List of Bleach episodes

The episodes of "Bleach" anime series are based on Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name. The series is directed by Noriyuki Abe; produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Pierrot; and was broadcast in Japan from October 5, 2004, to March 27, 2012. The series follows the adventures of a teenager named Ichigo Kurosaki, who can see spirits and becomes a Soul Reaper after assuming the duties of Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki.
Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the "Bleach" anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006. Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual "Bleach" merchandising rights to several different companies. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime premiered on Canada's YTV in their Bionix programming block on September 9, 2006. Cartoon Network in the U.S. began airing "Bleach" the following evening on September 10 as part of Adult Swim.
Forty-five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: Fifteen opening themes and thirty closing themes. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Studio Pierrot. As of January 23, 2013, all 366 episodes have been released by Aniplex in Japan in 88 DVD compilations. 32 DVD compilations of the English adaptation of the anime have been released by Viz Media, and twenty six season boxsets have been released that contain all the seasons of the anime. Viz Media has also been releasing the series on Blu-Ray since 2016.
Episode list.
"NOTE: English air dates are listed as the date they were actually aired based in the Eastern Time Zone. The convention of the Adult Swim online syndication schedule is displayed as the date that the block begins airing. Most Bleach episodes aired Saturday at 12 a.m. ET on Adult Swim, which is effectively Sunday morning."
DVD releases.
Japanese.
The 88 Region 2 DVD compilations of the "Bleach" anime are grouped by season and were released in Japan by Aniplex between February 2, 2005 and January 23, 2013.
English.
The Region 1 DVD compilations of the "Bleach" anime are released by Viz Media. 32 DVD compilations have been released by Viz Media in the United States. A DVD collection box of the first season was released on June 10, 2008, a DVD collection box of the second season was released on August 19, 2008. and a DVD collection box of the third season was released on July 7, 2009. The series has been released in the UK by Manga Entertainment in half-season sets, then re-released into season sets. In 2016, Viz started releasing the series on Blu-Ray, with a total of 13 sets planned, cutting the number of DVD sets in half.