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Bleach is a manga series by Tite Kubo (Taito Kubo), mangaka of Zombie Powder. It is currently 14 at volumes in length, and new chapters are featured weekly in Shonen Jump magazine
It follows the life of Ichigo Kurosaki (Kurosaki Ichigo), a 15 year old high school student with the ability to see ghosts. A female Shinigami (God of Death) runs into him one day while searching for an evil spirit. During an ensuing confrontation with the spirit, she is forced to transfer her powers into Ichigo. Thusly the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia Kuchiki (Kuchiki Rukia) begin, and together they search out Hollows (fallen spirits) and perform soul burials.
The early parts of the story focus mainly on the relationships between the charactors, rather than the actual occupation of the Shinigami. However, as events unfold, the story begins to delve more deeply into the world of these Gods of Death on the "other side".
This manga is being translated into English by Viz Communications. As with many other popular manga series, an animated version is now in production. The "Bleach" animated TV series will be broadcast at 6:30pm on Tuesdays on TV Tokyo and affiliated stations in Japan, with the first episode broadcasted on October 5th, 2004. Studio Pierrot is doing the animation work.