Bleach Anime Series Episodes

Bleach Anime Episode 24 - Assemble! The 13 Divisions

2007-04-29T22:02:00.000-09:00

In order to use the cannon to enter Seireitei, Ichigo and his friends must first learn how to focus their spiritual energies in order to use an item called a Spirit Orb, a task Ichigo finds especially difficult. He finally succeeds with the help of Ganju and creates the shell he will need to ride the cannon. Within Seireitei a meeting of all the captains in Gotei 13 is held to discuss how to deal with the invaders. The meeting is interrupted by an alarm indicating someone has infiltrated Seireitei.

Bleach Anime Episode 23 - 14 Days Before Rukia's Execution

2007-03-31T07:10:00.000-09:00

Gin Ichimaru uses his initial release and pushes Ichigo out the gate. After being "shot" out of Seireitei by Gin, Ichigo and his friends must find another way in. While searching for a friend of Yoruichi’s, Ichigo meets Ganju Shiba, a man who claims to be the "number one shinigami-hater of West Rukongai". The two hate each other immediately and begin to fight. But their battle ends abruptly when the clock on the back of one of Ganju's friends goes off.

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Bleach Anime Episode 22 - The Man who Hates Shinigami

2007-03-31T05:52:00.000-09:00

Bleach Anime Episode 21 - Enter! The World of the Shinigami!

2007-03-31T05:38:00.000-09:00

Ichigo, Uryū, Orihime, Chad and Yoruichi cross over into Soul Society using the gate. They arrive in Rukongai, where normal spirits reside. Ichigo quickly finds himself in a battle with the gate watcher Jidanbō when he carelessly tries to enter Seireitei, where the shinigami reside. Thanks to the training of Urahara, Ichigo easily defeats Jidanbō. But when Jidanbō opens the gate, Ichigo comes face to face with 3rd squad captain, Gin Ichimaru.

Bleach Anime Episode 20 - Gin Ichimaru's Shadow

2007-03-31T05:35:00.000-09:00

While fighting Urahara, Ichigo learns the name of his zanpakutō - Zangetsu. Upon learning the name, the sword transforms into a much more powerful version and he unleashes an energy blast which knocks off Urahara’s hat, completing the third stage in his training. Meanwhile, Yoruichi finishes training Orihime and Chad how to control their powers. The entire group, including Ishida, who has also been training, set out for Soul Society using a gate Yoruichi and Urahara made.

Bleach Anime Episode 19 - Ichigo Becomes a Hollow!

2007-03-31T05:32:00.000-09:00

In Soul Society Rukia’s sentence is moved up and she only has 25 days left. In the pit Ichigo battles through the agony of the process of becoming a hollow. His transformation is almost complete and he enters his own mind, coming face to face with Zangetsu, who helps him unleash the shinigami powers he was born with. In a powerful display, Ichigo emerges from the pit with his shinigami uniform on, but also dons the mask of a hollow. Breaking the mask off, Ichigo spends the rest of his training fighting Urahara.

Bleach Anime Episode 18 - Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami

2007-03-31T05:29:00.000-09:00

As his last day of school ends, Ichigo is upset to discover that no one except for Orihime seems to remember Rukia, due to a Soul Society imposed mind-wipe. He begins his training at the Urahara Shop, first battling Ururu Tsumugiya to regain control of his spirit body. As the training enters stage two Ichigo's soul is cut from his body, and he must try to regain his shinigami powers in 72 hours, or risk becoming a hollow. Meanwhile, Yoruichi Shihouin, a speaking cat, offers to train Chad and Orihime to control their powers so they can join Ichigo in Soul Society.

Bleach Anime Episode 17 - Ichigo Dies!

2007-03-31T05:27:00.000-09:00

Ichigo makes a comeback against Renji, overwhelming him. Just when Renji is about to fall, Byakuya Kuchiki, Rukia's brother, steps in and defeats Ichigo. Rukia returns to Soul Society so that Ichigo can be spared death, and Ichigo is left dying, with his power stripped from him. He is then saved by Kisuke Urahara, who agrees to help him rescue Rukia, who faces the death penalty in Soul Society. Ichigo, however, must agree to train to regain his powers.

Bleach Anime Episode 16 - Encounter: Renji Abarai!

2007-03-31T05:24:00.000-09:00

The feelings Rukia have been experiencing of late drive her to run away. But she doesn't get far, as two familiar Shinigami come forth to claim her. Lucky for her the Quincy, Ishida Uryuu, was about the night-covered streets. And lucky for her Ichigo arrives. But Rukia's luck can only take her so far.

Bleach Anime Episode 15 - Kon's Great Plan

2007-03-31T05:21:00.000-09:00

Kon's on a mission. And this mission involves getting love from the ladies. Too bad for this stuffed lion, as everything he hopes for gets flipped upside down and around. Also, Urahara gets a strange visit from an even stranger black cat. One that knows him well enough to see through his faux attitude.

Bleach Anime Episode 14 - Back to Back, a Fight to the Death!

2007-03-31T05:17:00.000-09:00

The legion of hollows force Ichigo and Ishida to team up in combat, while the others watch. A giant hollow called Menos Grande arrives on the scene, and is driven away after Ichigo inflicts a wound with his full power. However, he releases too much spiritual power in the process. The strain of his powers causes Ichigo to lose consciousness, and Ishida saves him by releasing the excess energy through his bow.

Bleach Anime Episode 13 - Flower and Hollow

2007-03-31T05:15:00.000-09:00

The situation worsens as more hollows appear in the human world, attacking the school where Orihime and her friends are. While defending them, Orihime develops her own power, the Shun Shun Rikka - a group of fairy-like creatures coming from the hairpins given to her by her brother - and defeats the hollow. Afterward, Kisuke Urahara takes in Orihime and Chad to help them with their new powers while Rukia and Ichigo confront Ishida.

Bleach Anime Episode 12 - A Gentle Right Arm

2007-03-31T05:11:00.000-09:00

The hollow-hunting contest between Ishida and Ichigo has lured hundreds of hollows to Karakura town, endangering many of Ichigo's friends. Chad is forced to fight a hollow in order to save Karin. During the battle he is finally able to see the hollow clearly, and develops a new ability -- an armoured right arm capable of firing energy blasts.

Bleach Anime Episode 11 - The Legendary Quincy

2007-03-31T05:10:00.000-09:00

Rukia gets a message on her pager about a nearby Hollow. When Rukia and Ichigo arrive at the place the where Hollow was supposed to be they find out that it had already been defeated. This happens once again but this time shortly afterwards a man who calls himself a Qunicy confronts them. Rukia goes to the Urahara shop to learn more about what a Qunicy is. She learns that a Qunicy is a person that kills Hollows. But the way a Qunicy defeats a Hollow is different; they totally destroy a Hollow while a Shinigami only "cleanses" its soul.

Bleach Anime Episode 10 - Assault on Trip at Sacred Ground!

2007-03-29T18:31:00.000-09:00

Don Kan’onji, the star of a show that specializes in spirit exorcism, comes to Ichigo’s town to do a live show. Kan’onji thinks he is exorcising an earth bound spirit but instead he turns it in to a Hollow. Now he must rely on Ichigo help to defeat it.

Bleach Anime Episode 9 - Unbeatable enemy

2007-03-29T18:12:00.000-09:00

Ichigo finds out that the Hollow attacking his sisters is the same Hollow that killed his mother 5 years earlier. This Hollow is called the Grandfisher and has evaded the Shinigami for over 50 years. Because of the fact that this Hollow killed his mother to defend his pride Ichigo must fight it alone.

Bleach Anime Episode 8 - June 17, a Memory of Rain

2007-03-29T02:35:00.000-09:00

Ichigo and his family visit their mother's grave on the anniversary of her death. While there, the shinigami sent for Rukia attacks them because she broke Soul Society law by giving him her powers. The battle halts when Ichigo's sisters Karin and Yuzu are attacked by a hollow.

Bleach Anime Episode 7 - Greetings from a Stuffed Toy

2007-03-29T02:31:00.000-09:00

Ichigo confronts the modified soul possessing his body, but is then distracted by an emerging hollow. Together, they defeat the hollow. When Kisuke Urahara (the merchant who sold Rukia her gigai) comes for the "defective" merchandise, Ichigo takes the modified soul back. He places the modified soul into a stuffed lion plushie and names it "Kon". In Soul Society, another shinigami is sent to track down Rukia, who has spent too much time in the living world and needs retrieving.

Bleach Anime Episode 6 - Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo

2007-03-29T02:27:00.000-09:00

Rukia purchases a temporary soul at Urahara’s store for Ichigo to use when she is not around and he needs to fight a Hollow. What Rukia does not realize is that what she purchased isn’t a normal temporary soul; it is a modified soul with special powers created by the Soul Society. When this modified soul takes Ichigo’s place it decides to have a little fun in Ichigo’s body and refuses to give it back to Ichigo.

Bleach Anime Episode 5 - Beat the Invisible Enemy!

2007-03-29T02:22:00.000-09:00

With Rukia's help, Chad fights the hollow despite not being able to see it. Ichigo eventually arrives and defeats the hollow, but unlike the previous hollows that simply dissolved and went to Soul Society, the gates of Hell appear and capture the hollow. The spirit that inhabited the cockatiel is released to move on to Soul Society.

Bleach Anime Episode 4 - And Your Bird Can Speak

2007-03-29T02:19:00.000-09:00

Ichigo’s friend Chad comes into possession of a cursed cockatiel that is inhabited by the soul of a small boy. The curse, which brings misfortune to anyone who possesses it, is really the acts of a hollow that has been stalking the cockatiel/small boy. Chad is attacked by the hollow, but with Rukia's help, they face off against the hollow.

Bleach Anime Episode 3 - Sibling Rivalry

2007-03-29T02:02:00.000-09:00

Ichigo discovers one of his classmate, Orihime Inoue, is stalked by her older brother's spirit turned hollow. As he is forced to use his power again, Ichigo finally submits to his purpose as a substitute shinigami and agrees to take on Rukia's shinigami responsibilities.

Bleach Anime Episode 2 - Pay or Play

2007-03-29T00:31:00.000-09:00

After discovering Rukia has enrolled in his class, she reveals to Ichigo that she has lost her power and tells him to stand in as a substitute. Refusing at first, Ichigo eventually accepts the terms after realizing he can't just turn a blind eye if he encounters a hollow.

Bleach Anime Episode 1 - A Shinigami is Born!

2007-03-28T22:56:00.000-09:00

Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old boy who can see spirits. As he tries to protect the spirit of a little girl from a hollow, he witnesses a clash between the malevolent spirit and a shinigami. Later, Ichigo is met by the woman again in his room. She introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki, and explains the basic goal of the shinigami to Ichigo. The hollow returns, attacking Ichigo's home, and Rukia is wounded. In order to save his family, Ichigo takes Rukia’s power into himself and becomes a shinigami.

Main Characters

2007-03-28T22:48:00.000-09:00

Ichigo Kurosaki(黒崎一護, Kurosaki Ichigo?) Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)

Rukia Kuchiki (朽木ルキア, Kuchiki Rukia?) Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

Orihime Inoue (井上織姫, Inoue Orihime?) Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)

Yasutora "Chad" Sado (茶渡泰虎, Sado Yasutora?) Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese), Jamieson Price (English)

Kisuke Urahara (浦原喜助, Urahara Kisuke?) Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese), Michael Lindsay (English)

Uryū Ishida (石田雨竜, Ishida Uryū?) Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese), Derek Stephen Prince (English)

Renji Abarai (阿散井恋次, Abarai Renji?) Voiced by: Kentaro Ito (Japanese), Wally Wingert (English)

Bleach Synopsis

2007-03-28T22:43:00.000-09:00

Bleach (ブリーチ, Burīchi?, romanized as BLEACH in Japan) is an ongoing manga series with a 2001 debut authored by Tite Kubo, mangaka of Zombie Powder. Bleach has been adapted into an anime series with two OVAs, an anime film, a rock musical, and numerous video games.

Bleach follows the lives of Ichigo Kurosaki, who is a high school student with the ability to see ghosts, and a shinigami (Soul Reaper or, literally, "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki, who crosses paths with Ichigo while hunting an evil spirit known as a hollow. Rukia is wounded during the ensuing confrontation with the spirit and is left with no choice but to transfer her powers into Ichigo. Thus the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia begin. Together they search for hollows and perform soul burials on wayward souls, cleansing the spirits and sending them to Soul Society. The early parts of the story focus mainly on the characters and their pasts, rather than the actual occupation of the shinigami. As events unfold, the story begins to delve deeper into the world of these gods of death on the "other side" called Soul Society.

INTRODUCTION

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rough-and-tumble teenager who has always had the special ability to see spirits. The story begins with the sudden appearance of an oddly-dressed stranger in Ichigo's bedroom. This stranger is the shinigami Rukia Kuchiki, who is surprised at his ability to see her. Their resulting conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a hollow, an evil spirit. After Rukia is severely wounded during battle trying to protect Ichigo, she decides to transfer half of her powers to Ichigo, hoping to give him the opportunity to face the hollow on an equal footing. Ichigo unintentionally absorbs almost all of Rukia's powers during the attempt instead, allowing him to defeat the hollow with ease.

The next day, Rukia turns up in Ichigo's classroom as a transfer student. Much to his surprise, she now appears to be a normal human. She theorizes that it was the unusual strength of Ichigo's spirit that caused him to fully absorb her powers, thus leaving her stranded in the human world. Rukia has transferred herself into a gigai — an artificial human body — while waiting to recover her abilities. In the meantime, Ichigo must take over her job as a shinigami, battling hollows and guiding lost souls to the afterlife.Bleach