false 271258 7 Hot-tempered 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, the hero of the popular fantasy-adventure <I><B><U>Bleach</U></B></I>, has the unsettling ability to see spirits who are unable to rest in peace. His sixth sense leads him to Rukia, a Soul Reaper who destroys <I>Hollows</I> (soul-devouring monsters) and ensures the deceased find repose with the Soul Society. When she's injured in battle, Rukia transfers her sword and much of her power to Ichigo, whose spiritual energy makes him a formidable substitute Soul Reaper. But the orange-haired teenager isn't sure he wants the job: too many risks and moral dilemmas. 2919591 2003 Bleach, Vol. 8: The Blade and Me (Paperback) total:549|5:290|4:181|3:70|2:7|1:1| 549 2399 686 17 5 0 false false Tue Feb 12 06:38:43 -0800 2008 Tue May 13 09:24:00 -0700 2008 Overall Rating: A+
Synopsis: Ichigo Kurosaki sees ghosts, and fights...a lot. All of this is pretty normal for Ichigo, but then he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Shinigami (Death God) and member of the mysterious Soul Society. When a Hollow, an evil spirit, attacks Ichigo and his family, Rukia attempt...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 12 06:49:29 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 06:51:17 -0700 2009
Training is over! That was remarkably quick. Not that I'm complaining.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:04:55 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:05:22 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 14:33:23 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 14:39:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 16:51:32 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 17:48:05 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Oct 09 23:33:08 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 23:33:44 -0700 2007 Ichigo Kurosaki has ability to see ghosts.
The story begin from the day when he meet with one of the member of Soul Society name Rukia Kuchiki. The member of that society are called shinigami.
The shinigamis are have a duty to fighting a Hollow - evil spirit from humans who d...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 14:30:01 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:30:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 07 23:44:57 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 23:47:48 -0800 2008
Although Bleach 8 lacks the action of the previous couple of volumes, it has one of my favorite scenes: Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper but at a tremendous price. He also learns the name of his zanpaku-t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 19:42:12 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 19:42:17 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 21:21:16 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:21:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:48:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 07:45:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 06:42:09 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 06:51:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 08 14:52:58 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 15:02:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 07:52:21 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 07:33:59 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 18:09:37 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 18:04:15 -0700 2008 1 5 0 false false Thu Oct 11 19:54:42 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 19:56:56 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jun 23 12:37:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 18:11:28 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 21:29:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 21:29:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 09:10:33 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:10:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 15:41:03 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 15:41:03 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=271258