What episode is "Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!" in Bleach?
"Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!" is episode 228 of Bleach.
The Soul Reapers enjoy a beach vacation leading to a friendly competition, which is interrupted by unexpected watermelon-like creatures, prompting teamwork and unexpected heroes to defend the group.
The Soul Reapers decide to take a vacation to the ocean in the world of the living because captain Byakuya Kuchiki destroyed the pool the Women's Soul Reaper Association covertly built in his mansion. The association shop for swimsuits and then head for the beach where everyone meets up. After attending Ukitake's weak body from the heat, they form groups to produce works of art on the beach for a competition. Watermelon-like monsters attack and most of the Soul Reapers are helpless against them without their zanpakutou until Yoruichi Shihouin and Soi Fon defeat them. It is then revealed that Retsu Unohana arranged the event with Byakuya and Ukitake as a game of splitting watermelons, and several more arrived as the episode ends.
"Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!" is episode 228 of Bleach.
"Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!" is listed as filler in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!!" is part of the Gotei 13 Invading Army Arc (Filler).
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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.