Fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki has the uncanny ability to see ghosts, but that seems pretty run-of-the-mill once Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki enters his life.

Ichigo runs into Rukia at school, where she's posing as a transfer student. Now that he's got most of her powers, she wants him to take over her Soul Reaper duties?

Ichigo learns that not all souls pass peacefully to the Soul Society. Some linger, only to become Hollows.

Chad, Ichigo's friend and classmate, brings a cursed bird to school that is really the soul of a young boy who lived a tragic life.

Rukia and Chad take on Shrieker, a vicious Hollow who's beaten many Soul Reapers and committed many crimes.

At a Soul Reaper supply shop, Rukia picks up a mod soul to take over Ichigo's body while he's pulling Soul Reaper duty.

Rukia and Ichigo track the mod soul in Ichigo's body to a local elementary school.

On the anniversary of his mother's death, Ichigo intends to take the day off from Soul Reaper duties and visit her grave with the rest of his family.

Ichigo faces the Grand Fisher, a Hollow that uses a lure in the shape of a little girl?

When television hero Don Kanonji schedules a live recording of his hit show Spirit Hunter at a local abandoned hospital, Ichigo is surprised to see that an actual demi-Hollow is being summoned for the show.

Ichigo is unaware that one of his classmates, Uryu Ishida, possesses spiritual power of his own.

In order to prove how useless Soul Reapers are, Uryu releases bait to draw Hollows to their town. Whoever gets rid of the most wins the challenge.

Orihime is paid a visit by a Hollow at school and discovers her own spiritual powers?

In the midst of their battle, Ichigo finds out that Uryu is a Quincy, a group with a long-standing rivalry with Soul Reapers.

Rukia worries that news of Ichigo's battle with Menos Grande will attract the attention of the Soul Society.

Rukia, wandering the streets at night, runs into two Soul Reapers from the Soul Society, Renji Abarai and her brother, Byakuya Kuchiki?

Ichigo fights Renji Abarai, a lieutenant from the Soul Society. When it looks like Ichigo might win, Byakuya Kuchiki steps in and deals a fierce blow?

Summer vacation begins, but it's all work for Ichigo, who starts training with Urahara in order to enter the Soul Society and save Rukia.

In the Soul Society, Rukia learns that in 25 days, she'll be taken to the Central Execution Grounds to face her punishment.

Ichigo completes lesson three of Urahara's training and learns the name of his zanpaku-to.