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Bleach 11 by Tite Kubo: A-

November 17, 2007 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: Ichigo successfully defeats Ikkaku of the Eleventh Company and is rewarded with a valuable piece of information—the location of where Rukia is being detained as she awaits execution. However, Ichigo's companion, the pyrotechnics-wielding Ganju, is having a much harder time with his Soul Reaper opponent. Meanwhile, Orihime and Uryuu confront the younger … [Read more...] about Bleach 11 by Tite Kubo: A-

Bleach 10 by Tite Kubo: B-

November 15, 2007 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: With the help of Kuukaku—a one-armed explosives expert and old friend of the mysterious talking cat Yoruichi—Ichigo and crew are one step closer to infiltrating the Soul Society and rescuing their friend Rukia before she is executed. For Kuukaku's plan to work, Ichigo must control his enormous reservoir of spiritual energy—and there's no telling how much … [Read more...] about Bleach 10 by Tite Kubo: B-

Bleach 9 by Tite Kubo: B

November 4, 2007 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: The race to save Rukia from the Soul Society is officially on, and Ichigo and company have come to their first roadblock, a very, very big roadblock. Jidanbou, the monstrous, fez-sporting gatekeeper, hasn't let a single soul enter the Western Gate he guards in over 300 years, and he isn't about to change his mind about it just because Ichigo's crew wants … [Read more...] about Bleach 9 by Tite Kubo: B

Bleach 8 by Tite Kubo: A-

October 11, 2007 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: 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 and training ahead of him. Deep beneath Kisuke's Urahara Shoten, Ichigo practices his fighting and hones his spiritual energies, … [Read more...] about Bleach 8 by Tite Kubo: A-

Bleach 7 by Tite Kubo: A-

September 21, 2007 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: Rukia Kuchiki, the ex-Soul Reaper responsible for Ichigo's 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 and have dispatched two of their strongest agents to neutralize the situation. Their mission is twofold: to return Rukia to the Soul … [Read more...] about Bleach 7 by Tite Kubo: A-

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