Nelliel's Past

Nelliel's Past is the one-hundred ninety-fourth episode of the Bleach anime.

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 * Original Airdate: November 11, 2008
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Velonica
 * Ending Song: Hitohira no Hanabira
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 294 through Chapter 295.
 * Kanji: (ネリエルの過去)
 * Romaji: "Nerieru no kako"
 * Arc: Hueco Mundo arc Part 2

Summary
Nnoitra Jiruga recalls his past encounters with Nelliel Tu Oderschvank, in which Nelliel would spar with Nnoitra and easily defeat him. In one session, Nnoitra demanded that she continue the fight until one of them died, and Nel refused. As a result, Nnoitra attacked Nelliel's subordinates, Dondochakka Bilstin and Pesche Guatiche, prompting her to attack him. With Szayel Aporro Granz's aid, Nnoitra was able to distract Nelliel long enough for him to land an attack on her. He left her outside Las Noches, where she transformed into an amnesiac child, and Dondochakka and Pesche vowed to protect her. In the present, Nnoitra taunts Nelliel about their past, and Nelliel prepares to release her Zanpakutō.