The series opens telling how a teenager called Ichigo Kurosaki is given Soul Reapers power by Rukia Kuchiki. As he assumes the duties of a Soul Reaper, Ichigo has to fight against giant creatures called hollows which are the souls of people who are not able to rest in peace after death. As he faces several challenges, some of his friends awaken their own powers due to being close to him and the fact that his spirit pressure is constantly leaking. However Soul Society, send Soul Reapers to arrest Rukia for giving her powers to Ichigo and prepare to execute her. Unwilling to let her die, Ichigo and his friends go to rescue her from Soul Society, causing them to infiltrate Soul Society's inner walls and face many Soul Reapers. This causes the unraveling of many mysteries and leads to the rebellion of SÅsuke Aizen, a former Soul Reaper captain, and the formation of his own army of hollows with which he will attack Soul Society.
