On the anniversary of his mother's death, Kurosaki Ichigo travels to his mother's grave. When Rukia arrives, Ichigo leaves to speak with her; but what she has to say upsets him. His sisters have a much bigger problem, however: they're being attacked by a particulary vicious Hollow with a few tricks up his sleeve. But this isn't any ordinary Hollow! Could it have something to do with the death of Ichigo's mother? Ichigo must discover the truth and fight the Hollow on his own to protect his pride.

A brief intro of the 13 Squad Captains.

A Shinigami named Baishin who was sealed by Soul Society long ago is set free on Earth. On a fateful day Ichigo encounters him and has roughly half of his reiatsu drained. Its now up to Ichigo and Soul Society to finally put a stop to Baishin and his destruction.

천년혈전편 결별담의 전반부를 집약해서 보여주는 특별편. 정령정이 사라지면서 퀸시의침공이 시작된다. 그동안 만해 없이 싸울 수 있도록 단련했던 대장들은 그 성과를 발휘하는 듯했으나 역부족이다. 그때 우라하라가 개발한 약으로 다시 만해를 되찾은 대장들을 전세를 뒤집는 듯했다. 하지만 슈테른릿터가 퀸시 폴슈텐디히를 쓰게 되면서 대장들이 하나둘 쓰러져 간다. 그때, 영왕궁에서 수련을 마친 이치고가 마침내 등장한다.