The series is written and illustrated by Tite Kubo and was published in the Japanese-language magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. The individual chapters are collected by Shueisha in series of tankōbon volumes, which also include a poem by the character of the cover.[1] A few chapters have a "-" before the chapter number, which indicates a negative number. These "negative" chapters show events as they are occurring before the start of the main story and are not truly flashbacks.[citation needed] Chapter names in English have katakana above them to indicate how they are read in Japanese, similarly to furigana for kanji. The first volume was released on January 5, 2002[2] while as of July 4, 2008, thirty-four volumes have been released.[3] An anime adaptation, produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, was aired on TV Tokyo, with the first episode shown on October 5, 2004.[4]
The distributing company Viz Media has been releasing the Bleach manga volumes in English in the United States. Viz releases the chapters in their Shonen Jump magazine as well as in tankōbon format; the first volume was released on June 1, 2004[5]. The most recent volume released in the US was volume twenty-four, released on September 2, 2008.[6]
Volume list
Chapters not yet in graphic novel format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
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001. STRAWBERRY & THE SOUL REAPERS
002. STARTER
003. Head-Hittin'
004. WHY DO YOU EAT IT?
005. BLINDA BLINDA
006. Microcrack.
007. THE PINK CHEEKED PARAKEET
Ichigo Kurosaki, a teenager who can see ghosts, meets Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki, during a hollow attack on the Kurosaki Clinic. He soon absorbs most of Rukia's powers when she is injured, and slays the hollow. The next day, Rukia appears at Ichigo's High School, telling him he is to become a Substitute Soul Reaper. Later on, Chad, one of Ichigo's classmates, sees the soul of a boy in a parakeet, and protects it from a hollow, which gives chase to eat the parakeet.
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017. 6/17
018. 6/17 op. 2 Doesn't Smile Much Anymore
019. 6/17 op. 3 memories in the rain
020. 6/17 op. 4 A Face From the Past
021. 6/17 op. 5 A Fighting Boy (戦う少年, Tatakau shōnen)
022. 6/17 op. 6 A Battle in the Graveyard
023. 6/17 op. 7 Sharp Will, Dull Blade (意志は鋭し、刃は鈍し, Ishi wa surudoshi, yaiba wa nibushi)
024. 6/17 op. 8 One-Sided Sympathy
025. 6/17 op. 9 A Fighting Boy 2 (戦う少年2, Tatakau shōnen 2) (The Cigarette Blues Mix)
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026. Paradise is Nowhere
027. Spirits AREN'T Always With Us
028. Symptom of Synesthesia
029. Stop That, Stupid!!
030. Second Contact (it was beyond the scope of our understanding)
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035. Will You Be My Enemy?
036. They Died for Vengeance (我ら、報復の為に死に至りて, Warera, hōfuku no tame ni shi ni itarite)
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044. Awaken to the Threat
045. Point of Purpose
046. Karneades ~ Back-to-Back
047. Back-to-Back ~ Tearing Sky
048. Menos Grande (メノスグランデ, Menosugurande)
049. unchained.
050. Quincy Archer Hates You Part 2 (Blind but Bleed Mix)
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053. Nice to meet you. (I will beat you.)
054. The Nameless Boy (名も訊けぬ子供, Na mo kikenu kodomo)
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062. Lesson 2-2: Bad Ending in the Shaft
063. Lesson 2-3: Inner Circle Breakdown
064. BACK IN BLACK
065. Collisions
066. THE BLADE AND ME
067. End of Lessons
068. The Last Summer Vacation (最後の夏休み, Saigo no natsuyasumi)
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071. INTRUDERZ
072. The Superchunk
073. Ax Storm
074. Amputation
075. Crimson Rain (血雨, Chi ame)
076. Boarrider Comin'
077. My Name is Ganju (俺様の名はガンジュ, Ore-sama no na wa Ganju)
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080. The Shooting Star Project
081. Twelve-Tone Rendezvous
082. Conflictable Composition
083. COME WITH ME
084. The Shooting Star Project 2 (Tattoo On The Sky)
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089. Masterly! And Farewell!
090. See You Under the Fireworks
091. DER FREISCHÜTZ King
092. Masterly! And Farewell! (Reprise)
093. Steer For the Star
094. A Jail Called Remorse
095. CRUSH
096. BLOODRED CONFLICT
097. Talk About Your Fear
098. A Star And A Stray Dog (星と野良犬, Hoshi to norainu)
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099. Dead Black War Cloud
100. Flower on the Precipice (それは岩壁の花に似て, Sore wa ganpeki no hana ni nite)
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108. A Time to Scare
109. Like A Tiger Trying Not to Crush the Flowers (花を踏まぬ虎のように, Hana o fumanu tora no yō ni)
110. The Dark Side of the Universe
111. Black & White
112. The Undead 2 (Rise & Rage)
113. The Undead 3 (Closing Frantica)
114. Everything Relating to the Crumbling World (崩れゆく世界のすべてについて, Kuzureyuku sekai no subete ni tsuite)
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131. The True Will
132. Creeping Limit
133. memories in the rain 2: Nocturne
134. memories in the rain 2, op.2: Longing for Sanctuary
135. memories in the rain 2, op.3: Affected by the Night
136. memories in the rain 2, op.4: Night of Wijnruit
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140. Bite at the Moon
141. Kneel to the Baboon King
142. To Those Capturing the Moon (月を捉ものへ告ぐ, Tsuki o tsukamono e tsugu)
143. Blazing Souls
144. Rosa Rubicundior, Lilio Candidior
145. Shaken
146. Demon Loves the Dark
147. Countdown to the End: 3 (Blind Light, Deaf Beat)
148. Countdown to the End: 2 (Lady Lennon~Frankenstein)
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159. LONG WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
160. Battle on Guillotine Hill
161. Scratch the Sky
162. Black Moon Rising
163. THE Speed Phantom 2 (Denial by Pride, Contradiction by Power)
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179. Confession in the Twilight
180. Something in the Aftermath
181. AND THE RAIN LEFT OFF
182. GET BACK FROM THE STORM (TRIGGER FOR A NEW CONCERTO)
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224. Imitated Gaiety
225. Slip Into My Barrier
226. The Right of The Heart (tankōbon: Right of My Heart)
227. The Swordless Soldier
228. Don't Look Back
229. The Howling Tempest
230. The White Invasion (tankōbon: Dead White Invasion)
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243. The Knuckle & The Arrow
244. Born From The Fear
245. THE WAY WITHOUT ENEMIES
246. The Great Desert Bros.
247. United On The Desert
248. Still alive, to this place (再び生きて この場所へ, Futatabi ikite, kono basho e)
249. Back to the Innocent (tankōbon: Back to the Innocence)
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252. REBUT TO THE BARON'S LECTURE
253. Don't Call Me Niño
254. Deja Chocolate Aquí
255. DON'T BREATHE IN THE BUSH
256. Infinite Slick
257. The BirdHunter (tankōbon: The Slashing Opera)
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261. LEFTARM OF THE DEVIL
262. Unblendable
263. Unexpected
264. Don't Say That Name Again
265. Bang The Bore
266. Hide Away From The Sun
267. Legions of the Reglets
268. You must not die (君 死にたもうこと勿れ, Kimi shinitamō koto nakare)
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270. WARning
271. If You Rise From The Ashes
272. Don't Kill My Volupture
273. DOG eat DOG
274. The Monster
275. United Front2 [Red&White] (tankōbon: The United Front 2[Red & White])
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279. Jugulators
280. Jugulators2
281. THE VULGARIAN NOISE
282. THE PRIMAL FEAR
283. You don't hurt anymore
284. Historia de Pantera y su Sombras
285. Devouring Alone - Solitude of the King (肉喰みて、ひとり-王の孤独, Shishi hamite, hitori - ō no kodoku)
286. Tooth and Nail (tankōbon: Guillotine You Standing)
-15. Dying in the Ice Fields (氷原に死す, Hyōgen ni shisu)
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287. Don't Forget Till You Die
288. THE BAD JOKE
289. The Scarmask
290. The Broken Mask (tankōbon: Unleash The Beast)
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306. Not Perfect is GOoD
307. Bite it, Slash it
308. SATAN FROM ORBIT
309. Pray For the Mantis
310. FOUR ARMS TO KILLING YOU
311. The Undead 4
312. Fervorous - Ferocious (tankōbon: Higher Than The Moon)