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      Season 1 – Bleach

      2004 Fantasy Action Adventure Anime List
      100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 83% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts -- he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow -- a malevolent lost soul -- Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 15 Buy Now

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      Audience Reviews

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      Audience Member The greatest of all time anime Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Ondrej V Since I can't be bothered writing a review for every single season I will write one for all here. This show is nothing special. I can't compare it with other anime (haven't seen them). By western standards it's mediocre at best. The overall plot is alright, but it's stretched so thin (especially after 100th episode) that you almost forget that it exists. Characters are exactly what i imagine generic anime characters to be. The dialog is atrocious. It's also extremely repetetive. Every time a girl says "omg, he is so powerful, how can i beat him?" i skip the next 30 seconds because she manages to say it 6 different ways before the plot moves forward. Nobody dies in this show. Literally nobody. How am i supposed to care about anything when every single "good" character has plot armor so thick he can barely breathe. While watching this do yourself a favour and use the right arrow key every time you feel like the characters are going to say something they have already said thousand times. Although the episode is 24 minutes long there is about 15 minutes worth of content (on average). For all its downs the show is still captivating. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review Conta N Um dos melhores animes de todos os tempos. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Nick S A childhood classic with very relatable characters & interesting storyline. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review wesley r Um dos melhores animes de todos os tempos! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/09/22 Full Review Audience Member Perfect season for it's time amazing soundtrack and the way it leads to to the next season is just amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Oct 5, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 1 Ichigo Kurosaki has the ability to see ghosts, but that seems pretty normal once Rukia Kuchiki enters his life. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 12, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 2 Rukia is posing as a transfer student and runs into Ichigo at school; Rukia wants Ichigo to take over her Soul Reaper duties, but he turns her down. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 19, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 3 Orihime's brother, whose soul became a Hollow, wants her soul for his own. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 4 Chad brings a cursed bird to school that holds the soul of a young boy. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 5 Rukia and Chad struggle to battle Shrieker; Ichigo races to get Karin home. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 6 Rukia needs Soul Reaper supplies; Ichigo runs amok. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 7 Ichigo and Rukia search for Ichigo's body; Rukia receives word of a Hollow sighting. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 23, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 8 The anniversary of the death of Ichigo's mother approaches. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 30, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 9 Ichigo faces the Grand Fisher, who Ichigo recalls as the same girl he saw when his mother died. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 7, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 10 An actual demi-Hollow is being summoned for a live recording of Spirit Hunter. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 14, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 11 Rumors spread about Ichigo and Rukia when they keep disappearing from school. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 21, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 12 To prove how useless Soul Reapers are, Uryu draws Hollows to their town. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 28, 2004 The Substitute: Episode 13 A Hollow visits Orihime at school and turns her classmates against her; Orihime discovers her own spiritual powers as she tries to defend her classmates. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 11, 2005 Ichigo finds out that Uryu is a Quincy. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 18, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 15 Rukia worries that news of Ichigo's battle with Menos Grande will attract the attention of the Soul Society; Rukia and Uryu each find themselves feeling more and more out of place among the ordinary activities of everyday school life. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 25, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 16 Rukia is discovered by two Soul Reapers. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 1, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 17 Renji proves too weak to defeat Ichigo. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 8, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 18 Ichigo prepares to train over summer vacation. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 15, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 19 Rukia learns that she will be taken to the Central Execution Grounds to face her punishment. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 22, 2005 The Substitute: Episode 20 Ichigo completes lesson three of Urahara's training. Details

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      Critics Reviews

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      Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Even if the annoying elements are quite a lot here, "Bleach" emerges as one of the top classics of the genre, with the Soul Society and Arrancar arcs being among the best ever to appear in a shonen Apr 25, 2021 Full Review Eric Vilas-Boas Paste Magazine One of the greatest fantasy action anime tropes of all is the BFS -- that is, the "big f---ing sword"... Let's not kid ourselves. Bleach is all about the sword. Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Jason Van Horn IGN Movies Besides the action and character moments, there was also a scattering of comedy bits... Rated: 8.8/10 Mar 28, 2019 Full Review A.E. Sparrow IGN Movies The anime is perhaps a bit more lighthearted than the manga would lead us to believe, but it's still a very fun ride, with excellent animation and an above-par English voice dub. Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Lucy Maher Common Sense Media While it's more like a traditional cartoon than some of the other, darker Adult Swim offerings, BLEACH is clearly geared toward mature audiences, and some scenes and themes will likely give families pause. Rated: 3/5 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Network
      YTV
      Rating
      TV-PG (L|V)
      Genre
      Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Anime
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date
      Oct 5, 2004