- Source: List of Bleach episodes
The episodes of the Bleach anime television series are based on Tite Kubo's original manga series of the same name. It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Pierrot, and was broadcast in Japan from October 5, 2004, to March 27, 2012. The series follows the adventures of high school student Ichigo Kurosaki who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper, after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video and merchandising rights to the Bleach anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006. Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual Bleach merchandising rights to several different companies. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime premiered on Canada's YTV in their Bionix programming block on September 9, 2006. Cartoon Network in the U.S. began airing Bleach the following evening on September 10 as part of Adult Swim.
Forty-five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: Fifteen opening themes and thirty closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Studio Pierrot.
A sequel television series, that adapts the final arc of the manga, titled Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, premiered on October 11, 2022.
Series overview
Episodes
= Season 1: The Substitute Soul Reaper (2004–05)
== Season 2: The Entry (2005)
== Season 3: The Rescue (2005–06)
== Season 4: The Bount (2006)
== Season 5: The Assault (2006–07)
== Season 6: Arrancar: The Appearance (2007)
== Season 7: The Arrancar Part 2: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry (2007)
== Season 8: The Arrancar Part 3: The Fierce Fight (2007–08)
== Season 9: The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai (2008)
== Season 10: The Arrancar Part 4: Arrancar vs. Soul Reaper (2008–09)
== Season 11: Turn Back the Pendulum (2009)
== Season 12: The Arrancar Part 5: Battle in Karakura (2009)
== Season 13: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale (2009–10)
== Season 14: The Arrancar Part 6: Fall of the Espada (2010–11)
== Season 15: Gotei 13 Invading Army (2011)
== Season 16: The Lost Agent (2011–12)
== Thousand-Year Blood War (2022–present)
=Specials
DVD releases
= Japanese
=The 88 DVD compilations of the series are grouped by season and were released in Japan by Aniplex between February 2, 2005, and January 23, 2013.
= English
=The first 32 DVD compilations have been released by Viz Media in the United States. 26 DVD collection box set of the series were released from June 10, 2008, to September 29, 2015. From July 19, 2016, to December 7, 2021, Viz released the series on Blu-Ray, with a total of 13 sets, half the number of DVD sets.
The series has been released in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment in half-season sets, then re-released into season sets.
Blu-ray releases
Notes
References
General
"BLEACH". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
BLEACH 千年血戦篇 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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