The Hollow 'Shrieker', as portrayed by anime character designer Masashi KudЕЌ. The visual appearance of the characters has also been commented on. The fictional creatures have been praised by reviewers for the early hollows' strong emotional ties to their victims and the 'interesting' concept of the arrancar. The creator of the series, Tite Kubo, used many Spanish motifs for the series' hollow-related elements. One of the series' main storylines has SЕЌsuke Aizen (the primary antagonist for the majority of the series) and his arrancar (particularly the ten Espadas, the strongest ones) as the force opposing the protagonists. There are also hollows with Soul Reaper (a death-related entity)-like characteristics called arrancars ( з ґйќў(г‚ўгѓ©гѓіг‚«гѓ«), arankaru, from Spanish arrancar 'to tear off,' kanji translates as 'broken mask'). Many of the series' antagonists are hollows. In the fictional Bleach manga/ anime universe, a hollow ( и™љ(гѓ›гѓг‚¦, horЕЌ) is a monstrous ghost that if not slain and purified will feed on other souls. ( October 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. This anime and manga-related article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style.

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