Ishida, exceeding the limits to attack!

Ishida, exceeding the limits to attack! is the one-hundred-third episode of the Bleach anime.

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 * Original Airdate: November 15, 2006
 * English Airdate: February 28, 2099
 * Opening Song: Rolling Star
 * Ending Song: Baby It's You
 * Manga Chapters: None
 * Kanji: 石田、限界を超えて撃て！
 * Romaji: "Ishida, genkai o koete ute!"
 * Arc: Bount Assault on Soul Society arc

Summary
Yoshi manages to defend herself in time from Uryū Ishida’s surprise shot, and heads back to finish him off. Ishida is having trouble both controlling his aim and the power of his shots. Since he continues to think that this is a meaningless fight, Yoshi decides to tell him that she was not looking for meaning in the first place - she just wanted to destroy things. She then rushes forward and slices into his shoulder and starts to kick him around. Ishida struggles back up, so Yoshi activates her sword form to finish him off. Meanwhile, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto receives an update from Captains Shunsui Kyōraku, Retsu Unohana, and Sajin Komamura about the current situation, including what Ichigo Kurosaki told them about Jin Kariya getting the Joukaishō. But for now, he still wants them to go after the intruders. At that time, Kariya is also filling Gō Koga in on the Joukaishō. Koga does not think that Kariya needs to go so far and is worried about how their allies’ spiritual powers have already disappeared. He cannot see the meaning to everyone dying, and because Kariya is ok with that, Koga gets angry. He slams his leader into the wall, but crumbles to the ground when Kariya answers with a quick strike to his gut. Kariya then walks off after giving a bleeding Koga his thanks helping him for so long.

Back in the fight against Yoshi, Ishida readies his bow again, remembering what his grandfather taught him about justice and his heart. He releases his arrow, but since Yoshi easy bats it away, he tries again. This next one does not even reach her before it fades away, though Yoshi gets a big surprise when an instant second shot is fired after she lowers her defenses. But because Ishida’s aim is still off, it harmlessly sails over her shoulder. Though at first shocked at that second shot, Ishida begins to realize what he did and tries for it again. This time, he times the second shot so that it fires right as Yoshi is switching between forms and manages to hit her at point blank, right in the chest. Ishida explains to the wounded Yoshi that since she has to transition between her offensive and defensive forms, he can catch her off guard in the time lag in between. After defeated Yoshi falls to the ground and dies, Ishida also falls to his knees because of his wounds. By this time, Captain Kyōraku has gone and found Captain Jūshirō Ukitake in the library researching materials. The book Ukitake is currently holding gives an outline on the Joukaishō and is written by Ran'Tao. He figures out that she broke up the information and hid it in different books, so he conscripts Kyōraku to help him look through them all.

A wounded Ishida is meanwhile stumbling his way through Seireitei when he starts to get visions of his grandfather. The vision tells him that he has reached his limits after working so hard and should now rest, but Ishida resists because he has still got more to do. In response, his grandfather explains that a desire for revenge can make a person’s heart firm, but there are times when going too far with stubbornness dulls the sword. Soon after his grandfather disappears, Ishida notices Ichigo and Sado Yasutora approaching. He tells them about beating Yoshi, and Ichigo fills him in about Kariya preparing to blow up Seireitei. Ichigo understands that Ishida wants to go along to stop Kariya, but he insists on getting Ishida medical treatment first. As night falls on Seireitei, Koga is repairing his wound with spirit particles. Once that is done, he goes off to find Kariya, believing that there is no need to destroy Seireitei. The first group of Shinigami he meets up with attacks him, but he is able to easily handle them all with Daruku. Having been informed of the situation, Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto are on their way towards a confrontation with Koga.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Uryū Ishida
 * 2) Yoshi
 * 3) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 4) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 5) Retsu Unohana
 * 6) Sajin Komamura
 * 7) Jin Kariya
 * 8) Gō Koga
 * 9) Sōken Ishida (flashback)
 * 10) Ran'Tao
 * 11) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 12) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 13) Yasutora Sado
 * 14) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 15) Rangiku Matsumoto

Powers and Techniques used
Dolls summoned: Techniques used: Other powers:
 * Dalk
 * Nieder
 * Hirenkyaku (飛廉脚; lit: "Flying Screen Step/God Step", Viz: "Flying Bamboo-Blind Leg")
 * Quincy Bangle