Soul Society: Invasion! Arc
Ichigo and his friends break into Soul Society to save Rukia.
The second season of the Bleach anime, released in English by Viz Media as The Entry, has 21 episodes directed by Noriyuki Abe. It adapts volumes 9 to 14 of Tite Kubo's manga (chapters 71 to 117), apart from the filler episode 33.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2
- Episodes
- 21
- Manga chapters
- 71-117
- Original run
- March - July 2005
Lore & Background
Soul Society arrests Rukia Kuchiki for giving her powers to a human and sentences her to death. To rescue her, Ichigo and his friends turn to Kisuke Urahara, a former Soul Reaper scientist who trains Ichigo to awaken his own Soul Reaper abilities.
Reader's Guide
Orange Range's "Asterisk" opens the first five episodes, and Uverworld's "D-tecnoLife" the rest. The endings are Home Made Kazoku's "Thank You!!", then Younha's "Houkiboshi" from episode 26 and Skoop on Somebody's "HappyPeople" from episode 39.
The season follows Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends as they infiltrate Soul Society to save Rukia from her coming execution for transferring her powers to a human substitute. It aired on TV Tokyo from March to July 2005 and in English from February to July 2007.
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