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Bleach

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Ichigo Kurosaki can see ghosts, and after gaining a Soul Reaper's powers he must protect the living from Hollows and guide souls to the afterlife.

Its last chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump ran on August 22, 2016, in No. 38.

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686chapters
74volumes
15years in the Jump
58times it opened the magazine · top 10

What it is about

Bleach debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 36-37 on August 6, 2001. With 74 volumes and 686 chapters, Bleach is one of the most iconic manga of the 2000s and part of the legendary "Big Three" alongside Naruto and One Piece. Its debut issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Naruto.

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Its story in the Jump

5 sagas, from its first issue to its last one in the Weekly

  1. Saga 1 · 2001–2003

    Agent of the Shinigami

    From issue 36-37 of 2001 to issue 8 of 2003

    Ch. 1–70 · 70 issues

    Opened the magazine 4 timestap a cover to see them all

    Volumes 1–7 · tap one to see the Jump issues inside

  2. Saga 2 · 2003–2005

    Soul Society Arc

    From issue 9 of 2003 to issue 28 of 2005

    Ch. 71–182 · 116 issues

    Opened the magazine 12 timestap a cover to see them all

    Volumes 7–18 · tap one to see the Jump issues inside

  3. Saga 3 · 2005–2010

    Arrancar Arc

    From issue 29 of 2005 to issue 45 of 2010

    Ch. 183–423 · 257 issues

    Opened the magazine 30 timestap a cover to see them all

    Volumes 18–48 · tap one to see the Jump issues inside

  4. Saga 4 · 2010–2012

    Fullbring Arc

    From issue 48 of 2010 to issue 7 of 2012

    Ch. 424–479 · 57 issues

    Opened the magazine 5 timestap a cover to see them all

    Volume 48 · tap one to see the Jump issues inside

  5. Saga 5 · 2012–2016

    Thousand-Year Blood War

    From issue 11 of 2012 to issue 38 of 2016

    Ch. 480–686 · 219 issues

    Opened the magazine 7 timestap a cover to see them all

    Volumes 55–74 · tap one to see the Jump issues inside

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    Final chapter

    Chapter 686

    WSJ No. 38 · August 22, 2016

Position in the magazine

The Jump orders its table of contents by reader votes: the higher up, the more popular · issue-by-issue data from 2016

25thof 26 series in 2016

It finished behind Nisekoi: False Love and ahead of Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo.

▼ Went down 0.7 places · second half of the year vs. the first

Average
17.5
whole year
Issues
33
in 2016
Best
4th
once
Color pages
3
issues
  1. 22 T Takuan and Batsu's Daily Demon Diary 15.5
  2. 23 B Buddy Strike 15.6
  3. 24 Nisekoi: False Love 16.6
  4. 25 Bleach 17.5
  5. 26 I Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo 19.7
1st5th10th15th20th22ndNo. 1No. 8No. 13No. 18No. 24No. 29No. 34No. 40No. 45No. 521st5th10th15th20th22ndNo. 1No. 13No. 24No. 34No. 52

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Main characters

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  • Ichigo Kurosaki July 15July 15 Ichigo Kurosaki黒崎一護
  • Rukia Kuchiki January 14January 14 Rukia Kuchiki朽木ルキア
  • Orihime Inoue September 3September 3 Orihime Inoue井上織姫
  • Renji Abarai August 31August 31 Renji Abarai阿散井恋次
  • Uryu Ishida November 6November 6 Uryu Ishida石田雨竜
  • Yasutora Sado April 7April 7 Yasutora Sado茶渡泰虎

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  1. November

    1. 5Jugram Haschwalth
    2. 6Uryu Ishida
    3. 9Ikkaku Madarame
    4. 13Kaname Tosen
    5. 19Kenpachi Zaraki

  2. December

    1. 1Ulquiorra Cifer
    2. 10Isshin Kurosaki
    3. 20Toshiro Hitsugaya
    4. 21Jushiro Ukitake
    5. 24Giselle Gewelle
    6. 29As Nodt
    7. 30Kon
    8. 31Kisuke Urahara

  3. January

    1. 1Yoruichi Shihouin
    2. 14Rukia Kuchiki
    3. 19Coyote Starrk
    4. 21Genryusai Yamamoto
    5. 31Byakuya Kuchiki

  4. February

    1. 3Lisa Yadomaru
    2. 11Soi Fon
    3. 12Yachiru Kusajishi

  5. March

    1. 20Mayuri Kurotsuchi
    2. 27Izuru Kira
    3. 30Nemu Kurotsuchi

  6. April

    1. 7Yasutora Sado
    2. 14Riruka Dokugamine
    3. 21Retsu Unohana
    4. 24Nelliel Tu Oderschvank

  7. May

    1. 10Shinji Hirako
    2. 29Sosuke Aizen

  8. July

    1. 7Nanao Ise
    2. 11Shunsui Kyoraku
    3. 15Ichigo Kurosaki
    4. 17Tatsuki Arisawa
    5. 25Tier Harribel
    6. 31Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez

  9. August

    1. 1Hiyori Sarugaki
    2. 6Bambietta Basterbine
    3. 14Shuhei Hisagi
    4. 18Ouetsu Nimaiya
    5. 23Sajin Komamura
    6. 31Renji Abarai

  10. September

    1. 3Orihime Inoue
    2. 10Gin Ichimaru
    3. 19Yumichika Ayasegawa
    4. 29Rangiku Matsumoto

  11. October

    1. 1Kukaku Shiba

  12. November

    1. 1Senjumaru Shutara

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