Bleach Episode 344 -

is the 344th episode of the Bleach anime. It serves as the second episode of The Lost Substitute Shinigami arc . Episode Overview

A mysterious man with a pompadour hairstyle visits Ichigo at work, offering him ramen and subtly inquiring about his father, Isshin Kurosaki. Bleach Episode 344

Ichigo’s life 17 months after losing his powers and the introduction of the mysterious group Xcution . Key Plot Developments is the 344th episode of the Bleach anime

October 18, 2011 (Japan); May 10, 2014 (English Dub). 2014 (English Dub). Adapts chapters 426

Adapts chapters 426, 427, and portions of 428 and 429.

The fight is interrupted by Ichigo’s boss, Ikumi, who "kidnaps" him in her van to take him to work at the Unagiya Shop .