Book 10

Bleach, Volume 10

by Tite Kubo

Published 6 December 2005

Book 11

Bleach 11

by Tite Kubo

Published 7 February 2006

Book 11

Bleach, Vol. 11

by Tite Kubo

Published 6 May 2008
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 Uryû confront the younger brother of the gargantuan gatekeeper whom Ichigo defeated a little while ago. It's time for Uryû to put all his training to the test and prove to everyone (and himself) how much more powerful he has become.

Book 12

Bleach, Vol. 12

by Tite Kubo

Published 6 May 2008
With reports of powerful intruders defeating a number of assistant captains, the inner sanctum of the Soul Society - the Seireitei, the home of the Soul Reapers - is put on a state of high alert. Matters are further compounded by the mysterious death of a prominent captain. Is his death a cover-up to prevent a valuable secret from being exposed? Meanwhile, Ichigo confronts Kenpachi Zaraki, captain of the eleventh company, and by far the most brutal fighter in the Seireitei!

Book 13

Bleach, Vol. 13

by Tite Kubo

Published 6 May 2008
The Undead

Chad has stormed his way into the heart of the Soul Society, the Seireitei, only to meet his match in the devastatingly efficient Captain Kyôraku. Meanwhile, Ichigo struggles in his battle against Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th company. Although Ichigo succeeds in drawing blood, the secret of Kenpachi's zanpaku-tô may be his undoing. Before Ichigo realizes it, Kenpachi's blade has pierced his heart!

Book 14

Bleach, Vol. 14

by Tite Kubo

Published 7 July 2008
White Tower Rocks

Ichigo and Yoruichi race to save Ichigo's friends from Rukia's cold-blooded brother, Byakuya Kukichi. They arrive to find Ganju in tatters, and Rukia with him. Ichigo is bent on defeating her brother this time, but he is nowhere near prepared. Can he learn decades' worth of skill in just a matter of days?

Book 15

Bleach, Vol. 15

by Tite Kubo

Published 7 July 2008
Beginning of the Death of Tomorrow

During a bloody confrontation with a sadistic Soul Reaper, Uryû chooses a path that will temporarily grant him enormous power, at great personal cost. Meanwhile, Ichigo races to master a powerful technique that will help him fight Byakuka and, hopefully, save Rukia from execution.

Book 15

Bleach, Volume 15

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 October 2006

Book 16

Bleach, Vol. 16

by Tite Kubo

Published 7 July 2008
Night of Wijnruit

The scheduled execution of former Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki has been moved up and is now just hours away. Meanwhile, the Soul Society is in chaos, with Soul Reapers drawing swords against one other. Something is rotting at the core of the Soul Society, but who, or what, could be behind it?

Book 16

Bleach, Volume 16

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 December 2006

Book 17

Bleach, Volume 17

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 February 2007

Book 17

Bleach, Vol. 17

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 September 2008
The rebellion within the Soul Society grows as doubts spread about the death sentence of ex-Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki. Determined to save her, Rukia's childhood friend Renji vows to cut down the captain of his own squad, unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits him.

Book 18

Bleach, Volume 18

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 April 2007

Book 18

Bleach, Vol. 18

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 September 2008
The execution of Ichigo's friend Rukia has begun, yet Ichigo himself is nowhere in sight. In a matter of seconds, the power of one million zanpaku-tô will slice through Rukia as punishment for sharing her Soul Reaper powers with Ichigo. Is this really how things are going to end?!

Book 19

Bleach, Vol. 19

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 September 2008
The long-awaited showdown between Ichigo and Byakuya Kuchiki has finally begun. Has Ichigo succeeded in mastering bankai, the highest level of power that a Soul Reaper can attain, to face Byakuya as an equal?

Book 19

Bleach, Volume 19

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 June 2007

Book 20

Bleach, Volume 20

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 August 2007

Book 20

Bleach, Vol. 20

by Tite Kubo

Published 3 November 2008
The shocking truth behind the collapse of the Soul Society is finally revealed! The magnitude of the conspiracy is far-reaching, and the perpetrators wield staggering power. Is this the end of the Soul Society?

Book 21

Bleach, Volume 21

by Tite Kubo

Published 1 October 2007

Book 21

Bleach, Vol. 21

by Tite Kubo

Published 3 November 2008
Ichigo and his friends return to the world of the living, where life goes on as usual. But the arrival of a new transfer student raises disturbing questions, for outside school he carries a zanpaku-tô and wears the mask of a Hollow...