The anime Bleach created by Tite Kubo has been popular for a long time. Considered to be one of the Big Three manga for years.
This Anime and its manga tell the story of a young man named Ichigo Kurosaki. A seemingly normal kid who can see spirits. Now one fateful evening he takes on powers from a wounded grim reaper-esque character Rukia Kuchki. It is in this moment our story begins.
Now Bleach was one of my first introductions to anime. I remember watching Pokémon and Yu-gi-oh along with many more before but this was different. Something about this screamed this is what you have been training for.
Late nights spent watching Toonami and Bleach would be on. This story is a long one with characters coming in and fading out. Ichigo grows stronger as the story progresses. He learns new abilities and becomes close with shinigami and his friends.
The shinigami are the takers of spirits. They travel to Earth to rid the dead from the planet. If a spirit loses itself it becomes a hollow. This vicious beast wants nothing more than to devour spirits. It is up to the shinigami to slay them.
Ichigo faces multiple foes all with different reasons to attack. The abilities of all the characters are rather awesome. You never know what one character holds inside his soul until fighting begins.
I could certainly go into depth about the characters and the seasons but I’d rather you find out naturally.
The openings are amazing and I can’t help but listen to them over and over. I have watched them so many times that I have memorized a few. It really does get you ready for the show.
People say that this story needs to end and the manga version is working towards it. Once that is done which could be soon, they may even make more episodes.
Now if you are a first time Anime watcher I suggest you watch maybe the first season. With 366 episodes you don’t want to commit unless it really makes sense too.
All I know is, I enjoy Bleach. I like the characters and the story. I enjoy reading this basically every week. I know that when he reaches his end point it will be something great. I mean if this story has been able to make me cry when I thought it was over that is saying something.
I hope you will give this a shot as it really is great. I’ll leave you with Ichigo’s Theme. If this gets you pumped up watch the first episode.
As this is older you can find the whole series dubbed in English or Subbed. I actually watched both versions in full but you don’t have too. It’s available on many platforms including Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Bleach is such a classic anime. I love watching Ichigo and co involved in massive over-the-top fights and you are totally right about the music working. Thanks for sharing this.
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