The story opens with the sudden appearance of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki in Ichigo Kurosaki's bedroom. She is surprised at his ability to see her, but their conversation is interrupted by the appearance of a "hollow", an evil spirit. After Rukia is severely wounded while trying to protect Ichigo, she attempts to transfer half her powers to Ichigo in order to let him face the hollow on equal footing. Ichigo unintentionally absorbs almost all her energy, allowing him to defeat the hollow with ease. The next day Rukia appears in Ichigo's classroom as a seemingly normal human, and informs Ichigo that his absorption of her powers has left her stranded in the human world until she recovers her strength. In the meantime Ichigo shelters Rukia in his home and takes over her job as a Soul Reaper, battling hollows and guiding lost souls to the afterlife realm known as Soul Society.
After a few months of this arrangement, in the sixth volume of the series, Rukia's Soul Reaper superiors find out about her giving her powers away (which is illegal in Soul Society) and send a detachment to arrest her, and sentence her to death. Ichigo is unable to stop Rukia's capture, but with the help of several of his classmates who also possess spiritual abilities and ex-Soul Reaper Captain Kisuke Urahara, he sets off for the Soul Reaper base, located in Soul Society. Once there, Ichigo and company battle against the elites of the Soul Reaper military, and are ultimately successful in halting Rukia's execution.
Bleach este o serie anime si manga, realizata de Kubo Tite, de asemenea creator al Zombie Powder. Bleach a aparut pentru prima data in revista Weekly Shonen Jump in luna august a anului 2001. Informatii despre poveste..
Seria urmareste viata lui Ichigo Kurosaki, un adolescent la fel ca toti ceilalti, dar care are abilitatea de a vedea fantome. Un HOLLOW (spirit rau) ataca orasul lui Ichigo, iar in lupta intervine Rukia, un Shinigami (zeu al mortii), care este ranita insa in confruntare, si pentru a salva orasul ii transfera puterile sale adolescentului. Astfel se nasc aventurile celor doi tineri, care cauta impreuna toate sufletele intunecate care ar putea face rau oamenilor, si le trimit in Soul Society folosind un ritual special. Ramasa fara puteri, Rukia incearca sa se integreze in lumea oamenilor, fapt care creeaza o serie de evenimente comice. De altfel, pe langa toate scenele de actiune, seria ne prezinta si o parte a sa foarte comica. Personaje
Ichigo Kurosaki - este personajul principal al seriei, si cel care primeste puterile de Shinigami ale Rukiei. Este o fire foarte devotata prietenilor, chiar daca ii trateaza cu indiferenta pe unii. Face totul ca sa ii ajute, si infrunta cele mai mari pericole pentru a le face bine. Rukia Kuchiki - este un Shinigami care a fost trimisa in cautarea unui Hollow in orasul lui Ichigo. Desi pare doar o adolescenta, Rukia are aproape 150 de ani! Se instaleaza in apartamentul lui Ichigo, dormind in dulapul sau, si pentru a se integra in viata oamenilor se inscrie la scoala.
Orihime Inoue - colega cu Ichigo la scoala, Orihime este ca si orfana, dupa ce a fugit de acasa impreuna cu fratele ei, care a murit apoi. Din cate se pare si ea se afla in posesie de puteri, pentru ca mai tarziu descopera ca are una dintre cele mai bune abilitati din Bleach.
Kisuke Urahara - este un personaj misterios care se afla la conducerea unui magazin de dulciuri, care insa mai vinde si articole supranaturale.
