Bleach Episode 17 -

In this early milestone of the Agent of the Shinigami arc , Ichigo Kurosaki faces the brutal reality of the Soul Society's power.

: After a desperate battle with Renji Abarai, Ichigo is left broken and bleeding.

: Komamura uses the "Humanization Technique" by literally ripping out his own heart and offering it to his clan's Great Elder.

: Captain Byakuya Kuchiki delivers a final, blindingly fast strike that severs Ichigo's "Soul Chain" and "Soul Sleep".

: In seeking revenge for Head Captain Yamamoto, Komamura falls into the same cycle of hatred he once warned Kaname Tōsen against. As the technique ends, he transforms into a mindless wolf, losing his humanity forever.

: Now in a temporary, invincible human form, he unleashes his new Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō: Dangai Jōe , to crush the Sternritter Bambietta Basterbine.

The modern Episode 17 (Season 17/Cour 2, Episode 4) focuses on Captain Sajin Komamura’s tragic sacrifice during the Quincy invasion.

In this early milestone of the Agent of the Shinigami arc , Ichigo Kurosaki faces the brutal reality of the Soul Society's power.

: After a desperate battle with Renji Abarai, Ichigo is left broken and bleeding.

: Komamura uses the "Humanization Technique" by literally ripping out his own heart and offering it to his clan's Great Elder.

: Captain Byakuya Kuchiki delivers a final, blindingly fast strike that severs Ichigo's "Soul Chain" and "Soul Sleep".

: In seeking revenge for Head Captain Yamamoto, Komamura falls into the same cycle of hatred he once warned Kaname Tōsen against. As the technique ends, he transforms into a mindless wolf, losing his humanity forever.

: Now in a temporary, invincible human form, he unleashes his new Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō: Dangai Jōe , to crush the Sternritter Bambietta Basterbine.

The modern Episode 17 (Season 17/Cour 2, Episode 4) focuses on Captain Sajin Komamura’s tragic sacrifice during the Quincy invasion.