: Kisuke Urahara, then the Captain of Squad 12, is consumed by regret after sending his own lieutenant, Hiyori Sarugaki, to investigate the site.
: When other Captains arrive to help, they find Kensei and Mashiro transformed into mindless, white-masked monsters—the first successful "Hollowfications" orchestrated by Aizen.
: This period of the anime marked a significant technical shift; shortly before this arc, the series transitioned from the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen .
: Captain Kensei Muguruma and his lieutenant, Mashiro Kuna, suddenly vanish from the Seireitei’s spiritual radar.
: Kisuke Urahara, then the Captain of Squad 12, is consumed by regret after sending his own lieutenant, Hiyori Sarugaki, to investigate the site.
: When other Captains arrive to help, they find Kensei and Mashiro transformed into mindless, white-masked monsters—the first successful "Hollowfications" orchestrated by Aizen.
: This period of the anime marked a significant technical shift; shortly before this arc, the series transitioned from the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen .
: Captain Kensei Muguruma and his lieutenant, Mashiro Kuna, suddenly vanish from the Seireitei’s spiritual radar.