are a fictional race of malignant ghost in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. They are corrupt spirits that devour the souls of both living and deceased humans. Hollows are the principal antagonist during the first part of the series and remain a primary threat beyond that point. Hollows settle in Hueco Mundo (Spanish, lit. world hollow), but can cross over to the human world and Soul Society to devour souls. Tite Kubo mainly...
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are a fictional race of malignant ghost in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. They are corrupt spirits that devour the souls of both living and deceased humans. Hollows are the principal antagonist during the first part of the series and remain a primary threat beyond that point. Hollows settle in Hueco Mundo (Spanish, lit. world hollow), but can cross over to the human world and Soul Society to devour souls. Tite Kubo mainly uses a Spanish motif for hollows and arrancar.
Hollows are former pluses (deceased souls) that lose their hearts to despair or remain in the real world for too long. Any spirit that is not guided to Soul Society by a Soul Reaper may eventually descend into a hollow. The process by which a soul becomes a hollow usually takes months (if not longer), reflected by the length of the soul's , which resides in the center of their chest. The Chain of Destiny slowly corrodes over time, reflecting the degradation of the soul's ties to the living world...
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