Bleach (TV series)

Bleach
	Key visual of the series featuring (from left to right) Rukia Kuchiki, Kon, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue
Genre	Adventure; Martial arts; Supernatural;
Anime television series
Directed by	Noriyuki Abe
Produced by	Ken Hagino; Noriko Kobayashi (1–86, 226–328); Yutaka Sugiyama (1–25, 355–366); Yukio Yoshimura (26–133); Shunji Aoki (87–225); Aya Mizobuchi (134–157); Mai Nagai (158–354); Hatsuo Nara (343–366);
Written by	Masashi Sogo (1–229, 266–316); Tsuyoshi Kida (230–265); Kento Shimoyama (317–366);
Music by	Shirō Sagisu
Studio	Pierrot
Licensed by	Viz Media; SEA: Medialink; ;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
English network	AU: SBS; AUS: Adult Swim; CA: YTV; NA: Neon Alley; SEA: Animax; UK: AnimeCentral; US: Adult Swim (Toonami);
Original run	October 5, 2004 – March 27, 2012
Episodes	366 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Directed by	Tomohisa Taguchi; Hikaru Murata; Mitsutoshi Satou (I–II); Chen Dali (III);
Produced by	Makoto Hijikata; Tasuku Honda; Genki Negishi; Yoshihiro Tominaga;
Written by	Tomohisa Taguchi; Masaki Hiramatsu;
Music by	Shirō Sagisu
Studio	Pierrot (I–II); Pierrot Films (III);
Licensed by	Viz Media; SEA: Medialink; ;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	October 11, 2022 – present
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Related works
	Manga; Memories of Nobody; The DiamondDust Rebellion; Fade to Black; Hell Verse; Rock Musical Bleach; Video games;

Bleach (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo's original manga series of the same name. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2012, spanning 366 episodes. The story follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. In addition to adapting the manga series it is based on, the anime periodically 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 sequel series covering the manga's final story arc, also animated by Pierrot and directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, aired its first 13-episode cours on TV Tokyo from October to December 2022. The second 13-episode course aired from July to September 2023. The third course is set to premiere in October 2024.

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Official Website for Bleach". Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 16, 2012). "Adult Swim Brings Back Toonami Block Starting on May 26 (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

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[VizOfficial-1] "The Official Website for Bleach". Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

[3] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 16, 2012). "Adult Swim Brings Back Toonami Block Starting on May 26 (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

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