sentences:  The twenty-eight episodes form the , which focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies.The season initially ran from January 17, 2006 to August 1, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo.The English adaptation of the season began airing on May 18, 2008 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States, and the last episode of the season aired on December 6, 2008.