When did Tite Kubo create Bleach?
Tite Kubo
His next series, "Bleach", about a high school student who becomes a "shinigami" and fights creatures known as Hollows, began running in the same magazine in 2001. Kubo initially expected the series' serialization to continue no longer than five years. The original story concept was submitted to "Weekly Shōnen Jump" shortly after the cancellation of "Zombiepowder", but was rejected. Akira Toriyama, creator of "Dragon Ball", saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo. "Bleach" ran for 15 years of serialization and reached over 686 chapters from 2001 to 2016. Additionally, an anime adaptation of the series was broadcast in TV Tokyo for 8 years from 2004 to 2012, spanning over 366 episodes. The manga was named a winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award for its category in 2004. Kubo and Makoto Matsubara have co-authored two novelizations of the "Bleach" series, which were published by Shueisha under their "Jump Books" label. The first was released in Japan on December 16, 2006, followed by a on December 22, 2007, a on December 13, 2008, and a on December 4, 2010. Kubo also appeared in the episode 112 of the Japanese radio program of "Bleach B-Station". In that program, Kubo was interviewed by Masakazu Morita, voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, the main character of "Bleach", and answered several questions from fans. On July 26, 2008, Kubo went to the United States for the first time and made an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
Bleach (Japanese band)
Mini-Albums
Bleach (season 1)
The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is Orange Range's single "Asterisk". The ending theme for the first thirteen episodes is "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu, while the remaining seven used "Thank You!!" by Home Made Kazoku.
Chu-Bura
Chu-Bura is the second EP by Japanese rock band Kelun. It was released on July 2, 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment. The single "Chu-Bura" served as the eighth opening theme song for the anime Bleach. It was also released with the "Bleach Best Tunes" CD and DVD compilation on December 17, 2008. "Boy's Don't Cry", the B-side, is the opening theme for the PlayStation Portable game, Bleach: Soul Carnival. A deluxe poster, featuring Jūshirō Ukitake, the 13th squad captain from Bleach, was given out as a promotional item with the first release.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya
Hitsugaya is featured in the 30 minute original video animation, "Sealed Sword Frenzy", in which he is part of the group of captains sent to the real world to seal away the escaped and notoriously dangerous shinigami criminal, Baishin. During their first encounter, he successfully fends off the criminal, though Baishin escapes. Hitsugaya is a common playable character in "Bleach"-related video game, including the and the Nintendo home consoles series. Special versions of the character such his "bankai" form is featured in some games such "", and Hitsugaya in a school costume are unlockable in other games such as "". He is also a playable character in the Nintendo DS game, "Jump Ultimate Stars". He also appears in two "Bleach Beat Collection" albums aside. The first one was a compilation album with Hinamori and Matsumoto. The second one was also a compilation album, this time with Ichigo. A Hitsugaya and Hyōrinmaru's album was also released as part of "Bleach Breathless Collection". He was initially portrayed by Takashi Nagayama in the "Bleach" rock musicals. Later, in "Shinsei Rock Musical Bleach Reprise", Nagayama was replaced by Yūya Kido, who also was substituted; Takuya Kawaharada took the role.
List of Bleach characters
IGN also added that while some fights were dragged for many chapters, they are easy to enjoy due to the abilities of the characters and the artwork from Kubo. In another review, comicbookbin said that "Bleach"'s characters tended to avoid the most obvious courses of action, giving the series an element of unpredictability. Tite Kubo has been praised by comicbookbin.com for creating a "dense multi-layered narrative housing a mob of characters". They remarked how each character from the series had two subplots making the reader hard to remember although that made them more complex. In a review from the volume 20, they noted how Kubo turned the fights into "martial arts and epic fantasy serial" comparing them with fights from famous movies like "The Matrix" and praised how well drawn they are. Anime News Network also added that the English voice acting of the characters is as good as the Japanese one, considering each of them very original.
List of Bleach characters
The characters from the series have received praise and criticism from several reviewers. Anime News Network noted them to be relatively stereotypical but with traits that make them look "special" noting the interactions they have as well as the large and variable cast of side characters. They were also praised for having energetic attitudes and distinctive ways of fighting. While they commented on Ichigo on being "almost a typical anti-hero", they mention that he is just a common person with a tragic past making him likeable to the fans. They also praised Tite Kubo's artwork to give them good clothes and the anime staff for improving them. Mania Entertainment agreed with praising the artwork of the manga and noted that the "characters have personalities and oddities all described in those designs". They have also praised the development of the characters remarking how Renji, before being defeated by Ichigo, he asks him to save Rukia, while during his first appearances he was more violent and was meant to arrest her. IGN agreed and mentioned that the large number of plot happening within each character make the series more than "example of shonen fighting manga". However, the reviewer commented that it is hard to take the series seriously when one of the main Arrancar is named Grimmjow Jeagerjacquez. Wizard Universe also praised Ichigo as the best hero of 2007 commenting that the only reason why he is not like every "shonen character" is that he only wants to save his friends, not because he tries to act as a hero.
Bleach (manga)
The labels "Bleach Beat Collections" and "Bleach Breathless Collections" are sets of CDs published by Sony Music featuring recordings by 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; 29 volumes all together were released.Aniplex introduced two "Bleach" concept albums. The first, "Bleach Concept Covers", was released on December 15, 2010, and the second one, "Bleach Concept Covers 2", was released on December 14, 2011.
Rukia Kuchiki
"Bleach" was first conceived from Tite Kubo's desire to draw a "shinigami" in a kimono, which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers. Because of this, Kuchiki was one of the first characters of the series to be created. Before deciding that every Soul Reaper had swords, Kubo thought that they all should use guns, while only Rukia used a scythe. However, this was changed as he created the Soul Reaper kimono. Kubo also mentioned that Rukia did not seem like a lead character, so he created Ichigo Kurosaki to be the series protagonist. Ichigo's initial design had black hair like Rukia; Kubo had to modify Ichigo's appearance to contrast with hers, giving Ichigo orange hair and a trademark scowl.
Bleach: Heat the Soul (series)
is the fifth installment in the "Heat the Soul" series based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach", released on May, 15th 2008 in Japan. Like previous installments it picks off where the other Heat The Soul left off, the story picks up from the entry of Hueco Mundo to the encounter between Grimmjow and Ichigo. New features include a "Tag Action" system and a new way for releasing zanpakutō. Transformations such as Bankai are now made when 2 bars of reiatsu is obtained and then pressing the L button, rather than selecting a character's Bankai form before a fight. There also seems to be 3 styles of tag action: offensive, defensive and technical. There is also a game mode called Tag Master, which lets you choose 2 characters to fight with in a series of fights. The system also includes specials which use the tagged partner's abilities.
D.Gray-man
When drawing the series, Hoshino entrusts her storyboards to her editor, which was initially complicated to her due to "D.Gray-man" being her first series. She faced difficulties with the initial weekly serialization of the manga resulted in multiple changes due to the how the storyboards changed across this period. Following Hoshino's change to a threemestral serialization, she uses digital from the storyboard stage. In bringing this style, she looked after manga author Tite Kubo, famous for writing "Bleach", who uses a similar style. This allowed her to make more details to her illustrations and made character's faces more unique.
Ichigo Kurosaki
Ichigo appears in each films for the series, including ""; ""; "" and "". He also appears in both of the original video animations; fighting against a Hollow called the Grand Fisher in the first one and combating the rogue Soul Reaper Baishin in the second. In the "Bleach" video games, Ichigo is a playable character, including the and series. In some games, his Hollow form and "Bankai" state are available as separate characters. In "Rock Musical Bleach", a musical based on the "Bleach" series, Ichigo is played by Tatsuya Isaka. His character is featured in two volumes from the "Bleach Beat Collection" CD soundtrack series which features themes composed by his Japanese voice actor, Masakazu Morita. These include the first of them, in which he is the only character and the fourth season's fourth volume along with Rukia. Ichigo also appears in the first volume of "Bleach Breathless Collection" CD soundtrack series together with the embodiment of his Quincy powers that posed as the Zanpakutō spirit Zangetsu.
Bleach (Japanese band Bleach album)
Bleach is a 2003 LP by Japanese group Bleach. It was the only CD of theirs to be released in the United States (under the name "Bleach03"). It showcases the band refining their sound, with more vocals being sung rather than shouted.
Bleach (season 4)
The fourth season of the "Bleach" anime series was directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Studio Pierrot. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, but instead of adapting Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga, it features an original, self-contained story arc. The twenty-eight episodes form the , which focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies.
Bleach (manga)
Deb Aoki from About.com considered the series as the Best Continuing Shōnen Manga of 2007, along with "Eyeshield 21", praising the "compelling stories, dazzling action sequences and great character development". She also placed the title on her list of "Top 10 Shōnen Manga Must-Reads". The artwork and the character designs received positive response by IGN's A.E. Sparrow. He also commented on the series' ability to handle multiple minor character plotlines at the same time, which he considered a point of appeal, in response to fans' claims about a "lack of a story" in "Bleach". 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 popular films. 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. Jason Thompson said he was no longer able to take "Bleach" seriously after it introduced villains Ulquiorra and Yammy in a scene precisely mirroring Vegeta and Nappa's arrival in "Dragon Ball Z", but acknowledged it was likely intended as a deliberate homage. He also said Kubo was able to avoid the worst artistic failings typical in series which indulge in superpowered combat, but that the battle scenes were still sometimes difficult to follow.
List of Bleach characters
Many individual "Bleach" characters and the series' character design work have been praised, though "Bleach"s constantly-expanding character roster has been a point of criticism in the press. The size of the cast has been explained by author Kubo as the result of his writing process, in which he first creates new figures, then writes their personalities and character arcs, and finally assembles these interactions into a new plot. The overall response to this technique is mixed, with some reviewers believing the resulting characters are still relatively stereotypical and often get little individual focus, while others have remarked that even secondary characters feel like protagonists of their own stories.
List of Bleach chapters (1–187)
"Bleach" was published in individual chapters by Shueisha in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine and was later collected in "tankōbon" (book) format. The first arc, going through volumes 1–8, was serialized between August 20, 2001, and February 3, 2003. The second arc, covering volumes 9–21, was released from February 10, 2003, to August 1, 2005. The first seven chapters were released in a "tankōbon" volume on January 5, 2002, while chapters 179–187 were collected into the 21st volume published on March 3, 2006. These 21 volumes were later compiled into six omnibus collections under the name "Resurrected Souls" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series. The first collection was released on August 22, 2011, and the last was published on January 23, 2012.
Bleach (manga)
Tite Kubo and Makoto Matsubara have co-authored three novelizations of the "Bleach" series, which were published by Shueisha under its "Shounen Jump Books" label. The first volume, "Bleach - Letters From The Other Side: The Death and The Strawberry", was published on December 15, 2004, and re-released as "Bleach - Letters From The Other Side: The Death and The Strawberry - New Edition" on November 4, 2009. The second, "Bleach: The Honey Dish Rhapsody", was published on November 30, 2006. The third, "Bleach: The Death Save The Strawberry", was published on September 4, 2012. Two novelizations of the "Bleach" series, have been co-authored by Narita Ryohgo. The first volume, "Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You", and the second, "Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You 2", were published on June 4, 2012.
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EPs
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Live albums
List of Bleach chapters (424–686)
"Bleach" was published in individual chapters by Shueisha in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine and was later collected in "tankōbon" (book) format. The "Lost Agent arc", going through volumes 49–54, was serialized between November 2010, and January 16, 2012. The following arc, covering volumes 55–74, was released from February 13, 2012, to August 22, 2016. Volume 49 was released on April 21, 2011, while the last volume was published on November 4, 2016.
Eino Kettunen
Eino Kettunen (May 13, 1894 - August 15, 1964) was a Finnish composer and lyricist. His most popular piece of work Ievan Polkka, was popularized when a website named leekspin.com was created, the website shows an endless flash animation loop(from the anime series Bleach) of a Orihime Inoue spinning a leek while singing the song.
Bleach (manga)
There are four animated feature films based on the "Bleach" series, all of which are directed by Noriyuki Abe, director of the "Bleach" anime series. The films were released annually each December starting in 2006, though none were released in 2009. Each movie features an original plotline along with original characters designed by Tite Kubo, which is contrary to the normal practice for anime-based films, as the original author usually has little creative involvement.
List of Bleach chapters (424–686)
The chapters 424–686 of the "Bleach" manga series, written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, comprise two story arcs: the and the . The plot follows the Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki who is in charge of slaying Hollows, evil spirits that attack people. In these chapters, Ichigo and his friends first face Xcution, a gang of Fullbringers—supernaturally aware humans whose leader Ginjo Kujo was his predecessor as a Soul Reaper. After that, they must fight an army of Quincies—humans who can fight Hollows—known as the Wandenreich.
Bleach (season 1)
The arc was released on five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the show. They were released in Japan from February 2, 2005 to June 1, 2005. Viz Media's release of the DVDs was made from November 5, 2007 to July 31, 2007. The first of these compilations, with art featuring the series main character Ichigo Kurosaki, was nominated at the American Anime Awards in 2007 for best DVD package design. A DVD collection box, containing all twenty episodes of the arc, was released by Viz Media on October 30, 2007. Manga Entertainment released two DVDs containing the first season in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2007 and March 3, 2008. A compilation of these two volumes was released on May 5, 2008.
List of Bleach volumes
Viz Media released digital forms of the first 16 volumes in English on June 17, 2011. As of October 2, 2018, all 74 digital volumes have been published. On September 21, 2012, Shueisha released 45 digital volumes in Japanese e-book stores. As of November 4, 2016, all 74 digital volumes have been released.
Bleach (manga)
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video and merchandising rights to the "Bleach" anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha, on March 15, 2006. Viz Media has later licensed its individual "Bleach" merchandising rights to several different companies.
List of Bleach video games
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Bleach (2018 film)
The film's score was written by composer Yutaka Yamada. The film also features songs by Alexandros, "Mosquito Bite" and "Milk". The soundtrack was distributed by Crown Tokuma Music Distribution in July 25, 2018.
After months of speculation from fans and critics, paired with months of silence from Warner Bros. Japan, a teaser trailer was released online on July 6, 2017, also revealing a poster for the movie in the process. On January 1, 2018, to hype the movie's release in Summer of 2018, to commemorate the beginning of the new year and to thank the support of the fans of the anime and movie project, a short message was shared via the movie's official Twitter account.
Dave Finocchio
Bleacher Report was founded in 2005 by David Finocchio, Alexander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz while they were working in Silicon Valley—four friends and sports fans who had been high school classmates at Menlo School in Atherton, California. They saw that sports was not entertaining enough for younger fans, and sports journalists were out of touch with the college demographic. Finocchio found that events such as the NFL draft, the NBA free-agency window and the NBA trade deadline were not fully covered by sports journalism at the time. Using Google Insights, Finocchio discovered the stories people were searching for to build a media company. He mined data based on search traffic to discover what people wanted to see about every sport and team on a daily basis. Rather than focus on individual site views, Finocchio and his team focused on scaling their audience and introduced hundreds of newsletters based on specific teams and leagues. The newsletters showed high engagement rates with over 70 percent open rates. The newsletters, sent three times a week, included relevant stories from both Bleacher Report and other sources. Eventually, the newsletters were converted into a mobile app. The content was later adapted to social platforms as well.
Bleach (Japanese band)
Bleach (known as Bleach03 in North America) was an all female thrashcore trio from Okinawa, Japan. On June 10, 2009, Bleach announced on their website that they have disbanded. Their final album, "Bleach Stone", was released on July 7, 2009. A "Best of" album was released in Japan on February 22, 2010, and came with a DVD video of their last show.
Bleach (TV series)
The popularity of the Bleach anime resulted in the series of rock musicals, jointly produced by Studio Pierrot and Nelke Planning. There have been five musicals 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 Space Zero Tokyo center in Shinjuku. The musicals are directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with a script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura and music composed by playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the anime 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.
Bleach (2018 film)
As Ichigo vigorously training for the confrontation catches the interest of his classmates Yasutora Sado and Orihime Inoue, he learns that Grand Fisher was the being who killed his mother Masaki when he was a child. While visiting Masaki's grave, Karin and Yuzu are attacked by Grand Fisher. Ichigo is able to free his sisters before taking Grand Fisher on in a highly destructive fight and defeating him with Uryū's support, only for the two to be ambushed and Uryū injured by Renji, who with Byakuya decided to renege on their deal. Though Ichigo manages to overpower Renji, Byakuya steps in and defeats Ichigo with overwhelming pace. Rukia intervenes, convincing Byakuya to spare Ichigo as she extracts her Reiryoku while parting ways with him. The next day, due to the Soul Society's influence, everyone in Karakura Town has forgotten Rukia and everyone thinks the damage to the town from the battle with Grand Fisher was caused by a tornado. However, Ichigo sees a note Rukia had left in his book and seemingly regains his memories.In 2008, Tite Kubo stated that he wished to make "Bleach" an experience that can be found only by reading manga, dismissing ideas of creating any live-action film adaptations of the series. When the film adaptation was announced, however, Kubo decided to be involved with its production to ensure its faithfulness to the manga and anime, so that both old and new fans may enjoy it. He also stated that his only concern was the color of Ichigo's hair, which in the manga and anime is a bright shade of orange. He said, "If that color is in the live-action movie, it'd be strange, so I wonder what they're going to do!" Regarding what fans could expect in the live-action adaptation, Sota Fukushi, who will portray Ichigo, stated that the film would feature "the monstrous Hollows, otherworldly Soul Society, and destructive Zanpakuto sword-fighting techniques".
Bleach (season 6)
The sixth season of the "Bleach" anime series is named the . In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as The Arrancar. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season's twenty-two episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. The episodes' plot centers on the burgeoning war between the Soul Reapers and the arrancar led by former Soul Reaper captain Sōsuke Aizen.
Bleach (manga)
Kubo has cited influences for elements of "Bleach" ranging from other manga series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributed his interest in drawing the supernatural 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", manga that Kubo enjoyed as a boy. The latter is based on Greek mythology and Kubo also considered it as a source for his focus on myths, monsters and the afterlife. The action style and storytelling found in "Bleach" are inspired by 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. "Bleach"s fight choreography is instead constructed with the aid of rock music, which the author listens to while imagining the fights in order to give him a sense of pacing for the panel cuts and change of angles through the scenes. Kubo prefers to draw realistic injuries in order to render the fight more impactful, by making the readers feel the pain the characters are feeling. "Bleach" fight scenes are often broken up with brief gags, which the author inserts when he grows bored during the illustration process.
List of Bleach chapters (188–423)
"Bleach" was published in individual chapters by Shueisha in "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine and was later collected in "tankōbon" (book) format. In addition to the main series chapters, some chapters are published with a negative chapter number; they are side stories and consist of events that precede the start of the series. The 188th chapter was published on August 8, 2005, while chapter 423 was released on October 11, 2010. The volumes that include the arc are 22 to 48; the former was published on May 2, 2006, and the latter was released on December 3, 2010.
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Bleach (season 12)
The episodes of the twelfth season of the "Bleach" anime series, released on DVD as the , aired from March to July 2009. They are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The 17-episode season is based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. The plot continues to show the fight between the Soul Reapers against Sōsuke Aizen's army of arrancars, with the former defending Karakura Town, and the latter planning to use Karakura Town to invade and destroy Soul Society. The season moves on to auto-conclusive stories beginning with episode 227.
Bleach (manga)
Composed and produced by Shirō Sagisu, numerous CD soundtracks have been released for the "Bleach" anime series and movies by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. "Bleach Original Soundtrack 1" was released on May 18, 2005, which contains 25 tracks, including the first opening and ending themes in their original television lengths. "Bleach Original Soundtrack 2" followed on August 2, 2006, with an additional 23 instrumental tracks. "Bleach Original Soundtrack 3" later followed on November 5, 2008, with 27 instrumental tracks. "Bleach Original Soundtrack 4" was released on December 16, 2009, with 30 instrumental tracks. For the 5th anniversary of the series, Aniplex released "Bleach 5th Anniversary Box" set which contains CD with rare and unreleased tracks. "Bleach: Memories of Nobody Original Soundtrack" was released with 25 tracks from the "" film. "Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Original Soundtrack" was also released for the "" film, with 29 tracks from the movie, followed by "Bleach: Fade to Black Original Soundtrack" for the "" film, with 29 tracks, followed by "Bleach: Hell Verse Original Soundtrack" for the "" film, with 21 tracks. Aniplex released "Bleach The Best" box set, which contains CD and DVD with 12 of the opening and ending themes from the series in their full length versions and few extras, later followed by "Bleach The Best Instrumental/Jam-set Groove", which contains eight instrumental tracks. The separated CD under the label, "Bleach The Best" which contains 12 tracks, was released in December 2008. The next release, "Bleach Best Tunes", contains 14 more opening and ending themes. "Bleach The Berry Best" box set, which contains CD with 13 tracks, bonus DVD and few extras, was released for the 10th anniversary of the series. On April 25, 2012, Aniplex released "Bleach Best Trax" box set, which include musical CD, bonus DVD with the complete opening and ending theme videos and few extras.
Bleach bypass
"Bleach bypass", as used in this context, was first used in Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Inagaki's 1943 film "Muhomatsu no issho or The Rickshaw Man". Kazuo Miyagawa, as Daiei Motion Picture Company's cameraman, invented bleach bypass for Inagaki's film, inspired by the color rendition in the 1956 release of "Moby-Dick", printed using dye-transfer Technicolor, and was achieved through the use of an additional black and white overlay. Actually, this is a throwback to pre-1944 Technicolor, which incorporated a silver-containing "blank receiver" with the silver image printed from the green separation negative, but at 50-percent density, upon which the color dyes were imprinted by utilizing "imbibition"; this concept may have been employed here, but at a different density. Despite this early foray into the technique, it remained overlooked for the most part until its use by Roger Deakins in "1984". The effect has subsequently become a regular development tool in labwork, and has remained in widespread usage ever since. Some notable practitioners include cinematographers Rodrigo Prieto, Remi Adefarasin, Darius Khondji, Dariusz Wolski, Walter Carvalho, Oliver Stapleton, Newton Thomas Sigel, Park Gok-ji, Shane Hurlbut, Steven Soderbergh (as "Peter Andrews"), Tom Stern, Vittorio Storaro, and Janusz Kamiński (notably on Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and "Minority Report").
Migi Mo Hidari Mo Shihai Suru Atama Wa Kyou Mo Niku O Kui Yodare
Migi Mo Hidari Mo Shihai Suru Atama Wa Kyou Mo Niku O Kui Yodare is a 2006 album by Japanese group Bleach. It showcases the band showing a more polished sound, with notable improvements on the guitar. It also features a bonus live DVD.
Bleach (season 12)
The season first aired from March 31, 2009 until July 21, 2009 on TV Tokyo in Japan. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime is licensed by Viz Media, and this season began airing on July 16, 2011. A total of four DVD volumes, each containing four episodes, have been released by Aniplex from January 27, 2010 to April 21, 2010.
Bleach (manga)
"Bleach" received the Shogakukan Manga Award for the "shōnen" demographic in 2005, and is among the best-selling manga in both Japan and the United States. Despite significant downturns in both the Japanese and English manga markets, "Bleach" had continued to perform well commercially, and it has sold more than 90million tankōbon copies in Japan alone. As of 2018, the series had over 120 million tankōbon volumes in print worldwide.
List of Bleach characters
is the main protagonist of the "Bleach" series. An orange-haired high school student, Ichigo becomes a "substitute Soul Reaper" after unintentionally absorbing most of Rukia Kuchiki's powers. His cynical nature at first makes him ill-disposed towards the duty, but, with the passage of time, he accepts and welcomes the strength his Soul Reaper powers give him. When creating the manga series, Kubo commented that Rukia Kuchiki, the first character he created, did not seem like a lead character, so he created Ichigo to be the series protagonist.
Bleach: Heat the Soul (series)
Bleach: Heat the Soul is a series of 3-D cel-shaded fighting games for the PSP based on the popular manga and anime series "Bleach" by Tite Kubo. Each installment is developed by Eighting and published by Konami. All installments have been released only in Japan.
List of Bleach characters
Zangetsu is voiced by Takayuki Sugō in the Japanese anime and by Richard Epcar in the English dub. Tensa Zangetsu is voiced by Showtaro Morikubo in the Japanese anime and by Keith Silverstein in the English version.
List of Bleach characters
He is voiced by Tetsu Inada in the Japanese anime and by Travis Willingham in the English dub.
Bleach (manga)
The musicals are directed by Takuya Hiramitsu, with script adaptation by Naoshi Okumura and music composed by playwright Shoichi Tama. The songs are completely original and not taken from the anime 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.
Rock Musical Bleach
The musical was first produced under the direction of Takuya Hiramitsu at Space Zero Hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo and opened officially on August 17, 2005. The script was adapted by Naoshi Okumura and music was originally produced by Shoichi Tama. The main role of Ichigo Kurosaki went to Tatsuya Isaka. The role of Rukia Kuchiki was played by Miki Satō. Rei Yoshii portrayed Orihime Inoue and Naofumi Yoshida played the role of Yasutora Sado. The show was performed until August 28, 2005.
Bleach (season 15)
The season aired from April to October 2011. Aniplex collected it in six DVD volumes between February 22 and July 25, 2012. The episodes of this season uses three pieces of theme music. The single opening theme is "BLUE" by ViViD. The first ending theme, by fumika is used from episode 317 to 329. The second ending theme, "Haruka Kanata" by UNLIMITS is used from episodes 330 to 342.
List of Hollows in Bleach
The creator of the series, Tite Kubo, used many Spanish motifs for the series' hollow-related elements. The fictional creatures have been praised by reviewers for the early hollows' strong emotional ties to their victims and the "interesting" concept of the arrancar; the visual appearance of the characters has also been commented on.
Bleach (season 1)
The is the first season of the "Bleach" anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, its title is translated as The Substitute. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series, spanning twenty episodes. The episodes' plot covers the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after becoming a Soul Reaper and assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Bleach (season 10)
The tenth season of the "Bleach" anime series, released on DVD as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The 16-episode season is based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. The episodes' plot continues to follow Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest of former Soul Reaper Captain Sōsuke Aizen's army, to rescue Orihime Inoue. Episodes 204 and 205 are centered on a soccer match developed by the Kasumiōji Soul Reapers who appeared in season 9.
List of Bleach volumes
The manga was first published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from August 20, 2001, to August 22, 2016. The 686 individual chapters were collected by Shueisha in a series of 74 "tankōbon" volumes between January 5, 2002, and November 4, 2016. 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. The total count of published "Bleach" chapters and the number on the highest-numbered chapter do not match. This is because, in addition to the positive numbered chapters, some chapters are published with a negative or fractional chapter number. These "negative" chapters are side stories that involve events that precede the main plot of the series.
Bleached (band)
Bleached are an American punk rock and pop punk band consisting of sisters Jennifer Clavin and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko. The band plays a style of punk rock, pop punk, garage punk, rock and roll, noise pop and indie rock. Bleached was established in Los Angeles, California in 2011. The group have released two studio albums, "Ride Your Heart" (2013) and "Welcome the Worms" (2016), both with Dead Oceans, and charting on the "Billboard" magazine charts.
Orihime Inoue
Along with Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime has the hardest face to draw according to Tite Kubo. Due to her importance in the manga, Kubo wanted more practice drawing her so that it would be easier to do so. When Kubo was asked to make a cover with a female character during Christmas, Kubo initially thought of using Rukia Kuchiki; However, he later changed to use Orihime as he thought she was more suitable for such a role. She becomes the true female lead for the rest of the "Bleach" franchise after the second anime season/manga arc, which was recognized when her character depth and importance raised drastically after she came back from the Soul Society and started to become a prominent plot device for Ichigo's character development and for the story itself, consequently Orihime was featured along with female leads from other "Weekly Shonen Jump" series on a special "Shonen Jump" cover. Stephanie Sheh, Orihime's English voice actress, found Orihime to be a "tricky" character as she noted a challenge to find a balance with her voice as although she sometimes seems ditzy, in other times she is very strong.
Bleach (season 4)
The season initially ran from January 17, 2006 to August 1, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the season began airing on May 18, 2008 on Adult Swim in the United States, and the last episode of the season aired on December 6, 2008. Seven DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between May 24, 2006 to December 20, 2006. Viz Media released the season on seventeen DVDs from May 12, 2009 to November 17, 2009. Each of them contain four episodes in both English and Japanese languages. Two DVD box sets collecting the entire season were released on November 3, 2009 and February 16, 2010. Manga Entertainment released the season in three DVDs for the United Kingdom from October 26, 2009 to June 7, 2010, while a box set was released on August 9, 2010.
Bleach (manga)
In the United Kingdom, "Bleach" premiered on Anime Central on September 13, 2007, with new episodes airing weekly. In 2013, the Sony Movie Channel began broadcasting Bleach as part of their 'Late Night Anime' block, which runs concurrently with the Animax pay-per-view service, and continues to do so. The English dubbed version of Bleach premiered on Animax Asia on December 18, 2009, with the first 52 episodes.
Bleach (season 7)
The season aired from July to December 2007. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime is licensed by Viz Media, and this arc began airing on July 11, 2009 and ended on September 26, 2009 on Adult Swim in the United States. Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between December 19, 2007 and April 23, 2008 in Japan. While Viz Media released a single DVD volume on September 21, 2010 featuring the season's first episodes, the entire season has only been released within others DVDs. Episodes 132 and 133 were also released in Viz's seventh English DVD box on December 21, 2010. Episodes 134–145 were released on March 22, 2011 as Viz's eighth compilation while the remaining ones were released on June 21, 2011. Manga Entertainment released the first volume from the season on September 26, 2011, while the second one is due to October 17, 2011. A collection of the two volumes was released on December 12, 2011.
Bleach (season 14)
The fourteenth season of the "Bleach" anime series is based on Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga series. It is known as the , is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The season continues the fight between the Soul Reapers and Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army as the former defends Karakura Town from the latter's invasion, while Ichigo and his group fight the arrancars in Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime Inoue.
Bleach (season 14)
The episodes uses six pieces of theme music: two opening themes and four closing themes. The first opening theme, "chAngE" by Miwa is used for episodes 266 to 291, while the second opening theme, by Sid is used from episode 292 to 316. The first ending theme, "Stay Beautiful" by Diggy-Mo is used for episodes 266 to 278, the second ending theme, "echoes" by Universe is used from episode 279 to 291, the third ending theme, "Last Moment" by SPYAIR is used from episode 292 to 303, and the fourth ending theme "Song For..." by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D is used from episode 304 to 316.
Incarnate (comics)
Evelyn Dubocq, Senior Director of Public Relations at Viz Media, the American publisher of the "Bleach" manga, was quoted as saying "We appreciate all our fans bringing this matter to our attention, and we are currently investigating this issue". Tite Kubo, the author of "Bleach", one of the manga specifically named, made two Twitter posts on the situation; first to comment on the number of people outside Japan commenting on the accusations and later to note that he is more interested by the fact that Gene Simmons's son is a comic creator than he is concerned any of his work was actually copied.
Bleach (manga)
"Bleach"s plotting process is focused around character design. When writing plotlines or having difficulties generating new material, Kubo begins by thinking of new characters, often "en masse", and rereading previous volumes of "Bleach". Kubo has said 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. 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 by Soul Reapers were inspired by ancient Japanese literature. Hollows and Arrancars use Spanish terms. Fullbringers use English vocabulary, with names referencing rock music, and finally, both Quincy and Bounts draw on the German language. This multilingual terminology, along with the variety in apparent character ethnicities, emphasizes the international nature of the "Bleach" settings.
Bleach (manga)
After the series ended in 2016, a series of novels were released by Shueisha. The first novel, "Bleach: WE DO knot ALWAYS LOVE YOU", is written by the writer of "Bleach: The Death Save The Strawberry" and was published on December 27, 2016. The second, "Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World", is a serialized novel written by the writer of "Bleach: Spirits Are Forever With You" series and is released bi-weekly from April 28, 2017. The first volume was released on August 4, 2017 and the second volume was published on November 2, 2018. The novel series ended with the release of the third volume on December 4, 2018.
Bleach (season 4)
The episodes use five pieces of theme music: two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening theme for the first eleven episodes is by High and Mighty Color; the rest of the episodes use "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Beat Crusaders. The first ending theme is by SunSet Swish, switching at episode 75 to "Hanabi" by Ikimonogakari and again at episode 87 to "Movin!!" by Takacha.
List of Bleach characters
Kubo has cited influences for elements of "Bleach" ranging from other manga series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributes his interest in drawing the supernatural and monsters to Shigeru Mizuki's "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" and "Bleach"'s focus on unique weaponry and battle scenes to Masami Kurumada's "Saint Seiya", both manga Kubo enjoyed as a boy. "Bleach" was first conceived from Kubo's desire to draw a "shinigami" in a kimono, which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers. Several characteristics from them such as the "kidō" spells and the "zanpakutō" swords are also based on Japanese literature. Rukia Kuchiki was the first character Kubo designed, but he did not see her as a lead character, so he created Ichigo Kurosaki to be the series protagonist. Other characters from the series also use different languages to describe their terminology; the powers from the Quincy are taken from German, while Hollows and Arrancar instead use Spanish terms; for the latter, Kubo believed that the language sounded "bewitching" and "mellow" and that felt appropriate for a species of ghost. The names of several Arrancar are based on famous architects and designers who inspired scenery appearing in "Bleach".
Paul Mullen
With Bleach Blood
Bleach (manga)
The "Bleach" anime series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo's Tuesday 6pm timeslot from October 5, 2004, to March 27, 2012, excluding holidays. The series was directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot.
Bleach (manga)
The first "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 author commentary. The second artbook, , was released on August 3, 2007. In addition to character guides and articles on other fictional aspects of the series, it compiles the various short comics, , that were published in "V Jump". The "omake"-style panels are similar to those included in the main series, but reveal more of the daily lives of characters. "Color Bleach+: Bleach Official Bootleg" was released in English by Viz Media on August 10, 2010. In December 2018, another artbook will be released, which will contain a massive 700 artworks from the series' 15 years tenure. It will be titled "Bleach JET".
Bleach (season 5)
The fifth season of the "Bleach" anime series is named the . In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as The Assault. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. Like the previous season, it does not adapt part of Tite Kubo's "Bleach" manga. Instead, it features a completely original, self-contained story arc focusing on the invasion of the Soul Society, the home of the Soul Reapers, by the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives.
Tiësto
In 1994, he began releasing material on Noculan Records' sub-labels Chemo and Coolman. During these years, he produced hardcore and gabber tracks under such aliases as Da Joker and DJ Limited. Tiësto was later discovered by the general manager of Rotterdam-based Basic Beat Recordings.
In late 1994, Tiësto signed to Basic Beat where he met Arny Bink, Tiësto released records on the sub-label Trashcan, founded by Arny, and later created the Guardian Angel sub-label with Arny in which they introduced the popular "Forbidden Paradise" series. From 1995-96 he released four extended plays on Bonzai Jumps and XTC, sub-labels of Lightning Records. In 1997, he joined his friend Yves Vandichel on his sub-label, DJ Yves, a division of the now defunct Human Resource label XSV Music. In the fall of 1997, Bink and Tiësto decided to leave Basic Beat and create their own parent label, Black Hole Recordings, Trashcan was discontinued and Guardian Angel continued releasing music until 2002. Through Black Hole, Tiësto released the "Magik" series and also created two major sub-labels; SongBird and In Trance We Trust. From 1998-99, he released music on Planetary Consciousness where he met A&R Hardy Heller and invited him to release some records on Black Hole.
Otokoichokusen
Otokoichokusen is the 2000 debut EP by the Japanese group Bleach. It showcased strong bass tracks and screamed vocals.
Bleach (season 6)
The season began airing on January 10, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo and ended on June 27, 2007. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime is licensed by Viz Media, and began airing on Adult Swim in the United States on April 18, 2009 and ended on July 11, 2009.
Bleach (TV series)
The soundtrack of "Bleach" was composed by Shirō Sagisu, released in 4 volumes and an anniversary box set. A series of character song albums, the "Bleach Beat Collection" albums, and best-of albums composed of the theme songs have also been released, all by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Bleach (TV series)
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. In 2012, Dan Mazeau was added as a screenwriter for the project, and Masi Oka joined as producer.
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report was founded in 2005 by David Finocchio, Alexander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz—four friends and sports fans who were high school classmates at Menlo School in Atherton, California. With the help of two more old friends, J. B. Long and Ryan Alberti, the company's nucleus took up residence in a Menlo Park office space, in the spring of 2007, for $650 a month.
Bleach: Memories of Nobody
Bleach: Memories of Nobody is the first animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series "Bleach". Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Masashi Sogo, the film was first released in Japanese theaters on December 16, 2006. The DVD was released in Japan on September 5, 2007. To promote the film, the opening and closing credits for episodes 106 through 109 of the "Bleach" anime use footage from the film. The film's theme music is by Aqua Timez. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States from June 11 to June 12, 2008, and in Canada on October 20, 2008 and was followed by the DVD release on October 14, 2008. The film aired on September 5, 2009 on Adult Swim. Animax Asia became the first to air the movie in Asia, as they confirmed the premiere to be on May 2. The Blu-ray was released on May 7, 2012 in the United Kingdom.
Zombiepowder.
The series was collected into four volumes, published in 2000 in Japan. "Zombiepowder." was licensed for English distribution by Viz Media in 2005, following the success of Tite Kubo's second manga series, "Bleach". The first English volume was released in the United States in September 2006, and the last was released in June 2007. A French-language edition began publication through Tonkam in 2013.
List of Bleach volumes
North American licensee Viz Media serialized the individual chapters in "Shonen Jump" from its November 2007 to April 2012 issues. The series moved to the digital anthology "Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha" in January 2012 and Viz Media published it digitally as Shueisha released new chapters in Japan. The first volume on English was released on April 19, 2004, and the latest volume–the 71th–was released on November 7, 2017. The company released a hardcover "collector's edition" of the first volume with a dust jacket on August 5, 2008, followed by a box set on September 2, 2008, containing the first 21 volumes, a poster, and a booklet about the series. A second box set was released on July 7, 2015, containing volumes 22–48, the "Bleach" pilot and a poster. A re-release of the series under the label of "3-in-1 Edition" started on June 7, 2011; as of February 6, 2018, twenty two volumes have been released.
Bleach (Japanese band)
Albums
Bleach (TV series)
All four feature films based on the "Bleach" series were directed by Noriyuki Abe, director of the "Bleach" anime series. Each movie features an original plotline along with original characters designed by Tite Kubo, which is contrary to the normal practice for anime-based films, as the original author usually has little creative involvement. "", was released in Japan on December 16, 2006 and had a limited release in American theaters in June 2008. The second film, "", was released to Japanese theaters on December 22, 2007. The third film, "", was released in Japan on December 13, 2008. The fourth movie, "", was released in Japan on December 4, 2010.
Bleach (1998 film)
Bleach is a 30-minute sci-fi thriller about memory-suppressing drugs. The short film, directed by Bill Platt, won the Directors Guild of America Student Film Award, as well as the gold medal in the narrative category of the 25th Annual Student Academy Awards. The film also played at the 1998 Sundance film festival.
Bleach (TV series)
The music of "Bleach" was composed by Shirō Sagisu. Sagisu's musical score for the television series was released in four CD sets. Four additional CDs were released for the music composed for the four "Bleach" animated films.
List of Bleach video games
There are several video games based on Tite Kubo's manga and anime series "Bleach". The titles consist mostly of side-scrolling fighters, but also include other genres such as strategy role-playing games and action role-playing games. Most of the games retell the plot of the manga, following Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends. Some games, however, have veered from the source material and incorporated original stories and characters. The games have been released on a variety of home and handheld consoles.
Bleach (manga)
A number of video games have been created featuring characters from the "Bleach" series, primarily though not exclusively fighting 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. Currently, the majority of the games have only been released in Japan, though Sega has localized the first three Nintendo DS games and the first Wii game for North America. So far, all dedicated "Bleach" games released for Sony's consoles have been developed and published by SCEI, whereas the games for Nintendo consoles are developed and published by Sega, and the Nintendo DS games are developed by Treasure Co. Ltd.. Two mobile games had also been released in 2014 and 2016 for the series, which are available for iOS and Android. In 2017, Line announced the release of a game exclusive for their communication app called "Bleach: Paradise Lost".
Tite Kubo
Kubo was born on June 26, 1977 in Hiroshima Prefecture, where his father worked as a town council member. In elementary school, he had already decided to become a manga artist, due to reading the manga "Saint Seiya". His first one-shot was "Ultra Unholy Hearted Machine", written for the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in 1996. He wrote his first manga "Zombiepowder", which was also published in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in 1999. It ran a short 27 chapters before being canceled in 2000. According to the author's commentary, Kubo was in a state of severe emotional trauma when he wrote it. Kubo later stated that he was not used to the magazine weekly serialization and used to pay more attention to his editor's comments rather than his own ideas.
Bleach (manga)
Two collectible card games (CCG) based on the "Bleach" series have been produced, one in the Japanese market and a different one in North America. "Bleach Soul Card Battle", produced by Bandai, was introduced in Japan in 2004. Twenty named sets were released for the series. After "Bleach Soul Card Battle", Bandai introduced three more series. "Bleach The Card Gum", which contains 14 sets, was released in early September 2007. The next series, "Bleach Clear Collection", which contains six sets, was released in July 2008. The last series, "Bleach Clear Soul Plate", which consists of three sets, was published in December 2009.
Bleach (2018 film)
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 80% approval rating based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. Justine Smith for "SciFiNow" gave it a positive review with a consensus that "While clearly made for a dedicated fanbase, unlike some more recent anime live-action adaptations, one of the greatest assets of Bleach is how cohesively it outlines its mythology for the uninitiated." Additionally, Mark Schilling reviewed the film for "The Japan Times" and gave it a 3 star rating. He concluded that the film faithfully follows the mythology of the source material for the dedicated fans, but also simplifies it for casual viewers to understand.
List of Bleach video games
The first game to be released based on the "Bleach" series was "", which debuted on March 24, 2005, and the latest releases are "", which was released in North America on August 2, 2011 and "Bleach: Bankai Batoru", a social network game which was released in Japan on April 14, 2014. There are 23 games bearing the ""Bleach"" name, not including the three crossover games—"Jump Super Stars", "Jump Ultimate Stars" and "J-Stars Victory VS"—which feature characters from numerous other "Weekly Shōnen Jump" anime and manga series. Most "Bleach" games have been released only in Japan, though Sega has localized the first Wii game and the first three Nintendo DS games for North America, Australia, and Europe. Reception toward the games has been mixed, ranging from "the best fighter" for "", to "(not) a bad first effort, but the competition is leaving this one in the dust" for "".
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
Tite Kubo, author from the "Bleach" manga, authored a one-shot based on Tōshirō, prior to the film's premier in order to promote it. He was also allowed to participate in the making of the film, to design the character of Kusaka. However, Kubo could not add Kusaka to his one-shot due to the fact the original concept came from the manga. In order to promote the second film of "Bleach", the trailer had the line "Execute Hitsugaya!". Kubo admitted that it was his own idea to make everybody be surprised, but he and Masakazu Morita, the voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, received a lot of letters from worried fans, causing Kubo to apologize in response.
Bleach (Nirvana album)
After the release of its debut single "Love Buzz" on Sub Pop in November 1988, Nirvana practiced for two to three weeks in preparation for recording a full-length album, even though Sub Pop had only requested an EP. The main sessions for "Bleach" took place at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle, with local producer Jack Endino.
Bleach (2018 film)
On February 5, 2018, it was revealed that the movie would premiere on July 20, 2018 in Japan. A teaser trailer was released on February 21, 2018 which was praised for its faithful adaptation of the series' first chapter. In April 2018, the first official trailer was released, which also revealed the film's theme song by Alexandros, titled "Mosquito Bite". In June 2018, Warner Bros. Japan released the final trailer for the film, which confirmed that the film's main antagonist is the Hollow Grand Fisher.
Toonami
On January 6, 2013, Toonami introduced a new blue color scheme, after using a similar scheme to introduce "Inuyasha" on November 3 of the previous year. New episodes of "Bleach" began on January 26. On February 16, "Soul Eater" began airing on Toonami, replacing "Samurai 7". During Momocon, new designs for both T.O.M and the Absolution were unveiled, along with the announcement that overall design of the block would be changed.
Bleach (manga)
"Bleach" was first conceived from Tite Kubo's desire to draw a Shinigami (Soul Reaper) in a kimono, which formed the basis for the design of the Soul Reapers in the series. At first, Kubo thought that the Soul Reapers should use guns, so the first title for the series was "Snipe" (as in "sniper"); however, this was changed with the inclusion of swords. After that, the series was meant to be named "Black" due to the color of the Soul Reapers' clothes, but Kubo thought the title was too generic. He later tried the name of "White," but came to like "Bleach" more for its association with the color white and that he did not find it too obvious. The original story concept was submitted to "Weekly Shōnen Jump" shortly after the cancellation of Kubo's previous manga, "Zombiepowder", but was at first rejected. Manga artist Akira Toriyama saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo. "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. 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 parentage.
List of Bleach episodes
The episodes of "Bleach" anime series are based on Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name. They are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot. The series follows the adventures of a teenager named Ichigo Kurosaki, who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Bleach (manga)
The fourth movie, "", was released in Japan on December 4, 2010. In the film, Ichigo is heading into the Gates of Hell, which is where souls and Hollows who had committed evil during their lives as humans are sent. Denizens of Hell, aware of the power of Ichigo's inner Hollow, desire to draw out that power and free themselves from Hell and so they lure Ichigo into the realm by kidnapping his sisters. Tite Kubo did oversee the production of the film. The dubbed version was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray by Viz Media on December 4, 2012.
Bleach (manga)
The chapters of the "Bleach" manga are written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. In Japan, they were published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from August 20, 2001, to August 22, 2016. The 698 individual chapters of "Bleach" were collected in 74 "tankōbon" volumes released between January 5, 2002, and November 4, 2016. Shueisha published the first 21 volumes compiled into six omnibus collections under the name "Resurrected Souls" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the "Bleach" series. The first collection was released on August 22, 2011; the last collection was published on January 23, 2012. On September 21, 2012, Shueisha released 45 digital volumes in Japanese e-book stores, concluding with the 74th on November 4, 2016. These digital editions have been re-released as a set of 10 volumes on April 26, 2013; the sixth was released on March 14, 2014.
Ichigo Kurosaki
Kubo said that Ichigo was created to replace Rukia as the protagonist of the series because he felt she wasn't suited for the role. His character has been well received among both readers and reviewers. Ichigo is often featured in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" character popularity polls. He was consistently ranked as the most popular character in "Bleach". The 2007 Japanese "Newtype" magazine polls ranked Ichigo as one of the top 100 most-loved anime characters. Reviewers of the series have praised his personality, though some consider him to be a stereotypical anti-hero. Merchandise based on Ichigo's likeness has been released, including toys, clothing and action figures. In the animated adaptations of "Bleach", Ichigo is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese. In the English adaptations, he is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch. In the live-action film, he is played by Sota Fukushi.
Bleach: The 3rd Phantom
This game features a spin-off storyline in the "Bleach" continuity written for this game by Tite Kubo himself. The story differs according to the chosen gender of the game. Two shinigami, Matsuri Kudo and her twin brother Fujimaru, obtain positions in the 5th Division under their adoptive father Seigen Suzunami. The two fend off an Arrancar named Arturo Plateado (debuted from the Wii game) who is bent on the destruction of Soul Society. After their 'final battle' with the strange Arrancar, the twins are suspended in time, until their reawakening in the present day. In the living world, Fujimaru (if the player chooses female it would be Matsuri instead of Fujimaru) meets Ichigo Kurosaki and a strange girl named Shiyo as well as many of the other characters of Bleach. It is here that they learn about the true intentions of their former 5th Division Vice Captain Aizen Sōsuke, as well as the passing of many of their dear friends and family. Acquaintances of Kaien Shiba, Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Rangiku Matsumoto, Gin Ichimaru, Momo Hinamori, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, and even Soifon, the twins are genuinely surprised to discover that all of these children now outrank them, and confronted with sadness upon discovery of the true extent of this lost time.
Tite Kubo
Both of Kubo's serialized works are shōnen manga with a heavy focus on action. His fight scenes are noted for swift cuts and dramatic angle changes between panels, as well as minimal inclusion of background art or splash pages. As a character designer, Kubo held to a distinctively angular and lanky style through "Zombiepowder" and the early portions of "Bleach", which filled out somewhat as "Bleach" continued. His designs often incorporate elements of body horror.
Bleach (TV series)
"The Bleach Beat Collections" is an ongoing set of CDs published by Sony Music featuring recordings by 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, twenty-one volumes followed across four named sets called "Sessions".