THE FIRE (volume)

For the episode of the same name, see The Fire.

THE FIRE is the fifty-eighth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
As the Soul Society struggles against the mysterious group of warriors calling themselves the Wandenreich, Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto joins the battle. With his Bankai finally revealed, Yamamoto takes down the Wandenreich's king. But is the battle really over...?

510. The Extinction
The real Yhwach confronts Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and reveals his machinations.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Royd Lloyd
 * 2) Loyd Lloyd
 * 3) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 4) Yhwach
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 372: The Fire

511. 立ちて死すべし
Yhwach slays Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and has the Seireitei razed.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shunsui Kyōraku (flashback)
 * 2) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (flashback)
 * 3) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 4) Robert Accutrone
 * 5) Yhwach
 * 6) Jugram Haschwalth
 * 7) Orihime Inoue (flashback)
 * 8) Ichigo Kurosaki (flashback)
 * 9) Original Gotei 13 captains (recollection)
 * 10) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 11) Shinji Hirako
 * 12) Sajin Komamura
 * 13) Retsu Unohana
 * 14) Bazz-B

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 373: BORN IN THE DARK

512. THE STAND ABLAZE
Ichigo Kurosaki finally reaches the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Akon
 * 2) Shaz Domino
 * 3) Yhwach
 * 4) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 7) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 8) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 9) Shinji Hirako
 * 10) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 11) Kensei Muguruma
 * 12) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 13) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 14) Renji Abarai
 * 15) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 16) Cang Du
 * 17) Mask De Masculine
 * 18) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 19) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 20) Jugram Haschwalth

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 373: BORN IN THE DARK

513. The Dark Moon Stroke
Ichigo Kurosaki begins battling Yhwach.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Yhwach
 * 4) Jugram Haschwalth

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 373: BORN IN THE DARK

514. BORN IN THE DARK
Yhwach is forced to abandon his battle with Ichigo Kurosaki, whom he reveals does not know his own lineage.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jugram Haschwalth
 * 2) Yhwach
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Masaki Kurosaki (flashback)
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 373: BORN IN THE DARK

515. relics
In the aftermath of the Wandenreich's retreat from their invasion, the Gotei 13 struggles to heal and recover.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Yasochika Iemura
 * 2) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 3) Isane Kotetsu
 * 4) Retsu Unohana
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 7) Shinji Hirako
 * 8) Renji Abarai
 * 9) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 10) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 11) Suì-Fēng
 * 12) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 13) Sajin Komamura
 * 14) Kensei Muguruma
 * 15) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 16) Shunsui Kyōraku

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 374: The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)

516. THE SQUAD ZERO
Ichigo Kurosaki learns that the sword of his Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu, cannot be repaired as the Royal Guard visit the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Kon
 * 4) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 5) Sajin Komamura
 * 6) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 7) Retsu Unohana
 * 8) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 9) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 10) Suì-Fēng
 * 11) Shinji Hirako
 * 12) Kensei Muguruma
 * 13) Ichibē Hyōsube
 * 14) Senjumaru Shutara
 * 15) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 16) Ōetsu Nimaiya
 * 17) Kirio Hikifune

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 374: The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)

517. THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
The Royal Guard interact with Ichigo Kurosaki and the captains, some for the first time.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichibē Hyōsube
 * 2) Kirio Hikifune
 * 3) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 4) Ōetsu Nimaiya
 * 5) Senjumaru Shutara
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 8) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 9) Retsu Unohana
 * 10) Shinji Hirako
 * 11) Suì-Fēng
 * 12) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 13) Renji Abarai
 * 14) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 15) Kensei Muguruma
 * 16) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 17) Kisuke Urahara (voice)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 374: The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)

518. The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)
Assured by Kisuke Urahara that he can decide what he truly wants to do, Ichigo Kurosaki chooses to accompany the Royal Guard back to the Soul King Palace.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kisuke Urahara
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Kon
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Yasutora Sado
 * 7) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
 * 8) Ichibē Hyōsube
 * 9) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 10) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 11) Ganju Shiba
 * 12) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 13) Giriko Kutsuzawa
 * 14) Shūkurō Tsukishima

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 374: The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)

519. HOT, HOT, HEAT
Ichigo Kurosaki learns of how the Soul King Palace is laid out and travels to Kirinden first.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Ichibē Hyōsube
 * 3) Senjumaru Shutara
 * 4) Kirio Hikifune
 * 5) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 6) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 7) Renji Abarai
 * 8) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 9) Unnamed Man
 * 10) Soul King

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 374: The Shooting Star Project (ZERO MIX)

520. KILLERS NOT DEAD
While Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai move onto the next palace, Shunsui Kyōraku is promoted to the office of Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 2) Nanao Ise
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 5) Kazuo and Kazuhiro
 * 6) Renji Abarai
 * 7) Suì-Fēng (flashback)
 * 8) Members of Central 46
 * 9) Retsu Unohana

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 375: THE DROP