Unbeatable Enemy

For the opening lets start the episode with the closing episode of “A Memory of Rain” for better understanding of this new episode “Unbeatable Enemy”. The hollow are intimidating to eat Yuzu. And then Ichigo appears apparently from nowhere and try to save his sister on the other hand, Karin is still a hostage. The shinigami that was fighting Rukia appears, and Ichigo suddenly notices a human-like figure in front of the hollow. He identifies it as the figure he ran after the day his mother died. Ichigo suddenly places that the hollow was there the day his mom died six years ago. Now, Ichigo Kurosaki is facing a hollow that killed his mother, and been furious enough to carelessly attack at him, who has evaded the Shinigami for over 50 years called “Grand Fisher”.

As Ichigo gets beaten up pretty badly by Grand Fisher due to his ability to use his head appendage to take the form of his opponent’s loved one, Masaki. As she speaks to Ichigo Kurosaki with thankfulness before she disappears along with the doll, “she was proud to have known her family, and begs Ichigo to live, be strong, be gentle, and to smile”. However, this appendage suddenly remembers Masaki’s dying wish, and hearing that wish, Ichigo is inspired and manages to defeat the Hollow, although not killing it. Before it ends this episode, Ichigo Kurosaki had begging to be a “Shinigami” even just in temporary for him to protect and help other people who needs on him. But he still hoping that someday it can revenge to the hollow that kill his mother.

This was a brief summarization of the episode it would much better to understand if you would watch the episode. From this episode you will be able to witness how Ichigo Kurosaki becomes a temporary shinigami along with his motivation. And it is also the first part of ichigo destiny to complete and become a real shinigami as he discover more of his ability and power and face much stronger enemy.