Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student

 is the one hundred and tenth episode of the Bleach anime.

Ichigo Kurosaki goes back to slaying Hollows in the Human World, but he is soon confronted by Shinji Hirako - a Visored.

Summary
As shadows extend from craggy rock spires and shift over the land in Hueco Mundo, a bound Grand Fisher kneels and groans at the bottom of a square pit and begins rocking back and forth before his body begins expanding in size, causing the bindings to crack and shatter around him while his limbs break free. With pieces of his bindings clinging to his arms and legs, a now-humanoid Grand Fisher stands up and stretches, and as his mask opens to reveal his face, Grand Fisher says Ichigo Kurosaki's name.

Meanwhile, at Karakura High School in the Human World, Ichigo walks through one of the hallways and is greeted by Mizuiro Kojima, whom he smiles at prior to holding out his arm with a bored expression in order to clothesline Keigo Asano when the latter cheerfully hurtles toward him down the hall. Left to collapse by a departing Ichigo, Keigo is reminded by Mizuiro that the latter warned him against doing this, only to vow to one day do it successfully as Ichigo notes that he is as hopeless as ever.

Upon entering his homeroom, Ichigo finds Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado standing with Uryū Ishida, who sits at his desk and follows Orihime and Sado greeting Ichigo by criticizing his hair for being messy like usual. However, Ichigo simply tells him to shut up and joins them, prompting Keigo to express shock at the four of them hanging out again and recall how they have been acting strangely friendly with each other ever since summer break prior to demanding they tell him what happened. Though Ichigo asserts nothing happened, a crying Keigo insists they are leaving him out of something big and this is the beginning of him being excluded from their circle.

An exasperated Ichigo affirms this and tells Keigo to stand in the corner, and while Mizuiro observes Ichigo is just teasing him, a stunned Keigo curses the blue skies and runs off. Suddenly, Chizuru Honshō wraps her arms around Orihime from behind and hugs her breasts as she enthusiastically greets Orihime, but is sent flying away with a kick to the face from Tatsuki Arisawa, who refutes Chizuru describing this as a retort and reprimands her for still being perverted even though it is already autumn. When greeted by Ichigo, Tatsuki inquires about how his paper is going and clarifies she is referring to the assignment given to him, Orihime, Sado and Uryū during their break.

With Tatsuki pointing out how she told him about this earlier, Ichigo admits that he forgot about it, which leads an annoyed Tatsuki to state that she is not liable if he cannot finish it on time and muse that things will get difficult for Ichigo if he takes too many breaks before noticing the charm attached to Ichigo's shirt and wondering what it is, which Ichigo decides to explain. In the past, Ichigo returns the charm to Isshin Kurosaki at the dining room table in the Kurosaki Clinic and apologizes for forgetting to give it back sooner, only for Isshin to declare that he no longer needs it and proceed to sew it to Ichigo's shirt despite the latter's bewilderment and protests.

In the present, Ichigo finishes recounting what his father did to Tatsuki, who asserts she already knew this since no one other than Isshin would do such a thing and clarifies she was referring to the Substitute Shinigami Badge hanging out of Ichigo's pocket. Though he attempts to come up with a lie about what it is and where he got it, Ichigo is astonished upon realizing Tatsuki can see the Substitute Shinigami Badge to begin with, and as Tatsuki expresses confusion at this, Misato Ochi enters the room and has her students sit down to take attendance, where she notes Reiichi Ōshima and Keisuke Sorimachi are not present like usual due to being delinquents.

While Misato announces that she will be introducing a new transfer student to the class today, Ichigo stares at the Substitute Shinigami Badge in his hand and remembers 13th Division Captain Jūshirō Ukitake detailing how the badge being stronger than it looks and dangerous for anyone other than Shinigami to use is why it has a visual barrier installed that prevents normal Humans from seeing it. With Ichigo questioning if that was not true or if it is just broken, the Substitute Shinigami Badge begins flashing lights from the eyes on the skull and emitting a Hollow alert, startling Ichigo, Orihime, Sado, and Uryū as Mizuiro asks Ichigo if he is okay.

As Ichigo nervously assures Mizuiro that he just has a stomach cramp, Misato wonders who screams out loud from a stomach ache and opens the classroom door to welcome the transfer student, but is surprised to find that he is not outside prior to Ichigo rushing out of the classroom and down the hallway while claiming that he is going to the restroom. Despite Misato not believing this, Orihime and Sado rush out as well with the same excuse, and when Misato claims that girls like Orihime are supposed to hold it in until they start getting a stomach ache, Orihime counters that it hurts very badly already, prompting Misato to concede defeat and permit them all to go in irritation.

Upon having Keigo attempting to follow suit, Misato grabs him by the collar and refuses to let him go as well, which leads an outraged Keigo to repeatedly assert that she is playing favorites as Mizuiro tells him to stop. Sighing at this, Tatsuki looks out the window to the courtyard below and is shocked to see Ichigo running across it in his Shinigami attire. Shortly afterward, Ichigo confronts a pig-like Hollow in one of the streets of Karakura Town and blocks dozens of light energy blasts from its mouth while Orihime stands behind him with Sado and expresses surprise at there still being Hollows present, with Sado observing that Hollows will exist so long as Humans do.

With the Hollow repeatedly mentioning beef and pork while it comes down on him with a punch to the ground, Ichigo leaps into the air and tells him to make up his mind before slashing his Shikai, Zangetsu, through the Hollow's head down to his navel, purifying the latter. After landing on the ground, Ichigo notes that he should be able to take out the usual Hollows by himself now and that it was not necessary for Orihime and Sado to cut class as well, only for Orihime to admit that she has always wanted to try cutting class by pretending to go to the restroom while Sado observes that this was excessively honest even though it is good that Orihime is not making excuses.

When Orihime notices Uryū did not come with them, Ichigo reminds her it cannot be helped since he does not have any Quincy powers right now, and with Orihime lamenting how it has been two weeks since they returned, Ichigo assures her Uryū will figure out something for himself since he fought so hard even without powers as Sado concludes they should believe in Uryū. With Ichigo, Orihime, and Sado walking away, Shinji Hirako stands upside-down in the sky above them and finishes drinking a bottle of water, which he sets down in midair, prior to grinning and musing on Ichigo. At the Urahara Shop, Jinta Hanakari and Ururu Tsumugiya sit with Ririn.

While Ririn rests on the ground in her plushie body with a magazine and Jinta eats with Ririn, Kurōdo and Noba walk into the central room in their Gigai, where Kurōdo announces that they are finished unpacking as Ririn expresses surprise at the two of them having things to unpack. Kurōdo reveals that Orihime left him with a number of parting gifts, and upon being asked by Ririn if he is certain that she did not simply push useless garbage onto him, Kurōdo criticizes Ririn for being so rude and drinks the tea set out by Ururu as he observes that Ririn has gotten accustomed to staying in her plushie body, with Ririn stating that it is easier to do so once one gets accustomed to it.

Upon being asked by Ririn why he and Noba do not do the same, Kurōdo admits it would be best if they did not take up much space or cause trouble now that they will be staying at the Urahara Shop. With Ururu inquiring about why they have moved into the Urahara Shop, Noba notes they are Bount sensors and no longer have a function to perform now that the Bount are gone while Ririn points out how Ichigo and his friends being at school all day would make it hard for them to stay hidden if they stayed with Ichigo's group. As Noba concludes they can still see Ichigo and his friends at any time, Jinta grinds his fists into the sides of an understanding Ururu's head.

Jinta proclaims that Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba should be helping out around the Urahara Shop from now on since Kisuke Urahara created them as Ururu apologizes and Kurōdo attempts to stop the conflict, leaving Ririn annoyed. Back at Karakura High School some time later, Misato introduces Shinji to her class as the transfer student she was telling them about this morning, and after writing out the kanji forming his name and giving examples of terms they are individually used in, Shinji bows to the students, but Misato draws his attention to the fact that he wrote the kanji forming his name completely backward while the other students laugh in surprise at this.

However, Shinji merely claims that he is proficient in writing things in reverse, which Misato acknowledges as she attempts to figure out where to seat him. With Shinji requesting that she put him next to a cute girl and Misato deciding that he can sit next to her in this case, which he is astonished by, Ichigo looks at Uryū and mentally admits that the latter's powers not returning so easily contrasts with Ichigo's expectation of him recovering immediately. Suddenly, Shinji takes the desk to Ichigo's right and observes that they are going to be neighbors before expressing a desire for them to be friends, leading a startled Ichigo to agree to this as Shinji grins at him.

That night, at the Kurosaki Clinic, Kon furiously declares that he does not want to live in Ichigo's bedroom anymore and laments his inability to go outside and befriend curvaceous women, which prompts Ichigo to instruct him to stop making a fuss since Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki will hear him if he does. In response, Kon threatens to sue Ichigo for infringement of stuffed animal rights and ponders how any perverted action he takes while inhabiting Ichigo's body will only ruin the latter's reputation, with a stunned Ichigo wondering if he has been committing such illegal actions all this time, prior to tearfully asking Rukia Kuchiki to return and spend time with him.

When the Substitute Shinigami Badge begins emitting another Hollow alarm, Ichigo grabs it to enter his Shinigami form and presses the badge against Kon's head to retrieve the latter's Gikongan, which Ichigo drops into the mouth of his body while he instructs Kon to take care of it without causing a ruckus until he returns before opening his bedroom window and leaping out, leaving Kon to tell him to take his time and revel in being in Ichigo's body again after so long as he decides to go out and indulge in his desires. Elsewhere, Ichigo sees a Hollow roaring on a rooftop and notes that this is what he was alerted to before leaping up and cutting it in half vertically with Zangetsu.

Suddenly, with Ichigo expressing disappointment at this being all it took and observing that it is to be expected at this point, Zennosuke Kurumadani stands on the rooftop across from him and demands to know who Ichigo is and why he is dressed like a Shinigami. Upon being asked by a perplexed Ichigo who he is, Zennosuke introduces himself as the replacement for Rukia following her arrest and claims to be an elite Shinigami, but when Ichigo identifies himself as a Substitute Shinigami and holds up his Substitute Shinigami Badge, an initially shocked Zennosuke begins laughing and reveals that he has never seen or heard of such a thing before, to Ichigo's chagrin.

From behind Ichigo, Shinji walks through the air upside-down and rotates to align himself with Ichigo while drawing his Zanpakutō and grinning fiercely. Alerted to this, Ichigo turns around and raises Zangetsu just in time to block Shinji's subsequent strike, creating a gale of force around the two that sends an alarmed Zennosuke flying away. Upon recognizing Shinji and realizing that he is wielding a Zanpakutō, Ichigo demands to know who he is, only for a smiling Shinji to press a finger against his own lips and chastise Ichigo for making so much noise like this when he has such high Reiatsu, since doing so will rattle the world and draw undue attention.

With Ichigo wondering whose attention he will attract, Shinji is unimpressed by him not knowing already and decides to spell it out as Orihime looks nervously out of her apartment window, Sado walks down the street with Gitano Shigeo and Harutoki Ide, and Uryū enters a park with a bag of sewing supplies prior to being startled when The Menos Grande emerges from a Kūmon behind him. Meanwhile, in a different part of Karakura Town, Kon shivers after being scared by a strange noise he heard and expresses relief at it not being Ichigo finding him while running down the street and vowing to enjoy his youthful escapades even though it is nighttime.

As Kon promises to not do anything illegal in the process, another Kūmon is opened behind him by Grand Fisher, who pulls himself out into the night sky and raises his mask to glare down at a running Kon under the impression that he is Ichigo. Back in the park, Uryū leaps back and into the air just before The Menos Grande uses its tongue to strike the ground where he was standing. Sliding back along the ground, a stunned Uryū realizes he is facing a Menos Grande. Simultaneously, Kon is blown back by an energy blast crashing into the ground in front of him and complains about how everything is getting in his way, but stares in shock when Grand Fisher reveals himself.

Kon responds to Grand Fisher questioning if he does not recognize him by remembering him from his previous fight against Ichigo. Meanwhile, at the Urahara Shop, Urahara stands outside the front entrance and stares up at the night sky with concern as thunder rumbles in the distance. During this, Ichigo pushes Shinji back in a burst of Reiatsu that leaves Zennosuke clinging onto the raised ledge of a rooftop and calling Ichigo and Shinji monsters for their strong Reiatsu. With Shinji noticing the arrival of Grand Fisher and The Menos Grande, Ichigo demands to know who he is, only for Shinji to reiterate that Ichigo's turbulent release of Reiatsu caused this.

When an angered Ichigo repeats his inquiry, Shinji berates Ichigo for being difficult and balances his Zanpakutō on his shoulder while wondering if Ichigo is truly so concerned with who he is. Placing his hand against his forehead and observing that it cannot be helped, Shinji gathers and condenses Reishi into a pharaoh-like Hollow mask that he holds over the left side of his head and teasingly asks an astonished Ichigo to identify. With Ichigo realizing it is a Hollow mask like his own, Shinji holds up his Zanpakutō as well and identifies himself as a Shinigami who has stepped into the domain of Hollows before reminding Ichigo of his desire for them to be friends.

Shinji concludes he is a Visored and Ichigo is the same as he is while inviting Ichigo to join his group due to not belonging on the side of the Shinigami. Simultaneously, Uryū runs through the park away from The Menos Grande and mentally questions if the latter is actually a Menos Grande due to its powerful Reiatsu, but decides it does not matter since he can still fight even without his powers as he unzips his shirt and withdraws four Gintō to throw at The Menos Grande, who sees them bounce off its chest. After landing on the ground opposite The Menos Grande, Uryū initiates Heizen, creating a large rectangular column that severs The Menos Grande's left arm.

Though Uryū internally notes that these Gintō were charged with his Reiryoku while in Soul Society and will be enough for him to put up a fight even though they are not strong enough to win with, The Menos Grande simply regenerates its arm, which a surprised Uryū recognizes as High-Speed Regeneration, and lunges forward to grab at Uryū, who moves back and withdraws the Silber Draht on his right armband to embed in a nearby tree and wrap around an adjacent tree prior to leaping toward The Menos Grande, only for the latter's upper body to disappear and reappear behind Uryū, who realizes with shock that the upper and lower body are two separate Hollows.

With The Menos Grande's upper body extending its tongue toward him again, Uryū narrowly evades it and falls back down to the ground, only for the lower body to slam into him from the side, sending Uryū flying across the ground before he stops himself by pulling the Silber Draht taught. However, when The Menos Grande's upper half lashes its tongue at Uryū once more, a Heilig Pfeil flies though the air and completely severs the tongue almost at the base, leaving the upper half to scream in pain as Ryūken Ishida steps forward and criticizes Uryū as pathetic. Upon being addressed by name, Ryūken notes Uryū's lack of respect for his father has not changed.

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Standing on a rooftop in Karakura Town, Zennosuke Kurumadani demands to know what is going on since so many strange people reside here, with several individuals able to see him and a Substitute Shinigami showing up as well, to Rin Tsubokura, who apologizes for the delay in informing him due to the disruption in the Seireitei. With Rin instructing him to continue purifying petty Hollows and not get in the way of Ichigo Kurosaki before hanging up, a dejected Zennosuke wonders what happened to his status as an elite Shinigami.

Events

 * The Cold War

Powers and Techniques used
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Anime Notes
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 * Yuzu Kurosaki warning Ichigo Kurosaki that he is going to miss the bus as Ichigo berates Isshin Kurosaki for lying about his protective charm being a gift from Masaki Kurosaki and promises to fight him over this after school.
 * Keigo Asano wondering where both he and Ichigo have been after the latter clotheslines him.
 * Uryū Ishida greeting Ichigo when the latter walks into the classroom.
 * A bewildered Keigo referring to Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū hanging out together with multiple contrasting epithets.
 * Chizuru Honshō responding to Tatsuki Arisawa accusing her of being erotic and perverted even in autumn by proclaiming that this is true for winter and spring as well, with Keigo expressing a desire to be as uninhibited as she is and Mizuiro Kojima cautioning him against this.
 * Tatsuki bringing up how Ichigo was gone all summer and how he was never home when she stopped by even after he apparently returned from vacation early, leading her to wonder what he was doing.
 * Misato Ochi's students expressing bewilderment at her casually calling Reiichi Ōshima and Keisuke Sorimachi hoodlums.
 * Ichigo attempting to bring up the loss of Uryū's powers with him at the Kurosaki Clinic, only to remember Orihime noting that the latter does not want his friends to know about it and stop himself as he realizes that he cannot detect Uryū's Reiatsu anymore.
 * Yoruichi Shihōin emerging from the Urahara Shop behind Kisuke Urahara in a loose robe and recognizing the Reiatsu she is sensing.
 * Uryū mentally asserting that he is still prepared for a Hollow attack even if he has lost his Quincy powers.
 * Uryū describing Heizen as an old trick.
 * Grand Fisher breaking out of his bindings in his new Arrancar form at the bottom of a pit in Hueco Mundo and growling Ichigo's name.
 * Ichigo noting that Keigo is hopeless as usual after clotheslining him.
 * Tatsuki asking Ichigo how his paper is going and reminding him that a report was given to him, Orihime, Sado, and Uryū to complete during their break before refusing to take responsibility if Ichigo ends up turning his in late and noting that things could get difficult for Ichigo if he takes too many breaks.
 * Ichigo recounting Isshin sewing the charm onto his shirt to Tatsuki.
 * Ichigo almost telling Tatsuki that his badge is a Substitute Shinigami Badge before catching himself.
 * Misato responding to Ichigo claiming he has a stomach ache by questioning who screams out loud when they have one and inviting Shinji to come inside the classroom.
 * Keigo threatening to sue Misato for showing favoritism toward Ichigo, Orihime, and Sado over him.
 * The pig-like Hollow being confronted by Ichigo and leaping high into the air.
 * Ichigo blocking dozens of light energy blast from the pig-like Hollow as it shouts meat quality grades while Orihime expresses surprise at there still being Hollows in Karakura Town and Sado muses that there will likely continue to be Hollows so long as Humans exist.
 * Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba moving into the Urahara Shop to live alongside Jinta Hanakari and Ururu Tsumugiya now that they no longer have Bount to search for, with Noba explaining to Ururu that they can more easily assist Ichigo and his friends from here without having to hide themselves at Karakura High School.
 * Misato announcing that Shinji Hirako is the transfer student she was telling her class about earlier and asking him to introduce himself.
 * Kon stretching and noting that it has been a while since he has been in Ichigo's body before pervertedly deciding to go out and indulge himself after Ichigo leaves.
 * Ichigo seeing the Hollow on the rooftop and deducing that this is the one which his Substitute Shinigami Badge was alerting him to prior to leaping into the air and vertically slashing through its body from the head down.
 * Zennosuke Kurumadani asking Ichigo what the latter thinks about his status as an elite Shinigami.
 * Shinji walking down toward Ichigo from an initially upside-down orientation as Zennosuke instructs the latter to apologize now if he wants to say something.
 * Zennosuke being sent flying by the force generated by Ichigo and Shinji's clash.
 * Grand Fisher questioning if Ichigo has forgotten him.
 * A flashback to Ichigo's fight against Grand Fisher.
 * Uryū evading the aerial attack from the top half of The Menos Grande, only for the bottom half to slam into him on the ground and send him flying before the top half prepares to attack him again.
 * Chizuru is not left bleeding from the nose by Tatsuki's kick to her face.
 * When Uryū severs The Menos Grande's left arm, its blood is light gray instead of red.
 * When Ryūken Ishida severs The Menos Grande's tongue, there is much less blood spraying from the wound and it is light gray instead of red.
 * In the manga, Isshin forcing Ichigo to keep the charm is depicted prior to Ichigo arriving at school, and Karin Kurosaki is not present; here, the event is instead depicted in a flashback as Ichigo is explaining what happened to Tatsuki, and Karin watches it alongside Yuzu from the dining room table.
 * In the manga, Ichigo greets Mizuiro after intercepting a running Keigo with a clothesline; here, the order of these is instead reversed.
 * In the manga, after Ichigo clotheslines Keigo, Mizuiro stand on a prone Keigo's head while greeting him as the latter half-heartedly vows to kill Mizuiro; here, Mizuiro instead reminds Keigo that he warned the latter to not attempt this, only for Keigo to insist that it will work the next time he tries it.
 * In the manga, when Uryū criticizes his messy hair, Ichigo simply glares at him; here, he instead tells Uryū to shut up.
 * In the manga, upon seeing Ichigo, Orihime, Sado, and Uryū standing together, Keigo is shocked by seeing them do so for the first time; here, due to the events of the Bount Invasion taking prior to this, Keigo is instead shocked to see them do so for a second time.
 * In the manga, Keigo interprets Ichigo hanging out with Orihime, Sado, and Uryū as the end of their friendship; here, he instead demands to know what happened to cause the four of them to grow so close as friends, and when Ichigo refuses to tell him, Keigo believes that he is intentionally being left out as the beginning of his exclusion from their friend circle, with an exasperated Ichigo claiming this is true and telling him to stand in the corner as Mizuiro assures Keigo that Ichigo is just teasing him, only for Keigo to run off in tears anyway.
 * In the manga, upon seeing the charm on Ichigo's shirt, Tatsuki immediately notes that it is a joke gift from Isshin, surprising Ichigo; here, Ichigo instead tells her about Isshin sewing it onto his shirt, only for Tatsuki to assert that she already knew this was the case.
 * In the manga, Misato arrives by slamming open the classroom door as Keigo addresses her by name; here, she instead walks through the open door as Keigo addresses her as his teacher.
 * In the manga, Sado reacts to the Substitute Shinigami Badge emitting a Hollow alarm in class by quietly asking Ichigo if this means a Hollow has appeared, which the latter confirms; here, he instead mentally observes that this means a Hollow has appeared.
 * In the manga, when purifying the pig-like Hollow, Ichigo leaps into the air to slash him; here, the Hollow instead crashes down into the ground with a punch, causing Ichigo to leap into the air and evade him prior to attacking.
 * In the manga, following his defeat of the pig-like Hollow, Ichigo questions where Uryū is and learns from Orihime that he has not being doing well since they returned from Soul Society, something he has been keeping secret from those around him, prompting Ichigo to note that Orihime probably should not have told them this and promise that he and Sado will pretend to not know about this when she panics in response; here, due to Urahara having informed them of Uryū's lack of Quincy powers at the outset of the Bount Invasion, Orihime instead brings up Uryū not coming with her and Sado to join Ichigo, who asserts that it cannot be helped since he still does not have any powers, and when Orihime expresses surprise at this still being the case after two weeks since their return, Ichigo assures her that Uryū will figure something out since he fought so hard even without powers, with Sado encouraging her to trust Uryū and Orihime accepting this.
 * In the manga, the water bottle that Shinji drinks from has text on the wrapper; here, it is instead blank.
 * In the manga, after Shinji writes his name on the chalkboard, Misato has him talk about himself to the class; here, she instead tries to figure out where to seat him and suggests that he sit next to her when Shinji requests that she put him next to a cute girl, to Shinji's surprise.
 * In the manga, while ruminating on Uryū's loss of power, Ichigo recalls Jūshirō Ukitake informing him that Uryū fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi and theorizes that Uryū expended so much Reiryoku that he lost his Quincy powers, which would mean that he lost them in the process of rescuing Rukia; here, he instead mentally admits that he expected Uryū's powers to return immediately and observes that it will not be so easy.
 * In the manga, after Shinji takes the desk next to Ichigo and expresses a desire to be friends with him, Ichigo receives another Hollow alert from his Substitute Shinigami Badge and rushes off to respond to it, leaving Sado to assure Shinji that this is just how Ichigo acts and not a reaction to him as Shinji asserts that he does not mind because this is exactly how he imagined Ichigo to be; here, the Substitute Shinigami Badge instead does not emit an alarm and Ichigo returns Shinji's greeting, only to be unnerved when Shinji grins mysteriously at him in turn.
 * In the manga, while berating Kon for his lecherous behavior, Ichigo is lying on his bed and reading a copy of Shonen Jump: here, he is instead sitting up on the edge of the bed and paying full attention to Kon.
 * In the manga, when the Substitute Shinigami Badge begins emitting another Hollow alarm while he is in his bedroom, Ichigo remains unfazed and observes that he is beginning to get used to this; here, he instead simply notes that it is going off again.
 * In the manga, when dropping Kon's Gikongan into his own lifeless body, Ichigo does so from the side while propping up his body against the headrest of his bed and simply tells Kon that he will be back later; here, he instead does so from the front while his body is sitting on the edge of his bed and tells Kon that he will leave it to him.
 * In the manga, while bidding Ichigo farewell as he leaps out of the window, Kon remains lying on the bed and waving at him; here, he instead runs up to the window and leans out to call after Ichigo.
 * In the manga, the Hollow that Ichigo purifies on the rooftop has four-fingered hands with three pointed fingers above and facing the opposite direction of a single pointed thumb, as well as feet with three talon-like toes each; here, it instead has normal, Human-like hands and feet with five fingers and toes each.
 * In the manga, after purifying the Hollow on the rooftop, Ichigo simply declares that it is done; here, he instead expresses disappointment at this being all it took to win.
 * In the manga, when confronted by Zennosuke, Ichigo is initially facing away from the former; here, he is instead facing Zennosuke from the beginning.
 * In the manga, when Ichigo displays his Substitute Shinigami Badge, Zennosuke reacts with confused shock; here, he instead initially reacts with shock, but quickly begins laughing in disbelief.
 * In the manga, Shinji approaches Ichigo from the latter's right side; here, he instead does so from the latter's left side.
 * In the manga, while running down the street, Kon considers being naughty after all; here, he instead promises to be good and not do anything illegal as Ichigo requested.
 * In the manga, Uryū realizes that a Hollow has found him right before The Menos Grande's tongue strikes the area where he was standing; here, he instead does so after evading the strike and sliding back along the ground.
 * In the manga, Grand Fisher cuts off Kon's route by slamming into the ground in front of him; here, he instead does so by firing an energy blast at the ground in front of Kon, then moving to and emerging from the cloud of dust afterward.
 * In the manga, Uryū mentions that he filled the Gintō with his Reiryoku while training; here, he instead specifies that he did so while in Soul Society.
 * In the manga, Uryū withdraws the Silber Draht from his armband while sliding along the ground; here, he instead does so after coming to a halt and standing up.
 * In the manga, Uryū attaches the Silber Draht to the branch of the first tree and wraps it around the second tree a few feet below its branch; here, he instead attaches it to the first tree below its branch and wraps it closer to the base of the second tree.