List Of Bleach Episodes (season 4)
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The fourth season of the ''
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''
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series was directed by
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and produced by
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. Like the rest of the series, the season follows the adventures of
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and company, but instead of adapting content from
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's ''
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'' manga series, it features an original, self-contained filler story arc. The twenty-eight episodes form the , which focuses on the introduction of the Bount, a race of humans that consume human souls to extend their lives, and their conflicts with
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and his allies. The season aired from January to August 2006 on
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in the United States from May to December 2008. Seven DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, were released by
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between May 24 to December 20, 2006. Viz Media released the season on seventeen DVDs from May 12 to November 17, 2009. Each of them contain four episodes in both English and Japanese languages. Two DVD box sets collecting the entire season were released on November 3, 2009, and February 16, 2010.
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released the season in three DVDs for the United Kingdom from October 26, 2009, to June 7, 2010, while a box set was released on August 9, 2010. The episodes use five pieces of theme music: two opening themes and three ending themes. The opening theme for the first eleven episodes is by
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; the rest of the episodes use "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by
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. The first ending theme is by
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, switching at episode 75 to "Hanabi" by
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and switching at episode 87 to "Movin!!" by Takacha. __TOC__


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* {{Bleach 2006 Japanese television seasons Season 04