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Bleach

Bleach is a multimedia franchise created by Tite Kubo. The franchise started as a Japanese manga series. Ichigo Kurosaki is the main protagonist who is granted the powers of a being called the Soul Reaper. The success of the manga led to two anime TV shows, four feature-length animations, and several video games.

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Bleach
Created by
Tite Kubo
First Film
Bleach: Memories of Nobody
First TV Show
Bleach
Cast
Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh, Jamieson Price, Derek Stephen Prince, Wally Wingert
Video Game(s)
Bleach: Blade Battlers, Bleach: Soul Resurrección, Jump Force

Movie(s)
Bleach, Bleach: Hell Verse, Bleach: Fade to Black, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Character(s)
Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora 'Chad' Sado, Uryu Ishida, Renji Abarai

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Ichigo in part 3
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 Episode #1 Release Date And Time
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

After almost two years of waiting, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War's final season is almost here, and here's everything to know about its premiere.

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Bleach Officially Returning With New Characters Designed By Tite Kubo

Bleach is following up on the Thousand-Year Blood War with a new series entry that is debuting a handful of new characters designed by Tite Kubo.

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Bleach Officially Confirms New Era To Begin After This Year's Finale

A new era for Bleach is set to officially being later this year after Thousand-Year Blood War, with new characters from creator Tite Kubo.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Drops Amazing New Trailer For Its Final Season
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War just dropped a new trailer for its final season, and sure enough, it looks like the anime will go out with a bang.

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Ichigo in the trailer for Mirrors High
10 Years Later, Bleach Is Finally Getting The Sequel We've Been Waiting For

It's been 10 years since Bleach ended, and at long last, the legendary manga is finally getting a full-fledged sequel story from Tite Kubo himself.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 Announces Streaming Platform And Release Date

After a successful theatrical run, The Calamity arrives on streaming this July to conclude Ichigo's story.

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An Underrated Bleach Hero Just Got A God-Tier Upgrade In Major Manga Change

There's one Bleach hero who's been tragically underrated for decades, but Thousand-Year Blood War is finally giving her a massive upgrade.

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Bleach Just Revealed The Anime's True Villain, And It's Not Who Fans Think
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War might be all about Yhwach, but the true villain of the story is someone no one expected and even more horrifying.

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Bleach's Final Season Is Here After 22 Years, And Its First 3 Episodes Are All 10/10s

The first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 4 are now playing in theaters, and they're a perfect start to Bleach's final season.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Is Fantastic, But It Still Can't Fix The Series' One Fatal Flaw
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Despite the return of Bleach upgrading nearly every aspect of the anime series, TYBW still includes the biggest fault that held the series back.

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Bleach's Final Season Releases First Jaw-Dropping Trailer
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War just dropped a trailer for its final season, and it's already clear that this will be the anime's best season in ages.

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Ichigo staring intently ahead from the trailer for part 3 of Thousand-Year Blood War.
Netflix's Official Answer To Bleach Has An Almost-Perfect Score On Rotten Tomatoes
Netflix

Decades after the release of Bleach, Netflix's official answer to the hit anime proves supernatural heroes only getting better with age.

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One Piece Just Won A Major Victory Over Naruto and Bleach With New, Jaw-Dropping Reveal
One Piece

One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach have always been compared to each other as the Big 3 of anime, but One Piece officially reigns supreme in a major way.

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Bleach's Final Season Announces Official Release Date, And It's Coming Sooner Than Fans Thought

Bleach fans, prepare for a thrilling experience as the hit anime series returns to theaters with a peek at its final season.

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10 Most Iconic Anime Villain Groups of All Time
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There are only a handful of villain groups in anime so iconic that they define the series they're in: here are the 10 greatest of all time.

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Ichigo Kurasaki in Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War
Bleach’s Final Season Will Bring a Major Original Scene to Life, Says Creator

After over 20 years, Bleach is finally coming to an end, and the series' creator Tite Kubo has announced that a new, major scene will be animated.

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Ichigo Kurosaki as seen in Bleach anime
After 21 Years, Bleach Brings Ichigo's Ultimate Form to the Anime
Bleach

After 21 years, Bleach fans are excited to see Ichigo Kurosaki's ultimate 'Horn of Salvation' form for the first time in the anime

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Bleach Is Officially Getting an Unexpected Spinoff in 2026

Bleach fans can look forward to a new spinoff novel, 'DON'T BLEACH MY FIST,' written by Ryohgo Narita and supervised by Tite Kubo.

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Every Major Anime Announcement at Jump Festa 2026
Shonen Jump

Jump Festa 2026 confirmed the anime industry is doing better than ever, so here is everything major that was announced during the event.

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 Sets Up July 2026 Release with Explosive New Trailer
Bleach

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 reveals an explosive new trailer and confirms a July 2026 premiere date during Jump Festa 2026 event.

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