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Bleach is an anime series that follows the life of a 15 year old boy by the name of Kurosaki Ichigo. 

Ichigo is not any average boy; he has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. This 

stems from his other unusual trait: awesome, untapped Spiritual energy. Ichigo does what he can for 

the spirits he meets, until a Hollow (evil soul spirit) attacks him and his family. To the rescue 

comes a female Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia. Rukia chases the Hollow off, and is 

astounded by the fact that Ichigo can see her and the Hollow, which most mortals cannot. She explains 

that Shinigami have two duties: to lead the ?Pluses? (good souls) to their rest in Soul Society, and 

to exterminate Hollows, who endanger them. All Shinigami carry a Zanpakutou, or Soul Slayer, with 

which they can release the Pluses and kill the Hollows. These Zanpakutou resemble katanas in their 

shape and size. The Hollow comes back at this point to menace the pair again, and Rukia is badly 

wounded. She thrusts her Zanpakutou into Ichigo?s body, intending to transfer enough of her power into 

him to enable him to destroy the Hollow?.except his soul takes all her power, and combines it with his 

own, which enables him to dispatch the Hollow with ease. Thus begins Ichigo?s journey, as high-school 

student and part-time Death God!