Bleach season 1

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Bleach
Season 1
The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Viz Media, which was nominated for best package design at the American Anime Awards.
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) –
February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The Agent of the Shinigami arc (死神代行篇, Shinigami Daikō Hen) 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.[1] In the English release by Viz Media, its title is translated as The Substitute.[2] The episodes are based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, spanning 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 5, 2004 to February 22, 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first English airing of the series was from September 9, 2006 until January 26, 2007. It was shown on YTV's Bionix programming block in Canada and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States,[3] with Bionix airing the show one day sooner. The arc started airing in the UK starting in September 2007 on AnimeCentral.[4]

The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is Orange Range's single "Asterisk".[5] The ending theme for the first thirteen episodes is "Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu,[5] while the remaining seven used "Thank You!!" by Home Made Kazoku.[6]

The arc was released on five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the show. They were released in Japan from February 2, 2005 to June 1, 2005.[7] Viz Media's release of the DVDs was made from November 5, 2007 to July 31, 2007.[2][8] The first of these compilations, with art featuring the series main character Ichigo Kurosaki, was nominated at the American Anime Awards in 2007 for best DVD package design.[9] A DVD collection box, containing all twenty episodes of the arc, was released by Viz Media on October 30, 2007.[10] Manga Entertainment released two DVDs containing the first season in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2007 and March 3, 2008.[11][12] A compilation of these two volumes was released on May 5, 2008.[13]

The first season of Bleach (AKA Bleach: The Substitute in the English adaptation), or the Agent of the Shinigami arc, is currently licensed by VIZ Entertainment LLC, when it aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night primetime programming block. It is now distributed by Warner Bros. Animation/Warner Home Video on home media.

Episode list

No.TitleOriginal air dateEnglish air date
1"The Day I Became a Shinigami"
Transliteration: "Shinigami ni Natchatta Hi" (Japanese: 死神になっちゃった日)		October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)September 9, 2006
2"A Shinigami's Work"
Transliteration: "Shinigami no Oshigoto" (Japanese: 死神のお仕事)		October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)September 16, 2006
3"The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish"
Transliteration: "Ani no Negai, Imōto no Negai" (Japanese: 兄の願い、妹の願い)		October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)September 23, 2006
4"Cursed Parakeet"
Transliteration: "Noroi no Inko" (Japanese: 呪いのインコ)		October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)September 30, 2006
5"Beat the Invisible Enemy!"
Transliteration: "Mienai Teki o Nagure!" (Japanese: 見えない敵を殴れ！)		November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)October 7, 2006
6"Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo"
Transliteration: "Shitō! Ichigo VS Ichigo" (Japanese: 死闘！一護VSイチゴ)		November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)October 14, 2006
7"Greetings from a Stuffed Lion"
Transliteration: "Nuigurumi kara Konnichiwa" (Japanese: ぬいぐるみからコンにちは)		November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)October 21, 2006
8"June 17, Memories in the Rain"
Transliteration: "Roku-gatsu Jūshichi-nichi, Ame no Kioku" (Japanese: 6月17日、雨の記憶)		November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)October 28, 2006
9"Unbeatable Enemy"
Transliteration: "Taosenai Teki" (Japanese: 倒せない敵)		November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)November 4, 2006
10"Assault on Trip at Sacred Ground!"
Transliteration: "Burari Reijō Totsugeki no Tabi!" (Japanese: ぶらり霊場突撃の旅！)		December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)November 11, 2006
11"The Legendary Quincy"
Transliteration: "Densetsu no Kuinshī" (Japanese: 伝説のクインシー)		December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)November 18, 2006
12"A Gentle Right Arm"
Transliteration: "Yasashii Migiude" (Japanese: やさしい右腕)		December 21, 2004 (2004-12-21)November 25, 2006
13"Flower and Hollow"
Transliteration: "Hana to Horō" (Japanese: 花とホロウ)		December 28, 2004 (2004-12-28)December 2, 2006
14"Back to Back, a Fight to the Death!"
Transliteration: "Senaka Awase no Shitō!" (Japanese: 背中合わせの死闘！)		January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)December 9, 2006
15"Kon's Great Plan"
Transliteration: "Kon no Uhauha Daisakusen" (Japanese: コンのウハウハ大作戦)		January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)December 16, 2006
16"The Encounter, Abarai Renji!"
Transliteration: "Abarai Renji, Kenzan!" (Japanese: 阿散井恋次、見参！)		January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)January 6, 2007
17"Ichigo Dies!"
Transliteration: "Ichigo, Shisu!" (Japanese: 一護、死す！)		February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)January 13, 2007
18"Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami!"
Transliteration: "Torimodose! Shinigami no Chikara!" (Japanese: 取り戻せ！死神の力！)		February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)January 20, 2007
19"Ichigo Becomes a Hollow!"
Transliteration: "Ichigo, Horō ni Ochiru!" (Japanese: 一護、ホロウに墜ちる！)		February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)January 27, 2007
20"Ichimaru Gin's Shadow"
Transliteration: "Ichimaru Gin no Kage" (Japanese: 市丸ギンの影)		February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)February 3, 2007

References

General
  • "List of Bleach episode titles (1-13)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  • "List of Bleach episode titles (14-25)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  • "BLEACH - Official U.S. Site". Archived from the original (Adobe Flash) on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  • "Bleach (English Dubbed) Season 1, Ep. 1 "Bleach 1"". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "ぴえろ BLEACH =ブリーチ=" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "VIZ Media . products - Bleach - Vol. 1 (DVD)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2007-05-23. Viz media product info for Bleach DVD collection 01 on the Viz website.
  3. ^ "Adult Swim Picks up Bleach". Anime News Network. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ "UK's AnimeCentral Channel Launches on Sky Digital". Anime News Network. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  5. ^ a b "BLEACH～ブリーチ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2004-09-25. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  6. ^ "BLEACH～ブリーチ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  7. ^ 死神代行篇 (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  8. ^ "Bleach, Vol. 5 (DVD)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  9. ^ George, Richard (2007-02-13). "NYCC 07: Viz Anime Dominates Award Noms". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
  10. ^ "VIZ Media . products - Bleach Uncut Season 1 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  11. ^ "Bleach - Series 1 Part 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  12. ^ "Bleach - Series 1 Part 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  13. ^ "Bleach Complete Series 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.

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