Bleach is about fifteen year old Ichigo Kurosaki who has been able to see ghosts since he was little. One night, he encounters Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul reaper from the soul society, the place where people are sent when they die. Rukia's job is to send spirits to the soul society and to defeat hollows, monsters that were once humans. An encounter with a hollow leaves Rukia injured and Ichigo and his family in danger. To save his family, Rukia gives Ichigo some of her soul reaper powers. Ichigo accidentally takes all of them, though! Now a full fledged soul reaper, Ichigo must take over the job of a soul reaper with the help of Rukia, now a human. Soon enough, their missions entwine with that of the soul society.