ROSA RUBICUNDIOR, LILIO CANDIDIOR

Rosa Rubicundior, Lilio Candidior is the seventeenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The rebellion within the Soul Society grows as doubts spread about the death sentence of ex-Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki. Determined to save her, Rukia's childhood friend Renji vows to cut down the Captain of his own division, unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits him.

140. Bite at the Moon
Renji begins battling Byakuya and reveals he has a Bankai.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

141. Kneel to The Baboon King
Renji uses his Bankai and gains the upper hand.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

142. 月を捉ものへ告ぐ
Byakuya uses his Bankai and defeats Renji.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

143. Blazing Souls
Renji attacks Byakuya with one final technique.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 3) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 4) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 5) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 6) Sajin Komamura
 * 7) Kaname Tōsen
 * 8) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 9) Renji Abarai
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 11) Zangetsu

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

144. Rosa Rubicundior,Lilio Candidior
Renji falls to the ground unconscious while Gin confronts Rukia.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 4) Izuru Kira (flashback)
 * 5) Ikkaku Madarame (flashback)
 * 6) Yumichika Ayasegawa (flashback)
 * 7) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

145. Shaken
Ichimaru shakes Rukia's resolve.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 4) Sajin Komamura
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Kenpachi Zaraki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

146. Demon Loves the Dark
Tōsen releases his Bankai.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Sajin Komamura
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 5) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 6) Chōjirō Sasakibe

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

147. Countdown to The End:3 [Blind Light,Deaf Beat]
Kenpachi begins his counter attack.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 3) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 4) Suì-Fēng
 * 5) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 6) Retsu Unohana
 * 7) Isane Kotetsu
 * 8) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 9) Nanao Ise
 * 10) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 11) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 12) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 13) Kaname Tōsen
 * 14) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 15) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 16) Ikkaku Madarame

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

148. Countdown to The End:2 [Lady Lennon~Frankenstein]
Kenpachi defeats Tōsen and Komamura's real face is revealed.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Kaname's Friend (flashback)
 * 4) Sajin Komamura

Episodes adapted from this chapter: 
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

149. Countdown to The End:1 [Only Mercifully]
As everyone heads towards Rukia, Yamamoto begins the execution.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Sajin Komamura
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 7) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 8) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 9) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 10) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 11) Makizō Aramaki
 * 12) Ganju Shiba
 * 13) Yasutora Sado
 * 14) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 15) Renji Abarai
 * 16) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 17) Rikichi
 * 18) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 19) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 20) Isane Kotetsu
 * 21) Retsu Unohana

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 54: An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!