SHOCK OF THE QUEEN

SHOCK OF THE QUEEN is the forty-second volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The battle between the Shinigami captains and Sōsuke Aizen's Espada continues with the fate of Karakura Town in the balance. And just as things take a turn for the worse, some surprising allies make their grand entrance!

359. The Frozen Obelisk
Shunsui and Starrk's battle continues before they are suddenly distracted by Hitsugaya's fight against Harribel. Elsewhere, Ōmaeda continues to run from Baraggan and Suì-Fēng begins to activate her Bankai.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Coyote Starrk
 * 2) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 3) Tier Harribel
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 5) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 6) Baraggan Louisenbairn
 * 7) Suì-Fēng

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 275: The Approaching Breath of Death, the King Who Rules Over Death!
 * Episode 276: One Hit Kill, Suì-Fēng, Bankai!

360. Shock of the Queen
Ukitake and Lilynette's "battle" continues. Elsewhere, Baraggan decides to finish things off with Ōmaeda, but stops as Suì-Fēng activates her Bankai.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:


 * 1) Lilynette Gingerbuck
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 4) Baraggan Louisenbairn
 * 5) Suì-Fēng

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 276: One Hit Kill, Suì-Fēng, Bankai!

361. I Hate Loneliness, But It Loves Me
Suì-Fēng unleashes her Bankai on Baraggan, while the battle of Ukitake and Kyōraku versus Lilynette and Starrk continues.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Suì-Fēng
 * 2) Baraggan Louisenbairn
 * 3) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 4) Coyote Starrk
 * 5) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 6) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 7) Lilynette Gingerbuck

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 277: Climax! Kyōraku vs. Starrk!

362. Howling Wolves
The "duos" battle continues of Ukitake and Kyōraku versus Lilynette and Starrk.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 2) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 3) Coyote Starrk
 * 4) Lilynette Gingerbuck

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 277: Climax! Kyōraku vs. Starrk!

363. Superchunky from Hell
The "duos" battle continues of Ukitake and Kyōraku versus Lilynette and Starrk.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episode adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Coyote Starrk
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 4) Lilynette Gingerbuck
 * 5) Wonderweiss Margela
 * 6) Hooleer
 * Episodes 278: The Nightmare Returns...Revival of the Espada

364. Grinning Revengers
Wonderweiss arrives with a strange beast.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance: Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * 1) Wonderweiss Margela
 * 2) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 3) Hooleer
 * 4) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 5) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 6) Suì-Fēng
 * 7) Izuru Kira
 * 8) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 9) Sajin Komamura
 * 10) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 11) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 12) Coyote Starrk
 * 13) Tier Harribel
 * 14) Baraggan Louisenbairn
 * 15) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 16) Kaname Tōsen
 * 17) Gin Ichimaru
 * 18) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 19) Momo Hinamori
 * 20) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 21) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 22) Shinji Hirako
 * 23) Kensei Muguruma
 * 24) Mashiro Kuna
 * 25) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 26) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 27) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 28) Love Aikawa
 * 29) Lisa Yadōmaru
 * Episode 278: The Nightmare Returns...Revival of the Espada

365. Whose Side Are We On
The Visored shock everyone by their appearance. Hooleer then regurgitates a large amount of Gillians on the ground and the Visored don their Hollow masks.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Shinji Hirako
 * 4) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 5) Kensei Muguruma
 * 6) Mashiro Kuna
 * 7) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 8) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 9) Shinji Hirako
 * 10) Love Aikawa
 * 11) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 12) Lisa Yadōmaru
 * 13) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 14) Suì-Fēng
 * 15) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 16) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 17) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 18) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 19) Hooleer
 * 20) Wonderweiss Margela
 * 21) Izuru Kira
 * 22) Sajin Komamura
 * 23) Marechiyo Ōmaeda

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 279: Hirako and Aizen...the Reunion of Fate!

366. The Revenger's High
The Visored easily dispatch the army of Menos and Shinji approaches Aizen before appearing to attack him.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kensei Muguruma
 * 2) Mashiro Kuna
 * 3) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 4) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 5) Shinji Hirako
 * 6) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 7) Love Aikawa
 * 8) Lisa Yadōmaru
 * 9) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 10) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 11) Sōsuke Aizen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 279: Hirako and Aizen...the Reunion of Fate!

367. YOUR ENEMY IS MY ENEMY
The Visored team up with the Shinigami to help and someone new joins Komamura's and Tōsen's battle.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Shinji Hirako
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Kaname Tōsen
 * 4) Sajin Komamura
 * 5) Suì-Fēng
 * 6) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 7) Tier Harribel
 * 8) Lisa Yadōmaru
 * 9) Hiyori Sarugaki
 * 10) Hachigen Ushōda
 * 11) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 12) Kensei Muguruma
 * 13) Mashiro Kuna
 * 14) Hooleer
 * 15) Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
 * 16) Love Aikawa
 * 17) Coyote Starrk
 * 18) Wonderweiss Margela
 * 19) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 20) Shūhei Hisagi

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 279: Hirako and Aizen...the Reunion of Fate!