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During the fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Ikkaku Madarame in episode 27 of
the Bleach anime, Ikkaku briefly appears as Kisuke Urahara while he is running
towards Ichigo. This can be seen in the image below, but he disappears mere
seconds later. But why can we see Urahara here? Is this in the manga as well?

> I understand that Urahara is a former division captain of the Gotei 13, but
> this doesn't explain why he appears. Besides, Ikkaku belongs to the 11th
> Division, while Urahara belonged to the 12th.

[![Ikkaku Madarame is running towards the camera. Kisuke Urahara appears
beside
him.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i8dK9.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i8dK9.jpg)


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Why did Ikkaku appear as Urahara during his fight with Ichigo?


You've got it backwards here.

Around that point in the anime, Ichigo is fighting _Ikakku_. He's recalling
the training he did with Urahara, which is why this is being overlayed.


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