Bleach season 2
Bleach | |
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Season 2 | |
![]() The cover of the first DVD compilation of The Entry arc released by Aniplex | |
No. of episodes | 21 |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | March 1 July 19, 2005 | –
Season chronology | |
The Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc (尸魂界・潜入篇, Sōru Sosaeti Sennyū Hen) is the second season of the Bleach anime series, containing 21 episodes. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot.[1] In the English release by Viz Media, the title is translated as The Entry.[2] The season adapts Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series from the 9th volume to the 14th volume (chapters 71–117), with the exception of episode 33 (filler). The episodes' plot centers on Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends' journey to the Soul Society in order to save Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki from her impending execution.
The arc initially ran from March 1, to July 19, 2005 in Japan on TV Tokyo.[3][4] The first English airing of the series lasted from February 11 to July 15, 2007.[5] It was shown on YTV's Bionix programming block in Canada and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States.[6]
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";[7] the rest use "D-tecnoLife" by Uverworld.[8] The initial ending theme is "Thank You!!" by Home Made Kazoku,[7] switching at episode 26 to Younha's "Houkiboshi" (ほうき星, lit. Shooting Star)[8] and again at episode 39 to "HappyPeople" by Skoop on Somebody.[9]
Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, have been released by Aniplex between July 27, 2005 and November 23, 2005.[10] The DVDs of the English adaptation of the series are distributed by Viz Media; five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, have been released by Viz Media between September 25, 2007, and May 20, 2008.[2][11] In the United Kingdom, Manga Entertainment released the season in two DVD volumes on June 30, 2008 and November 3, 2008.[12][13] A compilation of these two volumes was released on December 29, 2008.[14]
The second season of Shonen Jump’s Bleach (aka Bleach: The Entry in the English-dubbed version, or the Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc) is currently licensed by VIZ Entertainment LLC in North America, when it aired on Cartoon Network's late-night primetime programming block, Adult Swim. It is also now distributed by Warner Bros. Animation/Warner Home Video on North American home video.
Episode list
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Storyboarded by | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | English air date [5] |
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21 | 1 | "Enter! The World of the Shinigami" Transliteration: "Totsunyū! Shinigami no Sekai" (Japanese: 突入!死神の世界) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Jun'ya Koshiba | Rika Nakase | March 1, 2005 | February 10, 2007 |
22 | 2 | "The Man who Hates Shinigami" Transliteration: "Shinigami o Nikumu Otoko" (Japanese: 死神を憎む男) | Kōji Aritomi | Kōji Aritomi | Natsuko Takahashi | March 8, 2005 | February 17, 2007 |
23 | 3 | "14 Days Before Rukia's Execution" Transliteration: "Rukia Shokei, Jūyokka Mae" (Japanese: ルキア処刑、14日前) | Kazunori Mizuno | Kazunori Mizuno | Masahiro Ōkubo | March 15, 2005 | February 24, 2007 |
24 | 4 | "Assemble! The 13 Divisions" Transliteration: "Kesshū! Gotei Jūsantai" (Japanese: 結集!護廷13隊) | Sanzō Tsunoda | Akira Iwanaga | Michiko Yokote | March 22, 2005 | March 3, 2007 |
25 | 5 | "Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?" Transliteration: "Kyodai Hōdan de Chūō Toppa?" (Japanese: 巨大砲弾で中央突破?) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Akira Shimizu | Genki Yoshimura | March 29, 2005 | March 10, 2007 |
26 | 6 | "Formation! The Worst Tag" Transliteration: "Kessei! Saiaku no Taggu" (Japanese: 結成!最悪のタッグ) | Noriyuki Abe | Takuji Kimura | Masashi Sogo | April 5, 2005 | March 17, 2007 |
27 | 7 | "Release the Death Blow!" Transliteration: "Hissatsu no Ichigeki o Hanate!" (Japanese: 必殺の一撃を放て!) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Jun'ya Koshiba | Masashi Sogo | April 12, 2005 | March 25, 2007 |
28 | 8 | "Orihime Targeted" Transliteration: "Nerawareta Orihime" (Japanese: 狙われた織姫) | Kōji Aritomi | Keizō Kusakawa | Rika Nakase | April 19, 2005 | April 8, 2007 |
29 | 9 | "Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net" Transliteration: "Toppa seyo! Shinigami Hōimō" (Japanese: 突破せよ!死神包囲網) | Shigeki Hatakeyama | Shigeki Hatakeyama | Michiko Yokote | April 26, 2005 | April 15, 2007 |
30 | 10 | "Renji's Confrontation" Transliteration: "Tachihadakaru Renji" (Japanese: 立ちはだかる恋次) | Motosuke Takahashi | Jun'ya Koshiba | Masahiro Ōkubo | May 3, 2005 | April 22, 2007 |
31 | 11 | "The Resolution to Kill" Transliteration: "Kiru Tame no Kakugo" (Japanese: 斬る為の覚悟) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Kazunori Mizuno | Natsuko Takahashi | May 10, 2005 | April 29, 2007 |
32 | 12 | "Stars and the Stray" Transliteration: "Hoshi to Norainu" (Japanese: 星と野良犬) | Noriyuki Abe | Takuji Kimura | Genki Yoshimura | May 17, 2005 | May 6, 2007 |
33 | 13 | "Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero" Transliteration: "Kiseki! Nazo no Shin Hīrō" (Japanese: 奇跡!謎の新ヒーロー) | Chiaki Kon | Chiaki Kon | Masahiro Ōkubo | May 26, 2005 | May 13, 2007 |
34 | 14 | "Tragedy of Dawn" Transliteration: "Yoake no Sangeki" (Japanese: 夜明けの惨劇) | Kōji Aritomi | Kōji Aritomi | Natsuko Takahashi | June 1, 2005 | May 20, 2007 |
35 | 15 | "Aizen Assassinated! The Darkness which Approaches" Transliteration: "Aizen Ansatsu! Shinobiyoru Yami" (Japanese: 藍染暗殺!忍び寄る闇) | Jun'ya Koshiba | Jun'ya Koshiba | Masashi Sogo | June 7, 2005 | May 27, 2007 |
36 | 16 | "Zaraki Kenpachi Approaches!" Transliteration: "Zaraki Kenpachi, Semaru!" (Japanese: 更木剣八、迫る!) | Shigeki Hatakeyama | Shigeki Hatakeyama | Rika Nakase | June 14, 2005 | June 9, 2007 |
37 | 17 | "Motive of the Fist" Transliteration: "Kobushi no Riyū" (Japanese: 拳の理由) | Kazunori Mizuno[a] | Kazunori Mizuno | Michiko Yokote | June 21, 2005 | June 17, 2007 |
38 | 18 | "Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu" Transliteration: "Zettaizetsumei! Orareta Zangetsu" (Japanese: 絶体絶命! 折られた斬月) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Genki Yoshimura | June 28, 2005 | June 24, 2007 |
39 | 19 | "The Immortal Man" Transliteration: "Fujimi no Otoko" (Japanese: 不死身の男) | Tetsuhito Saitō | Noriyuki Abe | Rika Nakase | July 5, 2005 | July 1, 2007 |
40 | 20 | "The Shinigami whom Ganju Met" Transliteration: "Ganju no Mita Shinigami" (Japanese: 岩鷲の見た死神) | Sanzō Tsunoda | Ryō Miyata | Masashi Sogo | July 12, 2005 | July 8, 2007 |
41 | 21 | "Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia" Transliteration: "Saikai, Ichigo to Rukia" (Japanese: 再会、一護とルキア) | Kōji Aritomi | Kōji Aritomi | Natsuko Takahashi | July 19, 2005 | July 15, 2007 |
- ^ Credited under the pen name "Ōkura Shirakawa" (白川 巨椋, Shirakawa Ōkura).
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