Confrontation?! Amagai vs. Gotei 13

'''Confrontation?! Amagai vs. Gotei 13''' is the one-hundred seventy-ninth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: July 9, 2008
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Chu-Bura
 * Ending Song: Orange
 * Manga Chapters: None
 * Kanji: 対立！？ 天貝VS護廷十三隊
 * Romaji: "Tairitsu!? Amagai VS Gotei jūsan tai"
 * Arc: The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc

Summary
Amagai proposes joint training between the squads of the Gotei 13, citing the attack of the cleaners against his squad, but his request is denied. That night, Kira confronts Kibune for entering the Kasumiōji compound, and Kibune denies he did so. An alarm activates shortly afterwards, revealing that there are hollow in Seireitei. Despite Kira's orders, the third division members follow Kibune to attack the hollows. The various squads fail to reach the hollows due to the lack of coordination between them. Amagai takes control of the situation and coordinates the squads in destroying the hollows. Elsewhere, Commander-General Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai reveals that he orchestrated the attack to test Amagai, and approves the joint training.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Kanō
 * Inose
 * Aida
 * Izuru Kira
 * Makoto Kibune
 * Soifon
 * Retsu Unohana
 * Byakuya Kuchiki
 * Shunsui Kyōraku
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * Sajin Komamura
 * Kenpachi Zaraki
 * Jūshirō Ukitake
 * Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * Shūsuke Amagai
 * Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * Gin Ichimaru (mentioned)
 * Sōsuke Aizen (mentioned)
 * Kaname Tōsen (mentioned)
 * Renji Abarai
 * Rangiku Matsumoto
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * Ikkaku Madarame
 * Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * Nanao Ise
 * Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * Kiyone Kotetsu
 * Chōjirō Sasakibe

Powers and Techniques used
Zanpakutō released:

Shikai: Bakkōtō used:
 * (flashback)
 * (flashback)
 * Amagai's unnamed bakkōtō