Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27449779-20151222131224/@comment-8986886-20151228133250

Soul reaper wrote:In the anime it's stated when Renji and Byakuya come to take Rukia back to the Soul Society. I can't recall if it's said at the same time in the manga, but it is said in 0.side-B the rotator, from Volume 23.

In [|chapter 0.side-B] of the manga Ikkaku does make a comment about Renji's will having been strong over the past 40 years, but is that really enough context to determine the exact year for Rukia's adoption into the Kuchiki clan? (I can't seem to find the scene from the anime that you're referring to. In which episode is this stated?)

I'm questioning this because there's a direct statement by Byakuya, in chapter 179 (episode 62), saying that Rukia was found and [| immediately adopted] into the Kuchiki family one year after the death of Hisana, which took place [| 50 years] prior to events in the Soul Society arc.