Love me Bitterly Loth me Sweetly

 is the fifty-first volume of the Bleach manga series.

442. Battlefield Shallows, Otherfield Abyss
Ichigo trains with Jackie while Tsukishima comes up with a new plan.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Yukio
 * 4) Jackie Tristan
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Orihime Inoue
 * 7) Yasutora Sado
 * 8) Moe Shishigawara
 * 9) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * Episode 350: The Man Who Killed A Shinigami Substitute?! Tsukishima Makes His Move

443. Dirty Boots Dangers
Ichigo continues his training with Jackie and Sado asks Kugo what Tsukishima's true ability is.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Jackie Tristan
 * 3) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 4) Yasutora Sado

444. The Rising
Ichigo's Fullbring transforms as Tsukishima confronts Xcution.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 3) Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (flashback)
 * 4) Ulquiorra Cifer (flashback)
 * 5) Jackie Tristan
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 8) Yasutora Sado
 * 9) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 10) Yukio
 * 11) Giriko Kutsuzawa

445. The Dark Beat
Ichigo battles Tsukishima with his Fullbring's new form.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Jackie Tristan
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 6) Yukio
 * 7) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 8) Giriko Kutsuzawa

446. The Dark Beat 2
Ginjō intervenes and fights Tsukishima.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Moe Shishigawara
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 5) Yasutora Sado
 * 6) Yukio

447. Load
Xcution recovers from Shūkurō Tsukishima's attack.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 3) Yukio
 * 4) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Orihime Inoue
 * 7) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 8) Yasutora Sado

448. LOADING TO LIE
Kūgo Ginjō begins the next phase of Ichigo's training.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance


 * 1) Yukio
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 4) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 5) Yasutora Sado
 * 6) Orihime Inoue
 * 7) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 8) Kisuke Urahara
 * 9) Unidentified Shinigami

449. Not be a Drug
As Ichigo continues his training with Kūgo, Orihime utilizes a new power.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Kisuke Urahara
 * 2) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 3) Unidentified Shinigami
 * 4) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Yasutora Sado
 * 8) Shūkurō Tsukishima (flashback)
 * 9) Yukio

450. Blind Solitude
Ichigo continues his training with Kūgo.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 5) Yukio
 * 6) Gin Ichimaru (flashback)
 * 7) Shūkurō Tsukishima (flashback)