Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow--a malevolent lost soul--Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo's
Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit!
While the Soul Reapers are entrenched in bloody one-on-one battles with the Espadas, their sworn enemy Aizen is preparing to make the next move in his elaborate plan. The battlefields of Hueco Mundo will soon give way to another battlefield where the price of losing will prove to be infinitely higher.
About the AuthorBleach is author Tite Kubo's second title. Kubo made his debut with
ZOMBIEPOWDER., a four-volume series for
Weekly Shonen Jump. To date,
Bleach has been translated into numerous languages and has also inspired an animated TV series that began airing in Japan in 2004. Beginning its serialization in 2001,
Bleach is still a mainstay in the pages of
Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2005,
Bleach was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the shonen (boys) category