HEART OF WOLF (volume)

HEART OF WOLF is the sixty-second volume of the Bleach manga series.

551. The Burnt Offerings
As Nanao Ise demonstrates her new Kidō spell, Tōshirō Hitsugaya is forced to flee from his opponent.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jugram Haschwalth
 * 2) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 3) Nanao Ise
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Bazz-B
 * 6) Cang Du
 * 7) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 8) Kisuke Urahara (voice)

552. The Fundamental Virulence
While Cang Du continues his assault on the 10th Division, Urahara divulges the details of his discovery regarding Quincy's ability to steal a Bankai.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Bazz-B
 * 2) Cang Du
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 6) Kisuke Urahara
 * 7) Akon
 * 8) Coyote Starrk (flashback)
 * 9) Baraggan Louisenbairn (flashback)
 * 10) Ulquiorra Cifer (flashback)
 * 11) Yammy Llargo (flashback)
 * 12) Emilou Apacci (flashback)
 * 13) Cyan Sung-Sun (flashback)
 * 14) Franceska Mila Rose (flashback)
 * 15) Asguiaro Ebern (flashback)
 * 16) Tier Harribel (flashback)
 * 17) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 18) Nanao Ise
 * 19) Shinji Hirako
 * 20) Marechiyo Ōmaeda

553. Frozen Cross
Hitsugaya and Suì-Fēng fight back against their Sternritter opponents as Urahara's invention takes effect.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Cang Du
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) BG9
 * 4) Suì-Fēng
 * 5) Marechiyo Ōmaeda

554. Desperate Lights
Uryū Ishida and Yhwach discuss the turn of events, while Shinji Hirako and Sajin Komamura confront Bambietta Basterbine.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Bazz-B
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 4) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 5) Cang Du
 * 6) BG9
 * 7) Äs Nödt
 * 8) Yhwach
 * 9) Uryū Ishida
 * 10) Sajin Komamura
 * 11) Shinji Hirako
 * 12) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 13) Kisuke Urahara

555. THE HERO
As Ichigo heads towards the Seireitei, Bambietta's comrades discuss the activation of the Vollständig.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Senjumaru Shutara
 * 2) Tenjirō Kirinji
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Ichibei Hyōsube
 * 5) Kirio Hikifune
 * 6) Kisuke Urahara
 * 7) Sajin Komamura
 * 8) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 9) Shinji Hirako
 * 10) Candice Catnipp
 * 11) Giselle Gewelle
 * 12) Meninas McAllon
 * 13) Liltotto Lamperd

556. The Wolfsbane
Komamura protects Shinji and Momo from Bambietta, before revealing the technique he learned from his great-grandfather.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shinji Hirako
 * 2) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 3) Sajin Komamura
 * 4) Momo Hinamori
 * 5) Wolfman Clan Elder (flashback)

557. 命はとうに置いてきた
Komamura takes the fight to Bambietta with his armorless Bankai.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 2) Sajin Komamura
 * 3) Wolfman Clan Elder

558. 狼の心臓
As Bambietta is defeated, Komamura's Humanization Technique turns him into a wolf. Meanwhile, Rukia and Renji approach the Seireitei from above.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Sajin Komamura
 * 2) Wolfman Clan Elder
 * 3) Bambietta Basterbine
 * 4) Kaname Tōsen (flashback)
 * 5) Shūhei Hisagi (flashback)
 * 6) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 7) Candice Catnipp
 * 8) Liltotto Lamperd
 * 9) Giselle Gewelle
 * 10) Meninas McAllon
 * 11) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 12) Renji Abarai

559. THE NIGHT RIGHT
As Yhwach passes judgement on BG9 and Cang Du, Mask attacks Hisagi, Ikkaku, and Yumichika. Rukia and Renji arrive in the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jugram Haschwalth
 * 2) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 3) Nanao Ise
 * 4) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 5) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 6) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 7) Mask De Masculine
 * 8) Cang Du
 * 9) BG9
 * 10) Yhwach
 * 11) James
 * 12) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 13) Renji Abarai

560. Rages at Ringside
Confronted by Kensei and Rose, Mask is initially overpowered by Kensei's Bankai, but turns the tables once James begins cheering for him.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Mask De Masculine
 * 2) James
 * 3) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 4) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 5) Kensei Muguruma
 * 6) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi