Part-time student full-time Soul Reaper Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow--a malevolent lost soul--Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit! Immediately after checking into the Kurosaki Clinic with a mysterious scar on his back the muscle-bound Chad goes AWOL. Accompanying Chad is a talking parakeet imbued with the soul of a young boy named Yûichi. It doesn t take newbie Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki long to surmise that a Hollow must be involved--the strongest spirit he s faced to date. Ichigo is about to discover that not every soul is bound for the Soul Society especially if it s tainted with innocent blood.