Bleach

Fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki has the uncanny ability to see ghosts, but that seems pretty run-of-the-mill once Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki enters his life.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Toshiyuki Morikawa
Director(s): Kino Abe
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masashi Sogo

Ichigo runs into Rukia at school, where she's posing as a transfer student. Now that he's got most of her powers, she wants him to take over her Shinigami duties?

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto
Director(s): Kino Abe, Jun'ya Koshiba
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Natsuko Takahashi

Ichigo learns that not all souls pass peacefully to the Soul Society. Some linger, only to become Hollows.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuki Matsuoka
Director(s): Kino Abe, Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Natsuko Takahashi

Chad, Ichigo's friend and classmate, brings a cursed bird to school that is really the soul of a young boy who lived a tragic life.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto
Director(s): Kino Abe, Takuji Kimura
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Genki Yoshimura

Rukia and Chad take on Shurîkâ, a vicious Hollow who's beaten many Shinigami and committed many crimes.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto
Director(s): Kino Abe, Kazunori Mizuno
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Genki Yoshimura

At a Shinigami supply shop, Rukia picks up a mod soul to take over Ichigo's body while he's pulling Shinigami duty.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto
Director(s): Kino Abe, Jun'ya Koshiba
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Michiko Yokote

Rukia and Ichigo track the mod soul in Ichigo's body to a local elementary school.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuki Matsuoka
Director(s): Kino Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Michiko Yokote, Masashi Sogo

On the anniversary of his mother's death, Ichigo intends to take the day off from Shinigami duties and visit her grave with the rest of his family.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuki Matsuoka
Director(s): Kino Abe, Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masashi Sogo

Ichigo faces Gurando fisshâ, a Hollow that uses a lure in the shape of a girl?

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuki Matsuoka
Director(s): Kino Abe, Takuji Kimura
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masashi Sogo

When television hero Don Kan'onji schedules a live recording of his hit show "Spirit Hunter" at a local abandoned hospital, Ichigo is surprised to see that an actual demi-Hollow is being summoned for the show.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto
Director(s): Kino Abe, Kazunori Mizuno
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masahiro Ôkubo

Ichigo is unaware that one of his classmates, Uryû Ishida, possesses spiritual power of his own.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Jun'ya Koshiba
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Michiko Yokote

In order to prove how useless Shinigamis are, Uryû releases bait to draw Hollows to their town. Whoever gets rid of the most wins the challenge.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Kôji Aritomi
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Genki Yoshimura

Orihime is paid a visit by a Hollow at school and discovers her own spiritual powers?

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Takuji Kimura
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Natsuko Takahashi

In the midst of their battle, Ichigo finds out that Uryû is a Quincy, a group with a long-standing rivalry with Shinigamis.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masashi Sogo

Rukia worries that news of Ichigo's battle with Menos Grande will attract the attention of the Soul Society.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Chiaki Kon
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masahiro Ôkubo

Rukia, wandering the streets at night, runs into two Shinigami from the Soul Society, Renji Abarai and her brother, Byakuya Kuchiki.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Jun'ya Koshiba
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Michiko Yokote

Ichigo fights Renji Abarai, a lieutenant from the Soul Society. When it looks like Ichigo might win, Byakuya Kuchiki steps in and deals a fierce blow?

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Kazunori Mizuno
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Rika Nakase

Summer vacation begins, but it's all work for Ichigo, who starts training with Urahara in order to enter the Soul Society and save Rukia.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Akira Shimizu
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Natsuko Takahashi

In the Soul Society, Rukia learns that in 25 days, she'll be taken to the Central Execution Grounds to face her punishment.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Takuji Kimura
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Genki Yoshimura

Ichigo completes lesson three of Urahara's training and learns the name of his zanpaku-to.

Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama
Director(s): Kino Abe, Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer(s): Tite Kubo, Masashi Sogo