ˈɪkɪɡˌoʊ kjˌʊɹɹəsˈæki ænd ɹˈuːkiə kˈuːtʃɪki ɑːɹ sˈoʊl ɹˈiːpɚz, sˈoʊldʒɚz tɹˈʌstᵻd wɪð ˈʌʃɚɹɪŋ ðə sˈoʊlz ʌvðə dˈɛd fɹʌmðə wˈɜːld ʌvðə lˈɪvɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈæftɚlˌaɪf ɹˈɛlm nˈoʊn æz sˈoʊl səsˈaɪəɾi ænd wɪð fˈaɪɾɪŋ hˈɑːloʊz, mˈɔnstɹəs lˈɔst sˈoʊlz, ðæt ɑːɹ ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl tʊ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi hjˈuːmən ˈaɪz hˌuː kæn hˈɑːɹm bˈoʊθ ɡˈoʊsts ænd hjˈuːmənz.
Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki are Soul Reapers, soldiers trusted with ushering the souls of the dead from the World of the Living to the afterlife realm known as Soul Society and with fighting Hollows, monstrous lost souls, that are invisible to ordinary human eyes who can harm both ghosts and humans.