Beat the Invisible Enemy!

Beat the Invisible Enemy! is the fifth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: November 2, 2004
 * English Airdate: October 6, 2006
 * Opening Song: *~Asterisk~
 * Ending Song: Life is Like a Boat
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12.
 * Kanji: 見えない敵を殴れ!
 * Romaji: "Mienai teki o nagure!"
 * Arc: Agent of the Shinigami arc

Summary
With Rukia's help, Chad fights the Hollow Shrieker, despite not being able to see it. Ichigo eventually arrives and defeats the Hollow, but unlike the previous Hollows that simply dissolved and went to Soul Society, the gates of Hell appear and capture the Hollow. The spirit that inhabited the cockatiel is released to move on to Soul Society.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Shrieker
 * Ichigo Kurosaki
 * Karin Kurosaki
 * Yuzu Kurosaki
 * Yasutora Sado
 * Yūichi Shibata (parakeet form)

Powers and Techniques Used

 * Bakudō #31. Shakkahō (赤火砲, Shot of Red Fire) (erroneously dubbed as "Bakudō #33")