HIGHER THAN THE MOON

HIGHER THAN THE MOON is the thirty-fifth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
While the Shinigami are entrenched in bloody one-on-one battles with the Espada, their sworn enemy Sōsuke Aizen is preparing to make the next move in his elaborate plan. The battlefields of Hueco Mundo will soon give way to another battlefield where the price of losing will prove to be infinitely higher.

306. Not Perfect is GOoD
12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi kills Szayelaporro Granz.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Szayelaporro Granz
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Pesche Guatiche
 * 7) Dondochakka Birstanne
 * 8) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 9) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 11) Orihime Inoue

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 199: Holy Birth, the Resurrected Szayelaporro
 * Episode 200: The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra!

307. Bite it, Slash it
12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi tends to Uryū Ishida as 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki continues to battle Nnoitra Gilga.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Renji Abarai
 * 5) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 6) Nnoitra Gilga

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 200: The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra!

308. SATAN FROM ORBIT
Despite Nnoitra Gilga's claims of being impossible to cut, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki begins adapting to his durability.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 200: The Hardest Body!? Cut Down Nnoitra!
 * Episode 201: Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms

309. Pray for the Mantis
Nnoitra Gilga activates his Resurrección, Santa Teresa, and overpowers 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Orihime Inoue

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 201: Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms

310. FOUR ARMS TO KILLING YOU
11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki reengages Nnoitra Gilga with the latter's four arms in mind.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Orihime Inoue
 * 3) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 4) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 5) Nnoitra Gilga

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 201: Nnoitra Released! Multiplying Arms

311. The Undead 4
Continuing to battle Nnoitra Gilga, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki is forced to get serious due to his extensive injuries.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 5) Yachiru Kusajishi

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 202: Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?

312. Higher Than The Moon
Nnoitra Gilga finishes his battle against 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 3) Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Yachiru Kusajishi

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 202: Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?

313. TO CLOSE YOUR WORLD
Just as Nnoitra Gilga falls, Sōsuke Aizen intervenes to recapture Orihime Inoue.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Nnoitra Gilga
 * 2) Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
 * 3) Tesra Lindocruz
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 7) Coyote Starrk
 * 8) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 9) Kaname Tōsen
 * 10) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 203: Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami

314. Night Side of Abduction
Sōsuke Aizen announces the beginning of his conquest of Karakura Town as he strands the invaders in Hueco Mundo.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Kaname Tōsen
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru
 * 5) Retsu Unohana
 * 6) Isane Kotetsu
 * 7) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 8) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 9) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 10) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 11) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 12) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 13) Yasutora Sado
 * 14) Uryū Ishida
 * 15) Renji Abarai
 * 16) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 17) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 18) Suì-Fēng
 * 19) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 20) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 21) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 22) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 23) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 24) Sajin Komamura
 * 25) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 26) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 27) Rangiku Matsumoto

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 203: Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami

315. MARCH OF THE DEATH
The Gotei 13 captains and lieutenants assemble against Sōsuke Aizen's Arrancar army in Karakura Town.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Suì-Fēng
 * 4) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 5) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 6) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 7) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 8) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 9) Sajin Komamura
 * 10) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 11) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 12) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 13) Uryū Ishida
 * 14) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 15) Yasutora Sado
 * 16) Retsu Unohana
 * 17) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 18) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 19) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 20) Coyote Starrk
 * 21) Lilynette Gingerbuck
 * 22) Choe Neng Poww
 * 23) Baraggan Louisenbairn
 * 24) Franceska Mila Rose
 * 25) Tier Harribel
 * 26) Cyan Sung-Sun
 * 27) Emilou Apacci
 * 28) Nirgge Parduoc
 * 29) Abirama Redder
 * 30) Ggio Vega
 * 31) Ulquiorra Cifer
 * 32) Orihime Inoue

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 203: Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus Shinigami