List of Bleach volumes

The image shows an orange-haired teenager wearing a black kimono and wielding a sword with a white background. The word "BLEACH" is written at the top in red and blue while at the bottom it is written "1. THE DEATH AND THE STRAWBERRY" in various colors.
Cover of the first tankōbon for Bleach, released in Japan by Shueisha on January 5, 2002

Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. The plot starts with Ichigo Kurosaki, a teenager who accidentally steals the powers of the Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki and subsequently assumes her duties while she convalesces. Since that event, Ichigo has to fight Hollows, evil spirits of past humans that feed on unwary people.

The manga was first published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 7, 2001, to August 22, 2016.[1][2] The 698 individual chapters[a] were collected by Shueisha in a series of 74 tankōbon volumes between January 5, 2002, and November 4, 2016.[3][4] Most chapter names are written in English and have katakana above them to indicate how they are read in Japanese, similar to the usage of furigana ruby characters with advanced kanji characters. The total count of published Bleach chapters and the number on the highest-numbered chapter do not match. This is because, in addition to the positive numbered chapters, some chapters are published with a negative or fractional chapter number. These "negative" chapters are side stories that involve events that precede the main plot of the series.

North American licensee Viz Media serialized the individual chapters in Shonen Jump from its November 2007 to April 2012 issues.[5][6] The series moved to the digital anthology Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha in January 2012 and Viz Media published it digitally as Shueisha released new chapters in Japan.[7][8] The first volume on English was released on July 6, 2004,[9] and the last volume–the 74th–was released on October 2, 2018.[10] The company released a hardcover "collector's edition" of the first volume with a dust jacket on August 5, 2008, followed by a box set on September 2, 2008, containing the first 21 volumes, a poster, and a booklet about the series.[11][12] A second box set was released on July 7, 2015, containing volumes 22–48, the Bleach pilot and a poster.[13] A re-release of the series under the label of "3-in-1 Edition" started on June 7, 2011;[14] as of March 5, 2019, all twenty five volumes have been released.[15]

Viz Media released digital forms of the first 16 volumes in English on June 17, 2011.[16][17] As of October 2, 2018, all 74 digital volumes have been published.[10] On September 21, 2012, Shueisha released 45 digital volumes in Japanese e-book stores.[18][19] As of November 4, 2016, all 74 digital volumes have been released.[20]

  1. ^ "『BLEACH』15年の歴史に幕 完結記念で"全巻無料"公式アプリ配信" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bleach Manga to End on August 22 With 'Important Announcement'". Anime News Network. 2016-08-04. Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  3. ^ "Bleach 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bleach 74" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Viz to Serialize Bleach, Publish Slam Dunk". Anime News Network. July 27, 2007. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Viz's Shonen Jump Print Magazine to End Next March". Anime News Network. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Viz to Launch Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Digital Anthology". Anime News Network. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Bleach Manga Gets 2 Novels Penned by Makoto Matsubara, Ryohgo Narita". Anime News Network. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Bleach, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference US74 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Bleach, Vol. 1 (Collector's Edition)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014.
  12. ^ "Bleach Box Set 1: Volumes 1-21 with Premium". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Bleach Box Set 2: Volumes 22-48 with Premium". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st 3-in-1 Vol 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1st 3-in-1 Vol 25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "Bleach digital, Volume 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  17. ^ "Bleach digital, Volume 16". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  18. ^ "Bleach digital 1" (in Japanese). ebookjapan.jp. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  19. ^ "Bleach digital 45" (in Japanese). ebookjapan.jp. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  20. ^ "Bleach digital 74" (in Japanese). ebookjapan.jp. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.


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