Underplayed Gems

Bleach (2004)

Bleach poster
Original title
BLEACH
Directed by
Noriyuki Abe
Genre
urban fantasy, action anime and manga, supernatural anime and manga, Action, Adventure, Supernatural
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 406 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 2,175 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenager gets the powers of a Soul Reaper and must defend humans from evil spirits called Hollows. He also helps lost souls find their way to the afterlife.

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What happens

Bleach (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series Bleach by Tite Kubo. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo and its TXN affiliates from October 2004 to March 2012, spanning 366 episodes. The story follows the adventures of the teenage Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers allow him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits called "Hollows" and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. In addition to adapting the manga series it is based on, the anime includes original self-contained storylines and characters not found in the source material. Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Bleach anime in March 2006. Bleach was broadcast in the United States on Adult Swim from September 2006 to November 2014. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, a direct sequel series covering the manga's final story arc, also animated by Studio Pierrot (Studio Pierrot proper for its first two parts and Pierrot Films for its last two parts) and directed by Tomohisa Taguchi (first two parts) and Hikaru Murata (last two parts), aired its first 13-episode cours on TV Tokyo and its TXN affiliates from October to December 2022. The second 13-episode cours aired from July to September 2023. The third 14-episode cours aired from October to December 2024. The fourth and final cours is set to premiere on July 25, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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