Tatsuki asks Ichigo if he can see ghosts.
Masaki dies protecting Ichigo.
Ichigo, his friends, and Rukia on the cover of
Chapter 1.
Ichigo tells the skateboard gang to apologize to the dead girl.
Isshin kicks Ichigo in the face.
Rukia appears in Ichigo's bedroom.
Ichigo is bound by Rukia's Bakudō #1. Sai.
Ichigo watches as the Glasses Ghost experiences
Konsō.
Ichigo watches as the Glasses Ghost disappears.
Ichigo breaks free of Rukia's spell.
Ichigo watches as Rukia cuts into Fishbone D's arm.
Ichigo confronts Fishbone D by himself.
Rukia protects Ichigo from Fishbone D's attack with her body.
Ichigo prepares to receive Rukia's power.
Ichigo becomes a Substitute Shinigami.
Ichigo defeats Fishbone D.
Ichigo greets his friends who were worrying about him.
Rukia appears before Ichigo as a student.
Rukia forces Ichigo out of his body.
Ichigo saves the ghost boy from Hexapodus.
Ichigo defeats Hexapodus.
Ichigo interrupts Rukia's novel-reading.
Ichigo is shocked by Orihime greeting him from behind.
Rukia saves Ichigo from Acidwire's surprise attack.
Acidwire emerges in Ichigo's room.
Ichigo slashes Acidwire's face.
Ichigo protects Orihime from Acidwire.
Ichigo, Karin, and Orihime on the cover of
Chapter 5.
Acidwire attacks Ichigo with Tail Shaker.
Ichigo unconsciously uses Hohō to stand in midair.
Ichigo is burned by Acidwire's Vitriol Shot.
Ichigo cuts apart Acidwire's tail.
Ichigo blocks Acidwire with his Zanpakutō.
Ichigo and his friends on the cover of
Chapter 8.
Ichigo and Yuzu discuss Karin's absence.
Ichigo asks Mizuiro if he has seen Sado.
Ichigo finds Yūichi using Reiraku.
Ichigo and Rukia finds Sado.
Karin begs Ichigo to save Yūichi.
Ichigo, Sado, and Karin on the cover of
Chapter 9.
Ichigo shoves Shrieker's leeches back into his mouth.
Ichigo rips Shrieker's tongue out of his mouth.
Ichigo stabs his Zanpakutō into Shrieker's leg.
Ichigo slashes Shrieker across his mask.
Ichigo and his friends on the color spread cover of
Chapter 13.
Ichigo looks for Rukia in his room.
Ichigo is given a
Gikon dispenser.
Rukia is flustered by Ichigo's line of questioning.
Ichigo and Kon (in Ichigo's body) on the cover of
Chapter 14.
Ichigo drags Rukia away from a vendor trying to scam her.
Ichigo cuts off the Millipede-like Hollow's tentacle.
Ichigo and Kon defeat the Millipede-like Hollow.
Rukia takes Kon's pill from Ichigo.
Ichigo places Kon's pill into a lion plushie.
An irritated Ichigo grabs Kon.
Ichigo watches as Rukia punishes Kon for looking up her skirt.
Ichigo sees the date on his watch.
Ichigo and his family plan out tomorrow's trip.
Ichigo and his family walk up a hill.
Ichigo is shocked when Rukia appears before his family.
Ichigo confesses to getting his mother killed.
Ichigo and his sisters are annoyed by Isshin's antics.
Ichigo visits his mother's grave.
Ichigo and his family and friends on the cover of
Chapter 20.
Ichigo berates Isshin for badgering his family with his whistle.
Ichigo and Rukia rush toward the Hollow presence.
Ichigo attacks Grand Fisher.
Ichigo blocks Grand Fisher's claw.
Ichigo is engulfed by Grand Fisher's fur.
Ichigo cuts himself free of Grand Fisher's fur.
Ichigo has his left hand caught in Grand Fisher's fur.
Grand Fisher attacks Ichigo.
Grand Fisher surprises Ichigo with his speed.
Ichigo and Grand Fisher on the cover of
Chapter 23.
Ichigo is confronted by Grand Fisher's fake Masaki.
Grand Fisher impales Ichigo through his Lure.
Ichigo slashes through Grand Fisher's side.
Ichigo and Rukia watch as Grand Fisher uses Migration.
Ichigo collapses into Rukia's arm.
Rukia thanks Ichigo for not dying.
Ichigo realizes that Rukia has fully healed the hole in his chest.
Ichigo smacks Isshin with an umbrella.
Ichigo asks Isshin why he does not blame him for Masaki's death.
Ichigo cleans Kon by smacking him into the side of the house.
Ichigo is shocked to see Rukia bringing the school's bathroom broom to clean Kon with.
Kon apologizes to Ichigo for running away from home.
Ichigo, Sado, Keigo, and Mizuiro on the cover of
Chapter 27.
Keigo and Mizuiro perform
Don Kanonji's pose and laugh in front of Ichigo.
Sado performs Don Kanonji's pose in front of Ichigo.
Ichigo grudgingly attends the show recording with his family.
Orihime apologizes to Ichigo for trying to get him to do Don Kanonji's pose and laugh with her earlier.
Rukia performs Don Kanonji's pose and laugh in front of an irritated Ichigo.
Ichigo is surrounded by Don Kanonji's security team.
Ichigo is pushed out of his body by Urahara's cane.
Ichigo tackles Don Kanonji.
Ichigo and Don Kanonji watch as the Demi-Hollow reforms.
Ichigo and Don Kanonji discuss the latter's experience with Hollows.
Don Kanonji pushes Ichigo aside.
Ichigo intercepts the Demi-Hollow's attack.
Ichigo clashes with the Demi-Hollow.
Ichigo drags Don Kanonji away from the Demi-Hollow.
Ichigo questions Don Kanonji's refusal to run away.
Don Kanonji explains his refusal to run away to Ichigo.
The ground swells underneath Ichigo.
The Demi-Hollow binds Ichigo to his Zanpakutō with his Sticker Phlegm technique.
Ichigo stabs the Demi-Hollow through the shoulder.
Don Kanonji arrives on the roof.
Ichigo is dumbfounded by Don Kanonji rejoining the battle even though he can barely stand.
Ichigo slashes through the Demi-Hollow's mask.
The crowd cheers for Don Kanonji.
Ichigo and his friends on the cover of
Chapter 33.
Ichigo and his friends are summoned to the principal's office.
Rukia distracts
Kagine while Ichigo and the others escape.
Ichigo and his friends discuss Rukia's involvement in saving them.
Ichigo is shocked when Don Kanonji appears at his house.
Yuzu steps over Ichigo to greet Don Kanonji.
Karin sees Ichigo running in his Shinigami attire.
Ichigo and Rukia smash the figurine in unison.
Ichigo explains why he studies so hard.
Ichigo cuts Keigo's headband off his forehead.
Ichigo is pulled past Uryū.
Uryū confronts Ichigo and Rukia.
Keigo and Mizuiro are shocked by Ichigo's high test score.
Uryū grabs Ichigo's red ribbon.
Ichigo decides to accept Uryū's challenge.
Ichigo confronts Uryū over his reckless decision.
Ichigo stabs a Hollow through the mask.
Ichigo sends Kon to get Rukia's Denreishinki.
Ichigo and his friends on the cover of
Chapter 40.
The locations of Ichigo and his friends on the cover of
Chapter 41.
Ichigo berates Kon for taking so long to get Rukia's Denreishinki.
Ichigo slashes through Uryū's Heilig Pfeil.
Ichigo stands atop a pile of Hollows.
Uryū explains his motivation to Ichigo.
Ichigo kicks Uryū into a Hollow.
Ichigo leaps over Uryū to slash through a Hollow.
Ichigo prepares to fight back-to-back with Uryū
Ichigo, Kon in his body, Uryū, and Urahara on the cover of
Chapter 48.
Ichigo is kicked by the Menos Grande when he tries to cut it.
Ichigo explains his plan for defeating the Menos Grande to Uryū.
Ichigo stands with his Zanpakutō tied to Uryū's head to supply him with
Reiryoku.
Ichigo blocks the Menos Grande's
Cero with his Zanpakutō.
Ichigo slashes the Menos Grande from top to bottom.
Ichigo's arm moves on its own after he collapses.
Ichigo's Zanpakutō begins losing its form due to his out-of-control Reiryoku.
Ichigo and every other character in the series on the cover of
Chapter 51.
Rukia teases Ichigo for being concerned about Uryū.
Ichigo eats lunch with Uryū, Keigo, and Mizuiro.
Yuzu berates Ichigo for raiding the leftovers.
Ichigo finds Kon taped to the back of the toilet.
Kon tells Ichigo that Rukia is trying to run away.
Ichigo and Kon read Rukia's letter.
Ichigo arrives to save Rukia.
Ichigo falls after being wounded by Renji.
Renji leaps into the air to attack Ichigo after releasing his
Shikai,
Zabimaru.
Ichigo is wounded by Renji's Zabimaru.
Renji prepares to finish off Ichigo.
Ichigo attacks Renji after gaining a burst of power.
Ichigo slashes at Renji, sending him flying back.
Ichigo discovers that his Zanpakutō is missing most of its blade.
Byakuya uses Senka on Ichigo.
Blood spurts from Ichigo's first Senka wound.
Ichigo falls after Byakuya uses Senka on him.
Ichigo lies defeated after Byakuya uses Senka on him.
Ichigo grabs Byakuya's
shihakushō to prove that he is not dead.
Urahara arrives to save Ichigo's life.
Ichigo realizes that he has been healed and is not dead.
Urahara recounts what happened last night to Ichigo.
Urahara immobilizes Ichigo with Shitonegaeshi.
Ichigo hits Keigo while playing suikawari.
Ichigo reveals that his wounds have healed.
Ichigo loudly thanks Urahara for saving his life.
Ichigo is unimpressed by Urahara's grandstanding about the effort that went into constructing this area.
Ichigo is pushed out of his body as a normal Soul.
Ichigo and his training team on the cover of
Chapter 60.
Urahara, Tessai, and
Jinta Hanakari watch as Ichigo tumbles out of the dust cloud.
Urahara tricks Ichigo into making a fool of himself.
Ichigo equips the protective gear.
Ichigo dodges Ururu's punch.
Ichigo manages to graze Ururu with a punch.
Tessai catches Ichigo after Ururu kicks him.
Urahara informs Ichigo that he has passed lesson one.
Ichigo berates Urahara for severing his Chain of Fate.
A large hole appears underneath Ichigo and Tessai.
Ichigo's arms are bound by Tessai using
Bakudō #99, Part 1. Kin.
Ichigo's Chain of Fate begins to undergo Encroachment.
Ichigo is bitten by his own Chain of Fate.
Urahara tells Ichigo that he will either escape or die.
Ichigo runs up the side of the Shattered Shaft.
Jinta delivers a platter of fruit to Ichigo.
Ichigo begins transforming into a Hollow.
Ichigo meets
Zangetsu for the first time.
Ichigo falls through his inner world alongside Zangetsu.
Ichigo uses Reiraku to find his Shinigami powers.
Ichigo finds a red ribbon and finds his powers.
Ichigo pulls his Zanpakutō out of the box.
With the Finale portion of Bankin, a massive cube appears in the air and descends upon Ichigo.
Ichigo gains a full Hollow mask.
The massive cube from the Finale of Bankin is prevented from landing on Ichigo by Tessai.
Ichigo stands before Jinta and Ururu with a full Hollow mask.
Ichigo reveals that his Soul is intact.
Ichigo surprises Urahara with a powerful slash.
Urahara slashes through a rock as he pursues Ichigo.
Urahara chases Ichigo while using
Hōzuri.
Ichigo has his mask slashed off by Hōzuri.
Ichigo is slashed twice by Hōzuri.
Urahara attacks Ichigo, breaking a rock with the impact.
Ichigo is sent hurtling back.
Ichigo clashes with Urahara.
Urahara cuts off part of Ichigo's remaining Zanpakutō.
Urahara shatters the remainder of Ichigo's Zanpakutō.
Zangetsu appears before Ichigo.
Ichigo manifests his Shikai.
Ichigo's first use of Getsuga Tenshō.
A novice Ichigo uses Getsuga Tenshō for the first time.
Ichigo uses a more concentrated blast of Getsuga Tenshō.
Ichigo cuts an enormous rift in the land with his Getsuga Tenshō.
Ichigo dodges a lethal attack from Urahara.
Urahara sends Ichigo flying with a single attack.
Ichigo prepares to fire a Getsuga Tenshō after gaining the resolve to kill.
Ichigo learns how to use Getsuga Tenshō on command during his training.
Ichigo, Orihime and Chad on the cover of
Chapter 68.
Ichigo kicks Keigo in the face.
Ichigo watches as Keigo throws salt on a tanned Mizuiro.
Ichigo and his friends walk toward a spot to watch the fireworks from.
Karin and Yuzu offer a chocolate-covered banana to Ichigo.
Ichigo is shocked to learn Isshin is drunk.
Ichigo carries his sleeping sisters home.
Ichigo is appalled by Urahara's method of communication.
Isshin crashes into the ground next to Ichigo.
Ichigo is given a protective charm by Isshin.
Ichigo and Orihime run toward the Urahara Shop together.
Urahara greets Ichigo and his friends.
Urahara pushes Ichigo's Soul out of his body.
Ichigo is surprised when Kon pops up out of nowhere.
Ichigo and his friends watch as the
Senkaimon is prepared.
Ichigo and his friends enter the
Dangai.
Ichigo and Sado meet for the first time after beating up several high school students.
Ichigo berates Sado for not fighting back against the thugs who were attacking him.
Ichigo kicks away the phone Sado accidentally picked up.
Ichigo kicks
Yokochini in the face as the latter attempts to cut up Sado's coin.
Ichigo takes Sado's coin back from Yokochini.
Ichigo calls an ambulance for the five thugs he is about to beat up.
Ichigo offers to fight on Sado's behalf if he will return the favor.
Ichigo and Sado burst through a wall as they beat up two students in front of Keigo and Mizuiro.
Ichigo and Sado are surrounded by more students.
Mizuiro befriends Ichigo and Sado.
Ichigo and his friends run through the Dangai.
The
Kōtotsu begins pursuing Ichigo and his friends.
Orihime cushions her friends' landing with Santen Kesshun.
Ichigo and Sado are stunned to learn Uryū brought a spare cape.
Jidanbō slams his axe into the ground next to Ichigo.
Ichigo faces Jidanbō after deciding to fight him alone.
Ichigo effortlessly blocks Jidanbō's axe.
Ichigo blocks the final strike of Jidanbō's Juppon Jidanda Matsuri.
Ichigo destroys Jidanbō's axes with a slash of Zangetsu.
Jidanbō thanks Ichigo for his kind words.
Jidanbō begins lifting the gate for Ichigo and his friends.
Ichigo and Jidanbō are pushed out by Gin's Shikai,
Shinsō.
Ichigo survives Gin's attack unscathed.
A villager explains to Ichigo why they are friends with Jidanbō.
Ichigo and his friends are startled by
Ganju Shiba being thrown through the door.
Ichigo punches Ganju away.
Ichigo prepares to fight Ganju.
Ganju traps Zangetsu in the ground with Seppa.
Ganju kicks Ichigo in the head.
Ichigo hits Ganju with a full-force punch.
Ganju stops attacking Ichigo upon hearing an alarm.
Ichigo watches in anger as Ganju and his gang depart.
Uryū pulls Ichigo, who refuses to leave until Ganju returns.
Yoruichi scratches Ichigo to punish him for his stubbornness.
Koganehiko leads Ichigo and his friends down a flight of stairs.
Ichigo and his friends encounter Ganju as
Kūkaku Shiba's brother.
Kūkaku incapacitates Ichigo and Ganju.
Ichigo and his friends are brought to Kūkaku's
Kakaku Taihō.
Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko raise the Kakaku Taihō, along with Ichigo and his friends.
Ichigo and his friends stand around the fully raised Kakaku Taihō.
Ichigo catches the
Reishūkaku as it bounces off of Uryū's head.
Kūkaku orders Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko to instruct Ichigo and his friends in using the Reishūkaku.
Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko train Ichigo and his friends in using the Reishūkaku.
Ichigo attempts to form a barrier with the Reishūkaku.
Ichigo throws the Reishūkaku at Koganehiko out of frustration.
Ichigo hurls the Reishūkaku at Ganju.
Ichigo prepares to use Ganju's method for barrier generation.
Ichigo generates a large and intense barrier with the Reishūkaku.
Ichigo succeeds in creating a stable barrier.
Kūkaku berates Ichigo for losing concentration as his friends watch.
Ichigo asks Ganju why he was sleeping here.
Ganju confronts Ichigo as he prepares to explain his motivation for helping.
Ichigo and his friends prepare to launch themselves into the Seireitei.
Yoruichi demonstrates how easily she can use the Reishūkaku to Ichigo.
Yoruichi taunts a dejected Ichigo over his inability to easily use the Reishūkaku.
Ichigo and his friends prepare to create a barrier together.
Ichigo and his friends create a barrier with their shared Reiryoku.
Ichigo and his friends are sent flying high into the sky by Kagizaki.
Ichigo and his friends pool their Reiryoku while Ganju reads the second incantation of Kagizaki.
Ichigo and his friends are trapped in the melted cannonball.
Ichigo and his friends are caught up in an energy vortex.
Ichigo and Orihime reach for each other while carrying Uryū and Ganju.
Ganju prepares to break his and Ichigo's fall with Seppa.
Ichigo and Ganju emerge from the sand pit.
Ganju flees from Ikkaku and Yumichika, leaving Ichigo behind.
Ikkaku attacks Ichigo, who dodges at the last second.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's attack with his scabbard.
Ichigo uses Ikkaku's scabbard to launch himself high into the air.
Ichigo blocks Ikkaku's rapid blows.
Ikkaku splits his Shikai, surprising Ichigo.
Ichigo attacks Ikkaku after wrapping up his arm wound.
Ichigo blocks Ikkaku's jab.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's slash with the chain links connecting Hōzukimaru.
Ichigo drops the shredded tassel of Hōzukimaru, revealing that he can keep up with Ikkaku's movements.
Ichigo attacks Ikkaku with a small Getsuga Tenshō, grievously wounding him.
Ichigo defeats Ikkaku with a small Getsuga Tenshō.
Ikkaku collapses in front of Ichigo.
Ichigo reveals that his team consists of five people and a cat to Ikkaku.
Ichigo draws the attention of
Goteitaishi and three other Shinigami.
Ichigo defeats Goteitaishi and the other Shinigami.
Ichigo reunites with Ganju while being chased by several more Shinigami.
Ichigo and Ganju attack the Shinigami chasing them.
Ichigo and Ganju stand over several incapacitated Shinigami.
Ichigo and Ganju hold Hanatarō hostage.
The Shinigami attacking Ichigo and Ganju are engulfed in an explosion of force.
Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanatarō hide in a storage room.
Hanatarō reveals that he knows who Rukia is and where she is being held.
Hanatarō leads Ichigo and Ganju through the canal network.
Hanatarō recounts his experience with Rukia to Ichigo and Ganju.
Ichigo and Ganju reach the stairs leading up to
Senzaikyū.
Renji confronts Ichigo's group.
Ichigo pushes Renji back up against the wall.
Ichigo proclaims that he will crush anyone who gets in his way.
Renji forces Ichigo back and into the air.
Ichigo is slammed into a building by Zabimaru.
Ichigo emerges from the hole in the wall with a head wound.
Renji leaps into the air as he attacks Ichigo.
Ichigo pushes Zabimaru away.
Ichigo rushes toward Renji while he is retracting Zabimaru.
Renji dodges Ichigo's slash.
Renji slashes Ichigo across the chest.
Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanatarō on the cover of
Chapter 97.
Ichigo collapses as he bleeds heavily.
Renji explains why he was able to dodge Ichigo's attack.
Renji begs Ichigo to save Rukia in his stead.
Renji collapses after Ichigo defeats him.
Ichigo collapses while his friends run over to him.
Ganju carries Ichigo over his shoulder.
Hanatarō tends to Ichigo's wounds in a room within the canal network.
Ichigo is punched in the face by Ganju when he attempts to leave before he is fully healed.
Ichigo and the other Ryoka on the cover of
Chapter 101.
Ichigo appears fully healed the day after his fight with Renji.
Hanatarō explains the properties of his stamina pill to Ichigo and Ganju.
Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanatarō return to the canal network exit outside Senzaikyū.
Ichigo and Ganju discuss the status of the other Ryoka.
Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanatarō ascend the steps leading to Senzaikyū.
Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanatarō experience the crushing weight of
Kenpachi Zaraki's Reiatsu.
Ichigo feels the sensation of a sword constantly being held to his neck no matter how far he runs.
Kenpachi asks Ichigo if he is the Ryoka that Kenpachi has been looking for.
Ichigo envisions himself being stabbed through the chest by Kenpachi.
Kenpachi appears behind Ichigo.
Yachiru appears from behind Kenpachi's shoulder, startling Ichigo.
Yachiru steps onto Ichigo's shoulder before he can react.
Ganju runs away with Hanatarō at Ichigo's behest.
Ichigo is shocked by Kenpachi's view of savoring life or death situations.
Ichigo fails to cut Kenpachi and instead injures his hand.
Ichigo fails to harm Kenpachi with his attack.
Ichigo leaps away from Kenpachi when the latter pushes Zangetsu back with his bare arm.
Yachiru explains why Ichigo cannot cut Kenpachi.
Ichigo barely manages to block Kenpachi's strike.
Kenpachi confronts Ichigo after bursting through a wall in front of him.
Ichigo confronts Kenpachi after finding his resolve.
Kenpachi attacks Ichigo after the latter succeeds in cutting him.
Ichigo and Kenpachi clash.
Ichigo narrowly evades Kenpachi's thrust.
Ichigo blocks Kenpachi's attack from behind.
Ichigo is stabbed in the chest and through Zangetsu by Kenpachi's Zanpakutō.
Ichigo collapses after Kenpachi pulls his blade out.
Zangetsu engulfs Ichigo in his cloak.
Ichigo is brought into his inner world.
Zangetsu questions why Ichigo is clinging to a window.
Zangetsu dashes past Ichigo in pursuit of
Zangetsu.
Ichigo, Zangetsu, and his inner Hollow on the cover of
Chapter 111.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash.
Zangetsu exerts his Reiatsu, intimidating Ichigo.
Ichigo envisions the
Asauchi he is holding as a stick in comparison to
Zangetsu.
Ichigo narrowly evades Zangetsu's throw of
Zangetsu as the latter initiates
Deadly Darts.
Ichigo continues to dodge Zangetsu's Deadly Darts attacks.
Ichigo evades Zangetsu's Deadly Darts.
Ichigo and Zangetsu swap weapons after Ichigo asks for another chance.
Kenpachi is alerted by Ichigo's recovery.
Ichigo stands after gaining a power boost.
Ichigo intercepts Kenpachi's attack after slashing through the latter's left shoulder.
Ichigo is caught off-guard when Kenpachi allows his face to be cut so he can get closer.
Ichigo braces himself as Kenpachi's Reiatsu surges after the latter removes his eyepatch.
Zangetsu asks Ichigo if he can hear Kenpachi's Zanpakutō crying out.
Ichigo exerts his Reiatsu in the form of a Hollow mask-like aura.
Ichigo and Kenpachi grievously wound each other with their final attacks.
Ichigo falls to the side, causing Kenpachi's Zanpakutō to tear through his torso.
Ichigo collapses before Kenpachi.
Kenpachi collapses next to Ichigo.
Ichigo and Kenpachi lie on the ground.
Yachiru thanks Ichigo for making Kenpachi happy.
Yoruichi arrives to help an unconscious Ichigo.
Yoruichi prepares to transport Ichigo elsewhere.
Ichigo and the enemy captains of the Gotei 13 on the cover of
Chapter 116.
Ichigo rests inside a healing field within a secret room.
Yoruichi pushes Ichigo back down when he tries to leave.
Ichigo discusses the Hollow mask found in his pocket with Yoruichi.
Ichigo demands that Yoruichi put on some clothes after she returns to her normal form.
Yoruichi teases Ichigo over his reaction to her nudity.
Ichigo and Yoruichi experience the crushing sensation of Byakuya's Reiatsu.
Ichigo flies out of the hidden room with the aid of Yoruichi's
Ryūkotsujō.
Ichigo reunites with Rukia.
Ichigo comforts Hanatarō.
Ichigo declares that he has come to save Rukia.
Ichigo argues with Rukia over his rescue attempt.
Byakuya exerts his Reiatsu to intimidate Ichigo.
Ichigo declares that he is going to defeat Byakuya and go home.
Ichigo catches Byakuya before the latter can complete his attack.
Yoruichi jabs her hand into Ichigo's stomach wound to knock him out.
Yoruichi appears behind Byakuya while carrying Ichigo.
Yoruichi is seemingly attacked while carrying Ichigo.
Yoruichi evades Byakuya while carrying Ichigo.
Ichigo, Orihime, Sado, and Uryū on the cover of
Chapter 119.
Yoruichi carries Ichigo across the Seireitei.
Yoruichi brings Ichigo to a hidden location.
Ichigo demands to know why Yoruichi took him away from the conflict.
Yoruichi flips Ichigo onto his back with Taketonbo.
Yoruichi explains to Ichigo why his friends will be safe with Ukitake.
Ichigo and Yoruichi stand in an underground training area.
Yoruichi reveals that Ichigo can achieve
Bankai in 3 days with a risky method.
Ichigo initiates his Bankai training by stabbing
Zangetsu into the
Tenshintai.
Zangetsu appears next to Ichigo.
Zangetsu manifests dozens of Zangetsu-like swords to begin Ichigo's training.
Yoruichi stands over a wounded Ichigo.
Zangetsu stands over Ichigo.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash.
Zangetsu shatters Ichigo's sword with his bare hand.
Zangetsu slashes Ichigo's chest.
Ichigo grabs another sword as he prepares to resume the fight.
Ichigo maintains his stance despite having his sword shattered.
Ichigo evades Zangetsu's slash.
Zangetsu jumps high into the air to evade Ichigo's strike.
Ichigo finds his sword shattered by Zangetsu's.
Zangetsu hits Ichigo in the face, sending him flying.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash.
Ichigo relaxes in a hot spring.
Ichigo finds his wound healing upon coming into contact with the hot spring water.
Ichigo is shocked when Yoruichi decides to join him in the hot spring.
Yoruichi joins Ichigo in the hot spring in her cat form.
Ichigo learns that Urahara was a Shinigami.
Ichigo finishes warming up for his training.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash.
Ichigo is interrupted when Renji bursts through the ceiling of the Study Chamber.
Ichigo proclaims that he will achieve Bankai today if Rukia's execution is tomorrow.
Ichigo explains to Renji how Rukia changed his life.
Ichigo stands with blood and sweat dripping down his face on the third day of Bankai training.
Ichigo is surrounded by several clones of Zangetsu wielding Zangetsu.
Ichigo, Renji, Kenpachi and Hitsugaya on the cover of
Chapter 143.
A wounded Ichigo kneels before Zangetsu.
Ichigo and Renji declare that they swore to save Rukia on their souls.
Ichigo trains to use Getsuga Tenshō at will against Zangetsu.
Ichigo hold back
Kikōō with
Zangetsu.
Kikōō prepares to attack Ichigo again.
Ichigo moves to the top of the execution scaffold after Kikōō is destroyed.
Ichigo channels his Reiryoku into the scaffold.
Ichigo carries Ichigo under his arm after freeing her.
Ichigo claims that he will simply defeat all the captains before leaving.
Ichigo hurls a screaming Rukia at Renji.
Ichigo punches Marechiyo through his Shikai,
Gegetsuburi, knocking him out.
Ichigo restrains Chōjirō's sword arm.
Ichigo defeats Isane alongside Chōjirō and Marechiyo.
Ichigo and Byakuya clash.
Byakuya pressures Ichigo during their clash.
Ichigo leaps back from Byakuya.
Ichigo, Uryū, Hitsugaya, Hisagi, and Renji on the cover of
Chapter 155.
Ichigo and Byakuya clash fiercely.
Ichigo faces off against Byakuya.
Ichigo refuses to ever let Byakuya say he will kill Rukia in front of her again.
Ichigo fires a
Getsuga Tenshō to counter Byakuya's Shikai,
Senbonzakura.
Ichigo stands at the end of a deep fissure left by his attack.
Ichigo demands that Byakuya use his Bankai.
Ichigo fires another Getsuga Tenshō directly at Byakuya from above.
Byakuya slams Senbonzakura Kageyoshi into Ichigo.
Ichigo is is left wounded by Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Ichigo reveals that he has achieved Bankai.
Ichigo, Orihime, Rukia, Renji, and Sado on the cover of
Chapter 162.
Ichigo declares that he is not done fighting yet.
Ichigo's Reiatsu surges around him.
Ichigo prepares to activate Bankai.
Ichigo holds his sword to Byakuya's throat.
Ichigo proclaims that he achieved Bankai in order to step on Byakuya's pride.
Ichigo's Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu.
Byakuya questions why Ichigo withdrew his blade.
The sword of Tensa Zangetsu.
Ichigo evades Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Ichigo attacks Byakuya, who blocks with Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Ichigo dodges Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Ichigo moves so fast around Byakuya that he generates several afterimages of himself.
Ichigo dispels Senbonzakura Kageyoshi with hundreds of rapid slashes.
Ichigo appears behind Byakuya.
Byakuya surrounds himself and Ichigo with
Senkei.
Ichigo and Byakuya clash fiercely.
Ichigo and Byakuya pass each other after clashing.
Ichigo finds Byakuya's sword about to pierce his head.
Byakuya attacks Ichigo from behind.
Byakuya stabs Ichigo's foot with one of his swords to immobilize him.
Byakuya places his finger on Ichigo's shoulder.
Ichigo is pierced by Byakuya's
Hadō #4. Byakurai.
Ichigo stumbles forward after being grievously injured by Byakuya.
Ichigo realizes that he cannot move due to his injuries.
Ichigo grabs Zangetsu's still-forming mask on his face.
Ichigo rips the mask off his face.
Ichigo regains control of his body.
Ichigo prepares to resume his battle with Byakuya.
Ichigo uses Getsuga Tenshō a final time against Byakuya.
Ichigo and Byakuya's battle concludes.
Ichigo and Byakuya stand apart after their final clash.
Ichigo is wounded by his final clash.
Ichigo declares that he would have fought the law if he were in Byakuya's position.
Ichigo proclaims that he won.
Ichigo collides with Orihime as he falls backward.
Ichigo's friends arrive after his battle.
Ichigo, Orihime, Rukia, and Uryū on the cover of
Chapter 170.
Uryū explains to Ichigo why they were informed of Aizen's betrayal.
Ichigo intercepts Aizen's finishing blow against Renji.
Ichigo Kurosaki and Renji Abarai on the cover of
Chapter 174.
Ichigo and Renji argue over their levels of fatigue.
Ichigo is startled when Rukia pushes herself away from Renji so she can breathe.
Renji explains his plan to Ichigo.
Ichigo and Renji prepare to fight Aizen.
Ichigo rushes toward Aizen after Renji attacks him with
Higa Zekkō.
Aizen slashes Ichigo deeply across the midsection.
Ichigo's wound gushes blood.
Ichigo struggles to get up.
Ichigo learns of Urahara's machinations.
Aizen reveals the existence of the
Hōgyoku to Ichigo.
Ichigo's friends watch as Orihime heals him.
A fully recovered Ichigo arrives to spar with Ikkaku.
Ichigo and Ikkaku prepare to settle their debate through fighting.
Kenpachi discovers Ichigo and Ikkaku sparring.
Ichigo's sword is cut in two by Kenpachi.
Ichigo flees from Kenpachi.
Orihime informs Ichigo that Rukia is missing.
Ichigo, Orihime, and Rukia on the cover of
Chapter 181.
Ichigo interrupts Byakuya's discussion with Renji.
Orihime joins Ichigo on the windowsill.
Ichigo and Orihime approach Rukia.
Rukia reveals that she is going to be staying in Soul Society.
Ichigo and his friends depart for the Human World.
Ichigo and his friends travel through the Dangai.
Ichigo and his friends emerge from the Dangai in midair.
Ichigo and his friends fall toward the ground.
Ichigo and his friends are caught by a cloth fired by Ururu.
Urahara catches Ichigo and his friends on a flying cloth.
Urahara apologizes to Ichigo.
Ichigo sits angrily after elbowing Urahara in the face.
Ichigo identifies the badge he is carrying.
Sado examines Ichigo's badge.
Uryū prepares to get off the cloth.
Ichigo watches as Sado exits.
Ichigo returns to the Kurosaki Clinic.
Ichigo presses his badge to Kon's forehead to knock out his pill.
Ichigo lies on his bed after returning to his body.
Isshin greets Ichigo with a dropkick.
Ichigo disappoints Keigo by not knowing of Bad Shield.
Ichigo discovers a bloodstain where a young Plus used to be.
Ichigo explains that he brought a toy airplane for the Plus.
Ichigo comforts the Dead Girl and promises to visit her tomorrow.
Kon swipes Ichigo in the face for his lack of reaction.
Isshin refuses to take the charm back from Ichigo.
Ichigo clotheslines Keigo while greeting him.
Tatsuki inquires about Ichigo's badge.
Ichigo recalls Ukitake explaining the badge's camouflage properties to him.
Ichigo is alarmed when the badge alerts him to the presence of a Hollow.
Ichigo slashes vertically through the Hollow.
Ichigo observes that Orihime and Sado did not need to come along.
Orihime informs Ichigo of Uryū not doing too well.
Shinji observes Ichigo and his friends from above.
Ichigo attempts to bring up the loss of Uryū's powers with him.
Shinji greets Ichigo while taking the seat next to him.
Ichigo is alerted to the presence of a Hollow by his badge once more.
Ichigo tells Kon to shut up as he bemoans his inability to go outside.
Ichigo drops Kon's pill into his body's mouth.
Ichigo finishes purifying a Hollow.
Ichigo identifies himself as a Substitute Shinigami.
Shinji appears behind Ichigo with a Zanpakutō.
Ichigo forces Shinji back.
Shinji invites Ichigo to join the
Visored.
Ichigo and Shinji sense Isshin's powerful Reiatsu.
Ichigo leaps away from Shinji.
Ichigo declares that he is a Shinigami.
Ichigo ruminates on Shinji's offer to join the Visored.
Uryū ponders the return of his powers next to Ichigo.
Ichigo pulls Shinji out of the classroom to talk in private.
Ichigo interrogates Shinji about his invitation.
Isshin greets Ichigo by elbowing him in the side of the head.
Yuzu tends to Ichigo after he fails to dodge Isshin's attack.
Kon assures Ichigo that Isshin is completely ordinary.
Karin reveals that she knows Ichigo is a Shinigami.
Karin confronts Ichigo over him being a Shinigami.
Ichigo and Karin experience a powerful Reiatsu.
Karin grabs Ichigo's shirt when he tries to leave.
Ichigo arrives to protect Orihime from Yammy.
Ichigo prepares to activate his Bankai.
Ichigo, Renji, Ikkaku, Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya on the cover of Chapter 193.
Ichigo's Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu.
Orihime ponders the change in Ichigo's Reiatsu.
Ichigo blocks Yammy's punch with his sword.
Ichigo severs Yammy's right arm.
Ichigo battles a one-armed Yammy.
Zangetsu manifests in Ichigo's mind.
Yammy kicks a distracted Ichigo in the torso.
Yammy brutalizes an incapacitated Ichigo.
Urahara and Yoruichi arrive to save Ichigo.
Ichigo kneels in exhaustion as Ulquiorra and Yammy leave.
Orihime assures Ichigo that he is not to blame for her injuries.
Ichigo hesitantly approaches Orihime from behind.
Rukia returns to Ichigo's life.
Rukia kicks Ichigo in the face.
Renji restrains Ichigo after he is sent flying back.
Rukia pulls Ichigo's Shinigami form out of his body.
Ichigo carries Rukia across Karakura Town.
The Hollow attacks Ichigo.
A distracted Ichigo is slashed across the chest.
Rukia instructs Ichigo to become stronger and overcome his fears.
Ichigo faces the Hollow with renewed confidence.
Rukia drags Ichigo to find Orihime.
Rukia forces Ichigo to bow and apologize to Orihime.
Ichigo angrily shoos Isshin and Yuzu away from his door.
The Strike Force reveals themselves to be in Ichigo's attic.
Ichigo learns how the Strike Force was formed.
Ichigo watches as Renji and Rangiku inspect Kon.
Rangiku attempts to convince Ichigo to let her stay at his house.
Renji informs Ichigo that he is going to the Urahara Shop.
Ichigo is nonplussed by Isshin and Yuzu telling the poster of Masaki that Rukia is part of the family.
Ichigo and Rukia learn that her bed will be in Karin and Yuzu's room.
Ichigo and Rukia relay information about the Arrancar and their friends to each other.
Di Roy separates himself from Ichigo.
Rukia finds Ichigo facing off against Di Roy.
Chappy springs at a startled Ichigo to pin him down in Rukia's
Gigai.
Chappy restrains Ichigo by wrenching his arm behind his back.
Chappy explains Rukia's status within the Gotei 13 to Ichigo.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Orihime on the cover of chapter 204.
Grimmjow confronts Ichigo and Rukia.
Grimmjow blocks Zangetsu with his bare hand.
Grimmjow repels Ichigo with a flick of his wrist.
Grimmjow evades Ichigo's downward stab.
Grimmjow throws Ichigo into the air.
Ichigo evades Grimmjow's punch by moving behind him.
Grimmjow kicks Ichigo in the side of the head.
Grimmjow stomps Ichigo into the ground below.
Ichigo prepares to use Getsuga Tenshō.
Ichigo fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Grimmjow.
Grimmjow warns Ichigo to pray he never hears Grimmjow's name again.
Renji approaches Ichigo after Grimmjow leaves.
Ichigo states that he lost.
Ichigo watches anxiously as Orihime heals Rukia.
Rukia berates Ichigo for feeling responsible for her injuries.
Ichigo returns to the park where he confronted Ulquiorra and Yammy.
Ichigo finds the Visored in their warehouse.
Ichigo denies having come to join the Visored.
Ichigo tells Shinji that he has come to use the Visored.
Shinji repels Ichigo with a slash of his Zanpakutō.
Hiyori attacks Ichigo after donning her Hollow mask.
Ichigo is wounded by Hiyori's assault.
Ichigo defends himself from Hiyori's strike.
Shinji declares that Ichigo has passed the test.
Ichigo uses Hiyori's Super Trainer.
A frustrated Ichigo throws the Super Trainer at Hiyori.
Ichigo bickers with Hiyori while
Mashiro Kuna returns with lunch.
Shinji lectures Ichigo for claiming that he does not have enough time.
Ichigo is rendered unconscious by Tanma Otoshi.
Ichigo confronts Zangetsu in his inner world.
Ichigo and Zangetsu on the opening color page of
Chapter 218.
Ichigo and the Visored on the cover of Chapter 218.
Zangetsu attacks Ichigo with an inverted version of Zangetsu.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash.
Ichigo blocks a strike from Zangetsu.
Zangetsu repels Ichigo with a slash of his Zangetsu.
Ichigo and Zangetsu perform Bankai in unison.
Ichigo's Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu.
Ichigo and Zangetsu clash with their respective Bankai.
Ichigo and Zangetsu separate in a burst of energy.
Ichigo fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Zangetsu.
Zangetsu wounds Ichigo with a point-blank Getsuga Tenshō of his own.
Zangetsu grabs the blade of Ichigo's sword.
Ichigo sees his sword turning white and disintegrating.
Zangetsu grabs Ichigo by the face and throws him away.
Ichigo is impaled by Zangetsu's sword.
Zangetsu grabs his sword while it is still lodged in Ichigo's abdomen.
Ichigo grabs the blade of the sword in his abdomen, causing it to turn black.
Ichigo is attacked by a subconscious apparition of Kenpachi.
Ichigo is told by his subconscious that he lives to seek battle.
Ichigo pull the sword out of his abdomen.
Ichigo impales Zangetsu with the latter's sword, causing blackness to erupt from the wound.
Ichigo emerges from the husk of his body's Hollowfied form with a Hollow mask.
Ichigo collapses after defeating Zangetsu.
Ichigo reveals that he is alive and conscious.
Ichigo fails to maintain his mask for more than a split-second.
Love and Rose watch Ichigo bicker with Hiyori.
Ichigo dons his Hollow mask.
Hiyori kicks Ichigo, forcing him to block with his forearm.
Orihime explains the situation to Ichigo.
Ichigo resumes his training with Hiyori.
Ichigo washes the dishes as Shinji and Hiyori discuss his training.
Lisa claims to have lent Ichigo an erotic magazine.
Love and Kensei restrain Ichigo to prevent him from confronting the Arrancar.
Shinji pulls Kensei back so Ichigo can go.
Ichigo prepares to show Grimmjow how much stronger he has become.
Ichigo activates his Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu.
Ichigo dons his Hollow mask in a surge of Reiatsu.
Ichigo attacks Grimmjow with incredible force.
Ichigo appears behind Grimmjow to fire another Getsuga Tenshō at him.
Ichigo blocks Grimmjow's Cero.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash in midair.
Ichigo's Hollow mask suddenly shatters.
Grimmjow slashes a weakened Ichigo.
Grimmjow moves down to a falling Ichigo.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash.
Grimmjow approaches a grievously wounded Ichigo.
Ichigo fails to resummon his Hollow mask.
Grimmjow kicks Ichigo hard in the chest.
Ichigo is pinned to the ground by Grimmjow's Zanpakutō.
Hachigen explains why he cannot fully heal Ichigo.
Rukia stays in Ichigo's room as he sleeps.
Karin and Yuzu sleep in Ichigo's room.
Orihime passes through Ichigo's curtains into his room.
Orihime attempts to kiss a sleeping Ichigo.
Orihime cries upon realizing what she is doing.
Orihime admits that every single version of her would fall in love with Ichigo.
Ichigo falls out of bed due to a dream.
Ichigo discovers that his arm is no longer injured.
Ichigo learns of Orihime's disappearance.
Ichigo protests Ukitake's theory of Orihime being killed.
Renji offers to go to
Hueco Mundo and recapture Orihime for Ichigo.
Ichigo requests that he be allowed to go to Hueco Mundo alone.
Rukia apologizes to Ichigo for being unable to help.
Ichigo is left alone in Orihime's apartment.
Ichigo, Renji, Urahara, and Hitsugaya on the cover of
Chapter 239.
Misato berates Ichigo for missing so many days of school.
Keigo greets Ichigo in an attempt to cheer him up.
Ichigo promises to return in time to see Bad Shield 2 with Mizuiro.
Tatsuki confronts Ichigo after being unable to find Orihime.
Tatsuki accuses Ichigo of knowing where Orihime is.
Tatsuki interrogates Ichigo over her inability to sense Orihime's presence.
Ichigo claims that his Shinigami life is none of Tatsuki's business.
Tatsuki punches Ichigo's head through a window.
Keigo restrains Tatsuki from attacking Ichigo further.
Tatsuki questions what she is to Ichigo.
Ichigo arrives at the Urahara Shop.
Sado punches Ichigo, forcing him to block with Zangetsu.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū watch as Urahara initiates
Keikaigi.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū see
Keikaigi form a
Garganta.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū enter the Garganta.
Ichigo and Sado run through the
Garganta on a rough path of
Reishi.
Ichigo sees Uryū riding on a solid board of Reishi.
Uryū explains the logic he used to join Ichigo on his journey.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū enter Hueco Mundo.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū flee from Demoura.
Uryū explains to Ichigo why they cannot fight in the corridor.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū reach a large chamber.
Demoura confronts Ichigo and Sado.
Sado elbows Ichigo in the side of the head to keep him out of the fight.
Ichigo berates Sado and Uryū for fighting recklessly in the underground chamber.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū emerge from the collapsing chamber.
Ichigo sees the barren landscape of
Hueco Mundo for the first time.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū enter Hueco Mundo.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū approach Las Noches.
Ichigo, Sado, and Uryū rest in the sands.
Ichigo is shocked by Uryū knowing the Reishi density of the area.
Ichigo berates Dondochakka for teaching
Nel Tu about masochism.
Ichigo unnerves Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka by telling them that they are not a family.
Bawabawa carries Ichigo and his friends across the desert.
Nel explains how the Arrancar are structured to Ichigo.
Ichigo fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Runugunga.
Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshō slices through Runugunga.
Ichigo, his friends, and the enemy captains on the cover of
Chapter 247.
Rukia punches Ichigo for not trusting her to come back.
Renji punches Ichigo for not trusting him to come back.
Ichigo learns that Byakuya let Rukia and Renji come to Hueco Mundo.
Ichigo is nonplussed by Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka's attempt to name their group.
Ichigo and Renji attack the outer wall of Las Noches.
Nel protests Ichigo and Renji destroying the wall instead of using the gate.
Ichigo thanks Nel for bringing them this far.
Ichigo and his friends reach the entrance of
Tres Cifras.
Ichigo contests Rukia's suggestion that they split up.
Renji warns Ichigo against worrying about Rukia's wellbeing as a warrior.
Ichigo listens as Renji recites a chant for the group.
Ichigo and his friends split up.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Uryū, Sado, and Nel on the cover of
Chapter 250.
Nel follows Ichigo down the hallway.
Nelliel uses
Chōkasoku to catch up to Ichigo.
Ichigo points out that Pesche and Dondochakka have gotten separated from Nel.
Ichigo sees Dordoni lose his footing and crash into the ground.
Dordoni lectures Ichigo on his unimpressed reaction.
Ichigo is suddenly wounded by Dordoni.
Ichigo fires a Getsuga Tenshō at Dordoni.
Dordoni attacks Ichigo with great force.
Dordoni leaps into the air above Ichigo.
Ichigo is sent crashing through the wall by Dordoni's kick.
Dordoni suggests that Ichigo use his Bankai.
Ichigo and Dordoni clash.
Ichigo is attacked by one of Dordoni's bird protrusions.
Ichigo is slammed into the ground by a bird protrusion.
Ichigo fires a point-blank Getsuga Tenshō at the bird protrusion.
Ichigo and Dordoni clash directly.
Ichigo watches Nel absorb Dordoni's Cero.
Ichigo watches as Dordoni is blasted by his own Cero.
Ichigo saves Nel from Dordoni.
Dordoni questions Ichigo's regret over restraining his power.
Ichigo effortlessly holds back a bird protrusion with his sword.
Ichigo cuts the bird protrusion in half with a Getsuga Tenshō.
Dordoni attacks Nel in an attempt to provoke Ichigo.
Ichigo dons his Hollow mask at Dordoni's request.
Ichigo willingly dispels his Hollow mask.
Dordoni explains why he wanted to fight Ichigo at his best.
Ichigo disarms Dordoni and leaves with Nel.
Ichigo hopes that Sado will come back alive with the rest of his friends.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Uryū on the cover of
Chapter 265.
Ichigo senses the sudden plummet in Rukia's Reiatsu.
Ulquiorra confronts Ichigo.
Ulquiorra descends the stairs and approaches Ichigo.
Ichigo decides to save Rukia rather than confront Ulquiorra.
Ichigo attacks Ulquiorra upon learning that he abducted Orihime.
Ulquiorra is pressured by a
Hollow mask-enhanced attack from Ichigo.
Ichigo repels Ulquiorra with a swing of his sword.
Ichigo generates a massive Getsuga Tenshō.
Ichigo's mask shatters following his fierce attack against Ulquiorra.
Nel tackles Ichigo in the face.
Nel begs Ichigo to never exert himself so much again.
Ichigo is left burned and bloodied by Ulquiorra's Cero.
Ulquiorra appears next to Ichigo with Sonído.
Ulquiorra kicks Ichigo hard enough to send him flying.
Ulquiorra stabs his hand into Ichigo's chest.
Ichigo collapses before Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra leaves an unresponsive Ichigo.
Tensa Zangetsu dissipates, indicating Ichigo's closeness to death.
Nel finds Ichigo lying on the floor.
Nel crawls toward an unresponsive Ichigo.
Grimmjow finds Ichigo after taking Orihime.
Ichigo rolls over after being kicked by Grimmjow, revealing the hole in his chest.
Orihime sees a motionless Ichigo in front of her.
Ichigo regains consciousness as he is healed by Sōten Kisshun.
Ichigo, Grimmjow, Aaroniero, and the Privaron Espada on the cover of
Chapter 278.
Ichigo grabs Grimmjow's arm to make him let go of Orihime.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash to begin their final battle.
Ichigo and Grimmjow leave to battle elsewhere.
Ichigo lands with Tensa Zangetsu activated.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash.
Ichigo faces off against Grimmjow.
Ichigo intercepts Grimmjow's Cero with his sword.
Grimmjow charges a Cero aimed at Ichigo's head in his free hand.
Grimmjow promises to slit Ichigo's throat and prove his superiority.
Grimmjow moves behind Ichigo and attacks him.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash.
Ichigo faces off against Grimmjow.
Grimmjow proclaims that Ichigo does not need a grand reason to fight him.
Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshō clashes with Grimmjow's Cero.
Ichigo dodges Grimmjow's Cero.
Grimmjow appears behind Ichigo to attack him.
Ichigo realizes that Orihime and Nel are in danger.
Ichigo looks back at Grimmjow.
Grimmjow roars, unleashing a powerful shockwave that startles Ichigo.
Ichigo faces off against Grimmjow.
Grimmjow attacks Ichigo with enough force to knock him out of the air.
Grimmjow kicks Ichigo high into the air.
Ichigo uses Getsuga Tenshō against Grimmjow.
Grimmjow tackles Ichigo into the side of a tower.
Ichigo grabs Grimmjow's hand when the latter tries to attack him.
Ichigo slashes Grimmjow across the chest.
Grimmjow blocks a powerful strike from Ichigo.
Grimmjow spins in midair as he prepares to attack Ichigo.
Grimmjow strikes Ichigo with his tail.
Ichigo and Grimmjow clash.
Ichigo faces off against Grimmjow.
Ichigo fixes his cracked mask with his hand.
Ichigo and Grimmjow wound each other.
A wounded Ichigo crashes into the side of the tower.
Orihime tells Ichigo to not get hurt anymore.
Ichigo slashes Grimmjow vertically down the chest.
Grimmjow bleeds from his chest wound.
Grimmjow grabs Ichigo's sword as he refuses to lose.
Grimmjow stabs his hand into Ichigo's side.
Grimmjow kicks Ichigo high into the air.
Ichigo struggles to block the
Desgarrón talons.
Ichigo is injured by Desgarrón.
Ichigo resists being pushed back and drags his sword through one of the talons.
Ichigo shatters the talon with his sword.
Ichigo declares that he has come to defeat Grimmjow.
Ichigo defeats Grimmjow by impaling him.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Uryū, and Sado on the cover of
Chapter 286.
Ichigo catches Grimmjow before he can fall.
Ichigo returns to Orihime and Nel.
Nel tackles Ichigo in the abdomen.
Ichigo hoists Orihime over his shoulder.
Nel hits Ichigo in the crotch.
A barely conscious Grimmjow confronts Ichigo.
Ichigo grabs Grimmjow's wrist to stop his attack.
Ichigo protects Grimmjow from Nnoitra's attack.
Nnoitra attacks Ichigo with great force.
Ichigo evades Nnoitra's jabbing attack.
Ichigo, Nnoitra, Orihime, and Tesra on the opening color page of
chapter 289.
Ichigo on the cover of chapter 289.
Ichigo sidesteps Nnoitra's jabbed Zanpakutō.
Nnoitra grabs Ichigo's sword by the blade without injury.
Nnoitra brutally headbutts Ichigo.
Ichigo hurtles through the air near Nel.
Ichigo protects Nel from Nnoitra's stomp.
Ichigo assures Nel that he believes she was not lying to him.
Nnoitra kicks a distracted Ichigo in the face.
Nnoitra withstands a direct slash from Ichigo without injury.
Nnoitra punts Ichigo into the air with a strong upward kick.
Nnoitra slams his Zanpakutō down onto a hesitating Ichigo.
Nnoitra attempts to break Ichigo's arm.
A transformed Nelliel saves Ichigo from Nnoitra.
Nelliel thanks Ichigo for protecting her in her child form.
An overjoyed Nelliel hugs Ichigo with great strength.
Tesra kicks Ichigo away when he tries to help Nelliel.
Ichigo, Orihime, and Nnoitra on the cover of
Chapter 297.
Nnoitra slams Ichigo headfirst into the ground.
Tesra breaks Ichigo's leg with his hoof.
Tesra holds Ichigo aloft by the head.
Tesra snaps Ichigo's arm with his fingers.
Kenpachi saves Ichigo from Tesra.
Ichigo, Orihime, Rukia, and Uryū on the cover of
Chapter 298.
Kenpachi kicks Ichigo away in annoyance.
Ichigo, Uryū, Sado, Renji, and Ikkaku on the cover of
Chapter 301.
Orihime prepares to heal a badly wounded Ichigo.
Ichigo watches the battle alongside Orihime from within Sōten Kisshun.
Orihime heals Ichigo as they watch Kenpachi's fight with Nnoitra.
Nnoitra approaches Ichigo, Orihime, and Yachiru after seemingly defeating Kenpachi.
Ichigo is repelled when he tries to exit Sōten Kisshun.
Kenpachi shatters the Sōten Kisshun around Ichigo in a single strike.
Ichigo and Kenpachi attack the area where
Coyote Starrk was standing after he abducts Orihime.
Aizen speaks directly to Ichigo and the other intruders.
Ichigo leaps into the air after telling Kenpachi that his duty is to protect his friends.
Ulquiorra beckons Ichigo to come to him.
Ichigo and his friends about to fight Hollows.
Ichigo breaks through the white columns.
Ichigo evades a falling Pesche as he crashes into the ground.
Ichigo arrives in Hueco Mundo with the others.
Pesche explains what will happen to the taken Arrancar and Hollows.
Nel is shocked by
Quilge Opie's defeat of the
Tres Bestias.
Ichigo surrounded by Quilge's men.
Ichigo stops Quilge's Heilig Pfeil.
Ichigo counters Quilge's attack with a Getsuga Tenshō.
Quilge appears behind Ichigo.
Ichigo blocks Quilge's attack.
Quilge tells Ichigo to aim before slashing.
Ichigo attacking Quilge in Bankai.
Ichigo pressuring Quilge.
Ichigo overwhelming Quilge with his Bankai.
Ichigo is trapped by Quilge.
Ichigo hears the screams of the Shinigami across the Seireitei.
Ichigo enters the Seireitei after defeating
Shaz Domino.
Ichigo glares into the distance after speaking to Byakuya.
Ichigo yells in anger at Yhwach.
Ichigo exerts his Reiatsu.
Ichigo charges at Yhwach.
Ichigo unleashes a Getsuga Tenshō.
Ichigo is stabbed by Yhwach.
Ichigo uses
Blut Vene to survive being stabbed in the neck.
Ichigo releases a large amount of Reiatsu.
Ichigo's Blut Vene blocks Yhwach's attack.
Ichigo demands to know what Yhwach means.
Ichigo tells Yhwach to wait.
Ichigo says he will not let Yhwach leave.
Ichigo's blade is broken by Haschwalth.
Ichigo is troubled by recent events.
Mayuri explains how a broken Bankai cannot be repaired to Ichigo.
A large and muscular Kon runs into Ichigo.
Ichigo witnesses the arrival of the Royal Guard.
Ichigo is told to do what is best for himself.
Kirinji strikes Ichigo to prove he is healed.
Ichigo and Renji notice the empowering effects of the food.
Ichigo and Renji are shocked by Nimaiya shattering their Zanpakutō.
Ichigo and Renji are attacked by Asauchi.
Ichigo returns to the Human World.
Ichigo reflects on what Yhwach said.
Ichigo's reaction to Isshin's flashback.
Ichigo states he is going somewhere.
Mera appears to bring Ichigo back to Nimaiya's palace.
The Asauchi accept Ichigo's presence.
Ichigo selects his Asauchi.
Ichigo comes crashing down the slide.
Ichigo talks with Nimaiya.
Ichigo confronts Zangetsu.
Ichigo is engulfed by light.
Ichigo holds his new Shikai.
Ichigo senses both his inner Hollow and his Quincy powers within Zangetsu.
Ichigo accelerates toward the Seireitei.
Ichigo arrives in the Seireitei.
Ichigo's new Shinigami uniform.
Ichigo clashes with Candice.
Ichigo fires Getsuga Jūjishō.
Ichigo prepares to face off against eight Sternritter at once.
Ichigo is alerted by a pillar of light piercing the clouds behind him.
Meninas shoves Ichigo into a building.
Bazz-B appears behind Ichigo.
Sado throws Ichigo into a building to snap him out of his depression.
Urahara prepares to launch the artificial Tenchuren as Ichigo watches.
Orihime tells Ichigo that this reminds her of the time they went to Soul Society in order to rescue Rukia.
Ichigo promises to defeat Yhwach and bring back Uryū.
Ichigo and his friends discover Ichibē's remains.
Ichigo and his friends rush toward the main palace.
Ichigo and his friends confront Yhwach.
Ichigo unwillingly slashes the
Soul King with Yhwach's sword.
Ichigo grabs Yhwach's wrist to prevent him from attacking
Mimihagi.
Ichigo blasts Yhwach out of the Soul King Palace with a Getsuga Tenshō.
Yhwach blasts Ichigo away.
Ichigo falls off the palace.
Orihime prepares to catch Ichigo with Santen Kesshun.
Orihime catches Ichigo and her other friends with Santen Kesshun.
Kon bursts out of Ichigo's robe.
Yoruichi wakes Ichigo up by kicking him.
Grimmjow confronts Ichigo.
Ichigo's group moves through the city.
Ichigo and Askin experience the effects of Shunsui's Bankai.
Ichigo comes face to face with Uryū after his betrayal.
Sado grabs Ichigo as he falls.
Ichigo and Orihime are attacked by Quincy statues in the Soul King Palace.
Ichigo and Orihime reach the throne room.
Ichigo's Reiatsu as he confronts Yhwach.
Yhwach stops Ichigo's assault.
Orihime shields Ichigo from Yhwach's attack.
Ichigo's newest transformation.
Yhwach blocks Ichigo's attack.
Ichigo clashes with Yhwach.
Ichigo is stabbed by shadowy blades.
Ichigo evades Yhwach's attack.
The new form of Tensa Zangetsu.
Orihime shields Ichigo from Yhwach's attack.
Yhwach grabs Ichigo by the head.
Yhwach absorbs Ichigo's power.
Renji and Rukia arrive to find Ichigo defeated.
Ichigo is stabbed by Tsukishima.
Tensa Zangetsu is repaired by Orihime.
Ichigo and Renji travel through the portal.
Ichigo and Renji attack Yhwach.
Ichigo unleashes a point-blank Getsuga Tenshō on Yhwach.
Ichigo looks on as Yhwach revives himself.
Ichigo cuts Yhwach in half.
Ichigo and his friends on the color spread of
Chapter 686.
Yhwach explains his ultimate goal to Ichigo.
Ichigo and Renji on the alternate cover of
Volume 11.
Ichigo and Renji in VIBEs
Ichigo and Rukia in VIBEs.
Ichigo on the Akamaru Jump 2004 Poster.
Ichigo on the Akamaru Jump Summer 2003 Cover.
Ichigo and the other top 10 winners of the first popularity poll.
Ichigo and the other top 10 winners of the second popularity poll.
Ichigo and the other top 5 winners of the third popularity poll.
Ichigo and the other top 5 winners of the fourth popularity poll.
Ichigo and the other top 5 winners of the fifth popularity poll.
Ichigo, Byakuya, Renji, Grimmjow, and Ulquiorra as the winners of the top 4 best bouts in the sixth popularity poll.
Ichigo and Rukia in the 2011 Bleach Calendar.
Ichigo and Rukia on the cover of the August 20th 2001 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, and Yuzu on the cover of the November 19th 2001 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, Sado, Uryū, and Kon on the cover of the September 9th 2002 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, Shunsui, Byakuya, and Suì-Fēng on the cover of the April 28th 2003 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Orihime, Sado, Uryū, and Ganju on the cover of the August 9th 2003 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Ganju, and Hanatarō on the cover of the December 1st 2003 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the April 26th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and the protagonist of
Ichigo 100% on the cover of the July 26th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, Sado, and Uryū on the cover of the August 16th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, Kenpachi, and Hitsugaya on the cover of the October 11th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Karin, and Yuzu on the cover of the October 18th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Rukia on the cover of the December 6th 2004 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the April 4th 2005 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, and Kon on the cover of the May 23rd 2005 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and the protagonist of
Gintama on the cover of the July 18th 2005 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Shinji, and Ulquiorra on the cover of the September 19th 2005 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Hitsugaya, Rangiku, Ikkaku, and Yumichika on the cover of the December 5th 2005 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Grimmjow on the cover of the February 6th 2006 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, and Hitsugaya on the cover of the July 10th 2006 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the September 4th 2006 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the October 30th 2006 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Rukia on the cover of the December 4th 2006 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the April 23rd 2007 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Isshin, Renji, Hitsugaya, and Shinji on the cover of the June 18th 2007 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Hitsugaya on the cover of the September 17th 2007 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the November 12th 2007 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Hitsugaya, and
Sōjirō Kusaka on the cover of the December 10th 2007 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Byakuya, Kenpachi, and Mayuri on the cover of the February 11th 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Uryū, Sado, and Renji on the cover of the April 21st 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the May 26th 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Urahara, Shinji, and Hiyori on the cover of the June 23rd 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, and Renji on the cover of the July 28th 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Rukia on the cover of the September 15th 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, Hitsugaya, Komamura, and Hisagi on the cover of the December 8th 2008 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Zangetsu on the cover of the May 4th 2009 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, Hitsugaya, and Ikkaku on the cover of the October 12th 2009 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Aizen on the cover of the March 1st 2010 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the September 6th 2010 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Ginjō on the cover of the November 15th 2010 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo,
Kokutō, and
Shuren on the cover of the December 13th 2010 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Renji, Byakuya, Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, Aizen, and Tsukishima on the cover of the June 27th 2011 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the September 5th 2011 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Ginjō on the cover of the November 7th 2011 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the February 27th 2012 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Yhwach on the cover of the June 18th 2012 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Byakuya, Hitsugaya, and Kon on the cover of the September 17th 2012 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the September 23rd 2013 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo on the cover of the August 4th 2014 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo and Uryū on the cover of the August 31st 2015 issue of Shonen Jump.
Ichigo with his Shikai, commemorating the launch of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc anime.