Several thousand years into the future, when none of the original characters exist anymore. Hollows are trying to break through the boundary between Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, the rare Quincies have returned in the thousands, Bounts are few but enough to cause any trouble for Shinigami and Quincies, though they are doing about the same things fighting Hollows. Soul Seers, or living humans with the gift to see Ghosts and make spiritual weapons, have made their appearances onto the stage and most are unsure about what they are doing except protecting. Vizards, Shinigami with a few Hollow abilities, and Arrancar, Hollows with a few Shinigami abilities, are leading armies of Hollows.