Hueco Mundo Invasion (Episodes 132-151).

Bounts are vampiric humans who gain immortality by consuming souls. These Bleach filler arcs take up all of seasons 4 and 5. The Bount arc and Bount Assault arc (Episodes 64-109) After his plans are revealed, he escapes into Hueco Mundo, the Hollows’ realm.ģ. ‘Vader is Luke’s father’ kind of spoiler: Captain Aizen fakes his own death as part of a secretive, conspiratorial plot. Of course, they have to fight their way through a lot of quirky squad captains to do it. Their goal is to rescue Rukia, who’s scheduled to be executed for giving her powers to a human. Ichigo and his allies have to sneak into the walled, Soul Reaper section of the Soul Society. We get our first look at how the Edo Period-themed afterlife is organized.

The Rescue arc (Episodes 42-63, season 3).

This section is subdivided into two parts : (Orihime is why Hatsune Miku likes leeks.)Īt the end of the arc, Ichigo trains with the oddball, laid-back Urahara and names his Zanpakuto sword. Also, there are some truly goofy, meme worthy comic-relief moments. He meets shinigami Rukia, and learns about Soul Reapers, the Soul Society, corrupt spirit Hollows, etc. Grumpy Karakura Town teen Ichigo can see spirits. The Substitute aka Agent of the Shinigami arc (Episodes 1-20, all of season 1 )

The Thousand-Year Blood War (coming soon!)ġ.

The Lost Agent/ Lost Substitute Shinigami.

13 Court Guards Incursion/ Gotei 13 Invading Army.

Arrancar continues: Arrancar vs Shinigami 110 Years Back and Battle in Karakura.Arrancar: Arrival Hueco Mundo Invasion and Fierce Fight.The Substitute aka Agent of the Shinigami.(In fact, the anime was abruptly canceled.) When the Bleach anime returns, it’s expected to explore the final parts of the manga. You probably noticed the significant gap between the end of the anime series and the completion of the manga, and you’re right. From 2004 to 2012, these chapters were adapted into 366 Bleach anime episodes (including fillers), divided up into 16 seasons. If there was no Bleach, there might not be a Jujutsu Kaisen.īetween August 2001 and October 2018, Tite Kubo created 74 volumes (or 686 chapters) of the Bleach manga. But, with its many story arcs and complex samurai-esque Soul Society, it’s certainly a definitive and trendsetting supernatural series. Bleach: A Basic Historyīleach is not the first anime or manga series to deal with shinigami, Japan’s (surprisingly not ancient) concept of a death god (aka Soul Reaper). Whether you’re just now getting into the franchise because of the new series, or you’re an older fan who needs a refresher, this article is for you. Best of all, a new Bleach anime sequel to the original series is on the horizon. It’s a fun Shonen Jump adventure series which has had sixteen anime seasons (so far).

Bleach does for shinigami what Naruto does for ninjas and One Piece for pirates.

Bleach anime manga order