Bleach Bleach Season 1, episode 52 Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya 7.8 / 10 October 4, 2005 25 min 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai battles his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki. Previous episode Morning of the Sentence Next episode Ichimaru Gin’s Temptation, Resolution Shattered