The Person with the Unknown Ability! Orihime is Targeted

'''The Person with the Unknown Ability! Orihime is Targeted''' is the two hundred and sixty-first episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: March 9, 2010
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Anima Rossa
 * Ending Song: Tabidatsu Kimi e
 * Manga Chapters: None
 * Kanji: 未知なる能力者！狙われた織姫
 * Romaji: "Michi naru nōryoku sha! Nera wa re ta Orihime"
 * Arc: Beast Swords arc

Synopsis
When a new transfer student, Kyōko Haida, arrives in Ichigo's class, she immediately attracts the attention of Orihime and behaves strangely around her. At the same time, Ichigo and Rukia are chasing an elusive Tōjū that seems to be attacking teenage girls. When Kyōko scrapes her knee during gym class Orihime volunteers to take her to the nurse's office. On the way, Kyōko discovers Orihime's powers and reveals that she has powers of her own. Suddenly, Kyōko erupts in a wave of violet energy, and Orihime sees a Zanpakutō materialize in her hand.

Later, Kyōko is revealed to be under the influence of the Tōjū that's been using Kyōko's body and her powers to fulfill what she saw in her soul. She transferred to Karakura High School after another girl, Mai Suzuki, who had been her only friend, rejected her for her powers. The Tōjū chases Mai onto a rooftop and urges Kyōko to kill her, but Kyōko refuses and the Tōjū fuses with her. When Orihime arrives and stops the Tōjū from killing Mai, she attacks Orihime instead, but is stopped by Ichigo and Rukia.

Ichigo and Rukia decide that, if the Tōjū has fully fused with Kyōko, they will have no choice but to kill her with the Tōjū, but Orihime insists that, deep down inside, Kyōko is still there. She is able to reach Kyōko's heart, and, when Kyōko begins to push the Tōjū out, Orihime is able to fully separate them with Sōten Kisshun, allowing Ichigo to finish the job with Getsuga Tenshō.

Mai's memories are erased by Rukia. This upsets Kyōko, but she soon finds herself with a new friend: Orihime Inoue.

Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book
Lieutenants Chōjirō Sasakibe, Renji Abarai, Shūhei Hisagi and Izuru Kira are sitting at a saké stand. Sasakibe is frustrated by his continuing lack of exposure and is spilling his guts to Renji when an inebriated Hisagi suddenly notices Sasakibe's existance, throwing him into a self loathing sob. Renji compationately tries to console him, to no avail.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Mouthless Tōjū
 * 2) Orihime Inoue
 * 3) Chizuru Honshō
 * 4) Tatsuki Arisawa
 * 5) Misato Ochi
 * 6) Kyōko Haida
 * 7) Kon (in Ichigo's body)
 * 8) Chappy (in Rukia's Gigai)
 * 9) Ururu Tsumugiya
 * 10) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 11) Kisuke Urahara
 * 12) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 13) Michiru Ogawa
 * 14) Ryō Kunieda
 * 15) Mahana Natsui
 * 16) Mai Suzuki

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