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Bleach
Firsttankōbonvolume cover, featuringIchigo Kurosaki
Genre
Manga
Written byTite Kubo
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 7, 2001–August 22, 2016
Volumes74(List of volumes)
Anime television series
Anime films
Live-action film
Media franchise
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Bleach(stylized inall caps) is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byTite Kubo.It follows the adventures of a teenagerIchigo Kurosaki,who obtains the powers of aSoul Reaper—adeath personificationsimilar to aGrim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper,Rukia Kuchiki.His new-found powers allow him to take on the duties of defending humans fromevil spiritsand guiding departed souls to the afterlife, and set him on journeys to various ghostly realms of existence.

Bleachwas serialized inShueisha'sshōnenmangamagazineWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom August 2001 to August 2016, with its chapters collected in 74tankōbonvolumes. The series has spawned amedia franchisethat includes ananimetelevision seriesadaptation produced by studioPierrotfrom 2004 to 2012, twooriginal video animation(OVA) episodes,four animated feature films,tenstage musicals,andnumerous video games,as well as many types ofBleach-related merchandise. A Japaneselive-action film adaptationproduced byWarner Bros.premiered in 2018. Asequelto the anime television series, which adapts the manga's finalstory arc,premiered in 2022.

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release byViz Mediain 2004. They have released the collected volumes and published its chapters in theirShonen Jumpmagazine from November 2007 until the magazine's final issue in April 2012.

Bleachreceived the 50thShogakukan Manga Awardfor theshōnencategory in 2005. The manga had over 130 milliontankōbonvolumes in circulation worldwide by 2022, making it one of thebest-selling mangain history.

Plot

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See also:List ofBleachcharacters

Ichigo Kurosakiis a teenager from Karakura Town who can see ghosts, a talent allowing him to meetRukia Kuchiki,a Soul Reaper who enters the town in search of a Hollow, a kind of monstrous lost soul who can harm both ghosts and humans. Rukia is one of theSoul Reapers(Tử Thần,Shinigami,literally 'Death Gods'),soldiers trusted with ushering the souls of the dead from the World of the Living to the Soul Society(Thi hồn giới(ソウル・ソサエティ),Sōru Sosaeti,lit. "Dead Spirit World" ),the afterlife realm from which she originates and with fightingHollows.When she is severely wounded defending Ichigo from a Hollow she pursues, Rukia transfers her powers to Ichigo, so he may fight in her stead while she recovers. Rukia is thereby trapped in an ordinary human body, and must advise Ichigo as he balances the demands of his substitute Soul Reaper duties and attending high school. For aid in hunting the Hollows, the pair ally with a trio of other spiritually empowered allies: Ichigo's high school classmateOrihime Inoue,best friendYasutora "Chad" SadoandUryū Ishida,a Quincy classmate with the ability to control spiritual particles.

Eventually, Rukia is arrested by her Soul Reaper superiors and sentenced to death for the illegal act of transferring her powers to a human. Ichigo and his friends enlist the help of ex-Soul Reaper scientistKisuke Urahara,who trains Ichigo to access his own Soul Reaper powers, to enter the Soul Society and rescue Rukia. Shortly after the party's arrival in the Soul Society, conflict arises among the captains of the Thirteen Court Squads when the captain of the fifth company,Sōsuke Aizen,is apparently murdered; the captains believed that the intruders might have been responsible, which causes the Soul Reapers to begin fighting amongst themselves. Thereafter, the Captain Commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, issues the Soul Reapers to arrest Ichigo and his friends as suspects. However, Ichigo saves Rukia and manages to stop the war against the Soul Society. Aizen reappears and reveals his intention to obtain the Hōgyoku(Băng ngọc,lit. "Crumbling Orb" ),an orb of immense power Urahara planted inside Rukia, by faking his death and arranging the execution. Aizen accompanies his fellow conspirators,Gin Ichimaruand Kaname Tōsen, who are the third and ninth company's captains, as they use Hollows to cover their escape into the Hollows' realm, Hueco Mundo(Hư quyển(ウェコムンド),Weko Mundo,lit. "Hollow World" ).Afterwards, Ichigo and Rukia reconcile with the Soul Reapers, who view the former as a powerful ally and designate him an official title as Substitute Soul Reaper.

Ichigo soon finds himself and his friends in escalating skirmishes with Aizen's army of humanoid Hollows, theArrancar,as they are joined by theVizards,Soul Reapers who were victims of Aizen's experiments in creating the Arrancar. When Ulquiorra, one of the Espada (Aizen's ten most powerful Arrancars) kidnaps Orihime, Ichigo and his allies enter Hueco Mundo to invade Las Noches. However, as Ichigo rescues Orihime, Aizen reveals her abduction was a distraction as he launches an attack on Karakura Town, in order to sacrifice everyone and create a key to the Soul King's Palace, so he can kill the Soul King who reigns over the Soul Society. Anticipating Aizen's attack, the Thirteen Court Squads had already been waiting for him by moving the entire Karakura Town to the Soul Society prior to his attack. When the Vizards join the remaining Soul Reapers, Gin reveals his agenda of killing Aizen. The latter uses the Hōgyoku to become a god-like being before killing Gin. However, Ichigo sacrifices and loses all his power to defeat Aizen and reverts to a normal human. Subsequently, Aizen is arrested by the Soul Society.

Months later, preparing for life after high school, Ichigo is called back into action whenXcution,a group of Fullbringers—supernaturally aware humans like Chad—manipulate him and his loved ones in a scheme to siphon his Fullbring abilities. After his Soul Society allies restore his Soul Reaper powers, Ichigo learns that Xcution's leader, Kugo Ginjo, was his predecessor. It is revealed that the Soul Society did not trust the substitute Soul Reapers, so they used the badge given to the Substitute Soul Reaper to monitor and restrict his power output. Ginjo felt betrayed and swore vengeance on all Soul Reapers. Despite knowing the truth, Ichigo decides to trust his Soul Reaper friends and defeats and kills Ginjo. With his power restored, Ichigo once again is reinstated as a Substitute Soul Reaper.

After Ichigo regains his powers, an army of Quincies known as theWandenreich(Thấy えざる đế quốc(ヴァンデンライヒ),Vandenraihi,lit. "Invisible Empire" )appear and declare war against the Soul Society, having already enslaved many Arrancars in Hueco Mundo. The group is led by Yhwach, the ancient progenitor of the Quincies, who seeks to kill the Soul King and rid the world of death and fear. In their first invasion, the Wandenreich kill many Soul Reapers including the Head-Captain, Yamamoto. Uryū joins Yhwach and learns the truth behind the death of his mother. Later, Ichigo and his friends aid the Soul Society in fighting the Wandenreich's second invasion, but Yhwach invades the Royal Palace and kills the Soul King. In the final battle, the surviving Shinigami, along with Ichigo and his friends, assault Yhwach's new palace and defeat his army of Sternritters. Yhwach returns to the Soul Society to destroy it, but Ichigo kills him with the help of Uryū and Aizen after the latter is temporarily released from prison.

Ten years later, Rukia becomes the new captain of the thirteenth company and has a daughter, an apprentice Soul Reaper named Ichika, with her childhood friendRenji Abarai.Meanwhile, Ichigo and Orihime have a son named Kazui, who is also a Soul Reaper.

Two years later, Ichigo attends the Soul Funeral Ceremony for 13th Division captain Jūshirō Ukitake. While the captains are waiting in the Soul Society to perform the ritual, Ichigo joins the Lieutenants at Karakura Town to capture Hollows that will be used as a sacrifice. They are ambushed by the Beasts of Hell, led by the late Octava Espada Szayelaporro Granz. Even though the lieutenants suppress them, it is revealed that the ceremony is a process of sending the deceased captains, including Ukitake, to Hell.

Production

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Bleachwas first conceived fromTite Kubo's desire to draw ashinigami(Soul Reaper) in akimono,which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers in the series.[2][3]At first, Kubo thought that the Soul Reapers should use guns, so the first title for the series was "Snipe" (as in "sniper" ); however, this was changed with the inclusion of swords.[4]After that, the series was meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the title was too generic. He later tried the name of "White", but came to like "Bleach" more for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious.[5]The original story concept was submitted toWeekly Shōnen Jumpshortly after the cancellation of Kubo's previous manga,Zombiepowder,but was at first rejected.[6]Manga artistAkira Toriyamasaw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo.[3]Bleachwas accepted for publication a short time later in 2001, and was initially intended to be a shorter series, with a maximum serialization length of five years.[3]Early plans for the story did not include the hierarchical structure of the Soul Society, but did include some characters and elements that were not introduced into the plot untilthe Arrancar arc,such as Ichigo's Soul Reaper parentage.[2]

Kubo has cited influences for elements ofBleachranging from other manga series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributed his interest in drawing the supernatural and monsters toShigeru Mizuki'sGeGeGe no KitaroandBleach's focus on interesting weaponry and battle scenes toMasami Kurumada'sSaint Seiya,manga that Kubo enjoyed as a boy.[2]The latter is based onGreek mythologyand Kubo also considered it as a source for his focus on myths, monsters and the afterlife.[4]The action style and storytelling found inBleachare inspired by cinema, though Kubo has not revealed any specific movie as being an influence for fight scenes. When pressed, he told interviewers that he likedSnatch,but did not use it as a model.[7]Bleach'sfight choreographyis instead constructed with the aid of rock music, which the author listens to while imagining the fights in order to give him a sense of pacing for the panel cuts and change of angles through the scenes.[8]Kubo prefers to draw realistic injuries in order to render the fight more impactful, by making the readers feel the pain the characters are feeling.[9]Bleach'sfight scenes are often broken up with brief gags, which the author inserts when he grows bored during the illustration process.[8]

Bleach's plotting process is focused aroundcharacter design.When writing plotlines or having difficulties generating new material, Kubo begins by thinking of new characters, oftenen masse,and rereading previous volumes ofBleach.[2][9]Kubo has said that he likes creating characters that have outward appearances that do not match their true nature—an element that can be found in manyBleachcharacters—as he is "attracted to people with that seeming contradiction" and finds an "urge to draw people like that" when he works.[10]The terminology used inBleachhas a variety of inspirations, with each category of characters bearing a different linguistic theme. Many of the names for swords and spells used by Soul Reapers were inspired by ancientJapanese literature.Hollows and Arrancars use Spanish terms. Fullbringers use English vocabulary, with names referencing rock music, and finally, both Quincy and Bounts draw on the German language. This multilingual terminology, along with the variety in apparent character ethnicities, emphasizes the international nature of theBleachsettings.[10]

Themes and analysis

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Bleach's plot incorporates the traditional Japanese belief of spirits coexisting with humans and their nature, good or evil, depends on the circumstances.[11]An example is Orihime's backstory. She was raised from the age of three by her brother Sora, and prayed for his soul's peace after he died in a car accident.[12]As time went on, she prayed less and Sora became jealous and turned into a Hollow and attacked Orihime. Academic Patrick Drazen says this is a reminder to the audience to not abandon the old ways or risk the spirits taking offense and causing problems in the world.[13]Bleachalso incorporatesShintothemes of purification of "evil spirits through charms, scrolls, incantations, and other rituals".[11]Christopher A. Born regardsBleachas transmittingConfucian values.[14]

Von Feigenblatt describesBleachas being culturally and religiously aware, as it draws uponChristianityand CaribbeanSantería.[11]Spanish terms are prevalent throughout the realm of Hueco Mundo,[11]while both Quincy and Bounts have been known to associate with the German language, making Kubo's world of characters diverse in race and language as well.[10]Von Feigenblatt notes that the Quincy "are clearly inspired by theRoman CatholicChristian Orders of Knighthood such as theSovereign Military Order of Maltaand theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchrewhose influence is shown in terms of the uniform worn by the Quincy as well as by the symbolism of the cross ".[11]

Media

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Manga

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Further information:List ofBleachvolumes

Bleach,written and illustrated byTite Kubo,was serialized for 15 years inShueisha'sshōnenmangamagazineWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom August 7, 2001,[15][16]to August 22, 2016.[17][18]Its 698 individual chapters[a]were collected in 74tankōbonvolumes released between January 5, 2002, and November 4, 2016.[19][20]Shueisha published the first 21 volumes compiled into six omnibus collections under the nameResurrected Souls,to celebrate the series' tenth anniversary.[21]The first collection was released on August 22, 2011;[22]the last collection was published on January 23, 2012.[23]

North American licensorViz Mediaserialized the first chapters in the print magazineShonen Jumpfrom its November 2007 to April 2012 issues.[24][25]The series moved to the digital anthologyWeekly Shonen Jump Alphain January 2012 and Viz Media released it digitally as Shueisha published new chapters in Japan.[26][27]The 74 volumes were released from July 6, 2004, to October 2, 2018.[28][29]Viz Media also released a hardcover "collector's edition" of the first volume that came with a dust jacket,[30]two box sets,[31][32]and twenty-five 3-in-1 volumes between June 7, 2011, and March 5, 2019.[33][34]

A 73-page chapter, titled "New Breathes From Hell"(Gokui Meimei thiên,Gokui Meimei-hen),was published inWeekly Shōnen Jump,to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the manga's debut in the magazine, on August 10, 2021.[35]It was published in English by Viz Media'sShonen Jumponline magazine and on the Shueisha'sManga Plusonline platform. The one-shot ends seemingly on acliffhanger;the character for "hen" (Thiên), used in the Japanese title of the chapter, is usually used to denote the title of astory arc.[36]The chapter was digitally released as a collected volume on December 3, 2021.[37]A full-color version of the chapter was published digitally on September 4, 2023.[38]

Anime

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Main articles:Bleach(TV series)andList ofBleachepisodes

Bleachwas adapted bystudio Pierrotinto ananimetelevision series directed byNoriyuki Abeand broadcast for 366 episodes onTV Tokyofrom October 2004 to March 2012.[39][40][41]

In March 2020, it was announced that the manga's final story arc, "Thousand-Year Blood War", would receive a new anime project.[42]In November 2021, it was announced that the new project would be an anime television series.[43][44]It is directed byTomohisa Taguchiand premiered in October 2022.[45][46]

Films

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Main articles:Bleach: Memories of Nobody,Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion,Bleach: Fade to Black,Bleach: Hell Verse,andBleach(2018 film)

The series has spawned four animated films:Bleach: Memories of Nobody,premiered on December 16, 2006;[47]Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion,premiered on December 22, 2007;[48]Bleach: Fade to Black,premiered on December 13, 2008;[49]andBleach: Hell Verse,premiered on December 4, 2010.[50]A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan on July 20, 2018.[51]

Light novels

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Tite Kuboand Makoto Matsubara have co-authored three novelizations of theBleachseries, which were published byShueishaunder itsJump J-Booksimprint. The first volume,Bleach – Letters From The Other Side: The Death and The Strawberry,was published on December 15, 2004, and re-released asBleach – Letters From The Other Side: The Death and The Strawberry - New Editionon November 4, 2009.[52][53]The second,Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody,was published on November 30, 2006.[54]The third,Bleach: The Death Save The Strawberry,was published on September 4, 2012.[55]Two novelizations of theBleachseries have been co-authored byNarita Ryohgo.The first volume,Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You,and the second,Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You 2,were published on June 4, 2012.[56][57]

After the series ended in 2016, a series of novels were released by Shueisha.[58]The first novel,Bleach: WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU,was written by the writer ofBleach: The Death Save The StrawberryMakoto Matsubara and was published on December 27, 2016. The second,Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World,is a serialized novel written by the writer ofBleach: Spirits Are Forever With Youseries Narita Ryohgo and was released bi-weekly from April 28, 2017.[59]The first volume was released on August 4, 2017[60]and the second volume was published on November 2, 2018. The novel series ended with the release of the third volume on December 4, 2018.[61]Viz Mediapublished the three volumes ofBleach: Can't Fear Your Own Worldbetween July 7, 2020,[62][63]and April 20, 2021.[64]

Shueisha published four novelizations based on theBleachmovies. The first volume,Bleach: Memories of Nobody,was published on December 18, 2006.[65]The second,Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Another Hyōrinmaru,was published on December 22, 2007.[66]The third,Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name,was published on December 15, 2008.[67]The fourth volume,Bleach: Hell Chapter,was published on December 6, 2010.[68]

Video games

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Further information:List ofBleachvideo games

A number of video games have been created featuring characters from theBleachseries, primarily though not exclusivelyfighting games.The first video game to be released from theBleachseries wasBleach: Heat the Soul,which debuted on March 24, 2005, for theSonyPlayStation Portable.[69]Currently, the majority of the games have only been released in Japan, thoughSegahas localized the first threeNintendo DSgames and the first Wii game for North America.[70]So far, all dedicatedBleachgames released forSony's consoles have been developed and published bySCEI,whereas the games forNintendoconsoles are developed and published by Sega, and the Nintendo DS games are developed byTreasure Co. Ltd.[71][72]Twomobile gameshad also been released in 2014 (Bleach: Bankai Battle) and 2015 (Bleach: Brave Souls) for the series, which are available foriOSandAndroid.[73][74]In 2017,Lineannounced the release of a game exclusive for their communication app calledBleach: Paradise Lost.[75][76]In July 2023, a console video game titledBleach: Soul Resonance,published byNuverse,was announced.[77]In July 2024, a video game titledBleach: Rebirth of Soulswas announced. It is set to released byBandai Namco Entertainmentfor thePlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Windows(viaSteam), andXbox Series X/Son March 21, 2025.[78][79][80]

Trading card game

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Main article:Bleach Trading Card Game

Twocollectible card games(CCG) based on theBleachseries have been produced, one in the Japanese market and a different one in North America.Bleach Soul Card Battle,produced byBandai,was introduced in Japan at theJump Festain 2004.[81]Twenty named sets were released for the series.[82]AfterBleach Soul Card Battle,Bandai introduced three more series.Bleach The Card Gum,which contains 14 sets, was released in early September 2007.[83]The next series,Bleach Clear Collection,which contains six sets, was released in July 2008.[84]The last series,Bleach Clear Soul Plate,which consists of three sets, was published in December 2009.[85]

Bleach TCGwas introduced in the United States byScore Entertainmentin May 2007,[86][87]but ceased publication April 2009, just before the planned launch of its seventh expansion,Bleach Infiltration.[88]This cancellation was attributed to the2007–09 recession,which has heavily affected TCG sales.[88]Designed by Aik Tongtharadol, the TCG is a two-player game in which each player starts with at least 61 cards: a "Guardian" card, a 60-card "main deck", and an optional 20-card "side deck". A player loses if his or her power, as dictated by the Guardian card, is reduced to zero, or if he or she is unable to draw or discard a card from his or her deck.[89]The cards for the game have been released in named sets with each set released in three formats: a 72-card pre-constructed box set containing astarter deckand twobooster packs,a 10-card booster pack, and a 12-pack booster box.

Musicals

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Main article:Rock Musical Bleach

Bleach has been adapted into a series of rock musicals, jointly produced byStudio Pierrotand Nelke Planning. There have been five musicals produced which covered portions of theSubstituteandSoul Societyarcs, as well as five additional performances known as "Live Bankai Shows" and "Rock Musical Bleach Shinsei", which did not follow theBleachplotline. The initial performance run of theBleachmusical was from August 17–28, 2005, at the Space Zero Tokyo center inShinjuku.[90][91][92]

The musicals are directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura and music composed by playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the anime soundtrack. Key actors in the series includeTatsuya Isaka,who playsIchigo Kurosaki,Miki Satō,who playsRukia Kuchiki,andEiji Moriyama,who playsRenji Abarai.[93]

In 2016, another musical was produced to celebrateBleach15th anniversary. The musical was directed and written by Tsutsumi Yasuyuki withDream5's Akira Takano and Chihiro Kai as Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki respectively. The musical debuted on July 28, 2016, in AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo.[94][95]

Other media

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The firstBleachartbook,All Colour But The Black,was released in Japan, the United States, and Europe. The artbook compiles a selection of color spreads from the first 19 volumes of the series, in addition to some original art and author commentary.[96][97]The second artbook,Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+(BLEACH OFFICIAL BOOTLEG カラブリ プラス),was released on August 3, 2007. In addition to character guides and articles on other fictional aspects of the series, it compiles the various short comics,Tedious Everyday Tales Colorful Bleach(Uổng phí hằng ngày hội từ カラフル ブリーチ,Tsuredure Nichijou Ekotoba Karafuru Buriichi),that were published inV Jump.Theomake-style panels are similar to those included in the main series, but reveal more of the daily lives of characters.[98]Color Bleach+: Bleach Official Bootlegwas released in English by Viz Media on August 10, 2010.[99]In December 2018, another artbook, titledBleach JETwas released, which contains a massive 700 artworks from the series' 15 years tenure.[100]

Seven databooks have also been released about the series. The first two,Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs.andBleach: Official Animation Book VIBEs.,were released on February 3, 2006.[101][102]Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs.was later released in English by Viz Media on November 18, 2008.[103]The third book,Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED,was released on August 4, 2010. This book covers details about characters that appear 100 years prior to the story, such as former captains and lieutenants, along with the Arrancars and Visoreds. Although it was released on the same day as volume 46,Back From Blind,the book only covers material up to volume 37,Beauty Is So Solitary.[104]The English version was released by Viz Media on March 6, 2012.[105]A fourth book,Bleach: Official Invitation Book The Hell Verse,was given to the first one million movie-goers ofBleach: Hell Verseon December 4, 2010. It contains character sketches, promotional posters, and the one-off Hell manga special.[106]A fifth bookBleach: Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED,was released on June 3, 2011, the same day as the volume 50 of the series. However it only covers material up to volume 48,God is Dead.[107]On June 4, 2012, a sixth book was released under the nameBleach: The Rebooted Souls.This free booklet was distributed withBleachmanga volume 55, with the aim to provide information to readers about the manga's final arc,The Thousand-Year Blood War.[108]The seventh book,BLEACH 13 BLADEs.,was released on August 4, 2015, and it is focused solely on the Soul Reapers and the 13 Court Squads.[109]

Shueisha published a special bookBleach: JCCover Postcard Book MAILs.,which was released on December 4, 2013. It features cover pages as postcards up to volume 60 with poems on the back.[110]

Reception

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Fans dressed as characters fromBleachin 2014

Sales

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Bleachhad over 90milliontankōboncopies in circulation in Japan by 2017;[111]over 120 milliontankōboncopies in circulation worldwide by 2018;[112][113][114]and over 130 million copies in circulation worldwide by 2022, making it one of thebest-selling manga seriesof all time fromWeekly Shōnen Jump.[115]During 2008, volume 34 of the manga sold 874,153 copies in Japan, becoming the 12th best-seller comics from the year. Volumes 33 and 35 have also ranked 17 and 18, respectively.[116]In total the manga has sold 3,161,825 copies in Japan during 2008, becoming the year's fifth best selling series.[117]In the first half from 2009,Bleachranked as the second best-selling manga in Japan, having sold 3.5 million copies.[118]Having sold 927,610 copies, volume 36 ranked seventh, volume 37 was eighth with 907,714 sold copies, and volume 38 at 10th with 822,238 copies.[119]

North American sales of the manga have also been high, withtankōbonvolumes having sold over 1.2million copies by 2007.[120][121]Volume 16 placed in the top 10 graphic novel sales in December 2006 and volume 17 was the best-selling manga volume for the month of February 2007.[122][123][124]In a 2010 interview, Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Viz, listedBleachas one of six Viz titles that continue to exceed expectations in spite of the harshening manga market.[125]By 2022, the manga had over 2.7milliontankōbonvolumes in circulation in the United States.[126]

Critical reception

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Deb Aoki fromAboutconsidered the series as the Best Continuing Shōnen Manga of 2007, along withEyeshield 21,praising the "compelling stories, dazzling action sequences and great character development".[127]She also placed the title on her list of "Top 10 Shōnen Manga Must-Reads".[128]The artwork and the character designs received positive response byIGN's A.E. Sparrow. He also commented on the series' ability to handle multiple minor character plotlines at the same time, which he considered a point of appeal, in response to fans' claims about a "lack of a story" inBleach.[129]Leroy Douresseaux fromComic Book Binagreed with Sparrow in the number of storylines, but also praised the fighting scenes finding them comparable to the ones of popular films.[130][131]On the other hand, Mania reviewer Jarred Pine criticized the series as being plagued with stereotypes from the genre. He felt it was a rough start for the series with unimpressive battles, overused gags, and a bad introduction for central character Ichigo that causes him to come across "as a frowning punk" whose one good trait is his desire to protect. Despite this, Pine notes that he loves the series, particularly its quirky, lovable characters.[132]Jason Thompsonsaid he was no longer able to takeBleachseriously after it introduced villainsUlquiorraandYammyin a scene precisely mirroringVegetaandNappa's arrival inDragon Ball Z,but acknowledged it was likely intended as a deliberate homage. He also said Kubo was able to avoid the worst artistic failings typical in series which indulge in superpowered combat, but that the battle scenes were still sometimes difficult to follow.[133]

Accolades

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In 2005,Bleachwas awarded the 50thShogakukan Manga Awardin theshōnencategory.[134][135]The English version of the manga was nominated for the "best manga" and "best theme" awards at the 2006 and 2007American Anime Awards,but did not win either category.[136][137]

In November 2014, readers ofMedia Factory'sDa Vincimagazine votedBleachthe 16thWeekly Shōnen Jump's greatest manga series of all time.[138]OnTV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series,Bleachranked 23rd.[139]

See also

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  • Burn the Witch,another manga series created by Kubo and set in theBleachuniverse

Notes

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  1. ^Comprising 686 listed chapters and 12 chapters which were listed as -108 to -97.

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