About bleach

Introduction
Bleach is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by tite kubo that has appeared in Weekly
Shonen Jump magazine since August 2001.

Bleach follows the
adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student with the ability
to see ghosts, and a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki. The early parts
of the story focus mainly on these characters. As events unfold, the
story begins to delve deeper into the world of the gods of death.

The manga series has been adapted into an animated television series,
two OVAs, two animated feature films, a rock musical, numerous video
games, and a collectible card game. Compilation volumes of the manga
have sold over 40 million copies in Japan, and have reached the top of
manga sales charts in the united state.
The manga received the Shogakukan Manga Award for its Shonen title in
2005, and the anime has been nominated for several American Anime
Awards.

Plot Introduction
Bleach follows
the life of a 15 year old boy by the name of Kurosaki Ichigo. Ichigo is
not any average boy; he has the ability to see and communicate with
ghosts and spirits. This stems from his other unusual trait: awesome,
untapped Spiritual energy. Ichigo does what he can for the spirits he
meets, until a Hollow (evil soul spirit) attacks him and his family. To
the rescue comes a female Shinigami (Death God) named Kuchiki Rukia.
Rukia chases the Hollow off, and is astounded by the fact that Ichigo
can see her and the Hollow, which most mortals cannot. She explains
that Shinigami have two duties: to lead the “Pluses” (good souls) to
their rest in Soul Society, and to exterminate Hollows, who endanger
them. All Shinigami carry a Zanpakutou, or Soul Slayer, with which they
can release the Pluses and kill the Hollows. These Zanpakutou resemble
katanas in their shape and size. The Hollow comes back at this point to
menace the pair again, and Rukia is badly wounded. She thrusts her
Zanpakutou into Ichigo’s body, intending to transfer enough of her
power into him to enable him to destroy the Hollow….except his soul
takes all her power, and combines it with his own, which enables him to
dispatch the Hollow with ease. Thus begins Ichigo’s journey, as
high-school student and part-time Death God!