Bleach
The first volume of Bleach, published in 日本 由 Shueisha on January 5, 2002
ブリーチ
(Burīchi)
Genre Action, Bangsian 幻想
日本漫画
Written 由 Tite Kubo
Published 由 Shueisha
English publisher Viz Media
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine Shonen Jump (formerly)
Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (currently)
Original run August 2001 – ongoing
Volumes 55 (List of volumes)
TV 日本动漫
Directed 由 Noriyuki Abe
Written 由 Masashi Sogo
音乐 由 Shirō Sagisu
Studio Studio Pierrot
Licensed 由 Madman Entertainment
Viz Media
日本漫画 Entertainment, Kazé UK
World: Sony Pictures 电视
Network TV Tokyo
English network SBS, Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
YTV
Cartoon Network
AnimeCentral
Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) (Toonami), Hulu.com
Animax
2x2
Animax Asia
Original run October 5, 2004 – March 27, 2012[1]
Episodes 366 (List of episodes)
Related works
Bleach-related video games
Bleach: Memories of Nobody (film)
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (film)
Bleach: Fade to Black (film)
Bleach: Hell Chapter (film)
日本动漫 and 日本漫画 Portal
Bleach (ブリーチ, Burīchi?) is a Japanese 日本漫画 series written and illustrated 由 Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper (死神, Shinigami?, literally, "Death God") —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.
Bleach has been serialized in the Japanese 日本漫画 anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected into 55 tankōbon volumes as of March 2012[update]. Since its publication, Bleach has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated 电视 series that was produced 由 Studio Pierrot in 日本 from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, seven rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise.
Viz Media obtained foreign 电视 and 首页 video distribution rights to the Bleach 日本动漫 on March 15, 2006. Cartoon Network began airing Bleach in the United States as part of its Adult Swim block on September 9, 2006. Viz Media has licensed the 日本漫画 for 英语 publication in the United States and Canada, and has released 39 bound volumes as of April 2012[update] as well as published chapters of Bleach in its Shonen Jump magazine since November 2007. Viz Media released the first Bleach film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, on DVD in North America on October 14, 2008. The 秒 film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released on September 15, 2009. The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released on November 15, 2011. In addition, Hulu released subtitled versions of the 日本动漫 a week after each episode airs in Japan.
Volumes of the 日本漫画 have sold 更多 than 72 million copies in Japan, and is one of the most sold mangas in the United States. The 日本动漫 adaptation has been similarly received; it was rated as the fourth most 流行的 日本动漫 电视 series in 日本 in 2006 and held a position amongst the 最佳, 返回页首 ten 日本动漫 in the United States from 2006 to 2008. The series received the Shogakukan 日本漫画 Award for the shōnen demographic in 2005, and is among the best-selling 日本漫画 issues in both 日本 and the United States. In 2011, Bleach was ranked 8th for 最佳, 返回页首 selling 日本漫画 in Japan.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
3 Media
3.1 Manga
3.2 Anime
3.3 Soundtrack CDs
3.4 Films
3.5 Musical
3.6 Trading card game
3.7 Video games
3.8 Light novels
3.9 Other
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links
Plot
See also: 列表 of Bleach characters
Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager gifted with the ability to see spirits. His life is drastically changed 由 the sudden appearance of a Soul Reaper—one who governs the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife—named Rukia Kuchiki, who arrives in 搜索 of a Hollow, a dangerous 迷失 soul. When Rukia is severely wounded defending Ichigo from the Hollow, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu (霊圧?, literally, "spiritual pressure") energy to Ichigo so that he can defeat the Hollow. However, Ichigo takes almost all of her energy, transforming into a Soul Reaper and allowing him to defeat the Hollow with ease. With her powers diminished, Rukia is left stranded in the human world until she can recover her strength. In the meantime, Ichigo must take over Rukia's role as a Soul Reaper, battling Hollows and guiding souls to the afterlife realm known as the Soul Society (尸魂界 (ソウル·ソサエティ), Sōru Sosaeti?).
As time passes and Rukia has yet to return to the Soul Society, her Soul Reaper superiors learn about her whereabouts and actions and sentence her to death for performing the illegal act of transferring her powers. Although he is unable to stop Rukia's departure to the Soul Society, Ichigo resolves to rescue her with the aid of several of his spiritually aware classmates, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida, and the ex-Soul Reapers Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara. Once at the Soul Society, Ichigo and company battle against the elites of the Soul Reaper military and strive to reach Rukia before her execution. It is revealed that Rukia's execution and Ichigo's rescue attempt both had been manipulated 由 a high-ranking Soul Reaper, Sōsuke Aizen, who was previously believed to have been murdered, as part of a far-reaching plot to take control of the Soul Society. Aizen betrays his fellow Soul Reapers and allies himself with the strongest of the Hollows, the Espadas, whom he enhances. Aizen thus becomes the main antagonist of the series, and the Soul Reapers form an alliance with Ichigo.
At this point, Bleach chronicles the war between the Soul Reapers, the Espadas, and Aizen. After each of the involved's eventual defeats, Ichigo undergoes intense training with his father Isshin who turns out to be a former Soul Reaper to become strong enough to battle Aizen alone. As Aizen is weakened 由 his battle with Ichigo, a spell that Urahara had previously hidden within him activates and seals him, thus ending the conflict and leaving the Soul Society to imprison him. As a result of using all of his Soul Reaper powers to defeat Aizen, Ichigo loses them and becomes an ordinary human once again.
Seventeen months later, Ichigo meets "Xcution", a group of humans possessing Fullbring powers based on Hollows and want Ichigo to absorb them. Ichigo starts training to regain his Soul Reaper powers 由 first developing his own Fullbring following the appearance of Shūkurō Tsukishima, the former leader of Xcution who is targeting his friends. After developing his Fullbring, Ichigo is betrayed 由 Xcution's current leader Kūgo Ginjō, a former Substitute Soul Reaper who had his memories rewritten to act as Tsukishima's enemy and help Ichigo gain powers to steal them. With help from Soul Society, Ichigo regains his Soul Reapers powers and starts fighting Ginjō's group alongside Soul Society's forces. The Soul Society forces end 胜利之歌 with Ichigo killing Ginjō and Byakuya presumably killing Tsukishima.
Following these events, A group of Quincies called the "Vandenreich" declare war on the Soul Society. Ichigo once again ventures to Hueco Mundo, which has also been invaded 由 The "Vandenreich", while at the same time, The captains in the Soul Society battle a powerful group in the "Vandenreich" army known as the "Stern Ritter".
Production
Bleach was first conceived from a desire on Tite Kubo's part to draw Shinigami in a kimono, which formed the basis for the 设计 of the Soul Reapers in the series and the conception of Rukia Kuchiki.[2][3] The original story concept was 提交 to Weekly Shōnen Jump shortly after the cancellation of Tite Kubo's 前一个 manga, Zombiepowder, but was rejected. 日本漫画 artist Akira Toriyama saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo.[3] Bleach was accepted for publication a short time later in 2001, and was initially intended to be a shorter series, with a maximum serialization length of five years.[3] Early plans for the story did not include the hierarchical structure of the Soul Society, but did include some characters and elements that were not introduced into the plot until the Arrancar arc, such as Ichigo's Soul Reaper heritage.[2] The series was originally meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the 标题 was too generic. He later tried the name of "White," but came to like "Bleach" 更多 for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious.[4]
Tite Kubo has cited influences for elements of Bleach, ranging from other 日本漫画 series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributes his interest in drawing the 邪恶力量 and monsters to Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitaro and Bleach's focus on interesting weaponry and battle scenes to Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, 日本漫画 that Kubo enjoyed as a boy.[2] The action style and storytelling found in Bleach are inspired 由 cinema, though Kubo has not revealed any specific movie as being an influence for fight scenes. When pressed, he told interviewers that he liked Snatch but did not use it as a model.[5] Kubo has also stated that he wishes to make Bleach an experience that can only be found 由 阅读 manga, and dismissed ideas of creating any live-action film adaptations of the series.[3]
Bleach's creative process is focused around character design. When 写作 plotlines 或者 having difficulties generating new material, Kubo begins 由 thinking of new characters, often en masse, and rereading 前一个 volumes of Bleach.[2][6] Kubo has 说 that he likes creating characters that have outward appearances that do not match their true nature—an element that can be found in many Bleach characters—as he is "attracted to people with that seeming contradiction" and finds an "urge to draw people like that" when he works.[7] The terminology used in Bleach has a variety of inspirations, with each category of characters bearing a different linguistic theme. Many of the names for swords and spells used 由 Soul Reapers were inspired 由 ancient Japanese literature. Hollows and Arrancars are often associated with Spanish terms because the language sounded "bewitching and mellow" to him. As for Fullbringers, their Fullbring is associated with the English vocabulary when either releasing 或者 already have released their Fullbring. Finally, Quincy and Bounts have been known to associate with the German language, making Kubo's world of characters diverse in race and language as well.[7]
Media
Manga
See also: 列表 of Bleach volumes
The chapters of the Bleach 日本漫画 are written and illustrated 由 Tite Kubo. In Japan, they have been published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump since 2001,[8] with individual chapters collected in a series of tankōbon volumes, each of which includes a poem based on the cover character. The first volume was released on January 5, 2002, and as of March 2012[update], 55 volumes have been released.[9][10]
North American licensor Viz Media has been serializing the individual chapters in Shonen Jump in North America since November 2007.[11] As of April 2012[update], 39 volumes have been released, the first of which was released on June 1, 2004.[12][13] On August 5, 2008, the company released a hardcover "collector's edition" of the first volume that came with a dust jacket, followed 由 a box set that was released on September 2, 2008, containing the first 21 volumes, a poster, and a booklet about the series.[14][15]
Since Bleach's premiere, over 500 chapters have been released in Japan. Most chapter names are written in English and have katakana above them to indicate how they are read in Japanese, similar to the usage of furigana ruby characters with advanced kanji characters. In addition to the main series chapters, some chapters are published with a negative chapter number. These "negative" chapters are side stories that involve events that precede the main plot of the series.
Anime
See also: 列表 of Bleach episodes
The Bleach 日本动漫 series aired in 日本 on TV Tokyo's Tuesday 6pm timeslot from October 5, 2004,[16] to March 27, 2012,[1] excluding holidays. The series was directed 由 Noriyuki Abe and produced 由 TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.[17]
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, 首页 video, and merchandising rights to the Bleach 日本动漫 from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006.[18] Viz Media has later licensed its individual Bleach merchandising rights to several different companies.[19]
The adaptation of the Bleach 日本动漫 premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006.[citation needed] Cartoon Network began airing Bleach the following evening as part of its Adult Swim block.[20] Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 20, 2007 after airing the first 52 episodes of the series.[citation needed] It was replaced with another Viz Media series, Death Note, to provide Studiopolis 更多 time to dub additional episodes of Bleach. The series began airing again on March 2, 2008,[21] but went back on hiatus on November 21, 2009, after the airing of its 167th episode.[citation needed] The series returned from hiatus on August 28, 2010, on Adult Swim.[citation needed]
In the United Kingdom, Bleach premiered on 日本动漫 Central on September 13, 2007, with new episodes airing weekly.[citation needed] The English dubbed version of Bleach premiered on Animax Asia on 18 December 2009 with the first 52 episodes and season 2 premiered on 18 March 2011 this time with the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
As of January 2012, 76 DVD compilations have been released 由 Aniplex in Japan.[22] Viz Media has released 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime,[23][24] along with seven season boxsets that contain the first seven seasons of the anime.[25][26][27] On July 29, 2009, Aniplex released a "TV 动画片 Bleach 5th Anniversary Box" that includes 15 DVDs and three bonus discs.[28]
The Bleach 日本动漫 series was cancelled on TV Tokyo on the 30th of March 2012 (after the release of episode 366). The 日本动漫 series continuation 日期 has not been released as of yet leaving episode 367 to wait. There is speculation that Bleach will supposedly continue after the current manga's series arc 或者 complete end, however this has not been confirmed.
Soundtrack CDs
Composed and produced 由 Shirō Sagisu, 11 CD soundtracks have been released for the Bleach 日本动漫 series and movies. Bleach Original Soundtrack 1 was released on May 18, 2005, which contains 25 tracks, including the first opening and ending themes in their original 电视 lengths.[29] Bleach Original Soundtrack 2 followed on August 2, 2006 with an additional 23 instrumental tracks.[30] Bleach Original Soundtrack 3 later followed on November 5, 2008 with 27 instrumental tracks.[31] Bleach Original Soundtrack 4 was released on December 16, 2009 with 30 instrumental tracks.[32] Bleach: Memories of Nobody Original Soundtrack was released with 25 tracks from the Bleach: Memories of Nobody film. Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Original Soundtrack was also released for the Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion film, with 29 tracks from the movie, followed 由 Bleach: Fade to Black Original Soundtrack for the Bleach: Fade to Black film, with 29 tracks, followed 由 Bleach: Hell Chapter Original Soundtrack for the Bleach: Hell Chapter film, with 21 tracks.[33][34][35] Bleach: The Best contains 12 of the opening and ending themes from the series in their full length versions, later followed 由 Bleach: Best Tunes, which contains 12 更多 opening and ending themes.[36][37]
Three Radio DJCD Bleach 'B' Station season CD sets, each containing six volumes, have been released in Japan.[38] The third season is still ongoing in Japan.[39] Eight drama CDs have been produced for the series as well, featuring the original voice actors from the series; these drama CDs have only been included as part of the DVD releases.[40]
The Bleach Beat Collections is an ongoing set of CDs published 由 Sony 音乐 featuring recordings 由 the original Japanese voice actors that provide a look at the personalities of the characters they play, as well as the voice actors themselves. The first CD was released on June 22, 2005, and as of March 2009[update], 21 volumes have been released across four named sets called Sessions.[41]
Films
There are four feature films based on the Bleach series, all of which are directed 由 Noriyuki Abe, director of the Bleach 日本动漫 series. The films have been released in December of each 年 starting in 2006. Each movie features an original plotline along with original characters designed 由 Tite Kubo, which is contrary to the normal practice for anime-based films, as the original 作者 usually has little creative involvement.[42]
The first film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, was released in 日本 on December 16, 2006 and had a limited release in American theaters in June 2008.[43][44] The movie is centered around the activities of the "Dark Ones," who were banished from the Soul Society and are subsequently trying to destroy both the Soul Society and the World of the Living. Memories of Nobody was released in North America on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on October 14, 2008.[45]
The 秒 film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released to Japanese theaters on December 22, 2007.[46] Its plot focuses on 10th Division captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya's efforts to clear his name after an artifact belonging to Soul Society's king is stolen while under his care. The DiamondDust Rebellion was released in North America on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on September 8, 2009.[47]
The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released in 日本 on December 13, 2008. In the film, members of Soul Society are struck with amnesia, caused 由 a parasitic Hollow causing them to lose their memories of Ichigo and Rukia. When he goes to the Soul Society to investigate, Ichigo discovers that Rukia has not only forgotten him, but has forgotten her own identity as well.[48] The film was released on DVD on September 30, 2009.[49] The English Dub release of Fade to Black was released on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on November 15, 2011.[50]
The fourth movie, Bleach: Hell Chapter, was released in 日本 on December 4, 2010.[51] In it Ichigo is heading into the Gates of Hell, which is where Hollows who had committed evil during their lives as humans are sent. Tite Kubo did oversee the production of the film.[52]
In March 2010, Warner Bros. (USA/Canada/International) confirmed that it is in talks to create a live action movie adaptation of the series. Peter Segal and Michael Ewing have been lined up to produce the movie.[53] Dan Mazeau was hired to write the screenplay of the movie.
Musical
Bleach has been adapted into a series of rock musicals, jointly produced 由 Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning. There have been five 音乐剧 produced which covered portions of the Substitute and Soul Society arcs, as well as three additional performances known as "Live Bankai Shows" which did not follow the Bleach plotline. The initial performance run of the Bleach musical was from August 17–28, 2005 at the 太空 Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku.[54][55][56]
The 音乐剧 are directed 由 Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation 由 Naoshi Okumura and 音乐 composed 由 playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the 日本动漫 soundtrack. Key actors in the series include Tatsuya Isaka, who plays Ichigo Kurosaki, Miki Satō, who plays Rukia Kuchiki, and Eiji Moriyama, who plays Renji Abarai.[57]
Trading card game
Main article: Bleach Trading Card Game
Two collectible card games (CCG) based on the Bleach series have been produced. Bleach Soul Card Battle, produced 由 Bandai, was introduced in 日本 in 2004.[58] As of October 2008[update], seventeen named sets have been released for the series.[59]
Bleach TCG was introduced in the United States 由 Score Entertainment in May 2007,[60] but ceased publication April 2009, just before the planned launch of its seventh expansion, Bleach Infiltration.[61] This cancellation was attributed to the ongoing recession, which has heavily affected TCG sales.[61] Designed 由 Aik Tongtharadol, the TCG is a two-player game in which each player starts with at least 61 cards: a "Guardian" card, a 60-card "main deck," and an optional 20-card "side deck." A player loses if his 或者 her power, as dictated 由 the Guardian card, is reduced to zero, 或者 if he 或者 she is unable to draw 或者 discard a card from his 或者 her deck.[62] The cards for the game have been released in named sets with each set released in three formats: a 72-card pre-constructed box set containing a starter deck and two booster packs, a 10-card booster pack, and a 12-pack booster box. As of December 2008[update], six named sets have been released.[63]
Video games
See also: 列表 of Bleach video games
The first video game to be released from the Bleach series was Bleach: Heat the Soul, which debuted on March 24, 2005 for the Sony PlayStation Portable.[64] Currently, the majority of the games have only been released in Japan, though Sega has localized the first three 任天堂 DS games and the first Wii game for North America.[65] So far, all dedicated Bleach games released for Sony's consoles have been developed and published 由 SCEI, whereas the games for 任天堂 consoles are developed and published 由 Sega, and the 任天堂 DS games are developed 由 Treasure Co. Ltd..[66][67]
Light novelsTite Kubo and Makoto Matsubara have co-authored two novelizations of the Bleach series, which were published 由 Shueisha under its Shounen Jump 图书 label. The first volume, BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry, was published on November 15, 2006, and the second, Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody, was published on October 31, 2008.[68][69
Other
A single Bleach artbook, All Colour But The Black, has been released in Japan, the United States, and Europe. The artbook compiles a selection of color spreads from the first 19 volumes of the series, as well as some original art and 作者 commentary.[70][71]
Four databooks have also been released about the series. The first two, Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs. and Bleach: Official 动画片 Book VIBEs., were released on February 3, 2006.[72][73] Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs. was later released in English 由 Viz Media on November 18, 2008.[74] The third databook, Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ (BLEACH OFFICIAL BOOTLEG カラブリ プラス?), was released on August 3, 2007. In addition to character guides and 文章 on other fictional aspects of the series, it compiles the various short comics, Tedious Everyday Tales Colorful Bleach (徒然日常絵詞 カラフル ブリーチ, Tsuredure Nichijou Ekotoba Karafuru Buriichi?), that were published in V Jump. The omake-style panels are similar to those included in the main series, but reveal 更多 of the daily lives of characters.[75] The fourth book, Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED, was released on August 4, 2010.[76] This book covers details about characters that appear 100 years prior to the story, such as former captains and lieutenants, along with the Arrancars and Visoreds. It should be noted that while it was released on the same 日 as Volume 46, Back From Blind, the book only covers material up to Volume 37, Beauty Is So Solitary. A fifth book Bleach: Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED, was released on June 3, 2011, the same 日 as the Volume 50 of the series. However it only covers material up to Volume 48, God is Dead.
Reception
The 日本漫画 series has sold over 1.2 million copies in North America, and the original Japanese version of the 日本漫画 series as a whole has sold 更多 than 72 million copies.[77][78][79] In 2005, Bleach was awarded the Shogakukan 日本漫画 Award in the shōnen category.[80][81] As of May 2007[update], the 日本漫画 has sold a total of 40 million copies, ranking as the 14th bestseller series from Weekly Shōnen Jump.[82] During 2008, volume 34 of the 日本漫画 sold 874,153 copies in Japan, becoming the 12th best-seller comics from the year. Volumes 33 and 35 have also ranked 17 and 18, respectively.[83] In total the 日本漫画 has sold 3,161,825 copies in 日本 during 2008, becoming the year's 5th best selling series.[84] In the first half from 2009, Bleach ranked as the 2nd best-selling 日本漫画 in Japan, having sold 3.5 million copies.[85] Having sold 927,610 copies, Volume 36 ranked 7th. Volume 37 was 8th with 907,714 sold copies, and volume 38 at 10th with 822,238 copies.[86] North American sales of the 日本漫画 have also been high, with Volume 16 placing in the 最佳, 返回页首 10 graphic novel sales in December 2006[87] and Volume 17 being the best-selling 日本漫画 volume for the 月 of February 2007.[88][89] In a 2010 interview, Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Viz, listed Bleach as one of six Viz titles that continue to exceed expectations in spite of the harshening 日本漫画 market.[90] The English version of the 日本漫画 was nominated for the "best manga" and "best theme" awards at the 2006 and 2007 American 日本动漫 Awards, but did not win either category.[91][92]
Deb Aoki from About.com considered the series as the Best Continuing Shōnen 日本漫画 of 2007, along with Eyeshield 21, praising the "compelling stories, dazzling action sequences and great character development".[93] She also placed the 标题 on her 列表 of "Top 10 Shōnen 日本漫画 Must-Reads".[94] The artwork and the character designs received positive response 由 IGN's A.E. Sparrow. He also 评论 on the several storylines going on in the series at the same time due to the large number of supporting characters which make the 日本漫画 appealing in response to fans' claims about a "lack of a story" in Bleach.[95] Leroy Douresseaux from ComicBookBin agreed with Sparrow in the number of storylines, but also praised the fighting scenes finding them comparable to the ones of 流行的 films.[96][97] On the other hand, Mania reviewer Jarred Pine criticized the series as being plagued with stereotypes from the genre. He felt it was a rough start for the series with unimpressive battles, overused gags, and a bad introduction for central character Ichigo that causes him to come across "as a frowning punk" whose one good trait is his desire to protect. Despite this, Pine notes that he loves the series, particularly its quirky, lovable characters.[98]
The 日本动漫 has been featured various times in the 最佳, 返回页首 ten from the Japanese TV Ranking.[99][100] DVDs have also had good sales having commonly appeared in the Japanese DVD Ranking.[101][102] The 日本动漫 was nominated in the 2007 America 日本动漫 Awards in the fields of "best manga", "best actor", "best DVD package design", and "best theme", but failed to win any awards.[103][104] In a 2006 Internet 民意调查 由 TV Asahi, Bleach was ranked as Japan's seventh-favorite 日本动漫 program.[105] The 前一个 year, it was ranked as the twenty-seventh 最喜爱的 program.[106] During February 2009, Bleach ranked as the 9th most viewed animated 显示 from Hulu.[107]
日本动漫 News Network's Carlos Santos praised the 日本动漫 adaptation, describing it as "...one incredibly entertaining 日本动漫 that will grab 你 and refuse to let go."[108] Animefringe's Maria Lin liked the varied and distinct characters, and how well they handle the responsibilities increasing powers give them. She also complimented the series for its attention to details, well paced script, and balance of seriousness and comedy. In summary, she notes "Bleach the 日本动漫 deserves its popularity. It has something for everyone: the supernatural, comedy, action and a little bit of romance, all tied together with excellent 动画片 and a very enthusiastic sounding bunch of voice actors."[109] Adam Arseneau of DVD Verdict, felt Bleach was a "show that only gets better with age" and was "surprisingly well-rounded and appealing" with well-developed characters and pacing.[110] Active Anime's 冬青, 冬青树 Ellingwood praising the 日本动漫 for perfectly capturing "the excitement, the caustic humour and 邪恶力量 intrigue" of the original manga.[111] She felt that the series "does a wonderful job of building on its continuity to provide increasingly tense and layered episodes involving not only Ichigo and Rukia, but the secondary characters as well".[112] She also praised the series for its striking visual effects, intriguing plot and its "brilliant blend of action, off the 墙 comedy."[113][114] In reviewing the series for DVD Talk, Don Houston felt the characters surpassed the usual shōnen 日本动漫 stereotypes and liked "the mixture of darker material with the comedic".[115] Another Fellow reviewer John Sinnott felt series starts out as a boring "monster-of-the-week program" that becomes 更多 epic as the stories build and the characters are fleshed out.[116] Otaku USA''s Joseph Luster wrote that "the storylines are consistently dramatic without hammering it 首页 too heavily, the characters manage comic relief that's not as eye rolling as one would expect, and the action (in classic fighting series form) has only gotten 更多 ridiculous over the years; in a good way, of course".[117] Mania.com's Bryce Coulter praised the series for its plot twists and "the quirky and amusing characters".[118][119] In comparing the series with Naruto, Mania.com's Chris Beveridge felt Bleach was less childish and "simply comes together surprisingly well in its style and execution of what is fairly standard material".[120]
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The first volume of Bleach, published in 日本 由 Shueisha on January 5, 2002
ブリーチ
(Burīchi)
Genre Action, Bangsian 幻想
日本漫画
Written 由 Tite Kubo
Published 由 Shueisha
English publisher Viz Media
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine Shonen Jump (formerly)
Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (currently)
Original run August 2001 – ongoing
Volumes 55 (List of volumes)
TV 日本动漫
Directed 由 Noriyuki Abe
Written 由 Masashi Sogo
音乐 由 Shirō Sagisu
Studio Studio Pierrot
Licensed 由 Madman Entertainment
Viz Media
日本漫画 Entertainment, Kazé UK
World: Sony Pictures 电视
Network TV Tokyo
English network SBS, Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
YTV
Cartoon Network
AnimeCentral
Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) (Toonami), Hulu.com
Animax
2x2
Animax Asia
Original run October 5, 2004 – March 27, 2012[1]
Episodes 366 (List of episodes)
Related works
Bleach-related video games
Bleach: Memories of Nobody (film)
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (film)
Bleach: Fade to Black (film)
Bleach: Hell Chapter (film)
日本动漫 and 日本漫画 Portal
Bleach (ブリーチ, Burīchi?) is a Japanese 日本漫画 series written and illustrated 由 Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper (死神, Shinigami?, literally, "Death God") —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.
Bleach has been serialized in the Japanese 日本漫画 anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected into 55 tankōbon volumes as of March 2012[update]. Since its publication, Bleach has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated 电视 series that was produced 由 Studio Pierrot in 日本 from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, seven rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise.
Viz Media obtained foreign 电视 and 首页 video distribution rights to the Bleach 日本动漫 on March 15, 2006. Cartoon Network began airing Bleach in the United States as part of its Adult Swim block on September 9, 2006. Viz Media has licensed the 日本漫画 for 英语 publication in the United States and Canada, and has released 39 bound volumes as of April 2012[update] as well as published chapters of Bleach in its Shonen Jump magazine since November 2007. Viz Media released the first Bleach film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, on DVD in North America on October 14, 2008. The 秒 film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released on September 15, 2009. The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released on November 15, 2011. In addition, Hulu released subtitled versions of the 日本动漫 a week after each episode airs in Japan.
Volumes of the 日本漫画 have sold 更多 than 72 million copies in Japan, and is one of the most sold mangas in the United States. The 日本动漫 adaptation has been similarly received; it was rated as the fourth most 流行的 日本动漫 电视 series in 日本 in 2006 and held a position amongst the 最佳, 返回页首 ten 日本动漫 in the United States from 2006 to 2008. The series received the Shogakukan 日本漫画 Award for the shōnen demographic in 2005, and is among the best-selling 日本漫画 issues in both 日本 and the United States. In 2011, Bleach was ranked 8th for 最佳, 返回页首 selling 日本漫画 in Japan.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
3 Media
3.1 Manga
3.2 Anime
3.3 Soundtrack CDs
3.4 Films
3.5 Musical
3.6 Trading card game
3.7 Video games
3.8 Light novels
3.9 Other
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links
Plot
See also: 列表 of Bleach characters
Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager gifted with the ability to see spirits. His life is drastically changed 由 the sudden appearance of a Soul Reaper—one who governs the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife—named Rukia Kuchiki, who arrives in 搜索 of a Hollow, a dangerous 迷失 soul. When Rukia is severely wounded defending Ichigo from the Hollow, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu (霊圧?, literally, "spiritual pressure") energy to Ichigo so that he can defeat the Hollow. However, Ichigo takes almost all of her energy, transforming into a Soul Reaper and allowing him to defeat the Hollow with ease. With her powers diminished, Rukia is left stranded in the human world until she can recover her strength. In the meantime, Ichigo must take over Rukia's role as a Soul Reaper, battling Hollows and guiding souls to the afterlife realm known as the Soul Society (尸魂界 (ソウル·ソサエティ), Sōru Sosaeti?).
As time passes and Rukia has yet to return to the Soul Society, her Soul Reaper superiors learn about her whereabouts and actions and sentence her to death for performing the illegal act of transferring her powers. Although he is unable to stop Rukia's departure to the Soul Society, Ichigo resolves to rescue her with the aid of several of his spiritually aware classmates, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryū Ishida, and the ex-Soul Reapers Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara. Once at the Soul Society, Ichigo and company battle against the elites of the Soul Reaper military and strive to reach Rukia before her execution. It is revealed that Rukia's execution and Ichigo's rescue attempt both had been manipulated 由 a high-ranking Soul Reaper, Sōsuke Aizen, who was previously believed to have been murdered, as part of a far-reaching plot to take control of the Soul Society. Aizen betrays his fellow Soul Reapers and allies himself with the strongest of the Hollows, the Espadas, whom he enhances. Aizen thus becomes the main antagonist of the series, and the Soul Reapers form an alliance with Ichigo.
At this point, Bleach chronicles the war between the Soul Reapers, the Espadas, and Aizen. After each of the involved's eventual defeats, Ichigo undergoes intense training with his father Isshin who turns out to be a former Soul Reaper to become strong enough to battle Aizen alone. As Aizen is weakened 由 his battle with Ichigo, a spell that Urahara had previously hidden within him activates and seals him, thus ending the conflict and leaving the Soul Society to imprison him. As a result of using all of his Soul Reaper powers to defeat Aizen, Ichigo loses them and becomes an ordinary human once again.
Seventeen months later, Ichigo meets "Xcution", a group of humans possessing Fullbring powers based on Hollows and want Ichigo to absorb them. Ichigo starts training to regain his Soul Reaper powers 由 first developing his own Fullbring following the appearance of Shūkurō Tsukishima, the former leader of Xcution who is targeting his friends. After developing his Fullbring, Ichigo is betrayed 由 Xcution's current leader Kūgo Ginjō, a former Substitute Soul Reaper who had his memories rewritten to act as Tsukishima's enemy and help Ichigo gain powers to steal them. With help from Soul Society, Ichigo regains his Soul Reapers powers and starts fighting Ginjō's group alongside Soul Society's forces. The Soul Society forces end 胜利之歌 with Ichigo killing Ginjō and Byakuya presumably killing Tsukishima.
Following these events, A group of Quincies called the "Vandenreich" declare war on the Soul Society. Ichigo once again ventures to Hueco Mundo, which has also been invaded 由 The "Vandenreich", while at the same time, The captains in the Soul Society battle a powerful group in the "Vandenreich" army known as the "Stern Ritter".
Production
Bleach was first conceived from a desire on Tite Kubo's part to draw Shinigami in a kimono, which formed the basis for the 设计 of the Soul Reapers in the series and the conception of Rukia Kuchiki.[2][3] The original story concept was 提交 to Weekly Shōnen Jump shortly after the cancellation of Tite Kubo's 前一个 manga, Zombiepowder, but was rejected. 日本漫画 artist Akira Toriyama saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo.[3] Bleach was accepted for publication a short time later in 2001, and was initially intended to be a shorter series, with a maximum serialization length of five years.[3] Early plans for the story did not include the hierarchical structure of the Soul Society, but did include some characters and elements that were not introduced into the plot until the Arrancar arc, such as Ichigo's Soul Reaper heritage.[2] The series was originally meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the 标题 was too generic. He later tried the name of "White," but came to like "Bleach" 更多 for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious.[4]
Tite Kubo has cited influences for elements of Bleach, ranging from other 日本漫画 series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributes his interest in drawing the 邪恶力量 and monsters to Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitaro and Bleach's focus on interesting weaponry and battle scenes to Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, 日本漫画 that Kubo enjoyed as a boy.[2] The action style and storytelling found in Bleach are inspired 由 cinema, though Kubo has not revealed any specific movie as being an influence for fight scenes. When pressed, he told interviewers that he liked Snatch but did not use it as a model.[5] Kubo has also stated that he wishes to make Bleach an experience that can only be found 由 阅读 manga, and dismissed ideas of creating any live-action film adaptations of the series.[3]
Bleach's creative process is focused around character design. When 写作 plotlines 或者 having difficulties generating new material, Kubo begins 由 thinking of new characters, often en masse, and rereading 前一个 volumes of Bleach.[2][6] Kubo has 说 that he likes creating characters that have outward appearances that do not match their true nature—an element that can be found in many Bleach characters—as he is "attracted to people with that seeming contradiction" and finds an "urge to draw people like that" when he works.[7] The terminology used in Bleach has a variety of inspirations, with each category of characters bearing a different linguistic theme. Many of the names for swords and spells used 由 Soul Reapers were inspired 由 ancient Japanese literature. Hollows and Arrancars are often associated with Spanish terms because the language sounded "bewitching and mellow" to him. As for Fullbringers, their Fullbring is associated with the English vocabulary when either releasing 或者 already have released their Fullbring. Finally, Quincy and Bounts have been known to associate with the German language, making Kubo's world of characters diverse in race and language as well.[7]
Media
Manga
See also: 列表 of Bleach volumes
The chapters of the Bleach 日本漫画 are written and illustrated 由 Tite Kubo. In Japan, they have been published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump since 2001,[8] with individual chapters collected in a series of tankōbon volumes, each of which includes a poem based on the cover character. The first volume was released on January 5, 2002, and as of March 2012[update], 55 volumes have been released.[9][10]
North American licensor Viz Media has been serializing the individual chapters in Shonen Jump in North America since November 2007.[11] As of April 2012[update], 39 volumes have been released, the first of which was released on June 1, 2004.[12][13] On August 5, 2008, the company released a hardcover "collector's edition" of the first volume that came with a dust jacket, followed 由 a box set that was released on September 2, 2008, containing the first 21 volumes, a poster, and a booklet about the series.[14][15]
Since Bleach's premiere, over 500 chapters have been released in Japan. Most chapter names are written in English and have katakana above them to indicate how they are read in Japanese, similar to the usage of furigana ruby characters with advanced kanji characters. In addition to the main series chapters, some chapters are published with a negative chapter number. These "negative" chapters are side stories that involve events that precede the main plot of the series.
Anime
See also: 列表 of Bleach episodes
The Bleach 日本动漫 series aired in 日本 on TV Tokyo's Tuesday 6pm timeslot from October 5, 2004,[16] to March 27, 2012,[1] excluding holidays. The series was directed 由 Noriyuki Abe and produced 由 TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.[17]
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, 首页 video, and merchandising rights to the Bleach 日本动漫 from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006.[18] Viz Media has later licensed its individual Bleach merchandising rights to several different companies.[19]
The adaptation of the Bleach 日本动漫 premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006.[citation needed] Cartoon Network began airing Bleach the following evening as part of its Adult Swim block.[20] Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 20, 2007 after airing the first 52 episodes of the series.[citation needed] It was replaced with another Viz Media series, Death Note, to provide Studiopolis 更多 time to dub additional episodes of Bleach. The series began airing again on March 2, 2008,[21] but went back on hiatus on November 21, 2009, after the airing of its 167th episode.[citation needed] The series returned from hiatus on August 28, 2010, on Adult Swim.[citation needed]
In the United Kingdom, Bleach premiered on 日本动漫 Central on September 13, 2007, with new episodes airing weekly.[citation needed] The English dubbed version of Bleach premiered on Animax Asia on 18 December 2009 with the first 52 episodes and season 2 premiered on 18 March 2011 this time with the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
As of January 2012, 76 DVD compilations have been released 由 Aniplex in Japan.[22] Viz Media has released 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime,[23][24] along with seven season boxsets that contain the first seven seasons of the anime.[25][26][27] On July 29, 2009, Aniplex released a "TV 动画片 Bleach 5th Anniversary Box" that includes 15 DVDs and three bonus discs.[28]
The Bleach 日本动漫 series was cancelled on TV Tokyo on the 30th of March 2012 (after the release of episode 366). The 日本动漫 series continuation 日期 has not been released as of yet leaving episode 367 to wait. There is speculation that Bleach will supposedly continue after the current manga's series arc 或者 complete end, however this has not been confirmed.
Soundtrack CDs
Composed and produced 由 Shirō Sagisu, 11 CD soundtracks have been released for the Bleach 日本动漫 series and movies. Bleach Original Soundtrack 1 was released on May 18, 2005, which contains 25 tracks, including the first opening and ending themes in their original 电视 lengths.[29] Bleach Original Soundtrack 2 followed on August 2, 2006 with an additional 23 instrumental tracks.[30] Bleach Original Soundtrack 3 later followed on November 5, 2008 with 27 instrumental tracks.[31] Bleach Original Soundtrack 4 was released on December 16, 2009 with 30 instrumental tracks.[32] Bleach: Memories of Nobody Original Soundtrack was released with 25 tracks from the Bleach: Memories of Nobody film. Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Original Soundtrack was also released for the Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion film, with 29 tracks from the movie, followed 由 Bleach: Fade to Black Original Soundtrack for the Bleach: Fade to Black film, with 29 tracks, followed 由 Bleach: Hell Chapter Original Soundtrack for the Bleach: Hell Chapter film, with 21 tracks.[33][34][35] Bleach: The Best contains 12 of the opening and ending themes from the series in their full length versions, later followed 由 Bleach: Best Tunes, which contains 12 更多 opening and ending themes.[36][37]
Three Radio DJCD Bleach 'B' Station season CD sets, each containing six volumes, have been released in Japan.[38] The third season is still ongoing in Japan.[39] Eight drama CDs have been produced for the series as well, featuring the original voice actors from the series; these drama CDs have only been included as part of the DVD releases.[40]
The Bleach Beat Collections is an ongoing set of CDs published 由 Sony 音乐 featuring recordings 由 the original Japanese voice actors that provide a look at the personalities of the characters they play, as well as the voice actors themselves. The first CD was released on June 22, 2005, and as of March 2009[update], 21 volumes have been released across four named sets called Sessions.[41]
Films
There are four feature films based on the Bleach series, all of which are directed 由 Noriyuki Abe, director of the Bleach 日本动漫 series. The films have been released in December of each 年 starting in 2006. Each movie features an original plotline along with original characters designed 由 Tite Kubo, which is contrary to the normal practice for anime-based films, as the original 作者 usually has little creative involvement.[42]
The first film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, was released in 日本 on December 16, 2006 and had a limited release in American theaters in June 2008.[43][44] The movie is centered around the activities of the "Dark Ones," who were banished from the Soul Society and are subsequently trying to destroy both the Soul Society and the World of the Living. Memories of Nobody was released in North America on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on October 14, 2008.[45]
The 秒 film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, was released to Japanese theaters on December 22, 2007.[46] Its plot focuses on 10th Division captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya's efforts to clear his name after an artifact belonging to Soul Society's king is stolen while under his care. The DiamondDust Rebellion was released in North America on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on September 8, 2009.[47]
The third film, Bleach: Fade to Black, was released in 日本 on December 13, 2008. In the film, members of Soul Society are struck with amnesia, caused 由 a parasitic Hollow causing them to lose their memories of Ichigo and Rukia. When he goes to the Soul Society to investigate, Ichigo discovers that Rukia has not only forgotten him, but has forgotten her own identity as well.[48] The film was released on DVD on September 30, 2009.[49] The English Dub release of Fade to Black was released on Region 1 DVD 由 Viz Media on November 15, 2011.[50]
The fourth movie, Bleach: Hell Chapter, was released in 日本 on December 4, 2010.[51] In it Ichigo is heading into the Gates of Hell, which is where Hollows who had committed evil during their lives as humans are sent. Tite Kubo did oversee the production of the film.[52]
In March 2010, Warner Bros. (USA/Canada/International) confirmed that it is in talks to create a live action movie adaptation of the series. Peter Segal and Michael Ewing have been lined up to produce the movie.[53] Dan Mazeau was hired to write the screenplay of the movie.
Musical
Bleach has been adapted into a series of rock musicals, jointly produced 由 Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning. There have been five 音乐剧 produced which covered portions of the Substitute and Soul Society arcs, as well as three additional performances known as "Live Bankai Shows" which did not follow the Bleach plotline. The initial performance run of the Bleach musical was from August 17–28, 2005 at the 太空 Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku.[54][55][56]
The 音乐剧 are directed 由 Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation 由 Naoshi Okumura and 音乐 composed 由 playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the 日本动漫 soundtrack. Key actors in the series include Tatsuya Isaka, who plays Ichigo Kurosaki, Miki Satō, who plays Rukia Kuchiki, and Eiji Moriyama, who plays Renji Abarai.[57]
Trading card game
Main article: Bleach Trading Card Game
Two collectible card games (CCG) based on the Bleach series have been produced. Bleach Soul Card Battle, produced 由 Bandai, was introduced in 日本 in 2004.[58] As of October 2008[update], seventeen named sets have been released for the series.[59]
Bleach TCG was introduced in the United States 由 Score Entertainment in May 2007,[60] but ceased publication April 2009, just before the planned launch of its seventh expansion, Bleach Infiltration.[61] This cancellation was attributed to the ongoing recession, which has heavily affected TCG sales.[61] Designed 由 Aik Tongtharadol, the TCG is a two-player game in which each player starts with at least 61 cards: a "Guardian" card, a 60-card "main deck," and an optional 20-card "side deck." A player loses if his 或者 her power, as dictated 由 the Guardian card, is reduced to zero, 或者 if he 或者 she is unable to draw 或者 discard a card from his 或者 her deck.[62] The cards for the game have been released in named sets with each set released in three formats: a 72-card pre-constructed box set containing a starter deck and two booster packs, a 10-card booster pack, and a 12-pack booster box. As of December 2008[update], six named sets have been released.[63]
Video games
See also: 列表 of Bleach video games
The first video game to be released from the Bleach series was Bleach: Heat the Soul, which debuted on March 24, 2005 for the Sony PlayStation Portable.[64] Currently, the majority of the games have only been released in Japan, though Sega has localized the first three 任天堂 DS games and the first Wii game for North America.[65] So far, all dedicated Bleach games released for Sony's consoles have been developed and published 由 SCEI, whereas the games for 任天堂 consoles are developed and published 由 Sega, and the 任天堂 DS games are developed 由 Treasure Co. Ltd..[66][67]
Light novelsTite Kubo and Makoto Matsubara have co-authored two novelizations of the Bleach series, which were published 由 Shueisha under its Shounen Jump 图书 label. The first volume, BLEACH-letters from the other side: The Death and The Strawberry, was published on November 15, 2006, and the second, Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody, was published on October 31, 2008.[68][69
Other
A single Bleach artbook, All Colour But The Black, has been released in Japan, the United States, and Europe. The artbook compiles a selection of color spreads from the first 19 volumes of the series, as well as some original art and 作者 commentary.[70][71]
Four databooks have also been released about the series. The first two, Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs. and Bleach: Official 动画片 Book VIBEs., were released on February 3, 2006.[72][73] Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs. was later released in English 由 Viz Media on November 18, 2008.[74] The third databook, Bleach Official Bootleg: KaraBuri+ (BLEACH OFFICIAL BOOTLEG カラブリ プラス?), was released on August 3, 2007. In addition to character guides and 文章 on other fictional aspects of the series, it compiles the various short comics, Tedious Everyday Tales Colorful Bleach (徒然日常絵詞 カラフル ブリーチ, Tsuredure Nichijou Ekotoba Karafuru Buriichi?), that were published in V Jump. The omake-style panels are similar to those included in the main series, but reveal 更多 of the daily lives of characters.[75] The fourth book, Bleach: Official Character Book 2: MASKED, was released on August 4, 2010.[76] This book covers details about characters that appear 100 years prior to the story, such as former captains and lieutenants, along with the Arrancars and Visoreds. It should be noted that while it was released on the same 日 as Volume 46, Back From Blind, the book only covers material up to Volume 37, Beauty Is So Solitary. A fifth book Bleach: Official Character Book 3: UNMASKED, was released on June 3, 2011, the same 日 as the Volume 50 of the series. However it only covers material up to Volume 48, God is Dead.
Reception
The 日本漫画 series has sold over 1.2 million copies in North America, and the original Japanese version of the 日本漫画 series as a whole has sold 更多 than 72 million copies.[77][78][79] In 2005, Bleach was awarded the Shogakukan 日本漫画 Award in the shōnen category.[80][81] As of May 2007[update], the 日本漫画 has sold a total of 40 million copies, ranking as the 14th bestseller series from Weekly Shōnen Jump.[82] During 2008, volume 34 of the 日本漫画 sold 874,153 copies in Japan, becoming the 12th best-seller comics from the year. Volumes 33 and 35 have also ranked 17 and 18, respectively.[83] In total the 日本漫画 has sold 3,161,825 copies in 日本 during 2008, becoming the year's 5th best selling series.[84] In the first half from 2009, Bleach ranked as the 2nd best-selling 日本漫画 in Japan, having sold 3.5 million copies.[85] Having sold 927,610 copies, Volume 36 ranked 7th. Volume 37 was 8th with 907,714 sold copies, and volume 38 at 10th with 822,238 copies.[86] North American sales of the 日本漫画 have also been high, with Volume 16 placing in the 最佳, 返回页首 10 graphic novel sales in December 2006[87] and Volume 17 being the best-selling 日本漫画 volume for the 月 of February 2007.[88][89] In a 2010 interview, Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Viz, listed Bleach as one of six Viz titles that continue to exceed expectations in spite of the harshening 日本漫画 market.[90] The English version of the 日本漫画 was nominated for the "best manga" and "best theme" awards at the 2006 and 2007 American 日本动漫 Awards, but did not win either category.[91][92]
Deb Aoki from About.com considered the series as the Best Continuing Shōnen 日本漫画 of 2007, along with Eyeshield 21, praising the "compelling stories, dazzling action sequences and great character development".[93] She also placed the 标题 on her 列表 of "Top 10 Shōnen 日本漫画 Must-Reads".[94] The artwork and the character designs received positive response 由 IGN's A.E. Sparrow. He also 评论 on the several storylines going on in the series at the same time due to the large number of supporting characters which make the 日本漫画 appealing in response to fans' claims about a "lack of a story" in Bleach.[95] Leroy Douresseaux from ComicBookBin agreed with Sparrow in the number of storylines, but also praised the fighting scenes finding them comparable to the ones of 流行的 films.[96][97] On the other hand, Mania reviewer Jarred Pine criticized the series as being plagued with stereotypes from the genre. He felt it was a rough start for the series with unimpressive battles, overused gags, and a bad introduction for central character Ichigo that causes him to come across "as a frowning punk" whose one good trait is his desire to protect. Despite this, Pine notes that he loves the series, particularly its quirky, lovable characters.[98]
The 日本动漫 has been featured various times in the 最佳, 返回页首 ten from the Japanese TV Ranking.[99][100] DVDs have also had good sales having commonly appeared in the Japanese DVD Ranking.[101][102] The 日本动漫 was nominated in the 2007 America 日本动漫 Awards in the fields of "best manga", "best actor", "best DVD package design", and "best theme", but failed to win any awards.[103][104] In a 2006 Internet 民意调查 由 TV Asahi, Bleach was ranked as Japan's seventh-favorite 日本动漫 program.[105] The 前一个 year, it was ranked as the twenty-seventh 最喜爱的 program.[106] During February 2009, Bleach ranked as the 9th most viewed animated 显示 from Hulu.[107]
日本动漫 News Network's Carlos Santos praised the 日本动漫 adaptation, describing it as "...one incredibly entertaining 日本动漫 that will grab 你 and refuse to let go."[108] Animefringe's Maria Lin liked the varied and distinct characters, and how well they handle the responsibilities increasing powers give them. She also complimented the series for its attention to details, well paced script, and balance of seriousness and comedy. In summary, she notes "Bleach the 日本动漫 deserves its popularity. It has something for everyone: the supernatural, comedy, action and a little bit of romance, all tied together with excellent 动画片 and a very enthusiastic sounding bunch of voice actors."[109] Adam Arseneau of DVD Verdict, felt Bleach was a "show that only gets better with age" and was "surprisingly well-rounded and appealing" with well-developed characters and pacing.[110] Active Anime's 冬青, 冬青树 Ellingwood praising the 日本动漫 for perfectly capturing "the excitement, the caustic humour and 邪恶力量 intrigue" of the original manga.[111] She felt that the series "does a wonderful job of building on its continuity to provide increasingly tense and layered episodes involving not only Ichigo and Rukia, but the secondary characters as well".[112] She also praised the series for its striking visual effects, intriguing plot and its "brilliant blend of action, off the 墙 comedy."[113][114] In reviewing the series for DVD Talk, Don Houston felt the characters surpassed the usual shōnen 日本动漫 stereotypes and liked "the mixture of darker material with the comedic".[115] Another Fellow reviewer John Sinnott felt series starts out as a boring "monster-of-the-week program" that becomes 更多 epic as the stories build and the characters are fleshed out.[116] Otaku USA''s Joseph Luster wrote that "the storylines are consistently dramatic without hammering it 首页 too heavily, the characters manage comic relief that's not as eye rolling as one would expect, and the action (in classic fighting series form) has only gotten 更多 ridiculous over the years; in a good way, of course".[117] Mania.com's Bryce Coulter praised the series for its plot twists and "the quirky and amusing characters".[118][119] In comparing the series with Naruto, Mania.com's Chris Beveridge felt Bleach was less childish and "simply comes together surprisingly well in its style and execution of what is fairly standard material".[120]
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External links
日本动漫 portal
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bleach (manga)
Official Aniplex Bleach website
Official Dentsu Bleach website (Japanese)
Official Studio Pierrot Bleach website (Japanese)
Official TV Tokyo Bleach website (Japanese)
Official Viz Media Bleach website
Official 日本 Shonen Jump Bleach website(Japanese)
Official Adult Swim Bleach website
Official 日本漫画 Entertainment UK Bleach website
Official Madman Entertainment Bleach website
Bleach (manga) at 日本动漫 News Network's Encyclopedia
Bleach (anime) at 日本动漫 News Network's Encyclopedia
Hulu.com's Bleach Website
Bleach' 列表 of Characters (with Preview)