The Agent of the Shinigami arc is the first season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, its title is translated as The Substitute. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the first eight volumes of its source material over twenty episodes. The episodes' plot covers the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after becoming a Soul Reaper and assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.

The arc initially ran from October 2004 until February 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first English airing of the series was from September 2006 until January 2007. It was shown on both YTV's Bionix and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming blocks, with Bionix airing the show one day sooner. The arc started airing in the UK starting in September 2007 on AnimeCentral.

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is Orange Range's single "*~Asterisk~". The ending theme for the first thirteen episodes is "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie fu, while the remaining seven used "Thank You!!" by Home Made Kazoku.
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The Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc is the second season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, the title is translated as The Entry. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the ninth through fourteenth volumes of the manga over twenty one episodes. The episodes' plot centers around Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends' journey to Soul Society in order to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from her impending execution.

The arc initially ran from March to July 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first English airing of the series lasted from February to July 2007. It was shown on both YTV's Bionix and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming blocks. The English airdates given for episodes twenty-one through twenty-six are the dates the episodes aired on Bionix, as they premiered the episodes a day before Adult Swim until the show went into reruns on Bionix.

The episodes use five pieces of theme music: two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening theme for the first five episodes is Orange Range's single "*~Asterisk~"; the rest use "D-tecnoLife" ...

The Soul Society: The Rescue arc is the third season of the Bleach anime series. In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as the The Rescue. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the 15th through 20th volumes of its source material over twenty-two episodes. The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' efforts to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from execution by her superiors in Soul Society.

The season initially ran from July 26, 2005 to January 10, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the season began airing on July 21, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming bloc. On October 14, 2007, the Bleach anime went on a hiatus; episodes resumed airing on March 2, 2008, and finished airing on May 11, 2008.

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first ten episodes is "D-tecnoLife" by UVERworld; the other episodes of the season use "One Lone Flower" (????, Ichirin no Hana?) by High and Mighty Color. The...

The fourth season of the Bleach anime series is named The Bount arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. This season, along with season five, is not a direct adaptation of the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo; the plot focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies.

The season initially ran from January 17, 2006 to August 1, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the season began airing on May 18, 2007 on the Adult Swim programming block, and the last episode of the season is scheduled to air on December 6, 2008. Seven DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between May 24, 2006 to December 20, 2006.

The episodes use five pieces of theme music: two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening theme for the first eleven episodes is "One Lone Flower" (????, Ichirin no Hana?) by High and Mighty Color; the rest of the episodes use "TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT" by Beat Crusaders. The first ending theme is "My Pace" (?????, "My Pace"?) by SunSet Swish, switching at ...

The fifth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Bount Assault on Soul Society arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. Unlike previous seasons in the series, this season and season four are not adaptations of the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo. Instead, episodes' plot focuses on the invasion of Soul Society, the home of the Soul Reapers, by the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives.

The arc initially ran from August 8, 2006 to January 4, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo.[2] The English adaptation of the season is slated to begin airing on December 13, 2008 on Adult Swim.Four DVD compilations of the season were released by Aniplex between January 24, 2007 and April 25, 2007 in Japan. The first two DVD compilations contain four episodes of the season, and the last two contain five episodes.

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first six episodes is "TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT" by Beat Crusaders; the rest of the episodes use "Rolling star" by Yui. The ending themes are Takacha's "MOVIN!!", used for the first six episodes, and "Baby ...

The sixth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Arrancar: The Arrival arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.[1] They are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the 21st through 25th volumes of the manga over twenty-two episodes. The episodes' plot centers on the burgeoning war between the Soul Reapers and the arrancar led by former Soul Reaper captain S?suke Aizen.

The season began airing on January 10, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo and ended on June 27, 2007. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, which has yet to announce when the series will air. Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between June 27, 2007 and October 24, 2007.

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening themes are Yui's "Rolling Star", used for the first eleven episodes, and the remainder of the episodes feature "Alones" by Aqua Timez. The ending themes are Mai Hoshimura's "Cherry Blossom Weather" (???, Sakura Biyori?), used until episode 121, and "Tiptoe" (??, Tsumasaki?) by Ore Ska Band, used in the rema...

The seventh season of the Bleach anime series is named the Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. They are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the 26th through 28th volumes of the manga over twenty episodes. The episodes' plot follows Ichigo Kurosaki's journey to Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime Inoue, who was kidnapped by the arrancar under the command of former Soul Reaper captain S?suke Aizen.

The season began airing on July 4, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo and ended on December 5, 2007. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, which has yet to announce when the series will air. Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between December 19, 2007 and April 23, 2008 in Japan.

The episodes use four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two closing themes. The opening themes are "ALONES" by Aqua Timez, used for the first twelve episodes, and "After Dark" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation, used for the remaining episodes. The ending themes are Bitter Orange (?, Daidai?) by "Chatmonchy", utilized for episode...

The eighth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Arrancar: The Fierce Fight arc. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. They are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapt the 29th through 32nd volumes of the manga over sixteen episodes. The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki's and his friends' battle against the Espada, the strongest members of former Soul Reaper captain S?suke Aizen's army, to save Orihime Inoue.

The season began airing on December 12, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo and ended on April 16, 2008. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, which has yet to announce when the series will air. Four DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between May 28, 2008 and August 27, 2008 in Japan.

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "After Dark" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The first closing theme is J-pop singer Kousuke Atari's "Tane wo maku hibi" (??????, "Tane wo maku hibi"? lit. Seed-scattering days), which switches in episode 154 to "Kansha." (???, "Kansha."? lit....

The New Captain Sy?suke Amagai arc is the ninth season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.[1] Similar to season four and five of the series, this season is not an adaptation of the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo. Instead, the episodes' plot focuses on the introduction of a new Soul Reaper captain, Sy?suke Amagai, and the mystery surrounding the Kasumi?ji clan, one of the families that constitute the nobility of Soul Society.

The season began airing on April 23, 2008 in Japan on TV Tokyo and ended on October 7, 2008.[2] The English adaptation of the Bleach anime, which is licensed by Viz Media,[1] has yet to announce when the series will air. A DVD compilation, containing four episodes of the season, is slated for release by Aniplex on November 26, 2008.[3]

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Chu-Bura" by Kelun. The first ending theme is "Orange" by Lil'B, used for episodes 168 to 179, and the second ending theme is "Gallop" by pe'zmoku used up to episode 189.

Arrancar: The Fight Continues arc is the tenth airing season of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. This season is an adaptation of the Bleach manga by mangaka Tite Kubo that continues the fight of the Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends against the arrancar and the former Shinigami captain Sōsuke Aizen in Hueco Mundo that was stopped in season 8.

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Velonica" by Aqua Timez. The first ending theme is "Hitohira no Hanabira" by Stereopony used for episode 190 to 201, and the second ending theme is "Sky Chord" by Tsuji Shion used for 202 and so on. To promote the third Bleach featured film, Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name, the opening and closing credits for episode 197 to 201 on use footage from the film, which was released on December 13, 2008.

The episodes of the eleventh season of the Bleach anime series are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. They are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series.

The season has begun airing on April 14, 2009 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, which has yet to announce when the series will air.

The episodes use two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is "Shōjo S" by Scandal. The ending theme is "Kimi wo Mamotte, Kimi wo Aishite" by Sambomaster, used for episode 215 onwards

The twelfth season of the Bleach anime series, known as the Zanpakutō Unknown Tales arc, is directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. The episodes' plot focus on a new set of events in which the Soul Reaper zanpakutō assume human forms and declare war against their wielders, lead by a mysterious man named Muramasa.

The season began airing on July 28, 2009 in Japan on TV Tokyo and is currently on-going. The English adaptation of the Bleach anime is licensed by Viz Media, which has yet to announce when the series will air.

The episodes use two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing theme. The opening theme is "Shōjo S" by Scandal. The first ending theme is "Mad Surfer" by Kenichi Asai used for episode 230 onwards.