Bleach season 5
Bount Assault on Soul Society arc | |
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Season 5 | |
![]() The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Viz Media of The Bount Assault on Soul Society arc | |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | August 8, 2006 January 4, 2007 | –
Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the Bleach anime series is named the Bount Assault on Soul Society arc (バウント・尸魂界強襲篇, Baunto Sōru Sosaeti Kyōshū Hen). In the English adaptation of the anime released by Viz Media, the title of the season is translated as the The Assault.[1] The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot.[2] This season and season four are "anime-only", which are not direct adaptations of the Bleach manga by Tite Kubo. Instead, the episodes story focuses on the invasion of the Soul Society, the home of the Soul Reapers, by the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives.[3]
The arc initially ran from August 8, 2006 to January 4, 2007 in Japan on TV Tokyo. It lasted eighteen episodes. The English adaptation of the season began airing on December 13, 2008 on Adult Swim in the United States, and ended on April 11, 2009.[4][5] Four DVD compilations of the season were released by Aniplex between January 24, 2007 and April 25, 2007 in Japan.[6][7] The first two DVD compilations contain four episodes of the season, and the last two contain five episodes.[8] Viz Media released this season in four DVD volumes from December 15, 2009 to March 23, 2010.[9][10] A DVD box set of the season was released on June 8, 2010.[11] Manga Entertainment released the season in two DVDs for the United Kingdom on August 30, 2010 and November 1, 2010,[12][13] while a box set was released on December 20, 2010.[14]
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;[15] the rest of the episodes use "Rolling Star" by Yui.[16] The ending themes are Takacha's "Movin!!", used for the first six episodes,[15] and "Baby It's You" by JUNE, used for the remainder of the episodes.[16] The opening and ending themes for episodes 106 to 109 use footage from the Bleach feature film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody, to promote the film, which was released on December 16, 2006.[17]
Episode list
References
- General
- "List of Bleach episode titles (92-104)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- "List of Bleach episode titles (105-117)" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ "Amazon.com: Bleach, Vol. 23: Bleach: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "ぴえろ BLEACH =ブリーチ=" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ Martin, Theron (September 7, 2010). "Bleach Season 4 Box Set 2: The Bount". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach". Anime News Network. 2008-01-28. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ^ "Bleach (English Dubbed) Season 5, Ep. 1 "Bleach 92"". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "BLEACH バウント・尸魂界強襲篇1" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ "BLEACH バウント 尸魂界・強襲篇 4" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ "BLEACH 尸魂界・強襲篇" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bleach, Vol. 23 (DVD)". Viz Media. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
- ^ "Bleach, Vol. 26 (DVD)". Viz Media. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
- ^ "Bleach Uncut Box Set: Season 5 - The Assault". Viz Media. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Bleach - Series 5 Part 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Bleach - Series 5 Part 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bleach Series 5 Complete Box Set". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "BLEACH~ブリーチ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "BLEACH~ブリーチ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ "劇場版BLEACH -インフォメーション 最新情報" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved April 13, 2009.