Ichigo Kurosaki wished he could live a normal high school life, but his ability to see and hear ghosts and his orange hair made it difficult. Everything changes when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper responsible for dealing with evil spirits (“Hollows”) and guiding good spirits (“Pluses” or “Wholes”) to the afterlife. When Rukia is hurt while trying to protect Ichigo and his family from a powerful Hollow, she transfers some of her powers to him. However, Ichigo absorbs all her power, leaving him to take on her duties until she can recover. This leads to adventures in the spirit world and facing various dangers. led BURN THE WITCH; set in London, England, and dealing with the Western branch of Soul Society.
The anime was an incomplete adaptation for many years, ending at Chapter 479 of the manga. However, on March 21st, 2020, during the AnimeJapan livestream, it was confirmed that the anime would return with an adaptation of the final arc, Thousand-Year Blood War. The new adaptation started airing on October 11, 2022, and is planned to be four hours long.
On August 8, 2021, Weekly Shonen Jump released “No Breaths From Hell,” a 73-page special chapter of Bleach created by Kubo. This special chapter continues the story after the series ending, starting a new arc where the Soul Reapers battle the inhabitants of Hell.
Five manga story arcs are expanded into seventeen anime story arcs, including the anime-original filler.
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The Agent of the Soul Reaper Arc (Volumes 1-8; episodes 1-20)
Soul Society Arc (Volumes 9-21)
Soul Society: The Sneak Entry Arc (Episodes 21-41)
Soul Society: The Rescue Arc (Episodes 42-63)
Bount Arc (Filler; episodes 64-109)
Arrancar Arc (Volumes 22-48)
Arrancar: The Arrival Arc (Episodes 110-131)
Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry arc (Episodes 132-151)
Arrancar: The Fierce Fight arc (Episodes 152-167)
New Captain Shuusuke Amagai Arc (Filler; episodes 168-189)
Arrancar Arc (continued)
Arrancar VS Soul Reaper arc (Episodes 190-205)
110 Years Back arc (Episodes 206-212)
Arrancar: Battle in Karakura arc (Episodes 213-229)
Zanpakuto: The Alternate Tale arc (Filler; episodes 230-265)
Arrancar: Deicide arc (Episodes 266-310)
13 Court Guards Incursion Arc (Filler; episodes 311-342)
The Lost Agent Arc (Volumes 49-54; episodes 343-366)
The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc (Volumes 55-74; episodes 367-?)
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The English dub is licensed by Viz Media and aired on [adult swim] (later, Toonami) from September 8, 2006, and ended its run on November 1st, 2014.
Bleach has had two live-action adaptations planned during its run. On February 22, 2012, Warner Bros. Studios announced the licensing and planned development of a live-action Hollywood movie. However, it seems that those plans fell through. With the release of the final chapter on August 18, 2016, Tite Kubo confirmed that a Japan-produced live-action film adaptation would be released in 2018. The movie, simply titled “Bleach,” was released in theaters on June 20, 2018, in Japan and distributed worldwide by Netflix on September 14, 2018.
Speaking of movies, there are pages for all of them, both the live-action and four big-budget animated ones.
Memories of Nobody (2006)
The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
Fade to Black (2008)
Hell Verse (2010)
Bleach (2018)
Bleach is one of the few anime that has its own Die For Our Ship, Ho/Foe Yay, and Fan Nickname pages. It also has twenty character sheets.
It now includes pages discussing one of its DS outings, Bleach: The 3rd Phantom, and the Light Novels: The Death Save the Strawberry, We Do Knot Always Love You, and Can’t Fear Your Own World.
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Note: This article is not about a laundry detergent or Nirvana’s first album, even though the franchise was named after the latter. It also usually has nothing to do with Brain Bleach (“We stand in awe at that which cannot be unseen”).
Please revamp the main trope pages by moving all character tropes to their respective characters.
“If you haven’t read the manga, there are major spoilers below.”