Ikkaku completes his Tsuki-Tsuki Dance.
Ganju Shiba flees from Ikkaku and Yumichika, leaving Ichigo behind.
Ikkaku attacks Ichigo, who barely dodges.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's attack with his scabbard.
Ichigo leaps into the air above Ikkaku.
Ichigo and Ikkaku wound each other simultaneously.
Ikkaku uses a styptic to stop the bleeding.
Ikkaku thrusts Hōzukimaru at Ichigo.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's attack with the chains linking Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku binds Zangetsu with Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku finds Hōzukimaru deflected by Ichigo.
Ichigo slashes through the wall Ikkaku is standing on.
Ikkaku discovers that Ichigo damaged Hōzukimaru with his bare hand.
Ikkaku refuses to give up the fight.
Ichigo defeats Ikkaku with another Getsuga Tenshō.
Ikkaku realizes he has been healed by Ichigo.
Ikkaku laughs at Ichigo's plan.
Ikkaku warns Ichigo about his captain.
Ikkaku describes Ichigo to Kenpachi.
Ikkaku sees that Yumichika's hair has been permed into an afro.
Kenpachi, his subordinates, and the Ryoka come to a stop.
Ikkaku and Yumichika arrive to fight the lieutenants for Kenpachi.
Ikkaku rebukes Iba's criticism of how he talks.
Ikkaku leaves alongside Iba, Yumichika, and Hisagi.
Ikkaku and Iba play rock, paper, scissors.
Kenpachi finds Ikkaku and Ichigo sparring.
Kenpachi accidentally knocks out Ikkaku.
Ikkaku returns victorious from a fight.
Ikkaku beats down a thug for attacking him.
Ikkaku meets Yachiru for the first time.
Kenpachi reveals himself to Ikkaku.
Kenpachi and Ikkaku clash.
Kenpachi effortlessly holds back Ikkaku's slash.
Kenpachi defeats Ikkaku with one final blow.
Kenpachi berates Ikkaku for wanting to die after losing.
Yumichika informs Ikkaku of Kenpachi becoming a captain.
Ikkaku and Yumichika depart to track down Kenpachi.
Ikkaku and Yumichika prepare to fight alongside Kenpachi.
Ikkaku meets Renji for the first time.
Ikkaku and Renji prepare to clash with their Shikai.
Ikkaku concludes his training of Renji.
Ikkaku explains the importance of introductions to Renji.
Ikkaku refuses to fill one of the vacant captain positions.
Ikkaku carries a wooden sword through his belt.
Ikkaku is angered by a student calling him bald.
Ikkaku and the rest of the Strike Force reveal themselves to be in Ichigo's attic.
Ichigo learns how Ikkaku joined the Strike Force.
Ikkaku is exasperated by Rangiku's attempt to convince Ichigo to let her stay.
Ikkaku and Yumichika depart to find a place to stay.
Ikkaku analyzes the logistics of his onigiri.
Ikkaku and Yumichika move out to confront the Arrancar.
Ikkaku offers to save Keigo if he will provide a place to stay.
Ikkaku clashes with Edrad across the street.
Ikkaku and Edrad prepare to clash.
Ikkaku forces Edrad to block a slash with his Zanpakutō.
Ikkaku dodges a Palma Plancha strike from Edrad.
Ikkaku tricks Edrad into blocking a blow from his scabbard.
Ikkaku notes that Edrad's Palma Plancha was strong enough to knock out two of his teeth.
Ikkaku releases his Shikai, Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku withstands Edrad's punch despite his injuries.
Ikkaku's Bankai from the back.
Ikkaku and Edrad move to the air.
Ryūmon Hōzukimaru is damaged by Edrad.
Ikkaku and Edrad conclude their battle.
Ikkaku and Edrad stand after their final clash.
Mizuho welcomes Ikkaku and Yumichika into her home.
Mizuho tends to Ikkaku's injuries.
Mizuho promises to shower Ikkaku in affection.
The Strike Force discusses the situation.
Ikkaku suggests that Rangiku train her techniques.
The Strike Force discusses the encounter with the Arrancar clone.
Hitsugaya decides to perform
Konsō on Shōta.
Ikkaku battles the Arrancar clones.
The Strike Force discusses the situation.
Ikkaku and Yumichika decide to deal with the Arrancar clones.
Ikkaku destroys three Arrancar clones with one attack.
Keigo brings Ikkaku and Yumichika at Mizuho's request.
Mizuho asks Ikkaku to train the kendō team.
Ikkaku agrees to train the team.
Ikkaku forces the team to haul carts filled with sandbags.
Ikkaku forces the team to undergo brutal training.
The team is left exhausted by Ikkaku's training.
Ikkaku easily outmaneuvers and incapacitates Shinji.
Ikkaku reveals that he is doing this for fun.
Shinji and his teammates are injured by Ikkaku's training.
Ikkaku watches as Mizuho refuses to forfeit the match.
Ikkaku decides to ask the other Shinigami for help.
Yumichika and Rangiku refuse to join the team.
Ikkaku is left perplexed about what to do next.
Ikkaku lectures Shinji for choosing to run away.
Hitsugaya curses Ikkaku for tricking him.
Ikkaku drafts Keigo onto the team.
Ikkaku watches as the other Shinigami leave the gym.
Ikkaku defeats a Menos Grande with a single attack.
Ikkaku protests the match ending without him getting to fight.
Ikkaku battles the Kotei Academy kendō team.
Ikkaku defeats the entire team by himself.
Ikkaku and the other Shinigami are alerted to the arrival of Arrancar.
Ikkaku's strikes are blocked by
Aldegor's back appendages.
Ikkaku fiercely battles Aldegor.
Ikkaku shatters the tip of one of Aldegor's back appendages with Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku and Hitsugaya perform Jinzen.
Luppi Antenor holds Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Rangiku in his tentacles.
Ikkaku and the others watch as a
Negación beam envelops Luppi.
Ikkaku struggles to keep Tessai off of him.
The Strike Force gathers in Orihime's apartment.
Ukitake reveals that Orihime has gone missing.
Byakuya and Kenpachi arrive to escort the Strike Force home.
Ikkaku and Yumichika stand in for Kenpachi and Yachiru at the meeting on Sōkyoku Hill.
The whirlwind around Hōzukimaru disperses.
Ikkaku asks Ichigo if he really got his Zanpakutō back.
Ikkaku and Hōzukimaru perform their Tsuki-Tsuki Dance in order to prove Hōzukimaru's identity.
Ikkaku asks Ichigo if he does not remember his Tsuki-Tsuki Dance.
Ikkaku states Hōzukimaru's dancing was perfect.
Hōzukimaru separates into a sansetsukon around Ikkaku.
Ikkaku proclaims this is where the real fight starts.
Ikkaku proclaims Hōzukimaru cannot quit now.
Ikkaku falls into the water.
Ikkaku asks Hōzukimaru what he said.
Ikkaku's Hōzukimaru is cut in half.
Hōzukimaru attacks Ikkaku with his empowered Bankai.
Ikkaku grins upon sensing Kenpachi's arrival.
Ikkaku and the other Shinigami unite with their Zanpakutō Spirits once more.
Ikkaku and Hōzukimaru discuss Muramasa's betrayal.
Ikkaku finishes his Tsuki-Tsuki Dance.
Ganju flees from Ikkaku and Yumichika.
Ikkaku attacks Ichigo, who dodges at the last second.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's attack with his scabbard.
Ichigo uses Ikkaku's scabbard to launch himself high into the air.
Ikkaku applies a styptic to his wound.
Ikkaku jabs Hōzukimaru, at Ichigo.
Ichigo blocks Ikkaku's rapid blows.
Ikkaku splits his Shikai, surprising Ichigo.
Ikkaku hold Hōzukimaru in its sansetsukon form.
Ichigo attacks Ikkaku after wrapping up his arm wound.
Ikkaku blocks Ichigo's slash with the chain links connecting Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku discovers that Ichigo has broken part of Hōzukimaru.
Ichigo attacks Ikkaku with a small Getsuga Tenshō.
Ikkaku is severely wounded by Ichigo's attack.
Ikkaku spins his Shikai above his head.
Ichigo defeats Ikkaku with a small Getsuga Tenshō.
Ikkaku collapses in front of Ichigo.
Ikkaku realizes that he has been saved by Ichigo.
Ikkaku is astonished to learn that Ichigo's team consists of five people and a cat.
Ikkaku sees that Yumichika's hair has been permed into an afro.
Ikkaku laughs hysterically as Yumichika puts on a wig.
Orihime Inoue tells Ikkaku that she does not know if Ichigo is alive.
Ikkaku attempts to unsheathe his Zanpakutō after being spit on and made fun of by Yachiru.
Ikkaku, Kenpachi, and Yumichika enter the underground relief cell.
Kenpachi leads the Ryoka and his subordinates through the Seireitei.
Ikkaku and Yumichika arrive to fight the lieutenants.
Ikkaku and several other Shinigami on the cover of
Chapter 140.
Ikkaku berates Iba for drinking so much sake.
Ikkaku and Iba play janken.
Ikkaku watches Iba scale the cliff after being beaten in janken.
Ikkaku and Iba discuss the battle between Ichigo and Byakuya.
Ikkaku and Iba prepare to resume their battle.
Ikkaku and Iba learn of the
Central 46 being massacred.
Ikkaku trains after being fully healed.
Ikkaku and Ichigo prepare to settle their debate through combat.
Kenpachi discovers Ikkaku and Ichigo sparring.
Kenpachi berates Ikkaku for wanting to die after a loss.
Ikkaku informs Renji that he has a Bankai.
Ikkaku muses on Renji being one step closer to Byakuya as his lieutenant.
Renji begs Ikkaku to become a captain.
Ikkaku reveals he wants to fight and die under Kenpachi.
Ikkaku, Ichigo, Renji, Kenpachi, Byakuya, and Hitsugaya on the cover of
Chapter 193.
The Strike Force arrives.
Ikkaku threatens to kill the two students who called him bald.
Ikkaku, Yumichika, Hitsugaya, Rangiku, and Renji on the cover of
Chapter 197.
Rangiku punishes Ikkaku for threatening Keigo.
Ikkaku and the rest of the Strike Force depart.
Ikkaku and the rest of the Strike Force reveal themselves to be in Ichigo's attic.
Ichigo learns how Ikkaku joined the Strike Force.
Ikkaku and Yumichika depart to find a place to stay.
Ikkaku, his fellow Shinigami stationed in Karakura Town, and the attacking Arrancar on the cover of
Chapter 200.
Ikkaku and Yumichika discuss the mystery of the wrapped onigiri.
Ikkaku and Yumichika respond to the arrival of the
Arrancar.
Ikkaku coerces Keigo into giving him a place to stay.
Ikkaku introduces himself to Edrad.
Ikkaku clashes with Edrad.
Ikkaku gleefully attacks Edrad.
Edrad uses Palma Plancha against Ikkaku.
Edrad attacks Ikkaku, who dodges by leaping into the air.
Ikkaku tricks Edrad into blocking his scabbard.
Ikkaku deduces the nature of Edrad's Palma Plancha.
Edrad punches Ikkaku into the ground.
Ikkaku fights Edrad with Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku is struck with a flaming punch that breaks Hōzukimaru in two.
Ikkaku withstands Edrad's attack.
Ikkaku's Bankai activation forms a Bankai.
Ikkaku assumes a combat stance with Ryūmon Hōzukimaru.
Ikkaku and Edrad resume their battle.
Ikkaku drops down onto Edrad with his monk's spade.
Edrad repels Ikkaku with a burst of flame.
Ikkaku begins spinning Ryūmon Hōzukimaru around.
Ikkaku's Bankai reaches full power.
Ikkaku and Edrad clash for the final time.
Ikkaku and Edrad stand apart after their final clash.
A wounded Ikkaku falls out of the air.
Ikkaku and Yumichika are brought to
Keigo Asano's house.
Ikkaku reminds Keigo that he is not bald.
Ikkaku is forced to wear a shirt provided by Mizuho.
Ikkaku headbutts Yumichika for laughing at him.
Rangiku laughs at Ikkaku's appearance.
Mizuho demands to know why Rangiku is in her apartment.
Ikkaku and Hitsugaya perform
Jinzen.
Ikkaku and Yumichika prepare to battle Luppi.
Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Rangiku are battered by
La Hélice.
Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Rangiku face Luppi with fresh injuries.
Ikkaku is caught by one of Luppi's tentacles.
Luppi turns his attention back to Ikkaku, Yumichika, and Rangiku.
Ikkaku and the rest of the Strike Force gather in Orihime's apartment.
Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi arrive to escort the Strike Force back to Soul Society.