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Reading age
14+
Genre
Fantasy
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Publication date
July 6, 2004
A boy who can see ghosts has faced a tremendous change of a lifetime.
Ichigo Kurosaki could see ghosts before he could remember. One night, a mysterious girl called Rukia Kuchiki appears in his bedroom, telling him she is a soul reaper from the Soul Society. Her purpose is to send spirits on to the Soul Society. A little while later, a Hollow (an evil spirit) attacks Ichigo’s family. To help his family, Rukia gives her powers so he can defeat the evil spirit. But he accidentally drains her of all of her powers. Now it’s Ichigo’s job to send the ghosts on.
I picked out Bleach because I heard about it from an interview with its author and Kohei Horikoshi, the author of My Hero Academia (my favorite anime), in another book. This book is excellent, and I was hooked on the first page. I loved all its humor, and the jokes cracked me up.
Ichigo has this tough-guy-but-at-heart-I-am-a-really-nice-guy attitude. He was the most humorous character and was good at fighting. Rukia was intelligent and, albeit, could have been a better artist. It was hilarious that some of the real-world concepts were foreign to her.
The artwork is realistic with its shading. The style of animation goes well with the theme and actions. The type of drawing resembles a book I had on random manga characters. The color is dull, like most manga.
The theme of Bleach is always to forgive. I recommend this book to this anime’s fans and paranormal enthusiasts.
My rating
About the author
“Bleach is author Tite Kubo’s second title. Kubo made his debut with ZOMBIEPOWDER., a four-volume series for Weekly Shonen Jump. To date, Bleach has been translated into numerous languages and has also inspired an animated TV series that began airing in Japan in 2004. Beginning its serialization in 2001, Bleach is still a mainstay in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2005, Bleach was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the shonen (boys) category.” – Book Depository.
