02
Jun
09

Bleach Season 1 by Tite Kubo

bleach season 1 coverIchigo Kurosawa is your typical animated 15 year old boy.  He’s tall, super-skinny, and sees ghosts.  Oh, wait that’s not that typical is it?  Ichigo has been able to see spirit’s who have not crossed over (to the Soul Society) yet.  Basically, in the world of Bleach there are two spheres of existence, the living world and the Soul Society.  From the Soul Society come  Soul Reapers which are assigned with returning Hollows (malevolent human spirits) by killing them.  Rukia, a Soul Reaper in the living world has been injured and as a last resort she tries to transfer some of her

Hollows can be killed by slicing through their masks.

Hollows can be killed by slicing through their masks.

power (which is forbidden by the Soul Society) to Ichigo.  Instead of getting some of her power Ichigo unintentionally takes it all.  He has now become the substitute Soul Reaper. With Rukia’s help Ichigo must learn about his new powers while new Hollows are appearing everyday.  A rough life for a high school teen.  With the help of his friends Chad, Orihime, and Uryu Ichigo might just make it as he must journey to the Soul Society.

Bleach has reached the level of phenomenon in America largely due to it’s run on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.   The anime began as a Japanese serial that debuted in 2001 it has not concluded.  The manga is on it’s 39th book as of June 2009 and shows little signs of ending.

The plot of Bleach and the characters are engaging which makes the show great to watch.  The story is not formulaic like Dragon Ball or Naruto so you are apt not to get bored.  The art work for the manga and anime are both superb.  This anime is highly recommended for fans of Death Note.

bleach GTA

Super sweet Grand Theft Auto style wallpaper.


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