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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 (228 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:

Possessed!

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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

Rukia Kuchiki: [seeing Claude in his 'stuffed animal' body] He's so-so cute.
[Claude makes puzzled noise; suddenly Rukia grabs & hugs him]
Rukia Kuchiki: [voice higher pitched] Ooh I just love him!
[rubbing her cheek on his head]
Rukia Kuchiki: He looks just like my Chappy!
Kon: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! What's the big idea? I thought I was the one you loved the best! How can love be so cruel?
[Rukia keeps cuddling Claude]
Orihime Inoue: [sounding apologetic] You mean alot to me Rukia; but as much as I'd like to, I can't give you 'Claude'.
[...]

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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

Great anime.

I'm not amused that so many people expect this series to be funny. It seems like most people just gave up watching it after the first episode. Frankly, if you don't know who Kenpachi Zaraki is then you shouldn't even be granting advice on this series.

Listen, this is a series made to be dramatic and also to show people beat the hell out of each other with swords. It's probably one of the best animes in terms of plot twists and character development. (It's also the only one that has ever caught my interest.) If you expect to see robot chicken style antics in ANY A.S. anime then you are crap out of luck. But as for anime, this will not leave you bored.

The only reason it isn't a ten is because of the nobodies selected to give voice-over jobs in yet another American anime. To get the best quality I would highly suggest finding the Japanese versions online with English- or another respective-subtitle.

domo