Bleach, v.61: The Last 9 Days by Tite Kubo

Bleach, v. 61: The Last 9 Days by Tite Kubo - 189 pages

Ichigo confronts Zangetsu and learns to meld his different powers together.  Uryu has just been named the successor of the Vandereich.  Ichigo's friends are warned to say goodbye to him as he might never return to the world of the living.  And the Soul Society is once again under attack.

There is a lot going on in this volume.  In fact, it is a little disjointed with all the different story lines it is trying to keep up with.  Yet, the story is progressing to the final battle.

Bleach, v. 59-60 by Tite Kubo

Bleach, v.59: The Battle by Tite Kubo - 192 pages
Bleach, v.60: Everything But the Rain - 192 pages

Ichigo's training to increase his power and restore his zampoktu is not going well.  He sent away from the Soul Society to discover the truth of his past and his mother.
I really enjoyed these two issues in the Bleach series.  It answered the questions about Ichigo's mother and father and their powers.  It also answered the question of exactly where Ichigo's powers came from. 

Bleach, v.53 by Tite Kubo

Bleach, v.53: The Deathberry Returns 2 by Tite Kubo - 210 pages

Ichigo is sinking into despair at the Ginjo's betrayal when his friends from the Soul Society come to his aid.  With their help he truly regains his Soul Reaper powers.  Back in form, he chases after Ginju while the other Soul Reapers battle individually against the Fullbringers in Yuzio's alternate realities.