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Japanese: BLEACH
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 74
Chapters: 705
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 7, 2001 to Aug 22, 2016
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Award Winning Award Winning, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Authors: Kubo, Tite (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.891 (scored by 247819247,819 users)
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Ranked: #10312
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #15
Members: 404,473
Favorites: 37,073

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For as long as he can remember, high school student Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see the spirits of the dead, but that has not stopped him from leading an ordinary life. One day, Ichigo returns home to find an intruder in his room who introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper tasked with helping souls pass over. Suddenly, the two are jolted from their conversation when a Hollow—an evil spirit known for consuming souls—attacks. As Ichigo makes a brash attempt to stop the Hollow, Rukia steps in and shields him from a counterattack. Injured and unable to keep fighting, Rukia suggests a risky plan—transfer half of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. He accepts and, to Rukia's surprise, ends up absorbing her powers entirely, allowing him to easily dispatch the Hollow.

Now a Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo must take up Rukia's duties of exterminating Hollows and protecting spirits, both living and dead. Along with his friends Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado—who later discover spiritual abilities of their own—Ichigo soon learns that the consequences of becoming a Soul Reaper and dealing with the world of spirits are far greater than he ever imagined.

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Bleach has sold over 130 million copies worldwide as of 2022, making it one of the top 20 best-selling manga series of all time; North American sales have also been significant with 1.7 million copies sold in the region. In 2005, the series won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.

The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from July 6, 2004, to October 2, 2018, and as omnibus volumes from June 7, 2011, to March 5, 2019; a hardcover collector's edition for volume one was released by VIZ Media on August 5, 2008, a box set of volumes 1-21 was released on September 16, 2008, as well as volumes 22-48 on July 7, 2015, and the final box set containing volumes 49-74 on November 6, 2018. It has also been published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics since July 2007, and in Spanish by Glénat since June 2006, publishing 51 volumes before the publisher went defunct; it was later republished by Panini Comics from February 2013 to November 2017.

Many adaptations have also been made of Bleach, with four feature-length films, numerous video games, spin-off light novels, databooks, a live-action movie, and even a musical.
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80 Recommended
42 Mixed Feelings
24 Not Recommended
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Feb 26, 2025
Vasto-Kurogo
Recommended
This series has its flaws, significant ones, in fact. Blank pages, reused panels, missing plotlines, and underutilized characters all leave their mark, not to mention the decline in quality due to the mangaka’s health.

And yet, I love every single page of this manga. Whether it’s the stunning evolution of the artist’s style or the undeniable charm of its world and characters, there’s something truly special here. This story and its cast stand apart from the typical shonen, making it an absolute joy to read every time.

Whether it's the protagonist’s drive to protect his friends rather than chasing a grand ambition like becoming Hokage or the ...
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Mooglatan
Mixed Feelings
On its surface, Bleach plays unreservedly into the tropes and themes of the battle shonen genre, while also carrying an underlying tone of deep melancholy, introspection and loneliness throughout. Despite being a series that is perhaps easily read in a superficial way, Kubo always invites you to dig deeper into the series' themes and characters, and the substance is there for those willing to do so. And without spoiling too much, the journey undergone by main protagonist Ichigo is also fairly unique for the shonen genre in a way I really appreciate.

Unfortunately, the story loses a lot of its momentum for me during the ...
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AJ2814
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Ah Bleach, the most middling of the big three. What can be said about Bleach that hasn't already been said? It's dragged out, repetitive, kind of a rip off of Yu Yu Hakusho, has a bland magic magic system, and Ichigo isn't what most writers would call a compelling character.
So what does it have going for it? It's cool factor? I was a teenager when Bleach was coming out, and managed to miss it at the time, so I don't have any nostalgia for its particular style, but my girlfriend watched it as it was broadcasting, and she just cringes whenever she sees the character ...
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