Bleach, vol. 6

part-time student, full-time soul reaper, ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife.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!ichigo kurosaki may not know this, but the world he lives in is one predicated on balance--between the living and the dead, between everyday life and the soul society. soul reapers aren't merely fighting hollows, they are charged with the grand task of equalizing the balance between this life and the next. naturally, if too much energy is channeled to one side, really bad things will happen--just as they're happening now! ichigo and uryû's competition inadvertently results in generating a leviathan of a hollow whose sheer size is capable of tearing the soul reaper's delicately constructed balance to ribbons. find out what happens in tite kubo's international manga smash-hit bleach!