Art of Bleach
/Bleach is an animation series produced Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe in 2004. The anime was based on the homonym manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. The story follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Shinigami (a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper) from another Shinigami, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. In addition to adapting the manga series it is based on, the anime periodically includes original self-contained storylines and characters not found in the source material.
The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this series.
THE STORY
Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high schooler until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that seeks to devour human souls. At that time he meets a Shinigami (a Soul Reaper) named Rukia Kuchiki, who gets injured while protecting Ichigo's family from the assailant. To save his family, Ichigo accepts Rukia's offer of taking her powers and becomes a Shinigami as a result.
However, as Rukia is unable to regain her powers, Ichigo is given the daunting task of hunting down the Hollows that plague their town. He is not alone in his fight, as he is later joined by his friends, classmates Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryuu Ishida, who each have their own unique abilities. As Ichigo and his comrades get used to their new duties and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Shinigami soon learns that the Hollows are not the only real threat to the human world…
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