Bleach

- Season 4

(2006)

Ichigo and his friends have returned from the Soul Society and are finally able to get back to their "normal" lives.

Ichigo and his friends meet at school and set out to look for Orihime the day after her disappearance.

After Chad's kidnapping, Ichigo and the others go to Urahara to explain their predicament.

Chad and Orihime are rescued, but when Lirin tells them that one of their friends has been replaced by an impostor, they realize that the game is not over.

Lirin sets in place a giant gate that begins to devour everything in Karakura Town. The only way to have Chad released and save the town is to destroy the gate.

New information has come to light regarding an unusual race known as Bounts. Kisuke Urahara explains that Bounts are beings that gain eternal life by absorbing the souls of humans.

Ichigo and Lirin find themselves in a pinch when they are attacked by the Bount Yoshino Soma and her Doll, Goethe.

Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, Chad, and Uryu surround the Bount Ryo Udagawa, but they find themselves at a slight disadvantage when he releases the immense power of his Doll, Friede.

Uryu, who is seriously hurt in the Bount attack, is hospitalized at Karakura Hospital. Ichigo and the others, knowing that Quincys are being targeted, decide to protect Uryu in the hospital...

Ichigo and the others run from the twin Bounts, Ho and Ban, who have attacked them at the hospital...

Uryu was knocked unconscious during Ho and Ban's attack but was saved by Yoshino...

Uryu is listening to the history of the Bounts at Yoshino's hideout when Koga, a Bount, attacks. Uryu and Yoshino battle Koga's Steel Doll Dalk, but Yoshino's flame Goethe is no match for the steel Dalk...

Ichigo, Rukia, Lirin, Noba, and Kurodo enter the Bount mansion and for the first time come face to face with Jin Kariya and the other Bounts...

Udagawa, who betrayed Jin Kariya, is brought down by former Squad 11 Soul Reaper Maki Ichinose. Then Ichinose turns his zanpakuto onto Ichigo...

Thanks to Yoruichi's surprise attack, Ichigo and his cohorts barely manage to escape Jin Kariya's mansion. Uryu and Yoshino have sustained serious injuries and are treated at Urahara's Shop...

Yoshino leaves the Urahara's Shop at the crack of dawn. Yoshino is aware of Jin Kariya's ambition and is determined to stop him at the risk of her life...

Yoshino's death brings forth a massive number of new Dolls known as Bitto for Kariya. Day breaks and Urahara casts a barrier around Urahara's Shop so that Ichigo and the others remain undetected by the Bounts...

Several days after Yoshino's death, Kariya's new dolls, the Bitto, begin attacking humans and accumulating souls. The Soul Society also has secretly dispatched a force to the World of the Living, but they are ineffective...

Renji's soul disappears after he is attacked by the Bitto. Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, and Chad desperately search the town for Renji...

Rukia and Orihime are having a difficult time fighting Yoshi. They decide that Kurodo and Orihime will act as decoys to give Rukia time to unleash a powerful kido...

Squad 3 Lieutenant Izuru Kira, sent by the Soul Society, saves Ichigo and takes over the fight with Doll Dalk...

Rukia is possessed by Ritze and obeys Mabashi's orders to attack Orihime. Orihime tries desperately to use her Shunshunrikka powers, but Mabashi draws out Rukia's Soul Reaper powers...

Chad, Noba and Ururu confront the Bount Sawatari at a park. Just as the battle is about to begin, the Squad 10 Lieutenant, Rangiku Matsumoto, suddenly appears...

After a fierce battle, Noba is defeated by Baura's immense power. Ururu and Chad fight on while trying to protect the injured Noba. Just before being swallowed by Baura, Noba musters all his remaining power and moves himself and his allies to another space...

Rukia, Chad, Orihime, Noba, and Kurodo return to Urahara's Shop. While getting medical treatment, they discuss how the Bounts are fighting with more power than ever...

Ichigo, Renji, Rukia, Chad, Orihime, and the others enter the cave of the Bounts. As they cautiously proceed, the eyes of the Doll Gesell suddenly appear...

Near the end of Gesell's labyrinth, the Doll Gesell reveals her true form to Ichigo and Renji. Ichigo stands ready with his zangetsu, but Renji steps forward and insists on taking her on solo...

When Jin Kariya reveals that the true mission of the Bounts is to destroy the Soul Society, Ichigo is shocked. Bounts are by-products of the Soul Society's soul experiments...