He begrudgingly accepts and almost instantly comes across a Hollow. Shino tells him that they are going to split up and cover more ground. Before leaving, he wishes the two well in exterminating Hollows and returns to Soul Society. Kurumadani, Shino, and Ryūnosuke arrive in Karakura Town via Senkaimon. Later at night, a mysterious individual appears upon a rooftop shortly before heading out. Shino shouts at him for being too cowardly, telling him to understand that the top brass have acknowledged his abilities. Ryūnosuke asks whether she is frightened, revealing his fears of entering Karakura Town after hearing news of its high Hollow rate. Ryūnosuke is then slapped across the head by Shino, who tells him that the two of them will be heading out on a mission in the afternoon.

Kurumadani chastises his laid-back nature for not listening to his instructions, explaining that he is going to replace him as Karakura Town's resident Shinigami. Meanwhile, new recruit Ryūnosuke Yuki is snapped out of a daydream by Zennosuke Kurumadani. After conferring with Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he proclaims it can only be the work of 'them'. The Blood Warfare with its JUMP title The Thousand-Year Blood War.ģrd Seat of the 12th Division, Akon, reports on the recent disappearances of Hollows in the Human World. Meanwhile, a dark shadow is also extending itself toward Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends in Karakura Town.Īs a recent spate of Hollow disappearances is recorded by Seireitei, a new Shinigami is sent to Karakura Town as a replacement for Zennosuke Kurumadani.Ĭover of 480.

Residents there are disappearing without a trace, and nobody knows who’s behind it. The peace is suddenly broken when warning sirens blare through the Soul Society.

The blood of war