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This is a list of all current volumes of the Japanese manga Bleach, as well as the titles of the chapters contained therein. The plot follows the adventures of a teenager called Ichigo Kurosaki who becomes a Shinigami and assumes the duties of the Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki.

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Background

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. 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 August 4th, 2009, forty 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 plot follows the adventures of a teenager called Ichigo Kurosaki who becomes a Shinigami and assumes the duties of the Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki.

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-eight, released on September 1, 2009.

Volume list

Chapters not yet in graphic novel format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

See Also

References

  1. Bleach (manga) - Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  2. BLEACH―ブリーチ―/1| 久保 帯人| ジャンプコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社 (Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
  3. BLEACH―ブリーチ―/36| 久保 帯人| ジャンプコミックス|BOOKNAVI|集英社 (Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
  4. Bleach (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
  5. VIZ Media . products - Bleach, Vol. 1. Viz Media. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.