Once considered one of “The Big Three” along with One Piece & Naruto, Bleach was the first of the 3 to drop out, but still left it’s mark on the anime industry and just like Naruto, Bleach fillers list is also really long.

In manga-based anime, fillers have been used to put distance between the anime and its source material, preventing an overlap that would cause trouble for both forms of the series.

But sometimes for this reason, the series becomes boring. It is really a different experience to see it without Filler episodes that often create plot inconsistencies and lower the quality of the main story.

Therefore I created this guide of Bleach Fillers to watch or skip and maximize your understanding of filler in Bleach!

Plot

Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high schooler—until his family is attacked by a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that seeks to devour human souls. It is then that he meets a Soul Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki, who gets injured while protecting Ichigo’s family from the assailant. To save his family, Ichigo accepts Rukia’s offer of taking her powers and becomes a Soul Reaper as a result.As Ichigo and his comrades get used to their new duties and support each other on and off the battlefield, the young Soul Reaper soon learns that the Hollows are not the only real threat to the human world.

Bleach Fillers List

33, 50, 64-108, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 227-265, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-341, 355

Bleach Fillers Detailed Episodes/Arcs

Bleach was an anime series that ran from 2004 to 2012. In total 366 episodes of Bleach were aired. With a total of 163 reported filler episodes, Bleach fillers percentage is the highest amongst many top running anime with 45% of filler in Bleach.

Main Arc 1: Soul Society Arc

SKIP – Episode 33: “Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero”

SKIP – Episode 50: “The Reviving Lion“

SKIP Episode 64-108: Bount Filler Arc

Main Arc 2: Hueco Mundo Arc

SKIP – Episode 128-137

SKIP – Episode 147-149: Forest of Menos arc

SKIP – Episode 168-189: Captain Shūsuke Amagai Filler Arc

SKIP – Episode 204 & 205: “Ichigo’s Seppuku Persuasion Strategy” & “Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows”

Main Arc 3: Decisive Battle of Karakura arc

SKIP – Episode 213 & 214: Karakuraizer Mini-arc

SKIP – Episode 227-265: Zanpakutō: The Unknown Tales Filler Arcs

SKIP – Episode 287: “Side Story…Ichigo and the Magic Lamp”

SKIP – Episode 298-299: Side Story on Shinigami Film Festival

SKIP – Episode 303-305: Side Story : New Year Special

SKIP – Episode 311-316: Miscellaneous Fillers

SKIP – Episode 317-341: Gotei 13 Invading Army arc

Main Arc 4: Substitute Soul Reaper Disappearance

SKIP – Episode 355: Shinigami at War! New Year in Seireitei Special! 

These anime original episodes should not be shunned forever, but it is advisable to watch them at your leisure.You won’t lose anything important in the story, as the Bleach fillers arcs are self-contained, and happen in its own timeline. I hope this article helps you to enjoy the fullest of the Bleach canon series as well as filler in Bleach.

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Bleach is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo’s original manga series of the same name. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2012, spanning 366 episodes. The anime adaptation includes original storylines not found in the manga with repeated appearances and stories containing these original characters.

Viz Media obtained foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Bleach anime in March 2006. Bleach was broadcast in the United States on Adult Swim from September 2006 to November 2014.

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