OVA Summaries:
Bleach OVA: Memories in the Rain
The OVA starts off with Ichigo fighting the Grand Fisher but you only see a little action before it cuts back to showing Ichigo was a kid. One rainy day while Ichigo and his mother were walking, Ichigo sees a kid walking into a river bank and he tries to save her. We then see Ichigo running to save and then the scene ends with Ichigo’s mother dead and on top of Ichigo. Next it shows Orihime and her friends talking about there art class when
Ichigo Walks in the room. Orihime says hi to Ichigo and Ichigo responds and is acting very happy which is strange for him to act. Tatsuki tell Orihime that he is hiding his real feelings and that tomorrow he’ll not be at school.
The next day Ichigo and his family goes to the mother's grave as they get close to the cemetery they see Rukia. Ichigo and Rukia go and talk alone about his mother's death she asks him if a Hollow killed his mother. Ichigo gets mad for he even bringing up the idea that a Hollow killed his mother and runs off. At the same time the rest of Ichigo's family are praying at there mother's grave where Rukia is watching them from a distance when Rukia's Sprit Phone rings and indicates a hollow is near.
Just then the Grand Fisher attacks Karin and Yuzu. As the Fisher is about to eat Yuzu he is stopped by Rukia. She then tries to buy time and waits for Ichigo. At this time Ichigo sees a figure that looks like his mother and starts think about old memories of her. But so he figures out that it is not his mother but the girl he was trying to save the day she died. The Fisher goes after Ichigo’s Family but Ichigo appears and goes into Soul Reaper form. Ichigo attacks the Hollow and so finds out he killed his mother and tells Rukia not to help him. As they fight Ichigo is not having mush luck since this Hollow is much stronger than any Hollow he has faced before. Then the Fisher sends out a soul that looks like his mother while Ichigo is distracted the Grand Fisher stabs him. After this big blow Ichigo gets mad that he used his mother as a way to trick him and stabs him back and also cuts into him. Then the Grand Fisher transforms himself into the girl, which Ichigo tried to save from drowning in the river, and then escapes. That night Ichigo talk’s with his father about his mothers death. His father tells him to live his life to the fullest because that would his mother would want for Ichigo. After the talk with his dad, Ichigo tells Rukia that he wants to get stronger and kill the Grand Fisher. And the OVA fades out into the credits.
Bleach OVA: The Sealed Sword Frenzy
The OVA starts off with a ceremony at a temple when one of the statues breaks apart and Baishin is released and with him is a large amount of energy that it kills everyone in the area. Ichigo and Rukia are just having are relaxing Sunday until Yuzu comes into the room seeking help because Ichigo’s father is being attacked by a mystery man. This man turns out to be Renji who is looking for Ichigo. Renji is pretending to be a Cop to get Ichigo to come with him which he does. Then Ichigo, Rukia, and Renji go to talk and have lunch. While having lunch Hanatarou shows up to give them their food and he says he’s undercover. Before Renji could explain what was going on to Ichigo they hear a explosion nearby. When they get to the area they see a Shinigami coming out of the smoke.
Renji shoots him but with it has not effect and get stabbed with a dagger. Ichigo transforms into a shinigami and begins to fights the Soul Reaper who calls him self Blade ( his real name is Baishin). As Ichigo attacks Baishin grabs him and takes some of Ichigo’s spirit power. Renji and Rukia attack but are too weak to hurt him then Hitsugaya shows up and scare’s away Baishin. But before Baishin leaves he unleashes a bunch of Hollows then disappears.
Rukia takes Ichigo to Urahara's store where Hitsugaya tells them about Baishin who was once a Soul Reaper from over 400 years ago. Hitsugaya tells them that one day he went mad one day and killed 63 Soul Reaper and it took 6 Captains to seal him away and 2 of the Captains had to scarf ice them self’s to complete the seal.
Now they must seal him in 12 hours or kill him. Hitsugaya then leaves tells them that new are appearing because they are Hollows attracted to Baishin's spirit power. A few minutes after he leaves Sui Fong, Shunsui, Yoruichi, and Ukitake enter the Shop. They tell them to split up find Baishin and Kill all the Hollows. Then they all leave and leave Ichigo behind. Ichigo, Rukia, and Renji fight a few Hollows which they kill easily until Ichigo suddenly falls down. Rukia asks him if he was ok, Ichigo gets up and ignores her. Ukitake, Shunsei, and Sui Fong also fight some Hollows while Yoruichi searchs for Baishin. Renji, Rukia, and Ichigo go to the temple where Baishin was sealed. Ichigo then releases his spirit power to a track Baishin. Ichigo attacks Baishin but can not hurt him in such a weak state. Renji then uses his most powerful attack, Higa Zekkou , on him but has almost no effect.
Baishin then summons his bankai which transforms his skin into metal right after this Hitsugaya shows up and uses his own bankai but Baishin stops his bankai attack. The rest of the Soul Reaper show up and realized that he's going to explode soon because he has absorbed too much power and is too powerful to be sealed. Ichigo then grabs Baishin's ankle and gets back up and says Baishin does not have a Soul Slayer even though he's a Soul Reaper. Ichigo then uses his bankai and fights Baishin again but this time beats him.
After Baishin dies Ichiog reveals that Baishin had merged with his soul slayer. Yoruichi thinks that Baishin tried to use Ichigo's spirit power to return back himself back to normal. The only thing left of Baishin is his soul slayer and the OVA ends with some amusing credits.