Episodes
21. Enter! The World of the Shinigami
22. The Man who Hates Shinigamis
23. The Sentence of Rukia, Before the 14th Day
24. Assemble! The 13 Divisions
Guided by the mysterious talking cat Yoruichi, Ichigo and school friends Orihime, Chad and Uryu make the dangerous crossing over to the Soul Society. They land on the outskirts of the city where the Soul Reapers live. To succeed in their mission to save Rukia from execution, they must defeat the giant gatekeeper and find some way into the walled city. But it's not going to be easy!