ROSA RUBICUNDIOR, LILIO CANDIDIOR

ROSA RUBICUNDIOR, LILIO CANDIDIOR is the seventeenth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The rebellion within the Soul Society grows as doubts spread about the death sentence of ex-Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki. Determined to save her, Rukia's childhood friend, Renji Abarai, vows to cut down the captain of his own division, unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits him.

140. Bite at the Moon
Confronted by his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, during his attempt to free Rukia Kuchiki from Senzaikyū, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai demonstrates his unique knowledge of Byakuya's fighting style.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Rikichi Yuki
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki (flashback)
 * 5) Fujimaru (flashback)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

141. Kneel to The Baboon King
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai reveals his Bankai, Hihiō Zabimaru, and stuns his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, with its capabilities.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

142. 月を捉ものへ告ぐ
6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki turns the tables on his lieutenant, Renji Abarai, with his own Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

143. Blazing Souls
Though grievously wounded and left nearly dead by his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai finds the strength to keep fighting from Ichigo Kurosaki's ongoing struggle.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 2) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 3) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 4) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 5) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 6) Sajin Komamura
 * 7) Kaname Tōsen
 * 8) Renji Abarai
 * 9) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 10) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 11) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 12) Zangetsu

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

144. Rosa Rubicundior,Lilio Candidior
With 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai defeated by his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki, Rukia Kuchiki is approached by 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki (recollection)
 * 4) Izuru Kira (recollection)
 * 5) Ikkaku Madarame (recollection)
 * 6) Yumichika Ayasegawa (recollection)
 * 7) Rangiku Matsumoto (recollection)
 * 8) Gin Ichimaru

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 52: Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

145. Shaken
While 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru breaking Rukia Kuchiki's resolve to face her execution with dignity, 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki proves to be more than a match for both 7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura and 9th Division Captain Kaname Tōsen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Gin Ichimaru
 * 2) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 3) Byakuya Kuchiki (recollection)
 * 4) Sajin Komamura
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Kenpachi Zaraki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

146. Demon Loves the Dark
9th Division Lieutenant Kaname Tōsen activates his Bankai, Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Kōrogi, against 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki while Rukia Kuchiki's execution commences.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Sajin Komamura
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 5) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 6) Chōjirō Sasakibe

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

147. Countdown to The End:3 [Blind Light,Deaf Beat]
With the available captains and lieutenants assembling for Rukia Kuchiki's execution, 11th Division 5th Seat Yumichika Ayasegawa demonstrates his true power against 9th Division Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi while his captain, Kenpachi Zaraki, turns the tables against Hisagi's captain, Kaname Tōsen.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 3) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 4) Suì-Fēng
 * 5) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 6) Retsu Unohana
 * 7) Isane Kotetsu
 * 8) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 9) Nanao Ise
 * 10) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 11) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 12) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 13) Kaname Tōsen
 * 14) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 15) Yachiru Kusajishi (envisioned)
 * 16) Ikkaku Madarame (envisioned)

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

148. Countdown to The End:2 [Lady Lennon~Frankenstein]
After recalling the tragic incident from his past that set him on his path of justice, 9th Division Captain Kaname Tōsen is grievously wounded by 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki, forcing 7th Division Captain Sajin Komamura to step in.

Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Kakyō (flashback)
 * 4) Sajin Komamura

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 53: Gin Ichimaru's Temptation, Resolution Shattered

149. Countdown to The End:1 [Only Mercifully]
Summary:

Characters in order of appearance:
 * 1) Sajin Komamura
 * 2) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 3) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 4) Orihime Inoue
 * 5) Uryū Ishida
 * 6) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 7) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 8) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 9) Izuru Kira
 * 10) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 11) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 12) Makizō Aramaki
 * 13) Ganju Shiba
 * 14) Yasutora Sado
 * 15) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 16) Renji Abarai
 * 17) Hanatarō Yamada
 * 18) Rikichi Yuki
 * 19) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 20) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 21) Isane Kotetsu
 * 22) Retsu Unohana

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 54: An Accomplished Oath! Get back Rukia!