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The episodes of ''Bleach'' anime series are based on the manga of the same name written by Tite Kubo. They are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. The plot of the episodes follows the adventures of a teenager named Ichigo Kurosaki who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki. The episodes have aired since October 6, 2004, on TV Tokyo in Japan. Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the ''Bleach'' anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006. Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual ''Bleach'' merchandising rights to several different companies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Viz Announces Bleach Merchandise Licenses )〕 The English adaptation of the ''Bleach'' anime premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006. Cartoon Network began airing ''Bleach'' the following evening as part of its Adult Swim block. Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 20, 2007, after airing the first 52 episodes of the series. It was replaced with another Viz Media series, ''Death Note'', to provide Studiopolis more time to dub additional episodes of the series. The series returned from hiatus on March 2, 2008, and had returned to hiatus for almost a year after airing episode 167 on November 21, 2009. The hiatus ended on August 28, 2010, with the airing of episode 168 and the show has been regularly airing with new episodes since. Episode 366, "Changing History, Unchanging Heart", which aired March 27, 2012 was the last episode of ''Bleach'' to air on TV Tokyo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-23/bleach-tv-anime-ending-on-march-27 )〕 Forty-five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: Fifteen opening themes and thirty closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Studio Pierrot. As of January 23, 2013, all 366 episodes have been released by Aniplex in Japan in 88 DVD compilations. 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime have been released by Viz Media,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bleach, Vol. 1 (DVD) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bleach, Vol. 20 (DVD) )〕 and seven season boxsets have been released that contain the first seven seasons of the anime.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bleach Uncut Season 1 Box Set (Standard Edition) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bleach Uncut Season 2 Box Set )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bleach Uncut Season 3 Box Set: The Rescue )〕 ==Episode list== ''Note: some English air dates are listed as the day before they were actually aired, as is the convention of the Adult Swim online syndication schedule.''〔(NIST Time and Date FAQ ). Retrieved June 19, 2011.〕 ===Season 1: The Substitute (2004–2005)=== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Bleach episodes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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