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Episode 1
Meet Ichigo Kurosaki, age 15. He's a high-school student who possesses the uncanny ability to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper from the Soul Society who helps lost souls find peace, his not-so-normal life becomes even more abnormal. In order to save his family from the grips of a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans, Rukia lends some of her powers to Ichigo. Much to her surprise, he absorbs most of her powers and in turn, he too becomes a Soul Reaper.
Episode 2
It's the morning after Ichigo's transformation into a Soul Reaper, and no one in his family has any recollection of the events. Even the memory of him slaying a hollow is forgotten. He heads off to school, where he finds Rukia in the awkward guise of a transfer student. Now that Ichigo has taken most of her Soul Reaper powers, she orders him to take her place until she is at full strength. Ichigo dismisses her request, just as a mysterious shadow begins to follow Orihime Inoue, a jovial classmate of Ichigo with a sad past.
Episode 3
Unfortunately, not all souls pass on and are properly into the Soul Society. Sadly they are abandoned and become Hollows. In the midst of this transformation, they lose their hearts and seek out those they loved most while they were alive. Therefore, it is only natural that Orihime's brother Sora, who has become a Hollow, seeks her soul. Ichigo rushes to Orihime's house and finds the Hollow has forced Orihime's soul out of her body. Will Ichigo be able to save Orihime from the dreaded clutches of her own brother?
Episode 4
Chad, Ichigo's classmate and friend, is given a cursed cockatiel. He brings the bird to school, along with a plethora of injuries to his large body. Sensing spirit energy in the bird, Rukia feels they need to perform a Konso on the cockatiel and help its soul pass on.
That evening, an injured Chad is brought to Kurosaki Clinic. Ichigo and Rukia sense the presence of a dangerous Hollow emanating from Chad's wound. The following morning, Chad bolts from his hospital bed and is nowhere to be found.
Episode 5
With Rukia's diminished powers and Chad's inability to see Hollows, they struggle in their battle against Shrieker, a Hollow who has beaten many Soul Reapers and committed many vicious crimes. Meanwhile, Ichigo races to get Karin home as she collapses from the shock of seeing the tragic memories of the spirit within the cockatiel.
Episode 6
In need of certain Soul Reaper supplies, Rukia heads out to Urahara's Shop where the owner, Kisuke Urahara, is both mysterious and aloof. She picks up her order, including Gikongan, which forces the soul out of the user's body. But when Rukia gives Ichigo a Gikongan, a completely different Ichigo starts to run amok…
Episode 7
Ichigo and Rukia set out in search of Ichigo's body which has taken over by a Mod Konpaku. Ichigo finds it at an elementary school, but the Other Ichigo has become too strong and flees. In the midst of battle, Rukia receives word from her Kikanshiki of a Hollow sighting, but the battery dies and she is unable to confirm its location.
Episode 8
The 17th of June is the anniversary of the death of Masaki Kurosaki, Ichigo's Mother. And on every June 17th, the Kurosaki family drops everything to pay respects at her grave. Ichigo intended to take a day off from Soul Reaper duties, but finds Rukia waiting for him at the cemetery. When she learns how Ichigo's mother died, Rukia suggests that perhaps the Hollow who came after him was the one who killed her. Refusing to listen her, Ichigo runs off. Just then a Soul Reaper named Saidoh appears to take Rukia back to the Soul Society.
Episode 9
The Grand Fisher, a Hollow who uses a lure to seek out humans with strong spiritual energy, appears before Ichigo. He is shocked by the sight of the lure, which has the shape of the young girl he saw when his mother died. Filled with rage and disbelief, he attacks the Grand Fisher. But losing his calm makes Ichigo an easy target while Rukia, who comes to Ichigo's rescue, is barely any match for this Hollow.
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