Volumes of the manga have sold more than 80 million copies in Japan, and is one of the most sold manga in the United States. In addition, Hulu released subtitled versions of the anime a week after each episode aired in Japan. The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released on November 15, 2011. The second film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released on September 15, 2009. Viz Media released the first Bleach film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, in North America on October 14, 2008. Viz Media has licensed the manga for English-language publication in the United States and Canada, and has released 51 bound volumes as of November 2012 as well as published chapters of Bleach in its Shonen Jump magazine since November 2007. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim began airing Bleach in the United States on September 9, 2006. Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Bleach anime on March 15, 2006.
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Since its publication, Bleach has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated television series that was produced by Studio Pierrot in Japan from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, seven rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.īleach has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected into 59 tankōbon volumes as of June 2013. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper (死神 Shinigami?, literally, "Death God") -a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper-from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki.
As the teacher left, the group was attacked by a group of Hollows.
During the training in killing Hollows, his teacher put him in command for a moment, when he had to find a missing student. He was quickly on the top of his class, thanks to his great talents as a Soul Reaper. Grey hair, blue eyes, the standard Soul Reaper outfit and is normally carrying his Zanpakuto in his hands.Īs all Soul Reapers, he went to the Soul Reaper Academy.