The Raging Storm! Encounter with the Dancing Arrancar

'''The Raging Storm! Encounter with the Dancing Arrancar''' is the one-hundred-fifty-first episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: December 5, 2007
 * English Airdate: September 26, 2009
 * Opening Song: After Dark
 * Ending Song: Tane wo Maku Hibi
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 250, Chapter 251.
 * Kanji: 吹き荒れる暴風！踊るアランカルとの遭遇
 * Romaji: "Fukiareru bōfū! Odoru arankaru to no sōgū"
 * Arc: The Hueco Mundo arc

Summary
Ichigo and Nel encounter the Privaron Espada Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio, and Ichigo begins to battle him. Chad and Uryū each encounter an Arrancar, and former Shinigami captains Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen observe the battles through the surveillance system in Las Noches. Although Ichigo and Dordonii fight evenly, Dordonii gains the upper hand by releasing his Zanpakutō.