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| ja_kanji = ブリーチ
| ja_romaji = Burīchi
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| producer =
| writer = Masashi Sogo
| music = ]
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| licensee = {{English anime licensee
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| NA = ]
| UK = ]
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| first = October 5, 2004
| last = March 27, 2012<ref name="Bleach TV Anime Ending on March 27">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-23/bleach-tv-anime-ending-on-march-27|title= Bleach TV Anime Ending on March 27 |publisher=]}}</ref>
| episodes = 366
| episode_list = List of Bleach episodes
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{{nihongo|'''''Bleach'''''|ブリーチ|Burīchi}} is a Japanese anime series based on the ] by ]. ''Bleach'' follows the adventures of ] after he obtains the powers of a {{Nihongo|]|死神|Shinigami|literally, "]"}}—a death personification similar to the ]—from another Soul Reaper, ]. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. The anime adaptation includes original storylines not found in the manga; including repeated appearances and stories containing these original characters. ] produced the series from 2004 to 2012, consisting of 366 episodes. ] obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the ''Bleach'' anime on March 15, 2006. ] ] began airing ''Bleach'' in the United States on September 9, 2006. The series international release extends through dozens of countries in several languages including Spanish, French, German, Portugese and Tagalog.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Bleach characters}}

] is a teenager in Karakura Town who is gifted with the ability to see spirits and has his life changed by the sudden appearance of a girl named ]. Rukia is a Soul Reaper—one of many entrusted with the preservation of flow of souls between the World of the Living and the {{Nihongo|Soul Society|尸魂界 (ソウル·ソサエティ)|Sōru Sosaeti}} from where she originates from by fighting ], dangerous lost souls who consume other souls. When she is severely wounded defending Ichigo from a Hollow she is pursuing, Rukia transfers a part of her {{Nihongo|Spirit Pressure|霊圧|Reiatsu}} energy to enable Ichigo to fight in her stead as a substitute Soul Reaper while she is forced to remain in the World of Living until she can recover her strength. As some time passes, she and Ichigo meet a Quincy named ] who attends the latter's school, Rukia finds herself being taken by her Soul Reaper superiors back to the Soul Society and sentenced to death for the illegal act of transferring her powers into a human.

Ichigo resolves to rescue her with the aid of Uryū and several of his other spiritually aware classmates ] and ]. As Ichigo and friends break into Soul Society and fight to save Rukia, dissension occurs among the Soul Reaper captains over both the incident as well as Rukia's sentence and the death of a high-ranking Soul Reaper captain named ]. The conflict comes to a head with Aizen, having faked his own death, obtains an item called the Hōgyoku from Rukia leave for Hueco Mundo, the Hollow World, to enact his scheme by recruiting humanized Hollows called Arrancars to serve him.

An original storyline follows with Ichigo returning home and coming into a new conflict with a group of foes. The Bount, are a group of empowered humans that can live forever via absorbing souls and rebel against their Soul Society. With the help the modified souls Ririn, Kurōdo, and Noba help Ichigo and his friends detect and fight the Bount threat. Jin Kariya, leader of the Bount, invades Soul Society and obtains the power of a Jokai Crest, and plans on using it to detonate other Jokai Crests hidden underground all across the Soul Society in a chain reaction to destroy Soul Society. After a final battle, Ichigo defeats Kariya and saves Soul Society.

Ichigo obtains the power to control his Hollow form from a group known as the ], and invade Hueco Mundo to stop Aizen and defeat his elite Arrancar servants, the ]. Aizen's scheme involves creating Oken and use it to reach the Soul King and kill the Soul King. Aizen kidnaps Orihime, Ichigo and his friends pursue. However, through he lost a majority of his Espadas, Aizen reveals Orihime's abuction was a lure to cripple resistance from stopping him from turning the souls of Karakura's Town residents into an Oken.

In another anime original, the New Captain Shūsuke Amagai arc, follows the Kasumiōji Conspiracy in which Shūsuke Amagai engineers a plan that utilized the Kasumiōji Clan's Bakkōtō to get revenge on Yamamoto for killing his father. Ending in a duel with Amagai versus Ichigo, after the battle Amagai admits his shame for his actions and commits suicide.

The storyline returns to Hueco Mundo after Ichigo defeats Grimmjow and follows through a series of battles in which many of the ''Espada'' and Tosen are kill. Aizen reveals he absorbed the Hōgyoku and uses its power to transform and defeat the Soul Reaper captains. As Aizen enters Karakura Town after revealing that his tribulations were his doing, Ichigo undergoes intense training with his father ], revealed to be former Soul Reaper, and becomes an equal to Aizen. Eventually, the battle ends with Aizen defeated and imprisoned after being weakened by Ichigo's final attack. But the attack has a side effect with Ichigo eventually becoming a normal human. However, seventeen months later, Ichigo regains his Soul Reaper powers after encountering ], a group of humans possessing "Fullbring" powers like Chad who serve a former Substitute Soul Reaper named Kūgo Ginjō. Helping the Soul Society defeat Xcution, Ichigo then regains his title as the Substitute Soul Reaper.

==Voice cast==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Characters
!Japanese version
!English version
|-
|Ichigo Kurosaki
|]
|]
|-
|Rukia Kuchiki
|]
|]
|-
|Orihime Inoue
|]
|]
|-
|Uryu Ishida
|]
|]
|-
|Yasutora "Chad" Sado
|]
|]
|-
|Renji Abarai
|]
|]
|-
|Sosuke Aizen
|]
|]
|-
|Kisuke Urahara
|]
|] and ]
|-
|}

For the addition of minor characters, some of the voice actors played multiple roles. For the English version ] is the voice actor for Karin Kurosaki, Nanou Ise, Retsu Unohana, Lily Lilynette and the Arrancar Gingerback. ] is the voice actor for Soken Ishida and Sora Inoue as well as Baigon.

== Production ==
Noriyuki Abe was chosen was director of the anime and the script was done by Masashi Sogo.The animation and character designs were done by Masashi Kudo and supported by Satoshi Taniguchia nd a list of key animators including Hiroki Abe, Makoto Ito, Masami Tanaka, Natsuko Suzuki, Rie Hirakawa, Yuki Nakashima. The music of Bleach was done by Shiro Sagisu.


During the production and broadcast of the first 167 episodes the screen size was in 4:3; episodes 168 through 366 were made and broadcasted in 16:9 wide screen. In a 2009 interview, Tite Kubo and Masashi Kudo discussed the upcoming Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale with Kubo wishing that he could draw the events into the manga. Kubo also revealed that his art style varies in the production of the work and only became cemented after the airring of the anime. Kubo has made art style changes, stopping drawing hair form behind the ears, after noticing Kudo's work.<ref>Akamaru Jump Interview, Golden Week 2009</ref>

=== Music ===
The opening and ending themes for the show take from a diverse group of bands including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], miwa, SID, ViViD, Rie Fu, HOME MADE KAZOKU, Younha, Skoop on Somebody, SunSet Swish, Ikimono-gakari, Takacha, JUNE, ], Ore Ska Band, chatmonchy, ], Real Street Project, MIE&AILA, pe'zmoku, Stereopony, Tsuji Shion, Sambomaster, ], DIGGY-MO', universe, SPYAIR, ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D, fumika, UNLIMITS and aimer. Aqua Timez in particular was used for numerous theme songs throughout the course of the production.

== Episodes ==
{{main|List of Bleach episodes}}
Bleach is divided into sixteen seasons that includes numerous original plot lines.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season and name!! Episodes !! Anime original
|-
| ] || 20 || No
|-
| ] || 21 || No
|-
| ] || 22 || No
|-
| ] || 28 || Yes
|-
| ] || 18 || Yes
|-
| ]|| 22 || No
|-
| ] || 20 || No
|-
| ] || 16 || No
|-
| ] || 22 || Yes
|-
| ] || 16 || No
|-
| ] || 7 || Yes
|-
| ] || 17 || No
|-
| ] || 36 || Yes
|-
| ] || 51 || No
|-
| ] || 26 || No
|-
| ] || 24 || No
|}

== Release ==
The ''Bleach'' ] series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo's Tuesday 6pm timeslot from October 5, 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/archive.html |title=List of Bleach episode titles (1-13) |publisher=] |language=Japanese |accessdate=January 28, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090306142417/www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/bleach/archive.html |archivedate=March 6, 2009 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> to March 27, 2012,<ref name="Bleach TV Anime Ending on March 27"/> excluding holidays. The series was directed by ] and produced by ], ], and ].<ref name="staff">{{cite web|url=http://pierrot.jp/title/bleach/staff.html|title=ぴえろ BLEACH =ブリーチ=|publisher=]|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 7, 2009}}</ref>

] obtained the foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the ''Bleach'' anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and ] on March 15, 2006.<ref name="Viz license">{{Cite press release |url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2006/03_bleach.php |title=Viz Media named master licensor for hit Japanese action manga Shōnen Jump's Bleach |publisher=Viz Media |accessdate=April 1, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070504033042/www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2006/03_bleach.php |archivedate=May 4, 2007 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Viz Media has later licensed its individual ''Bleach'' merchandising rights to several different companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-11-02/viz-announces-bleach-merchandise-licenses|title=Viz Announces Bleach Merchandise Licenses|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=March 24, 2007}}</ref>

The adaptation of the ''Bleach'' anime premiered on Canada's ] channel in the ] programming block on September 8, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} ] ] began airing ''Bleach'' in the United States the following evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-30/adult-swim-picks-up-bleach|title= Swim Picks up Bleach|date=March 30, 2006|publisher=]|accessdate=April 12, 2009}}</ref> Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 13, 2007 after airing the first 52 episodes of the series.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} It was replaced with another Viz Media series, '']'', to provide Studiopolis more time to dub additional episodes of ''Bleach''. The series began airing again on March 2, 2008,<ref name="ANNNews">{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-28/adult-swim-to-run-52-more-episodes-of-bleach |title=Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach |work=Anime News Network |date=January 28, 2008 |accessdate=December 11, 2011}} {{Query web archive |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-28/adult-swim-to-run-52-more-episodes-of-bleach }}</ref> but went back on hiatus on November 21, 2009, after the airing of its 167th episode. Adult Swim is now airing new episodes at 12am on Saturday in their animated programing block ].

In the United Kingdom, ''Bleach'' premiered on ] on September 13, 2007, with new episodes airing weekly.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} The English dubbed version of Bleach premiered on ] on 18 December 2009 with the first 52 episodes and season 2 premiered on 18 March 2011 this time with the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.

As of January 2012, 76 DVD compilations have been released by Aniplex in Japan.<ref name="series10title">{{cite web|url=http://www.aniplex.co.jp/bleach/dvd/dvd14.html|publisher=]|title=''Bleach'': Season 14 DVDs Arrancar: Downfall|accessdate=2012-01-27|language=Japanese}}</ref> Viz Media has released 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime,<ref name="VizDVD1">{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6112|title=Bleach, Vol. 1 (DVD)|publisher=]|accessdate=January 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name="VizDVD20">{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8384|title=Bleach, Vol. 20 (DVD)|publisher=]|accessdate=July 11, 2009}}</ref> along with seven season boxsets that contain the first seven seasons of the anime.<ref name="SeasonBox1">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015XHQUS/ |title=Bleach Uncut Season 1 Box Set (Standard Edition)|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref><ref name="SeasonBox2">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ASQ9MY/ |title=Bleach Uncut Season 2 Box Set|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref><ref name="SeasonBox3">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001Y7CW0O/ |title=Bleach Uncut Season 3 Box Set: The Rescue|publisher=]|accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref> On July 29, 2009, Aniplex released a "TV Animation Bleach 5th Anniversary Box" that includes 15 DVDs and three bonus discs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ANZB-3901|title=TV Animation Bleach 5th Anniversary Box Limited Release|publisher=CD Japan|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref> Episode 366, which aired March 27, 2012 was the last episode of ''Bleach'' to air on TV Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bleach TV Anime Ending on March 27|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-23/bleach-tv-anime-ending-on-march-27|publisher=animenewsnetwork.com|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How to Watch Bleach Without Filler|url=http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=266473|publisher=animenewsnetwork.com|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bleach to go on a 5-week hiatus to prepare for "Final Battle"|url=http://sgcafe.com/2013/07/bleach-5-week-hiatus-prepare-final-battle/|publisher=sgcafe.com|accessdate=18 July 2013}}</ref>

=== International releases ===
The Spanish dub of the anime is done in two different versions, one in Mexico for transmission in the rest of Latin America and one in Spain. The dubbing in Spain is made ​​in the studies ], and by Sound Art in Mexico. Broadcasting in Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia is done by Buzz. Broadcasting and Brazil and Latin America is done by ].

In Russia, the anime is distributed by "Mega-anime" (Мега-Аниме), which announced the acquisition of licenses October 12, 2007.<ref name="mega-anime">{{cite web|url=http://www.mega-anime.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=383&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=70#p8039|title=Форум Mega-Anime|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-04-26|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61DG8GCEK|archivedate=2011-08-26}}</ref> Production was planned to begin in in the autumn of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mega-anime.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=383&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=70#p8039 | title=Bleach (Official forum discussion from Mega Anime) | publisher=Mega Anime | accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> The broadcast first airing was on December 21, 2010 on 2x2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2x2tv.ru/serial/bleach|title=Блич|publisher=]|accessdate=2010-12-21|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61DGMiIbL|archivedate=2011-08-26}}</ref> In Singapore, ] is the licensor of Bleach.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-03/singapore-anime-licensor-pursues-illegal-downloaders | title=Singapore Anime Licensor Pursues Illegal Downloaders | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The anime has been featured various times in the top ten from the Japanese TV Ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16–22|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-27/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-16-22|publisher=] |date=April 27, 2007 |accessdate=July 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 25-May 1|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-03/japanese-anime-dvd-ranking-april-25-may-1|publisher=] |date=May 3, 2007 |accessdate=July 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-20/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-june-20-july-17 | title=Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 20–July 17 (2007) | publisher=Anime News Network | date=20 July 2007 | accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> DVDs have also had good sales having commonly appeared in the Japanese DVD Ranking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 27–March 4|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-06/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-february-27-march-4|publisher=] |date=March 6, 2008 |accessdate=July 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 25-May 1|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-03/japanese-anime-dvd-ranking-april-25-may-1|publisher=] |date=May 3, 2007 |accessdate=July 23, 2009}}</ref> The anime was nominated in the 2007 America Anime Awards in the fields of "best manga", "best actor", "best DVD package design", and "best theme", but failed to win any awards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10043.html|title= Finalists for the American Anime Awards|publisher= icv2.com |date= February 8, 2007 |accessdate= May 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10138.html |title= American Anime Award Winners|publisher= icv2.com |date= February 26, 2007 |accessdate= February 13, 2008}}</ref> In a 2006 Internet poll by ], ''Bleach'' was ranked as Japan's seventh-favorite anime program.<ref name="Asashi 2006"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japan's-favorite-tv-anime |title=Japan's Favorite TV Anime |publisher=] |date=October 13, 2006 |accessdate=December 14, 2006 }}</ref> The previous year, it was ranked as the twenty-seventh favorite program.<ref>{{cite web |work=Anime News Network |title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2 |date=September 23, 2005 |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2 |accessdate=January 18, 2007 }}</ref> During February 2009, ''Bleach'' ranked as the 9th most viewed animated show from Hulu.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Anime News Network |title=Naruto was #20 Show on Hulu, #1 on Joost in February|date=September 23, 2005 |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-27/naruto-was-no.20-show-on-hulu-no.1-on-joost-in-february|accessdate=July 23, 2009}}</ref>

]'s Carlos Santos praised the anime adaptation, describing it as "...one incredibly entertaining anime that will grab you and refuse to let go."<ref name="ANNReview">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/bleach |title=Bleach Review |first=Carlo |last=Santos |publisher=] |date=August 21, 2005 |accessdate=December 14, 2008}}</ref> ''Animefringe''{{'}}s Maria Lin liked the varied and distinct characters, and how well they handle the responsibilities increasing powers give them. She also complimented the series for its attention to details, well paced script, and balance of seriousness and comedy. In summary, she notes "Bleach the anime deserves its popularity. It has something for everyone: the supernatural, comedy, action and a little bit of romance, all tied together with excellent animation and a very enthusiastic sounding bunch of voice actors."<ref name="animefringe">{{cite journal |url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/04/feature/02.php |title=Ghostbusters with Class |journal=Animefringe |month=April |year=2005 |last=Lin |first=Maria |volume=2005 |issue=4 |page=4|accessdate=December 13, 2008 |issn=1705-3692}}</ref> Adam Arseneau of DVD Verdict, felt Bleach was a "show that only gets better with age" and was "surprisingly well-rounded and appealing" with well-developed characters and pacing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bleachvol5.php |title=Bleach: Volume 5 |date=September 4, 2007 |publisher=DVD Verdict |last=Arseneau |first=Adam |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> Active Anime's Holly Ellingwood praising the anime for perfectly capturing "the excitement, the caustic humour and supernatural intrigue" of the original manga.<ref name="activeanime2">{{Cite web |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/01/23/bleach-vol-2-advance-review/ <!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/140/57/ --> |title=Bleach (Vol. 2) (Advance Review) |date=January 23, 2007 |first=Holly |last=Ellingwood |work=Active Anime |accessdate=December 13, 2008 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/01/23/bleach-vol-2-advance-review/ }}</ref> She felt that the series "does a wonderful job of building on its continuity to provide increasingly tense and layered episodes involving not only Ichigo and Rukia, but the secondary characters as well".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/07/13/bleach-vol-5-advance-review/ <!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1287/57/ --> |title=Bleach (Vol. 5) (Advance Review) |first=Holly |last=Ellingwood |date=July 12, 2007 |work=Active Anime |accessdate=December 13, 2008}} {{Query web archive |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/07/13/bleach-vol-5-advance-review/ }}</ref> She also praised the series for its striking visual effects, intriguing plot and its "brilliant blend of action, off the wall comedy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/03/15/bleach-vol-3-advance-review/ <!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/475/57/ --> |title=Bleach (Vol. 3) (Advance Review) |date=March 15, 2007 |first=Holly |last=Ellingwood |work=Active Anime |accessdate=December 13, 2008 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/03/15/bleach-vol-3-advance-review/ }}</ref><ref name="DVD Box Set">{{Cite web |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/10/08/bleach-season-one-dvd-box-set-advance-review/ <!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1880/57/ --> |title=Bleach Season One DVD Box Set (Advance Review) |first=Holly |last=Ellingwood |date=October 8, 2007 |work=Active Anime |accessdate=December 13, 2008 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/10/08/bleach-season-one-dvd-box-set-advance-review/ }}</ref> In reviewing the series for ], Don Houston felt the characters surpassed the usual shōnen anime stereotypes and liked "the mixture of darker material with the comedic".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25786/bleach-the-substitute/ |title=Bleach: The Substitute |date=November 28, 2006 |publisher=DVD Talk |last=Houston |first=Don |accessdate=December 11, 2008}}</ref> Another Fellow reviewer John Sinnott felt series starts out as a boring "monster-of-the-week program" that becomes more epic as the stories build and the characters are fleshed out.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31468/bleach-season-one-box-set/ |title=Bleach&nbsp;— Season One Box Set |date=October 30, 2007 |publisher=DVD Talk |last=Sinnott |first=John |accessdate=December 11, 2008}}</ref> '']''''s Joseph Luster wrote that "the storylines are consistently dramatic without hammering it home too heavily, the characters manage comic relief that's not as eye rolling as one would expect, and the action (in classic fighting series form) has only gotten more ridiculous over the years; in a good way, of course".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luster |first=Joseph |url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Bleach_Volume_22_Review_1067.aspx |title=Bleach, Volume 22 Review |work=Otaku USA |publisher=Sovereign Media |date=February 27, 2008 |accessdate=December 30, 2011 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Bleach_Volume_22_Review_1067.aspx }}</ref> Mania.com's Bryce Coulter praised the series for its plot twists and "the quirky and amusing characters".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/bleach-vol-11_article_80361.html |title=Bleach Vol. #11 |date=August 12, 2008 |publisher=Mania.com |last=Coulter |first=Bryce |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/bleach-vol-12_article_80445.html |title=Bleach Vol. #12 |date=December 11, 2008 |publisher=Mania.com |last=Coulter |first=Bryce |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref> In comparing the series with '']'', Mania.com's Chris Beveridge felt ''Bleach'' was less childish and "simply comes together surprisingly well in its style and execution of what is fairly standard material".<ref name="maniacom">{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/bleach-box-set-1_article_79620.html |title=Bleach Box Set 1 |date=November 7, 2007 |publisher=Mania.com |last=Beveridge |first=Chris |accessdate=December 13, 2008}}</ref>

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