Season 10, Episode 210 - "Hiyori Dies? The Beginning of Tragedy"
10 March, 2009
The spiritual energies of Kensei and all of his squad vanish, and this sparks a serious situation in Soul Society. An emergency captain's meeting is held to determine who will go to oversee the situation. Although Kisuke appears late and pleads his case to go, Yamamoto denies him. Instead, Shinji, Love Aikawa, Rōjūrō "Rose" Otoribashi, Kyoraku's lieutenant Yadomaru Lisa and Hachigen Ushōda, from the Kido Corps, are dispatched. In the woods, Hiyori is attacked by a grotesque and powerful hollow that is revealed to be Kensei. Shinji arrives to save her, along with the rest of the captains, but soon Mashiro Kuna appears, also transformed into a hollow and attacks the group. Hacchi manages to bind both Mashiro and Kensei, but the latter is able to escape by using brute strength alone. Meanwhile, Kisuke is torn at his decision to send Hiyori out alone and defies orders that he is not to go, using a cloak that completely masks his energy. Before he can set out, Tessai Tsukabishi, also of the Kido Corps, accompanies
