Her Name is Nel! The Appearance of the Strange Arrancar

'''Her Name is Nel! The Appearance of the Strange Arrancar''' is the one-hundred-forty-sixth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: October 31, 2007
 * English Airdate: August 29, 2009
 * Opening Song: After Dark
 * Ending Song: Tane wo Maku Hibi
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 246, Chapter 247.
 * Kanji: その名はネル！不思議なアランカル登場
 * Romaji: "Sono na wa Neru! Fushigi na arankaru tōjō"
 * Arc: The Hueco Mundo arc Part 1

Summary
Ichigo learns that the human child is an Arrancar named Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. The three Hollows are her brothers Pesche Guatiche and Dondochakka Bilstin, and their pet, Bawabawa. Afterwards, a Hollow named Runuganga attacks the group, and they are unable to harm him because his body is made of sand. Nel tells Ichigo that his weakness is water. While Rununganga attempt to strike them, they are saved by Renji and Rukia Kuchiki, who freezes Runuganga with her Shikai. After Rukia and Renji are done thoroughly beating Ichigo for leaving without them, Nel offers to take the whole group to Las Noches, with Bawabawa carrying them. Before they can reach Las Noches, Runuganga rises from the sands again.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Yasutora Sado
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Bawabawa
 * 5) Dondochakka Bilstin
 * 6) Pesche Guatiche
 * 7) Nel Tu
 * 8) Runuganga
 * 9) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 10) Renji Abarai
 * 11) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 12) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 13) Byakuya Kuchiki