Bleach (2004–2013)

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid. Why? Because he can see ghosts. Ever since a young age, he's been able to see spirits from the afterlife. Ichigo's life ... See full summary »

Creator:

Tite Kubo

Stars:

Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh

Cast

Series cast summary:
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Ichigo Kurosaki (227 episodes, 2004-2010)
Michelle Ruff	...	Rukia Kuchiki (168 episodes, 2004-2010)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Orihime Inoue (156 episodes, 2004-2010)
Jamieson Price	...	Yasutora 'Chad' Sado (137 episodes, 2004-2010)
Kirk Thornton	...	Narrator (130 episodes, 2004-2010)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	Uryu Ishida (117 episodes, 2004-2010)
Masakazu Morita	...	Kurosaki Ichigo (113 episodes, 2004-2012)
Wally Wingert	...	Renji Abarai (107 episodes, 2004-2010)
Steve Staley	...	Toshiro Hitsugaya (98 episodes, 2004-2010)

Storyline

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid. Why? Because he can see ghosts. Ever since a young age, he's been able to see spirits from the afterlife. Ichigo's life completely changes one day when he and his two sisters are attacked by an evil, hungry and tormented spirit known as a Hollow. Right in the nick of time, Ichigo and his siblings are aided by a Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia, whose responsibility it is to send good spirits (Pluses) to the afterlife known as Soul Society, and to purify Hollows and send them up to Soul Society. But during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia is injured and must transfer her powers to Ichigo. With this newly acquired power, so begins Kurosaki Ichigo's training and duty as a Shinigami to maintain the balance between the world of the living and the world of the dead...

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Plot Keywords:

fight | death | sword fighting | life after death | soul reaper | 

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Taglines:

Charge! Sneak entry into the Soul Society!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Studio Pierrot [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment, Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Zangetsu: [looking up at the sky; thinking] Ichigo... do you know how I hate rain? And it rains in this world, too. If your heart is troubled, the skies will become cloudy. If you grieve, it will rain ever so easily.
[pause]
Zangetsu: I wonder if you can understand... the fear of being rained on in this lonely world... To stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength, any power. If you just have faith in me, I will not allow any rain to fall upon this world.
[speaking out loud]
Zangetsu: Trust me, Ichigo. As long as I am here,...

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Connections

Referenced in Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Sakura Biyori"
(Tenth Ending Theme - episodes #109-120)
Written by Mai Hoshimura
Performed by Mai Hoshimura
Courtesy of Sony Music Japan

User Reviews

Bleach is amazing.

I can't remember when I started watching Bleach, I was suddenly hooked. I started at like, episode 30 and had no clue what was going on. After about two episodes, I decided to watch them online in a English sub-titled version. I'm not a fan of English dubs, either. I watch Bleach all the time, it's really addicting Bleach is about this kid, Ichigo. 15, currently in High-School. He's been able to see ghosts ever since he could remember. Rukia, a death-god suddenly appears one day. She gets wounded trying to protect Ichigo and transfers most of her power to him.

It has a lot of action, comedy, and a bit of drama. Great show for teenagers, or even older than that.