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.

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ANIME + MANGA

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

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THE WORLD OF BLEACH

Three realms. One balance.

01 / THE LIVING

Karakura Town

Ichigo's home and the everyday world his friends are trying to protect.

02 / THE AFTERLIFE

Soul Society

The realm of the departed. The Seireitei is the stronghold of its Soul Reapers.

03 / THE HOLLOWS

Hueco Mundo

The stark, desert-like world associated with Hollows and Arrancar.

The language of its powers

Spiritual guardians who guide souls to the afterlife and fight Hollows. Their organization includes the thirteen Court Guard Squads, or Gotei 13.

Connected to Soul Society

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.

Official anime Character reference VIZ editions Episode classifications Anime-to-manga boundary

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.