You are my one and only.
No one can take your place.
Never fade, my only flower.
The sun never blinds you.
You are like a flower that blooms in shade.
Exhale those feelings you hold inside.
You are my one and only; now and forever.
The day may come when all will rise against us,
but I will protect you.
Never give up, my only flower.
TIME NOTICE THAT YOU SHOULD NOTICE THAT
NOTICE THAT THERE’S NO OTHER
Renji…?
Why? Why you… Renji!
Good morning. How are you, Rukia?
Gin…Ichimaru…
Now, now…
Such bad manners as usual.
You must always address me as Captain Ichimaru.
If you don’t change your attitude, you’ll get a scolding from your brother.
I apologize, Captain Ichimaru.
Oh no. Did you think I was serious?
Don’t worry. I won’t turn you in.
I don’t mind it from you.
Why…?
Why have you come to a place like this, Captain Ichimaru?
Oh… no particular reason.
I was out taking a walk and thought I’d visit…
just to tease you a little bit.
I never liked this man.
Shortly before I joined the Thirteen Court Guard Squads,
my brother became the Captain of Squad 6.
This man became the Captain of Squad 3 about the same time.
I remember him chatting with my brother whenever they happened to meet…
It didn’t look like anything other
than two captains exchanging pleasantries.
There was never anything of any substance said.
However, it didn’t look that way to me.
From the first time I laid eyes on this man,
I broke out in a cold sweat all over my body.
His fingertips…his lips…
Even the slight movement of his eyes…
reminded me of a snake.
And although he was speaking to my brother,
I felt as though he had his hands around my throat
and I was frozen, unable even to blink.
I’ve always hated this man.
It seemed like he could find the smallest crack in those around him
and seep deep down into you like venom.
That’s the kind of fear he arouses…
I didn’t have any reason for it.
Something inside me rejected everything about him.
Despite the many times we’ve spoken over the years,
those feelings have never changed…
Even now…
I still feel that way about him.
What’s the matter?
You’re in such a daze.
Nothing…
Oh, by the way, it seems he isn’t actually dead yet…
Abarai, that is.
It’s true…
I can vaguely sense something like Renji’s spirit energy…
But it’s so weak…
He will die soon.
Poor thing. All he did was try to save you, Rukia.
Don’t speak so lightly of him!
Are you afraid?
Wh-What?
You don’t want Abarai and the others to die, do you?
Thinking about not wanting them dead…
don’t you suddenly feel afraid of dying?
Want me to save you?
C-Captain Ichimaru!
What… What are you saying, sir?!
Well? I could save you this instant if I wanted to.
You and Abarai…and the others.
Is he serious?
What could he gain from saving me?!
And there’s even less reason for him to want to save Ichigo and Renji!
But…does he really mean it?
Just kidding.
Bye-bye, Rukia.
I’ll see you at the Sokyoku.
I thought I had abandoned all hope.
I thought I lost my reasons for living…
I had no regrets. I had no fear of death…
Yet…he was able to shake my resolve!
By holding out that small sliver of hope,
he managed to make me yearn just a bit…
He made me want to live again!
He shattered my resolve!
Quit fretting… over something like this!
Tosen!
What are you looking around for, idiot?!
This is ridiculous!
How can you call yourselves captains with that level of strength!
Come on and stand up. You don’t look dead to me yet.
At least die after releasing your Bankai.
Don’t get so full of yourself!
A traitor like you isn’t worthy of Bankai!
Hold it, Komamura.
I’ll do it.
There are three ways
to become a captain in the Thirteen Court Guard Squads…
The first is to pass the Captain’s Exam,
presided over by three other captains, including the Head Captain himself.
The second way is to receive
the recommendation of six or more captains,
and be acknowledged by at least three of the remaining seven captains.
The third way is
to defeat the previous captain in a one-on-one battle,
which must be witnessed by two hundred or more squad members.
So what’s your point?
Kenpachi Zaraki…
Ever since the moment
you killed the former captain of Squad 11 and replaced him,
I’ve felt a deep unease about you, unease that has become a certainty…
A certainty that you’re a demon…
that you thrive on violence and blood…
that you’re different from the rest of us.
And that you were bound someday to destroy the peace.
And sure enough.
Now you have saved the Ryoka and here you fight against us,
threatening to bring even more chaos to the Seireitei.
And all because of your insatiable bloodlust
and your love of fighting for its own sake.
Am I wrong?
Enough babbling.
So you’re claiming to be the hero of justice?
Get to the point.
If you hate me so much, just attack!
No hatred. I never actually said that I hated you.
I just find you unforgivable!
Everything that you say and do…
threatens the very peace we have established!
I do not hate you.
However, I must erase you in the name of peace!
Tosen!
Bankai!
Suzumushi Tsuishiki Enmakorogi.
This is my Bankai.
This entire space is my Bankai.
Well Zaraki? Even you could not have expected this.
But…
you probably can’t see anything.
What is this? I can’t see a thing.
I can’t hear a thing.
What do you think of a world without light or sound?
Isn’t it frightening?
The Enmakorogi steals all Spiritual Pressure,
all perceptions and senses of those within it
and creates a dark, silent hell.
Only one can escape this hell…
the one who wields this Suzumushi.
It’s useless! You cannot catch me.
No matter how skilled one may be,
when deprived of light so suddenly, it is the end.
With the sudden darkness, a tiny fear is born.
The slightest fear slows one down by half a step.
But I who have known no light since birth…
You are a demon, after all.
You have no fear to begin with.
Fine!
Then, I will not give you any chance to feel fear!
It ain’t over yet!
Ichigo, there’s no time left.
I can’t believe my resolve was so weak.
How depressing.
That’s Captain Tosen’s Enmakorogi…
Is he having a tough battle? Or…
I’d better get over there fast.
Not so fast!
I haven’t lost yet.
Don’t kid yourself. You’ve lost.
Sorry to disappoint you.
In Squad 11, to lose means to die.
That’s different from Squad 9.
Like heaven and earth.
That’s why we’re fighting.
Fight, huh? But you really should put down your sword.
There’s no way a fifth seat can defeat a lieutenant.
Shall I tell you a secret?
The reason why I’m a fifth seat…
is simply because I don’t like the number “four”.
What?
I think the number “three” is the prettiest.
But that belongs to Ikkaku.
So I chose the fifth seat,
“five” being the closest in resemblance to the number “three.”
And one more thing…
In Squad 11, we have an unspoken agreement…
Our zanpakuto can only be direct combat type.
We all live to fight.
So Kido type of zanpakuto is thought to be for cowards.
Anyway, the secret begins from here…
What is the true power of my zanpakuto?
Now, don’t tell Ikkaku and the Captain, okay?
I don’t want them to dislike me.
Why you--!
Am I alive…?
H-Hello…
Why are you tending to me?
I brought him here.
Rikichi, you…!
Hanataro was captured trying to save Rukia…
So I thought he would help you with your injury.
He waited for a chance to unlock the cell.
I see. Thanks.
Oh no… Actually…
Someone had tended to your wound before I came.
The only one who could’ve done this…
Lieutenant Abarai!
Please don’t give up!
Ichigo will save Rukia.
So…
Yeah, please don’t give up!
I couldn’t believe it. That you had lost to the Ryoka.
Or that you had broken out of jail.
And I couldn’t believe you would raise your sword
against members of your own Squad.
But, I…
I joined Squad 6 because you were my hero!
No matter what happens, I want you to live!
And I want you to be cool and fight for what you believe in!
Rikichi…
Why…
Right now, he can’t use his eyes, ears or nose.
He cannot even sense Spiritual Pressure!
Then how…is he able to counter me?!
Again! He dodges a fatal blow at the last second!
Every time he parries,
his counterattacks get more accurate too!
Is he really a demon, after all?
I got a hit this time.
Just a graze but still…
This Bankai that destroys senses is a nuisance.
But at least I still have my sense of touch.
And as long as I have that…
I can feel the moment his blade makes contact,
then dodge and counterattack.
At least that way, I won’t die.
My blade is starting to make little hits…
but this is getting boring.
It’s more fun when you can cut and slash.
Now then…
I can’t see and I can’t hear.
As for the Spiritual Pressure, I never felt much of it to begin with.
Dammit! Why do I have to waste time thinking like this?!
So stupid!
Use your instincts!
That’s what I’m doing right now!
Maybe you should be using that mind-eye thing
to try to visualize your enemy, you know?
If I could do that I wouldn’t be having this problem!
What would I do? Let’s see…
I’d give up in a beautiful way.
Die.
Hold it…
That’s it!
An easy way to see his position.
He’s smiling again.
After all this, he still enjoys the fight?
You’re dangerous, Kenpachi Zaraki!
You are too dangerous to be allowed to live!
He didn’t dodge…
Or…he couldn’t dodge?
Hey! So we meet again!
Impossible!
I can see now. I can hear, too.
Is it because I’m holding you?
Or…is it because I’m touching your sword?
Either way it doesn’t matter.
Bring on the next attack.
I know your trick now.
Next time, I’ll be able to grab your arm before you penetrate my body.
Dammit…
I must not lose. I can never lose to the likes of you!
I wish I could gather all the clouds
so they would never again obscure the light that shines from the stars.
That’s beautiful…
I’m going to become a Soul Reaper…
If there is not enough justice…
I will become justice itself.
And I will wipe out all the evil in this world
like the wind casts away the clouds in the sky…
with all the justice in my being!
Tosen!
Not yet!
It’s not over yet!
I quit. I’m bored.
I have no interest in fighting a man with one foot already in the grave.
I’m out of here.
Dying is futile.
If you die, you can’t fight anymore.
I swear it! If it takes my very life I will stop you!
What an idiot! If you wanna die so badly, die!
Komamura!
That’s enough. This man will never understand you.
Don’t sacrifice yourself.
Komamura, I…
I know.
What a shock…
So that’s what’s under that basket.
You don’t look shocked.
Outward appearances have nothing to do with fighting abilities.
The only question is…
if your beastly appearance means you fight with a beast’s strength.
That’s what matters.
You see only what’s on the surface.
You have no respect for an opponent’s inner strength.
That is your weakness.
I am not kind like Tosen.
Bankai…
Kokujo Tengen Myo-oh.
Here I come, Kenpachi Zaraki!
A fight to the death, just the kind you love!
A fight to the death, huh?
Great! That means I can come at you with everything I’ve got!
And then after you’re dead…
go reincarnate yourself and come at me again!
And now…
Let us begin the execution.
So few people showed up.
Heh…?
The squads with both the captain and lieutenant in attendance are…
the Head Captain’s Squad 1 and our Squad 2…
plus Kyoraku’s Squad 8.
It’s no surprise that Squads 5, 11 and 12 are missing…
But what about the rest?
Even Unohana of Squad 4 is missing.
B-Brother…
Rukia Kuchiki…
Do you have any final words to say?
Yes… Just one.
All the days gone by have made me what I am
Life’s not easy; that’s why I can go on.
To the people hurrying by,
“Have your dreams come true?”
I’m still struggling…
Forget returning to my youth; I want to live today well.
I was born timid.
Out where the sun shines I fisted my hand tight.
Break out of that place, that time, and I can change my life
But I could never express everything deep in my heart
Life’s not easy; that’s why I can go on.
How does the Sokyoku work?
I think it transforms into something.
What if it becomes a giant robot?!
Sokyoku Transformation!
Come on bad guys, bring it on!
Hey, that's pretty cool!
You look like you're having fun, Ikkaku.
Squad 10 Lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto!
Such divine cleavage!
Squad 4 Captain, Retsu Unohana!
Mom!
Squad 5 Lieutenant, Momo Hinamori!
You're my kid sister from today.
Squad 8 Lieutenant, Nanao Ise!
Scold me, please!
Squad 2 Captain, Soi Fon!
Is she a zashiki warashi ghost?!
The former leader of the Punishment Force, Yoruichi Shihoin!
She can turn into a cat.