Absolute Anime

Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
Title	Bleach	Bleach(ブリーチ)
Released		135 TV Episodes(currently ongoing), 2 OVA specials, 2 movies
Dates	September 9, 2006	Oct. 5, 2004 - present
Company	Viz, Studiopolis	Studio Pierrot/TV Tokyo/Dentsu
Creator		Tite Kubo
Director		Noriyuki Abe
Genre	Action, Comedy, Eastern Fantasy	Action, Comedy, Eastern Fantasy
Characters	Byakuya Kuchiki	Byakuya Kuchiki
· · ·	Cain	Cain
· · ·	Chad	Chad
· · ·	Chizuru	Chizuru
· · ·	Don Kanonji	Don Kanonji
· · ·	-- more listed below --	-- more listed below --

Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon.

The above info came from Dark Phantom, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Memento: Autumn Anime.

English Name	Japanese Name		English Name	Japanese Name
Byakuya Kuchiki	Byakuya Kuchiki		Uryuu Ishida	Uryuu Ishida
Cain	Cain		Yachiru Kusajishi	Yachiru Kusajishi
Chad	Chad		Yoruichi Shihouin	Yoruichi Shihouin
Chizuru	Chizuru		Yumichika Ayasegawa	Yumichika Ayasegawa
Don Kanonji	Don Kanonji		Yuzu Kurosaki	Yuzu Kurosaki
Gin Ichimaru	Gin Ichimaru		Zangetsu	Zangetsu
Grimmjow Jaggerjack	Grimmjow Jaggerjack		Chief AD/Light Operator	Chief AD/Light Operator
Hanatarou Yamada	Hanatarou Yamada		Eikichiro Saido	Eikichiro Saido
Ichigo Kurosaki	Ichigo Kurosaki		Fishbone D	Fishbone D
Isane Kotetsu	Isane Kotetsu		Fisher Grand	Fisher Grand
Isshin Kurosaki	Isshin Kurosaki		Ganjuu Shiba	Ganjuu Shiba
Izuru Kira	Izuru Kira		Grand Fisher	Grand Fisher
Jyuushiro Ukitake	Jyuushiro Ukitake		Harutoki	Harutoki
Kaname Tousen	Kaname Tousen		Hashigami	Hashigami
Karin Kurosaki	Karin Kurosaki		Hinagiku	Hinagiku
Kenpachi Zaraki	Kenpachi Zaraki		Hironari Horiuchi(episode 22)	Hironari Horiuchi(episode 22)
Kisuke Urahara("Manager")	Kisuke Urahara("Manager")		Hospital Hollow	Hospital Hollow
Kon	Kon		Ikkaku Madarame	Ikkaku Madarame
Luppi	Luppi		Jinta Hanakari	Jinta Hanakari
Mayuri Kurotsuchi	Mayuri Kurotsuchi		Jushiro Ukitake	Jushiro Ukitake
Momo Hinamori	Momo Hinamori		Kagine-sensei	Kagine-sensei
Nanao Ise	Nanao Ise		Keigo Asano	Keigo Asano
Neliel Tu Oderschvank	Neliel Tu Oderschvank		Kendo Teacher	Kendo Teacher
Nemu Kurotsuchi	Nemu Kurotsuchi		Koukichirou Takezoe	Koukichirou Takezoe
Orihime Inoue	Orihime Inoue		Mahana Natsui	Mahana Natsui
Rangiku Matsumoto	Rangiku Matsumoto		Masaki Kurosaki	Masaki Kurosaki
Renji Abarai	Renji Abarai		Michiru Ogawa	Michiru Ogawa
Retsu Unohana	Retsu Unohana		Mizuiro Kojima	Mizuiro Kojima
Rikichi	Rikichi		Ms. Ito	Ms. Ito
Rukia Kuchiki	Rukia Kuchiki		Noba	Noba
Ryo Kunieda	Ryo Kunieda		Numb Chandelier	Numb Chandelier
Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai	Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai		Ogawa Michuru	Ogawa Michuru
Shuhei Hisagi	Shuhei Hisagi		Oscar Joaquin de la Rosa	Oscar Joaquin de la Rosa
Shun'o	Shun'o		Ryohei	Ryohei
Shunsui Kyouraku	Shunsui Kyouraku		Shibata the Parakeet	Shibata the Parakeet
Soi Fon	Soi Fon		Shigeo	Shigeo
Sousuke Aizen	Sousuke Aizen		Shrieker	Shrieker
Tatsuki Arisawa	Tatsuki Arisawa		Sora Inoue	Sora Inoue
Tia Harribel	Tia Harribel		Tatsuki Arisawa	Tatsuki Arisawa
Toushiro Hitsugaya	Toushiro Hitsugaya		Ururu Tsumugiya	Ururu Tsumugiya
Tsubaki	Tsubaki		Yasutora Sado	Yasutora Sado
Ulquiorra	Ulquiorra

Is your favorite character lacking a profile? Then submit a character profile! Just don't steal a description from some other website!

He may look older than he is, and he may also seem like your average student with a bad attitude, but you can rest assured that fifteen year old Ichigo "Strawberry" Kurosaki is far from normal. You see, one day a Soul Reaper (Shinigami, or "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki appeared in Ichigo's town. Only after Ichigo's family is attacked by a creature known as a Hollow does Ichigo believe Rukia is actually a Shinigami.

Rukia gives her power to Ichigo so he could fight for her. Many souls walk the Earth when they do not pass on to heaven (known as soul society in this anime). It has been the job of death gods to send these souls to soul society either through a ritual, or by killing a Hollow.

Anyway, taking Rukia's powers and becoming a death god was never on Ichigo's to-do list, but somehow things don't always turn out like we expect. Now Ichigo must fight the Hollows for Rukia until her powers return so she can go back to soul society... except this all goes a little different than expected... so go see for yourself what happens.

I would rate this with an R rating, but not due to language. It is because it has so much violence.

Note: Oddly enough, they even made a musical out of this series.

The above description came from Dark Phantom and Kisara, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).

Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old with a gift. He has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, and uses it to help the dead with unfinished business. One day, Ichigo meets a Shinigami (Grim Reaper) named Rukia Kuchiki (who is also a member of the mysterious Soul Society) and passes on her powers onto Ichigo in order to save his family.

As Rukia gains a more human form, they discover the supernatural threat of the Hollows, spirits that suck the souls from the living. Together, they solve different cases involving different spirits and the cause of the Hollow's arrival. However, Rukia is punished for disobeying the rules of the Soul Society. Eventually after saving Rukia, Ichigo becomes a full-fledged member of the Soul Society and thus begins their mission to hunt town and terminate the Hollows.

After coming back from the Soul Society, Ichigo and friends (without Rukia) meet and are attacked by Nova, Rinrin, and Cloud, three other Mod-souls created by Kisuke Urahara (though they don't know this). After getting them into stuffed animal form, they meet Bountos (or vampires or something like that). They use dolls (like Shinigamis' zanpakutos) to defeat their enemies and they turn to ashes after they're killed.

The above description came from atomofish, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).