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series. In the English adaptation of the anime released by

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, the title of the season is translated as The Rescue. The episodes are directed by

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, and produced by

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and Studio Pierrot. The season adapts

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's '' Bleach'' manga series from the rest of the 14th volume to the 21st volume (chapters 118–182), with the exception of episode 50 ( filler). The episodes' plot centers on

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's and his friends' efforts to save Soul Reaper

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from execution by her superiors in the Soul Society. The season initially ran from July 26, 2005, to January 10, 2006, in Japan on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the season began airing on July 21, 2007 on Cartoon Network's

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in the United States. On October 14, 2007, the series went on a hiatus; episodes resumed airing on March 2, 2008, and finished on May 11 of the same year. The episodes use four pieces of

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: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first ten episodes is "D-TecnoLife" by

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; the other episodes of the season use by

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. The two ending themes are "HappyPeople" by Skoop on Somebody, used from episode 42 to 52, and

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's "

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", which was used for the remainder of the episodes. Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, with the exception of the last two discs with contain five episodes, were released by

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between December 21, 2005 to April 26, 2006. The English adaptation of the anime is distributed by Viz Media; three DVD compilations have been released on July 22, September 23, and November 18, 2008 respectively. Another DVD compilation was set for release on January 20, 2009. __TOC__

Episode list

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