Bleach Watch Order and Filler List

Bleach was one of the Shonen Big 3 anime in the 2000s, alongside Naruto and One Piece.

Table of Contents

1. Bleach (2004-2012)

Title	BLEACH
Episodes	366
Aired	2004-2012

Bleach series kicked off in the mid-2000s, and back then, it was running weekly like a soap opera. It followed the trend of other shounen anime of its time, like One Piece and Naruto, which aired hundreds of episodes without any seasonal breaks.

The following is the list of story arc with manga chapter numbers and anime episodes:

Arc	Manga Chapter	Anime Episode
Agent of the Shinigami	1-70	1-21
Soul Society: The Sneak Entry	71-117	21-41
Soul Society: The Rescue	118-183	42-63
The Bount	Filler	64-91
Bount Assault on Soul Society	Filler	92-109
Arrancar: The Arrival	184-229	110-131
Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry	230-251	132-151
Arrancar: The Fierce Fight	252-286	152-167
The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai	Filler	168-189
Arrancar vs. Shinigami	287-302	190-205
The Past	303-315	206-212
Arrancar: Decisive Battle of Karakura	316-340	213-229
Zanpakutō Unknown Tales	Filler	230-265
Arrancar: Downfall Arc	341-423	266-317
Gotei 13 Invading Army	Filler	317-342
The Lost Substitute Shinigami	424-479	343-366

2. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Arc (2022)

Title	BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen
Episodes	13
Aired	Fall 2022

Bleach anime series came to a halt in 2012 because it was waiting for the continuation of the manga, which was entering its final arc. Tite Kubo’s health was also a concern at the time, leading to frequent manga hiatuses.

Finally, this shounen anime returned to adapt the concluding story. It was produced with modern-day anime visuals and broadcasting standards.