Hiyori dies? The Beginning of Tragedy

'''Hiyori dies? The Beginning of Tragedy''' is the two-hundred-tenth episode of the Bleach anime.

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 * Original Airdate: March 10, 2009
 * English Airdate:
 * Opening Song: Velonica
 * Ending Song: Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi e~
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter -103, page 20 through Chapter -101.
 * Kanji: ひよ里死す？悲劇の始まり
 * Romaji: Hiyori shisu? Higeki no hajimari
 * Arc: Turn Back The Pendulum Mini-Series

Summary
The spiritual energies of Kensei Muguruma and all of his squad have vanished, and this sparks a now serious situation in Seireitei. An emergency captain's meeting is held to determine who will go to oversee the situation that is growing worse by the day. Although Kisuke Urahara appears late and pleads his case to go, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto denies him. Instead, Shinji Hirako, Love Aikawa, Rōjūrō Otoribashi, Shunsui Kyōraku's lieutenant Lisa Yadōmaru and Hachigen Ushōda, from the Kidō Corps, are dispatched. In the woods, Hiyori Sarugaki is attacked by a powerful Hollow that is revealed to be Kensei. Shinji arrives to save her, along with the rest of the captains, but soon Mashiro Kuna appears, also transformed into a Hollow and attacks the group. Hachi manages to bind both Mashiro and Kensei, but the latter is able to escape by using brute strength alone. The situation begins to look grim for everyone. Meanwhile, Kisuke is torn at his decision to send Hiyori out alone and defies orders that he is not to go, using a cloak that completely masks his energy. Before he can set out, Tessai Tsukabishi, leader of the Kidō Corps, stops him and insists that he not go alone. The two then prepare to set out together.