What episode is "Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears" in Bleach?
"Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears" is episode 196 of Bleach.
参戦!最強死神軍団登場
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Kenpachi swiftly defeats an enemy and warns Ichigo to avoid distraction, while powerful Soul Reaper captains arrive to stabilize gateways and confront dangerous foes, leading to intense battles.
Kenpachi defeats Tesla in one blow and tells Ichigo to stay out of his fight with Nnoitra. He informs Ichigo that Kisuke Urahara was tasked with making the garganta gateways into Hueco Mundo stable enough for Soul Reaper captains to enter, and that three other captains came with him. Captain Retsu Unohana arrives with her lieutenant, Isane Kotetsu, and they stop Rudbornn Chelute and the Exequias from killing Yasutora "Chad" Sado and Gantenbainne Mosqueda. Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi and his lieutenant, Nemu Kurotsuchi, arrive and Mayuri is confident that he can win against Szayel Aporro, even after Szayel Aporro creates a voodoo doll of him. Captain Byakuya Kuchiki arrives to save Rukia Kuchiki from Espada Zommari Leroux, and overcomes Zommari's enhanced speed with the techniques Yoruichi Shihouin taught him.
"Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears" is episode 196 of Bleach.
"Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears" is listed as canon in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"Joining the Battle! The Strongest Soul Reaper Army Appears" is part of the The Arrancar: The Balance Arc.
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Ichigo Kurosaki main
Rukia Kuchiki main
Byakuya Kuchiki supporting
Hiyori Sarugaki supporting
Ikkaku Madarame supporting
Jushiro Ukitake supporting
Kenpachi Zaraki supporting
Kisuke Urahara supporting
Kon supporting
Mayuri Kurotsuchi supporting
Nanao Ise supporting
Rangiku Matsumoto supporting
Retsu Unohana supporting Franchise movie releases are kept separate from the TV episode spine.