If he's going to escape doing kitchen duty for a year aboard the Baratie, Luffy will have to get rid of Don Krieg. Unfortunately, Kreig's heavily armed and aided by his Demon Man commander Gin. As the battle commences, Nami has sailed off with the treasure in tow.

Arriving on a new island, Luffy and Zoro meet Nami, a girl thief with a special focus: robbing pirates! Specifically, she's out to steal a map of the "Grand Line," the equatorial belt where the mightiest (and richest) pirates in the world roam. It's just too bad the map belongs to the fiendish pirate Buggy the Clown! He holds the town in a reign of terror, blasting buildings (and people) apart with cannonballs, even destroying an innocent dog food...

A new reality-show craze is sweeping the nation, garnering legions of screaming fans (the majority of them being teenaged girls). But this program comes with a supernatural twist--the host, a media-savvy spiritualist, travels to local hotspots and performs exorcisms, live on national TV! Surly Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki has his doubts about this primetime prima donna, and his assumptions are about to be put to the test--the show is heading straight...

Rukia Kuchiki's execution is drawing closer; and as members of the Soul Society fight one another, Ichigo Kurosaki struggles to find a way to save her.

As Ichigo and his friends continue to train, Orihime realizes that she won't be able to participate in the upcoming battle. Meanwhile, Ichigo continues to have difficulty controlling his Hollowfied self.

Ichigo and Yoruichi race to save Ichigo's friends from Rukio's brother, Byakuiya Kukichi. Ichigo is determined to defeat Byakuiya this time, but isn't prepared yet. Can he master the skills in time?

Ichigo and the other soul reapers have a difficult time fighting the Arrancars before taking on the Espada, their more threatening competition.