Zombie Powder

Since childhood, seeing ghosts has been a part of Ichigo Kurosaki's ordinary life. However, things go awry when he and his spectral attachments get caught in a fight between Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki and a Hollow. As Ichigo learns, Soul Reapers are spiritual beings assigned to safely guide the dead to Soul Society, whereas Hollows are corrupt spirits that prey on innocent souls. Though Rukia manages to defeat her opponent and keep everyone else out of harm, she exhausts her powers in the process. No longer capable of performing her duties, she resorts to forcing Ichigo to become her substitute until she recovers. Despite Rukia's abrasive behavior, Ichigo handles his new routine with ease. But when he is tasked with sending one of his classmates to Soul Society, Ichigo gains a compelling outlook on the afterlife. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

One-shot story published as a special prologue chapter to the 4th Bleach movie, Jigoku-hen.

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family, but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits, and along with Rukia, who is slowly regaining her powers, it's Ichigo's job to both protect the innocent from Hollows and to help the spirits themselves find peace. --- Links: * alternative [official raw](https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/search/search.html?seriesid=48374)

4 koma Anthology including: - **Daisuke Ashihara** - **Shuichi Aso** - **KAITO** - **Naoshi Komi** - **Tite Kubo** - **Shun Numa** - **Eichiro Oda** - **Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro** - **Hideaki Sorachi** - **Yuki Tabata**

Somewhere in the desert lies the world's greatest treasure: the 12 Rings of the Dead, the only source of the mysterious substance Zombie Powder, which can raise the dead and grant eternal life. Into this world stalks Gamma Akutabi, a man with a metal arm and a six-foot chainsaw, cybernetically enhanced master of the legendary martial art. But it takes more than one man to find the ultimate prize. You need a team: super-gunman C.T. Smith, knife-slinging teenager Elwood, and brilliant (and impossibly big-breasted) journalist Wolfgangina. Against an army of crooks and killers, against runaway trains and super-powered madmen, they'll need all their skills… but the most dangerous thing in the west might be the Rings themselves.

Short stories featured in the Bleach: Official Character Book 3 UNMASKED include "not be, but be", a short **manga** depicting Ulquiorra Cifer's past, and "Nestle to Night", a short story written by Matsubara Makoto depicting the fates of Tier Harribel, Emilou Apacci, Franceska Mila Rose, and Cyan Sung-Sun after the battle with Aizen. Note: - "Nestle to Night" is a short story, not a manga.