List of Bleach episodes


The episodes of Bleach anime series are based on Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name. The series is directed by Noriyuki Abe; produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Pierrot; and was broadcast in Japan from October 5, 2004, to March 27, 2012. The series follows the adventures of a teenager named Ichigo Kurosaki, who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the Bleach anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006. Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual Bleach merchandising rights to several different companies. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime premiered on Canada's YTV in their Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006. Cartoon Network in the U.S began airing Bleach the following evening as part of Adult Swim.
Forty-five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: Fifteen opening themes and thirty closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Studio Pierrot. As of January 23, 2013, all 366 episodes have been released by Aniplex in Japan in 88 DVD compilations. 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime have been released by Viz Media, and twenty six season boxsets have been released that contain all the seasons of the anime.

Episode list

Note: Some English air dates are listed as the day before they were actually aired, as is the convention of the Adult Swim online syndication schedule.

Season 1: The Substitute (2004–05)

Season 2: Soul Society: The Entry (2005)

Season 3: Soul Society: The Rescue (2005–06)

Season 4: The Bount (2006)

Season 5: The Assault (2006–07)

Season 6: The Arrancar (2007)

Season 7: The Arrancar Part 2: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry (2007)

Season 8: The Arrancar Part 3: The Fierce Fight (2007–08)

Season 9: The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai (2008)

Season 10: The Arrancar Part 4: Arrancar vs Shinigami (2008–09)

Season 11: The Past (2009)

Season 12: The Arrancar Part 5: Battle in Karakura (2009)

Season 13: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale (2009–10)

Season 14: The Arrancar Part 6: Fall of the Espada (2010–11)

Season 15: Gotei 13 Invading Army (2011)

Season 16: The Lost substitute (2011–12)

OVAs

Movies

DVD releases

Japanese

The 88 Region 2 DVD compilations of the Bleach anime are grouped by season and were released in Japan by Aniplex between February 2, 2005 and January 23, 2013.
VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1February 2, 20051–4
Volume 2March 2, 20055–8
Volume 3April 13, 20059–12
Volume 4May 11, 200513–16
Volume 5June 1, 200517–20

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1July 27, 200521–24
Volume 2August 24, 200525–28
Volume 3September 28, 200529–32
Volume 4October 26, 200533–36
Volume 5November 23, 200537–41

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1December 21, 200542–45
Volume 2January 25, 200646–49
Volume 3February 22, 200650–53
Volume 4March 29, 200654–58
Volume 5April 26, 200659–63

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1May 24, 200664–67
Volume 2June 28, 200668–71
Volume 3July 26, 200672–75
Volume 4August 23, 200676–79
Volume 5October 25, 200680–83
Volume 6November 22, 200684–87
Volume 7December 20, 200688–91

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1January 24, 200792–95
Volume 2February 28, 200796–99
Volume 3March 28, 2007100–104
Volume 4April 25, 2007105–109

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1June 27, 2007110–113
Volume 2July 25, 2007114–117
Volume 3August 22, 2007118–121
Volume 4September 25, 2007122–126
Volume 5October 24, 2007127–131

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1December 19, 2007132–135
Volume 2January 23, 2008136–139
Volume 3February 27, 2008140–143
Volume 4March 26, 2008144–147
Volume 5April 23, 2008148–151

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1May 28, 2008152–155
Volume 2June 25, 2008156–159
Volume 3July 23, 2008160–163
Volume 4August 27, 2008164–167

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1November 26, 2008168–171
Volume 2December 17, 2008172–175
Volume 3January 28, 2009176–179
Volume 4February 25, 2009180–184
Volume 5March 25, 2009185–189

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1May 27, 2009190–193
Volume 2June 24, 2009194–197
Volume 3July 22, 2009198–201
Volume 4August 26, 2009202–205

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1November 25, 2009206–208
Volume 2December 16, 2009209–212

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1January 27, 2010213–216
Volume 2February 24, 2010217–220
Volume 3March 25, 2010221–224
Volume 4April 25, 2010225–229

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1May 26, 2010230–233
Volume 2June 23, 2010234–237
Volume 3July 21, 2010238–241
Volume 4August 25, 2010242–245
Volume 5September 22, 2010246–249
Volume 6October 27, 2010250–253
Volume 7November 24, 2010254–257
Volume 8December 15, 2010258–261
Volume 9January 26, 2011262–265

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1February 23, 2011266–270
Volume 2March 23, 2011271–274
Volume 3April 27, 2011275–278
Volume 4May 25, 2011279–282
Volume 5June 22, 2011283–286
Volume 6July 16, 2011287–291
Volume 7August 24, 2011292–295
Volume 8September 21, 2011296–299
Volume 9October 26, 2011300–303
Volume 10November 23, 2011304–307
Volume 11December 14, 2011308–311
Volume 12January 25, 2012312–316

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1February 22, 2012317–321
Volume 2March 21, 2012322–325
Volume 3April 25, 2012326–329
Volume 4May 23, 2012330–333
Volume 5June 27, 2012334–337
Volume 6July 25, 2012338–342

VolumeRelease DateEpisodes
Volume 1August 22, 2012343–346
Volume 2September 26, 2012347–350
Volume 3October 24, 2012351–354
Volume 4November 21, 2012355–358
Volume 5December 19, 2012359–362
Volume 6January 23, 2013363–366

MovieRelease Date
Bleach: Memories of NobodySeptember 5, 2007
Bleach: The DiamondDust RebellionSeptember 3, 2008
Bleach: Fade to BlackSeptember 30, 2009
Bleach: Hell VerseAugust 24, 2011

English

The Region 1 DVD compilations of the Bleach anime are released by Viz Media. 32 DVD compilations have been released by Viz Media in the United States. A DVD collection box of the first season was released on June 10, 2008, a DVD collection box of the second season was released on August 19, 2008. and a DVD collection box of the third season was released on July 7, 2009. The series has been released in the UK by Manga Entertainment in half-season sets, then re-released into season sets. In 2016, Viz started releasing the series on Blu-Ray, with a total of 13 sets planned, cutting the number of DVD sets in half.
CollectionRelease DateEpisodes
Collection 1June 11, 20081–20
Collection 2May 20, 200921–41
Collection 3February 17, 201042–63
Collection 4November 3, 201064–79
Collection 5December 15, 201080–91
Collection 6January 12, 201192–109
Collection 7February 16, 2011110–121
Collection 8March 16, 2011122–133
Collection 9June 15, 2011134–145
Collection 10August 17, 2011146–156
Collection 11November 16, 2011157–167
Collection 12March 21, 2012168–179
Collection 13May 23, 2012180–193
Collection 14July 4, 2012194–205
Collection 15October 24, 2012206–217
Collection 16January 9, 2013218–229
Collection 17April 17, 2013230–242
Collection 18July 3, 2013243–255
Collection 19November 20, 2013256–267
Collection 20March 19, 2014268–279
Collection 21May 21, 2014280–291
Collection 22August 20, 2014292–303
Collection 23January 7, 2015304–316
Collection 24March 11, 2015317–329
Collection 25May 20, 2015330–342
Collection 26August 5, 2015343–354
Collection 27November 18, 2015355–366

Bleach Bankai Box SetRelease DateEpisodes
Bleach Bankai Box 1May 21, 20141-133
Bleach Bankai Box 2May 21, 2014134-229
Bleach Bankai Box 3April 6, 2016230-303
Bleach Bankai Box 4April 6, 2016304-366

MovieUS Release DateUK Release DateAUS Release Date
Bleach: Memories of NobodyOctober 14, 2008July 9, 2009July 15, 2009
Bleach: The DiamondDust RebellionSeptember 8, 2009September 6, 2010February 17, 2010
Bleach: Fade to BlackNovember 15, 2011May 28, 2012March 21, 2012
Bleach: Hell VerseDecember 4, 2012February 24, 2013March 20, 2013
Bleach Movie Collection N/AN/AApril 6, 2016

Blu-ray releases