Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs
"The sun that locks the Heavens."
Japanese release	February 3, 2006 (ISBN : 4-08-874079-3[1])
US release	November 18, 2008 (ISBN : 1-4215-1884-8[2])
UK release	May 2, 2010 (ISBN : 1-4215-2053)

Bleach: Official Character Book SOULs is the first databook to be released for the Bleach manga, recapping the story of Bleach from the start of series through to the end of the Soul Society Arc as well as providing a preview of the Arrancar Arc. Inside is additional information for key story points, especially about Soul Society and the Gotei 13, as well as provided mini-profiles on the Shinigami encountered during the Soul Society Arc. In addition, the book contains previously unseen content in the form of Omake chapters.

Content List In Order of Inclusion

• Never before seeing drawing of Bankai Ichigo vs Bankai Renji
• Collection of Bleach Color Illustrations
  • Bleach Pirate Team Omake
• Composition I: Human World
  • Detailed Explanation of the Human World
  • Story Track 1 - Reverberating Souls
  • Karakura First Senior High School Class 1-3 Attendance Book
  • 25.2 things like loneliness
  • Story Track 2 - Messenger From Another World
  • Christmas in Carmine
• Composition II: Soul Society
  • Detailed Explanation of Soul Society
  • Story Track 3 - Overture of Rescue
  • Keigo and Tadanobu Omake
  • Story Track 4 - Entrusted Feelings
  • Story Track 5 - Chaotic Waltz
  • Story Track 6 - Rain of Punishment
  • Story Track 7 - Morning of the Execution
  • Story Track 8 - Coldhearted True Face
• Prelude of NEXT
• Phone Crazy on Stage & When You Are The Punchline Omake
• Talk of Bleach: Tite Kubo X Masakazu Morita (voice of Ichigo Kurosaki)
• 0.side-A the sand
• Terms Explanation
• Chronology Table
• Translation - Japanese Translations of the Chapter Titles
• Character Index
• Bleach Pilot Chapter

Errors in vital statistics

There are a number of errors in vital statistics in SOULs for multiple characters. These statistics contradict information presented in earlier published character profiles within manga volumes and are subsequently corrected in the later published Bleach: Official Bootleg KaraBuri+. The discrepancies included:

• Byakuya Kuchiki's birthday
  • SOULs - August 31
  • Bootleg and Character Profile in Volume 9 - January 31
• Kenpachi Zaraki's height
  • SOULs - 198 cm (6'6")
  • Bootleg and Character Profile in Volume 13 - 202 cm (6'7½")

Trivia

• 0.side-A the sand is originally published in this databook but is later included in Volume 23: MALA SUERTE!.
• Bleach: Official Animation Book VIBEs is released at the same time as the Book of SOULs in Japan but the VIBEs book has yet to be released in English.

References

1. ↑ BLEACH―ブリーチ―　OFFICIAL　CHARACTER　BOOK　SOULs (Japanese). Shueisha.
2. ↑ Bleach SOULs. Official Character Book. Viz Media.

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