Ichigo Kurosaki is a brash 15 year old who is often picked on because
of the unusual bright orange color of his hair. But although he seems
like a hot-headed troublemaker, Ichigo has the unique ability to see
ghosts and spirits in the world around him that other people cannot see.
This ability allowed him to meet Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami (soul
reaper) from the spirit world known as Soul Society. Rukia explains to
Ichigo that many dead spirits are sent to live in Soul Society, but lost
or vengeful spirits often turn into vicious soul-eating creatures
called hollows, and it's the responsibility of the death gods to
vanquish the hollows from the living world. Not long after meeting
Rukia, Ichigo's house and family were attacked by a hollow, which was
attracted to Ichigo's strong spiritual energy. In a desperate attempt to
protect them, Rukia ended up transferring all of her death god powers
into Ichigo, and Ichigo managed to defeat the hollow. Unable to take
back her powers, Rukia decided to teach Ichigo to become a death god in
her place, since he already has such incredible spiritual powers. It
doesn't take Ichigo long to settle into his role as a death god and
learn to use his powerful zanpakuto (soul slayer) sword effectively.
Rukia also settles into life in the living world, using a faux body to
attend Ichigo's school and hiding out in the closet in his room. During
Ichigo's many battles with the hollows, it becomes apparent that he's
not the only one with spiritual powers. Not only does his sister Karin
possess some, but his classmates Orihime and Sado (nicknamed "Chad")
also begin to realize their spirit powers when hollows attack them. And
Ichigo later discovers that another of his classmates, Ishida, actually
comes from a long line of spirit users called Quincys.
As he battles more hollows, Ichigo begins to like his role as a
death god. He becomes closer to his classmates and feels good when he's
able to protect them and his family from hollows. In addition, he
manages to battle the hollow that killed his mother and he also gains a
strange ally in Kon, a spirit inhabiting a stuffed lion toy (Kon can
also temporarily exist in Ichigo's body while his spirit is off fighting
hollows.) Together with his friends, Ichigo meets other shingami and
discovers the amazing Soul Society world that they live in, all the
while continuing to protect the real and spirit world from Hollows and
other evil beings.
Season One
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