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Bleach Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
The Day I Became a Shinigami
Sat, Sep 9, 200624 mins
Fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki has the uncanny ability to see ghosts, but that seems pretty run-of-the-mill once Shinigami Rukia Kuchiki enters his life.
Episode 2
A Shinigami's Work
Fri, Sep 15, 200624 mins
Ichigo runs into Rukia at school, where she's posing as a transfer student. Now that he's got most of her powers, she wants him to take over her Shinigami duties?
Episode 3
The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish
Fri, Sep 22, 200624 mins
Ichigo learns that not all souls pass peacefully to the Soul Society. Some linger, only to become Hollows.
Episode 4
And Your Bird Can Speak
Fri, Sep 29, 200624 mins
Chad, Ichigo's friend and classmate, brings a cursed bird to school that is really the soul of a young boy who lived a tragic life.
Episode 5
Beat the Invisible Enemy!
Fri, Oct 6, 200624 mins
Rukia and Chad take on Shurîkâ, a vicious Hollow who's beaten many Shinigami and committed many crimes.
Episode 6
Fight to the Death! Ichigo vs. Ichigo
Fri, Oct 13, 200624 mins
At a Shinigami supply shop, Rukia picks up a mod soul to take over Ichigo's body while he's pulling Shinigami duty.
Episode 7
Greetings from a Stuffed Toy
Fri, Oct 20, 200624 mins
Rukia and Ichigo track the mod soul in Ichigo's body to a local elementary school.
Episode 8
June 17, a Memory of Rain
Fri, Oct 27, 200624 mins
On the anniversary of his mother's death, Ichigo intends to take the day off from Shinigami duties and visit her grave with the rest of his family.
Episode 9
Unbeatable Enemy
Fri, Nov 3, 200624 mins
Ichigo faces Gurando fisshâ, a Hollow that uses a lure in the shape of a girl?
Episode 10
Assault on Trip at Sacred Ground!
Fri, Nov 10, 200624 mins
When television hero Don Kan'onji schedules a live recording of his hit show "Spirit Hunter" at a local abandoned hospital, Ichigo is surprised to see that an actual demi-Hollow is being summoned for the show.
Episode 11
The Legendary Quincy
Fri, Nov 17, 200624 mins
Ichigo is unaware that one of his classmates, Uryû Ishida, possesses spiritual power of his own.
Episode 12
A Gentle Right Arm
Fri, Nov 24, 200624 mins
In order to prove how useless Shinigamis are, Uryû releases bait to draw Hollows to their town. Whoever gets rid of the most wins the challenge.
Episode 13
Flower and Hollow
Fri, Dec 1, 200624 mins
Orihime is paid a visit by a Hollow at school and discovers her own spiritual powers?
Episode 14
Back to Back, a Fight to the Death!
Fri, Dec 8, 200624 mins
In the midst of their battle, Ichigo finds out that Uryû is a Quincy, a group with a long-standing rivalry with Shinigamis.
Episode 15
Kon's Great Plan
Fri, Dec 15, 200624 mins
Rukia worries that news of Ichigo's battle with Menos Grande will attract the attention of the Soul Society.
Episode 16
Encounter: Abarai Renji!
Fri, Dec 22, 200624 mins
Rukia, wandering the streets at night, runs into two Shinigami from the Soul Society, Renji Abarai and her brother, Byakuya Kuchiki.
Episode 17
Ichigo Dies!
Fri, Jan 5, 200724 mins
Ichigo fights Renji Abarai, a lieutenant from the Soul Society. When it looks like Ichigo might win, Byakuya Kuchiki steps in and deals a fierce blow?
Episode 18
Torimodose! Shinigami no chikara!
Fri, Jan 12, 200724 mins
Summer vacation begins, but it's all work for Ichigo, who starts training with Urahara in order to enter the Soul Society and save Rukia.
Episode 19
Ichigo, Horô ni ochiru!
Fri, Jan 19, 200724 mins
In the Soul Society, Rukia learns that in 25 days, she'll be taken to the Central Execution Grounds to face her punishment.
Episode 20
Ichimaru Gin no kage
Fri, Jan 26, 200724 mins
Ichigo completes lesson three of Urahara's training and learns the name of his zanpaku-to.