Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27449779-20151222131224/@comment-1210805-20151228040542

Stefan (Shikai - &quot;Rust &amp; Shatter&quot;) wrote: Soul reaper wrote: All we really know regarding the timeline of these events is that Rukia was adopted into the Kuchiki clan 40 years before the start of the series, while she was still in the academy.

Where is this stated? Since you know this for a fact, and not just through hearsay, would you mind sharing your source? In the anime it's stated when Renji and Byakuya come to take Rukia back to the Soul Society. I can't recall if it's said at the same time in the manga, but it is said in 0.side-B the rotator, from Volume 23.