Bleach Vol. 25
- ISBN
- 9781421517964
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 200
- Chapters
- 215–223
- Anime
- Season 6: Arrancar, The Arrival ep. 110–131
Bleach 25 turns Ichigo's search for strength toward the Hollow inside him. The Arrancar encounters supply the reason for this change, so readers should reach it through the preceding town battles. This is preparation with a specific obstacle rather than a new first volume. Buy it for the shift in what Ichigo has to control, while keeping the immediate threat to his friends in view as the reason for that work.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
VIZ identifies the Visoreds as former Soul Reapers who have themselves been Hollowfied. Seeking instruction from them gives Ichigo a concrete reason to approach people whose condition crosses the categories he is trying to understand. The training premise also resists a comfortable equation of greater power with greater safety: his own Hollow is the adversary he must confront. This is a change in the location of the problem, from an attacker outside to control within. It does not make the danger private, because protecting other people remains the stated purpose of the preparation.
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