BATTLE FIELD BURNING

BATTLE FIELD BURNING is the seventy-third volume of the Bleach manga series.

664. The Gift
Askin traps and injures Kisuke, forcing him to activate his Bankai.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Askin Nakk Le Vaar
 * 2) Kisuke Urahara
 * 3) Yoruichi Shihōin

665. The Princess Dissection
Urahara demonstrates the power of his Bankai before Grimmjow crushes Askin's heart.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kisuke Urahara
 * 2) Askin Nakk Le Vaar
 * 3) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

666. 空っぽ、傀儡、伽藍堂
As he dies, Askin takes out Kisuke and Grimmjow. Meanwhile, Kenpachi arrives to battle Gerard.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Askin Nakk Le Vaar
 * 2) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 3) Kisuke Urahara
 * 4) Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
 * 5) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 6) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 7) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 8) Kenpachi Zaraki

667. BIGGER, LOUDER, STRONGER
Kenpachi begins fighting Gerard one-on-one.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 2) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 3) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 4) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Byakuya Kuchiki

668. BIGGER,FASTER,STRONGER
Kenpachi, Hitsugaya, and Byakuya continue their fight against Gerard.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 3) Shinji Hirako (flashback)
 * 4) Momo Hinamori (flashback)
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 7) Yachiru Kusajishi

669. 刃 II
Kenpachi's Bankai is activated, allowing him to swiftly overwhelm Gerard.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 6) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 7) Yumichika Ayasegawa

670. The Perfect Crimson
Kenpachi falls in battle against Gerard as Hitsugaya's Bankai reaches maturity.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 3) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 4) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 5) Yachiru Kusajishi

671. The Perfect Crimson 2
Hitsugaya, Kenpachi, and Byakuya team up to take down Gerard.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 4) Kenpachi Zaraki

672. Son of Darkness
Gerard regenerates into another new form as dawn breaks, causing Yhwach to wake up as Ichigo confronts him.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Yhwach
 * 6) Jugram Haschwalth
 * 7) Uryū Ishida
 * 8) Orihime Inoue
 * 9) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)

673. Father
Ichigo begins battling Yhwach.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 6) Uryū Ishida
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Orihime Inoue
 * 9) Yhwach

674. Father 2
As Ichigo continues to fight Yhwach, Byakuya sends Rukia and Renji to assist him. Meanwhile, Ryūken Ishida and Isshin Kurosaki arrive in Wahrwelt.

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Yhwach
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Renji Abarai
 * 5) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 6) Gerard Valkyrie
 * 7) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 8) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 9) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 10) Ryūken Ishida