Bleach/The Resolution to Kill

The Resolution to Kill
Season 2, Episode 11
Airdate	May 10, 2005
Production Number	31
Written by	Genki Yoshimura Masahiro Okubo Masashi Sogo Michiko Yokote Natsuko Takahashi Rika Nakase
Directed by	Noriyuki Abe
ADR Writer(s)	Mark Ryan
ADR Director(s)	Kirk Thornton Wendee Lee
← 2x10 Renji's Confrontation	2x12 → Stars and the Stray
Bleach — Season Two

The Resolution to Kill is the eleventh episode of the second season of Bleach and the thirty-first episode overall. Ichigo's battle against Renji continues until he flashes back to find his resolve in battles against both Renji and Urahara.

Co-Stars: Wally Wingert (Renji Abarai), Spike Spencer (Hanataro Yamada), Kyle Hebert (Ganju Shiba), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Momo Hinamori), Grant George (Izuru Kira), Michael Lindsay (Kisuke Urahara), Terrence Stone (Yoruichi Shihouin), Jeannie Elias (Jinta Hanakari), Michael Sorich (Tessai Tsukabishi)

Plot Overview

Despite his insistence that his wounds aren't hurting as much as Renji would like to believe, Ichigo is having a hard time standing. The two go back into battle and Ichigo can only barely defend himself against Renji's attacks, but they're both worn out entirely by the fight. Renji gets his second wind insisting that Ichigo deserves everything he gets for stealing Rukia's powers and condemning her to death, but Ichigo also gets his and figures out the limitations on Renji's attacks. He realizes that Renji can only use three attacks before it returns to its original state. Ichigo makes an attempt to hit Renji while his Zabimaru is retracting his sword, but Renji dodges him and cuts open his shoulder.

Renji lands a blow on him that should have killed him, but Ichigo survives and flashes back to one of his battles with Urahara. During the fight, Urahara kept pushing him until Ichigo can recall how to call Zangetsu's true form but Ichigo can't. Urahara tells him that it's shameful that he can't fight without showing fear towards everything that he's fighting for. He shows that his resolve to kill him is reflected in his sword, so Ichigo mimics his actions and creates a large canyon in the ground between him and Urahara.

Back in reality, Ichigo finds his resolve and increases his energy and fights back against Renji. He destroys Zabimaru and cuts him deeply. Finally, the battle is over and Renji has lost.

Trivia

The Show

• Closing Credits: The closing credits animation of this episode features Soifon (also romanized as Soi Fong), captain of Squad 2, and her lieutenant Marechiyo Omaeda.