Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old teenager with an unwanted talent for seeing spirits.
It initially aired in Japan from October 2004 through February 2005 and in the US from September 2006 to January 2007. Main article: The Death Trilogy Overture: Death & The StrawberryĪlso known by its English adaptation title, "The Substitute" arc, the first Bleach story arc is twenty episodes in length and covers manga chapters 1 through 70. Special stand alone episodes created for Jump Festa Anime Tours of 20.Įpisode list Agent of the Shinigami arc (Episodes 1-20) Some scenes may be extended or omitted.Įpisode adapts some content from the manga, but largely focuses on expanding a backstory or flashback presented in the story.Įpisode is entirely original to the anime, to allow time for more manga chapters to be published before the anime catches up to it.