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Bleach is a Japanese manga alternation accounting and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki afterwards he accidentally obtains the ability of a Soul Reaper—a Japanese afterlife clothing agnate to the Grim Reaper—from Rukia Kuchiki. Gaining these abilities armament him to yield on the duties of arresting bodies from angry alcohol and allegorical ancient souls to the afterlife.

Bleach has been continuously after in the Japanese manga album Weekly Shōnen Jump back August 2001, and has been calm in 40 tankōbon volumes as of June 2009[update]. Back its publication, Bleach has spawned a abundant media franchise. The manga has been acclimatized into an activated television alternation produced by Studio Pierrot which is still advancing in Japan as it adapts the adventure from the manga. The alternation has aswell spawned two aboriginal video animations (OVAs), three activated affection films, seven bedrock musicals, and abundant video games, as able-bodied as prompted the absolution of abounding types of Bleach-related merchandise.

Viz Media accountant the manga for English-language advertisement in the United States and Canada and has appear 28 volumes as of September 2009[update]. In addition, it has been publishing the capacity in Shonen Jump back November 2007. On March 15, 2006, Viz acquired adopted television and home video administration rights to the Bleach anime. Cartoon Network began airing Bleach as allotment of its Adult Swim block on September 9, 2006, in the United States. The aboriginal film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody was appear in North America on Region 1 DVD by Viz on October 14, 2008.

Compilation volumes of the manga accept awash over 50 actor copies in Japan and accomplished the top of manga sales archive in the United States. The anime adjustment has been analogously received, appraisement as the 7th a lot of accepted anime television alternation in Japan in 2006, and in the top ten anime for America from 2006 to 2008. The alternation accustomed the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen demographic in 2005, and is a part of the acknowledged manga backdrop in both Japan and America.