Inauguration! The Brand New 2nd Division Captain!

is the three hundred twelfth episode of the Bleach anime.

Marechiyo Ōmaeda pretends to be the captain of the Second Division.

Summary
Having unwittingly saved a child in Rukongai from a Hollow, Marechiyo Ōmaeda, trying to impress the boy, identifies himself as the 2nd Division's captain. Ōmaeda returns to Seireitei, but the boy follows him and Ōmaeda is forced to pretend to be a captain. He later fights the Hollow once again.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
Suì-Fēng holds a knife to Marechiyo's throat due to him impersonating a captain and making her do work. Yoruichi then manipulates the two by having Suì-Fēng start and stop hitting Marechiyo repeatedly.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 2) Suì-Fēng
 * 3) Ryuzaburo
 * 4) Unnamed Hollow
 * 5) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 8) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 9) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 10) Rangiku Matsumoto

Fights
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