Bleach

Plot

The story opens with the sudden appearance of one of the Soul Reapers (死神, shinigami?, lit. "death god"), a military order who escorts the souls of the dead, named Rukia Kuchiki in teenager Ichigo Kurosaki's bedroom. She is surprised at his ability to see her, but their conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a "hollow", an evil spirit who was originally a human soul. After Rukia is severely wounded while trying to protect Ichigo, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu (霊圧?, lit. "spirit pressure") to Ichigo in order to let him face the hollow on equal footing. Ichigo unintentionally absorbs almost all her energy, allowing him to defeat the hollow with ease. The next day Rukia appears in Ichigo's classroom as a seemingly normal human, and informs Ichigo that his absorption of her powers has left her stranded in the human world until she recovers her strength. In the meantime Ichigo shelters Rukia in his home and takes over her job as a Soul Reaper, battling hollows and guiding lost souls to the afterlife realm known as Soul Society (尸魂界(ソウル·ソサエティ), Sōru Sosaeti?). After a few months of this arrangement, in the sixth volume of the series, Rukia's Soul Reaper superiors find out about her giving her powers away (which is illegal in Soul Society) and send a detachment to arrest her, and sentence her to death. Ichigo is unable to stop Rukia's capture, but with the help of several of his classmates who also possess spiritual abilities and ex-Soul Reaper Captain Kisuke Urahara, he sets off for the Soul Reaper base, located in Soul Society. Once there, Ichigo and company battle against the elites of the Soul Reaper military, and are ultimately successful in halting Rukia's execution. It is then revealed that Rukia's execution and Ichigo's rescue attempt were both manipulated by Sōsuke Aizen, a high ranking Soul Reaper previously believed to be murdered, as part of a far-reaching plot to take control of Soul Society. Aizen betrays his fellow Soul Reapers and allies himself with the strongest hollows, arrancar, becoming the main antagonist of the series, and Ichigo teams up with his former enemies in Soul Society after learning that the next step in Aizen's plan involves the destruction of his hometown. However, Ichigo goes with a few friends to the Hollow's world, Hueco Mundo (虚圏(ウェコムンド), Weko Mundo?), in order to rescue their friend Orihime Inoue who was kidnapped by Aizen in order to reduce the number of Soul Reapers defending Soul Society. At this point, Bleach chronicles the war between Aizen and the Soul Society, a plotline which has not yet been resolved. According to Tite Kubo, the ending of the series is not yet planned out or written.


Episodes: ongoing
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy,Shounen
Characters:

Kurosaki Ichigo
is a teenager with a short fuse and a bit of an attitude. He has the ability to see ghosts, and makes it his mission to protect both the dead and the living from harm.

Rukia Kuchiki

After giving her powers to Ichigo, Rukia convinces him to help her in her work as a Shinigami (Death God) until her powers return. She soon learns that it is a serious crime for a Shinigami to give away their powers, and her life is put in imminent danger

Orihime Inoue
a classmate and friend of Ichigo Kurosaki. She is friendly, sensitive, and very kind. Orihime develops spiritual powers of her own after Ichigo becomes a Shinigami.

Kisuke Urahara
an ex-Shinigami who now manages the 'Urahara Shop'. He seems to always be there to help Ichigo at the right moment. He also has the ability to turn Ichigo into a Shinigami (death god) whenever Rukia isn't there.

Yasutora "Chad" Sado
is quiet, strong, and prides himself on being a protector. Although his real name is Yasutora Sado, everyone calls him “Chad” cause it’s cooler. After discovering his powers - he finds himself protecting Ichigo's sister and helping him save Rukia from the Soul Society

Uryu Ishida
he last of the Quincy’s - a tribe of spiritually aware humans who fought against the hollows in the past. He is usually shy and quiet, but tries extra hard to act cool when around people. He also dislikes those who target, or take advantage of women

Renji Abarai
Renji Abarai is an elite shinigami bearing the rank of 6th Division lieutenant, making him second in command of a sub-branch of the shinigami armed forces. Although first introduced as a deadly enemy, he has conflicting loyalties between his job and Rukia, with whom he grew up. A brash and driven man, he holds both a deep respect and animosity towards his immediate superior, 6th Division captain Byakuya Kuchiki.

Kon
a doll that has been taken over by a spirit who often provides the crew with a bit of comic relief.

OST:
Opening -
#01: "*~Asterisk" by Orange Range (eps 1-25)
#02: "D-tecnolife" by UVERworld (eps 26-51)
#03: "Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Color (eps 52-74)
#04: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Beat Crusaders (eps 75-97)
#05: "Rolling star" by YUI (eps 98-120)
#06: "ALONES" by Aqua Timez (eps 121-143)
#07: "After Dark" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (eps 144-167)
#08: "CHU-BURA" by Kelun (eps 168-)

Ending -
#01: "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu (eps 1-13)
#02: "Thank You!!" by HOME MADE KAZOKU (eps 14-25)
#03: "Houkiboshi (Comet)" by Younha (eps 26-38)
#04: "Happy People" by Skoop on Somebody (eps 39-51)
#05: "Life" by YUI (eps 52-63)
#06: "My Pace" by SunSet Swish (eps 64-74)
#07: "Hanabi" by Ikimono-gakari (eps 75-86)
#08: "MOVIN!!" by Takacha (eps 87-97)
#09: "Baby It's You" by JUNE (eps 98-109)
#10: "Sakura Biyori" by Mai Hoshimura (eps 110-120)
#11: "Tsumasaki (Tiptoe)" by Ore Ska Band (eps 121-131)
#12: "Daidai (Bitter Orange)" by chatmonchy (eps 132-143)
#13: "Tane wo Maku Hibi " by Atari Kousuke (eps 144-154)
#14: "Kansha (Gratitude)" by RSP a.k.a Real Street Project (eps 155-167)
#15: "Orange" by Lil'B a.k.a MIE&AILA (eps 168-)

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