Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student

'''Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student''' is the one-hundred-tenth episode of the Bleach anime.

Statistics

 * Original Airdate: January 10, 2007
 * English Airdate: April 18, 2009
 * Opening Song: Rolling Star
 * Ending Song: Sakura Biyori
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 183, Chapter 184, Chapter 185, Chapter 186.
 * Kanji: 代行業再開！恐怖の転校生
 * Romaji: "Daikōgyō saikai! Kyōfu no tenkōsei"
 * Arc: The Arrancar arc

Summary
Somewhere in the Hollow world, a familiar-looking Hollow breaks free of his mummification and utters the name of Kurosaki Ichigo. Having returned to the real world, Ichigo is reunited with all of his friends, including Tatsuki. She notices that he’s wearing something and asks about it, so Ichigo assumes she’s talking about the charm his father gave him. However, she’s actually referring to the Shinigami combat license that humans aren’t supposed to be able to see. But before they can talk about it further, their teacher comes in and starts class. As their teacher is talking about a new transfer student, Ichigo’s license suddenly detects a Hollow. When Ichigo, Sado, and Inoue all take off from class to go fight it, Tatsuki sees Ichigo leaving school in his Shinigami garb. After destroying the Hollow, Inoue notices that Ishida didn’t come with them, but Ichigo feels that she doesn’t have to worry about him. In any case, the group returns to class in time to hear the introduction of new student Hirako Shinji, though Ichigo leaves again soon after because the license goes off again with a Hollow detection.

With Ichigo and the rest at school during the day, Ririn and the other Mod-Souls have taken up residence over at Urahara’s shop since their job as Bount Sensors is over. Later that night, Ichigo is alerted to another Hollow, so he goes out in Shinigami form and puts Kon in his body for the time being. After finishing off the Hollow, Ichigo is confronted by Kurumadani Zennosuke, the substitute Shinigami in charge of Karakura Town. Ichigo tries to show him the combat badge, but someone suddenly appears behind him: Shinji. Ichigo acts quickly and is able to block Shinji’s attack, but the guy tells him to be quiet and keep down his spirit power lest someone sense it. However, at this moment, two Hollows have appeared in the world: one near Ishida and another near Ichigo’s real body. The latter one wears a familiar mask and has his sights on Ichigo’s body, not knowing that it’s actually Kon inside. Upon being attacked, Kon identifies his enemy as none other than the Grand Fisher.

Ichigo is meanwhile demanding to know who Shinji really is. In response, Shinji pulls out a Hollow mask and points out his own zanpaktou, explaining that he is a Shinigami who went into the world of the Hollows. He calls himself a Vizard and since he feels that Ichigo is the same, he asks Ichigo to come with him. During this time, Ishida has started attempting to fight the Hollow after him with some special tools he kept on him that he can still use without his Quincy powers. He manages to blow off the Hollow’s left arm with special canisters, but the Hollow simply regenerates. Ishida then tries to use some trees to swing around, but finds that the top half of the Hollow has disappeared. With the Hollow actually behind him, Ishida realizes too late the two halves of the Hollow are actually two different Hollows. He’s about to get hit with the upper Hollow’s tongue, but someone suddenly fires and shoots that tongue off. This person, who refers to Ishida by his first name Uryuu, calls Ishida’s appearance unsightly. Ishida recognizes this person is Ryuuken, and his father comments on how Ishida hasn’t changed because he still calls his father by his first name.