Summary of Bleach

The story opens with the sudden appearance of one of the Soul Reapers (“shinigami” or “deathgods”, a Soul Society order to escort the souls of the dead, her name is Kuchiki Rukia she found Ichigo Kurosaki’s bedroom where she is surprised at his ability to see her, but their conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a monster known as a”hollow”, an evil spirit who was originally a human soul. After Rukia is severely wounded while trying to protect Ichigo, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu to Ichigo in order to let him face the hollow on equal footing. Ichigo unintentionally absorbs almost all her energy, allowing him to defeat the hollow with ease. The next day Rukia appears in Ichigo’s classroom as a normal human, and informs Ichigo that he absorbed the powers she had left, and left her stranded in the human world until she recovers her strength. In the meantime Ichigo shelters Rukia in his home and takes over her job as a Soul Reaper (Ichigo now Substitute Shinigame or Soul Reaper), battling hollows and guiding lost souls to the afterlife realm known as Soul Society.

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“All creatures want to believe in something bigger than themselves. They cannot live without blind obedience. And to escape the pressure of that trust, those in whom faith is placed in turn look for someone higher than themselves. And then people in turn look for someone even stronger. That is how all kings are born. That is how all gods are born”