I really recommend this series. A teenage boy helps direct souls in the afterlife to soul society where they can live peacefully. Only Hollows (corrupted souls) get in the way and even harm innocent souls. Ichigo relies on friends and family to fight for what is right. ( )

Ichigo is now being trained to become a soul reaper and is becoming more powrful.He now is entering the gate to soul society and is continue in volume 9. ( )

Completes the Agent of the Shinigami arc, which began in volume 1. Ichigo completes his training with Kisuke Urahara, regains his Shinigami powers including a new Zanpaku-to, and (with 4 companions) sets off for the Soul Society.

Overall it is more of the same great stuff that I have come to expect from this series. Great eye-catchy artwork. Good mix of humor and drama. There isn't a whole lot of action in this volume, but it is (more or less) the prelude to the Soul Society arc. ( )