End of hypnosis

end of hypnosis is the twentieth volume of the Bleach manga series.

Publisher's summary
The shocking truth behind the collapse of the Soul Society is finally revealed! The magnitude of the conspiracy is far-reaching, and the perpetrators wield staggering power. Is this the end of the Soul Society?

-12.5. Blooming Under a Cold Moon
Hinamori, Matsumoto and Aizen celebrate Hitsugaya's birthday.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 2) Momo Hinamori
 * 3) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 4) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 5) Gin Ichimaru (a little child)

169. end of hypnosis
Izuru and Rangiku release their Zanpakutō's while Momo finds Aizen alive, only to be stabbed by him.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Izuru Kira
 * 2) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Momo Hinamori
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 60: Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung

170. end of hypnosis2 [the Galvanizer]
Hitsugaya confronts Aizen but is defeated by him.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 2) Gin Ichimaru
 * 3) Momo Hinamori
 * 4) Tōshirō Hitsugaya

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 60: Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung

171. end of hypnosis3 [the Blue Fog]
Aizen explains to Unohana about his Shikai and that Tōsen was always his subordinate. Aizen, Gin, and Tōsen then teleport to Sōkyoku Hill to retrieve Rukia.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Tōshirō Hitsugaya
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Retsu Unohana
 * 5) Isane Kotetsu
 * 6) Renji Abarai
 * 7) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 8) Kaname Tōsen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 60: Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung

172. end of hypnosis4 [Prisoners in Paradise]
Isane tells everyone about Aizen and it is revealed that Aizen wants Rukia executed.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Renji Abarai
 * 2) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Isane Kotetsu
 * 7) Retsu Unohana
 * 8) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 9) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 10) Sentarō Kotsubaki
 * 11) Kiyone Kotetsu
 * 12) Kenpachi Zaraki
 * 13) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 14) Soifon
 * 15) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 16) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 17) Sajin Komamura
 * 18) Nemu Kurotsuchi
 * 19) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 20) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 21) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 22) Uryū Ishida
 * 23) Yasutora Sado
 * 24) Nanao Ise
 * 25) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 26) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 27) Yumichika Ayasegawa
 * 28) Izuru Kira
 * 29) Ikkaku Madarame
 * 30) Harunobu Ogidō
 * 31) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 * 32) Orihime Inoue
 * 33) Ganju Shiba
 * 34) Makizō Aramaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 61: Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions

173. end of hypnosis5 [Standing to Defend You]
Ichigo arrives to save Renji and Rukia.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Gin Ichimaru
 * 5) Kaname Tōsen
 * 6) Momo Hinamori (flashback)
 * 7) Izuru Kira (flashback)
 * 8) Tōshirō Hitsugaya (flashback)
 * 9) Ichigo Kurosaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 61: Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions

174. end of hypnosis6 [The United Front]
Ichigo and Renji are easily defeated.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 4) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 5) Gin Ichimaru
 * 6) Kaname Tōsen

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 61: Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions

175. end of hypnosis7 [Truth Under My Strings]
Aizen explains his plan but is interrupted by Komamura.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 2) Renji Abarai
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 5) Izuru Kira (flashback)
 * 6) Shūhei Hisagi (flashback)
 * 7) Yachiru Kusajishi (flashback)
 * 8) Kenpachi Zaraki (flashback)
 * 9) Hollow Ichigo (flashback)
 * 10) Metastacia (flashback)
 * 11) Kaien Shiba (flashback)
 * 12) Kisuke Urahara (flashback)
 * 13) Sajin Komamura

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 61: Aizen Stands! Horrible Ambitions

176. end of hypnosis8 [the Transfixion]
Aizen defeats Komamura and continues his explanation.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Kaname Tōsen
 * 2) Sajin Komamura
 * 3) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Gin Ichimaru
 * 6) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 7) Renji Abarai (flashback)
 * 8) Byakuya Kuchiki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 62: Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami!

177. end of hypnosis9 [Completely Encompass]
The Shinigami arrive at Sōkyoku Hill.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Rukia Kuchiki
 * 2) Byakuya Kuchiki
 * 3) Gin Ichimaru
 * 4) Ichigo Kurosaki
 * 5) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 6) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 7) Soifon
 * 8) Kaiwan
 * 9) Danzōmaru
 * 10) Hikonyūtō
 * 11) Jidanbō Ikkanzaka
 * 12) Kūkaku Shiba
 * 13) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 14) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 15) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 16) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 17) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 18) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 19) Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai
 * 20) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 21) Nanao Ise

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 62: Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami!

178. end of hypnosis10 [No One Stand On the Sky]
Aizen, Gin, and Tōsen escape through Garganta.

Summary :

Characters in order of appearance :


 * 1) Yoruichi Shihōin
 * 2) Sōsuke Aizen
 * 3) Soifon
 * 4) Shunsui Kyōraku
 * 5) Nanao Ise
 * 6) Jūshirō Ukitake
 * 7) Marechiyo Ōmaeda
 * 8) Several Gillians
 * 9) Kaname Tōsen
 * 10) Shūhei Hisagi
 * 11) Fūrā
 * 12) Rangiku Matsumoto
 * 13) Gin Ichimaru
 * 14) Sajin Komamura
 * 15) Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
 * 16) Tetsuzaemon Iba
 * 17) Chōjirō Sasakibe
 * 18) Uryū Ishida
 * 19) Orihime Inoue
 * 20) Yachiru Kusajishi
 * 21) Ichigo Kurosaki

Episodes adapted from this chapter:
 * Episode 62: Gather Together! Group of the Strongest Shinigami!