Bleach (manga)
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| Bleach | |
 The first volume of Bleach, published in Japan by Shueisha on January 5, 2002 | |
| ブリーチ (Burīchi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Supernatural, Bangsian fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tite Kubo |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |     Viz Media |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | Shonen Jump(formerly) |
| Original run | August 2001 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 55 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Music by | Shirō Sagisu |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | World: Sony Pictures Television |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | SBS, Cartoon Network(Adult Swim) YTV Cartoon Network AnimeCentral Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) (Toonami), Hulu.com Animax 2x2Animax Asia |
| Original run | October 5, 2004 –March 27, 2012[1] |
| Episodes | 366 |
| Related works | |
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For other uses, see Bleach (disambiguation)
Bleach (ブリーチ Burīchi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. 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. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.
Bleach has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected into 55 tankōbonvolumes as of March 2012. 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.
Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Bleach anime on March 15, 2006. Cartoon Network began airing Bleachin the United States as part of its Adult Swim block on September 9, 2006. Viz Media has licensed the manga for English-language publication in the United States and Canada, and has released 39 bound volumes as of April 2012 as well as published chapters of Bleach in its Shonen Jumpmagazine since November 2007. Viz Media released the first Bleach film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, on DVD in North America on October 14, 2008. The second film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released on September 15, 2009. The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released on November 15, 2011. In addition, Hulu released subtitled versions of the anime a week after each episode aired in Japan.
Volumes of the manga have sold more than 72 million copies in Japan, and is one of the most sold mangas in the United States. The anime adaptation has been similarly received; it was rated as the fourth most popular anime television series in Japan in 2006 and held a position amongst the top ten anime in the United States from 2006 to 2008. The series received the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen demographic in 2005, and is among the best-selling manga issues in both Japan and the United States. In 2011, Bleach was ranked 8th for top selling manga in Japan
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