For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
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For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
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Masakazu Morita
Ichigo Kurosaki (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Rukia Kuchiki (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Yasutora Sado (voice)
Yuki Matsuoka
Orihime Inoue (voice)
Noriaki Sugiyama
Uryu Ishida (voice) Having long avoided this due to the hype it had, I finally decided to pick it up. Hype can often be just that: hype. In the case of Bleach, it was justifiable and were I younger, it definitely would've been that good. You see, the main character is a teenager who discovers that his ability to see spirits can allow him to battle transformed and evil ones too. Since the main character is a teenager, he does a lot of what teenagers do. He's impulsive and lacks foresight, somewhat arrogant, doesn't admit fault easily or gets in over his head pretty often. Sometimes, his mistakes are very repetitive and seem to be a device plot. Talking about device plots, this series has fillers and a good load of them too. If you aren't into that, then look for the filler list and skip them. Additionally, what this sorely lacks is a version with all the flashbacks, intros, outros and fillers…
Bleach is a 2004 action & adventure and animation TV series from Japan starring Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa and Hiroki Yasumoto. It first aired on October 5, 2004. The series has 2 seasons and 416 episodes on TV Tokyo. Episodes run about 24 min, in Japanese. Audiences rate it 8.4/10 from 2,287 votes — very well received. You can stream it on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
Bleach premiered on October 5, 2004.
The main cast includes Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuoka and Noriaki Sugiyama.
Bleach has 2 seasons (416 episodes). Status: Returning Series.
It is available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ (US). See "Watch Now" above for rent and buy options.
It holds an audience score of 8.4/10 from 2,287 ratings, so fans of action & adventure and animation titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
Streaming links by Watchmode. Availability for US.
🏆 Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
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