Rukia's Battle Commences! The Freezing White Blade

'''Rukia's Battle Commences! The Freezing White Blade''' is the one-hundred-seventeenth episode of the Bleach anime.

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 * Original Airdate: February 28, 2007
 * English Airdate: May 16, 2009
 * Opening Song: Rolling Star
 * Ending Song: Sakura Biyori
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 199 through Chapter 202.
 * Kanji: ルキア戦闘開始！凍りつく白い刃
 * Romaji: "Rukia sentō kaishi! Kōritsuku shiroi yaiba"
 * Arc: The Arrancar arc