GOD IS DEAD

 is the forty-eighth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
As Sōsuke Aizen strolls through Karakura Town, Ichigo Kurosaki undergoes furious training in order to master the one technique that could bring an end to the conflict. But when the battle is finally over, how will Ichigo's world have changed…?

414. DEICIDE16
Gin reveals his true intentions to Aizen, by impaling him through the chest.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Zennosuke Kurumadani
 * 4) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 5) Chizuru Honshō
 * 6) Don Kanonji
 * 7) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 8) Keigo Asano
 * Episode 307: Emergency Situation! Aizen, New Evolution!

415. deicide17
Just as Gin takes the Hōgyoku, Aizen goes through yet another transformation and counterattacks.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Episode 307: Emergency Situation! Aizen, New Evolution!

416. DEICIDE18 [THE END]
Aizen hacks Gin to pieces.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Keigo Asano
 * 5) Zennosuke Kurumadani
 * 6) Chizuru Honshō
 * 7) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 8) Don Kanonji
 * 9) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 10) Isshin Kurosaki
 * Episode 308: Sayonara...Rangiku

417. DEICIDE 19
Ichigo confronts Aizen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 3) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 4) Don Kanonji
 * 5) Keigo Asano
 * 6) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 9) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 10) Chizuru Honshō
 * 11) Zennosuke Kurumadani
 * Episode 308: Sayonara...Rangiku

418. DEICIDE 20
Ichigo and Aizen finally face off.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * Episode 308: Sayonara...Rangiku

419. DEICIDE 21 [Transcendent God Rock]
Aizen transforms again, but an unfazed Ichigo prepares to release the Final Getsuga Tenshō.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 4) Keigo Asano
 * 5) Don Kanonji
 * 6) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 7) Chizuru Honshō
 * Episode 309: Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Release, the Final Getsuga Tenshō!

420. DEICIDE22
Ichigo flashes back to his fight against the combined form of Ichigo's inner Hollow and Tensa Zangetsu as he finally unleashes the Final Getsuga Tenshō.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Tensa Zangetsu (flashback)
 * Episode 309: Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Release, the Final Getsuga Tenshō!

421. DEICIDE23
Aizen survives Ichigo's Mugetsu, but falls prey to Kisuke Urahara's hidden seal.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Hollow Ichigo
 * 2) Tensa Zangetsu
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Kisuke Urahara
 * Episode 309: Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Release, the Final Getsuga Tenshō!

422. the silent victory
In the wake of Aizen's defeat, the battle ridden Gotei 13 gathers itself.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 2) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 3) Lisa Yadōmaru
 * 4) Retsu Unohana
 * 5) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 6) Love Aikawa
 * 7) Shinji Hirako
 * 8) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 9) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 10) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 11) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 12) Yammy Llargo
 * 13) Kukkapūro
 * 14) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 15) Kisuke Urahara
 * 16) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)
 * 17) Orihime Inoue
 * 18) Uryū Ishida
 * 19) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 20) Yasutora Sado
 * 21) Renji Abarai
 * Episode 310: Ichigo's Resolution! The Price of the Fierce Battle

423. Bleach My Soul
Aizen is sentenced to his fate by the Central 46, while Ichigo finally awakens and copes with his loss of Shinigami powers.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 4) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 5) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 6) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 7) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 8) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 9) Akon
 * 10) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 11) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 12) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 13) Renji Abarai
 * 14) Gin Ichimaru (flashback)
 * 15) Orihime Inoue
 * 16) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 17) Yasutora Sado
 * 18) Uryū Ishida
 * 19) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Episode 310: Ichigo's Resolution! The Price of the Fierce Battle
 * Episode 342: Thank You