Watch Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 9 watchedThe full story in air order, with the films placed where they released. The plot never needs the films.
- 1 Bleach 366 episodes, 2004 to 2012. Studio Pierrot. Use a filler list; see notes.
- 2 Bleach: Memories of Nobody Non-canon. Watch any time after episode 117 or after the series.
- 3 Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion Non-canon. Standalone Toshiro-centered story.
- 4 Bleach: Fade to Black Non-canon. Rukia-centered story; slots in best after the Arrancar buildup.
- 5 Bleach: Hell Verse Non-canon. Set around Hell; watch after finishing the main run.
- 6 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 1 - The Blood Warfare Part 1, The Blood Warfare. 13 episodes. Direct sequel to episode 366.
- 7 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 - The Separation Part 2, The Separation. 13 episodes.
- 8 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Part 3, The Conflict. 14 episodes.
- 9 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity Part 4, The Calamity. 10 episodes, premiered July 25, 2026. Final two episodes delayed to October 19 and 26, 2026.
About Bleach
Ichigo Kurosaki gains Soul Reaper powers and is pulled into the wars of the Soul Society. The original anime ran for 366 episodes from 2004 to 2012, mixing canon arcs with long filler stretches.
The adaptation returned a decade later with Thousand-Year Blood War, a four-part sequel covering the manga's final arc. Its last cour, The Calamity, premiered in July 2026 as a 10-episode run, with the final two episodes pushed to October 2026 for quality reasons.
Good to know
There is no separate chronological order worth listing: release order and story order are the same list, so follow the numbers below.
Roughly 45 percent of the original 366 episodes is filler. The big skippable blocks are the Bount arc (episodes 64 to 91) and the Zanpakuto material around episodes 230 to 266, so keep a filler list open on a first watch. All four films are non-canon side stories you can skip or save for later.
As of September 17, 2026, The Calamity episodes 49 and 50 are delayed to October 19 and 26. Some outlets list October 20 and 27 JST, which is the same broadcast window counted past midnight.
