NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation
Season 1 Episode 105 - Aired 11/29/2006
As the Shinigami learn more about the Jōkaishō, Ran'Tao confronts Jin Kariya.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Ulquiorra's Scheme, the Moment when the Sun Sets!
Season 1 Episode 140 - Aired 9/12/2007
The battles conclude as the Arrancar head back into Hueco Mundo.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata
Writer: Masashi Sogo
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Byakuya and Renji, the 6th Division Returns
Season 1 Episode 254 - Aired 1/19/2010
The Shinigami and their Zanpakutō Spirits try to deal with the Gillians.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Takeshi Yamaguchi
Writer: Kenta Shimoyama
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Terror! The Monster That Lurks Underground
Season 1 Episode 259 - Aired 2/23/2010
A group of Shinigami must go into the sewers to fight a Tōjū. They are aided by a Zanpakutō Spirit who has been living in the sewers.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Imprisonment?! Senbonzakura & Zabimaru
Season 1 Episode 263 - Aired 3/23/2010
Zabimaru and Senbonzakura are trapped in the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - The Soul Detective: Karakuraizer Takes Off Again!
Season 1 Episode 311 - Aired 3/1/2011
The continued adventures of Karakura-Raizer.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Mio Imamura
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - THE DARK ARM
Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 10/19/2024
Ichigo tries to remove the impaled sword from the Soul King and save his life.
Director: Jeong Yeong-hoon
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - THE BETRAYER
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 10/26/2024
Ukitake takes the place of the slain Soul King by releasing the power of Mimihagi.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.0/103 votesLoading...#9 - The Evil Eye, Aizen Returns
Season 1 Episode 116 - Aired 2/21/2007
The Arrancar arrive in the Human World, again.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
5.3/103 votesLoading...#10 - Rukia and Kaien, the Sorrowful Reunion
Season 1 Episode 154 - Aired 12/26/2007
Rukia Kuchiki reunites with her deceased mentor, Kaien Shiba.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer: Rika Nakase
5.5/102 votesLoading...#11 - The Konso Cop Karakuraizer is Born
Season 1 Episode 213 - Aired 3/31/2009
Kisuke Urahara creates the Karakura-Raizer Team to protect Karakura Town.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
5.5/102 votesLoading...#12 - Karakuraizer's Last Day
Season 1 Episode 214 - Aired 4/7/2009
The Karakura-Raizer Team face off against a female Arrancar.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
5.5/102 votesLoading...#13 - Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born!
Season 1 Episode 229 - Aired 7/21/2009
Ikkaku and Yumichika are forced to stay with Mizuho again while on a mission in the Human World.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: Kenta Shimoyama
5.5/102 votesLoading...#14 - It's All a Trap... Engineered Bonds!
Season 1 Episode 295 - Aired 11/2/2010
Sōsuke Aizen reveals to Ichigo Kurosaki that all of his battles have taken place exactly as he desired.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Yasuto Nishikata
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
5.7/103 votesLoading...#15 - Unseal! The Black Blade, the Miraculous Power
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 11/15/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki activate their Bankai.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Masashi Sogo
5.9/10494 votesLoading...#16 - The Blade Is Me
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/2022
Ichigo learns that he is the child born of a Soul Reaper and a Quincy. Finally understanding the truth behind his heritage, Ichigo decides to return to Hoohden with a renewed resolve to finish what he has started.
Director: Yoshinori Odaka, Mitsutoshi Sato, Tomohisa Taguchi
Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu
6.0/102 votesLoading...#17 - The Reviving Lion
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/20/2005
The Karakura Superheroes come together once more and fight a Hollow.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.0/103 votesLoading...#18 - Death Game! The Missing Classmate
Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 2/7/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends must deduce the identity of an impostor in their midst.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Junya Koshida
Writer: Rika Nakase
6.0/102 votesLoading...#19 - Assault from a Formidable Enemy! A Tiny Final Line of Defense?!
Season 1 Episode 80 - Aired 5/16/2006
At Kisuke Urahara's request, Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba prepare anti-Bount traps around the Kurosaki Clinic, but are angered when Ichigo Kurosaki brushes them off as pointless and unhelpful.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
6.0/103 votesLoading...#20 - Ishida & Pesche, the United Attack of Friendship
Season 1 Episode 156 - Aired 1/16/2008
Uryū Ishida and Pesche Guatiche battle against Cirucci Sanderwicci.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
6.0/102 votesLoading...#21 - Desperate Struggle Under the Moonlit Night, the Mysterious Assassin and Zanpakutō
Season 1 Episode 170 - Aired 5/14/2008
As Ichigo Kurosaki learns more about Rurichiyo Kasumiōji, he is forced to fight off an assassin going after the girl.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer: Masashi Sogo
6.0/102 votesLoading...#22 - Kibune Goes to War! The Violent Wind that Rages
Season 1 Episode 172 - Aired 5/28/2008
Izuru Kira begins to get depressed over the fact that the 3rd Division members like Makoto Kibune more than him.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
6.0/102 votesLoading...#23 - The Revenging Assassin, Ichigo is Targeted
Season 1 Episode 175 - Aired 6/18/2008
Hanza Nukui and his subordinates attack the Human World to kill Ichigo Kurosaki and Rurichiyo Kasumiōji.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
6.0/102 votesLoading...#24 - The Fallen Shinigami's Pride
Season 1 Episode 189 - Aired 10/7/2008
Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Shūsuke Amagai conclude their battle.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
6.0/102 votesLoading...#25 - Ichigo's Seppuku Persuasion Strategy ☆
Season 1 Episode 204 - Aired 1/27/2009
Ichigo Kurosaki tries to help out a feuding Rurichiyo Kasumiōji and Kenryū.
Director: Noriyuki Abe, Taiji Kawanishi
Writer: Kenta Shimoyama
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"Kariya! Countdown to the Detonation" is the worst rated episode of "Bleach". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Masahiro Okubo, it aired on 11/29/2006. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ulquiorra's Scheme, the Moment when the Sun Sets!".