Bleach is a shonen manga and anime series created by Tite Kubo, which follows the story of Ichigo Kurosaki - a teenage boy who has the powers of a Soul Reaper or Shinigami.

Due to his ability to see spirits, Ichigo meets a Soul Reaper or death god called Rukia Kuchiki. Because of an altercation with an evil spirit known as a Hollow, Rukia is forced to transfer her Soul Reaper ability to Ichigo. With Ichigo possessing Shinigami power and Rukia inhabiting the shell of a human body, Ichigo's ensuing experiences involve, in part, protecting humans from Hollows and challenging the actions of those in the afterlife, or Soul Society.

Bleach first aired in October 2004 in Japan. It has aired on YTV, Adult Swim and Anime Central in the West. The anime is now running its fifteenth season.

Each successive season of the Bleach televised anime has revealed more of the story's plot as it has so far been planned and written.

The Bleach anime series consists of fifteen seasons so far, as follows:

Season 1: The Substitute
Season 2: The Entry
Season 3: The Rescue
Season 4: The Bount
Season 5: The Assault
Season 6: Arrancar: The Arrival
Season 7: Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry
Season 8: Arrancar: The Fierce Fight
Season 9: The New Captain Shusuke Amagai
Season 10: Arrancar vs Shinigami
Season 11: The Past
Season 12: Arrancar: Decisive Battle of Karakura
Season 13: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale
Season 14
Season 15

In March 2010, The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog announced that Warner Bros is in negotiations for the rights to produce a Western movie adaptation of the Bleach manga and anime story.http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/warner-bros-prepping-film-adaptation-of-bleach-manga.html It is not known yet when the adaptation would be expected to be released.