The Best Episodes of Bleach

The change in Mayuri's Spiritual Pressure is also felt elsewhere by Urahara and Kyoraku.

Director: Hikaru Murata, Ema Saito, Tomohisa Taguchi, Shintaro Matsui

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Nemu ignores Mayuri's orders by intervening in his battle against Pernida.

Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Ichigo tries to remove the impaled sword from the Soul King and save his life.

Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Yhwach is overflowing with power from having absorbed the Soul King.

Director: Takumi Ichikawa

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Kyoraku has paved the way for the soul reapers to reach the enemy's stronghold within Wahrwelt, but Gerard Valkyrie prevents them from advancing any further.

Director: Itoko Nagai

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Rukia Kuchiki's execution ceremony commences, but does not proceed as planned.

Director: Noriyuki Abe

Writer: Rika Nakase

Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki's battle reaches its conclusion.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida

Writer: Masashi Sogo

A conspiracy connecting several recent events in Soul Society is revealed.

Director: Noriyuki Abe

Writer: Genki Yoshimura

4th Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu informs the Gotei 13 that Sōsuke Aizen is alive as the latter reveals his machinations.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu

Writer: Masahiro Okubo

5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen removes the Hōgyoku from Rukia Kuchiki's Soul and retreats to Hueco Mundo.

Director: Noriyuki Abe

Writer: Masashi Sogo

As Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Orihime Inoue struggles dealing with Ichigo's Hollowfication form.

Director: Kazunori Mizuno

Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

Ichigo Kurosaki greatly struggles with Ulquiorra Cifer in his released form and to further drive it in, Ulquiorra shows Ichigo his second release.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yoshifumi Sueda

Writer: Masahiro Okubo

As Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollow form completely takes him over, he begins battling Ulquiorra Cifer again.

Director: Yasuto Nishikata

Writer: Masahiro Okubo

The Shinigami and Visored, attacking Sōsuke Aizen, are unable to defeat the treacherous captain.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Kazuo Nogami

Writer: Kenta Shimoyama

Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto joins the battle against Sōsuke Aizen, only for his Zanpakutō's abilities to be sealed by Wonderweiss Margela.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Mitsue Yamasaki

Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

Ichigo Kurosaki emerges from his training and forces Sōsuke Aizen into battle away from Karakura Town.

Director: Junya Koshida

Writer: Kento Shimoyama

Ichigo Kurosaki gradually loses his remaining powers and bids farewell to Rukia Kuchiki.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Ogura Shirakawa

Writer: Masahiro Okubo

A fearless Rukia takes on Äs Nödt.

Director: Chen Dali

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Yhwach confronts Hyosube, who is protecting the real Royal Palace.

Director: Shinichirou Ueda

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Lille undergoes further transformation to hunt down and pass judgment on Kyoraku.

Director: Shinichirou Ueda

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

As the battle between the soul reapers and the quincies rages, Haschwalt finds himself confronted by Bazz-B inside Wahrwelt

Director: Chen Dali

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

Candice, Meninas, Giselle, and Liltotto try to take down Kenpachi.

Director: Mitsutoshi Sato

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

The battle between Squad Zero and Yhwach's Royal Guards for the Soul King rages on.

Director: Hikaru Murata

Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu, Tomohisa Taguchi

Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga continue their brawling.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi and Findorr Calius battle each other.

Director: Noriyuki Abe, Kazunori Mizuno

Writer: Genki Yoshimura