3 vs. 1 Battle! Rangiku's Crisis

'''3 vs. 1 Battle! Rangiku's Crisis''' is the two-hundred-twenty-fourth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: June 16, 2009
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Shōjo S
 * Ending Song: Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 333 (from page 14), Chapter 334, Chapter 335.
 * Kanji: ３vs１の戦闘！ピンチの乱菊
 * Romaji: 3 vs 1 no sentou! Pinchi no Rangiku
 * Arc: The Fake Karakura Town arc

Summary
Rangiku Matsumoto's battle with Tia Harribel's Fracción continues.

When things look desperate for Rangiku, Momo Hinamori arrives in a timely appearance and traps all the three Fraccíon with a Kidō net, which she causes to explode using her Zanpakutō Tobiume. Meanwhile, Coyote Starrk and Shunsui Kyōraku are still fighting while observing each other. Not far away from Starrk's battle field, Lilynette Gingerback tells Jūshirō Ukitake how strong Starrk is and how Kyōraku will lose. Ukitake then tells her that Kyōraku, too, is strong. Then, Lilynette asks Ukitake is he wants to fight her. He says he can't do it because he sees her as a little girl. Lilynette then draws her Zanpakutō and starts the fight with Ukitake. Back to Rangiku and Momo's battle, the three survived Momo's attack. Enraged, they release their Zanpakutō and apparently, their Resurrección heals their wounds. Wanting to finish the battle quickly, they use their Quimera Parca and a fearsome creature appears.

Shinigami Zanpakutō Introductions
Renji Abarai introduces Shūhei Hisagi's Zanpakutō, Kazeshini. Shūhei states that randomly spinning Kazeshini might hurt him as well. Renji suggests he doesn't brag about that.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 2) Apache
 * 3) Mila-Rose
 * 4) Sun-Sun
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Tia Harribel
 * 7) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 8) Coyote Starrk
 * 9) Momo Hinamori
 * 10) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 11) Ichimaru Gin
 * 12) Lilynette Gingerback
 * 13) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 14) Ayon

Powers and Techniques used
Kidō used Techniques used Hollow techniques Zanpakutō released
 * Hadō #31, (Integrated with Fushibi)
 * Bakudō #26, (Integrated with Fushibi)
 * Bakudō #26, (Integrated with Fushibi)
 * Bala (虚弾 (バラ), bara; Spanish for "Bullet", Japanese for "Hollow Bullet")
 * Cero (虚閃 (セロ), sero; Spanish for "Zero", Japanese for "Hollow Flash", 'Doom Blast' in the Viz translation)

Shikai: Resurrección used