
BLEACH

#378 All-Time Ranking
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- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 366
- Episode Duration
- 24 minutes
- Status
- finished
- Start Date
- 10-5-2004
- End Date
- 3-27-2012
- Season
- fall 2004
- Average Score
- 7.8
- Mean Score
- 7.8
- Studios
- Studio Pierrot
- Producers
- TV Tokyo Dentsu Viz Media
- Source
- manga
- Genres
- Action Adventure Supernatural
Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.
Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.
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Characters

Ichigo Kurosaki
main
Masakazu Morita
Japanese


Rukia Kuchiki
main
Fumiko Orikasa
Japanese


Orihime Inoue
main
Yuki Matsuoka
Japanese


Uryuu Ishida
main
Noriaki Sugiyama
Japanese


Yasutora Sado
main
Hiroki Yasumoto
Japanese


Renji Abarai
main
Kentarou Itou
Japanese

Staff

Tite Kubo
Original Creator

Noriyuki Abe
Director

Masashi Sogo
Series Composition (eps 1-212)

Kento Shimoyama
Series Composition (eps 317-342)

Masashi Kudou
Character Design

Natsuko Suzuki
Art Director
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Ichigo Kurosaki
main
Masakazu Morita
Japanese


Rukia Kuchiki
main
Fumiko Orikasa
Japanese


Orihime Inoue
main
Yuki Matsuoka
Japanese


Uryuu Ishida
main
Noriaki Sugiyama
Japanese


Yasutora Sado
main
Hiroki Yasumoto
Japanese


Renji Abarai
main
Kentarou Itou
Japanese


Kisuke Urahara
supporting
Shinichirou Miki
Japanese


Toushirou Hitsugaya
supporting
Romi Park
Japanese


Rangiku Matsumoto
supporting
Kaya Matsutani
Japanese


Soi Fon
supporting
Houko Kuwashima
Japanese


Byakuya Kuchiki
supporting
Ryoutarou Okiayu
Japanese


Yoruichi Shihouin
supporting
Satsuki Yukino
Japanese


Kenpachi Zaraki
supporting
Fumihiko Tachiki
Japanese


Yachiru Kusajishi
supporting
Hisayo Mochizuki
Japanese


Zangetsu
supporting
Takayuki Sugou
Japanese


Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
supporting
Junichi Suwabe
Japanese


Ulquiorra Cifer
supporting
Daisuke Namikawa
Japanese


Wonderweiss Margela
supporting
Hisayoshi Suganuma
Japanese


Ryuuken Ishida
supporting
Ken Narita
Japanese


Shinji Hirako
supporting
Masaya Onosaka
Japanese


Kaname Tousen
supporting
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Japanese


Sousuke Aizen
supporting
Shou Hayami
Japanese


Gin Ichimaru
supporting
Kouji Yusa
Japanese


Jirou Souzousa Shunsui Kyouraku
supporting
Akio Ootsuka
Japanese


Kon
supporting
Mitsuaki Madono
Japanese


Tite Kubo
Original Creator

Noriyuki Abe
Director

Masashi Sogo
Series Composition (eps 1-212)

Kento Shimoyama
Series Composition (eps 317-342)

Masashi Kudou
Character Design

Natsuko Suzuki
Art Director

Sawako Takagi
Art Director

Shirou Sagisu
Music

Michiko Yokote
Script

Natsuko Takahashi
Script

Rika Nakase
Script

Noriyuki Abe
Episode Director (OP1, 4, 14, 15; eps 1, 14, 39, 58, 125, 132, 230, 266, 317, 366)

Yasuto Nishikata
Episode Director (eps 132, 140, 164, 169, 177, 181, 188, 207, 220, 241, 252, 263, 268, 271, 279, 285, 289, 295, 299, 324, 329, 343, 350, 358, 366)

Chiaki Kon
Episode Director (eps 15, 33)

Yasuto Nishikata
Storyboard (eps 134, 136, 148, 152, 171, 177, 182, 186, 189, 198, 202, 220, 241, 248, 252, 263, 268, 287, 289, 299, 322, 328, 329, 340, 354, 362, 366)

Yoshifumi Sueda
Storyboard (eps 270, 309, 336)

Noriyuki Abe
Storyboard (OP1, 4, 14-15; eps 1, 3, 8, 26, 32, 64, 68, 136, 169, 230, 255, 317, 329, 336, 347, 357, 366)

Chiaki Kon
Storyboard (eps 15, 33)

Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
Animation Director (eps 39, 56)

Yukari Kobayashi
Animation Director (ep 144)

Makoto Koga
Animation Director (eps 260, 338, 349, 356)

Seiji Kishimoto
Animation Director (eps 24, 28, 42)

Natsuko Suzuki
Animation Director (eps 4, 9, 13, 19, 26, 32, 38, 47, 55, 64, 70, 76, 85, 94, 101, 109, 116, 123, 130, 139, 146, 153, 160, 168, 175, 183, 191, 194, 198, 201, 205, 209, 215, 228, 232, 240, 248, 256, 264, 266, 275, 283, 291, 298, 305, 313, 321, 330, 337, 34

Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Animation Director (ep 24)

Masaki Tanaka
Animation Director (eps 145, 154)
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