Bleach
2004 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.4 · 87% critics
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
Masakazu Morita
as Ichigo Kurosaki (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
as Rukia Kuchiki (voice)
- TO
Toru Okawa
as Jin Kariya (voice)
- MM
Mitsuaki Madono
- YN
Yoshikazu Nagano
- TA
Taketora
- SN
Saki Nakajima
- KT
Kazunari Tanaka
as Avirama Redder
- NT
Nobuo Tobita
as Kurōdo (voice)
- RT
Reiko Takagi
as Hiyori Sarugaki (voice)
Directed by Yoshinori Odaka, Kazuma Satou, Matsuo Asami +38 more
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.