IMMANENT GOD BLUES

IMMANENT GOD BLUES is the twenty-fourth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
Ichigo Kurosaki and the Shinigami wage a furious battle against the Arrancar, who are attacking Karakura Town. But this enemy is unlike anything they have ever fought before, and these aren't even the strongest of the Arrancar! If Ichigo and his friends can barely face them, how can they hope to fight off the elite Arrancar warriors, the dreaded Espada?

206. Mala Suerte!5 [LUCKY]
11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame's battle concludes as he recalls his history with his captain, Kenpachi Zaraki.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 2) Edrad Liones
 * 3) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 4) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 5) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 6) Renji Abarai
 * 7) Yylfordt Granz
 * 8) Shawlong Koufang
 * 9) Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 119: Zaraki Division's Secret Story! The Lucky Men

207. Mode:Genocide
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai struggle against their Arrancar opponents as Ururu Tsumugiya intervenes in the latter's battle.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Shawlong Koufang
 * 4) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 5) Nakeem Grindina
 * 6) Renji Abarai
 * 7) Yylfordt Granz
 * 8) Jinta Hanakari
 * 9) Ururu Tsumugiya

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 120: Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru

208. The Scissors
Yylfordt Granz displays the power of his Resurrección, Del Toro, as 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya continues to battle Shawlong Koufang.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Yylfordt Granz
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 4) Jinta Hanakari
 * 5) Shawlong Koufang
 * 6) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 7) Nakeem Grindina
 * 8) Rangiku Matsumoto

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 120: Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru

209. Lift the Limit
Shawlong Koufang explains the ranking system of the Arrancar as Ichigo Kurosaki begins his fight with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shawlong Koufang
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 6) Chappy (in Rukia's Gigai)
 * 7) Nakeem Grindina
 * 8) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 9) Renji Abarai
 * 10) Yylfordt Granz

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 120: Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru

210. Turn the True Power On
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai, and 10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto are drastically empowered by Gentei Kaijo and defeat their opponents.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shawlong Koufang
 * 2) Yylfordt Granz
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Nakeem Grindina

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 121: Clash! The Person Who Protects vs. The Person Who Suffers

211. Stroke of Sanity
Ichigo Kurosaki struggles in his battle against Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Nakeem Grindina
 * 2) Yylfordt Granz
 * 3) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 4) Renji Abarai
 * 5) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 8) Kaname Tōsen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 121: Clash! The Person Who Protects vs. The Person Who Suffers

212. You Don't Hear My Name Anymore
Ichigo Kurosaki's battle against Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is interrupted by Kaname Tōsen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Hollow Ichigo (flashback)
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 7) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 8) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 9) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 10) Orihime Inoue
 * 11) Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 121: Clash! The Person Who Protects vs. The Person Who Suffers

213. Trifle
Ichigo Kurosaki recover in the aftermath of the attack as Kaname Tōsen returns Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez to Las Noches for punishment.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Mizuho Asano
 * 2) Keigo Asano
 * 3) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 4) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 5) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 6) Kisuke Urahara
 * 7) Tessai Tsukabishi
 * 8) Jinta Hanakari
 * 9) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 10) Orihime Inoue
 * 11) Renji Abarai
 * 12) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 13) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 14) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 15) Kaname Tōsen
 * 16) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 17) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 121: Clash! The Person Who Protects vs. The Person Who Suffers
 * Episode 122: Visored! The Power of the Awakened

214. Immanent God Blues
Faced with the consequences of their insufficient power, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends resolve to train and prepare themselves for the next conflict with the Arrancar.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Uryū Ishida
 * 2) Ryūken Ishida
 * 3) Yuzu Kurosaki
 * 4) Kon
 * 5) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 6) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 7) Renji Abarai
 * 8) Chappy (in Rukia's Gigai)
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 11) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)
 * 12) Yammy Llargo (flashback)
 * 13) Ulquiorra Cifer (flashback)
 * 14) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)
 * 15) Misato Ochi
 * 16) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 17) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 18) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 19) Jinta Hanakari
 * 20) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 21) Kisuke Urahara
 * 22) Yasutora Sado
 * 23) Shinji Hirako
 * 24) Love Aikawa
 * 25) Mashiro Kuna
 * 26) Kensei Muguruma
 * 27) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 28) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 29) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 30) Lisa Yadōmaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 122: Visored! The Power of the Awakened