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Ichigo Kurosaki in official Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War artwork
THE WORLD OF TITE KUBO

BLEACHブリーチ

One boy. Two worlds.
A blade that changes everything.

ActionSupernaturalAdventure
ANIME + MANGA

A ghost-seeing teenager becomes a substitute Soul Reaper.
What starts in Karakura Town reaches far beyond the living world.

OverviewWatch orderEpisodes366CharactersVoice actorsWorld & powersManga & novelsExplainers
THE WATCH GUIDE

A clear route through Bleach

Original anime first. Thousand-Year Blood War next. Movies are optional.

203 episodes, including mixed canon/filler. Whole arcs can contain both story and filler episodes; use the episode-level guide.

THE SEQUELCONTINUES THE ORIGINAL STORY

Thousand-Year
Blood War

The final manga arc gets its own anime adaptation. Follow the parts in release order: The Blood Warfare, The Separation, The Conflict, then The Calamity.

PART 1The Blood Warfare
PART 2The Separation
PART 3The Conflict
PART 4The Calamity
Official watch options

The movies are side trips

Watch in release order. They do not replace any part of the main story.

FILM 1

Memories of Nobody

Optional
FILM 2

The DiamondDust Rebellion

Optional
FILM 3

Fade to Black

Optional
FILM 4

Hell Verse

Optional

The films assume familiarity with the cast and their abilities. Save them for after you know the original series.

Credits & reference notes

Bleach is created by Tite Kubo. Banner and manga covers: VIZ. Character artwork: the official Bleach anime website. All artwork remains the property of its respective owners.

The episode tracker covers the original 366-episode series. Thousand-Year Blood War is a separate adaptation. Introductory character descriptions avoid plot outcomes; artwork depicts the official Thousand-Year Blood War designs. Watch progress is stored on this device.