End of Bond

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

451. Welcome to Our EXECUTION 4
Ichigo continues his training with Kūgo.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Yukio Hans Vorarlberna
 * Episode 356: Foe or Friend?! Ginjō's Unseen Heart!

452. erosion/implosion
Ichigo finishes his training with Kūgo and leaves for home only to be confronted by Tsukishima.

Summary

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

453. Mute Your Breathe Friendship
Ichigo discovers that Tsukishima has his friends and acquaintances under his ability.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 3) Yuzu Kurosaki
 * 4) Karin Kurosaki
 * 5) Keigo Asano
 * 6) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 7) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 8) Ikumi Unagiya
 * 9) Kūgo Ginjō

454. Sheathebreaker
Kūgo reveals his thoughts on Tsukishima's true ability before Yukio takes them to a mansion in the woods.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance


 * 1) Isshin Kurosaki
 * 2) Kisuke Urahara
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 5) Yukio Hans Vorarlberna (flashback)
 * 6) Keigo Asano (flashback)
 * 7) Yuzu Kurosaki (flashback)
 * 8) Tatsuki Arisawa (flashback)
 * 9) Orihime Inoue (flashback)
 * 10) Yasutora Sado (flashback)
 * 11) Riruka Dokugamine (flashback)
 * 12) Karin Kurosaki (flashback)
 * 13) Yukio Hans Vorarlberna
 * 14) Uryū Ishida

455. End of the Bond 1
Ichigo and Kūgo arrive at Tsukishima's mansion and begin their confrontation with him.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 3) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 4) Yukio Hans Vorarlberna
 * 5) Ikumi Unagiya
 * 6) Yuzu Kurosaki
 * 7) Mizuiro Kojima
 * 8) Karin Kurosaki
 * 9) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 10) Keigo Asano
 * 11) Giriko Kutsuzawa
 * 12) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 13) Jackie Tristan
 * 14) Yasutora Sado
 * 15) Orihime Inoue

456. End of the Bond 2
Ichigo fights against Tsukishima while Kūgo takes on Shishigawara and the other Fullbringers.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 3) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 6) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 7) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)
 * 8) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 9) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 10) Moe Shishigawara
 * 11) Jackie Tristan

457. End of Bond 3
Kūgo and Icihgo continue their struggle against Xcution and Tsukishima.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 2) Giriko Kutsuzawa
 * 3) Jackie Tristan
 * 4) Riruka Dokugamine
 * 5) Moe Shishigawara
 * 6) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 7) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 8) Yasutora Sado
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Uryū Ishida

458. End of All Bonds
Having cut Kūgo, Tsukishima continues his battle with Ichigo until Uryū arrives.

Summary

Characters in order of appearance
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Kūgo Ginjō
 * 3) Shūkurō Tsukishima
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Orihime Inoue (flashback)

459. Death & Strawberry 2
Kūgo takes Ichigo's power but Rukia arrives and restores Ichigo's Shinigami abilities.

Summary

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