<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Bleach episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The Soul Society: The Rescue arc (尸 魂 界 救出 篇, Sōru Sosaeti Kyūshutsu Hen) is the third season of the Bleach anime series . In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as The Rescue . The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot . The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series over twenty - two episodes . The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' efforts to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from execution by her superiors in the Soul Society . </P> <P> The season initially ran from July 26, 2005, to January 10, 2006, in Japan on TV Tokyo . The English adaptation of the season began airing on July 21, 2007 on Adult Swim in the United States . On October 14, 2007, the Bleach anime went on a hiatus; episodes resumed airing on March 2, 2008, and finished airing on May 11, 2008 . </P>

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