Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenage boy given the ability to see ghosts.While trying to help a young girl ghost being terrorized by a giant monster called a Hollow..he's saved by the intervention of Rukia Kuchiki, a tough female soul reaper..

Later when a Hollow appears and terrorizes Ichigo's family, an injured Rukia makes a fateful decision and transfers her remaining powers to Ichigo.

Orihime learns that her brother is a Hollow, a soul that didn't pass peacefully over to the Soul Society but lingered instead, pursing those they loved most in life.