The volcano at Stonewin is frozen over & the lands are blasted with a deadly cold. This is the work of Blaze the Ice Dragon sent by wicked Wizard Malvel to thwart Tom's quest to save his father. Can he defeat Blaze & win the next piece of Amulet before it's too late? ...

Ichigo knows that to retrieve Rukia from the Soul Society he'll have to enter that world himself. But his fight with Rukia's brother Byakuya showed in no uncertain terms that Ichigo still has a great deal of rigorous study & training ahead of him. Deep beneath Kisuke's Urahara Shoten Ichigo practices his fighting & hones his spiritual energies & now he must face the most daunting challenge of all: prevent his Chain of Fate from consuming itself or be forever transformed into a soul-devouring Hollow! ...

Rukia Kuchiki the ex-Soul Reaper responsible for Ichigos transformation is on the lam. Her brethren at the Soul Society are quite displeased with the fact that she transferred the powers of a Soul Reaper to a human & have dispatched two of their strongest agents to neutralize the situation. Their mission is twofold: to return Rukia to the Soul Society so that she may pay for her crime & to deal with Ichigo permanently. But an unlikely third party is standing in their way: Uryu Ishida the Quincy! ...

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts
- he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow
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Ichigo successfully defeats Ikkaku of the Eleventh Company & is rewarded with a valuable piece of information--the location of where Rukia is being detained as she awaits execution. However Ichigos companion the pyrotechnics-wielding Ganju is having a much harder time with his Soul Reaper opponent. Meanwhile Orihime & Uryu confront the younger brother of the gargantuan gatekeeper whom Ichigo defeated a little while ago. Its time for Uryu to put all his training to the test & prove to everyone (and himself) how much more powerful he has become. ...

Ichigo ' Strawberry' Kurosaki was born with the ability to see ghosts. When his family is attacked by a Hallow
- a malevolent lost
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Beginning of the Death of Tomorrow During a bloody confrontation with a sadistic Soul Reaper Uryu chooses a path that will temporarily grant him enormous power at great personal cost. Meanwhile Ichigo races to master a powerful technique that will help him fight Byakuka & hopefully save Rukia from execution. ...

The Undead Chad has stormed his way into the heart of the Soul Society the Seireitei only to meet his match in the devastatingly efficient Captain Kyoraku. Meanwhile Ichigo struggles in his battle against Kenpachi Zaraki the captain of the 11th company. Although Ichigo succeeds in drawing blood the secret of Kenpachis zanpaku-to may be his undoing. Before Ichigo realizes it Kenpachis blade has pierced his heart! ...

White Tower Rocks Ichigo & Yoruichi race to save Ichigos friends from Rukias cold-blooded brother Byakuya Kukichi. They arrive to find Ganju in tatters & Rukia with him. Ichigo is bent on defeating her brother this time but he is nowhere near prepared. Can he learn decades worth of skill in just a matter of days? ...

Ichigo Kurosaki thought that Soul Reapers were the only ones hunting Hollows but he was wrong. Enter Uryu Ishida a Quincy & possibly the last member of a powerful clan that died out over 200 years ago. Unlike Soul Reapers who strive to cleanse Hollows of their sins & send them to the Soul Society Quincys adopt a more direct approach
- they kill Hollows without hesitation. To demonstrate the supremacy of the Quincys ways Uryu challenges Ichigo to a contest
- bait is spread around the city attracting a large number of unstable Hollows. Whoever defeats the most wins regardless of the danger. Also Orihime & Chad confronted with a host of Hollows terrorizing their friends awaken to their own psychic abilities. Who is the strongest? Find this out & more in the action-packed fifth volume of Tite Kubos Bleach!

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