The New Captain Appears! His Name is Shūsuke Amagai

'''The New Captain Appears! His Name is Shūsuke Amagai''' is the one hundred sixty-eighth episode of the Bleach anime.

Shūsuke Amagai is appointed as new captain of the 3rd Division.

Summary
A new captain for the Third Division has been announced, but it’s not Kira. Instead, it’s a man named Amagai Shūsuke that no one knows anything about, and he arrives at the Third Division with another new member, Makoto Kibune. The old members of the Third Division have a hard time accepting this new guy, but Amagai understands how they feel and still vows to protect them as long as he’s their captain. Unsure of how to approach all this, Kira ends up holding a welcome party with all the members of the Third Division for the new captain. To Kira’s surprise, Amagai gets drunk and loses consciousness after only one drink. This doesn’t win him any respect from his new subordinates though, and Kira is feeling down that the party idea didn’t work out. While this is going on, Soul Society is alerted to the presence of Menos in the Dangai dimension, and the Third Division is sent to deal with it. Since Amagai is still sleeping, Kira leads the group into the Dangai and personally slays several of the Menos, but during the battle, the Koutotsu appears and is headed right for the Third Division members. Kira orders a retreat, but the Kōtotsu is moving so fast that the men aren’t going to make it in time. They are saved when Amagai suddenly shows up, pulls out one of his two weapons, and easily dispels the Koutotsu. After checking to see if everyone is okay, Amagai loses consciousness again, but he’s now gained everyone’s respect.

Arrancar Encyclopedia
Gin explains Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollowfication power, and is about to explain the reason why he radiates evil energy like an Espada, before Ichigo interrupts him. He asks Gin why he is featured in this segment, to which he says, whilst holding up Ichigo's Hollow mask, that he is more like an Arrancar than a Shinigami. Ichigo denies this, and Gin quickly moves the subject onto the new Third Division captain. He then wishes Izuru good luck.

Fights

 * 3rd Division vs. The Hollows (concluded)

Powers and Techniques Used
Hollow techniques:

Zanpakutō released:

Shikai:

Other powers:
 * Amagai's unnamed weapon