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|title = Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo |
|title = Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo |
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|kanji = 死闘！一護VSイチゴ |
|kanji = 死闘！一護VSイチゴ |
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|romaji = Shitō! Ichigo vs Ichigo |
|romaji = Shitō! Ichigo vs Ichigo |
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|nextepisode = [[Greetings from a Stuffed Lion]] |
|nextepisode = [[Greetings from a Stuffed Lion]] |
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|japair = November 9, 2004 |
|japair = November 9, 2004 |
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| − | |engair = October |
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|opening = [[*~Asterisk~]] |
|opening = [[*~Asterisk~]] |
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|ending = [[Life is Like a Boat]] |
|ending = [[Life is Like a Boat]] |
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'''Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo''' is the sixth episode of the [[Bleach]] [[anime]]. |
'''Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo''' is the sixth episode of the [[Bleach]] [[anime]]. |
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| − | [[Ichigo Kurosaki]] puts |
+ | At [[Rukia Kuchiki]]'s behest, [[Ichigo Kurosaki]] puts [[Gikon|an artificial soul]] in his body to take care of it and not arouse suspicion while he carries out his Substitute [[Shinigami]] duties, but the artificial soul has its own agenda. |
==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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| − | [[Image:Ep6RukiaToGoShopping.png|thumb|left|190px|Rukia decides to |
+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaToGoShopping.png|thumb|left|190px|[[Rukia Kuchiki]] decides to replenish her supplies.]] |
| − | + | At nighttime in [[Karakura Town]], [[Rukia Kuchiki]] sits on the edge of a building's roof and looks at her '''[[Kikanshinki]]''', which beeps as one of its four lights blinks on and off. Noting that it is almost empty, Rukia observes her left hand not moving properly and decides that it is time to replenish her supplies. |
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| − | [[Image:Ep6RukiaGone.png|thumb| |
+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaGone.png|thumb|left|190px|[[Ichigo Kurosaki]] discovers that Rukia has left.]] |
| − | + | The next morning, at the [[Kurosaki Clinic]], [[Ichigo Kurosaki]] brings a plate with two ''[[wikipedia:Onigiri|onigiri]]'' and some accompaniments on it to his closet and knocks on the door while telling Rukia that it is time for breakfast. When he does not receive a response, Ichigo angrily repeats himself and pulls the door open, only to find it is empty aside from Rukia's folded pajamas laying on her makeshift bed. As he notes that Rukia is gone, Ichigo petulantly eats one of the ''onigiri'' and wonders where she went. |
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| − | [[Image:Ep6IsshinWonders.png|thumb| |
+ | [[Image:Ep6IsshinWonders.png|thumb|right|190px|[[Isshin Kurosaki]] analyzes Ichigo's strange behavior.]] |
| − | Downstairs |
+ | Downstairs, [[Yuzu Kurosaki]] asks [[Karin Kurosaki]] if she thinks Ichigo has been acting strange lately with how he has started eating more and constantly rushing back to his room. Overhearing this, [[Isshin Kurosaki]] begins to assert that an impressionable young man in the springtime of his youth would only lock himself in his room for one reason, prompting Ichigo to knock him down with a spinning kick to the face and demand that his father stop analyzing him like this. Isshin declares that he is only doing so because he is Ichigo's father and asks his son why he cannot understand this, but Ichigo proclaims that no one could understand this. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6JintaPlaysUruruSweeps.png|thumb|left|190px|[[Jinta Hanakari]] plays baseball while [[Ururu Tsumugiya]] sweeps.]] |
| + | As Ichigo and Isshin brawl with each other, Yuzu tells her brother that his breakfast will get cold while Karin notes that this is about as peaceful as their household gets. Meanwhile, outside the [[Urahara Shop]], [[Ururu Tsumugiya]] sweeps the ground as [[Jinta Hanakari]] plays an imaginary game of baseball using his broom as the bat. After Jinta attempts to hit a home run but completely misses the ball, Ururu tells him to get to work before [[Tessai Tsukabishi]] scolds him, but Jinta tells her to shut up and declares that he is not cleaning up out of fear of Tessai. When Ururu asks him if he is not sweeping out of fear, Jinta declares that he is not scared. |
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| − | Outside a store, called the [[Urahara Shop]], two youngsters are doing their chores outside the door, sweeping. The girl, [[Ururu Tsumugiya]], is dutifully taking care of the sweeping while the boy, [[Jinta Hanakari]], is messing around, pretending to be a baseball star. Ururu reminds Jinta that if they don't do their jobs, [[Tessai Tsukabishi]] will be angry with them. Jinta behaves as though he is not afraid of Tessai, something Ururu denies, causing him to punish her by rubbing his broom into her hair angrily. He declares that she is a lower level than he, but she reminds him that she is actually three years older than him. The broom is taken from Jinta's hand and he angrily turns to confront the culprit, who turns out to be Rukia. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaEntersShop.png|thumb|right|190px|Jinta lets Rukia inside after she arrives at the [[Urahara Shop]].]] |
| + | Jinta berates Ururu for being too cocky before rubbing his broom against her head while asserting that she is his underling. When Ururu tearfully points out that she is three years older than him, Jinta states that he is referring to rank instead of age. Suddenly, Rukia grabs the broom out of Jinta's hand, prompting him to demand to know who she is before recognizing her. Rukia notes that Jinta never changes and asks him if his boss is inside as Jinta grudgingly welcomes her. As Jinta pulls back the store shutter, Tessai pauses in the middle of carrying several boxes to remind him that it is too early for them to open before greeting Rukia upon seeing her. |
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| − | Rukia observes that Jinta, whom she calls ''"Shorty"'' will never change his behavior before asking if his manager was in. Jinta scowls as he welcomes her back before opening the door and letting her into the store. A muscular man, Tessai, carrying a number of boxes scolds him, saying that it is not time to open yet. He then notices Rukia, and tells her to wait a minute while he wakes the manager. An oddly dressed man walks up behind Tessai and says that it is too bad, as he is already awake. He then lets out a big yawn and puts on his sandals. Rubbing his eyes with one hand and the other in his pocket, he greets everybody. He tells Rukia that they just got stock from “there” yesterday. Rukia buys the cheapest (D-rank) spare fuel rod for her spirit communicator, and 60 bottles of Soma Fixers. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaShopsUrahara.png|thumb|left|190px|Rukia makes several purchases from [[Kisuke Urahara]].]] |
| + | Tessai asks Rukia to wait for a moment while he wakes up the boss, but [[Kisuke Urahara]] reveals that he is already awake and puts on his clogs before greeting his employees and informing Rukia that he just received a shipment yesterday. Soon afterward, Rukia purchases a spare vial of the cheapest '''Kikanshinki''' fuel and sixty '''[[Soma Fixer]]s''', which Urahara warns her can be toxic in large amounts because leaving her [[Gigai]] will cause her great pain if she is overly synchronized with it, only for Rukia to acknowledge this before revealing that her connection with her Gigai has been weak lately and it is becoming hard to move her body. |
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| − | The man, [[Kisuke Urahara]], warns her that excessive use of Soma Fixers to align her soul with the faux body will result in hell when she leaves it. Rukia acknowledges this, but mentions that lately, her integration with the faux body has been poor, and sometimes it is hard for her to even move. Urahara happily asks if she would like a check up at a good deal, but Rukia refuses, and asks if the item she had ordered had arrived. Urahara says that it has, and sends Ururu to the storeroom to fetch it, saying that it is in a box which says “new goods”. Looking around the box-filled storeroom, she spots the box she wants and opens it to retrieve the item inside. Rukia unwraps the item and asks Urahara if this was the only kind he could get. Urahara scratches his neck and replies that even getting this was hard as it is the second most popular. He then tells Rukia that she cannot pretend forever. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaReceivesKon.png|thumb|right|190px|Rukia is given what Ururu believes is her order.]] |
| + | When Urahara offers to give her Gigai a checkup for a discount, an irritated Rukia refuses this before asking him if the item she ordered has been delivered. Confirming this, Urahara has Ururu fetch it from the back, which she happily agrees to do, and tells her that it is labelled "''new item''". In the storage room, Ururu searches for the box with this label and seemingly finds it with a small wrapped object inside. Up front, Rukia looks at the object and asks Urahara if this is the only kind he could get, prompting Urahara to state that it is the second most popular variety and was hard for him to get before warning Rukia that she cannot keep faking this forever, which she acknowledges. |
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| − | Rukia arrives in class late and greets everyone sweetly, saying that she is late due to family matters. She then asks Ichigo if he has a moment, but Ichigo says that if she has anything to say, to say so then and there. However, he is punched in the stomach and dragged away by Rukia, who exclaims that he needs to see the nurse. Their classmates stare after them, asking themselves if Rukia had punched Ichigo or not. On the rooftop, Rukia hands Ichigo the item she bought today, [[Gikongan]] - a medicine that forcibly removes the soul from the body and puts in a fake one. She tells him to use it if he encounters a Hollow when she is not around. Ichigo asks why it is labeled “Soul Candy”, and Rukia indignantly replies that the [[Shinigami Women's Association]] complained that the name Gikongan wasn't cute, and had it changed. Ichigo then asks why the tube has a duck’s head on it, and Rukia says that even she wanted the most popular, “Chappy the Rabbit” too. Ichigo insults her for that, and she steps on his head as punishment. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6RukiaDragsIchigo.png|thumb|left|190px|Rukia drags Ichigo away to speak privately.]] |
| + | At [[Karakura High School]], Rukia politely greets her classmates, and [[Mizuiro Kojima]] greets her in return as [[Keigo Asano]] compliments her for looking so lovely today. When Mizuiro notes that it is not like Rukia to show up to school in the middle of third period, Rukia claims that she had to go home for something and asks Ichigo if she can see him for a moment. Ichigo states that she can talk to him here if she needs to, only for Rukia to suddenly punch him hard in the stomach and drag him out of the classroom while asking him if he is alright and proclaiming that she needs to take him to the infirmary. Mizuiro points out that Rukia hit Ichigo, but Keigo claims they did not see this. |
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| − | She then instructs him to try one, and he does so, pressing the duck’s head so that a green pill is ejected into his mouth. True enough, he sways a bit, then his Shinigami self appears. Ichigo appears surprised, and Rukia tells him that there is now a temporary soul in his body so that no one will realize that he has left. The body moves and greets them, saying that “Ichigo's” favorite phrase is “Early to bed, early to rise”. As the real Ichigo demands to know how that “Ichigo” is anything like him, Rukia's phone begins to beep. She drags a complaining Ichigo away as the body waves at them and tells them to leave it all to him. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6IchigoGikongan.png|thumb|right|190px|Ichigo is given a '''[[Gikongan]]''' by Rukia.]] |
| + | Outside, Rukia tosses Ichigo a small canister with a duck head on the end and explains that it contains a '''[[Gikongan]]''', an artificial soul that will force a regular soul out of its body when swallowed, before stating that Ichigo can use this should a [[Hollow]] appear while he is not around. When Ichigo observes that the canister has "''Soul Candy''" written on it, a flustered Rukia reveals that the [[Shinigami Women's Association]] had it labeled as such because '''Gikongan''' did not sound cute, and defensively states that she wanted the rabbit-themed '''Chappie''' instead when Ichigo wonders why there is a duck on the canister, which Ichigo takes note of. |
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| − | Urahara wanders into his storeroom and notices the opened box on the floor. Jinta yells at Ururu, asking her to read what it says on the box. She mistakes what she sees for “Infester Goods”. Jinta tells her that it is “Inferior Goods”, and that she has just sold that to a customer. Ururu sighs and hangs her head, and Jinta starts to pull on her bangs, but is stopped by Urahara. Tessai looks at a piece of paper and says that the Gikongan would bring trouble, and Urahara agrees, saying that they had better take care of it immediately, as they know not what “he” might do. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6IchigoExitsBody.png|thumb|left|190px|Ichigo's [[soul]] is forced out of his body by the '''Gikongan'''.]] |
| + | Angered and embarrassed by Ichigo apparently judging her for her choice, Rukia demands to know if he is belittling her and steps on the back of his head to force it to the ground as Ichigo admits that he did not understand her explanation very well. Rukia tells Ichigo to take one of the '''Gikongan''' so he understands, and Ichigo complies by popping one into his mouth, causing it to glow with energy as it falls down his throat. As his eyes widen, Ichigo's [[soul]] is forced out of his body, which is sent flying to a fence that it drapes itself over, and Ichigo observes with shock that his soul really did leave his body, prompting Rukia to ask him if he is surprised. |
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| − | Indeed, Ichigo's temporary soul stretches his muscles, then experiments with his new body by kicking in a wall. A teacher comes along and recognizes “Ichigo” due to his unique hair, and asks “Ichigo” what he has just done. “Ichigo” walks toward the teacher, then jumps right over his head, landing on a roof a distance away with great ease. The teacher stares after “Ichigo”, who jumps away gleefully. The lunch bell rings and [[Orihime Inoue]] cheers happily. [[Tatsuki Arisawa]], who does not think lunch is such an important event, is told by Orihime that a healthy young high school girl comes to school specially to eat lunch. She pulls out a large loaf of bread and a can of sweetbean paste and asks Tatsuki what she has brought for lunch. Tatsuki ruffles Orihime's hair and says that she eats a normal lunch. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6IchigoDislikesKon.png|thumb|right|190px|Ichigo is angered by [[Kon|the substitute soul]]'s portrayal of him.]] |
| + | Rukia explains that Ichigo's empty body is now inhabited by [[Kon|a substitute soul]] so that no one will notice that his true soul is gone. While Ichigo looks on in surprise, his body gets up and introduces itself as him before claiming that its favorite phrase is "''Early to bed, early to rise.''" Hearing this, Ichigo expresses disbelief at such a phrase being used, and when Rukia asks him if it is not amazing, Ichigo demands to know what part of this personality resembles him. Upon hearing her '''[[Denreishinki]]''' beep, Rukia looks at it and notes that it is perfect timing for a mission before telling Ichigo to leave the substitute soul here, which Ichigo vehemently protests. |
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| − | Another of their friends, [[Chizuru Honshō]], asks them if she can eat at their table, and Orihime, who is eating her bread whole and smiling with crumbs on her cheeks, agrees. Chizuru gives Orihime a big hug, exclaiming that Orihime's way of eating is so cute. Suddenly, “Ichigo” jumps up to class from the first story, shocking many of his classmates. The real Ichigo quickly finishes up the [[Hollow]] and says that he has a bad feeling. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6UruruMistake.png|thumb|left|190px|Ururu learns that she gave Rukia damaged merchandise.]] |
| + | As Rukia drags him away, Ichigo claims that his peers will immediately know it is not him and tells the substitute soul to attend his next class, which the substitute soul agrees to do, only to drop his friendly demeanor as he tells them to take their time. Meanwhile, at the Urahara Shop, Urahara walks through the storage room and notices the box that Ururu pulled Rukia's order out of with its label fully exposed. Shortly afterward, as Urahara and Tessai stand by, Jinta has Ururu read out the full label, which is "''Defective Merchandise''", and begins pulling on her bangs in punishment while demanding that she get her act together, prompting Urahara to tell them to not fight. |
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| − | True enough, “Ichigo” is standing on the window sill, his friends staring and asking how he got there. He tells them that he jumped up, though many of them do not buy his story. He is very pleased that all of them, guys and girls, are looking at him. He stares at the girls and comments that they are all very hot and above average. He notices Orihime and her assets and goes up to her, strokes her hair, and in a very gentlemanly manner, kisses her hand. Tatsuki immediately pulls him away, asking him if he knows what he is doing. “Ichigo” looks at her and says that upon looking closer, she actually is pretty cute. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6KonDestroysFence.png|thumb|right|190px|The substitute soul destroys a fence with a single kick.]] |
| + | When Tessai notes that this '''Gikongan''' is going to be trouble, Urahara confirms this and asserts that they must take care of this as soon as possible because they do not know what it will do. Back at Karakura High School, the substitute soul stretches Ichigo's arms and legs before effortlessly destroying the fence next to him with a single kick. As the substitute soul celebrates having finally found a mobile body so he can be free, a groundskeeper approaches while demanding to know what he is doing and mistakes him for Ichigo before pointing out the broken fence next to him. Seeing this, the substitute soul begins to menacingly walk toward the groundskeeper at a brisk pace. |
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| − | Rukia asks Ichigo why he is rushing back to class, as the temporary soul is definitely alright. Ichigo has his doubts, and they are confirmed when they hear screams coming from their classroom. A table flies out the window and Rukia decides that he is right and that they had better return quickly. It is Tatsuki who is flinging tables at “Ichigo”, as he had just kissed her on the cheek. Rukia walks into the classroom and stops the fight, and the panicked “Ichigo” runs to the window. Rukia shouts for Ichigo, and the real Ichigo jumps up to the window, cornering the temporary soul, informing him that he has nowhere to run. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6KonJumpsTeacher.png|thumb|left|190px|The substitute soul jumps over the groundskeeper.]] |
| + | The startled groundskeeper asks him why he has this look on his face and swings his ''[[Wikipedia:Shinai|shinai]]'' at him, only for the substitute soul to calmly leap over the groundskeeper and land on top of a hallway roof several meters away, to the groundskeeper's disbelief. Reveling in the groundskeeper's shock, the substitute soul jumps to the roof of the school and departs as the groundskeeper sinks to his knees. Elsewhere in the school, as the lunch period begins, [[Orihime Inoue]] celebrates it being lunchtime as an exasperated [[Tatsuki Arisawa]] tells her to not get so excited about lunch, which prompts Orihime to claim that a healthy girl only comes to school to eat lunch. |
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| − | Glancing back and forth between Ichigo and Rukia, the temporary soul realizes he must fight to get away and then begins to rain down on Ichigo a great number of kicks. All their classmates see, however, to them it appears as if “Ichigo” is kicking the air repeatedly. As “Ichigo” sends Ichigo flying into some tables with a kick, their alarmed classmates only see some sort of force push back all the tables. Orihime stares curiously as a table is lifted by invisible hands, and “Ichigo” smiles at Rukia and jumps out of the window, free-falling down to the ground floor. Ichigo and Rukia stare after him, who runs away at extremely high speed. Rukia's eyes widen as she tells herself that it cannot be what she is thinking. She changes her mind as she continues to watch. He is actually a [[Mod Soul|Mod-Soul]]. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6KonLeapsWindow.png|thumb|right|190px|The substitute soul leaps up to the classroom window.]] |
| + | Tatsuki admits defeat and tells Orihime to sit down. When Orihime asks her what she brought for lunch and reveals that she brought bread and [[wikipedia:Sweet bean paste|sweet bean jam]], Tatsuki rubs her head while stating that she only brought a normal lunch as Orihime shows her how to make her own bean-jam rolls. When [[Chizuru Honshō]] walks up and asks to eat lunch with her, Orihime agrees to this, only for Chizuru to begin hugging her upon noticing the crumbs left around her mouth from the bread, which she says is cute. Suddenly, the substitute soul leaps up to the window of the classroom from the ground below, to the shock of the students inside, and identifies them as Ichigo's class. |
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| − | Ichigo jumps down out the window, and Rukia runs out of the classroom, their classmates watching her. A flaming Tatsuki declares that she will not let Ichigo off, and Chizuru tries to “comfort” Orihime, who stares out the window. Orihime tells them both that the guy earlier was not Ichigo. Meanwhile, Rukia and Ichigo have arrived at a dilapidated house, but have lost sight of “Ichigo”. Rukia comments that he has a moratorium, and Ichigo retorts that it isn't the time for incomprehensible jokes. “Ichigo” has to be caught for using his body and kissing Tatsuki and Orihime. Rukia does not see why he is so agitated, because, to her, kisses are merely greetings, and in a book she was reading, much more was happening. Ichigo tells her not to compare the two, as kissing an ordinary classmate is a very serious thing, and asks her what sort of books she reads. He gives a wail of despair and complains that the image he took years to build up is gone. Rukia is surprised that he had an “image”. |
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| − | [[Image: |
+ | [[Image:Ep6IchigoPurifiesHollow.png|thumb|left|190px|Ichigo purifies a [[Hollow]] with a downward slash.]] |
| + | Elsewhere, Ichigo runs along a riverbank under a bridge toward a Hollow, whose grasping hand he narrowly avoids before purifying it with a downward slash from his [[Zanpakutō]]. As the Hollow fades away, Ichigo notes that he has a bad feeling. Back at Karakura High School, the substitute soul stands on the windowsill in front of the shocked students as Tatsuki demands to know how he got up here. When the substitute soul states that he simply jumped from the ground and asks them if they are amazed, one of the students claims that he probably just came from the next door classroom through the window, only for another to confirm that he did jump from the ground. |
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| − | Ichigo then asks her about the temporary soul being a “modified soul”, and she explains that in Soul Society, there was a plan called “Spearhead”. In it, souls specialized for Hollow vanquishing were injected into soulless dead bodies. These souls, or Mod-Souls, would endow some part of the body with superhuman powers. Rukia uses her crude drawings once again, this time as an animation (flip-book style), to explain to Ichigo. Ichigo understands what she means, but comments that with her drawings, the moment’s tension is gone, earning him red spirals on his cheeks and a smack. Rukia continues, saying that the plan was ditched and all Mod-Souls ordered to be destroyed due to the inhumanity of making dead bodies fight. Wiping off the spirals on his cheeks, Ichigo asks if that means Mod-Souls were created and destroyed at the convenience of [[Soul Society]], and asks if she is satisfied with that. She says that is not the question – the scrapping of Mod-Souls was one of Soul Society's laws, which are set up to protect Human souls. They then set off, running around the town trying to find and hence retrieve Ichigo's body. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6KonFlirtsWithOrihime.png|thumb|right|190px|The substitute soul asks Orihime for her name.]] |
| + | While the student admits that he did not actually see this happen, the substitute soul expresses excitement over everyone looking at him and thinks they all believe he is amazing before noting that all the girls in the class are very good-looking and above-average. Bemoaning how he has been locked up for so long, the substitute soul suddenly focuses on Orihime and her chest, which he immediately falls in love with for its size, and leaps to her desk before taking her hand and asking her for her name. When the substitute soul kisses Orihime's hand, the other girls in the class react with shock and horror as Tatsuki immediately restrains the substitute soul. |
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| − | As he runs, Ichigo wonders how the temporary soul feels: being created and then ordered to be destroyed against his will, then surviving and finding a body and yet having to run away. However, contrary to what Ichigo thinks, “Ichigo” is having a great deal of fun jumping along fences and jumping over people’s heads and seeking attention. He says that he likes having powers that attract attention, although it is said that there are Mod-Souls with more power. Leaping off a fence, he notices three school children sitting behind a store room playing video games and decides to go see what they are doing. He lands lightly on the fence behind them, and watches as they, unaware of his presence, complain about P.E. lessons. |
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+ | [[Image:Ep6GirlsShocked.png|thumb|left|190px|The girls in the class are shocked by the substitute soul's antics.]] |
| + | Addressing the substitute soul as Ichigo, Tatsuki demands to know if he knows what he is doing and declares that this better not be some sort of joke, only for the substitute soul to tilt his head back and note that Tatsuki is pretty cute up close as well, further shocking the other girls. Meanwhile, as they run back to Karakura High School, Rukia asks Ichigo why he is in such a rush to return, leading Ichigo to admit that he is worried about how the substitute soul is doing. Rukia claims that Ichigo does not have to worry because the substitute soul will be doing fine, but Ichigo asserts that he has been getting a bad feeling about what is going on. |
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| − | One of the boys then exclaims that his character in the video game is not performing up to standard. “Ichigo's” ears prick up as he hears the boy say that he will just delete the character, and does so, adding that he will just make a better one. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6TatsukiThrowsTable.png|thumb|right|190px|Tatsuki throws another desk at the substitute soul.]] |
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| − | “Ichigo” grips the fencing so hard it starts to break, and the boys turn to look at him. He gets off the fence and looks very angry as he tries to kick the children. His kick is stopped mid-air by the real Ichigo, and he jumps away from Ichigo and the two face-off. |
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| + | Suddenly, Ichigo and Rukia stop in surprise as they hear screaming coming from Ichigo's classroom, and upon seeing a desk being thrown out of the window, Rukia admits that they do need to hurry, prompting Ichigo to state that he told her so. Inside the classroom, an enraged Tatsuki throws another desk at the substitute soul, who asks with annoyance why she is getting so worked up over him kissing her on the cheek and states that she is not in grade school anymore, only for Tatsuki to tell him to shut up before throwing another desk at him. As the substitute soul leaps back, [[Michiru Ogawa]] begs Chizuru to stop Tatsuki, but Chizuru fearfully asserts that she cannot stop such a monster. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6KonKicksIchigo.png|thumb|left|190px|The substitute soul kicks Ichigo repeatedly.]] |
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| + | Suddenly, Rukia slams open the door to the classroom and demands that the substitute soul stop, prompting him to run toward the window in panic. Seeing this, Rukia calls out to Ichigo, who leaps through the window and confronts the substitute soul while stating that there is no longer anywhere for him to run. After looking back and forth between Ichigo and Rukia, the substitute soul grins and begins repeatedly kicking at Ichigo. As he catches a spinning kick from the substitute soul, Ichigo demands to know why he is doing this before being kicked in the side of the head by the substitute soul, who proceeds to repeatedly kick him in the abdomen as Rukia watches in shock. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6IchigoSentFlying.png|thumb|right|190px|The substitute soul kicks Ichigo away after brutalizing him.]] |
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| + | While the students watch the substitute soul seemingly kick empty air, one of them wonder what he is doing, prompting Tatsuki to claim that no one cares. After being kicked and punched in the face several more times, Ichigo finally manages to punch the substitute soul in the face, only for the substitute soul to recover and kick at him twice more before kneeing Ichigo in the gut, which causes him to double over in pain. The substitute soul begins kicking Ichigo repeatedly in the chest, lifting him off the ground slightly more with each blow, before leaping into the air behind him and kicking Ichigo away, causing him to crash through multiple desks and chairs before hitting the wall. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6KonLandsSafely.png|thumb|left|190px|The Mod-Soul lands safely on the ground.]] |
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| + | While Orihime follows Ichigo's trajectory and tries to focus on him, one of the girls claims that there is a [[wikipedia:Poltergeist|poltergeist]] in the room. As Ichigo gets to his feet, the substitute soul bids him and Rukia farewell before leaping out of the window, to their shock. Having landed safely on the ground, the substitute soul looks back at them and grins as he begins running away at high speeds, prompting Ichigo to wonder what is going on with him. A stunned Rukia realizes that this can only mean the substitute soul is a [[Kaizō Konpaku|Mod-Soul]], and as Ichigo leaps out of the window to pursue the Mod-Soul, she runs out of the room to follow him, to the surprise of the students still in the room. |
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| + | While Mizuiro observes that it was Rukia who ran out, Keigo covers his eyes and claims that he did not see anything. With a visible burning aura of anger, Tatsuki declares that she will never forgive Ichigo, leading [[Yasutora Sado]] to note that she is a demon, but calms down when Orihime calls out to her. Chizuru expresses concern for Orihime and tells her to think of this as an attack from a stray dog, but Orihime asserts that it was not Ichigo who confronted them, to Tatsuki's confusion. Elsewhere, in an abandoned factory, Ichigo bemoans having lost track of the Mod-Soul and has trouble figuring out how to refer to him, leading Rukia to state that he is under a moratorium. |
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| + | Confused by this, Ichigo declares that it is not time for Rukia's strange way of speaking and asserts that they must find the Mod-Soul before agonizing over how he used Ichigo's body to take advantage of Orihime and Tatsuki. When Rukia notes that he also kissed them, Ichigo freaks out and tells her to not say it out loud, only for Rukia to claim that a kiss is like a greeting and not a big deal as she claims that even worse things happened in the book she read recently. An exasperated Ichigo tells Rukia to not compare these things and asserts that his classmates being grabbed and kissed is a big deal before clutching his head and wailing about his hard-earned reputation being ruined by this. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6ModSoulDrawing.png|thumb|right|190px|Rukia illustrates the concept of the Mod-Souls.]] |
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| + | While Rukia expresses surprise over Ichigo having intentionally built up his reputation, Ichigo calms down and recalls how Rukia referred to the substitute soul as a Mod-Soul before asking her what this is. Rukia explains that [[Soul Society]] once had a program called '''Project Spearhead''' that revolved around placing artificial souls designed for combat in the dead bodies of [[Human]]s so they could fight Hollows. Illustrating her explanation on a sheet of paper, Rukia details how these artificial souls would make one part of the body they were placed into superhuman and describes them as a soul made specifically for fighting before declaring that this is a Mod-Soul. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6RukiaRevealsFate.png|thumb|left|190px|Rukia reveals the fate of '''Project Spearhead'''.]] |
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| + | When Rukia asks him if he understands so far, Ichigo confirms this and flatly states that her drawings erased all the tension, prompting Rukia to smack him and scribble on his cheeks before revealing that '''Project Spearhead''' was cancelled because it would force corpses to fight and that all Mod-Souls in the development stage were slated for destruction. As Rukia expresses her surprise that some of the Mod-Souls still exist, Ichigo cleans his face and asks her if this means the Mod-Soul was created and then rejected by Soul Society, which Rukia confirms, and demands to know if Rukia accepts this, only for her to state that it is not a matter of accepting it or not. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6KonCrowd.png|thumb|right|190px|A crowd of people watches the Mod-Soul leap through the air.]] |
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| + | Rukia asserts that Mod-Souls must be destroyed because it is the law of Soul Society and reminds Ichigo that those laws are made to protect Humans before declaring that they should go so he can get his body back. Shortly afterward, as he and Rukia run down the street, Ichigo wonders how the Mod-Soul feels in his body and thinks about how he managed to survive even though his kind was created and destroyed thoughtless before noting that he has to keep running regardless. As Ichigo wonders what he is feeling right now, the Mod-Soul leaps through the air and happily declares that this is great as a crowd of shocked people watch him from the street below. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6KonWatchesKids.png|thumb|left|190px|The Mod-Soul finds three boys playing video games.]] |
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| + | Reveling in the attention he is drawing to himself, the Mod-Soul lands on the sidewalk and jumps on top of a nearby fence, which he begins to run along while recalling how he heard that Mod-Souls have all kinds of different powers and expressing his gratitude for having a power that lets him stand out. The Mod-Soul jumps high into the air and flies over a schoolyard, where he notices three boys huddled in a corner and wonders what is going on. As the Mod-Soul quietly lands on the fence near the boys, who are playing handheld video game consoles, [[Ino]] complains about how boring P.E. is, prompting [[Hashigami]] to praise how they cut class instead. |
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| + | [[Image:Ep6IchigoProtectsChildren.png|thumb|right|190px|Ichigo saves the children from the Mod-Soul by intercepting his strike at the last second.]] |
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| + | While the boys continue to play, Ino loses a battle in his game, prompting him to tell the creature in his game to fight better for the one who created him. When [[Hashigami]] suggests killing the creature, to the Mod-Soul's surprise, Ino declares that those who do not obey their masters die as he deletes the creature. While the Mod-Soul looks on in shock, [[Kaneda]] admits his surprise at Ino actually deleting his creature, only for Ino to claim that he will just make a better one as he and his friends laugh. Angered by this, the Mod-Soul drops to the ground below and confronts the boys, who are startled by him, and screams as he attempts to kick them, only for Ichigo to block his leg at the last second. As Ichigo forces him back, the Mod-Soul stares him down and grins. |
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Revision as of 06:11, 21 January 2020
| Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo | |
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| Kanji | 死闘！一護VSイチゴ |
| Romanji | Shitō! Ichigo vs Ichigo |
| Episode Number | 6 |
| Manga Chapters | Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 |
| Arc | Agent of the Shinigami arc |
| Chronology | |
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| Previous Episode | Beat the Invisible Enemy! |
| Next Episode | Greetings from a Stuffed Lion |
| Airdate | |
| Japanese | November 9, 2004 |
| English | October 14, 2006 |
| Theme Music | |
| Opening | *~Asterisk~ |
| Ending | Life is Like a Boat |
| Episode 6 Screenshots | |
Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo is the sixth episode of the Bleach anime.
At Rukia Kuchiki's behest, Ichigo Kurosaki puts an artificial soul in his body to take care of it and not arouse suspicion while he carries out his Substitute Shinigami duties, but the artificial soul has its own agenda.
Summary
Rukia Kuchiki decides to replenish her supplies.
At nighttime in Karakura Town, Rukia Kuchiki sits on the edge of a building's roof and looks at her Kikanshinki, which beeps as one of its four lights blinks on and off. Noting that it is almost empty, Rukia observes her left hand not moving properly and decides that it is time to replenish her supplies.
Ichigo Kurosaki discovers that Rukia has left.
The next morning, at the Kurosaki Clinic, Ichigo Kurosaki brings a plate with two onigiri and some accompaniments on it to his closet and knocks on the door while telling Rukia that it is time for breakfast. When he does not receive a response, Ichigo angrily repeats himself and pulls the door open, only to find it is empty aside from Rukia's folded pajamas laying on her makeshift bed. As he notes that Rukia is gone, Ichigo petulantly eats one of the onigiri and wonders where she went.
Isshin Kurosaki analyzes Ichigo's strange behavior.
Downstairs, Yuzu Kurosaki asks Karin Kurosaki if she thinks Ichigo has been acting strange lately with how he has started eating more and constantly rushing back to his room. Overhearing this, Isshin Kurosaki begins to assert that an impressionable young man in the springtime of his youth would only lock himself in his room for one reason, prompting Ichigo to knock him down with a spinning kick to the face and demand that his father stop analyzing him like this. Isshin declares that he is only doing so because he is Ichigo's father and asks his son why he cannot understand this, but Ichigo proclaims that no one could understand this.
Jinta Hanakari plays baseball while Ururu Tsumugiya sweeps.
As Ichigo and Isshin brawl with each other, Yuzu tells her brother that his breakfast will get cold while Karin notes that this is about as peaceful as their household gets. Meanwhile, outside the Urahara Shop, Ururu Tsumugiya sweeps the ground as Jinta Hanakari plays an imaginary game of baseball using his broom as the bat. After Jinta attempts to hit a home run but completely misses the ball, Ururu tells him to get to work before Tessai Tsukabishi scolds him, but Jinta tells her to shut up and declares that he is not cleaning up out of fear of Tessai. When Ururu asks him if he is not sweeping out of fear, Jinta declares that he is not scared.
Jinta lets Rukia inside after she arrives at the Urahara Shop.
Jinta berates Ururu for being too cocky before rubbing his broom against her head while asserting that she is his underling. When Ururu tearfully points out that she is three years older than him, Jinta states that he is referring to rank instead of age. Suddenly, Rukia grabs the broom out of Jinta's hand, prompting him to demand to know who she is before recognizing her. Rukia notes that Jinta never changes and asks him if his boss is inside as Jinta grudgingly welcomes her. As Jinta pulls back the store shutter, Tessai pauses in the middle of carrying several boxes to remind him that it is too early for them to open before greeting Rukia upon seeing her.
Rukia makes several purchases from Kisuke Urahara.
Tessai asks Rukia to wait for a moment while he wakes up the boss, but Kisuke Urahara reveals that he is already awake and puts on his clogs before greeting his employees and informing Rukia that he just received a shipment yesterday. Soon afterward, Rukia purchases a spare vial of the cheapest Kikanshinki fuel and sixty Soma Fixers, which Urahara warns her can be toxic in large amounts because leaving her Gigai will cause her great pain if she is overly synchronized with it, only for Rukia to acknowledge this before revealing that her connection with her Gigai has been weak lately and it is becoming hard to move her body.
Rukia is given what Ururu believes is her order.
When Urahara offers to give her Gigai a checkup for a discount, an irritated Rukia refuses this before asking him if the item she ordered has been delivered. Confirming this, Urahara has Ururu fetch it from the back, which she happily agrees to do, and tells her that it is labelled "new item". In the storage room, Ururu searches for the box with this label and seemingly finds it with a small wrapped object inside. Up front, Rukia looks at the object and asks Urahara if this is the only kind he could get, prompting Urahara to state that it is the second most popular variety and was hard for him to get before warning Rukia that she cannot keep faking this forever, which she acknowledges.
Rukia drags Ichigo away to speak privately.
At Karakura High School, Rukia politely greets her classmates, and Mizuiro Kojima greets her in return as Keigo Asano compliments her for looking so lovely today. When Mizuiro notes that it is not like Rukia to show up to school in the middle of third period, Rukia claims that she had to go home for something and asks Ichigo if she can see him for a moment. Ichigo states that she can talk to him here if she needs to, only for Rukia to suddenly punch him hard in the stomach and drag him out of the classroom while asking him if he is alright and proclaiming that she needs to take him to the infirmary. Mizuiro points out that Rukia hit Ichigo, but Keigo claims they did not see this.
Ichigo is given a Gikongan by Rukia.
Outside, Rukia tosses Ichigo a small canister with a duck head on the end and explains that it contains a Gikongan, an artificial soul that will force a regular soul out of its body when swallowed, before stating that Ichigo can use this should a Hollow appear while he is not around. When Ichigo observes that the canister has "Soul Candy" written on it, a flustered Rukia reveals that the Shinigami Women's Association had it labeled as such because Gikongan did not sound cute, and defensively states that she wanted the rabbit-themed Chappie instead when Ichigo wonders why there is a duck on the canister, which Ichigo takes note of.
Ichigo's soul is forced out of his body by the Gikongan.
Angered and embarrassed by Ichigo apparently judging her for her choice, Rukia demands to know if he is belittling her and steps on the back of his head to force it to the ground as Ichigo admits that he did not understand her explanation very well. Rukia tells Ichigo to take one of the Gikongan so he understands, and Ichigo complies by popping one into his mouth, causing it to glow with energy as it falls down his throat. As his eyes widen, Ichigo's soul is forced out of his body, which is sent flying to a fence that it drapes itself over, and Ichigo observes with shock that his soul really did leave his body, prompting Rukia to ask him if he is surprised.
Ichigo is angered by the substitute soul's portrayal of him.
Rukia explains that Ichigo's empty body is now inhabited by a substitute soul so that no one will notice that his true soul is gone. While Ichigo looks on in surprise, his body gets up and introduces itself as him before claiming that its favorite phrase is "Early to bed, early to rise." Hearing this, Ichigo expresses disbelief at such a phrase being used, and when Rukia asks him if it is not amazing, Ichigo demands to know what part of this personality resembles him. Upon hearing her Denreishinki beep, Rukia looks at it and notes that it is perfect timing for a mission before telling Ichigo to leave the substitute soul here, which Ichigo vehemently protests.
Ururu learns that she gave Rukia damaged merchandise.
As Rukia drags him away, Ichigo claims that his peers will immediately know it is not him and tells the substitute soul to attend his next class, which the substitute soul agrees to do, only to drop his friendly demeanor as he tells them to take their time. Meanwhile, at the Urahara Shop, Urahara walks through the storage room and notices the box that Ururu pulled Rukia's order out of with its label fully exposed. Shortly afterward, as Urahara and Tessai stand by, Jinta has Ururu read out the full label, which is "Defective Merchandise", and begins pulling on her bangs in punishment while demanding that she get her act together, prompting Urahara to tell them to not fight.
The substitute soul destroys a fence with a single kick.
When Tessai notes that this Gikongan is going to be trouble, Urahara confirms this and asserts that they must take care of this as soon as possible because they do not know what it will do. Back at Karakura High School, the substitute soul stretches Ichigo's arms and legs before effortlessly destroying the fence next to him with a single kick. As the substitute soul celebrates having finally found a mobile body so he can be free, a groundskeeper approaches while demanding to know what he is doing and mistakes him for Ichigo before pointing out the broken fence next to him. Seeing this, the substitute soul begins to menacingly walk toward the groundskeeper at a brisk pace.
The substitute soul jumps over the groundskeeper.
The startled groundskeeper asks him why he has this look on his face and swings his shinai at him, only for the substitute soul to calmly leap over the groundskeeper and land on top of a hallway roof several meters away, to the groundskeeper's disbelief. Reveling in the groundskeeper's shock, the substitute soul jumps to the roof of the school and departs as the groundskeeper sinks to his knees. Elsewhere in the school, as the lunch period begins, Orihime Inoue celebrates it being lunchtime as an exasperated Tatsuki Arisawa tells her to not get so excited about lunch, which prompts Orihime to claim that a healthy girl only comes to school to eat lunch.
The substitute soul leaps up to the classroom window.
Tatsuki admits defeat and tells Orihime to sit down. When Orihime asks her what she brought for lunch and reveals that she brought bread and sweet bean jam, Tatsuki rubs her head while stating that she only brought a normal lunch as Orihime shows her how to make her own bean-jam rolls. When Chizuru Honshō walks up and asks to eat lunch with her, Orihime agrees to this, only for Chizuru to begin hugging her upon noticing the crumbs left around her mouth from the bread, which she says is cute. Suddenly, the substitute soul leaps up to the window of the classroom from the ground below, to the shock of the students inside, and identifies them as Ichigo's class.
Ichigo purifies a Hollow with a downward slash.
Elsewhere, Ichigo runs along a riverbank under a bridge toward a Hollow, whose grasping hand he narrowly avoids before purifying it with a downward slash from his Zanpakutō. As the Hollow fades away, Ichigo notes that he has a bad feeling. Back at Karakura High School, the substitute soul stands on the windowsill in front of the shocked students as Tatsuki demands to know how he got up here. When the substitute soul states that he simply jumped from the ground and asks them if they are amazed, one of the students claims that he probably just came from the next door classroom through the window, only for another to confirm that he did jump from the ground.
The substitute soul asks Orihime for her name.
While the student admits that he did not actually see this happen, the substitute soul expresses excitement over everyone looking at him and thinks they all believe he is amazing before noting that all the girls in the class are very good-looking and above-average. Bemoaning how he has been locked up for so long, the substitute soul suddenly focuses on Orihime and her chest, which he immediately falls in love with for its size, and leaps to her desk before taking her hand and asking her for her name. When the substitute soul kisses Orihime's hand, the other girls in the class react with shock and horror as Tatsuki immediately restrains the substitute soul.
The girls in the class are shocked by the substitute soul's antics.
Addressing the substitute soul as Ichigo, Tatsuki demands to know if he knows what he is doing and declares that this better not be some sort of joke, only for the substitute soul to tilt his head back and note that Tatsuki is pretty cute up close as well, further shocking the other girls. Meanwhile, as they run back to Karakura High School, Rukia asks Ichigo why he is in such a rush to return, leading Ichigo to admit that he is worried about how the substitute soul is doing. Rukia claims that Ichigo does not have to worry because the substitute soul will be doing fine, but Ichigo asserts that he has been getting a bad feeling about what is going on.
Tatsuki throws another desk at the substitute soul.
Suddenly, Ichigo and Rukia stop in surprise as they hear screaming coming from Ichigo's classroom, and upon seeing a desk being thrown out of the window, Rukia admits that they do need to hurry, prompting Ichigo to state that he told her so. Inside the classroom, an enraged Tatsuki throws another desk at the substitute soul, who asks with annoyance why she is getting so worked up over him kissing her on the cheek and states that she is not in grade school anymore, only for Tatsuki to tell him to shut up before throwing another desk at him. As the substitute soul leaps back, Michiru Ogawa begs Chizuru to stop Tatsuki, but Chizuru fearfully asserts that she cannot stop such a monster.
The substitute soul kicks Ichigo repeatedly.
Suddenly, Rukia slams open the door to the classroom and demands that the substitute soul stop, prompting him to run toward the window in panic. Seeing this, Rukia calls out to Ichigo, who leaps through the window and confronts the substitute soul while stating that there is no longer anywhere for him to run. After looking back and forth between Ichigo and Rukia, the substitute soul grins and begins repeatedly kicking at Ichigo. As he catches a spinning kick from the substitute soul, Ichigo demands to know why he is doing this before being kicked in the side of the head by the substitute soul, who proceeds to repeatedly kick him in the abdomen as Rukia watches in shock.
The substitute soul kicks Ichigo away after brutalizing him.
While the students watch the substitute soul seemingly kick empty air, one of them wonder what he is doing, prompting Tatsuki to claim that no one cares. After being kicked and punched in the face several more times, Ichigo finally manages to punch the substitute soul in the face, only for the substitute soul to recover and kick at him twice more before kneeing Ichigo in the gut, which causes him to double over in pain. The substitute soul begins kicking Ichigo repeatedly in the chest, lifting him off the ground slightly more with each blow, before leaping into the air behind him and kicking Ichigo away, causing him to crash through multiple desks and chairs before hitting the wall.
The Mod-Soul lands safely on the ground.
While Orihime follows Ichigo's trajectory and tries to focus on him, one of the girls claims that there is a poltergeist in the room. As Ichigo gets to his feet, the substitute soul bids him and Rukia farewell before leaping out of the window, to their shock. Having landed safely on the ground, the substitute soul looks back at them and grins as he begins running away at high speeds, prompting Ichigo to wonder what is going on with him. A stunned Rukia realizes that this can only mean the substitute soul is a Mod-Soul, and as Ichigo leaps out of the window to pursue the Mod-Soul, she runs out of the room to follow him, to the surprise of the students still in the room.
Tatsuki is enraged by the Mod-Soul's actions.
While Mizuiro observes that it was Rukia who ran out, Keigo covers his eyes and claims that he did not see anything. With a visible burning aura of anger, Tatsuki declares that she will never forgive Ichigo, leading Yasutora Sado to note that she is a demon, but calms down when Orihime calls out to her. Chizuru expresses concern for Orihime and tells her to think of this as an attack from a stray dog, but Orihime asserts that it was not Ichigo who confronted them, to Tatsuki's confusion. Elsewhere, in an abandoned factory, Ichigo bemoans having lost track of the Mod-Soul and has trouble figuring out how to refer to him, leading Rukia to state that he is under a moratorium.
Ichigo agonizes over the Mod-Soul ruining his reputation.
Confused by this, Ichigo declares that it is not time for Rukia's strange way of speaking and asserts that they must find the Mod-Soul before agonizing over how he used Ichigo's body to take advantage of Orihime and Tatsuki. When Rukia notes that he also kissed them, Ichigo freaks out and tells her to not say it out loud, only for Rukia to claim that a kiss is like a greeting and not a big deal as she claims that even worse things happened in the book she read recently. An exasperated Ichigo tells Rukia to not compare these things and asserts that his classmates being grabbed and kissed is a big deal before clutching his head and wailing about his hard-earned reputation being ruined by this.
Rukia illustrates the concept of the Mod-Souls.
While Rukia expresses surprise over Ichigo having intentionally built up his reputation, Ichigo calms down and recalls how Rukia referred to the substitute soul as a Mod-Soul before asking her what this is. Rukia explains that Soul Society once had a program called Project Spearhead that revolved around placing artificial souls designed for combat in the dead bodies of Humans so they could fight Hollows. Illustrating her explanation on a sheet of paper, Rukia details how these artificial souls would make one part of the body they were placed into superhuman and describes them as a soul made specifically for fighting before declaring that this is a Mod-Soul.
Rukia reveals the fate of Project Spearhead.
When Rukia asks him if he understands so far, Ichigo confirms this and flatly states that her drawings erased all the tension, prompting Rukia to smack him and scribble on his cheeks before revealing that Project Spearhead was cancelled because it would force corpses to fight and that all Mod-Souls in the development stage were slated for destruction. As Rukia expresses her surprise that some of the Mod-Souls still exist, Ichigo cleans his face and asks her if this means the Mod-Soul was created and then rejected by Soul Society, which Rukia confirms, and demands to know if Rukia accepts this, only for her to state that it is not a matter of accepting it or not.
A crowd of people watches the Mod-Soul leap through the air.
Rukia asserts that Mod-Souls must be destroyed because it is the law of Soul Society and reminds Ichigo that those laws are made to protect Humans before declaring that they should go so he can get his body back. Shortly afterward, as he and Rukia run down the street, Ichigo wonders how the Mod-Soul feels in his body and thinks about how he managed to survive even though his kind was created and destroyed thoughtless before noting that he has to keep running regardless. As Ichigo wonders what he is feeling right now, the Mod-Soul leaps through the air and happily declares that this is great as a crowd of shocked people watch him from the street below.
The Mod-Soul finds three boys playing video games.
Reveling in the attention he is drawing to himself, the Mod-Soul lands on the sidewalk and jumps on top of a nearby fence, which he begins to run along while recalling how he heard that Mod-Souls have all kinds of different powers and expressing his gratitude for having a power that lets him stand out. The Mod-Soul jumps high into the air and flies over a schoolyard, where he notices three boys huddled in a corner and wonders what is going on. As the Mod-Soul quietly lands on the fence near the boys, who are playing handheld video game consoles, Ino complains about how boring P.E. is, prompting Hashigami to praise how they cut class instead.
Ichigo saves the children from the Mod-Soul by intercepting his strike at the last second.
While the boys continue to play, Ino loses a battle in his game, prompting him to tell the creature in his game to fight better for the one who created him. When Hashigami suggests killing the creature, to the Mod-Soul's surprise, Ino declares that those who do not obey their masters die as he deletes the creature. While the Mod-Soul looks on in shock, Kaneda admits his surprise at Ino actually deleting his creature, only for Ino to claim that he will just make a better one as he and his friends laugh. Angered by this, the Mod-Soul drops to the ground below and confronts the boys, who are startled by him, and screams as he attempts to kick them, only for Ichigo to block his leg at the last second. As Ichigo forces him back, the Mod-Soul stares him down and grins.
Next Episode Preview
Yasutora Sado attempts to preview the next episode, but simply remains silent for several seconds before admitting he cannot do it as an exasperated Ichigo realizes they are out of time once again.
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