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Bleach

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid. Why? Because he can see ghosts. Ever since a young age, he's been able to see spirits from the afterlife. Ichigo's life completely changes one day when he and his two sisters are attacked by an evil, hungry and tormented spirit known as a Hollow. Right in the nick of time, Ichigo and his siblings are aided by a Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia, whose responsibility it is to send good spirits (Pluses) to the afterlife known as Soul Society, and to purify Hollows and send them up to Soul Society. But during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia is injured and must transfer her powers to Ichigo. With this newly acquired power, so begins Kurosaki Ichigo's training and duty as a Shinigami to maintain the balance between the world of the living and the world of the dead... Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Anime), first airing in 2004, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Bleach

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid. Why? Because he can see ghosts. Ever since a young age, he's been able to see spirits from the afterlife. Ichigo's life completely changes one day when he and his two sisters are attacked by an evil, hungry and tormented spirit known as a Hollow. Right in the nick of time, Ichigo and his siblings are aided by a Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia, whose responsibility it is to send good spirits (Pluses) to the afterlife known as Soul Society, and to purify Hollows and send them up to Soul Society. But during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia is injured and must transfer her powers to Ichigo. With this newly acquired power, so begins Kurosaki Ichigo's training and duty as a Shinigami to maintain the balance between the world of the living and the world of the dead...

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Anime), first airing in 2004, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2004
  • Released 09 Sep 2006
  • Content rating TV-14
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.2/10 from 89,533 votes
  • Genres Animation, Action, Adventure, Anime
  • Languages Japanese
  • Countries Japan
  • Seasons 17 seasons

Cast

Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh

Direction and writing

Written by: Tite Kubo

Awards and recognition

2 wins & 8 nominations total

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