Bleach is about the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, a fifteen-year old who can see ghosts. It was first published in 2001, in Shueisha’s Weekly Shounen Jump. The first tankobon volume was released on January 5, 2002. Currently, 48 tankobon volumes have been released, as well as two supplementary volumes: Souls, detailing the events and characters relating to the Soul Society Arc, and Masked, relating to the events and characters in the Arrancar Arc.
A fifteen year old with the power to see spirits. He gains his Shinigami powers from Rukia Kuchiki, after requiring them to save his family, and becomes a Substitute Shinigami whilst she attempts to recover her powers. When Rukia is severely wounded defending Ichigo from the Hollow, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu 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. As the series progresses, Ichigo becomes stronger and stronger, gaining new powers and abilities along the way. He makes use of the Zanpakuto Zangetsu.
It is revealed that Rukia’s execution and Ichigo’s rescue attempt both had been manipulated by a high-ranking Soul Reaper, S?suke Aizen, who was previously believed to have been murdered, as part of a far-reaching plot to take control of the Soul Society. 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. Rukia is quite serious, although she is a very good actress, being able to fool many of Ichigo’s classmates. She’s also fond of rabbits. She makes use of the Zanpakuto Sode-no-Shirayuki.
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The original story concept was submitted to Weekly Sh?nen Jump shortly after the cancellation of Tite Kubo’s previous manga, Zombiepowder, but was rejected. 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 The distributing company Viz Media has been releasing the Bleach manga volumes in English in the United States. On August 5, 2008, the company released a hardcover “collector’s edition” of the first volume that came with a dust jacket, followed by a box set that was released on September 2, 2008, containing the first 21 volumes, a poster, and a booklet about the series.
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