TATTOO ON THE SKY

TATTOO ON THE SKY is the tenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
With the help of Kūkaku Shiba, a one-armed explosives expert and old friend of the mysterious talking cat Yoruichi Shihōin -- Ichigo Kurosaki and crew are one step closer to infiltrating the Soul Society and rescuing their friend Rukia Kuchiki before she is executed. For Kūkaku's plan to work, Ichigo must control his enormous reservoir of spiritual energy -- and there's no telling how much collateral damage this will cause. Meanwhile, the Soul Society hasn't been twiddling their collective thumbs, and quickly dispatches a delegation of captains to give the unwanted visitors the rudest of welcomes imaginable.

080. The Shooting Star Project
While Kūkaku Shiba explains her plan to get Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends into the Seireitei, the lieutenants of the Gotei 13 assemble.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 2) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 3) Yasutora Sado
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 7) Ganju Shiba
 * 8) Renji Abarai
 * 9) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 10) Momo Hinamori
 * 11) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 12) Sōsuke Aizen (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 24: Assemble! The Gotei 13

081. Twelve Tone Rendezvous
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends continue to practice using the Reishukaku as the captains of the Gotei 13 are assembled for a meeting.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Orihime Inoue
 * 2) Uryū Ishida
 * 3) Yasutora Sado
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 6) Ganju Shiba
 * 7) Taichi Miyamoto
 * 8) Gin Ichimaru
 * 9) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 10) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 11) Kaname Tōsen
 * 12) Sajin Komamura
 * 13) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 14) Suì-Fēng
 * 15) Retsu Unohana
 * 16) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 17) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 18) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 19) Mayuri Kurotsuchi

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 24: Assemble! The Gotei 13

082. Conflictable Composition
3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru is questioned over his handling of the Ryoka as Ichigo Kurosaki figures out how to use the Reishukaku.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Kaname Tōsen
 * 4) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Suì-Fēng
 * 7) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 8) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 9) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 10) Yasutora Sado
 * 11) Uryū Ishida
 * 12) Orihime Inoue
 * 13) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 14) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 15) Ganju Shiba
 * 16) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 17) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 18) Retsu Unohana
 * 19) Sajin Komamura

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 24: Assemble! The Gotei 13

083. COME WITH ME
With the Gotei 13 captains meeting interrupted by an intruder alert, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends prepare to enter the Seireitei.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 3) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 4) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 5) Momo Hinamori
 * 6) Izuru Kira
 * 7) Sajin Komamura
 * 8) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 9) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 10) Retsu Unohana
 * 11) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 12) Kaname Tōsen
 * 13) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 14) Suì-Fēng
 * 15) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 16) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 17) Ganju Shiba
 * 18) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 19) Uryū Ishida
 * 20) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 21) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 22) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 23) Orihime Inoue
 * 24) Yasutora Sado
 * 25) Kaien Shiba (flashback)
 * 26) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 27) Taichi Miyamoto
 * 28) Mitsuru Ishino
 * 29) Kenji Yamashita
 * 30) Sadatomo Saionji

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 25: Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?

084. The Shooting Star Project 2 [Tattoo On The Sky]
Kūkaku Shiba launches the Ryoka toward the Seireitei using the second launch method of the Kakaku Taihō.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Uryū Ishida
 * 3) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 4) Yasutora Sado
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 7) Ganju Shiba
 * 8) Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko
 * 9) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 10) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 11) Renji Abarai
 * 12) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 13) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 14) Momo Hinamori

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 25: Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?

085. INTRUDERZ2 [Breakthrough the roof mix]
The Ryoka manage to break into the Seireitei, but are separated in the process.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Ganju Shiba
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Orihime Inoue
 * 6) Yasutora Sado
 * 7) Uryū Ishida
 * 8) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 9) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 10) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 11) Yumichika Ayasegawa

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 25: Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?
 * Episode 26: Formation! The Worst Tag

086. Making Good Relations,OK?
While his friends assess their situations in different parts of the Seireitei, Ichigo Kurosaki begins fighting 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Yasutora Sado
 * 2) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 3) Orihime Inoue
 * 4) Uryū Ishida
 * 5) Jirōbō Ikkanzaka
 * 6) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 7) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 8) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 9) Ganju Shiba

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 26: Formation! The Worst Tag

087. Dancing With Spears
With Ganju Shiba confronted by 11th Division 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa, Ichigo Kurosaki continues his fight against 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame, who reveals his Zanpakutō's true power.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ganju Shiba
 * 2) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 3) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Kisuke Urahara (envisioned)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 26: Formation! The Worst Tag

088. SO UNLUCKY WE ARE
Ichigo Kurosaki concludes his battle with 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame after getting used to the latter's fighting style and movements.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 3) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 27: Release the Death Blow!

088.5. KARAKURA SUPER HEROES
Zennosuke Kurumadani is left flabbergasted by Don Kanonji's Karakura Superheroes taking out Hollows in his assigned patrol area, Karakura Town.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Don Kanonji
 * 2) Jinta Hanakari
 * 3) Karin Kurosaki
 * 4) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 5) Zennosuke Kurumadani
 * 6) Tatsuki Arisawa

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 33: Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero
 * Episode 54: An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!
 * Episode 55: The Strongest Shinigami! Ultimate Confrontation Between Teacher and Students