The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of The Past Arc.
No. of episodes
7
Release
Original network
TV Tokyo
Original release
February 10 (2009-02-10) – March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 10
Next → Season 12
List of episodes
The eleventh season of the Bleach anime series, released on DVD as The Past Arc (過去篇, Kako Hen),[1] is directed by Noriyuki Abe, and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu and Studio Pierrot.[2] The seven episode season is based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series. The episodes' plot follows the flashback arc of the series' storyline which retells the Vizard's past.
The season aired from February 10 to March 24, 2009, on TV Tokyo.[3] The English adaptation of the anime is licensed by Viz Media,[4] which aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim from May 29 to July 10, 2011.[5] Aniplex collected the season in a series of two DVD compilations. The first DVD volume was released on November 26, 2009, and the second on December 16 of the same year.[1]
The episodes use two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is "Velonica" by Aqua Timez[6] while the ending theme is "Sky Chord (Otona ni Naru Kimi e)" (Sky chord 〜大人になる君へ〜, Sukai Kōdo ~Otona ni Naru Kimi e~, lit. "Sky Chord (To the Adult You)") by Shion Tsuji.[6][7]
^ ab"BLEACH 過去篇 上 DVD" [Bleach The Past arc DVD] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
^"ぴえろ Bleach =ブリーチ=" [Pierrot Bleach =Staff=] (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
^第214-226 [Episodes 214-226] (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
^"Viz Officially Announces Bleach Anime". Anime News Network. March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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^ abTV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot (October 14, 2008). "ウェコムンド編、再会!". Bleach. TV Tokyo.
^TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot (January 13, 2009). "激動決着!最強は誰だ". Bleach. TV Tokyo.
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