"Bleach" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creator:

Tite Kubo

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 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. July 12	12:00 AM	TOON
Sun. July 12	12:30 AM	TOON

Cast

Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Ichigo Kurosaki / ... (98 episodes, 2004-2006)
Masakazu Morita	...	Kurosaki Ichigo / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2007)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Orihime Inoue / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michelle Ruff	...	Rukia Kuchiki / ... (62 episodes, 2004-2006)
Fumiko Orikasa	...	Kuchiki Rukia / ... (62 episodes, 2004-2007)
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:

1.78 : 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:

Ichigo Kurosaki: [to Renji] The name is Ichigo. I'm the one who's gonna beat your ass. How's it goin'?

Movie Connections:

Spin off Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sakura Biyori

Bleach, it'll blow you away... if you let it

I was reluctant to start watching this anime, I thought, oh great another uninspired anime with repetitive enemies and I was right, in the start...

But after watching some episodes of Bleach I found that this is actually a quite amusing new anime with a good storyline (for an anime that's bound to be 100+ episodes) and great characters. The story really picks up after about episode 20, and if you last this far you'll never gonna stop watching. The soundtrack is also awesome and it fits into the fighting scenes very nicely.

At the moment we're all waiting for the fillers to stop, but even with the fillers this anime is still worth watching, so if you must suffer the first 20 episodes and get ready for an anime to blow you away.

Also, watch it in the original Japanese version (don't even know if there are other versions available, but if there are, you know what to do).

8/10