How to watch Bleach in order: Chronological watch guide

Bleach is one of the most popular anime and manga series that has fans from across the world. This series is also considered to be a part of the Shonen Big Three and is placed alongside One Piece and Naruto.

The entire fanbase has been waiting for over a decade for the anime to continue. It is safe to say that the upcoming Thousand Year Blood War arc is one of the best story arcs in the series.

Now would be a good time to catch up on the series and watch some of the episodes before Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War releases. This article will provide the watch order, the list of movies, and the filler episodes that fans can skip when watching the Bleach series.

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Bleach watch order, filler list, movie list and spin-off series

Before we get into the complete watch order of the series, it is important to note that Bleach movies are not canon, and therefore, fans don’t necessarily have to watch them. Take a look at the list of filler episodes that fans can avoid, as well as a list of movies that have been released so far.

Chronological Watch Order (Including filler episodes)

• Episodes 1-7
• Memories In The Rain (Special)
• 13 Court Guard Squads Omake (Special)
• Episodes 8-63
• The Sealed Sword Frenzy (Special)
• Episodes 64-109
• Memories of Nobody (Movie)
• Episodes 110-137
• The DiamondDust Rebellion (Movie)
• Fade to Black (Movie)
• Episodes 138-214
• Episodes 215-299
• Hell Verse (Movie)
• Episodes 300-366

Fillers

• Episode 33
• Episode 50
• Episodes 64-108
• Episodes 128-137
• Episodes 147-149
• Episodes 168-189
• Episode 204
• Episode 205
• Episode 213
• Episode 214
• Episodes 228-266
• Episode 287
• Episode 298
• Episodes 303-305
• Episodes 311-341
• Episode 355

Movies

• Memories of Nobody (2006)
• The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
• Fade to Black (2008)
• Hell Verse (2010)

Specials

• Memories in the Rain (2004)
• 13 Court Guard Squads Omake (2005)
• The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2006)

Spin-off

• Burn the Witch (2020)

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Bleach plot

Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of the series, was just a regular high school kid, whose life changes when his entire family is attacked by Hollows. Hollows are corrupted souls that actively seek and consume the souls of human beings.

Ichigo comes across Rukia Kuchiki, who is a Soul Reaper fighting against the Hollow that attacked his family. The protagonist was forced to make a tough decision and borrowed some of Rukia's powers to become a Soul Reaper, so he could save his family.

Unfortunately, Rukia Kuchiki could no longer use her powers and commanded Ichigo to take down all the Hollows that were ravaging their town. On the brighter side, he wasn’t fighting alone as his classmates Orihime Inoue, Uryuu Ishida, and Yasutora Sado also joined him. They also possess unique abilities that would be useful in taking down Hollows.

Ichigo gets accustomed to these perilous tasks and grows to become a stronger Soul Reaper. Just when things started to get a little easier, he realized something that changed his perception of these tasks. He realized that the Hollows were not the only entities that endangered all of humanity.

As Ichigo gets involved further with the Soul Society, discovers secrets about his family and himself that leave him questioning his reality. He and his friends are unwillingly dragged into the villainous schemes of Aizen and Yhwach. Now it rests on their shoulders to protect the existing world and its order.

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