BACK FROM BLIND

BACK FROM BLIND is the forty-sixth volume of the Bleach manga series.

396. THE BITE
Aizen begins to reveal his secrets.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 5) Uryū Ishida (flashback)
 * 6) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 7) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 8) Zangetsu (flashback)
 * 9) Byakuya Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 10) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)
 * 11) Ulquiorra Cifer (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 295: It's All A Trap...Engineered Bonds!

397. Edge of the Silence
As Aizen reveals facts, Isshin intervenes.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 2) Fishbone D (flashback)
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Uryū Ishida (flashback)
 * 5) Acidwire (flashback)
 * 6) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 7) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 8) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 9) Byakuya Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 10) Hollow Ichigo (flashback)
 * 11) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)
 * 12) Ulquiorra Cifer (flashback)
 * 13) Yasochika Iemura (flashback)
 * 14) Isshin Kurosaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 296: The Shocking Truth...The Mysterious Power Within Ichigo!

398. BACK FROM BLIND
Isshin and Ichigo square off against Aizen and Gin.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 4) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 5) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 296: The Shocking Truth...The Mysterious Power Within Ichigo!
 * Episode 297: The Extending Blade?! Ichigo vs. Gin!

399. DEICIDE
As Aizen and Isshin continue to fight, Ichimaru explains his Zanpakutō's abilities.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka (flashback)
 * 6) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 7) Byakuya Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 8) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 297: The Extending Blade?! Ichigo vs. Gin!

400. DEICIDE2
Ichigo figures out what is truly frightening about Kamishini no Yari, as Aizen reaches the limits of his Shinigami body.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 297: The Extending Blade?! Ichigo vs. Gin!

401. DEICIDE3
Aizen reveals the true power of the Hōgyoku.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Kaien Shiba (flashback)
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 5) Yasutora Sado (flashback)
 * 6) Orihime Inoue (flashback)
 * 7) Shinji Hirako (flashback)
 * 8) Kensei Muguruma (flashback)
 * 9) Mashiro Kuna (flashback)
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 11) Gin Ichimaru
 * 12) Kisuke Urahara

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 297: The Extending Blade?! Ichigo vs. Gin!

402. DEICIDE4
Urahara battles Aizen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Kisuke Urahara
 * 5) Yammy Llargo (flashback)
 * 6) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 300: Urahara Appears! Stop Aizen!

403. DEICIDE5
The battle continues as Yoruichi Shihōin joins the fray.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Kisuke Urahara
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 300: Urahara Appears! Stop Aizen!

404. DEICIDE6
Aizen invites Urahara, Isshin, and Yoruichi to continue their attack as Ichimaru and Ichigo resume their battle.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 3) Kisuke Urahara
 * 4) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Gin Ichimaru
 * 7) Izuru Kira
 * 8) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 9) Rangiku Matsumoto

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 300: Urahara Appears! Stop Aizen!