Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 13: Includes vols. 37, 38 & 39

Bleach: Omnibus #13

by Tite Kubo

Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit!

The true depths of Aizen’s terrible betrayal continue to unfold in the past, but it is already too late to stop him. In the present day, the Soul Reapers must keep the Espadas from destroying Karakura Town—and the world!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Shonen, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Paranormal, Supernatural

608 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2015

About the author

Noriaki Kubo, known professionally as Tite Kubo ( 久保帯人), is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. His manga series Bleach (2001–2016) had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022.

Reviews

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always thought Ayon was so cool in the anime.

[Christopher Funk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I forgot how much cool little lore bits Kubo snuck into these volumes. It's a wonderful read!

[Nehemiah Bekele · Rating 5 out of 5]

First 3in1 i picked up n holy fuck i love reading paperback manga, i wish i had all the money in the world to only read manga by paper

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 37: The end of the flashback about Aizen, Shinji, and Urahara. Ichigo starts a fight against Ulquiorra about halfway through the volume, but it's derailed a bit because Kubo shifts focus back to Fake Karakura. Fights begin between Shinigami and Baraggan's Fracciones. Yumichika versus Charlotte Chuhlhourne. Izuru (wait, don't I normally call him "Kira"?) versus Abirama. Ikkaku versus Poww. Shuhei versus Findorr. The volume ends with Yumichika winning his fight, continuing a bit into the fights for the other dudes. I don't think I'd call this section "filler" myself, but tbh these dudes don't really need their own fights when we've just started an Ulquiorra rematch. But whatever ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Volume 38: Kira decides to just become one of the top five coolest motherfuckers while killing Abirama. Hisagi wins his own fight, also being cool as fuck. Ikkaku gets kinda-sorta off-screened, then bailed out by Komamura. After stomping the whale guy, several other fights break out, which I don't want to name because of how many combatants there are, but I'll do it anyway: Hitsugaya versus Halibel; Matsumoto versus Sun-Sun, Mila Rose, and Apache; Soi Fon versus Ggio; Omaeda versus Nig... uh, Nirgge; Kyōraku versus Starrk; Ukitake versus Lilinette.

Volume 39: Hinamori joins Matsumoto against Halibel's Fracciónes. The enemy girls gattai into Quimera Parca: Ayon. Ayon takes out Matsumoto and Hinamori, leading to Izuru and Shuhei versus Ayon. Iba comes in as well, and gets his ass kicked, but Yamamoto shuts down Ayon as well as his mistresses. Halibel reveals herself to be Espada #3 and Starrk reveals himself to be #1. Kubo remembers he was in the middle of an Ichigo/Ulquiorra fight.

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Orihime's ass on the cover of Chapter -99...!

Yoruichi's ass on Page 65...!!!!! 🥵🤤🥵

Orihime DSLs when she tells Ulquiorra she's not afraid...!

Orihime arches on the cover of Chapter 317...!

Ichigo ENTERing against Ulquiorra!

Ikkaku and the lads ENTERing to defend the Pillars!

Soi Fon unsure if she told her Assistant Captain about the reinforcements 🤣

"Forget it! It doesn't matter! I'll just pray to your god!!"

"I try not to look at ugly things. It's my policy."

"Are you serious?! Are you snubbing me?! It's a ritual!! This is how two warriors inspire each other! By screaming their intent to kick each other's butts!!"

"That's just a normal Cero!!"

"Violence should only bring despair. It's dark... and terrifying. It must remain gruesome... otherwise people won't fear it... and try to avoid it."

"Look at it. It's shaped like something... designed to take lives."

"This is a great opportunity. You should get yourself killed as soon as possible."

There's a Fracción named... "Nirgge"...

"They're so fun to tease."

Soi Fon punching Omaeda in the face 🤣

"No. Never mind, someone of your caliber... wouldn't be able to actually see it." 🥶

Lilinette armpit when she draws her sword against Ukitake...! 😋

Mila Rose titties being held by the lion claws of her armor...!

Halibel showing off her "3"...!!!!!!!!!! 🥵🤤🥵🤤🥵

[andré crombie · Rating 3 out of 5]

after what felt like a major volume — two excellent fights and a plot-critical flashback fleshing out the most interesting characters in the series — this volume feels decidedly minor. a cadre of minions with forgettable names, powers, and designs; i’m not sure we needed 30 chapters to deal with these bums. nevertheless, it has its moments — the komamura sequence above, yamamoto roasting folks, a few small character moments i enjoyed, especially for ikkaku and yumichika.

[ダンカン · Rating 4 out of 5]

The battle rages on! As the Soul Reapers Captain and Assistant Captains defend the invasion of the Arrancars, a familiar face returns! Back in Hueco Mundo, Ichigo finally face Ulquiorra Schiffer to rescue Orihime. Once again, its getting a little more interesting. As always, each character reveal their superiority in ways unexpected, but I can't help and feel its still the same as always, just like the previous volumes. On to the next volume.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the end of the dig into the past of Aizen, Urahara and the others.
There's also so banter between Ulquiorra and Ichigo but most of the 3 volumes are around fights between secondary characters so all in all even though these volumes are necessary for the story to evolve, they are kind of meh.

[XMELIA · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
This takes a break from Ichigo and focuses on some of the other soul reapers and fights. I likenthe variety of battles ans therefore the different techniques, etc. It means its not a drag to read through fight scenes for majority of the manga. And gives a buffer between this and Ichigos fight with espada 4.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

We conclude the flashbacks and get the full picture of how we have gotten where we are. A lot of amazing action follows; sometimes it is nice to spend time with other characters and battles that are not Ichigo focused. Can’t wait to see how this overarching storylines comes to an end.

[✨Rebel Fairy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The battle continues between soul reapers and Aizen along with his arrancars. They show them as formidable foe and the squad 13 is in trouble, with a few serious battle wounds. Ichigo found Orihime and now the battle between him and Ulqiourra will commence.

[Jessica Connelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn I love this manga...

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic volume of bleach, most of the battles are done in Hueco mundo and the battles move to the world of the living;Karakura town😻😻

[Lucinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yumi, I think you aren't focusing on the right things...

Also minus a star as Rangiku and Hinamori had to be rescued....

[Ollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good.

[Rodri · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5: I loved all the fights but I kinda missed Ichigo

[Vera Papp · Rating 5 out of 5]

neat, it reminded me of the Ilyiad

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

so many fights happening at the same time is ... a lot
also...where did uryu go?

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aizen is still a jumped up little shit and the best villain ever, Shuhei has the best weapon, and this was SO GOOD

[Pankachu102 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 13 of Bleach 3-in-1 edition (37, 38, 39). With their forces divided between Hueco Mundo and the world of the living, the Soul Society and Ichigo and Co fight on all sides to protect Karakura Town from destruction.

This novel also contains the ending of a flashback to before Kisuke Urahara was exiled.

This book contains the following fights:

- Choe Neng Poww (Arrancar no. 32) versus Ikkaku Madarame
- Findorr Calius versus Shuhei Hisagi
- Charlotte Chuhlhourne versus Yumichika Ayasegawa
- Abirama Redder versus Izura Kira
- Choe Neng Poww (Arrancar no. 32) versus Captain Sajin Komamura
- Tier Haliber (Arrancar no. 3) versus Captain Tôshirô Hitsugaya [beginning of fight]
- Apache , Mila Rose , and Sun-Sun versus Rangiku Matsumoto
- Nirgge Parduoc (Arrancar no. 27) versus Lieutenant Marechiyo Omaeda
- Ggio Vega versus Captain Soi Fon
- Apache , Mila Rose , and Sun-Sun versus Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori
- Coyote Stark (Arrancar no. 1) versus Captain Shunsui Kyôraku [beginning of fight]
- Lilinette Gingerbuck versus Captain Jûshirô Ukitake [beginning of fight]
- Apache , Mila Rose , Sun-Sun, and Ayon versus Shuhei Hisagi
- Apache , Mila Rose , Sun-Sun, and Ayon versus Captain Genryusai Shigeluni Yamamoto
- Ulquiorra Schiffer (Arrancar no. 4) versus Ichigo Kurosaki [beginning of fight]

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

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