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Bleach(TV show/series, 2004-)

Original title: "BLEACH" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 12+ years
| 24min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 392 episodes

BleachRating: 4.2/5 (with 844 votes) 293
Bleach (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of a teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to a Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His new-found powers allow him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife, and set him on journeys to various ghostly realms of existence. Bleach was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2001 to August 2016, with its chapters collected in 74 tankōbon volumes. The series has spawned a media franchise that includes an anime television series adaptation produced by studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, two original video animation (OVA) episodes, four animated feature films, ten stage musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise. A Japanese live-action film adaptation produced by Warner Bros. premiered in 2018. A sequel to the anime television series, which adapts the manga's final story arc, premiered in 2022. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media in 2004. They have released the collected volumes and published its chapter... ()
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About Bleach

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.

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Bleach Seasons and Episodes

10/11/2022Thousand-Year Blood War - 26 episodes
#1 | 10/11/2022The Blood Warfare
4.1/5 (with 28 votes)
The Soul Society is observing a sudden surge in the number of Hollows being destroyed.
#2 | 10/18/2022Foundation Stones
4.3/5 (with 6 votes)
Arrancars Nel Tu and Pesche Guatiche have come to seek Ichigo’s help explaining that Hueco Mundo is under attack by an unknown enemy. Unable to ignore the situation, Ichigo and his friends decide to set out for Hueco Mundo.
#3 | 10/25/2022March of the Starcross
4.4/5 (with 5 votes)
Ichigo and his friends arrive in Hueco Mundo to confront Quilge Opie and learn that their latest enemy are Quincies.
#4 | 11/01/2022Kill the Shadow
4.5/5 (with 4 votes)
The Wandenreich mobilizes its elite force, the Stern Ritter, to annihilate the Soul Society. Creating massive flaming pillars of Reishi as a distraction, the Stern Ritter easily enter the Soul Society to bring carnage to the Soul Reapers.
#5 | 11/08/2022Wrath as a Lightning
4.6/5 (with 4 votes)
Quilge Opie uses his power to imprison Ichigo inside the Garganta. As he tries to break free, Ichigo begins to hear, through his Soul Phone, the screams of the Soul Reapers falling to the enemy's onslaught.
#6 | 11/15/2022The Fire
4.8/5 (with 4 votes)
Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto confronts Yhwach for the first time in a thousand years. As Yhwach finally draws his sword against Genryusai, the Soul Reapers notice an abnormal change taking place across the Seireitei.
#7 | 11/22/2022Born in the Dark
4.7/5 (with 5 votes)
Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto learns that the Yhwach he defeated was an impostor. The real Yhwach then reveals himself and easily kills Genryusai, sending a wave of shock and devastation across the Soul Reapers.
#8 | 11/29/2022The Shooting Star Project [Zero Mix]
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)
Rescue efforts are being made across the Seireitei to find and help those who've survived the Stern Ritter attack. Meanwhile, Ichigo meets with Mayuri Kurotsuchi about fixing his broken Tensa Zangetsu.
#9 | 12/06/2022The Drop
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Squad Zero brings Ichigo back to the Royal Palace to prepare for the coming battle. Meanwhile, Kyoraku is appointed as the new Head Captain to lead the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
#10 | 12/13/2022The Battle
4.4/5 (with 3 votes)
Kenpachi Zaraki removes his eye patch to fight Retsu Unohana, a.k.a. Yachiru Unohana, “The First Kenpachi.” Meanwhile, Ichigo and Renji head to Hoohden to meet Oh-Etsu Nimaiya, the man who is said to have created the Zanpakuto.
#11 | 12/20/2022Everything but the Rain
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Ichigo is kicked out of the Royal Palace by Oh-etsu Nimaiya for failing his test. When Ichigo next opens his eyes, he finds himself standing in front of his house in the World of the Living.
#12 | 12/27/2022Everything but the Rain: June Truth
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Squad 10 Captain Isshin Shiba of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads decides to not report his encounter with the Quincy named Masaki Kurosaki in the World of the Living to the Head Captain.
#13 | 12/27/2022The Blade Is Me
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Ichigo learns that he is the child born of a Soul Reaper and a Quincy. Finally understanding the truth behind his heritage, Ichigo decides to return to Hoohden with a renewed resolve to finish what he has started.
#14 | 07/08/2023The Last 9 Days
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)
Ichigo prepares to leave the Royal Palace to return to the Seireitei but is stopped by Hyosube, who claims that Ichigo cannot defeat Yhwach as he is now.
#15 | 07/15/2023Peace From Shadows
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
As the Seireitei is completely replaced by the Wandenreich, the Gotei 13 are confronted by the Sternritter.
#16 | 07/22/2023The Fundamental Virulence
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Mayuri receives a call from Urahara, who had stayed behind in Hueco Mundo to search for a way to reclaim everyone’s stolen Bankai. Urahara claims that he was able to come up with a solution based on the data gained from his earlier battle with Quilge.
#17 | 07/29/2023Heart of Wolf
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
The tides of battle seemed to have turned after the captains reclaimed their stolen Bankai. However, the Stern Ritters release their Quincy Voll Stern Dich to drive the Soul Reapers deeper into a corner.
#18 | 08/05/2023Rages at Ringside
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)
Kensei Muguruma joins the battle against Masculine, who has already defeated Shuhei Hisagi, Ikkaku Madarame, and Yumichika Ayasegawa. However, Kensei is taken aback by how weak his opponent is.
#19 | 08/12/2023The White Haze
4.0/5 (with 3 votes)
A fearless Rukia swings her Sodenoshirayuki in battle as she takes on Äs Nödt.
#20 | 08/19/2023I Am the Edge
4.5/5 (with 3 votes)
Isane and Yachiru are treating the wounded Kensei and Rojuro when they are attacked by Gwenael, a Quincy who not only possesses the ability to disappear physically but can also erase his existence from the memory of his opponents.
#21 | 08/26/2023The Headless Star
4.2/5 (with 3 votes)
Kenpachi defeats Gremmy, but his moment of victory is cut short when he is suddenly struck by Candice’s thunderbolt attack. Meninas, Giselle, and Liltotto also join Candice to take down Kenpachi, who is considered to be a Special Threat.
#22 | 09/09/2023Marching Out The Zombies
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)
Ichigo and the Soul Reapers try to stop Yhwach upon learning that his real target lies within the Royal Palace. However, their efforts are thwarted by Uryu, who stands in Ichigo's way in order to allow Yhwach safe passage to the Royal Palace.
#23 | 09/16/2023Marching Out the Zombies 2
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)
Ikkaku, Yumichika, and the Arrancars work together to fight off Giselle’s zombies. But the group is shocked when Giselle reveals her next pawn, who is none other than Captain Hitsugaya of Squad 10.
#24 | 09/23/2023Too Early to Win Too Late to Know
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)
Yhwach finally steps through the main entrance of the Royal Palace. Accompanied by Haschwalth and Uryu, the Quincy King is preparing to advance toward the Greater Palace when they are stopped by Senjumaru Shutara of Squad Zero.
#25 | 09/30/2023The Master
4.2/5 (with 3 votes)
Yhwach escapes from the cage surrounding Squad Zero's fake Royal Palace to confront Hyosube, who is protecting the real Royal Palace.
#26 | 09/30/2023Black
4.0/5 (with 8 votes)
Yhwach performs Auswählen to bestow power to his fallen Royal Guards and activate their Voll Stern Dich forms. What follows is a fierce battle between the Royal Guards and Squad Zero.
10/05/2004Season 1 - 366 episodes
12/18/2004Specials - 4 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Plays in: world of Bleach
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 31 languages: Arabic (AR), Bosnian (BS), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 10/05/2004
Latest episode released on: 09/30/2023
Appearing Characters: Renji Abarai
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Белина"
"Блиич"
"Блийч"
"BLEACH 千年血战篇"
"BLEACH 千年血戦編"
"BLEACH 死神 千年血战篇"
"死神 千年血战篇"
"死神-BLEACH"
"死神千年血战诀别谭"
"Bleach : Thousand-Year Blood War"
"漂灵"
"`בליץ"
"בליץ’: מלחמת הדם בת אלף השנים"
"BLEACH 千年血戦篇"
"Burīchi"
"Burīchi: Sennen Kessen-hen"
"ブリーチ"
"Izbeljivač"
"บลีช"
"เทพมรณะออนไลน์"
"BLEACH 死神"
"BLEACH 死神 千年血戰篇"
"BLEACH 死神 千年血戰篇-訣別譚-"
"Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2544, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024