NIGHT OF WIJNRUIT

NIGHT OF WIJNRUIT is the sixteenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The scheduled execution of former Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki has been moved up and is now just hours away. Meanwhile, the Soul Society is in chaos, with Shinigami drawing swords against one other. Something is rotting at the core of the Soul Society, but who, or what, could be behind it?

131. The True Will
Momo tells Hitsugaya the contents of Aizen's letter and she begins attacking him.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Momo Hinamori
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru
 * 5) Izuru Kira
 * 6) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!

132. Creeping Limit
Hitsugaya releases his Zanpakutō to fight Gin while the execution date for Rukia is moved up.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Izuru Kira
 * 4) Momo Hinamori
 * 5) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)
 * 9) Rukia Kuchiki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!

133. memories in the rain2 "the nocturne"
The date of Rukia's execution is moved up once again.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Momo Hinamori
 * 2) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 3) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru (flashback)
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Zangetsu
 * 7) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 8) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 9) Zabimaru
 * 10) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 11) Kaien Shiba (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 48: Hitsugaya Howls!
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

134. memories in the rain2 op.2 "Longing For Sanctuary"
Rukia has a flashback to her first time meeting Kaien.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Kaien Shiba (flashback)
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 5) Kiyone Kotetsu (flashback)
 * 6) Sentarō Kotsubaki (flashback)
 * 7) Miyako Shiba (flashback)
 * 8) Metastacia (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

135. memories in the rain2 op.3 "Affected By the Night"
Kaien decides to fight the Hollow alone but he gets possessed by it.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Kaien Shiba
 * 4) Metastacia

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

136. memories in the rain2 op.4 "night of wijnruit"
The flashback ends with the possessed Kaien killed by Rukia.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Metastacia
 * 2) Kaien Shiba
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 4) Jūshirō Ukitake

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 49: Rukia's Nightmare

137. Surrounding Clutch
Kenpachi rescues the Ryoka while Rukia heads to her execution.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Izuru Kira
 * 5) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 6) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 7) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 8) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 9) Makizō Aramaki
 * 10) Orihime Inoue
 * 11) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 12) Uryū Ishida
 * 13) Ganju Shiba
 * 14) Yasutora Sado
 * 15) Renji Abarai
 * 16) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 17) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 18) Zangetsu

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence

138. Individual Thoughts
The captains and lieutenants head to Sōkyoku hill while Kenpachi gets into a battle with the 9th and 7th Divisions.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Hisana Kuchiki (picture only)
 * 3) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 4) Sajin Komamura
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 7) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 8) Suì-Fēng
 * 9) Nanao Ise
 * 10) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 11) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 12) Chōjirō Tadaoki Sasakibe
 * 13) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 14) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 15) Yasutora Sado
 * 16) Ganju Shiba
 * 17) Orihime Inoue
 * 18) Uryū Ishida
 * 19) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 20) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 21) Makizō Aramaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence

139. Drowsy,Bloody,Crazy
Kenpachi begins battling the 7th and 9th division captains while Renji goes to save Rukia.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 3) Sajin Komamura
 * 4) Kaname Tōsen
 * 5) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 6) Makizō Aramaki
 * 7) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 8) Yasutora Sado
 * 9) Orihime Inoue
 * 10) Ganju Shiba
 * 11) Uryū Ishida
 * 12) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 13) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 14) Renji Abarai
 * 15) Byakuya Kuchiki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 51: Morning of the Sentence