Questions tagged [bleach]

Bleach is a manga and anime by mangaka Tite Kubo about the adventures of Kurosaki Ichigo, a teenager who has become a Soul Reaper: a protector of humans and guide to the afterlife.

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What did the Vasto Lorde do before Aizen showed up?

Soul Reapers cleansed souls that turned to hollows, either naturally or ones the invaded from Hueco Mundo. Soul Society organized all of this. Quincy’s did the same thing basically. So what did the ...
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Why do Bleach creators put tons of spoilers at the start and the end of every episode?

I'm watching Bleach. For a long time, it bothered me that the creators put spoilers at the end of each episode. But it seems understandable. Nowadays, they don't seem to do that, but in the 2000s, it ...
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Why didn't Ichigo use Hollowfication after his fight with Aizen?

After his fight with Aizen, Ichigo lost all his Shinigami powers, but he did not lose his hollow powers right? So why did he not use hollowfication in the fights that followed? Like vs ginjo, and the '...
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Why did Mayuri kill 28,000 Rukongai citizens?

In The Thousand-Year Blood War arc, Mayuri killed 28,000 Rukongai citizens in order to balance the soul count. According to him, this was done because there were a lot of Hollows disappearing, causing ...
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What happened to Yachiru?

According to the Wikia, Yachiru disappeared leaving her belongings after the fight with Gremmy. She is said to be "gone" by Kenpachi in the penultimate chapter of the original series. I use "original"...
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Why did only Ichigo inherited the Shinigami, Quincy and Hollow powers, not his siblings?

There may be spoilers from Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War. In Bleach, we see that Ichigo has the powers of a Shinigami (Soul Reaper), a Hollow, a Quincy, and a Fullbringer, where the first three of ...
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How did Rukia become an unwitting carrier of the Hogyoku and executor of pre-planned events?

There is great contrast: Aizen managed to insert it without Rukia knowing. later, he stated that extraction would be fatal (but it did not actually kill Rukia). How did Aizen insert it into Rukia? ...
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Is the Ginjo shown in chapter 681 of Bleach a 100% Shinigami?

By the end of the Substitute Shinigami Arc (Fullbring Arc), Ginjo was said to be dead, since Ichigo came to the captains' meeting and asked for Ginjo's body. Yet in chapter 681, Ginjo came with ...
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Are there any non-human "races" or characters that also have never been and will never be human?

It seems like every character and "race" in Bleach is either human, was human at one point, will become human when they die, or were born to those who were at one point human - Shinigami, ...
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In Bleach, did Isshin become a captain after Urahara was exiled? If not, then where was he when Hirako and the others were getting beaten up by Aizen?

I am a little confused about the timeline in Bleach. I know that sometime after Urahara was exiled, Isshin went to the living world and fought that Vasto Lorde, and then Aizen stabbed him from behind, ...
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Why is Rukia unable to use her Zanpakuto during the Bount arc?

During the Bount arc, Rukia tells Maki she can not use her zanpakuto. Why is this? All of her powers should have returned to her.
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Is Bleach:Thousand-Year Blood War based on the manga? [duplicate]

I am on episode 4 of this series and I swear to Yamamoto-sama that I've seen this story before. Either on a manga or some movie. Going to Hueco Mundo, rescuing Dodon-something, fighting that soldier ...
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Why did Ikkaku appear as Urahara during his fight with Ichigo?

During the fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Ikkaku Madarame in episode 27 of the Bleach anime, Ikkaku briefly appears as Kisuke Urahara while he is running towards Ichigo. This can be seen in the ...
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What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos?

In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead ...
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Did Ichigo steal Rukia's powers? [duplicate]

In the first episodes of Bleach does Ichigo steal Rukia's powers? If so, does it mean all Ichigo's powers were stolen from Rukia, or does Ichigo have his own powers? Basically, does Ichigo have powers,...
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Which Bleach productions are canon and needed to understand Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War?

As far as I know, Bleach have several productions like light novels, manga, anime, animated movies and even a Live Action. Different franchises treat differently different productions, so in some ...
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Why didn't Rukia, Rangiku and Toshirou recognize Isshin?

Note: this question contains spoilers for the manga. We know that Isshin Kurosaki left the Soul Society because he wanted to protect Masaki and help her with the matter of her hollowification. Then ...
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Can the Soul society exist without the soul king?

It was once stated in Bleach manga by Urahara that, But then afterwards, How does then the Soul society continues to survive into the future?
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Bleach OST in episode 174 around 2:43 [closed]

There's a song in episode 174 of Bleach from 2:43. I couldn't find anywhere on YouTube/Google, even after I checked all the soundtrack lists. What is this song?
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When does Soul Society arc start and finish?

In Bleach, which episode does the Soul Society arc start, and what episode does it finish? Also what manga chapter does it start at and what manga chapter does it finish at?
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Who are Byakuya and Juushirou referring to in chapter 117?

At the beginning of chapter 117 of Bleach, Juushirou Ukitake says, "Byakuya... Who is he?" (referring to Ichigo) and Byakuya replies, "He's not related. At least not ... to the one you're thinking of. ...
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How is Sajin Komamura a wolf?

Sajin Komamura is described as being an anthropomorphic wolf in the Wikipedia article, but everyone in the Soul Society is either someone who died or the descendant of someone who died. There are (as ...
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Plot hole: Why couldn't Rukia and co. visit Ichigo with a gigai?

After the Hueco Mundo arc: . . But couldn't the shinigami come visit in gigai easily? I'm pretty sure Rukia had a thing for Ichigo, so it's kind of weird that she wouldn't come visit at all during ...
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What are the techniques/fighting styles displayed in Bleach?

In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other ...
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Name of the song in episode 293 of Bleach when Suì-Fēng attacked Aizen [closed]

In episode 293 of Bleach, there's a song playing when Suì-Fēng attacked Aizen with Shunpo (clones) and Nigeki Kessatsu (Death in Two Steps). What is the name of the song?
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What is Jinta and Ururu's Identity?

Jinta and Ururu are the kids that works in Urahara's shop. I'm curious as to what their identities are. As far as I remember it was never been said what their background stories are. Are they ...
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When is Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World set?

i got an email from Viz Media talking about a a new Bleach novel. the description in the email says Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World, Vol. 1 (Novel) Go deeper into the world of Bleach with the ...
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What exactly happens during a Captain's Exam?

Before the Hollowfication Incident (in the anime) we see Kisuke Urahara is called to a room to meet with Head Captain Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, with the presence of 2 other captains. After this, ...
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Why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo that?

In Bleach, why does Yhwach/Juhach call Ichigo his son?
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Are souls born or created as soul reapers, bounts, or humans?

In the season 4 of Bleach anime, one of the main characters state that the bounts are born or created in the soul society. Are souls born in the soul society as soul reapers? Or if everyone was once ...
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Is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez alive?

In Bleach, whilst watching the final fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, I noticed that Grimmjow's body did not vanish when he was defeated as the other Espadas did (in the aftermath when Nnoitra ...
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Why did the Bleach anime stop airing? And did the manga also end its serialization?

After I watched episode 366 of Bleach, I waited for a couple of months. As I expected, no new episode of the Bleach anime has been released since then. And yet, I don't believe that the anime has ...
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Why does Kurotsuchi Mayuri wear makeup?

Is there some reason Kurotsuchi Mayuri in Bleach dresses the way he does, and wears a mask/makeup? Or is it just because he is somewhat crazy?
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Why does tier Harribel hate Barragan?

Even though she slashed one of his henchmen after refusing to join his crew in huecomundo. Even though i don't think this reason is strong enough for her to hate barragan. Where is the hate coming ...
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How/when did Rukia and Renji find out about Ichigo's inner hollow, and did everybody else know around the same the same time too?

How is it that Rukia and Renji knew about Ichigo's inner hollow during the Arrancar arc despite Ichigo not mentioning anything about it to either of them, and how long have they known? I'm also ...
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Has a bankai ever been silently activated?

To activate a Bankai or its ability, is the user required to perform some verbal command activation? For example, Ichigo often yells Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu However, I'm pretty sure that I've ...
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What happens if a hollow eats a mod soul in candy form

My brother asked this question to me when I was watching bleach. He said, "What happens if a hollow ate a mod soul, like, when the mod soul is in its candy form, because I know one time Kon was eaten ...
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Does Yachiru ever come back?

In the Bleach anime, Yachiru disappears because she is Kenpachi's Spirit, but does she ever come back?
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In Bleach, if a Shinigami transfers their power to a human, where does their zanpakuto come from?

So, at the beginning of Bleach Rukia attempts to transfer her power to Ichigo but he ends up taking all of them. My question is, say that worked exactly how Rukia thought it would, would he have ...
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Why is Ulquiorra the only Espada with a second release?

In Bleach Ulquiorra is the only Espada with a second release, and he admits he has not shown Aizen. So I have come to a few questions: Why would he not show Aizen how powerful he is? Why is he the ...
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Why and how is it that Yoruichi can transform into a cat?

I have heard different theories like her mother was a cat demon, she has a kudo no one else has, or the cat is a really advanced gigai. I would really like to know if any of these are true and if not ...
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What was it that Ichimaru Gin wanted to avenge?

I just finished watching Bleach. I wonder what was it about Matsumoto Rangiku that Ichimaru Gin wanted to avenge/protect? Also, what would he have been thinking after he successfully extracted the ...
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Which episodes of Bleach are filler?

I want to watch Bleach, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be ...
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Is the weird transition after the fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow deliberate?

I recently got to the episode in the anime where Ichigo fought with Grimmjow in Hueco Mundo after Inoue healed them both. However, even though the episode ends at the scene where it looked like ...
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When should I watch The New Captain, Shusuke Amagai Arc?

I re watching Bleach with all the fillers, the problem is that The New Captain, Shusuke Amagai Arc interrupts the story. So my question is where could this filler arc fit in most seamlessly ?
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Where and how does the Bleach anime diverge from the manga?

I've seen almost all of the Bleach anime (at least what's been released dubbed), and I'm now interested in reading the manga. However, when the manga closely follows the anime I've already seen, I ...
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I need answers on the Bleach anime and manga [duplicate]

I watched the Bleach anime up until the last episode that was released, and I want to start reading the manga now, but I don't want to read and repeat things that I've already watched in the anime. So ...
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Why Does Ichigo look different after he gets his soul reaper powers back?

Why in the fullbring arc he looks different when his powers are restored I mean his Zanpaktuou looks slightly different but his robe in normal and bankai state are different why is that? Also is ...
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Why do shinigami bleed?

This is a question really about how the spiritual body is "comprised" How and why do shinigami bleed, have internal organs etc, it is shown they do not need food, so why a digestive tract at all. All ...
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When do the Bleach Movies occur in relation to the anime?

I'm wondering at what point in the anime series of Bleach do each of the movies occur? This way, when I watch the series I can stop at a specific point to watch the appropriate movie.

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