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Bleach/Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu
| Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu | |
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| Season 2, Episode 18 | |
| Airdate | June 28, 2005 |
| Production Number | 38 |
| Written by | Genki Yoshimura Masahiro Okubo Masashi Sogo Michiko Yokote Natsuko Takahashi Rika Nakase |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| ADR Writer(s) | Mark Ryan |
| ADR Director(s) | Kirk Thornton Wendee Lee |
| ← 2x17 Motive of the Fist |
2x19 → The Immortal Man |
| Bleach — Season Two | |
Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu is the eighteenth episode of the second season of Bleach and the thirty-eighth episode overall. Ichigo's battle with Zaraki continues when he discovers that he can harm him in some situations, but all hope seems lost when Zaraki breaks Zangetsu.
Co-Stars: Steve Kramer (Shunsui Kyoraku), Jamieson Price (Sado "Chad" Yasutora), Kate Higgins (Nanao Ise, Retsu Unohana), David Lodge (Kenpachi Zaraki), Kari Wahlgren (Yachiru Kusajishi), J.B. Blanc (Kaname Tōsen), Steve Staley (Shūhei Hisagi)
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Plot Overview
Ichigo is still embroiled in a battle with Zaraki, who is growing tired of Ichigo's tactics, which mainly consist of running away. He tries to regroup his energy and sharpen his spiritual pressure, but when he feels his link to Chad cut, he has a difficult time believing something could actually hurt him. Chad flickers back to life while Nanao and her captain are about to walk to pay their respects to Aizen. Nanao asks if she may administer the killing blow, but Kyoraku instead decides to call squad 4 to heal him and hold him in prison.
Chad's brief flirtation with death was enough to bring Ichigo back around and sharpen his spiritual energy. Ichigo finally manages to cut Zaraki after standing his ground, but Zaraki isn't intimidated. In fact, he's happy to see that Ichigo is finally putting up a good fight. The fight continues for a while before Zaraki explains to Ichigo that his sword doesn't have a name and that what he sees is what he gets. Ichigo considers this to be a weakness, but using his unactivated sword, he breaks Zangetsu and stabs Ichigo in the chest.
At Captain Aizen's resting place, his death is confirmed by the captain of Squad 4 but nothing about his murder is explained to either of the captains who visit him. This leads Captain Tōsen to finally become embroiled in the battle, if only to focus everyone's attention back onto Aizen's murder, even though he detests fighting and prefers to abstain whenever possible.
Ichigo collapses after being stabbed by Zaraki, but his body won't allow him to move. As Zaraki is wandering away from his fallen foe, time stops and Ichigo meets Zangetsu once again.
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The Show
- Closing Credits: The closing credits animation of this episode features Jūshirō Ukitake, the frequently drunk captain of Squad 13, and briefly his lieutenant Kaien Shiba. However, the joint third seats Kiyone Kotetsu and Sentarō Kotsubaki get more attention than he does, as he is the deceased brother of Ganju. Also appearing is Rukia, who was part of the squad during her time as a soul reaper.
