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In the fictional ''Bleach'' manga/ anime universe, a is a monstrous ghost that ought to be slain and purified or else it will feed on other souls. Many of the series' antagonists are hollows; also, the fictional universe also has hollows with Soul Reaper( a death-related entity)-like characteristics called . One of the series' main storylines has Sōsuke Aizen (ithe primary antagonist for the majority of the series) and his arrancars (particularly the ten Espadas, the strongest ones) as the force opposing the protagonists. The creator of the series, Tite Kubo, used many Spanish motifs for the series' hollow-related elements. The fictional creatures have been praised by reviewers for the early hollows' strong emotional ties to their victims and the "interesting" concept of the arrancar; the visual appearance of the characters have also been commented on. ==In-universe Overview of Hollows == In the ''Bleach'' universe, a is a monstrous spirit that is reduced to madly feeding on other souls after it was overwhelmed by its negative emotions or forcibly converted by other hollows. All hollows have masks attached to their faces and a hollow hole somewhere on their bodies; they also have a tendency to attack those who were close to them in their human lives, which they superficially have no recollection of. Like all spirit beings, hollows possess individual “spirit energy” (also called ''reiatsu'' or ''reishi''),which they increase the level of through their devouring of souls. An arrancar is a hollow which has gained Soul Reaper-like characteristics through the removal of its mask, thus resulting in an increased combat versatility and a more humanoid appearance. The convertion of a hollow into an arrancar can occur either naturally or artificially, but there is little information on process that occurs. The arrancars affiliated with Aizen wear distinctive white uniforms. They retain the Mexican aesthetic borne by hollows, and according to Tite Kubo, many of them are named after real life architects and designers.〔 The arrancars (except the ten Espadas) are given individual numbers which are based on the order of their birth (starting at the number 11); most arrancars are labeled as part of the . Soul Reapers, including protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki, have two primary duties, one of which is to slay and purify any hollows they encounter to protect other souls from being devoured (the other duty is to perform a ritual known as a to lay ghosts to rest before they become hollows). When either of these duties is fulfilled, the soul goes to the Soul Society to live as an ordinary human until reincarnation on earth.〔''Bleach'' manga; chapter 1, page 21〕〔''Bleach'' manga; chapter 6, page 14〕 If a hollow committed grave sins in life, its purification instead opens the Gates of Hell (referred to as the Underworld in the English Dub), and it is dragged to Hell for punishment.〔''Bleach'' manga; chapter 12, page 10〕 Hollow intrusions into Ichigo's hometown are the driving plot force for ''Bleachs first arc, at the end of which Ichigo leaves earth for Soul Society in order to rescue one of his friends. Arrancar are introduced into ''Bleach'' following Ichigo's return from Soul Society, and are major antagonists from that point until their collective defeat in the Fake Karakura Arc. Most of the arrancar antagonists served Sōsuke Aizen, who used the ''hōgyoku'', a powerful magical artifact, to create arrancars from the hollows of Hueco Mundo. Many arrancar are as sadistic or insane as any hollow, but arrancar can also display honor, compassion, and some even befriend the heroes. The arrancar are first shown scouting Ichigo's hometown by ones and twos, which escalates into sorties, and eventually a battle on earth and in Hueco Mundo between the most powerful arrancar and Soul Reapers. Following Aizen's defeat, the arrancar survivors are captured by Quincies (an army of humans who rival the Soul Reapers), and either drafted as soldiers to fight the Soul Reapers again, or executed as monsters. Hollows and arrancar inhabit a dimension called , a vast barren desert with quarts "trees" which any hollow can access, leave and return to by tearing a hole in space called a ''Garganta''. While in Hueco Mundo, most hollows can sate their hunger simply by breathing the ''reishi''-rich air, and are threatened only by other hollows who have turned to cannibalism, conquest for power and sport, or both. Hueco Mundo is initially portrayed as impossible to access by non-hollows, but techniques for traveling there are eventually revealed, and Hueco Mundo was entered by outsiders, first by protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies, then later by Quincy conquerors. An enormous white domed palace.called in Hueco Mundo was used by Aizen to garrison his troops, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Hollows in Bleach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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