems heartbroken when the girls tell him that Ichigo's gone. Yuzu suddenly notices that she can see hollows, who are easily dodging Kanoji's attacks. When Kanoji gets kidnapped and is starting to float away, Jinta saves him seemingly from nowhere. Now that he's attracted attention, Kanoji basks in the glory for a moment before dashing away. Elsewhere, the children introduce each other and Jinta and Ururu announce that the hollows are attracted to Raku. Kanoji interrupts the moment by saying that he's amazed at meeting so many gifted children. He offers to train them, at which all the children eagerly jump for their own reasons. Ururu says that the cat will always be attacked unless they put it's soul to rest. They seek Urahara for counsel, but he's out to lunch. At this point, hollows appear and Ururu helps Yuzu escape and returns to fight the hollows. Elsewhere, Kanoji changes into his star outfit and tells the children that they will be helping him fight hollows. He announces that they will be on a TV show and be "red," which is the Japanese word for a main character. Jinta and Karin argue over who's going to be Red, but they are interrupted with the task of finding Yuzu. Yuzu has since escaped to the roof and is completely surrounded. When all hope seems lost, Raku creates a sheild to hold them back.

When the hollows re-attack, Kanoji's crew begin their assault. During their entrance, Karin and Jinta continue arguing over who's going to be red, and Kanoji says that he will judge by their performance. They attack the hollows, with Kanoji mostly talking about who's the better fighter. Trying to escape, Yuzu trips and is saved by Ururu. The fight resumes along with the competition over the position of red. Finally, all the hollows merge to form one giant hollow. It begins attacking, and Yuzu along with Raku is plunged off the building. As they fall, Raku changes into a firey lion, saving Yuzu from certain doom. Raku faces the hollow, completely devasting the foe. The Kanoji crew tries to help, and with some teamwork actually gets the job done. Raku fades back into a cat afterward, and Yuzu remembers that she met Raku once before. She offered him some food because he was a stray in a construction site. He tried to follow her home, and he gets hit by a car.

Later, Raku has returned to normal and is sitting in Yuzu's lap. Yuzu decides to keep the transformation of Raku a secret, and Raku disappears, returning to the sky he fell from. Yuzu cries again, feeling bad that she couldn't help Raku. Jinta tries to reassure her, to no avail, and Karin tries to console her. The show ends with Karin thanking Raku, and a final montage of the cast introducing themselves as the position they desire in their future TV show.

Kon-sama's Ultimate Shinigami Illustrated Guide
The featured character is Nanao Ise.