Authentic Records! School of Shinigami
Momo Hinamori (Lieutenant 5th Division) sits in her jail cell and flashes back to her days in Soul Reaper Academy with Renji Abarai (Lieutenant 6th Division) and Izuru Kira (Lieutanant 3rd Division). She recalls how they met, developed a friendly rivalry with one another, and took part in a training mission that didn't go as planned. Upper classman Shūhei Hisagi (future Lieutenant 9th Division), led them on the mission with a couple other upper classmen. The training area was in the Real World and supposed to be clear of Hollows.
Somehow a big Hollow got into the training area and killed a few Shinigami, including the two other upper classmen. Momo, Renji, and Izuru stepped forward despite having been told to get out of the area, and saved Hisagi from almost certain death. More Hollows appeared but then Sousuke Aizen (Captain 5th Division) and Gin Ichimaru (at that time Lieutenant 5th Division) showed up and dealt with the Hollows.
The episode ends back in the present with Momo, similar to Renji, deciding she's been languishing in a jail cell for too long.
Rukia is also in the flashback scenes in this episode.
This episode reminds of one from the previous season, 2.12 The Star and the Stray Dog. That one was mostly about Renji and Rukia, how they grew up together, were friends, but then were pushed apart after becoming Shinigami despite both still wanting to be friends.
Despite this episode seeming to be told from Momo's point of view there are a few scenes that do not involve her.
This was a good episode. I like how they took a moment to step back and explore the past.
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