Ikkaku Falls! The Shinigami's Crisis

'''Ikkaku Falls! The Shinigami's Crisis...''' is the two-hundred-twentieth episode of the Bleach anime.

Ikkaku loses his fight against Choe Neng Poww, forcing Komamura to take over his battle.

Summary
Following Shūhei Hisagi's victory over Findorr Calius, the fourth pillar, that was guarded by Ikkaku Madarame is destroyed. Ikkaku Madarame lost to Choe Neng Poww, who destroyed the pillar. Yumichika Ayasegawa tries to rush over to Ikkaku, but is stopped by Shūhei and knocked unconscious by Izuru Kira. Then part of the Real Karakura Town begins to appear. Ikkaku gets up, showing that he isn't dead, and still tries to fight. Poww demands that Ikkaku show him the power he is hiding, to which Ikkaku refuses.

Before he is finished off, Lieutenant Tetsuzaemon Iba and Captain Sajin Komamura of the Seventh Division show up to help Ikkaku. Tetsuzaemon throws down much smaller metal poles to stop the reversion of the real Karakura Town. Pow punches Komamura and activates his Resurrección; Breathe Calderón. After Poww grows much larger Tetsuzaemon grabs Ikkaku and begins to run off. Poww tries to smash the two of them with a fist, but Komamura stops it and flips the humongous Poww onto his back and tells Tetsuzaemon to never retreat. As Poww starts to charge a Cero Komamura activates his Bankai. The Cero is fired, but it's futile as Komamura just blocks it with his Bankai. Poww fires yet another Cero, but Komamura blocks and forces it to explode in his mouth. Poww falls to his knees and is finished off by Komamura's Bankai. He sheathes his sword and his Bankai fades away.

Iba tells Ikkaku that Komamura's Bankai and his (Ikkaku's) are as different as night and day. Ikkaku is surprised that he knew about his Bankai. Iba says that he did know, but that he wouldn't tell his captain, and then chastises Ikkaku, telling him that the mission comes before his personal ideals, so he can't hide his strength at the cost of the mission. Komamura appears behind them both telling them to calm down and that he is a little hard of hearing today, meaning that he wouldn't tell anyone about what happened. Elsewhere, Baraggan Louisenbairn clenches his chair in anger and calls his fallen Fracción useless fools and breaks the skull at the end of his arm rest.

Arrancar Encyclopedia
The segment covers the Fracción of Barragan Luisenbarn. Gin shows the Resurreccións of the four recently deceased Fracción: Chuhlhourne, Avirama, Findor and Poww, then crosses them out. The two last members of Barragan's Fracción, Ggio Vega and Nirgge Parduoc barge in saying it is now their turn to fight. Gin asks them to try not to die.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 2) Izuru Kira
 * 3) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 4) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 5) Choe Neng Poww
 * 6) Sajin Komamura
 * 7) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 8) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 9) Suì-Fēng
 * 10) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 11) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 12) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (flashback)
 * 13) Retsu Unohana (flashback)
 * 14) Byakuya Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 15) Shunsui Kyōraku (flashback)
 * 16) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 17) Mayuri Kurotsuchi (flashback)
 * 18) Jūshirō Ukitake (flashback)
 * 19) Baraggan Louisenbairn

Fights

 * Ikkaku Madarame & Sajin Komamura vs. Choe Neng Poww (concluded)

Powers and Techniques Used
Techniques used Hollow techniques

Zanpakutō released

Shikai: Bankai: Resurreccións used