query: what is the name of ichigo 's sword in bleach

pos: Ichigo Kurosaki as the Zanpakutō spirit Zangetsu. Amongst the "Bleach" reader base, Ichigo has been always highly ranked in the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" popularity polls for the series. He has usually taken first place, though in early 2008 he dropped to third. His sword, Zangetsu, also ranked third in the "Zanpakutō" popularity polls. In the 2007 Japanese "Newtype" magazine poll, Ichigo was ranked one of the best male anime characters. In the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), Ichigo was elected for the best anime male character in 2008. The Japanese music distributor "Recochoku" has made two annual survey of

neg: Rukia Kuchiki in the search for Tōshirō Hitsugaya in "". Rukia is also given the main focus role in the third movie, "" where she is kidnapped and mind-wiped by two mysterious rogues, and later transformed into 'Dark Rukia'. In the fourth movie, "", Rukia helps Ichigo in rescuing his sister Yuzu from the depths of Hell. She is also present in both of the original video animations produced in the series, helping Ichigo in "Memories in the Rain" and combating the rogue Soul Reaper Baishin in "The Sealed Sword Frenzy". In "Rock Musical Bleach", a musical based on the "Bleach" series,

neg: Bleach (2018 film) hair, which in the manga and anime is a bright shade of orange. He said, "If that color is in the live-action movie, it'd be strange, so I wonder what they're going to do!" Regarding what fans could expect in the live-action adaptation, Sota Fukushi, who will portray Ichigo, stated that the film would feature "the monstrous Hollows, otherworldly Soul Society, and destructive Zanpakuto sword-fighting techniques". The 10th issue of the 2018 "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine released the visual for Rukia Kuchiki, revealing that Hana Sugisaki will portray the character. In March 2018, the film's official Twitter account revealed that

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki his Hollow form and "Bankai" state are available as separate characters. In "Rock Musical Bleach", a musical based on the "Bleach" series, Ichigo is played by Tatsuya Isaka. His character is featured in two volumes from the "Bleach Beat Collection" CD soundtrack series which features themes composed by his Japanese voice actor, Masakazu Morita. These include the first of them, in which he is the only character and the fourth season's fourth volume along with Rukia. Ichigo also appears in the first volume of "Bleach Breathless Collection" CD soundtrack series together with the embodiment of his Quincy powers that posed

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki on the character in hopes that once the real Ichigo grows up, he would feel proud with his name. Ichigo Kurosaki Kubo said that Ichigo was created to replace Rukia as the protagonist of the series because he felt she wasn't suited for the role. His character has been well received among both readers and reviewers. Ichigo is often featured in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" character popularity polls. He was consistently ranked as the most popular character in "Bleach". The 2007 Japanese "Newtype" magazine polls ranked Ichigo as one of the top 100 most-loved anime characters. Reviewers of the series have

neg: Yasutora Sado by the Espada [[List of hollows in Bleach#Grimmjow Jeagerjaques|Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]] commences, Chad is attacked by an arrancar but is saved by Ichigo. Noting that he is unable to fight alongside Ichigo, Chad turns to [[List of Bleach characters#Kisuke Urahara|Kisuke Urahara]] for help, asking for training. After Orihime is captured by [[Sōsuke Aizen]], Chad joins Ichigo and his friends to rescue her from Hueco Mundo. After making their way to Las Noches and the group splits up, Chad runs into the Privaron Espada [[List of hollows in Bleach#Gantenbainne Mosqueda|Gantenbainne Mosqueda]]. His victory is short-lived, however, as the 5th Espada, [[List of

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki released, including toys, clothing and action figures. In the animated adaptations of "Bleach", Ichigo is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese. In the English adaptations, he is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch. In the live-action film, he is played by Sota Fukushi. When drawing the manga series, Kubo commented that Rukia Kuchiki, the first "Bleach" character he introduced, was originally intended to be the protagonist. Through subsequent development of the series, however, Kubo decided to make her a valued ally and instead introduced Ichigo as the central character. Initial design sketches show Ichigo wearing glasses, and having dark hair and

neg: Bleach (season 15) Bleach (season 15) The fifteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series is known as . It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season's twenty-six episodes are based on the "Bleach" manga series by Tite Kubo, but follow original storylines exclusive to the anime. In this arc, Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends investigate a series of strange events in the Soul Society where numerous Soul Reapers have disappeared without a trace, with a seemingly large conspiracy at work. As this takes place, Ichigo is forced to struggle with the fading

neg: Yasutora Sado [[Rukia Kuchiki]]. Ichigo defeats the hollow then performs Konso on Yuichi. Later on, when [[Uryū Ishida]]'s duel with Ichigo unleashes a multitude of hollows upon the town, Chad is pressed into battle with another hollow. It is this event that awakens his spiritual powers, which manifest as armor on his right arm. After Rukia is taken back to [[Bleach (manga)#Plot|Soul Society]], Chad and [[Orihime Inoue]] are trained by [[Yoruichi Shihouin]] to consciously call upon their powers when needed. After a week, Chad leaves for Soul Society with Orihime, Uryū, Yoruichi, and Ichigo. When the group is separated once entering "Seireitei",

neg: Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) during battle. For example, Hollow Ichigo and Ichigo can start out a match with shikai and end it with bankai when they have enough spiritual pressure. Since the series has yet to see a release outside Japan, reviews on the "Heat the Soul" series from major English video game publications are scarce. Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) Bleach: Heat the Soul is a series of 3-D cel-shaded fighting games for the PSP based on the popular manga and anime series "Bleach" by Tite Kubo. Each installment is developed by Eighting and published by Konami. All installments have been released only

neg: Yasutora Sado Chad ends up alone. Chad meets his match in [[Shunsui Kyōraku]], captain of the 8th Division in the [[Soul Reaper (Bleach)#Gotei 13|Gotei 13]]. Kyōraku easily beats Chad, leaving him heavily injured but alive. After being freed by [[Kenpachi Zaraki]] of the 11th Division and Rukia is rescued, Uryū, Chad, Ichigo and Orihime depart for the living world. In Karakura Town, Ichigo, Chad and Orihime are attacked by [[List of hollows in Bleach#Ulquiorra Cifer|Ulquiorra Schiffer]] and [[List of hollows in Bleach#Yammy Riyalgo|Yammy Riyalgo]], two of the first [[List of hollows in Bleach#Arrancar|arrancars]] to invade Karakura Town. When the second invasion led

neg: Tōshirō Hitsugaya was also released as part of "Bleach Breathless Collection". He was initially portrayed by Takashi Nagayama in the "Bleach" rock musicals. Later, in "Shinsei Rock Musical Bleach Reprise", Nagayama was replaced by Yūya Kido, who also was substituted; Takuya Kawaharada took the role. Hitsugaya has been highly popular in the "Weekly Shōnen Jump"'s "Bleach" popularity polls ranking most of the times within the top ten. In early 2008, Hitsugaya was voted the most popular character in the series, replacing Ichigo, who had previously held the position. Hyōrinmaru was voted the most popular "zanpakutō" in the "zanpakutō" popularity poll of the

neg: Bleach (manga) Miki Satō, who plays Rukia Kuchiki, and Eiji Moriyama, who plays Renji Abarai. In 2016, another musical was produced to celebrate "Bleach" 15th anniversary. The musical was directed and written by Tsutsumi Yasuyuki with Dream5's Akira Takano and Chihiro Kai as Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki respectively. The musical debuted on July 28, 2016 in AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo. Two collectible card games (CCG) based on the "Bleach" series have been produced, one in the Japanese market and a different one in North America. "Bleach Soul Card Battle", produced by Bandai, was introduced in Japan in 2004. Twenty named sets

neg: Bleach (season 4) Bleach (season 4) The fourth season of the "Bleach" anime series was directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Studio Pierrot. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, but instead of adapting Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga, it features an original, self-contained story arc. The twenty-eight episodes form the , which focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies. The season initially ran from January 17, 2006 to August 1, 2006 in Japan on TV

neg: Bleach: Hell Verse by Shuren's minions, Rukia, Renji and Uryū fight while Ichigo and Kokutō move on to Shuren's lair, where Yuzu is held captive. Shuren orders Ichigo to destroy the gates of Hell, believing it will free the Sinners. Once Shuren's group is defeated, Kokutō reveals he tricked Shuren into luring Ichigo to Hell and wants to use Ichigo's Hollow powers to break the invisible chains which tie him to Hell. Kokutō then taunts Ichigo by revealing that Yuzu has become a Sinner, and cutting down Rukia, Uryū and Renji. Ichigo angrily transforms into his Hollow form and blasts Kokutō with a

neg: Gin Ichimaru can swing a Zanpakutō like it is nobody's business as well, but it is his smile that gets us more than anything else...". Another IGN review of "Bleach" volume 17 used Gin as an example of "Bleach"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s colorful and well-developed supporting cast, and remarked that his story would be capable of filling a manga series of its own. Gin Ichimaru Gin's most prominent characteristic is his expression; with his slitted eyes and ever-present grin, his face looks like that of a fox. Ichigo Kurosaki derisively nicknames him "fox-face" in their first meeting because of this (in the English dub, he

neg: Renji Abarai Sword Frenzy" combating the rogue Soul Reaper Baishin. In the "Bleach" video games, Renji is a playable character in most games with "shikai" and "bankai" states. Renji has ranked relatively high in the "Shōnen Jump" popularity votes, once ranking 4th place. IGN called Renji's debut into the anime "stylish and cool" and added that the short battle between Ichigo and Renji was "nicely done," noting that from the moment he was introduced, his style and weapon made him a character "[they] want to see more of." They later added in another review about Renji's change in character saying: "...It's nice

neg: Kenpachi Zaraki animated sword fighting because of his lack of a technique." WatchMojo ranked Kenpachi as the "9th best anime anti-hero", commenting "This man loves one thing and one thing only: to fight. Friends, associates, enemies; Kenpachi will slice them all up just for the thrill of it." The same site also ranked Kenpachi's fight with Ichigo as the "6th Best Bleach Fight Scene", stating "Kenpachi’s bloodthirsty joy over fighting is infectious, and we can’t help but love the palpable danger and great character development this fight provides." They also named Kenpachi's fight against Girito as the "3rd Best One Hit KO

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki Ichigo Kurosaki Kubo said that Ichigo was created to replace Rukia as the protagonist of the series because he felt she wasn't suited for the role. His character has been well received among both readers and reviewers. Ichigo is often featured in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" character popularity polls. He was consistently ranked as the most popular character in "Bleach". The 2007 Japanese "Newtype" magazine polls ranked Ichigo as one of the top 100 most-loved anime characters. Reviewers of the series have praised his personality, though some consider him to be a stereotypical anti-hero. Merchandise based on Ichigo's likeness has been

neg: Bleach: Fade to Black to give them names, although she has forgotten them. Ichigo seeks the help of Rukia's adopted brother, Byakuya, but he does not remember Rukia either. After another confronting with Renji Abarai, Rukia's chilhood friend, Byakuya directs Ichigo to his wife, Hisana's, birthplace, where they are briefly reunited with Rukia before the siblings flee with her from Ichigo and Kon. Ichigo and Kon are attacked again by other Soul Reapers, but are saved by Renji Abarai, who follows his instinct to trust Ichigo. When Soul Society's head-captain and other captains arrive to capture Ichigo, Urahara interferes. He sends Ichigo, Renji and

neg: Bleach (2018 film) by Sota Fukushi. He further praised Sugisaki's performances and lamented the fact that the actress was given weak materials for the film. Bleach (2018 film) Ichigo Kurosaki is a fifteen-year-old high school student who lives in Karakura Town with his father, Isshin, and younger twin sisters, Karin and Yuzu. He also has the ability to see ghosts, a talent that attracts the attention of a katana-wielding young woman in a black kimono. She introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki while explaining to Ichigo that she is a Soul Reaper, a psychopomp who guides the departed to the Soul Society and purify

neg: Bleach (2018 film) Bleach (2018 film) Ichigo Kurosaki is a fifteen-year-old high school student who lives in Karakura Town with his father, Isshin, and younger twin sisters, Karin and Yuzu. He also has the ability to see ghosts, a talent that attracts the attention of a katana-wielding young woman in a black kimono. She introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki while explaining to Ichigo that she is a Soul Reaper, a psychopomp who guides the departed to the Soul Society and purify those who remained among the living and transformed into monstrous beings called Hollows. At that time, a Hollow that Rukia was hunting

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki faces Yhwach once again and slices him in two after getting help from the now free Aizen. Ten years after Yhwach's defeat, Ichigo and Orihime have a son named Kazui, who destroys the remnants of Yhwach's power. Ichigo appears in each films for the series, including ""; ""; "" and "". He also appears in both of the original video animations; fighting against a Hollow called the Grand Fisher in the first one and combating the rogue Soul Reaper Baishin in the second. In the "Bleach" video games, Ichigo is a playable character, including the and series. In some games,

neg: Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) where "Heat the Soul" left off, the story mode of "Heat the Soul 2" ranges from the Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc to the end of the Soul Society: The Rescue arc and features 12 playable characters. As opposed to "Heat the Soul"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s story mode, however, this game allows you to follow the story of the selected character rather than a single, designated plot. For example, if you were to choose Ichigo Kurosaki, you would fight all his battles with the "shinigami", whereas if you chose to play as Byakuya Kuchiki, you must stop Ichigo and his friends from

neg: Bleach: Memories of Nobody had; Ichigo lies and tells her that her name is on it. Believing him, she expresses contentment that she once had her own life before fading away. Rukia notes that once the power of the Blanks fades away, so will all memories of Senna. After the credits, Ichigo walking on the bridge, sees a red ribbon that he bought for Senna, floating down from the sky and sees a girl who resembles her running past him. He happily keeps their memory to himself. Bradley Meek of T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews had expected to dislike the film, and found himself pleasantly surprised

neg: Bleach (2018 film) the interest of his classmates Yasutora Sado and Orihime Inoue, he learns that Grand Fisher was the being who killed his mother Masaki when he was a child. While visiting Masaki's grave, Karin and Yuzu are attacked by Grand Fisher. Ichigo is able to free his sisters before luring Grand Fisher to defeat him with Uryū's support, only for the two to be ambushed by Renji. Though Ichigo manages to overpower Renji, Byakuya steps in and defeats Ichigo with overwhelming pace. But Rukia intervenes, convincing Byakuya to spare Ichigo as she extracts her Reiryoku while parting ways with him. The

neg: Kenpachi Zaraki in Anime", adding " Not that it does him much good mind you, since Kenpachi finds the whole thing rather dull and so slices him in half with minimal effort. Not sure what’s shaper, the sword slash or that biting insult at the end." The Robot's Voice named Kenpachi as one of "10 Bleach Characters Far More Interesting Than Ichigo", commenting "This character pretty much defines the anime trope of brutal badass. He just slashes the shit out of whatever gets in his way, which we highly recommend against doing." In Honey's Anime pool "Top 10 Ridiculous Anime Hairstyles", Kenpachi's

neg: Bleach: Hell Verse level of Hell, where Rukia has become an Sinner, while Renji and Uryū are rotting away. Ichigo fights Kokutō, while fighting off his Hollow side. Surprisingly, the Kushanāda become a Skull-Clad armor for Ichigo, who explains that Hell itself is asking him for help. Ichigo breaks everyone's chains, saving his friends, while binding Kokutō in more chains that drag him away into the depths of Hell. Despite Rukia's warning, Ichigo discards the armor and they are chased by the Kushanāda again. All four flee back from the finished and repaired gate before being vanished, where they manage to jump out

neg: Bleach: Fade to Black Rukia's friends, Ichigo Kurosaki, briefly forgets her but Kon, being a modified soul, is unaffected by the memory wipe and reminds him. Ichigo and Kon go to former Soul Reaper Kisuke Urahara for information; but Urahara does not remember Rukia. Ichigo and Kon travel to the Soul Society with all the captains unable to remember Ichigo, believing him to be a threat. Meanwhile, Rukia wakes up in the Rukon District with no memory of being a Soul Reaper. The nameless siblings, a sister and a brother, remind Rukia that they used to be close friends living together and she was

neg: Bleach (season 8) Bleach (season 8) The eighth season of the "Bleach" anime series is named the . The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. Based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series, the episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest members of former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to save Orihime Inoue. The season aired from December 2007 to April 2008. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime is licensed by Viz Media, and this arc began airing on September 26, 2009 and ended November

neg: Bleach (2018 film) Ichigo, Byakuya scolds Rukia for having broken the Soul Society's laws by giving Ichigo her powers while giving her an ultimatum: either extract her Reiryoku from Ichigo or return to the Soul Society to be trialed and punished accordingly. As the former choice would result in Ichigo's death since he had not amassed the ideal amount for his survival, Rukia resigns herself for punishment. But Ichigo stops her at the last minute and makes a deal with Byakuya, purifying a infamous Hollow Grand Fisher to gain enough Reiryoku for a non-fatal transfer. As Ichigo vigorously training for the confrontation catches

neg: Bleach: The Blade of Fate Bleach: The Blade of Fate Bleach: The Blade of Fate, known in Japan as is a 2D Fighting game that features the cast of characters from the popular "Bleach" anime and manga. The game also features Nintendo's WFC, allowing players to connect and play against players all over the world. The game modes include story mode, arcade mode, VS mode, training mode, challenge mode, and survival mode, time attack mode and Urahara shop. The game's theme song is "Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Color. "Bleach: The Blade of Fate" follows Ichigo Kurosaki on his quest to save a

neg: Bleach (season 8) promote the second "Bleach" featured film, "", the opening and closing credits for episode 152 to 154 use footage from the film, which was released on December 22, 2007. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Bleach (season 8) The eighth season of the "Bleach" anime series is named the . The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. Based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series, the episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest members of former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to save Orihime Inoue. The season

neg: Bleach: Hell Verse of "Bleach: Hell Verse". The DVD was released on August 25, 2011 in Japan. The English dub was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012 in the United States and on February 24, 2013 in the United Kingdom. The film starts with a recap of the anime episodes in which Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki's battle against one of his nemesis, Ulquiorra, and transforms into an incredibly powerful and uncontrollable Hollow. Some time later, Soul Reapers Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai arrive in the human world to inspect a strange occurrence, though they remain vague about what. Shortly after,

neg: Bleach: Memories of Nobody escape the Valley beforehand. The Soul Reapers quickly defeat the Dark Ones and Blanks, while Ichigo defeats their leader, Ganryu. The Soul Reaper force then quickly leave the portal of the Valley and return to the real world, content in finishing the mission. However, the process of the collapse continues, before Senna sacrifices herself to push the two worlds back apart. Afterwards, when both worlds have been saved, Senna, weakened by her efforts asks Ichigo to take her to the graveyard so she can see her name on her gravestone, which had it one of a Blank whose memory Senna

neg: Bleach (season 14) Bleach (season 14) The fourteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series, which is known as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season continues the fight between the Soul Reapers and Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army as the former defends Karakura Town from the latter's invasion, while Ichigo and his group fight the arrancars in Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime Inoue. The season aired from April 2010 to 2011. Aniplex collected it in eleven DVD volumes between February 23 and December 14, 2011. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime is

neg: Bleach (manga) she originates—and with fighting Hollows, monstrous lost souls who can harm both ghosts and humans. When she is severely wounded defending Ichigo from a Hollow she is pursuing, Rukia transfers her powers to Ichigo so that he may fight in her stead while she recovers her strength. Rukia is thereby trapped in an ordinary human body, and must advise Ichigo as he balances the demands of his substitute Soul Reaper duties and attending high school. For aid in hunting the Hollows, the pair ally with a trio of other spiritually empowered teenagers: Ichigo's high school classmate Orihime Inoue, best friend

neg: Bleach (season 7) Bleach (season 7) The seventh season of the "Bleach" anime series is named the . In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as The Hueco Mundo. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The twenty episodes featured in the season are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. The season follows Ichigo Kurosaki's journey to Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime Inoue, who was kidnapped by the arrancar under the command of former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen. Although episodes focused

neg: Bleach (season 1) Bleach (season 1) The is the first season of the "Bleach" anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, its title is translated as The Substitute. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series, spanning twenty episodes. The episodes' plot covers the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after becoming a Soul Reaper and assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki. The arc initially ran from October 2004 to February 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first English airing of the

neg: Bleach (season 2) Bleach (season 2) The is the second season of the "Bleach" anime series, containing 21 episodes. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, the title is translated as The Entry. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends' journey to the Soul Society in order to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from her impending execution. The arc initially ran from March to July 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first English

neg: Bleach (season 1) United Kingdom on November 5, 2007 and March 3, 2008. A compilation of these two volumes was released on May 5, 2008. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Bleach (season 1) The is the first season of the "Bleach" anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, its title is translated as The Substitute. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series, spanning twenty episodes. The episodes' plot covers the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after becoming a Soul Reaper and assuming the duties of Soul

neg: Rock Musical Bleach Fukuoka, following the performance at Theater Brava in Osaka and closing show at Nippon Seinenkan Great Hall in Tokyo. The shows features new songs and new cast members. Naoya Gomoto was added to portray Shūhei Hisagi while Kengo Ohkuchi didn't perform his role of Sōsuke Aizen in the third show. Celebrating the "Bleach" manga 10th anniversary a new production under name "Shinsei" was opened in July 2011. The tour ran nationwide in six different cities. The show featured a new set of cast members along with the new script and music. The leading role of Ichigo Kurosaki was portrayed by

neg: Bleach (manga) losing their memories of Rukia and subsequentially of Ichigo. When he goes to the Soul Society to investigate, Ichigo is hunted as an intruder and the perpetrator of a great disaster and also discovers that Rukia has not only forgotten him, but has forgotten her own identity as well. The film was released on Region 2 DVD on September 30, 2009. The English Dub release of "Fade to Black" was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray by Viz Media on November 15, 2011. The fourth movie, "", was released in Japan on December 4, 2010. In the film, Ichigo

neg: Bleach (season 3) Bleach (season 3) The is the third season of the "Bleach" anime series. In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as The Rescue. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series over twenty-two episodes. The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' efforts to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from execution by her superiors in the Soul Society. The season initially ran from July 26, 2005, to January 10,

neg: Bleach (TV series) later, Chad reveals to Ichigo that he has found people like him, known as Fullbringers, in a group known as Xcution. The Fullbringers can give up their powers to restore a Soul Reaper's powers and they plan on doing so for Ichigo, who begins to use Fullbring as well. However, it is all a ruse by their leader Kugo Ginjo, a Fullbringer and former Substitute Soul Reaper, to steal Ichigo's powers to empower the rest of them. Ichigo ultimately has his Soul Reaper powers restored when he finally earns proper trust from the Soul Society. The captains and lieutenants then

neg: Bleach (2018 film) retrieve her. A brief altercation between Ichigo and Renji occurs before the latter is driven off by arrows fired by Ichigo's classmate Uryū Ishida. Uryū reveals himself to be of a tribe of spiritually aware humans called Quincies, who were nearly wiped out by the Soul Reapers as they obliterate hollows rather than purify them. Uryū declares himself an enemy of all Soul Reapers as he challenges Ichigo to a hollow hunting competition, having deliberately summoned the monsters to Karakura Town. While Ichigo and Rukia are fighting a Hollow, Hexapodus, they are confronted by Renji and Byakuya. After Renji defeats

neg: Bleach: Memories of Nobody off, without their motives. After Ichigo and Senna reunite two lost souls, several Soul Society's officers and some armed forces declares that Senna is the real Shinenju and orders Ichigo to hand her over, but Ichigo refuses, valuing her as a being. The mysterious group calling themselves the "Dark Ones", exiles from the Soul Society seeking revenge for the past, arrives and captures Senna, while fighting off the Soul Reapers. The Dark Ones take Senna to the Valley of Screams and attach her to a device powered by the Blanks that can cause the Valley to collapse, resulting in a

neg: Bleach (season 14) and the fourth ending theme "Song For..." by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D is used from episode 304 to 316. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Bleach (season 14) The fourteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series, which is known as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season continues the fight between the Soul Reapers and Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army as the former defends Karakura Town from the latter's invasion, while Ichigo and his group fight the arrancars in Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime Inoue. The season aired from April 2010 to 2011. Aniplex collected

neg: Bleach (season 16) one opening and two endings. The opening theme is "Harukaze" by Scandal. The first ending theme, "Re:pray" by Aimer is used from episodes 343 to 354 and the second ending theme, "MASK" by Aqua Timez is used from episode 355 to 366. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Bleach (season 16) The sixteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series is known as the . It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. Based on Tite Kubo's manga series, the season is set seventeen months after Ichigo Kurosaki lost his Soul Reaper powers and meets a man known

neg: Bleach (season 16) Bleach (season 16) The sixteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series is known as the . It is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. Based on Tite Kubo's manga series, the season is set seventeen months after Ichigo Kurosaki lost his Soul Reaper powers and meets a man known as Kūgo Ginjō who proposes him to recover them. The season aired from October 2011 to March 2012. Aniplex collected it in six DVD volumes between August 22, 2012 and January 23, 2013. The episodes of this season use three pieces of theme music;

neg: Bleach (season 10) episode 190 to 201, and the second ending theme, by Shion Tsuji, is used for the remainder. To promote the third feature film, "", which was released on December 13, 2008, the credits from episodes 197 through 201 use teaser footage. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Bleach (season 10) The tenth season of the "Bleach" anime series, released on DVD as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The 16-episode season is based on Tite Kubo's manga series. The episodes' plot continues to follow Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the

neg: Bleach (season 10) Bleach (season 10) The tenth season of the "Bleach" anime series, released on DVD as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The 16-episode season is based on Tite Kubo's manga series. The episodes' plot continues to follow Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest of former Soul Reaper Captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to rescue Orihime Inoue. Episodes 204 and 205 are centered on a soccer match developed by the Kasumiōji Soul Reapers who appeared in season 9. The season aired from October 2008 to February 2009

neg: Bleach (manga) musicals produced which covered portions of the Substitute and Soul Society arcs, as well as five additional performances known as "Live Bankai Shows" and "Rock Musical Bleach Shinsei", which did not follow the "Bleach" plotline. The initial performance run of the "Bleach" musical was from August 17–28, 2005, at the Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku. The musicals are directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura and music composed by playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the anime soundtrack. Key actors in the series include Tatsuya Isaka, who plays Ichigo Kurosaki,

neg: Bleach: Memories of Nobody white scary face with big hole in the chest, invisible to ordinary human eyes who can harm both ghosts and humans. After defeating a Hollow in a local park, unidentified ghost-like spirits begin to appear, before a mysterious Soul Reaper named Senna appears and destroys the spirits. Ichigo and Rukia confront her, but she refuses to answer any questions and leaves. Ichigo follows Senna, while Rukia returns to the Soul Society in search of answers. While pursuing Senna, Ichigo meets Soul Society's envoys who are on Earth to investigate the mysterious reflections of the human world that appears in the

neg: Bleach (TV series) the "Bleach" anime on March 15, 2004. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block began airing "Bleach" in the United States on September 9, 2006. The series' international release extends through dozens of countries in several languages, such as Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Tagalog. The "Bleach" anime series adapts Kubo's manga, but also introduces several original, self-contained story arcs. In Karakura Town, a 15-year-old high school student Ichigo Kurosaki becomes a substitute Soul Reaper when Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper, cannot fulfill her duties after engaging in battle with a particularly powerful Hollow. Although initially reluctant to accept the heavy

neg: Bleach (manga) ally and designate him as an official substitute Soul Reaper. Ichigo soon finds himself and his friends in escalating skirmishes with Aizen's army of humanoid Hollows, the Arrancar, as they are joined by the Vizards—Soul Reapers who were victims of Aizen's experiments in creating Soul Reaper/Hollow hybrids. When one of the Espada—Aizen's 10 most powerful Arrancars—kidnaps Orihime, Ichigo and his allies enter Hueco Mundo to invade Aizen's palace. However, as Ichigo rescues Orihime, Aizen reveals her abduction was a distraction as he launch an attack on Karakura Town to sacrifice the souls of the living to create a key to

neg: Bleach: Fade to Black her time as a Soul Reaper. The female sibling succumbs to rage, and she forces herself, her brother and Rukia to all fuse into one, creating "Dark Rukia". Dark Rukia, seemingly hollowified, unleashes the machine upon Soul Society before battling Ichigo. The machine takes the form of a monster, and the Soul Reapers fight against it. Ichigo fights Dark Rukia and holds back initially to refrain from injuring her. Byakuya arrives and claims that he should be the one to finish this, but Ichigo intervenes and manages to free her with his own similar spirit energy, destroying the Hollow; Byakuya

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki sword and restores Ichigo's Soul Reaper powers. Ichigo fights Ginjo with his improved Shinigami powers and during their duel, it is revealed that Ginjo was the first Substitute Soul Reaper. Despite learning the truth, Ichigo resolves to protect everyone (something about him which Rukia notes has never changed) and kill Ginjo, which he does after a prolonged fight. Though learning from Ginjō that the Soul Society monitor and limit their powers, Ichigo tells the Court Squad that he will continue to fight by their side as he asks for their consent to bury Ginjō. While patrolling Karakura Town, Ichigo is

neg: Byakuya Kuchiki ranked 7th in the most recent popularity poll with 4,010 votes, edging out Orihime Inoue by 35 votes. In 2007, he was one of 4 Bleach characters to place in "Newtype"s top 100 anime character listing. Dan Woren, Byakuya's English voice actor, liked how his character is able to deal with anything while staying cool. He also noted his need to stick to the rules but found it tragic due to the fact he becomes determined to execute Rukia Kuchiki, his sister. IGN praises his character's faults and contrasts with Ichigo shown during their climatic battle, stating that "his problem...

neg: Bleach (TV series) a group possess comparable strength to Soul Society's Gotei 13 Soul Reaper captains. After finally reaching Orihime, Aizen reveals her kidnapping was a distraction to allow him to take Karakura Town, as its spiritual energy is what is needed for the Oken. After training from his father Isshin, another exiled Soul Reaper, Ichigo and the Soul Reapers face off against Aizen, Soul Reapers who aligned with his cause, and his most powerful Èspadas, resulting in Aizen's surrender and the loss of Ichigo's Soul Reaper powers as he uses a sacred technique to seal Aizen away for good. Nearly two years

neg: Bleach (manga) to begin fighting amongst themselves. However, as Ichigo is almost succeeded in rescuing Rukia and Soul Society on the verge of civil war, Aizen reappears and reveals his intention to obtain the —an orb of immense power—that Kisuke planted in Rukia's human vessel by faking his death and arranging Rukia's execution. Aizen is accompanied by his fellow conspirators, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen who are the third and ninth company's captain, as they use Hollows to cover their escape into the Hollows' realm, . Afterwards, Ichigo and Rukia reconciled with the Soul Reapers, who view the former as a powerful

neg: Bleach (manga) movie adaptation of the series. Peter Segal and Michael Ewing have been lined up to produce the movie. In 2012, Dan Mazeau was added as a screenwriter for the project, and Masi Oka joined as producer. In 2016, after the series ended, a live-action Japanese adaptation of the series was announced. "Bleach", which was produced by Warner Bros. Japan, directed by Shinsuke Sato and starring Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki, was released in Japan on July 20, 2018. Bleach has been adapted into a series of rock musicals, jointly produced by Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning. There have been five

neg: Bleach (TV series) Renji Abarai. Bleach (TV series) "Bleach" follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a — a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper — from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. The anime adaptation includes original storylines not found in the manga with repeated appearances and stories containing these original characters. Studio Pierrot produced the series from 2004 to 2012, consisting of 366 episodes. Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution

neg: Bleach (TV series) Bleach (TV series) "Bleach" follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a — a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper — from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. The anime adaptation includes original storylines not found in the manga with repeated appearances and stories containing these original characters. Studio Pierrot produced the series from 2004 to 2012, consisting of 366 episodes. Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to

neg: Himura Kenshin ones from 2014 show his fight against Shishio's forces. Kenshin is a playable character in all of the "Rurouni Kenshin" video games, as well as the crossovers "Jump Super Stars" and "Jump Ultimate Stars". In June 2013, Kenshin was confirmed to be a playable character alongside "Bleach"s protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki in "J-Stars Victory Vs" for the PlayStation 3. In celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mangazine "Weekly Shonen Jump", a cardgame was developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment with Kenshin appearing as a character card. The manga's reboot, "Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration", follows Kenshin's stay in Tokyo as in the original series.

neg: Bleach (TV series) share their powers with Ichigo who defeats Ginjo and the other members of Xcution, and returns to his duty of protecting Karakura Town proudly as a Substitute Soul Reaper. Several original story arcs are presented. The Bount arc in season 4 focuses on spiritually aware humans who are immortal so long as they absorb souls. Their leader Jin Kariya seeks to destroy Soul Society for the constant hunting of the Bount, and he and Ichigo battle for the fate of Soul Society. Another storyline is the introduction of captain Shūsuke Amagai, the replacement for Gin Ichimaru after he joined Aizen

neg: Bleach (manga) in a scheme to siphon his Fullbring abilities. After his Soul Society allies restore his Soul Reaper powers, learning that Xcution's leader Ginjo Kujo was his predecessor and that the substitute Soul Reapers are not fully trusted, Ichigo defeats Ginjo while resolving to continue fighting with the Soul Society. After Ichigo regained his powers, an army of Quincies known as the appear and declare their own war on the Soul Society, after enslaving the Arrancars. The group is led by Yhwach, the ancient progenitor of the Quincies who seeks to kill the Soul King and rid the world from the

neg: Bleach (TV series) in his betrayal. Amagai seeks revenge against Commander Yamamoto for the death of his father, and uses the Kasumiōji family's Bakkōtō weapons in his plans. Ichigo battles Amagai, who acknowledges the shame of his actions and commits suicide. The third original arc features the evil Zanpakutō Muramasa, which has the ability to turn itself and other Zanpakutō into spiritual beings to take revenge on Soul Society for imprisoning its master Kōga Kuchiki. After he is successful, he is double-crossed and transforms into a monstrous creature that Ichigo defeats, but not before Muramasa reveals the intention was to have Soul Reapers

neg: Bleach: Hell Verse powerful masked spirits attack Ichigo and his friends at school. When the mask of one of the spirits breaks, the gates of Hell appear and a Kushanāda—one of the guardians of Hell—impales the unmasked spirit, dragging him into Hell. It is revealed that the masked spirits are Sinners and they hide their faces to avoid being dragged back to Hell. During the battle, Ichigo's two sisters, Karin and Yuzu are attacked by Shuren, the leader of the Sinners. Ichigo manages to return in time to attack Shuren, but is unable to defeat him. Kokutō, a Sinner not allied with Shuren,

neg: Bleach (manga) Yasutora "Chad" Sado and the Quincy—humans who can fight Hollows—Uryū Ishida. Eventually, Rukia is arrested by her Soul Reaper superiors and sentenced to death for the illegal act of transferring her powers into a human. Ichigo and friends enlist the help of ex-Soul Reaper scientist Kisuke Urahara, who also enables Ichigo to access his own Soul Reaper powers, to enter Soul Society and rescue Rukia. Shortly after the party's arrival in the Soul Society, conflict arises among the captains of 13 Court Squads when the captain of the fifth company, Sōsuke Aizen, is apparently murdered, which caused the Soul Reapers

neg: Bleach (2018 film) named Fishbone D attacks Ichigo's home after sensing his high spiritual energy. Rukia is wounded in the attempt to protect the Kurosaki family and forced to transfer her powers into a desperate Ichigo so he can defeat the Hollow as a Soul Reaper. After discovering Rukia has enrolled in his class the following day, Ichigo learns that she has lost her power and he must serve as her substitute until he amassed enough Reiyoku energy from defeating Hollows to transfer Rukia's powers back to her. Meanwhile, Soul Reaper captain Byakuya Kuchiki, Rukia's older brother, sends his lieutenant Renji Abarai to

neg: Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) adds a bit of variety to the original story mode, allowing players to play through each character's individual story. For example, if Ichigo Kurosaki is selected, the player must fight all his battles with the "shinigami"; if Byakuya Kuchiki is selected, the player must stop Ichigo and his friends from saving Rukia Kuchiki. "Heat the Soul 3" no longer uses "Story Mode" but rather "Mission Mode." In Mission Mode, the player must relive the battles of the series, though must meet certain conditions, such as a time limit, before being able to move on. "Heat the Soul 4" also uses

neg: Rukia Kuchiki she is played by Miki Satō. In the "Bleach" video games, Rukia is a playable character in every game, including the and series. In some games, her human form and Soul Reaper state are available as separate characters, while Dark Rukia is playable in "Heat the Soul 6" and "Heat the Soul 7". Rukia is featured in the live-action adaptation of the manga, "Bleach". The character was portrayed by Hana Sugisaki and the film took place during the Soul Reaper Agent arc, when Rukia had to transfer her powers to Ichigo. The film opened in Japan on July 20, 2018.

neg: Bleach (TV series) Substitute and Soul Society arcs, as well as three additional performances known as "Live Bankai Shows" which did not follow the "Bleach" plotline. The initial performance run of the "Bleach" musical was from August 17–28, 2005 at the Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku. The musicals are directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura and music composed by playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the anime soundtrack. Key actors in the series include Tatsuya Isaka, who plays Ichigo Kurosaki, Miki Satō, who plays Rukia Kuchiki, and Eiji Moriyama, who plays

neg: Tōshirō Hitsugaya Hitsugaya is a common playable character in "Bleach"-related video game, including the and the Nintendo home consoles series. Special versions of the character such his "bankai" form is featured in some games such "", and Hitsugaya in a school costume are unlockable in other games such as "". He is also a playable character in the Nintendo DS game, "Jump Ultimate Stars". He also appears in two "Bleach Beat Collection" albums aside. The first one was a compilation album with Hinamori and Matsumoto. The second one was also a compilation album, this time with Ichigo. A Hitsugaya and Hyōrinmaru's album

neg: Bleach (TV series) as the voice actors themselves. The first CD was released on June 22, 2005, twenty-one volumes followed across four named sets called "Sessions". A number of additional collections have been released. Two volumes were released as "The Best", with each volume containing 24 songs each on two discs; the first volume released March 21, 2007 and the second on March 18, 2009. The "Bleach Breathless Collection" contains six releases featuring five tracks of the individual Soul Reaper. The six volumes feature Ichigo, Rukia, Renji, Toshiro, Shuhei, and Byakuya, respectively. Three "Radio DJCD Bleach 'B' Station" season CD sets, each containing

neg: Bleach (manga) Japan and the United States. Despite significant downturns in both the Japanese and English manga markets, "Bleach" had continued to perform well commercially, and it has sold more than 90million tankōbon copies in Japan alone. As of 2018, the series had over 120 million tankōbon volumes in print worldwide. Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager from Karakura Town who can see ghosts, a talent which lets him meet supernatural trespasser Rukia Kuchiki. Rukia is one of the Soul Reapers, soldiers trusted with ushering the souls of the dead from the World of the Living to the —the afterlife realm from which

neg: Bleach (manga) the Soul King's Palace so he can kill the Soul King who reigns over the Soul Society. When the Vizards join the remaining Soul Reapers to face their mutual enemy, Gin reveals his own agenda of assassinating Aizen. However, the latter then used the Hōgyoku to become a Hollow-like being and overpowered everyone. Ichigo ultimately succeeds in subduing Aizen at the cost of his powers and reverts to a normal human. Months later, preparing for life after high school, Ichigo is called back into action when Xcution, a gang of Fullbringers—supernaturally aware humans like Chad—manipulate him and his loved ones

neg: Bleach: Hell Verse power that destroys most of the chains binding him to Hell and part of the gates of Hell. Renji breaks Ichigo's Hollow mask and activates a spell that teleports Ichigo and Yuzu out of Hell, leaving himself, Rukia and Uryū trapped. The Soul Reapers arrive at the now-broken gates and begin repairs. Orihime Inoue—a human with healing powers—is brought to heal Yuzu, but even her powers are not enough to undo Hell's bindings. However, Yuzu later spontaneously recovers on her own. Using a Kushanāda attempting to exit the gates as a distraction, Ichigo returns and flies down to the deepest

neg: Bleach: Dark Souls song is "Resistance" by High and Mighty Color. Taking place right after Aizen's defection from the Soul Society, a festival is being held. Ichigo and the others attend before going home. However, some special Mod Souls have been accidentally uncovered by a member of the Department of Research and Development; one of the Mod Souls, Kai, takes the form of the researcher and takes his fellow Mod souls away. However, some of the Mod Souls begin festering with hatred and transform into copies of Hollows, such as Shrieker and Grand Fisher, causing havoc throughout the seireitei. "Bleach: Dark Souls" received

neg: Bleach: Blade Battlers (series) The game features 23 playable characters. is the second installment in the "Blade Battlers" series. The game was released on September 27, 2007. "Blade Battlers 2nd" features 36 playable characters. Bleach: Blade Battlers (series) In the "Blade Battlers" series, the player takes control of one of many characters from the source material. As with most other fighting games, the idea is to fight the opposing character, or characters in the free-for-all mode, until their health is fully depleted. Players can use their characters' special abilities taken from the series, such as Ichigo Kurosaki's ability to unlock his "bankai" state or

neg: Bleach (manga) thirteenth company and has a daughter, an apprentice Soul Reaper named Ichika, with her childhood friend Renji Abarai. Meanwhile, Ichigo and Orihime have a son named Kazui, who is also training to become a Soul Reaper. "Bleach" was first conceived from Tite Kubo's desire to draw a Shinigami (Soul Reaper) in a kimono, which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers in the series. At first, Kubo thought that the Soul Reapers should use guns, so the first title for the series was "Snipe" (as in "sniper"); however, this was changed with the inclusion of swords. After

neg: Bleach: Blade Battlers (series) Bleach: Blade Battlers (series) In the "Blade Battlers" series, the player takes control of one of many characters from the source material. As with most other fighting games, the idea is to fight the opposing character, or characters in the free-for-all mode, until their health is fully depleted. Players can use their characters' special abilities taken from the series, such as Ichigo Kurosaki's ability to unlock his "bankai" state or Rukia Kuchiki's control over ice with her "zanpakutō". Some of these abilities may alter the arena, such as Rukia's "zanpakutō" causing the battlefield to become covered in ice and making

neg: Bleach (manga) Jarred Pine criticized the series as being plagued with stereotypes from the genre. He felt it was a rough start for the series with unimpressive battles, overused gags, and a bad introduction for central character Ichigo that causes him to come across "as a frowning punk" whose one good trait is his desire to protect. Despite this, Pine notes that he loves the series, particularly its quirky, lovable characters. Jason Thompson said he was no longer able to take "Bleach" seriously after it introduced villains Ulquiorra and Yammy in a scene precisely mirroring Vegeta and Nappa's arrival in "Dragon Ball

neg: Ichigo Kurosaki Carlos Alexandre. He noted that Ichigo's character of a "tough guy with a heart of gold" had already been done in several series. Charles White from IGN praised Ichigo's climactic fight against Byakuya Kuchiki as one of the best fights in the "Bleach" series, and later Ramsey Isler gave additional praise to both the design and voice acting for Ichigo's inner Hollow. Ichigo's development during the Rescue arc in which he sets to save Rukia Kuchiki from being executed have been praised by ANN's Theron Martin. He praised the scenes in which Ichigo manages to stop Rukia's execution and his

neg: Bleach (manga) fear of death. In their first invasion, the Wandenreich killed many Soul Reapers including their head-captain. Uryū joins the Wandenreich as a means to get close to Yhwach, who was responsible for the death of his mother among other Quincies. Later on, Ichigo and his friends aid the Soul Society in fighting the Wandenreich's second invasion, but Yhwach proceeds to slay the Soul King. In the final battle, Yhwach returns to the Soul Society to conquer it, but with the help of Uryū's father, Ichigo and Uryū defeat the Quincy leader. Years later, Rukia becomes the new captain of the

neg: Rock Musical Bleach The story follows a life of high school student Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains a Soul Reaper powers from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. By transferring her Soul Reaper powers to a human, Rukia Kuchiki was sent back to the Soul Society and sentenced to death. In order to save Rukia from execution, Ichigo along with his friends goes to the enemy territory where he engages the members of Gotei 13, the main military force in the Soul Society. The musical was first produced under the direction of Takuya Hiramitsu at Space Zero Hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo and opened officially

neg: Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion came from the manga. In order to promote the second film of "Bleach", the trailer had the line "Execute Hitsugaya!". Kubo admitted that it was his own idea to make everybody be surprised, but he and Masakazu Morita, the voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, received a lot of letters from worried fans, causing Kubo to apologize in response. The film opened in 4th place at the Japanese box office, and held a top ten location until its 5th week. The DVD release of the film was the first best selling anime DVD released that week, and is now released in

neg: Bleach: Fade to Black Rukia's despair. Later, Ichigo asks Rukia at the hill shrine where she previously visited before, about the shrines were made in remembrance of her childhood friends who died during adolescence due to poverty, reminding her that her memories of the siblings will not fade. A full coloured novelization has been published. The film opened in second or third place at the Japanese box office (sources vary) and held a top ten location until its fifth week. Bleach: Fade to Black In the Soul Society, Soul Reaper scientist Mayuri Kurotsuchi is attacked in his laboratory by a pair of mysterious siblings

neg: Sōsuke Aizen that the world Yhwach wanted would be a failed paradise. He states to create such a world would result in one which would be without hope. He remarks while people could go through life simply living, it does not compare to courageous individuals like Ichigo, who is willing to face death and cut through fate without fear. Aizen appears in most of the "Bleach" video games, with the most recent ones with him in his post-Soul Society outfit. He also has his own "Bleach Beat Collection", a brief CD of character image songs. The tracks are "Shinsen(sometimes translated as Hanabira)",

neg: Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion several Soul Reapers face the Hollows, Ichigo and Hitsugaya storm up to the central tower. After they destroy Kusaka's dragon-like form, Hitsugaya impales Kusaka. Hitsugaya clears all charges and the King's Seal is restored. After the credits, he and Rangiku visit Kusaka's grave. Tite Kubo, author from the "Bleach" manga, authored a one-shot based on Tōshirō, prior to the film's premier in order to promote it. He was also allowed to participate in the making of the film, to design the character of Kusaka. However, Kubo could not add Kusaka to his one-shot due to the fact the original concept

neg: Bleach: The Blade of Fate Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who is scheduled for execution for giving Ichigo her Soul Reaper powers so he could save his family from a Hollow. The story modes for each character vary and an additional 22 episodes can be unlocked upon completing the new unlocked episodes after Rescue Rukia. A 23rd episode more accurately details the Soul Society arc beginning with Ichigo's fight against Ganju Shiba and ending with Sōsuke Aizen's betrayal. Battles in "Bleach" are between two and four characters in any combination of teams and enemies. Ally/Enemy characters can either be AI controlled, or controlled by other

neg: Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) series based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach", released on May, 15th 2008 in Japan. Like previous installments it picks off where the other Heat The Soul left off, the story picks up from the entry of Hueco Mundo to the encounter between Grimmjow and Ichigo. New features include a "Tag Action" system and a new way for releasing zanpakutō. Transformations such as Bankai are now made when 2 bars of reiatsu is obtained and then pressing the L button, rather than selecting a character's Bankai form before a fight. There also seems to be 3 styles of tag action: offensive, defensive

neg: Bleach: The 3rd Phantom living world, Fujimaru (if the player chooses female it would be Matsuri instead of Fujimaru) meets Ichigo Kurosaki and a strange girl named Shiyo as well as many of the other characters of Bleach. It is here that they learn about the true intentions of their former 5th Division Vice Captain Aizen Sōsuke, as well as the passing of many of their dear friends and family. Acquaintances of Kaien Shiba, Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Rangiku Matsumoto, Gin Ichimaru, Momo Hinamori, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, and even Soifon, the twins are genuinely surprised to discover that all of these children now outrank them,

neg: Bleach (2018 film) one of the greatest assets of Bleach is how cohesively it outlines its mythology for the uninitiated." Additionally, Mark Schilling reviewed the film for "The Japan Times" and gave it a 3 star rating. He concluded that the film faithfully follows the mythology of the source material for the dedicated fans, but also simplifies it for casual viewers to understand. Conversely, Rob Hunter from the "Film School Rejects" criticised the narrative of the story, especially when the female lead character, Rukia played by Hana Sugisaki, had to be reduced into a supporting-type character for the male lead character, Ichigo played

neg: Tōshirō Hitsugaya final rematch. He also appears in "", in which he loses his memories of Ichigo and Rukia, along with the other Soul Reapers. In "", after losing his memories about Rukia's disappearance and Ichigo, Hitsugaya along with other captains try to stop Ichigo from entering the Soul Society. Hitsugaya is featured in the 30 minute original video animation, "Sealed Sword Frenzy", in which he is part of the group of captains sent to the real world to seal away the escaped and notoriously dangerous shinigami criminal, Baishin. During their first encounter, he successfully fends off the criminal, though Baishin escapes.

neg: Rock Musical Bleach on August 17, 2005. The script was adapted by Naoshi Okumura and music was originally produced by Shoichi Tama. The main role of Ichigo Kurosaki went to Tatsuya Isaka. The role of Rukia Kuchiki was played by Miki Satō. Rei Yoshii portrayed Orihime Inoue and Naofumi Yoshida played the role of Yasutora Sado. The show was performed until August 28, 2005. The second musical was performed under name "Saien" and it was officially premiered at Meil Park Hall in Osaka on January 5, 2006. The Tokyo premiere of "Saien" was held at Nippon Seinenkan Great Hall on January 14, 2006.

neg: Uryū Ishida Uryū Ishida Besides his appearances in the manga and the anime, Uryū has also had minor roles in two animated films from "Bleach" and has been playable in all of the video games from the series. His character has been well received by readers of "Bleach", commonly appearing in the top ten of the characters popularity polls from the manga. Reviewers of manga, anime and other media have commented on Uryū's character, adding praise and criticism. Although he received negative responses in his introduction as an antagonist, Uryū's development as a friend of Ichigo has been praised. Along with the

neg: Orihime Inoue marries Ichigo and has a son with him named Kazui. Her character has gained additional popularity even among non-fans thanks to a short looped animation of Orihime twirling a leek (specifically, a "negi", or Welsh onion) played to "Ievan Polkka". Known as the Loituma Girl, the five frames used in the flash cartoon were taken from the second episode in the anime. Orihime appears in the "", "" and "", albeit in a minor role. She also appears in the "Bleach" video games such as "" as a playable character. Orihime also stars alongside Rukia Kuchiki in the "Bleach Beat

neg: Kenpachi Zaraki patch, thus releasing the extra power it has been devouring. As they rush at each other, the exchange itself ends in a draw, with Ichigo falling first and Zaraki shortly after, both admitting defeat (though Zaraki's sword breaks in the end, after it is deflected by the sudden manifestation of Ichigo's hollow mask, which spared the latter from death). Zaraki later admits that he lost, but he needs to get stronger and pay Ichigo back. He finds himself happy he found someone strong to fight, before falling unconscious. He then decides to help Ichigo and frees his friends from imprisonment.