Bleach (Romanized as BLEACH in Japan) is an ongoing manga series authored by mangaka Tite Kubo.Since its debut in 2001, Bleach has been adapted into an anime series, two OVAs, two anime films, a rock musical, and numerous video games. Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 39 million copies in Japan.Bleach follows the lives of Ichigo Kurosaki, who is a high school student with the