The Best Episodes Written By Genki Yoshimura

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung

   S1:E6012/6/2005

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

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   8.2/10(12 votes)

   #2 - Ichigo Becomes a Hollow!

   S1:E192/15/2005

   Kisuke Urahara helps Ichigo Kurosaki regain his Shinigami powers.

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   8.1/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Stars and the Stray

   S1:E325/17/2005

   6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai remembers his past with Rukia Kuchiki and begs Ichigo Kurosaki to save her in his stead.

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   8.1/10(15 votes)

   #4 - Beat the Invisible Enemy!

   S1:E511/2/2004

   Rukia Kuchiki and Yasutora Sado team up to take on the Hollow Shrieker.

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...

   S1:E2195/12/2009

   Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi and Findorr Calius battle each other.

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   8.1/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Fireman's Ball

   S1:E43/28/1999

   The kids come to a Yokomon village to rest for the evening until a Meramon attacks.

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   8.1/10(16 votes)

   #7 - Cursed Parakeet

   S1:E410/26/2004

   When Yasutora Sado receives a parakeet that contains the Soul of a young boy, it is up to Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki to protect him from the Hollow that is after them.

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   8.0/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu

   S1:E386/28/2005

   As the high-ranking members of the Gotei 13 continue to react to 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen's murder, Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus the Soul Reapers

   S1:E2031/20/2009

   Sōsuke Aizen reveals his plans and heads to Karakura Town.

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10. 

    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #10 - A Gentle Right Arm

    S1:E1212/21/2004

    As Ichigo Kurosaki begins his duel with Uryū Ishida, Yasutora Sado gains a new power.

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11. 

    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Ishida's Strategy, 20-Second Offense and Defense

    S1:E1643/12/2008

    While Uryū Ishida and Lieutenant Renji Abarai continue their battle against Szayelaporro Granz, Ichigo Kurosaki is healed by Orihime Inoue.

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12. 

    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Final Chapter - Zanpakutō The Alternate Tale

    S1:E2551/26/2010

    Ichigo Kurosaki defeats Muramasa, and the Zanpakutō Spirits return to their original forms.

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13. 

    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle

    S1:E5611/1/2005

    Yoruichi Shihōin battles 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng.

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14. 

    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?

    S1:E253/29/2005

    Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter the Seireitei.

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15. 

    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Overcome Your Limits!

    S1:E458/16/2005

    Ichigo Kurosaki begins his Bankai Training.

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16. 

    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Grimmjow Revived

    S1:E14310/3/2007

    Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado head to Hueco Mundo.

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17. 

    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student

    S1:E1101/10/2007

    Ichigo Kurosaki goes back to slaying Hollows in the Human World, but he is soon confronted by Shinji Hirako - a Visored.

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18. 

    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Morning of the Sentence

    S1:E519/27/2005

    As the day of Rukia Kuchiki's execution arrives, various groups around the Seireitei move out and clash with one another.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Muguruma 9th Division, Moves Out

    S1:E2093/3/2009

    The Gotei 13 attempt to figure what's behind the disappearances of Rukongai citizens.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Dark History! The Worst Shinigami Is Born

    S1:E25112/22/2009

    6th Division Captain Ginrei Kuchiki and Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto are forced to seal Kōga Kuchiki away. In the present, 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki stops Kōga from killing Muramasa.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - A New Enemy! The True Nature of the Sword Beasts

    S1:E2572/9/2010

    10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles a Tōjū which has been absorbed by a Hollow.

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22. 

    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru

    S1:E1203/28/2007

    The battles with the Arrancar continue.

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Testament, Your Heart is Right Here...

    S1:E1602/13/2008

    Rukia Kuchiki recalls her past with Kaien Shiba before she kills Aaroniero Arruruerie.

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    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Elite! The Four Shinigami

    S1:E2164/21/2009

    As Ichigo Kurosaki confronts Ulquiorra Cifer, the battle for the four pillars begins in Karakura Town.

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    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Oath! Back Here Alive Again

    S1:E15011/28/2007

    Ichigo Kurosaki and his group arrive in Las Noches.

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