Ichigo Kurosaki can see ghosts. Not the rattling-chain kind, just the lingering, unfinished-business variety. It’s an inconvenience until a Hollow crashes through his bedroom wall and turns inconvenience into war. Enter Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper with a blade built for spirits and a job description that just became Ichigo’s.
When Ichigo absorbs Rukia’s powers to protect his family, the ordinary scaffolding of his life collapses. High school exams are replaced with night patrols, and every alleyway hums with unseen danger. Volume 1 is ignition. Hollows stalk the city, humor snaps against horror, and a reluctant teenager steps into a role that will drag him far beyond his hometown.
