Bleach

BLEACH - ブリーチ -

Written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, BLEACH is a Japanese manga serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2001 to 2016, spanning 74 volumes. The story follows teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who gains Soul Reaper abilities from Rukia Kuchiki, leading him to protect humanity from malevolent spirits called Hollows and guide departed souls to the afterlife across various ghostly realms. The highly successful series expanded into a massive multimedia franchise, featuring a 2004–2012 anime adaptation by Pierrot, animated and live-action films, musicals, video games, and the 2022 anime sequel, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, which covers the manga's final story arc.