Ep 5. Bleach 5
- TV14
- October 7, 2006
- 23 min
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7.9 (842)
Kurosaki Ichigo is a high school student who has the ability to see ghosts. His life took a turn for the strange when he met Kuchiki Rukia, a Soul Reaper who fights Hollows, evil spirits that attack humans. In the previous episode, Ichigo defeated his first Hollow with Rukia's help. In Bleach 5, Ichigo and Rukia continue their adventures.
The episode starts with a scene at a park. Two young boys are playing on a seesaw when a Hollow suddenly appears and attacks them. Rukia senses the presence of the Hollow and rushes to the park to defeat it. However, the Hollow manages to escape before Rukia can kill it.
Meanwhile, Ichigo is having a normal day at school when he notices that his classmate Inoue Orihime is acting strange. She seems to be distracted and spaced out. Ichigo confronts her and asks her what's wrong. Orihime tells him that she's worried about her brother, who has disappeared without a trace.
Ichigo decides to help Orihime find her brother, and they start looking for him together. While searching, they come across a strange building that looks like a hospital. Ichigo senses that there's something off about the building and decides to investigate.
As they enter the building, they are attacked by a group of people wearing white uniforms. Ichigo and Orihime manage to fend them off, but they are outnumbered. Just as they're about to be overwhelmed, Uryuu Ishida, another classmate of Ichigo's, appears and saves them.
Uryuu explains that the people in white uniforms are members of a secret organization called the Quincy. The Quincy are a group of humans who have the ability to sense and fight Hollows. They believe that Soul Reapers are a threat to the balance of the world and are trying to eliminate them.
Uryuu challenges Ichigo to a battle to see which is stronger, Soul Reapers or Quincy. Ichigo is hesitant at first, but decides to accept the challenge in order to protect Orihime and find her missing brother.
The battle between Ichigo and Uryuu is intense. Uryuu uses his Quincy powers to fire arrows at Ichigo, who counters with his own attacks. The two seem evenly matched, but Ichigo eventually gains the upper hand and manages to defeat Uryuu.
After the battle, Uryuu reveals that Orihime's brother was taken by the Quincy. He tells Ichigo and Orihime where the Quincy headquarters is located and warns them that it's a dangerous place.
Ichigo and Orihime head to the Quincy headquarters to rescue Orihime's brother. Along the way, they are attacked by more Quincy members, but they manage to defeat them with their combined strength.
At the Quincy headquarters, they find Orihime's brother, who is being held captive by the Quincy leader. The leader tries to convince Ichigo to join the Quincy and help him eradicate Soul Reapers, but Ichigo refuses.
A battle ensues between Ichigo, Orihime, and the Quincy leader. The Quincy leader is powerful, but Ichigo and Orihime manage to work together to defeat him. Orihime's brother is rescued, and they all flee the Quincy headquarters.
Back at school, everything seems to have returned to normal. Ichigo and his friends discuss the events that took place and wonder what will happen next. Little do they know, they're about to be thrown into even more dangerous situations in the episodes to come.
Bleach 5 is an action-packed episode that introduces new characters and adds to the mythology of the show. It's a great addition to the first season of Bleach and leaves viewers excited for what's to come.