List of Bleach episodes explained
The episodes of the Bleach anime television series are based on Tite Kubo's original manga series of the same name. It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Pierrot, and was broadcast in Japan from October 5, 2004, to March 27, 2012. The series follows the adventures of high school student Ichigo Kurosaki who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper, after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video and merchandising rights to the Bleach anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006.[1] Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual Bleach merchandising rights to several different companies. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime premiered on Canada's YTV in their Bionix programming block on September 9, 2006. Cartoon Network in the U.S. began airing Bleach the following evening on September 10 as part of Adult Swim.
Forty-five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: Fifteen opening themes and thirty closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Studio Pierrot.
A sequel television series, that adapts the final arc of the manga, titled , premiered on October 11, 2022.
Episodes
Thousand-Year Blood War (2022–present)
DVD releases
Japanese
The 88 DVD compilations of the series are grouped by season and were released in Japan by Aniplex between February 2, 2005, and January 23, 2013.
Season 1| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | February 2, 2005 | 1–4 |
| 2 | March 2, 2005 | 5–8 |
| 3 | April 13, 2005 | 9–12 |
| 4 | May 11, 2005 | 13–16 |
| 5 | June 1, 2005 | 17–20 | |
Season 2| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | July 27, 2005 | 21–24 |
| 2 | August 24, 2005 | 25–28 |
| 3 | September 28, 2005 | 29–32 |
| 4 | October 26, 2005 | 33–36 |
| 5 | November 23, 2005 | 37–41 | |
Season 3| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | December 21, 2005 | 42–45 |
| 2 | January 25, 2006 | 46–49 |
| 3 | February 22, 2006 | 50–53 |
| 4 | March 29, 2006 | 54–58 |
| 5 | April 26, 2006 | 59–63 | |
Season 4| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | May 24, 2006 | 64–67 |
| 2 | June 28, 2006 | 68–71 |
| 3 | July 26, 2006 | 72–75 |
| 4 | August 23, 2006 | 76–79 |
| 5 | October 25, 2006 | 80–83 |
| 6 | November 22, 2006 | 84–87 |
| 7 | December 20, 2006 | 88–91 | |
Season 5| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | January 24, 2007 | 92–95 |
| 2 | February 28, 2007 | 96–99 |
| 3 | March 28, 2007 | 100–104 |
| 4 | April 25, 2007 | 105–109 | |
Season 6| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | June 27, 2007 | 110–113 |
| 2 | July 25, 2007 | 114–117 |
| 3 | August 22, 2007 | 118–121 |
| 4 | September 25, 2007 | 122–126 |
| 5 | October 24, 2007 | 127–131 | |
Season 7| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | December 19, 2007 | 132–135 |
| 2 | January 23, 2008 | 136–139 |
| 3 | February 27, 2008 | 140–143 |
| 4 | March 26, 2008 | 144–147 |
| 5 | April 23, 2008 | 148–151 | |
Season 8| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | May 28, 2008 | 152–155 |
| 2 | June 25, 2008 | 156–159 |
| 3 | July 23, 2008 | 160–163 |
| 4 | August 27, 2008 | 164–167 | |
Season 9| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | November 26, 2008 | 168–171 |
| 2 | December 17, 2008 | 172–175 |
| 3 | January 28, 2009 | 176–179 |
| 4 | February 25, 2009 | 180–184 |
| 5 | March 25, 2009 | 185–189 | |
Season 10| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | May 27, 2009 | 190–193 |
| 2 | June 24, 2009 | 194–197 |
| 3 | July 22, 2009 | 198–201 |
| 4 | August 26, 2009 | 202–205 | |
Season 11| Volume | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | November 25, 2009 | 206–208 |
| 2 | December 16, 2009 | 209–212 | |
Season 12! Volume! Release Date! Episodes| 1 | January 27, 2010 | 213–216 |
| 2 | February 24, 2010 | 217–220 |
| 3 | March 25, 2010 | 221–224 |
| 4 | April 25, 2010 | 225–229 | |
Season 13! Volume! Release Date! Episodes| 1 | May 26, 2010 | 230–233 |
| 2 | June 23, 2010 | 234–237 |
| 3 | July 21, 2010 | 238–241 |
| 4 | August 25, 2010 | 242–245 |
| 5 | September 22, 2010 | 246–249 |
| 6 | October 27, 2010 | 250–253 |
| 7 | November 24, 2010 | 254–257 |
| 8 | December 15, 2010 | 258–261 |
| 9 | January 26, 2011 | 262–265 | |
Season 14! Volume! Release Date! Episodes| 1 | February 23, 2011 | 266–270 |
| 2 | March 23, 2011 | 271–274 |
| 3 | April 27, 2011 | 275–278 |
| 4 | May 25, 2011 | 279–282 |
| 5 | June 22, 2011 | 283–286 |
| 6 | July 16, 2011 | 287–291 |
| 7 | August 24, 2011 | 292–295 |
| 8 | September 21, 2011 | 296–299 |
| 9 | October 26, 2011 | 300–303 |
| 10 | November 23, 2011 | 304–307 |
| 11 | December 14, 2011 | 308–311 |
| 12 | January 25, 2012 | 312–316 | |
Season 15! Volume! Release Date! Episodes| 1 | February 22, 2012 | 317–321 |
| 2 | March 21, 2012 | 322–325 |
| 3 | April 25, 2012 | 326–329 |
| 4 | May 23, 2012 | 330–333 |
| 5 | June 27, 2012 | 334–337 |
| 6 | July 25, 2012 | 338–342 | |
Season 16! Volume! Release Date! Episodes| 1 | August 22, 2012 | 343–346 |
| 2 | September 26, 2012 | 347–350 |
| 3 | October 24, 2012 | 351–354 |
| 4 | November 21, 2012 | 355–358 |
| 5 | December 19, 2012 | 359–362 |
| 6 | January 23, 2013 | 363–366 | |
English
The 32 DVD compilations have been released by Viz Media in the United States. 26 DVD collection box set of the series were released from June 10, 2008, to September 29, 2015. From July 19, 2016, to December 7, 2021, Viz released the series on Blu-Ray, with a total of 13 sets, half the number of DVD sets.
The series has been released in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment in half-season sets, then re-released into season sets.
Viz Media (Region 1)| Volume | Release Date | Season/Box Set | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | November 28, 2006 | 1 | June 10, 2008 | 1–4 |
| 2 | January 30, 2007 | 5–8 |
| 3 | March 27, 2007 | 9–12 |
| 4 | May 29, 2007 | 13–16 |
| 5 | July 31, 2007 | 17–20 |
| 6 | September 25, 2007 | 2 | August 19, 2008 | 21–24 |
| 7 | November 17, 2007 | 25–28 |
| 8 | January 15, 2008 | 29–32 |
| 9 | March 18, 2008 | 33–36 |
| 10 | May 20, 2008 | 37–41 |
| 11 | July 22, 2008 | 3 | July 7, 2009 | 42–45 |
| 12 | September 23, 2008 | 46–49 |
| 13 | November 18, 2008 | 50–53 |
| 14 | January 20, 2009 | 54–58 |
| 15 | March 17, 2009 | 59–63 |
| 16 | May 13, 2009 | 4 Part 1 | November 3, 2009 | 64–67 |
| 17 | June 16, 2009 | 68–71 |
| 18 | July 14, 2009 | 72–75 |
| 19 | August 18, 2009 | 76–79 |
| 20 | September 15, 2009 | 4 Part 2 | February 16, 2010 | 80–83 |
| 21 | October 20, 2009 | 84–87 |
| 22 | November 17, 2009 | 88–91 |
| 23 | December 15, 2009 | 5 | June 8, 2010 | 92–95 |
| 24 | January 19, 2010 | 96–99 |
| 25 | February 23, 2010 | 100–104 |
| 26 | March 23, 2010 | 105–109 |
| 27 | April 20, 2010 | 6 | September 28, 2010 | 110–113 |
| 28 | May 25, 2010 | 114–117 |
| 29 | June 22, 2010 | 118–121 |
| 30 | July 20, 2010 | 7 | December 21, 2010 | 122–126 | 122–133
134–145 |
| 31 | August 24, 2010 | 127–131 |
| 32 | September 21, 2010 | 8 | March 22, 2011 | 132–135 |
| | 9 | June 21, 2011 | 146–156 |
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| 10 | September 6, 2011 | 157–167 |
| 11 | December 13, 2011 | 168–179 |
| 12 | March 13, 2012 | 180–193 |
| 13 | June 12, 2012 | 194–205 |
| 14 | September 11, 2012 | 206–217 |
| 15 | December 11, 2012 | 218–229 |
| 16 | March 12, 2013 | 230–242 |
| 17 | June 11, 2013 | 243–255 |
| 18 | September 10, 2013 | 256–267 |
| 19 | December 10, 2013 | 268–279 |
| 20 | March 18, 2014 | 280–291 |
| 21 | June 3, 2014 | 292–303 |
| 22 | September 30, 2014 | 304–316 |
| 23 | December 16, 2014 | 317–329 |
| 24 | March 17, 2015 | 330–342 |
| 25 | June 23, 2015 | 343–354 |
| 26 | September 29, 2015 | 355–366 | |
Manga Entertainment (Region 2)| Series | Release Date | Episodes | Arc |
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| 1 | November 5, 2007 (Part 1) | May 5, 2008 (Complete) | 1–12 | The Substitute |
| February 25, 2008 (Part 2) | 13–20 |
| 2 | June 30, 2008 (Part 1) | December 29, 2008 (Complete) | 21–32 | The Entry |
| November 3, 2008 (Part 2) | 33–41 |
| 3 | March 23, 2009 (Part 1) | August 17, 2009 (Complete) | 42–53 | The Rescue |
| June 15, 2009 (Part 2) | 54–63 |
| 4 | October 26, 2009 (Part 1) | August 9, 2010 (Complete) | 64–71 | The Bount |
| March 1, 2010 (Part 2) | 72–79 |
| June 7, 2010 (Part 3) | 80–91 |
| 5 | August 30, 2010 (Part 1) | December 20, 2010 (Complete) | 92–99 | The Bount Assault |
| November 1, 2010 (Part 2) | 100–109 |
| 6 | April 11, 2011 (Part 1) | September 26, 2011 (Complete) | 110–120 | Arrancar: The Arrival |
| June 13, 2011 (Part 2) | 121–131 |
| 7 | September 26, 2011 (Part 1) | December 12, 2011 (Complete) | 132–141 | Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo |
| October 17, 2011 (Part 2) | 142–151 |
| 8 | March 19, 2012 (Part 1) | October 29, 2012 (Complete) | 152–159 | Arrancar: The Fierce Fight |
| May 14, 2012 (Part 2) | 160–167 |
| 9 | June 25, 2012 (Part 1) | December 31, 2012 (Complete) | 168–178 | The New Leader Shûsuke Amagai |
| August 6, 2012 (Part 2) | 179–189 |
| 10 | January 14, 2013 (Part 1) | May 20, 2013 (Complete) | 190–201 | Arrancar vs Shinigami & The Past |
| March 11, 2013 (Part 2) | 202–212 |
| 11 | September 9, 2013 | 213–229 | Battle in Karakura |
| 12 | October 28, 2013 (Part 1) | July 7, 2014 (Complete) | 230–241 | Zanpakuto: The Alternate Tale |
| December 23, 2013 (Part 2) | 242–253 |
| February 17, 2014 (Part 3) | 254–265 |
| 13 | April 7, 2014 (Part 1) | December 15, 2014 (Complete) | 266–278 | Fall Of The Arrancar |
| June 9, 2014 (Part 2) | 279–291 |
| 14 | September 22, 2014 (Part 1) | September 21, 2015 (Complete) | 292–303 | Fall Of The Arrancar 2 |
| April 6, 2015 (Part 2) | 304–316 |
| 15 | May 25, 2015 (Part 1) | December 28, 2015 (Complete) | 317–329 | The Invading Army |
| June 29, 2015 (Part 2) | 330–342 |
| 16 | July 20, 2015 (Part 1) | February 6, 2017 (Complete) | 343–354 | The Lost Agent |
| September 28, 2015 (Part 2) | 355–366 |
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Madman Entertainment (Region 4)| Collection | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | June 11, 2008 | 1–20 |
| 2 | May 20, 2009 | 21–41 |
| 3 | February 17, 2010 | 42–63 |
| 4 | November 3, 2010 | 64–79 |
| 5 | December 15, 2010 | 80–91 |
| 6 | January 12, 2011 | 92–109 |
| 7 | February 16, 2011 | 110–121 |
| 8 | March 16, 2011 | 122–133 |
| 9 | June 15, 2011 | 134–145 |
| 10 | August 17, 2011 | 146–156 |
| 11 | November 16, 2011 | 157–167 |
| 12 | March 21, 2012 | 168–179 |
| 13 | May 23, 2012 | 180–193 |
| 14 | July 4, 2012 | 194–205 |
| 15 | October 24, 2012 | 206–217 |
| 16 | January 9, 2013 | 218–229 |
| 17 | April 17, 2013 | 230–242 |
| 18 | July 3, 2013 | 243–255 |
| 19 | November 20, 2013 | 256–267 |
| 20 | March 19, 2014 | 268–279 |
| 21 | May 21, 2014 | 280–291 |
| 22 | August 20, 2014 | 292–303 |
| 23 | January 7, 2015 | 304–316 |
| 24 | March 11, 2015 | 317–329 |
| 25 | May 20, 2015 | 330–342 |
| 26 | August 5, 2015 | 343–354 |
| 27 | November 18, 2015 | 355–366 |
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| Bleach Bankai Box Set | Release Date | Episodes |
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| 1 | May 21, 2014 | 1-133 |
| 2 | 134-229 |
| 3 | April 6, 2016 | 230-303 |
| 4 | 304-366 |
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Blu-ray releases
Viz Media (Region A)| Set | Date | Discs | Episodes |
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| 1 | July 19, 2016 | 4 | 1–27 |
| 2 | January 31, 2017 | 28–55 |
| 3 | October 24, 2017 | 56–83 |
| 4 | May 15, 2018 | 84–111 |
| 5 | December 3, 2019 | 112–139 |
| 6 | March 10, 2020 | 140–167 |
| 7 | June 30, 2020 | 168–195 |
| 8 | September 29, 2020 | 196–223 |
| 9 | December 8, 2020 | 224–251 |
| 10 | May 4, 2021 | 252–279 |
| 11 | June 29, 2021 | 280–308 |
| 12 | September 7, 2021 | 309–337 |
| 13 | December 7, 2021 | 338–366 | |
References
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- Viz Media named master licensor for hit Japanese action manga Shōnen Jump's Bleach. Viz Media. 2007-04-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070504033042/http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2006/03_bleach.php. 2007-05-04.
