The ninth season of the ''
Bleach
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anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
series is named . The series is based on
Tite Kubo
, known professionally as , is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. His manga series ''Bleach'' (2001–2016) had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022.
Life and career
Kubo was born on June 26, 1977, in Hiroshima Prefec ...
's ''
Bleach
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manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series. The episodes are directed by
Noriyuki Abe
is a Japanese anime storyboard artist, sound director and director. He worked at Pierrot on anime series, such as '' Yu Yu Hakusho'', '' Ninku'', '' Flame of Recca'', '' Great Teacher Onizuka'', ''Bleach'' and '' Boruto''. He won the ''Animage'' ...
, and produced by
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.[Dentsu
, simply known as , stylized as dentsu, is a Japanese international advertising and public relations joint stock company headquartered in Tokyo. Dentsu is the largest advertising agency in Japan and the fifth largest advertising agency network in ...]
and
Studio Pierrot
, previously known as until 2002, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for ...
.
The season is an original, self-contained
filler story arc that focuses on the introduction of a new
Soul Reaper captain,
Shūsuke Amagai, and the mystery surrounding the Kasumiōji clan, one of the families that constitute the nobility of
Soul Society. It is the first season of the anime series to be produced in
16:9 widescreen.
The season aired from April to October 2008. The English adaptation of the ''Bleach'' anime is licensed by
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.
The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, ...
, and aired on
Cartoon Network
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's
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (stylized as dult swim
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and s is an American adult-oriented television programming block that airs on Cartoon Network which broadcasts during the evening, prime time, and Late-night television, late-night Dayparting, dayparts. T ...
from August 2010 to January 2011.
Five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes of the season, have been released by
Aniplex
Aniplex, Inc. (株式会社アニプレックス, ''Kabushiki-gaisha Anipurekkusu'') is a Japanese entertainment company and a subsidiary of Sony, Sony Group Corporation, founded in September 1995 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The company fo ...
; the first DVD compilation was released on November 26, 2008, and the fifth on March 25, 2009.
A DVD box set was published by Viz Media on December 13, 2011.
The episodes use three pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "
Chu-Bura
''Chu-Bura'' is the second EP by Japanese rock band Kelun. It was released on July 2, 2008 by Sony Music Entertainment. The single "Chu-Bura" served as the eighth opening theme song for the anime ''Bleach''. It was also released with the ''Bleac ...
" by
Kelun
Kelun is a Japanese rock band signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Kelun was originally a band named UTARI, formed in 2006. Their first album, "UTARI", was released in April. It took the Indie (music), indie Record chart, charts by storm an ...
. The first closing theme is "Orange" by
Lil'B, used for episodes 168 to 179, and the second closing theme is "Gallop" by
pe'zmoku, used for the remainder of the episodes.
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