Bleach season 4
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1][2] Seven DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by Aniplex between May 24, 2006 to December 20, 2006.[3][4]
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" (一輪の花, 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" (マイペース) by SunSet Swish, switching at episode 75 to "Hanabi" by Ikimonogakari and again at episode 87 to "MOVIN!!" by Takacha.
Episode list
Notes
- A Episodes 68 and 69 originally aired together as a one hour special.[2]
- B Episodes 73 and 74 originally aired together as a one hour special.[2]
- C Episodes 75 and 76 originally aired together as a one hour special.[2]
- D Episodes 84 and 85 originally aired together as a one hour special due to the 2006 World Cup.[2]
References
- General
- "List of Bleach episode titles (53-65)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- "List of Bleach episode titles (66-78)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- "List of Bleach episode titles (79-91)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- "BLEACH - Official U.S. Site" (flash). Viz Media. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Bleach (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bleach (TV) - Episode List". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "BLEACH バウント篇1" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "BLEACH バウント篇 7" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-09-25.