"Bleach" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creator:

Tite Kubo

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | unknown

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Possessed!

Plot:

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid. Why? Because he can see ghosts. Ever since a young age...

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Death | Manga | Surrealism | Soul Reaper

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	12:30 AM	TOON
Sun. Nov. 15	1:00 AM	TOON

Cast

Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Ichigo Kurosaki / ... (98 episodes, 2004-2006)
Masakazu Morita	...	Kurosaki Ichigo / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2007)
Fumiko Orikasa	...	Kuchiki Rukia / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Orihime Inoue / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michelle Ruff	...	Rukia Kuchiki / ... (62 episodes, 2004-2006)
Yuki Matsuoka	...	Inoue Orihime (53 episodes, 2004-2006)
Noriaki Sugiyama	...	Ishida Uryu (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	Uryu Ishida (51 episodes, 2004-2006)
Hiroki Yasumoto	...	Sado 'Chad' Yasutora (48 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jamieson Price	...	Yasutora 'Chad' Sado (45 episodes, 2004-2006)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | UK:12 | UK:15 (volume 1) | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG (some early episodes) | New Zealand:M

Company:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment

Quotes:

Ikkaku Madarame: At least... tell me your name.
Ichigo Kurosaki: Ichigo Kurosaki.
Ikkaku Madarame: Huh, Ichigo? That's a good name.
Ichigo Kurosaki: You think so? No one's ever told me that before.
Ikkaku Madarame: Yeah they say that guys with Ichi in their names are overflowing with talent and good looks. At least that's what I've heard...
Ikkaku Madarame: I'm Third Seat Assistant Adjutant Squad 11. Ikkaku Madarame! Well, Ichi, what say we be friends!
Ichigo Kurosaki: Huh! Ain't gonna happen...

Movie Connections:

Spin off Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sakura Biyori

A great series, all the way

I first saw the Bleach manga, and I was absolutely trapped by the story, mixture of Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, Samurai 7; even though Bleach has a signature of its own.

Usually, when I watch an anime AFTER I read the manga, I get a little bit disappointed, because of poor animation, misplaced character voice acting, etc. But Bleach, far from letting me down, got me even more hooked to the story.

Kurosaki Ichigo, a middle-schooler from Karakura Town, has a very rare ability: he can see dead people. This ability will find itself enhanced one night that Ichigo accidentally meets Kuchiki Rukia, a Shinigami (Death God). Rukia, as all other Shinigamis, dedicates her time to slay Hollows, monsters that devour human souls. Just watch the first chapter... you'll get hooked right away.

Here's a little thing you should know. Bleach manga writer, Kubo Tite, is still drawing Bleach. So the story is not over. So, how does this affect the anime? Bleach, starting in chapter 63 or so, begins what is commonly known as a "filler": chapters on the anime that are not drawn in the manga, created with the sole purpose of giving the author time to finish the manga.

Bleach's filler is... um... not so good. At least, not as good as the non-filler anime. You can watch it, but it will not add much to the real story. The real "second season" of Bleach comes around the 105th episode or so. And it absolutely, definitely, seriously, no-kidding-around-on-this-one, ROCKS!!

The only thing I have against Bleach, and so I put a 9 Vote to it, is that I don't like long series, such as Naruto or One Piece. In fact, I don't watch either, but Bleach, I'll watch it until it ends, because it is seriously worth it. Trust me, it's great.