BEGINNING OF THE DEATH OF TOMORROW

BEGINNING OF THE DEATH OF TOMORROW is the fifteenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
During a bloody confrontation with a sadistic Shinigami, Uryū Ishida chooses a path that will temporarily grant him enormous power, at great personal cost. Meanwhile, Ichigo Kurosaki races to master a powerful technique that will help him fight Captain Byakuya Kuchiki and, hopefully, save Rukia Kuchiki from execution.

124. Crying Little People
Recalling his past with his father and grandfather, who had set him on his course of becoming a Quincy, Uryū Ishida decides that he must stop 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi even if it costs him his spiritual powers.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Uryū Ishida
 * 2) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Ryūken Ishida (recollection)
 * 6) Sōken Ishida (recollection)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 44: Ishida's Ultimate Power!

125. Insanity & Genius
With Uryū Ishida demonstrating the newfound power granted to him by the Quincy: Letzt Stil, 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi decides to respond in kind by activating his Bankai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Uryū Ishida
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 44: Ishida's Ultimate Power!

126. The Last of a Void War
Concluding his battle with 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Uryū Ishida receives help from his lieutenant, Nemu Kurotsuchi, and makes his way toward Rukia Kuchiki's location.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 2) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 3) Uryū Ishida
 * 4) Kaname Tōsen
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 44: Ishida's Ultimate Power!

127. Beginning of the Death of Tomorrow
Ichigo Kurosaki begins training to achieve Bankai in three days using Yoruichi Shihōin's dangerous method.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 3) Zangetsu
 * 4) Zabimaru (flashback)
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Momo Hinamori
 * 7) Izuru Kira
 * 8) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 45: Overcome Your Limits!

128. The Great Joint Struggle Union
While Ichigo Kurosaki continues battling Zangetsu to attain Bankai, his friends assess their different situations across the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 2) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 3) Retsu Unohana
 * 4) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Ganju Shiba
 * 7) Yasutora Sado
 * 8) Sōken Ishida (flashback)
 * 9) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 10) Zangetsu
 * 11) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 12) Makizō Aramaki
 * 13) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 14) Orihime Inoue
 * 15) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 16) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 17) Kenpachi Zaraki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 45: Overcome Your Limits!

129. Suspicion [for Assassination]
10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya and his lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto, learn of 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori's escape while Ichigo Kurosaki's skill level rapidly progresses in his training to achieve Bankai.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rangiku Matsumoto (recollection)
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru (recollection)
 * 3) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 4) Kōkichirō Takezoe
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Zangetsu
 * 8) Momo Hinamori

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 45: Overcome Your Limits!
 * Episode 47: The Avengers

130. Suspicion2 [of Tears]
While Ichigo Kurosaki finishes his first day of training to achieve Bankai, 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya confronts 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru over his suspicious actions.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Zangetsu
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 4) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)
 * 5) Kūkaku Shiba (flashback)
 * 6) Ikkaku Madarame (flashback)
 * 7) Gin Ichimaru
 * 8) Izuru Kira
 * 9) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 10) Momo Hinamori

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 47: The Avengers

-17. 逸れゆく星々の為の前奏曲
Renji Abarai, Momo Hinamori, and Izuru Kira begin attending the Shin'ō Academy together and embark on their first mission alongside Shūhei Hisagi, where tragedy strikes.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Hitsugaya's Grandmother
 * 3) Momo Hinamori
 * 4) Izuru Kira
 * 5) Renji Abarai
 * 6) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 7) Gengorō Ōnabara
 * 8) Aoga
 * 9) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 10) Kanisawa
 * 11) Gin Ichimaru
 * 12) Sōsuke Aizen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 46: Authentic Records! School of Shinigami