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Bleach

2004 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.4 · 87% critics

ActionAnimeFantasy

Ichigo Kurosaki can see ghosts, but his life changes when he meets a Soul Reaper who fights evil spirits called Hollows. With newfound spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his calling: protecting both the living and the dead from dangerous threats.

Based on Bleach

Also known as Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War · Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict · Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation · Bleach: TYBW

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Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu — or rent from $1.99.

161 hours to watch · 406 episodes.

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Details
Original title
BLEACH
Years
2004–2012
Release date
2004-10-05
Network
TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC, BS TV Tokyo
Language
Japanese
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
24 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
87/100
TMDB rating
8.4/10 (2,139 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy Bleach if you want action-heavy fantasy with strong ongoing battles and a deep spiritual setting; Not for you if you dislike long-running shonen, lots of filler, or drawn-out fights like Naruto or Black Clover.

Pros: intense sword-fight action; rich spiritual world; well-developed characters | Cons: lots of filler; fights drag on; repetitive story beats

Themes

  • martial arts
  • swordplay
  • sword
  • training
  • friendship
  • supernatural
  • high school
  • based on manga
  • high school student
  • death
  • blade
  • fantasy world
  • +13 more

Cast & crew

Episodes2 seasons · 406 episodes

2 seasons · 406 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.