Overcome Your Limits!

Overcome Your Limits! is the forty-fifth episode of the Bleach anime.

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 * Original Airdate: August 16, 2005
 * English Airdate: August 11, 2007
 * Opening Song: D-tecnoLife
 * Ending Song: Happypeople
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 127 through Chapter 129.
 * Kanji: 限界を越えろ!
 * Romaji: "Genkai o koero!"
 * Arc: Soul Society: The Rescue arc

Summary
After defeating 12th Division Captain Kurotshuchi, Uryū Ishida makes his way up towards the Shrine of Penitence, where he, unfortunately, runs into the 9th Division Captain, Kaname Tōsen. However, the captain just uses his Zanpakutō to knock Uryū out. Meanwhile, at Ichigo Kurosaki's training, Yoruichi Shihōin shows him a spirit-transfer shell, which can transcribe a Zanpakutō's main form and materialize it. When Zangetsu is materialized, he makes hundreds of swords pop out of the ground. He then says that out of all the swords, only one of it is his true form and only that sword can defeat him. Ichigo has to find it and defeat Zangetsu with it or be killed.

At the 4th Division infirmary, several Shinigami are being brought in to be treated. Not only them but, Sado Yasutora, Ganju Shiba, and Uryū was also brought in to be treated and put in jail. Chad figured that they weren't killed because they think they're the prime suspects in the assassination of Captain Sōsuke Aizen. Renji Abarai, also in jail, decides to break out. Gin Ichimaru decides to give a visit to Izuru Kira, who didn't seem to be in good shape, mentally and physically.