Bankai

Ashisogi Jizou (Beast-Killing Jizou)
Owner: Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Captain of the 12th Division
Command Phrases: "Kakimushire!" ("Tear off!")
Abilities: When in its released form, Ashisogi Jizou's three blades secrete a substance that interrupts the nerve signals governing movement, effectively paralyzing any part of the body they injure. This substance is highly specific in its effects and does not affect any other types of nerve activity, meaning limbs it paralyzes can still feel pain. Mayuri can also transform his body into liquid by stabbing himself with Ashisogi Jizou. This ability is used as a last resort measure to escape battles when Mayuri is losing and probably can't be used on others.
Bankai Name: Konjiki Ashisogi Jizou
Bankai Abilities: In its Bankai form, Ashisogi Jizou becomes an immense sluglike creature with a stomach covered by a large number of blades. It also emits a potent and eventually fatal toxic vapor which is derived from Mayuri's blood.

Benihime (Crimson Princess)
Owner: Urahara Kisuke, former Captain of the 12th Division
Command Phrases: "Okiro!" ("Wake up!") and "Nake!" ("Sing!")
Abilities: Benihime's sealed form is that of a blade hidden in Kisuke's cane instead of a normal katana. Benihime's activated abilities haven't been really described in detail yet, but it seems to be able to shape and manipulate blood--Kisuke creates a barrier from his own blood to shield himself from an attack from Ichigo, and it appears he uses Benihime to do this.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Fujikujaku (Wisteria Peacock)
Owner: Ayasegawa Yumichika, 5th Seat of the 11th Division
Command Phrases: Unknown
Abilities: Fujikujaku's released form is a curved, scythelike weapon that can split into a fan of five blades. Yumichika pretends that this is his sword's only ability, concealing the fact that Fujikujaku is actually capable of draining spiritual energies from his opponents, which Yumichika can apparently use to heal his own injuries.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Gegetsuburi (Five-Form Head)
Owner: Oomaeda Marechiyo, Vice Captain of the 2nd Division
Command Phrases: "Buttsubuse!" ("Smash!")
Abilities: Gegetsuburi's rather unsubtle activated form is that of a big spiked ball on a chain. Ichigo kicks Oomaeda's ass before we can see if it does anything else.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Gonryoumaru (Stern Spirit)
Owner: Unnamed Vice Captain of the 1st Division
Command Phrases: "Ugate!" ("Pierce!")
Abilities: Gonryoumaru's activated form resembles a Western fencing blade (a saber, I think?). As with Gegetsuburi, Ichigo kicks its owner's ass before its abilities can be shown in any detail.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Haineko (Ash Cat)
Owner: Matsumoto Rangiku, Vice Captain of the 10th Division
Command Phrases: "Unare!" ("Growl!")
Abilities: Haineko's blade seems to transform into a powdery cloudlike form--probably ash, given the name. What it actually does in this form has yet to be shown.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Hoozukimaru (Ogre Lamp)
Owner: Madarame Ikkaku, 3rd Seat of the 11th Division
Command Phrases: "Nobiro!" ("Grow!") and "Sakero!" ("Split!")
Abilities: Hoozukimaru transforms from a katana into a spear. The spear, in turn, is capable of splitting into a three-sectioned weapon joined by lengths of chain.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Hyourinmaru (Ice Ring)
Owner: Hitsugaya Toushirou, Captain of the 10th Division
Command Phrases: "Souten ni zase!" ("Sit in the frozen sky!")
Abilities: Hyourinmaru's activated form resembles a normal katana, but it sprouts a length of chain from the hilt that Hitsugaya can use for entangling attacks. More importantly, this chain also seems to be used to direct the effects of Hyourinmaru's main ability: the power to create and shape huge volumes of ice and freezing water.
Bankai Name: Daiguren Hyourinmaru (Hyourinmaru of the Great Frozen Hell--much Buddhist term knowing love to pocketmofo)
Bankai Abilities: Unknown; Aizen defeats Hitsugaya before Hitsugaya can really do anything with his Bankai. The name refers to one of the eight cold Buddhist Hells, a places where the skin freezes so badly it rips and the flowing blood resembles red lotus flowers (the "guren" part contains the kanji for "crimson/deep red" and "lotus."

Itegumo (Frozen Cloud)
Owner: Kotetsu Isane, Vice Captain of the 4th Division
Command Phrases: "Hashire!" ("Run!")
Abilities: Much like the activated form of Fujikujaku, Itegumo's blade splits into a three-pronged form, sort of like a trident. But, as per Gegetsuburi and Gonryoumaru, Itegumo's owner is taken down too quickly for its abilities to be shown.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Katen Kyoukotsu (Flower Heaven Lunatic Bone)
Owner: Kyouraku Shunsui, Captain of the 8th Division
Command Phrases: "Hanakaze midarete, kashin naki. Tenpuu midarete, Tenma warau!" ("The flower wind is disturbed, the god of flowers weeps. The wind of Heaven is disturbed, Tenma laughs!" --thanks to pocketmofo)
Abilities: Katen Kyoukotsu is one of the two Zanpaku in Soul Society history which consists of two swords that are counted as a single weapon. In its activated form, Katen Kyoukotsu's blades become these big, elaborate sort of cleaver-looking things, but its actual abilities have yet to be shown.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Kyouka Suigetsu (Mirror Flower Water Moon)
Owner: Aizen Sousuke, Captain of the 5th Division and Total Bastard
Command Phrases: "Kudakero!" ("Shatter!")
Abilities: Aizen describes Kyouka Suigetu's Shikai ability as "complete hypnosis." Essentially, anyone who sees his sword's activation falls under its spell. Any time thereafter, Aizen can use this ability to create elaborate illusions that fool all five senses of anyone who has witnessed Kyouka Suigetu's activation in the past. This power has no effect on the blind. Also, as pocketmofo tells us, the name of the sword works out to a phrase (go go four-kanji compounds) that means "like a flower reflected in a mirror or the moon's image reflected on the water" and refers to something that can be seen but not grasped.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Minazuki (This name is untranslatable. Absolutely. If you want to take a crack at coming up with a coherent translation, the kanji in it are: mi [meat/flesh], na [water droplets/dew], zuki [suck blood/sound of a shoal of fish or flock of birds feeding]. Best of luck, and many thanks to the valiant efforts of rukia, lacewood, stanking, and xerosphere for helping me find what the last two kanji meant in the first place! Edit: the_cowch has suggested "Fleshdrinker." I like the sound of that.)
Owner: Unohana Retsu, Captain of the 4th Division
Command Phrases: Unknown
Abilities: Minazuki's Shikai form is this big freaky creature that looks like it was brought into being by taking a cyclops, an alien, a stingray, and a whale, and shoving them all in a blender. It can fly, and it can also carry things in its stomach. Injured people placed in Minazuki's stomach will heal faster.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Nejibana (Screw Flower)
Owner: Shiba Kaien, late Vice Captain of the 13th Division
Command Phrases: "Suiten sakamake!" ("Uncoil the sky and water!" - tentative translation)
Abilities: Unknown. Nejibana is destroyed by a Hollow before its activated form can even be shown.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Ryuujin Jakka (Flowing Blade Like Flame--thanks to lacewood for this)
Owner: Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni, Captain of the 1st Division and Captain-General of the Shinigami
Command Phrases: "Banshou issai kaijin to nase!" ("Turn all creation to ash!")
Abilities: Ryuujin Jakka is just plain unfair. In its activated form, its blade is engulfed in an aura of fire. Anything the blade passes over or touches is reduced to ashes--it's just that goddamn hot. When Yamamoto first fires the thing up, the mere act of waving it around a few times soon has the surrounding area completely consumed by flames.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown but probably scary

Senbonzakura (A Thousand Cherry Trees)
Owner: Kuchiki Byakuya, Captain of the 6th Division
Command Phrases: "Chire!" ("Scatter!")
Abilities: Senbonzakura's blade splits into a cloud of tiny blades that, due to the way they absorb and reflect light, resemble scattering sakura petals. They're quite a bit more dangerous than that, though, capable of shredding opponents they are directed at.
Bankai Name: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (A Thousand Cherry Trees - Scene of Crags)
Bankai Abilities: Senbonzakura's Bankai form is, in essence, its Shikai ability writ large; Byakuya drops his sword blade-down to the ground. It sinks into the ground as though it were falling into a pool of liquid, and then two rows of huge katana blades rise from the ground behind Byakuya. These then scatter into petal-blades as per Senbonzakura's normal ability, creating a veritable deluge of the things capable of levelling whole buildings. In this form, Byakuya can use a couple of special attacks: Senkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi and Senbonzakura Shuukei: Hakuteiken. The former, in which the "Senkei" part means "Massacre Scene," compresses the petals of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi into a large number of swords, increasing their ability to inflict damage. Shuukei: Hakuteiken means "Final Scene: White Emperor's Sword." This is Byakuya's final technique, as the name suggests, and arranges his Bankai's petals around him in a sort of winglike shape, allowing him to perform a single huge, overwhelming cutting attack with them.

Shinsou (Divine Spear)
Owner: Ichimaru Gin, Captain of the 3rd Division
Command Phrases: "Ikorose!" ("Shoot to death!")
Abilities: Shinsou's sealed form is that of a wakizashi--a short-bladed Japanese sword. When released, its blade extends at an extremely rapid rate, essentially "shooting" the point forward like a projectile.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Sougyo no Kotowari (Truth of Pisces--thanks again, pocketmofo!)
Owner: Ukitake Juushirou, Captain of the 13th Division
Command Phrases: "Nami kotogotoku, waga tate to nare. Ikazuchi kotogotoku, waga yaiba to nare!" ("All the waves, become my shield. All the thunder, become my blade!")
Abilities: Sougyo no Kotowari's sealed form is a single katana, but when activated, it is revealed as the other two swords, one weapon Zanpaku. Its activated form is that of two katana-like swords with a length of cord joining them at the hilt. Its abilities have yet to be shown.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Suzumebachi (Hornet)
Owner: Soi Fong, Captain of the 2nd Division
Command Phrases: "Jinteki shakusetsu" ("Sting all enemies to death"--thanks to pocketmofo yet again)
Abilities: Suzumebachi is an assassination weapon. In released form, it becomes a needlelike weapon worn on one of Soi Fong's fingers. When this weapon inflicts an injury on an enemy, a symbol resembling a butterfly appears on them. If Soi Fong strikes a point so marked a second time, the enemy dies. In the past, these symbols would fade over time, but Soi Fong has trained the ability to completion--they can now never be erased, unless Soi Fong herself wills it.
Bankai Name: Unknown
Bankai Abilities: Unknown

Suzumushi (Pure Insect)
Owner: Tousen Kaname
Command Phrases: "Nake!" ("Sing!"--uses a different kanji than the one used in Benihime's command phrase, but the meanings are similar)
Abilities: Suzumushi has been shown to have more than one ability in Shikai form. One is to emit sound waves that can knock targets unconscious; Tousen uses this ability to subdue Ishida after Ishida's fight with Mayuri. The other is an attack called "Suzumushi Nishiki: Benihikou," or "Pure Insect Second Style: Crimson Flying Locust." This attack generates a swarm of slender blades that rain down on Tousen's target.
Bankai Name: Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Koorogi (Pure Insect Final Style: Devil Cricket)
Bankai Abilities: Suzumushi's Bankai is generated from the ring attached to the sword's handguard. It undergoes a complex transformation that creates a huge barrier around a certain area. Within that barrier, anyone not in direct contact with Suzumushi is robbed of all sensory input, including supernatural senses, leaving them vulnerable to attack.

Tengen (Heaven's Punishment--corrected a bit by pocketmofo)
Owner: Komamura Sajin, Captain of the 7th Division
Command Phrases: Unknown
Abilities: It gets big sometimes. Tengen's ability is apparently to create a gigantic image of itself being swung by an equally gigantic hand--oh yeah, and producing a fittingly huge swath of destruction as a result.
Bankai Name: Kokujou Tengen Myouou (Black Cord Heaven's Punishment Bright King--that's going from memory, though, I haven't been able to track down my 148 raw. It's also a complete literal translation of all the kanji; not sure how to make it into more of a phrase.)
Bankai Abilities: It gets even bigger! Kokujou Tengen Myouou is simple, a big demon thing with a big sword. We never really got to see it fight, though, as the battle in which Komamura summoned it was interrupted. According to pocketmofo, who is a Golden God when it comes to these things, the "Kokujou" part refers to one of the levels of Buddhist Hell, in which thieves and murderers are bound up by black iron cords and then chopped at with cleavers. The "Myouou" part refers to a Buddhist teacher who uses force/anger/rage to guide others. Pretty appropriate, all in all.

Tobiume (Flying Plum)
Owner: Hinamori Momo, Vice Captain of the 5th Division
Command Phrases: "Hajike!" ("Snap!")
Abilities: Tobiume's released form is capable of generating fire. This can be released in the form of short-range explosive blasts or concentrated into fireballs and thrown.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Tsunzakigarasu (Splitting Crow)
Owner: Ikkanzaka Jiroubou, 4th Seat of the 7th Division
Command Phrases: "Habatakinasai!" ("Flap your wings!")
Abilities: Tsunzakigarasu's blade transforms into a number of two-bladed shuriken that swirl and dance around Jiroubou. Even if these are destroyed, more can be produced by "sheathing" the sword and drawing it again.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Wabisuke (Apology)
Owner: Kira Izuru, Vice Captain of the 3rd Division
Command Phrases: "Omote wo agero!" ("Show your face!")
Abilities: Wabisuke's released form is a hooklike weapon. Anything that Wabisuke strikes in its released form doubles in weight, and if it strikes the object again, the weight is doubled again. According to Izuru, the name "Wabisuke" itself refers to this ability; people afflicted with it tend to start to pitch forward, bringing their heads towards the ground as though they were bowing to him in apology.
Bankai Name: n/a
Bankai Abilities: n/a

Zabimaru (Serpent's Tail)
Owner: Abarai Renji, Vice Captain of the 6th Division
Command Phrases: "Hoero!" ("Howl!")
Abilities: Zabimaru transforms into a large blade divided into sections. When swung, it stretches out, becoming an enormous whip-like weapon.
Bankai Name: Hihiou Zabimaru (Baboon King Serpent's Tail)
Bankai Abilities: Hihiou Zabimaru's form is that of an enormous skeletal serpent with a wild mane and a demonic skull of a head, and its power is rather similar to that of Shikai-form Zabimaru: it lashes likes a whip. Of course, its destructive power is greatly increased, and it has the power to split at the joints to avoid attacks--the individual pieces are linked by Renji's aura, so he can reassemble them at will.

Zangetsu (Cutting Moon)
Owner: Kurosaki Ichigo, independent Shinigami
Command Phrases: Unknown (probably none)
Abilities: Zangetsu has no sealed form; it is always in its Shikai shape. Its ability is to take in Ichigo's spiritual power and use it to create an enormously powerful, long-range cutting attack called "Getsuga Tenshou," or "Lunar Fang that Pierces Heaven."
Bankai Name: Tensa Zangetsu (Heavenly Chain Cutting Moon)
Bankai Abilities: Taking a rather different philosophical tack than most Bankai forms, Tensa Zangetsu focuses on speed rather than brute offensive power. When activated, Zangetsu becomes an ordinary-sized katana with a black blade. Ichigo also gains the cool coat worn by Zangetsu's humanoid form. He is then able to move with all but unmatchable speed while still retaining a large amount of the sheer power of Zangetsu's Shikai form.

The Zanpaku Sword

The Zanpaku swords are the trademark weapons of the Shinigami. Capable of cutting spirit bodies, they are amongst the few weapons which can be used to combat Hollows. Each Shinigami carries a unique Zanpaku sword, and each Zanpaku sword is unique on more than one level: the swords are both reflections of a Shinigami's self and power, and sentient beings unto themselves. The sword's name is also the name of the living being that empowers the sword and lends its strength to the Shinigami who wields it. These beings can vary widely in appearance and have their own distinct personalities. They apparently dwell in their own "inner worlds," created within the spirits of the Shinigami who wield them.

Shinigami who are still in training--those who do not yet belong to any of the Thirteen Divisions--all wield generic Zanpaku swords called "Asauchi," or "Shallow Strike." Asauchi swords have no special powers, and it is not known whether or not there is a being or beings empowering them. This seems unlikely, given how all of these swords share the same name.

When a Shinigami graduates from the training academy, he gains his own unique weapon. The process by which this happens has not yet been shown. It seems reasonable to assume that Ichigo, who was trained independently and in an unusual manner, did not gain Zangetsu in a typical fashion. Then again, perhaps the process is similar for ordinary Shinigami--a test in combat that requires a prospective graduate to reach deep within and take hold of his or her own power in a way they never have before. At any rate, it is known that when a Shinigami obtains their own Zanpaku, they learn its name and become able to "activate" it. This activated ability is called the "Shikai," the first of two levels of activation. When a Zanpaku sword is changed into its Shikai form, what is actually being seen is the true form of the weapon.

Originally, I was under the impression that Zanpaku swords were "one sword, one power" sorts of things--that is to say, that activated form = the sword's ability and that was that. It's increasingly clear that this isn't actually the case. Rather, it seems that Zanpaku swords can have multiple abilities at either the Shikai or Bankai levels of activation. Given that Zanpaku swords are living things, my guess would be that they can be trained to develop new techniques much like a person.

Wielding a Zanpaku sword effectively is more than just a matter of swordsmanship. Since the swords themselves are alive, a Shinigami must obtain his or her sword's cooperation to truly maximize its performance. This can be done in a variety of ways, though it seems that the orthodox approach involves subjugating the sword; the Shinigami belonging to the Thirteen Divisions keep their swords sealed into the forms of ordinary katana and have strict rules about when and where they are allowed to release their true forms. Keeping a sword in its unsealed form all the time seems to be considered gauche, a sign of carelessness or inexperience. The Shinigami also use certain phrases when they activate their swords, which appear to be necessary to release the seals keeping the swords' powers bound. These are always phrased as commands, further emphasizing the "subjugation" aspect of Zanpaku control. Most swords have at least one, though some Shinigami use more than one to command their weapons. Shinigami who have honed their Zanpaku skills to the point of being able to use the Bankai forms of their weapons no longer need to use the phrases and can instead command their swords by force of will alone.

Another major exception to just about all of the aforementioned rules, 11th Division Captain Zaraki Kenpachi, somehow failed to learn his sword's name. He ignored its living embodiment and preferred to use it simply as a tool, relying only on his own power. He never developed the control to seal his power, and thus also breaks the rule/tradition of keeping a Zanpaku sword in a sealed form--his sword is always in its true form. Zaraki's immense personal strength not only made it possible for him to buck these rules, but also to rise to the rank of Captain. However, his neglect wasn't exactly good for the weapon, causing immense pain to its embodiment and damage to the sword itself. (It's also worth noting that, as shown in the flashback chapter "All About This Crumbling World," he had his sword before becoming a Shinigami.)

Most Shinigami, however, must truly master their Zanpaku swords--bend them fully to their wills--in order to reach Captain level. A Shinigami who attains this level can use the second level of activation, the Bankai. Bankai activation allows the sword's embodiment to manifest in the real world and fight directly. A Zanpaku in Bankai form is much, much more powerful and dangerous than it is in Shikai form.

One odd little thing about the workings of the Zanpaku swords that has yet to be explained is the matter of the ownership of Rukia's sword. When she imbued Ichigo with her Shinigami power, it appeared as though her sword was given to him as well, but he was unaware of its ability or name (or that Zanpaku swords even had names) and its embodiment never appeared to him. Furthermore, Rukia's sword was later destroyed during Ichigo's training, and its remains were reshaped into Ichigo's sword Zangetsu. Is it gone forever? Or will it return to Rukia when (if) she regains her Shinigami powers? If it doesn't return, is it possible for a Shinigami to obtain a new Zanpaku?

Of course, it's entirely possible that Kubotite wasn't thinking ahead about the nature of the Zanpaku swords and simply failed to leave room to account for the ideas he eventually came up with--in short, continuity error ahoy! Still, I hope this isn't the case. A counterargument to this might be the case of Tousen Kaname, Captain of the 9th Division, who also received his sword from another person--his unnamed female friend who became a Shinigami and died at the hands of her Shinigami husband. Suzumushi, the sword Tousen carries, was originally hers. Given that Tousen is a Captain and in full command of Suzumushi's powers, it does seem that a Zanpaku can be fully transferred over to another.

Bounts and Hollows

Bounts

The Bounts^[20] (バウント, baunto^?) are a group of humans with special abilities. They are the main antagonists during the series' anime-exclusive Bount and Bount Assault on Soul Society arcs. The Bounts live by consuming human souls, which potentially gives them everlasting youth; according to Kisuke Urahara, they have historically been known as vampires. Like Soul Reapers, they each have a unique weapon known as a doll, a familiar equivalent to the Soul Reaper zanpakutō. Like a zanpakutō, a doll is its creator's power given physical form. However, instead of taking the form of actual weapons like zanpakutō do, dolls are mostly self-sufficient creatures when released, although they tend to be used as weapons in various ways such as a large battleaxe or a snake, as a sword and whip. Their leader, Jin Kariya (狩矢 神, Kariya Jin^?), aims to consume living spirits and gain massive amounts of power. As the series progressed, however, he reveals that his plans are to invade Soul Society along with the remaining Bounts. However, they are defeated by the Soul Reapers with Kariya being killed by Ichigo Kurosaki. A use of the German language is an apparent theme among the Bount given that several of their dolls have names based on German words. IGN criticized the Bounts as being "lame bad guys," noting that the bittō (the Bounts’ mosquito-like creatures that collect souls) in particular were like "something straight out of a bad sci-fi movie," but admitted the Bounts were "decent plot devices" to develop the other characters

• Yoshino Sōma
• Ryou Udagawa
• Jin Kariya
• Hō dan Ban
• Koga Gou
• Cain
• Mabashi
• Sawatari
• Ugaki
• Yoshi

Hollows

Hollows are the class of spirit that most enemies in Bleach are a part of.^[9] They are formerly human spirits that were not sent to Soul Society in due time after death. This makes them lose their sense of being and gives them a craving for human souls. Their main characteristic is a white mask completely covering their face and a hole near their heart. Each hollow's mask has a design unique to that individual.^[22] Arrancar, a stronger form of hollow that have acquired humanoid form and some of the powers of Soul Reapers, become the primary antagonists later in the series. Besides having a human body, their masks are partially broken to reveal part of their face. Their holes are no longer restricted to being near their heart, and can be located anywhere on their body, including their head

Daftar karakter dalam seri Bleach

Keluarga Kurosaki

• Isshin Kurosaki (黒崎 一心 ,Kurosaki Isshin^?) (pengisi suara: Toshiyuki Morikawa)

Isshin adalah ayah Ichigo yang agak nyentrik, aneh, tapi bisa berubah menjadi sosok ayah yang bijaksana pada saat-saat tertentu. Setelah beberapa lama serial Bleach berjalan (kira-kira sampai pada episode 130 pada serial Anime-nya), Isshin diketahui adalah mantan Shinigami yang berkekuatan besar sehingga hampir melampaui mantan Kapten Divisi 12, Uruhara Kisuke.

• Ichigo Kurosaki (黒崎 一護 ,Kurosaki Ichigo^?)

• Karin Kurosaki (黒崎 夏梨 ,Kurosaki Karin^?) (pengisi suara: Rie Kugimiya)

Karin adalah anak perempuan dari Isshin yang sinis dan sarkastis. Dibandingkan adik kembarnya yang lemah-lembut, Karin, ia lebih berjiwa kepemimpinan. Karin adalah seorang pemain sepak bola yang handal, bahkan tendangannya mampu mengalahkan hollow lemah. Sikap karin yang terlihat keras hati adalah disebabkan karena kematian ibunya. Ia selalu merasa tidak mahir dalam pekerjaan rumah tangga seperti halnya Yuzu, dan ia berjanji takkan pernah menangis agar ia tidak membebani keluarganya dengan masalah pribadinya. Karin adalah seseorang yang sensibel, dan tidak akan pernah ragu menendang ayahnya di kepala sewaktu ayahnya sedang bersikap tidak masuk akal. Pada mulanya, ia tidak percaya bahwa arwah itu ada, walaupun ia bisa melihat arwah-arwah itu seperti halnya Ichigo. Walaupun demikian, ia rela menggunakan kemampuan khususnya ini untuk mendapatkan sedikit uang, contohnya dengan bergabung dalam Pahlawan Super Karakura pimpinan Don Kanonji sebagai Karakura Merah. Karin sebenarnya mengetahui bahwa Ichigo adalah seorang shinigami dan ingin mengetahui mengapa Ichigo harus berkorban sedemikian rupa. Dalam bahasa Jepang, kata "Karin" adalah homonim dari "buah kwinsi Jepang" (sejenis buah pir), yang cocok apabila dibandingkan dengan "Ichigo" yang merupakan homonim dari "buah arbei".

• Yuzu Kurosaki (黒崎 遊子 ,Kurosaki Yuzu^?) (pengisi suara: Tomoe Sakuragawa)

Yuzu adalah adik kembar tidak identik dari Karin (keduanya lahir pada tanggal 6 Mei), dan lebih lemah-lembut dibandingkan Karin yang keras. Ia juga lebih empatis dibandingkan Karin. Pekerjaan Yuzu adalah mengurus rumah tangga, seperti memasak dan merapikan ruang keluarga setiap hari. Ia juga memotong rambut Ichigo secara rutin. Yuzu senang bermain dengan Kon, walaupun ia tidak tahu bahwa Kon sebenarnya hidup. Ia sering mendandani Kon dengan pakaian perempuan, dan mengelem asesoris-asesoris ke tubuh Kon, yang membuat Kon seringkali merasa amat malu. Tidak seperti halnya Karin dan Ichigo, Yuzu hanya bisa melihat arwah secara samar-samar. Kedua adik kembar ini juga bekerja di klinik keluarga Kurosaki. Dalam Pahlawan Super Karakura, Yuzu adalah Karakura Kuning. Kata "Yuzu" berhomonim dengan "jeruk nipis Jepang".

• Masaki Kurosaki (黒崎 真咲 ,Kurosaki Masaki^?) [Sudah meninggal]

Masaki, lahir pada tanggal 9 Juni, dan meninggal tanggal 17 Juni, adalah ibu dari Ichigo, Yuzu, dan Karin. Ia meninggal sewaktu Ichigo masih kecil, dan kematiannya sangat mempengaruhi keluarga Kurosaki. Isshin memasang poster besar Masaki di dinding dan kadangkala berbicara dan menangis di depan poster itu dengan jenakanya. Pada mulanya, Ichigo mengira bahwa ibunya ini meninggal karena tertimpa reruntuhan, namun beberapa lama kemudian barulah ia menyadari bahwa hollow Grand Fisher-lah yang membunuh ibunya. Sebenarnya, Grand Fisher pada awalnya ingin membunuh Ichigo, namun ia jadi membunuh Masaki karena kesukaannya terhadap korban wanita. Isshin dan Ichigo menyalahkan diri mereka sendiri atas kematian Masaki. Karena kematiannya, kepribadian ketiga anaknya berubah drastis. Ichigo, yang tadinya penakut kini menjadi pemarah, Yuzu yang tadinya cengeng kini berubah menjadi ibu rumah tangga yang handal, dan Karin yang tadinya juga cengeng kini menjadi keras hati.

SMU Karakura

• Uryuu Ishida (石田 雨竜 ,Ishida Uryū^?) (pengisi suara: Noriaki Sugiyama / Takako Honda (young))
• Orihime Inoue (井上 織姫 ,Inoue Orihime^?) (pengisi suara: Yuki Matsuoka)
• Yasutora "Chad" Sado (茶渡 泰虎 ,Sado Yasutora^?) (pengisi suara: Hiroki Yasumoto)
• Tatsuki Arisawa (有沢 竜貴 ,Arisawa Tatsuki^?) (pengisi suara: Junko Noda)
• Keigo Asano (浅野 啓吾 ,Asano Keigo^?) (pengisi suara: Katsuyuki Konishi)
• Mizuiro Kojima (小島 水色 ,Kojima Mizuiro^?) (pengisi suara: Jun Fukuyama)

Walaupun wajahnya manis dan cara berbicaranya lembut, Mizuiro sebenarnya gemar wanita yang lebih tua. Seperti halnya karakter-karakter dalam anime, ia selalu berhasil mendapatkan wanita yang diinginkannya. Sewaktu bersama Keigo, ia seringkali minta izin untuk pergi lebih dulu untuk berkencan dengan seorang atau lebih dari seorang wanita (seringkali lebih dari seorang). Dalam bab ekstra pada volume 12 manga Bleach, ternyata diketahui bahwa sebelum SMP, Mizuiro tidak memiliki banyak teman. Ia juga amat jauh dengan ibunya, yang jarang berada di rumah. Belakangan ini, juga diketahui bahwa ternyata Mizuiro memiliki kesadaran spiritual penuh seperti halnya Tatsuki dan Keigo, dan iapun melihat Ichigo, Chad, dan Uryu pergi ke Hueco Mundo.

• Chizuru Honshou (本匠 千鶴 ,Honshō Chizuru^?)

Karakter yang satu ini mengaku bahwa dirinya lesbian, dan sepertinya bangga akan hal itu. Chizuru seringkali mengejar-ngejar Orihime Inoue, teman sekelasnya. Namun, Tatsuki selalu menghalanginya. Chizuru memiliki rambut merah, dan memakai kacamata berbingkai merah. Ia memanggil Orihime "hime", yang selain merupakan kependekan dari "Orihime", juga berarti "Puteri". Menurut Chizuru, Tatsuki juga sangat cantik, tapi karena Tatsuki terlalu tomboy, ia kurang cocok dengan seleranya yang lebih menyukai wanita feminin. Chizuru juga sering menggoda Kunieda, Mahana, dan Michiru dalam beberapa kesempatan. Ia menempati peringkat ke-31 di kelasnya dalam ulangan umum.

• Ryou Kunieda (国枝 鈴 ,Kunieda Ryō^?)

Ryou adalah perempuan dingin dan berkaca-mata (walaupun ia biasanya melepas kacamatanya sewaktu tidak diperlukan). Ia adalah siswi yang amat pandai (menempati peringkat ke-2 di sekolah), dan biasanya terlihat sedang belajar. Sebagai bintang olahraga lari di sekolah, ia bisa berlari sejaun 100 meter dalam waktu 12 detik persis.

• Michiru Ogawa (小川 みちる ,Ogawa Michiru^?)

Michiru seringkali terlihat bersama Ryo Kunieda, dan merupakan teman sekelas Ichigo yang berteman dengan anak-anak perempuan lainnya termasuk Orihime, Tatsuki, dan Chizuru. Ia biasanya hanya jadi pengikut teman-temannya saja dan bukannya menjadi pemimpin, dan menurutnya, Ichigo memiliki wajah yang menyeramkan.

• Mahana Natsui (夏井 真花 ,Natsui Mahana^?)

Mahana juga seringkali terlihat bersama Ryo Kuneida, dan juga merupakan teman sekelas Ichigo yang berteman dengan Orihime, Tatsuki, dan Chizuru. Walaupun jarang terlihat, ia adalah seseorang yang ramah dan agak bawel.

• Mizuho Asano (浅野 瑞穂 ,Asano Mizuho^?)

Mizuho adalah kakak perempuan Keigo yang agak menakutkan dan sulit diatur. Mizuho selalu menyuruh-nyuruh Keigo berbuat ini-itu, seperti membeli jus dari mesin penjual jus kaleng otomatis. Apabila ia terlambat, ia akan menendang Keigo di selangkangannya. Sewaktu Keigo membawa Ikkaku dan Yumichika masuk ke rumahnya, Mizuho menyambut mereka dengan senang hati. Walaupun ia mengatakan bahwa alasan mengapa ia menerima Ikkaku dan Yumichika dengan senang hati adalah karena ia ingin menjadi seorang "kakak yang baik", namun alasan sebenarnya ialah bahwa Mizuho suka dengan pria berambut gundul. Mizuho senang berbicara dengan nada seksi, dan seringkali memamerkan lekuk tubuhnya kepada lelaki-lelaki yang ia anggap tampan. Hal ini sering membuat Keigo malu.

• Reiichi Ooshima (大島 麗一 ,Ōshima Reiichi^?)

Reiichi adalah anak lelaki dengan rambut yang dicat oranye. Ia selalu menantang Ichigo karena merasa bahwa Ichigo mencuri gayanya. Walaupun ia mengaku bahwa ia kuat, namun suatu kali, ia langsung kalah telak ketika Chad (yang pada waktu itu sedang terluka) memukulnya dengan satu pukulan saja.

• Ichirou Nanbuken (南部 研一郎 ,Nanbuken Ichirō^?)

Ichiro adalah siswa yang menempati peringkat ke-4 nilai tertinggi di sekolah.

• Misato Ochi (越智 美諭 ,Ochi Misato^?)

Misato adalah wali kelas Ichigo. Ia adalah seseorang yang mudah bergaul, dan selalu percaya akan alasan-alasan yang diberikan oleh murid-muridnya (bahkan alasan konyol dan tidak masuk akal sekalipun, contohnya jatuh dari tangga, dan sebagainya). Ia bahkan tidak keberatan dengan Ichigo dan teman-temannya yang memiliki bakat spiritual tiba-tiba keluar dari kelas tanpa minta izin terlebih dahulu. Ia juga tampaknya tidak terlalu peduli bahwa murid-muridnya tidak terlalu menangkap isi pelajaran yang ia berikan. Sewaktu Ichigo kembali ke kelas setelah absen beberapa minggu, ia hanya menghukumnya dengan sangat ringan (dengan memukul pelan kepalanya dua kali menggunakan buku).

• Tetsuo Momohara (桃原テツオ ,Momohara Tetsuo^?)

Tetsuo adalah teman sekelas Ichigo yang mencoba untuk membujuk Ichigo masuk ke klub ekstrakurikuler Karate. Ia juga marah karena Ichigo tidak ingat siapa dirinya. Setelah Renji dan Byakuya membawa Rukia kembali ke Soul Society, Tetsuo duduk di bangku yang tadinya diduduki Rukia.

Toko Urahara

• Kisuke Urahara (浦原 喜助 ,Urahara Kisuke^?)
• Yoruichi Shihouin (四楓 院夜一 ,Shihōin Yoruichi^?) (pengisi suara: Satsuki Yukino^[4])
• Ururu Tsumugiya (紬屋 雨 ,Tsumugiya Ururu^?)

Ururu adalah anak perempuan berambut hitam yang sangat lembut dan penurut. Di toko Urahara, tugasnya adalah melakukan pekerjaan kasar, dan juga membantu Urahara sewaktu melatih Ichigo. Ururu adalah Karakura Merah Jambu dalam grup Pahlawan Super Karakura pimpinan Don Kanonji, dan senjatanya adalah meriam bercorong ganda. Sewaktu ia diserang oleh hollow atau sedang terluka, kelakuannya berubah menjadi seperti robot. Jinta juga mengatakan bahwa apabila berada di dekat makhluk spiritual seperti arrancar, reaksi Ururu sangat aneh. Pada saat seperti demikian, Ururu hanya bisa membedakan yang mana yang pada hakikatnya benar, dan yang mana yang pada hakikatnya salah tanpa menimbang-nimbang lebih jauh situasi sebenarnya. Contohnya, ia akan menganggap apapun sebagai "musuh" apabila "musuh" itu dapat membahayakan dirinya, dan menganggap bahwa semua musuh itu harus dibasmi.

Sifat Ururu yang sangat lembut itu sepertinya tidak sesuai dengan kemampuan bertarungnya yang walaupun belum pasti, namun lumayan tinggi (Urahara pernah mengatakan bahwa kemampuan bertarung Ururu adalah setingkat dengan "kebalikan shinigami"). Khususnya, kekuatan kaki Ururu jauh lebih kuat dari seharusnya, bahkan lebih kuat dibanding Kon sewaktu berada dalam tubuh Ichigo. Kemampuan bertarung Ururu terbukti pada saat ia memberikan arrancar Ilfort Grantz tendangan mematikan di kepala sewaktu arrancar tersebut bertarung dengan Renji Abarai. Bahkan, Ilfort Grantz harus mengeluarkan zanpakuto-nya setelah itu. Dalam versi anime, Ururu juga memberikan tendangan kuat kepada Baura, boneka ikan paus raksasa milik Sawatari.

• Jinta Hanakari (花刈 ジン太 ,Hanakari Jinta^?)

Jinta adalah anak laki-laki kecil berambut merah yang seharusnya bertugas mengerjakan pekerjaan kasar di toko Urahara, namun biasanya ia bermalas-malasan dan memaksa Ururu mengerjakan semua pekerjaannya. Ia bercita-cita ingin menjadi bintang bisbol, dan juga adalah Karakura Merah (posisi yang ia perjuangkan untuk mendapatkannya karena Karin Kurosaki juga ingin mendapatkan posisi sebagai Karakura Merah) dalam Pahlawan Super Karakura pimpinan Don Kanonji. Jinta tampaknya menyukai Yuzu Kurosaki, dan ia memanggil Yuzu dengan sebutan "sang dewi". Dalam bagian bonus pada episode anime Bleach, Jinta menunjukkan kesukaanya terhadap Yuzu dengan memberikan Yuzu diskon sewaktu Yuzu berbelanja di toko Urahara, dan sewaktu Yuzu memberikan jimat keberuntungan kepada Jinta, Jinta memperlakukan pemberian Yuzu itu sebagai benda yang amat sangat penting dan berharga (sebenarnya, jimat keberuntungan itu adalah tubuh boneka Kon yang diikat dengan tali). Seperti halnya anggota toko Urahara yang lainnya, Jinta kelihatan bijak dan dewasa sewaktu ia sedang serius. Walaupun ia sering mengganggu dan menggencet Ururu, sebenarnya Jinta menyayangi Ururu. Hal ini terlihat sewaktu ia membopong Ururu setelah Ururu dilukai oleh arrancar Ilfort Grantz. Seperti Ururu, Jinta memiliki kemampuan bertarung yang bisa dibandingkan dengan kekuatan shinigami, walaupun tidak se-ekstrim Ururu. Senjata utama Jinta adalah sebuah tessen (sejenis kipas besi) besar.

• Tessai Tsukabishi (握菱 テッサイ ,Tsukabishi Tessai^?)

Tessai adalah seorang lelaki bertubuh besar dan berotot, dan selalu mengenakan celemek. Pekerjaannya di toko Urahara tidak begitu jelas, tapi Tessai adalah asisten pribadi Urahara dalam urusan bisnis maupun urusan lainnya. Tessai memiliki keahlian menggunakan kido (seni iblis) dan hal ini terbukti pada saat ia menggunakan mantera pengikat tingkat ke-99, yang mungkin merupakan mantera yang paling sulit diantara mantera-mantera sejenisnya. Tessai juga memiliki kekuatan fisik yang besar, dan ini terlihat sewaktu ia mampu menghancurkan kepala sebuah hollow menggunakan satu pukulan telapak terbuka saja. Ia juga sangat bangga akan toko Urahara. Sewaktu Orihime memuji keindahan ruang bawah tanah toko Urahara, Tessai berterima kasih kepada Orihime sambil menangis terharu. Namun, sewaktu Soifon mengatakan bahwa toko Urahara sempit dan sumpek, Tessai langsung tersinggung, dan bahkan Urahara harus menahan dan menenangkannya. Tessai juga merupakan salah seorang dari sedikit orang yang menganggap masakan Orihime lezat (contoh lainnya adalah Rangiku Matsumoto). Tessai berusia lebih dari 200 tahun, terbukti pada saat ia mengatakan kepada Rukia bahwa mendengar kata "Quincy", ia jadi teringat saat 200 tahun yang lalu.

Quincy

• Uryuu Ishida (石田 雨竜 ,Ishida Uryū^?) (pengisi suara: Noriaki Sugiyama / Takako Honda (young))
• Ryuuken Ishida (石田 竜弦 ,Ishida Ryūken^?) (pengisi suara: Ken Narita^[5])
• Souken Ishida (石田 宗弦 ,Ishida Sōken^?) [Sudah meninggal] (pengisi suara: Eiji Maruyama^[6])

Guru dari Ryuken, anaknya, dan Uryu, cucunya. Soken (Lahir tanggal 22 Maret) adalah seorang lelaki tua baik hati yang dikagumi Uryu. Ia dibunuh oleh hollow yang secara sengaja dikirim oleh Mayuri Kurotsuchi untuk risetnya. Kematian Soken adalah alasan utama mengapa Uryu membenci kaum shinigami.

Mod Soul (Jiwa Modifikasi)

• Lirin (りりん ^?) (pengisi suara: Yumi Kakazu^[7])
• Kuroudo (蔵人 ,Kurōdo^?) (pengisi suara: Nobuo Tobita^[8])
• Noba (之芭 ,Noba^?) (pengisi suara: Tomokazu Sugita^[9])

Musim kedua: The Soulsociety

Setelah sekitar dua bulan,akhirnya dua pengejar dari Soul Society datang ke dunia manusia untuk membawa kembali Rukia, yang akan dieksekusi. Karena Rukia telah memberikan kekuatan Shinigaminya yang merupakan kejahatan kelas satu dan karena ia terlalu lama tinggal di dunia manusia.

Kedua pengejar adalah Renji Abarai-teman masa kecil Rukia- dan Byakuya Kuchiki, yang tak lain adalah kakak Rukia. Ishida yang pada saat itu keluar tidak sengaja melihat Rukia sedang dikejar oleh Byakuya dan Renji berusaha menolong Rukia akan tetapi oleh Byakuya dikalahkan dalam sekejap dan tak lama setelah itu ichigo datang untuk menolong Rukia dan saat ichigo hampir berhasil mengalahkan Renji, pedang Ichigo patah dan akhirnya Byakuya menghabisi Ichigo dan menghilangkan kekuatan shinigami nya dan Rukia pun meninggalkan Ichigo di tengah hujan. Ichigo yang tersadar akhirnya memutuskan untuk berlatih mengembalikan kekuatannya bersama Urahara di tempat rahasia di dalam toko. Inoue, Chad, dan Ishida pun juga ikut berlatih bersama Yoruichi. Tak lama setelah itu akhirnya mereka berangkat menuju soul society di dalam soul society mereka menghadapi berbagai musuh dan akhirnya Ichigo berhasil bertemu Rukia walau hanya sesaat. Pada saat Ichigo bertemu Rukia, Byakuya pun datang dan berusaha menghancurkan Ichigo, untung pada saat itu Yoruichi datang dan menolong Ichigo dan membawa Ichigo pergi untuk dilatih BAN KAI oleh Yoruichi.

Setelah Ichigo menyelamatkan Rukia dalam Soul Society:The Rescue,di animenya dilanjutkan dengan Bount saga, Vaizard dan Arrancar, sedangkan di manganya yang berupa cerita aslinya,langsung cerita tentang Vaizard dan Arrancar hingga sekarang sedang dilanjutkan dengan pertempuran yang akan dilanjutkan di kota Karakura (Karakura Chou)

Musim pertama: The Shinigami

Cerita ini dimulai dengan kehidupan seorang siswa SMA bernama Ichigo Kurosaki di Kota Karakura yang bisa melihat roh. Pada awalnya Ichigo hanya dapat melihat roh biasa dari orang yang sudah meninggal, namun hal itu berubah ketika suatu hari dia bertemu dengan seorang wanita berpakaian kimono hitam di kamarnya. Wanita tersebut merupakan Shinigami yang bernama Rukia Kuchiki. Kedatangannya disebabkan oleh kekuatan spiritual seekor Hollow, sebuah roh yang jahat. Hollow yang dimaksud tiba-tiba datang dan menyerang keluarga Ichigo karena merasakan kekuatan spiritual Ichigo yang besar. Ichigo kemudian terlibat dalam perkelahian dengan Hollow yang telah melukai keluarganya, walaupun Rukia yang seharusnya melawan Hollow tersebut sudah melarang Ichigo sebelumnya. Karena ketidakmampuan Ichigo untuk mengalahkan Hollow tersebut, akibatnya Rukia terluka parah ketika mencoba menolong Ichigo. Untuk mengalahkan Hollow itu hanya ada satu cara; yaitu dengan meminjamkan sebagian kekuatan Shinigami milik Rukia ke Ichigo. Sayangnya dalam proses tersebut terjadi ketidaksengajaan, Ichigo mengambil semua kekuatan spiritual Rukia dan membuatnya kehilangan kekuatan Shinigami. Akibatnya, Ichigo kemudian menjelma sebagai orang Shinigami dan mengalahkan Hollow tersebut.

Hari berikutnya, Rukia muncul di kelas Ichigo sebagai murid pindahan. Apalagi, kali ini Rukia terlihat seperti manusia biasa dan bisa dilihat oleh teman sekelasnya. Rukia memberitahu Ichigo bahwa kekuatan yang ajaib pada roh Ichigo-lah yang membuatnya mampu menyerap seluruh kekuatannya daripada hanya setengahnya, dan membuatnya harus berpidah ke dalam Gigai, tubuh manusia tiruan. Sementara menunggu kekuatan Shinigaminya pulih kembali, Rukia kemudian memutuskan untuk tinggal sementara di dunia manusia. Ichigo harus menggantikan pekerjaannya menjaga kota Karakura, melawan Hollow, dan membawa roh yang bergentayangan di dunia manusia menuju Soul Society.

Bleach (ブリーチ)

Bleach (ブリーチ, Burīchi?, diromanisasi-kan sebagai "BLEACH" di Jepang) adalah serial manga yang dikarang oleh Tite Kubo (久保 帯人 Kubo Taito), mangaka dari Zombie Powder. Serial Bleach mulai diterbitkan sejak tahun 2001, dan semenjak penerbitannya, serial ini sudah diadaptasi menjadi sebuah serial anime, dua buah OVA (Video Animasi Orisinil), satu film layar lebar, satu musikal rock, dan beberapa judul video game. Kompilasi manga (Tankōbon) Bleach sudah terjual sebanyak 39 juta kopi di Jepang. Manga ini diserialkan dalam mingguan Shonen Jump.

Bleach bercerita tentang Ichigo Kurosaki, seorang pelajar SMA yang memiliki kemampuan untuk melihat arwah, dan juga Rukia Kuchiki, seorang shinigami (dewa kematian) yang pada suatu hari bertemu dengan Ichigo sewaktu sedang memburu arwah jahat yang disebut hollow. Pada saat Rukia bertarung melawan hollow tersebut, ia terluka dan oleh sebab itu ia tidak memiliki jalan lain selain memindahkan kekuatan shinigami-nya kepada Ichigo. Sejak saat inilah petualangan Ichigo dan Rukia dimulai. Mereka berdua bertualang mencari dan melawan para hollow dan melaksanakan upacara penguburan arwah untuk para arwah gentayangan. Dengan upacara ini, para arwah gentayangan menerima pembersihan dan mereka dapat dikirim ke Soul Society (surga atau nirwana, yaitu akhirat dalam cerita ini). Bagian awal dari cerita ini difokuskan kepada karakter-karakter dan masa lalu mereka, dan bukan terfokus pada dunia pekerjaan shinigami. Seiring jalannya cerita, hal-hal seperti kehidupan shinigami di Soul Society mulai terungkap sedikit demi sedikit.

Manga Bleach pertama kali diterbitkan bulan Agustus 2001 dalam mingguan Shonen Jump terbitan Shueisha. Sampai tanggal 26 Mei 2007, sebanyak 276 bab sudah diterbitkan (rata-rata sekitar satu bab per minggu). Manga ini juga sudah dikompilasi kedalam 27 volume tankōbon, juga diterbitkan Shueisha. Volume pertama dari manga ini terjual lebih dari 1.250.000 kopi di Jepang. Pada tahun 2005, Bleach mendapatkan penghargaan prestisius Shogakukan Manga Award dalam kategori manga shōnen.

Serial anime Bleach ditayangkan setiap hari Rabu di stasiun televisi TV Tokyo dan juga stasiun-stasiun yang ter-afiliasi. Serial ini diproduseri oleh TV Tokyo, Dentsu, dan Studio Pierrot, dan disutradarai oleh Noriyuki Abe. Desainer karakternya adalah Masashi Kudō, dan komposer musiknya adalah Shiro Sagisu. Episode pertama Bleach ditayangkan pada tanggal 5 Oktober 2004. 63 episode pertama diadaptasi langsung dari manga-nya, sedangkan 46 episode berikutnya adalah produksi orisinil untuk anime-nya saja. Mulai dari episode 110, jalan cerita dalam serial anime-nya kembali ke jalan cerita dalam manga, walaupun ditambah dengan elemen-elemen dalam ke-46 episode sebelumnya. Sampai sekarang, belum ada rencana untuk mengakhiri produksi serial ini. Selain itu, dua buah OVA telah diproduksi, dan juga tiga buah film layar lebar yang berjudul Bleach: Memories of Nobody , Bleach:The DiamondDust Rebellion yang mulai dirilis di Jepang pada tanggal 16 Desember 2007 , dan BLEACH: Fade to Black - Kimi no na wo yobu yang baru saja ditayangkan 13 Desember 2008 yang lalu. Menurut jajak pendapat online yang diselenggarakan TV Asahi pada tahun 2006, Bleach menempati peringkat ke-7 anime ter-favorit di Jepang.

Di Amerika Serikat, manga Bleach diterbitkan oleh Viz Media, dan serial anime-nya ditayangkan di Cartoon Network. Sedangkan di Indonesia sendiri, manga-nya diterbitkan oleh m&c comics mulai bulan Oktober tahun 2007.