NIGHT OF WIJNRUIT

NIGHT OF WIJNRUIT is the sixteenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The scheduled execution of former Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki has been moved up and is now just hours away. Meanwhile, Soul Society is in chaos, with Shinigami drawing swords against one other. Something is rotting at the core of the Soul Society, but who, or what, could be behind it?

131. The True Will
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya is forced to defend himself from 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori after the latter reveal that he was implicated in the letter left by her captain, Sōsuke Aizen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Momo Hinamori
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru
 * 5) Izuru Kira
 * 6) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 47: The Avengers
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!

132. Creeping Limit
While the battle between 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru concludes, Yoruichi Shihōin questions whether she should extend Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai training.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Izuru Kira
 * 4) Momo Hinamori
 * 5) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)
 * 9) Rukia Kuchiki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!

133. memories in the rain2 "the nocturne"
With others reacting to the change in her execution date, Rukia Kuchiki recalls the dream she had about the night she would never forget.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Momo Hinamori
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru (recollection)
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)
 * 6) Renji Abarai
 * 7) Zangetsu
 * 8) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 9) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 10) Zabimaru
 * 11) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 12) Kaien Shiba (recollection)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

134. memories in the rain2 op.2 "Longing For Sanctuary"
Having just joined the Thirteenth Division, Rukia Kuchiki is introduced to its lieutenant, Kaien Shiba, and begins bonding with him.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Kaien Shiba (recollection)
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki (recollection)
 * 5) Kiyone Kotetsu (recollection)
 * 6) Sentarō Kotsubaki (recollection)
 * 7) Miyako Shiba (recollection)
 * 8) Metastacia (recollection)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

135. memories in the rain2 op.3 "Affected By the Night"
13th Division Lieutenant Kaien Shiba battles Metastacia to avenge his dead wife while his captain, Jūshirō Ukitake, explains to Rukia Kuchiki why they should not interfere.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki (recollection)
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake (recollection)
 * 3) Kaien Shiba (recollection)
 * 4) Metastacia (recollection)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

136. memories in the rain2 op.4 "night of wijnruit"
With Metastacia having become inseparable from 13th Division Lieutenant Kaien Shiba after fusing with him, Rukia Kuchiki is forced to kill him.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Metastacia
 * 2) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 3) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 4) Kaien Shiba

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

137. Surrounding Clutch
As the day of Rukia Kuchiki's execution arrives, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki breaks Yasutora Sado, Uryū Ishida, and Ganju Shiba out of prison while 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai concludes his training and Ichigo Kurosaki continues his own.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Izuru Kira
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 8) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 11) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 12) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 13) Makizō Aramaki
 * 14) Uryū Ishida
 * 15) Ganju Shiba
 * 16) Yasutora Sado
 * 17) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 18) Zangetsu

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence

138. Individual Thoughts
With the captains and lieutenants of the Gotei 13 preparing to head out for Rukia Kuchiki's execution, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki leads the Ryoka and several of his subordinates through the Seireitei before being confronted.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Hisana Kuchiki (photograph)
 * 3) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 4) Sajin Komamura
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 7) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 8) Suì-Fēng
 * 9) Nanao Ise
 * 10) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 11) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 12) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 13) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 14) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 15) Yasutora Sado
 * 16) Ganju Shiba
 * 17) Orihime Inoue
 * 18) Uryū Ishida
 * 19) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 20) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 21) Makizō Aramaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence

139. Drowsy,Bloody,Crazy
Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 3) Sajin Komamura
 * 4) Kaname Tōsen
 * 5) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 6) Makizō Aramaki
 * 7) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 8) Yasutora Sado
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Ganju Shiba
 * 11) Uryū Ishida
 * 12) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 13) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 14) Renji Abarai
 * 15) Byakuya Kuchiki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence