"Bleach" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Writer:

Tite Kubo (comic)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Fantasy

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:

Shounen | Soul Reaper | Death | Martial Arts | Supernatural

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 25	12:00 AM	TOON
Sun. May 25	3:00 AM	TOON

Cast

Quinton Flynn	...	Kon (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Ichigo Kurosaki (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michelle Ruff	...	Rukia Kuchiki / ... (18 episodes, 2004-2005)
Masakazu Morita	...	Ichigo Kurosaki (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
Fumiko Orikasa	...	Rukia Kuchiki (15 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Orihime Inoue (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Yuki Matsuoka	...	Inoue Orihime / ... (11 episodes, 2004-2005)

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Series Writing credits
Tite Kubo		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
David W. Barr	....	dialogue recording engineer / adr recordist (137 episodes, 2004-2007)
Eric Lewis	....	adr engineer (137 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Other crew
Lindsey Myers	....	production coordinator (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
Wendee Lee	....	voice director (31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael Sorich	....	voice director (31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kirk Thornton	....	voice director (31 episodes, 2004-2007)

Production Companies

• DENTSU Music And Entertainment
• Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Distributors

• Viz Media (2006) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Aniplex  music production
• Studio Wombat  key animation
• T2 Studio  animation check

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment

Quotes:

Zangetsu: Ichigo... I hate rain. It rains in here, too. When you are moody, it becomes cloudy. When you are sad, the rain comes down.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sakura Biyori

Great anime.

I'm not amused that so many people expect this series to be funny. It seems like most people just gave up watching it after the first episode. Frankly, if you don't know who Kenpachi Zaraki is then you shouldn't even be granting advice on this series.

Listen, this is a series made to be dramatic and also to show people beat the hell out of each other with swords. It's probably one of the best animes in terms of plot twists and character development. (It's also the only one that has ever caught my interest.) If you expect to see robot chicken style antics in ANY A.S. anime then you are crap out of luck. But as for anime, this will not leave you bored.

The only reason it isn't a ten is because of the nobodies selected to give voice-over jobs in yet another American anime. To get the best quality I would highly suggest finding the Japanese versions online with English- or another respective-subtitle.

domo