Crunchyroll has already announced the addition of long-awaited anime series BLEACH to the Crunchyroll Anime lineup of Naruto Shippuden, REBORN!, Durarara!!, Fairy Tail, HEROMAN, Gintama, and other popular titles.

 

BLEACH, the worldwide anime hit, is based on the manga by Tite Kubo of the same name, and originally published in Shonen Jump. Animated by the legendary Studio Pierrot, the title will continue to be subtitled by North American licensor VIZ Media. BLEACH will become available each week exclusively via Crunchyroll's premium subscription in high definition within one hour of first airing in Japan on TV TOKYO and for free in standard definition with advertisements one week later on Crunchyroll.com. More information is on the official BLEACH series page on Crunchyroll:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/bleach.

 

BLEACH is now available on Crunchyroll in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The latest arc beginning with episodes 266 to 273, and the latest simulcast episode 274 was launched early this morning at 2:30am PDT, available to premium viewers. Tentatively on June 15th, episodes 266 to 274 will be free for all viewers, with the simulcast of episode 275 available to premium members. Thereafter, new episodes will be added at 2:30am PST every Tuesday, with simulcasts available for premium members and the previous week's episode being available to all viewers. Catch up of older episodes are planned and additional info will be provided at a later date.

 

Plot Summary: BLEACH follows the story of Ichigo Kurosaki. For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil. And when he vows to defend Rukia from the ruthless justice of the Soul Society, he and his friends must cross over and do battle in the spirit world...